18th century total war

Chapter 351 Ironclad Ship Unlocked

On the streets of Barcelona, ​​traces left over from the last Catalonian Kingdom's demise war can be seen faintly. The corners of the streets are full of infantry guards standing upright to welcome their supreme commander.

Riding on a tall horse and wearing a sailing cap with white feathers on his head, Borcha slowly walked into the center of Barcelona, ​​accompanied by a group of Guards cavalry.

Soon, Bolcha saw a group of Spanish gentlemen in rich clothes, standing on the steps to greet him.

This picture would be more harmonious if there were no infantry guards with guns on guard.

"Great French ally, I welcome you on behalf of the city of Barcelona and the entire Kingdom of Spain."

Borza, who was riding on a war horse, looked down at the fat Spanish man who came forward with a flattering face.

"you are?"

There was a bit of confusion on Bolcha's face. He really couldn't remember the identity of the other party, or he didn't ask at all.

The smile on the face of the fat Spanish man walking in the forefront did not change at all, and he bowed slightly and replied: "Commander Borza, I am Lord Angrus who is loyal to King Carlos IV of Spain.

He is also the current mayor of Barcelona. "

"I remember that the city of Barcelona and even the entire Catalonia region, isn't it a territory that is loyal to Ferdinand VII?"

Embarrassment flashed across Lord Angrus' face. Even with a thick skin like him, he couldn't help but veto his previous oath in front of everyone.

However, since Lord Angrus has already taken this step, he has already prepared for it.

Although betrayal of the oath will damage one's noble reputation, it's better than being beaten to death!
"Commander Bolcha, the moment the powerful French Legion stepped into Catalonia, I have already changed the object of my oath of allegiance, and I will be the most loyal servant of Carlos IV!
Also a loyal friend of the Roman Empire. "

Today, the two sides in the civil war in the Kingdom of Spain are the royal army headed by Carlos IV, and Ferdinand VII elected by the coalition forces of the nobles.

Since the restoration of Carlos IV, Ferdinand VII has left Madrid. Ferdinand VII, without the throne, has no use value in the eyes of those Spanish nobles, so after Carlos IV restored his power During this period, Ferdinand VII has been on the political fringes.

Ferdinand VII was not remembered by the rebellious Spanish nobles until the Spanish Civil War broke out again.

Since they were dissatisfied with the rule of Carlos IV, of course they wanted to support a new Spanish king.

The Kingdom of Spain is still relatively conservative and traditional. Nobles will not become kings on their own. Even if they rebel, they will support a member of the royal family. According to the law of succession, Ferdinand VII is naturally the best candidate after Carlos IV abdicates.

Orthodoxy still has a strong legal effect in the Kingdom of Spain, and the Spanish nobles follow this set.

Why did Li Wei, who established the Roman Empire, give himself a lot of titles later?

It is because the white Europeans of this era have become accustomed to this way of monarchy, and the title is actually the legal basis for ruling the territory.

As for the matter of nobles becoming kings on their own, it is unjust to European countries and most nobles.

If any nobleman could become king by himself, wouldn't everything be messed up?

This is also the reason why the Spanish rebel nobles have clearly rebelled against the Spanish royal family, and still want to support Carlos IV's son Ferdinand VII as king.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that Carlos IV and his son Ferdinand VII have become enemies.

Enemies in every sense!

Bolcha curled his lips. For him, who regards loyalty as the highest honor, these people who are greedy for glory, greedy for life and afraid of death are naturally in the chain of contempt.

If it is not for the sake of the overall situation, Polcha would prefer to send people like Lord Angrus to labor reformation instead of continuing to retain the other party's position and help him manage the city of Barcelona and even the entire Catalan city. Nigeria region.

With the help of these local high-ranking officials who are like local snakes, the efficiency of accepting new territories will be much higher. This is why Bolcha is willing to endure the flattery of a fat man like Lord Angrus in front of him.

Lord Angrus watched Bolcha riding a tall horse completely ignoring his flattery and walking away, the smile on his face suddenly became stiff.

However, Lord Angrus was not discouraged. After all, the other party was the commander of the French Legion. It is an honor to give the other party shoes in his own status. It is understandable that the other party ignored him, even if he was angry...

He doesn't even do the superficial work of Corporal Lixian!
Those damned French whores!

The handover will naturally be done by the officers below. It won't be long before the first batch of local militias from the French region should arrive in Barcelona.

All Spanish officials can do are some administrative matters, and the armed forces will definitely be firmly in the hands of the Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire was relatively tolerant of urban areas that voluntarily surrendered and did not engage in armed resistance.

Moreover, the invasion of the Roman Empire this time was not as an invader, but entered the Kingdom of Spain as an ally in response to Carlos IV's request for help.

No matter how fake this layer of skin is, it still needs to be put on. Being able to fool an ordinary person is a...

Don't you see, the news in the 21st century is full of beautiful and harmonious states, but in the real society, it is full of cold interest exchanges and endless classes!
All kinds of society in the 21st century need such a beautiful skin, let alone this dark age?

Those who are suffering cannot be deceived, but those who do not know the truth can still be fooled.

While Borza was advancing triumphantly in the Kingdom of Spain, Livy of Vienna received bad news.

The Secretary of the Navy stood in front of Li Wei with a sad face, waiting for Li Wei's upcoming anger like a child who made a mistake.

However, the expected anger did not come, and Li Wei's flat tone came.

"Good record.

Is this battle report really waterless?
The British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet lost more than [-]%?
I can't even believe that a fleet controlled by a group of recruits can cause such high losses to the enemy. "

Seeing that Levi was not at all upset about the destruction of the main force of the Mediterranean Fleet, the Minister of the Navy heaved a sigh of relief and explained:
"Your Majesty, many warships in our fleet are new ships, while the warships of the British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet are almost all old ships."

Levi nodded slightly: "Yes, wooden sail warships are too easy to sink without being hit.

And those damn Britons also put grenades on the battleship, which we didn't expect.

But you don't have to worry, good news has come from the Academy of Sciences, the steam engine power problem of the ironclad ship has been solved, and the first ironclad ship will be born from the Roman Empire! "

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the empire is victorious!"

"Although the Imperial Navy was defeated this time, the sailors who have withdrawn are precious resources, even more precious than the ships that came back!

I hope that when the ironclad ship goes to sea, the sailors on it are all experienced veterans. "

In the fall of 1809, following the Roman Empire's intervention in the Spanish Civil War, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the first to declare war on France.

Then the Kingdom of Spain represented by Ferdinand VII declared war on France.

Immediately afterwards, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Sicily, the Kingdom of Sweden and other anti-French allies declared war on France.

The fifth anti-French war broke out in full swing!
Before the declaration of war of the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland was submitted to Vienna, the main force of the British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet attacked the main force of the Roman Empire's Mediterranean Fleet and achieved a disastrous victory.

Almost wiped out the main force of the Mediterranean fleet of the Roman Empire.

Of course, European countries do not recognize the Roman Empire, and they all refer to France.

European countries only recognized Li Wei's rule over France.

All other titles were determined to have been obtained illegally.

After the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland declared war, it immediately dispatched the main force of the King's German Legion to join the Spanish Civil War. Before the tens of thousands of French legions led by Polcha arrived, they defeated the army loyal to Carlos IV.

As a last resort, Carlos IV fled Madrid with his family in a hurry, and only brought a small number of followers and guards north to find Borza for asylum.

After the defeat of Carlos IV, those Spanish nobles who remained neutral and waited and watched, fearing the military power of the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland, joined Ferdinand VII's Spanish army one after another.

Only the Spanish nobles in the areas already occupied by Porcha chose to be loyal to Carlos IV.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the situation in the Kingdom of Spain is no longer up to the Spaniards to decide. The King's German Legion has proved their strength on the battlefield, and the Spanish army is not their opponent at all.

The Spanish Army that swept across Europe hundreds of years ago is dead!
The defeat and escape of Carlos IV only gave Borcha a nominal support, and the size of the three coalition forces of the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Spain, and the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland on the Iberian Peninsula has exceeded the [-] mark!

This is only a regular army unit that is being compiled, and the number of local militias cannot be counted at all.

In this era, in fact, many countries do not have a police system at all. A sound police system is a concept put forward by Li Wei after his rise. The security forces are mainly militias.

Whether it is to protect the countryside or protect the security forces of the city, they are essentially militias.

It's just that the treatment of militiamen in big cities can be better.

This is also the reason why the European countries have a small number of troops on paper, but when it comes to war, they expand several times or even ten times at once.

This expansion is mainly to incorporate those local militia groups into regular troops.

Then is the establishment of new barracks to train new recruits.

The combat effectiveness of the militias in these places is uneven. The militias in rich cities have the same level of training and weaponry as the regular army, and they can participate in field battles when they are pulled out.

Local militias without money are actually organized spontaneously, without even military pay and basic subsidies, and even need to rely on "donations" from local tyrants to maintain them.

The latter accounts for the majority in continental European countries.

Militia is more of a part-time job.

It can also be seen from this how chaotic the military system in Europe is.

However, no matter where the militias are, they all have a common feature. When they are in war, the morale of the army is generally not too high, or it is directly proportional to the money they earn.

But when it comes to defending their homeland, these militiamen often fight to the last minute because they know they are fighting to protect their families.

This is also the reason why governments do not trust the combat effectiveness of militias. They prefer to fight for their families rather than for the country and the monarch.

If you spend money, it is better to directly form a regular army.

At the moment before the war on the Iberian Peninsula, in various towns and towns in the Kingdom of Prussia, there were crowds of Prussian youths saying goodbye to their families and rushing to the assembly point with their spears on their backs.

Nicholas is one of the best. As a civilian, he broke the officer threshold in the last war and became a second lieutenant.

At this time, Nicholas was saying his final farewell to his wife.

"Honey, how long will I have to wait before seeing you again?"

The blond wife, who was being held in the arms of Nicholas in Prussian military uniform, asked with a choked tone.

"Take care of our children."

Nicholas did not give a time point. After speaking, he put down his wife, squatted down and kissed his two daughters on the forehead.

The wife on the other side had tears soaking her cheeks.

With a firm face, Nicholas waved his hands towards them, tightened his fusiliers, and set foot on the country road without looking back.

"No matter how long I wait, I will stand here!

Nicholas, promise me, you must go home! "

Nicholas listened to the voice coming from behind, and didn't turn his head to respond, but just wiped off the liquid that dripped from the side of his face at some point.

The man did not cry easily because he did not reach the sad spot.

Nicholas, who came to the barracks, got a separate dormitory because of his status as an officer. Three days later, he received an order from his superiors to go to Hanover to help his allies stabilize the situation in Hanover, which is full of revolutionary atmosphere!
A week later, Hannover.

Allen stood on the high platform piled up in the open space of the slums, facing the crowds of heads below, he shouted loudly: "Freedom, equality, fraternity, or die!"

Bang, bang bang!
Not long after the outbreak of the Fifth Anti-French War, Hanover ushered in the largest revolutionary uprising of the Lindenwan Brotherhood.

Countless poor Hanoverians in ragged clothes, holding muskets or other messy weapons, led by the backbone of the Lindenwan Brotherhood, rushed to the police station, the city barracks, Hanover City Hall and other important buildings.

The Hannover Uprising will be the last large-scale uprising of the Lindenwan Brotherhood!

(End of this chapter)