Chapter 1277 Real Madrid vs. Barcelona (Part 2)

Chapter 1277 Real Madrid vs. Barcelona (Part 2)

In fact, Benedek's worries were correct. The strategy of attacking from both sides was indeed very risky. Let's not talk about the risk of going around, even if it was successful at this time.

After discovering that their retreat was cut off, Gelton's troops were no longer panicked. The desperate situation of a desperate battle gave them the courage to continue fighting.

Gelton had 20,000 people in his hands. If they really fought to the death, the Austrian Empire might not be able to get any advantage, at least the price they paid would be much greater than expected.

According to Gabrenz's experience, as long as they went around the opponent's side and launched a surprise attack, the opponent would fall into chaos.

But this time it was a little different, because the Austrian Empire had almost no cavalry stationed in Spain due to the special terrain of Spain.

And most of the cavalry recruited from Spain lacked training, and the war horses they rode were not suitable for surprise attacks.

The effect of infantry surprise attacks was much worse, and even at this time they could not be used at all.

When encountering difficult opponents or troops that remained calm in danger, the Austrian Empire's army usually considered using rockets to clean up the situation.

However, the Spanish recruits on the opposite side were not primitive tribes or troops with strict military discipline. These people had rich experience in guerrilla warfare and began to look for cover as soon as they found themselves being attacked from both sides.

A rocket shell was fired, and mud and gravel flew everywhere, the ground shook, people shouted and horses neighed, and the battlefield was filled with smoke and looked very spectacular.

However, when the Barcelona Corps led by Gabrentz advanced forward, it was defeated by cold guns shot from all directions.

Gelton's prediction was correct, and the situation of the Barcelona Corps was not much better than his.

Since they were recruited temporarily, in order to enhance the soldiers' organization, discipline, obedience, and collective consciousness in a short period of time, and to improve the soldiers and even the army's mental outlook.

Franz adopted a queue training similar to the Prussians. After all, gun skills and fighting cannot be practiced in a few days or weeks.

Of course, a few geniuses are excluded. In this era, it only takes a few weeks for soldiers to master basic shooting skills, but it usually takes months or even years to practice good gun skills.

The so-called basic shooting skills in this era are just to shoot the bullets. Anyway, there are people on the opposite side, and you can always hit one or two.

In addition, due to the rapid march, some grassroots organizations have been messed up. Fortunately, the morale of the soldiers of the Barcelona Legion is high, but unfortunately, the line infantry tactics are outdated.

It’s okay to deal with the landlords and nobles’ armed forces at ordinary times, but once you encounter an enemy with a strong will to fight, you will be a target.

The soldiers are in high spirits, but it doesn’t mean they are not afraid of death. The Spaniards are somewhat disgusted with the line infantry tactics, after all, it was used by the French who invaded the Iberian Peninsula.

And it was they who drove the French who lined up in a queue out of Spain, and the army of the Austrian Empire did not use the line infantry tactics.

This made them more suspicious of the correctness of this tactic, and the unfavorable situation quickly turned suspicion into fear. As a result, a rout was inevitable.

Fighting and retreating turned into a desperate run.

Gabrentz’s choice was very problematic. The elite should have been used to take the back road, and the high-spirited recruits were more suitable for defending the city.

But he failed to completely convince Benedek, so he had to take a step back and use the newly formed Barcelona Corps.

New soldiers are new soldiers. When the signs of defeat just appeared, Gabrenz began to remedy the situation, but he was still a step too slow. The situation had already become so that he could only withdraw the troops first.

At this time, Gelton instinctively sensed the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. As long as he chased these defeated soldiers all the way, he might be able to fight his way out.     "Charge! Everyone, charge! The Austrians are finished!"

Gelton shouted hoarsely.

However, the battlefield was too large and too chaotic, and his orders could not be correctly transmitted to every corner of the battlefield.

A small number of people launched a charge, while most people still hid behind the bunkers and were glad that they had repelled the first round of Austrian attacks.

As a result, these soldiers who followed the order to charge became isolated troops. As the saying goes, the first bird to come out will be shot. Under the focus of the Barcelona Corps, they soon suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat.

In addition, some soldiers of the Spanish government army also launched a charge in the wrong direction. They rushed to the city of Barcelona, ​​which was guarded by the elite troops of the Austrian Empire.

The result is naturally imaginable. The gap between the two sides is too large, and the battlefield is completely a one-sided massacre. However, this wave of charge disrupted Benedek's deployment, making him feel that the other party might be luring him to pursue.

Benedek, who was cautious by nature, gave up the strategy of continuing to attack from both sides with Gabrenz, and chose to hold on and wait for the enemy to collapse.

After all, the fight of trapped beasts is the most dangerous. If the elite of the Austrian Empire and the Spanish militia were really exchanged, he would definitely not be willing, so now in Benedek's eyes, it is not a wise move to force an attack.

According to his thinking, the retreat of the Spanish government army has been cut off anyway, and their will to resist will naturally collapse as long as they spend a few more days.

So Benedek asked the messenger to fire a signal flare to notify Gabrenz to stay in place and cooperate with the action.

Gabrentz was very annoyed at this time. If it weren't for the opponent's ineffective command system and weak fighting will, the small-scale rout just now would have very likely turned into an unstoppable defeat.

Benedek not only failed to cooperate with him in implementing the two-pronged attack strategy, but now he asked him to stay in place and wait for the enemy to collapse. Gabrentz really wanted to beat this coward.

However, he also knew that he had underestimated the Spaniards before, and he was not sure that he could annihilate the Spanish army in one fell swoop.

As for the Spanish government army, it was found that the Austrian troops on both sides stopped attacking and turned to harassment with long-range firepower. Gelton breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the Austrians would rush over regardless of anything.

Then he would not even have the opportunity to gather the troops. However, the situation of the Spanish government army was not optimistic at this time. A large number of low-level officers died in the previous battle. Now the organization of the army was very chaotic. Gelton was sure that as soon as night came, the army would collapse.

But Gelton didn't care, because he was also ready to escape under the cover of night.

To be honest, Gelton had never thought about leading these 20,000 people to turn defeat into victory or to hold on and wait for help to make a breakthrough in the center.

The purpose of this battle was a surprise attack, so the moment the Austrians discovered him, the battle failed.

The Austrian Empire's military strength and firepower far exceeded the size of the Spanish government army's intelligence, and the Austrians seemed to have been prepared.

Gerton even suspected that there were spies in the Spanish government army, otherwise how could he be surrounded just after he came out after secretly marching in the mountains?

In addition, the intelligence said that the rebels were everywhere in the occupied areas of the Austrian Empire. Even if the Austrians knew in advance that they were going to launch a surprise attack, they would not be able to withdraw so many troops.

Unless they wanted to give up all their previous efforts.