To sum up the war in the West simply, it is to use artillery bombardment first to break up the enemy's formation, and then shoot them to see which side can't hold on first.
During this process, cavalry is used depending on the situation, either to defeat the enemy and expand the enemy's defeat; or it is used to chase the enemy when the enemy is defeated, and is rarely used to directly attack the enemy's formation. use.
The start of this war was not very exciting.
In the military formations on both sides, artillery was in position.
When Da Kongdai was watching the formation, suddenly, he heard the sound of "boom, boom, boom".
As soon as he heard the sound, he was immediately startled. He quickly turned around and saw smoke rising from the artillery position in the Spanish army formation, which was obviously the firing of artillery.
"What the hell?" At this sight, Dacondai was immediately angry. He was still so far away and opened fire. Will this Don Juan fight?
But at this moment, he heard the exclamations of his men.
"Wow……"
"my God……"
"This is such great luck!"
"..."
Hearing these voices, Dakundai turned back to look at his men, and then looked forward along their gazes.
I saw blood ditches in the palace army formation in the distance, and the formation was obviously in a lot of chaos.
"What's going on?" Dakondai was immediately puzzled. It was so far away that the iron bullet did not deviate, and it hit the phalanx with such a high hit rate. This luck was really rare!
However, after all, Kongdai was also an outstanding military general, and he did not believe in luck. Therefore, he immediately turned his head and looked towards the Spanish artillery position, trying to see clearly.
The French palace army was also dumbfounded. At first, they thought it was the Spanish's luck, and the officers shouted at their men to re-arrange themselves.
Turenne was the only one who was suspicious. Like Condé, he didn't believe in luck and immediately stared at the French artillery position, as if he wanted to get some clues.
Under their gaze, a deafening sound sounded once again from the Spanish artillery position.
"Boom boom boom..."
This time, without exception, the French palace army's phalanx was once again focused on fire.
Although not many people were killed or injured, the blow to morale was a bit big.
It can be said that both Grand Kongdai on the rebel side and Turena and others on the palace army were all dumbfounded.
They were not stupid, and they immediately understood that there was something strange about the Spanish artillery!
We absolutely cannot continue like this and just be bombarded by the Spanish.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Turena did not care about the distance. While ordering the artillery to return fire, he ordered the infantry formation to speed up immediately, shorten the distance with the Spanish army formation, and render the Spanish artillery useless.
However, when the military formation is marching, the speed cannot be increased too much, otherwise, the military formation will be chaotic, and when they line up to shoot, they will not be able to beat the neatly lined up square formation.
The French officers obviously understood this. After thirty years of war, they also had good military qualities. When they started to speed up, they didn't care whether the team was in chaos or not, they just moved forward. The plan was to regroup when the distance was about the same, which was considered a last resort.
Of course, the cavalry also began to maneuver, trying to create opportunities for the infantry or to cover the infantry.
When Tang Juan saw this scene, he couldn't help but sneer on his face. Then, he also ordered the infantry formation to advance, and the cavalry to support it.
The soldiers on the Spanish side naturally knew the advantage of the weapons in their hands. When they saw the French on the opposite side facing each other in panic, they were all full of confidence, and they were even more motivated to advance in unison.
Da Kongdai looked at all this and was a little dumbfounded. He keenly realized that he might be able to win this battle!
Therefore, he immediately ordered his men to cooperate with the Spanish side. Like a bad wolf, it is watching from the side. If there is an opportunity, it will pounce and bite the enemy to ensure victory in the war.
"Boom boom boom..."
Amid the rumble of artillery, the infantry formations of both sides got closer and closer.
Turenne in the rear waited for the French palace army coach to see that it was almost done, and quickly issued an order.
After receiving the order, the officers accompanying the team immediately shouted loudly and ordered their respective phalanxes to stop the entire team.
Among them, the most critical thing is the distance to stop the entire team. Either far or not close, just outside the enemy's effective range, and still have time to quickly complete the team.
But at this moment, the Spanish phalanx, under the order of the officer, began to aim in advance and prepare to fire.
Duke Walterai saw it through the telescope and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, this Don Juan is incompetent and cannot grasp the timing well. This war still has to be fought.
However, when Turena saw it, he immediately thought of the range and accuracy of Spanish artillery, and was immediately frightened.
Because he knew very well that if the Spanish muskets were the same as the artillery, and their range and accuracy were greatly improved, then the palace army would be regrouping at this time, and there would be heavy casualties.
Understanding this, he quickly shouted orders in an attempt to have the cavalry harass the Spanish phalanx.
However, at this moment, another voice sounded on the battlefield.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
Intensive gunshots rang out, and gunpowder smoke filled the air. At the same time as this, soldiers in the French palace army were seen with blood blisters on their bodies, and many people in the front row fell down at once.
Gunshots rang out continuously, and people on the French palace army fell one after another.
In the eyes of most people, this situation is as incredible as seeing God. How is it possible? Isn't God too partial to shoot so accurately even though he's so far away?
But Turena understood that what he was most worried about had happened. This battle is definitely lost.
So, he immediately ordered the military formations in the rear to stop advancing and retreat immediately.
Before this order could be passed on, the palace military formation in front collapsed. No one can accept this kind of passive fighting situation.
Although some Spaniards were shot during their counterattack, the casualty exchange ratio between the two sides was too great.
Maybe two people fell in the Spanish square, and ten people fell in the French palace army. Who has the courage to continue fighting in this battle, and it's not a robot!
Tang Juan definitely has some abilities, but he is just not as good as those famous generals. At this time, seeing the collapse of the French military formation, they immediately sent out cavalry to cover up the attack.
When Da Kongdai saw it, he didn't care about the Spanish guns and artillery. He immediately seized the opportunity to hunt down the palace army first.
Even if Turena took precautions in advance, there is a saying that defeats the enemy like a mountain!
Faced with the enemy's pursuit of victory, his military orders could not be passed on. Two armies were actually commanded by two other commanders and were not his direct subordinates.
This battle didn't come to an end until the evening.
The battlefield was littered with the corpses of French palace troops, most of whom had suffered fatal blows from behind.
The Spaniards were all smiling. They had never been so happy.
They couldn't remember the last time they defeated an enemy.
In this battle, the French palace army's infantry was almost completely lost. At least the troops in the surrounding areas were no longer able to compete with the Spanish and Grand Condé coalition forces.
The Spanish army took advantage of the victory to attack and advanced towards Paris.
Turenne was unable to deal with it for a while and had no choice but to retreat to Paris.
The French royal family was shocked after receiving the news. Louis XIV was still young, and Anna of Austria was a woman, not the type to lead troops in war. In the end, it was Mazarin who took action and began to ask for help from neighboring countries.
The details of the defeat of the French court army certainly did not spread quickly, but the news of the defeat spread extremely quickly. For a time, other countries in Europe were shocked.
In the eyes of most countries in Europe, Spain is already in decline and old! Suddenly, France, which had already shown its strength, was defeated. Is this a return to glory or a re-emergence?
Many countries are shocked and confused by this!
On the French side, after comprehensive consideration, Mazarin set his sights on Britain.
A few years earlier than in the original history, Mazarin expelled the British royalists, showed favor to Cromwell and asked for help.
Although Cromwell was at war with the Netherlands, he was more fighting for sea control. He was bent on expanding his international influence, and finally, just like in the original history, he agreed to Mazarin's request for help and sent 6,000 troops to help.
Of course, Cromwell didn't know the specific situation in Spain. Otherwise, he would be mentally ill and send his direct troops to France before he could figure out how to deal with the new guns and artillery.
But what he never expected was that the British infantry fleet encountered the Spanish navy on the French coastline.
As soon as the British fleet saw it, they launched an attack without hesitation to cover the infantry landing. In addition, the English Channel has always been the territory of Britain and France. Who does Spain belong to? Of course, they also want to attack.
As a result, this naval battle once again surprised everyone.
The Spanish naval fleet, with smoke rising from the air, faced the British fleet.
In this battle, Spain won a great victory, and the British fleet lost half of it, about ten battleships. This was the result of seeing steam paddle-wheel battleships, knowing that they could not defeat them, and escaping quickly.
Some of them fled to the British mainland, and some of the warships fled along the Seine River into France.
The Spanish navy was originally going to attack Paris along the Seine River, so it naturally followed them.
The war situation in France, whether on land or sea, was one-sided, and it shocked countless people.
Mazarin heard the news from the British and after learning the news about the Spanish Navy, he did not dare to stay in Paris any longer.
Just like that, as the French royal family evacuated Paris and fled to Versailles, the reasons why the Spanish were so powerful finally began to spread on the European continent.
