This is what is meant by the saying that good things come slowly. When Mrs. Maria conveyed the overseas dominion's request to send troops back to White Deer City, the temporary royal court established in White Deer City had a fierce quarrel about this, and it lasted more than a month before a final conclusion was reached.
It is said that the Kingdom's Ministry of War strongly opposes allowing the two armies of the Dominion Military Region to have independent combat and command rights, and insists on bringing the overseas autonomous territories' logistical supplies to the two armies under its jurisdiction.
In other words, the logistical supplies transported by the overseas autonomous territories to the Kingdom's mainland for the two legions of their own military regions must first be handed over to the Kingdom's Army Department for management, and then the Kingdom's Army Department will distribute them to the two legions. The reason why the Kingdom's Army Ministry proposed this
The suggestion is to improve the efficiency of campaign logistics supplies. As for whether the Dominion Military Region believes in this reason, they don’t care, at least they believe it very much.
The overseas autonomous territories are only willing to pay taxes and tributes of 500,000 gold crowns to the kingdom every year. The kingdom's high-ranking ministers also judged it as a wolf-hearted and unloyal to the king. The current finance minister of the kingdom insisted that,
Overseas autonomous territories must pay taxes and tributes of millions of gold crowns, otherwise the kingdom will revoke their autonomy.
There have been many Kingdom envoys who have been to the overseas autonomous territories, not to mention how many spies the kingdom's intelligence department has deployed in the overseas autonomous territories. Now it can be said that the development of the overseas autonomous territories has been clearly displayed in front of the kingdom's high-level powerful figures. They are very
It is clear that the overseas dominions are not the barbaric areas they once were, and the annual tax revenue exceeds two million gold crowns. This is why they insist on paying one million gold crowns in taxes and tribute.
Of course, there are also sober-minded senior officials in the temporary royal court. They believe that at this critical moment of the kingdom's life and death, it is very good news that the overseas autonomous territories are willing to send troops. There is no need for the royal court to entangle the three melons and two dates with the overseas autonomous territories.
The important thing is to urge the Overseas Dominion Military Region to quickly transport the two legions. Now the kingdom can still get the support of two ace field legions that are no less powerful than the Guards Corps. It is already very lucky. The conditions that can be agreed to
Just agree, there is no need to wait...
However, it is a pity that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom, controlled by the forces of established aristocratic families, insist on requiring the two legions of the Overseas Dominion Military Region to obey their wartime commands and agree to pay millions of gold crowns in taxes and tribute.
The battle situation on the front line is stable, and the procrastination of the National Alliance troops in the eastern region has made the Kingdom's Army Ministry believe that the enemy has insufficient stamina and has lost its offensive spirit, so it is stepping up the training of two new second-line armies to wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
At this time, several more good news came from the front line. Several small-scale attacks launched by the Griffin Legion successfully captured the enemy's defense line, and even recovered a lost local county. This made the senior officers of the Kingdom's Army Department
It is even more certain that the enemy's offensive has been exhausted, the troops have no fighting spirit, and the time for a large-scale counterattack will soon come. As a result, their attitude in the temporary royal court became even tougher, threatening that they did not need the support of the two legions of the Overseas Autonomous Territory Military District. The kingdom's
The army can also regain lost territory and drive enemies out of the country...
Seriously speaking, the kingdom's army performed very well in this war against the invasion of the Eastern Region National Alliance troops. Starting from the two divisions of the Red Dragon Legion and the Praetorian Guards resisting the enemy's attack in the border counties, the Eastern Region countries
The battle losses and casualties of the Alliance army were about twice as high as those of the Kingdom army.
In the offensive and defensive battles at the frontier positions, four and a half of the eight standing legions of the National Alliance in the eastern region were defeated, while the Red Dragon Army was almost completely wiped out, and only one and a half regiments of the two divisions of the Imperial Guards were withdrawn. The Eastern Region
The National Alliance army suffered nearly 270,000 casualties, while the kingdom lost 110,000 elite field troops. But the problem was that the enemy replenished it quickly. In less than two months, eight standing legions were assembled again, and the troops arrived at Ibinis
Special plain.
The king had no choice but to give up. The kingdom formed two second-line legions. Under the leadership of the remaining two divisions of the Guards Corps, they conducted a blocking battle on the Ibiniste Plain. However, they could not withstand the continuous advance of the enemy.
Day and night attacks, the two second-line armies were finally defeated, and the Imperial Guards also retreated to the royal capital at the cost of one division. The kingdom lost 140,000 troops in this blockade, and the eight standing armies of the Eastern Region National Alliance suffered casualties again.
There are more than 200,000 troops, but they have already arrived at the royal capital.
Frederick I was forced to abandon the royal capital and evacuate. If he didn't leave, he would be besieged in the royal capital. It wasn't that he didn't want to defend the royal capital, but he didn't have enough troops on hand. There was only one guard corps left among the original four divisions.
The men and horses of the division. Even if volunteers are recruited to defend the city in the royal capital, they may not be able to recruit the strength of a legion. They have no choice but to move to Bailu City to set up a temporary royal court, exchanging space for time to form a new second-line legion.
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It may be said that Frederick I was the poorest king in the history of the Kingdom of Overas when he evacuated the king. He did not bring much property with him, because all the wealth he obtained from the newly emerging business aristocrats had been spent on this
In the war to resist the invasion, there was not much left. He did not bring out much military supplies, and the kingdom's arsenal was already empty.
The three-year civil war in the Kingdom almost exhausted the armaments inventory of the Kingdom of Overas. When Prince Hansback evacuated the royal capital, he took away all the armaments and supplies that could be taken away, and burned those that could not be taken away.
All was lost. Later, the forces of the established aristocratic families and the eldest prince's troops fought in the kingdom itself, consuming the arms inventory of the military industry controlled by the established aristocratic families.
After finally defeating the eldest prince, Prince Wedelek ascended the throne as Sterling XI. He did not pay attention to replenishing the weapons inventory in the arsenal of the royal capital. At the same time, he also continued to default on the military industry controlled by the established aristocratic families.
Due to the cost of military supplies consumed in the civil war, and the overseas autonomous territories cutting off the supply of mineral resources to the Kingdom, the production of the Kingdom's military industry has been in a semi-stop state, unable to replenish the weapons of the Kingdom's three ace field legions.
Equipment consumption......
After Frederick I came to power, he was determined to change the production situation of the military industry. However, due to financial constraints, he could only produce some weapons and equipment on a small scale and in small batches. As a result, a debt war and the invasion of the Eastern Alliance Army could be said to have consumed
All the weapons and armament supplies in the kingdom were depleted. The reason why the temporary royal court was established in Bailu City was because it stored grain, grass and armament supplies free of charge from overseas autonomous territories, allowing the Kingdom's Army Department to once again establish three second-line legions.
This war to resist the invasion of the Eastern Region National Alliance Army has been going on for a year. The Kingdom has suffered more than 300,000 casualties, while the Eastern Regional National Alliance Army has also lost 500,000 to 600,000 troops. The Kingdom’s Ministry of War believes that the enemy is fierce
The opportunity to counterattack is about to come. But they forgot that the enemies are five countries. Among them, the Kingdom of Hicks and the Kingdom of Nasseri are not weaker than the Kingdom of Orvelas. No matter how bad the remaining three principalities are,
I can scrape together three kilograms of nails.
The casualties of 500,000 to 600,000 horses were a huge loss of vitality that one country could not bear, but if divided among five countries, it was not impressive at all. As a result, it was delayed for nearly more than a month, and the Eastern Regional League of Nations
The four standing legions rushed to the front line, and the temporary royal court felt that something was wrong. The enemy and our forces on the front line were nearly three to one, and the pressure was greatly increased.
Sure enough, in the enemy's subsequent attack, the first defensive line finally fell after half a month of bloody battles. Most of the Griffin Legion was damaged, and the last division of the Guards was only reduced to two regiments. Two regiments.
The second-line army was defeated by the enemy again, and only one division retreated. Although the enemy also suffered heavy casualties, it still maintained its superiority in strength. The Kingdom's Army Ministry could only concentrate all its forces on the second defensive front, and the company had just formed
Two new second-line regiments that had been trained for less than a month were also sent to the front line...
Only then did the voices in the temporary royal court requesting His Majesty King Frederic I to agree to the terms of the overseas autonomous territories gained the upper hand. If the second defensive line was lost again, then the Kingdom of Ovelas would face the crisis of national subjugation. Because
Bailu City no longer has the troops to defend it, and there is not much military supplies and funds for the Kingdom's Army Department to form a new second-line army again.
Perhaps Frederic I could still take his family and ministers to the overseas dominions to establish a royal court in exile, but it would be uncomfortable to be dependent on others, especially those senior officials and powerful bosses from established aristocratic families who had never dealt with the dominions.
They must have arrived in the overseas autonomous territories, and from now on they will have to live with their fishing poles.
The old aristocratic family forces finally pinched their noses and admitted defeat, and the cowardly Frederick I finally stopped swinging around and handed over all military affairs to the Kingdom's Army Department. After realizing the crisis he faced, he immediately made up his mind,
After signing the official document of approval of the edict and the agreement, a messenger was sent to the overseas autonomous territories immediately, and handed the edict and notice to Madam Maria, asking her to urge the overseas autonomous territories military region to immediately send troops back to the kingdom for rescue.
However, the Kingdom's mainland and the overseas autonomous territories are separated by the Silent Ocean, and it takes a month of sea voyage back and forth. Even if the Dominion Military Region sends troops immediately, it will take at least a month and a half to wait. Only then did Frederick I regret that he had listened to the Kingdom's army.
The Ministry's nonsense, thinking that the enemy could be driven out of the country without the support of the overseas autonomous military regions, wasted a month and a half. But now he can only pray that the front line can defend the last line of defense and give the autonomous territories
Military zone rescue buys more time.
As for the overseas autonomous territories, although the request for sending troops was sent to Bailu City and no reply was received, and even no news came from the delay for more than a month, the recruitment and expansion work of the two legions in the autonomous territory military region is still
It was proceeding in an orderly manner. General Bolognik, on the other hand, felt that he was not up and down, so he specifically talked to Claude and wanted to know what to do if the Kingdom's mainland rejected the Dominion Military Region's request to send troops.
What to do? Of course it’s cold! Claude’s answer is simple. If the Kingdom’s mainland rejects our request to send troops, then it means that the current war situation in the Kingdom is still under the control of the Kingdom’s Army Department, and there is nothing critical. As the saying goes
It is said that rescuing troops is like putting out fires. If the kingdom's mainland really couldn't support it, a messenger would have come to urge our autonomous military region to send troops for rescue. The delay of so long without a reply shows that the situation is not tense at all...
"But what if the kingdom itself refuses us to send troops for rescue because of our request?" General Bolognik was still a little worried.
Claude raised his head and looked at General Bolognik seriously: "If the Kingdom does not agree to our request, but asks our autonomous military region to send troops for rescue, I will not send troops. In fact, we all know very well that between us and the Kingdom
The old local aristocratic families are not in the same group. I don't want to have to be careful to guard against the secret arrows and conspiracies from the friendly forces behind me when fighting against foreign enemies. To be honest, I don't want to be in the same camp as them.
Even though His Majesty the King has granted us a title as a member of the aristocracy, in the eyes of these established aristocratic families, we are nouveau riche, lucky people, not even as good as those emerging business aristocrats. And we have cut them off.
We have financial resources in the overseas territories. Perhaps in their eyes, we are more disgusting to them than the Eastern Region National Alliance troops that invaded our kingdom. If we send troops unconditionally, they will have many tricks and conspiracies to punish us and make us
There is suffering to be told, but there is nowhere to ask for justice.
Therefore, without agreeing to our request, I would rather not send troops. This is responsible for the lives of our two legion soldiers. When we bring them to the kingdom, we should bring them back intact. Even if there are casualties, we should let them
The sacrifice of their lives is more valuable. It is better to let them shed their blood on the battlefield of defending the kingdom and resisting invasion than to let them become disposable pawns in the eyes of the big shots..."
"But, what if Bailu City can't hold on anymore?" General Bolognik was still a little worried.
"You mean the country will be destroyed? The whole army will be destroyed..." Claude asked.
General Bolognik nodded.
Claude laughed: "In that case, we will be free, and the overseas autonomous territories will be independent. As for the kingdom itself, there is no need to worry. The kingdom is gone, and we don't have to wait for a reply to any request.
, we can attack however we want, there are no orders or rules to restrain us, the entire eastern Farea region will become a battlefield where our two legions gallop..."
General Bolognik was unable to keep up with Claude's thoughts. He was shocked by what Claude just said and was speechless: "You, you mean that if the kingdom dies, our Dominion Military Region will still continue this war."
war?"
"Of course," Claude looked at General Bolognik strangely: "We are an overseas autonomous territory. Just because the Kingdom of Overas was destroyed by the enemy does not mean that the war is over. So what if the country is destroyed? We don't
Will you fight back and restore the country? You don’t think that since the kingdom is gone and our autonomous military region is gone, we should surrender, surrender our guns, and wait for the enemy to do what we want, right?
What is the purpose of recruiting and expanding the establishment of two legions in our autonomous military region? Isn't it just for fighting? In fact, even if the Kingdom itself does not agree to our request for troops, we can still send troops. But we do not need to rescue the Kingdom itself, but to attack the enemy.
Our old home, the Principality of Rimodra and the Principality of Sidings, haven’t they been restored? We can let them subjugate themselves again.
There is also the Kingdom of Hicks. Hasn’t it never recognized the end of the colonial war? It has also occupied an enclave in the newly occupied territory of our kingdom, so can’t we recover the newly occupied territory? As long as we are willing, we are still afraid of not being able to send troops.
Is there any chance? As for the soldiers in the Autonomous Territory Military Region, they have been bored without fighting in the past few years, and their training has begun to slacken. We all know that elite soldiers are not made through training, but through fighting.
I have been thinking about it for the past two years. The military region of the Dominion now has too many troops, which has put a great burden on the economy of the Dominion. The tax revenue of 26.7 million gold crowns a year has 1.6 million spent.
In terms of military expenditure, this is indeed not normal. You can calculate that there are twenty local garrison regiments armed with 110,000 people, plus two legions with 150,000 troops, and an ocean cruising fleet, a total of 20
A strength of 70,000 to 80,000 troops.
If we were still engaged in a colonial war with the Hicks Kingdom, it would be normal for the overseas autonomous territories to maintain such a large number of troops. But now that the colonial war is over, there are no countries or territories that pose a threat to the overseas autonomous territories on the Nubisian continent. In peacetime
There is no need for the overseas autonomous territories to retain such a huge military force. However, given the current situation, we cannot immediately reduce our military strength and abandon our martial arts. Therefore, it is necessary to retain such a large number of troops.
Our problem is that the overseas autonomous territories are vast and sparsely populated, and the nearly 300,000 troops will become a heavy burden on the economic development of the autonomous territories. If there is peace for more than ten years, the economic development of the autonomous territories will stagnate, and the combat effectiveness of the troops will also be significantly reduced. Therefore,
We must find an enemy for our armed forces, and let our military forces add more power and fuel to the economic development of overseas autonomous territories..."
General Bolognik was puzzled by Claude's words at first. How could he say that too many troops in the Dominion Military Region would have an impact on the Dominion's economy and become a burden? If so, why would he need to recruit troops to expand the army's establishment? But then he
Thinking of what Claude had just said about the kingdom being destroyed and the overseas autonomous territories still being able to launch attacks, he began to think thoughtfully, and soon he suddenly understood.
"I understand that for our autonomous military region, war is just a means to achieve an end. We fight to create more economic value for the overseas autonomous regions and to maintain the combat effectiveness of our regiments, rather than to waste military pay.
...." General Bolognik said.
Claude nodded. What General Bolognik said was not far from what he thought. What else in the world could be more efficient than organized large-scale robbery and forced relocation by the military? Not only could it increase the number of overseas autonomous territories,
Resident household registration can also provide you with countless wealth.
The last time we were in the kingdom itself, we had to maintain military discipline, so we could only attack machinery and equipment and the estates of emerging business nobles, but we didn't gain much in terms of property. This time we went to the enemy's country, and we could completely let go and fight. Besides, the troops have been replaced with new weapons.
Equipment should also be taken to the battlefield to maintain morale and increase combat experience. It is better than staying in an overseas autonomous territory and sitting around doing nothing every day...
"In fact, in the last census of the Dominion, I found a big hidden danger, that is, there are more men than women, and the gender imbalance is extremely imbalanced. So we have another purpose of sending troops this time, which is to let the soldiers of our legion in the Farea continent
Find your significant other in the eastern region and bring them back to the Dominion. To be clear, we should be leading the blind date this time. It is also the duty of us generals to help our soldiers get married and start a family..." Claude smiled very much.