1503 The Coming Storm (4)
New Atwood,
The morning light appeared in the sky a little earlier than usual, like a golden transparent cover, shrouding a small market town in the distance.
The name of this town is Thad Town, sixty miles from New Atwood, it is currently the headquarters of the Falcon Army, the sun puntially sprinkles its golden light on the tops of all kinds of buildings in Thad Town, and these buildings are dyed with a layer of faint golden light, which is particularly gorgeous and dazzling, the town is not big, but it is the core of the entire northwest coast, the army has blocked the range of ten miles nearby, the heralds who used to be in a hurry can also have time to stop and chat with their companions recently, January is a rare period of calm for the northwest coast, there is no war, there is a period of peace in the northwest,
Facing the morning sun, the fat man got up from the bed, several wives were busy choosing the address of the city, but none of them bothered him, several women together, for this vast new land surface xiàn is very novel, it just so happens that today is the opening ceremony of the sky holy church hall in Xinhai City, the sky sacrifice Parschena actually appeared in Xinhai City, and several wives all went to cheer,
Everyone knows that this Parschena sacrifice must have a leg with the fat man, but the most important thing is his extraordinary and transcendent identity,
Since the issuance of the decree permitting the construction of temples throughout the empire, the number of believers in the Sky Temple has grown extremely rapidly, in just a few months, from less than 2 million people in Salander at the beginning, to more than 5 million now, according to the Falcon Empire's population base of 30 million, on average, one in every six people is a believer in the Sky Temple,
The reason why the Sky Temple has been promoted so quickly is because the believers of the Sky Temple can get a very good benefit, that is, their children can get free basic education in the Temple.
This is like pie-in-the-sky luck for ordinary people who can't afford to go to school in this era of extremely backward education.
The fat man had a rare leisure, and stepped on the old dirt road leading to the market town, where the road had just been repaired, and the stones were mixed with gray-white frozen soil, as was the case with most of the roads in Xinhai City. There is still white snow on the ground, so the road is a little muddy, and I am used to seeing the bustling and tragic battlefield. The fat man feels that it is also a very good enjoyment to be able to walk calmly on such dirt roads, and the construction of various places is booming, and the road connectivity network is rapidly expanding, bringing more vitality and expansion space to the new immigrant areas.
At a time when the northwest was engaged in large-scale construction, the southwest region was already full of wars, and the January war broke out like a raging fire.
More than 100,000 Congolese troops crossed the border with murderous violation, and in order to deal with the fortress groups that had accumulated on the border for decades, the Gangfei people adopted the tactics of horizontal cut-off, neither entangled in the battle of one fortress after another. Instead, look for the fortress where the commander of the Southwestern Army is located, and then gather heavy troops to cut in from behind,
The Southwest Army, which had lost contact, was suddenly in a mess because of the limited number of troops. In addition, the tactics of scattered defense were adopted, even if they knew that the target of the Gangfei Army was the location of the corps commander, the other auxiliary forts could not draw more troops to contain them. There are 2 legions in a row of defensive lines, and this is how they are easily broken,
Although this cut-off tactic did not kill the soldiers, the panic caused was enough to shake the entire southwest, and the areas that were originally considered impregnable became stakes that could not be counterattacked.
A large number of Congo-African troops cut into the fortress at will, while the defenders could only hide inside and stare dryly, the central barrier was broken down, the connection between the auxiliary forts was cut off, and it was difficult to support, or on the way to support, they were jointly strangled by the Gang-African army.
In the initial confrontation, the Gangfei army was a terrible tactic of combining points and surfaces without any fancy words, like a bulldozer, which once put the entire southwest in a great panic.
It was only with the arrival of the new head of the South-West region, Julil L'Fort that the one-sided situation finally improved.
Fort Julilsford is worthy of being a general who has been guarding one side for more than ten years, and soon came up with a way to crack the opponent's key uprooting tactics, that is, the commanders of each defensive area are no longer fixed in one place, but rotate between auxiliary forts at will, the Gangfei army was not unaware of one point at first, they still followed the old method, several ways rushed to the commander's fortress, but they were greeted by the fully mobilized Southwest Army to encircle them, although the Gangfei army withdrew in time, but also suffered more than 10,000 battle losses,
The morale of the Southwest Army was greatly shaken, and the previous decline was swept away, and it was only then that the Gang Fei Army stabilized its position in the rush of the Gang Fei Army, and the ensuing extremely cold weather also helped the Southwest Army a lot, the dense bunker group was covered with layers of golden and clear ice, and the Gang Non Army wanted to break through the obstacles of these bunker groups in a short period of time The hope is getting slimmer and slimmer, "The other party should be testing the way!" Dustrengkai frowned slightly, gathering such information, the sudden appearance of the Gang Fei Navy is very understandable" According to the intelligence sent from the southwest, the Congo-Africa Imperial Navy has occupied one of the most important ports in the West Sea, the port of Adonis, which is located on an island more than 50 miles from the mainland in the southwest sea, and has always been known as the core of the southwest sea.
Not only do they want to sneak into our northwest seas, but they also want to be able to tear a hole in the rear of the battle line with the help of the navy," the Admiralty Chancellor asserted
"Your analysis is not unreasonable!" The fat man's fingers tapped lightly on the table, although the Southwest Army was fighting fiercely with the Gangfe people, but the aftermath of the war could not reach the northwest, as the construction of the new Atwood Sea City was nearing completion, a huge port area appeared in front of everyone's eyes,
A whole 5 large ports united together form an architectural wonder similar to a port complex, a new Atwood, almost equal to the total carrying capacity of the entire northwest coast port, which is enough to attract the attention of the Gangfei fleet that is still in the southwest sea,
This is a separate room, and the huge map hanging on the wall has been sketched by the fat man full of traces,
In the study, which belongs to His Majesty the Falcon, sunlight shines through the windows, and three glass-covered candlesticks mounted on the top can light up to thirty-six candles. If all of them are lit, even if it is night, the whole room will be bright, and the light projected by this office in the middle of the night is called "Eagle Gaze" by the guards
"Your Majesty, I think that this move has constituted hostility! If we don't react at all, it will cause the other party to despise us! So we must fight back, otherwise it will lead to even more reckless behavior," Dustrunkai, the Minister of the Navy, who had been specially recalled from Xinhai City, straightened his body and said to the fat man with an angry face
At the beginning of February. When Xinhai City was completed, the fat man deliberately brought a few princesses to New Atwood, and in the cheers of tens of thousands of people, he took the flagship of the Imperial Navy, as the first battleship to enter Xinhai City, and slowly docked at the dense beehive-like docks of Xinhai City
"You mean we're at war with Gang-Africa?"
The fat man put down the report in his hand, tilted his somewhat sore neck, and said with a solemn expression to the Admiral Dustronik, who had come to inquire in person, "Although we are not afraid of war. But that doesn't mean we can despise our opponents, and there is some truth in what you say! But how many people did the Gangfei Navy dispatch? Where is the position now? Do you know?"
"I don't want to know: Dustrenkai confidently said: "We just need to know where the southwest core of Puerto Adonis is, and in the first meeting, we played out a draw. The other party's heart is arrogant, and he will definitely not think that we will have the courage to fight back quickly!"
Dustrunkay's voice stopped, his body was straight, and he said loudly with extraordinary momentum, "And this time the fleet of the Congo Navy is coming very fiercely. If we have not encountered an adversary in the southwestern seas, we will inevitably relax our guards, and if our navy suddenly appears in the southwestern seas. Otherwise, if we let it go, the situation in the southwest will continue to collapse, and our northwest will also fall into a precarious situation."
The fat man was silent, his eyebrows frowned slightly back and forth, he was thinking about Dustronzei's words, the situation of the Southwest Army is indeed not optimistic, although he tried his best, what he could do was to slow down the advance speed of the Gangnon Army, it is already February, and then another month will be the warm spring of March, and the cold winter will leave, and the Southwest Army will lose its most powerful boost, as Dustrunkai said, the southwest collapses, and the northwest is exposed to the front of the Gangnon Empire, and then it is too late to mobilize the navy to counterattack, because the turning point of the battlefield is no longer on the sea。
"Your Majesty, Commander Saron and Captain Hukochili have arrived!" came the voice of the guards outside the door
"Let them in!"
The fat man stopped, turned around and responded, because the Slavs were no longer enough to pose a threat, he had just transferred back Hukochili's Central Army and Salon's army from the northern border, and now the strength gathered in Haicheng had reached 60,000 people, and the fat man must also take precautions, in case the southwest collapsed, wouldn't he not even have assembled the army, after explaining the situation to the two, the faces of the two looked very heavy, in all fairness, if you want to reverse the unfavorable situation in the southwest, the only way to send troops from the northwest is to send troops, but thinking that it is for the Gauls to resist the Gangnones, and let the soldiers go to fight bloodily, the hearts of the two army commanders expressed that they could not accept it, "Then what if we land on the island to fight?" the fat man pulled out a chair and sat down slowly, while waving his hand to signal the other three to sit down as well, "I mean that the army cooperates with the navy to capture the core islands in the southwest sea, although it can't directly turn the tide of the war in the southwest, but at least it can reduce the pressure on the southwest! And the islands are also ours, that is, we are fighting for ourselves!" "If that's the case, we can accept it!" The two military ministers agreed, "This is the sketch of the port of Adonis!" Dustrunkai looked excited, took out a sketch from his arms like magic, and said excitedly, "As far as I know, there are not many guards on the island, there is an island garrison force that has just been not an army, a heavy regiment, and other logistics personnel, etc., adding up to no more than 15,000 people, if we can suddenly put 20,000 troops up, we can definitely take it in one fell swoop" "20,000 troops, is your navy absolutely sure that they will be delivered to the island safely?" The fat man bent down and looked at the map, it was very detailed, even the watchtower of the defenders on the island was marked, it seemed that it had been premeditated a long time ago, and he had made Dustrenkai make trouble in the southwest sea, presumably this was one of the results of that battle, "This ......"
Dustrenkai stood there with an ugly face, no one could make such a guarantee, even Dustrenke, who was hailed as the first man in the navy, there were too many situations that could arise at sea. There are man-made people, and there are natural disasters, because it is a deep battle in the opponent's sea area, and the possibility of encountering the opponent's fleet is very high, even if it is a qiē shun lì, who dares to guarantee that there will not be a little storm or something on the road, to be able to ask such a bottomless question, it really does not look like the style of the falcon majesty!"If this is the case, I can't gamble with the lives of 20,000 soldiers!" The fat man shrugged his shoulders regretfully and withdrew his gaze from the map. He said in a deep voice, "To despise the enemy is to destroy yourself, to organize a large army to cross the sea, to forcibly land, and to stabilize after the occupation is not easy, it is not easy to have no opinion, a slight mistake cuò, not only the lives of the soldiers are lost, but also the future of the empire!"
"What if we try our best to minimize the danger!, I hope Your Majesty will agree to this battle plan for the sake of this thing!" Dustrenkai suddenly stood up from his seat, took out a blood book from his bosom, and handed it to the fat man with a solemn expression.
'What is this?'
The fat man took the blood book, his pupils constricted unnaturally, and the names written in blood were all admirals of the Falcon Navy. The commander of the detachment, as well as the first mate of some of the fleet, had their fingerprints all over the cloth, and they felt very heavy!" This is a collective petition from the 157 admirals of my Imperial Navy and their subordinates!"
Dustrunkai looked at the fat man whose face changed slightly, and said with a solemn face, "In the last encounter with the Gangfei Navy, under the same number. Although our cruising fleet killed one of the opposing warships, it also seriously damaged one of its own, and our navy has never suffered such a great humiliation, and I hope that Your Majesty will give us a chance to take revenge!"
The fat man took a deep breath, and kicked the ball to Hu Keqili and Sharon with a very chic kick, the two of them looked at the names on it with hot eyes, and the dazzling blood color undoubtedly stimulated the blood of the two important ministers in the army, Hu Keqili's face flashed a trace of solemnity, and he said, "Although there is no guarantee of absolute safety, I also believe that all of you in the navy are iron-clad warriors, how can our generation cold the hearts of warriors because of timidity! This plan can be executed!"
"What about you, Saren!" the fat man looked at Ssalon, who was silent on the other side, what was the attitude of this hairless fox?
"This ......" Salong took a deep breath, the atmosphere in the room suddenly tensed, Dustrenkay's hands were even clenched together, Salong suddenly smiled awkwardly on his face, "I don't know how to decide, but Your Majesty once told his subordinates that there are no absolutes in everything, and the better the fighter, just like a meteor in the sky, once it passes, it will be difficult to see it again, so his subordinates think that this plan is sixty percent sure of success, and it is worth a try!"
"At least eighty percent!" Dustrenkai said nervously
"I'm glad that as the highest-ranking general in our army, your cooperation is quite good!" the fat man took a slight breath and picked up the water glass on the table. Drinking water slowly, the agreement of the two was expected, according to Dustronkai's caution, how could he not greet the two of them in advance, if he proposed a plan of such a scale,
In fact, this plan is still good, the fat man's heart touched a little, I am afraid that the army and navy will fight in order to grab merits, after all, the navy and the army, there has always been a bit of a comparison with each other, the strength of the army has always made the navy dissatisfied, and the rapid rise of the navy has also made the army dissatisfied
This landing plan was put forward by the navy, but it needs to be completed by the army, and the entanglement lies here, if it succeeds, will the merit be regarded as the army or the navy? This is what worries the fat man, please be better than the general, if you want the army and navy to cooperate perfectly, this is the only way.
"Okay, since you all agree, this battle plan is temporarily named "Typhoon" The fat man put down the water glass, looked at Dustrunkai with a happy face, and said, "Give me a copy of the specific battle plan tomorrow, I must personally review every link in it, don't be too happy, if there is no tongguò, the battle plan will still be canceled! Okay, you guys go down first!"
"My subordinates understand!" Dustrenkai hurriedly put away the smile on his face, and left with the other two, and when the three of them left, the fat man picked up the blood book on the table, looked at it, the handwriting was really too confusing, and at a glance, he knew how chaotic the situation of writing blood books was, a group of strong men with big shoulders and round waists, huddled together to learn what blood books were written, this must be the pirate-born Joseph Tiyì, the corner of the fat man's mouth suddenly showed a smile, the revenge of the admirals is really strong, but isn't this exactly the navy they need?
Holding the blood book in his hand, the fat man walked out of the study, the oncoming cold wind made his expression more and more excited, the navy is the backbone of defending the imperial seas, and it is a group of bloodthirsty wolves! A navy without ambition and revenge is not as good as a watchdog!
I've been depressed for three days, since the chapter of the Battle of the Northwest, I'm full of ideas, and I suddenly don't know where to write, but fortunately, I finally have a little clue (to be continued......