Carlos I also knew that if the Chinese Empire's troops entered the Kingdom of Cerro, the racists in the country would immediately riot and all support Franco's rebels, so he also acquiesced to the Chinese Empire's explanation. In order to
Being able to maintain his rule, Carlos I was really anxious. He immediately started purchasing weapons from the Allies and training new soldiers to expand his troops. This time he was going to fight desperately.
Both the government army and the rebels are working hard to train new recruits. The entire Kingdom of Cerro has turned into a large military camp. A large number of young and middle-aged people in the country have been recruited into the army. There are signs of labor shortages in various places. The entire Kingdom of Cerro is like a general mobilization for war.
.The number of troops supported by the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers continued to increase, and soon each exceeded 400,000.
With the fastest sea transportation in the Boston Empire, Franco's logistical supplies were smoother. They took the lead in launching an attack. The all-out attack of hundreds of thousands of people was not something that the unprepared Cerro government forces could resist. They and Sardinia
The mercenaries retreated one after another, and soon reached the front line of the capital Madrid.
During the continuous offensive, the logistical supply lines of Franco's rebels became longer and longer, while the logistical supply lines of the government forces became shorter and shorter. By the time the rebels advanced to the outskirts of Madrid, the government forces finally gained a firm foothold.
At that time, the Nantes Volunteer Army was attacking Barreiro with all its strength and could not divide its forces to support Franco. The attack on Madrid could only rely on the rebels themselves.
After being replenished by the Boston Air Force, the Rebel Air Force once again had the strength to challenge the Condor Legion. However, this time they were also cautious for fear of being attacked again at night. Field airports were deployed a hundred meters away from the front line.
Kilometers away, and surrounded by dense anti-aircraft gun emplacements and a large number of searchlights to prevent the last tragedy from happening again.
In the air battle, the elite Vulture Legion still had the upper hand. Although the Yaman Empire transferred a large number of experienced elite pilots back to the country and replaced them with a group of new ones, under the leadership of aerial ace Colonel Hartmann,
They still suppressed the rebel pilots, and many novice pilots gradually began to mature in the fierce battle.
After arriving in Madrid, Colonel Hartmann changed into a Golden Eagle 3 fighter jet. Compared with this fighter jet that had just been retired from the Imperial Chinese Air Force, the Yaman Empire's current BF109e fighter jet is still slightly inferior.
With Hartman's new aircraft at his disposal, his record skyrocketed again, now approaching the one hundred and fifty mark.
Nowadays, the rebel pilots have changed their minds after hearing about Hartmann. In every air battle, when they see the arrow logo drawn on the nose of Hartmann's aircraft that looks like the heart of a black tulip, the morale of the entire formation will drop by 20%, and the fighter jets will
It was greatly reduced. In the end, many rebel pilots even avoided this fighter jet and gave Hartmann the title Silver Demon, referring to the silver-gray Golden Eagle 3 fighter he flew.
Although Hartmann showed his prowess in the air, the battle on land was still indecisive. The government army's weapons and equipment were slightly inferior, and the personnel training time was not as long as that of the rebels. Fortunately, the air force's bomber unit was able to do a good job
Cooperating with heavy artillery, they launched attacks against the rebels from time to time and achieved many results. This made the war situation relatively stable. However, as the rebels had more and more anti-aircraft guns, the bombers' advantage became smaller and smaller. Government forces began to
Slowly retreating, they were forced to give up half of the city of Madrid to the rebels.
For the continuous attacks, Franco was also unable to stop. Although it seemed that the rebels were overwhelming the government forces and even occupied less than half of the city of Madrid, only the top rebels knew that the rebels suffered one casualty every day.
The astronomical figures and the long list of the dead made Franco, a veteran soldier with many battles, tremble in his heart when he saw them.
The brutal street fighting has continued, and the entire city of Madrid seems to have become a flesh-and-blood millstone, filling the lives of both the rebels and the government forces into the bottomless pit of street fighting. Both sides are gritting their teeth and persisting, waiting for the collapse of their opponents, but none of them can
If you can't afford to lose, no one dares to give up until the last moment.
In the city of La Roda east of Madrid, the Sardinian mercenaries were also fighting against the rebels. However, compared to the fierce street fighting in Madrid, the Sardinian mercenaries who were not determined enough to fight fought quite simply. The two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding.
It was just a routine artillery battle every day, and the infantry on both sides did not have any substantive contact. The war here was like a drama, without any tragedy at all.
Just when the war in the Kingdom of Cerro was in a stalemate, the city of Barreiro was finally captured, and the Grand Duchy of Lys was forced to surrender. After the city was captured, there were only more than 60,000 Nantes volunteers left, including
Including more than 10,000 wounded, it can be said that this unit was basically disabled.
Barreiro is a seaport city. Seeing the heavy casualties suffered by the Nantes volunteers, the Boston Empire immediately covered a large number of Nantes merchant ships to transport new soldiers here, and at the same time transported all the wounded soldiers back to the country for treatment. In the future, these veterans who have returned from injury will
Become the backbone of the Nantes Army.
With sufficient personnel and supplies, the Nantes Volunteer Army quickly restored the organization of the four armies. After half a month of rest, the Nantes Volunteer Army, which had been urged several times by Franco, finally embarked on the journey again.
You will get on the train, pass through Coimbra along the railway line, and directly enter the territory of the Kingdom of Cerro. The army will directly target the logistics base of the Cerro government forces, which is located in the city of Toledo, more than 60 kilometers south of Madrid.
Riding on a train, like lightning, the Nantes volunteers raided the city of Toledo with lightning speed. There were only two divisions of the Cerro government troops stationed here. They were caught off guard and had to retreat into the city to defend.
The Nantes Volunteer Army, which had fought many urban street battles, was quite experienced. Under the leadership of veterans, they relied on changing tactics and advanced weapons to quickly break into the city and occupy many material warehouses. Carlos I was defeated in two hours
When he got the news later, when he saw the battle report, he was so shocked that he dropped the wine glass in his hand, and the spilled wine stained a large area of his beloved rug.
Carlos I knew very well that once the city of Toledo fell, his defeat would be doomed. Therefore, he immediately dispatched two armies from the not rich defenders and rushed to the rescue of Toledo.
At this time, the defenders of Toledo City were at their last moment. Seeing that nothing could be done, the defenders ignited the explosives that had been buried underground, turning the whole city into a sea of flames. The shells and fuel in the warehouse were destroyed.
The explosion wiped out most of the Nantes volunteers who had occupied most of the city. Many soldiers were instantly dead, frightening the volunteers who were still outside the city into chaos.