Claude set out from Wickham Castle with Macjack's Thunder Battalion 131. Even with light cavalry, he traveled through the night and it took him twelve days to reach the border between the Amphiston and Mormaley territories. . However, Belklin's Thunder 1301st Regiment, Murray Ed's Thunder 1302nd Regiment, and Diavid's Thunder 1303rd Regiment were already in place. After receiving the message from Claude's Falcon Eagle, It took seven days to get here.
Facing these three regiments are the local coalition forces of the three local garrison regiments put together by the three direct jurisdictions of Tiersim, Mormali, and Arturas. In terms of numbers, each local garrison regiment has There are about five to six thousand troops. Compared with the three reorganized Thunder regiments, they are even more powerful in numbers. At the same time, three trenches were dug on the border line, and a very crude defensive front was arranged based on several small mounds and three camp fortresses.
Claude brought Michael's Thunder 131st Battalion into the camp and raised the flag of the general. When the three directly-administered local coalition forces knew that the general in charge was here, they immediately sent envoys to ask for an audience. On the other hand, Belklin, Murield and Diavid were still confused and didn't understand why Claude ordered them to bring the troops here.
The messenger was an old man, in his fifties or sixties, with a pair of rat beards and two mung bean eyes that kept rolling. He seemed to be a clever and eloquent person. Sure enough, he started his performance after entering the big tent. He first complimented Claude on his reputation as a good warrior and touted Claude's great achievements in the Third Colonial War. Then he turned his tongue and said, Expressing regret and regret that Claude was deprived of the post of supreme commander of the theater, he finally reminded Claude that the governors and admirals of the three direct territories were willing to cooperate with Claude.
As long as Claude is willing to join the governors and admirals of the three direct territories to join the great prince Hansback and swear allegiance to the prince, the governors and admirals of the three direct territories are willing to jointly recommend Claude to the great prince Hansback. He assumed the position of supreme commander-in-chief of the war zone and controlled the military and political power in the war zone.
Claude narrowed his eyes and half-smiled as he listened to the old messenger boasting about the military and strategic advantages of Prince Hansback, and describing Claude's surrender to Prince Hansback with all kinds of pie-like promises. All the benefits of being a prince. When he finally said he was tired and closed his mouth and wanted to ask for a cup of tea, Claude called over the big man Germi and pointed at the old messenger: "Watch him, if he wants to speak, give him a Slap. Remember, every word comes with a slap..."
"Yes, General." The big man Gemi immediately stood in front of the old messenger, staring at the mouth of the old messenger whose expression changed drastically without blinking an eye.
Claude looked at Belklin and others: "You don't know why I asked you to bring the troops here. It's very simple. I give you half an hour to prepare, and then launch an attack on the opposite position. Those son-of-a-bitch governors and The admiral imprisoned General Bolognik, who went to discuss taxation of military expenses, and forced us in the theater to be loyal to Prince Hansback like them.
Now I order you to clean up the garbage in front of me within three hours. Monknade Castle is being built, and the silver mine next to it is short of miners' labor. So I'm very happy that there are so many idiots on the other side who can't wait to go mining. Don't let a free labor get away. I believe these idiots will make the mining and business association happy to help us increase military spending... "
"I obey, General." Belklin and the others were full of joy, ready to walk out of the tent. They originally didn't know the reason why Claude asked them to bring troops here, but they didn't dare to question the urgent order. When they arrived at the border, they were provoked and scolded by the coalition forces from the three directly-administered territories on the opposite side, and they had long suppressed it. Very angry.
Originally they thought this was a field military exercise or something. After all, the three local garrison regiments opposite were also the kingdom's local garrison forces and could barely be regarded as their friendly forces, so they just restrained their soldiers to ignore them and wait for the field military exercise. The drill started and they were given another harsh lesson. They were used to slapping these idiots in the face anyway.
After they set up camp, envoys were sent from the opposite side to frequently contact them and learn about their details. Belklin and the others did not care, thinking that these were friendly contacts before the two sides conducted on-site military exercises, so they told the envoys that they had received The troops came here just under the order of General Claude. At the same time, he also wanted to find out why this field military exercise was being conducted and whether it was necessary to conduct military training and reorganization of the local garrison forces of the three directly-governed territories. However, they were all rejected by the envoys. Got fooled...
It was only after Claude arrived that the three of Belklin felt something was wrong. What did the old messenger who came over mean? How could it be possible for the war zone to surrender to the great prince Hansback? The war zone had rejected the prince's secret order at the beginning of the year. This is a fact that all senior officers in the war zone are well aware of. They have truly offended Prince Hansback and have become traitors in the eyes of the prince.
After Claude issued the order, the three Belklin people realized that they were serious about it. They were almost furious. I wonder if the governors and admirals of the three direct territories had their minds filled with water. How dare they Could it be that the acting supreme commander who was imprisoned in the war zone thought that he could withstand the attack of the Thunder Legion just by relying on the garbage on the other side
"Claude..." When the old messenger saw that Claude had ordered an attack, he quickly came out to block it.
"Pa" was the slap given to him by the big man Gemi. He only remembered Claude's order, one word at a time and one slap at a time.
"Ah..." The old messenger screamed. He didn't expect that the big man Gemi's slap was so hard. The left side of his face immediately became red and swollen, and his mouth was full of blood. I don't know if he bit his tongue, but one of his teeth was knocked out. The whole person fell to the ground.
The big man Germi still didn't let him go. He took a step forward and picked him up, giving him two more slaps: "You just said two words, and then you yelled again, which was exactly three slaps."
The old messenger covered his face tightly, fearing that he would be slapped by the big soldier in front of him if he screamed in pain.
Claude glanced at the old messenger coldly, not caring about what happened to him being slapped by the big man Gemi: "You three, wait a minute, don't rush into battle, I haven't finished speaking yet. Eliminate the enemy on the opposite side. After a group of rubbish idiots, Diavid left one force to guard the prisoners, while the rest of the force swept through the Mormali Direct Territory, arresting all people related to the governor and the admiral, including family members.
Belklin leads your 1301th Thunder Regiment directly to the Arturas Direct Territory. What he wants to do is the same as Diavid. As for Murield's troops, together with McJack, they sent troops to the Tiersim Direct Territory to rescue General Bolognik and at the same time control the Port of Corpicius. There was a temporary prison there. It was said that nearly a thousand Storm Fleet refused to be imprisoned. The navy officers and soldiers who took refuge in Prince Hansback rescued them. "
"Yes, General." The three of Belklin stood at attention and saluted before walking out of the tent. Soon, sharp copper whistles sounded everywhere outside, and the horns for dispatching troops also sounded in the camp.
"Let's go out and see the combat power of the troops led by those three guys. I hope they won't let me down. It will take a lot of casualties to deal with those rubbish." Claude and Michael said, getting up and leaving the tent. He got on his mount and went out of the camp to watch the battle.
In fact, Belklin and the others did not disappoint Claude. When the first grenade exploded on the defensive positions of the three local coalition forces on the opposite side, the officers and soldiers of the Thunder Legion rushed towards the enemy with almost zero casualties. position. The only reason why it cannot be counted as zero casualties is that when the two unlucky guys rushed to the position, one soldier's mount tripped and he fell off the horse and sprained his foot. The other's mount fell into the trench. He also fell upside down in the trench dug by the local coalition forces and scratched his forehead...
Claude found that he called the local coalition forces across the street trash idiots and seemed to look down on them. Such behavior could only be classified as stinky shit. When the three regiments of the Thunder Legion first dispatched three brigades to attack the entire defensive front, the gunfire on the local coalition position was like setting off firecrackers, but unfortunately none of them had an effective hit.
The local garrison regiments of these three jurisdictions are not under the jurisdiction of the war zone. When Marshal Michelci led the Ranger Division to the overseas jurisdictions, he also ordered the two generals Albert Lund and Beach Kerin to use the jurisdiction of the jurisdictions. The local garrison forces were organized into two overseas field regiments to supplement the strength of the Ranger Division. However, the two generals, Albert Lundt and Beach Kerin, soon became disillusioned with the local garrison forces of the three directly-administered territories.
How should I put it? The local guards in these three jurisdictions were all good at sneaking around, bullying good people, and stealing money. They relied on the firearms in their hands to deal with the Nikancha people. The two generals believed that no matter how strict the military training was, they could not turn these rubbish into qualified soldiers, so they quickly gave up on rescuing them. Anyway, these three directly-governed territories did not fall under the jurisdiction of the war zone, so there was no need to bother.
Claude really couldn't imagine how the governors and admirals of these three jurisdictions had the confidence to think that this garbage would block the attack of any legion in the war zone. Who gave them the courage? Now look at the comparison between the two. , the armed soldiers guarding these places pulled the triggers and fired when they saw the attacking soldiers of the Thunder Legion. They neither aimed nor looked at the range. The shooting was very lively, but it would also hurt the attacking side...
On the contrary, after the snipers of the Thunder Legion opened fire at a distance of 100 meters, the officers and soldiers of the local coalition almost hid themselves in the excavated trenches and just stretched out their muskets and fired randomly. This time, the grenade group following the sniper didn't even bother to dig a hiding hole. They rushed directly to a distance of sixty or seventy meters in front of the defensive line and began to install the throwing device and put the grenades.
Then don't say anything. After the first grenade exploded on the position, the local coalition forces were stunned for a moment. Then the first batch of grenades exploded on the entire defensive front. Claude saw that on the defensive position Like a hornet's nest with a hole punched in it, almost all the armed officers and soldiers who were still able to move jumped out of the trenches and ran away. They threw their weapons around as they ran, as if they didn't like these weapons hindering their ability to escape. Not happy...
Only a few of the second batch of grenades landed on the deserted position and exploded. More grenade groups did not have time to throw the second grenade, because there were no enemies on the position and all the enemies were desperately trying. Run backwards. Such a situation was never expected during the grenade throwing exercise. They were all stunned for a moment, wondering whether they should continue to throw the next few rounds of grenades in accordance with the army's regulations.
Fortunately, the copper whistle that sounded immediately behind the position relieved their confusion. This was a signal to order the light cavalry troops to dispatch to pursue. Claude could only shake his head and pity those local coalition soldiers. Do they think they can outrun the Qingqi's four legs on two legs? No matter how far they run, they have to walk back obediently after being captured. They might as well run out of the position. Then he just raised his hands and surrendered.
Belklin rode over and proudly boasted about his troops. Claude gave them three light cavalry field regiments three hours. As a result, it only took them less than an hour to clear the front. That garbage. After saying a few words, Belklin hurriedly led the officers and soldiers of the 1301st Thunder Regiment to the direct jurisdiction of Arturas. This is the northernmost direct-administered territory and the farthest away, so Belklin's troops will not participate in the pursuit.
Two hours later, the pursuit ended, and most of the local coalition officers and soldiers were captured. Claude sometimes had to admire the garbage in these places. Their fighting power was meager, but they all had their own tricks for escaping. If Claude hadn't been unwilling to spend more time on these rubbish, he believed that the officers and soldiers of his regiment could still find these deserters hiding in the wilderness. But it doesn't matter. The three regiments will then control the three direct territories. These deserters will still become prisoners when they return, otherwise they will live in the wilderness for the rest of their lives.
Claude led the 131st Thunder Battalion and the 1302nd Thunder Regiment to the Tiersim Direct Territory. The Mormali Directive had its own Diavid led the 1303rd Thunder Regiment in charge. Muriel rode his horse and rushed to Claude's side, he hesitated to speak.
Claude glanced at him: "If you have anything to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating? Do you think it's not appropriate for me to directly send troops to these three demesne? Don't worry, it's okay. Their loyalty to Prince Hansback has become a traitor." , it is justifiable for us to attack them..."
Muriel spat on the ground and said, "I don't care if they die. As long as it's the boss's order, I'll even attack the palace. What I want to say is that there is a problem in the reorganization of the army, and we can't solve it... . ... "
"There are problems with the adaptation." Claude was stunned: "Didn't the theater command issue an establishment list? You just follow this establishment. What's the problem?"
Murray cried bitterly: "Boss, that organization is wrong. We can't adapt it. No one dares to raise it for fear of losing face to the generals..."
"Tell me what's going on." Claude was curious.
It turned out that the battalion organization was to blame. At the last reorganization meeting, Claude proposed implementing a small regiment organization. Finally, General Bolognik made the decision, with a regiment of 3,600 men and a battalion of 800 men. The problem is that there are twelve people in a squad and fifty-three in a squadron. The four squadrons forming a brigade already have 212 people. Adding the brigade headquarters and a directly subordinate squad, the total number of brigade reaches 240. . Four brigades form a battalion, so the four brigades alone already have 960 people. It is simply impossible for the theater headquarters to allow a battalion to have only 800 people...
Claude sweated profusely. I bet they never thought that the number of troops was wrong when they made the decision. Normally, a normal battalion has about 1,200 people. In addition to the four brigades as the main combat force, the battalion headquarters also has a guard squadron, a logistics squadron, an artillery squadron, a guard squad and a military police directly under the battalion headquarters. The team, plus the battalion headquarters personnel, and a medical team, sometimes have a battalion strength of more than 1,200 people.
If the strength of a battalion is 1,200, then four battalions form a regiment, and the number of the regiment will be 4,800. Including the regiment headquarters and directly affiliated troops, the total strength will be about 5,600. . So one division and four regiments, plus the division headquarters and directly affiliated troops, have a strength of 25,000 troops. The two divisions form a corps, with a strength of 60,000, including the military headquarters and directly affiliated troops.
Claude sadly discovered that this was still the normal strength of the kingdom's second-line army. They had changed it for a long time but it was still in vain. They were just adapting the reinforced division into a conventional second-line army. The Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion have a total of 130,000 troops. After many changes, they can only reduce the number of 10,000 troops at most, which is to remove the enhanced version.
Forget the paralyzing disarmament order, I won't do it, okay? Anyway, the kingdom's mainland has lost its mind now, and no one knows whether Prince Wedelek can still be the Sterling Eleven. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. The three direct jurisdictions of Tilsim, Mormali, and Arturas have been taken. The eight direct jurisdictions on the Nubisian continent are already in the hands of the war zone. Next, we still have to deal with Hick. The Kingdom of Sri Lanka is invading overseas territories, so why do we need to disarm
Claude said with a cold face: "Forget it, let's keep the troop organization as it is for now. I will discuss with the generals at the theater headquarters to correct this mistake. The most important thing for us now is to capture the Port of Corpicius. Free General Bolognik."