18th century total war

Chapter 181 Aragon

"Whether this boy Borcha is fighting or marching in arms, he brought three battalions of troops to the outskirts of Barcelona, ​​the capital of Catalonia, in such a short period of time!

A large amount of supplies were also obtained, and the Kingdom of Spain was weaker than expected. "

Karl held the letter that Borcha had just sent over with a look of emotion on his face.

At the same time, Bol looked at the bustling city of Barcelona in the distance with a sigh on his face.

It's not that the defenders in Barcelona are too strong.

There are indeed many defenders gathered in this city. The Spanish municipal government of Barcelona and even the local nobles have gathered all the armed forces they can into Barcelona.

He also opened the arms warehouse to arm the young and strong, and gathered more than [-] people!

These are all "soldiers" with guns, not including those without guns.

However, the statistics of these more than [-] people are relatively good. Not to mention the enemy commander Porcha, even the top officials of the Barcelona city government cannot believe it...

The reason for Porcha's lament was that a messenger claiming to be the Catalan Independence Organization came to meet with Porcha.

After a brief negotiation, Bolcha knew that the Catalonia region has always been inclined towards independence, and Barcelona is the capital city of the Catalonia region!

The envoy who came to negotiate was also a language genius. He could talk to Porcha fluently in French and was proficient in Catalonia's native mother tongue, Spanish, Portuguese and other languages.

No wonder he was sent here as a negotiator.

The leader of the Catalan independence organization is a man named Aragon.

Anyway, that’s what the leader of the Catalan Independence Organization calls himself. It’s unclear whether his real name is Aragon Porcha...

Who calls Aragorn? The name has too many special meanings?
The Catalonia region was once the territory of the Kingdom of Aragon, and was later annexed by a marriage merger with the Kingdom of Castile, the most powerful kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula at the same time.

formed the present Kingdom of Spain.

At first, there was a lot of sincerity in the merger and marriage, and Catalonia maintained its independent and autonomous power. Later, as the Kingdom of Spain became more powerful, after the Age of Discovery, Catalonia gained autonomy several times. After being abolished, Catalonia has now lost most of its autonomy.

This makes the people of Catalonia very dissatisfied. They can't even let local schools teach the local Catalan language and have to learn Spanish!
In the eyes of the Madrid government, the Catalan language is a regional dialect, not worth the precious educational costs of promoting it.

It's a pity that the Catalan people have a strong sense of independence, but their fighting ability is the same as that of the native Spanish people. They are both pitiful, so the independence movement has always stayed at the level of a movement.

When the Kingdom of Spain declines, it will give the Catalan independence movement a little face and restore some autonomy. Once the Kingdom of Spain becomes stronger, or the Madrid government feels that the Catalonia region is not to be feared, the autonomy will be taken back ...

In the world of Levi's previous life, until the 21st century, Catalonia was still undergoing an independence movement, and even held a referendum. More than 90.00% of Catalans supported independence.

Then, not long after, the local councils of the Catalan region in the 21st century were banned by the Kingdom of Spain and controlled by the military and police. independence and self-government has become a joke.

However, in the environment of the 21st century, military suppression will definitely not work. Later, in order to avoid civil war, the Madrid government gave Catalonia the opportunity to form a local government. Don’t expect independence!

Nowadays, the independence movement in Catalonia is at a low point, and the Kingdom of Spain, which is ruled by the Queen, naturally will not allow the existence of a country within a country.

This gave a fake Aragon the opportunity to lead the Catalan independence movement.

It is a pity that the militia controlled by the Catalan independence organization lacks weapons and equipment and a desperate spirit (to put it bluntly, they are afraid of death), and they have never been able to launch a formal uprising.

Now, with the massive invasion of the Black Dragon Legion and the defeat of the main force of the [-] Spanish Army, Aragon, the leader of the Catalan Independence Organization, saw an opportunity.

He wants to complete the independence of Catalonia by cooperating with the Black Dragon Legion and establish the Kingdom of Catalonia belonging to Aragon!

Yes, the current Catalan people have not been much affected by the ideological impact of the French Revolution, and their spiritual realm is still relatively conservative and backward. When they established their independent country, they never thought of establishing a republic, but a mainstream European kingdom.

Borcha is very interested in the Catalan independence organization that came to him. If it is done well, maybe the Black Dragon Legion can hammer a nail into the Kingdom of Spain without wasting much military power, and even establish a stable logistics base!
Catalonia is not a remote country, especially the port city of Barcelona, ​​which is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Spain and is second only to Madrid in prosperity!

However, Borza dared not make his own claim on this kind of political matter, and Li Wei was too far away, but Karl could still be contacted.

In addition, there are currently too many defenders in Barcelona. No matter how mixed the numbers are, they are still fighting in urban areas with complex terrain. Porcha does not want his Guards infantry to suffer too much loss, so he has no counterattack. The city of Barcelona was stormed, only to besieged.

A mere three battalions of troops besieging the city of Barcelona, ​​which had more than 3 defenders, is simply a fantasy in the history of war!

However, perhaps because the Black Dragon Legion's previous record of defeating [-] by one thousand was too scary, the mob in Barcelona did not dare to go out of the city to attack the Black Dragon Legion.

Of course, part of the reason for this is that the city of Barcelona can rely on the port to obtain a steady stream of supplies, without worrying about the lack of supplies for a long-term siege, and without the pressure of being besieged.

After Karl received the news from Porcha, he immediately dispatched the main force and came to the outskirts of Barcelona in person.

At the same time, a letter was sent to Li Wei.

After being personally received by the supreme commander of the main force of the Black Dragon Legion, the envoys of the Catalan independence organization gave the Catalan independence organization strong confidence.

The more attention the Black Dragon Legion attaches to the Catalan Independence Organization, the higher the possibility of the Catalan Independence Organization establishing a state.

As for whether he will become a puppet after the founding of the country, Aragorn is not worried at all. Even a puppet country is better than no country at all!
(End of this chapter)