Chapter 575: General Siegfried's plan to open up wasteland
Chapter 575: General Siegfried’s land reclamation plan
The Grand Duke of the Sunset River, Neertuze. The Duke of Hicks, made a big mistake. He regarded himself as equal to Claude, so he sent a special envoy to send a letter to Claude, and expressed doubts in the letter.
Claude’s proposal was based on the hope that Claude could guarantee his own safety. In the eyes of the Grand Duke of Sunset River, his request was reasonable and reasonable. But to Claude, this Grand Duke of Sunset River was a fool and ignorant.
Lifting guy...
This is actually as absurd as a low-level civil servant expressing doubts about the decision-making made by his superiors and asking the leaders to ensure that his personal interests will not be harmed in the implementation of this decision-making process. Of course, such a stupidity really exists.
If you are young, you will generally not survive more than two episodes on TV, and in reality you will soon be ostracized and expelled.
But now that Colonel Bockard came to contact the Grand Duke of Sunset River, everything became smoother. Colonel Bockard could say what Claude couldn't say, and Colonel Bockard could do things that Claude couldn't do. For example, Bockard
Colonel Al could reveal to the Grand Duke of Luojihe without any scruples Claude’s strategic layout for the Kingdom of Hicks after the withdrawal of the Dominion Military Region, and thereby obtained many bribes and benefits from the Grand Duke of Luojihe...
After Claude let it go, a month later, Colonel Bockard reported that everything was settled, and the Grand Duke of Sunset River was willing to follow the arrangements of the Military Intelligence Department. However, Colonel Bockard needed to take a risk and go to Sunset River at that time.
He stayed as a guest with the Grand Duke for a period of time and traveled with him until the Grand Duke of Sunset River took possession of the royal capital, Saint Cyprian City.
The plan of the Ministry of Military Intelligence is for Grand Duke Sunset River to reorganize his troops, select the elite troops of a legion, and use the name of a sneak attack on the royal city of Saint Hyprian to set off before the Storm Legion sweeps the six western counties and enter the central part of the country that has been swept away.
The local county then met a Hicks Returning Division, forming a battlefield confrontation. This stalemate lasted for two to three months, until the autonomous military area evacuated. The Grand Duke of Sunset River led an army to follow and recapture the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing.
The advantage of this plan is that Grand Duke Sunset River can hide his subordinates and allies. No one knows that he is secretly colluding with the Dominion Military Region. Instead, he is dressed up as a hero who regained the Kingdom of Hicks. Even if he and the Dominion Military Region did not happen,
Any armed conflict, but afterwards people can also imagine the glorious deeds of him leading his troops to fight hard, finally driving away the invaders, and regaining the city of Saint Cyprian in Wangjing...
Another biggest advantage is that the Grand Duke of the Sunset River can use this plan to deal with his allies. After Colonel Boker contacted the Grand Duke of the Sunset River, he soon discovered that the 200,000 men under the Grand Duke of the Sunset River formed a very powerful force.
It’s complicated. There are other local officials who come with garrison troops to join in the fun, and there are also territorial nobles who come with private armed forces to form alliances. In short, there are countless mountain combinations of different sizes. The Grand Duke of Sunset River is just pushed by these large and small military leaders.
Just ascend to the throne of alliance leader.
However, the Grand Duke of Sunset River was not a vegetarian. He also had a division of trusted people under his command. This was the main reason why he subdued those allies. However, after he entered the six counties in the west, he found that his situation was not very good. These allies
The quarrels over territory and supplies gave him a splitting headache every day. So Claude's letter became his life-saving straw, but he made a mistake and regarded Claude as an enemy commander with the same status as himself. As a result,
His butler hit a snag and was sent out after seeing Claude.
Fortunately, Colonel Boker then found his special envoy butler, and the two parties re-established contact. After learning about the situation from Colonel Boker, the Grand Duke of Sunset River realized that he had misjudged the situation. He corrected his mistakes.
, hurriedly presented Colonel Boker with a large amount of gold and silver, and then conspired with the Military Intelligence Department to set up this plan.
Next, the Grand Duke of Sunset River showed his high integrity in front of his allies. He did not want an inch of the territory of the six western counties, but fairly distributed the land of the six western counties to his allies, large and small. His only
His request is that his allies agree to let him select some elite troops from their command to form a legion with stronger combat effectiveness, and follow him to the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing to face the invading enemies...
To the allies of the Grand Duke of the Sunset River, the Grand Duke of the Sunset River is simply a born saint. He does not care about territory and is dedicated to fighting the invading enemies and regaining the Kingdom of Hicks. Although they will lose some elite troops, the Grand Duke of the Sunset River has
By staying at the front, the safety of the six western counties could be guaranteed. So they agreed to Grand Duke Ruihe River's request and took the initiative to provide food and grass for the expedition. Little did they know that Grand Duke Rui Rihe had actually sold them at a good price.
When the Grand Duke of Sunset River led his army to the expedition, Colonel Boker'al led a group of troops disguised as a small caravan and came to join them with the Grand Duke of Sunset River's order. In fact, Colonel Boker'al and the others were to be hostages, but to the outside world
The theory is that they are a secret reconnaissance team sent by the Grand Duke of the Sunset River. Now they are back to report the situation in various places to the Grand Duke of the Sunset River...
With Colonel Boker leading the army of Grand Duke Sunset River, this road was naturally smooth. And Grand Duke Sunset River's subordinates also knew that they were the enemies who were going to attack Saint Hyprian City in Wangjing, so this journey could be considered a secret. It's just that
When they arrived at Lupsis County, which is the closest to the Wangjing area, they suddenly found that there was an enemy camp blocking the way in front, and a large number of enemy light cavalry on the left were searching. The situation was very urgent.
In desperation, in order to avoid the enemy discovering the whereabouts of the legion, the Grand Duke of the Sunset River could only lead the army to the mountainous area on the right, and found a very hidden valley for the legion to station on the spot. Then the Grand Duke of the Sunset River sent
The spies went out to investigate, and the acquisitions brought by Colonel Boker were naturally sent out. However, few of the spies sent out came back, but Colonel Boker's men came back with injuries and gave the generals in the legion a piece of precise information.
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It is said that the invading Storm Legion began its attack on the six western counties after the Grand Duke of Sunset River went out. The territorial nobles and local officials who fell into the hands of the enemy quickly betrayed the whereabouts of Grand Duke of Sunset River and his legion.
.So the enemy immediately stepped up their search for the Grand Duke's Legion of Sunset River, hoping to eliminate this legion that could pose a threat to them. Many of the spies dispatched fell into the hands of the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry. Maybe the enemy would soon
Will soon come to the mountainous area to sweep...
After hearing the spies' reports, some of the generals in the big tent cursed the captured territorial nobles and local officials for not having national justice and betraying the whereabouts of their legion. Some panicked and suggested that the legion be moved immediately. However, Grand Duke Sunset River was in danger.
In the chaos, I thought that since we have reached such a point, we might as well fight to the death. This is a mountainous area, and the terrain is good for defense. If we move to plain terrain, it will be worse, and we will be overwhelmed by the enemy's light cavalry regiment.
Therefore, the Grand Duke of Sunset River ordered the purchase of defense lines on the spot, set up forts, and fought to the death with the enemy. After seven or eight days, the enemy came, with about the strength of a division. However, the enemy discovered that Grand Duke of Sunset River had already set up the defensive line.
, did not carry out the attack, but retreated a few miles, also chose a dangerous location, and began to arrange defensive camps and positions.
Seeing this, the generals under the Grand Duke of the Sunset River suggested taking the initiative to attack. The Grand Duke of the Sunset River followed suit and sent some troops to attack, but they were quickly repelled by the enemy's ferocious firepower. The four men who went out were not very similar to the Grand Duke of the Sunset River.
Three of the generals who were in harmony were killed and one was wounded, and most of their men escaped with their lives broken. This sap blow made the generals under the Grand Duke of Rui Rihe wake up, and no one suggested that the Grand Duke of Rui Ri River launch an attack. So the two sides began to enter
Confrontation, occasionally sending small groups of troops to harass the enemy's camp...
Claude is very busy. The ocean-going transport fleet of the overseas Dominion Military Region has once again returned to the Patkara Port that has been leased by the Dominion Military Region. This is already mid-December of the Holy Light Calendar 605. It is already
More than 870,000 Hicks military dependents went to overseas autonomous territories to become new immigrants, but there are still more than one million military dependents working on the expansion and renovation of Patkara Port, and there are still 4.5 million military dependents in Wangjing St. Hyprian City.
Recuperating.
After the six western counties were conquered by the Storm Legion, Claude estimated that he would be able to take in nearly one million military dependents. The ten western counties had the most rebel territorial nobles at that time, so after the rebellion was put down, the Kingdom of Hicks recruited a large number of military personnel from the western region.
Qing Zhuang formed an expeditionary force and sent it to the mainland of Nubisia to fight the colonial war. As a result, the Dominion Military Region took the blame.
According to the procedure, after the remaining six local counties in the west are captured by the Storm Legion, all local officers and soldiers of the Hicks Returning Division can return to their hometowns to find their families and relatives. Then they will be brought to Wangjing Shengxiu
Stay in Li'an City for a month, eat and drink for free, plus get medical treatment, and take good care of your body for the nearly one-month sea journey. When your health is almost healed, you can go to Patkara Port. You can earn a little money while working, and it can also be considered as exercise.
, while waiting for the arrival of the transport fleet to send them to overseas autonomous territories to start a new happy life...
If all goes well, the Hicks strategy plan will be completed in three months, and Claude will be able to return to the overseas dominion by then. All supplies and personnel in Wangjing Saint Hyprian City will be transferred to Patkara Port.
There will no longer be any soldiers from the Dominion Military District in the Kingdom of Hicks. How the situation in the Kingdom of Hicks develops next is none of Claude's business.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, we have built three large bastions at the entrance of this mountain pass, which are expected to be completed in half a year. With these three large bastions, the security of the Manoli Plain can be guaranteed. According to the calculations of the sand table exercise of the General Staff
, a bastion only requires one battalion to defend. In other words, if a field regiment defends this mountain pass, with the defense bonus of these three bastions, even if the enemy is attacked by a legion, it will not be able to do anything to our defense.
Of course, it is impossible for a legion to attack, after all, only one division can be deployed at this mountain pass..."
General Siegfried, the head of the Logistics Department, proudly introduced to Claude: "With these three bastions, the Port of Patkara will have peace of mind. Of course, we have also built defense facilities and military camps in the Port of Patkara.
The base also has three bastions to guard it. According to the Patkara Port expansion plan, our General Port Wharf, the military camp base and the mountain pass bastion form a defensive triangle. Each place only needs one regiment of troops to guard it. In the future,
The garrison of one division at Patkara Port is enough to defend the city."
Claude nodded. He personally presided over the arrangement of the garrison troops and garrison weapons. Naturally, it was very clear. King Avitley I of the Kingdom of Breault also wanted a legion of Thunder Legion or Storm Legion to garrison Patkara.
Port to prevent future counterattacks from the unified Kingdom of Hicks. Claude didn't care about this threat. He just felt that it was a waste of force to have a legion stationed here. In fact, a division garrison was enough to last until the subsequent Gulf of Tonkin.
Just the reinforcements coming...
"How are the working military immigrants arranged?" Claude asked.
General Siegfried replied: "We divide them into several batches, mainly based on the order in which they get on the ship. For example, now that the transport fleet has arrived, the military dependents with numbers starting with three registered on the sign will be the next to get on the ship.
Those heading to the overseas dominions will settle their wages in the next few days and buy some supplies to take with them on board. In fact, we have already told them that there is no need to buy anything here, as everything is available in the dominions.
It is also cheaper than here, so most families only buy some food and drink to get on the boat.
After this batch of military-affiliated immigrants whose names begin with three characters leave, the identity cards of the military-affiliated immigrants who will work here will begin with four characters. When the new military-affiliated immigrants from Wangjing arrive, the identity cards we will give them will begin with six characters and
Beginning with seven characters. Although it is a part-time job, the three to four months or half a year of construction site work makes these immigrant families very satisfied. The food is free and the wages are paid. Many military immigrants also want to change their identity cards and work here for a few more months.
, but I told them that the land allocated to them would be better if they went to self-governance, so I tricked them into boarding the ship."
Claude laughed loudly: "It's hard for you, General Siegfried. In more than two months, we will move here from Wangjing Saint Hyprian City. By then, we will have more than one million to two million
The military immigrants need to be resettled. In addition, the construction of the storage area must also be accelerated. Wang Jing has a lot of reserve materials, and moving them all here will require a large space and warehouse. Especially the warehouses where grain and grass are housed must be prepared for fire prevention. At the same time,
We need to be more vigilant..."
"I understand." General Siegfried replied: "The St. Peter's Hill over there, which is close to the dock area, has been planned to become our grass base. There are seven large caves there as grain warehouses, and all the reserves are
It is fine flour. If those seven caves are filled with flour, it will be enough to feed two million people for a year and a half. Coupled with the three grain and grass storage warehouse areas at the foot of the mountain and the mountainside, I don’t think we need to worry about it in two years.
Food consumption.
After the subsequent military immigrants arrive, I plan to open up the wasteland outside Patkara Port to the Brafiris Mountains in the distance, half of which will be used for planting and the other half for grazing. Although we are not short of food at present,
There is a lack of fresh vegetables and fresh meat. Even though people have been sent to the Breout Kingdom to purchase, most of the aborigines in Patkara Port go out to sea to fish, but it is still not enough for our daily consumption.
Since most of our manpower is now used for the expansion of the city, there is no way to plan the production of these daily consumption of living materials, and can only arrange them later. If the wasteland outside the city can be developed, then a five-year-old city will be maintained in the future.
There is no problem in a seaport city with 100,000 people living there. Anyway, it will take at least a year for us to transport these military immigrants to overseas autonomous territories. In terms of time, it is more than enough..."
Claude looked up at the looming Brafiris Mountains in the distance and asked, "Does this wasteland also fall within the scope of the Patkara Port City that we rented?"
General Siegfried nodded: "This is actually not the scope of the Manoli Plain. When Avitley I divided the boundaries, he divided them according to the soil quality. The soil of the Manoli Plain is dark and shiny, which is ideal for planting.
The soil of this wasteland is earthy red and mostly composed of gravel and gravel, which requires a lot of manpower to clean up.
But what we have more now is manpower. The gravel and gravel on the surface of the wasteland are actually the best paving materials. Once these gravel and gravel are cleared, we can build water conservancy irrigation facilities, dig river ditches, and mix river mud and rotted soil with this
Once the red soil of the wasteland is mixed, it is not as good as the black soil of the Manoli Plain, but it is enough for growing pasture and beans, as well as vegetables and fruits.
The first two or three years will be more troublesome, and the harvest will be less, but when the land in this wasteland matures and accumulates more fertilizer, we believe that this wasteland will also become the granary and treasure house of Patkara Port, and will bring us
Countless harvests and joy..."
Claude smiled: "General Siegfried, you seem to be very knowledgeable about farming..."
General Siegfried was a little embarrassed: "When I was a child, my father took our family to open up wasteland. It took more than ten years to open up more than ten acres of land on the wasteland that was worse than this. Only then did he have the money to send me to a military academy.
I will never forget the memory of me carrying a rattan basket and picking up stones in the fields as a child..."
Claude patted him on the shoulder: "You have a good father. Just do as you say. What we don't lack most now is manpower. Even after these military immigrants are sent away, we still have those prisoners. I
We will keep those prisoners here and let them farm and serve here..."