With a sound of "Bang!", Prince Hansback slapped his palm on the table next to him: "That's unreasonable! This is clearly jealous of the talented and the capable! Didn't they do many tactical deductions? They thought this was an impossible victory, and they unanimously agreed.
False reporting of military exploits. Now that the facts are clear, others can do what they couldn't do. Didn't the joint investigation team go through the process of proving military exploits again? Even the buried corpses were dug out and counted again. What could be more egregious than this?
Of?"
The eldest prince is really angry. He feels sorry for the misfortune of these officers in his frontline headquarters. In fact, most of the officers in the frontline headquarters were recruited by the eldest prince. He is very optimistic about their future and thinks they are worth it.
Of course, some of the young soldiers who were vigorously trained took the initiative to serve under the eldest prince, and some were aristocratic children recommended by various connections. But I didn't expect that a miraculous victory would cause so much confusion in the frontline headquarters.
Due to the setbacks, many officers lost their sense of normalcy.
"I really don't understand what they think. Can their military merit be discounted? It seems that some people have been too comfortable in the frontline headquarters for too long. I should send them to the army to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers on the frontline and let them understand that soldiers
What kind of commander do we need? Let them understand the real battle situation on the front line, instead of letting them continue to stay comfortably in the headquarters and only learn to talk!" The eldest prince wandered around the room.
There was a knock on the door, and Captain Skerry walked over and opened the door. In came General Michel Priest, Prince Hansback's most trusted staff member, and the new chief of staff of the Blue Feather Army. This time
He was responsible for the surprise attack on the three southern counties across the Piclite Mountains, the establishment of a temporary passage in the Piclite Mountains, and the setting up of a trap in the Crumbo Valley on the border of the three southern counties to ambush and annihilate a light cavalry sent by the Anti-Austrian Allied Forces.
's handwriting.
It is said that at the end of the year, when he was reciting his merits, General Michel Priest added another gold star to his shoulder badge and was promoted from major general to lieutenant general. At the same time, he would also receive a knighthood from His Majesty the King, turning a civilian general into a general.
Baron of the Kingdom.
I don’t know how Prince Hansbach managed to recruit a professor of war history at the Royal Academy of Sterling Military Academy to serve as his staff. But I have to say that General Michelci Priest is indeed
The eldest prince gained the greatest military talents in this war that swept the eastern part of the continent. The several attacks he planned for the eldest prince hit the weak points of the anti-Austrian alliance forces just right, so that on land, the kingdom's army had been
Taking the initiative and the upper hand, the anti-Austrian coalition forces focused on one thing and the other, and could not bring the war situation into a stalemate and confrontation.
The Grand Prince summoned General Michael Priest from the front line to discuss the next strategy and determine the target of the attack. Now that the temporary passage in the Picklet Mountains has been successfully established, follow-up reinforcements and military supplies are continuously passing through.
A passage entered the three southern counties. The defensive positions on the two front lines have been stabilized. The next thing to consider is which direction to launch a counterattack to increase the strategic advantage of the kingdom's army.
"What's going on, Your Highness? Why are you so angry..." General Michel Priest asked Captain Skerry.
Captain Skerry whispered what happened to General Michel Priest. The general became interested: "Bring me the battle process report and let me have a look. I have heard about it, but I always thought it was
Who made up this lie out of boredom? I never thought there would be such a miraculous victory. How did this second lieutenant named Claude do it?"
Unlike the eldest prince who read the report on the battle process, when General Michel Priest read the report on the battle process, he also took a map of the mountain roads and mountainous areas in the Squirrel Village area and marked it, and he could read it at any time according to the progress of the battle.
The change in the number of enemy and friendly troops was like doing a battle deduction. When he finished reading the report, he found that the eldest prince was standing next to him, watching the marks he made on the map.
"What do you think?" the eldest prince asked confusedly.
However, the general understood what the eldest prince meant, and he nodded: "This is a natural-born soldier, very talented, and worthy of training. But I guess he must not have been trained by the kingdom's orthodox military academy, because he is good at defensive operations, almost
They took advantage of the favorable terrain in Squirrel Village to the extreme, and at the same time were very concerned about the casualties of their soldiers. The officers who came out of our kingdom's military academies tend to believe in offense and don't care much about the casualties of their subordinates. Perhaps this is why they are carrying out this campaign.
The real reason why we can’t win even in battle deductions..."
"Then if it were you, how would you fight this battle?" the eldest prince asked again.
The general smiled bitterly: "I am probably not as good at defense as this second lieutenant named Claude. I may use the terrain to block the enemy, but it is impossible to dig traps directly on the mountain road and cut off the mountain road to prevent the enemy from advancing like him.
However, I will take a preemptive strike and take the initiative to destroy the nobles in the Eskiline Principality territory. There is only one battalion of troops on this road, but we have three light infantry artillery. We can use these three artillery to find dangerous terrain and directly bombard it.
It will be much easier to deal with the enemy after defeating the remaining nobles of the Principality of Karnas. However, taking the initiative to attack is likely to result in heavy casualties..."
"Then how do you think you should reward this Claude? With his merits in this victory, he can be promoted to major. But the Ministry of Military Affairs believes that his merits need to be discounted. The first reason is that he is young, only 21 years old. The second reason is that he is an enemy.
They are nothing more than private soldiers of nobles and conscripted citizens. Their combat effectiveness is very poor. Even if they break into the three southern counties, they will only plunder and have little impact on the entire war situation. Therefore, we plan to only promote Claude to the first level and become a lieutenant..."
Prince Hansback asked General Michelich what he thought of this matter.
General Michelic shook his head: "Your Highness, military exploits cannot be discounted. This is the cornerstone of the invincibility of our kingdom's army, and it is also the guarantee for the inheritance of the martial spirit of our kingdom's soldiers. If the military exploits of Second Lieutenant Claude are to be discounted, then
We can't publicize this victory, or even mention this battle. Because then all the officers and soldiers will think that this is an attempt to make things difficult for them, and they will no longer be able to believe in the fairness and strictness of the record of military exploits and the certification process.
I'm also worried that if there is a special case of Second Lieutenant Claude's military exploits being discounted, then someone is likely to take action against this record and proof of military exploits in the future. The soldiers on the front line worked hard to win but could not get rewards, but the noble officers at the rear were discussing
This is something that is very likely to happen if you are greedy for God's merit. When the late King Sterling IX rebuilt the kingdom's army, he specifically emphasized the strict and fair record of military exploits and the certification process, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army. This is the result of the bravery of grassroots officers and soldiers.
The only way to improve your combat skills..."
"Then you mean that this Claude should be promoted to major based on his military merit? But he is too young, only twenty-one years old. The kingdom has never had such a young major officer... I am worried that doing so will cause him to suffer more.
Doubts about him are not good for his growth. My father once said to me that being too outstanding is not an advantage, because he will suffer more jealousy. Sometimes you can't guard against those who come from the dark.
The poisonous arrow shot..." The eldest prince frowned and thought hard.
"Yes, Your Highness, it is indeed true. I have experienced misfortune myself when I was jealous of others because I was too good." General Michelich nodded in agreement: "He is very young, only twenty-one years old. I
He was still a non-commissioned officer at the age of twenty-one. Especially since he had only been in the army for about three years and had not received training in a military academy, it was really not appropriate for him to be directly promoted from second lieutenant to major.
Moreover, he is a civilian and does not have much military experience. It is difficult to say that he will not be isolated by school-level officers of the same level. I personally think that it is more appropriate for him to be promoted to captain by one level. Combat merit cannot be discounted, but it can be compensated.
, I think this miraculous victory is enough for him to receive the Order of Knighthood."
"Knight medal?" The eldest prince was stunned, and then clapped his hands: "Yes, how could I forget this? Well said, Michelchi, military merit cannot be discounted, but it can be compensated. A knight medal is enough to reward Claude.
I appreciate your military exploits. Scree, record my orders."
"Yes, Your Highness." Captain Skerry looked envious. If possible, he would rather that Second Lieutenant Claude be directly promoted to major. It doesn't matter if the rank is one level higher than him. Although he is only promoted to captain now, he cannot
Having passed the level of a school-level officer, but being able to obtain the Knight Medal would make those officers in the Ministry of Military Affairs regret their bad idea of discounting their military merits.
Those guys deliberately only mentioned that Claude should be promoted one level to lieutenant, and then made His Highness feel inappropriate to promote him to captain. This would not only prevent Claude from directly becoming a major, but also save everyone's face, and also make him feel uncomfortable.
It was a beautiful idea to pass the responsibility to the eldest prince. However, none of them expected that the eldest prince would use the knighthood as compensation.
Just like the members of the Kingdom's Congress have knighthoods, in the army of the Kingdom of Overas, the knighthood is also called the entry certificate of the nobility. Officers who have received the knighthood can be regarded as quasi-nobles and have the title of knight. For example
When Claude wins the Knight Medal, he can be called the Claude Field Knight. Locally, he is eligible to participate in noble gatherings. In the army, he can command troops of the same military rank at a higher level. For example, two
The two captains acted together, and Claude, who holds the knighthood, naturally became the supreme commander.
"In recognition of the first battalion of rangers on guard..." The eldest prince stopped: "By the way, what is the name of that mountainous area?"
"Your Highness, that mountainous area has no name. The locals generally call it a cross-mountain road, named after the mountain road. The Principality of Eskilen places this mountainous area under the jurisdiction of the three southern counties. It is marked as the southern mountainous area on the map." Captain Skerry
replied.
"Okay, let's call it the Southern Mountain Crossing Road." The eldest prince muttered: "To commend the First Ranger Battalion for defeating the weak and the strong in the battle to guard the southern mountainous cross-country road, preventing the Principality of Karrnath and Ai
The allied forces of the nobles in the territory of the Principality of Skilling intend to invade the three southern counties, burn, kill and plunder, thus ensuring the tranquility of our army's rear. We hereby record a first-class meritorious service for all the officers and soldiers of the 1st Ranger Battalion as a reward.
In the battle that took place in the Squirrel Village area of Yueshan Road, 170 officers and soldiers of the 1st Ranger Battalion faced more than 5,000 invading coalition forces of nobles from the two principalities. They were not afraid and carried out heroic and tenacious resistance.
Under the command of Second Lieutenant Claude, the enemy was finally defeated, nearly five thousand enemy troops were eliminated, and a miraculous victory was achieved.
In my name, all officers and soldiers participating in the battle will be promoted to the first rank, and the pensions for casualties and casualties will be doubled. Commander Claude, Second Lieutenant, is brave and skillful in fighting. He defeated the enemy with cunning tactics and made extraordinary contributions to the victory of this battle. I am hereby promoted.
He was made a captain and awarded the Order of Knighthood in recognition of his outstanding contributions in battle..."
Captain Skerry handed the written record to the eldest prince for inspection, and asked the eldest prince to sign and seal it. This means that all disputes about this battle will be over. As the commander-in-chief of the front line, the eldest prince has already paid attention to this battle.
Participants in the war made the final decision on rewards.
"If possible, Your Highness, I would like to include the entire process of this war in the textbooks of military academies. This is actually a very perfect case of defensive warfare, worthy of exploration and research. In addition, if the war ends,
I hope that Captain Claude can come to the Royal Capital Sterling Military Academy for training. I believe he can be a great help to His Highness in the future." General Michelich requested from the side.
Prince Hansback breathed a sigh of relief: "He has received the Knight Medal, and is naturally qualified to go to the Royal Capital Sterling Military Academy for training. But we don't know how long this war will last, Rimod
The Principality of La is now being attacked from both sides by us, and is still struggling to its death. The Principality of Eskiline already knows that it cannot attack our defensive front in the three southern counties, and is now setting up a defense line on its eastern border, hoping to confront us and wait for changes in the war situation.
Turnaround.
The Principality of Karrnath is still providing light cavalry to the anti-Austrian alliance and recruiting its herdsmen to expand the new light cavalry legion. The war in the Kingdom of Nasseri is still at a stalemate, and the Red Dragon Legion is unable to break the enemy's tortoise shell-like defensive position. Today
I have called you here just to discuss where we should attack next so as to speed up the pace of victory in the war?"
General Michelich walked to the large map hanging on the wall: "The current battle situation on the front line is stable, because the temporary passage in the Picklet Mountains has been successfully set up, and follow-up reinforcements have entered the three southern counties. The Anti-Austrian Allied Forces of the Principality of Rimodra
Although there are many troops, they are still at a disadvantage in the battle. They are not aggressive enough and have enough defense. The reason why the enemy can persevere is that the sea transportation channels are unobstructed, which allows the enemy to obtain supplementary military supplies and troops.
We can slow down the offensive against it and adopt the strategy of encirclement and advance. Half of the land of the Principality of Rimodra has fallen under our control, and the anti-Austrian alliance has so many troops deployed there, almost all of them
Supplies rely on sea transportation. As time goes by, they simply cannot maintain the consumption of so many troops.
We can completely wipe out the Eskiline Principality first and advance towards the Principality of Karnars. As long as the news spreads, the Eskilen Principality's armed forces and the light cavalry of the Principality of Karrnass in the coalition forces of the Principality of Rimodra will be in chaos.
I believe we will have an opportunity then, and the day will come soon when the Principality of Limodra will be destroyed."