18th century total war

Chapter 213 The general attack begins

The battle area Wilkers was in charge of was just a small episode of the two wings of the entire battle line, and it was the central area of ​​the battle line that really decided the outcome of the two sides.

This is also the avenue leading to the city of Toulouse!
For the southern group of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, it wasn't just Wilkes who failed. Most of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who were responsible for breaking through the two wings and implementing outflanking tactics against the main force of the First Division of the Black Dragon Army led by Karl had already failed.

Even if they were lucky enough to break through, they were quickly driven back by the Black Dragon Legion that followed up with reinforcements.

Since the establishment of the two divisions of the Black Dragon Legion, the general establishment has not changed.

Although Li Wei has been gaining glory points, the training camp has never had a 'rest', and a steady stream of systematically brainwashed soldiers to join the battle sequence of the Black Dragon Army.

But it can't stand the problem of too frequent wars and long-term wear and tear faced by the Black Dragon Legion!

Therefore, Li Wei decided not to expand the establishment at all. When the Black Dragon Army had a large number of troops, they would send people to the First Division of Karl's Division, which was the main force of the battle. After a few battles, the extra troops would basically be consumed...

As for Gascoll's second division, it has always been the main force of the defense force. The two attacked one by one and defended the other, so Gascoll was killed...

Before that, Li Wei didn't expect that Gascoll would die before Karl. After all, Karl had more troops under his command. As the main offensive force, he encountered far more battles than Gascoll.

On the other hand, the troops under Gaskol's command are divided among the various defense lines on weekdays except when necessary, and he himself rarely has the opportunity to visit the front line in person.

However, just one time when he came to the front line and gathered the main force of the Second Division to stop the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, Gascoll and his Second Division were wiped out.

After two tentative attacks, Commander Kleber, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Group of the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation, finally ordered a general offensive.

The failure of the two-wing outflanking tactics and the urging of the Paris National Salvation Committee in the rear made Kléber unable to continue to delay.

Regardless of the cost, the capture of Toulouse at the fastest speed was a military order directly issued by the Paris National Salvation Committee to Kleber.

If Li Wei can be captured, the French Civil War will be declared over. Even if Li Wei cannot be captured, winning the city of Toulouse, which is valued by Li Wei, can further improve the morale of the French revolutionary government.

And create favorable conditions for the next recovery of the lost southern France.

In fact, the senior officials of the French Revolutionary Government knew that to win this battle, regardless of whether Li Wei was captured or not, the French Revolutionary Government would have an absolute advantage, because Li Wei had already dispatched the main force of the First Division of the Black Dragon Army under his command. Guard Toulouse.

As long as the main force of the first division led by Karl is wiped out, the main force of the Black Dragon Army will be completely smashed. Even if Li Wei can continue to train the recruits of the Black Dragon Army, it will take time. Sweep the fallen leaves.

Because of this, the French Revolutionary Government regarded the annihilation of the main force of the First Division of Li Wei's Black Dragon Army as the key battle to end the French Civil War.

On the other hand, Li Wei also regarded defeating the attack of the Southern Group Army of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, or even defeating them, as a strategic turning point between himself and the French Revolutionary Government.

Yes, judging from the overall strength, Li Wei's New French Kingdom is obviously in a strategic weak position, and the French Revolutionary Government is in full swing.

Their financial crisis was covered up by the top of the National Salvation Committee, and the people below and even the middle and low-level government officials did not know the truth. Coupled with the propaganda of the French Revolutionary Government, even many people in the area occupied by Li Wei's New French Kingdom, They all feel that Li Wei's rebellious forces are likely to be over.

This is why the guerrillas in the rear of the Li Wei regime became rampant.

The reason why Li Wei's army was unable to take the initiative to attack was because the Southern Group Army of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army watched too closely, including the garrison regiment, which was firmly nailed within the defensive circle by the National Salvation Revolutionary Army.

This is actually a manifestation of strategic weakness. If it weren't for the logistics and financial situation of the Li Wei regime, which was dozens of times stronger than that of the French Revolutionary Government, the French Revolutionary Government could have accumulated a little bit of strength, and then through frequent low-intensity local wars, one by one. Bit by bit, the territory of the Li Wei regime was eaten up, and the military power of the Li Wei regime was consumed.

At least, the morale of those standing corps and garrison corps will gradually become depressed under this kind of killing battle, so that the quantitative change will reach the level of qualitative change. At that time, even relying on the Black Dragon Army will be difficult to support.

Such a strategic disadvantage, to put it bluntly, was caused by the disturbance of the Kingdom of Spain and the interruption of Li Wei's strategic deployment.

Fortunately, Li Wei calculated that the French revolutionary government would inevitably encounter a financial crisis and usher in a turning point, so that the French revolutionary government had to launch a second all-out war without being prepared.

However, for Li Wei, there is only one opportunity. The second all-out war is certainly uncomfortable for the French Revolutionary Government, and Li Wei’s side also has no advantage at all. The family property of the First Division is on the front line. Er-style entire army was wiped out, Li Wei might really want to imitate Li Zicheng as a bandit...

It's a pity that the model of the total war system is destined to be very uncomfortable for Li Wei to be a rogue.

So this battle Li Wei must win!
The Black Dragon Legion can go all out and exchange injuries, but it must be on the premise of ensuring victory, instead of just pursuing time delay and large-scale annihilation of the number of enemies like Gaskle did.

So Karl took a surefire approach.

Commander Kleber gave an order, and hundreds of various artillery pieces deployed on the front line burst into earth-shattering roars, including the French Revolutionary Government's six-pound field gun, which was imitated according to the latest improvement of the British's new field gun. That is, the six-pound cannon of the Napoleon era in the history of Levi's previous life.

The six pounds here refers to the weight of the solid shell, which was the dominant way of calculating muzzle-loading smoothbore guns in this era.

Because artillery technology is becoming more and more mature, craftsmen from various European countries have mastered the casting ratio of artillery shells and charges. Generally speaking, knowing the weight of the ammunition and the type of artillery can calculate the approximate weight of the artillery.

A large number of solid shells were fired from different directions in the forward positions of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army. The National Salvation Revolutionary Army did not adopt the method of concentrating artillery, but scattered artillery positions, so as to ensure that most positions of the enemy were bombarded.

Of course, this is also the mainstream artillery deployment tactic in the current era.

The experienced officers of the Black Dragon Corps could easily guess based on the scale of the shelling that they were about to face an all-out attack from the National Salvation Revolutionary Army!

(End of this chapter)