The defeat of the Spanish army was catastrophic. In addition to the dead who remained on the battlefield forever and soldiers who knew how to surrender voluntarily, both infantry and cavalry with four legs rushed up and turned around and ran towards the Rova River. The original best escape route, the only road in the hilly area was squeezed out by a large number of stranded carriages and cargoes, which was the Spanish subsequent baggage troops who heard the news of the front line's defeat, threw down all their bags and ran back with their legs.

So, countless black fugitives were climbing between the rolling hillsides and basins, beside them were their discarded weapons, backpacks, and all the burdens that hindered their escape speed. In order to make themselves run faster, the ones in front and those on the back of the horses on the ground, before the French cavalry that chased them arrived, the Spanish did the first battle. Until the rumbling sound of cannons sounded again behind them, and the entangled Spanish scattered with a bang.

...

As usual, whenever a battle ends, Andrew always goes off the battlefield to inspect. As the commander of the legion, Andrew has gathered a large number of capable people such as Davu, Marseina, and Rana, and he has long lost the opportunity to charge. Inspection is just an obligation Andrew must do, either standing around the enemy's corpses and accepting the cheers of the soldiers; or walking near the stretcher to make jokes with the wounded soldiers, praising their bravery and ridicule their enemies' incompetence.

But at this time, Andrew walked to the center of the battlefield alone, picked up a cavalry silver helmet that was broken by shells, and put it in his hand to fiddle with it. He called out "It's a pity" and then threw the extremely deformed helmet to the ground, making it a spoil for cleaning the soldiers on the battlefield. Finally, Andrew came to the opposite hillside. Two hours ago, this was still the command post of the Spanish army. The guards knew the commander's habits, but they were just scattered around from afar and did not disturb them.

When dusk came, Andrew turned his face, as if he was looking for something. He began to look at the distance, watch the small town, watch the sky, watch the sun! How beautiful, how blue, calm and deep the sky! How bright and spectacular the sun that gradually sinks! The light blue distant mountains, towns, mysterious canyons, and the oak forests that are covered with smoke on the top of the trees look even more gorgeous and colorful...

At this moment, Andrew felt a little inexplicably melancholy. It was the feeling of loneliness after the gloriousness. He began to murmur to himself.

"I don't know how Princess Sophia is now?

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How was she living in a monastery imprisoned?

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When I meet again the next day, how will I face her?"

All kinds of doubts came from Andrew's feelings for Princess Sophia. The first thing was a simple feeling, but the more he came, it was a deep love from the heart. The princess's voice, appearance and smile kept coming to Andrew's eyes, as if it was something that happened yesterday. As for the fiancée in France, it was difficult for Andrew to recall it at this time, although he sent a love letter to Paris every three days.

"War makes women go away." This is what a bastard said. Throughout history, any war between mankind has been related to women, from Trojan horses to Spanish wars. Andrew did not want to conquer Spain. According to his plan, it was just to gain his own interests, but the development of war was difficult for people to master, even for the winners.

The offensive and defensive battle in Figueras has ended, and the next pursuit is just a game of cats and mice. Driven by General Mura's cavalry brigade and General Dawu's infantry division, more than 20,000 Spanish defeated troops and their commanders would crash into another trap. On the road to Barcelona, ​​there was only the only stone bridge near the town of Fairway on the banks of the Rova River, where the reorganized division of Massena was waiting quietly across the river. For troops who had lost their combat effectiveness, the fate of being surrounded by front and back was only surrender or being beaten to death. These regular Spanish troops were more likely to choose the former.

If you successfully conquer Manresa within 48 hours and annihilate General Boca's 30,000 troops, you can confront Duke Sanchez's 70,000 troops. Within 5 days, you will run hundreds of miles long and fight three major battles with enemies three times his own. The war not only relies on the commander's judgment and command ability, but also a great test of the soldiers' courage and will. Andrew remembers that a wise man once said: "A army without morale is like a flock of sheep to be slaughtered, and an army with a rainbow of morale is like a group of tigers waiting to be eaten." What plays a decisive role in the war is the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and the combat effectiveness not only comes from the excellent equipment of the army, the well-trained soldiers, but also the courage and morale from the soldiers when fighting. Therefore, in a war, morale can be said to be one of the factors that determine the outcome. Obviously, Andrew is very confident in his subordinates.

When he thought of this, the little melancholy that had been gone, replaced by a full of heroic spirit. Andrew looked at the messy battlefield in front of him, and the subsequent cleaning of the troops had been carried out for more than half. In more than an hour, Andrew will rush to the new battlefield. To this end, the commander has prepared a wonderful speech for his soldiers.

"The army is a monster that is constantly feeding with victory and honor!" Andrew agreed with this sentence very much, but forgot what the boss said.

When Andrew was contented, he was interrupted by the voices of the guards. Looking back, it was because the guards did not want Princess Sophie to cross the cordon. The soldiers liked the innocent and kind-hearted Spanish princess very much, but they looked down on the princess of the Pope who had a bad reputation and was ashamed of the Pope, so naturally they lacked some respect in their words. Andrew touched his nose, and he was not very happy with Princess Sophie's arrival, but the commander still called to order the guards to let go.

"Hisser Commander, your soldiers are so rude!" Princess Sophie started complaining as soon as she walked to Andrew.

"That's really sorry," Andrew stroked his chest with one hand, bowed slightly, apologizing with the noble manners. Then he straightened his waist and looked at the Italian princess who was covered in black dress, black clothes and black veil and said seriously: "But this is the duty of the soldiers."

"Haha, I'm just a joke, don't take it seriously." Princess Sophie chuckled, passed by Andrew, and looked into the battlefield on the plain.

"By the way, I haven't had time to congratulate the commander on victory. It's my turn to say sorry." Princess Sophie turned around and said.

"Thank you!" Andrew's answer was brief, which made people feel a little stiff. To make up for this, Andrew paused for a while and continued: "The battle on the Rova River is still continuing, and the Duke of Sanchez is urgently reinforced the town of Manresa, and the situation is not optimistic."

"Is that right? But when I came, I saw the commander looking full of confidence. The Rova River was just an unsuspecting encirclement. Your General Massena only needed a roulette or a round of artillery, and all the Spaniards were not surrendered. When dealing with the town of Manresa, I believe the commander's raid plan was easy. As for Duke Sanchez, he was too old, and the abilities of his soldiers could compete with Andrew's Tiger and Wolf Division. Moreover, your allies in Madrid could at least affect the direction of the guns of one of the troops. Am I right? Commander."

Princess Sophie's analysis obviously surprised Andrew. How could such a secret matter let her know? Did the Holy See's hand stretched out her hand to her army? Andrew thought to himself, "No? The Toulon veterans who were responsible for monitoring Princess Sophie were surrounded by Toulon veterans who had been following her for a long time. No one could resist loyalty. Princess Sophie, who was under house arrest, had no chance to contact the outside world. The only possibility was that she had reached a conclusion in the military camp after hearing and witnessing some trivial events. In this way, the beautiful beauty in front of her was not a simple, ordinary Italian vase."

As soon as the idea came out, Andrew smiled at Princess Sophie, letting the initial embarrassment fade a little, and he changed the topic.

"Yes, Your Highness is really smart, but your highness will not just call my combat deployment when he arrives. Last time, I really want to thank you for sending me a British spy. What good news should be this time?"

"It is indeed good news. After receiving the order from the Holy See, His Majesty the Pope has accepted the advice of the commander and will send Cardinal Philip back to Spain. Now he is on the way. If nothing unexpected happens, he will hold a grand coronation ceremony for the commander's lover, Queen Sophia."

Princess Sophie's words were mixed with a hint of jealousy. Andrew understood it very clearly, but pretended to be indifferent. Regarding the arrival of Bishop Philippe, Andrew knew that this meant that the Holy See had fully accepted the political landscape of post-war Spain that it dominated.

Although Archbishop Philip was arrogant and domineering, it was just the view of the nobles and the royal family. As a messenger of God, he had a high status in the minds of Spanish Catholics, even equivalent to God. Bishop Philip, who was in his 50s, was born in a poor family and had participated in the reform of the Calvinist sect. Later, for some reasons, he became a priest who was truly faithful to the Roman Catholic Church. In the following twenty years, he traveled to Spain to carry out missionary activities, helping those who needed his help in the name of God, especially poor people.

Bishop Philip, who is upright, once fiercely criticized the wanton massacre of so-called "pagans" and the sins of promiscuous gods by the Spanish Religious Tribunal. He also loudly condemned the property of the poor believers in public places countless times. In the famine last year, he also lobbied Princess Sophia, which led a group of free nobles to take the initiative to provide disaster relief, which saved the lives of many people from other provinces.

Of course, such a bishop is not liked by the Spanish royal family, greedy nobles, and other priests who depend on the king. Philip himself has always been rejected by others. However, the Roman Catholic Church felt that his loyalty to the pope was also a monitoring of the power of the Spanish king. Just last year, Pius VI conceded him as the archbishop of the Cardinal of Madrid against the opposition and became the highest clergyman representing the Roman Catholic Church in Spain.

But this is a false position. Even if the poor are happy and encouraged, Archbishop Philip, who lacks the support of the royal family and nobles, still cannot lift the sinful Inquisition. Even the bishop's subordinates refuse to serve because the Inquisition is a good place for them to make money and promiscuous. Finally, in desperation, Archbishop Philip had no choice but to voluntarily resign as Archbishop of Madrid and leave Madrid, and come to Barcelona to take charge of the Catalonian affairs. In May this year, when the new Spanish king ascended the throne, Archbishop Philip Philip left Barcelona and went to the Roman Catholic Church to report his duties.

Andrew was very interested in Archbishop Philippe, which was the most admired by the Eastern people of the Proposition of "using barbarians to control barbarians". In military terms, Andrew could destroy all Spanish regular troops with the rapid power of the French army. Isn't this a difficult thing? The Commander is very confident that the series of battles that have ended and are about to begin will prove this. But it is just a frontal enemy on the battlefield, and there are still many invisible battles and dangers outside the field.

On countless nights, Andrew carefully studied the painful lessons of Napoleon I's defeat in Spain. He knew that the reason why the Emperor Emperor failed was because Napoleon himself was too conceited and ignored the power of the people. When Spain insulted members of the royal family, ordered the demolition of churches, wanted to plunder wealth and rape women... All kinds of actions made him lose the hearts of the people, and thus fell into the vast ocean of guerrilla warfare. Finally, under the joint attack of the British interference army, it led to his destiny.

Andrew obviously could not repeat the same mistake. While arranging a series of many military operations, he strictly emphasized the military discipline during the war and required everyone to implement the "three major disciplines and eight entries" (^_^, of course, it was plagiarism, but based on the environment at that time, the content was modified a lot). Any soldier who dared to disturb the people, regardless of the size of the military post would be severely punished. In addition to shooting a few unlucky people who hit the gun, at least hundreds of officers and soldiers were either demoted or imprisoned. In addition, he was relieving Spanish refugees who fled during the war and providing them with free food and shelter.

Obviously, the above actions can only help the Spanish not treat the French invaders as devils. As for the need to work with Andrew to work together to build a civilized, harmonious and progressive new Spanish kingdom (Andrew did not want the kingdom to be a republic, but just a constitutional monarchy), they need to continue to buy the hearts of the people. The so-called "people" are the poor people, including the nobles and the rich.

Andrew won over the liberal aristocrats led by former Prime Minister Gododoi. During their several secret conversations with them, Andrew vowed to promise that under the banner of freedom, democracy and fraternity, the French would not force any free land in Spain, and to support Princess Sophia ascends to the Spanish throne, imitate the Netherlands and Britain to establish a constitutional monarchy; help Spain stabilize the domestic situation and drive away the British forces (Gibraltar Fortress and the possible intervention army); promulgate a constitution that guarantees the nature of the civil rights convention. Within two months after all wars, the French army would be withdrawn from its own country. After receiving Andrew's guarantee, the liberals began to provide various political and military secret information, instigate the Spanish army that can be influenced, and strive to help Andrew's army attack Madrid.

The old housekeeper Sandro was responsible for the comfort of the wealthy businessmen. Countless Jewish businessmen carried their mission. In Barcelona, ​​Madrid, Valencia, and major cities in Spain, while collecting intelligence, the Jews were secretly promoting Andrew's economic policies. The slick Jews told their peers that they should believe Commander Andrew after the war, that Spain was still a good place for them to make money, and even the conditions were more favorable. Most of the rich accepted the Jewish suggestions and expressed their willingness to provide a large amount of money to serve as the military pay of Andrew's army.

There were also a large group of nobles, which were the power that the conservatives relied on. Andrew’s strategy for them was to fight and pull them, and encouraged people like Torrents to raise a group of rogue proletarians or poor people to establish a so-called self-defense army to intimidate, threaten, plunder or massacre all uncooperative aristocrats. When the situation continued, he would act as a peacemaker on the side and mediate the conflicts between the two sides after the slam.

The elimination of this contradiction also requires the intervention of religious forces. Perhaps only God can advise them to put down the butcher knife. This is also the mission of Andrew to ask the Roman Catholic Church to let Philip return to serve as the Archbishop of Madrid. In addition, Andrew also hopes that Archbishop Philip, who is deeply loved by the people, can appease the religious people in various places, so that they will not resist the French army, and take the initiative to provide food and various supplies. To this end, Andrew said in a letter to Archbishop Philip himself:

“…

Spain in the future will still be the territory of God, the place of worship for Orthodox Catholics, and the place where the Holy See can preach the gospel.

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Andrew is the people of the omnipotent God. My years of journey made me feel deeply guilty. The infinite killing caused my faith to be lost. I am like a disoriented lamb who cannot hear God's teachings in a daze.

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I am eagerly looking forward to you, the noble Bishop Philip, to hold a solemn baptism for Andrew, so that goodness, peace and friendship will come back to the hearts of sinners who long to be forgiven by God.

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This disgusting statement really touched the kind-hearted Bishop Philippe. Before this, Bishop Philippe could not hate Andrew himself, but he was disgusted with it because Andrew had massacred many priests in Toulon. But later, because of the incident of Vendé, Bishop Philippe changed his view of Andrew. At least the latter could allow Catholics in Vendée to hold open worship and prayer activities. Now this letter of self-confession was the beginning of Andrew's voluntary return to God's arms. It was rare that such a commander with heavy troops could accept the Catholicism in France, which naturally made Bishop Philippe ecstatic. So he volunteered to the Pope to return to Madrid to help Andrew stabilize the situation in Spain, and at least not let the Catholics kill each other.

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"Haha, another Kaizi was fooled." Andrew was ecstatic. Invisibly, his disgust for Princess Sophie had become much less, and his favorability increased a little.

"Report to Commander!" Adjutant St. Martin ran over and took out a front-line battle report to Andrew. He did not report it as usual. It was obvious that the major did not like Princess Sophie beside him and classified her as a spy.

"Look at it, Princess Sophie represents the Holy See and is our solid ally!" Andrew explained, and sent a shoulder to Princess Sophie beside her to express her apology. Princess Sophie responded to him with a sweet smile.

"This is a joint war report from General Massena, General Mura and General Dawu. The defeated Spanish army was attacked by our army on the banks of the Rova River. The accumulated flood blocked the Spanish attempt after swimming. Except for hundreds of people who escaped by chance, all more than 20,000 soldiers, together with their commander General Tasman and General Domcho, surrendered. Commander General Brisbane died in battle. Other specific figures are still under statistics. In addition, General Massena and General Murae have begun to move to the town of Manresa according to the commander's combat deployment."

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"What a pity. Brisbane is so short-lived. This incompetent Spanish nobleman is worth a lot of money, so that Torrence would not yell at the vengeance."

Andrew comforted himself, and although he did not capture the enemy commander, he also spared his previous troubles. That was when Torrance formed a self-defense army, he asked Andrew to hand over the captured Brisbane to him for his own treatment countless times. The Spanish farmers, who were blinded by hatred, wanted to kill Brisbane with their own hands to avenge their daughter.

Andrew was not easy to refute, but was just trying to delay. Because letting the enemy's senior prisoners of war die in the military camp, there was a great conflict with Andrew's arrangement to appease the upper class of Spain. Brisbane, who died in battle, got rid of the bad luck of being dismembered by five horses and also relieved Andrew's heart disease.

"Adminton St. Martin, I will give me the order that the follow-up troops who ended the battlefield cleaning and the legion artillery column immediately moved towards Manresa Town, marching overnight, allowing the soldiers to start using 8 days of combat preparation rations. Other baggage teams and caravans must arrive at Manresa Town within 3 days."

"As for orders, commander!"

"Your Highness, can you go with me with your face?"

"I am honored, General!"
Chapter completed!