"How could you think of first capturing Wickham Castle, transporting grain and supplies, then burning down those warehouses, and finally evacuating here to set up camp?" General Michelich looked at Crowe standing in front of him with a very happy mood.
De asked.
Nearly 180,000 people from the three legions of the Kingdom of Hicks, namely Wickron, Sebok and Febot, put down their weapons in despair in front of the ruins of Wickham Castle and attacked the following Rangers.
The officers and soldiers surrendered in order to find a way out.
This result made General Michelich breathe a sigh of relief. He solved these three standing legions without any blood, which meant that the five standing legions sent by the Kingdom of Hicks to the mainland of Nubisia to carry out this colonial war had been completely wiped out.
, the Kingdom of Hicks once again suffered a shameful defeat. Not only did it lose more than 300,000 so-called elite standing armed forces, it even lost the famous Sea King fleet in the northern waters of Farea. This was another defeat.
Face...
General Michelic didn't care about the reaction of the Kingdom of Hicks after receiving the news of another defeat. He was a soldier of the Kingdom, and it was his bounden duty to destroy the enemies of the Kingdom. It was only then that he realized that he had neglected a major matter.
, that is, he only thought about making an emergency landing on the enemy's three standing legions, but forgot that what the tired, thirsty, hungry and cold enemy needed most was supplies and rest, as well as the treatment of the sick and wounded. Now that they surrender, these 180,000
The entire burden of people's food, clothing, and material supplies fell on him.
It is the rainy season in March, and it is raining continuously. If there is no shelter from the rain and no food and drink to fill the bellies of these 180,000 prisoners, and then treat the soldiers who are sick and have fever, it is certain that a large number of prisoners will fall.
If you go down and never get up again, the consequences are simply unimaginable.
They were enemies, so dying on the battlefield would be a justified act of heroism, but now they were prisoners, but they died after surrendering to the Rangers, which would have a very negative impact on the reputation of the Kingdom of Ovelas.
As long as these rumors of killing and abusing prisoners spread, neither the Rangers nor General Michelchi can afford to take the blame...
At this time, General Michelchi regretted ordering Claude to burn down Wickham Castle so thoroughly that there was no place to shelter from the rain and light a fire. He could only order the officers and soldiers of the Ranger Regiment to take out the dry food they carried.
, let each of the 180,000 prisoners eat a few mouthfuls to fill their stomachs in the rain, and the rest can only pray to the goddess of fate so that everyone can survive this test.
Then, he saw Captain McJack, the adjutant sent by Claude to report.
MacJack reported to General Michelich that Claude had set up a large camp on a hill ten miles away from Wickham Castle, which was enough for the Rangers and 180,000 prisoners to take shelter in the camp.
The rain warmed the fire and we survived the rainy season in March. We had already boiled water and prepared wheat porridge, and we were waiting for the general to lead his people there.
General Michelich was overjoyed and immediately ordered the officers and soldiers of the Ranger Regiment to escort all the prisoners to the camp where Claude had set up. After entering the camp, he washed up for a while and then summoned Claude and asked him how he could predict the future.
They set up camp here.
Claude stood at attention and replied: "General, actually I was also forced..."
This is true. The main reason is to blame the secret passage that exits in the moat. Claude and his men thought of many ways, and found that it was easy to sneak into the city through the secret passage, but burning the material warehouses and then using that passage
It's very dangerous to come out of the secret passage.
Not to mention whether you will encounter unexpected situations in the process of executing orders, even if you set fire to a few supply warehouses, they will be discovered by the enemy soon. And there are nearly a hundred supply warehouses in Wickham Castle, relying on small teams
It is simply impossible for people to sneak in and set fire to burn everything down. Moreover, when the enemy discovers that someone has sneaked into the city and set fire to it, they will definitely strengthen the security on the city wall. When people entering the city come out from the secret passage, they will immediately be guarded by the enemies on the city wall.
I found him as a target. After all, the distance was too close, and the enemy was not blind...
Then Claude remembered what his subordinates said, that it would be a pity to burn so many military supplies stored in Wickham Castle. The enemy's garrison strength was only two regiments, so he summoned our 131st Ranger Regiment to come over and guarantee it.
If we can capture it, as long as we can hold Wickham Castle, all the military supplies in it will belong to our Rangers.
Although Claude refuted the proposal of his subordinates and told them that there was no need to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers to defend Wickham Castle in exchange for these reserved military supplies. But thinking about it later, it made no sense. The enemy's defense strength was not strong, so he sent people from
Why do you have to come out of the secret passage to sneak into the city through a secret passage? Wouldn't it be easier to open the gate and let the entire regiment enter and capture Wickham Castle? It would be easier to complete the task then. You can burn as many supply warehouses as you want, and you can burn as many warehouses as you want.
There is no need to worry about being discovered or blocked by the enemy.
Having made up his mind, Claude summoned all four direct field battalions distributed in the Beringana Territory to monitor the enemy's logistics supply stations and towns through the falcon messenger. This is why Claude postponed it until February 2.
The reason why he personally led the team to sneak into Wickham Castle on the 15th to execute the order.
Because they didn't just set fire and run away, Claude and others, wearing King Hicks uniforms, set fire to several grain and grass warehouses in the castle with ease, and then created chaos in the castle in the name of putting out fires.
At the same time, he conveyed orders to several patrols near the castle gate to quickly put out the fire, and easily controlled the castle gate.
Then Claude and others went up to the city wall again and quickly cleared the enemy sentries on alert. After sending the signal, the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Regiment who were ambushing outside the castle gate rushed into the castle and followed the pre-arranged instructions.
The plan was to rush to the military camp and the enemy regiment headquarters respectively, kill the enemy commander, force the remaining enemy officers to surrender, and order the panicked enemy to put down their weapons and stop resisting. In the morning, the entire Wickham Castle fell to the Rangers.
The Trinity Regiment also captured more than 7,000 enemy officers and soldiers.
Now more than a hundred material warehouses have opened their doors to Claude and the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Regiment. They can burn any one they want. Because the logistics supply transportation channel is cut off by the 131st Ranger Regiment.
, the enemy was unable to deliver supplies to the three standing legions on the front line. As a result, at Wickham Castle, more than 600 four-wheeled freight carriages accumulated by the enemy in the square were discovered, as well as more than 2,000 pack horses in the stables.
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What else is there to say now? Just one word: move, pick up and take. So the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Regiment monitored more than 7,000 prisoners who became coolies and moved these more than 600 four-wheeled freight carriages.
The supplies were piled high, and more than 200 four-wheeled freight carriages were freed from their own regiment to load these logistical supplies. When they could no longer be loaded, more than 7,000 prisoners were asked to each carry a load, or
Carrying large packages filled with daily necessities, he set fire to all the supply warehouses and evacuated Wickham Castle.
Since Claude and the others were transporting grain, clothing, therapeutic agents and other military logistics supplies, ammunition, guns and muskets were considered heavy and did not match the Kingdom's standard equipment, so they did not take them. So after burning the supply warehouse, these
The ammunition exploded, leaving Wickham Castle in ruins.
After a few miles away from Wickham Castle, the prisoners who were being treated as coolies became tired and asked for a rest. The soldiers escorting them from the 131st Ranger Regiment felt that the prisoners were deliberately delaying their journey, so they
I want to teach these prisoners a lesson.
As a result, Claude happened to see them, stopped them, and asked them why they wanted to teach these prisoners a lesson. The soldiers replied that these prisoners deliberately shouted tired in order to delay the whole regiment's journey and wait for the enemy's pursuers to catch up and rescue them...
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Claude suddenly figured out something and burst out laughing. Why did he lead the 131st Ranger Regiment to evacuate so quickly? No wonder he always felt something was wrong after leaving Wickham Castle. Only now did the soldiers' answers make him happy.
I understand that it turned out that I was afraid of the enemy's pursuit. I brought nearly 800 carriages filled with supplies. Everyone felt guilty as a thief, fearing that the enemy's pursuers would catch up and take back these carriages filled with supplies...
The question is where did the enemy pursue the troops? This time the Kingdom of Hicks sent five standing legions to carry out this colonial war. The Tanya Legion and the Kuzoya Legion have been annihilated, and the remaining Viklen and Seber
It is said that after receiving the news of the defeat of the Sea King fleet, the three legions of Ke and Feipot immediately broke camp and rushed to Wickham Castle. They have already traveled nearly half of the distance.
The scout cavalry of the Ranger Division have captured thousands of straggler soldiers from the Kingdom of Hicks. According to the confessions of these prisoners, the food supply of the three standing legions is already very tight. In addition to those officers, there is still more food.
, soldiers like them only have one bowl of very thin wheat porridge a day, and even the pack horses are slaughtered to make broth and supplied to the main troops to ensure that they still have a certain combat effectiveness...
Why should I lead the 131st Ranger Regiment so nervously towards the Ranger Regiment... In fact, after destroying the two enemy regiments of Wickham Castle, it is impossible for any large enemy group to appear within a thousand miles.
troops. On the contrary, the closer they get to the Ranger Regiment, the closer they get to the enemy's three standing legions.
The reason is very simple. The enemy's three standing legions are heading straight towards Wickham Castle. The large force of the Ranger Division is following them beside and behind them. The 131st Ranger Regiment is now approaching the large force of the division, which is equivalent to
Marching towards the enemy's three standing legions, the further he went, the closer he got to the enemy. Lying in the grass, Claude woke up at this moment and took more than 800 four-wheeled cargo carriages filled with supplies towards the enemy.
Isn't this door-to-door delivery? It's simply an act of subsidizing the enemy...
After thinking clearly about his mistake, Claude immediately ordered the troops, convoys and prisoners to stop and rest first, and then sent out light cavalry to reconnoiter the nearby terrain. After receiving the report, they turned directly, avoiding the three enemy standing legions that were expected to go straight.
direction, and turned to a small hilly highland behind the left side of Wickham Castle. After finding a clean water source, he ordered the soldiers and prisoners to set up camp, preparing to wait for the final outcome of the war here.
Claude predicted the enemy's itinerary while waiting, and found that by the time the enemy reached Wickham Castle, they had already run out of food. Obviously, when they found that Wickham Castle was in ruins, the enemy would definitely be desperate. They would have no choice but to surrender.
There is no other way out.
Calculating the date, it happened to be the rainy season, which made things even worse for the enemy. There was no need to guess, the outcome of this war had been decided, and the Rangers would soon capture nearly 200,000 enemies. Thinking of 20
Wan's prisoners, Claude suddenly thought, the Rangers were lightly armed, tracking the enemy marching with these three standing legions, waiting for them to surrender in despair.
So the question is, what should the Rangers take to feed these 200,000 captives? Claude knew very well that the food and dry rations carried by each Ranger regiment would not exceed seven days at most.
, plus their own consumption, it is likely that each soldier will only be able to provide one person with food for three to four days.
A ranger regiment now only has more than 30,000 people, and has captured nearly 200,000 enemies. The food they can provide can only feed these prisoners for a full meal, or save some for two days. Even if the logistics and baggage convoys are rushed
There was nothing they could do, because the supplies transported by the logistics convoy were calculated based on the materials consumed by the Ranger Regiment. They certainly did not expect that there would be nearly 200,000 surrendered enemies, and it was impossible to prepare the supplies for so many prisoners in advance.
supplies...
When Claude's eyes fell on the more than 800 fully loaded four-wheeled freight carriages in the military camp, he laughed, and immediately ordered the soldiers to escort more than 7,000 prisoners to start expanding the camp, and finally
Before the rainy season in March, a simple camp was built that could accommodate 200,000 people to shelter from the rain and warm themselves by fire. At the same time, enough dry firewood was prepared for fuel.
Since the messenger hawk that had completed the task of burning the military supplies stored in Wickham Castle did not fly back to the Ranger Division headquarters, Claude was unable to inform General Michelchi of the 131st Ranger Regiment.
The camp was set up here. He had no choice but to send out Michael Jack to lead a reconnaissance light cavalry team to wander around the area near Wickham Castle. Finally, he waited for the arrival of the large force of the Ranger Division, and also solved the problem of how General Michelich would arrange it.
Solving the problems of feeding and treating these 180,000 prisoners...
After listening to Claude's story, General Michelchi laughed. He was very happy. He walked up to Claude and patted him on the shoulder: "Your growth surprised me. Really, Claude."
De, you are a born soldier, and the battlefield is where you can show your talents. In the past, you were just an outstanding general, but now, you have finally taken solid steps towards becoming a commander.
Being able to take into account long-term changes in plans and foresee the consequences of the evolution of the battle situation is the basis of the knowledge and skills that a good commander needs to master. You have done me a great favor this time, making up for my ill-considered omissions and once again serving the kingdom.
, You have made great contributions to the Ranger Legion! Thank you, Claude, I have been thinking about how to forcefully land the enemy's three standing legions without a fight, but I forgot about the logistical supply pressure that will be borne after surrendering them. This is indeed
My fault..."
Claude hurriedly said a few words of modesty and politeness, and seeing General Michelchi looking tired, he said goodbye and left.
Great victory at Beringana! Annihilate all five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks and cripple its Sea King fleet!
When the news of the victory in this colonial war was transmitted back to the kingdom, the entire Kingdom of Overas was shocked. This was an unexpected victory. General Michelic, who planned the entire battle, was hailed as the King**
God, even if General Michelich admitted in the battle summary report that he made omissions in logistical supplies and almost starved all the prisoners of war to death, this still cannot cover up the fact that he led a ranger division to defeat the weak and annihilate the strong.
The splendor and glory of three hundred thousand enemies...
This was a miraculous battle in the history of the Franco-French world war. General Michelich's reputation as a military god was worthy of his reputation. This is the unanimous assessment of later war history experts.