The attack of the Cavalry Corps gave the exhausted 1st Regiment some time to breathe. They took advantage of Arthur Wellesley's opportunity to deal with the Cavalry Corps to re-consolidate the line of defense and gain time. When Arthur Wellesley was about to turn his head and regroup the 1st regiment, the reinforcements led by Xiao Jie finally arrived.
"Frank, urge the front line to intensify the attack. We must kill all the remnants of the stubbornly resisting 88th Army before dark. We have to rebuild our defensive positions?" Arthur Wellesley ordered.
"Okay, I'll deliver the order right away," Frank replied.
"Wait a minute, how about our casualties today?" Arthur Wellesley asked worriedly.
"The situation is very bad. Up to now, we have suffered more than 8,000 casualties." Frank replied with some frustration.
"So many?" Arthur Wellesley was very surprised. You must know that the defenders of the French army here have only one regiment, less than 3,000 people. They used 40,000 people to attack in turn, and lost so many people. This price is really unacceptable.
"It has to be more. The fighting power of the 88th Legion is really strong. Fortunately, there is only one legion like the 88th Legion in France. If there are more, no one in Europe will be able to block their edge." Frank felt a little emotional.
"It's just because they are equipped with good weapons." Arthur Wellesley said with some reluctance to admit defeat.
Frank smiled and did not refute. Weapons and equipment are only one reason. The main reason is that the soldiers of this legion have a very high fighting spirit, and their combat and command qualities are obviously much higher than those of other armies.
"Besides, no matter how powerful they are, what's the point? They can only be arrogant on the European continent. Can they still hit us in the UK? With the protection of our great Royal Navy, the French cannot cross the English Channel Yes," went on Arthur Wellesley, wondering whether he was comforting others or himself.
Frank didn't say much, turned and left to deliver the order. Frank was uncomfortable when Arthur Wellesley, a senior officer in the Army, was now praising the Navy. The British Army and Navy have always had irreconcilable contradictions, which is why the British attach importance to the Navy and despise the Army. Frank didn't blame Arthur Wellesley either, because he knew that he was a man who refused to admit defeat, and the appearance of the 88th Army really stimulated him a lot. For a long time, Arthur Wellesley believed that his army was the most elite in the world, but in this war, he was repeatedly defeated by the French army. Speaking of it, it's a bit uncomfortable.
In order to capture Tudela today, thousands of brave soldiers have fallen. The war is not over, and it is unknown how many people will fall here in the future. For the first time, Frank felt that entering the Iberian Peninsula might have been a mistake in itself. As Arthur Wellesley said, what if the French took over all of Europe? We have the most powerful navy in the world, and the French are no threat to Britain's security. Maybe if they didn't come back then, there wouldn't be so many sacrifices.
Shaking his head, keeping these messy thoughts away from himself, Frank prepared to go to the front to supervise the attack.
Suddenly, there was a violent explosion in Tudela City. It seems that someone is bombarding the city of Tudela on a large scale. Is it us? But no one has given such an order? Is it the French army? No, or were they all attracted by Castagnos' army? But then he had to believe that it was indeed the French army, because their shelling covered all places except a corner of the western part of Tudela City, and the only place that was not shelled should be the French army if he remembered correctly. The army's last stronghold in Tudela.
French reinforcements arrived, and Frank immediately realized that something was wrong. "Order, immediately put all the troops on defense and prepare for the attack of the French army." Frank immediately ordered.
At this time, Arthur Wellesley, who heard the movement, also came out: "Frank, what's going on? Who is shelling?"
"General, the French reinforcements have arrived, and things are very bad. I'm asking a unit to shrink the line of defense and prepare to resist the French attack." Frank replied with some frustration.
"What? French reinforcements? Aren't they attracted by Castagnos's army? There are 100,000 people? They let Castagnos's army not resist and ran to us. What are you doing here? A bunch of lunatics." At this time, Arthur Wellesley naively believed that the main force of the 88th Army had already moved south to stop Castagnos' army.
"General, what should we do now?" Frank asked anxiously.
Arthur Wellesley thought for a while and replied: "Order the troops to shrink the defense line, pay attention to prevent shelling and enemy cavalry attacks, and we will find a way to retreat when the enemy's offensive momentum is blocked." At this time, he didn't think about it. The safety of Castagnos is at stake. He knows that he cannot stop the attack of the main force of the 88th Army, but it is not good if he retreats now, because if he retreats now, it will easily lead to a rout. Besides, there is still a cavalry The Legion is watching.
"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the order right away." Frank replied hastily.
"I'm afraid it's too late. Now Tudela has become a sea of flames. If they could withdraw, they would have returned, and the rest of them are probably dead." Frank said with some pain. At the beginning of the shelling, the two regiments that attacked Tudela retreated on their own initiative, but the artillery fire of the French army was very rapid. In the end, only one of the two regiments returned.
Seeing the soaring flames burning in the city of Tudela, Arthur Wellesley felt chilled in his heart. For a moment, he seemed to have aged a lot. Now that his troops have been severely damaged, can they still stop the wolf-like French army? He didn't know, maybe he could only beg God to bless him.
On the other side, Xiao Jie was filled with emotion when he saw the raging fire in Tudela. Fortunately, they arrived in time, otherwise the 1st regiment might be over. If the city is gone, it can be rebuilt, and if the people are gone, there will be nothing.
Looking at the remnants of the 1st regiment that had withdrawn from Tudela, Xiao Jie's eyes became moist. Patting the shoulder of the head of the 1st regiment, Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and said: "Good job! You are all doing well." Then he ordered Eck: "Start to fight back, I want Arthur Will Slee was buried with the fallen fighters of the 1st Regiment."
"Yes, Your Highness." Eck replied with red eyes.
Under Xiao Jie's order, all the troops that the 88th Army could mobilize participated in the final counterattack. The 2nd Regiment, 3rd Regiment, 6th Regiment, 7th Regiment, 8th Regiment, Cavalry Regiment, Artillery Regiment, Heavy Artillery Battalion of the Division, Heavy Artillery Regiment directly under the Legion, and other units directly under the Legion were all engaged in the counterattack.
"Your Highness, please let us participate in the counterattack. We will personally avenge our dead soldiers." The head of the 1st Regiment begged with tears in his eyes.
"You guys have been fighting for so long, go down and have a good rest first, and leave the rest to us." Xiao Jie said kindly, patting him on the shoulder.
"Your Highness, we're not tired. We'll rest after killing that son of a **** Arthur Wellesley." The head of the 1st regiment was very firm.
"Your Highness, please agree to our request." The remaining hundreds of members of the 1st Regiment roared at the same time.
Seeing the anger of the crowd, Xiao Jie swallowed all the words he was going to persuade, so he had to agree: "Okay, I promise you."
"Thank you, Your Highness." The members of the 1st regiment said happily, and they were going to rush to the battlefield at night.
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished my words. You can only fight this battle tonight. After this long battle, you must rest well, and then you will go to Sagoza to rest. We will arrange for people to replenish your regiment as soon as possible. "Xiao Jie finally said.
"Yes, everything is under the arrangement of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The head of the 1st regiment saluted Xiao Jie. Then he led the people to the battlefield.
"What a group of good soldiers! I am proud to have such soldiers." Xiao Jie said with emotion.
"Yes, Your Highness! I never expected that our legion could produce such outstanding soldiers in only two years since its establishment. It seems that His Highness is really good at leading troops." Eke also said with emotion, and took a photo Xiao Jie is a flatterer. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com
Xiao Jie didn't refute either, and accepted Eke's compliment with peace of mind, and then said: "Immediately arrange the rear, and give priority to various supplements to the 1st regiment. I want them to recover their fighting power as soon as possible."
"Yes, I will tell the rear." Eck replied respectfully.
When the 88th Army counterattacked in an all-round way, the Cavalry Corps also launched an attack when the British army was in some confusion. They were very lucky to attack the artillery positions of the British army and blew up hundreds of cannons, which greatly increased the firepower of the British army. Weakened and blocked the way for the British army to retreat. Since the British army escaped from the Iberian Mountains last time, Xiao Jie paid special attention to the defense in this direction this time, and specially dispatched troops to attack from this direction.
The 88th Army's attack did not fight the British army recklessly, because even at this time, they did not have much advantage in numbers. All they had were advantages in firepower, morale, and mobility. Therefore, they gave full play to their advantages in these aspects, used powerful firepower to severely hit the British army, and advanced layer by layer. The Cavalry Corps paid attention to cutting off the escape route of the British army.
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