Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 229

(Chapter 2 is here! Take a shower, sleep, and have class tomorrow)

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon on January 29, the three warships moored in Barcelona began to sail after preparations, and it was predicted that they would reach Perpignan at 10 o'clock in the evening. Since it was night, it might have a great impact on their design, so Xiao Jie approved that they could stay in the open sea for one night, and then start shelling the next morning.

Two o'clock in the afternoon is also the time for a reversal on the battlefield. In Aldos, after a long street battle, the 2nd Battalion lost most of its positions, and now it has been compressed into a small area to the south of the village. In order to reduce losses, the French army is constantly shelling this area.

Outside the city of Figueres, the 3rd French Cavalry Regiment was unable to attack for a long time, and instead suffered heavy losses. However, the combat objective had been basically achieved, so the commander of the 3rd Regiment ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Bañolas, the 5th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Division of the 88th Army, is only 26 kilometers away from Figueres. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, they had already appeared 3 kilometers northwest of Figueres. Originally, they planned to directly reinforce the 3rd Infantry Regiment, but they received a new combat order from the division in time, asking them to rush to the place between Figueres and Ardos to intercept the French cavalry. So, by two o'clock in the afternoon, they had built a simple line of defense 6 kilometers north of Figueres. Waiting for the arrival of the French cavalry.

In addition, the 2nd Division Cavalry Regiment is also in the process of rushing over. They are now only more than 20 kilometers away from Figueres. This distance will take less than half an hour for them. The cavalry launched a flanking attack, and they were defeated.

The two cavalry regiments of the 8th Infantry Regiment and the Cavalry Corps stationed in Ripore were responsible for going to Ardous to block possible reinforcements of the French army and rescue the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment. They are expected to arrive at their destination around 3pm. As for the Artillery Regiment, since they are going to set off from Barcelona, ​​it will probably be tomorrow night when they arrive. They have no hope of participating in this battle. Their arrival is more of a deterrent force, forcing the French army Dare to launch a new attack.

At 2:30 in the afternoon, the French cavalry unit preparing to return to France was stopped by the 5th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Iraqi Army. At this time, the 5th regiment was waiting for work, while the 3rd regiment of the French army was an exhausted army after a series of battles, with a total number of only about 1,700 people left. After encountering the interception of the Iraqi army, the head of the French army knew that things were getting worse, and it might be difficult for them to return to France. Moreover, he believes that the troops used by the Iraqi army are definitely not limited to the infantry regiment in front of him. There are definitely more troops coming one after another. The hope of going to France is getting smaller and smaller.

Therefore, he ordered the whole regiment to launch a fierce attack on the Iraqi army positions. But it was not as easy as when they faced the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment in the morning. Although they were very brave, the Iraqi army's roaring heavy machine guns and mortars became their nightmare. The cross firepower of the 5th regiment consisting of a total of 27 heavy machine guns became an insurmountable moat for the French army. No matter how violently they launched an attack, they were all beaten back.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the 2nd Division Cavalry Regiment arrived, and they launched a fierce attack on the French Cavalry Regiment from the south. The army was defeated like a mountain, and the French army was quickly defeated. All the people were running for their lives, but only a very small number of people really escaped. The others either became prisoners of the Iraqi army or turned into cold corpses . The head and deputy head of the French cavalry regiment have all become prisoners, and the chief of staff has already died in battle.

Almost at the same time, two regiments of the Iraqi Cavalry Corps also appeared on the outskirts of Aldos. At this time, the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Regiment could no longer support it. Squeezed into a very narrow area, there is a possibility of being wiped out at any time. But they also stubbornly caused huge casualties to their enemies. The attacking 9th Infantry Regiment of the 11th Army of the French Army has paid the price of nearly a thousand people so far.

The attack of the two regiments of the Cavalry Corps also launched very quickly. They completely caught the French 9th Infantry Regiment by surprise. Before they could react, the cavalry of the two regiments of the Iraqi Army broke through their line of defense. . It is very dangerous to be approached by the cavalry. At this time, the rifle in the infantry's hands is completely a fire stick, and it is not at all an opponent of the cavalry holding a shining saber. Under the attack of two cavalry regiments, the French 9th regiment quickly collapsed. They abandoned their positions and fled frantically to the north. But how can a human's two legs run faster than a four-legged horse, so their ending is also very tragic. As if to vent their anger, the soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment of the French Army, except those who surrendered quickly, and those who hesitated a little were all beheaded. But only a very few very lucky people escaped the pursuit of the Iraqi cavalry and returned to France. In fact, a big reason was Xiao Jie's order not to cross the border, which forced the Iraqi cavalry to stop their pursuit.

It was too late when Murat found out that his troops had been wiped out. Although he sent two cavalry regiments to rescue, what awaited them was the angry bullets and shells of the Iraqi 8th Infantry Regiment. Facing the tight defense of two cavalry regiments and one infantry regiment of the Iraqi army, and there may be more troops coming, Murat finally suppressed his anger and stopped the attack. He knew that a conflict of this scale should be within Napoleon's tolerance. If he desperately ordered his Cavalry Corps and Savary's 11th Corps to attack, it would be fine if he won. If it fails, Napoleon may not let him go. And after the Iraqi army has prepared, the possibility of them wanting to win is very small.

At 8 o'clock in the morning on January 30, three warships of the Iberian Navy bombarded Perpignan for half an hour, blowing Murat's headquarters into ruins. Fortunately Murat was still at the border, otherwise he would have gone to see God. The headquarters was bombed, Murat was very angry, and just wanted to retaliate, but at this time, the Iraqi army had gathered two infantry regiments and three cavalry regiments at the border. There is also an artillery regiment on the way, and he will not take advantage of the attack at this time. So Murat had to hold back again.

On the evening of the 29th, after learning that the border battle had been won, Xiao Jie spent a warm night with Angel in a happy mood. In the early morning of the second day, he devoted himself to intense work. With an angry expression on his face, he summoned the French foreign minister, Compagny. Although Iberia won yesterday's conflict, the 3rd Infantry Regiment suffered 50% casualties and was completely disabled, which made him very distressed.

"Your Excellency Campbell, at 9 o'clock in the morning yesterday, your army launched a surprise attack on our army. Although it was finally repelled by our army, it caused serious casualties to our army. Is it my dear uncle Napoleon? His Majesty Emperor Lun is going to declare war on me. I need a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will think that this is your country's undeclared war, and our two countries will enter a state of war from now on." Xiao Jie roared angrily road.

"Ah? How could this be? His Royal Highness Prince Andresi. Did you make a mistake?" Compani asked with a face full of shock. When he received the news that Xiao Jie wanted to summon him this morning, he wondered if Xiao Jie wanted to thank him for attending his wedding on behalf of Napoleon, but he didn't expect that it would be the news that the two armies had started a fierce battle. Poor man! Still completely in the dark.

"My 3rd Infantry Regiment suffered 50% casualties. Is this false?" Xiao Jie angrily smashed a teacup to pieces.

Kampini was so scared that he quickly said: "Your Highness Andresi, I don't know about this matter at all! As you know, I have been in Madrid for many days, and this matter has nothing to do with me at all. ah!"

"Hmph! Who knows? Could it be that you deliberately arranged in advance and sent you to Madrid to attract our attention, while they launched a despicable attack." Xiao Jie stared angrily at Campini and asked.

"I want to swear to God, we absolutely did not have such an arrangement. Prince Murat must have made it his own." Compini quickly distanced himself from the relationship.

"That's the best. If I find out that you guys arranged it, then we just need to carry the war to the end." Xiao Jie said coldly.

Afterwards, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Campini immediately left Madrid and rushed back to Paris, he wanted to know what was going on. In the following days, France and Iberia once again fell into calm, but the clouds of war over the sky became thicker and thicker.

Napoleon knew the news on the morning of February 1, as he had not received the loss report, so he urgently ordered Murat to calm down and stop the conflict. At the same time, he also realized that this conflict must have something to do with Murat. On February 4th, Napoleon got the battle report and was very angry when he saw that an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment were wiped out. But he knew that if he acted too aggressively at this time, it would definitely trigger a full-scale war with Iberia, so he also suppressed his anger. He also expressed goodwill to Iberia, claiming that this conflict was definitely an accident, and he himself had absolutely no intention of going to war with Iberia. And suggested that France and Iberia negotiate to resolve this dispute.

Xiao Jie accepted Napoleon's kindness. The two sides set up an investigation team to investigate the cause of the conflict, but both the French army and the Iraqi army believed that the conflict was caused by the other party. In addition, the group of people who triggered the conflict were killed in the conflict. , so the investigation is bogged down, unable to determine who should bear the main responsibility for this conflict.

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