Manuel was keenly aware of the retreat of the 2nd Division.

Although the fighting on the front line was still fierce, a closer look reveals that the soldiers were moving backwards in a stepwise manner, in the form of a greatly reduced number of people engaged at the same time.

"I finally can't hold it anymore." He breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and asked his deputy, "What do you say about Asania?" ”

In his opinion, the war has reached the end stage, but the losses that can be reduced should be minimized.

"There was no agreement or refusal, only that it took time to think about it." The deputy said.

"Hmph...... This battle is coming to an end, and ...... is still being considered. Impenetrably. Manuel had expected this outcome, but he couldn't help but be annoyed that nothing had gone well for him since the beginning of this battle.

European aristocrats generally did not kill each other, and even if they were captured, they would pay a ransom at most, so the surrender rate was much lower than in the East, and the per capita did not retreat.

"If you don't vote, don't vote, the trapped beast is still fighting. Send all the reserves up, hurry. Manuel said solemnly.

Just now he received a report that part of the battalion of the 1st Division had rushed to the periphery, and the two sides were exchanging fierce fire.

The 1st Division, which had abandoned a large amount of heavy equipment for the sake of marching speed, numbered only a few thousand men, had only caused a little trouble at present.

But this is a signal that reinforcements will definitely arrive in the future.

Under Manuel's orders, the Carlos soldiers pursued all the way and had already entered the barracks, and they had triumphed all the way before, but they had just touched the second line of defense and suffered a heavy blow.

Gatling's two wheels were half a man's height and relatively heavy, and their mobility was maximized on the neat flat ground inside the barracks.

By deploying at various intersections and windows, the striking surface is narrowed, and the lethality and obstruction effect are superior.

After all, now facing enemies at close range and with limited dodge space, even the occasional stray bullet that bounces is enough for a Carlos soldier who is not equipped with a helmet to drink.

This approach naturally has its drawbacks, the barracks are not a real city, and even if there are barricades, it does not take much time for the other party to rush closer.

While the Carlos soldiers suffered heavy casualties, Gatling guns were lost one by one.

Fortunately, the Carlos army did not have matching metal cartridge shells, so there was no need to worry about the machine guns being turned against their own people.

The 2nd Division was drinking to quench its thirst, and Alfonso was not idle, he received a telegram from Na Sanpai, who offered him condolences and said that he could send troops to help quell the rebellion.

Nasan affirmed that due to the possible war of Franco-Prussian in the future, there will not be too many troops that can be sent, but there is still no problem in sending 1 or 20,000 people to help defend Barcelona.

This is normal, understandably for the sake of reviving imperial glory or to prevent the enemy from being exposed to the enemy, and it is not uncommon for European countries to help other countries put down rebellions.

However, he was politely rejected by Alfonso, if he wants to get something, he must give something, and he is not a person who gives love in vain.

Unifying Spain with the help of other countries would not be good for his legitimacy and might be seen as a puppet of France.

He refused on the basis of the Catalan army, and had to admit that the 2nd Division performed much better than he thought.

With the buff of defending the homeland and the endless machine gun bullets brought by the home defense, the second division is extremely good in terms of fighting will and combat effectiveness.

In a sense, the war had already begun, and only half a day after the Carlos faction had begun its operation, it was already possible to declare their withdrawal from the struggle for the Spanish throne.

At the beginning of the war, thanks to the telegram between Barcelona and Lleida, Alfonso had a clear idea of what was going on on the battlefield.

It wasn't until more than 1 hour ago that the other party dug the cable out of the ground and cut it off, and the connection between the two sides was broken.

Judging by the description of the second division, the opponent will die at least 30,000 people this time.

Having lost half of their army, neither the government nor Catalonia will spare them.

Now even if they wipe out the second division, there will not be much gain, the province of Lleida has a population of only 250,000, how many things can be grabbed, not to mention that the reinforcements that will come later will not leave this time at all.

Having said that, it is still possible to find a way to rescue the second division.

Alfonso thought for a moment and activated the Madrid-Barcelona cable telegraph, which had not been used for a long time.

He informed the Primm government that "the Kalos army is about to be defeated by our army, and it is expected that it will break up and return to the northern provinces within a day or two."

Coupled with the fact that Carlos is recruiting troops extensively, whether it is to prevent the Carlos faction from looting or the difficulty of recovering it, now is a good time to send troops. ”

Alfonso also expressed his desire to defeat the Carlos faction together with the Liberal Government and lead Spain to a richer and freer tomorrow.

Obviously, it was not only the warring parties who were concerned about the Battle of Lleida, but the Liberal Government was also well aware of the war, knowing that Alfonso was right and that it would not take much time for the Carlos army to be pushed out of Catalonia proper.

Prime's exact thoughts are unknown, but at 1:30 p.m. on September 17, government forces sitting in the Aragon area suddenly launched a heavy artillery attack on Carlos' forces on the other side of the river.

There is a fight between the two sides, and even if the government army has a numerical advantage, it will not be able to tell the winner for a while.

However, the battlefield of Aragon was not important, and more government troops marched into the Basque Country and other provinces, and in the process, they encountered a counterattack by the Carlos garrison, but in the face of opponents who were superior to them in quantity and quality, the Carlos army could only retreat.

On the front line of the battlefield of Lleida, Manuel received this bad news.

Carlos did not reprimand him, but told him to give up the siege and hurry back to put out the fire.

"......" Manuel was so unwilling, seeing that this battle was about to end, but he had to give up the fruits of the victory that was about to come.

He glanced at the murderous barracks and knew that it would take at least two hours to determine the winner.

As soon as the idea of "could the northern provinces be exchanged for Catalan ......" was dispelled by himself, it has been proven that they cannot beat it.

"General, give the order quickly." The deputy said with some anxiety.

Once the army in the Aragon region is defeated, their tens of thousands of people are in danger of being counter-surrounded by the government army and the Catalan army!

Manuel took a deep breath, his face full of melancholy, and said in despair, "Let's withdraw." ”

He understood that after this war, his career as a general was basically over.