Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Battle of the Italian and French Volunteers
Reuben's uprising dealt a heavy blow to the government forces, and the Catalan army took the opportunity to leave the trenches and make a massive charge.
In the face of the enemy's fierce attack, there were serious problems in the armament and organization of the government troops, and there were no ammunition and no one to defend in many places, and a huge hole was torn open in an instant.
The officers tried their best to organize the defense, but with the chaos in the rear, it was difficult for them to make any decent counterattacks.
It was not long before the Catalan army recaptured the previously captured stronghold, and advanced an additional considerable distance, with little resistance in the process.
This also means that the top brass of the government army knows that it is not wise to launch an attack in the context of turmoil in the rear, and it is better to retreat before planning.
In the headquarters, Diego was furious: "I'm going to arrest those guys back and kill them!" ”
I can't help but be angry, the situation of the government army is not very good, but it is also the overall advantage, and everything is ruined at this time.
Losing 1,000 people is not a big problem, but losing more than 2,000 shells is a big problem, not to mention the huge amount of bullets and grenades.
"The matter has come to this, of course the traitor must be punished, but it is still necessary to focus on the present." The adjutant persuaded.
"......" Diego didn't want to speak, even he already felt that the government army couldn't win, he sighed and said in frustration: "Let all the troops hold on first, call all the generals here, and then we will re-plan the plan." ”
He has a somewhat negative attitude, no matter what the specific reason, the army under his command defects, that is the responsibility of him, the supreme commander, and he will definitely be held accountable after losing the war.
The only hope was for the Italian troops on the flanks, and if they managed to break through, then there was still a chance for this war.
The Green Legion in the distance did not yet know what was happening on the frontal battlefield, nor did they know that they were suddenly pinned on high hopes by Diego.
They had their own troubles to deal with at this time, and last night the French sent a regiment along the river for a long time, and finally moved away from the main Italian forces.
Since the Italians were unfamiliar with the terrain and unpopular with the people, they did not know about it until the other side crossed the river.
Of course, some villagers on the other side of the river found out, but they didn't see it, and no one reported it.
As a last resort, the Green Corps could only rush to that side, and on the other side of the river, the main forces of the French were also operating with them.
They knew that there was little hope, that regiment must have crossed the river, and with the fighting power of Italy, it was almost impossible to eat it in a short time.
During this time, the rest of the French could calmly cross the river, and what followed was bound to be a hard-fought battle.
Baptiste rode a tall Andalusian horse and followed the large army in the army.
He didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he was ready to cross the river in a few days.
He planned to divide several regiments to build bridges in different places, and for this purpose he also sent heralds to transfer building materials to the headquarters.
As a result, the first one succeeded, and it can only be said that the Italian army was really negligent in defense.
As for whether he could win the larger Italian army later, Baptiste was not worried at all.
He had previously served in Italy, had been the commander of the Roman garrison, and had fought them more than once, repelling enemy attacks with inferior forces on several occasions, and that was with the Papal States army towing oil bottles.
Baptiste was clear about their fighting power. If you want him to say, it is really a shame for the Europeans who are full of martial virtues.
In the evening, both sides rushed to the location of the 1st Regiment of Provence of the Blue Corps.
The Italian troops immediately launched a siege and fired shells from a distance in an attempt to try their luck at blowing up the pontoon bridge.
Their luck was obviously not good, and only two of them were brushed to the edge, causing a slight breakage but not affecting their use.
As for the siege, more than 20,000 people fought more than 2,000 people, and they fought back and forth, without pleasing at all.
With a psychological disadvantage and a disadvantage in combat power, the French seem to have turned into man-eating demons.
Witnessing the rapid death and wounding of the charging comrades in the face of Xia Saibo's ferocious firepower, they all began to hesitate one by one, not daring to continue to go up and play with the French.
The officers gave the order to charge several times, but the soldiers remained far away as if they had not heard, occasionally firing two shots and paddling the water.
When asked, he said that the sound of artillery fire was too loud to hear, and when he couldn't dodge, he symbolically rushed two steps and retreated, or simply admitted that he didn't dare to go up, and openly disobeyed the military order.
The officers shot a few at once, but soon they found that they could not be killed at all, and there were more and more people who were afraid of the war, and they wanted to call the soldiers cowards, but sadly found that they understood and sympathized with these timid soldiers, because their hearts were also haunted by fear.
Why did the Italians fight this war that had nothing to do with them, and why did they shed blood on Spanish soil...... For a meager salary or the ambitions of the King of Sardinia?
This is a question that has been pondered from top to bottom in the military.
And an army that has lost the will to fight will not be able to fight.
However, not everyone did not want to fight, and some officers began to promote war on a large scale, and rectified military discipline by shooting, speaking, and taking the lead in charging.
It is a pity that the French did not leave them much time, more and more troops crossed the river, and the 1st Regiment of Provence, which had the support to not only stabilize the front, but also try to launch an active offensive.
Even if they are always at a disadvantage in numbers, the gap in combat power between Italy and France is so big.
The Green Legion higher-ups knew they couldn't fight like this anymore, as they would quickly break up and fall into a one-sided slaughter.
In terms of field warfare, the Italians were no match for the French.
They had to rely on the town's fortifications and fixed batteries.
In this way, the green army fought and retreated, and the blue army pursued all the way, forming a spectacle of the side with fewer people chasing the side with more people.
The Italian army also sent another person to the headquarters to ask for support, but there was a high probability that there would be no support, and even if there were, it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.