Chapter 497: The Declaration of War by the National Alliance in the Eastern Region
Chapter 497: Declaration of War by the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region
"You said this kind of helmet can significantly reduce the casualties of soldiers?" General Bolognik has recently been somewhat dissatisfied with the military uniform reform presided over by Claude. In his opinion, changing the bright red military uniforms into earthy brown-gray is really inappropriate.
It lacked the heroic spirit of a soldier. Being accustomed to wearing the bright red military uniforms of the Overas Kingdom, General Bolognik was always a little reluctant to the new uniform color.
Claude didn't have much choice. In this era, there weren't so many fabrics to choose from. Fine linen in summer, wool in winter, and mix and match in spring and autumn. As for dyeing, Claude wanted to find the most suitable fabrics.
The familiar olive green, the problem is that there is no such color, and in the end I had to reluctantly choose brown gray. Compared with the original bright red military uniforms, it is like the honor guards lining up at the entrance of the palace have suddenly become the armed guards hired by the rich people in the countryside.
generally.
Fortunately, the color lacked style to make up for it, so Claude directly borrowed from the military uniforms of the German SS during World War II in his previous life. This is one of the two military uniforms he thinks is the most beautiful left in his mind, and it is also what netizens in his previous life call it.
It is recognized that there is another kind of military uniform of the motherland in his previous life. This is the most regretful thing about Claude's previous life. He always thought that he should sign up to join the army when he was a freshman in college. Unfortunately, he did not seize that opportunity.
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Claude didn't care about General Bolognik's dissatisfaction. Soldiers who had been through life and death several times on the battlefield did not care about whether the uniforms were beautiful or not, but that they could reduce the casualties of officers and soldiers. At least brown-gray military uniforms would not be worn on the battlefield.
Like the bright red military uniform, it is very conspicuous and becomes the target of the enemy, and has good concealment performance. Unfortunately, Claude was unable to make camouflage uniforms, but he did use various strips of cloth to make ghillie suits specifically for snipers.
Now that Claude wants to replace his straight military cap with this bare brown-gray steel helmet, General Bolognik feels it's even more ugly. Isn't he wearing a turtle shell and going into battle? Don't tell me, this helmet looks really good.
Some look like turtle shells...
"This is a helmet worn during wartime. You can still wear a military cap in normal times." Claude replied casually: "As for whether it can significantly reduce the casualties of soldiers, let's do a practical test to see if it is useful.
"
So the senior officers of the military region headquarters collectively moved to the large campus of the military industry in Lanhu City, where there were ready-made trenches and ammunition testing sites. A dozen wooden men were put on military uniforms and helmets and placed in the trenches, with only the helmets exposed.
part of the skull.
The first thing to start was the musket shooting, which was not the new rifle that had just been equipped, but the replaced Obas three-style matchlock gun. The soldiers of a squadron were a hundred meters apart and fired three times
Then the soldiers ran over and carried the dozen or so wooden men from the trench to the generals.
The facts are before our eyes. Except for the three wooden men who were shot in the face and could be judged to have died on the spot, the other wooden men left scratches on their helmets. However, not a single gun could penetrate the helmet, and even the bullets could not penetrate the helmet.
Not even a small hole was left. In this era where lead is used to make guns, steel helmets are indeed their nemesis...
General Bolognik wiped the bullet marks on the helmet with his fingers. You could see that the gun flew away after hitting the helmet, directly wiping off the brown-gray color painted on the helmet. So General Bolognik had a sudden idea and ordered the soldiers to remove a wooden man.
He put the helmet back into the trench and tried shooting with the new rifle himself.
General Bolognik quickly fired a magazine. His marksmanship was good and he could basically hit a target a hundred meters away. After six gunshots, the soldiers brought back the wooden target and reported that six bullets were fired.
Two of them grazed the helmet, and one of the remaining bullets grazed the helmet, leaving a long bullet mark. The remaining three bullets hit the front of the helmet, leaving three small concave bullet holes, but they still did not penetrate.
Steel helmet.
"It seems you are right. Although this thing is ugly, it is very effective and can indeed allow our officers and soldiers to save their lives on the battlefield." General Bolognik still maintained the straightforward demeanor of a soldier and told the truth.
"Don't worry, we haven't tested the effect of the grenade yet." Claude directed the soldiers to rearrange a dozen wooden men in the trench, put on their helmets, and then ordered three rapid fires of the grenade.
This is a small team with four groups of grenades. Three rapid fires means that they have to throw three rounds of grenades into the trenches in the shortest possible time, for a total of twelve grenades.
After the deafening explosion, the soldiers stepped forward to retrieve the broken wooden figures in the trenches. This time, the dozen or so wooden figures looked much more damaged. Three or four wooden figures were missing their limbs, and the military uniforms they were wearing were also damaged by the explosion.
The shrapnel scratched it, leaving cracks. Based on these cracks, it can be concluded that under such a violent grenade attack, the casualties of this wooden team were at least half or more.
What surprised the senior officers of the military region headquarters was that the heads of all the wooden figures were still intact. From the removed steel helmets, you can see the marks left by various shrapnel impacts. The most obvious example is a steel helmet.
There was also a piece of shrapnel the size of a thumb stuck in it. Although the shrapnel penetrated the helmet, it only penetrated less than one centimeter into the inside of the helmet. If a soldier was really attacked by such a projectile, then the injury on his head would only be minor.
It represents a minor injury, just a broken scalp bleeding a little.
General Bolognik weighed the helmet in his hand: "This thing doesn't seem to be very heavy. Claude, have you ever thought about using this steel plate to make a batch of breastplates, so that our light cavalry will have a good armor when attacking?"
safety guarantee.”
"Ah?" Claude was stunned: "This, I really haven't thought about this..."
General Albert interjected: "This is indeed a good idea. Although our Thunder Legion is a mounted infantry, focusing on mobility and concentrated firepower for offensive and defensive operations, we occasionally conduct light cavalry assaults.
At that time. With this breastplate made of steel plates, it can indeed play a good role in defending against guns when breaking into the enemy's large group."
It is not that cavalry breastplates have never appeared in the kingdom, but early breastplates were made of thick iron plates. They were too thin to block musket fire, and too thick and too heavy, which reduced the flexibility and maneuverability of the cavalry.
Even when dismounting for battle, it became a heavy burden. If the breastplate was made of special fine iron, the cost would be too high. In the end, the kingdom canceled the cavalry breastplate.
General Bolognik nodded: "I estimate that such a breastplate only weighs four or five kilograms at most. This weight cannot affect the flexibility of our soldiers when riding on a war horse. You can try it first. If it is applicable, our Rock Army
You can also equip it with a breastplate, which will give you a lot of advantages when conducting position assaults and bayonet fights..."
Claude scratched his head, always feeling that if this situation continued like this, there might be a strange scene of soldiers in full armor charging into battle with new rifles with bayonets. He thought for a while and said: "Mr. Veblen is in charge of this.
You ask him if he can do it. The most important thing is how much production of this special steel plate can be produced. I am going to place an order for 200,000 helmets for the military region."
General Bolognik waved to Mr. Veblen to come over and replied: "It's okay. Let's make a helmet first, and then try making some breastplates to see if this weight is a burden on our soldiers. In actual combat exercises, it will
No effect..."
In mid-March of the 599th year of the Holy Light Calendar, a shocking news came. The Kingdom of Hicks declared war on the Kingdom of Orvilas on behalf of the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region of Farea Continent. In other words, Hicks Kingdom declared war on the Kingdom of Ovelas.
The Kingdom of Sri Lanka, the Kingdom of Nasseri, the Principality of Karrnath, the newly restored Principality of Sidins and the Principality of Rimodra simultaneously declared war on the Kingdom of Orvelas, which meant that the eastern region of Farea Continent was in flames for the second time.
The war started, but I don’t know if this war will last five years.
The First Five Years War in the Eastern Region was a rebellion between the Kingdom of Ovilas and the Kingdom of Nasseri, the Principality of Karnas, the Principality of Sidings, the Principality of Rimodra and the Principality of Eskilen.
Austrian Alliance. At that time, the Kingdom of Ovilas was very powerful, and the wealth accumulated in the treasury for more than 20 years made the kingdom's soldiers confident and unafraid of a fight against five. The post-war results also proved this. Although it was a tragic victory,
After all, he became the winner.
Now there are the same five countries. The Kingdom of Hicks has replaced the Principality of Eskiline. The one with the upper hand is the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region of Farea Continent. Especially the addition of the Kingdom of Hicks has strengthened those four countries.
Even though the Kingdom of Hicks has been beaten by the two legions of the Dominion Military District in the colonial war on the Nubicia continent, it is so embarrassing and conspicuous that it has become a big joke to other countries. But it is undeniable
Yes, in the Farea Continent, the Kingdom of Hicks is still a regional power, and its military strength cannot be underestimated.
The current Kingdom of Ovelas can be said to be in its weakest period in history. The five-year war in the eastern region has consumed all the wealth accumulated by the kingdom. The outbreak of colonial wars has made it impossible for the kingdom to receive blood transfusions from overseas to restore the kingdom's mainland.
The economy of the kingdom. The fight for the throne between the two kings disrupted the stable political situation of the kingdom, and everyone had to take sides. The civil war that followed turned the kingdom into ruins, and the tyranny of the victorious Sterling XI turned the kingdom into ruins.
The kingdom was in a state of chaos, and it was not until Frederick I rebelled and came to power the year before that the kingdom regained some of its vitality.
Next came the debt war imposed by the Nasseri Kingdom, and the threat of famine caused by large-scale agricultural product failure in two-thirds of the kingdom's local counties. It was difficult to obtain a large amount of food and agricultural products from overseas autonomous territories.
After being able to survive this difficulty, good news also came from the front line. Most of the invading troops of the Nasseri Kingdom were wiped out and they were defeated steadily. When they were about to counterattack into the Nasseri Kingdom itself, they actually got Farea.
The bad news that the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region of the Continent has declared war on itself!
No one is optimistic about the next situation of the Kingdom of Ovelas. The comparison of national and military strength is really too big. The view of the onlookers is that the Kingdom of Ovelas will struggle for a few months or even half a year at most, and then it can only surrender or
Suing for peace. If you are lucky, you will just cede a few pieces of territory and seek peace. If you are not lucky, you may even end the country...
"This is a trap! This shit Eastern Alliance of Nations is setting a trap for our kingdom, and the debt war is the bait they put down!" General Bolognik angrily pounded the table, yelled, and turned around in the conference room.
Turn around.
Sadly, even though navigation between the overseas dominions and the mainland of the kingdom has been opened, and smuggling ships travel between the two places every month, the news that the overseas dominions receive still comes from the colonies on the west coast. The griffins on the mainland of the kingdom's White Deer City
The legion also obviously blocked this bad news. It seemed that they did not want the overseas autonomous territories to know the news that the kingdom was about to be attacked by five countries.
"The cause of the war was that after reinforcements from two divisions of the Kingdom's Guards Corps arrived at the front line, they cooperated with the Red Dragon Legion in Ustia County to lure the enemy deep into the army. They defeated a standing army of the Kingdom of Nasseri in one fell swoop and annihilated the enemy.
Most of them, and then launched a major counterattack. The defenders of the Kingdom of Nasseri were defeated and fled. The Guards Division recovered the last border county that the kingdom had lost, and the vanguard of the enemy's defeated army invaded the Kingdom of Nasseri itself.
."
General Beachlin, who had just returned from the Rocky Mountain State, looked at the West Coast newspaper in his hand and continued:
"The alliance of countries in the eastern region of Farea Continent, headed by the Kingdom of Hicks, declared war on our kingdom on the pretext of our kingdom's unprovoked invasion of their member state, the border area of the Kingdom of Nasseri. This "Pioneer Forum"
The newspaper said that the four countries of the Eastern Alliance of Nations, led by the Kingdom of Hicks, had long planned to intervene in this debt war, so as soon as war was declared, they could immediately mobilize eight standing legions to march to the border of the Kingdom of Nasseri.
....."
Claude tapped his fingers on the table and asked: "Even if the Eastern Alliance of Nations has already planned to activate the mutual defense military agreement and declare war on our kingdom on the pretext that our kingdom has violated their member states, then our kingdom has made another decision.
What kind of reaction would it be, wouldn’t it be to block the news and prevent our overseas autonomous territories from knowing this bad news?”
General Beach Kerin replied: "Our kingdom has withdrawn all troops entering the border of the Kingdom of Nasseri, and has begun to set up defense lines in the four border counties of the kingdom connected to the Kingdom of Nasseri. At the same time, it has sent special envoys to the Eastern Regional National Alliance.
The five countries intend to put out this war before it burns.
However, the commentator of this newspaper is not optimistic about the kingdom's peace action. He believes that the establishment of the Eastern Regional League of Nations is aimed at the Kingdom of Ovelas. This time it will not be easy for them to find an excuse for war. They will not easily do so.
Let it go. King Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks declared that this time he must destroy the Kingdom of Orvilas, the origin of the war in the eastern region..."
"Bang!" With a sound, General Albert hit the table with his fist, startling everyone. General Albert gritted his teeth and said angrily: "How come there is this Mai from the Kingdom of Hicks everywhere?"
Kidd III, he himself is the culprit of the war! Is it because he can no longer attack our overseas autonomous territories, so he turned his attention to the mainland of our kingdom? If possible, he will send ten more standing legions to continue this colony.
War!"
Claude laughed out loud. This time, let alone the Kingdom of Hicks sending ten more standing legions, even the twenty legions could not help the overseas autonomous territories. On the contrary, Claude was very confident to annihilate these ten legions in one fell swoop.
A standing corps. After more than three years of peaceful development, the Dominion's military strength has grown the fastest. Now, not to mention the two corps, even the local garrison troops are equipped with new rifles, except for the new infantry light field artillery.
....
"Don't look at me..." Claude said with a smile: "It's not that the Kingdom of Hicks doesn't want to send ten standing legions, but that it can't send ten standing legions over.
He doesn't have the power, and there's no place for him to station troops. How about we send an envoy to tell that Mechid that I will give him the port of Vibato and ask him to send ten standing legions to continue this colonial war?
Do you think he will agree?"
At this time, General Bolognik, General Skerry, General Buechlin and General Albert Lund in the conference room also laughed. They all knew that Claude was joking, and Melchid III was not that stupid. Automatic delivery
Come to the door and let the overseas dominions once again add hundreds of thousands of free labor.
However, General Albert was still a little unwilling: "It's a pity that we can't return to the country to participate in the war. Otherwise, with the strength of our Thunder Legion, we would be able to sweep all the armies of the National Alliance in the eastern region. As a soldier, seeing the war happening before our eyes, but
It feels really uncomfortable to not be able to show off one's talents..."
"You are so arrogant..." General Beachlin sarcastically said without mercy: "It's just because the legions are equipped with all the new weapons and think they are invincible that I feel itchy in my heart.
I want to show off on the battlefield. Don’t forget the most important point. What our army relies on most now is logistics. The logistics are so strong that it’s not a problem to fight against ten. If the logistics supply is not available, the army will fall down. There are no bullets and artillery shells.
, our new rifles and new artillery are not even as good as burning fire sticks..."
This is very true. When I used to hold a matchlock gun, if I ran out of gunpowder, I could make do with anything. Stones could be used as guns. Gunpowder was even more casual. Even the gunpowder from artillery could be used as a matchlock gun.
The use of gunpowder. A musket can fire thirty times in a battle, which is considered an extremely fierce battle. But now equipped with new rifles, even in an actual combat exercise, the soldiers will pull the trigger and fire dozens of bullets in just a few blinks.
The skill of the eye.
There are also those new artillery shells, which are about ten times larger than bullets. They hit far, explode loudly, and have extremely powerful explosions. Not to mention projectiles, even those shield vehicles that can withstand solid iron projectiles
All the wooden platoons and carts were wiped out. This was the reason General Albert relied on to inflate his self-confidence and think he was invincible. But if all the artillery shells were fired and the logistics supply could not be provided, it would be over. The new artillery would still be
It's not as good as the old-fashioned one, which can shoot shotgun...
General Bolognik said bitterly: "We are too far away from the kingdom's mainland, and we can't even join the war..."
A knock on the door interrupted the meeting and chat meeting held by the five military leaders in the conference room.
"Come in," General Skree said.
The person who came in was the staff officer on duty at the military region headquarters. He sent in a falcon message: "Report, an urgent message from the Port of Corpicius. The Kingdom's envoys have arrived in the Dominion. It is said that they are here to ask for assistance from us this time.