General Beachlin was like a deflated ball and collapsed on the sofa chair. He knew very well that Claude was right. He wanted to first occupy the northern coastal mountainous area to build a solid defensive front and deploy the Rock Army to wait for the work.
The biggest shortcoming is not the logistical supplies and the support from the rear theater to the front line. Even if it is attacked by the Nikancha people during transportation, these difficulties can be solved by every means.
What they fear most is that if the Hicks don't break through from the northern coastal mountainous area and move south, then all the so-called war preparations, even the cost of offending the Nikancha people and adding an enemy to the war zone will be in vain. The Hicks are not
Those crazy wild boars only know how to run in one direction. They will also choose a breakthrough direction that is beneficial to them, instead of competing with well-equipped defensive positions. No commander is willing to let his soldiers die in vain.
If the Hicks choose the eastern mountainous area as a breakthrough, then the defensive garrison troops deployed in the northern coastal mountainous area will face an extremely embarrassing situation. They cannot retreat. If they retreat, maybe the Hicks will turn around.
If you occupy an unguarded position and move south, then the battle zone will be in vain to capture the defensive front built in the northern coastal mountainous area, a waste of money and a drain on the energy and morale of the officers and soldiers.
But there is no need to defend, because the Hicks are not attacking in their direction. The garrison troops on the defensive front can only watch helplessly as the Hicks attack the city and seize territory in the other direction. The generals in the theater are thinking with their butts.
It can be concluded that with the little armed force of this Nikancha country, it is impossible to withstand the attack of the Hicks.
When the Nikancha country is destroyed and the surviving Nikancha people become prisoners, if the garrison troops on the defense front in the northern coastal mountainous area have not retreated, the Hicks can just outflank the retreat.
These garrison troops faced the desperate situation of being cut off from their supply channels and being besieged. At that time, the Hicks did not need to waste ammunition and soldiers' lives at all. They only needed to be surrounded for a period of time, and the garrison troops in the theater could only surrender obediently...
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Unless the troops in the war zone, after capturing the northern coastal mountainous area, once again send troops to attack the eastern border mountainous area, build defensive fronts and deploy heavy troops in both areas, so that the Hicks will have no chance to take advantage of them no matter which direction they attack. But in that case
It is simply impossible to do it. Not to mention whether the Nikancha people who were attacked will cause trouble behind the scenes, even the war zone cannot deploy so many garrison troops to defend the mountainous areas in the north and east.
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According to General Beachlin's plan, after first occupying the northern coastal mountainous area to build a defensive front, the entire Rock Army was deployed on the defensive position, relying on solid and well-equipped positions and advanced new rifles to resist Hicks.
The attack of the kingdom's ten standing legions. In this way, the defense tasks of each direct-administered territory under the jurisdiction of the theater will be handled by the newly formed eighteen local garrison regiments, and the Thunder Legion will be responsible for supporting as a mobile force.
But if the mountainous areas on the eastern border are added, the Thunder Legion will also need to be brought to the front as a garrison. However, in this way, the direct-administered theater will not have the main mobile support force. If the Hicks come again
Assembling the Sea King Fleet and the Combined Fleet to attack the three seaport cities in the theater, then relying only on the hard battle of one or two local garrison groups will most likely lead to the fall of the seaport city, and by then everything will be too late.
"Actually, I don't think we need to be so nervous. There is no chance that the Hicks will launch an attack in the next year or two." Claude looked at the map for a while and then sat down again, pouring himself a cup of black tea from the table.
Taste it slowly.
General Albert tapped his fingers on the table: "Claude, if you have anything to say, please speak quickly, don't make any lies. This time, the Kingdom of Hicks really has ten standing legions, with more than 600,000 troops pressing down on the territory.
Even if you tell us not to be nervous, you still have to explain something."
Claude laughed and asked: "Tell me, with the size of the Hicks Kingdom's Sea King Fleet and the leased combined fleet, how many legions can they escort to Rodex Bay of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands at a time?
colony?"
This question was very simple, but the generals found it a bit strange and didn't understand why Claude would ask this question. After looking at each other, General Skerry spoke: "Two legions, before the Third Colonial War, they transported two
A standing corps has arrived at the port of Vibato, and everyone knows this."
"Then do you remember what happened in the next more than half a year after they transported these two standing legions to the port of Vibato?" Claude asked again.
General Skerry's eyes immediately lit up, and it seemed that he already understood what Claude wanted to say: "Food crisis. After the Kingdom of Hicks transported the two standing armies to the Port of Vibato, Vibato
There were four legions stationed in Port Colonial County, which led to food shortages. In the end, they had to let the Sea King Fleet and the Combined Fleet end their rest and urgently transported a batch of food and grass from the Kingdom of Hicks.
In order to solve the food crisis in the colonial county of Vibato Port, the Hicks began to arrest the Nikancha people on a large scale, demoted them as slaves and implemented a reclamation strategy in the colony, and escorted most of the young men to the mining areas as pawns.
The mining slaves eventually aroused the rebellious spirit of the Nikancha people. At the same time, the two mercenary support legions were dissatisfied with the cruel policies towards the Nikancha people and had to divide their troops for garrison. As a result, you found a fighter opportunity and obtained
Victory in the Third Colonial War..."
"Uh..." Claude was a little embarrassed: "I didn't ask you to talk about my record. I just asked such a simple question, that is, the Kingdom of Hicks uses the Sea King Fleet and the United Fleet to transport only one ship at a time.
Two standing legions arrived at Rodex Bay Colony, but this delivery did not include the grass and other living supplies needed by the two legions.
Generally speaking, the merchant fleet travels between the two continents once in the first and second half of the year, while the Kingdom of Hicks can only travel back and forth three times a year at most, which means transporting six legions. After all, the Sea King Fleet and the United Fleet also need to repair warships and
The time for officers and soldiers to rest cannot be spent endlessly floating on the sea, otherwise, even if the people can stand it, the ship cannot stand it...
Even if the Hicks Kingdom and the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands reach an agreement to lease the Rodex Bay Colony and start transporting the legion in the first half of next year, it will take him at least two years to complete the transport task. Don't forget to return the
There is the issue of food and grass. How much food and grass materials will be consumed by the six legions every month.
After the Kingdom of Hicks transports all ten standing legions to Rodex Bay Colony, you can calculate how much food, grass and other living materials the more than 600,000 troops need to consume daily. Even if the Sea King Fleet and the Combined Fleet take over
Transporting it three times a year is just enough for the daily consumption of ten standing legions. If they want to store food and supplies for wartime, they need to find another way.
This is just a matter of food and grass, so ammunition, firearms, artillery and other military supplies also need to be reserved. I have always doubted whether King Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks knew anything about military affairs. He wanted to use ten standing legions with more than 600,000 horses to roll over
This strategy of suppressing our war zone is correct. But he must have never thought about how to allocate and transport the food, grass, ammunition and other materials needed by so many troops...
More than 600,000 troops and ten standing legions sound terrible, but as long as we cut off their logistics supply lines, there will be more than 600,000 prisoners and laborers waiting to be taken into our theater. In fact, we have no
We need to worry about the so-called heavy troops pressing down on the territory. As long as it drags on for two or three years, these more than 600,000 troops will become a heavy burden on the Kingdom of Hicks. They themselves will be overwhelmed. Melchid III will definitely regret his big words.
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The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became a little lighter. Yes, everyone is paying attention to the news that the Kingdom of Hicks is preparing to send ten standing legions to the Nubisia continent to continue the colonial war. More than 600,000 troops have become a pressure.
A huge mountain in the hearts of all those familiar with the situation. Even General Bolognik felt that the situation faced by the war zone was very severe and difficult, because no matter how he calculated, the overwhelming strength advantage made it difficult to find a winning strategy in the war zone.
"Why did I forget that these more than 600,000 horses still need to consume food and grass supplies..." General Bolognik patted his forehead and laughed belatedly: "Claude, you have such an analysis.
, I felt much more relaxed. I couldn't sleep at night during the two days after I received the intelligence. When I thought of the ten standing legions, I felt as if I was being pressed by a mountain. It was difficult to even turn over. I forgot
We ignored the teachings given to us by the marshal and made mistakes that we should not have made."
General Albert asked thoughtfully: "Even if Melchid III is confused, there must be qualified soldiers in the Kingdom of Hicks. Otherwise, Melchid III would not be able to put down the rebellion of the nobles in the country so quickly. Those soldiers
It should be clear that the consumption of food, grass and other living materials required by more than 600,000 horses in ten standing legions will be a huge amount. They may have ways to solve this problem. For example, they can raise money locally or from colonies on the west coast.
Obtaining supplies such as food and grass..."
"If the Kingdom of Hicks only leases the Rodex Bay Colony, it will not be able to raise the food and fodder needed for more than 600,000 horses on the spot. The Rodkers Bay Colony is the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands in Nubisia.
The smallest colony on the mainland, with a population of less than 20,000. Although it is famous for its beautiful scenery, it is only a scenic spot where dignitaries come for vacation and leisure. Most of the entire territory maintains its original landscape, with only a few pastures and farms, and the only city, Rhodes
Kes City is close to the bay, and most of the residents make a living by fishing."
Claude finished reading the information about Rodex Bay Colony in his hand: "It's very simple. With the current situation of Rodex Bay Colony, it is simply unable to meet the food and fodder needs of one legion, let alone ten standing legions.
The Hicks Kingdom's lease of the Rodkers Bay Colony means that they are just passers-by and cannot change the situation of the entire colony. The administrative leadership of the colony is still in the hands of colonial officials from the United Kingdom of Fox Islands.
If I were a member of the military of the Kingdom of Hicks, I would suggest that Melchid III purchase the Rodex Bay Colony. It just so happens that the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands is also interested in selling it. In order to ensure the daily food and grass for the ten standing legions
To consume, the entire Rodex Bay colony must be in hand. After the first few legions arrive, they will immediately carry out military reclamation, clearing forests and farming in the entire colony. In this way, it will only take two or three years to have sufficient food reserves.
However, it was absolutely impossible for Melchid III to do this. He sent ten standing legions and leased the Rodkes Bay colony in order to eliminate the Nikancha people country and continue this colonial war with our theater. Three colonial wars
After a disastrous defeat, even the Colonial County of Vibato Port was occupied by us and became the eighth direct jurisdiction in our war zone. The Nikancha people rebelled and established an independent country, and continued to attack their inland colonies, which has made the Kingdom of Hicks become the capital of all colonies.
A big joke to the country, this was an absolutely intolerable humiliation for Melchid III.
Since it is impossible to farm and reserve grain and grass in the Rodex Bay colony, and sea transportation wastes time and consumes transportation capacity and increases costs, the Hicks Kingdom's only option is to purchase grain, grass and other daily necessities from the colonies on the west coast. As long as the war zone
Many spies have been sent into the colonies on the west coast to pay attention to the entire grain market. Once we find that grain prices cause fluctuations and abnormal increases, we can deduce the approximate date when the Hicks Kingdom is preparing to launch an attack. We may also be able to stockpile grain and other supplies in advance, and then
Sometimes it was sold at a high price, making the Hicks Kingdom pay a higher price for it.
Of course, it is not easy to raise and purchase the food and grass needed by more than 600,000 horses in the colonies on the west coast. Some of the colonies on the west coast have been fully developed like our overseas territories in the theater.
. Like the inland colonies of the Hicks Kingdom, they focus on mining mineral resources, and the food they need is purchased from other colonies. The Hicks Kingdom’s food procurement will increase food prices on the entire west coast. In this situation
Under such circumstances, the best way to reduce costs is to feed war with war.
So I will be sure that when the Kingdom of Hicks sent his ten standing legions to Rodex Bay Colony, before all the troops were assembled, Melchid III would definitely order his army to take Nikan first.
In his view, the existence of the Nikancha country for one more day means that its shame will be extended for one more day. The only way is to completely destroy this country independently established by humble slaves and severely punish these rebellions.
Only with the massacre and the blood of slaves can the shame brought by these rebels to the Kingdom of Hicks be washed away..."
Claude looked at the four generals in the conference room: "This is the conclusion I have deduced. In fact, I think the Hicks Kingdom's first target is not our direct jurisdiction in the theater, but the Nikancha country.
The destruction of the Nikancha country will, firstly, allow Hicks's standing army to become familiar with combat and restore its combat effectiveness. Secondly, it will obtain a large number of young and strong captives to meet their labor needs, and they can even be sold to those mining developers. Thirdly,
The most important point is to obtain the food reserves of the Nikancha people and achieve their purpose of supporting war with war.
What we need to do is to let the Nikancha people understand what kind of desperate situation they are about to face, and let them take the initiative to come to us and ask for our assistance and support to help them deal with those damn Hicks.
.It’s just that because of the pathetic nature of the Nikancha people, we can’t go to tell them the news that the Kingdom of Hicks has sent ten standing legions to deal with them, otherwise they will wonder whether we are deceiving them and whether we are secretly trying to harm them.
them.
We can only guide the Nikancha people to take the initiative to discover this situation on their own, and all we have to do is conceal it. Even if the Nikancha people come to ask us whether the news is true or false, we must tell them that the Kingdom of Hicks is here to come.
The trouble is in our war zone, not them. Only in this way, those Nikancha people will understand the seriousness of the situation and pay attention to the armed forces of the Hicks Kingdom assembled in the Rodkers Bay Colony.
The more troops the Hicks Kingdom gathers, the more the Nikancha people will need our help in the war zone. Only when they face the threat of destruction will they be willing to resist the Hicks Kingdom's invasion and attack under our command.
We can send troops, set up defensive lines with the help of the Nikanchas, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and lure the Hicks deeper into the mountains. Perhaps the depths of the mountains occupied by the Nikanchas are the best battlefield for us to annihilate the enemy.
At the same time, we can sell the light artillery captured by the Hicks Corps in the warehouse to the Nikancha people. Haven't they always wanted artillery and let us be responsible for teaching them? I personally think that the theater can agree to this request. Anyway, these Hicks
The Kingdom's light artillery is useless if we just leave it. We might as well exchange these artillery pieces with the Nikancha people for some gold and silver. If they are defeated, these gold and silver will become the trophies of the Hicks Kingdom army, so we might as well use them to strengthen them.
The economic construction of our directly-administered territory in the war zone..."