Wars in this era usually do not end quickly, and the two sides will be separated by a few kilometers or more than a dozen kilometers, and politely shelled for a period of time.

Then the battalion is pulled on the battlefield in an attempt to occupy favorable terrain, and a just right battle can take anywhere from a few days to dozens of days to complete.

But this is the usual case.

Carlos's leaders clearly understood the advantages and disadvantages of both sides of the enemy, and they were stronger than Catalonia in that they did not have a perfect mobilization mechanism, because they had more troops and relied on a large number of cavalry, and they were more mobile.

Aware of this, they knew that they would not be able to fight at a cost, and they resolved to defeat Catalonia in one fell swoop before it had a wider mobilization.

Therefore, as soon as it came up, it was the best of the best.

The earth rumbled and trembled, and the soldiers standing on the outer wall of the barracks could already faintly see the shadows of Carlos cavalry jogging in the distance.

Although they had established a rudimentary psychological advantage with the encouragement of the Progressive Guards and each other, few were indifferent to the tens of thousands of hostile cavalry.

Amid the nervous onlookers of the soldiers of the 2nd Division, Carlos's army stopped for a diversion.

Although they were ready to pay huge casualties, the other side did not intend to rush the front, so even if they were all on board, it would not be enough to take all these tens of thousands.

The head of the city clamoured:

"Why don't you fire yet?"

"They ate the shells?"

……

These voices were quickly silenced by the bullets of the Progressive Guard and the army commanders, but they unmistakably showed the doubts in the hearts of the soldiers.

They didn't know that the artillerymen were also involuntarily, considering that the distance between them and Carlos' army was still more than 8 kilometers, and the commanders did not give the order to open the cannons for a long time.

This distance was initially close to the limit range of Armstrong's 110-pounder gun, but for these artillerymen who had neither shooting experience, battlefield experience, or theoretical knowledge, the army chief refused to let them open fire indiscriminately and waste ammunition.

In addition to artillery, it was obviously not a good idea to send people to attack in the face of an army that was mainly cavalry and far outnumbered itself, so the cavalry of the 2nd Division was not dispatched.

At this point, Carlos's army was calmly diverted, and soon the barracks were almost surrounded.

"Are we just going to do nothing? Watch them complete the encirclement? Tora, the deputy commander of the Second Division, asked anxiously.

Division Commander Asania looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "What else can I do?" Go out for hand-to-hand combat? Artillery positions cannot be moved casually. ”

The pressure he was under at this time was unimaginable to ordinary people, and the Carlos army obviously did not understand the reason of encircling the three and one, or they did, but they did not bother to do it, and made up their minds to completely annihilate the second division.

This battle is not only about his career, but also about the lives of more than 13,000 people in the barracks, and the future of Catalonia.

He sat back and watched the enemy encircle, and it was good that he was victorious, but once he failed, he would inevitably go down in history and lose his family's honor.

In fact, if Alfonso was here, he would definitely suggest that he fire a few cannons to interfere, not to mention how many effects there are, strong courage is the most important thing, don't you see that some soldiers are about to collapse?

This kind of tranquility before the storm is the most unsettling, as if waiting for the evil tiger to pounce on it, almost breaking through their fragile psychological defenses.

In the final analysis, many soldiers in the Second Division were still working on the same factory assembly lines more than three months ago, manipulating a few acres of thin fields at home.

Suddenly, he was attacked by someone, and he had to fight with enemies who were far outnumbered by him, and he didn't know how many times they scolded Alfonso and the army commander in their hearts.

Carlos' army did not rush to attack after completing the encirclement, they were building simple fortifications while waiting for the follow-up Marat artillery units.

The enemy was busy, and the 2nd Division was not idle, and according to the distribution of the encirclement forces, they deployed all their artillery, both active and in storage, to the positions.

In total, there were 3 110-pounder guns, 15 20-pounder field guns, 27 12-pounder guns, 20 6-pounder guns, and a number of howitzers of various calibers.

As these big guys, ranging from hundreds of kilograms to several tons, were ready for battle, the fear of the soldiers was dispelled a lot.

They even joked with each other:

"I remember that begging guy at the entrance of the village seems to have been taken away by Carlos's men, and I really hope I don't see him later."

"My former lord of the manor was Carlos's man, if only he were charging, I'll shoot him!"

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The officers noticed this, but did not stop it, and it was better to be cheerful, many of them probably seeing the sun for the last time.

The sun is rising, and the Carlos army is moving!

At the forefront of the line was the artillery unit, which was probably packaged and sold to Carlos by the United States, and basically, what was in the Civil War, there was something here.

A large number of Napoleonic guns and Whitworth field guns advanced slowly, apparently preparing to come within range for another routine wave of fire.

But the Armstrong guns had a much longer range than them, and when the enemy had only reached a distance of 6 km, the artillery of the 2nd Division fired the first round.

Amid the excited shouts and expectant gazes of the soldiers, three heavy guns distributed in two directions roared and opened fire.

Bring out a dull roar and a large cloud of smoke.

The cannonball crossed a graceful curve and landed heavily on the flat ground.

Not a single shot hit the enemy.

However, it was not too far away, and one of the solid iron balls rolled forward with the residual power of potential energy, crushing the calves of the two fools who couldn't dodge.

"Yay!" "Whew!"

Although two calves may not be enough to recover the cost of these three cannons, the soldiers still cheered and jumped for joy, and the first drop of blood was shed by the enemy!