577.Chapter 577
After the female Sudan Fatima gave this "the wisest decision since she succeeded to the sultan", the entire Ottoman Empire was boiling. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info all the dark elves are very enthusiastic, hoping to teach William a good lesson in this war, and at the same time swallow the entire Zoroastrian Empire into their stomachs. Accomplishing these two strategic objectives, and even killing Wilhelm von Hereford, greatly deterred, weakened, and even collapsed the Russian-Gothic Empire.
It's exciting to think about. Well, yes, it's exciting. Or very, very, very maneuverable. Because great opportunities like this don't happen every day. It is not an exaggeration to say that the ancestors had spirits.
If such a good opportunity cannot be seized, then the dark spirit should perish. Of course, none of the Dark Elves wanted to do that. Therefore, in the shortest possible time, whether it is for Fatima or against Fatima, they think that the scale of the war is relatively small and needs to be expanded, or they think that the scale of the war is already too large and it is time to recuperate.
All the Dark Elves were armed in the shortest possible time, and then began one of the world's largest military build-ups.
Now they were placed on the Eastern Front, against Zoroaster's 100,000 troops, each of which belonged to six legions, three of which were the most rubbish army corps. The other two were reformed army corps that had undergone a certain degree of modernization and were equipped with a certain number of flintlock companies - although these reformed army corps were not as effective as the new army and the janissaries. However, it was still easy to defeat the Zoroastrian Empire when fighting it.
Finally, there is a reorganized corps as the main force. He did not belong to the Forces nouvelles nor to the Praetorian Guard. Rather, it is a synthetic legion. A total of 15,000 legions, including eight new legions and two Praetorian Legions. Used as the main force of the Eastern Front.
That's basically it. According to the calculations of the Fatimid woman Sudan and her think tank, there was no problem at all with such an army to exterminate the Zoroastrian Empire. In fact, it was precisely like this, in the first few months of the war, the progress of the Ottoman Empire was very smooth, and it was only a little distance away from Tabriz, and then it could be killed. Then take the whole area under your control.
Only, as even the most optimistic guys knew, such an army could never be an opponent for William, even though William's regular army consisted of only two legions, while theirs had an army of 100,000 men. All six legions are theoretically regular.
Therefore, if we want to win this war, it is inevitable to expand our armaments. In the shortest possible time, the Ottoman Empire mobilized a large army of a total of five legions. Then he went to the east and killed the past. Of the five legions, there was one Praetorian Guard, two New Army, and two Reform Army. The number of troops exceeded 60,000.
Of course, this is only the first batch of reinforcements. With these armies alone, it seems that it is barely possible to fight with William, but it will be difficult to defeat.
Therefore, the Ottoman Empire will organize a total of two more reinforcements, one batch of reinforcements, like the previous one, is five legions of more than 60,000 people. The second group of reinforcements was led by the Fatimid woman Sudan herself. She took out all the troops at the bottom of the box, a total of three reorganized new army legions, plus two Praetorian Guard legions.
After such expansion, the power of the Ottoman Empire will be fully demonstrated. In total, approaching, and even reaching, an army of more than 300,000 will appear on the Eastern Front of the Empire.
The Fatimid woman Sudan wanted to destroy the Zoroastrian Empire in one fell swoop, and at the same time defeat William von Hereford in one fell swoop. Avenge the last shot in Ruthenia!
The great movement of the Ottoman Empire was soon transmitted to William through the Cheka intelligence network. William was surprised to hear about the actions of these dark elves, and after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it made sense.
Well, yes, that's it, then come on, come to war. Come to think of it, William also felt that this was a good opportunity. If he could really defeat the 300,000 troops of the Ottoman Empire in this war, then everything that followed would be beneficial to him. Dismembering, dividing, or even completely annexing the Ottoman Empire would never have gained any less than the annexation of Indy. This represents a significant increase in the Empire's maritime power. The empire will break through the shackles of the Black Sea and enter the blue sea, and at the same time, the ocean-going navy will further improve its projection capabilities!
"Of course, if I can defeat this group of Ottomans. William thought to himself. At the same time, I felt a lot of pressure.
Although in peacetime, William considered himself invincible in the world and one of the best commanders in the world.
And it's basically true, too. However, his enemies are not idle. The Ottoman Empire gathered more than 300,000 troops to fight. Moreover, the pressure on the Ottoman Empire was less than that of William, who had to use the tactics of nomadic invasion because of the excessively long supply lines. They occupied the land of Canaan, as well as Mesopotamia and Nicoleia, which were very fertile, rich, populous and had a very good agricultural base.
These territories were sufficient to provide the daily supply of an army of 300,000.
In other words, this time the Ottoman Empire will be fully armed. They wouldn't be like William, with a lame cavalry force. Rather, it was a sortie of infantry, cavalry, artillery. Both quantity and quality are quite threatening.
Thinking about it like this, William felt a little distressed.
In terms of overall strength, William also had an army of 300,000 under his command. But the vast majority of the 300,000-strong army, except for the two steppe corps and the 35,000 regular army, were improvised Cossacks, and the new Uzbek annexed army. These armies were largely able to fight with the wind, barely okay. But if you want to fight any tough battle, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.
"Ahh It's really hard to do. William thought to himself. And then the plan was quickly made.
First, he will suspend the offensive against Tabriz.
He was prepared to keep Tabriz, as well as the Zoroastrian Empire. Although their army is poorly armed with weapons, tactics and training, its combat effectiveness is very poor. But there are 150,000 troops. These 150,000 troops can also stop the dark elves.
Then, the glorious task of defeating Tabriz, the Zoroastrian Empire, is left to these guys. Willian will take this opportunity to accumulate strength and recuperate.
In addition to this, William sent emissaries to return to Russia, the Gothic Empire, as quickly as possible. His father, Prince Otto, trained two brand-new regiments of steppe cavalry there, according to his predetermined plan. If there were no problems, William expected to be able to wage a war against the south, the Ottoman Empire, attacking the Crimean peninsula and the mountains of Georgia. Contain the opponent's forces.
After all these preparations were done, William set up camp in the suburbs of Tabriz, more than 200 kilometers from the capital. At the same time, troops continued to be sent towards the heart of Zoroaster.
In addition to doing all this, there were also emissaries, heading eastward, against the Mughal Empire. William was looking forward to being there to talk about cooperation with the supposedly good fellow, General Nadir of the Afshar tribe. William would support him in establishing a new state in the east of the Zoroastrian Empire. This country will include Afghanistan and Baluchistan. This may also be Kashmir, as well as some territories to the northwest of the Mughal Empire. This land was enough to build a relatively powerful state.
In this case, William expects the guy to act against his old master. Of course, in order to win the support of this guy, William will not let this guy surrender to him, and also act as his servant and vassal. It's about making this guy a relatively independent ally.
Of course, of course, the kingdom of Afshar probably does not have enough strength to fight against his enemies, and besides, if this country wants to be advanced and modern, it naturally cannot do without the help of the Hereford family. The Russian-Gothic Empire would send specialists, advisers, and military instructors to carry out a series of reforms to the country.
That's it.
As long as all this can be done, then William's eastern front can be safe. If this could not be done, or if the general Nadir had blinded William, who was not actually a careerist, but a good man who was loyal, then he would have obeyed the orders of Emperor Tabriz and Darius III and led his elite troops to the rescue of King Qin.
Although William did not think that such an army would be his opponent. But more is better than less. He now hoped to devote all his energy to preparing for war, preparing for a fierce battle with his enemies, the dark elves of the Ottomans.
Under the premise that the main opponent is those dark elves, William will not care too much about other things, and give some benefits to those who are worthy of wooing, which is not unacceptable in William's opinion.
That's it.
The situation of the entire Zoroastrian Empire has become confusing again with the invasion of the army of the Dark Elves, the army of steppe nomadic conquerors of the Russian-Gothic Empire, the main army of the Dark Elves, and the army of the Zoroastrian Empire that is struggling in the cracks, desperately hoping for a miracle. It is in this region that the three regional powers have set up their stance. A battle for the ages is about to begin.