Wickham Castle once again became a large construction site. More than 50,000 surrendered officers and soldiers of the former Tofield Standing Corps of the Kingdom of Hicks became diligent laborers, playing their part in building a new Wickham Castle.
of light and heat, and countless sweat, blood and tears.
There is only one reason for them to work so hard, and that is the current Supreme Commander of the Overseas Directly Administered War Zone of Nubisia Continent in the Kingdom of Overas, Honorary Baron Claude Hanfield, Major General of the Kingdom, who believes that Michel should be used under the current situation.
The strategy formulated by Marshal Erqi to fortify the walls and clear the country was not suitable.
When the Nikancha people launched a rebellion in the inland colonies of the Hicks Kingdom and continued to capture more and more territory, the Thunder Division must have a good position near the colonial county of Vibato Port in the Hicks Kingdom.
The attack base facilitated the Hicks Kingdom's war to suppress colonial riots, and played a role in responding to the Nikancha rebellion. Therefore, Claude also chose Wickham Castle as the new garrison of the Thunder Division.
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In Claude's plan, after the construction of Wickham Castle was completed, more than 50,000 captives were forced to continue to build four strong castles in Cromwell and Beringana.
to the Dolinibara River to form a complete logistics supply channel, strengthen the control of the two territories of Cromwell and Beringana, and at the same time lay a foundation for the economic development and urban construction of these two territories after the armistice and peace in the future.
A solid foundation.
While he was busy with construction, Claude also did not forget to attack the Colonial County of Vibato Port. From Wickham Castle to under the walls of Vibato Port, this vast area has become the light of the Thunder Division.
The territory where cavalry gallops freely. The situation of the Kingdom of Hicks on the Nubisian continent is very bad. They can only firmly defend the Port of Vibato. The mountainous area along the northern coast of the Colonial County of Port Vibato has become a
The territory occupied by the Nikancha people has been occupied, and the road traffic from the vast inland colony to the port of Vibato has been cut off by the Thunder Division...
From July 589 of the Holy Light Calendar when he attacked the Albato Prairie under the direct jurisdiction of Beringana to March of the Holy Light Calendar 590 year now, Claude has not returned to Lanhu for nearly eight months.
He has been sitting on the front line, and all official affairs of the rear theater headquarters can only be communicated and discussed through falcon messages.
Three months after the end of the Third Colonial War, in which the Thunder Division took the initiative and annihilated the three main legions of the Kingdom of Hicks, Claude had to decide to lead the guards to march lightly with the urging from the rear.
Return to the Lanhu Town Theater Command Headquarters.
Major General Bolognik, the commander of the Panshi 1st Division in charge of the Dolinibara River defense line, crossed the river specially to welcome Claude. The two hugged each other, then remounted their horses and crossed the pontoon bridge to Major General Bolognik's camp.
On the ground, Claude went to take a bath first, get rid of the dust of the road, put on his new military uniform, and then accepted the hospitality of General Bolognik.
The banquet organized by General Bolognik was very sumptuous, but neither Claude nor General Bolognik had any intention of enjoying the food. After filling their stomachs hastily, they began to exchange the news in private. The successful report of the Third Colonial War was uploaded to
After the Kingdom’s Army Department, it took three months to get an exact reply. Subtracting the month spent on the road, the Kingdom’s Army Department wasted more than two months before replying to this great victory. This was so inefficient that
People are surprised.
However, the information that General Bolognik knew was passed on from the Mining and Commerce Association. They have offices in the king and are better informed. After receiving the information, they used a hawk to send a message to White Deer City, and the courier boarded the ship and arrived in Tire.
Simu Direct Territory, and then used the falcon messenger to send the message to the Mining and Commerce Association Headquarters in the Amphiston Direct Territory. Excluding the half-month journey across the sea, in fact, it took a total of twenty years for the message to go from the royal capital to the association headquarters.
The sky is not here yet.
"The Kingdom's Army Ministry agreed to place the 3rd Rock Division led by Allen under the Thunder Division, but instead of reorganizing it into the 2nd Thunder Division, the Thunder Division was reorganized into the Thunder Legion. You were promoted to the Kingdom's
General, in recognition of your achievement in annihilating three main armies of the Kingdom of Hicks in one fell swoop. At the same time, because you annihilated the two volunteer legions of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas, your honorary title has also been raised by one level.
Created as Honorary Viscount of the Kingdom."
General Bolognik clicked his tongue: "You did a really good job, annihilating the main armies of the two mortal enemies of our kingdom. It's just that the kingdom's reward this time was too stingy, so you were promoted to the first level and the first level.
In terms of honorary titles, Allen was only credited with one major meritorious service. According to the news, you will serve as the commander of the reorganized Thunder Legion, and Allen will serve as the chief of general staff of the army.
This is good news. The bad news is that you have been dismissed from your position as the supreme commander of the theater. Like us, you have become the deputy commander of the theater. You are temporarily handling affairs on behalf of the supreme commander of the theater, waiting for the arrival of the new supreme commander of the theater dispatched by the kingdom.
Then proceed to the handover. According to the information obtained by the association, the person who will serve as the new supreme commander of the theater is the former commander of the Guards Corps, the Kingdom's general, the hereditary Earl Alges Kai Osmolin. He will lead a royal army.
The Guards Corps came to take office..."
Claude frowned. Is this another slap from the Kingdom's Ministry of War? Being promoted to Lieutenant General and Honorary Viscount of the Kingdom and becoming the commander of the Thunder Legion is the reward he deserves. General Bolognik's words
That's right, this reward for myself can only be said to be too little. After all, I have annihilated the two main legions of the kingdom's two mortal enemies.
Although the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath unanimously claimed that the two volunteer regiments hired by the Kingdom of Hicks were formed by retired soldiers from the two countries and had nothing to do with them. In fact, the countries concerned knew it well.
, this is just an excuse. The so-called volunteer legions are the main standing legions of both countries, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of mercenaries.
During the Second Colonial War, before General Michelchi was promoted to the Kingdom Marshal, he commanded the Ranger Division to annihilate the five standing armies of the Kingdom of Hicks. After receiving an order from the Kingdom's Army Ministry, he prepared to conquer the Kingdom of Wei.
When arriving at the port of Baator, it was discovered that the volunteer light cavalry regiment of the Principality of Karrnus was stationed at the border between the two colonies. General Michelich immediately stopped the attack because he was not sure that he could defeat the opponent with a ranger division.
Volunteer light cavalry regiment, but in the end General Michelchi became the marshal of the kingdom by virtue of two complete victories in the colonies.
The five-year war in the eastern region has made the Overas Kingdom's military aware of the powerful combat capabilities of the main legions of the two sworn enemy countries, so these two volunteer legions hired by the Hicks Kingdom have become a thorn in the overseas war zones.
Now Claude has annihilated these two mercenary volunteer regiments at the cost of nearly half of the casualties of the Thunder Division. From a theoretical point of view, it should be about the same as General Michelchi's feat of annihilating five standing corps of the Hicks Kingdom. But
The kingdom only promoted Claude to the first level of military rank and the first level of honorary title. No wonder even General Bolognik avenged Claude and thought that the kingdom's reward this time was too stingy.
What is even more surprising is that Claude was also removed from the post of supreme commander of the theater. Although he had made great achievements and made no mistakes, being removed from this post was more like a humiliation for a kingdom general.
The person who became his boss was a hereditary earl from an old noble family in the kingdom and the former commander of the Guards Corps, Admiral Alges Kai Osmolin. This made Claude feel disappointed at the same time.
It's strange, when would the most senior generals of the kingdom's military be sent to overseas colonial theaters like this? Is this considered an exile?
"Do you know the origin of General Alges Kay Osmolin?" Claude asked General Bolognik.
General Bolognik shook his head: "I am a civilian officer. During the five-year war in the eastern region, I was just a small major officer. I have nothing to do with a senior kingdom general like the commander of the Guards Corps. But I heard
It has been said that he was the one who commanded the fiercest, cruelest and most casualty positional offensive battles fought by the Guards in the Principality of Rimodra. It is said that he is the best general in the kingdom who is good at positional offensive battles, whether it is a fortress or a castle, under his command
Under his command, he was invincible and victorious. The only drawback was that every time he won a victory, the casualties of his soldiers were very heavy. It was common for a battalion or a regiment to be deactivated due to the death of all the members in battle...
After getting the news, the only thing I can confirm is that your position as supreme commander of the theater was removed not because you made any mistakes, but to make room for the new kingdom general. Otherwise, let a kingdom general be hereditary.
For a count to be subordinated to you, the kingdom's lieutenant general and honorary viscount, would bring great shame to the kingdom's military and established aristocratic families. Therefore, the kingdom's Ministry of War easily approved the reorganization plan you submitted, and even went one step further.
Directly reorganizing the Thunder Division into the Thunder Legion, and integrating the Third Rock Division and the Thunder Division under Allen's command into one, and placing them under your command, can be regarded as appeasement to you."
This explanation is very reasonable. Although I don’t know why a high-ranking general of the kingdom such as a general of the kingdom and a hereditary earl would serve in an overseas territorial war zone, it is really embarrassing for him to accept the command of Claude. Whose name is Claude?
Both the military rank and the title are lower than that of the kingdom's general and hereditary earl, so I can only obediently give up the chair under my butt...
"I'm a little worried..." Claude said: "The annihilation of two mercenary volunteer corps and a standing corps happened at the end of last year, and it has been more than three months ago. We are currently at Vibato Port
The war situation in Colonial County is still the same as before. The enemy's remaining standing army is guarding the port city of Vibato and refuses to step out of the city gate. All supplies rely on the fleet to transport all supplies outside the city to Wickham Castle.
To the light cavalry patrol team of our Thunder Division, that thousand-mile area is like entering an uninhabited land, and it is all under our control.
Such a long time has passed. I think the Kingdom of Hicks should have known about their failure in the colony and what strategies they had adopted to deal with it. It’s just that we are in the continent of Nubisia and don’t know much about the Kingdom of Hicks.
What move will be made? And the news we can get now is that the Mining and Business Association has inquired from the royal capital. Admiral Alges Kai Osmolin will serve as the supreme commander of the theater, and he also brought
The strength of a Guards Division, does this mean that the Kingdom’s Army Ministry has received some intelligence and is specifically trying to strengthen the troops in the theater to cope with the next large-scale attack by the Kingdom of Hicks?”
General Bolognik also had a serious expression: "This may be very possible. You have annihilated three main armies of the Hicks Kingdom this time. They can only defend the seaport city of Vibato Port and cut off contact with the inland colonies. This
For the face-conscious Kingdom of Hicks, it was like being bullied and slapped three times on the face by you. Counting the three colonial wars, we have wiped out a total of ten standing main force armies.
Even if the two mercenary volunteer corps are not from their kingdom, it will cost a lot to maintain these two mercenary volunteer corps. Coupled with the other eight standing corps, even if King Hicks' country has a great cause, it will not be able to withstand it.
It has caused such battlefield consumption. Especially every time it speaks loudly, it has been slapped in the face by us. The three colonial wars have been unwinnable. This has become a joke to the countries surrounding the Falea continent.
If the Kingdom of Hicks cannot save face and win a victory in the next colonial war, perhaps it will have to step down from its position as the dominant power in the northern region of Farea. At least it will no longer be able to suppress those around it.
With the ambition of a small country that regards it as the leader, a regional war might break out in the northern part of Farea continent, and even the Kingdom of Hicks might be divided and annexed by other countries.
I also suspect that the Kingdom of Hicks is likely to launch a big move in Nubisia Continent next. It is likely that the Kingdom’s Army Ministry received this information before sending a Kingdom general to serve as the supreme commander of the theater.
At the same time, we also brought a Guards Division to strengthen our combat capabilities in the theater, so that we can fight to the death with the Kingdom of Hicks in the overseas territories..."
According to the news from the Mining and Commerce Association, General Alges Kai Osmolin has led a Guards Division to board the ship in White Deer City. If the journey goes smoothly, he will be there in ten and a half days.
Landing in the Tiersim Direct Territory, and then taking more than half a month to arrive at the theater headquarters in Lanhu Town, the Anphiston Direct Territory, Claude had to hand over his position with him. Therefore, it was left to Ke
Lord only had a few months. He had to deal with all the official affairs currently piled up in the war zone before the arrival of the new supreme commander of the war zone, lest the kingdom general would have to wipe his ass after he took office.
The banquet ended quickly. Claude, who was full of thoughts, didn't rest very well. He only woke up after four or five hours of sleep, practiced meditation to cheer himself up, and had breakfast.
Later, accompanied by General Bolognik, he rushed back to the Lanhu Town Theater Command Headquarters in three days.
To Claude's relief, the theater headquarters also had Major General Scree, the director of the logistics department, sitting in charge. As Claude's former boss, he knew Claude's temper very well and took the initiative to clear up some of the backlogged trivial business affairs in the theater.
It was handled by Claude, leaving only a memorandum for Claude to review, which relieved Claude's worry that he would be buried in a pile of official documents.
However, all official matters related to the Thunder Division were left to Claude. One of them was the report of Colonel Kofisler, the director of the intelligence department of the theater command, to Boker. His childhood friend Boker arrived at Claude's house.
His subordinate, was sent by Claude to take over the Buffalo Trading Company and went to Vibato Port to perform the task of reconnaissance of the enemy. Bokoal has become the intelligence staff of the Thunder Division Headquarters and is directly under the management of the Intelligence Department of the Theater Command.
It seemed that the fat man had done a pretty good job. Claude picked up this report asking for credit for Bockaar. The report said that Bockaar had established a foothold in the Port of Vibato and opened a branch of the Bison Trading Company. The investigation was clear.
The reason why the Nikancha spies disappeared in the past. This Claude has already known. All the Nikancha people were captured and made into slaves by the army of the Kingdom of Hicks, and the spies were no exception. If it weren't for Bock
Al went to Vibato Port to send back the news. Maybe the theater command was still sending Nikancha spies there to continue sending slaves to the Hicks...