There is also the denser number of trees and swamps around Rocluy, which will become difficult for supportive troops to pass, and there is only one road from the town to the plains in the whole Rocluy.

At least at first glance, all the politics, tactics and terrain in the Roqueroy region are beneficial to the Spanish attacking army, but are not good to the French side on the defensive side.

However, what Medlo didn't know was that the French had intercepted some of his spies, so the effect of Medlo's attempt to raid had disappeared.

But this is nothing, because the Spanish attack troops themselves have very serious problems.

Finally the battle of Roclui began, and Medlow directly divided the troops he led into six parts, but the commander of each part was not informed of the true purpose until the last moment.

It is said that it is to keep the secret and will not be discovered by the French.

But this made these Spanish generals feel that they were suspected, and their mentality changed a lot, and their will to fight was less firm.

More importantly, the plan was announced at the moment of action, so that these six Spanish commanders could not formulate their own action plans and could only bite the bullet and go on.

Medlo divided the army into six parts. The first part was commanded by Andre, who would monitor the Dutch and the Ming people at close range on the northern line. The second part was commanded by Phyllis and would defend Artois. The third part was composed of soldiers who arrived later. The commander was Boke, the infantry general. Their mission was to surround a fortress 12 kilometers along the river. The significance of its combat was to maintain the supply line of troops and materials. The fourth part was commanded by Earl Biquer and was arranged in Eno. Medlo himself commanded the fifth part and asked the Count Isenberg Artsace Legion to feint towards Rondlesey, and then quickly turned to the southwest to seize Rokroye.

On May 12, Isenberg immediately abides by the order.

On May 13, Medro and Biquer met and personally directed all operations. At the same time, in France, the young Duke of Angian had realized that this was an adventure for the Spanish and a way for France to open up the current quagmire of war, so he quickly began to prepare for a rescue expedition.

Angian thought it was an opportunity, so he wanted to take a big bet. But unlike his opponent Medlo, he decided to organize the vast majority of the troops to fight at the strongest time. In order to do this, he drew the guards on the border of France to increase their strength for the next battle. Of course, if Angian failed and Medlo won, the road to Paris would be open to them, and France would tremble at the feet of Spain.

This spring is unusually cold, with frequent frosts in May, and ice still exists in many places in Ardennes. These conditions slow down the growth of the forage and then cause the horses to become sick or weak, so that the cavalry could not prepare for combat at all.

Because unless there are sufficient materials in advance, ordinary cavalry will not attack in war, and it is difficult to collect food in the siege. In addition, the funds sent to Madrid are not enough to buy new horses and saddles for the cavalry, or even provide enough food for the phalanx soldiers. The Spanish soldiers could only indulge the soldiers to start robbing around.

But even if there was not enough transportation power to transport food and military supplies, the officers were nobles, and they could not lose any time they should enjoy it. So they occupied the limited transportation power and still mobilized the transport team to transport the officers' personal belongings as usual. Even the highest commander of the operation, Medlow, also brought many personal belongings willfully, and even brought a private band. This baggage team was very precious to Medlow, so he refused all the suggestions left by the baggage team.

In comparison, in order to win, Angian took the opportunity to fight lightly and left everything that could not provide combat power for this battle far behind.

The two armies decided to judge the superiority and inferiority. Even the Ming army, who was watching the battle, felt a little incredible. Lu Xiangsheng, who received the information, just curled his lips, thinking that the Spaniards would lose this time. It is really that you are not inferior to the law of nature.

Because of insufficient transportation power, Spain was unable to carry enough heavy artillery, so that Rocroix's army could rely on fortifications to make favorable defense, so they persisted until the arrival of the rescue army.

The Spanish's tactical goal of breaking Rocroix before reinforcements came was considered shattered, and to Medello's surprise, Rocroix's fortifications were better than those reported, of course, which is also the reason for the failure of the key military operation.

Rocroix's defenders opened fire on the Spanish army, and the Spanish army without advantage was immediately injured and killed, especially against the Italian soldiers who had undertaken the initial assault mission.

In fact, the Spanish army was not ready for the siege plan, because shovels, shovels, sticks and other siege equipment that could allow Spanish soldiers to strengthen their defenses to avoid the lack of field siege equipment. Then the semi-frozen land also made excavation very difficult. Of course, the wrong information made Medro think that France could not organize a reinforcement army in time.

Originally, the Spanish army could strengthen the defense of the camp, thus putting itself in a defensive advantage.

Even if Angian comes with reinforcements, it is unlikely that he will defeat the Spaniards under such conditions, and Rocroix will inevitably be lost.

But the Spaniards did not do this, and Medro looked down on his enemies very much. The lack of equipment for the regular siege made the Spaniards unable to build a fortification that could surround Rocroix or block the rescue of Rocroix's army.

So when the French reinforcements arrived, the Spanish army miraculously left enough roads that allowed the French rescue troops to squeeze into the surrounding plains.

The happy and crazy Angian quickly seized the loophole and gave Rocluy strong support on the evening of the 17th to ensure that the besieged defenders could last for a few more days, and then gave the reinforcements he brought with him more time to rush on.

At this moment, Medro began to make mistakes. Although he knew that the location without fortifications was dangerous and that if the French arrived, it would be the biggest loophole, Medro did nothing to prevent the French army from entering the Roqueroy Plain from the surrounding woods and swamps.
Chapter completed!