Black Iron’s Glory

The 267th chapter of the problem of supply

In June, for Claude, it was a quiet and peaceful day. The battalion was stationed in this forgotten area and found no enemy. Even if the reconnaissance cavalry went deep into the Cannes prairie for three days and three nights, Unable to detect and discover signs of enemy movement.

From the northeastern border of the Eskilin Principality, the two battalions of the Cannons, the three battalions of the Three Battalions and the Four Battalions, and the three battalions, have not found anything. The three battalions have now penetrated one third of the prairie. In addition to sweeping some sporadic pastoral tents, even some of the nomadic tribes did not meet.

After the news was passed on, all the frontline commanders were relieved. In this situation, the Cannes Principality is very likely to concentrate all its forces in the Beibu Gulf, with the intention of defending the most economically richest and most lucrative areas of the Principality.

The Beibu Gulf is the Principality of Canas and the largest natural large bay in the eastern part of the mainland. It is a natural and excellent military port with abundant fishery. The Principality of Canas has four major cities on the shores of the North Bay. The city of Campas, the capital of the Principality, is also located there. It can be said that it is the essence of the Principality of Canas. In this respect, the possibility that the Cannes Principal will concentrate on the Beibu Gulf to prepare for defensive operations is very large.

Since the last time Scree Major was drunk and took Claude’s hand to reveal his thoughts, Claude had always felt a little embarrassed to see Major Scree. On the contrary, Major Scurry was free to look at what he had done that night. But this time Major Scree came to Landes Castle to bring a good news to Claude. The Grand Duke of the Eskilin Palace surrendered, and the Eskilin Principal became the second in this battle. The second country that was ruined.

Speaking of the war, the Grand Duke of Eskilin has become the most important prisoner of the Ovilas Kingdom and the biggest unlucky one in the Anti-Austrian countries. After the temporary formation of several legions to counter the southern three counties, unable to break through the defensive positions of the second-line legion of the Kingdom of Ovilas, Eskilin felt that the situation was not good, but the thoughts in the first place decided to go in person. The front line to boost morale and provoke the hearts of the soldiers.

It was only on the front line that they found that the temporarily formed Legionnaires had no war, and even the officers of the nobles did not practice the battle for a long time. Although they relied on the strength of the troops to lay down the enemy’s two or three defensive fronts, the casualties were extremely heavy. The soldiers have been unable to break through the enemy’s last defensive position.

Then there was the erection of the temporary passage in the Peak District, and more and more enemies were rushing to the three southern counties. Seeing this, Eskilin can only order, turn to attack, let the temporarily formed corps set up a defensive front, prepare to fight a long-lasting defensive battle with the enemy, and return to the capital of the Principality, Bravíso Dagongbao presided over the overall situation.

It was just that General Eskilin did not expect that he had just left the front line for two days, and the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas launched a counterattack. Several temporary regiments on the front line quickly collapsed. The enemy drove straight in. On the second day after Eskilin returned to the capital, the reconnaissance cavalry of the Kingdom of Ovilas had appeared under the Grand Duke of Braviso. In this way, the grandfather of Eskilin was trapped in the city, and he did not even have time to collect his belongings.

With the arrival of two second-line corps of the Kingdom of Ovilas, the Bragaso Grand Duke was completely surrounded, and Eskilin’s Grand Duke had to die of the breakout heart. In fact, he did not have the opportunity to run the road, but he still has a family, and the treasures of those warehouses. If he runs out alone, the problem is to discard his family and property. He will only be able to go to the begging days under the fence. Therefore, the Grand Duke of Eskilin also died, preparing for a sturdy recalcitrant with the strong walls and defense facilities of the Bravoso Grand Fort.

But to his surprise, the two second-line corps of the Kingdom of Ovilas did not immediately attack, but settled down, trapping the entire Bravoso Grand Fort. Grand Duke Eskilin thought that the enemy wanted to be trapped until he had no food to surrender. He did not panic because the city had enough people to eat food for two years. He was not afraid of the enemy's siege.

It was not until the end of June that Archangel Eskilin finally understood what the enemy was playing. Two huge and heavy siege guns were dragged by countless civilians and cattle and horses to the city of Bravoso. What makes Eskilin Dagong suffer is that these two huge siege guns are still masterpieces of their own Principality. After the outbreak of the war, a large number of craftsmen in the southern three counties known for their military work cast these two siege guns to show the power of the Principality and the invincibility of the anti-Austrian alliance.

Then the two siege guns were thrown in the southern three counties, because they were too big and too heavy to move, so everyone used these two huge siege guns as sculptures. It was hit by the wind and rain. After the Blue Feathers raided the three southern counties, the two siege guns became the spoils of the army of the kings of Ovila.

After arriving at the three southern counties, Hansback’s prince soon became interested in these two huge siege guns. He once again recruited the mechanics to overhaul the two cannons. The report was obtained by the two sieges. The cannon can still be used to exert an unparalleled power.

In this way, the Grand Duke of Braviso, the capital of the Principality of Eskilin, became the target of the two siege guns designated by the Grand Prince. Moving these two cannons there is indeed a huge manpower and material project. But the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas does not care about this. It is an enemy country. There are a large number of free civilians who can be forced to requisition. There are also a large number of cattle and horses that can be levied. Even if the big prince orders compensation, the cost is not much. At the same time, when moving the two cannons, it is also possible to strengthen the road to the Grand Duke of Braviso in the three southern counties. This is a good thing for both.

In fact, the father of Eskilin saw that the shadows of these two huge siege guns almost collapsed. He knew the power of the two cannons, such as the solid iron pellets that were as big as the washbasin. More than a hundred pounds, how strong the castle wall itself can not withstand the bombardment of these two cannons, a few days Bravoso Grand Duke will become a ruin.

Therefore, after sending a contact person and getting a guarantee written by Hansback’s great prince, the first time to protect the security of Eskilin and his family and private property, the Grand Duke Eskilin opened very simply. The city surrendered, and the Principality of Eskilin died.

The demise of the Principality of Eskilin has greatly eased the tension of the Kingdom of Ovilas. At present, the balance of the war in the eastern part of the continent has been greatly tilted towards the Kingdom of Ovilas. The destruction of the Principality of Rimondra, which was annihilated by the two Principality, was also in sight. In particular, the largest reinforcements in the Principality of Rimondra were the four armed groups from the Principality of Eskilin. Now the Eskilin Principality has perished. These four regiments have become the largest of the Rydemon Principality. Stability factor.

The anti-Austrian coalition’s top leaders naturally want to keep the four regiments of the Eskilin Principality in the coalition. They send money to the high-ranking aristocratic officers of the legion to send women to talk about defeating the kingdom of Ovilas and rebuilding Ess. The topic of the Principality of Keeling, by heart, the aristocratic officers of these regiments are not lacking in blood, but they also agree with the reconstruction of the Principality of Eskilin.

The problem was that the surrendered Eskilin was very cooperative with the instructions of the Great Hansback Prince. He ordered his cronies to go to the camp where the four armed forces of the Principality were in the first place, proclaiming what the Grand Duke had surrendered and the war was over. You can go home and stop fighting and wait for these remarks, instructing these Legionnaires to lay down their arms and surrender to the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas. So in the case that the aristocratic officers of the Legion were undecided, the soldiers of the four legions ran for more than half, and finally they were less than one legion.

The soldiers ran and ran, but the same defensive positions were also thrown to the army of the kings of Ovilas, so the solid defensive front was suddenly broken through two big mouths, and the enemy soldiers were under the city. The high-level officers of the Principality of Rimondra and the senior officers of the coalition command headquarters understand that the general trend has gone, and urgently ordered the anti-Austrian federation's joint fleet to come to help and protect the three port cities of the Principality of Rimondra. This is the alliance of the coalition forces to escape the desperate situation. Three sea lanes.

The front line is progressing smoothly, and the success story is frequent, but the battalion of the battalion has encountered an embarrassing reality. That is the cross-mountain road in the southern mountainous area that hinders the transportation of the logistics. The mountain road from the southern three counties to the squirrel village has been refurbished by Claude's captives, and it is barely able to pass a four-wheeled freight wagon. Still connected. However, from the squirrel village to the Canas prairie, the mountain road can only be used to transport supplies.

After careful calculation, the logistics staff of the frontline headquarters came to a conclusion that they could no longer send troops to the area abandoned by the aristocrats of the Cannes-dollars, because there was no way to expropriate the materials on the spot, and no one could force them to requisition, as long as The extra force of a battalion went to the area, and the result was that there was no way to keep up with the supply, so this area can only rely on a battalion to garrison.

However, the staff of the frontline headquarters are not worried about this, because the other two battalions of the squadron will be able to contact the battalion of the squadron as long as they go one-third of the distance into the prairie. As for the remaining troops of the Cannes, there is no need to worry that the enemy should concentrate all the forces to protect the Beibu Gulf area, so that no enemy can be found on the prairie.

At present, the logistics and heavy materials supply of the battalion battalion completely depends on the rear transportation. A local battalion battalion that takes over the battalion defense of the battalion is also responsible for providing logistical support to the battalion battalion. But soon, this local battalion battalion is called bitter, they are one During the month, seven soldiers and eleven horses were lost on the mountain road leading to the Canas prairie in Squirrel Village, and a large amount of food and other materials were lost. The reason was that the Hummer rolled down the valley and brought the soldiers holding them. Go on.

There are many reasons for the accident, but this has a lot to do with the battalion of the battalion to urge them to transport the goods as soon as possible. Fortunately, the supply and transportation of three times a month has already initially met the material needs of the battalion of the Guards, and can be reduced to logistical replenishment twice a month and once a month.

The most important thing is the food. This area has been abandoned by the territories of the territories for more than a year. The fields are covered with wild grass and the particles are not harvested. The total number of battalions in the battalion was 1,365, plus more than a thousand old and weak women and children gathered here, and more than 400 young and powerful prisoners brought by the follow-up, nearly 3,000. In the case that it is impossible to collect food on the spot, the stomach can only be transported by the rear materials.

A hummer can only transport more than 400 kilograms of grain on the mountain road, and 3,000 people need at least 5,000 kilograms of food a day. It is impossible for the soldiers to fill their stomachs. Although it can transport 50,000 jin of grain, even if it saves, it is only half a month's consumption.

Major Scurry let the captives and the gathered young people go to the wasteland to plant potatoes and melons, and hope that these short crops will help them. Claude organized soldiers to fish in the rivers and ponds of this area, and brought people up the mountain to hunt. Together with the flocks collected from the captured herdsmen’s homes in the previous days, they finally managed to survive half. Month of food reserves.

The ammunition is not lacking. The battalion of the battalion can carry over for more than a month, but Claude is still not satisfied. He discussed with Major Scree, and at least he has to reserve ammunition for more than three months. Food and other military supplies. If the local police battalion that is in the defense cannot maintain the long-term transportation of the supply line, Claude is ready to let the battalion battalion organize its own troops to transport the goods.

Major Scurry was also plagued by shortages of materials, mainly because the old and weak women and women who had gathered together had nearly a thousand people who could not eat, which added a heavy burden to the battalion. But these old and weak women can not be driven away. After holding the area, these people are also the people of the kingdom, and they cannot see death.

"Do you think the enemy will come?" Major Scree looked at Crowder with amazement: "The staff of the frontline commanders are not saying that the enemy is likely to be huddled in the Beibu Gulf area to prepare for defensive operations?"

"I don't know." Claude shook his head. "I also hope that the staff of the frontline headquarters are all true, but I always have an intuition that the enemy will come. I feel very surprised at this situation. I don't know why the enemy will be huddled in the Beibu Gulf area. To know that defensive operations also need to send reconnaissance cavalry to inspect the enemy, but now almost all the reconnaissance cavalry in the prairie has not found the enemy's trail. This is too suspicious.

I always feel that the enemy seems to be making a big move, otherwise they will not let us drive so long on the prairie, this is their territory. Sending light cavalry to destroy our reconnaissance cavalry, covering our ears and ears, whether it is offensive or defensive, is military common sense, but they have not done so... so I suggest that you still reserve some grain and ammunition drugs for this quiet day. It can also be prepared. ”

"You are right, we have to be prepared, so as not to regret when something happens." Captain Scerry nodded.