Chapter 45: The March to the Prelude to War
readx;? That's pretty much it. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info If it was really two hundred years ago, it would definitely make the invaders feel very uncomfortable, very unhappy, and very eager to kill. But for now, that's what it's all about, war or something.
"And what about the fortress?" Hearing what the other party said, Freya sighed in her heart: "Don't tell me, the fortress is not ...... anything"
"In fact, there are some problems with the fortress. Victoria said in a somewhat helpless tone.
Yes, the Frisian region, the dense fortress complex, has gradually collapsed and disappeared in the course of more than two hundred years of years and weathering.
Come to think of it, it's also a no-brainer. As said before, almost everyone, including Victoria, did not believe that the Frisian region would be invaded by an external enemy.
If this is the case, then these fortresses, which seem to be slightly outdated, remote, and seem to be useless, have no point in existing.
Although the people of Breton are very rich and economically powerful, they cannot spend indiscriminately just because they have money.
Maintaining these forts, repairing them, and stationing troops can be a considerable expense. If you save this cost, it will be enough for the Britons to arm a few elite infantry regiments.
"Yes, I know, but after the war, didn't you think about building a few new fortresses in Frisia?"
Freya was equally aware of Frisia's situation, and she did not make any assessment of the actions and measures of the Briton for more than two hundred years. Because speaking of which, at least for two hundred years, ignoring these fortresses and fortresses in Frisia seems to be a more correct strategy.
But what about after this.
After this, that is, now. After such a long war with the Visigothic Republic, could it be that the Britons did not think of repairing it here, or building some new fortresses or something.
Speaking of which, this war has been going on for a while. They totally have plenty of time. As for labor, money and resources, although the Bretons are a little downtrodden, these things must still be able to be taken out, right?
However.
To Freya's disappointment, Victoria's face turned a little unpleasant after hearing her say this. After a while, he nodded reluctantly and replied, "Yes." In fact, we ...... It's true that there is not enough preparation......"
Hearing this guy really say such things, Freya was a little disdainful in addition to being surprised, and in addition to being disdainful, she felt incredible and unbelievable.
If this group of guys is at this level, then this war should not be fought at all, and it is better to surrender directly, right?
Although Freya didn't say anything next, Victoria could feel her dissatisfaction and contempt for herself and the Kingdom of Briton when she looked at her.
It's just that this is the fault of the Briton Kingdom itself, even if Victoria wants to defend it, she can't defend it, saying too much will make Freya look down on herself even more.
But of course, that's not to say that Victoria felt that she had done something wrong, or that she felt that it was her own mistake or anything. She was quite unconvinced, but she didn't refute Freya just for the sake of the overall situation. However, because of this incident, her perception of Freya has declined again.
- This was one of the shortcomings of William's appointment of Freya as commander of the vanguard army.
Although Freya has excellent military qualities, both strategic vision and tactical command ability, William is still a little uneasy about her. The reason is that this guy is not very good at thinking about people, too strong and a little taken for granted at the same time.
Such a character is very easy to hate. Especially when the two sides are working together, the guy who is very easy to be hated by his teammates is naturally very easy to be betrayed. That's where William worries.
Of course, of course, because of this incident, William, who was not at ease, secretly gave Freya authorization and lessons, which may also be one of the reasons for this situation-
For this reason, William quietly told more than once, asking Freya to be cautious. Beware of hidden arrows that could hurt people from behind.
Freya takes the admonition of her lord, nephew, and sweetheart very seriously...... However, because she attaches too much importance to Victoria, her cautiousness, jealousy and vigilance towards Victoria have increased significantly. This led to a significant decline in Victoria's perception of her. This further led to an increase in the likelihood that she would be sold by Victoria......
This is also something that William could not have imagined.
If it was William himself who was now in Frisia, he could certainly understand why the Bretons had not done that.
That's because the Bretons were still very energetic before this. They don't think about how to defend, they think about counterattacking. I want to concentrate on counterattacking the Visigothic Republic.
They will indeed work hard to prepare for war. But they are not preparing for defense, but for counterattack.
Yes, yes, yes, these Britons trained their armies as fast as they could, manufactured weapons and equipment as fast as they could, and raised military supplies as fast as they could. Ship these things to the front line as fast as you can, and then run out of light as fast as you can.
For several months before the Visigothic army prepared to attack Frisia, the Britons were like a machine that had reached the fastest rotational speed, and even if they pressed the button, they could not stop at the first time, and continued to move forward with great inertia.
It was in this situation that the Bretons wasted months, resources and manpower, but failed to create a single defense in Frisia.
By the time the Visigoths launched an attack on Frisia, it was too late for the Britons to be in a hurry and to build any more defenses or anything like that. To make matters worse, in order to train the army and launch the next round of attacks, Frisia had a large stockpile of weapons and military supplies.
If Frisia eventually falls, then these things will naturally fall into the hands of the Visigoths, adding to their already very strong strength. If you want to defeat the Visigoths when the time comes, the price you have to pay will be even greater.
That's pretty much it, Freya didn't want to waste too much time on the subject. After a few minor complaints, which made Victoria's expression even more ugly, she ended the conversation and moved on to another, more important matter, which was the current state of the war.
Before the three legions of the Russian Gothic Empire, nearly 70,000 troops, arrived to support, the Britons had already fought the Visigoths several times.
I don't know, do they want to try to keep the enemy out of the country, or do they want to win a few battles before the Imperial reinforcements arrive, and then wait for the Imperial reinforcements to come.
But anyway, all in all, these guys failed.
In the Forward Campaign, the Britons concentrated four legions, and more than 50,000 troops attacked the opposing forward troops, but one corps of 20,000 men.
In the beginning, the Britons gained a certain advantage through strong artillery firepower, numerical superiority, surprise surprises, and a semi-encircled tactical situation.
However, in this process, the Visigoths on the opposite side did not collapse because of this advantage, but gritted their teeth and persevered.
After some time, the Visigoths recovered, while the Britons lost their initial morale, but were defeated by problems of mutual subordination and demoralization.
In such a battle, the Britons were defeated by the Visigoths in the end when they had a comprehensive advantage. The original idea of boosting morale not only did not materialize, but because of this defeat, morale fell a lot. In this way, the Bretons no longer dare to take the initiative.
Although Victoria was afraid of losing face or something, he used some Spring and Autumn brushwork when describing this battle. But through her family's Cheka organization, Freya still understood the situation and specific process of the whole war.
While secretly laughing at the Bretons in her heart for being useless, Freya also had some ideas.
If she could, she would like to fight each other. Experience for yourself how strong the army of the Visigothic Republic really is today.
"So, if you can......"
Freya looked at the map carefully, thinking about the current situation. The symbols on the map quickly formed three-dimensional patterns and scenes in her mind.
After that outpost, the Bretons went into a state of total contraction. The four corps, having lost a large number of troops and almost all of their baggage and artillery, retreated to Rotterdam, the capital of Frisia.
These armies have become frightened birds, and in a short period of time, there is no way to go into battle again.
And the remaining four legions of the Britons, although they barely maintain a little combat effectiveness, it is absolutely impossible for them to take the initiative to attack.
They were placed in the outlying towns of Rotterdam by Victoria, guarding the Frisian capital on the basis of rudimentary sapper fortifications.
That is, Victoria piled up all his forces in Rotterdam. Other parts of Friscia had almost no defenders.
In the absence of any will to resist by the Frisians themselves, the Visigoths were marching in.
"It's terrible, I've seen a lot of bad situations, but, sure enough, I've never seen any worse situations before. ”
In the end, Freya could barely hold back and sighed. (To be continued.) )
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