The first shot was naturally a cutting-edge weapon, the Krupp heavy artillery, and in addition to the Austro-Prussian War, this was its second battle.

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

The Catalan officers speculated that the Krupp artillery was one of them, but because they were too small in number and did not know what they were, they did not change any strategy.

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

However, they can already interfere with the course of the war to a great extent.

The two shells were fired one after the other, cutting two arcs through the air and landing in the ranks of the marching infantry.

The hit rate is naturally very high, tens of thousands of people are scattered on the plain, this is a considerable area, and in the case of the opponent's defenselessness, as long as the distance is calculated, it is a little difficult to blow up people.

Fortunately, the infantry was relatively loosely arranged, they were scattered in a front of more than a dozen kilometers, and there were people in each place, but there were not many people in each place.

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

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

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

The soldiers of the government army, who had been depressed, instantly felt that the future was bright, and the officers who had been wavering also restrained their careful thoughts, and began to feel that this war would not necessarily be lost, and it was better to fight and see if it was better to fight first.

On the other hand, on the Catalan side, it has always been them who hit others with advanced weapons, but today it is the other way around.

The soldiers were shocked in place, but fortunately, the Progressive Guards underwent more than half a year of rigorous training, and said in time: "They don't have many of these artillery, and it is still our side that has the advantage!" ”

Sure enough, after being reminded, the soldiers found that the third shot had not been fired for a long time, and it seemed that the other party did not have many such weapons of killing.

Stabilizing their mentality, the armies continued to advance towards the predetermined goal, but they were still covered with a layer of haze in their hearts, and from time to time they looked up at the sky, and their steps became a little more careful, and no one wanted to die before they entered the front line.

"What a weapon!" Diego saw everything in his eyes and admired from the bottom of his heart.

"This is, of course, made by the Germans, the best cannon in the world." Prussian military observers proudly stated.

The Prussian military sent the largest number of observers of any country, and in addition to this, there were also some people from the Krupp company, who were eager to know the actual combat effect of their weapons, and the Austro-Prussian war was fought too fast, and the data were not particularly sufficient.

"Alas, it's a pity." Diego sighed heavily: "It would be nice if there were more, just now is not a guarantee of victory." ”

There are 24 Krupp field guns, even if you count the four guns on the top of one and the other side, it is only a hundred.

The Catalan army is currently armed with more than 650 guns, while the government army has only 400, and even if you count these 100 guns, the gap is still extremely large.

The observers did not answer, they did not care at all whether the free government could win or not, as long as the Krupp artillery performed well enough.

Both sides of the war were determined to win or lose the war, so although the government forces that launched the counteroffensive were the main attackers, the Catalan army did not hold out.

Now there are no conditions for stubbornness, the opponent has a range advantage, and simple defense and artillery fire cannot take too much advantage.

As the government army advanced, some of the hills closest to the front line entered the infantry battle, and the government soldiers were numerous, but they did not take advantage of it, and usually killed three of the two Catalan soldiers.

But such a war of attrition was not what Garcia wanted, and under the pre-planned plan, the soldiers began to abandon these exposed hills in an organized manner, avoiding falling into a situation of being besieged without protection.

The victory of the government forces was not easy, and they had to leave dozens of corpses behind each time they captured a high ground, and they could only watch the remnants of the Catalan soldiers run away with the help of rear artillery and their own grenades.

On the frontal battlefield in the plains, the government forces also encountered difficulties in the face of the trenches dug by the Catalan army and the well-built fortifications.

Trenches were initially invented by the British during the Crimean War, but they were used on a large scale until World War I, and the Catalan army now knows how to dig trenches, thanks to Alfonso's teachings.

It's just that Alfonso only knows a little, and he doesn't know exactly how to operate it, so the trenches in Catalan are still simple straight rather than the better "Z" shape, and the trenches lack cat ear holes, ammunition depots, toilets and other facilities, and they are not fixed with stones, bricks and other items, which are very rudimentary.

Even so, the combination of machine guns and trenches was a terrible nightmare for the attackers, and it was okay to charge and be prepared for a large number of dead men.

Over the past few weeks, government forces have learned to dig trenches and, in turn, how to deal with them, by slowing down, pulling artillery closer together and delivering cluster artillery strikes.

It is not an easy task to move the artillery around the battlefield and let the artillery charge bravely, and it is quite a test of the quality of the soldiers and the commander's ability to react on the spot. (Artillery Charge: Closes to a very close distance, not melee)

Even if you do, it will take a lot of time.

This is not surprising, if the trenches had been so easy to break through, trench warfare would not have prevailed in the First World War.

Overall, the Catalan front was gradually retreating, albeit slowly, giving plenty of time to the troops on the flanks.

Garcia pinned his main hopes on the flanks.

After all, the government army had done the same, digging a lot of trenches and building a lot of fortifications, and even if they lacked the aid of machine guns, it was not a wise choice to force a frontal charge.

The best way to do this is to attack the relatively weak flanks directly, and if the flanks are crushed, the government forces will have to retreat frontally.

The French Blue Corps took on this daunting task, heading northwest with the goal of capturing a small town called Alvanbra as a breach of government lines.

The reason why they were asked to carry out this task was because their morale was really high.

The time of training is not the most important thing, but the strong will is, especially in such battles where autonomy is high and far from the Supreme Commander.

The French, who felt that they had come to save the Spaniards, and with the prevalence of nationalism, their hearts were full of pride and honor, and they did not allow themselves to lose face at all, and they were determined to finish the battle beautifully.

On the opposite side of them, the Italian Green Legion was also marching on Alvanbra, and the government forces were also unwilling to pay too many casualties, so both sides invariably chose this unknown town.

Judging from their marching routes, there must be a battle between the two, and Italy had a relative advantage, because Alvanbra was under the control of government forces, and a small number of troops were stationed in it, and some simple fortifications were built.