Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 228 Strategic Deployment

The heavens and the earth are dark, and the goose-like snowflakes are spilling from the sky. Looking out from the window, you can see that the distant houses and fields are covered with a thick layer of white bedding.

The Alice White House in Effingasburg is still full of candles, and the uniforms and officers in military uniforms are constantly coming in and out. For many people, this kind of situation is very common, not to mention the heavy snow outside, even if the world is under the knife they will be so busy, because this is the location of the front line command and logistics department of His Royal Highness Prince Hansback. Every command issued from here has countless kingdom soldiers to perform, even at the expense of life and blood.

In a luxuriously decorated conference room on the second floor, more than a dozen generals and the Grand Prince are conducting a conference on strategic discussions.

"...My father gave a speech at the Harvest Festival, but the generals should have a number in mind. The facts are not as inspiring as he said. Currently the Principality of Rimondra, the Principality of Eskilin and Canna The army of the Principality of the Supreme State adhered to the defensive strategy of resisting step by step, and refused to fight with us. As a result, our Ramorera Principality Raiders plan became a bubble and it was impossible to decide the outcome.

Last month my father gave me a letter that revealed his worries about the future of the war. The accumulation of our national treasury for more than two decades has been vacant after the outbreak of this war. In terms of strength, twelve second-line legions have been formed and put into this war. The kingdom now needs to form eight new corps, and the battalion battalions in all places have been pulled to the front line, with a total strength of more than 1.2 million. For our kingdom, this is a very burdensome burden.

In my letter, my father asked me if I could end the war in a short time as soon as possible, lest the war affect the people's livelihood and subsequent development. Of course, his intention is not to let us know when we are good, but to hope that we can make a breakthrough on the deadlocked battlefield, complete our pre-war strategic deployment, and incorporate the Principality of Rimondra and the Eskilin Principality into the territory of the kingdom. Among them, the Nasri Kingdom and the Cannes Principal are forced to surrender to us.

Although we have completed the first small goal and annexed the Principality of Siddings, this victory has been a big discount. Because we have few conquests, we have only acquired a ruined territory. The kingdom does not know how much money to invest in order to restore the people’s livelihood in this territory. After our demise of the Principality of Sidings, the enemy sent their joint fleet to bombard two port cities that have been occupied by us, and even set fire to houses, so that most of the two port cities are turned into ashes and cannot become our kingdom. The new base of the fleet.

On the mainland of Nubsia, the field army of the Hicks Kingdom, stationed in the colony of the Nasri Kingdom, refused to leave, so that we could not capture the territory of the Nasri Kingdom. At the same time, in the face of the provocative behavior of the Hicks army, it is necessary to maintain restraint. It is only possible to set defensive positions on the borders of its own territory and deploy troops for monitoring. The port of Vibatato, the colony of the Nasri Kingdom, has become the logistical supply base for the pirates. After the pirate gangs of the Nubianese continent received sufficient supply support in the port of Vibator, the seven kingdoms of our kingdom in the continent of Nubbia. A foreign direct jurisdiction has formed a very big threat.

The dilemma we are facing now is that we cannot quickly break through the enemy's defensive positions and form a deadly threat, forcing the enemy to fight with us. Only on the front line can gradually overcome those defensive positions, step by step forward attack. The problem is that we have overcome a defensive position, but the enemy can build two more in the back. This brings us the dilemma of delaying the day and consuming the morale of our soldiers, and at the same time bringing us a lot of casualties..."

The Hansback Prince took two documents and squatted on the table: "Look, this is the contrast. The Guards Corps acts as a striker. They take an average of four to five days to attack a defensive position and pay five or six hundred soldiers for casualties. The price. Now they have been fighting for nearly three months, the casualties are more than half, the follow-up is weak, and the need to rest. The report said that the soldiers have already experienced war-weariness and morale is very low.

The other document is a report on the battalion of the squadron. They successfully conquered the Black Maple Castle and the casualties were only 27 people. But it took them fifty-four days to force the defenders of the Black Maple Castle to surrender. I don't know now whether to reward them or punish them. They did the task, but it took too long. If we attack the enemy like them, then I will be very skeptical, is it that my grandson will be married and I will still plan to do this war..."

More than a dozen generals in the room laughed. The battle report from the battalion of the squadron did shock most of the officers in the command. They thought that the battalion of the squadron did not write a zero on the casualty figures. However, after repeated checks and detailed operational reports, it was confirmed that the report was authentic. For this reason, most of the officers in the command post have been caught in a discussion. Is this kind of tactics of the battalion of the squadron worthy of the front line?

Many officers thought that the tactics of the squadrons were not desirable because they seized the loopholes on the order that did not limit the date of the Black Maple Castle and drilled a hole before they completed the task with such minor casualties. In the current war, all the troops are fighting against the enemy's defensive positions, because they know that defeating the enemy in front of them can make the enemy not get enough time for more adequate defense preparation...

If the battalion battalion is not responsible for the remote Picquet mountains on the flank of the army, then they are not likely to have such ample time to capture a black maple castle that guards the entrance to the mountain. Change them to the Guards Legion, and let them also take up a defensive position like the Guards Corps for four or five days, then they will pay more for the casualties than the Guards. Because they are all formed by recruits, not as rich as the veterans of the Guards Corps, with rich combat experience and strong sense of fighting.

The great prince Hansback waved his hand and stopped the conversation with the generals. "Although many people did not agree with the battle of the battalion, they completed the task and acquired it with such a slight casualty. Victory, the rewards are still to be given to them. But I decided to delay for a while, since they took 54 days to attack the Black Maple Castle, then I will reward them with their merits after 54 days. Go on..."

The generals laughed loudly and complimented: "His Royal Highness."

This is just a harmless joke. It is nothing more than delaying the time. By the way, I express my dissatisfaction with the time spent on the camp. Fortunately, this is in the remote corner of the Peak District, does not affect the overall situation. Otherwise, the front line of the Guards Corps also has the same kind of learning, and the kingdom does not know how much it will cost. The treasury has been vacant for most of the time. The two-line army of millions of troops spends an astronomical number every day. No one can stand the endless delay of this war.

"Going to the point," Hansback’s prince said: "Now the Blue Feathers have completed the reconstruction mission, and the last two second-line regiments have also completed the training. The Army Department has had a great dispute over the deployment of the three regiments. Two plans were handed over to our frontline command, let us consider, as appropriate, which plan to win the war faster."

The two officers received a large stack of documents and sent them to the generals present.

When everyone saw the documents in hand, Hansback’s prince said: “It’s all clear. The senior staff of the Army Department did not make any refreshing suggestions, just like we said last time. In that case, the first is to replace the Guards Corps to continue the attack, let the Guards Corps come down to replenish and replenish, and wait for the Blue Feather Legion to be weak and then let the Guards Corps replace it. Use this wheel method to smash the resistance of all enemies in front of you. Until the final victory is achieved.

There is nothing new about this wheel warfare. We all know that even if we can win, we will still bring us a lot of casualties, and there will be delays in time, which will not reach the goal of winning the battle in the first battle. At the same time, the enemy is given plenty of time to pack up and leave, leaving us with a mess, just like the ruins of the Principality of Siddings.

Another suggestion was to deploy the Blue Feather Legion and the two second-line corps on the side of the Griffin Legion, forcing the Nasri Kingdom to surrender. Of course, we also know that this is just a delusion of the senior staff of the Army Department. The Nasri Kingdom is no more than the Principality of Rimondra and the Principality of Eskilin. They are the only countries that can compete with our Kingdom in the Eastern Continent. The stamina is still very good.

Although our kingdoms broke into the territory of their kingdom on the western front and the southern border of the Duchys, they also annihilated their three legions, two of which were standing corps of their kingdom. However, the current situation is that both lines are in a stalemate, because the Nasri Kingdom has stabilized their domestic situation, and the continuous recruitment of troops has expanded the new army. Therefore, our Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion each carry two second-line legions. Although still on the offensive, he is already ready for defensive operations.

We are all aware that the situation in the Nasri Kingdom cannot be determined by increasing the strength of the three legions. My personal opinion is to stick to the original strategy, first to get the Principality of Rimodra, the Principality of Eskilin and the Principality of Canas, to remove the minions of the Nasri Kingdom, and finally to concentrate on the forces and give the Nasri Kingdom a fatal The blow, even the demise of this deadly enemy kingdom. ”

The generals here wanted to stand up and salute, but they were stopped by the Great Hansback Prince: "I hope that you all think about it and put the Blue Feather Legion and the two second-line corps where to play the best. The combat effect, I hope to force the enemies who are constantly building defense facilities to get out of those tortoise shells, and we will have a grand battle to determine the future destiny of the eastern part of the continent."

A dull, everyone was frowning, and a young general got up and asked: "Is there any progress in His Royal Highness?"

Obviously, his idea was to use the sea transportation, and under the **** of the Navy Fearless Fleet, let the three legions of the Blue Feather Legion land in the enemy's hinterland.

However, the prince's answer made him very disappointed: "You don't have to count on the sea. The enemy's joint fleet is making a crazy battle to find a fearless fleet at sea, waiting to enter the kingdom's waters to add fire to our coastal areas. The fearless fleet is currently insured, and the kingdom has drawn up the newly formed storm fleet to support the eastern seas. For this reason, the size of the transport fleet to the mainland of Nubsia has been specifically reduced...

It is really ridiculous to think of the operational plan formulated by the Admiralty. It is believed that the outbreak of the Great War will not affect the situation at sea. The enemy's joint fleet will not take the initiative to attack us and do the dream of accepting the enemy fleet peacefully. Now think of it is really a pig brain, to be confused to what kind of strategic attack plan, really want to return to the king to see if the face of the Navy Minister has been swollen. Ha ha. ”

Another young man with a thin face and a sick middle-aged man stood up and coughed two times and came to the big map hanging on the wall: "His Royal Highness, I have an idea, maybe we can attack from here, straight Fighting the hinterland of the Schrining Principality and wrapping the enemy's back road."

He pointed out that the place on the map was marked with the name of the Peake Mountain Range: "It is well known that the Peak District is a wide area, connecting the Cannes Savannah and the three southern counties of the Eskilin Principality. But the Picquet Mountains are not connected. The avenues of the localities, the three Principalities once wanted to jointly build a national road, but they abandoned this plan because of the seriousness of the geographical environment and the difficulty of construction. So after we entered the Principality of Rimondra, the enemy was not arranged in this mountainous area. Heavy, because they think that the Peak District can not let the Legion march, there is no need to defend.

After learning about the news of the squadron's capture of the Black Maple Castle, I looked at the information of the Black Maple Castle and found that it was set up to guard against the smuggling of the Principality of Eskilin and the Cannes. Since there is a road to smuggling, I have mobilized some information to see that there are indeed paths leading to the two countries in the mountains. If we let the three legions of the Blue Feather Legion appear in the enemy's hinterland through the Peak District, it will definitely have an unexpected effect..."