Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 177

(Sorry, the update is late. Xiaoyu's exam is finally over today, which also means that this semester is on holiday, and many students will go home tomorrow, so everyone went out to have a meal and drink some wine tonight, so I was late Sorry for the update time!)

"Frank, how is the morale of the army?" Arthur Wellesley asked. What he is most concerned about now is whether the morale of the British army has been greatly affected because of the defeat in the last battle. Compared with the French army, the British army is at a disadvantage. If the morale is further damaged, then this battle may not be fought.

"It's not bad, it doesn't seem to have much impact. But there are some minor problems. Those soldiers seem to be a bit out of tune with our previous soldiers, but they are still obeying orders." Frank replied.

"This is already very good. I was worried that people from both sides would fight? I don't know what those idiots in the military are doing, but they actually sent 40,000 Scots here." Arthur Wellesley said incredulously . The Scots and the English have always been at odds, and they have always been in constant conflict with each other, but it is undeniable that they are a group of good soldiers, brave and good at fighting, but the only drawback is that they have a bad temper.

"40,000 Scottish troops are not a small number. If they were left in Scotland, many of them would probably not be able to sleep well, so they were sent to us." Frank said with a sigh.

"But they are not bad, at least I have nothing to say about their combat effectiveness." Arthur Wellesley couldn't help sighing. During this period of time, he was full of ambition. With the addition of 40,000 reinforcements, his confidence has also increased a lot. Although there is still some gap compared with the French army, they are not fighting on two fronts like the French army. The French army not only To fight against them, and at the same time beware of Castagnos, there are not many French troops that the British army has to face alone. In addition, nearly 200 cannons came with this batch of reinforcements. Arthur Wellesley's cannons were all lost before. Now that he has these, he is more confident, although he knows the power of the French cannons To be greater than one's own side, but one's own has a numerical advantage.

"Is Castagnos ready? Are you sure about the time for the final attack?" Arthur Wellesley asked. He had always wanted to take revenge, but now that he had the strength to support him, he asked. I don't want to wait any longer.

"Today is already the 21st. According to our agreement, Castagnos is estimated to have begun to march now, and the striker has probably begun to enter the Iberian Mountains." Frank replied.

"Well, let the troops know that they will march in the afternoon and prepare for a decisive battle with those damned Frenchmen." Arthur Wellesley said bitterly, he couldn't wait any longer.

In this way, under the command of Arthur Wellesley, more than 40,000 British troops embarked on the journey.

On the afternoon of the 21st, the British army entered Logroño, less than 70 kilometers away from Tudela, where the French cavalry corps was stationed.

As soon as the British army and the Spanish rebel army started to move, all kinds of information piled up on Xiao Jie's desk like snowflakes. From these information, Xiao Jie knew that the opponent was about to start attacking, and it was still the same as last time, adopting a two-sided attacking posture.

The French army's combat conference was also held immediately, and all the top generals of the French army's regiments who were still in Zaragoza attended the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Eck introduced the current situation of the two sides as usual: "I just got the news that Arthur Wellesley has left Victoria with 40,000 British troops and has now occupied Logroño. It looks like they are going to go south to fight us. Similarly, in the southwest direction, Castagnos also led nearly 100,000 rebel troops to attack us, trying to flank us with the British. Our army is currently mainly distributed in Sa Lagosa, in addition, the Cavalry Corps is now stationed in Tudela, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division is stationed in Tarazona, the 2nd Regiment is in Soria, and the 4th Regiment is in Calatayo and Medinace Lee, the rest are in Zaragoza."

There was no need for everyone to speak and discuss, because time was too late, Xiao Jie stood up directly and said: "Because of time constraints, I will now issue combat orders: now our army is facing two sides of the British army and the Spanish chaos. Distribute the troops evenly first, we must first defeat one side, and then go back and pack up the other side. Based on the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the British army and the Spanish chaos army and a series of other factors, I decided to defeat Arthur Wellesley's army first. The British army is taking down Castagnos. Therefore, when we fight Arthur Wellesley, we must stop the Castagnos army in the Iberian Mountains. Therefore, I will do as follows Arrangement: The whole regiment of the 4th regiment is going to Medinaceli, and it is necessary to stop the Castagnos army here. The 5th regiment is defending Calatayu and is ready to support the 4th regiment at any time. With the superior Geographical conditions, I think it should be able to complete the task. Now deploy the decisive battle with Arthur Wellesley, since the British army has now captured Logrodio, then they will not divide their troops to cross the Iberian Mountains. Therefore, the 2nd Regiment stationed in Soria left a battalion just in case, and all the rest went to Tarazona. The 1st Regiment originally stationed in Tarazona Kaifeng Tudela, prepared to block the British The offensive of the army. The cavalry corps stationed in Tudela first withdrew from Tudela and actively looked for fighters in the field. The cavalry is used to destroy the enemy, not to defend the city. The 3rd regiment, 6th regiment, 7th regiment, 8th regiment The Regiment, Artillery Regiment, Cavalry Regiment and the units directly under the Legion are preparing immediately. They will go to Tudela tomorrow morning to prepare for a decisive battle with the British army. Remember, this battle is our most critical battle, and it is related to whether we can win Spain stands. France must win!"

"France must win! The 88th Army must win!" All regiment-level cadres of the 88th Army roared. The 88th Army had never been defeated, and they believed that it would not be defeated this time either.

"His Royal Highness, you seem to have forgotten about our imperial guards?" Bessiere was immediately dissatisfied when he saw that Xiao Jie's deployment did not include his own troops.

"Marshal Bessières, don't you see that the Imperial Guard has fought so many vicious battles? So I am going to use this time to give the Imperial Guard a good rest." Xiao Jie explained. In fact, it's not that he didn't have the idea of ​​attacking the Imperial Guard, but the casualties of the Imperial Guard are too heavy now. Although the enemies who died in his hands were many times their own casualties, there are only more than 2,000 people left in the Imperial Guard now. , only a little over 40% of the original, and this time it was a fierce battle, and the Imperial Guard was Napoleon's most beloved unit. This time, I didn't plan to let the Imperial Guard also play.

"This is impossible. After resting for so many days, my troops are in very good condition and can participate in the battle." Besière refused.

"This. Marshal, you see that all my other troops have been dispatched, and there is no one to defend Zaragoza, so this big responsibility falls on your shoulders. Zaragoza is ours. Fundamentally, our large amount of supplies are concentrated here, there is no room for loss, and please be sure to guard this place.” As a last resort, Xiao Jie had no choice but to use the excuse of guarding the lair to tie up Bessières.

Bessière also understood what Xiao Jie meant, so he sighed and said nothing.

On the 22nd, Xiao Jie led the army to leave Zaragoza and headed for Tudela, preparing for a decisive battle with the British army.

At the same time, the British army also rushed towards Tudela. Along the way, Arthur Wellesley's army basically encountered no resistance from Calahorra in the upper reaches of Tudela, only to encounter harassment from the cavalry corps. didn't stop.

"General, it seems that their cavalry regiment gave up stationing in Tudela and took the initiative to go out of the city to fight us." Frank said.

Arthur Wellesley shook his head and said: "I don't think so. What we encountered was only a small group of cavalry. Most of them were harassing. They must be trying to delay our time. It seems that they are not ready yet. Our When the opportunity came, I ordered to strengthen the **** of the supply troops, and the whole army marched towards Tudela, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and captured there in one fell swoop." Arthur Wellesley ordered decisively.

Arthur Wellesley's order made Lieutenant General Petrescu, who had just become the commander of the Cavalry Legion, a little depressed. He just took over the position of regiment commander, so he naturally wanted to make meritorious deeds to suppress opposition His people are gone. When Xiao Jie ordered him to leave Tudela and take the initiative to look for a fighter, he realized that his opportunity had come. In field battles, infantry had never been the opponent of cavalry. But Arthur Wellesley was an exception. He noticed the threat of enemy cavalry~www.mtlnovel.com~Because what they lacked most was cavalry, so Arthur Wellesley also took extra precautions against cavalry raids. The British army, like a hedgehog, made it impossible for Petrescu to say anything. Now, the opponent has even protected the supply troops, which makes him have no chance to attack. It made him very depressed, but he was not discouraged. He tried his best to find the flaws of Arthur Wellesley, trying to give him the most fatal blow.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the 22nd, Arthur Wellesley led the army to a place 6 kilometers away from Tudela. From the telescope, he observed that the city of Tudela had now changed its defense (the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the 88th Army was at On the evening of the 21st, he entered Tudela to take over the cavalry corps to defend here), which made him a little regretful, but he was alert and noticed that there were not many French troops stationed here, and he still had a chance.

"Frank, organize a tentative attack. I want to observe the enemy's situation." Arthur Wellesley ordered.

Frank obeyed the order and went to arrange. After a while, a regiment of British troops formed an offensive formation and attacked Tudela under the order of the officer. At the same time, they were accompanied by traditional Scottish bagpipers. , They followed behind the troops, playing bagpipes, inspiring the troops to march forward bravely.

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