Chapter 19: Zhistov's Shock

Monsa, headquarters of the 6th Division

"You...... What are you talking about?!You repeat what you just said!" In the command headquarters, Zhistov's face turned blue and trembled, and he pointed to the two scarred and lost officers in front of him, and they looked like they had eaten flies...... No, it should be like eating Yonedako

"Say! Say it! Say it quickly!" said Zhistov, a major officer in a trance, with a bandage on his head and a badly wounded hand, and Zhistov shouted loudly

"It's all over...... The entire artillery wing was finished, and I was the only one who survived...... Everywhere there are Galia troops...... There were gallia chariots everywhere, and the gallia chariots were so terrifying that they couldn't be broken no matter how they fought! they couldn't stop fighting! they couldn't stop ramming and ramming! they couldn't stop!" the more they went, the only surviving officer became, and he began to speak incoherently, his eyes were so mad that he had completely lost his mind, and was soon pulled out and locked up by the soldiers of Zhistov.

"Tell me what happened. Adjusting his state of mind and tone of voice, Zhistov looked at the other surviving officer of the infantry wing, the major captain of the infantry wing, who had also returned very depressed, but who had gradually recovered after a short rest.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Reporting Division, after our brigade has swept the area north of the Reims River. According to the predetermined plan to move in the direction of Lando Bassa City, on the way encountered the remnants of the 3rd Brigade that were routed by the Gallia Army, and after inquiry, it was learned that the Gallia Army launched a surprise attack on the 3rd Brigade when it dispersed its forces to sweep (loot the village), and at that time the units of the 3rd Brigade were fighting in small units, and it was impossible to conduct effective operations with the Gallia Army, and the brigade headquarters was destroyed at the first time, and the scattered troops lost their command and were quickly divided and surrounded and annihilated under the fierce attack of the Gallia Army. ”

After sorting out the thoughts and word order, the captain of the first brigade reported

"Scattering troops into squads to advance the search, this stupid approach is the way to go...... The third brigade deserved to be wiped out, and asked Del to write a report later, summarize the reasons for the failure of the third brigade, and report to the headquarters. ”

"Understood, Master Division!" let Del immediately understand that this is the first complaint of the wicked~

The battle is not over yet, and the old slippery head of Zhistov has already begun to shirk responsibility.

You go on. Zhistov, who had already decided to find a few scapegoats, said

Seeing that the commander of the division actually pushed all the words he had said before the war to his subordinates in order to maintain his position, a cold sweat broke out on the head of the first captain

'Damn!' If I continue to confess like this, am I going to be a scapegoat?'

The captain is very nervous now, at that time, he first protected the slightly obtained materials according to the instructions of the division commander, but if he explained like this......

'I'm going to be a scapegoat, too!'

"Yes, after that, our brigade immediately contracted its troops, built a defensive line, and prepared to deal with the possible attack of the Galian army, and the Galian army immediately launched an attack on our brigade after annihilating the third brigade, and successively dispatched more than 30 combat vehicles and nearly 10,000 infantry to carry out uninterrupted strikes on the defensive positions of our brigade, and finally the troops were surrounded, and we struggled to break through to survive. The enemy's pursuers pursued us for 10 kilometers before stopping, and there were less than 10 men left in our brigade. Report complete. ”

It should be said that the captain still has some conscience, and he didn't say anything to panic except for deleting the part he protected and doubling the size of the Gallia Army...... Although this is already deadly!

"What did you say?!10,000 Gallian troops?!And more than 30 chariots?!Did the Gallian army want to fight a decisive battle here?!" Hearing the number of Gallia's troops reported by the captain, Zhistov gasped.

Not only him, but everyone in the command was also taken aback by this number.

You must know that Galia has a population of less than 5 million, and the maximum number of mobilized troops is less than 1 million, which is the result of using all the mobilized resources in the country. In peacetime, the regular army of Galia is about 8 percent of the population, 300,000 people, but once the war starts, hundreds of thousands of militias, self-defense groups, and armed citizens will join the army and become volunteers. After a short period of training and reorganization, these men would become an important addition to the regular army in the later stages of the war, sometimes even deciding the outcome of the war. The reason why the Reich was able to acquiesce in the massacre of the 6th Division in Galyagan was to eliminate the later mobilizable forces of Galya, which was one of the reasons why Zhistov dared to carry out the massacre openly.

Based on the experience of the last war, once Galia is relieved from the early chaos, it will be very terrible for the Galia Army, which relies on a high degree of unity under the national mobilization system.

And now, Gallia Zhuanya, who had just retreated from the northern front in an embarrassed manner, organized a counterattack of tens of thousands of people in the central defense of Lando Bassa, equipped with a large number of chariots, and ate his two wings in one go.

That's the integrated wing of the emperor's two front-line divisions!

There were only 10 people left who were eaten, and there were only two officers left, and it is conceivable that the other party's counterattack was by no means an unintentional and hasty counterattack, but a long-planned counterattack!

'The other party is coming specifically for me?!'

The thought worried Zhistov, who feared that his executioner, whose hands were stained with the blood of the Galicians, would become the first victim of the Galician counterattack.

"Adjutant, map!"

The more he thought about it, the more bottomless Zhistov hurriedly screamed to the adjutant to open the combat map, and then quickly climbed to it himself and looked desperately, afraid that some details would be missed by himself. At this sight, cold sweat flowed from his head.

On the map, the red arrows representing his own Sixth Division had left his neighbors far behind. The main force of the 2nd Division, the vanguard of the left flank, was still a full 60 kilometres south of the Bellerif Forest, and the 3rd Division, the vanguard of the right flank, was preparing to cross the river 55 kilometres from itself in the lower reaches of the Reims. Behind him, the main force of the corps led by Quasi-Crown Prince Maximilia was still 65 kilometers away from him, and the remaining three wings in his hands were 20 kilometers away from him on the left, and 25 kilometers away from him on the right......

Zhistov couldn't help but think of the scene when he was angrily hung and executed by the citizens of the city of Monsa, and felt a little numb in his neck.

The question now is whether the Galia army's counterattack was phased, comprehensive, or the personal actions of some officers, but Zhistov, the poor military commander of the Galian army mentioned in the intelligence, ruled out the last possibility.

'Could it be that Galia has really completed the mobilization of the army?!is preparing for a big counterattack?!'

Before he knew it, his back was already soaked with his own sweat.

"Report! Urgent information!"

At this time, a newspaper collector ran up to Zhestov. Hand in a report on the situation of the enemy

'What could it be?' Zhistov took the information worriedly, and after a little glance, he did not stand still, and fell down with a thud.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander!" Jean Del hurriedly rushed up to assist his cornucopia, afraid that he would bump into it somewhere.

"What's the matter, Your Excellency, what worries you so much?"

"You...... See for yourself......" Zhistov turned pale as he handed the information in his hand to Jeander.

"I'll see...... According to the enemy's briefing, yesterday, the 2nd Division was attacked by an organized surprise attack by the superior forces of the Gallia Army while passing through the Bellerive Forest area, and the 4th Wing of the 2nd Division broke out of the encirclement after being surrounded by the enemy's superior forces, and the 4th Wing suffered heavy casualties, the Chariot Brigade suffered heavy losses, and the commander of the 2nd Brigade and half of the officers were killed. Notice is hereby given. Major General Slava, commander of the 2nd Division. ”

After reading the report, Jean Del's face was also pale, the Second Division is a division with older qualifications than the Sixth Division that he had defeated, and the officers are also more face-saving than the other, and whenever there are any casualties in the troops, they can always underreport them, and if they can not hold them, they will not report them, if they can report a big victory, they will never report a small victory, and if they can report a victory, they will not report a defeat, but this time, they ...... The Second Division was so embarrassed that it took the initiative to issue such a humiliating report on the enemy situation to all units, and it was issued in the name of Major General Slava, the commander of the Second Division, one can imagine what huge losses the Second Division had suffered!

Of course, they did not know that the commander of the Slava Division was looking for the God of Wealth, who had disappeared in the forest of Bellerive...... The missing princess of Rostoka cheekily exaggerated the fact that she would not leave because she was there~

"Then you can't go wrong, the Gallia army is about to start a full-scale counterattack! We and the 2nd Division are the first sacrifices they will use for blood sacrifices!" said Zhistov, who was spread out on the ground, with a trembling voice, he really regrets it now, he came to Mengsa to rob and rob, and he was done with what kind of massacre he committed? Isn't this pushing himself up the fire pit?

"Report! HQ Latest Order!"

There was a newspaper collector who came running with this piece of information.

"You read it, I don't want to read it. Zhestov climbed back onto the table with Jean Del's help and said tiredly

"The offensive of our army on the eastern and southern fronts has begun! The eastern front, under the leadership of General Grigory, has begun to advance westward, and has entered Balsa, and the southern front has also begun to attack under the leadership of General Randy Ika, and the all-out offensive of our army has begun!"[[[CP|W:707|H:436|A:L|U:http://file2.qidian.com/chapters/201311/16/3024026635202283663700893259634.jpg]]] The receiver read the telegram from the headquarters sonorously and vigorously, looking very excited.

"Hahahaha! God has eyes! I'll just say it! God won't die, I'm Zhistov! Hahahaha!" Zhistov, who was still sitting in his chair just now, heard that the general attack of the Empire had begun, and immediately left all his timidity and aftermath behind him. Laughing loudly with his stomach straight.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency, under the leadership of the two famous Imperial Generals, our army will definitely be able to quickly smash the counterattack plan of the Gallia Army! Your Excellency's time has come again!"

Let Del just in time to pat his boss's ass again.

"Oh, when, let Del, my friend, speak quickly!" Zhistov is definitely a chameleon, his face changes when he says it, just now he had a look of 'I've withered', and now he immediately changed to an expression of 'we are a sharp brother'.

"Now Galia's counteroffensive plan must have been completely disrupted by the Empire's three-sided attack, and the Galian army in front of us must have begun to retreat in a hurry, and now is the time for Your Excellency to personally command the main force of the division to chase the retreating Galian army, but this time, we must let the various wings form a tight formation, and do not disperse to give the enemy a chance to take advantage of. ”

Jean Del suggested

"Well, that makes sense, and besides, let that guy out of Sovisky, that guy is disobedient, but it's still very easy to use. ”

"Yes, it's Your Excellency, Commander. ”

Let Del go and release Sovisky after getting permission from the division commander

"Summons!" Zhistov regained the prestige of his division commander and gave orders.

"The 2nd and 4th Wings and other combat units under the division and regiment will immediately abandon the sweeping task and immediately return to the establishment and reassemble in the Monsa area! At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, all troops must be assembled in the Heli Lower Square, 5 kilometers south of the city, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law! After the assembly is completed, the whole division and regiment will immediately go south to open the passage to Lando Bassa and cut off the westward retreat route of the Gallian Army!"