Chapter 1046: 18. "Liberation" (4)

The genius remembers the address of the site for one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! At the same time when Li Lin spoke, the top executives of Charlemagne's army were interpreting his speech perfectly.
Planning marching routes and supply channels is the foundation of the military command base. This is not only a tactical level, but also a decisive factor directly related to the strategic level. Throughout the history of war, the side with more adequate supply has a far greater probability of winning than the side with insufficient supply. An army with a lack of food and clothing to defeat an army with sufficient logistics is only a very few alternative cases.
Charlie Man, who advocates the supremacy of spiritual power, understands this truth. The generals who brag about the spirit to overcome the material all day long know that without bread, the army can only choose between mutiny and defeat.
It's just one thing to understand and work hard to solve. It's another thing to overcome difficulties.
Treasury officials with their black bags under their eyes waved the report as if they were wielding cavalry knives and roared loudly through the conference hall.
"Add another 50,000 horses and a corresponding share of feed?! This is impossible! Is the military going to starve half of the country's farmers this winter?"
"If you don't add this amount, 400,000 soldiers will be hungry and can't even walk within a month! The Ministry of Finance means that it doesn't matter if the situation on Guadal is staged again?!"
The army officer in charge of dispatching also showed no signs of weakness and handed it to the Ministry of Finance.
"If there are not enough horses, the troops will not be able to complete the crusade against the thieves as scheduled. What will be the consequences? The Ministry of Finance has thought about it! If you have thought about it, why do you want to "veto" such non-national actions that are equivalent to the enemy? !"
The titles of "capital enemy" and "non-national" were not something the Ministry of Finance could hold, so they decisively threw the pot back.
"Does the military want to shirk its responsibilities?! Have you ever seen the situation in the countryside! The people who pull the iron plow are all old people or children! There are only ponies with no mares and teeth in the pen, If the military wants to watch the old and weak women and children in the rear exhausted and starved to death, then go to the public to collect cattle!"
"So, as long as you endure the hardships of the moment, seize the much-needed supplies and animals from the enemy..."
"Before that, the people will..."
The squabble continued, and after a while, there was no sign of ending or quarreling.
It is not a matter of a day or two for the military department and the Ministry of Finance to fight lawsuits. Both sides have even acted in full martial arts for budgetary matters. The seemingly fierce quarrel at the moment can only be regarded as a daily painting style. But the content of this quarrel is indeed important. You can realize this by looking at the stinky face of bureaucrats and soldiers.
The news of the retreat of the whole line of defense forces came, and the whole Charlemagne was boiling. People cheered and rushed to the streets, and various forms of celebrations have been a full day. Buzzwords like "kill light eared ghosts and beasts" resounded through the sky. I don't know how many people opened the fine wines that have been stored for many years. The entire Charlemagne was filled with wine.
Everyone seemed to see the dawn of victory, the war was about to end soon, and the long, bitter days like a dark tunnel were about to pass.
With the help of an optimistic atmosphere, the military immediately couldn't wait to start the troop dispatch plan, and a 400,000 army marched into Yalfheim.
The initial stage of the march was fairly smooth. There were almost no casualties except for some unlucky ghosts who stepped on the thunder. After the march exceeded 15 kilometers, the problem began to emerge.
The elves have a tendency to obsessive-compulsive disorder, no matter what they do, they must stop until the extreme. This marvelous national character is more vividly reflected in the retreat process. The defense army not only removed the equipment and equipment cleanly, but even the wood in the trench was polished. The railway not only stripped off the rails and sleepers, but even the subgrade was rolled back and forth several times with heavy vehicles until the entire subgrade had no repair value. The highway is even more exaggerated, the asphalt roads are all plowed with heavy machinery, and the broken asphalt blocks are scattered all the way. Later, a large tractor was used to plow the pavement loose, and then immersed in plenty of water. As a result, the originally straight and flat road became a huge muddy pond, and tens of thousands of elephants were rolling and diving inside.
Even for mechanized troops, it is quite a difficult problem to pass through such a large muddy area. Due to the wide range and depth of the muddy area, an armored army easily fell into the mud and could not move, even with rescue vehicles. It should be particularly emphasized here that motor vehicles should not rush into the accelerator in a mud pond and try to climb out with brute force. This will not only cause you to sink deeper, but also burn out the transmission mechanism. In severe cases, the engine and the drive mechanism must be built in.
This is still the case with mechanized troops. What about the Charlemagne that could only rely on animal power and on foot without the railway?
It is not difficult to imagine that it must be a march filled with suffering and tears.
Years of conquest not only severely depleted Charlemagne's economy, but also consumed a lot of animals. Before the war, an infantry division had 5,400 military horses, which were used to tow artillery vehicles, transport materials and wounded, specifically for use by reconnaissance and communications soldiers, and also included spare replacement horses. Today, the horses attached to an infantry division are barely able to maintain around 5,400 horses, but nearly half of them are recruited camels-small, sturdy, hard-working agricultural horses. Some of the worse-off troops even used mules and donkeys to count together. Taking all these animals into account, in this battle, as many as 250,000 horses were attached to the Charlemagne Army Battle Cluster.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is these non-speaking soldiers that directly sustain the lives of the frontline troops.
Because the defense forces completely destroyed the transportation system when retreating, all materials of the Charlemagne army were transported to the front by the horses after being unloaded at the rear railway station. Every piece of bread, every particle bomb, every barrel of gunpowder, every cannon were The animal-powered transport force braved the indiscriminate bombardment of the Air Force of the Defence Forces, wading through the waist-deep mud and even the mud that had never reached the neck, and moved it forward one by one. A division-level combat unit consumes at least 500 tons of materials per day, which includes food, clothing, ammunition, medical equipment, harnesses, spare parts for artillery and horse carriages, stationery, paper... etc. due to roads Due to the relationship between damage and muddy, the loss of various materials has multiplied, and the demand for materials has also increased. All the animal transport troops are under overload. Together with air raids and lack of feed, these military horses consume very quickly. In just three days, 10% of the military horses have died and 30% are close to scrapping. This is an ominous sign for Charlemagne, who is preparing to expand his results.
"According to the application made by the military, an additional 50,000 horses will be recruited."
It was easy to suppress the anger, and the Ministry of Finance officials spread out the report and read verbatim:
"Please note that even if the rear efforts make up 50,000 horses, this does not mean that the matter is resolved. As long as the war is not over, the demand and consumption of livestock will continue to exist. Moreover, the daily quota for each horse The feed is 5 kilograms of oats, 5 kilograms of hay and 5 kilograms of straw, which means that all horses assigned to each infantry division consume 80 tons of feed per day. To enlarge the entire battle cluster, it requires at least 3500 tons of feed per day. At present, domestic oats are beginning to become the staple food of people. I am afraid that they cannot make up so much feed."
"The same is true for food and other supplies."
Officials from the civil affairs department made up another knife.
"Did you just say that, as long as..."
The officer-in-chief also knows the shocking figures, but his position does not allow him to retract. As he was about to continue his argument, Colonel De Grandmaison raised his hand to stop him. After the atmosphere at the scene was a little quieter, the chief of the warfare section, who had always been watching, slowly spoke.
"For the difficulties in the rear, the military deeply understands and feels the same."
After a long quarrel, the military suddenly spoke soft words, which alleviated the participants' confusion while relaxing the atmosphere at the scene.
Before waiting for the doubt to ferment into a specific question, Colonel De Grandmaison said again:
"This battle is related to the rise and fall of the kingdom. The officer believes that both the generals in the front and the officials in the rear have a deep sense of this..."
"Your Excellency Minister of War~EbookFREE.me~ there is really no room left behind!"
Before DeGrandmaison’s long patriotic speech, the Ministry of Finance made a very simple statement-no matter what you say, nothing is nothing, even if you put on the "non-national" hat, it is impossible to change out of thin air Horses and food.
"Dukes. The following is about Charlemagne, including Agento Raton and Lorraine."
There was a sudden turmoil in the meeting place, and the too sudden speech made the participants suddenly unable to turn.
Irrespective of the sudden change in the atmosphere of the meeting place, and did not give the audience time to digest, De Grandmaison continued to speak in his usual generous tone:
"According to reports from the front, a considerable amount of materials flowed into the private sector when the thieves retreated. At the same time, because the retreat was in a hurry, it was too late for the people and animals to escape. As long as these materials are collected, the embarrassment of the difficulty of supplying the front can be alleviated immediately, as long as With enough food and animals, the military will have the confidence to fight this battle until the final victory..."
"Solicit from the place just occupied? Are you serious?"
"This is a war that concerns the survival of the country! Every Charlemagne should dedicate this! The generals on the front are the same! The rear is the same! Agento Raton and Lorient should be the same!"
The roaring shout suppressed all the voices at once, and everyone stared blankly at the grim-looking combat chief.
After breathing for a few breaths, Colonel De Grandmaison regained his previous gracefulness, adjusted the collar, glanced at the venue, took a piece of paper from the jacket pocket, and opened it in front of everyone.
"His Royal Highness Prince has issued an order, I hope that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will cooperate with the military to work out a plan for dispatching materials to support the front line at the site of Argentoron as soon as possible. I also ask you to cooperate."
No one said anything again this time.