On January 25, the first year of the Holy Light Calendar, 600, the 72,000-strong First Division and Second Division of the Panshi Corps under the Overseas Autonomous Territory Military Region arrived at Bailu City and were warmly welcomed by the temporary royal court.
However, although the welcoming atmosphere was warm, the officers and soldiers of the Rock Legion who got off the ship were immediately criticized by the senior officers sent by the Kingdom's Army Ministry to welcome them. The reason was very simple, because the new military uniforms worn by the officers and soldiers of the Rock Legion did not
Not the traditional bright red color of the Kingdom of Ovilas...
"The color of this military uniform is really ugly, like shit..."
"Hey, look, they have an iron pot on their head, it really looks like a turtle shell..."
"Why do I think the style of this military uniform is so beautiful?"
"Although the colors and styles of the military uniforms are weird, these soldiers look very capable..."
The lively crowd watched and commented on the soldiers who had disembarked from the ocean transport ship and were lining up. Indeed, most people are used to seeing the color of red military uniforms, and the new brown-gray uniforms of the Rock Army always feel very rustic and inconspicuous.
.Several senior officers of the Kingdom's Army Department directly questioned General Bolognik and General Beachkerin who had just disembarked from the ship.
"General, I'm curious as to why the colors and styles of the military uniforms of your overseas dominions are different from those of our kingdom. Are you preparing to stand alone or are you trying to separate from the kingdom and stand on your own?"
General Bolognik laughed gently: "The overseas autonomous territory is the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Overas. It is autonomy, not self-reliance. We still have to serve the kingdom, pay taxes, and fight the enemy together. The legions under the autonomous military region are just
It belongs to the local garrison force and can decide the color and style of its military uniforms on its own.
In fact, the real reason is very simple. The Kingdom has been unable to support overseas autonomous territories for many years, so that we have been short of bright red military uniform fabrics. The colonial war has brought us countless casualties, forcing us to consider alternatives to bright red uniforms when rebuilding the legion.
In the end, we could only choose the cheapest and most common fabric, brown gray, to make military uniforms."
"Uh..." The senior officers were immediately speechless. General Bolognik admitted that the overseas autonomous territories did not have the fabric to make the red military uniforms, so he had no choice but to use this ugly brown-gray fabric instead.
This reason is very good. You can't let others go into battle naked without the red uniforms. Why has the kingdom not supported the overseas autonomous territories with military supplies for so many years?
"Haha, it's okay. The Rock Legion and the Thunder Legion are the local garrison armies of the overseas autonomous territories. They have the right to customize the color and style of their military uniforms. There is no need to follow the rules and regulations of the regular legions of the Kingdom..." Several people came next to them.
The senior officials who attended the welcome ceremony quickly came to smooth things over, and finally the senior officers of the Army Department were allowed to step down.
The welcome ceremony was carried out in a very orderly and measured manner, and the atmosphere was warm. Except for the onlookers of the kingdom who expressed their welcome excitedly, the senior officers of both sides who participated in the ceremony had tense faces and did not talk to each other much. At most, they just
They looked at each other politely and awkwardly. For the officers of the Rock Legion, they looked down on these friendly forces who only wanted to defeat the enemy and asked for help, and regarded themselves as superior to others. But the senior officers of the Kingdom's Army Department felt that the officers of the Rock Legion were these rubes.
His arrogance and looking at himself with contempt is simply unreasonable.
The welcome ceremony ended quickly. The generals from both sides took the stage and casually praised each other, reiterated their confidence in the final victory of this resistance war, strengthened the belief that our army will win, boosted morale, and then soon
It's almost over. The soldiers of the Rock Legion who disembarked from the ship went to the campsite that had been prepared long ago. They will rest here for a short five or six days and resume the hard work of the sea voyage in the second half of the month before setting off for the front line.
The next morning, General Bolognik and General Buechlin went to the temporary residence where Frederick I was staying to see His Majesty, and then quarreled with the Minister of War of the Kingdom at the military affairs meeting chaired by His Majesty. The reason was that the Minister of Army of the Kingdom suggested that the Rock Army
Go to the second line of defense and strengthen the garrison there.
However, Bolognik rejected this request. He requested to go to Ambriz County to set up defenses and reset and build a new defensive front to prevent the second defensive front from collapsing again after encountering the enemy's superior force attack and causing the enemy to advance straight in. At the same time, he wondered why not
Abandon five local counties that have been beaten into tatters and insist on using weak troops to fight the enemy to death?
So General Bolognik was collectively attacked by the old aristocratic families in the royal court. They believed that not even an inch of the kingdom's land could be easily given up, and the Rock Legion went to Ambriz County to set up defenses because they were afraid of death and wanted to hide behind the second line of defense and watch the front line.
The soldiers fought desperately for ulterior motives...
General Beach Green joined the debate. He only pointed out one fact. If all the kingdom's current troops were buried on the second line of defense for the sake of these kingdoms' lands, then the kingdom would have no hope of saving the defeat.
The purpose of the Rock Legion's deployment in Ambriz County is to give the Kingdom's troops on the second line of defense a chance to evacuate. Once the defense line is deployed, the Kingdom's troops on the front line can retreat to the rear to rest and reorganize, and the Rock Legion will face the eastern region alone.
Attack of all legions of the National Alliance...
Perhaps General Bichklin's big words shocked the noble officials at the royal court. Although they doubted the combat effectiveness of the Rock Army, they were unwilling to give up this opportunity to make the Rock Army suffer a big loss. After private discussions, they agreed with Bolognik.
The proposal of the general and General Beachkerin allowed the Rock Army to go to Ambriz County to set up defenses and mobilize the people to help the Rock Army set up and build various defensive positions. However, they asked General Bolognik and General Beachkerin to guarantee that if the Rock Army
If the legion cannot hold on to Ambriz County, then the Wang Ting will deprive the overseas autonomous military regions of their independent combat rights and command rights...
The ocean-going cruise fleet of the overseas dominions parked in White Deer City for five days, finally unloaded all the supplies, and immediately set sail back to the mainland of Nubisia. Next, the three divisions of the Thunder Legion with 120,000 troops boarded the ship and headed for Rimod.
At the port of Florik in the Principality, the crescent hook plan was implemented, which dealt a fatal blow to the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region. The round trip time is still one and a half months...
On February 16, the first year of the Holy Light Calendar, 600, the soldiers of the three divisions of the Thunder Legion boarded the ship at the Port of Corbichus in Tilsim State, and were crowded with members of the Dominion Parliament and military families who came to see them off.
When we arrived at the pier, we waved yellow handkerchiefs to see off the soldiers who were going on the expedition. The pier was crowded with people, and several bands were playing cheerful and melodious music. There was a roar of people and gongs and drums.
"It's too noisy." Claude said. Opposite him was General Skree, who was staying behind. Next to him were his mother, Kefni, their two sons, and the maid holding their one-year-old daughter.
"The morale of the soldiers is very high. Listen to what they are shouting. Mom and dad, don't worry, I will bring you a daughter-in-law..." General Skerry laughed: "Come in
The joke about going on a blind date has been spread among the military. Many officers and soldiers indeed went to war with the idea of finding a wife for themselves. You should pay attention to this, so as not to capsize in the gutter. At the same time,
Emphasize discipline and don't go too far."
Claude smiled: "I will pay attention, I will leave this to you. No more words, it's time for me to get on the boat..."
After kissing his mother, wife, and three children goodbye, Claude was the last one to get on the ship. There was a trumpeter standing on the bow of more than 200 ocean-going transport ships, and they blew the horn together, "woo woo woo."
"The sound of the horn echoed in the harbor, and ships one by one pulled anchor and set sail. More than 20 armored ships serving as escorts for the fleet also started their steam engines, with black smoke rising from their chimneys and a low "rumbling" sound.
It sounded and began to sail across the waves on the sea.
Claude was naturally on board the new flagship of the Ironclad Fleet, the "Bald Eagle" cruiser. This was the second improved ironclad cruiser produced by the overseas dominions. After the sea trial was successfully accepted, it was immediately taken over by Fleet Admiral Mourier.
The German general designated it as his own ship and the new flagship of the armored fleet. Compared with the first ironclad cruiser "Golden Claw Sea Eagle", the "Bad Eagle" cruiser has better habitability, at least at least
The starting noise of the marine steam engine in the cabin is not that loud.
Fourteen days later, in the stormy sea, it was only a day and a half's voyage from Bailu City.
"Should our fleet dock at White Deer City to let the soldiers rest for a few days?" Murray Ed asked Claude who was looking at the sea view.
"That's not necessary." Claude shook his head: "If we dock in White Deer City, then when we set sail again, our whereabouts may be leaked. Just turn here and hold on for more than ten days.
, we will arrive at our destination, the port of Florik, and then rest and recuperate. Now the soldiers on every ship are undergoing training. They must not be soft-footed shrimps. Once they land, their feet will be weak and they will not be able to stand. This time we
The operation is a quick one, and we will continue to fight after we get ashore until the crescent hook plan is completed..."
Murield let out a long sigh: "I'm beginning to regret now. Shouldn't I be in charge of this ocean cruising fleet? As a soldier, it is a lifelong honor to destroy an enemy's country and capture the enemy's royal city. But I am in the navy now.
I feel a little regretful that I can't follow my boss to fight on land. These two boys, Belklin and Diavid, have been showing off in front of me these days, and sometimes I really want to beat them up, what a shame!"
Claude laughed loudly: "It is indeed the glory of the army to attack cities and destroy enemy countries, but it is the glory of the navy to be invincible. In this crescent hook plan, you have a heavy burden. Not only do you have to escort
When we reach our destination, we must also destroy the Sea King Fleet of the Kingdom of Hicks, blockade the North Gulf of the Principality of Karrnath, annihilate the cruising squadrons of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Kingdom of Karrnath, and capture the enemy's ocean-going transport ships.
.....
To be honest, I have been worried that the number of battleships in the Iron Armored Fleet is too small. There are only twenty-two ships now, which is less than the number of an enemy's cruising squadron. The Sea King Fleet has more than a hundred sailing battleships. Although I believe that the Iron Armored Fleet will
I won, but I don’t want too many battle losses to affect the subsequent convoy plan. You should know that the subsequent convoy plan is the key to the entire operation. Once our Thunder Legion runs out of ammunition supplies, we will be in trouble.
..."
"Don't worry, boss." Murield said confidently: "Didn't we encounter pirates when we escorted a transport fleet to the west coast at the end of last year? As a result, the two armored destroyers we escorted attacked and sank.
The pirates had seven warships and captured fifteen ocean-going ships. The Bordo pirate gang, which was well-known in the waters of the Nubari Islands, was completely wiped out. The most heinous pirate leaders had been hanged on the dock of Vibato Port.
, the remaining four to five hundred pirates were also escorted to Rocky Mountain State to mine.
Although the Hicks Kingdom's Sea King fleet has many warships, they are all old sail warships. And we are now equipped with white phosphorus artillery shells. As long as one shot is hit, they can't save the fire even if they want to, and they have no way to escape, so they can only watch.
Watching the battleships burn into torches. And we are all iron-clad battleships, and the solid iron projectiles fired by their old-fashioned naval guns are simply tickling us. Don’t worry, boss, we will definitely destroy the Hicks Kingdom’s Sea King Fleet.
Sent to the bottom of the sea. Even if we miss, we can definitely knock their warships to the bottom of the sea..."
Muriel was right, just like the two armored destroyers that encountered the Bordo Pirates at the end of last year. They were hit by countless solid cannonballs from the pirate ship, and only had nearly a hundred small holes on the ship's board.
Of the seven pirate ships they sunk, only three were actually sunk by artillery, and the remaining four were knocked to the bottom of the sea by their sharp collision angles.
Therefore, Muriel was very confident and did not think that the more than 100 sail warships of the Sea King Fleet could pose any threat to the armored fleet. In the past two years, the Port of Patres in the Overseas Dominion built a total of four batches of armored warships, each batch of four
By the time it reaches six, it already has fourteen armored destroyers, two armored cruisers and six armored armed transport ships. Each batch has been improved, and by the time the last batch of armored destroyers is produced, it can be truly finalized.
On March 14, Year 600 of the Holy Light Calendar, two hundred and forty-eight ocean-going transport ships escorted by the ocean-going cruise fleet and the iron-clad fleet arrived in the outer waters of Florik Harbor in the Principality of Rimodra. The iron-clad warships surrounded the sea area
All fishing boats and passing cargo ships within the range were seized. Then the disguised Wolf Fang Brigade, led by Major Blovik, took these fishing boats and cargo ships and sneaked into the harbor in the middle of the night, quietly controlling the Xinying communications.
Office, city lord's palace, local garrison station, patrol department, city gate and checkpoint outside the city.
With the waving of torches at the pier, a large-scale landing began. When the sky turned white and dawn arrived, the residents of Florik Harbor City discovered that the entire city had been unknowingly occupied by the enemy, even if there were people who wanted to go out to deliver messages.
It's no longer possible.
"I will seal the city for three days to prevent the news of our occupation of the Florik harbor from spreading." Claude held an emergency meeting: "But I will only give you one day to rest. Belklin will be the first to attack.
Main force, you lead the first division to attack the Royal City of Polyvisia in the Kingdom of Nasseri. Don’t use the banner of our kingdom, just use the banner of the overseas autonomous territories. Except for collecting supplies along the way, don’t tell others your number and destination. Everything.
They all said it was a secret operation, leaving the enemy confused..."
The reason why Claude said this is that after occupying Florik Harbor, residents in the city often mistook the Thunder Legion for the newly formed troops of the Eastern Region National Alliance. Because the Thunder Legion soldiers wore brown-gray military uniforms and headscarves.
Wearing a steel helmet, no one ever believed that it was the army of their enemy, the Kingdom of Orvilas.
Even if a soldier told the residents in the city that he was a soldier from the Kingdom of Ovelas and was here to regain the lost land, the residents in the city still thought it was a joke. As we all know, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Ovelas have always been
Wearing a bright red jacket and black trousers military uniform, a bright red straight military hat, black leather boots and a black belt, it is clear at a glance that it is definitely not this kind of brown-gray military uniform. So the residents of these cities said cheerfully, I understand, we
You all understand, you are doing this to keep it a secret, right...
When McJack told Claude the reaction of these city residents as a joke, Claude fell into deep thought, and then ordered to collect and forge official documents and certificates from the Eastern Region National Alliance, pretending to be the enemy's newly formed legion to reinforce the front line.
Give these forged documents to Belklin and ask him to lead the first division to quickly attack the Royal City of Polyvisia in the Kingdom of Nasseri. The forged documents allow him to collect supplies such as grain, grass, horse materials, etc. from the towns along the way.
"You don't need to worry about the towns you left behind, as well as Fort Afina, the capital of the Principality of Sidings. These can be left to our follow-up troops to take care of. Your only purpose is the Royal City of Polyvisia, and use the best
Arrive as quickly as possible, occupy the royal city, defend the royal city, and wait for our arrival. Do you understand?" Claude looked at Belklin and asked.
"Understood, General, I will definitely fulfill my mission." Belklin stood up and saluted.
"McJack, your mission is to lead the third division to sweep across the territory of the former Eskiline Principality and retake the enclave occupied by the Hicks Kingdom. The focus is to maintain the military industry in the three southern counties.
, and integrate it as soon as possible. Establish a manufacturing workshop that can produce the artillery shells and bullets we need. If the ammunition transportation and supplies at sea are interrupted, we will need to rely on the ammunition produced here to fight...
"
McJack stood up: "General, promise to complete the mission."
"Colonel Anders." Claude looked at his former adjutant again: "Your 1304th Regiment is stationed here to maintain order here and wait for the ocean-going fleet to arrive again to deliver ammunition and supplies to us.
.Do you understand your responsibilities?”
"Yes, General, as long as the city is as strong as the people, I will never let the seaport of Florik be lost in my hands!" Colonel Anders stood up and saluted, shouting loudly.
"Okay, let's get over with everyone and make preparations for the war. We will set off immediately in three days." Claude said.