"...We must reach an agreement with the Nikancha people and set up a deep defense front in the mountains at the junction of them and Rodeks Bay Colony to deal with the attack by the ten standing armies of the Hicks Kingdom.
..." General Beachlin once again reiterated his view.
General Albert smiled bitterly and said: "I have told you that the Nikancha people will never allow our troops to enter their territory. I have dealt with them many times. These Nikancha people are all stone heads."
After they established an independent country, they feel that their territory is sacred and inviolable. Just tell them that the Hicks attack is imminent, and before they are attacked, they will wonder whether we have bad intentions and are attacking them secretly.
idea......"
"Let Colonel Bokoar come back. Doesn't he have a good relationship with the Nikancha people? The Nikancha people believe him more than the guarantee given by our war zone. Let him tell those Nikancha people that we are here to help
They, instead of trying to invade their territory!”
"It's useless..." General Albert shook his head: "The people of Nikancha believe in Colonel Bokoal, mainly because of the various resources and arms transactions between the two parties. Colonel Bokoal uses integrity.
He used trading principles to gain the trust of the Nikancha people, but when it came to the territory and sovereignty of their independent country, the Nikancha people would not believe him.
Especially when we forcibly relocated the Nikancha settlements in the three direct territories of Tiersim, Mormali and Arturas, we also used force to bloodbath the stubborn leaders and elders of the settlements, killing them.
It has made many Nikancha people young and strong, which has aroused the resentment of many settlements in the Nikancha country. If they had not been unable to find other resources and arms trading partners, the Buffalo Trading Company might have been expelled long ago.
Out of their country..."
"Then let's take the initiative and send troops to capture the northern coastal mountainous area, use the terrain to build well-equipped defensive positions, and let the Kingdom of Hicks beat our defensive positions to a bloody head..." Bi
General Chickering said fiercely.
"Bik, if you adopt your method, the consequence of this will be that we have one more enemy and one less ally. Originally, we wanted this Nikancha country to act as a barrier to the north of our overseas directly administered territory. If we send troops to attack
Their words will only add a relentless enemy to our war zone. We originally only had to deal with one Hicks Kingdom, but if we do what you said, we will face two enemies, which will make us already weaker than
The enemy's forces are even more tense," General Albert retorted.
General Bechklin laughed: "Can the Nikancha people be considered our enemies? With their little fighting power, we only need to deploy two local garrison regiments to keep them out of the defensive area.
.It is precisely because our troops are tight that we need to capture the northern coastal mountainous area and rely on the mountainous terrain to set up defensive fronts. If our Rock Army is equipped with new rifles, I am confident that we can resist Hick with one against ten.
The ten standing armies of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka attacked our overseas territorial theater."
"Do you think it's enough to place the Rock Army in the northern coastal mountainous area? What about the coastal defense line and the defense of the three seaports in the directly-administered territorial war zone? Do you just rely on the local garrison to perform garrison tasks? Are you planning to do this?
Disrupting the overall defense layout of the entire war zone, it is easy for the enemy to find an opportunity to take advantage of it. The Hicks are not wild boars. They will go all the way. When they find that the Rock Legion appears in the mountains, they will naturally associate it with the emptiness of the seaside defense line in the war zone.
In addition, even if we occupy the northern coastal mountainous area, what should we do with the logistical supplies? It is not our direct jurisdiction, and there are transportation roads extending in all directions. The Nikancha people are used to walking on mountain roads, how should our trucks transport supplies?
Going to the front line and offending the Nikancha people means that our supply lines will be attacked by them at any time. Therefore, our plan to send troops to capture the northern mountainous area in advance is definitely not feasible!"
General Albert seemed a little angry, and his voice began to get louder.
"What are the two of them arguing about?" Claude looked up and turned to ask General Bolognik who was sitting next to him.
"They were arguing about how to resist the ten standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks." General Bolognik picked up a teapot on the table and found that there was no water. He pulled the bell rope and asked the adjutant who came in from the door to get him a teapot.
The water came. After finishing this, he pointed to the map on the wall and explained to Claude: "The northern coastal mountainous area occupied by the Nikancha people is close to the Rodex Bay Colony. Bick and Allen
I think that after the Kingdom of Hicks has assembled ten standing legions, they will definitely choose to march south from here.
Because only by occupying this place first, the enemy can continue to attack the country of the Nikancha people or the direct jurisdiction of Vibato Port in our theater. Bik's opinion is to unite with the Nikancha people and set up a series of fortresses in the northern coastal mountainous area.
The defensive front implements a layer-by-layer resistance strategy, allowing the ten standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks to waste their energy and strength in the mountainous areas. Relying on our new rifles to block the enemy outside the direct jurisdiction of the theater, even if the war is prolonged,
If this continues, it will not affect the economic development of our eight overseas territories.
Allen believes that the Nikancha people will not believe our warning. Even if they find out that the Kingdom of Hicks is going to attack them, they will never let our troops enter their territory to assist them in their defense. If the Nikancha people are not willing to let
If we help them resist the attack of the Hicks Kingdom, we will not be able to set up a defensive front in the northern coastal mountainous area in advance. Once the Hicks Kingdom occupies the northern coastal mountainous area, then the road to Vibato Port will be flat, and we will have to
For this, be prepared for a hard fight and hard work.
If the enemy only has two or three standing legions, we don't care about the terrain of the northern coastal mountainous area or who occupies this area. But the Kingdom of Hicks has prepared ten standing legions this time, which is more than sixty
We have only two legions in the theater and eighteen local garrison regiments. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Without the favorable geographical location, it is difficult for us to withstand the enemy's attack regardless of casualties. In case we are entangled by the enemy
, we will easily fall into a tight siege, and it will be difficult to escape by then."
Claude immediately understood the implication of General Bolognik's words. The disparity in military strength was too great. Although there were Thunder Legion and Rock Legion in the war zone, as well as eighteen local garrison regiments, the total strength was close to more than 200,000. However,
The area of the eight overseas territories under the jurisdiction of the theater is too large, and these troops need to be stationed at various strategic locations. Just like the Rock Army, the two divisions under it, including the four main field regiments of one division, need to be stationed in Weiba respectively.
The three seaport cities of Porto Torre, Porto Patres and Porto Corpicius, as well as the defense line of the Dolinibara River.
Therefore, the real mobile force that the Rock Legion can mobilize is only about 20,000 people per division. Even if you add the troops directly under the legion, it is just one more regiment of troops. But Claude's Thunder Legion is an offensive light cavalry.
Field regiments, when it comes to positional defense, have some talents but little use.
If the ten standing legions assembled by the Hicks Kingdom with more than 600,000 troops hit them like a hammer, then even the strength of one division of the Rock Legion, plus the Thunder Legion, and a few local garrison regiments, these ten
It is indeed difficult for tens of thousands of troops to withstand the enemy's fierce attack in a flat geographical environment, and there is even a possibility of being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy's heavy troops...
The enemy's forces can be gathered together to carry out key attacks. However, the forces on the defensive front need to be deployed separately on this line. The enemy is already strong and we are weak, and then spreading them to the defensive front will make the disparity in strength even greater. As long as the enemy does not care about casualties.
Once the defensive force on the position is exhausted and occupied by the enemy, the entire defensive front will lose its effectiveness and may even be pursued by the enemy...
It was with this in mind that General Beachlin and General Albert were arguing over the northern coastal mountainous area. If you want to defend the enemy outside the demesne, this is indeed the most favorable terrain for defensive operations, but
We need the support and assistance of the Nikancha people.
General Albert, who was sitting in Vibato Port and had many interactions with the Nikancha people, knew very well the nature of the Nikancha people. If they were not willing, all requests from the theater would be rejected by them. Even if they were
If you have good intentions and want to help them, they will doubt your intentions. From this point of view, Colonel Bokoal in the war zone has really understood the temper of the Nikancha people, and he has his own way of dealing with the Nikancha people.
Use tricks.
Just like when Claude wanted to relocate the Nikancha people from the three directly-administered territories, in the hands of Colonel Bokoal, it became a slogan to save the compatriots who were oppressed and exploited by the immigrants from the Kingdom of Ovelas. For this reason, the country of the Nikancha people
The Council of Elders generously allocated mineral resources and gold and silver reserves worth millions of gold crowns as the cost of relocating these suffering compatriots.
So Claude commanded the troops to go on a killing spree and forcibly sent those Nikancha settlements that did not want to move to transport ships. When they arrived in the country of the Nikancha people, these Nikancha people who had been forcibly relocated were
The accusations of blood and tears made the elders who advocated the relocation of the Nikancha compatriots back to the country even more complacent. It was their foresight that saved their compatriots from the fate of being oppressed and killed in the directly-administered territories. Therefore, Bok Al helped them reach the relocation agreement.
The colonel also had the honorable title of Friend of the Nikanchas.
General Albert's idea is to vigorously help the Nikancha country to reorganize its military and combat readiness, and half-sell and half-give away all the unused gadgets in the warehouse to the Nikancha people to strengthen their armed combat power. Then wait for Hick
When the Hicks Kingdom launches an attack, the Nikancha people can be on the front line and consume the Hicks Kingdom's troops. When they really can't hold on, the war zone will intervene. In this way, the Nikancha people will be grateful to the war zone.
, willingly unite the theater to fight against the attack of the Kingdom of Hicks.
But this idea is also flawed. By the time the Nikancha people can no longer withstand it, Hicks's army may have already reached the border. Even if the war zone sends troops into the northern coastal mountainous area, the mountainous part that can be occupied will only be a very small area.
, it cannot even form a deep defensive front. If the Hicks Kingdom's army breaks through even a little bit, the whole line will probably collapse.
This is also the reason why General Beach Kerin insists on fully occupying the entire northern coastal mountainous area. The three direct jurisdictions of Vibato Port, Cromwell and Beringana can no longer carry out any countermeasures to clear the country.
The Port of Bartow Territory has the first firearms manufacturing workshop in the war zone, which produces the most advanced new rifles. The Cromwell and Beringana Territories have more than two million military immigrants who have just settled.
If a direct-administered territory rekindles the war, the foundation of the war zone will be severely damaged...
"You two, stop arguing, come over and sit down and discuss it carefully." General Bolognik frowned and summoned General Albert and General Beachlin over.
Claude put down the folder in his hand: "I have a question. I remember that it should be the second half of the year before last. Melchid III had just put down the rebellion of the nobles in their country. So how did he manage in the kingdom in less than two years?
Ten new standing legions were formed internally? It’s impossible to go so far as to go militarily so fast. In the five-year war in the eastern region, our kingdom only formed five new main legions as a supplement to the ace field legion. The rest were
It is composed of compulsory recruitment and expansion of local second-line corps..."
Claude believes that if the ten new standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks are all formed by recruiting new soldiers, then there is nothing to worry about. In less than two years, the new legions will be filled with farmers who have put down their hoes.
, and then transported them all the way to the distant continent of Nubisia to participate in this colonial war. Then one can imagine the morale and combat effectiveness of these new standing legions. Maybe even the Nikancha armed forces can defeat them.
They were shut out of the country.
General Skerry silently handed over a newspaper called "Today's News": "You should read this report first..."
Claude looked at the news section outlined in red pen, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly. This newspaper was published more than three months ago, and the above report also talked about hope.
The Kingdom of Fox is preparing to lease the Rodkers Bay Colony of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands.
However, the paragraph underlined in red mentioned that Prince Hansback rebelled and colluded with the Hicks Kingdom's Sea King Fleet and the United Fleet to annihilate the Overas Kingdom's Dreadnought Fleet in February last year.
More than 100,000 prisoners of the Kingdom of Hicks who were serving hard labor in the former Principality of Modera, Eskiline and Sidings.
Melchid III re-appointed special envoys to reorganize the more than 300,000 captives into five standing legions. He also paid a sum of money to Prince Hansback and rented the best facilities in the original Principality of Modra.
The port of Florik serves as a place for rest and training for these five standing legions...
According to the report, it is obvious that the Kingdom of Hicks reorganized these more than 300,000 captured soldiers into five standing legions in the hope that they would learn their shame and become brave again before participating in this battle with Ovelas
In the kingdom’s colonial war, they used the blood of the enemy on the battlefield to wash away the shame of being a prisoner, and used victory to repay King Melchid III for their trust and support. Once the lease of Rodex Bay Colony was reached with the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands
It was agreed that these five standing corps would be the first troops sent to the colonies.
Claude's face was ashen. These more than 300,000 prisoners were all Hicks Kingdom soldiers captured in the First and Second Colonial War. They had certain combat effectiveness. Especially the five standing legions of the Second Colonial War.
With 300,000 troops, Marshal Michelchi adopted the strategy of cutting off the enemy's food routes, forcing them to surrender due to hunger and cold.
But later, the kingdom's emerging business aristocrats coveted the unpaid labor of these more than 300,000 captives, used 100,000 families of forced retired soldiers to immigrate to the war zone, supplemented the conditions for the formation of five reinforced divisions, and reached an agreement with Marshal Michelich.
, and then transported more than 300,000 Hicks captives to the Kingdom itself to serve as the main labor force for developing new occupied territories.
Now, the more than 300,000 Hicks prisoners have been re-armed and organized into five standing regiments. They are veterans who are ready to avenge their humiliation in the subsequent colonial war, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than those formed by new recruits.
, is not an easy enemy to deal with.
The Rock Legion and Thunder Legion in the theater have just transferred their veterans into local garrison forces and recruited 100,000 recruits. Although they have completed recruit training, they have never been on the battlefield and have no combat experience.
....
"That's unreasonable!" Claude gritted his teeth and punched the conference table: "I'm glad now that we rejected Prince Hansback's request and didn't follow him, otherwise we would have become the real