Helmut placed a cup of hot coffee next to little Franz.
As the trade between Frederick and Mrs. Sophie escalated, more and more local products from the southern continent appeared in Wesson's cups and dishes.
Little Franz picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. Some condensed milk and a lot of sugar were added to the coffee, which not only refreshed the mind but also provided a lot of nutrients for the brain that was running at high speed.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes never left the map on the table.
The map depicts the lowlands of the Mahe River Valley and the surrounding terrain. Several large red arrows go upstream from the mouth of the Mahe River next to Majiapu City, pointing directly at several larger towns along the river. Each town is divided into
Several small red arrows point to surrounding villages.
Helmut stood aside and asked him: "You seem nervous?"
Little Franz replied: "Are you not nervous? The commander actually gave me command of this battle. What if something goes wrong?"
Helmut smiled and said: "How about you report to the commander and let me take command instead."
Little Franz turned his head and looked at him, and said seriously: "If you have nothing to do, you can go see if the horse manure has been shoveled."
"What did the fortune teller say?"
Speaking of work, Helmut stopped joking and answered seriously: "The divination result is that there will be a heavy rain in 5 to 7 days."
Little Franz's brows tightened.
He could memorize every line on the map. From the work on the map, it would take at least 10 days to move east to west from the estuary to the upper reaches and occupy the main towns in the entire region. However, at that time, because
New rainfall has caused the river to rise, and it is feared that many bridges in the upper reaches will be impassable.
"Change the battle plan." Little Franz suddenly said, "No longer occupy one city and then set out to occupy the next city."
"The commander once said that when we have the advantage of mobility, we can jump over areas that are worthless or difficult to capture like a frog."
Helmut immediately said: "But the towns along the river are important."
Little Franz nodded and said: "They are all important, but none of them can pose a threat to our fleet."
"Then change the order of attack. The army attacking the westernmost town will advance to the river mouth first, and then go upstream to reach the target regardless of the towns along the way."
"The order of entering the river mouth will be assigned according to the assigned targets, from west to east, regardless of towns outside the targets."
Helmut looked at the map and estimated the time, nodded and said, "I think it's okay. This way we can attack each target at almost the same time, which can reduce the time by almost half."
Seeing that he agreed, little Franz said: "That's it."
Helmut took out a small book to record his latest orders, and arranged for relevant staff to formulate new plans. At the same time, he complained: "Alas... the commander is right, the leader really talks and breaks his legs at work.
I pulled some people out of bed."
Little Franz was too lazy to care about his complaints and pointed to the south and said: "The most important thing now is to guard the land passage to the south. Who do you think should be in command?"
As long as Phocas does not have Alzheimer's disease, troops must be sent to regain the lost territory. This is not only a military issue, but also a political issue.
Now Phocas and his 80,000 troops were gathered in Constantbul. They did not have that many ships, so they could only attack by land.
It doesn't matter where the eight people go, but the marching route of the eighty thousand people is very particular. From the south to the Mahe area from the land route, there is only one pass with a relatively gentle mountain. There is a road here and there is barely enough space and water.
According to the plan, the Mahe area was attacked by the Wesson Army, and then digested by Dragaces himself. During the digestion period, the Wesson Army in the south was commanded by Franz Jr., who also served as the division commander, to block the land passage and use positional warfare to consume the counterattacking enemy.
Now that little Franz is the commander-in-chief, naturally he can no longer squat in the trenches there. Helmut needs to command the staff and cannot leave. The only two brigade commanders below them in Wesson's army are Heinz and Bernd.
, but they all need to command their own troops to attack the Mahe area.
The problem of lack of talents in Weisen's army has arisen.
Helmut also had a headache. After thinking for a long time, he said cautiously: "How about... let the commander go."
Little Franz thought for a moment and realized that no matter in terms of availability, ability or prestige, only the commander was the most suitable.
The problem is, the commander said at noon that he would only do aerial reconnaissance.
"This is a good idea." Little Franz said, "Go and tell the commander now."
Helmut's face suddenly darkened. It was already late at night. Who knew whether the Commander and Princess Mary were in harmony with each other's lives?
"No, no, no!" He immediately shook his head like a rattle, "It's better for you to go ahead. You and the commander grew up together, so I probably won't beat you to death."
Little Franz said with a straight face: "Your Excellency, Staff Officer, I now order you to ask the commander to come."
Helmut wanted to beat someone, but the senior official killed him, so he had no choice but to carry out the order.
He turned around helplessly to leave, and suddenly saw a trainee staff officer on duty snickering there, so he ordered: "Metzger, go and invite the commander."
Metzger was stunned and looked at the staff officer with a look of resentment.
Helmut smiled and said: "Don't you often say that you have a good relationship with the commander, and you have also been a teacher to the commander. Tony and the others will not think that you will assassinate the commander. This kind of task is the most suitable for you."
The rank of official was overwhelming. Metzger looked around and saw that he, a trainee staff officer, had the lowest status. What else could he say?
Within five minutes, Metzger returned with a smile on his face, and Frederick followed him.
As soon as Frederick entered the headquarters, little Franz asked: "Commander, I didn't disturb you, did I?"
Friedrich angrily went over and gave him and Helmut each a kick in the butt.
Since leaving the city of Wien, Frederick and his sister have only hugged each other and kissed each other at most, and have not had a great harmony in life. He still understands the principle of not taking it lightly when marching and fighting.
"What's the matter?" Frederick asked as he walked to the map.
Young Franz explained what he had just discussed with Helmut and the new orders, and finally asked him to take charge of the southern front.
Frederick became thoughtful after hearing this.
At this stage of the campaign, the southern interception corps was the strongest, concentrating more than half of Wesson's army's technical equipment.
At the same time, the enemy that the Southern Front Corps has to face is also unprecedentedly powerful. The foundation of the Dongpulan Empire is not comparable to that of the coalition of several earls and the army led by the prince Casimir. The enemy's mage group is even more powerful.
It is not ruled out that the magic gods hired by Phocas in the past two years will go out with the army.
Wesson's army is not very cowardly of the Magic Sword Master this time, because Richard Nar will come to join them, and he can contain two existences of the same level.
Psyche wanted to organize several annual meetings of the Wesson Scientific Society, so she didn't come with her this time, but she gave Frederick a little trick to scare him if necessary.
Similar exercises have been carried out several times, and Psyche and Richard Nall also joined the Whetstone Troops to participate. The whole army did not feel much psychological pressure on this.
At that time, as long as we build a position in a suitable place, we can make up for the gap in the strength of the two sides.
Therefore, Frederick trusted little Franz to fight this battle successfully.
"It doesn't matter." Frederick said to little Franz, "The battle in the coastal area is actually mainly political. Helmut can be responsible for coordinating and commanding here, and Prince Dragaces is responsible for political matters.
It’s no problem for you to go to the southern front to take command.”
"I will also go to the southern front with you. I will take over when you are no longer able to do it."
He was determined to train young Franz and Helmut, so naturally he would not miss this opportunity and just stabilize the morale of the army.
The first level of officialdom kills people, Frederick said so, and little Franz could only do this.