War in this era is a bit like playing chess. The biggest mistake of the Hicks Kingdom was that as a player who had not participated in a competition for more than 40 years, he chose the previous champion as his opponent for the first time in the competition, and then he got his wish.
He was knocked to the ground. The problem was that he still refused to admit defeat and insisted that he had hope of victory, so he once again increased the stakes in an attempt to make a comeback, but he still lost everything.
Sometimes confidence does not mean strength, just like the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks. They believed that with these five standing legions, they were enough to sweep across the seven overseas territories of the Kingdom of Overas. But they encountered the Ranger Legion.
, two big slaps in succession, and the two standing legions were completely wiped out. So when they were stunned by these two slaps, they lost their self-confidence and became suspicious. They felt that they were weak and they imagined that the enemy was powerful.
Extremely...
Although the scouts sent out to reconnoiter the light cavalry never returned, and even if they came back, they could not detect any news about the enemy. However, through the intelligence passed from the mainland of the Kingdom of Ovilas through tossing and turning, the three remaining members of the Kingdom of Hicks
A standing legion still knew who its opponent was. The newly formed guard force of the Stirling royal family of the Kingdom of Ovelas, the Ranger Division. And because of the annihilation of the two legions of Panclair and Crado, they regained all the
After losing ground, they were allowed to expand into legions. There were also two overseas field legions formed by recruiting local garrison armed forces and civilians.
It can be said that before the war began, the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks were all confident. They believed that the strength of each legion was not weaker than the Ranger Legion of the Kingdom of Overas. As for the enemy's other two so-called
Overseas field legions are not considered in their eyes. This kind of legion newly formed in time of war is nothing more than cannon fodder on the battlefield and meritorious service delivered to their doorstep.
In the pre-war deductions of the staff officers of the five standing armies of the Hicks Kingdom, they estimated the combat strength of the Ranger Army to be one, the same as the five standing armies. At the same time, they overestimated the strength of the two overseas field armies.
Their combat strength was set at 0.5 to show that they did not underestimate the enemy. With this statistics, the total combat strength of the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks is five, while the total combat strength of the defenders of the Kingdom of Ovilas is only
Second, it is obvious that the enemy is not your opponent at all.
The invincibility of the Cromwellian Territory and the advance of the Beringana Territory deepened the impression of the staff officers of the five standing corps of the Hicks Kingdom. They believed that their pre-war deductions and combat strength estimates were correct, and victory
Just around the corner. Then, the two legions of Tanya and Kuzoya were gone. These two big slaps almost stunned all the staff officers...
The staff officers of the three legions, Wicklen, Sebok, and Fibot, once again dug through all the intelligence about the opponent's Rangers that had been sent before the war, and finally discovered the key points that they had overlooked. In terms of intelligence,
Said that the Royal Guards Corps, the first ace field regiment of the Kingdom of Overas, admitted that the combat power of the Ranger Division was comparable to theirs. Even in a battalion-based military exercise, the Guards Corps conducted four field battles.
All failed in the confrontation drill.
No wonder the two legions of Tanya and Kuzoa were completely annihilated. They underestimated the enemy's combat power. If they were fighting against the Guards Corps, they would estimate the enemy's combat power to be 1.5, which is a famous tree.
As the number one ace field army of the Overas Kingdom, no soldier from the Hicks Kingdom will look down upon their opponents.
But in the case of the little-known Ranger Regiment, these staff officers inevitably made the mistake of underestimating the enemy. Since the Guards Corps admitted that the Ranger Regiment's combat power was not weaker than its own, it is obvious that the Rangers
The combat strength of the regiment should also be 1.5. Now that the Ranger Division has been expanded into a legion, the combat strength should be doubled again, to three. And the enemy's two newly formed overseas field legions should also have the same combat strength.
The standing army on our side is not much different, it should be one, then the enemy's total combat strength adds up to five.
Finally finding the reason for the annihilation of the two legions of Tanya and Kuzoya, the staff officers of the three remaining standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks breathed a sigh of relief. It is very simple, the Ranger legion plus an overseas
The field army attacked the Tanya army first, and then destroyed the Kuzoya army. It was a battle of four against one. These two standing armies of the Hicks Kingdom could not be opponents at all, and it was a matter of course that they were completely annihilated.
According to the calculations of these staff officers, even if the enemy suffered some damage in the battle to encircle and annihilate the two legions of Tanya and Kuzoa, the existing total combat strength is still around four. In other words, currently, the Hicks Kingdom
The three standing armies are in a weak position. They must unite closely and not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of them. They cannot divide their troops. This will only make the three standing armies repeat the fate of the two legions that were completely wiped out.
Same mistake...
As a result, the three legions of Viklen, Seebock and Febot could only huddle together by the Dolinibara River to keep warm. As a result, they were in a dilemma. When news came from the rear that the logistics supply convoys were repeatedly attacked and could not be sent to the big army.
After hearing the news about the camp, a field division sent out to escort supplies was ambushed by the Ranger Division and only a few hundred light cavalry escaped. Coupled with the enemy light cavalry that appeared around the camp, this made the three standing regiments confirm
, they fell into the enemy's trap, surrounded by heavy enemy troops, hiding in the dark and peeking at the camp, always trying to take a bite out of them.
At this time, the wisest strategy for the three armies of Wickron, Seebock and Febot is to immediately break camp and retreat. The three armies responded back and forth and could completely withdraw to Wick, the capital of Cromwell's demesne.
Castle of Mu, where you can regroup and then make plans, whether to attack or defend, you have options.
No senior officer of any legion proposed this strategy. Even if everyone knew that this was the best choice, no one was willing to bear this responsibility, whether it was the one who proposed this strategy or the one who made the decision to implement it. The three legions nearly two
The 100,000-strong army arrived at the Dolinibara River. After looking at the scenery, they turned around and went back. They did not have a battle with the enemy. On the contrary, the enemy completely wiped out two friendly troops during the march. It can be said that they were frightened by the enemy.
After returning, who will bear this responsibility?
Although this can save the three standing corps, none of the senior officers of the three standing corps will be able to escape being held accountable after returning. Defeating without a fight and being called a coward will become a shame for their family, and more seriously.
But they may even be deprived of their noble titles or even imprisoned for questioning...
Therefore, for the senior officers of the three standing legions huddled together, they eagerly hope that the enemy will take the initiative to attack them, just like two knights in ancient times throwing white gloves to each other for a duel, and make an appointment with them to hold a few battles.
A hundred thousand people will fight in a big battle to decide who is the winner. This is the only way they can lose the battle and still keep their wealth safe.
The problem is that the Rangers have no interest in engaging in any old-fashioned battle with the three standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks, nor do they have any intention to take the initiative to attack their heavily guarded camps. Even according to the calculations of the staff officers, the Rangers
The combat strength was already equal to that of the three standing legions, but the Ranger Legion still only sent out reconnaissance light cavalry to spy on the camps of the three standing legions in the Kingdom of Hicks, refusing to take the initiative to launch an attack.
This is not going to work. The senior officers of the three standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks decided to send troops to take the initiative to lure the Ranger Legion to attack, and then used fueling tactics to expand the battle and form a decisive battle. Unfortunately, the Ranger Legion
They were not fooled. They just used reconnaissance cavalry to monitor the surroundings and paid no attention to the provocation of the attacking troops. So the problem returned to the three standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks. The attacking troops could not be too far away from the main camp, otherwise
That would not be luring the enemy but going out to die.
The senior officers of the three standing legions decided to send a light cavalry regiment to sweep away the annoying enemy reconnaissance cavalry that were like flies around the camp. The result was very unfortunate. They saw with their own eyes that the dispatched light cavalry regiment chased the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry and ran away.
A little further away, the enemy's light cavalry was blocked by the enemy's light cavalry.
If the camp had not made a prompt decision and immediately dispatched troops to rescue half of the troops, perhaps not even a single person from the more than 4,000-strong light cavalry regiment would have been able to return. And the light cavalry of the Ranger Corps discovered that the relief troops came from the camp.
After coming out, he did not hesitate to let go of the retreat of the surrounded light cavalry regiment, allowing them to escape back to the camp. It can be seen from this that the ranger regiment will not engage in any decisive battle with the enemy.
This is simply sitting in a sleepy city, waiting for death. The senior officers of the three standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks all know that although there are still nearly a month or so of food and grass supplies in the camp, saving a little can last longer.
But the supplies from the rear cannot be transported, and this side is left with nothing. Once the reserves in the camp are exhausted, it will be the end of the three standing legions...
Divide the troops to transport logistics supplies. This road is blocked, and it is easy to be raided and ambushed by the enemy again. Unless the three standing armies retreat together, no one can shoulder this responsibility. When faced with a dilemma, a staff officer proposed
He made a very complete genius plan. According to his analysis, it is obvious that the Ranger Corps and an overseas field regiment are ambushing around the three standing army camps, always spying on the camp. And the camp defense on his side
It is so tight that the enemy cannot find an opportunity to take advantage of it, so the current situation should be a confrontation between the two armies.
Since the Ranger Corps and an overseas field regiment are both on the Beringana Direct Territory, it is obvious that the defense of the Robisto Direct Territory on the other side of the Dolinibara River must not be very thorough, and it can be said to be very empty. It is very possible.
It was another overseas field corps that suffered some heavy casualties that was responsible for the defense.
So if the three standing legions on our side can cross the river, they can turn passivity into initiative and block the Ranger Legion and the overseas field legion in the desolate land on the other side of the river, and their three standing legions can be invincible.
Sweeping the remaining overseas territories of the Kingdom of Ovelas on the other side of the river, it completely laid the foundation for the colonial hegemony of the Kingdom of Hicks on the Nubisian continent...
As for the Ranger Corps and the Overseas Field Corps of the Kingdom of Overas, in the Beringana Direct Territory there was no material supply from the rear at all. It was like they had to clear the country for themselves. They only had three standing armies on their side.
The regiment crossed the river, cutting off their logistic supply channel from the Robisto Territory on the other side of the river. Then the only option for the Rangers and the overseas field regiment was to surrender, with no other way out.
This is simply a plan to turn defeat into victory, turning passivity into initiative, allowing the three standing legions of the Hicks Kingdom to regain the initiative on the battlefield, instead of huddled in the camp watching the enemy's light cavalry galloping outside.
, unable to attack. But there is still a problem with this plan, which is how to cross the river with three standing legions...
The Dolinibara River is the largest river in the Nubisian continent. It is more than two thousand meters at its widest point and five or six hundred meters at its narrowest point. It is generally around one thousand meters long. Unfortunately, the three standing legions
The river where the camp was set up was 1,500 to 600 meters wide, and the water was turbulent. If the three standing armies wanted to make their own pontoons to cross the river, they would have to break camp and find a suitable place to cross the river.
The disadvantage of doing this is that the Rangers may discover their intention to cross the river and take precautions early. They may even cross the river first and ambush on the other side, and then attack halfway across the river. The result will only be
All the plans of the three standing armies would come to naught. If they failed to cross the river, they would suffer a huge defeat.
Therefore, the best way is to keep the three standing armies stationary and confuse the Rangers. Place the hope of crossing the river on the Sea King Fleet of the Kingdom of Hicks. As long as the Sea King Fleet is dispatched in full force, Patres, the capital of Robisto, can be defeated.
The port blocks the entrance to the Dolinibara River and restores the waterway of the Dolinibara River. Then the Sea King fleet can go upstream and reach the campsites of the three standing legions. It will be easy to transport the three standing legions across the river.
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In this way, it not only caught the enemy by surprise, but also allowed the Sea King fleet to block the entire Dolinibara River, preventing the Ranger Corps and the overseas field regiment that were isolated in the Beringana Direct Territory from forcibly crossing the river to return for rescue.
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This is currently the best river-crossing strategy. The key to turning defeat into victory in this colonial war lies in whether the Sea King Fleet can break the blockade of the entrance to the Dolinibara River by the Port of Patres, the capital of Robidos. Three standing corps
The senior officers of the Navy knew very well that by adopting this strategy, the Sea King Fleet would become the best target for everyone to blame.
If this war fails, then all the responsibilities will be shouldered by the Sea King Fleet. The Kingdom of Hicks has invested so much military expenditure in the past two years to expand the size of the Sea King Fleet, and as a result, they even lost the water transportation channel of the Dolinibara River.
Unable to recover, there is no way to break the blockade of the Port of Patres on the entrance to the Dolinibara River. So what is the significance of the existence of this Sea King fleet?
The kingdom's three heroic legions, Viklen, Sebok and Febot, were still undaunted by powerful enemies and fought to the death, despite the heavy casualties, and finally fought with the Tanya legion and the Kuzoya legion.
The enemy formed a confrontation and gained an opportunity for victory. In the end, it was all because of the incompetence and incompetence of the Sea King fleet that the success failed and there was no way to turn defeat into victory. Then it is obvious who is most responsible for the failure of this war. There is no wrench.
It will hit the senior officers of the three standing legions...
Therefore, in addition to using hawks to transmit the plan and the river-crossing strategy back to Vibato Port for the Sea King fleet to implement, the senior officers of the three standing corps also jointly emphasized the importance and urgency of the river-crossing strategy. Then.
They stayed in the camp, stopped attacking, and waited for the arrival of the Sea King fleet.
In January of the 587th year of the Holy Light Calendar, it seemed that in order to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, the Beringana Territory rarely returned to a peaceful state. Even in the front line, gunshots were rarely heard...