Power and Empire Chapter 2514: Falcon falling (24)
The autumn night wind blew on him, and the fat man got down from the parked carriage, tightened his collar, and walked up the steps in front of him. The two imperial guards at the top of the steps began to slowly push away the meeting room in front of him. At the door, the sound of the fat man’s steady and powerful footsteps solidified the entire air in the conference room.
"All stand up"
The sound of standing up was brushed together, and the whole meeting room shook loudly. All the imperial generals in the room stood up. The low voice of grace stopped immediately, and only the sound of autumn wind blowing outside could be heard. , The fat man walked in and saw that standing on the left was the Imperial Northern Army faction headed by Statunko who came from Gaul, and on the right was the Central Army faction headed by the Imperial Military Minister Hu Keqili. General, Saron’s Southwest Army is at the lower head. The number of people is definitely the largest in the Imperial Military Conference. Even if the meeting room of the former Feshan Kingdom can seat hundreds of people, it is almost the entire meeting at this moment. The room is full
No matter which faction the generals are, at this moment, their eyes contain excitement and enthusiasm that cannot be concealed. It took the empire two full months to finally gather the invincible forces of the empire. This is a situation , And only the regular meeting in spring every year, just standing here, you can feel the intense breath of the entire imperial army
"Sit down!"
The fat man came to the most important position in the middle to sit down, his eyes swept over the hot faces of everyone, and waved his hand to everyone,
Many people think that the imperial army is at a disadvantage in the battle of Istanbul, because from a geographical point of view, the core of the empire is too far away from the Istanbul region. If the mobilization of troops is at least two to three months Time, because of this, the coalition forces of the six southern countries will choose the battlefield to defeat the imperial army in the Istanbul region.
In fact, everyone is wrong. The Istanbul region is too far away from the core of the empire, but the empire has always been vigorously developing a road system. It played a role at this moment, especially when the Imperial Army was fighting against Gaul, it had already adopted the carriage-carriage method, and the technology for this has been perfected. It is not what these countries without the concept of communication lines can imagine. The most indispensable thing in the empire is the horse-drawn carriage, sitting on the vast northern grasslands. The biggest deal between the empire and the grassland people is horses, not just confined to war horses. There are also a large number of workhorses. The various commercial carriages driven by these workhorses are the foundation for the rapid circulation of the empire’s commerce. It is impossible to calculate how many such workhorses there are in the empire. According to the scale of the empire’s commerce, call for twenty at a time. Ten thousand pack horses are not too difficult,
Just as the Imperial Army was fighting the Southern Allied Forces in Istanbul, the main battle armies from all over the empire were already gathering, and all the workhorses used for the army's logistics were used. More than 300,000 imperial front-line combat troops, from the northern part of Obaro, the Gaul region, and the southwest region, continuously marched in the direction of Feshan
The news that the southern coalition launched a raid on the empire in Istanbul has long been spread. The imperial soldier who pursues the rule of blood for blood and tooth for tooth is the iron rule of His Majesty the Falcon, how could he swallow this breath, and as the navy entered with all its strength In the waters of the Istanian Empire, in terms of the army, the emperor's call for punishment is getting higher and higher.
Since the destruction of the Gaul Empire, the imperial military has not seen such a consistent scene for more than a year. Even Prais, who is no longer serving as a minister, wrote a secret letter, bluntly saying that the Istan region’s influence on the empire importance. Ask the fat guy to take down the Istanbul region anyway,
This is not just a question of expanding the territory, but a question that determines the strategic direction of the empire for a century. Although the Istanian Empire has not fallen into a state where it is about to be divided, it is still occupying the right time and place only in terms of its territories. With a large empire that stretches from north to south, with an impressive coastline and fertile land suitable for crop growth, with a complete political management system and a large population, it is still the most fertile area in the eastern part of Obaro. For countries like Aden and Ikar, where at least one third of the land is desert, the land foundation of the Istanian Empire is much better than them.
According to Prais, this is a natural expansion support point. If the empire can control the Istanbul region, it can be centered on it, stationed heavy troops, radiating the entire east and south, and exerting the influence of the empire. Expansion to the maximum, not to mention that the Istanbul Empire connects the two territories of the north and south of Obaro. It is a veritable land of bridges between the continents. Whether it is from the south to the north or the north to the south, if you do not want to cross the inland sea, you can only go from the Istanbul region After this road, this means that as long as the empire masters the Istanbul region for one day, the southern region of the Inland Sea must act on the face of the empire
Plais has ceased to serve as the deputy chief, and now his position is the deputy dean of the Imperial Military Academy, specializing in teaching administrative management and training the empire’s internal officials,
Compared with the emergence of military talents in the empire, the empire still lacks talents in administrative and internal affairs. As a former empire adjutant, naturally he is very clear about this situation. If he is not in an important position, the former adjutant is also In consideration of the century’s development of the empire, the status of the emperor’s father-in-law and former deputy military officer of the empire will naturally receive a lot of high-level information about the military aspects of the empire. Looking at the North-South war that broke out in the Istanbul region, Prays’s statement showed a far-sighted vision that surpassed everyone’s eyes. Even Fatty didn’t think of this. Originally Fatty was just preparing to defeat. The Southern Allied Forces adopted a policy of slow cannibalization against the Istanbul region and digested the Istanbul empire bit by bit, but now it seems that it is not feasible.
Just as Prais’ secret letter said, defeating the southern coalition forces once and completely letting the southern coalition forces give up on the Istanbul region are completely different things.
Defeated the Southern Allied Forces. Prais believed that for His Majesty Falcon, there was already a plan. However, Prais proposed that if the Southern Allied forces completely abandon the Istanbul region, in addition to defeating them militarily, To completely deter the South in power, they must let the South know that the strength of the empire is far from what they can contend.
The empire can not only defeat the southern coalition forces, but also have a lot of spare power to launch a more terrible invasion war against the south. Only in this way can the south obediently compromise and give up its coveting and ambitions of the Istanbul region. Otherwise. The Istanbul region will become the center of the war between North and South in the next ten years, or even hundreds of years, and the empire will not take advantage of it. Instead, it will become a big quagmire that swallows the power of the empire!
After defeating the Southern Allied Forces, they have to be strong enough to force the Southern to compromise. Such conditions are not easy even for the Falcon Empire. After fully considering Prais’s proposal. Fatty finally decided to upgrade this war to a full battle. This is not the assembly of a certain aspect of the empire. This is the assembly of the entire empire. The goal of the empire is not to compete for a certain region, but a vast territory. The Istanbul Empire not only has to defeat the South, but also really take down Istanbul, so that the South completely dare not have the slightest covetous heart, even if it is just a glance. It all hurts to the bone,
asked the staff to introduce the situation of the entire Istanbul battlefield, and also conveyed what Prays said. The fat man closed the battle plan in his hands solemnly, and his eyes swept across the silent meeting. Shi, said in a condensed voice, "This battle is divided into two parts. The first part is to completely attract the main force of the southern coalition to Istanbul, and this has been done. The second part is to completely annihilate the southern coalition in the Istanbul region, and Invading the South, this is the mission you will perform"
"Now. I'll start announcing the order!" The fat man's voice paused, and the generals' expressions shook, and I could feel the air freeze a bit
" Salton’s Second Southern Army, as the first wave of troops, accompanied the transport fleet into the battlefield in Istanbul! "The fat man’s voice stopped and his eyes swept towards Salton, who had belonged to the Imperial Southern Army. The former famous general is known as a remnant lion. He has bright eyes and a straight black imperial general uniform. With short hair, he looks very energetic.
Salton has always been known for its tenacity in combat. The most important thing is that the elite of the Nordic Army are basically in the Second Southern Army under his command, although most people think that the stars of the empire gathered in the original However, compared with the generals in the Continental United War, who are covered with the Medal of Glory, the generals of Nord are also a very admirable group. The heavy infantry, the former Ika The infantry of Diwa continent is the first in combat power, and the best is to siege the city. It is suitable to become the sharpest cone for the imperial army to enter from the middle.
"Yes!"
Salton stood up and said in response. He seemed to be calm, but his eyes flashed with red luster. The hand held under the table was also trembling slightly. Finally, His Majesty Falcon will fight first. The heavy responsibility is placed on the Southern Army. This will be a battle for the Southern Army to forge its own glory, and it will be an opportunity for the Nord soldiers to be reborn from the ashes. The time for adding a few Nord generals in the light of the Empire star cluster. As the orders were given, the generals stood up one by one, the temperature in the entire conference hall was heating up, and the generals’ eyes became hotter and hotter,
This north-south war has reached here, and it’s time for a real bayonet to see the red. His Majesty Falcon’s habitual habit has always been to do nothing, and the shot must be firmly nailed into the opponent’s dead hole. There is no chance for the other party to turn over. This time, the southern coalition base camp has assembled 300,000 troops to rescue the remnants of the coalition forces trapped in Istanbul. There is no way that the imperial army will be bold enough to cross from the middle. With a stab, a slash at the waist, Varisian has already cut once in Istanbul, and this time, if the knife is really cut, the southern coalition forces will be disarmed even if they are not dead!
Where is the waist cut by this knife? The most important port in central Istanbul, Rooney Port
The effect of the great victory of the Imperial Navy is showing. The main force of the Imperial Navy led by Dustrum Kai finally succeeded in an ambush in the Hyland waters. In this battle, nearly 300 warships were sunk and wounded by the southern coalition forces. Then Duss Trenkai led the fleet to the south and seized the port of Clooney, the most important port in the central part of the Istanian Empire, from the southern coalition forces, completely cutting off any possibility of the southern coalition navy marching north. The victory of this great battle directly laid the groundwork. The entire reversal of this battle, don’t look at the number of coalition armies in the hundreds of thousands, but facing the thousands of miles of Istanbul coastline, hundreds of thousands of armies can only stare at each other. Whoever controls the sea has the ability to transport troops to the opposite side at will. Now, it’s time for the empire to fully exert its strength. With this breakthrough point, 300,000 imperial troops gathered in the Feshan area will swarm in
"Why don’t they all use the navy for transportation?" Someone whispered.
" Now, please come in from the Ministry of Military and Maritime Affairs! If you have any questions, you can directly ask! I have something to do, so I won’t delay everyone." The fat man reached out his hand and gestured to the staff officer behind him, stood up and walked into the side door of the conference room. Now that the strategy has been adjusted, the request of the Erot Empire also needs to be considered. The fat man has an appointment with the Erot’s emissary
Soon, several officers from the Imperial Admiralty Department walked into the venue. One of the leading officers saluted the generals and said, "Masters, I am the commander of the Imperial Navy’s logistics fleet. If you have any questions, I can answer them. I will definitely answer them. Before that, please allow me to explain that the imperial navy will use 400 transport ships this time, but 300,000 troops will be invested in Istanbul. For the navy The transport capacity of the Istanbul is a huge test. Even if the Imperial Navy transport ship is fully operational, it will take two to three months to transport the 300,000 troops. Therefore, the imperial force invested in the battlefield in Istanbul can only have 100,000. People are transported by the navy, and they need to be divided into three batches, and it will take a month to complete all of them"
"Three months...Is there anything left?" The generals here were shocked. Some even rolled their eyes and let the other corps fight for three months. It is estimated that the southern coalition forces are gone, everyone. How do you get your military exploits? For such a big scene, waiting three months is no different from giving up
"Can the time be shortened?" An army general asked eagerly
"Shortening the time?" Luo Zuo Sai Ke was shocked, and he hesitated to ask, "What do you mean by shortening?"
" is to speed up and transport us within a week
"This is impossible!"
Logistic Fleet Commander Luo Zheke has black lines on his forehead. He shook his head. What are these armies thinking? No matter how big a transport ship, it can hold three or four thousand people. The navy fleet still needs time to go back and forth. The army is not familiar with the navy. Although there has been a short-term cooperation, there are still two systems. As the commander of the logistics fleet said, even if the navy transport ships are all used Not enough, 300,000 people are too much. This is because the Imperial Navy has used the time it has taken control of the waters in northern Istanbul to build a large number of naval facilities.
In order to obtain aid from the empire, Istanbul Kyoto has collectively packaged all the ports and facilities in northern Istanbul to the empire, including the former emperor Thoradin I, who spent a lot of money in northern Istanbul. A series of naval facilities established with the Eastern Province. At the beginning, in order to build the navy of the Istanian Empire, the talented and broad Thoradin I made a lot of money. Only after the expansion, there are eleven ports that can dock large warships. There are thirty-nine docks for the manufacture of large and medium-sized battleships, and there are many large and small supporting facilities.
The naval facilities of the Eastern Province~IndoMTL.com~Hayala has long been given to the Imperial Navy as a base for use. Now the facilities in northern Istanbul are also in the hands of the Imperial Navy. It can be completely hidden until the Battle of Hydeland.
The generals were still arguing in the meeting room. The fat man had come to a remote room, the guard opened the door, and the fat man walked in and saw a middle-aged man dressed in Erro noble costumes respectfully saluting him and set aside Started, the fat man said straightforwardly, "I won't say anything about etiquette, just say it, the Empire can help Eero to consider, but what can Eero give to the Empire?"
"Ero can make the southern coalition withdraw temporarily!"
The Erome envoy said confidently that with so many troops, the Empire has a temporary advantage in Istanbul, but everyone has seen it. Soon the advantage of the Empire will be due to the fact that the coalition base camp has a large number of troops. Not only will there be no advantage, but there will even be concerns about being encircled. If the Eero Empire can suspend the allied forces from marching north, the emperor of the Falcon Empire must be overjoyed. If this envoy knows that Fatty has just held a meeting Meeting, asking the Imperial Army to attack with all strength, you will know how ridiculous it is to use this as a condition,
" This condition doesn’t make sense to me! "The fat man smiled faintly and waved his hand indifferently. Of course he couldn’t say that the empire is going to wipe out allied forces in Istanbul, how could it be allowed to withdraw
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