Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 335 Arrival in the Nubian Continent

Military orders, even if Claude is unwilling to go to the Nubian mainland, will have to be executed. Besides, General Michelch summoned Claude to give him orders, not to discuss with him the question of whether or not to go. Claude also understands that since the Army Department has promised to expand the Rangers into regiments when this battle is over, no matter how difficult it may be, there can be no stopping General Michelch from taking the Rangers to fight a colonial garrison of prisoners from the Nubian mainland and the Hicks kingdom...

The expansion of the Rangers into legions is General Michelch's wish, and this war seems inevitable to Claude. As the battalion leader of the Ranger Battalion, one of the sharpest knives of the Ranger Corps, Claude had to take the lead. In General Michelchi's plan, the 131th Battalion was not only the first troops to travel to the Nubian mainland, but also a reconnaissance eye to probe the enemy for a thorough picture of the situation on the battlefield.

“Well, General, I promise to carry out the orders.” Claude said.

Restricted to transport difficulties, the Rangers will arrive in two batches in the Tyrsim area of the Nubian mainland, the first and second batches being three months apart. General Michelch instructed the Mounted 131th Battalion and the two Mobile Field Regiments to rush to the Tyrsim area as the first reinforcements, and then sent the two Mobile Field Regiments to the Front Line to secure the defensive front, waiting for the second batch of large troops to arrive before choosing the time to strike back.

At the same time, as the first reinforcements to arrive, the orders to be executed by the Ranger Battalion were to launch an attack on their own initiative, penetrating deep into the enemy. It is still the old business, striking the enemy's logistical supply positions and slowing down the enemy's attack. Force enemy detachments to secure logistical supply routes and relieve defensive pressure on two mobile field regiments in the forward defence.

General Michelch placed great expectations on the Ranger Battalion, and he hoped that Claude would lead the Ranger Battalion in its breaking attack on the rear of the enemy to buy the Rangers more time. The first is to ensure that the enemy does not occupy too much of the kingdom's overseas territories until the majority of the Rangers arrive, and the second is to give the two mobile field regiments time to gain a firm line of defense and to assemble additional counter-attacks.

After all, it was more than a month ago that Nubicia was too far apart to receive information that the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks had declared war on the seven overseas territories of the Kingdom of Orvilas and had committed trespasses against the Cromwell administration. The latest development before the messengers returned from the boat was that the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks had taken over most of the territory and was sieging the capital of Cromwell, Castle Wickham.

From the Nubian continent to the Farea continent, the journey by sea takes more than half a month, which is still a safe journey, and it is normal to arrive in twenty or thirty days if something unexpected happens. General Michelchi does not know the extent to which the battlefield in the Nubian continent has developed, and it is estimated that the local guard forces in the seven overseas territories are the strength of the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks.

The only thing that gives confidence to the top of the kingdom is that the territory of the seven overseas jurisdictions is so large that even riding from one side to the other will take a month. And the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks is still on the way to siege the land, so within six months the Kingdom will have plenty of time to transport the Troops of Troopers to the Nubian mainland.

If no horses are brought, the Rangers can be transported in one go, with a ocean boat carrying 200 troops and logistical heavy supplies, only one hundred and fifty ocean boats. But with 20,000 horses, they had to be transported in two shipments. Without horses, one cannot raise enough horseback riding in overseas jurisdictions, the other loses the power of the aircraft, and it does not know how long it will take to reach the front line.

In addition, General Michelch specifically summoned Claude, also in the interest of secrecy. It does not want this war in the Nubian continent to destabilize the kingdom and destabilize the hearts and minds of the people. That is why Claude was not allowed to declare his destination and combat mission until the soldiers boarded the ship. Along the way to White Deer City, it is important not to cast doubt on local officials along the way under the pretext of pulling and sea transport training.

Claude nodded again, reiterating the mission requirements and the purpose of the battle, and General Michelchi withdrew him and went back to prepare for the battalion's departure immediately. And tell Claude that the two mobile field regiments that then went to and rode the 131th Battalion as the first reinforcements will also set out to White Deer City within a week, just waiting for the storm fleet to be ready for transport and set sail on board...

Claude returned to the cantonment camp with a cold face, the only thing that made him happy was that the commander of the Light Cavalry Battalion had been ordered to return to Division Command and that Claude-nominated Berklin had taken over the position of commander of the Light Cavalry Battalion.

Speaking of which, Berklin was able to take over, he also benefited from the collapse of the Kanas Prairie, tying himself and his companions to the backs of the riders, who, in addition to giving the horses rest and food, escaped the pursuit of the Kanas Light Cavalry after two days and three nights of sleepless running. So he had a deep understanding of the prairie scouts in the eastern part of the continent, and Claude believed that he would lead the Light Rider Brigade to imitate and surpass the Kanas Light Ride.

Three days later, the Ranger Battalion Battalion 131 went to White Deer City again, and the entire battalion, with the exception of Claude, thought to have gone to White Deer City again for training. Just the closer we get to the three south-western counties, it starts to feel a little wrong. Major Sigfitt and local officials in towns along the way often hear them asking questions about logistical grain supplies, are they going to the Nubian mainland? Major Siegfried came back and told Claude a joke, but he didn't see Claude's face all white...

Until White Deer City, managing Viscount Felidos went straight to the barracks, grabbed Claude's hand and urged him to go to the Nubian mainland to teach the aggressors of the Hicks kingdom a lesson. When Claude learned that the news was no longer kept secret in the army, he asked how he knew that the Rangers were going to the Nubian mainland.

Felidos chief Haha laughed and said that there was nothing to be kept secret. Even the King could not hide the White Deer City from the mainland of Nubisia. Don't forget that the White Deer City storm fleet was an escort for merchant fleets to and from the two continents. The merchants of the sailors' crew had returned long ago to spread the news that the Kingdom of Hicks was violating the direct overseas jurisdiction of the Kingdom. Only orders were given that all newspapers should not publish news of the war on the Nubian continent, so it could only be circulated as a trail in civilian mouths.

As head of White Deer City, Viscount Felidos is naturally well aware of the real battle situation across the continent. Now that Cromwell is said to have been seized by the enemy, the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks has sealed two roads into the direct territories of Belingana and Robisto, respectively. The local guards collapsed, and there was no way to resist the enemy. There is also bad news in support of Governor Marchek of Cromwell, who has died in battle...

The supreme local authority of the Overseas Territories of the Kingdom of Orvilas is the Governor, and the supreme local military chief is the Governor. The Governor is responsible for the administration and size of the Territory, and the Governor is responsible for the local defence of the Territory. Generally speaking, in addition to having a local guard corps in the municipalities of the directly administered capital, the strength of only one guard battalion in the municipalities of the directly administered territory, combined with the size of two regiments under one Governor, is essentially a small group, not a reinforcement.

With seven Governors and seven Governors in the seven Overseas Territories, the Cromwell Territories have fallen into the hands of their enemies, and the Governors and Governors are responsible for the defense of the Territory, whose whereabouts are now unknown. And Governor Marchek, who, according to Chief Felidos, was the military commander of Amphiston, led the local guard force to reinforce Cromwell's command and fight the enemy. As a result, the troops collapsed, he was hit by stray bullets that were planted from his horse and stolen by his entourage, and he was already breathing before he could escape to a safe place.

Knowing that the Kingdom is at war in the Nubian and Hicks continents, then Chief Felidos naturally knows that the Kingdom will send reinforcements. So when Claude led the cruise to White Deer City, he immediately realized that the reinforcements he sent were the Rangers. As a fanatical warrior, Chief Felidos hated that he was disabled and could not continue to stand up for the Kingdom, which was why he arrived at the barracks to encourage Claude, who, in his view, was in a good time to face another war after the war in the eastern part of the continent.

Claude couldn't help but laugh at his colleagues when he fooled Chief Felidos away. There was no need to keep any more secrets. To tell you the truth, the Rangers did travel to the continent of Nubian to defend themselves against the invasion of the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks.

For the officers who rode the 131st Battalion, I had no idea they were going to go to the Nubian mainland to fight against the colonial army of the Kingdom of Hicks. It's just that Claude didn't expect it, they didn't mean to be scared, they jumped for it.

Well, since the last military manoeuvre gave the PLA a zero to four field battle drill, the Rangers at Battalion 131 have grown their eyes to the top of their heads, claiming to be the best in the world. Even with the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks, known as the Lord of the North, this time they thought the other side was soft persimmon, unspeakable, ready to earn some credit for themselves and advance to the ranks of the army.

But the officers and soldiers in the battalion were so calm that when they returned home, Claude faced the tears of his mother and wife, and really held them to it. Mother even hoped that Claude would retire immediately to live in peace, rather than go to war in the distant continent of Nubicia. Claude couldn't help but laugh, it wasn't about his non-discharge, it was about his military orders, and when he did, he would soon be seen as a paradigm for deserters.

In the end, Claude comforted his mother and Caffrey and returned to the barracks only two days later. When everything is ready, wait for the storm fleet to assemble the ocean ships to set up the fleet to sail.

Two mobile field regiments, the first to reinforce the army, also arrived in White Deer City, both of whom were presidents of Claude's senior seminar at the Royal Caleban Army School and had a good relationship with Claude. They were tasked with organizing defensive lines and consolidating the battlefield, while revamping the remaining local guard units in the Overseas Territories as a reserve until the second Troop of the Rangers arrived and then choosing the time to strike back.

The next two commanders, together with their regimental combat staff and Claude, made several sandbox reasoning based on the map of the Overseas Territories of the Nubian continent, a very strange place for all of us and an enemy that the Kingdom of Hicks had never met. There is little certainty in everyone's minds, so they can only do what they can to find and compensate for their shortcomings.

Another week later, the storm fleet finally mobilized the sea-going vessels that made up the ocean convoy and took two days to settle the troops on board, before Claude embarked on a journey to the continent of Nubicia with the welcome of his mother's family, friends and communes at the pier.

Departing from White Deer City to Tilsim territory on the mainland of Nubicia, according to Captain Restin of the Stormfleet Flagship Tornado, it is only about half a month, if smooth, not more than seventeen days, if anything unexpected, twenty-four or five days. He's been on this route for over six years, four times a year, and he can find the right direction with his eyes closed.

As one of the senior commanding officers in charge of the first reinforcements, Claude and the two Dean Commanders were invited to the flagship, probably the safest part of the Stormfleet. Because the Tornado flagship is one of the Kingdom's seven first-class battleships, with a total of 78 guns on three levels on each side and extremely powerful firepower, it also has six masts that can fly twenty-three sails of different sizes, and is remarkable in speed and flexibility.

The only dissatisfaction with Claude and the two deans was the attitude of the Storm Fleet Governor, Count Salamento, who should have invited Claude to live on the flagship out of the traditional customs of the Royal Army. But there was no meeting with Claude and others except for the first time, and he was hiding in his commander's compartment. Apparently, he despises Claude, an officer of civilian origin, because he is noble...

Claude did a good job with Tornado's captain, Colonel Restin, chatting on the helm deck at the stern when he was okay. On the eleventh day, the fleet encountered unexpected visitors in the silent ocean, and a black sailboat appeared on the right side of the fleet, five or six miles apart, following for most of the day.

“That's the Black Sail Pirate's ship.” Captain Restin glanced at the black ship and said, "This is a patrol and reconnaissance ship, don't worry, they won't dare rob the Kingdom's fleet. We have over two hundred seaships this time, and they'll break their bellies if they want to bite. ”

“Are pirates still active here?” Claude was amazed.

Captain Restin looked around and no one quietly said to Claude: "There has been no other pirate activity on this route for a long time, with the exception of Black Sail Pirates. Because this pirate leader was defected by our storm fleet and is said to be very young, his nest should be on an island deep in the silence of the ocean. Our storm fleet tried several times to hunt him down without success, but lost several battleships. Now it's ordered that as long as the Black Sail Pirates don't mess with us, we'll just let them go...”

Young, defecting, it can't be Eriksson... Claude thought.

At noon on the eighteenth day, the ocean fleet arrived at the port of Cobichous, under the direct authority of Tilsim on the Nubian mainland...