Fanatical believers are necessary, but wars cannot be won by fanaticism alone.

"Brigadier Albert, tell me what you think!"

As the initiator of the tactical defensive strategy, Lee Albert naturally appeared on such occasions. Although most of the people here don't like him very well, his rare command skills are indispensable to the Empire, and he has an ancient family behind him.

"Well, I would like to propose the creation of a rapid reaction force. The premise is to have high maneuverability and super strike capabilities. Troops capable of deploying at the necessary places if necessary. ”

As soon as this proposal was put forward, it caused an uproar.

He advocated the creation of fast troops a long time ago. They often advocate the creation of military-sized groups that can ensure some degree of rapid reaction capability through theater maneuvering.

It's just that it was shelved because the amount of money it mentioned was too large.

In essence, it is because of the terrible combat power it describes that it has a great disagreement in terms of ownership. No one wants to let the other party get the control of this combat power, and they are not at ease when they are independent. is the reason why it does not appear in the active establishment of the Empire.

"Personnel, establishment, allocation......?"

Samanto admired Albert's ideas very much, and there are only two words to describe the person who can come up with such advanced ideas.

Talented!!!

Born for war.

The War Department, which served as a practical operation, also agreed with Albert's opinion, only ......

Someone finally took his proposal seriously, and even though he was middle-aged, he was able to put his theory into practice, which was Albert's lifelong wish.

Albert excitedly took out the document bag that had been sealed for a long time in the document bag, pulled out one of them, and said,

"Combat core personnel, I hope to be screened from the testing grounds of the Empire. In terms of formation, in response to the needs of the war, I personally think that a brigade is sufficient, and this will be explained later. configuration, I want the empire to have the highest priority at the current stage, and have priority access to new equipment. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and motioned for the adjutant who was in charge of running errands behind him to come over, took all the documents out of the brown paper bag, and handed them to the adjutant.

The adjutant immediately understood the meaning and began to distribute it to the representatives of the generals and nobles present. Because the documents were pre-stapled, they were easy to distribute, but the yellowed cover on the documents indicated that they had been in Albert's bag long enough.

"However, in the preparation, it is hoped that the eastern and western armies will be taken into account. ”

"What do you mean by that?" asked the question from the head of logistics and personnel of the headquarters.

"With all due respect, since the establishment of the empire, those who have been awarded medals have belonged to the Southern Army outside the Northern Military Region. ”

In fact, as soon as the eastern part of the country borders, there is an endless desert. In the west, because of the border with the Dark Night Forest, the inhabitants of the entire region are not very fond of the Empire.

The south, on the other hand, was a land of abundance, and most of the nobles of the empire chose to occupy fiefs in the south. In the final analysis, it is a common trick of the aristocracy to recruit talents under their own name and various strategies to whitewash themselves.

Due to the normal state of the Empire, even the same Imperial Army had to be reorganized, and in fact, the Northern Army fought hard to allow them to receive awards and bonuses that far exceeded those of other front armies.

Although it is said that the empire values talent and contribution, some officers and personnel have gradually been distorted. Officers who were surpassed not only by their contemporaries, but even by their juniors, appeared one after another.

The Imperial Military Academy, on the other hand, has always been controlled by the aristocracy. After being screened by the aristocracy, the north has the right to speak. And the few crooked melons and cracked dates left are not very willing to go to the west or east.

The chance of dying in the west is greater, and although you will not be killed in the east, you are destined to be insulated from promotion in the future.

The sudden appearance of a new army, because of its special treatment, if it arouses excessive discontent among the Eastern and Western fronts, will more or less bring some kind of potential danger to the empire itself!

"Boom!"

Lancaster slammed the table, "Bastard, are you accusing us?"

Although everyone present could hear that Albert's words were a bit of a reference to Sang scolding Huai. However, no one would admit such a thing.

"Earl of Lancaster, please note your choice of words, "I" and "we" are two different concepts. ”

The person who spoke was the highest official in the East - Duke Raven, and unlike the nobles of the empire, Raven, who was a nobleman, was a relatively close figure to the people.

"You ......"

Lancaster was speechless for a moment, glancing at Duke Clegg, who was sitting at the side of Mantosa, before finally choosing to sit down and sulking at the papers on the table.

On the other hand, Clegg was holding a document in one hand and twisting his slightly demonic mustache in the other, as if the quarrel just now had nothing to do with him.

"Go on!" Mantosa motioned for Albert to continue with the conversation.

"I don't want to underestimate the impact of this, and it's important to think about it before going to war. ”

"That's right. In particular, the Western Army, which had suffered losses, was quite seriously dissatisfied with this situation. ”

It was a bearded man who spoke - the chief of staff, Augustus, who was also a genius in commanding operations. Privately, he is very good friends with Albert.

People like Augustus, "miracles" or something, they don't care, they love the country, for them it is the fight for the Motherland that is the most important thing.

As Albert mentioned, this is a state of affairs that is not very desirable in terms of military personnel, although it is said that the East and the West have always been in a state of "pseudo-peace", after all, people who are guarding the homeland and defending important positions in the eastern and western regions will inevitably feel dissatisfied and uneasy when they are faced with a situation of deteriorating salaries and delayed promotion opportunities for a long time. Meritorious service is naturally not a problem, and even worried that it will be surpassed by the junior or the same ladder, although this has not yet surfaced, it has also formed a serious uneasiness.

And the Southern Front had hardly ever participated in the war in a peaceful environment in the later period, in other words, they were more like birds in a greenhouse.

"Lack of practical experience is also a problem. It is necessary to strike an appropriate balance. ”

In addition, although their mood is also a problem, the main problem is the uneven combat experience. The war was not fought by the officers and men of the Northern Army alone. It must be assumed that the soldiers of the Southern Army will one day stand on the battlefield. It would be too ineffective to let them sit idly by until the war began.

But even so, it is not possible to draw a large number of veteran veterans from the north where the fighting is raging to the southern army for education.

"You mean, you want to draw a part of the three armies from the east, west and south to form a unit with a certain degree of flexibility?"

In this way, the most practical way is to select personnel from the units of the Southern Army to form a rapid reaction force. That is, the budget of the Southern Army was cut, and at the same time, an olive branch was thrown to the Eastern and Western Fronts. What Albert wanted to confirm at the meeting, that is, the formation of the new troops, whether the people of the Southern Army should be used.

Although there was no way to let them experience war, it was at least much better than keeping the troops away from the atmosphere of actual combat, and this proposal was mainly based on his judgment. This will not only reduce the burden on the northern army, but also allow the two sides to coexist peacefully because of the budget dispute.

"I think the military commander can be selected from this military operation in the north. ”

Still, proposals are always accompanied by discussions. Since it was a big meal, everyone wanted a piece of the pie, and although the commanders and fighters in the north were unusually preferred, this did not stop the nobles from also wanting to meddle in the control of the new troops. Even if their proposals are approved, when it comes to ownership, there is really no way to say yes.

"Well, I propose. How about placing the command of the Rapid Reaction Forces under the jurisdiction of CENTCOM?"

At this time, Duke Raven put forward his own idea and gave a second-best solution to the previous issue, but in fact it was a solution that could not be refuted by all forces.

As for the selection of military commanders and fighters from among the middle and low-level commanders and fighters, the opposition is also unusually tough.

"I'm against it. The Strategic Reserve Forces in the east have only two divisions. ”

As far as the actual combat situation is concerned, it is impossible for Duke Raven, as the military commander in charge of the east, to agree to draw additional manpower under the condition of limited reserve combat strength.

"It's too big. We can't let the defense of the East be weakened. ”

After all, the strategic reserve force of the Eastern Army has only one corps in addition to the main combat force. Therefore, they are opposed to the withdrawal of additional troops from the minimum strategic reserve force.

"How about drawing troops from the west and from the south?"

"But this can wait for the first phase of the North to be successfully completed. ”

In essence, the only country that can threaten the surrounding neighbors of the empire at this stage is Belmar, so as long as the affairs of the northern principalities are dealt with, there will be a little spare power.

However, as a practical problem, the existing forces of the fortress have a surplus of defensive power, but an acute lack of offensive power. Although artillery can largely compensate for this shortcoming, it still takes time to run in. Truth be told, planning is one thing, implementing it might be another.

As one of the commanders in charge of the North, Albert was able to propose to draw outstanding commanders and fighters from the Northern Army to supplement the new army at this time, which also shows that he is broad-minded and has full foresight.

From morning to late at night, I don't know how many times the tea and desserts on the table have been changed.

It's slow, but it's okay. Issues were also solved one by one.

As a national teacher, Samanto was also the spokesperson of the emperor. Although he disdained these selfish and greedy nobles in front of him, he had to cooperate with these people temporarily because of his own purposes.

It wasn't until noon the next day that more than half of the issues were completely resolved.

In order to take care of the health of some people, Samanto announced a temporary two-hour recess.

Watching the crowd disperse, Samantor walked to the window and rubbed his face, stiffened with smiles, with his hands. From a distance, compared with the emperor on the sickbed, the current national teacher is more like a leader who thinks he is worried about the country and the people.