The few shots from six kilometers away frightened many people, and the other party couldn't help but speed up the pace of advance.

Carlos didn't have much of anything, just horses, six horses connected by ropes, pulling a field gun with wheels of several hundred kilograms in the back, and even trotting, advancing very fast.

But no matter how fast it was, the distance of several kilometers was not so easy to spend, and at first it was only heavy artillery attacking, and as the army advanced, 20-pounder guns of smaller caliber also joined the attack queue.

Because the solid bullet has a longer range, and it has a better killing effect on this kind of advancing crowd, it is also a solid bullet, so you can see that there are many large iron balls bouncing and rolling on the battlefield.

With the technology of the 2nd Division's artillery, the rate of fire of the Armstrong heavy artillery was about 1 shot, and the field gun could do 3 rounds in 2 minutes.

The rate of fire was not slow, the lethality was not low, but the losses caused were not satisfactory.

The distance is too far, and the scattered formation adopted by Carlos's army is completely inaccurate, and it is lucky to be able to hit people, and don't expect to be able to hit the enemy artillery at a fixed point.

"Let them speed up!" Manuel, commander of Carlos' Central Army, stood on a dirt slope in the middle and rear of the main force, holding a telescope to carefully observe every move on the front line.

In this operation, the Central Army and the Northern Army were combined, he was the commander-in-chief, and the commander of the Northern Army, Alfred, was his deputy, and the two of them commanded the attack in both directions.

At the age of 40, he could command an army of nearly 100,000 people, and it was when he was complacent that Manuel thought that he could pay double the price in order to annihilate the 13,000 men of the Second Division.

People are not worth much, they have recently taken control of the northern provinces, and as long as there is money, no matter how many people can pull it out.

Get the weapons and equipment in the barracks, and the most important thing is to annihilate the living forces of Catalonia.

"It's not bad, the losses are all within the estimated range, it's really uncomfortable to be beaten passively, and in about five minutes, we will be able to fight back." A division commander breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"Hmm." Manuel nodded: "The order goes down, they have a lot of Gatling in their hands, and after the artillery is deployed, it will be prioritized to knock out the enemy's artillery points and machine gun points."

Gatling firepower is very strong, but there is no accuracy in hitting the distance, the infantry should not rush to charge, line up in a straggler array, and keep suppressing from a distance.

The cavalry is on standby, and they will cut into the ...... after I have the order."

Orders were arranged in an orderly manner, and the quality of Carlos's soldiers was worrying, but the officers were all nobles, and their military literacy was quite good.

Manuel, a graduate of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, was one of the best, otherwise Carlos would not have been comfortable handing over the army to him.

He knows all about Gatling's characteristics, and just because he doesn't have equipment doesn't mean he doesn't know it.

This is a European battlefield, and it is not easy to count on the slaughter.

At this time, on the frontal battlefield, the Carlos artillerymen, who were at the forefront, had approached the position of 1 km from the barracks.

They searched for the nearby dirt slope and fired at the 2nd Division.

"Boom, boom!"

"Bang Bang Bang"

For a time, the battlefield was filled with smoke and the sound of artillery was like thunder.

Solid bullets used on both sides are relatively less easy to break a person into pieces, but as long as they hit it head-on, it will break a person in two.

Even if you just touch the iron ball that is still rolling, it will be bloody and fleshy, and you will either die or be maimed.

"Good boy! Jumped 3 times! ”

"Hahaha, look at the iron balls are turning red!

The artillery of the 2nd Division was sent into several columns and fired sequentially to ensure that there was fire coverage at all times.

Since the rolling damage of solid shells is not as high as the impact damage of falling from the sky, the artillerymen will deliberately tilt the muzzle downward and adopt a "ricochet" attack similar to that of a drifting bullet.

Whenever someone hit the water quickly and well, jumping a few times in a row, the comrades-in-arms would praise each other.

"Boom Boom"

Time passed with the sound of explosions.

The quality of the artillery on both sides was relatively poor, but relatively speaking, Carlos's was worse, and the quantity and quality were weaker than those of the 2nd Division.

Not to mention that the barracks also occupy a high part of the nearby terrain and have simple bunkers.

Soon, Carlos's artillery would be overwhelmed.

Manuel's telescope was rendered useless by the smoke, but he still had heralds.

Hearing this news, although he had expected it, he still scolded angrily in his heart.

The extreme inferiority of artillery means that one's own side must take the lead in the charge, and everyone knows what the result of charging with the enemy's front will be.

"Pass the order, move forward 200 yards, sharpshooter battalion close to the sniper position, and gather fire as soon as the enemy Gatling shows up!"

The sharpshooter battalion was Manuel's personal pride, as he carefully selected the best soldiers in the army and equipped them with Enfield M1861 rifles, which were different from the others.

The maximum range of the M1861 rifle could reach close to 900 meters, and the accuracy was quite good, and Manuel had high hopes for them.

"In addition, the cavalry advanced to the left flank to reconfirm the grenade armament."

In the 17th century, grenadiers appeared in Europe with grenades as their main weapon to defend castles and fortresses, but after the time came to the 19th century, with the development of guns, this weapon with too short an attack distance was no longer taken seriously.

It was only at Manuel's suggestion that the Carlos army regained this weapon.

In the past, he had never supported the development of cavalry by Carlos' army, but his arms could not reach his thighs, so he could only let it go.

So, how to make good use of the mobility of the cavalry and increase the destructive power of the cavalry after getting close is what Manuel should think about.

In this way, he issued a grenade to each of the cavalrymen.

It's not that he doesn't want to have more points, it's mainly that it hasn't been tested on the battlefield, and Carlos sends the others to be skeptical of this dangerous, unstable, and "expensive" disposable weapon, fearing that a chain explosion will reimburse the cavalry troops they have managed to accumulate, and only allow him to bring one to test the water.

With Manuel's order, the infantry line and part of the artillery moved forward some distance.

The commander of the Second Division, Asania, noticed this change, and he laughed out loud, relieving his previous panic and resentment, "The rats finally can't help it!"

Gatling fires, infantry covers! ”

"Papapa"

"Knock Knock Knock"

The sound of gunfire was mixed with the sound of machine guns, and in an instant, countless bullets poured out.

The infantry that moved slightly forward immediately paid a heavy price, and even though they maintained a very loose skirmish line, they still suffered a large number of casualties in the face of Gatling's powerful firepower, and the ground was stained red with blood.

At this time, the shooters of the sharpshooter battalion, who had been idle, began their work, and they did not fight anywhere, but fought Gatling.

Although they are not real snipers, they will always have a lot of luck when they line up to attack, and under the targeting of them and artillery, the machine gunners suffered a lot of casualties.

The 2nd Division immediately organized infantry to fight back, but in the face of an enemy force that was far outnumbered by itself, it was obviously not a good idea to exchange one, one for two, or even one for three.

"Damn it." The deputy division commander, Torah, was furious.

"Get the naked Gatling down, quick!" Asania drank.

The Gatling brought by the Second Division ceased fire, and only the Gatling that had been deployed in the barracks was still venting fire.

Due to the protection of the shooting window, the sharpshooter battalion immediately had no way to take them.

At this moment, the Carlos cavalry moved.