154 The yamen (7)

"Stay! Stay! Get a bayonet after three rounds of shooting!" On the battlefield filled with smoke, the officers shouted with their throats.

Perhaps the noise on the battlefield was too loud and the environment was too chaotic, and the soldiers did not listen to the officer's instructions clearly. However, their professional qualities still support them in making the right decisions. They are very clear about when to do what. This is the effect of years of training and a symbol of a mature army. Not everyone can easily imitate it.

The howling bullets kept firing into the dense Spanish crowd, reaping lives freely. Wherever there were many people, the Spanish soldiers seemed to be a little orderly, and the bullets greeted the other side. Therefore, under this death-elimination mode, the last little organized resistance of the Granada Legion disappeared, and more than 10,000 soldiers turned into more than 10,000 panicked sheep. They fled in all directions and never listened to any greetings from the officers again.

Of course, there are not many officers who have the belief in resistance at this time. Especially when the commander-in-chief of the Legion Carroll has fled, the Spaniards have no reason to continue to fight to the death. What? Fight for the king? Sorry, His Majesty the King has not even paid the full military pay. What's worse is that once you die in battle, there is no pension at all, and the military pay owed is even more likely to be repaid. Only when you are alive can you have hope and unlimited possibilities.

"Get the bayonet and charge!" After the artillerymen stopped the artillery, the riflesmen of the first mixed regiment finished the last bullet in the barrel, then pulled out the bayonet from their waists and twisted it, and rushed over with small steps. They generally maintained a certain formation, with a firm expression and steady footsteps. Under the sunlight, the bayonet reflected a bloodthirsty cold light.

"Puff! Puff!" The East Coast military formation was advancing ruthlessly, and any Spanish who blocked them were tragically massacred. After stabbing the enemy, the soldiers who stabbed the enemy casually pulled out the bayonet that was still dripping blood, and followed them after trotting for two steps. In such a large battlefield, tens of thousands of Spanish soldiers could not stop the moving bayonet in the jungle for even a moment.

There were also some Spanish people crying and surrendering, but no one stopped to surrender during the movement of the bayonet jungle. Therefore, what awaited them was the cruel fate of death. The bayonet passed through their bodies, and military boots stepped on their bodies. Thousands of soldiers on the east coast continued to chase and die north, harvesting the lives of Spanish soldiers.

"The battle is over." Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang, who was riding on a white horse, put down his telescope and said in a long sigh: "The artillery stops shooting, save some shells, and saves accidental injuries. In addition, let the bare-handed soldiers of the baggage unit bring weapons and go to both sides of the battlefield to collect the prisoners. By the way, how many cavalry still have?"

"Report to the commander of the regiment, there are still three hundred cavalry on standby." The adjutant replied loudly.

"Scatter out and chase Carol's people." Xiao Guang said: "Just do it, not really chase it. Their main task is to cut off the retreat route of the enemy infantry and strive to capture more prisoners."

"Yes!" After the adjutant finished recording, he immediately went to the contact staff to convey the order.

"This battle was fought happily! The only drawback is that the Granada Legion had already run away in advance, which made this annihilation battle a little dim." Xiao Guang sighed.

"Why should the ranks be too demanding?" The logistics consultant on the side smiled and said, "At the peak of the Granada Legion, more than 40,000 people were met on the periphery of Jinghai County, and nearly 10,000 died. I just found that there were about 15,000 people in front of me. The number of people who left without saying goodbye was probably the same. Even if such a few people ran away, they were scattered everywhere, and they were eaten by us little by little, just a matter of time."

"That's right. The guy who ran away was actually a stinky fish and rotten shrimp. His combat power was not much different from these guys who were about to collapse. The only one who still maintained some combat power was probably the 4,000 French cavalry brought by Carol? This guy was a slippery man. The Spanish came to do something about his life. His people watched from the side, calling it a "supervisor". Haha, this supervisor was good, and the entire army was destroyed." Xiao Guang said with a smile: "These grandsons ran very fast, and they disappeared in a flash. Forget it, there is nothing to watch out for this battle. Fight quickly, and then clean up the battlefield. We are going home!"

The First Mixed Regiment had been in southern Spain for a while. They actually landed near the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, and after a series of battles, they advanced to the city of Seville and defeated it. Then, they made tactical feints near Seville, then quickly turned south, and caught the main force of the Granada Legion in the mountains of Granada. This series of military operations was very strong and consumed very much. The ammunition and materials carried on landing were consumed. From the outfits of the soldiers, they were all like mud monkeys, but they were still in good spirits and mental health, both physically and mentally reached the fatigue point of the stage and needed to rest urgently.

Of course, the "returning home" that Captain Xiao said was not to return to the east coast, but to return to the temporary home of Jinghai County, and to supply supplies and soldiers. The local area just sent a ship to Gibraltar Bay. In addition to transporting a large number of machine parts, medicines, and canned food, there were also 500 replenishing soldiers, all of whom selected from the militias in Dongfang County and Luoyang Prefecture to supplement the vacancies of the First Mixed Regiment.

After the phased rest, the First Mixed Regiment will continue to attack strongly, together with the Sixth Mixed Regiment, who had just arrived at the Port of Ceuta, galloped across the vast wilderness in southern Spain to attack the enemy's vitality. Sheng Dehong has just signed an order to select about 2,000 people from the security regiments of Haji, Ceuta, Danji and Henghai counties to form a temporary garrison force, stationed in the occupied areas in southern Spain, and be responsible for establishing a large material reserve base. In addition, the Northern Italian Federal Parliament has just agreed to dispatch two divisions a total of 15,000 infantry and artillery soldiers to Granada and Andalusia to maintain the logistics transportation system of the East Coast Army's front-line combat to ensure the combat endurance of the two Mixed Regiments.

It should be said that the Northern Italian Federation's move was extremely courageous and very sincere to the East Coast people. After all, they had just signed an armistice agreement with the Kingdom of Spain. Although it was not the final peace agreement, it was also a very iconic move, which means that the Federation, which had just swallowed a large area of ​​land, had relatively sufficient time to rest and recuperate, which is very important. But now? Under the call of the East Coast people, the Federal Parliament finally passed the resolution to send troops to Spain after debate, and there were many favorable votes agreed, which shows the tendency of the country's political circles.

Sheng Dehong highly appreciated the resolution of the Milan parliament. He said in public that this move means that the alliance between the two countries has entered a new stage, and that the expenses of the two divisions will be jointly borne by the East and Italy, and that the Northern Italian Federation will not be paid by one of the North Italian Federation. In addition, a series of commercial cooperation agreements are also under in-depth negotiations, which is a reward for the country, and everyone understands it.

Ten thousand front-line field troops and 17,000 reserve garrison troops, which puts great pressure on the Spaniards. Sheng Dehong boldly predicts that with sufficient logistics supply, the East Coast Army can reach central Spain, which puts great pressure on them. Considering that the British also fought in eastern Spain and had a certain advantage, if the French did not send troops to rescue, then this stormy country would be really dangerous. In the most extreme case, King Philip V's throne would probably have to step down in shame and go into exile in Paris before it was warmed up. This is a very likely thing.

Xiao Guang didn't know Sheng Dehong's plan yet. But he also knew that after receiving combat supplies, the Sixth Mixed Regiment would land on the coast of southern Spain. It was very likely that it was near the Port of Cadiz, a military city. After almost the First Mixed Regiment was rested, the two regiments combined with swords. Who can resist in southern Spain?

The battle with the Granada Legion ended more than two hours later. In this battle, the First Mixed Regiment of the East Coast Army killed, wounded and captured more than 8,000 enemy troops. Except for nearly 4,000 French cavalrymen in the Spanish Granada Legion, which fled about 3,000 people, the rest of the troops were nearly fled, which was a brilliant victory.

After the victory of this battle, the war-capable soldiers in the southern part of Spain were only tens of thousands, and there were shortage of wages and equipment, and their morale was low. They could only barely defend the city. Field battles could no longer pose a threat to the East Coast people. After the subsequent reinforcements arrived one after another, I believe that the East Coast people's battle in southern part of Spain would be more smooth, and no one could accurately predict what would be like. But there is no doubt that the Kingdom of Spain would fall into an extremely difficult situation, and their only hope was Louis XIV.

On May 27, the First Mixed Regiment, which was carrying prisoners of war and a large amount of trophy, finally arrived at Gibraltar Bay after a long march. Instead of returning to Jinghai County, they occupied several Spanish towns on the other side of Jinghai County in accordance with the instructions they received urgently, and replenished supplies and rested here.

On May 31, two cavalry companies that had pretended to confuse the Spaniards north of Seville also returned successfully. They lost some manpower, but the main force was still there. After such experience, everyone removed a lot of the arrogant and charming qi of the yamen, and the veteran's ingenuity became much stronger.

On June 3, hundreds of replenishing troops and a large amount of supplies arrived at the garrison of the First Mixed Regiment. After the replenishment, the 1st Mixed Regiment returned to its full state and its combat effectiveness was quickly restored.
Chapter completed!