18th century total war

Chapter 188 Cousin Wife
"Your Majesty, don't worry. We have mobilized more than [-] troops to defend the province of Madrid. We are located in a basin and there are many mountains around. It is not suitable for large troops to maneuver. We only need to establish complete fortifications at a few key points on the Taniguchi flat road. , Leaving heavily guarded, will surely be able to defend the capital of Madrid!

We have issued an army transfer order to all provinces and regions. In just one month, more than [-] troops will pour into Madrid one after another. In addition to our original defenders, we will have [-] troops to resist the invading enemy !
In addition, various provinces and cities have begun to recruit soldiers, and a large number of recruit camps have been officially put into use. The Spanish people are fully armed and will defend their majesty the king to the death! "

Prime Minister Godoy comforted Carlos IV, who looked anxious.

Although Godoy relied on his nepotism to get to the top, he is also considered a smart person, and there is still a gap compared with mediocrity. Otherwise, he would not team up with a Spanish queen who is ignorant of politics and has no background. IV.

After all, Carlos IV is a Spanish king with normal intelligence (this is already very rare in the history of the Kingdom of Spain. After all, the Spanish royal family is rich in mentally handicapped children and handicapped people, all of whom are caused by marriages of close relatives), and he did not come here casually. Anyone can take him down.

Of course, this may also be the true love of Carlos IV for his queen. After all, the two have given birth to more than ten children. Even in the 21st century, this fertility is enough to make the majority of couples in a harmonious society ashamed...

However, limited by the ignorant beliefs of this era (such as not fond of bathing) and exaggerated medical methods (such as bloodletting therapy that has not been banned), most of the children conceived by Carlos IV and his queen died young ...

This is not a special case. The medical conditions in Europe at this time are not as good as those in the Eastern world at that time. European countries that have experienced the Age of Discovery are like nouveau riche. Except for the strength of the army, there is a big gap with the Eastern world in other aspects. , this gap did not fully overtake the Eastern world until after the end of the first industrial revolution.

As for the military level of Europe leading other continents in the world, it is not just a matter of firearms. After all, firearms from the queuing era are not difficult to imitate. The most important thing is the war environment on the European continent.

From the beginning of the Age of Discovery to the present, the peace years on the European continent have been far less long than the war years. The wars have been raging, and national wars have started at every turn. In the long run, it will be difficult for the army to become strong...

Even the Kingdom of Spain, which is not capable of fighting today, can easily bully and bully the natives of the colonies, and the military strength of the Kingdom of Spain was also crippled in the Spanish throne war decades ago.

In fact, the fact that the Spanish Army lost to Li Wei's Black Dragon Legion does not mean that the Spanish Army is at the bottom of the world today, but that Levi's Black Dragon Legion is too perverted!
Even on the European continent, the Spanish Army can be ranked in the second-rate position. Compared with the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Papal States, the Kingdom of Naples, etc., it is still quite strong.

Among them, the navy of the Kingdom of Spain has been recognized as world-class so far.

As for the decline of the Spanish army every year, it is not a racial problem in Spain, but the corruption of the royal family and aristocratic bureaucrats, as well as the country's financial difficulties.

The regular army is even short of military pay, so how can its combat effectiveness not decline?
However, before confronting the Black Dragon Legion, Carlos IV, the green hat king, obviously didn't realize that the combat effectiveness of the Spanish Army was far inferior to that of the past. In addition, he looked down on Li Wei's identity and thought that an army trained by a rebellious little noble It's better than the militia...

Of course, Carlos IV also looked down on the French revolutionary regime that was fighting against Li Wei.

This led the Madrid government to make a wrong strategic decision and try to snatch the fruits of victory from Livy.

Now that he understands how powerful the Black Dragon Legion is, Li Wei is unwilling to let go, insisting that the Kingdom of Spain admit defeat and pay a large amount of war reparations!

This is killing Carlos IV!

The Kingdom of Spain's finances have not slowed down. Up to now, there are still pirates robbing the treasure ships brought by the Kingdom of Spain from the Americas. With the successful flag of American independence being erected, the oppressed people of the Spanish colonies in Central America and South America , want to learn the example of Yankee!

Although the indigenous forces in the Central, North and South American colonies controlled by the Spanish could not defeat even the second- and third-rate colonial troops in the Kingdom of Spain, they ultimately increased the colonial costs of the Kingdom of Spain in the Americas and had to ship back what should have been The gold and silver treasures were invested in the local military expenditures to suppress the rebellion.

This further hit the Kingdom of Spain's poor finances.

After Prime Minister Godoy finished his report, Carlos IV's cousin, his queen Maria Luisa, a noble Princess of Parma suddenly asked:
"There are only 2 Li Wei's rebels attacking the province of Madrid, and we have more than 4 people, and we still have cavalry advantages. Why do we have to defend instead of taking the initiative to attack and wipe out the Li Wei rebels?

[-] against [-], is there no chance of winning?

Prime Minister Godoy, I need an explanation. "

After hearing the question from his cousin's part-time wife, Carlos IV suddenly realized and looked at her with questioning eyes.

Although Godoy went to the bed of Carlos IV's cousin and put a square hat on Carlos IV, this did not mean that the Queen of Spain would follow Godoy's lead.

Queen Louisa, the Princess of Parma, is a proud and arrogant person.

She has both the status of a princess and the temper of a princess!
Regarding bed matters, Queen Louisa can obey Prime Minister Godoy, but the identities of the two will be reversed when they get out of bed.

Of course, this question was not that Queen Louisa was embarrassing Prime Minister Godoy, but that she really believed that 4 people should be able to beat 2 people!

After all, [-] against [-] is a completely different concept from four against two!

This is not a simple math problem!
Prime Minister Godoy, who knew Queen Louisa's temperament very well, was naturally prepared, and replied in a calm and respectful tone:

"Among our defenders, there are many city guards with weak combat effectiveness. These city guards can fight defensive battles with strong fortifications. It is difficult to guarantee combat effectiveness in field battles.

But what Levi's rebels are best at is field encounters! "

Thanks to Nongji for the reward of 100 starting coins.

Thanks to Fei Tianxiong for rewarding 100 starting coins.

(End of this chapter)