In mid-October, the temperature continues to drop, and the late autumn wind has taken on a biting chill, so you have to wear thermal underwear to withstand the cold of the wasteland.

By this time, the expeditionary force had advanced to the edge of the Principality of Silverclaw's borders, and a few kilometers further before the war began.

Because Chen Xing adopted conservative tactics, taking steps and setting up defensive points every ten kilometers, the speed of the advance was very slow.

There are two reasons why such tactics are adopted: first, the composition of the troops is complex and needs to be run-in, and second, Chen Xing has no experience in commanding large corps and needs to adapt to it. He has always been cautious, in line with the purpose of carefully sailing the ship of ten thousand years, and the speed of propulsion is like a turtle crawling.

During this period, Aliya sent an email urging three times, although it was not a regular military order, but it was also very deterrent, so that Chen Xing had to deal with it.

"Dear Supreme Commander of the Expeditionary Force, is your unit not full?"

"I see that you have only advanced a few centimeters on the map. I dare say, even snails crawl faster than you. ”

"No, the snail is like flying compared to you."

"Lord Chen Xing, do you know what it's like to fly? Do you need me to give you a try? ”

"I hope to see Silver Eagle Ridge flying the flag of our Northern Alliance before winter."

"If I can't, I'm going to be in a bad mood."

"I think you should know that when a woman is in a bad mood, some ...... are likely to happen"

"It's a terrible thing."

"I hope you don't blame this poor woman then, because it's all the fault of endocrine, and maybe she doesn't want this or that result......"

At Aliya's urging, Chen Xing was like a piece of elm wood, kicking and moving, and after a month and a half, he finally rolled to the edge of the silver claw.

Fifty kilometers from the border, in a rocky area of weathered rock, several wilderness buses camouflaged with red earth and dead grass stopped together.

If you don't look closely, you'll mistake it for an irregular weathered rock, but in fact this is the highest command of the expeditionary force.

"Your Excellency, the communications radio has been set up, and the Chief of Staff has requested a call."

"Access."

In the command room, several rays of light converged to form a male projection with a scruffy beard.

"You don't seem to have slept well." Chen Xing said.

Even if it is a holographic projection, you can clearly see Lin Shiyuan's two blackened fish bubble eyes.

"You're right, I haven't closed my eyes for almost three days." "It's not time for war yet, so there's no need to be so nervous." "When the time comes to war, I'll be able to get a good night's sleep." "I'm going to take some sleeping pills." "Eat it, it doesn't work......"

The two exchanged a few words of greeting, and then got to the point.

Lin Shiyuan's ten knuckled fingers jumped rapidly on the keyboard projection suspended in front of him, and the data suddenly appeared like a waterfall above the tactical map.

"The Four-Nation Coalition Army has been reorganized, and the group army group numbering about 800,000 is moving towards the national border in batches."

"The coalition army is composed of four group armies, with a total of 55 divisions and 17 brigades, including 48 infantry divisions, 6 armored divisions, 1 special division, 15 mixed mobile brigades, and 2 assault brigades......

The regular army of the Red State is basically the same, and the decimal system is adopted below the brigade, and the actual situation is seen above the brigade.

Team

is the smallest combat unit. Each squad is composed of twelve people, usually one captain, one support man, two brawlers plus eight marksmen.

The support hand is responsible for supporting and assisting the captain, the brawler wears armor and usually rudimentary psionic armor, equipped with pistols, cold weapons and explosive weapons, and the shooter is usually an ordinary person with no awakened psionic ability, equipped with an assault rifle.

There are also heavy firefighters, precision marksmen, snipers, scouts, mechs, medics, and more. According to the different staffing, it is divided into regular squads, assault squads, sniper squads, mecha squads, reconnaissance squads, medical squads, etc.

A squadron consisted of twelve squads and squadron headquarters, logistics units, about two hundred to three hundred people.

The squadron leader is generally a large elite or quasi-town guard level, and is divided into infantry squadrons, fire squadrons, armored squadrons, reconnaissance squadrons, and so on according to different configurations.

The brigade is composed of 12 squadrons and brigade headquarters, logistics units, and field hospitals, and is generally equipped with mixed artillery and mecha squadrons, air defense squadrons, special commandos and other unconventional troops, with a number of about 2,800 to 3,05.

Above the brigade is the "division" or "brigade".

Units at this level have independent combat capabilities, can complete the attack and defense of a certain strategic point, and are the smallest strategic units. The difference between the two is only in the number of people, the number of divisions is generally between 10,000 and 15,000, and the brigade rarely exceeds 5,000 men.

Further up is the "Legion".

Depending on the actual situation, the corps is composed of several divisions or brigades, and its supreme commander is the "corps commander".

For example, the left, middle, and right armies of the expeditionary force are the "corps", and Xiang Caidie, the commander of the Chinese army of the expeditionary force, has the official military position of "corps commander".

Generally, clan leaders need to be at or above the quasi-lord level, or have enough prestige.

Above the corps were the "army group" and the "army group".

At this level, they are all large-scale strategic units, which are mainly reflected in the strategic direction of the country.

Distinguished by size, the expeditionary force is a group army, while the four-nation coalition army is a group army group.

As is customary in the Red Clay world, the supreme commander of an army group must be appointed by the supreme leader, while the corps commander does not.

Thus, the Supreme Commander of the Army Group can be considered a pawn in the hands of the king, taking his place on the chessboard at the pinnacle of power.

If you take the chess pieces of traditional chess as an analogy, the Grand Duke of Red Dragon and the Duke of Zilan can be regarded as more powerful chess pieces, such as the chariot and horse artillery, Ye Yang Bailiu and Lacey can be regarded as guard chess pieces such as Shixiang, and Chen Xing and Count George are soldiers.

But even if it is a pawn, it is a pawn on the chessboard at the pinnacle of power.

To put it mildly, if you don't have enough strength, you don't even have the qualifications to be a chess piece.

At this level, one's own strength is not important, and even status and prestige are not important.

The only thing that matters is the value in the eyes of the king.

Even if it is a dog, if the king wants to, he can become a commander. However, it is estimated that after such an order is issued, it will be regarded as a faint king.

Army groups and army groups have the same strategic position, but differ in size, and their supreme commanders are generally called "marshals."

If the three armies of the Red Dragon Principality are classified as the same strategic objective and led by the same person, they can be called the "Red Dragon Principality Army Group".

For example, the current Qin Wu, the official military position is the marshal of the Four-Nation Alliance.

Principality level

There is no "generalissimo", only the level of "kingdom", and generally only superpowers such as the red country, the sand country, and the green country, which can be called an "empire", have a "generalissimo".

But in general, generalissimos are monarchs, and appointments are made only in a few special periods of history.

"That's a lot." Chen Xing browsed the data and commented.

"It's a lot, four times as many as us, but ......," Lin Shiyuan smiled, "I heard that our opponents are playing a worse game. ”

"Haha......" Chen Xing also laughed, he had also heard of these things.

"Be careful, though." After laughing for a while, Chen Xing restrained his smile and said seriously, "Our ancestor said that we should despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically. ”

Hearing this, Lin Shiyuan looked pensive, and after a while, he raised his head, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "This sentence of your ancestors is wise and far-reaching, and it is thought-provoking......" His tone was full of reverence, and he bowed his head and bowed to the ancient salute, "I have been taught!" ”

"The integration of our troops has been completed." Then Lin Shiyuan reported a new situation, "Thirty-two brigades and nineteen war regiments can be put into battle at any time. ”

Unlike the Four-Nation Alliance, the Expeditionary Force did not have division-level units, only brigades and war groups.

A brigade is equivalent to half a division, and a war group is equivalent to half a brigade.

The reason for this formation is mainly due to the actual situation of the expeditionary force.

The expeditionary force is a mixed bag, there are all kinds of people, and the coordination ability of officers at all levels is also relatively poor, and the larger the size of the unit, the weaker the combat effectiveness.

For example, the leader of a mercenary group may have more than a hundred people, hundreds or thousands, or even thousands of people.

As the saying goes, a sparrow has all its organs. Most mercenary regiments have their own management system, which is hastily disassembled and reorganized, not to mention whether they are willing or not, there is not enough time for training, and basically the combat effectiveness is zero.

Therefore, when reorganizing the troops, it is necessary to adapt measures to local conditions, put together several regimental commanders who are familiar with each other, or take a large mercenary group as the mainstay, plus some scattered personnel and small mercenary groups, so as to form a combat unit.

Therefore, the brigades and war regiments under Chen Xing are uneven in number and equipment, and they are even more troublesome to command than the group army group. This is also the reason why Lin Shiyuan strongly requested that the staff be formed as soon as possible.

However, the advantage of this is that the combat power of the mercenary unit is greatly reduced.

These are all veterans and ruffians who have experienced a hundred battles, and their combat power is by no means comparable to that of the old, weak, sick and disabled and new recruits of the Four-Nation Alliance.

But then again, although the combat effectiveness of the troops is different, the 800,000 people placed there also have a lot of weight. After all, the troops at the bottom are mainly thermal weapons, and no matter how high or low the quality is, it is a matter of a bullet.

As for the high-end combat power, Qin Wu, who has a gluttonous monarch, is still a headache.

The current Qin Wu can at least be regarded as a great lord.

On Chen Xing's side, he can barely be regarded as a lord-level, but his imperial spirit is not good, and the phoenix is still a "young phoenix" in the nascent stage, and it has not even reached the standard of a second-level pseudo-god. There is not much chance of victory against Racy's manticore, let alone the Gluttonous Monarch.

It's just that Qin Wu's foundation is too weak to exert the full strength of the Gluttonous Sovereign, otherwise he and the Grand Duke of the Red Dragon are at the same level.

However, if it is really a small king-level, there is no need to fight directly, and it will take at least a super-large group army group of more than one million to fight against the small king-level.