18th century total war

Chapter 102 Warning
General Kanol, who was criticized by Senawi, proposed a theoretically feasible strategy.

It is really only theoretically feasible. If the Li Wei rebels were not brainwashed infantry guards and sharpshooters, when the Li Wei rebels stormed the second line of defense, they were suddenly flanked by two wings in the rear, and they might lose their positions.

After all, Li Wei's rebel army was at a huge disadvantage in terms of strength.

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"General Kanol, you are really confident in our soldiers. Do you think that after the day's battle, the soldiers below still dare to take the initiative to attack the Levi rebels?

Even I know that there are rumors circulating in the army that soldiers of Livy's rebel army are possessed by demons from hell!

During the daytime battle, many soldiers saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the Li Wei rebels charged against the dense bullets, and no one retreated.

Such a scene would be difficult for even the elite British people to do. "

Sennawi replied in a cold tone.

General Kanol was embarrassed, but he still insisted: "At least, we can contain some of the forces of Li Wei's rebels.

Otherwise, if the main force of Li Wei's rebel army is really concentrated to attack the second line of defense, based on the performance of our army during the day, I'm afraid the end will be bad..."

General Kanol cleverly shifted the blame for his command defeat to the poor quality of his soldiers.

However, there is indeed a reason for this. The combat quality of the provincial coalition forces, even those councilors who don't know much about military affairs, shook their heads.

If the musket infantry who used to block Li Wei's rebels with volleys of guns did not collapse without contact, and even the entire reinforcement brigade collapsed, how could the situation be so bad?

Behind the first chest line of defense is not a flat plain. There are also many independent small defensive nodes and trenches. If the follow-up reinforcements do not collapse in a large area, they can rely on these small defensive nodes and trenches to resist Li Wei's rebels. Li Wei's rebels won in the end, and their losses would be multiplied several times!
This has reached the strategic goal of Senavi and his team!

Because Senawi and everyone present knew that if they wanted to defeat the Levi rebels, they could only polish them up a little bit. Who said that the soldiers of the Levi rebels have not had a single case of retreat during wartime so far?

It's a pity that the private soldiers of the provincial coalition army were too weak to face Li Wei's rebels.

"General Carnor's strategy is not unfeasible. Just as he said, the soldiers sent out on both wings will attract at least some of the Levi rebels to stop the attack.

Anyway, we have a strong military force, so we don't need to care about this loss. "

Another liberal aristocratic general who had a good relationship with General Kanol agreed.

It's not that Senawi has to be at odds with General Kanol, it's just that the battle during the day was too disastrous, and Senawi needs to identify the main person responsible for taking the blame.

You can't write in the report that the soldiers under your command are too scumbags.

Cenavi has been fully responsible for the training of the provincial coalition forces in the Normandy region!

Even if the infantry of the Provincial Allied Forces in Normandy is really bad, they can't let the Paris government know!

Of course, General Kanol is not a fool, and he also has a lot of connections behind him.

With the passage of two years, the traditional feudal aristocratic generals in the army have been suppressed. On the contrary, the liberal aristocratic officers have risen and replaced them.

As for the call to promote civilian officers, they were extinguished by the legislative assembly in power of the constitutional monarchy as soon as they appeared!

Liberal aristocrats are staunch supporters of constitutional monarchy.

The liberal aristocrats do not want to see the traditional aristocratic forces and the autocratic power of the king restrict the ability of capital to make money, but because of their aristocratic status, they are also unwilling to see the French Kingdom become the French Republic.

If it really becomes a republic, France will not be a question of banning the privileges of the aristocracy, but that there will be no aristocratic class at all!

Although the nobles in the Kingdom of France now have no privileges, at least their honorary status is still maintained, and they still have the glory of nobles outside, and can be widely recognized by the upper class of society.

Although things like glory are illusory, they are very useful in many cases.

Especially in this era of high society, it is very important to this thing.

This era has not been completely corrupted by money, and glory is valued more by people than money in a certain sense.

This is also one of the reasons for the low status of the bourgeoisie.

"You are professional in war, I only value the result.

No matter what method you use, you must stick to the second line of defense for at least a month!

This is the real rhythm of war!

I don't want to hear the news of the fall of the defense line for half a day, it's not just the one who lost me!
Once the city of Caen falls, the entire Normandy region will be dominated by the fear of Levi's rebels, and everyone should know what will happen at that time. "

After stating the stakes and warning the many generals and senior officers present, Senawi ended the late-night military meeting.

After all, Cenavi is not a real military expert. His words on paper are all theoretical knowledge. If he is really asked to command a war, Cenavi will be caught blind.

It is difficult for Senawi himself to see the change in military morale alone. He has to rely on reports from his subordinates and professionals.

After all, soldiers don't act dejected in front of their superiors...

General Canol is still capable, or the power of the family behind him in the Normandy region cannot be underestimated. After the military meeting, Senawi just beat him up, and did not intend to revoke his status as the commander-in-chief of the front line.

After all, most of the generals present had a close relationship with Kanol or the family behind Kanol. If there were a different front-line commander, these generals might not follow orders sincerely.

Just relying on righteousness and fame cannot suppress people's hearts!
Changing generals in wartime is a taboo in the military. This truth is not incomprehensible to Senawi, who is an expert in military affairs on paper.

Before dawn on the second day, Major General Karl's Black Dragon Legion camp and the defenders of Caen City were busy almost at the same time.

Treatment of the wounded, management of captives, distribution of labor, etc., after a battle, even the Black Dragon Legion, which is banned by efficiency orders, will need to be busy for a while.

This is why the general of Caen concluded that Livy's rebels needed at least a day to organize themselves.

Of course, even though Karl was very contemptuous of the defenders of Caen, he still left a few defensive nodes on both sides of the occupied area, and built simple parapets relying on these defensive nodes.

For the Guards infantry, they can defeat a large number of provincial coalition infantry in field battles, so only a parapet to cover the body is needed for defense.

This is not to increase the chance of victory. Victory is unquestionable for the Guards infantry. Major General Karl is just to reduce his own battle losses.

(End of this chapter)