I will be crowned king

Southwest of Clovis, on the road north of the southern fortress.

Accompanied by the cool morning breeze and the nascent morning light, the army holding high the flags of thorn flowers and bloody unicorns marched quickly on the Sifang Avenue; the sun shining over the top of the mountain shone on the soldiers, making the already neat queue even more beautiful. Seemingly spectacular.

Looking down from the dome, the army, which totaled nearly 100,000 people, was like a giant beast parading across the earth. The densely packed figures were scattered or scattered, or the tight queues moved in an orderly manner relying on the transportation network, which together formed a scene. Breathtaking footage of the march.

Yes, it's breathtaking... Standing on a raised hillside, with his back against the makeshift marching headquarters, overlooking the endless stream of military formations below him, Léon François was deeply shocked, almost observing intently. This is a magnificent and extraordinary sight.

I would like to ask, what can be done to move an army of 100,000 people from the southernmost point of a country to the westernmost point?

The Hantu people's method is very simple. First, the king and lords will immediately issue summons instructions to all vassals, and then immediately gather the knights and soldiers in the territory directly under their jurisdiction to set off. Then, they will continue to gather the troops of the vassals along the way, and finally assemble at the destination. into an army of tens of thousands.

The Clovis people obviously did not do this. Their generals would first assemble their courtiers - what Leon understood as staff officers - to designate corresponding action strategies, and then lead the entire army to act together in one breath; to do so not only required Specify a strict marching distance every day, plan in advance where to rest, when to march, how to obtain supplies, and how to maintain the supply line in the rear...all are complex tasks that need to be done in advance.

In the past, Leon saw in Hantu how Anson marched with thousands of Stormtroopers and captured the Port of Carindia without a fight, and how he completed the miraculous feat in only ten days. A big turnaround, running from the westernmost part of Hantu to the easternmost part and then fighting into the Elf Kingdom of Iser; in addition, during the New World Holy War, tens of thousands of armies from both sides faced off against each other, fighting bloody battles all the way from Sailing City to White Whale Port of.

But those scenes cannot be compared with the scene in front of me, and the scene of a hundred thousand troops moving in such an orderly manner!

You must know that more than 40,000 of the nearly 100,000 people are Hantu's army, and they are completely unfamiliar with Clovis's roads and geographical environment; if the Clovis army marched on their land so calmly and smoothly, It is understandable, so the Hantu army can do the same thing, which will inevitably shock Leon to the point of disbelief.

The people who accomplished this "feat" were the corps staff headed by Colonel Carl Bain, or to be more precise, the staff of Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach.

These professionals divided the legion of 100,000 people into countless parts, assigning "march tasks" in units of 600 to 1,000 people - yes, in the concept of the Clovis people, marching is even as important as combat. thing.

Opening roads, reconnaissance, laying pontoon bridges, crossing "such and such areas", when to build camps, and when to set off; in order to ensure that Hantu's army can accurately perform tasks, they even gave each commander an army of almost 500 people The knights issued pocket watches and approved the "Legion Time" once a day to ensure that the time of all pocket watches was absolutely consistent.

Many of these tedious and complicated tasks seem unnecessary at all - for example, they even require spacing between queues, and arriving at the destination early is not even considered a meritorious service but a failure of the mission - a waste of time and trouble that will turn out to be ten Thousands of people condensed into a terrifying whole.

Little Leon didn't know why, but he could feel that these 100,000 people had indeed become a whole without any visible division in the hands of the opponent.

"I used to think that the gap between Hantu and Clovis was just national power... As long as you give me time, build a factory in Jinshi City, build a larger dock in Carindia Port, and connect all the knight territories with roads... Han Tu can also be as good as them." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Hantu sighed in a low voice:

"It turns out that I overestimated the problem."

"No, everyone should have underestimated the 'special' existence of Clovis." Lenore Emmanuel walked up from behind him, his face extremely serious: "With less than a quarter of the The size has competed with the empire for many years, and even occasionally gained an advantage...perhaps many people don't understand what this really means."

"Yeah, maybe even they themselves don't understand."

Little Leon turned to look at his best friend: "You can never imagine what I went through in Clovis City... Common people, rich people and gentry united to take away the scepter from the royal family and established a The so-called new crown of the 'National Assembly', but this time there are five thousand people crowned."

"And just when I thought Clovis would continue to be in such chaos, they not only quickly stabilized their rule, they were even able to organize an army to resist the invasion from the empire, and even destroyed the Elf Kingdom of Yser... You have also seen this, From start to finish, it didn’t even take Anson more than a month!”

"This shows that Clovis's power has exceeded the limit that the Osterian royal family can control. Losing the crown is not unfair at all." Renault said solemnly: "Then the key is who can become the new , the king who controls this power.”

"You are the crown prince of Hantu and the future king of Hantu. Whether you can find that person is crucial to you and all of us!"

"I know this." Little Leon nodded easily, with twinkling lights in his eyes: "And I think I have found that person."

"You're talking about...him?"

Renault's eyes looked thoughtfully at a raised highland somewhere in the distance: "I don't deny that he does have a talent for war. Those who are brave must be ambitious. You can learn from Anson Bach. Do you sense any ambition?"

"Of course... different people have completely different styles!"

Although little Leon emphasized so much, even his own expression was obviously a little guilty: "Maybe, cousin Anson just hid it well enough!"

"Then he concealed it so well. I even doubt whether the people around him could notice it." Leno expressed pessimism about this: "I don't deny that Anson Bach is a good collaborator and ally, and he should be too. A boss who makes people want to work for him, but a leader...more importantly is someone who gives his followers a sense of hope."

"And I firmly believe that Cousin Anson will do it!" Little Leon insisted: "In this rescue battle in Red Moon Town, everyone will witness that he is the only one who can save Clovis; follow Anson Bach, Only then can you become Clovis...no, it should be said that you are the person who changes the entire world of order!"

"You...really think so?"

"I am convinced!"

……………………

"...So to sum up, I decided to give up rescuing Hongyue Town."

At the military meeting of the Ranger Corps, facing the officers present, Anson smiled and concluded in front of the dumbfounded and shocked expressions.

In comparison, Karl and Alexei were emotionally stable; they had experienced similar situations many times and were used to it.

"The reason is as I just stated. The cost of rushing to rescue in the first place is too high. Even if we have a hundred thousand troops, if we want to take it back from the imperial army that has completely occupied the fortress, the price is destined to be very heavy; I am not talking about soldiers. They cannot be sacrificed, but the premise of sacrifice is that their lives are not wasted."

As he spoke, the bayonet in Anson's right hand circled the location of Red Moon Town on the map: "Is this fortress important to Clovis? Of course it is important. It is the gateway to Clovis and the gateway to the empire from Clovis." The best way to launch a counterattack - across the shallow border river, is an endless open space. The army can rush straight into the royal hinterland of Xiaolong Principality. If you are lucky, you can also go to Xiaolong City to pay a pilgrimage to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"But precisely because of this, the empire can easily assemble a large army in this area with dense transportation networks and wide visibility, gather supplies with extremely high efficiency, and provide all necessary logistics for the invading army." Anson raised his voice:

"Then on the other hand, is this place also of such great help to Clovis? Unfortunately, no - every time before we want to launch a counterattack, the empire can always assemble a larger military force. A surprise attack can be launched quickly before the counterattack force is formed."

"Therefore, my attitude is very clear: we must prepare for a rapid march to retake Hongyue Town, but we must not attack this fortress head-on."

Anson nailed the bayonet in his hand to the location of Red Moon Town on the map with a "bang": "When the enemy holds the fort and knows for sure that you will definitely attack, you will become unprecedentedly dangerous, and it is very likely to lead to A siege becomes a trap for a counter-siege.”

"Of course, you may think that I am unfounded, but if I occupy Red Moon Town, I will definitely do this - as long as this fortress is still under my control, the Clovis people will continue to launch counterattacks here. , until this fortress is captured; because it is indeed the only place where you can break the shackles, or even break the situation, you have no choice."

"The enemy doesn't even need to leave the fortress - if the army wants to take back the fortress, it will inevitably launch siege positions around it. The condescending fortress can directly observe our every move. The offensive and defensive relationship between the two sides is completely unequal, and there is no chance of winning at all."

"So my point is that Red Moon Town must be recaptured, otherwise Clovis will never be able to gain the initiative to attack or defend in this war; but if we want to recapture Red Moon Town, we must use 'not to save' it method."

"The more you rescue, the enemy will be able to encircle the point for reinforcements. If the enemy encircles the point for reinforcements, then our army can only use refueling tactics and continuously invest more troops into this fortress. If more troops are invested into this battlefield, then The other lines of defense are even more empty, which means that they may be broken through by the enemy, causing the entire line of defense to collapse. The border fortresses will lose support and reliance on each other, making it meaningless to capture the isolated city."

"So my answer is that the more we rescue Hongyue Town, the more we will not save Hongyue Town, or even give up on Hongyue Town." Ansen concluded neatly.

But obviously, such a "shocking" answer could not be understood by the officers present. They even found it a bit strange, and there were many who looked confused; they were completely unable to understand the commander-in-chief's whimsical thoughts.

"Then...what exactly do you plan to do?"

In the end, it was Karl who told the officers what they wanted to know most: "Or if you don't plan to rescue Red Moon Town, then what are we going to do?"

"We want to eliminate the imperial defenders in Red Moon Town, or the imperial army that invaded Clovis."

"In what way?"

"In a way that allows them to initiate the attack."

"How to do it?"

"This is simple." Anson snapped his fingers: "We just need to make the enemy believe that they are sure of victory."

"Everyone, Ludwig once proposed a military theory called 'Grand Army Tactics', which means to gather all the troops that can be collected in the country, act together as an absolutely coordinated whole, and crush the enemy in one go; this The strength of this army will reach a terrifying scale of 200,000 or even 300,000, which is almost a huge military strength of five or even ten legions!"

"With such an army, any isolated army has no chance of winning against it, and it is only a matter of time before it is crushed; but any rational commander can either avoid its edge and stick to the fortress, or else muster all his strength to fight against it An unprecedented decisive battle, otherwise fighting alone will lead to a dead end."

"It can be said that such a 'big army' brings unparalleled fear to the enemy." Anson suddenly laughed: "Then what I want to give the enemy is infinite confidence."

"Now we have an army of 100,000 in our hands. Excluding Hantu's 40,000 troops, the total number of new and old Ranger legions is nearly 60,000. I will divide these 60,000 into twenty parts, each with only 3,000 people. That is, four or five infantry regiments will attack Hongyue Town from multiple directions."

"So in the eyes of the enemy, what does it look like with so many troops approaching the fortress in scattered pieces?"

"picture……"

Alexei's eyes lit up: "It's as if the enemy hastily mobilized reinforcements from all over the place like a headless fly!"

"Yes, in this case, the Imperial people will definitely not sit still and wait for death. They will definitely eliminate us one by one before our 'bulk army' assembles or before the vast army arrives." Anson nodded slightly:

"And in this case, they will have to leave the Red Moon Town fortress and enter the hills and plains in the west of Clovis. They will send a small number of elite superior troops to launch a swift and violent attack."

"As long as they do this, Hongyue Town Fortress will open its arms to us. All that is left to do is to quickly complete the assembly of the dispersed army before the enemy notices it, and attack them before the enemy annihilates one of our units. Complete the encirclement and even capture the fortress." Gripping the hilt of the knife on the map, Anson pulled it out:

"Everyone, this is Anson Bach's... skirmish line tactics!"