Chapter 277: The Destruction of the Principality of Limodra
Although Claude wants to be a dawdling in the army and survive this war, this does not mean that he does not have a sense of crisis. Although the area where he is stationed was voluntarily given up by the nobles of the Principality of Karnas,
The geographical location is also relatively remote compared to the Karrnath Prairie, but this does not mean that it can always be so peaceful.
There is always a feeling in my heart that the territorial nobles of the Principality of Karnnus will still come back, and they will come back with the army of the Principality of Karnnus. Sooner or later, there will be a war here. Because of this intuition in my heart, so
It was Claude who urged Major Skerry to stock up on various military supplies and make preparations for the war. At the same time, he urged his soldiers to build Landes Castle into a strong and complete defensive fortress.
Fortunately, Major Skerry has always maintained an attitude of unconditional trust in Claude and is very supportive of his defensive preparations. After all, he went deep into the enemy's country alone and occupied such a large area, and the supply transportation from the rear was only
Relying on that narrow, dangerous and difficult mountain road will inevitably make any sober-minded commander feel a little nervous.
Considering the geographical environment of this area, the enemy only needs to send a light cavalry regiment, which is enough to trap a battalion of rangers in four castles, and at the same time cut off the communication between the mountain road and the garrisoned castle. Therefore,
No one would object to Lord's suggestion of speeding up the reserve of supplies. Everyone knew that if the garrisoned castle ran out of food and ammunition, the defenders would either surrender or be destroyed.
In July, all the attention of the Army of the Kingdom of Ovilis was on the Principality of Rimodra, and the frontline command decided to destroy the Principality of Rimodra before the end of August. They mobilized four or five second-line legions under the leadership of the Praetorian Guards.
Launched a fierce attack on the coalition forces of the Anti-Austrian Alliance, this was to prepare to hand over the merits of the destruction of the Principality of Rimodra to the Guards Corps.
The Blue Feather Legion that originally defended the border line between the three southern counties and the Principality of Rimodra has been withdrawn and moved to the Grand Duke Castle of Braviso, the capital of the former Eskiline Principality, for rest and recuperation. Once the Principality of Rimodra is
When the war is over, the Blue Feather Army will lead the two second-line armies into the Karnas Prairie and press towards the Beibu Gulf of the Principality of Karnas.
The situation is very good for the Kingdom of Auvilas. Everyone knows that the successive demise of the Principality of Sidings, the Principality of Esquiline, and the Principality of Rimodra has made the so-called Anti-Austria Alliance unworthy of its name. The remaining obstacles are
The Principality of Nass and the Kingdom of Nasseri cannot stop the forces of the Kingdom of Overas in any way. This war sweeping the entire eastern region of the continent has lasted for nearly four years. All participating countries have already felt that they are at the end of their rope. The only difference is that
What is good is that the Kingdom of Ovelas is in a victorious position, making it easier for them to hold on until they achieve final victory.
"We have now stored enough food for one and a half months, and the ammunition can also be used in defensive operations for three months. The soldiers who are going to transport now complain that it is too hard, and the melons and vegetables they have planted have been harvested, to a large extent.
The food shortage has been alleviated. Do you think we can take a break for a while to let the soldiers relax?" Major Skerry asked Claude.
Claude came to the battalion headquarters mainly because he wanted to know some news about the front line. Major Skerry was the personal adjutant of Prince Hansback. He had many friends in the front line headquarters, so he could use the falcon to convey messages quickly.
Know some developments and intelligence on the front line. For Claude, this is very helpful to grasp the latest information and understand the progress of the war.
Looking at the battlefield information delivered by the falcon on the table in the past half month, Claude shook his head: "We have to strengthen the reserves of food and various military supplies as soon as possible. At least we must have enough savings to hold on for three months.
Don’t you find it strange when you look at these battle reports? Although they are all news of victory, the war targets are all armed regiments formed by the Principality of Rimodra, but none of the soldiers from other countries in the Anti-Austrian Alliance have appeared.
On the battlefield..."
This Major Skerry really didn't notice it. When he picked up these battle reports again, he discovered something strange: "Yes, I remember that among the anti-Austrian coalition forces in the Principality of Limodra, there was a man from the Kingdom of Nasseri.
There are standing legions, three light cavalry legions from the Principality of Karrnath, four legions from the original Eskilen Principality, and the rest are the armed legions formed by the Principality of Rimodra.
The standing legion of the Kingdom of Nasseri serves as the guard force of the coalition headquarters and cannot easily go to the front line. The three light cavalry legions of the Principality of Karrnath are very active on the front line, but due to the battle damage, there are only a few left.
The strength is about two legions. The four armed legions of the former Eskilin Principality are the main force of frontline defense and suffer heavy casualties. Although there are four legions, the actual combat strength is only two and a half legions. Love
After Archduke Skilling surrendered, the soldiers of these four legions mutinied and surrendered to us. It is said that the number of men and horses gathered in the end was less than the strength of one legion.
Although the Principality of Rimodra has formed more than a dozen legions, most of them were temporarily formed through compulsory recruitment. They have poor combat effectiveness and poor treatment. They have always been regarded as frontline coolies and cannon fodder.
It is not an opponent of the second-line legions of our kingdom, and generally rarely undertakes independent defense tasks. Now these battle reports are all about the victory and annihilation of a certain legion in the Principality of Rimodra. There is no news about the armies of other countries. It seems that the enemy has already
The transfer has started, I have to write to the frontline headquarters immediately to remind..."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly at a glance that the only way for the enemy to move is by sea transport. The destination is very clear. It can only be the Beibu Gulf of the Principality of Karnas, which is the nearest port of the Anti-Austrian Alliance. All it takes is to stick to it.
The coastline of the former Eskiline Principality can be reached by sailing for three days and three nights.
"Let me be responsible for transporting supplies." Claude volunteered, and he was going to take this opportunity to go to the Witch Woods to have a tryst with his little lover Sheila. Anyway, the transport team had to rest for a night when they arrived at Squirrel Village, and the next day
Only then can we set off, and we have just one night to see Sheila: "As for the soldiers responsible for transportation, we can rotate and dispatch a new group of people every time, and we can also let them relax in the tavern in Squirrel Village.
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"Okay, you can make the decision on this matter." Major Skerry agreed immediately.
It's just that after Claude returned from Squirrel Village with the packhorse team, he found Major Skerry looking gloomy.
"What's wrong with you?" Claude asked.
Soon Claude knew the whole story. It turned out that the staff officers of the frontline headquarters also discovered the changes in the front line of the Principality of Rimodra against the enemy. They also came to the conclusion that the enemy was moving. The problem was that they had no way to stop it.
The enemy's actions required the capture of defensive fronts on land to gradually approach the three seaport cities of the Principality of Rimodra. The coalition headquarters of the Anti-Austrian Alliance pushed the temporarily formed legions of the Principality of Rimodra to
The front line is used as cannon fodder to slow down the attack speed of the Overas Kingdom army.
Anyway, the Principality of Limodra is going to perish. It is better to make use of these temporarily formed legions and let them serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield than to surrender to the army of the Kingdom of Orvelas and be taken as prisoners. Whether these temporary legions can hold the defensive front is better.
The coalition had no expectations. Instead, it hoped that the troops of the Kingdom of Ovelas would cause greater casualties to these temporarily formed legions when they captured the position. The reason is simple. The greater the casualties, the higher the cost of the Kingdom of Ovelas' governance of this place in the future.
The larger it is, the longer it will take to develop.
This is a conspiracy, and even if it is discovered, it will be difficult to crack. In the past half a month, the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas on the front line has used violent shelling and the assault ability of the soldiers to capture the enemy's defensive positions, giving the Principality of Rimodra these
The Provisional Legion caused heavy casualties. Although the frontline headquarters ordered to use inducement and other methods to force the enemy to lay down their weapons and reduce casualties, this took time, and it allowed the anti-Austrian coalition forces to take advantage of the slowed down attack to speed up the troops.
transfer.
It is said that standing on the seaside of the former Eskiline Principality, you can see countless ships sailing along the coastline to the Beibu Gulf of the Principality of Karnas. This is the joint fleet of the Anti-Austrian Alliance escorting those transport ships and merchant ships.
A fleet was formed to transfer the coalition forces from the Principality of Rimodra to the Principality of Karrnath.
The reason why Major Skerry was in a bad mood was because he heard from his friends at the frontline headquarters that Prince Hansback completely broke out and cursed the Kingdom's Navy in public, watching helplessly as such a man could annihilate most of the anti-Austria Allied forces.
The great opportunity was wasted like this. If the Admiralty allows the Dreadnought Fleet to cruise in the waters of the Principality of Rimodra, then the enemy will never dare to transfer troops so blatantly! The angry prince even smashed his own office,
The new adjutants who came with him did not understand the eldest prince's character as well as Major Skerry, and none of them had the courage to step forward and persuade the eldest prince to calm down...
Major Skerry said that if he were by the side of the eldest prince, he would stop him from losing his temper like this. As the prince of the kingdom, the eldest prince cannot expose his likes and dislikes to others in this way, so as not to cause harm to those who are interested.
opportunity. In addition, the eldest prince’s opinions on the Kingdom’s Navy Department may also affect his smooth access to the throne. Although the eldest prince has the support of the Kingdom’s Army, the Navy Department has great power in the royal capital. With two
The proceeds from smuggling between continents have formed a wide-ranging network of interests and favors among the powerful.
This was the first time that Claude heard about the conflicting interests of the upper class, but Major Scree only briefly touched on it. After working as an aide-de-camp for the eldest prince for six years, he really saw a lot of those upper-class dignitaries.
Class interest transactions, so he was worried about whether the eldest prince's tantrum in front of everyone at the frontline headquarters would have any bad consequences.
"You are the commander of the 1st Ranger Battalion, but you are worried about the eldest prince's personal adjutant. At this rate, you might as well go back to the eldest prince." Claude could only joke like this.
Major.
The Principality of Rimodra was destroyed before the end of August, but the anti-Austrian coalition forces left a mess in the Kingdom of Ovelas before they withdrew. All the nobles of the Principality of Rimodra left with their property and families, and the coalition forces also
Withdrew, the combined fleet also bombarded the three seaport cities of the Principality of Rimodra into rubble. What the Kingdom of Orvelas received was only a piece of land burned by the war, and nearly three million war refugees who were waiting for food.
Most of them are old, weak, women and children, and many of the young and strong are disabled people. They became disabled in this war.
Prince Hansback now feels that it is better not to attack the Principality of Rimodra. The destruction of the Principality of Rimodra only sounds better in name. In fact, it will not be of any benefit to the kingdom at all. Instead, it will be burdened with a big problem.
Burden. The Kingdom still doesn’t know how much money and material resources it will have to invest in this land that was devastated by the war to restore people’s livelihood.
Almost all the offensive plans prepared in advance were delayed by the dire reality of the Principality of Rimodra, so much so that the first ranger battalion that occupied an entire remote area on the Karnas Prairie was forgotten by the frontline headquarters.
.The most important task of the frontline command now is not to formulate any plan to attack the Principality of Karnas, but to carry out disaster relief and restoration of people's livelihood in the Principality of Rimodra. After all, the Principality of Rimodra has been incorporated into Orvelas.
In the territory of the Kingdom, if there is no rescue, when winter comes, countless victims will lose their lives without food and clothing. This is a major responsibility that the Kingdom cannot ignore.
After the coalition forces of the Anti-Austria Alliance moved to the North Gulf of the Principality of Karnas, they quickly resumed scouting and reconnaissance operations on the prairie after a short rest. At the end of August, Claude joined the scout cavalry one after another and discovered the enemy.
According to the report of the scout cavalry, there were even several small-scale conflicts. Nine of the twenty-four scout cavalry were lost in just one week, and three others escaped with injuries and were almost wiped out.
The organization of a combat team.
"A week ago our scout cavalry reported that they discovered the whereabouts of the enemy's scout cavalry here." Claude placed a small paper red flag on the map: "And now only a week has passed, and we are here.
The enemy's reconnaissance cavalry team was discovered at this place, only one day's riding distance from us. It can be seen that the enemy is expanding their reconnaissance range, and their reconnaissance cavalry team is getting closer and closer to us. I estimate that there are no more than three
The enemy's reconnaissance cavalry team will come to conduct reconnaissance in our area. Once they discover that we only have one battalion stationed here, they will probably send troops to launch an attack."
Major Skerry looked at the location on the map where Claude planted the small red flag with some worry. The location of the small red flag representing the enemy's scouts was indeed approaching this area: "How do you think we should deal with these enemy scouts?"
ride?"
Claude laughed: "Have you forgotten the purpose for which our ranger battalion was established? It was originally to deal with the light cavalry reconnaissance of the Principality of Karnas. The eldest prince formed this ranger battalion to use ambushes to deal with these
The light cavalry scouts can come and go freely. Now we can repeat our old tricks and make it difficult for the enemy to come and go."