323.Chapter 323: Denial
The more the young man spoke, the happier he became. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info And the more you talk about it, the more it feels smooth. He wanted to just say everything he knew in one breath, and then ask the army to fight according to his own tactics. This was followed by a glorious victory, bringing honor and wealth to the Visigothic kingdom, and at the same time making a name for himself, the man who had made the strategy.
Unfortunately, things weren't as simple as he thought.
"Is it all done, young man?" said Count Warren calmly after this.
"No more. "Listening to what Count Warren said, the young Corsican did not know what to say for a while. Things didn't seem to be quite the same as he had imagined.
"That's good, then, let's do the tactics we discussed earlier. I'm going to push the army to Savannah in five days' time. ”
Count Warren did not discuss what the other party said, and he did not even mock or criticize his tactics. Count Warren's attitude was one of ignorance, utter disregard, as if he had heard nothing.
Compared with refutation, or even angry scolding and scolding, such ignorance naturally makes the attitude worse.
All the officers and generals looked at the young man with mockery and contempt, and of course they did not say a word, and in the ensuing conversation they did not discuss the matter either. The vocabulary and content associated with it have not even been improved.
“......”
Of course, the short young man was very angry, very angry. He gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and lowered his head, as if he was suppressing his emotions. The generals and officers looked at him with funny eyes, as if they were waiting for this guy to do something else irrational.
If that's the case, then they can demand that this self-proclaimed smart, obnoxious guy kick out of the army.
It's just a pity that after that, the short young man stopped talking. This disappointed many guys who were waiting to fall into the well.
And that's it, after such an interesting episode, the Visigoth-Asturian coalition army moved on. Led by Count Warren, an army of 50,000 marched at a faster pace and reached the outskirts of Savannah after five days.
At this time, the surroundings of Savannah had been completely remodeled by William's sapper troops. A large number of breastworks, trenches, communication trenches were built. A large number of repulsors were erected, followed by a large number of mines, and after the trigger mechanism was improved, William could finally have this vicious defensive weapon.
Some of these were made by local blacksmiths on an improvised basis, and some were made by the large arsenals of the Duchy of Mystia, and the defensive weapons that were transported were widely used in the positions designed by William.
"That's pretty much it. ”
After inspecting his position, William nodded reassuringly. Such a position, for the defense of this artillery, the vast majority of troops firing solid shells are sufficient.
The enemy does not have enough sappers, not enough large-caliber artillery, and more importantly, not enough high-explosive shells, and absolutely cannot help such a position.
Speaking of which, in fact, William originally wanted to let the barbed wire as a big killer appear. With the technology of this era, making barbed wire was very simple. Even with the strength of the local blacksmith's workshop, enough barbed wire can be made...... After all, in the history of the previous life, barbed wire was first used by shepherds as sheepfolds. It's really not high-tech.
However, because barbed wire is not high-tech, William did not want to let it come out too soon.
His enemies are not all idiots. His enemies know how to learn, of course. In fact, having seen the advantages of the tactics of horizontal platoon and bayonet charge, Victoria already had the idea of reforming the Briton Company Army. This idea will certainly become more and more widespread as the Hereford family becomes invincible on the battlefield in the future. It was as if the tactics of the pikes and arquebusiers were no longer exclusive to the Asturians.
William didn't want the current war to evolve to the level of barbed wire, positional warfare, and flesh mills of the First World War. So, he hopes that while he maintains his advantage, the later things like barbed wire appear, the better.
That's it.
"We can rely on such a humble position to block the opponent's attack...... "Victoria, who was beside William and accompanied him on his tour of the position, couldn't help but ask. Although before this, she was trapped by William's agitation method. did not flee with an army of 20,000. But now, she still has serious doubts about William.
"Of course, of course we will win. "I don't know how many times. But William calmly answered her question.
“...... I hope so. "Victoria still doesn't have much confidence.
"You won't be disappointed. William then replied. He believed that if those guys really went on to kill Savannah like idiots, then he would definitely win.
"But even if they don't come to fight me at their predetermined positions outside of Savannah, I don't have no choice. William thought to himself:
"If the other side had been a little smarter and prepared to divide up their forces and plunder my colony with a small elite force, I wouldn't have been able to crack it - it's almost May. The rise in the water level of the Savannah River is enough to be called a "natural hazard".
During this time, William, in addition to arranging the preset positions on the outskirts of Savannah, was collecting ferries around the Savannah River. Then, it was to persuade the Goths who were stranded in Georgia to join the partisans.
Since these guys were willing to rebel against their overlord for the sake of so-called "freedom" before, William is sure that they can now rebel against their former allies for the sake of profit.
William told them that if he failed, the enemy would take back all the cotton plantations. As a result, the dream of living a good life on the profits of the plantation will go bankrupt.
Those who dare to live in the New World are adventurous and difficult to mess with. For the sake of freedom, the battle for glory or something may be a little worse. But when it comes to fighting for money, especially for "the money they already have", then their morale will immediately blow up.
The reason is simple. Defend your legal property and make a head-killing deal for a sum of money. The meaning of the two is completely different.
That's it, the Diao people were fooled for a while, and they decided to fight the enemy to the death.
They were like those neighbors to the north. Hide all the food and arm yourself with your smoothbore guns, swords and spears. Then stick to the Dock Fort village town. Or take advantage of the familiarity with the terrain and plan to ambush the small forces of Visigoths and Asturias.
In addition to this, there were also a large number of Cherokees who were persuaded by William to fight guerrillas on the road.
These fellows now not only fear William's power, but also covet the benefits William can give them. So it was easily bought.
Cherokee fighters, who have not undergone systematic training, are not qualified soldiers. But they are the best hunters and ambushers in the woods. Armed with enough bows and arrows, they were enough to become the best partisans.
That's it, the whole of Georgia has already been laid out by William.
The Visigoth-Asturian coalition, after entering Georgia, would face such a situation.
If they stayed in Georgia, they would be resisted by the local colonizers and constantly harassed by militias and indigenous guerrillas. If they want to go north, deep into the hinterland, then the Savannah River is an obstacle that crosses them.
Under these circumstances, William bet that they would concentrate all their forces on Savannah, the capital of Georgia, in search of a decisive battle against the Britton-White Legion coalition. That is, to plunge headlong into William's preset position.
In this way, no matter what, the other party can only follow William's rhythm. There was no such thing as a "chance of victory" that the short Corsican young man had spoken of. In any case, it was William's victory.
"That's it, Visigothic traitors. After making sure that everything was going according to his own ideas, William became very happy: "I have set the best stage for you—I mean, the best stage of death. Now I'm just waiting for the arrival of the main characters. Don't let me down. Hahahahaha......ha
And just like that, William let out a very pleasant laugh. This laughter made Victoria very uncomfortable. But William can't control so much now, although this guy looks smart, but sure enough, sure enough, this guy's cleverness is only in business, politics, diplomacy and governance. Militarily, this guy is a complete idiot. In other words, there is a great possibility that you will take advantage of the other party at this point. As long as it is used well, then in the next cooperation with the large company of Briton, William will get more benefits.
That's it, and when he thought about it, William's gaze at Victoria became pleasant. At the same time, there is a vague greed and desire...... But when you think about it, it doesn't seem like a good thing to look at this guy this way. It is very easy to cause misunderstanding among others. So William quickly withdrew his gaze.
It doesn't matter, that guy. William thought to himself: "I thought this guy would be a good opponent, but now it seems that this guy is just a stepping stone for me to reach the top." No big deal. ”
Knowing this, William's mood became very happy.