Chapter 61: Counterinsurgency
One of the four sons of the imperial capital, the famous prodigal Andy Orlando, is also one of the celebrities in the imperial capital, and the reason for his fame has nothing to do with how powerful he is. This is from ten years ago, when it was found out that he had an amazing fighting spirit, as a proton, he had already become the focus of the entire imperial capital at that moment, and even the Duke of Orlando, who heard the news, put down his territory and made a special trip to the imperial capital to come once.
However, the later development surprised everyone - this prodigal man completely wasted his talent for fighting spirit, calling friends all day long, walking birds and driving eagles, the loss was young, eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and smoking and a third item could not be done, otherwise the name of the five poisonous sons would definitely fall on his head.
Well...... It is also an advantage to never participate in gambling, although it is afraid of losing face if you lose...... Do you still have face to lose in this product?
But it's such a thing, he relies on his talent to be domineering, and his fighting spirit has always been the best among his peers - although because he doesn't practice the basics, he is always the one who is beaten when he encounters a fight.
No one dares to underestimate his development potential, because the lower the cultivation, the greater the effect of the moves, and this is the reason why Andy Orlando, who was strong in fighting but weak in foundation when he was a child, was beaten every day. But when the cultivation becomes stronger, the strong fighting spirit is enough to make up for the gap in the level of moves, and a talented and domineering person like Andy may be a rookie before the age of 30, but with this cultivation that can grow to the great martial artist class in sleep, he will eventually stand on the top of most people's heads and look up at the stars.
But at least in the last decade, he's still a rookie. In addition to pranks, the news of being beaten is usually passed into the ears of the people of the imperial capital, so that in recent years, the most common sentence used by parents in the imperial capital to teach their children is: If you don't work hard, you will be like Master Orlan in the future!
After this talent test, it quickly left the mainstream sight of the imperial capital, and has been circulated as a joke in the market, because of a piece of news, it has once again become the focus of all aspects of the imperial capital.
The news of the siege of Orlando reached the imperial capital, and it spread quickly, but the details were known only to a few.
Since the middle of last year, the Duchy of Orlando has set off an anti-papal uprising, because of the lack of attention and corruption of the authorities, the rebels have twice defeated the Duchy army, and by January this year, it has become a large-scale rebel army entrenched in two-fifths of the Duchy's territory.
Wherever the rebels went, they demolished government offices, destroyed churches, and brutally tortured captured officials. The obvious difference from other rebel armies is that this rebel army is quite disciplined, paying attention to coercing the people to resume production, the ruling area is stable, full of stamina, and they even control the coerced displaced people to plant a season of winter wheat, which is not at all like an ordinary rebel army, full of chaos and full of destructive power to social production.
At the end of January, Eugene Orlando, the Duke of Orlando, led the last main force of the Duke of Orlando and left the city of Orlando.
Duke Eugene Orlando, who had been a prince since birth, apparently did not understand the meaning of modesty, and grew up in the crowd to be flattered by the crowd, he was reckless and self-serving, stubbornly rejecting the advice of the generals, and insisting on leading the army into the ambush circle of the rebels. In the final battle, Duke Eugene Orlando showed bravery and fearlessness worthy of his status as a duke, but his personal bravery could not save the crumbling army. The Duke of Orlando led the counterinsurgency army to be wiped out, the commander was missing, and the Duke's Palace lost its last strength against the rebels.
To save or not to save? There is no need to discuss this at all, if the vassal states are allowed to be overthrown, where will there be independent territories willing to be annexed, but how to save them is a matter of course.
If the vassal states were eliminated and the empire supported the proton of the imperial capital and sent a large army to quell the rebellion as a savior, the post-war reconstruction work would almost entirely depend on the empire, which would also be a good idea for the empire to strengthen its control over the subordinate vassal states. Moreover, if it is delayed for a period of time, more information can be obtained, and it will be more convenient for the empire to formulate a plan to send troops, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless.
Qin Shouzhuo had no intention of getting involved, but Andy Orlando, who was already jumping up and down in a hurry, was already in a hurry to go to the doctor, and even Archduke Jefferson, who had already handed over all his duties, did not let go.
More information kept coming from the Duke of Orlando, because the rebels lacked strong mages, and for a while there was nothing they could do about the city of Orlando, which was walled high, and the war was at a stalemate, finally giving Andy time to find reinforcements, which was one of the few good news.
In the Lawrence Empire, the two major factions are still arguing over the rescue of the Duchy of Orlando, and both sides want each other to contribute more and get more benefits for themselves, from the number of troops sent to the source of soldiers, food and grass supply, weapon preparation, war budget, etc., the quarrel is dark. The Papal faction, which had just taken over the jurisdiction of the treasury, was eager to produce not a single copper plate, while the imperial faction wanted to send as many troops as possible, and asked for money with the number of heads--as long as they saved a little money, they could save a lot of money and ensure the relative independence of the army. The Holy See faction also wanted to send two legions of the imperial capital city defense army to take the opportunity to expand the army, but of course the imperial faction did not agree.
After a long period of fighting, the two factions finally reached a compromise, with Andy Orlando as the commander, and the empire sent two veterans as deputy commanders to grasp the actual control of the army, and then selected 10,000 cavalry from the imperial capital garrison, and 40,000 infantry from the three major cities on the way to form a counterinsurgency army of 5W people, for which the empire prepared a war budget of 30 million silver coins, and the relevant chambers of commerce ate a lot of money.
Andy Orlando is gone, and there is one less person Qin Shouchou knows in the imperial capital. Although he was at odds with Qin Shouchou because of Rafael's relationship before, after Qin Shouchou got engaged to Princess Sophia, this contradiction disappeared, and Victor Mu, who obtained the engagement with Rafael, became Andy Orlando's next target - in the face of an opponent stronger than Qin Shouchuang, Andy entered serious mode for a longer time and grew more amazingly.
Before leaving, Andy made one last attempt to challenge Victor Mu, although he failed, but his amazing growth in just a few months once again shocked the entire imperial capital, and many teenagers were jealous to death, which can be called a defeat but still honor.
In that challenge, Qin Shouzhuo also went to see it, Victor Mu was wearing knight's soft armor, fully armed, and holding the Holy See's treasure...... Imitation of the Holy Light Cross Counterfeit. Andy Orlando is dressed in light soft armor, covered in magical light, and wields a jade sword. Both sides took out the guys at hand, and fought with real knives and guns, and Andy Orlando created the best opportunity for Qin Shouzhuo to collect information before leaving.
Andy Orlando set off with 3,000 cavalry, the last of the troops to be dispatched, the main force of the counterinsurgency army is being ordered to assemble in the border city of Bosville, countless grains, grass, ordnance, and military supplies are organized by the relevant chambers of commerce, from the neighboring provinces, according to the contract, will arrive in Bosville before the departure of the army, to ensure that the movement of the army will not be delayed.
It's been almost three months since the siege of Orlando. To be honest, the three-month siege is really nothing in the history of human warfare, but if you have relatives in the city, the constant family affection will make you realize what it means to live like a year and worry about your stomach.
Three months, that's a long time.
This phrase is just as valid for the rebels.
In the final analysis, it was nothing more than a group of peasants who could not survive, and in a fit of anger they impulsively cut down the revolt caused by the tax collectors, which would have been put down long ago if it had not been for the help of some people. This impulsive army, with its poor discipline and weak foundations, did not cause chaos in the world like other rebels, maintained basic social order in the occupied areas, and was able to support the course of the war with never-ending commercial activities. However, the weak foundation of the family is destined to be an army that must fight quickly and quickly, and once it enters the stage of stalemate, it will soon exhaust its war potential and be forced to withdraw to the occupied areas.
The three-month siege was a difficult test for the principality, whose main force had been exhausted and its morale was low, and how could it not be the worst choice for the rebel army besieging the city? The rebel army had been fighting for almost a year now, and in addition to the captured grain, there was only one season of winter wheat planted last autumn, which was not enough to consume in the battle for the past six months.
At this time, it is not far from the summer grain harvest time, a large number of young people have been crucified under this lonely city, the summer grain harvest and autumn grain rush will inevitably be affected, and the rebel army must find a way to raise grain from other places, not only to supply the army, but also to relieve the civilians, but the rebel army is financially constrained, and even the money to buy military rations cannot be scraped together.
The new convoy has not been seen for three days...... The camp had only been stockpiled for a week, and it had to be retreated......
The reinforcements of the Lawrence Empire are coming in the posture of savior, as the army of the kingdom, coming to rescue the vassals, the soldiers are full of morale and eager to fight; the city of Orlando is near the few plains of the Duchy of Orlando, which is an important grain producing area of the principality, in other words, this place is wide and flat, and it is suitable for decisive battles; the rebel army has besieged the city for three months, and it is already exhausted, demoralized, and like an arrow.
The time, the place, the people are all occupied, and if you don't go up recklessly at this time, you can't even drink the soup!
The Imperial Army has a great advantage! The Imperial Army A has gone up! The Imperial Army has played GG!
This is of course impossible.
Although the rebels took the lead and took advantage of the pride of the Imperial Army to underestimate the enemy and set up an ambush, they did not realize that when the difference in strength between the two sides reached a certain level, the role of tactics was not very good.
The ambush of the rebels was successful, but so what?5000 cavalry +The rear battalion composed of 5,000 infantry was as stable as a rock, and the rebels could not shake it at all; the 35,000 infantry of the Chinese army were not afraid of ambushes, and after a short period of confusion, they quickly formed a formation and fought back, killing the ambush troops and abandoning their armor; while the 5,000 elite cavalry of the front army, because of the lack of strength of the rebel army, were released out of the ambush circle, and after the ambush began, they quickly reacted and began to storm the rebel army that blocked the mouth, and it did not take long to kill and disperse the troops that divided the exit of the ambush circle, restored contact with the Chinese army, and quickly cooperated with the Chinese infantry to prepare for the counter-encirclement of the rebel army.
Orlando's counterinsurgency battle, a war to decide!
http://h5.17k.com/inc/fragment/0/3670.html
[Solve the book shortage] total click over one billion high-quality book collection to watch for free for a limited time!