Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 342 Chapter Claude's Countermeasures

General Beechklin was like a deflated ball and squatted on the sofa. He knows very well that Claude is not wrong. He first occupied the strong coastal defense zone in the northern coastal areas. The biggest shortcoming of deploying the meteorite army to wait for the program is not the heavy supply of logistics and the support of the frontline to the frontline, even if it is in transit. These attacks by the Nepalese people can be solved by trying to find a solution.

The most feared is that the Hicks do not break south from the northern coastal areas, so all the so-called war preparations, even the offense of the Nikkan people to make the enemy more than an enemy in the war zone will become useless. The Hicks are not wild mad pigs. They only know that they are going in the same direction. They will also choose the direction that is beneficial to them. They will not compete with the well-equipped defensive positions. No commander is willing to let the soldiers go in vain. Send to death.

If the Hicks choose the eastern mountainous region as a breakthrough, the defensive garrison deployed in the northern coastal mountains will face an extreme embarrassment. They can’t retreat. If they retreat, perhaps the Hicks will take over the unguarded position and go south. Then the defensive front built by the theater in the northern coastal areas will be all in vain, wasting money and consuming. The energy and morale of the officers and men.

But there is no need to defend, because the Hicks are not attacking them. The garrison on the defensive front can only watch the Hicks attacking the city in the other direction. The generals of the theater can use their **** to think that the armed forces of the Nikkan people can hardly resist the attack of the Hicks.

When the Nikkan people's country was ruined, the surviving Nikkan people became young and captive. If the garrison troops on the defensive front in the northern coastal mountainous area have not retired, the Hicks can just let the road pass. These garrison troops faced a supply channel to sever the imprisonment of their besieged. At that time, the Hicks did not need to waste ammunition and the lives of the soldiers. As long as they were surrounded for a while, the garrison troops in the theater could only surrender and surrender...

Unless the troops in the theater have captured the northern coastal areas, they will again attack the mountainous areas on the eastern border. In these two aspects, all the defensive fronts will be deployed, so that the Hicks will be indifferent regardless of the direction of the attack. But that is simply impossible, not to mention whether the attacked Nikkan people will be in the back, that is, the theater can not draw so many garrison troops to defend the north and east directions. Mountain area.

According to General Beechklin’s plan, after the defensive front was built in the northern coastal areas, the entire meteorite regiment was deployed on the defensive positions, relying on sturdy and well-equipped positions and advanced new rifles to withstand Hicks. The attack of the ten permanent legions of the kingdom. The garrison tasks of the various direct jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the theater are under the responsibility of the newly formed 18 local garrisons, and the Thunder Corps is responsible for the support of the mobile forces.

But if you add the mountains in the eastern border, you need to pull the Thunder Army to the front line as a garrison. In this way, the main force in the territory of the direct jurisdiction does not have the main force of mobile support. If the Hicks once again assemble the Neptune Fleet and the combined fleet to attack the three harbor cities in the theater, then rely on the hardships of one or two local garrisons. It is very likely that the harbour city will fall, and by that time everything will be late.

"Actually, I don't think we need to be so nervous. The Hicks couldn't launch an attack in the next year or two." Claude looked at the map and returned to sit down. He poured himself a cup of black tea from the table. Taste slowly.

General Eblon hit the table with his fingers: "Claude, if you have something, hurry up and say something. This time the Hicks Kingdom is really ten standing army, more than 600,000 horses and soldiers. Even if you don't be nervous, you have to make a point."

Crowder laughed and asked: "You talk about how many corps they can **** to the Rhodes Bay in the Fox Islands, United Kingdom, in the size of the Neptune Fleet of the Hicks Kingdom and the combined fleet." colony?"

The problem is very simple, but the generals feel a little weird and don't understand why Claude asked this question. Looking at each other, General Scree opened his mouth: "Two legions, before the third colonial war, they transported two standing regiments to the port of Vibator, which is very clear to everyone."

"Then what happened after more than half a year after they arrived at the port of Vibator after they arrived at the port of Vibator?" Claude asked again.

General Scree’s eyes lit up immediately, and it seemed that he had understood what Claude wanted to say: “The food crisis. Hicks’s transport of the two standing regiments to the port of Vibator, Viba There were four legions in the colonial county of Port, which led to food shortages. Finally, they had to let the Neptune Fleet and the Joint Fleet end their retreat and urgently transported a batch of grain from the Hicks Kingdom.

In order to solve the food crisis in the colonial county of the port of Vibator, the Hicks began to arrest the Nikkan people, and they were reduced to slaves in the colonial territory, and the majority of them were sent to the mining area. The miners eventually provoked the rebellious heart of the Nikkan. At the same time, because of the dissatisfaction of the two mercenary support groups caused by the cruel policy of the Nikkan people, they had to be stationed in the army, and as a result, you found the fighter and won the third colonial war..."

"Oh..." Claude was a little embarrassed: "I didn't ask you to say my record. I just asked such a simple question, that is, the Hicks Kingdom uses the Neptune Fleet and the Joint Fleet, and can only ship at one time. Two standing regiments arrived at the colony of the Rhodes Bay, but this shipment did not include the living supplies such as sedges required by the two regiments.

Generally speaking, the merchant fleet travels to and from the two continents in the first half of the year, and the Hicks Kingdom can only travel three times in a year, that is, to transport six legions. After all, the Navy Fleet and the Joint Fleet also need to repair the warships and the time of the officers and men to rest, it is impossible to float in the sea endlessly, otherwise the people will not be able to stand the ship...

Even if the Hicks Kingdom and the Fox Islands have reached an agreement to lease the colony of the Rhodes Bay and start shipping the Legion in the first half of next year, it will take at least two years for the delivery mission to be completed. Don't forget the problem of grain and grass, how much grain and grass materials the six legions will consume each month.

After the Hicks Kingdom has transported ten standing corps to the colony of Rodex Bay, you can calculate how much food and other living materials are consumed by more than 600,000 horses. Even if the Neptune Fleet and the United Fleet ship three miles a year, they are just enough for the daily consumption of ten standing corps. They want to reserve the grain and materials in wartime. They still need to find another way.

This is only a matter of food and grass, and military supplies such as ammunition, firearms and artillery also need to be stocked. I have always suspected that King Kamids III of the Hicks Kingdom could not understand the military. He wanted to use more than 600,000 horses from the standing army to crush our theater. This strategy is correct. But he must have never thought about how to mix and transport the food, ammunition and other materials needed for so many troops...

More than 600,000 troops and ten standing army groups sound terrible, but as long as we cut off their logistics supply lines, it is more than 600,000 prisoners and laborers waiting to be taken up in our theater. In fact, we don't have to worry about the so-called big soldiers. If we drag on for two or three years, these more than 600,000 troops will become a heavy burden for the Hicks kingdom. They will eat themselves, and Makid III will regret his place. Said the big words. ”

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became a little brisk. Yes, everyone is paying attention to the news that the Hicks Kingdom is preparing to send ten standing corps to the mainland of Nubbia to continue the colonial war. More than 600,000 horses have become pressured. A mountain in the hearts of all insiders. Even General Bologna felt that the situation and situation facing the theater was very serious and difficult, because no matter how he calculated, the overwhelming force advantage made it difficult for the theater to find a winning strategy.

"How do I forget that these 600,000 people still need to consume grain and materials..." General Bologna patted his forehead and laughed afterwards: "Claude, you analyze this." I feel much more relaxed in my heart. I can't sleep at night when I receive the information. When I think of the ten standing army, I feel like I am being crushed by a mountain. It is very difficult to turn over. I forgot. The Marshal’s teachings to us have made mistakes that should not be made.”

General Eblon asked with meditation: "Even if Makid III is confused, there are always qualified soldiers in the Hicks Kingdom, otherwise Makid III will not settle the domestic aristocratic rebellion so quickly. Those soldiers It should be clear that the consumption of living materials such as grain and grass required by the more than 600,000 horses of the Standing Army is a huge number. They may have a solution to this problem. For example, raising it on the spot, or from the colonies of the West Coast countries. Get food and other materials to supplement..."

"If the Hicks Kingdom only rented the colony of the Rhodes Bay, he could not raise the food needed for more than 600,000 horses on the spot. The colony of Rodecks Bay is the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands in Nubbia. The smallest colony on the mainland, with a population of less than 20,000, is famous for its beautiful scenery, but it is only a scenic spot for the nobles and nobles to come to vacation and leisure. The entire territory directly maintains the original landscape, with only a few pastures and farms, the only city of Rhodes. The city of Marks is on the edge of the bay, and most of the residents live on fishing."

Claude read the information about the colony of the Rhodes Bay: "It's very simple. With the current colony of the Rhodes Bay, there is no way to meet the food needs of a legion, let alone the ten standing army. The Hicks Kingdom’s lease of the colony of the Rhodes Bay meant that they were only passing passengers and could not change the state of the entire colony. The colonial administrative dominance was still in the hands of colonial officials in the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands.

If I am a member of the Hicks Kingdom military, I would recommend that Mekid III buy the colony of the Rhodes Bay, just as the Republic of the Fox Islands also sells. In order to guarantee the daily consumption of the ten standing army, it is necessary to hold the entire Rhodes Bay colony in their hands. After the arrival of the first few legions, the army was immediately carried out throughout the colony, and the forest was farmed. This will only take two or three years to have enough grain reserves.

However, it is impossible for Mejid III to do so. He sent ten standing corps and rented the colony of the Rhodes Bay to destroy the Nikkan people and continue the colonial war with our theater. The three colonial wars were fiasco, and even the colonial counties of the port of Vibato were occupied by us as the eighth direct jurisdiction of our war zone. The Nikkan people rebelled against independent statehood and continued to attack his inland colonies, which had already made Hicks kingdom The big jokes of all the colonial countries, this is absolutely intolerable humiliation for Mejid III.

It is impossible to plant grain and grass in the colony of the Rhodes Bay. When sea transportation is wasting time and consuming capacity to increase costs, the only choice for the Hicks Kingdom is to purchase daily necessities such as grain and grass in the colonies of the West Coast countries. As long as the theaters sent more secret agents to the colonies of the West Coast to pay attention to the entire food market, once the price of the grain was found to cause abnormal fluctuations, we can infer the approximate date of the Hicks Kingdom's preparation for the attack. We may also be able to hoard food and other materials in advance and sell them at high prices, so that the Hicks Kingdom pays a higher price for this.

Of course, it is not easy to raise and purchase the grain that meets the needs of more than 600,000 horses in the colonies of the West Coast countries. The colonies of the West Coast countries have been fully developed like the overseas governors of our war zone. . In the same way as the inland colonies of the Hicks Kingdom, there is a focus on mining resources, and the food they need is also sourced from other colonies. The purchase of food in the Hicks Kingdom will increase the price of food on the entire West Coast. Under such circumstances, the best way to reduce costs is to fight the war.

So I will make sure that when the Hicks Kingdom sent his ten standing regiments to the colony of the Rhodes Bay, and not even all the troops, Makid III will definitely order his army to take Nikon first. Inspect the country to open the knife. In his view, the existence of a Nikancan country for one day means that his shame will be extended by one day. Only a complete demise, a country built by the slavish slaves, slanders the slaves of these rebellions, and the blood of the slaughter and slaves will clear the shame that these insurgents brought to the Hicks kingdom... ."

Claude looked at the four generals in the conference room: "This is the conclusion I speculated. In fact, I think that the first goal of the Hicks Kingdom is not the jurisdiction of our war zone, but the country of Nikkan. The demise of the Nikkan people's country, one can make Hicks's standing army familiar with the battle and restore its combat strength. Second, it will get a large number of young and strong prisoners to meet their labor needs, and even sell to those mining developers. The point is the most important, to obtain the food reserves of the Nikkan people, to achieve their purpose of fighting war.

What we need to do is to let the Nikkan people understand what kind of desperation they will face, let them take the initiative to come to us, ask for our assistance and support, and help them deal with those **** Hicks. . Just because of the sad nature of the Nikkan people, we can’t go to the door to tell them that the Hicks Kingdom sent ten standing army groups to deal with them, otherwise they would wonder if we were cheating them, would we secretly think about them? .

We can only guide the Nikkan people to take the initiative to discover this situation, and all we have to do is conceal, even if the Nikkan people come to ask us the truth of the news, we have to tell them that the Hicks Kingdom is looking for We have trouble in the theater, not them. Only in this way, those Nikkan people will understand the seriousness of the situation and pay attention to the armed forces of the Hicks Kingdom assembled in the colony of Rhodes Bay.

The more troops the Hicks Kingdom has assembled, the more Nescha will need the help of our theater. Only in the face of the threat of extinction, will they willingly resist our invasion and attack by the Hicks Kingdom under our command. We can send troops to set up defensive fronts with the help of the Nikkan people, and to strengthen the wilderness and lure the Hicks into the depths of the mountains. Perhaps the depths of the mountains occupied by the Nikancha people are the best battlefield for us to destroy the enemy.

At the same time, we can sell the light artillery captured by the Hicks in the warehouse to the Nikkan people. Didn't they always want artillery and let us teach them? I personally think that the theater can promise this. Anyway, the light artillery of these Hicks kingdoms is useless. It is better to use these artillery and Nikkan people to exchange gold and silver. If they are defeated, these gold and silver will become the spoils of the Hicks army. It is better to strengthen the economic construction under the direct control of our theater..."