Chapter 966 The 965 short-handed marshal wants to show off his power!
Chapter 966 The short-handed marshal wants to show off his power!
Just one day after Murphy received the distress letter from the Genoa Peninsula, a battle report on the front line of the Genoa Peninsula was also sent to the Dorode Fortress by Lake Shurpers. At this time, he was conducting battlefield deductions with several generals.
When Marshal Loren saw the battle report, he exploded on the spot.
"boom"
He said nothing with a sullen face, and the putter he used to push the chess piece on the sand table was hit hard by his hand.
This scene made several generals around them look at each other, and then everyone reacted.
For Marshal Loren, who pays attention to his daily appearance, such a direct emotional change can only prove one thing: something must have happened on the front line.
Under the hint in the eyes of the marshal's adjutant, General Soros, several generals in charge of specific affairs decisively put down their putters and temporarily left the deduction room with their respective staff officers. After everyone else left, the gloomy-faced Loren was depressed
The anger finally broke out.
"Eight of our seventeen towns in the northern part of the Genoa Peninsula were captured! I don't know how those commanders fought! Almost overnight, the front line that was originally still stalemate became what it is now."
The marshal cursed in a loud voice that suited the temper of a dwarf:
"Because of their failure, our first blockade was completely opened, and the other nine towns were forced to fight on their own. Now it is too late for the soldiers to retreat.
The gnolls' speed advantage means that they must have completed the encirclement, but those guys don't attack the city.
They are tempting us to abandon the position of the second blockade and take the initiative to rescue those trapped.
They are forcing us to give up our firepower advantage and engage in mobile warfare with them.
Those halflings didn't destroy the damn thing they made when they evacuated the city. Now my soldiers have to face a group of savage gnolls armed with halfling firearms. Those guys have begun to drop bombs with trebuchets.
Okay, what kind of monsters and monsters will I have to face in a while?
A group of mechanized gnoll thugs driving steam walkers and attacking the city under cover of artillery fire?!
Those weak little people really fail to accomplish anything and fail more than they do!"
Although he knew that the situation was critical, General Soros still couldn't help laughing when he heard the word "weak little man" coming from the mouth of Marshal Loren, a dwarf.
Hold it in!
Can't laugh!
If he laughs at this moment, his glorious military career may be over.
"Ahem, there is another way, Marshal."
General Soros reminded him in the tone of a professional soldier:
"We don't need to send ground troops to rescue our soldiers. The 3rd Armed Airship Wing of Port Chardeau is currently resting and replenishing supplies at Dorode Fortress.
We can imitate the tactics used by the Transians in using airship bombing, and temporarily borrow the armed airships of the Halflings to carry out a large-scale bombing of the besieged area. The firepower suppression from the sky will create an opportunity for our soldiers to evacuate.
The Jackals have absolutely no air power, there's nothing they can do about it."
"But we don't have the crazy incendiary bombs of the Transians, Thoros."
Loren sat on a chair and unbuttoned his first button, then took out the dwarf pipe. He thought deeply and said:
"According to the analysis of the battle reports sent back by Colonel Fraser, or now Brigadier General Fraser, in the absence of corresponding weapons, it is difficult to bring out the firepower advantage of the halfling armed airship.
The heavy bombs we currently have are more focused on attacking fortresses rather than large-scale fire bombings. It is difficult to reproduce the tactics of the Transians.
Those halflings who were taken into our care are all stubborn. They are unwilling to imitate the weapons of destruction of the Transians. They say that it breaks the bottom line of the civilized camp. Damn the bottom line! Their city is about to fall.
Now it is the Plantagenets who are bleeding and dying for their land, and for the first time I have discovered that these halflings are actually more stubborn than my compatriots."
"This is indeed a problem."
General Soros nodded.
He glanced at the sand table behind him, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"Do you still remember Brigadier General Frazier's report on the Lord's Position War on the Maginot Line? In addition to bombing, the three armed airships of the Transians also conducted a quite shocking attack on the Jackal Grand Overseer.
Airborne beheading.
When we lack bombing firepower, we may be able to take a similar decision. If there is no way to cover the evacuation of our soldiers, then it is better to do the opposite.
Airdrop necessary supplies and elite soldiers into the besieged towns to strengthen their confidence in holding on and buy time for a larger deployment of troops?"
"That's a good idea!"
Marshal Loren blew out a smoke ring and said thoughtfully:
"Halfling airships are equipped with enough engineering parachutes. As long as the soldiers are brave and courageous enough, they can achieve far faster deployment than usual. The 3rd Airship Wing has six airships and only needs two round trips.
Enough supplies and reinforcements can be sent to the besieged town.
Moreover, this new method of warfare has already proven its value in the Maginot Line. We must learn it as soon as possible and master it skillfully.
Alas, before trench warfare and tunnel warfare were fully understood, airborne tactics followed one after another!
The military technology brought by those foreigners has overwhelmed me, a veteran, but every war idea is so practical and shocking. It has subverted the existing war system and made me feel like I am back in the country.
His academic career at the Bourbon Military Academy."
"Who says it isn't?"
General Soros also nodded helplessly. He discussed the action plan with the marshal and quickly formulated a plan and handed it over to several other generals of the Pioneer Legion to coordinate and advance.
The elite soldiers of the Pioneer Corps in the fortress are already in a state of war, and the supplies are all ready. Now you only need to select a group of soldiers to get on the airship and familiarize yourself with the operation of the parachute before setting off. The parachutes of half-length people are mechanical and can be opened at a scheduled time.
Airships can also hover for long periods of time, meaning they don't need to make dangerous high-speed parachutes.
When the Jackals have no anti-aircraft firepower, the soldiers of the Pioneer Legion can land over the target, which greatly improves the safety of airborne landings.
However, the support for the besieged areas is just the beginning. Marshal Loren does not intend to let his soldiers be beaten by the jackals on the front line, but he stays safely in the rear without fighting back. He has decided to lead the pioneering army to the Genoa Peninsula.
Have a head-on confrontation with the Jackals on the battlefield.
This does not come from the dwarf marshal's character of advocating offense, but is based on realistic needs.
Now that King Louis has decided to support the Halflings, the Pioneer Legion, as the only elite currently deployed in the Cato region, must shoulder the important task of opening up the battlefield. If they cannot establish sufficient advantages in the Genoa Peninsula now, then wait until the Jackals break through Xia
The situation will only get worse when Erdo Port moves north in a big way.
In other words, the Black Plague of the Transians has ended, but the Black Plague of the Plantagenets has just begun.
Alas, we Plantagenets are going to have our own black plague, and that's too bad!
It was in this scene that Fraser crossed Lake Sulpe and came to Fortress Dorod. He came to report to the marshal and accept his promotion to the military rank. By the way, he met his father who was currently in the Cato area.
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Because of Colonel Fraser's outstanding performance in a series of previous wars, King Louis promoted him to a brigadier general with emotion, making Fraser the youngest general in the history of the Plantagenet Kingdom. But unfortunately, Fraser
Brigadier General Lei Ze himself was not as excited about this promotion as he imagined.
From the beginning of the Black Disaster to the present, Fraser has seen the brutal way war works, and is no longer the somewhat idealistic and romantic young aristocrat he was before.
He has lost friends and suffered defeats. He has dealt with jackals in dangerous swamps, and when desperate times have come, he has carried weapons to fight those barbarians in close combat. It is like a piece of good steel being forged and beaten. His character
The romantic part was subsided and replaced by a more calm temperament.
In the eyes of Marshal Loren, Fraser has now become an outstanding warrior that he recognizes, and this is a commander who left his own pioneering army.
This is your own soldier!
"well done!"
In a very simple but ceremonial ceremony, Marshal Loren, who was standing on a chair, personally placed the brigadier general's star on Fraser's head and handed him a command knife forged by the kingdom's craftsmen.
The marshal praised:
"Brigadier General Fraser, you have become a role model for the courage and wisdom of the Kingdom's soldiers! Because of the dissemination of your three volumes of realistic and shocking "Black Disaster Records" in the country, more people have realized what kind of battle we are dealing with.
Confrontations with dangerous enemies have made our people aware of the noble duty of brave soldiers traveling in this era.
Just last month, the number of recruits who volunteered to serve the kingdom recorded at various recruitment points in the country broke the record.
This is all your fault!
Your Majesty originally planned to hold a grand ceremony for you at Plantagenet Palace, but unfortunately the war changed day by day, so I had no choice but to give you a hard time."
"It is my duty and my honor to be loyal to the king and country! Marshal."
Fraser responded with standard military salute.
This sonorous answer made the generals and officers watching the ceremony applaud, and the ceremony ended perfectly in a warm atmosphere.
But then Brigadier General Fraser declined the banquet arranged for him. It was not that the young Brigadier General did not show respect to his colleagues, but mainly because he brought a battle report about Transia, which the marshal took very seriously.
"Are you sure that the Transians are going to send an expeditionary force to support Port Chardeau? And you have no actual evidence about the possible conflict in the Kafhoka area."
In the marshal's office, Loren looked at the clearly organized report submitted by Fraser, and asked in a cautious tone:
"You have to know, Brigadier General Fraser, the former news is fine, but the latter one is directly related to the way Transia and the Kingdom of Nordtov get along. To be more serious, it is even related to the situation in the central region that is not yet stable.
Once this news is true, our country's border strategy will most likely be changed accordingly."
"I'm sure, Marshal."
Brigadier General Fraser said in a deep voice:
"I have obtained evidence to prove that Her Majesty the Wolf Lady secretly went to the ruins of the Crimean Fortress to meet the God of the North Wind. It was there that she had a brief conversation with Governor Murphy, and the two parties discussed Ka
Ownership of the Hovka region.
The Wolf Girl resolutely responded to Governor Murphy's claim, and both parties broke up unhappy.
Subsequently, the Winter Wolf Army and the Great Wilderness Army began to withdraw from the Kavhoka area. General Baldwin is about to be transferred back to Northwind Castle. It is said that he will accept the rank of marshal, and the commander who will succeed him in managing military affairs in the Kavhoka area has not yet been confirmed.
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But according to the guesses of our friends in the Nordtov court, it is most likely the hawkish Marshal Heraclius.
A series of words and deeds by the marshal in the past showed that he was not satisfied with the Nords only getting the Kafhokar region. From this, it can be inferred that it is only a matter of time before Transia and the Nords have a border conflict.
Based on my understanding of Governor Murphy and his generals, once the other side takes the initiative to provoke, they will never tolerate it, and an unstoppable war will break out between the two countries.
Of course, this incident may not break out until the subsequent hidden dangers of the black disaster are completely over.
After all, at this juncture, if the Nords take advantage of Transia's opportunity to support the Genoa Peninsula to invade, it will put Nordtov into a disastrous diplomatic situation, and the old marshal will not be so stupid."
"This is not necessarily true. The thoughts of war madmen are not something that normal people can speculate on."
Marshal Loren narrowed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table. Then he changed the subject and asked:
"So regarding the Transcian support for the Genoa Peninsula, can you confirm who is leading the army?"
"Governor Murphy will personally go on an expedition. This news has spread throughout the headquarters of the Maginot Line. General Kudel is re-adjusting the command system on the defense line, so this is definitely not false."
Fraser explained:
"But Governor Murphy is not good at battlefield command, so the real commander of the army should be his General Maxim, the absolute leader of the Cadman People's Army and a loyal follower.
The most important thing is that the current undead heroes in Transia will also participate in this battle, which means that their scope of activities has finally extended from Transia to the outside. According to several foreigners who have a good personal relationship with me,
What people say.
Their group was very happy about this and claimed that this was the beginning of a more glorious development.
But I want to remind you, Marshal, that Transia will use their naval power this time."
"ah?"
Marshal Loren's eyes widened, and the short man said in surprise:
"Transia doesn't even have an outlet to the sea. Where did they get their navy? Even in the heyday of the Confederation of Persia, they only had a few substandard ships in the port in the Cato region. Murphy is indeed amazing, but
Can he still conjure a fleet out of thin air?"
"You have ignored Sir Murphy's other identity, Marshal. He is not only the lord of the Transians, but also a vampire lord."
Fraser sighed and said:
"I have confirmed that the Blood Eagle Clan and the Blood Terror Clan have reached a close strategic alliance, which means that the Blood Terror Pirate Fleet that roams the Sea of Mists will become the maritime power of Transia, just in terms of the number of the Blood Terror Fleet.
, we can even say that Transia suddenly became a naval power.
Marshal, I know you have some personal opinions on Governor Murphy, but with all due respect, from the moment of victory on the central battlefield, you can no longer look at our neighbor with the same old eyes.
In addition, I also suggest that you submit a proposal to King Louis, if possible, regarding the border issue between us and Transia. I really don’t want to face the undead heroes under Lord Murphy on the battlefield.
That would be an absolute nightmare for any military."
"But we can't give East Prussia back to Transia! Fraser."
Marshal Loren shook his head and said:
"That area is not clearly defined historically, and you know very well that the Sealanders do have a strong claim there."
"I'm not talking about East Prussia, Marshal, I'm talking about the Sachs region."
Fraser explained:
"The mountainous area covered with mountains and forests is a completely negative asset to the kingdom. The stubborn mountain people have always been unwilling to obey the order of the kingdom. Because of the series of inhumane actions of the Greene Army during the Ten Years' War, the mountain people still remain
Attacks on our troops and people.
Several reclamation campaigns launched by the kingdom have failed, and so far in the Ten Years' War we have consumed too many resources in the Sachs region.
To make matters worse, the mountain people tribes in the ancestral forest have formed a clan alliance with the intervention of the Avalon Faith. They have begun to quietly support the mountain people in the Sachs area. My cunning school girl, the Scarlet of Transia,
The consul Sir Miriam also promised the mountain people that Transia would help them establish a kingdom only for the mountain people in the mountains and forests of Sachs in the future!
Not to mention, because of the Vaam Temple, Transia is currently very close to the Vaam barbarians in Ice Bay.
Transian diplomats are taking advantage of our past mistakes to try to expose the kingdom to enemies from both sides. I can't imagine how "lively" the border conflicts that will break out in Sachs, East Prussia and even Cato will be in the future. The entire development
The entire army will be involved.
At present, the Sachs area has become a quagmire, a wound that keeps bleeding, a useless thing and a time bomb that will definitely explode. Instead of just keeping it in your hands, it is better to return it to Tran through diplomatic means.
West Asians.
At least we can strive for some diplomatic easing and reduce the possibility of direct conflict between the two sides.
The Nords are waiting for us to make a mistake!
Those Yankees have not given up their ambition to become the overlord of the continent, but facing Transia today, the clay-footed giants entrenched in the wilderness cannot win, Marshal, we cannot follow in their footsteps."
"If I didn't know your position, I would think that your proposal is to betray the country and wait until the war is over! No, you'd better not say such things in front of anyone in the future. It's a good thing to serve the country wholeheartedly, but it's better to wait for the end of the war!
As a soldier, you should be pure."
Marshal Loren shook his head and said:
"I'm about to lead the troops to the Genoa Peninsula. If I'm lucky, I might be able to actually meet Governor Murphy. I admit that my previous judgment of him was too hasty. That guy is still a sissy, but
He is a brave and brave sissy.
I must invite him to have a drink when we meet this time.
But what about you?
Brigadier General Fraser, what are your plans next?"
"I may return to the Maginot Line and continue to hold my position. Of course, if you need me, I am also willing to follow you to the battlefield, Marshal."
Fraser was really just polite, but he didn't expect that Marshal Loren had been waiting for this sentence.
Under the shocked gaze of Brigadier General Fraser, the dwarf marshal showed a sly expression of "Ha, I've been waiting for you", and immediately clapped his hands and said loudly:
"Okay! Then you will be my second adjutant for this trip, Brigadier General Fraser. I know your father has always wanted you to retire from active service and return to take charge of the family, but you have talent, courage, and luck. The goddess of victory loves you.
It's too early to take off your military uniform!
Come with me to the Genoa Peninsula to strive for another glorious victory!
Then, go back to your hometown in glory, and don’t leave any regrets in your passionate life.”
