On the same night, Carol couldn't sleep at night at the Granada Legion's headquarters. So he simply got up from the bed and began to patrol the camp.

The Granada Legion, which once had 40,000 people, experienced a series of bloody battles, and then a local officer who refused to obey the order led the team away. Now the camp is only more than 10,000. Carol was determined to force them to stay, but after careful consideration, he found that it could not be done, so he had to let it go.

The remaining more than 10,000 people were actually not very peaceful. Just this afternoon, Carol also heard that some noble officers planned to take their people away because he heard that the Sixth Mixed Group of the East Coast people had left the Eagle Nest Fortress and headed south. This was probably not about boarding a ship to Spain to fight war. Everyone still believed the news from the Principal of Savoy. The situation in the Northern Italian Federation is quite stable. The Sixth Mixed Group of the East Coast people can be said to have freed up their hands and can completely land on the coast of Spain, putting greater pressure on Madrid.

By the way, it was not just the Sixth Mixed Regiment that was dispatched. Another number, the First Mixed Regiment, also appeared. This was the news that had just been heard during the day. This unit landed at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, and then marched northwards at a very fast pace, and captured the city of Seville in the southern city. As for where they were now, there were a lot of news and it was very chaotic. Some people said they went north to attack Madrid (the two cavalry companies of the First Mixed Regiment are still wandering north of Seville, confusing the enemy's sight), and they have seen them north of Seville, and some people said they went south, and they also swear to say that they had seen their marching teams.

The two news contradictory, which tests the commander's judgment ability. Carol carefully considered it and felt that it was unlikely to go north to attack Madrid, because the first mixed regiment had only a few thousand people. Even if an elite army went so far north, there would be any worry about the destruction of the entire army at any time. It was already the limit to attack Sevilla. If we go north, who will provide them with supplies?

Even if you are at the top of ten, you are invincible in the field, but the daily consumption is not a small amount. In order to raise food and grass, you have to divide your troops to search in the countryside, right? Sometimes, when you scatter more than a dozen teams, each with dozens of kilometers away, it is common not to raise enough food. After all, there are not warehouses that store a large amount of food everywhere. Most of the time, you still have to go deep into the countryside to collect it, which gives others a chance. If you can't eat up your 5,000 people, it is still possible to hit you a team of dozens of people who collect food and grass, or more than a hundred people. If you lose this a few times, the combat effectiveness of this army will be greatly weakened.

Furthermore, food and grass can be solved on the spot, what about ammunition? Well, gunpowder can be seized, but the quality is definitely not as good as the East Coast people's own, which will inevitably affect the power of the musket. Lead can only be seized, and it has to be smelted by itself, and then the soldiers use molds to make guns and bullets. The shells are more troublesome. The artillery of the East Coast people's artillery has a certain caliber, and the seized Spanish military shells may not be used together. Furthermore, even if there are many East-made artillery in the Spanish army and there are two East-made artillery production lines in China, there can be some shells of relevant specifications used together, but how many are there? The seizure of the spoils has never been a stable source!

Of course we cannot forget that the East Coast Army likes to use so-called special bombs that hit the ground. Carol has experienced the power of this shell in Gibraltar and is very powerful. But he also knows that this is a shell unique to the East Coast people. The First Mixed Regiment cannot obtain supplies in the hinterland of Spain. It can only be used one less. Unfortunately, the information sent is not clear enough. I don’t know if this shell was used in several battles of the regiment, which greatly limits the power of their artillery.

Therefore, based on the above factors, Carol judged that the First Mixed Regiment could not go north to attack Madrid. Their commander would not die if he had a trace of reason. He could only go south and try to get close to the coastline so that he could rush to the beach at critical moments and obtain extremely precious supplies.

With bayonets, you can't penetrate the entire peninsula!

"Where has the East Coast Army gone now?" Looking at the brightly lit camp, Carol, standing on a small hill, felt a little palpitations inexplicably: "They will not target my five or six thousand troops, right?"

Although the number of people is three times that of the East Coast people, after experiencing the baptism of fierce artillery fire, he no longer has any contempt. Three times the manpower and the quality is uneven. If he is in a field, he is really not an opponent. The only possible chance of winning is to use the terrain to ambush the first mixed regiment with ambushes with a terrain. This army should be quite arrogant (nonsense, otherwise he would not dare to go deep into the hinterland to attack Sevilla after landing), perhaps this can be used.

But the only problem now is where did the East Coast people go? If you don’t understand this, Carol will never be relieved. The Granada Legion is the only remaining mobile field troops in Andalusia and Granada. If it is destroyed, the East Coast people may be much more relaxed. In particular, they may use two mixed regiments of tens of thousands of troops to fight in the south, which is enough to occupy some towns, establish troop stations, and maintain logistics lines, which is very huge to improve their combat capabilities.

In fact, Carol's judgment is really accurate. He may not have heard of the term "battery endurance" in later generations, but what he thoughts were similar to this concept. Yes, the First Mixed Group spanned hundreds of miles in southern Spain. It seems to be majestic and arrogant, but its fatal weakness lies in its battery life. Its battery life is composed of food supply, drug supply, weapon supply, soldier supply and various other material supply. Many of them cannot be replenished in Spain, and it is less if you use a little. With the poor transportation conditions in Spain, they cannot carry a large amount of supplies when they land. Maybe they will consume it after a few battles, and then they must be replenished. Unless a forward advance station is established in the mainland of Spain, there is no solution.

Therefore, Carol judged that the First Mixed Group must be moving towards the coast, seeking to join another possible landing force, and only after they are fully supplied will they have the next step of action. To be honest, their current location is relatively close to the coastline. If the First Mixed Group moves towards Gibraltar, it is completely reasonable, then you must be careful and you cannot capsize the ship in the gutter.

Thinking of this, Carol felt a little as if he was carrying it. He immediately went down the hillside and inspected the camps. He had to remind the officers of each department to prepare for a big battle.

*******

Just as Carol was thinking about where the East Coast people went, Xiao Guang also summoned battalion commanders and staff officers from the First Mixed Regiment to discuss the battle with the Granada Legion.

This army is their biggest target on this trip. Since it is caught, it must be wiped out completely!

"Captain, during the period of time we went deep into the enemy's rear, we were unable to receive information from Jinghai County. We could only analyze according to the previous situation and the information found by the brothers of the reconnaissance platoon." The intelligence consultant pushed the glasses on his nose and said with a stern look: "There is no doubt that the Granada Legion retreated in Gibraltar. The brothers of the reconnaissance platoon could not get too close, so the number of troops in and out was large when estimating the number of enemy troops. I analyzed the data and concluded that the enemy was more than 20,000 and there were thousands of cavalrymen, which was an important threat."

"But fortunately, the mountain ranges and hills are currently crisscrossing in this area, which is not very conducive to the cavalry's performance. Therefore, if we make good use of the terrain, wait for work, and have a mindless calculation, we will have a greater chance of winning." The intelligence consultant continued: "It is also worth mentioning that the enemy's heavy weapons and other technical weapons should have a large loss in the offensive and defensive battle of Gibraltar, which is also a place where we can make a fuss. Our artillery did not fight much a few days ago and ammunition was sufficient, so we can give full play to our advantages in this area and give the enemy a head-on attack. The only thing that is worth worrying is that our gunpowder is insufficient, which is not conducive to long-term tug-of-war, and we must fight quickly."

"Well, the advice of Staff Jin is reasonable. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. As for war, the principle is to use your own strengths and attack the enemy's shortcomings. The strength of our army is that the firepower is fierce, the soldiers are well trained, and the weakness of the enemy is that the troops are negligent in training, the source is complex, and the artillery damage is too great. Therefore, using the terrain and leveraging the advantages of artillery may cause the enemy to be confused and shaken. Well, there is no problem with this principle. I agree. The following is to formulate a specific combat plan." Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang said: "Here I must remind you that Carol's Granada Legion must be taken! If this unit is defeated, our situation in southern Spain will be completely renewed."

In fact, there is one thing that Xiao Guang didn't tell everyone, that is, according to the previous agreement, Bai Chuanping's Sixth Mixed Group will likely land in the near future. The Granada Legion's fat piece of meat should not be picked up by the people of the Sixth Regiment. If it was not discovered before, it would be fine, since the enemy had been discovered, there would be no reason to let it escape.

Xiao Guang couldn't see the guys from the Sixth Mixed Group and didn't want them to steal the credit. Especially Bai Chuanping, who always liked to play with his old qualifications. In the future, the two regiments fought in southern Spain. According to the principle, Bai Chuanping must be commanding Xiao Guang, which made him very upset. If they were asked to steal the credit for the Granada Legion, how could he bear the favor of Xiao? How could he bear the love of the First Mixed Group?

Seeing that the regiment commanded the death order, the staff members did not dare to neglect them. They immediately got together and carefully studied the combat plan. The Granada Legion had a group of 20,000 people, and they would never make a meal!

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