"... I don't agree with you taking this risk, Claude. We now have the advantage. The Hicks have been annihilated by us three standing legions, including the most powerful First Legion and the most powerful. The Royal Knights Reserve Corps. The remaining four standing legions deployed in Rodex Bay Colony, except for the second legion of revenge, which is stronger, the other three standing legions are vulnerable. We can completely defeat them in a positional offensive and defensive battle. them... ... "
General Bolognik tried his best to persuade Claude, while General Skerry looked at them worriedly. As for General Albert, he requested that he replace Claude to carry out the surprise attack mission.
In late January of the 594th year of the Holy Light Calendar, based on the intelligence sent by General Bichiklin on the front line and the spies lurking in Rodex Bay City, Claude proposed a surprise attack on Rodex Bay. The plan was to lead the first division of the Thunder Legion directly to Rodex Bay through water transportation, and catch the Hicks by surprise from behind. However, after this plan was proposed, it was strongly opposed by General Bolognik, because this water transportation was too risky.
In particular, Claude also decided to lead the troops there in person. If they were detected by the cruise warships of the Hicks Kingdom, not a single one of the more than 30,000 elite soldiers of the First Division would be able to escape. Even if it is an offshore transport ship, it is only a few hundred meters away from the coast, but in such weather, falling into the sea will only lead to death. Even if you can swim, the cold water will take away all the body heat...
Now among the five giants in the war zone, among the five generals of the Overas Kingdom in the overseas territories directly under its jurisdiction, General Bolognik and Claude are both lieutenant generals of the kingdom, with the highest military rank. General Bolognik acted as the supreme commander of the theater, and his responsibilities have been biased towards administrative affairs. In terms of military matters, Claude takes the lead. Of the remaining three major generals of the kingdom, General Skerry is the logistics manager of the territorial theater, while General Albert and General Beach Green are both Claude's deputies.
Therefore, General Bolognik was firmly opposed to Claude taking the risk himself. He did not want anything to go wrong with Claude. Just like when he led two regiments to resist the attack of three standing legions of the Hicks in Lanhu City, more than 13,000 casualties and more than 9,000 troops were unable to withstand the enemy's pressing step by step. But after Claude's Thunder Legion arrived, the nearly 100,000 Hicks troops were wiped out by the Thunder Legion in the blink of an eye.
Moreover, General Bolognik believed that there was no need for Claude to take this risk. Next, we will drag the Thunder Legion to the northern coastal mountainous area. Even if the casualties are high, we can capture the border camp where the Hicks only have one standing army to guard. Then we will deal with the two standing divisions on the eastern mountainous border, which will take a long time. Points can also slowly eliminate all the Hicks troops stationed in the Rodex Bay colony and win the final victory in this colonial war...
Claude shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No, the sooner we end this colonial war, the better it will be for our territorial war zone. I want to launch this surprise attack to buy time, so that the Kingdom of Hicks can no longer destroy this colonial war." The war continues."
"We can end this colonial war as long as we defeat these four standing legions of the Hicks Kingdom in the Rodex Bay Colony. The Hicks Kingdom may continue this war after we eliminate these ten standing legions. Colonial war?" General Albert asked in surprise.
"It's hard to say..." Claude walked to the wall and clicked on the map on the wall to mark the locations of the Rodex Bay Colony where the four Hicks Kingdom standing legions were stationed: "Look, Now these four legions are all in a defensive state, which shows that the Hicks have a deep understanding of the difference in combat power between the two sides. Although their 256,000 troops have a strength advantage, they are not our opponents, so they dare not continue Attack.
I suspect that the way they are now defensive is to wait for reinforcements. The Kingdom of Hicks claims to form ten standing legions to continue this colonial war, but it does not mean that they only invest in these ten standing legions. Now six of their ten standing armies have been annihilated by our theater, so the remaining four standing armies are no longer opponents of our theater. In order to restore the disadvantage of this colonial war, the Kingdom of Hicks is likely to continue to send additional reinforcements...
After the three Hicks standing regiments that landed in the fishing port town deep inside our war zone were completely annihilated, the Hicks Kingdom's Sea King Fleet and Combined Fleet continued to cruise in the waters under the jurisdiction of our direct territorial war zone for more than a month until the end of last year. The fleet then returned to the Farea continent. However, according to reports from secret agents lurking in Rodex Bay City, the combined fleet was stationed in Rodex Bay, and the sailors and crew members of the fleet went ashore to spend the welcome night at the General Logistics Base Camp.
Why the combined fleet did not return to the Kingdom of Hicks is obviously because the development of the colonial war situation has exceeded the expectations of the Hicks people, and they are now in a dilemma. Six of the ten standing armies were annihilated by our theater, and the remaining four were unable to protect themselves. Therefore, they can only leave the combined fleet in Rodex Bay, because they are afraid that the four standing legions will raise the white flag and surrender under the attack of our theater, causing the Kingdom of Hicks to lose face.
Without this combined fleet anchored in Rodex Bay, our theater could take full advantage of the situation and slowly deal with the four Hicks standing legions stationed in the Rodex Bay colony, because they really had no way to escape. We can even force the senior officers of these four standing corps to surrender to us. Just like the senior officers of the three standing legions who surrendered to us in the town of Popbia, as long as we promise that they can return home with a ransom...
But this combined fleet is anchored in Rodex Bay, which is equivalent to supervising the battle, forcing the senior officers of the four standing legions to resolutely resist the attack launched by our theater troops. Because they have a way out, no matter how many lower-level officers and soldiers die, these senior officers can still get on the ship and leave, which will cause greater unnecessary casualties to our offensive troops.
No matter whether we attack the defensive camps of the Hicks from the northern mountainous border or the eastern mountainous border, the enemy can use the defensive positions to persist in layers of resistance and retreat step by step. At the end of the day, the remaining troops can board the ship and leave, or wait until the Kingdom of Hicks sends reinforcements again to continue to delay this colonial war. These two results are very unfavorable to our theater, so ending this colonial war as soon as possible has become the only option for our theater. "
General Albert patted his forehead: "Yes, the Kingdom of Hicks announced the formation of ten standing armies to continue this colonial war, but it did not say that the colonial war would be over if these ten standing armies were defeated. It can completely continue to form and send ten more standing legions, as long as they still have the military spending... "
"The principle is this. You want to use water transportation to unexpectedly outflank the Hicks' retreat, cut off their hope of boarding the ship, force the four standing Hicks regiments in front to lay down their weapons and surrender, and reduce the strength of our troops in the theater. Casualties. This is a good idea, but this action is too risky. I don't recommend you to carry it out yourself." General Bolognik still shook his head in opposition, but his attitude was not as firm as before.
"How about I go instead of Claude." General Albert volunteered.
Claude shook his head: "I'm not saying you can't do it, Allen, I'm just worried that those bastards won't take you seriously if I don't go, and they will make their own decisions, and then a good thing will turn into a bad thing. This surprise mission You can only designate the first division to carry out the operation, because they have all been trained in this kind of surprise attack. And your second division suffered relatively large casualties in the previous war, and there are also several others such as Michael Jack, Blovik, and Belklin. If I don’t control these bastards, things will easily go wrong.”
This is the truth. The first division of the Thunder Legion is recognized as the first in combat power among all the troops in the theater, and it is also the first in arrogance. Except for Claude, it is a question whether others can direct the movements. Although General Albert is the chief of staff of the Thunder Legion, he is also familiar with Belklin, McJack, Murray Ed and others, and they have gone to the tavern to drink together, but at the critical moment, Only orders given by Claude will be obeyed by the officers and soldiers of the First Division.
This is not surprising. Each of the five generals in the theater has its own direct troops. Claude is the First Thunder Division, and General Albert is the Second Thunder Division. General Bolognik was the first rock division, and General Beachlin was the second rock division. General Skerry originally did not have his own direct troops, but after General Severit was assassinated by the Gray Tower Master, his divisions were dispersed. General Skerry incorporated two of the main field regiments and became units directly under the Theater Logistics Department.
This time, General Bolognik led two regiments to defend Lanhu City. One of the regiments was the security regiment of General Skerry, who was in charge of the theater logistics department. It was originally responsible for the security and protection of various storage warehouses in the theater. When the situation became urgent, it was pulled out. The defensive front line was almost wiped out. Out of a regiment of 5,500 men, only a little over 1,500 survived the battle, which made General Skerry heartbroken...
This is not the privatization of the troops directly under the five generals, but the legacy left by the original establishment of five reinforced divisions for the war zone by Marshal Michelich before returning to the kingdom. Except for the troops directly under General Skerry in the Logistics Department, which are composed of eliminated soldiers, the five reinforced divisions are only responsible for their division commanders. Like Claude, who was recommended by Marshal Michelchi as the supreme commander of the theater at that time, but he only had one Thunder Division directly under his command.
Later, a legion was formed in the war zone. General Albert took his directly affiliated unit, the Third Panshi Division, to join the Thunder Legion, which was renamed the Second Thunder Division and served as the chief of staff of the legion. But as the legion commander, Claude still had to go through General Albert to command the second division. After all, this was a unit that was originally directly under him, and Claude also had to respect General Albert's command authority.
The Elephant Rock Corps was originally composed of General Bolognik's 1st Rock Division and General Severit's 2nd Rock Division. At that time, General Beachlin's 4th Rock Division could only be reorganized into a reserve division in the theater. group. But after General Sevicit was assassinated, General Beachlin took the reserve division and became the second division of the Army of the Rock. The 2nd Division, which was originally directly under General Severit, was taken away by General Skerry with two regiments, and the remaining troops were broken up and added to the two corps.
There is no way, it can only be like this during the war. This is a special situation in the directly-administered war zone. Only your own troops can obey your orders with ease. This is why General Beach Kerin is unwilling to accept what General Sevicit left. reasons for the troops.
For example, the 1st Division of the Thunder Legion, the most elite division reinforcement battalion, the 131st Battalion, is commanded by Claude's brother-in-law, McJack, and the specially organized Wolf Fang Squadron is led by Claude's younger brother, Blovik. The three commanders of the 1301st to 1303rd Regiment are the three younger brothers Claude recruited after joining the army, including Belklin, Murray Ed and Diavid. Even the newly appointed 1304th Regiment The leader of the regiment is also Claude's former adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Anders, and they are all Claude's trusted subordinates.
Therefore, Claude proposed to let the First Division of Thunder carry out the surprise attack mission of water transportation to Rodex Bay, and he could only do it himself. Letting General Albert take command is really worrying whether the few bastards below will show off General Albert's face. What they fear most is that in their quest for credit, they turn a good thing into a bad thing, and by then it will be too late for Claude to regret it.
General Bolognik naturally knows the details of the 1st Thunder Division. In fact, the situation of his 1st Rock Division is similar. The people who control the following units are his own cronies. This does not mean that the five units directly under the generals in the theater have become warlord units, but that doing so can provide a shortcut for their respective cronies to get ahead.
Just like Claude's younger brother Blovik, he had been promoted to captain after only a few years in the army. Although the big reason is that Blovik himself also strived for success and achieved unquestionable military exploits on the battlefield. But without Claude's care, he would not have been promoted so quickly, and the process from recruit to captain would not have been so smooth.
"Now is the best time for our theater to end this colonial war." Claude clicked on several Falcon messages on the table. These were sent by secret agents lurking in Rodex Bay City. Incoming information: "In the surprise attack on Rodex Bay, what we really have to deal with is this combined fleet. You all know that this combined fleet was leased by the Kingdom of Hicks from the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas. This coalition was destroyed Fleet, then the Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri, and the Principality of Karnas will be at odds...
When the combined fleet is cruising on the sea, our theater is completely helpless against these enemy warships. Now these warships are anchored in Rodex Bay, and the sailors and crews have come ashore. This is indeed the best sneak attack fighter for us. If we are unlucky, we will burn these battleships. If we are lucky, we can even grab more than half of the battleships, and then we can form the theater's own ocean-going cruise fleet.
The enemy always believed that we would launch an attack from the direction of the mountains, so the focus of their defense was in the mountains. They never expected that we would launch an attack by water from Rodex Bay behind them. Because the sea route is under the control of their fleet, and there is no cruise fleet in our territorial theater, the Hicks will only think that the sea area from Rodex Bay to our territorial theater is the territory where their fleet is galloping.
As long as we annihilate the combined fleet anchored in the bay, the four Hicks standing corps stationed in front can only surrender. And without the combined fleet, the Kingdom of Hicks can only rely on the Sea King Fleet to escort a few standing legions to Rodex Bay Colony. If it has more, it lacks transportation capacity. If it has less, it will just deliver food to our war zone, so I think, as long as If this surprise attack is successful, the colonial war between the war zone and the Kingdom of Hicks will be completely over."
"How certain do you think this surprise attack plan is of success?" General Bolognik asked.
Claude replied: "I can't guarantee 100% success, but I am at least 70% sure. You see, Hicks's logistics department official entrusted the Buffalo Trading Company to provide them with a large amount of grain, ale, and fresh cattle. Mutton, fruits and various high-end ingredients. They are willing to purchase them at twice the market price plus transportation costs. Our spies also laughed in the letter and said that the Hicks people are crazy. They have to prepare so many delicious food after losing the war. nice drink... ...
I think this is the material that the Hicks are preparing to boost morale and reserve for subsequent reinforcements. If all the goods on this order are completed, at least more than a hundred offshore transport ships will be needed. Our First Division of Thunder can hide in the cabin and go to Rodex Bay Colony in the name of transporting these goods. After arriving at Rodex Bay, we will directly launch a surprise attack, seize the combined fleet, and once again capture the Hicks' general logistics base camp."