From a purely military point of view, "vaulting" operations can be completely classified as "over-invested" combat operations.

In a mountainous environment where there are no even minor strategic directions, with no significant resources or transport hubs of particular interest, where the aborigines are unruly, economically backward, industry is almost non-existent, and agriculture is barely subsistence – no matter how small a number is in relation to the total standing army. The fact that the input is not proportional to the return is still irrefutable.

At the extreme, instead of throwing elite troops into a massive and protracted anti-guerrilla war, it may be more cost-effective to drop a super bomb directly. At most, in addition to the cost of manufacturing, transporting, and dropping the Super Bomb itself, there is also the cost of reprinting the map to adapt to the changed terrain, which is a small amount of money compared to the huge expenses required for law and order warfare.

However, as is well known, war has never been the domain of military personnel alone, and it has always been the political leaders who ultimately formulate and decide on the implementation of national strategic guidelines. Political leaders may lack military literacy, have not received systematic military education, and are deficient in the military field, but this does not prevent them from making trade-offs from a higher height, that is, from the overall strategy, after fully integrating information and resources, so as to obtain the best solution.

Military is only one part of the war, not the whole story.

The top priorities of the empire at present are to stabilize the situation, develop the economy and industry, and prepare for the increasingly obvious cold war and possible hot war. Whether it is a war for law and order or an economic war, war is not an end in itself, but a means to ensure economic development and political stability.

In other words, butter is now the highest priority, and the cannon should make way for butter.

One might ask, in that case, wouldn't the use of weapons of mass destruction to cut through the mess be more in line with this need?

On the face of it, this is true. A single superbomb that destroys towns, razes mountains, and completely alters the terrain is enough to keep those with bad intentions in peace for a while, and the populace hides the idea of rebellion and puts on a mask of deference. In doing so, however, the rule of the empire has effectively degenerated into a politics of terror, an administrative apparatus purely dependent on violence. Charlemagne's people may succumb to this violent domination on the surface, but deep down they will think that "Charlemagne's failure is only because science and technology are inferior to the elven camp, and the ideas, systems, and ideas of Charlemagne's kingdom are still correct." In such an ideological atmosphere, nationalist ideas will be a breeding ground for multiplication, Charlemagne's national independence consciousness will rise again, and the resistance will become more and more intense.

What's more, the frequent use of weapons of mass destruction will reduce their mystery and psychological deterrence capabilities, just as when poison gas was first put into World War I, ordinary soldiers of the British and French allied forces "smelled the poison and changed color", and all kinds of terrifying rumors about poison gas circulated everywhere in the trenches, and when the poison gas on both sides was lost three meals a day, everyone was also numb to the poison gas. A nuclear bomb may be far more powerful than poison gas, but this is true of nuclear bombs.

Weapons of mass destruction are best deterred when they are on the launch stand, and if you want this sword of Damocles hanging high above people's heads to continue to have a deterrent effect, you should not use it indiscriminately, let it remain fully mysterious, give people room for imagination, and keep this fear buried deep in everyone's heart full of freshness.

Therefore, the "vaulting" operation can only use conventional combat forces, so that all those who still have illusions and are unwilling to be dominated by the empire fully understand that even without weapons of mass destruction, the empire is enough to crush all resistance. The domination of the empire is as stable as a rock, and a few guns and a few people alone cannot shake the overall situation at all. No matter how brave and tenacious these rebels may be, and how impressive they may be, it is still the Empire that will win, and the mighty Imperial Defense Force will surely destroy all those who resist, both physically and mentally.

As for why the "vaulting" operation was only aimed at the "Freikorps", the main reason was that they were the most effective guerrilla force in the border areas, and at the same time they were an anti-imperialist force with clear political views. Such guerrilla forces are placed at any time and in any place, and the ruling authorities will want to get rid of them as soon as possible. You must know that this is a political-military organization with firm convictions and action aimed at subverting the existing centralized political system and world order, and if this left-wing military organization is allowed to grow, the first unlucky ones will definitely be the ruling party and all the upper echelons.

This is a war between nations, and it is also a life-and-death struggle between different ideologies and propositions, and there is no room for retreat on either side.

Therefore, in the "vaulting" operation, the defense forces will use all means to force out the "people in the high castle", that is, Roland, to completely eliminate the military command structure and ideological source of the "Free Legion", and use precise surgical strikes to stifle the source of the disease before it spreads, so as not to give it a chance to develop into ulcers or even cancer.

- Even if you know this, you still ...... in practice

Swallowing a sigh, Caspar regurgitated disgust and irritability in his heart.

Not regret, not pity.

As the Emperor's personal guard, as the sword and shield that protects the Emperor and the Empire, there is no sympathy for the enemy. The sword will not sympathize, the shield will not have mercy, but will only bring death to the head of the enemy.

No matter how they can be justified, the so-called "unarmed villagers" will not change the fact that the guerrillas are helping. When they decided to hide the guerrillas in their own homes, send their sons, husbands, and brothers to the guerrillas, provide their rations to the guerrillas, and deliver information and ammunition to the guerrillas, they made their position clear with their actions. These people are not innocent people, they are part of the partisan army, enemies of the empire. What happened at this moment was just paying the price for his previous actions. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if these people really didn't have anything to do with the guerrillas, in order to lure Roland out, in order to prevent the empire's military secrets from leaking out, they had to let them sacrifice for the empire.

The so-called total war is such a thing, there is no front and rear, there are no soldiers and civilians, only the target whether it is needed or not.

Hypocrisy and hypocrisy should also have a limit, and this so-called "discovery of conscience" is no different from insult at all, but is nothing more than self-justification and self-consolation such as "I have not lost my humanity" and "I am not the worst one." No one can deceive anyone but themselves, and it will only make people feel angry.

Caspar's irritability and anxiety are solely due to the "Legion".

Indeed, the "Legion" showed excellent performance in this operation, fully proving its value and broad application prospects.

Fast, deadly, cheap, fearless, and ruthless, they are almost the perfect ideal weapon.

Caspar, however, did not like the "Legion".

To be precise, I don't like the fact that the "legion" dominates the battlefield.

- It's like throwing all the obligation to defend yourself and fight to a machine.

At the thought of this, Caspar couldn't help but feel irritated.

Just as he tried to shake off emotions that might be interfering with his thinking, an operator's recitation echoed through Command.

"Target! Repeat, target!"

After three seconds of silence, Caspar laughed like a child.

- Finally appeared.

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