This battle, which was called the "Victory of Afenasberg" by the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance and the "Breakthrough of the Emilia Plains" by the Kingdom of Overas, came to an end in this way. Seriously speaking, there was no real winner on either side of the war. Although the Anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance claimed to have won a great victory, no one could deny that they only had a miserable victory. This can be seen from the casualty statistics of both sides after the war. .
Just as the Grand Duke of the Principality of Sidings, the Duke of Fleance, said, if such a victory were to happen twice more, then the Principality of Sidings would be destroyed without anyone else attacking it. After all, this war took place within the territory of the Principality of Sidings, and it was also the Principality of Sidings that suffered the most. In order to win this battle, the Principality of Sidings has consumed most of its wealth and military reserves. Among other things, the daily food consumption of more than 300,000 allied troops is an astronomical figure.
Later military historians named this war the "Battle of Afenasberg", and their statistics based on various data were relatively fair. In this battle, the Kingdom of Olvilas lost nearly 160,000 troops, with a casualty ratio of 1:1.3, with more killed than casualties. From this point, we can see the bravery and fearless spirit of the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas, and the fearless spirit of sacrifice. The saying that they are invincible in the eastern part of the continent is indeed not a boast.
Among the 140,000 troops, more than 50,000 were captured. It is worth noting that most of the more than 50,000 prisoners captured by the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance were from the three second-line armies. Among them, only the prisoners of the Blue Feather Legion were Four thousand people were captured basically because they were injured and unable to resist. It can be said that the Blue Feather Army is worthy of being one of the ace field armies of the Overas Kingdom, with strong combat power. However, as the main offensive force in this battle, the Blue Feather Legion also suffered the heaviest casualties. In the end, less than 10,000 people returned to Ames City.
For the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, although the strategic plan to encircle the Blue Feather Army and the other two second-line armies was completed, they casually hunted rabbits and eliminated most of the Chaniyalar Army, but they did not complete the strategy. Target. The Blue Feather Legion was indeed crippled, but it was not encircled and annihilated, and it even stood out from the encirclement. At the same time, because of their tenacious resistance and desperate assault, they brought a bloody battle that lasted for more than ten days and heavy casualties to the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance forces. In the end, they were unable to recapture the city of Ames and could only fight with the Austrians in the area of Ames City. The additional troops from the Kingdom of Vilas once again entered into a confrontation.
The biggest casualties were naturally the troops of the Principality of Sidings. They were the main force of the Kingdom of Rio Vilas troops that subsequently advanced into the encirclement circle. The armies of the other three principalities only came to help, and did not want to fight the Blue Feather Army who were forced into a desperate situation and still fighting. After launching an attack and encountering stubborn resistance, they found that they had suffered heavy casualties, so they began to make trouble later. They also hope that the Kingdom of Nasseri, which is encircled behind them, can withstand the Blue Feather Legion's assault, trap the enemy in the Emilia Plains, and wait until the enemy runs out of supplies and ammunition before retreating and surrendering. That is the most ideal result. .
Therefore, the main force of the subsequent offensive was the army of the Principality of Sidings. Unfortunately, in terms of the construction and training of the army, the Principality of Sidings could not compare with the well-trained army of the Kingdom of Overas, especially in the final stage. After the elite standing army of 70,000 to 80,000 people was forced to land by the Blue Feather Legion on the two defensive fronts of the Odin Mountains, the current army of the Principality of Sidings is mostly made up of newly recruited farmers and craftsmen. Even if it is superior in number, it is not in terms of quality. They were simply unable to compare with the enemy, so they suffered nearly 100,000 casualties in the continuous attacks, and their morale was extremely low.
Another heavy casualty was the two standing legions of the Kingdom of Nasseri. Although one division was allocated to contain the defenders of Ames City, there were still seven divisions that could be deployed among the enemy's three legions leading to Ames. On the retreat road from the city. It's just that they didn't expect that the Blue Feather Legion would launch a breakout operation so decisively and quickly. After withstanding waves of continuous attacks by the Blue Feather Legion, the first line of defense could no longer withstand the Blue Feather Legion's desperate attack. A hole was torn open, and subsequent troops drove in.
The standing army of the Kingdom of Nasseri is the only armed force that can compete with the army of the Kingdom of Overas in terms of combat effectiveness, but it is still slightly inferior to the Blue Feather Army. Their commander was also an experienced veteran. Facing the desperate attack of the encircling Ovelas Kingdom army, he directed the army to retreat step by step and set up a defensive front step by step. Let the attacking enemy discover that after capturing one defensive position, there is another in front, and prepare to use space and time to offset the enemy's aggressive attack, until they are desperate and can no longer persist in attacking.
It's just that the idea is wonderful, but my teammates can't do it well. If the four principality armies on the side and behind carry out the siege regardless of casualties, then the Blue Feather Army and the other two second-line armies in the encirclement may really not be able to hold on to the moment of breakthrough. However, the armies of the three principalities were frightened by the heavy casualties in the first offensive contact. They began to make soy sauce and handed over the entire attack to the troops of the Principality of Sidings. They cheered and cheered from the side.
However, the troops of the Principality of Siddings were unable to attack and suffered heavy casualties. Not to mention the Blue Feather Legion, any second-tier legion could easily repel every attack they made. This result made the military commanders of the three principalities even more concerned about self-protection and did not want to consume too much of their own troops. During the siege, there was thunder but no rain, and there was no real action, so the besieged army of the Kingdom of Ovilas got a chance to breathe and put all its strength into breaking out of the siege.
With four such cheating teammates, the Nasseri Kingdom army suffered a lot. They tried their best and still couldn't stop the desperate assault of the Overas Kingdom army headed by the Blue Feather Legion. After the battle, the Kingdom of Nasseri was about to cry when faced with the statistics of its own casualties. There were 112,000 people in the two standing corps, and the casualties reached 70,000 to 80,000, of which more than 30,000 were killed. , this is because the army of the Kingdom of Orvelas was in a hurry to break out and gave up the right to clean the battlefield.
Therefore, after the army of the Kingdom of Overas finally broke through, the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance armed forces arrived at the city of Ames. After discussion, the military commanders of those principalities put forward suggestions that it was best to launch an siege immediately, taking advantage of the Austrian victory. The Kingdom of Vilas has only added two second-line legions. With its military strength at a disadvantage, it will recover the city of Amys first, and perhaps also recover the Odin Mountains defense line while driving them to flee back home.
This suggestion was correct, but the supreme commander of the Nasseri Kingdom's army rejected it flatly. The armed forces of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance gathered at the foot of Amis City. When they saw the two legions of the principalities that were almost intact, the Nasseri Kingdom became furious. Paralysis, labor and management are working hard every day to besiege the Blue Feather Legion, but you are fishing on the side, and you keep shouting that the casualties are huge. If the loss of one or two battalions is also called huge casualties, then our two standing legions are Can't we say that the entire army was wiped out
It is possible to attack Amis City, but the Nasseri Kingdom has decided to sit back and watch. They believe that with such heavy casualties on their side, they are indeed unable to launch another attack, and the main attack will be left to the armies of the three principalities. The three principalities add up to six legions. They should be able to deal with the two newly transferred second-line legions from the Overas Kingdom on both sides of Ames City without any effort. Moreover, although there are nearly 50,000 defenders in Amys City, most of these 50,000 are remnants and wounded soldiers who broke out. They cannot take advantage of the superior forces of the three principalities.
It's easy to put it lightly, but the military commanders of the three principalities became a little troubled after receiving relatively complete reconnaissance information about the defense front of Amys City. The current defense line of Ames City has been built into an iron wall by the two second-line legions newly reinforced by the Kingdom of Overas. There are as many as eighteen artillery positions detected. For the attackers, this is by no means a problem. It's an easy bone to chew, and you can imagine that once you launch an attack, you will face heavy casualties.
The military commanders of the three principalities set their sights on the side of the Duchy of Sidings, but Duke Fleance, the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Sidings, said helplessly that although he also wanted to regain the lost territory immediately, relying on the two new troops he now has The armed forces of the organized corps are really powerless. He needs time to train the soldiers of the three newly formed corps in Fort Afina as soon as possible into qualified soldiers. This also requires a large amount of weapons and equipment support from the three principalities.
Since both the Principality of Sidings and the Kingdom of Nasseri believe that they currently do not have the strength to launch an attack on Amys City, the armies of the three principalities that came to visit will naturally not overwhelm them. So the suggestion of attacking Amis City quickly disappeared. In this way, more than 400,000 armed forces of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance faced off against the 150,000 to 60,000 troops of the Kingdom of Overas on the front line of Amys City.
In the Kingdom of Overas, the bad news that the Blue Feather Legion and the two second-line legions were surrounded by more than 400,000 coalition troops from the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance on the Emilia Plains in the Principality of Sidings has already been sent to the royal capital via falcons. . The War Department was suddenly thrown into chaos. This was an unexpected incident that no one expected. There were people who wanted to find countermeasures, people who passed the blame, and people who took the blame. If Sterling X hadn't come to the War Department, the War Department might have been in chaos for a while.
After listening to the analysis of several senior staff officers, Sterling X set his sights on the city of Amys. He immediately ordered two second lines to prepare to head to Bethalnia County to assist the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion in fighting. The legion immediately transferred to Cafilezte County and headed to the Principality of Sidings. Their mission is to hold on to Amys City and wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements.
As for the surrounded Blue Feather Legion and the two second-tier legions, they could only rely on their own efforts to get out of trouble. It was beyond reach, and the kingdom was unable to send enough reinforcements for a while. It's not that the kingdom doesn't have enough troops, it's just that there isn't that much time to rush over. What Sterling X can do is to defend the city of Ames first and leave a bridgehead for the kingdom's future counterattack.
Just three days before the Blue Feather Legion and the other two second-line legions broke out of the siege, the two second-tier legions who came for reinforcements arrived in Ames City. They did not go to rescue the besieged friendly troops, but followed the instructions of Sterling X. Following his orders, camps were set up on the left and right sides of Ames City, and they began to build defensive facilities and arrange defensive positions with great fanfare. They formed a tripartite situation with Ames City and achieved mutual support and guarding in defense.
One month after the Battle of Fort Afina, with the arrival of two more second-line legions, the Kingdom of Ovilas's military strength in Amys City had reached more than 300,000, which was enough to not worry about the enemy in the confrontation. There are about 40,000 to 50,000 troops. At this time, the summary of the Blue Feather Legion's battle in the country of Sidings was also reported, and the royal capital quickly responded.
Prince Wedelek was severely reprimanded by Sterling X and ordered to stay in seclusion for three months. The Blue Feather Army suffered heavy losses and was ordered to return to China for rest and recuperation in Cafilezte County. The army commander, General Philippe, was disabled due to injuries and retired with the rank of general and went home to retire. The army chief of staff, Lieutenant General Ed Parker, temporarily acted as the army commander. , reorganized the Blue Feather Legion.
The remaining officers and soldiers of the two second-line armies that broke out with the Blue Feather Legion were all incorporated into the Blue Feather Legion and became a member of the Blue Feather Legion. Due to its poor combat performance, the Chanyalal Corps' commander and regimental officers and above were collectively dismissed from their posts and were subject to investigation and interrogation by the Military Justice Department to find out whether they had committed any illegal or dereliction of duty during the war. Those who were innocent would be prosecuted separately. appointment. All surviving officers and soldiers were demoted by one rank and handed over to the Blue Feather Legion for reorganization.
Immediately afterwards, Stirling X announced that Prince Hansback, who was supervising the army on the Western Front, would take over the war on the Eastern Front, and the Guards Corps would also be transferred to the Principality of Sidings. Obviously, the kingdom has decided to have a big battle with the armed forces of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance under the city of Amys to decide the outcome and wash away the shame of the kingdom's army being besieged.
These disturbing changes in the situation did not affect Claude. Sometimes he thought about it and felt that he was very lucky. He did not follow the main force of the legion to the front line. As a result, he stayed in the rear for several months without firing a single shot and nothing happened. .
But the problem is that Claude suddenly found that he had become a forgotten person. After the Blue Feather Army retreated to Cafilezte County, he still led the security team to guard the entrance to the mountain pass in the Odin Mountains, and did not receive an order to return to camp. . Only in the end did Claude learn from Dr. Perrente, the last group of Blue Feather Legions to evacuate Ames City, that his organization had been transferred to the Ames City Security Camp at some point.