On the Iberian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal coexist. The relationship between the two countries has always been not very harmonious. Compared with the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Spain is much larger in terms of territory and population. The current Kingdom of Spain has a population of more than 15 million. The population of the Kingdom of Portugal is only more than 4 million.

In order to fight against the Spanish Kingdom, the Kingdom of Portugal opened the age of great sailing. However, the Kingdom of Spain came from behind and once again surpassed the Kingdom of Portugal. If it weren't for the close relationship between the Kingdom of Portugal and Britain, the Kingdom of Portugal might have been destroyed long ago.

After the two major military alliances were established, the Kingdom of Spain, as a hardcore alliance of the Chinese Empire, naturally joined the Asia-Europe military alliance. The Kingdom of Portugal and the Empire had originally formed an indissoluble bondage with the Chinese Empire because of the Macau issue and the later Azores issue. Therefore, the Kingdom of Portugal joined the North Atlantic military alliance.

At the original London Conference, the Kingdom of Portugal promised to mobilize 300,000 people to participate in the war. For the Kingdom of Portugal, which had a total population of only more than 4 million, mobilizing 300,000 people was already the limit. After the war began, the 300,000 Portuguese army was divided into 6 infantry troops. Except for one infantry army left in Lisbon, the other five infantry troops were stationed on the border between the West and Portugal to defend against the possible attacks launched by the Kingdom of Spain. Of course, for the Kingdom of Portugal, it was not daring to let them take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Spain, and they did not have the courage or strength.

Originally, according to the plan of the North Atlantic Military Alliance, the main task of the Kingdom of Portugal was to defend its territory. After France began to attack the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal sent troops to cooperate with the French army's attack. However, after the war began, the Kingdom of Spain deployed a large number of troops on the border. France did not dare to act rashly, which made the Kingdom of Portugal unable to hold its troops.

The Kingdom of Portugal did not dare to launch an attack. But this does not mean that the Kingdom of Spain will not give up the attack. Especially after the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Prussia joined forces to destroy the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this gave the Kingdom of Spain great confidence. The army and naval generals of the Kingdom of Spain believed that as a hardcore ally of the Chinese Empire, the country that was first equipped with Chinese weapons and was trained by the Chinese military team, the strength of the Kingdom of Spain was definitely above the Kingdom of Belgium. They believed that with the strength of the Kingdom of Spain, even if the domestic army was only 800,000,000, half would have to be drawn to guard against the French. But the remaining troops were enough to destroy the Kingdom of Portugal.

After the end of August 1854, the Spanish Army had completed its pre-war preparations. The Spanish Kingdom currently has more than one million troops. In addition to the six infantry troops deployed in North America, there are 23 infantry troops, about 800,000. Among them, 12 infantry troops were deployed south of the Pyrenees to guard against the French army. The last time the French crossed the Pyrenees and attacked northwest Spain, which brought disaster to the Spanish Kingdom, and after the war started, the Spanish Kingdom had been guarding against France's old tricks.

The other 11 infantry troops, except for one left-behind the capital Madrid, were all deployed on the border with the Kingdom of Portugal, and the war was about to break out.

On August 29, 1854, in Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Kingdom, Queen Isabella II was listening to the specific arrangements for the Battle of the Portuguese Kingdom by the Secretary of the Army Simon Maria. The Chinese Empire has repeatedly urged, which has prevented the Spanish Kingdom from delaying any further.

"Your Majesty. At present, the 10 infantry troops of the Imperial Army have reached the designated position. Attacks can be launched at any time. The main direction of our army's attack will be to cross the Rio Tinto River from Badajos. Invade Elvas in Portugal, and then advance to Lisbon. For this reason, the Kingdom Army deployed four infantry troops in Badajos to provide 140,000 people. Opposite us, the Portuguese have two armies, a total of 100,000 people. In the remaining directions, the Kingdom Army's six infantry troops will serve as assists." said the Duke of Simon Maria, the Minister of the Army.

Queen Isabella II nodded. She did not understand military affairs. However, she knew that the destruction of the Portuguese Kingdom was very important for the Spanish Kingdom. Only by destroying the Portuguese Kingdom can the security of the Spanish Kingdom be guaranteed. Otherwise, the British could use Portugal as a springboard to attack the Spanish Kingdom as they please. Not to mention that the Spanish Kingdom was also responsible for the heavy responsibility of destroying the Portuguese Kingdom, and after the destruction of the Portuguese Kingdom, they would lead their troops north to attack France from the south, and alleviate the pressure on the Belgian Kingdom and the Prussian Kingdom. Only in this way can they ensure that the situation on the European battlefield will stabilize.

"This battle is very important to the Kingdom of Spain. Our allies, the Kingdom of Belgium, have destroyed the Kingdom of the Netherlands and are ahead of us. As the most loyal allies of the Chinese Empire, we must not fall behind the Kingdom of Belgium. Otherwise, the Kingdom of Spain will be at a disadvantage in the distribution of interests after the war." Queen Isabella II said seriously.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Spanish senior officials present answered one after another.

As senior officials of the Kingdom of Spain, they were very aware of the relationship between the Kingdom of Spain and the Chinese Empire. Without the support of the Empire, the Kingdom of Spain would not be as powerful as it is now. In return, the Kingdom of Spain must fulfill its obligations.

"In addition, our allies told me that this time the war between the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal must be ended quickly and strive to end within a week. Otherwise, this will give the British a chance to interfere. Once the British army sets on the Iberian Peninsula, it will be very difficult to drive them away again!" Queen Isabella II emphasized.

"Yes, your Majesty! It took only four days for the Kingdom of Belgium and Portugal to join forces to destroy the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I believe that one week is enough to destroy the Kingdom of Portugal. At that time, even if Britain wants to rescue, it will definitely not be too late!" said Simon Maria.

Queen Isabella II nodded: "Then, give orders to the frontline troops! I hope to see the day when the flag of the Kingdom of Spain is inserted into Lisbon as soon as possible!"

"Yes, your majesty!" replied the Duke of Simon Maria.

The Portuguese Kingdom has always been paying attention to the actions of the Kingdom of Spain. Especially when the army of the Kingdom of Spain gathered, the troops deployed by the Kingdom of Portugal were even more in the highest state of war readiness. However, the Kingdom of Dutch was destroyed within four days, which caused a great shock to the Kingdom of Portugal, and their confidence was also greatly affected.

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal, Earl Tomal, even proposed to King Pedro V to ask Britain for help, and let Britain send troops into the Kingdom of Portugal to assist them in fighting the Kingdom of Spain. However, the proposal of the Kingdom of Portugal was not accepted by the British.

Although the Kingdom of Portugal was also threatened by the Kingdom of Spain, the British were still focusing on northern France. Two hundred thousand British troops had joined the British-French coalition and were fighting with the Belgian army on the long border of the Kingdom of Belgium. As for the Kingdom of Portugal's request, the British only asked the Kingdom of Portugal to find a way to resist the attack of the Kingdom of Spain.

On the morning of August 30, 1854, the Kingdom of Spain concentrated 350,000 troops, and on the border that lasted hundreds of kilometers, they divided into several places to launch fierce attacks on the Portuguese Army's defense line. Especially the defense line located in Elvas was the direction of the Spanish Army's key attack. The Spanish Army assembled four armies, more than 100,000 troops, and launched a fierce attack on the Portuguese defenders on the west bank of the Rio Tinto River.

At the beginning of the war, in order to defend against the attack of the Spanish Army, the Portuguese army blew up the bridge on the Rio Tinto River. Fortunately, the Rio Tinto River is just a tributary of the Guadiana River, and the river surface is not wide. At the end of August, even if you swim in an armed way, you can easily cross the river.

After the attack began, Spanish engineers built two pontoon bridges on the Rio Tinto River under the cover of fierce artillery fire. Then the Spanish army began to cross the river, and after huge casualties, they built a beachhead position on the west side of the Rio Tinto River. In order to drive the Spanish army out of the river, the Portuguese army also launched a fierce counterattack. However, in the face of the dense firepower composed of heavy machine guns and mortars, the Portuguese army suffered heavy losses and eventually had to give up the attack, which made the Spanish army stand firm.

Subsequently, more and more pontoon bridges were built, and a large number of Spanish troops crossed the Rio Tinto River, which directly caused the Portuguese Army to suffer a fierce blow to the defense line of Elvas.

On August 31, the Spanish Army's forces of one or two infantry troops attacked Elvas, and the other two armies deviated from Elvas' side and prepared to annihilate all the 100,000 Spanish troops entrenched in Elvas.

Seeing this, the Portuguese Army had to give up Elvas and retreat. The Spanish Army took the opportunity to attack fiercely and annihilate countless enemies.

The Spanish Army also won victory on other fronts. For a time, all the defense lines built by the Portuguese Army on the border were broken through, and the losses were heavy, and the remaining troops had to retreat. This directly led to the entire Portugal's country falling into chaos, and one after another telegram to ask for help continued to gather in Lisbon. The Portuguese government in Lisbon had no choice but to ask for help from the UK! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

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