Twenty days later, Claude, General Albert, and General Beechlin returned to Lanhu Town with a temporary regiment of troops from their respective legions. They spent another five days in the town of Lanhu, not far from Lanhu Town.
After a grand burial ceremony was held at the Mount of Heroes for the fallen officers and soldiers, Claude finally got a day's rest. Then he received several friends who came to visit at home, and went to the theater headquarters the next day.
Participate in the post-war summary meeting.
First, Colonel Fodeles, the director of the Theater Intelligence Division, made an intelligence report on the Hicks. Based on the intelligence and messages sent by the spies at Rodkers Bay Colony, it can be concluded that the Hicks currently staying in Rodkers Bay Colony
The three and a half Hicks Kingdom's standing legions in the Gulf Colony were no longer able to launch an attack. What they needed was to protect themselves and raise a large amount of grass.
Claude led the first division of the Thunder Legion to raid the Hicks general logistics base camp near Rhodes Bay City. Although the weapons and equipment produced by the Hicks Kingdom were transferred to the Fox Islands United Kingdom at a low price in Rhodes.
The administrative officials of the city of Kos Bay exchanged gold coins worth millions of gold crowns.
But Claude did not resell the large amounts of grain stored in the general logistics base camp. Instead, he took away the fine grain that could be taken away and the high-end ingredients enjoyed by senior Hicks officers, as well as
After those fresh meats such as live cattle and sheep could be slaughtered at any time, all the warehouses for storing grass were set on fire...
The Hicks have a total of three camps in Rodex Bay Colony. In addition to the general logistics base camp near Rodex Bay City, they have built a defensive camp on the northern mountainous border with enough reserves for two
The standing legions were provided with food and fodder for three months.
The large camp built on the border of the eastern mountainous area is the starting point for launching attacks and serves as a transfer station. The food and grass reserves are not much, only enough to maintain the daily consumption of three standing legions. Of course, this is different from the Hicks.
The wishful thinking of attacking the Nikancha settlement to collect food and grass on the spot also had a lot to do with it.
Five standing corps formed mostly by Hicks veterans, with more than 300,000 troops. In addition to the two standing corps guarding the northern mountainous border, three standing corps formed by Hicks veterans on the eastern mountainous border launched the
Attack. It is a pity that these nearly 200,000 troops with strong combat effectiveness were invincible in the first month. However, after capturing the first defensive line built by the directly-administered territorial theater in the mountainous area of the central part of the eastern front, they could no longer go further.
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No matter how many Nikanchas die, it will be of no use to the Hicks. The higher command even ordered that the Nikanchas not be included in the registration of military exploits. For the Hicks, the real thing is,
The only major enemies are the two direct legions in the direct-administered war zone. Whether they encounter the Thunder Legion or the Rock Legion, the disappearance they get is always bad. Even a slightly similar casualty ratio becomes a luxury, even if it is two to one or three.
It can't be done even more than one.
Sometimes the commander of the Hicks was also surprised that he could fire a musket continuously without a match rope, accurately aim and shoot the musket with a range of more than 150 meters, and it could be used in rainy days without lighting a match rope without being exposed and thrown at night.
The grenade was thrown at the location, and during the final evacuation, they even encountered explosive weapons buried on the ground that could explode on the ground. All this simply refreshed the Hicks people's new understanding of weapons...
The senior commanders of the Hicks are not incompetent. They clearly realize that if there is no way to suppress the endless new weapons in the territorial theater, then there will be no hope of victory in this colonial war.
What only made them depressed was that when the investigation report on all the new weapons in the territorial war zone was sent back to the kingdom, the response they received was nonsense. Melchid III even wrote a reply in his own hand to stay in the Rodex Bay Colony.
The senior commanders scolded them furiously, asking them not to make excuses for their failures and make up lies that no one would believe!
King Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks and the Kingdom’s Ministry of War certainly did not believe that the territorial war zone would possess the new weapons that the senior commanders of the legions mentioned. The simple reason is that the two native princes of the Kingdom of Ovilas competed for it.
For the throne, the kingdom was riddled with corpses and seas of blood. If there were new weapons, they would have been used long ago.
It is impossible for any kingdom in the Farea continent to equip the new weapons only to the garrison troops of overseas colonies and not to the local troops of the kingdom. However, in the protracted civil war of the Kingdom of Orvilas, the troops of the two princes were only eye-catching at first.
No new weapons appeared outside of Yiliang's throwing bombs, otherwise they would have been imitated by other kingdoms.
Therefore, King Melchid III and the Ministry of War of the Kingdom of Hicks believed that the senior officers of the legions who participated in the colonial war were more shirking the responsibility for the failure. The five standing legions dealt with the two legions in the Overseas Territory War Zone of the Kingdom of Ovilas. As a result,
Not only did they lose most of the occupied territory in the eastern mountainous area, but even the general logistics base camp in the rear was destroyed.
The Hicks veterans of the two standing regiments stationed on the northern mountainous border were even more embarrassing. They had strong defensive camps and were waiting for work, but they were wiped out by the attack of the Thunder Legion in the directly administered war zone, leaving only more than 10,000 wounded soldiers.
.And the Hicks veterans of the three standing corps in the eastern mountainous area, with nearly 200,000 troops, could not break through the second defensive front guarded by a division of the enemy's Rock Corps. It is simply a shame for military personnel!
This was named the first war of the Rodex Bay Colony, and was also considered the fourth colonial war between the Kingdom of Hicks and the Kingdom of Orvelas. The outcome of the war was somewhat unexpected, and the Kingdom of Orvelas was directly administered overseas.
The leading battle zone once again defeated the strong with the weak and won. However, the five standing armies of the Kingdom of Hicks only had one and a half standing armies left after the war. Even if all the wounded soldiers were counted, they could not make up two standing armies.
It can be said that the formation of the regiment suffered another major defeat.
However, the Kingdom of Hicks still has the strength to continue. As long as all the standing legions are transported to Rodex Bay Colony and some new recruits are recruited to supplement them, they will soon be able to assemble seven standing legions with more than 400,000 troops. They still have
There is a chance to turn defeat into victory. After all, on paper, the military strength of the Hicks Kingdom is much stronger than that of the Overseas Territory War Zone of the Overas Kingdom.
It’s just that King Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks and the Kingdom’s Army Ministry did not understand the true situation of this war. Instead, they believed that the incompetence of those senior commanders led to the failure of this war. Therefore, Melchid III personally wrote
While the letter rebuked the senior commanders of these legions, he also appointed a braver and more loyal lieutenant general of the kingdom to come to Rodex Bay Colony to replace the old, incompetent and cowardly one who scolded in the mouth of Melchid III.
General of the Army, Count Norbriton Pomberundi.
Currently, there are barely four Hicks standing corps in Rodex Bay Colony. Since the two Hicks standing corps in the border camp in the northern mountainous area were mostly annihilated, the grass reserves there can still be maintained for the time being.
It took about two months for one and a half legions to retreat from the eastern mountainous front, and the light cavalry legion that had newly disembarked and came to the rescue.
The standing corps staying near Rodex Bay City, which had just arrived, was already in a food shortage. In addition to purchasing food at high prices in Rodex Bay City, the corps also mobilized Hicks soldiers directly in the bay.
Fishing and collecting seafood such as shells on the beach to solve the problem of lack of food.
The most ridiculous thing is that the residents of Rodex Bay City are greedy for the high food prices and have sold all the grain reserves at home. There are only more than 20,000 residents in Rodex Bay City, and one
The strength of the Hicks Kingdom's standing army has reached more than 63,000. Therefore, the three-month food reserves in the residents' homes are only enough for the Hicks Kingdom's standing army to consume for one month. Now the entire colony is in a food shortage.
The spies of the Buffalo Trading Company lurking in the city reported that basically lunch and dinner in the city now consists of a glass of ale and a piece of sea fish, with no meat or bread. If you can find a few potatoes, it is a rare delicacy.
Compared with before the war, the price of food has increased ten times. The poor city residents sold the reserved food at five times the price, but now they have to buy it back at ten times the price...
Since the Buffalo Trading Company in the Territory War Zone was still continuously transporting ale to Rodex Bay Colony to fulfill the Hicks' ale order, even the colonial administrators of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands were privately asking whether the Buffalo Trading Company could
We cannot smuggle them some food from the directly-controlled war zone, but they are willing to pay a high price to buy it to relieve the food shortage.
The Hicks people also rushed to the colonies of various countries in the Western Continent to prepare to purchase a batch of food at high prices to solve the crisis. However, it took time to go back and forth, and it is estimated that the food shortage will continue for another month. Colonel Bock Al, as the operations manager of the Buffalo Trading Company, has officially
Apply to the theater command to transport a batch of grain to Rodex Bay Colony. This can be a tenfold profit! General Skerry and General Bolognik are still considering it.
Colonel Fodeles, who is in charge of the intelligence department, finally concluded that based on all the current situation, the Hicks will not be able to pose a threat to the war zone and the Nikancha country in the next six months. They also need to treat wounded soldiers.
, to restock food and other military supplies, we still need to wait for the arrival of the next three standing legions. If nothing unexpected happens, it is estimated that the Hicks will not launch another attack until June or July next year.
This conclusion is drawn because according to what the war zone knows about the Hicks Kingdom's transportation plan, and from those administrative officials in Rodex Bay City, the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands, the Hicks will finally transport the Hicks in April next year.
The three standing armies were transported to Rodex Bay Colony. With the lessons learned from the first Rodex Bay Colony War, the Hicks needed the three last arriving standing armies to complete their rest before launching an attack.
, Only in this way can the maximum combat power be exerted.
It is now October of the 592nd year of the Holy Light Calendar. Until June next year, the direct-administered war zone will have nearly eight months to rest and replenish its troops. Claude and others have been fighting fiercely on the front line for these three months.
Here, General Bolonik and General Skerry in the rear were not idle either. They recruited another reserve army recruit and started training for new recruits.
The shortage of soldiers and loss of combat power of the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion who died in the war this time will be filled by outstanding personnel from the direct troops who did not go to war, the local garrison regiment and the recruits of this reserve army.
After Colonel Fodeles of the Intelligence Department finished his report, General Bolognik's speech followed. His main purpose was to enhance the confidence of the senior officers in the theater to win the final victory of this colonial war. This happened
The war between the Nikancha people and the Rodkers Bay colony did not have any adverse impact on the entire overseas territorial theater. On the contrary, it greatly promoted the development of people's livelihood industries.
Without the various armaments and supplies provided by the kingdom, the war zones had to meet the needs of all supplies and equipment needed for the development of the troops within the directly-governed territories. The large number of orders caused various direct-governed territories to set up various production workshops.
Boom. As long as the quality meets the requirements of the war zone, even small workshops that produce socks can make huge profits.
In addition, the establishment of the Overseas Minsheng Bank freed the territorial war zones from the Kingdom's shackles on the economic development of overseas territorial territories through the use of national banks. The issuance and smooth promotion of banknotes freed the territorial territories from the dilemma of shortage of low-denomination currency.
General Bolognik excitedly told the senior military officers in the war zone who attended the meeting that the Overseas Minsheng Bank had successfully issued low-denomination banknotes worth 10 million gold crowns and also lent private loans of more than 10 million gold crowns. This was a powerful move.
Supported the economic development of various jurisdictions.
This is also the main reason why General Bolognik and General Skerry have the confidence to recruit and form a reserve corps again within the theater. The economic development of overseas territories will naturally benefit the theater greatly. The tax revenue received this year alone is
It is enough to make up for the military expenditures of this war. As long as this kind of economic development can continue for three years, the war zone can completely achieve self-sufficiency in military expenditures.
After General Bolognik's speech, General Skerry reported at the meeting on the war zone's reserves and funds of various military supplies for the colonial war with the Kingdom of Hicks. Thanks to Claude before the war started,
The two main field regiments of the Thunder Legion were dispatched to clear out the entire inland colony of the Hicks. The gold and silver ore ingots obtained from the loot captured in the war zone were worth more than 13 million gold crowns.
The current headache in the war zone is how to deal with these gold and silver ore ingots. It seems unnecessary to cast them all into gold and silver coins. The vault of Overseas Minsheng Bank stores eight million gold crowns and silver thaler gold and silver coins that have been minted.
After purchasing low-denomination banknotes worth 10 million gold crowns, in the past few months, it has been found that few people came to the bank to exchange the banknotes for gold and silver coins. Minting more gold and silver coins will instead burden Overseas Minsheng Bank with a certain capital cost burden.
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This problem is actually easy to solve. Claude casually came up with the idea of refining all these gold and silver ore ingots and casting them into standard gold and silver cubes that require two people to lift, and then print a number on them. For example, one hundred
The weight of kilograms was used as the standard, and then a large open room was built at the Overseas Minsheng Headquarters and filled with this standard type of gold and silver cubes.
All those who come to the headquarters of Overseas Minsheng Bank to handle financial business can see this large room filled with standard gold and silver cubes through the glass and iron railings. People with distinguished status can even invite them to visit. The purpose of this will be greatly improved.
It strengthens the credibility of the banknotes issued by Overseas Minsheng Bank. As long as all users of banknotes know that Overseas Minsheng Bank has sufficient gold and silver reserves, they will not lose confidence in the banknotes in their hands.
Claude's suggestion is indeed a good idea, but it still requires the war zone to convene bank managers and various shareholders to discuss and discuss. As for security issues, Claude has no worries. Even if a powerful robber breaks into the bank, he will not be able to bring him away.
Walking such a heavy gold and silver cube. In this era without cars as a means of transportation, trying to take away such a large gold nugget is simply an act of seeking death. To put it bluntly, carrying such a gold and silver nugget with you is the biggest burden.
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After General Skerry finished speaking, it was the turn of the three generals on the front line to comment on the performance of the participating units in the war zone and the post-war summary. Claude let General Albert and General Beachlin speak first.
The two generals unanimously praised the excellent performance of the new rifles in the war, believing that if all the troops were equipped with the new rifles, they could defeat the ten standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks.
It is a pity that the Blackstone Firearms Manufacturing Workshop can only produce up to 30,000 new rifles per year, and it will take several years to meet the equipment needs of various units in the entire theater.
General Buechlin also praised the performance of the new weapons and mines in the war. He believed that they were powerful weapons for defense and besieging the enemy, and hoped that more reserves could be stocked in the theater. At the same time, General Biechlin also expressed his appreciation for the missiles produced in the theater.
The bomb was criticized, believing that compared with the Iron Pumpkin produced by the Hicks Kingdom, it was completely inferior in terms of throwing distance and explosive power, so that the Rock Legion suffered a big loss in the initial defensive battle...
In addition to summarizing their own strengths and weaknesses, the two generals also commented on the performance of the Hicks veterans in this war, including their tenacity and tenacity in fighting, bravery and fear of life and death, etc. The Kingdom of Hicks was responsible for this
The commander-in-chief of the war, the hereditary earl, General Norburyton Pomberundi, is indeed not an easy veteran soldier to deal with. He is cunning and cunning. His performance in dealing with the offensive in the theater is remarkable, and it is difficult to find any omissions in him.
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If it weren't for the fact that the Territory War Zone had taken advantage of new rifles and other advanced weapons, to be honest, the five standing legions of the Hicks Kingdom, composed of veterans, who launched the attack this time should have become evenly matched opponents in the Territory War Zone. They were not weaker than
The combat power of the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion. Fortunately, although the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion paid heavy casualties in this war, they still annihilated the strength of their three standing legions, which reduced the strength of the Hicks and seriously injured them.
It would be much easier to deal with the first war.
Commenting on the performance of the units participating in the Thunder Army and the Rock Army, General Beachlin focused on the performance of the Rock Army's division in the defensive battle in the central eastern mountainous area. As a large number of veterans were transferred to local garrison regiments, the newly recruited recruits
His performance on the battlefield is still a bit immature. He is easily affected by unfavorable situations on the battlefield and lacks self-confidence.
For example, the loss of the first defensive line was closely related to the panic of the new recruits of the Rock Army when they encountered night attacks and grenade bombardments. In the end, the collapse of the Nikancha people on the flanks made it impossible for the entire defensive front to hold on.
The new soldiers couldn't help but retreat with the defeated Nikancha troops.
In fact, if a counterattack was organized at that time, Hicks' enemies on the flanks could be repelled. However, General Beachlin's military orders could not be conveyed to the front line at that time. Therefore, General Beachlin hoped to replenish troops again.
It is best to recall a group of veterans from the local garrison to serve as the backbone of the army. Just like the veterans of the local garrison that Claude brought to the second defensive front, their arrival quickly stabilized the situation on the front line.