"...I don't agree with you taking this risk, Claude. We now have the advantage, and the Hicks have been annihilated by us three standing legions, including the most powerful First Legion of Humiliation and
The Royal Knights Reserve Corps. The remaining four standing legions deployed in Rodex Bay Colony, except for the second legion of revenge, which is stronger, the other three standing legions are vulnerable. We can completely defeat them in a positional offensive and defensive battle.
them......"
General Bolognik persuaded Claude with his arms hanging, while General Skerry looked at them worriedly. As for General Albert, he made a request to replace Claude in carrying out the surprise attack mission.
In late January of the 594th year of the Holy Light Calendar, based on the intelligence sent by General Bichiklin on the front line and the spies lurking in Rodex Bay City, Claude proposed a surprise attack on Rodex Bay.
The plan was to lead the first division of the Thunder Corps to Rodex Bay through water transport, catching the Hicks from behind. However, after this plan was put forward, it was strongly opposed by General Bolognik, because this water transport was very difficult.
It's too risky.
In particular, Claude decided to lead the troops there in person. If they were detected by the cruise warships of the Hicks Kingdom, not a single one of the more than 30,000 elite soldiers of the first division would be able to escape. Even offshore transport ships are far away.
The coast is only a few hundred meters away, but in such weather, falling into the sea is the only way to die. Even if you can swim, the cold water will take away all your body heat...
Now among the five giants in the war zone, among the five generals of the Overas Kingdom in the overseas jurisdiction, General Bolonik and Claude are both lieutenant generals in the kingdom, with the highest military rank. General Bolognik acts as the supreme commander of the war zone, and his responsibilities have been shifted to
In terms of administrative affairs, Claude takes the lead in military matters. Of the remaining three kingdoms' major generals, General Skerry is the logistics director of the territorial theater, while General Albert and General Beechlin are both Claude.
De's deputy.
Therefore, General Bolognik was firmly opposed to Claude taking the risk himself. He did not want anything to go wrong with Claude. Just like when he led two regiments of troops to resist the attack of three standing legions of the Hicks in Lanhu City, ten thousand
More than 3,000 casualties and more than 9,000 troops could not withstand the enemy's pressing step by step. But after Claude's Thunder Legion arrived, in the blink of an eye, the Hicks with nearly 100,000 troops were crushed by the Thunder Legion.
Sweep it all away.
Moreover, General Bolognik believes that there is no need for Claude to take this risk. Next, he will drag the Thunder Legion to the northern coastal mountainous area. Even if the casualties are large, he can capture the border camp where the Hicks only have one standing army guarding them.
Next, we will deal with the two standing divisions on the eastern mountainous border. As time goes by, we can slowly eliminate all the Hicks troops stationed in the Rodex Bay colony and win the final victory in this colonial war.
....
Claude shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No, the sooner this colonial war is ended, the more beneficial it will be to our territorial war zone. I want to launch this surprise attack to buy time, so that the Kingdom of Hicks can no longer destroy this colonial war.
The war continues."
"We can end this colonial war as long as we defeat these four standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks in Rodex Bay Colony. After we eliminate these ten standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks, it is still possible to continue this war.
Colonial war?" General Albert asked in surprise.
"It's hard to say..." Claude walked to the wall and clicked on the map on the wall to mark the locations of the Rodex Bay Colony where the four standing legions of the Hicks Kingdom were stationed: "Look,
Now these four legions are all in a defensive state, which shows that the Hicks have a deep understanding of the difference in combat power between the two sides. Although their 256,000 troops have a strength advantage, they are not our opponents, so they dare not continue
Launch an attack.
I suspect that their current defensive approach is waiting for reinforcements. The Kingdom of Hicks claims to have established ten standing legions to continue this colonial war. It does not mean that they only invest in these ten standing legions. Now they have ten standing legions.
Six of them have been annihilated by our theater, so the remaining four standing legions are no longer our opponents in the theater. In order to restore the disadvantages of this colonial war, the Kingdom of Hicks is likely to continue to send additional reinforcements...
After the three Hicks standing regiments that landed in the fishing port town deep inside our war zone were completely annihilated, the Hicks Kingdom's Sea King Fleet and Combined Fleet continued to cruise in the waters under the jurisdiction of our direct territorial war zone for more than a month until the end of last year.
The fleet just returned to the continent of Farea. However, according to reports from secret agents lurking in Rodex Bay City, the combined fleet was stationed in Rodex Bay. The sailors and crew members of the fleet went ashore to spend the welcome night at the General Logistics Base Camp.
.
Why the combined fleet did not return to the Kingdom of Hicks is obviously because the development of the colonial war situation has exceeded the expectations of the Hicks people, and they are now in a dilemma. Six of the ten standing legions were annihilated by our theater
, the remaining four cannot protect themselves. Therefore, they can only leave the combined fleet in Rodex Bay, because they are afraid that the four standing armies will raise the white flag and surrender under the attack of our theater, causing the Kingdom of Hicks to lose face.
Without this joint fleet anchored in Rodex Bay, our theater can completely take advantage of it and slowly deal with the four Hicks standing regiments stationed in the Rodex Bay colony, because they really have no way to escape.
We can even force the senior officers of these four standing corps to surrender to us. Just like the senior officers of the three standing corps who surrendered to us in the town of Popbia, as long as we promise that they can return home with ransom...
...
But this combined fleet is anchored in Rodex Bay, which is equivalent to supervising the battle, forcing the senior officers of the four standing corps to resolutely resist the attack launched by our theater troops. Because they have a way to retreat, even if the grassroots officers and soldiers below die.
No matter how many, these senior officers will still be able to board the ship and leave, which will cause greater unnecessary casualties to our offensive forces.
No matter whether we attack the defensive camp of the Hicks from the northern mountainous border or the eastern mountainous border, the enemy can use the defensive positions to persist in resistance layer by layer and retreat step by step. At the end, the remaining troops can board the ship and leave.
Or wait until the Kingdom of Hicks sends reinforcements again to continue to delay this colonial war. Both of these results are very unfavorable to our war zone, so ending this colonial war as soon as possible has become our war zone’s only option.
choice.”
General Albert patted his forehead: "Yes, the Kingdom of Hicks announced the formation of ten standing armies to continue this colonial war, but it did not say that the colonial war would be over if these ten standing armies were defeated.
It can completely continue to form and send ten more standing legions, as long as they still have the military expenditure..."
"The principle is this. You want to use water transportation to unexpectedly outflank the Hicks' retreat, cut off their hope of boarding the ship, force the four standing Hicks regiments in front to lay down their weapons and surrender, and reduce the strength of our troops in the theater.
Casualties. This is a good idea, but this action is too risky. I don't recommend you to carry it out yourself." General Bolognik still shook his head in opposition, but his attitude was not as firm as before.
"How about I go instead of Claude?" General Albert volunteered.
Claude shook his head: "I'm not saying you can't do it, Allen, I'm just worried that those bastards won't take you seriously if I don't go, and they will make their own decisions. In that case, a good thing will turn into a bad thing. This surprise attack mission
You can only designate the first division to carry out this kind of attack, because they have all been trained in this kind of surprise attack. And your second division suffered relatively heavy casualties in the previous war, as well as Michael Jack, Blovik, and Belklin.
I can't control my unruliness, and if I don't stop these bastards, things will easily go wrong."
This is the truth. The first division of the Thunder Legion is recognized as the first in combat power among all the troops in the theater, and it is also the first in arrogance. In addition to Claude, it is a question whether others can command it. General Albert.
Although he is the chief of staff of the Thunder Legion, he is also familiar with Belklin, McJack, Murray Ed and others, and they have gone to the pub to drink together, but at the critical moment, only Claude came down
Only the officers and soldiers of the First Division will obey the order.
This is not surprising. Each of the five generals in the theater has its own direct unit. Claude is the first thunder division, and General Albert is the second thunder division. General Bolognik is the first rock division, and General Beach Kerin is the first division.
It is the Second Rock Division. General Skerry originally did not have his own direct troops, but after General Severit was assassinated by the Gray Tower Master, his divisions were dispersed. General Skerry incorporated two of the main field regiments into the theater logistics department.
directly under the army.
This time, General Bolognik led two regiments to defend Lanhu City. One of the regiments was the security regiment of General Skerry, who was in charge of the theater logistics department. It was originally responsible for the security and protection of various storage warehouses in the theater. When the situation became urgent, it was pulled out.
The defensive front line was almost wiped out. Only a little over 1,500 people from a regiment of 5,500 people survived the battle, which made General Skerry heartbroken...
This is not the privatization of the five troops directly under the generals, but the legacy left by the establishment of five reinforced divisions for the war zone by Marshal Michelchi before returning to the Kingdom. Except for the troops directly under General Skerry in the Logistics Department, they are all
In addition to the composition of the eliminated soldiers, the five reinforced divisions were only responsible for their division commanders. For example, Claude was recommended by Marshal Michelchi as the supreme commander of the theater at that time, but the troops directly under his command were
There is only one Thunder Division.
Later, a legion was formed in the war zone. General Albert took his directly subordinate Panshi 3rd Division to join the Thunder Legion, which was renamed the 2nd Thunder Division and served as the chief of staff of the legion. However, as the commander of the legion, Claude had to command the 2nd Thunder Division.
The division still had to go through General Albert, after all, this was a unit that was originally directly under him, and Claude also had to respect General Albert's command authority.
The Elephant Rock Corps was originally composed of General Bolognik's 1st Rock Division and General Severit's 2nd Rock Division. At that time, General Beachlin's 4th Rock Division could only be reorganized into a reserve division in the theater.
regiment. But after General Servicit was assassinated, General Beachlin took the reserve division and became the second division of the Rock Army. The second division that was originally directly under General Servicit was taken away by General Skerry with two regiments.
The remaining troops were split into two legions.
There is no way, it can only be like this during the war. This is a special situation in the directly-administered war zone. Only your own troops can obey your orders with ease. This is why General Beach Kerin is unwilling to accept what General Sevicit left.
reasons for the troops.
For example, the 1st Division of the Thunder Legion, the most elite division reinforcement battalion, the 131st Battalion, is commanded by Claude's brother-in-law, McJack, and the specially organized Wolf Fang Squadron is led by Claude's younger brother, Blovik. The 1301st Regiment
The three commanders of the 1303rd Regiment are the three younger brothers Claude recruited after joining the army, Belklin, Murield and Diavid. Even the newly appointed commander of the 1304th Regiment is Claude.
Germany's former adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Anders, was all Claude's trusted subordinate.
So Claude proposed to let the 1st Thunder Division carry out the surprise attack mission of water transportation to Rodex Bay. He could only do it himself. Let General Albert take command. I was really worried that the few bastards below would not be able to sell it.
Selling General Albert's face. What I fear most is that in order to gain credit, they will turn a good thing into a bad thing. By then, it will be too late for Claude to regret it.
General Bolognik naturally knows the details of the Thunder 1st Division. In fact, the situation of his Panshi 1st Division is similar. Those who control the following units are his own cronies. This does not mean that the five units directly under the generals in the theater have become warlord units.
Rather, doing so can provide a shortcut for their respective cronies to get ahead.
Just like Claude's younger brother Blovik, he had been promoted to captain just a few years after joining the army. Although the main reason was that Blovik himself had striven to achieve his goals and had made unquestionable military exploits on the battlefield.
But without Claude's care, he would not have been promoted so quickly, and the process from recruit to captain would not have been so smooth.
"For our theater, now is the best time to end this colonial war." Claude clicked on several Falcon messages on the table. These were sent by secret agents lurking in Rodex Bay City.
Incoming information: "In the surprise attack on Rodex Bay, what we really have to deal with is this combined fleet. You all know that this combined fleet was leased by the Kingdom of Hicks from the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas. This coalition was destroyed
Fleet, then the Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri, and the Principality of Karnas will be at odds...
When the combined fleet was cruising on the sea, our theater could not do anything about these enemy warships. Now these warships are anchored in Rodex Bay, and the sailors and crews have come ashore. This is indeed the best thing for us.
Sneak attack aircraft. If we are unlucky, we will burn these warships. If we are lucky, we can even grab more than half of the warships, and then we can form the theater's own ocean-going cruise fleet.
The enemy has always thought that we would launch an attack from the mountainous area, so the focus of their defense was in the mountainous area. They would never expect that we would launch an attack through the waterway from Rodex Bay behind them. Because the seaway is under the control of their fleet.
, there is no cruise fleet in our territorial theater, so the Hicks will only think that the sea area from Rodex Bay to our territorial theater is the territory where their fleet is galloping.
As long as we annihilate the combined fleet anchored in the bay, the four Hicks standing legions stationed in front can only surrender. Without the combined fleet, the Hicks Kingdom can only rely on the Sea King Fleet to escort several standing legions there.
What about Rodex Bay Colony? It has insufficient transportation capacity, and it only comes to deliver food to our war zone. So I think that as long as this surprise attack is successful, the colonial war between the war zone and the Kingdom of Hicks will be completely over!
"
"How certain do you think this surprise attack plan is of success?" General Bolognik asked.
Claude replied: "I can't guarantee 100% success, but I'm at least 70% sure. You see, the official in charge of Hicks's logistics department entrusted the Buffalo Trading Company to provide them with a large amount of grain, ale, and fresh cattle.
Mutton, fruits and various high-end ingredients. They are willing to purchase them at twice the market price plus transportation costs. Our spies also laughed in the letter and said that the Hicks people are crazy. They have to prepare so many delicious food after losing the war.
Delicious...
I think this is the material that the Hicks are preparing to boost morale and reserve for subsequent reinforcements. If all the goods on this order are completed, at least more than a hundred offshore transport ships will be needed. We, the First Division of Thunder, can hide in the cabin.
, headed to Rodex Bay Colony in the name of transporting these goods. Once we arrive at Rodex Bay, we will directly launch a surprise attack, seize the combined fleet, and capture the Hicks’ general logistics base camp again!”