Fortunately, the main forces of the aristocratic army withdrew to the Cangjiang defense line and were not eaten. The 4th and 5th brigades saw that they could not please them, so they left.

Now Stanley and Zipley can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Idle, they were finally able to begin to think about the question of why the army group appeared behind their backs.

The first wave of in-depth interspersed operations finally ended, and Beson began to reflect on the gains and losses of this war. The greatest regret is that the 4th and 5th Brigades did not destroy the enemy's living forces at the last moment. But this is also a matter of no choice, the noble army just stays in the blind spot of reconnaissance, and it is simply not too lucky.

As for how the noble army learned about the ambush of the fourth and fifth brigades, Beisen guessed that there might be some remnants of the noble army in the previous wave, and they ran back for a while, leaking the information to the main force of the noble army. There will be a mistake in the end, and it is completely unrealistic to want to completely control the course of the war.

Flaws to flaws, and on the whole, the operation went quite smoothly. In one fell swoop, more than 50,000 enemies were annihilated, and their own side lost about 1,000 people.

Great victory!

It vigorously boosted the declining morale.

The battle report quickly reached Nolan.

The city has been longing for a victory under pressure, and the news of victory is like a spring rain that has plunged into the parched earth. Instantly evoke life.

It doesn't need to be written in the Nolan Times, at this time, the streets and alleys, the corners and corners of the factories are spreading this hard-won victory. Everyone's face was filled with unconcealable joy.

"A Victory for All the People", the Nolan Times did not hesitate to praise the efforts of everyone in Nolan.

For Wayne, the biggest thing is that the voices that questioned the cabinet have died down a lot. The war consumed a lot of more than 20,000 shells, and the bullets reached a staggering 120,000 rounds. With the current production capacity, it is almost necessary to mobilize the production machinery used by Nolan, and without the leadership of the cabinet, it is difficult to exert Nolan's industrial strength. In wartime, there should be a high degree of centralization of power.

While everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, the cabinet members had a headache. Beson submitted a battle plan non-stop, from Wayne's point of view. Bessen is almost decades ahead of everyone now, because the main content of Beson's battle plan can be summed up in one sentence. Carry out the enemy's back landing operation!

Borrow a large number of ships from the Niels territory and set off about five brigades from the sea to the hinterland of the nobility! A very bold and forward-thinking plan. If it is successfully implemented, it will undoubtedly deal a severe blow to the vitality of the aristocracy.

The reason why Wayne did not agree for a long time was that this kind of combat greatly tested the backward support ability. Not to mention how many journeys it took to transport weapons and equipment from Nolan to the salt works, the consumption of these five brigades in the enemy's rear alone required maintaining a constantly expanding fleet.

The maximum tonnage of ships that have been built so far is 230 tons. To sustain operations of this magnitude, about 170 such ships are needed. At present, even if civilian ships are requisitioned, including ships with smaller tonnage, there is still a gap of 70 ships. It is simply impossible to make up for it in a short period of time.

But Wayne hardly wanted to give up, and the plan, if successful, would almost drastically shorten the time of this large-scale operation.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wayne decided to reduce the size of five brigades to four, and at the same time add steam engines to the wooden galleons, since it could not increase the number, increase the speed. The volume is still increasing.

And this "223 Landing Operation Plan" is condemned as a top-secret plan.

Wayne's order crossed thousands of miles to Salt Harbor, and tens of thousands of ships hoisted their sails and began to assemble to receive unified orders. In order to cope with the gap in the strength of the four brigades, Bessen called in the lord army of 100,000 troops. And the commander-in-chief in charge of this landing operation, Bessen, hesitated.

Dubos? It has rich combat experience and overall strategic vision, but it is too conservative, this time it is a new combat mode, can you adapt to it?

Costa? The style is bold and decisive, and he can always think of unexpected tactics. But it is difficult to calm down if you are too reckless, this is behind enemy lines full of dangers, and no mistakes can be tolerated.

....

After sifting through almost all the generals, Besson decided to appoint Kroger as the commander of the operation.

As soon as the order was reached, Kroger was transferred back from the front overnight.

After reading the battle plan, I couldn't calm down for a long time. Kroger took a deep breath.

"Commander, I dare say that if this plan can be successfully implemented, we will stab the enemy in the back and make them bleed once."

Raising the plan in his hand, it seemed that Kroger was quite confident.

Besson stood up and patted Kroger on the shoulder.

"Don't say it so early, it's a strategy and tactic that we've never tried before. There will certainly be many gaps, though. ”

Kroger's mind raced a few times and said firmly.

"I think there are a few things about the risks. First, we are deeply behind enemy lines, the situation is unclear, and we do not know anything about the geographical and hydrological environment. Second, it may be difficult to communicate with the local people, and even become hostile. Third, if the weather is bad, it will be difficult to secure supplies. ”

Besson nodded, and Kroger pointed out all the major shortcomings.

"Yes, by the way, I forgot to say. At present, only a few people, including me and the cabinet, know about this plan. ”

"Then the commander wants to consult my opinion? Then I..."

Halfway through his words, Kroger suddenly froze. There are so many staff officers in the headquarters, why should he, a general who is on the front line, be called back alone.

"Commander, is it..."

Kroger's mouth is open enough to fit three eggs.

Besson stared at Kroger with a meaningful smile and said gently.

"That's right, the main commander this time has not been decided."

It can be said that this appointment was both unexpected and reasonable. Because among all the generals who have experience in leading troops above the brigade level, he is the only one who was born along the coast and has a good understanding of sea conditions.

"This, this. Commander, do you really choose me? ”

"What? I don't have confidence, you don't believe me looking for someone else. ”

Kroger quickly changed his face when he heard this.

"Commander, how can this be done? How can I understand HNA. I'm afraid they haven't even seen the sea. Or let me, let me come. ”

"Give me less to get cheap and sell well, go back and clean up. I'm going to leave in half a month. ”

"Yes!"

A few days later, the 7, 8, 9, 10 brigades were simultaneously withdrawn from the front. The whereabouts are unknown, and everyone is forbidden to inquire.

While Nolan was busy, the noble army was not idle. After losing a small half of the troops, the follow-up troops were replaced. Stanley directly transferred 150,000 troops, not only to use them on the front line, but also to garrison some in the rear. I don't believe that this time the group army can quietly detour through its rear.