Macho Wars

What's interesting is that the two old guys agreed after reading Dragoon's files that the reason why this kid is so "sensible" now is related to the fact that he suffered a big loss in China.

Taking the opportunity of small talk, Henry asked Dragoon some questions about army building and strategy.If he becomes the commander of the military region, what do you plan to do?

Dragon understood that the other party seemed to be testing himself, but in fact he wanted himself to be his adviser.

So he pondered for a moment, and said.

"I think this war is not only a disaster for our military region, but also an opportunity."

"Oh! What do you say?"

Henry raised his eyebrows lightly. The same thing, he had heard it in the mouths of the high-level staff of the headquarters more than ten times, so he didn't feel any novelty.

And almost without exception, those staff members regarded this as a good opportunity to ask for money from the local people, and there was no other opinion.But what Dragon said next gradually aroused Henry's interest.

"General, as far as I know, our colonial military district has not fought a decent battle for almost 30 years, and even to save money, even the regular military exercises twice a year have been cancelled. Is that right? ?"

"Yes! The situation is exactly what you said."

"So in the past thirty years, the combat effectiveness of the military region has actually been constantly weakening. The troops have tended to be more public. The opponents are also invulnerable characters such as bandits and natives. The soldiers have not been tempered in actual combat."

"Your analysis makes sense, but what does this have to do with the opportunity you mentioned earlier?"

"Of course! This war looks like we have suffered heavy losses on the surface, but from another angle, this is undoubtedly a baptism of blood and fire. It is inevitable that an army will suffer losses in battle, but it can definitely become stronger in Vietnam!"

"Recruits will grow into veterans in the war. You mean that, right?"

"Yes! And what we have got is not only the changes in this area. Forgive me to ask, this time the military area reconstruction, the central government should allow us to expand, right?"

"You guessed it, the central government did add two more divisions to us, and the total force was expanded to 80,000. I can even give you some inside information. When the troops are reorganized, we have to avenge the Virants. !"

Chapter 73

Henry’s words did not surprise Dragon. The international community has been so virtuous these days. You beat me today and I beat you tomorrow.

A great battle involving hundreds of thousands of people can break out because of the impulse of one or two people. This is the so-called imperial power!

With the temper of Sidney XIV, Dragon had every reason to believe that he would give back to Wieland.

Dragon is not afraid of war. After all, this is the most effective way for him to get into the ranks, but he is worried that after this expansion, it will only increase the number of people.

Once the war turns into a wasteful battle, Dragoon, who has only one battalion available for dispatch, cannot guarantee that he will not become the stuffing in the "meat grinder".

Therefore, the opportunity is rare, Dragon simply instilled some "advanced experience in another world" to Henry, lest these big guys make detours, and they will be incapable of killing the three armies!

According to the current plan of the military department, the future colonial military area will be expanded into six divisions, including three first-class main infantry divisions and three second-class reserve divisions, while the original armored brigade will be broken up into eight independent heavy battalions.

The fundamental reason why the new Legion chose this configuration can be said to be helpless.

The empire’s colony was located in the western part of the New World. In addition to Pandora, the natural harbor, the reason why the empire’s colony was located in the western part of the New World was that the coastal areas had alluvial plains suitable for farming, which facilitated the development of agriculture.

In the middle of the mainland are mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, extending to the other end of the mainland.

This has led to an embarrassing situation. If the Imperial Army wants to attack eastward, large-scale armored clusters are almost useless, but small and elite armored battalions have more room for flexibility.

So in terms of thinking, there is nothing wrong with the preparation plan that Owen and Henry planned together, but the real problem lies in the offensive plan!

According to the current configuration, it is not difficult for Dragon to guess that Irving's plan is to push straight across the middle of the mainland and attack straight ahead.

But in this way, the army will face the problem encountered by the Kingdom Army at the beginning-huge logistical pressure.

You must know that in order to solve this problem, Charles made a scene of secretly crossing the warehouse, and secretly repaired the supply base to the gate of the imperial colony in advance.

Now that the offensive and defensive is reversed, and the imperial army is playing the second round, Charles, who is deeply feeling the pain of logistics, will certainly not make them feel better.

Therefore, Dragon put forward his own ideas to General Henry, it is better to make a noise!

With several infantry divisions as the main force of the feint, they propelled from the front to the east, in order to attract the attention of the kingdom army and restrain their strength.Then set up another elite team of at least the regiment level to bypass the north corner of the mainland by sea, and hit the enemy from behind by surprise!

The difficulty of the whole plan is not in the formation of troops, but in how to deceive the opponent from intelligence, so that the real assassin can go around without knowing it.

Henry couldn't help but fall into contemplation after listening. This idea of ​​Dragon made him very interested, but the accompanying risks and difficulties were also obvious.

Not to mention how to conduct intelligence warfare, but to send an extraordinary force to bypass the north corner of the mainland and go deep behind enemy lines. This is a very difficult task.

Because the terrain of the entire New World is from north to south, like a slope, the northern coast of the mainland is almost all steep cliffs tens of meters above sea level, so there is no place to stay along the way. Landed on the east coast of the mainland.

But going south is even more troublesome. There are colonies of other countries in the southern part of the New World, and many of them are friendly countries that are closely related to Wieland. If the empire's fleet passes by them, there is no need to count on secrecy.

In this regard, Dragon suggested that it is to go around anyway, it is better to make the circle bigger.There is an archipelago off the northwestern tip of the New World, and the navy can use it as a temporary transfer station to store some fuel and supplies in advance.

Henry pondered for a moment. Although he felt that this plan was promising, it should be discussed in the long term, so he decided to get it to the headquarters to study it.In particular, this plan requires the assistance of the Navy, so we must be more cautious!

We must know that although the empire's navy and land forces are not the same as a country on the other side of the earth, after all, the relationship between them is far from being harmonious.

For example, the colonial fleet, although its home port is located in Pandora, is not under the jurisdiction of the colonial military region, and belongs to a sub-squadron under the Imperial Ocean Fleet.If the colonial military district wants to mobilize the fleet, it needs to request the transfer from the Ocean Fleet Naval Command in Jiandao.

Take off your pants and fart...It's easier than this!

And it is not difficult to understand why there are so many senior staff officers in the military command, but no one has thought about the reason for amphibious operations.Out of a kind of "big brother" dignity, the army almost instinctively did not want to ask the navy for help.

After a long conversation, both sides felt that they had benefited a lot. Henry also had the heart to let Dragon into the staff. He thought this kid had some bold ideas!

"Young man, are you interested in coming to work in the military command?"

"Your kindness is under the leadership of the officials, but I still want to stay at the grassroots level and train for a few more years. So that I won't be able to talk about soldiers when I become a staff officer in the future?"

Dragon smiled and declined Henry's kindness.

Although in the short term, entering the staff is indeed a good way to get promoted safely, but there is also a downside to being a staff, that is, it is easy to be a deputy for a lifetime!

There is an unwritten rule in the Imperial Army that the chief military officer of the regiment level and above should be selected from the "actual faction" as much as possible.This is because people who have served as advisers, although thoughtful, are prone to indecision and lack sufficient determination.

When Henry heard it, he knew that Dragon had the intention to climb higher, so he stopped asking for it.

"Haha, all right! But my staff will reserve a place for you. If you change your mind someday, remember to tell me."

"Definitely, General."

The next day, Dragon and his party left Martini’s villa and returned to their suburban residence.

But as soon as the people who thought they could enjoy the holiday one day came back, they received a notice from their superiors, asking them to assemble immediately and head to the third area urgently.

When Dragun asked, it turned out that when he was talking and laughing with General Henry last night, there was a vicious riot in Langley City, the third district.Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest and clashed with local military police.

At present, the local area has entered a state of martial law, but the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the 89th Division stationed there can only ask for urgent assistance from the superiors because of insufficient troops.

Therefore, the headquarters urgently mobilized a newly formed infantry regiment of the 88th Division and Dragoon's Heavy Equipment Battalion to the third area to assist the 22 regiment to maintain law and order.