The Truchen fleet finally stopped after leaving Seville an hour later.

According to previous calculations, the fire on the Seville River has been burned out at this time. Even if it has not been burned out, it should be finished when they return.

Qitad put down all two army divisions at the nearby pier - they came here for a long distance and should have a rest. One division was left on both sides of the river, and they would continue to attack and advance after a short rest on the shore.

The divisions in Hedong naturally attacked the city of Seville, while the divisions in Hexi were preparing to welcome the Andalusian army returning from the Port of Faro in southern Portugal.

When the fleet returned, a large amount of black-burned objects floated down from the upstream, which made them even more sure that they had already burned almost.

They only used one steam engine when they retreated, but when they returned, they turned on both steam engines.

In half an hour, the fleet returned to Seville!

At this time, it had just been an hour and a half since Reading carried out a fire attack. The positions on the shore, the two battalions on the city were still as safe as rocks!

Everything is similar to what Qitad estimated. When the Truchen soldiers in the position hid themselves and ammunition behind the low walls, a large number of solid bullets whistling from the warehouses on both sides did not have much impact on them. It was impossible for Reading's infantry to take the position with a flintlock rifle.

The battalion on the city had some crises - after all, it was impossible for them to carry a large amount of ammunition when they rushed to the city. If they were a little later, their firepower density would probably not be able to withstand the Spanish army that was coming like a tide.

However, as the Iron Craft Fleet returned, the advantage of long-range firepower was immediately recaptured by the Truchens.

With the suppression of the warehouse artillery, a battalion of Marines landed again, and then under the cover of the mortar, climbed the wall occupied by the battalion that was still struggling to deal with the enemy!

Looking at the large number of wooden warehouses that could not be seen at the end on both sides, and the shells that were fired from time to time, Qitade pondered for a moment and issued a new order.

"Leave two Batulu to cover the shore position, and the remaining ships are divided into two, firing large quantities of grenades to the warehouse groups on both sides of the position!"

For him, although there was some covetment in the warehouse on the other side, he would rather make the choice just now than ending the war as soon as possible.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

The bombardment began, and it was May, and it was summer in the Mediterranean. It was the time for the dry weather to be dry. Not long after, the warehouses on both sides ignited a raging fire!

The intensity of the burning this time was obviously greater than that on the river surface just now. Not long after, the warehouse heard the explosion accompanied by the burning sound, and various smells came, including spices, cloths, alcoholics, and more of the smell of olive oil!

In the midst of the fire, Reading rushed out in a mess with his army with heavy casualties.

The fire became more and more prosperous, dyeing the entire Seville Pier red, making the shore positions and the city-head positions in the open space above the pier.

Standing on the Bogda and looking at the spectacular scene in front of you, Qitad fell into deep thought.

"Although there are only three divisions in Andalusia, half of which were taken away by the Governor Marquis Soroc, the area here is too large, and there are at least two million Spaniards, and the price is too high"

"Since it is not cost-effective to win it, why not destroy it? For a long time, our country has pursued a strategy of strict military discipline and no violations in previous wars with Europeans. This effect is actually not better than the previous Golden Horde"

"On the contrary, they will feel that you have a bottom line and will come to pick it up from time to time. This time..."

So, he issued another incredible order.

"All side guns are aimed at the city with maximum range!"

He knew that at this time, most of the cities in Europe, except for the buildings of a few nobles, were mostly made of wooden!

Seville City is only three miles away from the river, and at this time, Truchen's smallest caliber cannon can fly up to five miles when it is launched at a firing angle of 45 degrees!

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

The artillery began to roar again, this time it was a volley, and the roar was earth-shaking, making the people in the city tremble.

For Seville City, the focus of defense is naturally toward the dock. Reading, who had almost lost one-third of his troops, brought the remaining troops back to the city from the north gate, naturally returned to the east of the city. At this time, a large area of ​​grenades flew over!

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

The military camp in the city is still a little far from the city wall, but there have been sporadic shells there. Reading, who had just returned to the camp, couldn't help but sigh, "O God"

Later, when he showed his skills in the Napoleonic War, he soon realized what the enemy wanted to do. He was not a Spanish, but a general from a mercenary. In his subconscious, he obviously had only an army, so he quickly issued an order to move to the east of the city.

However, this scene was strongly opposed by the genuine commander of the defender. He was a relative of Sorok and his residence was in the east of the city. The shells were obviously not allowed to be hit, but if all the defenders retreated to the east of the city, the Truchens could easily enter the west of the city!

When the two were arguing in the city, a grenade hit a linen workshop in the city, causing a fire to burn. Then the fire became more and more intense and soon spread to the entire city. Then as the grenades continued to fall, fires ignited in many places!

The teacher was stunned and had to issue an order to transfer, and the residents in the city had already begun to swarm towards the east of the city.

At this time, the west wind blowing from the Atlantic Ocean is affecting the entire European continent, and Spain is no exception. The fire burned to the east of the city in less than half a day with the wind!

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A large number of soldiers and civilians came out of the East Gate. Seville had a large number of beggars and thieves. At this time, they naturally could not let go of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, which further aggravated the chaos. At this time, Seville had tens of thousands of people, and they rushed to the East Gate, but no one maintained order, and they blocked the entire East Gate.

Large-scale stampede incidents occurred, and curses, screams, and crying almost ran through half of the city. When the congestion suddenly disappeared, it obviously meant that a large number of people had died.

Finally, by the time the last group of people broke out, the fire had already spread throughout the city!

However, the dilemma of the Sevilla military and civilians has not been lifted yet.

Just as they moved to the wilderness east of the city, another roar came from around them...

Just when they thought it was the enemy's shells flying over again, a large number of cavalry came over!

At this time, Reading's army was completely crowded with the citizens and could not organize effective resistance at all.

It was the real mayor who was quick-witted and immediately let his subordinates slam the white flag.

....

In the evening, Qitad came to the magical island to rest.

On a quiet night, the air was still filled with a strong smell of burnt.

All the Spaniards were shocked by the fire in the daytime, no one dared to speak, they were all quietly, only the sound of the flowing river in the Guadalquivir River, the sound of the river slapping on the banks of the river has never changed like it has been for thousands of years.

This great city has never suffered such disasters in the Roman Empire, Arab Empire, and Ottoman Empire, but it has suffered this day in the 18th century.

The Spanish Empire is still the most populous (including overseas colonies) and the largest area (half North and South America). Although it is a bit old, even the most powerful British Empire dare not say that it crushes them.

It is still the early stage of the steam era, and the strength of the two sides is actually almost the same.

The reason why the British Empire emerged was naturally the ongoing industrial revolution, but it was still in the forefront and had not been finally completed. It is estimated that it would take half a century to complete it.

In the monastery hall, Chitard did not first meet the three prisoners selected by Ahesan, but first met with the two commanders of Seville, the nephew of Soroc, the governor of Andalusia, and the commander of the regiment responsible for defense, Reading.

When Xiao Sorok saw Qitad, he was like seeing a devil, and he didn't even dare to raise his head. He didn't need to be threatened or tempted at all. Qitad got everything he wanted to know.

According to this person's confession, Spain did set up three divisions in Andalusia, and Soroc took half of them, but there were old-fashioned noble knight soldiers in Cadiz, Cordoba, Malaga, Jaen and other places in Andalusia, and there were also three divisions.

At the same time, he was also led by the three armies of Carlos III, the number of people and the direction of attack. As the marquis of the Andalusia region of the Shizhen Town, Carlos III obviously told him all the situation.

As for the division in the city, at least one brigade was lost in the offensive and defensive battles of the dock warehouse in Seville City, and now only two brigades are left. They are now all detained in a large manor belonging to the Marquis of Soroc outside the city.

And the residents who escaped by chance in the city can only live in the open air.

Reading rarely spoke when he saw Qitad. He was still immersed in the battle between the huge differences in the daytime, and Qitad just asked a few casual questions and then took him down.

When Paul and Cabarot and his son learned that Chitard was about to push him to the high position of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, they obviously did not have excitement or joy, but fear, deep fear.

This is understandable. In a large region like Tuscany, in addition to the great noble families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, even if the king of a great country comes to serve as the grand duke, let alone the illegitimate son, it is impossible for you to be a new Count from Europe.

"It's okay"

Qitad said with a smile.

"My country, the Truqin Empire, is also qualified to enthrone aristocrats. At present, our country has many islands in the Aegean Sea. I can enthrone your father and son as earls of a certain island. My title is still feasible in Europe"

"Also, Corsica is in chaos now, and its suzerain state, the Republic of Genoa, is looking for a new buyer. If nothing unexpected happens, this buyer is our country. During the transaction, I can ask the Grand Duke of Genoa to appoint you as Marquis of Corsica and then serve as the Grand Duke of Tuscany."

It turned out that since the death of the Corsica Governor Poly, the entire island fell into the hands of the Bonaparte family. In the past, because the residents of the island continued to resist the rule of the Genoese, they were very upset, so they were ready to sell it to France, which was naturally stopped by Gitade.

Although it was stopped, the Genoese ruled the island and still needed to pay taxes from the island's residents. Therefore, the Corsicans' resistance has never stopped in recent years.

Since Truchen took over Sardinia, Qitad set up a medium-sized coal-steel complex there and migrated a large number of Eastern immigrants. The lives of the island's residents are much stronger than those of the Corsicans, which makes them more urgent to get rid of the rule of the Genoese.

Due to the special relationship between Chitard and the Bonaparte family, it is only a matter of time before the island is taken down.

Let the Bonaparte family become the Grand Duke of Bastia, and Paul become the Marquis of Ajaccio at the southern end of the island. This is what Qitad could have allowed the Genoese to do. It would be less annoying to have an Italian marquis as the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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