I Will Be The Crowned King

Military Conference on December 5th, 101st Year of the Saint Calendar, Minutes of the Regular Conference:

"...Although there were many accidents, quarrels and even minor physical conflicts in the middle, but with the wise leadership of Brigadier General Anson Bach and the cooperation of many excellent and high-quality officers, the meeting finally ended with a successful result.

The four-hour and thirty-two-minute meeting determined the basic direction of the first-round expansion plan of the Storm Legion, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent reform of the Legion.

Among them, the newly appointed deputy commander of the regiment, Colonel Fabien's 'Skker Reform' resolution has been positively responded by the officers and corps. It not only minimizes the budget and continuous expenditure, does not cause any excessive burden, but also maximizes the optimization of the military. Corps-level independent combat and mobility capabilities.

Even at the highest standards, the Corps would only need to add 1,000 to 2,000 pieces of infantry equipment to the current basis, plus rifles with medium-precision rifled rifles, but it would completely change the battle pattern of the entire Corps, from line firepower to mobility Combat, cost-effective.

This has also been recognized by the commander-in-chief himself. As an academy officer from the 'Skker Division', Brigadier General Anson Bach has always had a soft spot for mobile operations; as early as during the Great Land War, the Storm Division had the most brilliant results. Battles are all achieved by moving quickly on large-span fronts, seizing favorable terrain, and gradually encroaching and beheading.

But although it was very popular, in the end, this bold reform plan failed because it failed to win the approval of the majority.

As a personal experiencer of the meeting, this result was once incomprehensible to me; but fortunately Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Carl Bain stood up in time and explained the reason for me:

Aside from the cost-effectiveness and results, the biggest problem with this reform plan is that it is too radical.

Once the reform is carried out according to the line set by Colonel Fabien, it seems that the cost is not high, but it is not at all. It will completely subvert the current Clovis military system, and let the Storm Legion follow a brand-new, Reforming fighting styles that have never been tried on a large scale.

In Lieutenant Colonel Carl's easy-to-understand words, if someone else's proposal is to tinker with a coat, then Fabien is tantamount to raising an objection to the material used for the coat.

Although the commander-in-chief also respects skirmishers, and has repeatedly used long-distance raids, detours, and maneuver operations to gain advantages in a certain battle or the entire campaign, he has never used skirmishers as the core main force, and still relies on line suppression or defense. The enemy's attack just made the line more flexible.

And if skirmishers are to be used as the core main force, then it means that the entire Clovis military system must be pushed back, and new tactics based on skirmishers must be formulated. For precision shooting, taking cover, fast maneuvering, etc...

Moreover, large-scale skirmishers also require a large number of officers with excellent personal qualities; an excellent line soldier can be in charge of a company, and if replaced by skirmishers, he can probably only command one platoon.

It's not personal ability, but the battle pattern; by neat formation, salvos, and lines of action fighting, a tight formation can keep a hundred soldiers in the officer's field of vision at any time, and he will Orders are for everyone.

If it is replaced by skirmishers, the density of soldiers within the same distance will be reduced by one-third, and the officer needs to manage every soldier under his command. All are important points of fire.

The human cost and the various costs to be paid for the reform are the reasons why the military corps refuses the reform plan.

So in the end, everyone agreed with the plan to expand the skirmishers, but failed to pass Fabian's reform plan.

However, the new deputy commander of the regiment does not seem to intend to be discouraged, and he proposed a new plan - the expansion and the original regiments of the skirmish regiments will be concentrated into independent skirmish regiments, unified management and training, and then redistributed to the infantry regiments; if If there is a need in the war, it can be directly reorganized and concentrated on fighting.

Even if I don't understand the military, I can see that Deputy Commander Fabien drew on the army reform of the Clovis Army in the 80th year of the Saint Calendar, and concentrated the grenadier companies that were scattered in various infantry regiments into one. Combat units; bypassing the entire army in this way, conducting separate military experiments and exploring the possibility of skirmishers fighting independently.

This not only improves the training efficiency of the new troops, but also bypasses the opposition of most people, and at the same time it can pave the way for future reforms... It is a good way to kill three birds with one stone.

Such an obvious idea was naturally resisted by many people, but with the support of the commander-in-chief, this proposal was barely passed, and it was determined that the Storm Legion would develop in the direction of increasing the strength of skirmishers.

After that, the meeting successively passed the expansion plan, the light artillery plan, the small field hospital plan, the military boots and winter clothing plan, and the comprehensive armed plan.

The new "Storm" regiment will have a cavalry regiment dominated by light cavalry, an artillery battalion with sixteen to twenty-four artillery pieces (of which light artillery accounts for two-thirds to three-quarters), each The infantry regiment was expanded to a skirmish battalion and a line battalion on the original basis. The staff of the staff doubled on the basis of the original department, and the field hospital was equipped with carriages that facilitated operations on the battlefield.

In the words of Lord Anson Bach - this is the beginning of the "Storm" Legion becoming an army, not a small armed group.

The strength and armament of each combat unit have been greatly enhanced, the logistics and staff departments have become increasingly specialized, and each infantry regiment has gradually grown into a 'storm regiment' in the past. The Legion gradually became a command unit rather than a combat unit.

At the same time, the Legion has learned from the experience of last year's battle and customized military uniforms and military boots for the troops that are more suitable for the climate of the new world; although this will greatly increase the logistics cost, it is indeed a necessary move.

And because of the increase in authority, the Storm Legion has the authority to directly recruit civilians from the local area to join the army. If necessary, it will directly arm the ordinary people of Beluga Harbor as an auxiliary legion to participate in the battle; and before that, it will continue to strengthen the gradually on track. Shoot the corps and officially incorporate it into the corps' order of battle.

The entire plan is only invested in the early stage, and it is close to tens of thousands of gold coins, and the time limit is three months; and the success of the entire reform will be given by his enemies. The final answer..."

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At 15:30, the military meeting finally came to an end; the officers participating in the meeting breathed a long sigh of relief, left the chairs where they had been sitting for more than four hours, and walked out with expressions of satisfaction or regret.

In any case, this long and uninterrupted memory finally gave the Legion the next answer; although this answer did not make everyone happy, even very unhappy... But there is always an answer.

The Storm Legion, which was almost the same as Anson Bach, began to change to the style of military democracy; and the officers who received new powers also had new responsibilities and obligations, and they could no longer be pure people like before. .

To put it more bluntly, they are more like a tightly structured interest group.

Such a decisive delegation of power is not only because of the need for the officers to cooperate with his own adaptation, but also a helplessness: if the mainland really decides to give up the colony and regards himself as an abandoned child who attracts the firepower of the imperial people, the Storm Legion is him, Anson Bach is the last and all 's capital.

Therefore, no matter how much he pays, he must firmly bind these people to himself and form a community of interests that cannot be easily shaken to face the local betrayal and the enemy's counterattack.

Of course, even if there is no such thing, An Sen intends to delegate power, but the rhythm may be slower... After all, the Storm Legion is getting bigger and bigger, and it is impossible to solve most of the daily life simply by throwing the blame on his loyal adjutant. Work, decentralization of management is a must.

As everyone left the venue one by one, in the empty conference room, only Anson and Fabian were left sitting in their seats, looking at each other with different expressions.

"...I won't ask such stupid and meaningless questions as 'why', Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, but I still have a few small questions that I need to get an answer from you here."

After being silent for a full quarter of an hour, Fabian, who had a gloomy face, couldn't help but say, "How much do you know about my situation? Also, about the situation of the Rune family and the local high-level officials, do you know... How many?"

An Sen, who was smoking a pipe, did not change his face, but his pupils shrank slightly.

Obviously, the information held by his "deputy" is not much less than that of the third infantry commander Norton Crosell, who was born in the truth club, and may even be more.

But this is not particularly surprising... Born in Clovis City and a guard, it is natural for Fabian to know more about the Rune family than ordinary people. This thousand-year-old spellcaster The wealthy family is probably not a secret in the upper level of Clovis. Even if the middle and lower levels have the heart and can access the information in this area, it is not very difficult to understand.

In addition, he was also a direct spy of the royal family, and Anson even wondered more than once whether Fabian had ever had direct contact with the Rune family, otherwise why would he accept Talia's existence so naturally?

But at least for now, Anson didn't plan to have a complete showdown with his deputy commander.

"I know you are a native of Clovis City. I know that you joined the Guard after leaving a relationship. I also know... You have been working for the royal family." Anson wrote lightly:

"Do you need me to continue talking?"

"No, that's enough." Fabian's expression gradually became solemn, hiding his surprised eyes well.

"The local high-level... If you are talking about the attitude of the Privy Council and the royal family, although I don't have the exact evidence, I have roughly guessed part of it." Anson continued calmly:

"As for the Rune family, although Talia has gone to Winter Torch City now, for the sake of your life and mine, I will not reveal anything to you, and you should not try to inquire about anything from me - this is the most important thing to us. Good choice."

"I understand that." Fabian nodded slightly:

"Now I can finally be sure that you made this series of decisions on the premise of knowing the truth, rather than being completely kept in the dark."

"Please forgive my temptation to you, because this is really important - it is about the life and death of thousands of people, and it is also about my own life and death, so I have to be cautious."

Anson blew out a smoke ring and didn't say much.

"Since you knew the seriousness of the situation, you still decided to stay in the colony, and even expanded the army on a large scale, and established the servant army of the shooting army... You seem to be very confident in the situation you are facing."

Fabian's expression is still very dignified: "I must remind you that the mainland is not optimistic about the situation of the colonies, especially according to the latest battle report on the western front, the emperor has been deliberately controlling the current front, and shrinking many mobile forces to the rear ."

"Currently, the army's senior management judges that the enemy is concentrating its forces and is preparing to launch a concentrated breakthrough from a certain point on the front line. According to the route of the surprise attack on Fort Thunder more than two years ago, the southern traffic center of Clovis will be cut off, and then the southern fortress will be forced to land."

"But there is also another voice among them: the emperor has not given up control of the colony and is ready to launch a full-scale counterattack - it is foreseeable that the empire will concentrate 40,000 to 60,000 people, close to the strength of two legions!"

"Then let them come~www.readwn.com~ Anson put down his pipe:

"If the Empire can devote so much manpower and material resources to throw 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers on the coastlines and ice fields of the New World, I can be sure that all these 50,000 or 60,000 people will be left as fertilizer for the Legion's farm."

"I believe you have this strength." Fabian nodded:

"But there is still a huge flaw in the current Storm Legion. If it can't be solved before June next year, it will be very fatal."

"Of course I know that."

An Sen couldn't help but sighed: "But the mainland is always on guard against us, and refuses to give us even the most basic sources of troops. Being able to get a small arms factory is the limit."

To be honest, it's not that he didn't think about increasing his purchases from the mainland, but on the one hand, the cargo space for shipping is limited, and on the other hand, the colonies don't actually have so much financial resources, which allows him to buy all kinds of arms indefinitely.

Coupled with the various local restrictions, even if it is purchased from the August Armoury Factory of the Rune family, and the Cecil family has green light all the way through the port, it is still not small.

Just as the two gradually fell into silence, the chief of staff, who had been away for a while, suddenly broke into the door, breaking the rare silence.

"boom!"

He kicked the door with a violent kick, and Karl, who was out of breath, squatted at the door, breathing heavily.

"There's something wrong with the port, the port, the port!"