18th century total war

Chapter 175 Ally Logic
The sound of explosions and gunshots became a nightmare for Spanish officers and soldiers. Even if the enemy was close at hand, the most forward Spanish soldiers could slam their bayonets on the face of the infantry guards after sprinting for tens of meters, but no one had the courage to attack the enemy.

The Spanish soldiers, whose morale was avalanche, scrambled to escape, even throwing away the muskets in their hands. At the time of life and death, they had forgotten how serious military punishment they would face after throwing away their muskets and fleeing back.

"Run, the Black Dragon Legion is coming!"

"The Black Dragon Legion is terrible, they are demons from hell, how can we humans defeat demons!"

"Mom, I'm going home, I'm not going to be a soldier anymore..."

Under extreme fear, many Spanish soldiers went crazy and shouted out thoughts that were usually suppressed deep in their hearts, further exacerbating the confusion of the Spanish soldiers in the group.

At this time, there were continuous explosions from other directions around Perpignan from time to time. Obviously, these explosions were a few infantry guards in other directions, detonating hidden special gunpowder barrels.

Although there are not many Spanish armies in other directions, there are even fewer infantry guards defending them. If this method is not used, it is estimated that the infantry guards in other directions will be swallowed by the crowd in a short time.

Of course, the current Stuart could no longer care about the battle situation in other directions. He was just like a small soldier, holding a flintlock gun and constantly firing at the Spanish soldiers who turned their backs towards him.

Stuart rationally did not lead his troops to rush out, because the second offensive echelon of the Spanish Army outside had already strode forward. Once the Black Dragon Legion left the shelter of the city buildings, they would be taken away by a row of guns...

Dawn and Alik looked palely at the friendly soldiers who were fleeing towards their company. Everything was as they expected. The first attack by their side, which had an absolute superiority in numbers, failed...

And the defeat was very miserable, many soldiers even lost their muskets!

"I don't want to fight, I want to go home to farm, I want to live with my parents, even if I eat the last meal, I don't want to set foot on the battlefield..."

Tears were about to flow from Donne's mournful eyes, he was really scared.

The expressions of the other Spanish soldiers after seeing this scene were not much better than those of Donne, and even the noble officers of the second offensive echelon no longer "heroically" walked in front, but retreated to the queue The positions at the back on both sides are only focused on shouting passwords...

In a series of orders, Donne's company stopped quickly, holding a flintlock gun in his hand, and the battle line of the entire second offensive echelon also came to an abrupt stop, quietly waiting for its own rout. drilled into the gap.

Under the pressure of the noble officers, the mood of the defeated troops was not carried into the second offensive echelon. Even though the Spanish soldiers were afraid in their hearts, they did not dare to move on the surface.

Spanish aristocratic officers are constantly patrolling their companies, holding flintlock pistols in their hands. Anyone who dares to flee with the rout will be shot with lead bullets immediately!

There are still a small number of cavalry cruising slowly between the companies, adding psychological pressure to the Spanish soldiers.

Even so, the battle line of the entire second wave of offensive echelons has become distorted, and the formation is no longer strict.

However, the Black Dragon Legion was more courageous than the Spanish army commander expected. They actually followed the defeated troops with mortars to the open space in front of the buildings on the outskirts of the city. The second wave of offensive echelon blasted together!
At the same time, the guard infantry continued to fire at the crowd in the distance. Even at this distance, the accuracy of the flintlock had infinitely approached zero, and they could only rely on fate to lock the target.

The morale shown by the Spanish soldiers before made Stewart see an opportunity. He couldn't even withstand such a basic shelling. Maybe he could create a small miracle?

Sure enough, when the shells fired by the mortars fell into the crowd, even the companies that were not shelled began to become confused. The soldiers completely ignored the patrolling officers and began to join the ranks of the broken troops, heading towards the rear. Flee wildly.

Just like that, Stuart used just a dozen old-fashioned mortars to bombard and collapse the second offensive echelon with thousands of people...

Stuart originally wanted to lead a counter-charge, but the cavalry behind the Spanish Army rushed over in time, so Stuart had to give up this idea.

In a flat open area, infantry without a tight formation facing cavalry is a one-sided massacre, and even the infantry guards can hardly make up for this gap.

The cavalry's attack speed is too fast!
Although the Spanish cavalry successfully prevented Stewart from leading the charge, the retreating troops still caused great disaster to the subsequent infantry phalanx.

The morale of the Spanish Army, which was not high at all, declined rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

So many people attacked a city with more than a thousand people, and they were repelled without even touching the enemy's face!
The Black Dragon Legion is indeed as terrifying as the rumors say!
Dawn, who was panting from the escape, returned to the rear without the slightest guilt of being a deserter, and even felt that he had earned it.

The fact that he was able to get so close to the enemy was worthy of the 'meal money' given to him by the Kingdom of Spain these days.

They didn't even have the most basic rewards before the war started. Nine out of ten of these Spanish troops were focused on saving their lives, and the remaining one was probably an aristocratic officer or a religious lunatic...

Stewart, holding the binoculars in his hand, looked at the retreating Spanish army with a look of disbelief.

Just give up?

What about the dense crowd in the back?
Not only Stuart, but even the citizens of Perpignan City felt incredible. They had seen the National Salvation Revolutionary Army before, and felt that the war should not end so easily.

The end will not end of course, the retreat of the Spanish army is only temporary, they need the whole squad to restore the riots of the soldiers!
There were more than 5 Spanish Army soldiers, but not many people were actually killed by bombings. Compared to the base of the Spanish Army, it was a drop in the bucket.

However, the morale of the entire Spanish Army was in violent turmoil. After retreating to the temporary military camp in the rear, it took a full day and night to calm down the turmoil.

The commander-in-chief of the Spanish Army held a military meeting overnight, and the roar of anger and indisputability echoed throughout the meeting.

When it was dawn, the Spanish soldiers below collectively reported to their superiors that they did not want to fight with the 'allies'!
The logic of the allies is very simple. Jacobin is the enemy of Spain, and also the enemy of Levy. Isn’t the enemy of the enemy an ally?

(End of this chapter)