Chapter 12: The Imperial Army Underestimates the Enemy
"All of themβ!!"
The loud rallying cry resounded in all directions, and for hundreds of years, the elites of the emperor ** returned to the regiment headquarters from all directions under the call of the horn, and their regiment commander, Shuerga, called them.
Today, the once noble knightly troops, today's elite armored troops, are once again gathered at the regimental headquarters because the regimental commander has important news to announce to them.
"Emperor's warriors!"
Seeing that the entire armored regiment had almost returned, Syurga, who was overjoyed, began his personal speech
"Soldiers of the 1st Armored Regiment of the Empire!"
He liked this feeling the most, the feeling of standing in the middle of thousands of people and shouting his voice.
"I have good news for you!"
And this is still the case today, the feeling of standing on top of the chariot and looking down on the whole regiment and enjoying the respect and adoration of the soldiers.
"A diplomatic proclamation from Landgoliz, the capital of Galia, to His Highness Maximilia. β
Standing on top of 10,000 people, enjoying the thrill of being noticed and noticed, Surga felt as good as ever.
He smugly glanced at the soldiers of the entire regiment under his command, raised his head with his chest puffed up, and shook the thin telegram in his hand with high energy.
He announced with great vigour
"The Galia people are scared of being beaten by us! They are timid by us, and they don't want to be beaten anymore. Their Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary jointly sent a diplomatic note to His Highness Maximilia......"
Watching the soldiers in the audience hear his words and begin to exchange words, he deliberately lengthened the emphasis, waiting for the soldiers to communicate and express their opinions, and then arouse their greater interest.
"They have sent us a notice of peace, and they have begged us for peace!"
The last 'prayer' he said very loudly, as if announcing that the emperor had won, as if announcing that the Gallian army had surrendered.
Seeing that the soldiers under their command heard the news of the other party's prayer for peace, everyone became very excited, and there was the joy of success, the joy of liberation, the joy of success, and the joy of saving their lives. All kinds of joy mixed with the feelings of the soldiers, and they exchanged ears, and they were undoubtedly very excited.
This mood of excitement and joy Shurga understands very well, very well understood.
In the past, like them, he felt happy and fortunate to be alive and victorious in the war, and together with his comrades-in-arms, he threw all the bullets in the military cap and magazine into the air with his life, surrounded by wine and bullets and the glory of victory, dreaming of ending everything here one day earlier, returning home to reunite with his parents and relatives, and then soaring to the sky with the military exploits he had won on the battlefield.
But now I am here to talk to these soldiers in order to win more military merits.
These words are said to keep their morale high and they can fight better.
For him, who has become an officer and a regimental commander, and for him who is about to become a nobleman, in order to get more military merits, it is better to continue the war.
The war does not end, it is better to continue.
Go on and go on, go on, go on.
"But, cunning Gallians, they have proposed that we first retreat to Reims and north, and that we surrender our soldiers south of Reims, the positions you have fought with blood and courage, and the despicable diplomacy that their feeble and weak armies cannot reach on the battlefield from the negotiating table, soldiers of the Empire!
Looking around at the thousands of soldiers, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Sshulga's voice of his invincible self standing on the chariot seemed to turn golden, as brilliant as a golden elephant, as dazzling as a jewel.
"Tell me, brave and upright warriors, do you want this despicable and stupid political deal to happen?"
"I don't want to!"
The voice of the answer was as deafening as thunder, of course, of course, of course they didn't want to be a soldier, how many of them liked the hypocrisy and wrongfulness of politicians?
Military personnel like things that are upright, tenacious, loyal, realistic, effective, and direct, and this kind of thing is the most hated thing by orthodox soldiers.
Because politics is always full of deception, betrayal, and twists and turns, and these big-headed soldiers will never know what is going on.
And Shurga, the upper echelons of the empire have always used this feeling to manipulate the army and make the army fight for the empire.
"Yes! We don't!"
Naturally, Shurga counted himself into the group of upright soldiers
"To hell with those Galia politicians and sheep heads and diplomatic rhetoric!"
The diplomatic note from Galia was torn to pieces with 'righteous indignation' and scattered into the air, and then another telegram was taken out
"Just now, His Highness Maximilia sent a telegram in reply to them. The telegram was very brief and very trouble-free, and the whole content was only one sentence, which was about us! In the telegram, His Highness replied: "Just surrender to my 1st Brigade!"
"Whew!!!!!!"
Hearing that the message mentioned themselves, the soldiers of their own troops boiled.
For these soldiers from the empire peasants and poor citizens, the prince and the royal family are all people who only appear in the story, and this time they actually mentioned themselves, and actually said that we should accept the honor of surrender, which is simply crazy.
This is how Shurga used to worship the royal family who sat in the castle like a myth, dreaming of seeing them and getting their praise, but then when he did, he felt like that.
Life has to go on as usual, and the salary has not increased. The people who sell fish and meat in the market don't sell even a dime cheaper when they sell you something just because you see the prince and the royal family.
There is no difference between the past and the past.
'Foolish fellows, know empty rejoicing. β
Despised the former self of today's soldiers, Seurga took his acting skills to the extreme, his face flushed, and he clenched his fists and waved fiercely in the air
"That's right! This is the glory of our soldiers! This is the glory of my soldiers and other soldiers! As soldiers of our Emperor and the Empire, this is our honor! As soldiers, we should fight for the Empire and die for the Empire! Now get on your chariot! Advance at full speed and march towards Landgulitz! The enemy's troops are already terrified! There is no enemy left to stop you!"
He needs his soldiers to maintain high morale and a high sense of responsibility and honor, so that they will not become bandits and robbers when they enter the royal capital.
As one of the first occupying troops, he needed to hand over an intact and unscathed royal capital, Landgouliz, into the hands of Maximilia, and only in this way could his exploits become more brilliant, and he was the only one who had the highest morale and the strongest fighting power when the other imperial forces were constantly burning and looting, the first to storm the enemy's capital and do nothing to the enemy in the occupied area, and he became the image spokesman of the emperor's occupation army in Galia.
Not even a country, an empire needs a red-faced and black-faced character.
In Galia, the bad guys blackface made the 6th Division sing, and now that victory is imminent, someone should sing redface.
The black face left in a gray way, and the red face left with honor and promotion.
At this time, Shurga wanted to be this red-faced character, so the Li Empire would repay him with a satisfactory remuneration for the glorious and proud emperor's ** general.
And in the Empire, there is nothing more fascinating than a title of nobility or a hereditary title of noir, and that is what Shurga is all about.
With the glorious division with a rainbow of morale, Qiu took the royal capital without committing any crimes, leaving aside the brigade commander to let Galia surrender to him, so that Shurga's political goals could be achieved, and his opportunity to soar was here.
That's why he had to reaffirm the discipline and glory of the troops at this most critical time
"Soon! Our troops will occupy and garrison Landgulitz! Soldiers! You are the soldiers of His Majesty the Emperor! Warriors of the glorious empire! Your troops will be the first to enter Landgulitz and enter the heart of the capital of this ancient old country, bearing the glory and expectations of the whole empire!"
That's why he talks so much nonsense at this time
"The morality of our behavior represents the morality of the Empire, and our friendly behavior represents the friendly behavior of the Empire, so I hereby warn everyone to pay attention to their behavior after entering the city so as not to damage the glory of the Empire and the soldiers, and those who violate it will be punished as they deserve. β
Seeing that it was almost over, Shurga decided to immediately march towards the royal capital, otherwise it would be impossible for the follow-up troops to catch up and accept the surrender ceremony by himself after a while.
It is necessary to formally accept the surrender of the Gallia government before the brigade commander, this is the key at this time!
"The whole regiment has it! Get on the bus now! Move forward quickly in a tight formation!"
"Commander, don't you keep the marching column?"
The deputy regiment commander was a little worried when he heard the regiment commander ask the troops to form a tight formation and move quickly towards Landgulitz
"No! not at all. β
Surga waved his hand casually
"The Galia government is about to surrender, what can we achieve if this battle is fought again? Besides, what can the Galian army do if it comes? Can it stop us?"
After more than a month and nearly two months of hearty victories, Shurga, who was a little overjoyed, didn't know what his surname was.
At this time, unless the brigade commander whipped him with a leather whip, he would have gone out and rushed to Landgolids.
"Hurry, you have to be quick! If the princess and the government of Galia retreat to the south, or even to the Confederation before we arrive, all our efforts will be in vain. β
The reason why Schelga is in a hurry is also very important.
The other party can escape and seek refuge, and they also want to get it, so he is so anxious to catch the fruits of victory that may slip away at any time.
The king is a symbol, and the princess is the goal.
If you don't catch the princess and fight the royal capital, you can't end the war.
The five Confederation Divisions on the southern border of Gallia will cross the Border River and pounce on Gallia as soon as the Principality of Gallia speaks softly, making the Gallia front part of the western front. At that point, Surga really didn't have any chance.
The poor logistics and troop situation of the Gallia Expeditionary Force cannot withstand the mixing of the Federation Army at all, and with the strong Federation as the backing, the Gallia War will be infinitely delayed, and in the end, the first to collapse must be the Empire.
Don't look at the empire's shouting over the years, in fact, it has long been a little unsupportable.
In the eyes of Shurga and Ayanami, the Empire's national strength could no longer support this all-out war in Europe that was so costly for more than two years. Within two years, the Empire will inevitably make peace with the Federation. At that time, military and military merits will not be as easy to earn as they are now.
Galia's exploits were something he could get right in front of him.
For the sake of military exploits, he fought.
"The whole regiment has it - form a tight formation and immediately advance towards Landgulitz!"