"General, did I do something wrong? You asked me to quit the Ranger Corps..." Claude wondered if he had gone too far with General Vansnik during this period.
He has been fanning the flames on the side and made the useless general so infamous and disgusting in the Ranger Corps that Marshal Michelich couldn't stand it anymore and intervened.
After being promoted to Field Marshal of the Kingdom, except for Claude and his old subordinates who still call him General to show their closeness, everyone else will call Marshal Michelchi as Marshal.
Marshal Michelich was silent for a moment and sighed, "No, Claude, I asked you to withdraw from the Ranger Corps because I want you to serve as the supreme commander of this overseas territorial theater."
Claude shook his head, wondering if he was hallucinating: "General, general, why? This is your duty..."
Marshal Michelich did not answer Claude's question. He just clicked on a blue-covered document on his desk, then took off his glasses, took out a small piece of black velvet cloth from the drawer and wiped the lenses.
Come. At the same time, he said to himself: "Regarding this colonial war, the above has made a decision to focus on defense. If necessary, the three direct jurisdictions of Cromwell, Beringana and Robistoe can be abandoned.
The bottom line is to defend the Amphiston demesne."
This is a cliché. This was the plan before the Battle of Beringana, but no one expected that Marshal Michelci led the Rangers to wipe out the five standing armies of the Kingdom of Hicks in one go. With one against ten,
The weak defeated the strong and achieved the miraculous victory of Beringana. However, Claude did not interrupt, he just sat upright and listened quietly to what Marshal Michelchi said.
Sure enough, I heard Marshal Michelci say with some melancholy and emotion: "It's just that this time, there is a high possibility that the Rangers will not participate in the battle..."
Now Claude couldn't sit still: "No, General, if the Ranger Legion does not participate in the war, how can it be possible to hold the bottom line of the Anphiston Direct Territory? Or do you mean that the Kingdom will send other legions here?
To take over the Ranger Corps in this colonial war?"
Marshal Michelic shook his head and looked at Claude with a half-smile: "The kingdom will not dispatch other legions to replace the Rangers, and the Rangers will most likely be dispatched back to the Kingdom. Why?
Sorry, do you think we can’t fight without the Rangers?"
Claude nodded directly: "General, you know, without the combat effectiveness and mobility of the Ranger Legion, it would be impossible for us to win the last battle. I think it would be impossible to just rely on the formation of this overseas direct-administered territory.
If the two overseas field legions are responsible for the defense, then in the next war we will face the attack of the Hicks Kingdom's army. The prospect of us holding the bottom line of the Amphiston Territory will be very bleak."
Claude said this, almost making it clear that the outcome was bound to fail.
"I can't say too much. The artillery garrison of the Overseas Field Corps that guarded Port Patres in the last battle was very brave and tenacious. They suffered more than 80% casualties and still resisted. Their combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the four major field battles in the Kingdom.
The Ace Legion." Marshal Michelich defended the overseas field legion, and then asked Claude: "By the way, have you heard that a group of senior officers with royal blood relations will be sent to serve in the Ranger Legion?
Got the news?"
"I've heard of it." Claude replied hesitantly: "But it's been three months since this news spread, and no one has come. I think this may be a rumor. Isn't there someone from our legion?
General Vansnik, the head of the Logistics Department, his surname is also Sterling, and he is related to the royal family. He spends all his time away from business, and only thinks about evil ways. If all the senior officers are like this, our army will be in trouble.
....."
Marshal Michelci laughed sarcastically: "Actually, this news is true. The senior officers who were assigned to serve in our legion are indeed related to the Sterling royal family. The royal family believes that sending these senior officers here can effectively control the situation."
We, the Ranger Corps, are the royal guards. However, the main reason why they have not reported to the Legion is because they are bargaining with the superiors. If they do not agree to their request, they will not come to serve in the Ranger Corps.
These senior officers with royal blood ties proposed that firstly, the Ranger Corps should be transferred back to the royal capital, away from this colonial war, so that their lives would not be in danger on the battlefield. Secondly, the mainland of Nubisia was too far away, and they were unwilling to do so.
After traveling such a long distance, by transferring the Ranger Corps back to the royal capital, they can join the army nearby. It also makes it easier for them to go home and enjoy aristocratic life without having to stay in the military camp. The third requirement is to have real power, which they are not willing to do.
Being a nominally senior staff officer of the legion at the legion headquarters, aiming for the position of regiment leader..."
Claude was stunned, as if he had heard a fantasy: "How is this possible? Wouldn't the eldest prince care about it?"
You can imagine what kind of weird people can make such three requests. In comparison, even General Vansnik makes people feel more kind and cute. At least he still has the courage to go to the Nubisia continent to serve.
Reminiscent of Marshal Michelchi's words asking him to withdraw from the Ranger Corps, Claude began to wonder if he wanted to make room for those guys, but what the hell did the general mean when he asked him to serve as the supreme commander of that theater...
...
Marshal Michelic smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The eldest prince has no energy to care about this matter at the moment. The people in charge of the Ranger Corps are the royal nobles. They also have the same surname of Sterling and are senior to the eldest prince. I have been with you for a long time.
When they are bedridden, their attitude determines who is more likely to become the successor of the kingdom. At some point, the eldest prince also has to compromise with them and use some conditions to gain their support. Like these people with royal blood
This is what happens when senior officers with connections come to serve in the Ranger Corps..."
"But, hasn't the eldest prince always been the legitimate successor of the kingdom?" Claude was surprised. He had always believed that the eldest prince Hansback was the next king, the future Sterling XI of the Kingdom of Overas.
"Our Majesty has still not given a clear name as to who will be the next king." Marshal Michelich put the glasses he was wiping on the table. The eldest prince also expressed no objection in a private message to him.
After being transferred back to the Rangers, he needed Marshal Michele, a close comrade-in-arms, to return to the capital to advise him in order to deal with the complex situation at hand.
"Now only the Royal Army is the staunch supporter of the eldest prince." Marshal Michelich explained to Claude the difficulties faced by the eldest prince: "But the Royal Navy and the emerging business aristocrats support the second prince Wedelek's ascension to the throne.
, as for those old aristocratic families, they are watching with cold eyes.
Nowadays, only the royal family and nobles, that is, the relatives of the eldest prince, dance the most happily during this period.
They swayed left and right, benefiting both sides, and the eldest prince had to deal with them to prevent them from turning to the second prince and causing more trouble to the kingdom's current chaotic situation. You have to understand, Claude, some people in this world have little ability themselves.
You can't do anything successful, but you are very good at doing things that harm others..."
Well, what Marshal Michelch said is right. General Vansnik is such a person. Claude nodded in agreement and asked: "General, even if the Ranger Corps is the royal guard, but
After all, it is a standing army of the kingdom, and it is also an elite mobile combat force. Does the Kingdom’s Ministry of War allow the relatives of the royal family to dictate to the Rangers without interfering? They should know very well that if the Rangers continue to toss like this
The legion will no longer be able to guarantee its combat effectiveness..."
"Haha, the Kingdom's Army Department?" Marshal Michelle Qi replied sarcastically: "For the Kingdom's Army Department, they would rather the Rangers become a showy royal guard of honor than a powerful army that does not accept their
jurisdiction and only obey the orders of the royal family. In fact, the Kingdom’s Navy Department is the stronghold of the royalists, while the Kingdom’s Army Department is a hodgepodge of forces from all sides..."
Claude was a little dizzy when he heard this: "Wait a minute, General, didn't you say before that the eldest prince and the Kingdom's Navy have always been incompatible with each other? Why do you say that the Kingdom's Navy is the stronghold of the royalists? Isn't this true?
Is it too contradictory?"
Marshal Michelic laughed: "What's the contradiction? The Kingdom's Admiralty and the Eldest Prince are indeed incompatible. The Eldest Prince has always been dissatisfied with the Kingdom's fearless fleet, which is afraid of the enemy and avoids fighting. He and
The Minister of the Navy in charge of the Navy, the Royal Navy Marshal Andrek von Carlos, has a personal grudge. But the Royal Navy is indeed a staunch supporter of the royal family and a royalist. For them, as long as it is Sterling,
Anyone can come to power, so they strongly supported the second prince as the successor of the kingdom this time...
The Ministry of War of the Kingdom is the territory of those old noble families. Although the royal family has a hand in it, their influence has been suppressed by the joint efforts of those old noble families. In addition, those old noble families are also divided into several factions.
There are aristocratic families who have served in the military since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there are also soldiers who were enshrined as hereditary nobles for their merits after following Sterling IX to restore the kingdom, and there are also military and industrial aristocratic families that provide the kingdom's weapons and equipment...
If you really break it down, there are at least a dozen factions in the Kingdom's Army. Now even the emerging business aristocrats are cultivating their influence in the Army Ministry. Although their influence in the army is still very weak and they have no say, they are very smart.
He is good at mediating conflicts between all parties, so he is not easy to deal with...
Let's put it this way, the situation of the Kingdom's Army Department is far more complicated than you think. The Kingdom's four major field ace corps, the three standing corps that have been newly established for a few years, as well as the second-line reserve corps in various places, and those local garrison forces, in fact
They are all controlled by various forces. Why did the royal family have to spend their own money to form this ranger army? They just want to have a reliable guard force that is not penetrated by any forces. Unfortunately, now they themselves have begun to ruin this army.
Get up..."
"Let's get down to business, Claude." Marshal Michelich looked at Claude: "I came to you to tell you that it is not possible that the Rangers will return to the Kingdom, but will definitely return to the Kingdom in three months.
And I also want to go back with the legion and serve in the Kingdom’s Army Department. After all, I am one of the three field marshals of the Kingdom at present, and I am still young and powerful. It cannot be justified that there is no good position for me..."
Marshal Michelich laughed self-deprecatingly, and then clicked on the blue-covered document on the table: "I have been busy bargaining with the superiors some time ago. In order for me to agree to their deployment and arrangements for the Rangers, they
Compromised. Agree to implement the follow-up strategic plan for the overseas territorial theater that I proposed, and agree that you will serve as the supreme commander of this theater after I leave..."
Claude stood up immediately and was about to speak, but was stopped by Marshal Michele's wave: "Claude, this position is not an honor, but a responsibility. He is related to the Kingdom of Hicks."
The final outcome of this colonial war. You can either win and become a legendary hero of the kingdom respected by thousands of people, or you can suffer a complete defeat and ultimately be ruined and become the sinner of the kingdom's loss of overseas territories..."
"The document on the table is the follow-up strategic plan for overseas territories that I proposed. You can take it home and read it slowly." Marshal Michelich gestured to Claude to sit down again: "You know the bottom line very well.
, no matter how far this colonial war goes, as long as you can hold the direct jurisdiction of Amphiston and the three kingdoms direct jurisdiction of Mormali, Arturas and Tilsim behind it, even if
You have completed your mission and made great contributions to the kingdom.
Let me give you a brief introduction first, lest you worry that you don’t have enough troops to hold the line of defense. This time the Rangers were ordered to return to the Kingdom, and they will be an empty Rangers. Most of the officers and soldiers are the same as you.
All will be transferred to the local garrison forces of overseas directly administered territories, and three reinforced divisions of the same size as the former Ranger Division will be formed. Then the two overseas field regiments will be reduced into divisions as reserve forces. These five
The division will be a direct combat force in the war zone and will not accept the intervention of other departments in the kingdom.
At the same time, when the Rangers are transferred back to the country, they will leave behind all their equipment, weapons and ordnance, as well as their war horses, and return home unarmed. You can use these weapons and equipment to complete the formation and reorganization of the five divisions as quickly as possible.
Work. According to the information obtained by the Kingdom's Army Ministry, the Kingdom of Hicks has currently established two standing corps, and has also hired a large number of grassroots officers from the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas to train the new recruits so that they can master
With new fighting methods and tactics, it seems that the enemy finally understands where to get war experience.
There is also information that the Kingdom of Hicks has obtained a new type of precision-aimed shooting musket from the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath, and is actively imitating it in order to update the old muskets equipped by the troops. According to our
It is speculated that it will take two to three years for the Kingdom of Hicks to be ready to continue launching this colonial war. Therefore, Claude, after you take over the position of supreme commander of the theater, the most important thing is to establish a reorganization
these five divisions, and make all defense preparations...
At your age, thirty is indeed too young to become the supreme commander of an independent theater. But unfortunately, there is no senior general in the kingdom's military to take over my position, so I can only do it reluctantly.
I recommended you, but I didn’t expect your appointment to be approved easily. Perhaps in the eyes of these people above, this position is a fire pit, and no one is willing to jump into it. Well, if you have any questions, just tell me.
"
Claude had been holding back his questions, and now he could finally speak: "General, why me? There are more people in the legion who are more suitable for the position of supreme commander of the theater than me. And, general, you
If you leave the entire ranger regiment's equipment, weapons, and horses here, transfer the troops to the local garrison here, and send an empty regiment back home, will the people above blame you?
In addition, I want to know where the strength of the five divisions came from? Just the number of Rangers transferred to local garrison units in overseas territories is not that many, and the two overseas field corps are not full to begin with, and the quality of the soldiers varies.
It is very difficult to reduce it to two reserve divisions. At present, all the young men of the right age in the seven overseas territories directly under the jurisdiction have either entered the local garrison of each territory or been recruited to join the two overseas field corps. Where should we supplement our troops?
?
General, I would like to ask, where will the military expenditures and war expenses of the five divisions directly under the theater come from in the future? Will they be issued by the Kingdom's Ministry of War? After being transferred to the local garrison, will the treatment of the officers and soldiers be the same as in the Ranger Corps?
Same? By the way, are the weapons and equipment and losses of the five divisions also replenished by the Kingdom’s Army Department, and are the daily logistics consumption provided by the three overseas territories directly under the rear?”