Chapter 1515: Three Letters (II.)
The Wehrmacht in the Far East was based on the original "Kolas Army", with a total strength of about 50,000, except for the garrison division stationed in the capital Krasburg, the other four divisions of the army were all deployed along the Zhuolang River to guard against the imperial army from the west. Although the strife in the New World involved most of the energy of the Assanian Empire, and there was no time to send troops to the east, Roland did not think that it was a good idea to transfer the garrison on the Western Front to the southern frontier, which would weaken the defense line on the Western Front and prevent the imperial authorities from taking advantage of the situation to launch the Eastern Crusade.
Roland's advice is to control the damage of the southern Xinjiang crisis as much as possible, and even if it is eventually forced to clash with the Canaanite border guards, it is necessary to maintain the conflict at a low intensity in order to promote peace, and finally reach an agreement acceptable to both sides, so as to avoid an uncontrollable national war caused by small contradictions.
In order to realize this strategic principle, it is inconvenient for Roland to deploy the Wehrmacht into southern Xinjiang on a large scale, but fortunately he has some "surprise soldiers" available, these special tactical arms are not the regular sequence of the Far East Wehrmacht so far, but they can play a role in this kind of border conflict involving complex geopolitical relations, and by the way, they can also conduct an actual combat exercise.
At the same time as the first letter was sent, Roland ordered the Dawn and Independence to set sail immediately. The two airships left most of their aviation in Mochizuki City, and only two escort squadrons were taken to move the troops - the destination was not Krasbourg, but Icewind Dale on the Gazso Plateau.
Both escort squadrons were under the command of Captain Dewey, and the remaining half wing—a total of one hundred and fifty eagles—was temporarily placed under Captain Aurora. On the same day, under the leadership of Aurora, these air forces that broke away from the mothership flew to the sky over the Gobi Desert and deployed along the border between the Far East and Canaan, patrolling within a radius of 100 miles outside the city of Medes, and closely monitoring the movements of the Canaanite border guards.
Such a large-scale, all-weather intensive investigation inevitably aroused the vigilance of the Canaanites. The Pegasus Sentinels on the opposite side have significantly increased the frequency of their attendance, and the two sides often meet in airspace near the border. Aurora asked his subordinates to maintain their demeanor and take the initiative to greet the Pegasus Sentinel, Lala was okay with homeliness, and did not respond to confidential topics. If the Pegasus Sentinel tries to get close to the Mochizuki Mountain mining area, the Giant Eagle must make sure to fly with him and defend it closely. If the other side tries to cross the border line into the airspace of the Far East, the giant eagle will immediately "persuade it to retreat" and "escort" the Pegasus Sentinel to leave the country.
So far, the Canaanite Pegasus Sentinels have behaved with restraint and have not had verbal or physical altercations with the eagles from the Far East. However, Aurora did not let her guard down, she knew that most of the Pegasus Sentinels were "knights of the blue sky" from Bethlehem, belonging to the direct line of Prince Colossa, and they were unwilling to turn against the Far Easterners, and carried out reconnaissance missions only on orders.
The real threat to the air force of the Medes was not the Pegasus Sentinels, but the "Knights of the Winds". Commanded directly by the Doge of Medes, this force consisted mainly of the Griffin and the Desert Wyvern, which also accompanied by cavalry, and for many years was the most dominant force in the Celestial Desert. Governor Mayer himself was also the head of the Knights of the Winds. It is said that this person is a high-level "soul blader", and his strength can be seen from his submission of a blue dragon as a mount!
Roland's second letter was addressed to Prince Carol of Parniaborg and Lady Theodora. To be precise, it was a reply, because he had just received a letter from the couple last night, asking what the situation was in southern Xinjiang and whether they needed support. Roland was too busy to reply to the letter, but now he has time to write back to the two elders to thank them for their care, and by the way, he praises Veronica and the Redstone Guards for helping him a lot in the battle to recover Mochizuki.
At this point, Roland remembered that today was the day of the unveiling of the Mulberry Bay joint military exercise, and asked in the letter how the military exercise was progressing and whether it had received the purpose of deterring the local wealthy families. Next, Roland briefly described the current situation in southern Xinjiang, the crisis that accompanied the gold mines of Mount Mochizuki, and the aftermath of Baron Hurd's flight to Medes...... At the end of the letter, Roland confesses to the Vlads his concerns about the situation in southern Xinjiang, and asks the Vlads to allow Veronica and the Redstone Guards to stay in Mochizuki for a longer period of time in order to prepare for a possible border conflict.
"In addition, please inform Jennifer and Yelena that after the Mulberry Bay military exercise, the 'Shenghua', 'Destiny' and all carrier-based aviation units will report directly to Mochizuki City to strengthen the air defense forces in southern Xinjiang."
The last letter, Roland sent to Bloom Wrought, an old buddy who was training in Icewind Dale. The discovery of a huge gold mine in Mount Mochizuki is sure to make the dwarf big brother jump with excitement. Mining and smelting are the racial talents of the Dwarves of the Far East, and they are proud of their ancestral crafts, and of all the extractive industries, the Dwarves consider gold, crystal, and gem mines to be the best and worthy of their life's work.
The dwarves' love for mining and smelting is not entirely the same as the greed for wealth, but is mainly influenced by religious beliefs, the patron god of the dwarven people, Moradin, is a god of smelting and forging, and engaging in mining is a way for dwarves to express their devotion to Moradin, which has religious significance.
Roland was convinced that the Mochizukiyama gold mines would attract a large number of dwarves to work in southern Xinjiang, but he needed not only miners, but also sappers who could both mine and fight. Therefore, in a letter to Bloom, he asked his old friend to convey the situation in southern Xinjiang to the lord of Icewind Valley, Bratu Wrought Iron, and asked Uncle Bratu to mobilize a short brigade of artificial troops to be sent to southern Xinjiang to guard the gold mines in Mochizuki Mountain in peacetime, participate in military training regularly, and turn into a border guard on the spot in wartime.
The main Northern Railway line from Icewind Dale to Krasbourg has been put into operation, and there are trains from Krasbourg to Great Rapids, but the "Southern Railway Main Line" from Great Rapids to Sweetwater and Mochizuki has only just started, and it will take a lot of time for the engineer brigade to be mobilized, and it will take at least two months to reach Mochizuki City.
Roland needed more timely support, so in his letter to Bloom, he made a second request - asking Bloom to lead the "Second Independent Armored Knights of the Far East" who were conducting special training in snow combat in Icewind Dale to report to Moon City by airship. The two airships responsible for picking up the Second Armored Knights, the Dawn and the Independence, are on their way and will be in Icewind Dale by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.