If Prince Wedelek is a person who works vigorously and resolutely, has a resolute character, is neither playful nor undisciplined, then the scythe plan formulated by the Ministry of War under the most ideal situation may be realized. The Kingdom of Ovelas can sweep across the entire eastern part of the continent in the shortest time, sending the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance into the abyss. There will be no more three years of war and so many things that shocked the entire Farea. Events and changes on the mainland
Perhaps only the passage of time will make the conspiracy emerge in front of the world, but at this time the only thing the Blue Feather Army can complain about is that they chose a prince who is not suitable for the front line to supervise the army. They must endure the prince's procrastination and unreliable playfulness and undisciplined style, and watch the opportunity slip from their control.
The Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion on the western front were still slowly advancing on the border of the Kingdom of Nasseri, using cannons to knock down the defense facilities one by one. The battle was fierce and the losses were somewhat heavy. On the eastern front, although it has occupied two-thirds of the territory of the Principality of Siddings, the Blue Feather Army's follow-up attack plan was completely scrapped due to Prince Wedelek's delay and delay in arriving at the front line. With the arrival of reinforcements from the Principality of Eskilen, the Principality of Rimodra, and the Principality of Karnas, it is very likely that the Blue Feather Army will engage in a major battle with the enemy at Afena Castle that will determine the fate of the Principality of Sidins.
However, this is also one of several alternative plans formulated by the Ministry of War. The original Scythe Plan was for the Blue Feather Army to cross the Odin Mountains through a secret passage, make an emergency landing on the defenders of the Principality of Sidings on two defensive fronts, and then With lightning speed, it swept across the entire Principality of Sidings, occupied two seaport cities, approached its capital, Afena Castle, and conquered it to destroy the Principality of Sidings.
Then the Blue Feather Army immediately attacked the Kingdom of Nasseri from the Principality of Sidings, which was the back of the Kingdom of Nasseri and a place without any defensive facilities. The Nasseri Kingdom never expected that the Xidingsi Principality would perish so quickly. The border between the two countries was flat, and the Blue Feather Army was like a sickle, sweeping across the Nasseri Kingdom's strategic rear from its defenseless flanks. Together with the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion, they attacked in front and back, disrupting the war deployment of the Kingdom of Nasseri and making it lose sight of the other. It was no longer able to resist the attacks of the Kingdom's three major field ace legions and the subsequent second-line legions.
As long as the Kingdom of Nasseri surrenders or dies, the remaining three principalities will no longer be able to withstand the attack of the Kingdom of Ovelas. The war sweeping across the eastern part of the continent will soon be extinguished, and the Kingdom of Ovelas is about to Become a regional power that unifies the eastern part of Farea continent.
Of course, this is only under the most ideal situation. The Blue Feather Legion's attack on the Principality of Sidings went smoothly without any mistakes. But now this situation has been artificially interrupted. Although the Blue Feather Legion's troops have arrived under the Fort of Afena, they are unable to launch an attack and can only sit back and watch the enemy's reinforcements arrive continuously.
However, this is not beyond the expectations before the war. In this case, the Blue Feather Army simply strides back thirty or forty miles, preparing to implement the second strategic backup plan, which is to defeat Sidings in one fell swoop under the Fort of Afena The last armed forces of the principality and the reinforcements from the other three principalities defeated the Principality of Sidings with a victory in a major battle, and at the same time gave those three principalities a powerful look.
Therefore, the Blue Feather Legion does not urge Prince Widrick to speed up his journey now. The strength of the Blue Feather Legion alone is obviously not enough for a big battle. At least two second-line legions must be dispatched from the rear. What we have learned so far is that the Principality of Eskiline, the Principality of Rimodra, and the Principality of Karnas each sent a legion of reinforcements to the Principality of Sidings, plus the remaining armed forces of the Principality of Sidings. Strength, the total strength has exceeded 220,000.
If the enemy's reinforcements had not yet arrived at Fort Afina, and if there were still some entanglements in logistics, frontline command, etc. that had not been adjusted clearly, the Blue Feather Army might have been under siege at this moment. The current situation is that the Second Field Division of the Blue Feather Army is setting up a defensive front in a mountainous area more than 40 miles away from Fort Afina, arranging the battlefield for the future battle here, and waiting for the arrival of the two subsequent second-line armies. front.
The senior leaders of the Blue Feather Legion are very optimistic that as long as the two subsequent second-line legions arrive, the kingdom's army with a strength of 160,000 to 70,000 can completely defeat the opponent's more than 200,000 people. It is impossible to win the battle and destroy the Principality of Sidings. Doubtful facts. There are even many senior officials who believe that the delay in Prince Widrik's schedule is not a bad thing for the Blue Feather Army. After all, this battle is dominated by the Blue Feather Army. This is better than executing the Scythe Plan to invade Nasser. It is much better for the Li Kingdom to cooperate with the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion in fighting.
Therefore, Prince Wedelek's schedule was nothing to be nervous about. It was not until mid-August, two and a half months after the outbreak of the war, that he finally arrived in Ames City. After resting for another three days, he began to handle business and preside over the affairs. After the surrender ceremony and the handover of the city and prisoners, the First Field Division of the Blue Feather Army was finally ready to head to the front line. Because the weather started to get hotter, Prince Wedelek stayed in the city lord's palace in Amys City and did not want to travel far away. He appointed two honorary generals to follow him to take charge of the two seaport cities of the Duchy of Sidings. The handover was accompanied by two divisions of the second-line army stationed in Ames City.
The Eleventh Field Battalion where Claude belongs has become the only combat unit of the Blue Feather Legion stationed in Ames City. Of course, their duty is to protect the personal safety of the distinguished Prince Widelek and the Guards Corps. It's like a battle camp, staying in the military camp all day long with nothing to do. The main reason is that the distinguished second prince is more concerned about his personal safety and never goes out in the city lord's mansion protected by the Guards Corps combat camp, which saves everyone a lot of trouble.
Claude, who was fine, occasionally went out to the military camp for a walk. However, although Amys City is considered the fourth largest city in the Principality of Sidings after the capital Afinasburg and the two seaport cities, it has always been known for its mountain goods from the Odin Mountains. It is famous for its production and marketing, but after being occupied by the kingdom, the market has become very depressed. Not to mention the market, most of the residents in the city have closed their doors and are hiding at home and unwilling to go out. Unless you are going to the temple to pray or buy food, you rarely see local residents hanging out on the road.
Claude walked a long way before he found a grocery store that was still open. He wanted to go in and buy a few bottles of fruit wine to take back to the military camp and drink with the four noble children. As a result, the store owner, who looked horrified, shook his head and said that he didn't have any alcohol for sale. It wasn't until Claude paid a silver thaler first that the shopkeeper looked around and found nothing unusual outside before taking out four bottles of unlabeled fruit wine from under the counter and handing them to Claude.
On the way back to the military camp, Claude discovered why the shopkeeper was so nervous. A team of heavily armed men, led by two honorary lieutenants, were knocking on doors and breaking locks and searching the houses. After asking in the past, I found out that this is a tax collection team dedicated to Prince Wedelek. They carry out the prince's orders and levy war taxes on all residents of Amys City. Those who have no money will use valuables at home to pay off.
Generally speaking, it is a normal phenomenon in this era that the occupiers will levy war taxes on the residents of the occupied areas. The only difference is that Prince Wedelek tripled the amount of the war tax and paid each household The tax amount is levied on every resident, even newborn babies. Obviously, he is taking advantage of the opportunity of collecting war taxes to make a lot of money for himself.
Claude had no right to care about this. He could only hurry back to the camp and keep out of sight.
By the end of September, the preliminary preparations for the battle had been completed. The two second-line armies arriving from the rear had arrived at the front line and entered the predetermined battlefield position. Whether it was the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas or the four-nation coalition led by the Principality of Sidings, They all acquiesced to the battlefield where this battle was taking place and were ready to do their best to win.
Only the 11th Field Battalion, which has nothing to do, is still in Ames City. Some officers who are eager to make further achievements on the battlefield are secretly cursing their own battalion for being in such an unlucky position and unable to join the decision-making process of a principality. Even in the big battle in the eastern part of the continent, it is obvious that this is a big battle that will go down in history. It would be a pity to miss this opportunity.
On the other hand, Claude often went to Dr. Perrente to chat when he had nothing to do. For Dr. Perente, the time spent in Ames City was enough to relax, and the Eleventh Field Battalion was not responsible for defending the city or collecting taxes. There were only a few sick and wounded in the time, and there were only two unlucky ones who had eaten too much and had vomiting and diarrhea. A medical soldier could take care of them.
So the two people who had nothing to do often looked at the map of the Principality of Sidings and pondered it. What surprised Claude was that the three principalities of Eskiline, Rimodra and Karnas had not yet been affected by the war. , with the strength of their country, it is more than enough to form four legions from the declaration of war to now, but why only one legion is sent to support the Principality of Sidings
There is also the Kingdom of Nasseri. They should have taken action after receiving the news that the Principality of Sidings was attacked. It should be urgent to send one or two legions to support. Why has the Kingdom of Nasseri never sent an army to support the Principality of Sidings? According to the news, the standing force of the Nasseri Kingdom is four legions. After the war broke out, it announced the recruitment and expansion of eight second-line legions. Currently, there are only three standing legions resisting the attacks of the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion on the western front. They can definitely draw Two legions came to support the Principality of Sidings
Things always work out well but not at all. In the wild speculations of Claude and Dr. Perrente, a dragnet has enveloped the heads of the Blue Feather Legion on the front line and the two second-line legions. When formulating strategic plans, the staff of the Army Department of the Kingdom of Ovilas once again made the mistake of overestimating themselves and underestimating the enemy. In their imagination, one legion of the kingdom can defeat two or three legions of the enemy. Even those second-line legions can defeat the enemy's standing legion as a matter of course.
And as soon as the kingdom's army starts to attack, the enemy can only retreat desperately in addition to defense. When there is no way to retreat, they will be forced to engage in a decisive battle on the battlefield, and then after being defeated by the kingdom's heroic and invincible army They would beg and ask for a truce and peace from the kingdom. Therefore, in the minds of these staff officers, they only need to formulate a plan to continuously attack. No one would have thought that the enemy would jump over the wall and launch a counterattack.
No one could have expected that the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance had already set its sights on the Blue Feather Legion. The Kingdom of Nasseri would rather retreat step by step on the Western Front and decided to first eliminate the Blue Feather Legion that penetrated deeply into the Principality of Sidings and lift this threat. A personal problem. They quietly transferred two standing legions from the western front and replaced them with three second-line legions to defend against the attacks of the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion.
Then quietly move these two standing armies to the border of the Principality of Xidings, sneak into the territory of the Principality of Xidings, and prepare to outflank the Blue Feather Army and the two second-line armies from the rear after the battle begins, encircling and annihilating these dozen Thousands of enemies. The Anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance has made up its mind to completely cut off the claws of the Kingdom of Overas into the Principality of Sidings.
In fact, the Blue Feather Legion and the two second-line legions have to face more than 200,000 enemies. The other three principalities sent to support the Sidings Principality are not one legion, but two legions. In the Blue Feather Legion, Behind the known enemy strength of more than 200,000 that the Yu Legion faced, there was another legion hidden. Behind are two standing legions of the Kingdom of Nasseri, and on the side are the combined fleets of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, escorting the two legions and preparing to land in the two occupied seaport cities of the Principality of Sidings, cutting them off. The Blue Feather Legion’s retreat to the two seaport cities