Black Iron’s Glory

The 267th chapter of the problem of supply

For Claude in June, it was a quiet and peaceful day. The battalion was stationed in this forgotten area and found no enemy. Even if the reconnaissance cavalry went deep into the Cannes prairie for three days and three nights, it could not be explored. And found that the enemy has signs of force transfer.

From the northeastern border of Eskilin Dukedom, the second battalion of the Cannons, the three battalions of the three battalions and the fourth battalion, the same has not been discovered. The three battalions have now penetrated one third of the prairie. In addition to sweeping some sporadic pastoral tents, even some of the nomadic tribes did not meet.

After the news was passed on, all the frontline commanders were relieved. In this situation, Canas Dukedom is likely to concentrate all its forces in the Beibu Gulf, with the intention of defending Dukedom’s most important economically most developed and richest region.

The Beibu Gulf is the Cannes Dukedom, and is also the largest natural large bay in the eastern part of the mainland. It is a natural and excellent military port with rich fishing. Canas Dukedom has four major cities on the shores of the North Bay. The city of Campest, the capital of Dukedom, is also located there. It can be said that it is the essence of Cannes Dukedom. In this respect, the possibility that Kanas Dukedom will concentrate on the Beibu Gulf to prepare for defensive operations is very large.

Since the last time Scree Major was drunk and took Claude’s hand to reveal his thoughts, Claude always felt a little embarrassed when he saw Scully Major. On the contrary, Scully’s May looks free and seems to have forgotten what he did that night. But this time Scree Major came to Landes Castle to bring a good news to Claude. The big public city of Eskilin Dukedom surrendered, and Eskilin Dukedom became the second to die in this battle. The second country.

Speaking of the war, Eskilin has become the most important prisoner of the Kingdom of Aueras and the biggest ill of the anti-aueran allies. After the temporary formation of several legions to counter the southern three counties, unable to break through the defensive positions of the second-line legion of Kingdom of Aueras, Eskilin felt that the situation was not good, but in the first thought, he decided to go to the front. Encourage morale and arouse the hearts of the soldiers.

It was only on the front line that they found that the temporarily formed Legionnaires had no war, and even the officers who were nobility had not practiced for a long time. Although they relied on the strength of the troops to lay down the enemy’s two or three defensive fronts, the casualties were extremely heavy. The soldiers have been unable to break through the enemy’s last defensive position.

Then there was the erection of the temporary passage in the Pikwrith Mountain area, and the number of enemies rushing to the three southern counties for reinforcement was increasing. Seeing this, Eskilin can only order, turn to attack, let the temporary formation of the corps set up the defensive front, prepare to fight a long-lasting defensive battle with the enemy, and then return to the capital of Dukedom, Bravoso Dagongbao presided over the overall situation.

It was just that General Eskilin did not expect that he had just left the front line for two days, and the army of the Kingdom of Aueras launched a counterattack. Several temporary regiments on the front line quickly collapsed. The enemy drove straight in. On the second day after Eskilin returned to the capital, the Kingdom of Aueras reconnaissance cavalry had appeared under Bravoso’s Grand Duke. In this way, the grandfather of Eskilin was trapped in the city, and he did not even have time to collect his belongings.

With the arrival of the two second-line regiments of Kingdom of Aueras, the Grand Duke of Braviso was completely surrounded, and the Grand Duke of Eskilin had to die of the broken heart. In fact, he did not have the opportunity to run the road, but he still has a family, and the treasures of those warehouses. If he runs out alone, the problem is to discard his family and property. He will only be able to go to the begging days under the fence. Therefore, the Grand Duke of Eskilin also died, preparing for a sturdy recalcitrant with the strong walls and defense facilities of the Bravoso Grand Fort.

But to his surprise, the two second-line corps of the Kingdom of Aueras did not immediately attack, but settled down, trapping the entire Bravoso Grand Fort. Grand Duke Eskilin thought that the enemy wanted to be trapped until he had no food to surrender. He did not panic because the city had enough people to eat food for two years. He was not afraid of the enemy’s siege.

It was not until the end of June that Archangel Eskilin finally understood what the enemy was playing. Two huge and heavy siege guns were dragged by countless civilians and cattle and horses to the city of Bravoso. What makes Eskilin Dagong suffer is that these two huge siege guns are still masterpieces of their own Dukedom. After the outbreak of the war, the three southern governors, known for their military work, assembled a large number of siege guns to show the strength of the Dukedom and the invincibility of the anti-aueran alliance.

Then the two siege guns were thrown in the southern three counties, because it was too heavy and too heavy to move, so everyone used these two huge siege guns as sculptures. It was hit by the wind and rain. After the Blue Feathers raided the three southern counties, the two siege guns became the trophy of the Kingdom of Aueras.

After arriving at the three southern counties, Hansback’s prince soon became interested in the two huge siege artillery pieces. He once again recruited the mechanics to overhaul the two artillery pieces. The report was obtained by the two sieges. The cannon can still be used to exert an unparalleled power.

In this way, the Grand Duke of Braviso, the capital of Eskilin Dukedom, became the target of the two siege guns designated by the Grand Prince. Moving these two cannons there is indeed a huge manpower and material project. But the Kingdom of Aueras army does not care about this. It is an enemy country. There are a large number of free people who can be forced to requisition. There are also a large number of cattle and horses that can be collected. Even if the big prince orders compensation, the cost is not much. At the same time, when moving the two cannons, it is also possible to strengthen the road leading to the Grand Duke of Braviso in the three southern counties. This is a good thing for both.

In fact, the father of Eskilin saw that the shadows of these two huge siege guns almost collapsed. He knew the power of the two cannons, such as the solid iron pellets that were as big as the washbasin. More than a hundred pounds, how strong the castle wall itself can not withstand the bombardment of these two cannons, a few days Bravoso Grand Duke will become a ruin.

Therefore, after sending a contact person and getting a guarantee written by Hansback’s great prince, the first time to protect the security of Eskilin and his family and private property, the Grand Duke Eskilin opened very simply. The city surrendered, and Eskilin Dukedom died like this.

The demise of Eskilin’s Dukedom has greatly eased the tension of the Kingdom of Aueras. At present, the balance of the war in the eastern part of the continent has been greatly tilted towards the Kingdom of Aueras. The demise of the two Dukedoms, the annihilation of Rimodera Dukedom hit by both sides is also close at hand. In particular, the biggest reinforcement in Rimodera Dukedom was the four armed forces from Eskilin Dukedom. Now that Eskilin Dukedom is dead, these four regiments have become the biggest unrest factor in the Rimodera Dukedom coalition.

The coalition forces of the anti-aueran alliance naturally want to keep the four Eskilin Dukedom regiments in the coalition. They send money to the high-level nobility officers of the legions, and talk about defeating the Kingdom of Aueras. Lin Dukedom’s topic, to be fair, these army’s nobility officers are no shortage of blood, but also agree with the reconstruction of Eskilin Dukedom.

The problem was that the surrendered Eskilin was very much in line with the instructions of the Great Hansback Prince. He ordered his cronies to go to the camp where the four Dukedom Armed Corps were in the first place, proclaiming what the Grand Duke had surrendered and the war was over. You can go home and stop fighting and wait for these remarks, instructing these Legionnaires to lay down their arms and surrender to the Kingdom of Aueras. So in the case that the army’s nobility officers were undecided, the soldiers of the four legions ran for most of the time, and finally they were less than one legion.

The soldiers ran and ran, but the same defensive positions were also thrown to the Kingdom of Aueras, so the defensive defensive line was suddenly broken into two big holes, and the enemy soldiers were under the city. The senior officers of Rimodera Dukedom and the senior officers of the coalition command headquarters understand that the situation has gone, and urgently ordered the anti-aueran alliance’s joint fleet to help out and guard the three seaports of Rimodera Dukedom, which is the three sea passages for the alliance coalition to escape the desperate.

The front line is progressing smoothly, and the success story is frequent, but the battalion of the battalion has encountered an embarrassing reality. That is the cross-mountain road in the southern mountainous area that hinders the transportation of the logistics. The mountain road from the southern three counties to the squirrel village has been refurbished by Claude’s captives, and it is barely possible to pass a four-wheeled freight wagon. Come on. However, from the squirrel village to the Canas prairie, the mountain road can only be used to transport supplies.

The logistics staff of the frontline headquarters have carefully calculated and concluded that they can no longer send troops into the area abandoned by the nobility of the Cannes Dukedom territory, because there is no way to requisition the materials on the spot, and no one can force the expropriation, as long as The extra force of a battalion went to the area, and the result was that there was no way to keep up with the supply, so this area can only rely on a battalion to garrison.

However, the staff of the frontline headquarters are not worried about this, because the other two battalions of the squadron will be able to contact the battalion of the squadron as long as they go one-third of the distance into the prairie. As for the remaining strength of Canas Dukedom, there is no need to worry that the enemy should concentrate all the forces to protect the Beibu Gulf area, so that no enemy can be found on the prairie.

At present, the logistics of the battalion of the battalion is completely dependent on the rear transportation. A local battalion battalion that takes over the defense of the battalion is also responsible for providing logistical support to the mobile battalion. But soon, this local battalion battalion is called bitter, they are one During the month, seven soldiers and eleven horses were lost on the mountain road leading to the Canas prairie in Squirrel Village, and a large amount of food and other materials were lost. The reason was that the Hummer rolled down the valley and brought the soldiers holding them. Go on.

There are many reasons for the accident, but this has a lot to do with the battalion of the battalion to urge them to transport the goods as soon as possible. Fortunately, the supply and transportation of three times a month has already initially met the material needs of the battalion of the Guards, and can be reduced to logistical replenishment twice a month and once a month.

The most important thing is the food. This area has been abandoned by the nobility of the territory for more than a year. The fields are covered with wild grass and the particles are not harvested. The total number of squadrons was 1,365, plus more than a thousand old and weak women and children gathered here, and more than 400 young and strong prisoners brought by the follow-up, nearly 3,000. In the case that it is impossible to collect food on the spot, the stomach can only be transported by the rear materials.

A hummer can only transport more than 400 kilograms of grain on the mountain road, and 3,000 people need at least 5,000 kilograms of food a day. It is impossible for the soldiers to fill their stomachs. Although it can transport 50,000 jin of grain, even if it saves, it is only half a month’s consumption.

Scree Major let the captives and the gathered young people go to the wasteland to plant potatoes and melons, and hope that these crops with short growing season can help. Claude, the organization soldiers, fished in the rivers and ponds of this area, brought people up the mountain to hunt, plus the sheep that were collected from the captured herdsmen’s homes in the previous days, and finally managed to survive for half a month. Food reserve.

The ammunition is not lacking. The battalion of the battalion can carry over for more than a month, but Claude is still not satisfied. He and Seri Major discuss, at least have to reserve ammunition for more than three months, food and Other military supplies. If the local security battalion that is in the defense cannot maintain the long-term transportation of the supply line, Claude is ready to let mobile battalion organize his own organization to transport the goods.

Scree Major was also plagued by shortages of materials, mainly because the old and weak women and women who had gathered together had nearly a thousand people who could not eat, which added a heavy burden to the battalion. But these old and weak women can’t be driven away. After they have kept the area, these people are also the people of Kingdom, and they can’t be saved.

“Do you think the enemy will come?” Scree Major looked at Claude with amazement: “The staff of the frontline commanders are not saying that the enemy is likely to be huddled in the Beibu Gulf area to prepare for defensive operations?”

“I don’t know.” Claude shook his head. “I also hope that the staff of the frontline commanders are all true, but I always have an intuition that the enemy will come. I feel very surprised at this situation. I don’t know why the enemy will be huddled in the Beibu Gulf area. To know that defensive operations also need to send reconnaissance cavalry to inspect the enemy, but now almost all the reconnaissance cavalry in the prairie has not found the enemy’s trail. This is too suspicious.

I always feel that the enemy seems to be making a big move, otherwise they will not let us drive so long on the prairie, this is their territory. Sending light cavalry to destroy our reconnaissance cavalry, covering our ears and ears, whether it is offensive or defensive, is military common sense, but they have not done so… so I suggest that you still reserve some grain and ammunition drugs for this quiet day. It can also be prepared. ”

“You are right, we have to be prepared to avoid regrets when something happens.” Scrim Captain nodded.