Chapter 2771: Beacon smoke rises again

The cause of the Battle of Prince Port has to be talked about last winter.
At the end of 1626, Earl Winthrop led his troops to attack Forge Valley but failed. In addition, the weather turned cold and the wind and snow were blowing, and he was forced to lead his troops back to Freeport for garrison.
In the long winter that lasted more than three months, the beacon smoke in the New World subsided temporarily, and both sides of the war were recuperating.
During this period, the Continental Congress’s propaganda and diplomatic work was very impressive, winning the open support of the Kolas Empire and the Kingdom of Canaan successively, and won widespread sympathy and solidarity in international public opinion.
On the other hand, the Feizhen government clearly fell behind in foreign affairs and international public opinion, and was accused of "suppressing the colonial people in pursuit of independence and liberation."
What is meant by "corrupted imperialist reactionaries"?
It is you who scolded the ruling party of "the sun never sets the empire"!
In fact, apart from these verbal criticisms, the so-called "international friends" can provide very limited substantive assistance to the revolutionaries of the New World.
Take the two allies of the Continental Congress as an example. The Far East authorities only did two things. One was to issue war bonds on behalf of the Continental Congress. The other was to purchase a batch of materials with the funds raised from the bond issuance and dispatch the airship fleet to them. Forge Valley provided the Continental Army with a shortage of winter clothing; as for Canaan, there were quite a few volunteers who came to the New World to participate in the war, but this was not regarded as official assistance.
Forge Valley's 40,000 army of food, drink, and livestock feed, these daily consumption materials are not from foreign aid, but rely on supplies provided by the Alfheim compatriots.
In the first year of the outbreak of the War of Independence, the fighting seemed to be limited to the Jotunheim and Midgard areas in the north. The Alfheims in the south still lived a peaceful life, and their support for the compatriots in the north remained only verbal, even Some people took the opportunity to resell supplies and do business with the Feizhen invading army. They made a lot of money and made a lot of money, so they attracted a lot of criticism.
These criticisms used to be reasonable, but with the passage of time and the changes in the situation, the same argument has become out of place nowadays.
At the beginning of the war, southerners did generally have a mentality of nothing to do with them, and their support for compatriots in the north was very limited. Especially when news of the Continental Army's successive defeats spread to the south, this sentiment of the division of the North and the South reached its peak, and the pessimistic people began. Ready to move their family to the old world to escape the war, optimistic people have made their own Fiji flag at home, ready to welcome the king.
However, when the time came to the late autumn of 1626, the outbreak of the Battle of Baden became a turning point that changed all of this.
The news of the "Great Victory of Baden" spread across the southern land like a whirlwind, making people suddenly realize that the Continental Army has not been defeated and that the independent revolution still has hope of success!
General Charles Gates, a native of Alfheim, who led the Continental Army to defeat the true ruler of Fei in the Baden Wetlands, has become the pride of millions of Southern folks and a national hero who is eager to celebrate.
Encouraged by the "Baden Victory", Alfheim’s plantation owners changed their views on the Continental Army and believed that this unit was worth supporting. So when winter came, Nathaniel, who was also born in the upper class of the South ·When General Green returned to his hometown to seek rations, the planters changed their indifferent attitude and gave generously to help General Green establish a logistics supply line from Prince Port to Forge Valley.
It is precisely relying on the rations provided by the vast grain plantations in the south that are continuously transported to the Forge Valley, and the soldiers of the Continental Army can survive this harsh winter.
It was from this moment that the residents of the southern part of the New World were gradually mobilized, realizing that this war was not just a matter for the compatriots in the north, and turned to a more active attitude to fight against the Fijian invading army and seek independence and liberation. Among the fronts.
Outsiders can ignore these tangible changes, but Earl Winthrop cannot ignore them, and his mood has become increasingly anxious.
Obviously, the situation of the war is changing in a direction that is not conducive to Fiji.
Indeed, in the past year, the Continental Army has lost more and less victory and performed poorly, but after all, the Continental Army is fighting on the mainland. It is familiar with the local environment and is widely supported by the public. It is convenient to replenish the lost troops nearby. With the opening of the north-south supply line , The advantage in logistical supply is getting bigger and bigger like a snowball.
On the contrary, although the performance of the Feizhen Expeditionary Army on the battlefield was fair, it could not make up for the drawbacks brought about by the laboring expedition.
The "kingdom" of the New World is only a minority and concentrated in the cities, while the vast rural areas in the north are almost all areas where rebel guerrilla activities are rampant.
The Feizhen army was unable to obtain sufficient supplies on the spot. Food and weapons and ammunition were mainly transported by the mother country. The supply line across the ocean was too long, and was repeatedly plundered by pirates fighting with the Continental Army. The longer the war, the longer the front. , The greater the logistics pressure of the expeditionary force, the less the hope of victory.
If you want to break the predicament, the best policy is to make a quick fight and eliminate the main force of the Continental Army as soon as possible.
However, George Vassar and his staff are not stupid. They also see that the time, place, and people are all on their side. The longer the delay, the better.
The 40,000 large army was shrouded in the Forge Valley, resolutely not giving the opponent a chance to launch a decisive battle.
Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, I'll just spend it with you, even if I can't beat you, one day I will be able to kill you alive!
Last winter, Earl Winthrop had suffered two losses under the strong walls of the Niederville Fortress. He knew that it would be unwise to attack the Forge Valley with the existing 35,000 regular troops. The home country’s reinforcements Delayed, only to find another way, bypass the hard bone of Forge Valley, try to open a new front, in an attempt to open the situation.
Around this strategic goal, Earl Winthrop and his generals formulated a rather radical combat plan. They planned to send two divisions to sail south along the coastline and into the waters of Alfheim. First attacked Prince Port, and then flowed southward, advanced into Peak Bay, captured the southern capital of Leiden Port, cut off the Continental Army's logistics supply line, and put it into a desperate situation.
In order to ensure the safety of the rear, Earl Winthrop intends to garrison the calm General Clinton in Freeport, leaving him with 15,000 troops, plus the Valli Mercenary Corps in Enfield, responsible for monitoring the Continental Army in Forge Valley.
This battle plan had been worked out long ago, but Earl Winthrop couldn't make up his mind for a long time, thinking about it, still felt that it was too risky.
The Feizhen Expeditionary Force was originally not rich, and had to divide its forces. One of them went all the way to the unfamiliar and hostile southern hinterland. If it is careless, it will run out of ammunition and food, and the whole army will be wiped out; the other one will be destroyed. The Clinton Corps staying in the Freeport is also unsafe, can it withstand the full onslaught of the main force of the Continental Army?
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