The Sun Never Sets In Spain

The first shot was naturally a cutting-edge weapon, the Krupp heavy artillery, except for the Prussian-Austro-Prussian war, which was its second battle.

Before this, Garcia heard from the insiders in the government army that they had a new batch of weapons, which were mysterious and mysterious.

The Catalan officers speculated that Krupp artillery was one of them, but because the number was too small and they didn't know what it was, they didn't change any strategy.

Of course there is nothing wrong with the idea. Krupp artillery cannot determine the outcome of this war.

However, they can already interfere with the direction of war to a large extent.

Two artillery shells were fired in tandem, tracing two arcs in the air, and landed in the marching infantry formation.

The hit rate is of course high. Tens of thousands of people spread out on the plain. This is a fairly large area. If the opponent is unprepared, it will be difficult to think of people as long as the distance is calculated.

Fortunately, the infantry are arranged loosely. They are scattered on the battle line of more than ten kilometers. There are people in every place, but there are not many people in every place.

After the grenades and machine guns showed their power, the army has learned not to stand too close.

In the end, the two shells exploded, taking the lives of only 5 soldiers.

The damage is not great, but the impact on morale is visible to the naked eye.

The government soldiers who had been depressed instantly felt that the future was bright. The officers who had been vacillating also converged their thoughts and began to feel that the war might not necessarily be lost, so it was better to fight hard first.

On the Catalan side, they have always used advanced weapons to beat others, but today it is the other way around.

The soldiers were in a state of uncertainty. Fortunately, the Progressive Guard received more than half a year of rigorous training, and promptly said: "They don't have many such artillery pieces, and we still have the advantage!"

Sure enough, after being reminded, the soldiers discovered that the third round had not come, and it seemed that the opponent did not have many such big killers.

Stabilizing their minds, the troops continued to advance towards the pre-determined target, but they were still covered with a haze. From time to time, they looked up at the sky, their footsteps became a little more careful, and no one wanted to die before entering the front line.

"It's really a weapon!" Diage looked at everything in his eyes and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

"Of course, it was made by the Germans, the best gun in the world." The Prussian military observer said proudly.

The Prussian military has the largest number of observers in all countries. In addition, some Krupp personnel have come. They are eager to learn about the actual combat effects of their weapons. The Prussian-Austro-Prussian war was fought too fast. Particularly sufficient.

"Oh, it's a pity." Diego sighed heavily: "It would be great if there were more. Just now, there is no guarantee of victory."

There are 24 Krupp field guns, which is only one hundred.

The Catalan army is currently equipped with more than 650 guns, while the government army only has 400 guns.

The observers did not answer. They didn't care whether the free government could win, as long as the Krupp artillery performed well.

In this war, both sides are determined to determine the victory or defeat. Therefore, although the government army that launched the counter-offensive is the main attacker, the Catalan army did not stand firm.

Now there is no condition to stick to it, the opponent has a range advantage, and pure defense and artillery shooting can not take much advantage.

With the advancement of the government forces, the hill nearest the front line of the Ministry of separation entered the infantry battle. There were many government soldiers, but they did not take much advantage. Usually, they would have to kill three people if they killed two Catalan soldiers.

But this kind of war of attrition was not what Garcia wanted. Under the pre-determined plan, the soldiers began to abandon these exposed hills in an organized manner to avoid being under siege without protection.

The victory of the government army is not easy. Every time they capture a high ground, they will drop dozens of corpses, and they can only watch the remaining Catalan soldiers run away with the help of artillery and their own grenade in the rear.

On the frontal battlefield in the plain, the government forces also encountered difficulties in the face of the trenches dug by the Catalan army and the perfect fortifications.

Trenches were initially invented by the British during the Crimean War, but large-scale use would not be until World War I. At present, the Catalan army knows how to dig trenches, thanks to Alfonso’s teaching.

It’s just that Alfonso only knows a little bit, and he doesn’t know how to operate it. Therefore, Catalan’s trenches are still straight-line rather than the more useful "Z" shape. The trenches lack cat ear holes, ammunition storage, toilets and other facilities. , And did not use stones, bricks and other objects to fix, very simple.

Even so, the combination of machine guns and trenches is still a terrible nightmare for the offensive team. If you want to charge, you can be prepared for a large number of dead people.

In the past few weeks, the government army learned how to dig trenches, and accordingly learned how to deal with trenches, that is, slowing down, bringing artillery closer, and performing group artillery strikes.

It is not an easy task to adjust the artillery on the battlefield and let the artillery charge bravely. It tests the quality of the soldiers and the commander's ability to react on the spot. (Artillery Charge: Close to a very close range, not close combat)

Even if this is done, it will take a lot of time.

This is not surprising. If the trenches are so well broken through, the trench warfare in World War I will not be popular.

In general, the Catalan front is gradually retreating, but the retreat is quite slow, giving the flanking troops plenty of time.

Garcia pinned his main hopes on the wing forces.

After all, the government army has learned a lot, dug a lot of trenches and built a lot of fortifications, even if they lack the assistance of machine guns, it is not a wise choice to force them to the front.

The best way is to directly attack the relatively weak flanks. If the flanks are defeated, the government forces must retreat from the front.

Undertaking this arduous task is the French Blue Army. They are heading northwest with the goal of occupying a small town called Alfambura and using it as a breach of the government defense line.

The reason why they are allowed to perform this task is because their morale is indeed very high.

Training time is not the most important thing, firm will is, especially in this kind of battle with high autonomy and far away from the highest commander.

The French consciously came to save the Spaniards. Coupled with the prevalence of nationalism, they were full of pride and honor. They did not allow themselves to lose face and made up their minds to finish this battle beautifully.

Opposite them, the Green Army of Italy is also marching towards Alfambura. The government army is also unwilling to pay too many casualties. As a result, both sides chose this unfamiliar town in unison.

Judging from their marching route, there must be a battle between the two. Relatively speaking, Italy has the advantage, because before the Alfambra was under the control of government forces, with a small number of troops stationed in it, and the construction was simple. Fortifications.