When later generations of military historians commented on this battle, which was named the Battle of Afinasburg, they unanimously believed that the biggest mistake of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance was that it ignored the strategic position of Amis City. If the two kingdoms of Nasseri
If the three legions occupy Ames City first, they can close the door and beat the dogs. The Blue Feather Legion and the two second-line legions of the Kingdom of Overas will be trapped in the Emilia Plains of the Principality of Sidings.
The outcome of destruction is inevitable.
However, in this era of war, both sides focused on annihilating the enemy's effective forces, and occupying the city was not so urgent. For the military commanders of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, as long as the Blue Feather Army and the two second-line armies were surrounded and annihilated,
Those occupied towns were like ripe fruits, and would soon fall into their hands. Therefore, they believed that there was no need to deploy a legion to attack the city of Amys, which would be a waste of their own strength.
The mistake of the Blue Feather Legion was that they knew what they already knew and did not know the enemy. They did not expect that the enemy they faced was not 200,000 or so, but more than 400,000 enemies that were about to surround them from three sides. Except for the Blue Feather Legion and the two second-line legions,
In addition to the upcoming bloody battle on the front line, the Kingdom of Overas also has a second-line army in the Principality of Sidings. However, this second-line army has been dismantled to pieces, but the five countries of the Anti-Austria Alliance have always believed that this second-line army
The legion is stationed in Amis City...
This second-line army from Chaniyalar County is composed of local garrison battalions and garrison recruits recruited and expanded. It is also composed of four divisions. But after entering the Principality of Sidings, two divisions were first separated.
They went to the two seaport cities newly occupied by the Blue Feather Legion to hand over the defense tasks, and then sent a division to escort the 70,000 to 80,000 prisoners back home, leaving only one division stationed in Ames City.
But this division was dismantled by Prince Wedelek, and organized into regiments and battalions. Under the leadership of the honorary officers who followed the prince to the city of Amys, they went to towns across the Principality of Sidings to collect war taxes. Then.
Carriages and carriages of property were transported to Ames City. Prince Wedelek sent more and more men and horses, and the distances became farther and farther. In the end, only this second-line army was left to guard Ames City.
A battalion.
If the Eleventh Field Battalion of the Blue Feather Legion and the combat battalion of the Royal Guards were only responsible for protecting the personal safety of Prince Widrik and were not at his disposal, they might have been asked by the prince to collect war taxes.
command.
The military commanders of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance did not understand this situation. They believed that Amis City should be stationed with two divisions of the Chaniyalar Corps, so if they wanted to conquer Amis City first, at least one regiment would be needed.
What they are most worried about is that attacking Ames City will alert the Blue Feather Legion on the front line. If the Blue Feather Legion finds itself in a tight siege and immediately leads the two second-line legions to break out, then the Nasseri Kingdom in the rear will
There is really no guarantee that the two standing legions can withstand it. If they are rushed out by the enemy, their success will be in vain.
In fact, the Anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance did not know that there were only three battalions left in Ames City. Otherwise, if they randomly sent out a division of troops, they could capture Ames City and completely close the door for the Blue Feather Army to retreat.
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The spies of the Principality of Sidings who were lurking in Amys City wanted to send out the in-depth information of Amys City. As a result, they met a squadron returning from taxation on the road. Because the horses they rode were so handsome, they even aroused the greed of the soldiers.
He was robbed in the name of inspection. Due to the spy's resistance, he was beaten again. Not only was he seriously injured, but he was also stripped of his clothes and left in the wilderness to die. It was lucky.
The spy was rescued by a peasant woman. By the time he recovered from his injuries at the peasant woman's house, the Battle of Afenasberg was over...
The first day of the battle was the morning of October 3rd. The Blue Feather Army withstood a fierce attack by the coalition forces of the four principalities, and then took advantage of their defeat to launch a counterattack, driving the enemy back for nearly twenty miles in one breath.
, once again advanced to Fort Afena. The battle report sent to Prince Wedelek that night stated that the enemy was unexpectedly cowardly, lacked training and had no combat effectiveness. The casualties in the day's fierce battle were estimated to be more than 10,000 people.
, and the Blue Feather Legion only suffered more than 2,000 casualties. The casualty rate of 1:5 made the senior officials of the Blue Feather Legion confident that they could eliminate the enemy and capture Fort Afena in less than ten days.
Because of this battle report sent from the front line, Prince Wedelek specially held a grand celebration ball in Ames City, inviting all officers above the rank of lieutenant in Ames City to participate. Prince Wedelek raised his wine glass at the ball,
Cheers for the great victory of the Blue Feather Army, and wishes for the early capture of Fort Afina and the destruction of the Principality of Sidings. Both the guests and the host were happy, and most of them were drunk.
In fact, Prince Wedelek is not a person who only knows how to be playful and romantic. On the contrary, he has an extremely keen intuition of good and bad luck. When a battalion of the Chaniyalar Army who ran the farthest to collect taxes encountered
After marching to outflank the two standing legions of the Nasseri Kingdom of the Blue Feather Legion, only a few officers on horseback came back.
It was the afternoon of October 4th. The lucky few officers who had escaped breathlessly reported their encounters to Prince Wedelek, who had just woken up. The prince only looked at the map of the Principality of Sidings.
He made a decision in less than ten minutes, ordered his attendants to pack their luggage immediately and notified the battle battalion of the Guards Corps to escort him out of Amys City immediately.
So the officers and soldiers of the 11th Field Battalion of the Blue Feather Corps looked inexplicably at Prince Widelek's men and the battle camp of the Guards Corps, as if their butts were on fire. They dropped a lot of logistical baggage and took it with them.
Nearly fifty carriages loaded with property hurriedly left the city of Amys and sped towards the Odin Mountains.
Major Gibson, the commander of the 11th Field Battalion, received the news and rushed to the city gate to stop Prince Widluck's carriage and asked if his battalion also wanted to follow. As a result, Prince Wedluck ordered Major Gibson to preside over the battle.
Defend the city of Amys and hand over all affairs of the city to him, while he will escort the property collected in the name of war tax back to the country and pay it to the national treasury...
Fortunately, Major Jacobson is an excellent soldier. Although he was puzzled by Prince Widrick's hurried departure, he clearly felt that something was wrong. He immediately rode on horseback to inspect the four gates of Amys City. After getting to the east,
Report from the gate guard After knowing that several officers returned to the city in a panic at one o'clock in the afternoon, he quickly returned to the city lord's mansion and found the few Chani who were at a loss because of the departure of Prince Wedelek.
Officer of the Aral Legion.
After learning what happened to them from the officers who escaped, Major Jacobson immediately understood the reason for Prince Widrick's departure as soon as he looked at the map. He couldn't help but cursed, not scolding the prince for escaping from the battle, but scolding the prince for only caring.
He fled by himself, packed up his belongings and luggage, and forcibly collected the carriages and pack horses. He wasted an afternoon, but he did not expect to send a messenger to notify the Blue Feather Legion. The three legions on the front line did not know that the imminent crisis had arrived, and they quickly
will be surrounded by enemies.
Major Gibson immediately sent three teams of messengers to the front line, asking them to report the situation to the Blue Feather Army no matter how hard they fought, and here they were also mobilized, with the 11th Field Battalion as the main force, to defend Ames City.
Arrange and send out several small teams of reconnaissance cavalry. On the one hand, they will detect the enemy's movements. On the other hand, they will notify the troops collecting war taxes scattered in various towns, asking them to ignore the situation and immediately return to Amys City to assist in the defense.
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After issuing a series of orders, Major Jacobson finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of the departed Prince Widrick, he had the urge to curse again. At this time, a question flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly called
Get your own guard and ask him to ride a horse immediately and take two people to the entrance of the Odin Mountains to see if Prince Wedelek's journey is about to go up the mountain.
The Eleventh Field Battalion was immediately extremely busy. The four brigades took over the defense work of the four city gates and the four walls respectively, giving Amys City an initial defensive capability and preventing it from being overwhelmed by the enemy. Jie
Major Busen ordered the remaining garrison battalion of the Chaniyalal Corps to maintain order in the city, and at the same time, he transferred experienced officers to reorganize the tax troops who had returned as the reserve team of the 11th Field Battalion...
In the chaos of war, Claude suddenly found that the security squadron of his treatment center had not received any tasks and seemed to be doing nothing. The main reason for this was that most of the officers in the camp knew the details of the security squadron and were making arrangements.
Claude and the others were not taken into consideration at all when planning the defensive operations.
So Claude decided to go to the battalion headquarters and ask Second Lieutenant Most how his security squadron should be arranged. In Claude's mind, all members of his security squadron were equipped with the Obas III model, which was mainly used for precision shooting.
The standard matchlock gun, which soldiers also receive live ammunition training for precise shooting, should play an important role in defensive warfare.
However, Claude went to the battalion headquarters and found that his arrival was a bit unlucky. The battalion commander and several officers were furious. The one who made them so angry was the unreliable Prince Wedelek. Because their group was on top.
On the mountain road, because the carriages loaded with property were too many and too heavy to go up the mountain, and there was a lack of manpower to take care of them, the prince actually ordered all the soldiers from a battalion of Chania Lal who guarded the mountain road in the Odin Mountains to go over and take care of these carriages and assist these carriages.
The carriage crossed the mountain road and gave up its duty to guard the mountain road.
Fortunately, Major Jacobson thought of this and sent his guards over to take a look at the situation. As a result, the guards came back and reported that there was not even a guard at the entrance of the mountain pass. Everyone knew that Prince Wedelek was giving his own people again.
You are dragging your feet, you are just like a pig teammate! When the officers in the battalion headquarters heard the news, they couldn’t help but cursed.
Although the city of Ames is only four or five miles away from the entrance to the Odin Mountains, controlling the city of Ames also controls the entrance to the Odin Mountains. But after all, there is still some distance, and Prince Wedelek will give a battalion stationed there to
If they were taken away, then there would be no soldiers guarding the two defensive fronts set up by the Principality of Sidings from the entrance of the mountain road to the mountain.
If the enemy sends a small team to bypass the city of Amys, first occupy the entrance to the mountain pass of the Odin Mountains, and then take over the two empty defensive lines, it will be equivalent to cutting off all Ovi forces in the Principality of Sidings.
The retreat route for the army of the Kingdom of Ras. At that time, the sky and the earth were really ineffective. Even if the enemy had very few troops guarding the defensive line on the mountain, it was still too much for the Kingdom army who was pursuing them.
The last straw that breaks the balance is the possibility of the entire army being annihilated.
The reconnaissance cavalry has come back to report that the Nasseri Kingdom's army encountered by the officers of the Chaniyalar Army who escaped have separated a division of troops and moved towards the city of Amis. Now the remaining soldiers in the city
The total strength of the troops and the tax collection teams that have been gathered and returned is less than one regiment. The main force of the defense depends on the 11th Field Battalion of the Blue Feather Army. As for the second-line army of Chaniyalal Army, there is no officer.
I think they have very strong fighting ability.
What makes Major Gibson and other battalion officers embarrassed is that they cannot deploy troops from the 10th Field Battalion to defend the entrance to the Odin Mountains, not even a squadron. As for letting the troops from the Chaniyalar Corps go
, then no one can rest assured. They are afraid that if a battle starts here, all the guards at the entrance of the mountain road will escape first, or they will not be able to withstand the attack of the enemy team. No one believes that they have reliable combat effectiveness...
At this moment, Claude arrived at the battalion headquarters and happened upon this incident. Seeing him arrive, Second Lieutenant Most's eyes lit up. He pointed at Claude and shouted: "It's you..."
Many officers in the battalion headquarters had witnessed the field confrontation drill at Fukebi Mountain Autumn Camp. They suddenly discovered that Claude's garrison squadron was simply the most suitable candidate. However, they did not consider this during the defensive operations.
The security squadron of the treatment center was included, and they were sent to defend the entrance to the Odin Mountains.
In this way, Claude received the first formal combat order and led the security squadron to cooperate with a squadron of the Chaniaral Army under the command of Second Lieutenant Most to defend the entrance to the Odin Mountains pass.