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"Your Highness, Tarazona has been completely occupied by our army at present. Arthur Wellesley led about 3,000 remaining British troops to break out of our encirclement and flee westward. Please give instructions." After the Imperial Guard also joined the attack, the British army was quickly defeated and was driven out of Tarazona in less than an hour. Arthur Wellesley and Frank saw that the situation was over, so they had to order a breakout. Because Xiao Jie led the battle this time with not many troops, it was easy for them to break through.
"Pursue immediately, but if you haven't stopped them in Soria, return immediately." Xiao Jie ordered. There is an old Chinese saying that the poor are not to be chased, but among those who are fleeing now is Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. In line with the purpose of killing the threat in the cradle, Xiao Jie still ordered the pursuit The command. If Arthur Wellesley could be caught or killed, it would be done once and for all.
It is less than 10 kilometers west from Tarazona and enters the Iberian Mountains. The roads here are very difficult to walk. Basically, they are the kind of narrow trails that can only be passed by one person, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the pursuit of the French army. .
However, in this environment, the strength of the Imperial Guard is well revealed. Although the 88th Legion has also undergone arduous training, it still cannot catch up with the Imperial Guard in this respect. They quickly surpassed the 1st and 2nd regiments and became the main force in chasing the British army.
In order to save their lives, the British army performed at a super level this time. Although some people fell behind from time to time, they continued to flee overall, and there was a big gap between them and the Imperial Guard. Although this gap is gradually narrowing, it will not be possible to catch up with them in a short period of time.
In this way, the two parties chased and fled. One day passed, and the distance between the Imperial Guard and the British army was reduced to 5 kilometers. At this time, both sides were exhausted. But these soldiers of the British army are not their elites, they are just ordinary soldiers. The reason why they can keep fleeing for a day is because of a belief in escape. But in general, They were no match for the Imperial Guard yet.
Seeing the distance between the two sides getting closer and closer, I even heard gunshots from behind. The fleeing British army knew that the French army was very close to them. Yes, but no matter what, the fate of those soldiers will be tragic.
"Wellesley, what should we do? The soldiers have lost their strength. I didn't expect those **** French to chase so closely." Frank asked breathlessly.
"Tell the soldiers to hold on, we are going to Soria soon, and when we get there, we can temporarily block the French attack." Arthur Wellesley said equally exhausted.
Two hours later, they finally arrived at Soria. Many British soldiers fell to the ground after entering the city, unable to get up again, obviously exhausted. The remaining soldiers began to defend on the city wall after a short rest, preparing to block the attack of the French army.
"Wellesley, we can't stand here all the time. The number of French troops chasing us will increase over time. With our small number of people, we will never be the opponents of the French troops chasing us. "Frank said with some concern.
"I know, so I'm going to leave some soldiers to stop the enemy, and the rest will continue to retreat." Arthur Wellesley said panting after taking a sip of water.
"It's not good." Frank looked at Arthur Wellesley and said.
"There's nothing we can do now, it's the only way, otherwise we won't be able to escape." Arthur Wellesley said sternly.
So, under the strong order of Arthur Wellesley, 1,000 British troops stayed behind to stop the French army, while the rest continued to retreat westward. Of course those who remained refused. Although obeying orders is a soldier's bounden duty, everyone is afraid of death. When their own lives are threatened, the so-called bounden duty is nothing but bullshit.
Arthur Wellesley also obviously knew what the remaining soldiers thought, and then compromised: "You only need to stop the enemy here for 4 hours. After 4 hours, you can choose to continue westward." retreat, or surrender to the French."
In this way, the resentment of the British soldiers who were forced to stay in charge of blocking the attack was reduced a little, and Arthur Wellesley's plan was able to succeed.
On the other side, after the Imperial Guard arrived in Soria, they discovered that it had been occupied by the British army, and some people stayed to stop them. So an attack was launched immediately, but after a long journey, the British army was waiting for work, and actually repelled several attacks by the Imperial Guard.
Later, the 1st Regiment also arrived, and with the cooperation of the Imperial Guard, Soria was occupied. But at this time, Arthur Wellesley had fled to nowhere, and there was only Xiao Jie. If they could follow Soria's order, they had no choice but to give up.
This is the end of the battle since the 88th Army entered Spain. It defeated the British army led by Arthur Wellesley and wiped out more than 8,000 enemies. To a certain extent, the morale of the French army was stimulated. In a real sense, this battle can be regarded as the first battle after the 88th Army entered Spain. In the battle in Barcelona, only the artillery participated, and the infantry watched from the sidelines. In this battle, all arms of the 88th Army participated.
After accepting the battle, Xiao Jie left a regiment to defend Tarazona, a cavalry regiment to defend Tudela, and an infantry regiment to defend Soria, so as to prevent the British army from threatening Zaragoza. For the rest of the troops, Xiao Jie did not bring them back to Zaragoza, but directly took them all to Calatayu, preparing for a decisive battle with Castagnos' army.
But the news that came two days later made Xiao Jie depressed again. Castagnos actually returned to Madrid. It is estimated that after seeing Castagnos' defeat, he knew that he was not the opponent of the 88th Legion, so he took the initiative backed away. As a last resort, Xiao Jie only left a small part of the troops to defend here, and sent another army to Medinaceli, while the rest returned to Zaragoza.
Xiao Jie came back with a big victory. Under the auspices of Marmont, the French army celebrated with great fanfare, which also made Xiao Jie despise the marshal even more: there is nothing to do in war, and he is quite good at doing these things.
At the same time, Xiao Jie promulgated a prohibition, that is, from today onwards, all French troops in Spain will not only rob the property of the Spaniards casually, but they are also not allowed to **** women and kill people. Anyone who disobeys will be shot. Xiao Jie did this in order to live in Spain for a long time in the future. After all, the current King of Spain is Joseph, he himself has the title of Prince of Spain, and he has long planned to use this place as a big rear and build it, so he can't let others "spoil" that day.
For Xiao Jie's prohibition, the members of the 88th Legion can accept it, because they are also required to do this in their usual drills, but other legions are very troublesome. In addition, many officers of other legions were also very dissatisfied with Xiao Jie's ban. There was no other reason. They originally regarded this war as an opportunity to make a fortune, and robbing the property of the Spaniards was also one of the main ways for them to make a fortune. Doesn't Jie's doing so mean directly cutting off their source of income?
Although dissatisfied, some officers still obviously restrained their subordinates, such as the Imperial Guard. They realized the strength of the 88th Legion in this battle, so although they were very dissatisfied, they still accepted it helplessly. Xiao Jie's order. But the people in the 2nd Legion obviously didn't give face. After Xiao Jie promulgated the ban, there were still many soldiers who robbed openly, so Xiao Jie didn't hesitate, and directly ordered his guard regiment to serve as military police temporarily, and those soldiers who violated the ban They and the officers who supported them were all arrested and executed publicly in Zaragoza Square.
On the day of the execution, Marmont came to Xiao Jie angrily: "His Royal Highness, what crime did my soldiers commit and why should they be executed?"
"Your Excellency Marshal, I think you should still remember the ban I issued. They actually dare to defy my ban openly, shouldn't they be executed?" Xiao Jie said coldly.
"Your Highness, they are all heroic soldiers of the empire. They just robbed those untouchables, so they don't need to be shot." Marmont continued to quibble.
"Untouchables? I'm sorry, Marshal. Since His Majesty the Emperor made my father King of Spain~www.mtlnovel.com~ these so-called untouchables have become my people, since your soldiers robbed my people , then I have to seek justice for them." Xiao Jie said coldly.
"Is there no room for repayment?" Marmont was also angry now, and said coldly.
"No. I've always kept my word. From the day the ban was promulgated, there was no room for repayment." Xiao Jie said without giving any face.
"Okay." Marmont left after saying this, which also marked his complete break with Xiao Jie, but Xiao Jie didn't take him seriously. Those soldiers in the 2nd Army and the officer who indulged the soldiers were also publicly executed. As a result of this, the 2nd Army began to hate the 88th Army, but because of this incident, Xiao Jie won the support of the Spanish people , at least by the people around Zaragoza.
For Xiao Jie, this is also worth it. If he can win the support of the vast Spanish people, then he will also train a lot in his rule here in the future. Although the people near Zaragoza are not representative of the people of Spain as a whole, it is also a good start.
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