18th century total war

Chapter 193 Carlos IV who can't see the situation clearly

At this moment in Madrid, the city gate facing the direction of the main force of the Black Dragon Army was crowded with rout soldiers, and the Madrid city gate on the other side was also crowded with noble officers who had just fled with their last batch of family wealth. leave.

Of course, compared to the main gate which has lost its order, the basic order is still maintained here. The noble officers all brought a small number of trusted guards to maintain the basic order around the city gate.

The crowding of the defeated soldiers caused a large number of trampling deaths. When the infantrymen of the Black Dragon Legion rushed in front of them, a large group of Spanish soldiers knelt down around the city gate, holding muskets in both hands, and surrendered in horror.

Then, the black dragon army encountered the problem they often encountered on the battlefield-too many prisoners blocked the road!
Even though these captives are very obedient, but the number of them is there, and behind them there are "Spanish tough guys" who don't believe in evil, or don't want to be caught by the Black Dragon Army and work in the labor service until they die. In the shortest possible time, they flooded into the city of Madrid smoothly.

This made most of the last batch of noble officers in Madrid escape smoothly, and the black dragon army that entered the city only caught some small fish and shrimp...

Of course, ordinary Spanish soldiers caught a lot, and the remaining Spanish defenders, whether they were regular troops or city defense guards, were all wiped out.

Even if they were not taken as prisoners or beaten to death and trampled to death, they all took off their military uniforms and hid in their own homes.

The Spanish soldiers who have no home in the city of Madrid are in trouble. In the subsequent clean-up of the whole city, they were all found out. However, the local soldiers in Madrid are difficult to catch. Unless their relatives and neighbors report them, no one knows that they are soldiers. Or Min?

Of course, this is all a minor problem for the Black Dragon Legion. What Carl is most concerned about is that his own battle losses remain in single digits!

Only a few infantrymen were shot and killed by the desperate 'Spanish tough guy'.

This is an unavoidable problem in war.

After all, the Black Dragon Legion is an invader to the Spaniards.

If Carlos IV hadn't fled, the people of Madrid and the defenders would have completely lost their spirits. In the city, the Black Dragon Legion would still encounter stubborn resistance dozens of times!

After the fall of Madrid and the news that the Spanish royal family was forced to relocate the capital, the political circles of the entire European continent were shaken, especially the National Salvation Committee of the French Revolutionary Government, who continued to send more messengers to the front, asking them to step up their offensive against Li Wei's rebellious regime!

Compared with the fierce reaction of the French revolutionary government, the anti-French alliance fell into a strange calm, especially the London government, uncharacteristically, no longer forced Li Weizheng's authority, but took the initiative to send people to resume diplomatic communication with Li Wei's side.

In the eyes of European governments in this era, the fall of the capital is basically a sign of the country's imminent subjugation. Even if the country does not forget, the government team will basically have to change a group...

In fact, this is indeed the case. After the news of the fall of Madrid spread in the Kingdom of Spain, the regular troops and even mercenaries gathered in various Spanish provinces were suddenly panicked. Many troops even faced the moving central government of Carlos IV. The orders were obeyed and violated, and they did not go to the designated place to meet at all.

Instead, let the army of your own province return to defend your homeland!
It is obvious that many provinces and autonomous regions of the Kingdom of Spain (that is, fiefdoms with real power of the nobles) believe that the Kingdom of Spain has failed in this war, and there is little point in continuing to fight.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Wei has no power to destroy and occupy Spain at all. After his army takes down Madrid, it will return to the negotiating table sooner or later.

As for the countries in the anti-French alliance, they unanimously supported Carlos IV at this time. Except for the two-headed government of London who contacted Li Wei again, the other anti-French alliance countries still maintained their previous ultimatum declaration of war against Li Wei.

It's a pity that the countries of the Anti-French Alliance can only denounce Li Wei, but have no way to carry out military crusades, and the help to Carlos IV is limited...

The countries of the Anti-French Alliance also knew that it was impossible for Li Wei to occupy Madrid or even the Kingdom of Spain for a long time, and continuing to fight would only waste their own strength.

Carlos IV's "Central Army" has almost been defeated, but there are still large groups of private troops and mercenaries belonging to the great nobles all over the Kingdom of Spain.

If Li Wei really let go of his hands and feet to invade and occupy the Kingdom of Spain in an all-round way, these troops will be forced to fight Li Wei desperately.

What's more, apart from the Catalan region, wherever the Black Dragon Legion passes, there are all kinds of guerrillas everywhere, and even many bandits and bandits are involved. If it wasn't for the Kingdom of Catalonia to protect the Black Dragon Legion On the back road, relying on such a lone army, it has long been trapped in the interior of the Kingdom of Spain.

Fighting a war does not mean that victory on the frontal battlefield will lead to overall victory.

Li Wei naturally knew this too. After Karl took Madrid, because Li Wei had not yet completed the task of unifying France, occupying the French capital and all the marked cities in France, the occupation of foreign marked cities could not be rewarded by the comprehensive war system, let alone Not to mention opening the relevant interface of the functional building.

Therefore, in the battle of occupying Madrid, Li Wei did not get any extra benefits except for a complete victory in the comprehensive evaluation of the battle, 5 points of glory and 1 point of building points.

Naturally, Li Wei had no desire to occupy Madrid for a long time, and the proactive diplomacy of the London government just gave Li Wei a step down, sending Manid to negotiate with the British envoy to end the war in Spain.

However, when the news that Li Wei was willing to negotiate peace reached the ears of Carlos IV, he and his queen instinctively believed that Li Wei was under the pressure of the anti-French alliance and planned to make concessions.

As a result, all armistice conditions such as war reparations and public apologies proposed by Li Wei were rejected, and Li Wei's army was also required to leave the territory of the Kingdom of Spain immediately!
Compared with the previous madness, Carlos IV just didn't propose to let Li Wei's Black Dragon Legion help destroy the independent Kingdom of Catalonia...

Perhaps this is the only reason left by Carlos IV. He already understands that it is impossible for Li Wei to destroy the independent country that he personally supported, and this independent country has also provided Li Wei with huge military assistance.

After the opinions of the Kingdom of Spain represented by Carlos IV reached the London government, the London government was also very helpless. After all, in order to maintain the unity of the anti-French alliance, the London government must not give up Carlos, who is supported by other countries in the anti-French alliance. IV.

Of course, the London government can only give up on Levi who has no international allies and is alone...

(End of this chapter)