rise of empire total war

Chapter 472

"Sir, here comes Chief Ronald Harper of the Third Brigade, Third Army."

The voice of his subordinates pulled Richard Bono from the map to reality. He looked back at the stranger who walked in behind Drew, the leader of the second regiment. Richard frowned slightly, and soon opened it again. , stood up straight, stretched out his hand to the man, and said: "I am Richard Bono, commander of the Third Brigade of the Second Army, welcome your army to Slade, and hope that we can cooperate sincerely in the future. Let's defeat the enemy together for Your Majesty."

Ronald stretched out his hand to hold the hand that was handed over to him, smiling, and said, "I am Ronald Harper of the Third Brigade of the Third Army. If you are based on your seniority in the military academy, I should call you Say senior, because I am a student who graduated from the third batch."

"Ha, what a coincidence."

The two held hands for a while and then let go, then Richard pointed to the chair on the side and said: "Please sit down, the conditions in the barracks are simple, but my instructor said that only a difficult environment can Hone tough soldiers."

Ronald nodded, pulled out the chair and sat down. Before he could sit still, Richard pointed to the map on the table and said, "My scout brought me a new piece of news. At the junction of the Swachizi area controlled by the enemy and our armies, the Obonia people deployed heavy troops to guard, and on the border between Swachichi and Balaria, the Balaria people also deployed heavy troops and built a large number of The castle stronghold seems to be preparing for a protracted war with us."

"I think the Russians should be driven out of Swachiqi first, otherwise they can always pose a threat to our army's military presence in Swachiqi." Ronald said.

"I think so too." Richard folded his hands on his chest, dragged his chin with one hand, and nodded in agreement, but then he changed the subject, "Look at the map, the Obonia and Balaria People form a pincer angle with each other, and if we attack either side, we will be outflanked by the other side, so we must divide our forces."

Ronald immediately understood what he meant, and immediately took over his words, saying: "The troops will be divided into two groups, one will attack the Opponia's defense line, and the other will be on the way where the Balarias came to support them." Get out of formation to ensure the smooth progress of the military operation to attack Osbonia."

"Yeah." Richard nodded, but shook his head again. Instead of continuing, he asked, "Have you seen the battle of Pintus?"

"Uh...no." Ronald shook his head honestly.

Seeing this, Richard smiled helplessly, and answered: "During the Battle of Pintus, the commander of the [-]nd Brigade, Gilad Price, left his [-]nd Regiment on another road supported by the enemy. An ambush was set up on the road that must be passed, successfully annihilating the main force of the enemy's cavalry acting as the vanguard, forcing the enemy's infantry to detour, delaying the fighter plane, and finally leading to the annihilation of the entire army."

"If we can follow the example of Commander Price and set up an ambush on the only way for the Balaria support, what do you think the enemy will encounter?"

"The loss is heavy, and then you dare not advance to support?" Ronald said speculatively.

"This is one of the possibilities." Richard said with a smile, "They encountered an ambush and returned in a disastrous defeat. Naturally, the morale of the army was low. If our ambush troops jumped out of the ambush point and chased them all the way, do you think it will tear Bara apart in one fell swoop?" A group of strongholds set up by the Asians on the border?"

"I know this is really a fantasy, but, as your senior, I have to teach you a truth. If you want to win, in addition to conventional factors, you also need some imagination of the commander."

"..." Ronald didn't speak. He was thinking about the possible success rate that Richard proposed. After a while, he said, "Although I agree with your statement, I want to use this opportunity to directly tear you apart." The border defenses of the Split Bararia people are really unbelievable, even if our army uses artillery to attack, it will take a long time to break through, let alone the ambush army without heavy equipment."

Hearing this, Richard smiled helplessly and didn't go any further. He changed the subject and said, "Harper, how many ambush troops do you think should be deployed, compared to the number of reinforcements that the Balarias might send?" , I think it is enough to leave a regiment of troops."

"One regiment is more than enough. If you don't mind, I can let my second regiment serve as an ambush force."

"Huh? Don't you ask me first how many reinforcements the Balaria might send?" Richard asked.

"I trust your judgment, my dear senior." Ronald said disapprovingly, he got up, looked at the map on the desktop, his expression changed suddenly, and said: "Bono, have you overlooked a possibility? .”

"what?"

"The Balarians did not go to support the Oboniyan defense line as we had speculated, but directly attacked Slade, cutting off our rear and supply lines."

Richard's face changed slightly after he said those words. Ronald's words reminded him that the Balarias might indeed cut off their retreat. The consecutive victories made him underestimate the enemy, so much so that he missed such an important point.

"You're right, Ronald, I was indeed negligent." Richard said apologetically, and the address of Ronald changed from his last name to his first name, which meant he was close.

"It seems that you can only take the headquarters to attack the Opponia defense line." Ronald didn't care, he smiled slightly, and said: "I will lead the headquarters to stay and keep your back and supply lines."

"Then that's the only way to go." Richard said helplessly. There are only two regiments in a brigade, which makes him somewhat unable to use it. If he is the only brigade to undertake the offensive mission in this area, it is estimated that it will undoubtedly fail. Now, the enemy's army is several times that of his own, and he is still in a state of attack from both sides, with no ammunition and food. Only God can reverse this situation.

After settling down, Richard led Ronald out of the command room, but before he could go out, Ronald suddenly remembered something, and quickly asked, "Is there still a king in Fauzis Palace?"

"King?" Richard, who was asked, was taken aback for a moment, and without thinking, he replied directly: "The old king Titos fell into the hands of the Balaria after our army gave up Swachiqi, and was sentenced to death." He was hanged for treason, and the new king they supported fled with us to the area controlled by the Obonia after we fought back, and the current king is King James, James Axman."

"That……"

Before Ronald could speak, Richard understood the question he wanted to ask, shrugged helplessly, and said: "After King James was crowned, he did train a group of new troops with the assistance of our army. But you also know that the combat effectiveness of the Swachizi is not high, so don’t put your hopes on them, it’s okay to let them assist in defending the city, and forget about the rest.”

"All right……"

(End of this chapter)