MTL - Restart Spain-Chapter 17 Battle of Leon

July 1875

With the order of Alfonso, about 40,000 troops stationed in Leon and Andalusia launched an attack.

However, there are more than 60,000 rebels in the two places, and the influence of the church can be considered exhausted by these people.

July 5

The Army did not use heavy weapons such as cannons.

After all, they are Spaniards on Spanish soil. As a Spain with a population of only 16.5 million today, excessive internal consumption is not a wise choice.

Military observation groups from various countries also observe in the areas where they are stationed.

The Spanish army was not lining up to attack the rebels.

But spread out and move forward.

The Spanish Army, dressed in a dark blue military uniform and an oval helmet, moved forward slowly like a slowly rising black tide.

This move made the observation groups of various countries a little puzzled. In the Franco-Prussian War a few years ago, although the soldiers on both sides were already good enough in weapons,

However, the traditional war mentality still makes the two sides line up in a neat line to be shot.

In front of the Spanish Army, a large phalanx of tens of thousands of people is slowly advancing.

"Everyone, go to their respective combat positions. The machine gunners have set up their machine guns and are ready to meet the enemy."

Not far from the direction of Spain's advance, is a trench that has already been dug.

All the army soldiers quickly set up their rifles inside the trenches, and the machine gunner extended the black hole through the muzzle of the machine gun.

On the other hand, the rebels on the opposite side, a few cannons, which were better than nothing, were bombarding the army position one by one.

Of course, the cannon had no effect on most soldiers, but there were still a few unlucky people who were patronized by the goddess of luck.

Some of the soldiers who were hit lay directly on the ground, motionless, while some survived, and were transported to the rear during the rapid transfer of their comrades.

And as the footsteps of tens of thousands of people got closer and closer, until they could already see their figures, and then the footsteps were deafening, and the enemy was already very clear within the visual range.

Although the rebel commander Mata was a little puzzled, the limitations of the times and his low military literacy prevented him from ordering the army to stop.

The rebels continued to advance, they had come within the range of their rifles, but the Spanish army commander did not order to open fire.

He was waiting, waiting for the rebels to enter the maximum range of machine gun damage.

Finally, the rebels' footsteps had stopped about 400 meters away from the trenches, and they were a little overwhelmed by the heads leaking out in front of them.

In the past, they were shooting at each other, but now one of them is hiding, which really makes them feel unable to adapt.

But before they could react, they followed the order of the Spanish army officer.

"Fire!" The commander's saber slashed downwards.

"Da da da da da da da da..."

The machine gunner began to control the Maxim 1875 machine gun and began to shoot frantically.

The accuracy of machine guns is not high, but when a row of people is standing in front of them neatly, they don't even move.

The machine gunners gave up the idea of ​​burst fire and quickly shot at the rebels.

The infantry also pulled the Vielli 1875 rifle in their hands and started firing.

The prototype of the Vieri 1875 rifle is the Mosin Nagant rifle. The biggest feature of this rifle is the drop-like sound of gunfire and extremely high accuracy.

During World War II, the glorious female sniper of the Soviet Union, Katyusha's sister, and the character of the famous third-person shooting game - Natasha.

This is the rifle and scope used.

Under the control of these veterans, the 5-round ammo capacity was instantly finished.

What? you say aim? The enemies are standing in rows, and it's over to hit the front!

If you can't hit the front, someone will always make up for it, and you will never waste a bullet.

The rebels were like wheat overwhelmed by the wind, falling down row by row.

Luckily, the wounded rebels lay on the ground and wailed. Those who were shot by the gunmen were better, but it was difficult for the rebels who were hit by machine guns to leave a whole body.

Unlike in the movie, being hit by a machine gun in the real world is a big hole, and it is basically impossible to save life.

The soldiers on the front line of the rebel army were instantly defeated, and countless people who were scared out of their courage rushed to their own side with a frantic cry.

When the rebel leader saw this scene, he immediately scolded him. He couldn't believe that his army had been defeated at the moment of confrontation.

And also shocked and stunned are the military tide watch groups of various countries. Spain's fighting methods have gone beyond what they have learned in the past.

"Charge!" The Spanish army commander charged forward with a saber.

"Come on!" Then the soldiers launched a collective charge, and the army soldiers raised their guns and fired while running, constantly killing.

"Order the cavalry to charge! Quick!" Mata ordered, the Spanish army rushing in with a loose face-lift was the best target for the cavalry to kill in his eyes.

The few cavalry in the rebel camp began to mobilize, the camp aimed at the charging army, and the horses began to accelerate.

The rebels have cavalry thanks to the abundance of war horses in Andalusia, but it is impossible to have too many in a hurry.

At the same time that the rebel cavalry was mobilized, Arsenio also ordered the soldiers to retreat to the trenches.

"Di Di Di!" The retreating horn sounded, and the charging army immediately turned around and quickly ran back to the original trench combat position.

Just as they were getting ready, the cavalry rushing over from the opposite side charged towards the army position with great momentum.

The machine gunners started to fire, and the cavalry recreated the scene of harvesting wheat. If the rebel infantry just lined up to die, then the current cavalry is anxious to die.

During the First World War, the French and British cavalry bravely charged towards the German positions,

And the Germans used the Maxim machine gun to make their bravery come true and turned them into heroic souls.

The movie "War Horse" starring Rocky in the 21st century is a good interpretation of this scene.

The cavalry was also defeated, and the Spanish army launched a full-scale charge. Although hiding in the trenches could avoid casualties, it could not defeat the enemy after all.

The only way to defeat the enemy is to completely defeat the enemy, and this will inevitably lead to casualties. War is cruel, and no matter how big the victory, there will be casualties.

And it's totally worth it to get rid of the long-term dull pain in the body with a single sting.

The rebels collapsed, screaming and fleeing the rebels began to run towards the rear.

The army soldiers were chasing, the rebels were fleeing, and the directions of the armies on both sides were surprisingly agreed.

This large-scale battle of more than 100,000 people has come to an end in less than a day.

At the same time, it also greatly shocked the military observation groups of various countries present. All of them knew that the form of world war had completely changed from today.

Because they replaced the position of the rebel army with the national army, but they were horrified to find that the ending would not be too different.

It's not a failure of will to fight, it's a complete tactical failure. Persistence for longer will only increase the casualties.

(Someone asked me why I didn't get the Germans to train the troops. It's 1875, and the Germans themselves are lining up to be shot, so they can't teach Spain how to play modern tactics.)

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