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In the combat room of the General Staff of the Imperial Army, the map hanging on the wall has been replaced with the map of the Kingdom of Spain. ∈♀ On the map, the dynamics of the Spanish Army, the British Army and the French Army were marked with pens of different colors. The Imperial Emperor Long Yufei stood in front of the map, frowned, and seemed very dissatisfied with the current situation.

General Sun Hao, Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Liu Zhongming, Minister of Operations, Prime Minister of Cabinet Lin Zihao, Foreign Minister Wei Yuan and General Luo Hongtao, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, stood beside Long Yufei without saying a word.

After a long time, Long Yufei took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, the Kingdom of Spain cannot perish! The Kingdom of Spain is a die-hard ally of the empire. Once Spain is destroyed, the situation in Europe is likely to have a chain reaction. Therefore, the Kingdom of Spain must be kept. Only in this way can the European battlefield continue to fight. Otherwise, our plan will not be realized!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! No matter what purpose the Spanish Kingdom will be saved!" said Cabinet Prime Minister Lin Zihao.

"Chief of General Staff, does the General Staff have any plans?" Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, Spain has asked the Imperial Navy to assist them in defending Barcelona. I have agreed. And I have given orders to the 1st Fleet. At present, the main force of the 1st Fleet is rushing to Barcelona. At that time, the 1st Fleet will use powerful naval guns to assist the Spanish Army. It is not realistic for the French to capture Barcelona." General Sun Hao, Chief of Staff, said.

Long Yufei nodded: "The battle between Valladolid and Barcelona is very important. It is related to the safety of the Spanish Kingdom. Can we take other ways to help the Spanish Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty. The 15th Army of the Imperial Army is only four days away from Spain. Originally, the 15th Army planned to land in southern Spain. The Operations Department suggested that the 15th Army land directly in Barcelona and cooperate with the Spanish Army to encircle and annihilate the French army attacking Barcelona. If these French troops can be wiped out in one fell swoop, then the situation in Spain may be stabilized and even reversed. In addition, we suggest that the 16th Army also needs to set off for the Kingdom of Spain as soon as possible!" said Lieutenant General Niu Liu Zhongming, Minister of Operations.

"Well! Since the Spanish cannot withstand the attacks of the British and French, then let's take action directly!" Long Yufei said. Although it was too early to get involved in the European war. This was not much benefit to the empire. However, the empire could not watch Spain perish, otherwise the empire would lose more.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, we will notify the Spanish side, let them stick to it, and cooperate with our plan!" said General Sun Hao, Chief of Staff.

"Well! But, tell the Spaniards that the empire's troops are also very tight at present. Therefore, we can only invest two armies to the Spanish battlefield at most, which is our limit. The rest of the troops have to rely on the Spanish themselves!" Long Yufei said. At this stage, the focus of the Imperial Army is still on the Sino-Russian battlefield, the Indian battlefield and the North American battlefield. Only after decisive victory in these battlefields can the Imperial Army appear in the European battlefield without worries.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" General Sun Hao, Chief of Staff, nodded.

The General Staff of the Empire of China sent a telegram to the Army Department of the Kingdom of Spain, which made the Spanish Army Minister Simon Maria finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the current situation is very unfavorable to the Kingdom of Spain. However, if the Spanish Army can cooperate with the Expeditionary Force of the Empire of China to destroy a French army first, then the entire battle situation can develop in a favorable way. At that time, the battle situation in Spain can be reversed.

After receiving the telegram, Duke Simon Maria immediately rushed to the palace in Madrid to report the good news to Queen Isabella II.

"Your Majesty, good news. Our allies, the Chinese Empire has agreed to send troops to help us. Their first army will land within a week at most!" The Duke of Simon Maria smiled.

"God! The Chinese are finally here. How many of their first army are there?" Queen Isabella II asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, the first batch of expeditionary forces sent by the Chinese Empire was a group of 180,000 people. Another group of troops, which had just set out from the Chinese Empire, was probably going to take another month to arrive in Spain." Duke Simon Maria replied.

"Is there only 180,000 people?" Queen Isabella II was a little disappointed. There seemed to be too few troops in this way. After all, the troops of Britain and France invaded Spain had a total of millions. The troops of the Spanish Kingdom, including the new recruits being trained, also exceeded one million. The two sides had invested more than two million people in a large battlefield, and the 180,000 reinforcements seemed to be nothing.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire has to maintain several other battlefields and it is commendable to provide us with two armies. What's more, the Chinese Empire's army has a strong combat effectiveness, far exceeding us, and it is not even comparable to the French and British Army. The Chinese Army landed in Spain, and perhaps it can really treasure the current adverse situation!" Prime Minister Duke Valencia said quickly. He did not want Queen Isabella II to have any bad impression of China, as this would damage the relationship between the two countries.

"Yes! Your Majesty. Our Kingdom of Spain is the first country to receive direct assistance from the Chinese Empire!" Foreign Minister Jose de Salamanca also said.

Queen Isabella II nodded, feeling a little amused. These guys are all ministers of the Kingdom of Spain. However, they now seem to be the only orders of the Chinese Empire. However, she could understand it. After all, the Kingdom of Spain is a die-hard ally of the Chinese Empire. Without the support of the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Spain would not be what it is today.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Empire has also proposed a combat plan. If it is successful, then the adverse situation we face will be fundamentally changed!" Duke Simon Maria continued.

Everyone looked at Simon Mariah.

"The Chinese side proposed that when the French attacked Barcelona, ​​the 15th Army of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Army would land on the rear of the French, and cooperate with our defenders in Barcelona to encircle and annihilate the French army that attacked Barcelona in one fell swoop. If we can destroy the more than 200,000 French troops, we can fundamentally change the strength of both of us. At that time, the 15th Army of the Chinese Army and our army will attack westward again, and gradually defeat and destroy the French and British army that invaded Spain!" said the Duke of Simon Maria.

Prime Minister Duke Valencia, Foreign Minister Jose de Salamanca, and Navy Minister Duke Aguilera all nodded repeatedly.

"However, the key is that we need to defend Barcelona and Valladolid before the Chinese reinforcements landed!" Queen Isabella II said.

"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to defend Barcelona. We have 130,000 defenders in Barcelona, ​​and only more than 200,000 Frenchmen attacking Barcelona. Moreover, our defenders in Barcelona can still receive support from the Chinese navy and naval guns. If the French want to capture Barcelona, ​​it is impossible. They will only be bleeding from Barcelona. When they lose their troops, it is a good time for us to counterattack! As for Valladolid, our defenders are gathering there. As long as we can hold on for a few days, more and more troops will arrive. At that time, we will be able to defend Valladolid." The Duke of Simon Maria said with great affirmation.

"Well, Duke of Maria, I believe that the army will definitely win!" Queen Isabella II nodded.

"God will bless the Kingdom of Spain, and the Kingdom of Spain will win!"

On September 24, 1854, French Army General Pierre Joseph personally commanded six infantry troops to launch an attack on Barcelona. However, after the early battles, these six infantry troops were not full, and now there are less than 200,000 people. The defenders of Barcelona are the five infantry troops of the Spanish Army, with a total of 130,000 people.

At the same time, nearly 300,000 British troops commanded by the British Army General William Maynard also began to launch a fierce attack on Valladolid. Whether the Spanish Army can defend Valladolid and Barcelona is directly related to the fate of Spain.

Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, the Spanish Army fought very bravely. Although the British and French troops had an absolute advantage in military strength, the Spanish Army stubbornly resisted the attacks of the British and French troops by relying on the construction of fortifications.

"Boom! Boom!"

As the largest city in northeastern Spain, Barcelona's defense is very strong. The French army gathered hundreds of artillery to launch fierce shelling on Barcelona. However, the brave Spanish army launched a counterattack against each other. The artillery battle between the two sides was very tragic.

The Spanish Army's tenacious counterattack forced the French Army to launch an attack without gaining the advantage of artillery fire.

"Da da da da!"

The low roar of heavy machine guns means countless people were shot and killed. After this defensive weapon was used in the war, the attacking side often had to pay a heavy price to break through the enemy's defense line. The equipment of the Spanish Army was exactly the same as that of the Imperial Army, which made the French Army suffer all the hardships during the attack. (My novel "Dragon Rising to the South China Sea" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there is also a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right to "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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