Chapter 1711: Thirteen. Icewind Forest (3)

Politicians and soldiers are only concerned about the movements of the country and the empire. They are neither concerned nor conceptual about the changes that have occurred in Lapland, that is, they have no idea of ​​fighting with the intervention forces of other countries, nor do they have any relevant preparations. From top to bottom, from From the marshal to the soldier, everyone despised Lapland with ignorance. It seems that the country that has blocked us from going west for the past few hundred years has been vulnerable. With a slight kick, Lapland will fall to the ground like a decaying wooden house. And this small victory is also necessary from the perspective of domestic politics. When the Minister of the Army Kuropatkin condemned the Minister of the Interior, Vyacheslav Plevy, who took the risk of "fighting a limited war", he was "a downright war-monger" and "a deceiver of the emperor's vassal". To the disdainful tone of the Laoqiu Ba said: "Mr. Kuropatkin, you don’t know the domestic situation, so you can say this kind of rhetoric. Now in order to suppress the rebel thoughts in the minds of the mob, even a small war victory It is also necessary to show the authority of the ruling party."
-Excerpt from "Memoirs of Earl Witt".
There is no doubt that the principality is in trouble. As reforms are not thorough, the conflict between the emerging bourgeoisie and the various vested interest groups that are increasingly rich but whose political opinions are not given sufficient attention is intensifying, and the people are also dissatisfied because their living standards have not been improved. The continued development of unstable social conditions will sooner or later become a hotbed of violent revolution. In this context, the idea of ​​using war to transfer crises, that is, "need a small victory in order to stop the revolution" can be said to be an inevitable. Judging from the past history, there are also many cases of successfully transferring domestic crises through foreign wars, and even strengthening national power through plunder, bringing prosperity.
But that's just a few.
Like gambling, only a handful of lucky people get rich overnight. Behind a lucky one is the bones of hundreds of losers. But people have only stared at the lucky dazzling back, and few people have noticed the bones under their feet.
This is true for individuals, and the country is no exception. Charlemagne has fully demonstrated to the world that gambling is addictive, and the consequences of not being able to take it will be.
Of course, the Principality is not a fool who ignores risks at all. Even the most radical promoters of expansion policies demand that the action plan clearly indicate that once foreign countries begin to show signs of armed intervention, all operations should be terminated immediately. Obviously, the Principality is also trying to prevent the situation from getting out of control and triggering a world war.
According to the Principality’s assessment, as long as it does not affect Lapland’s neutral status and does not completely annex Lapland, it is only that
conflicts in disputed areas
and
border disputes
are not sufficient to affect the permanent neutrality and the degree of national sovereignty. Cause overreaction in other countries. Anyway, the new order is not an alliance that relies on a high degree of trust and cohesion, but a delicate balance facilitated by the consensus of imperial deterrence and that all countries do not want the current full-scale war to erupt. It is better to say that this is a balance of terror under mutual restraint than a certain balance or order.
Since it is a product of mutual restraint, even if the parties want to take action in order to maintain the new order framework, they will be subject to various constraints, and there is no way to respond quickly to whatever they want. As long as the Principality acts most quickly and seizes the Karelia Isthmus and the Hanko Peninsula before all parties complete the coordinated action, it is impossible for a strong force like an empire to turn over easily. In order not to expand the situation, it is very likely to recognize the status quo. If this is not possible, give the Empire some trade privileges in the occupied area. I believe this is enough to shut up the greedy Empire.
"The entire core of the problem lies in speed. Only if our army moves quickly enough to occupy all targets before other countries respond. After that, multilateral coordination can be carried out before the entire plan can succeed. The core of rapid action is--"
"Railway?"
The Secretary of the Army, Kuropatkin, stared closely at the railway lines on the map like a cobweb, with a low voice like a baritone, injecting a solemn atmosphere into the dignified air.
In such an environment, it is necessary to have enough courage and quick response ability to quickly think and faithfully state your opinions and opinions without being overwhelmed by the atmosphere.
Lieutenant General Alexeievich Brusilov Cavalry is an outstanding person with the above two qualities.
"Yes, Your Excellency Secretary of the Army. Only after the war quickly ensured that the railway line completely fell into the hands of our army, can we quickly cross the sister river and send a steady stream of soldiers and supplies to the battlefield to completely suppress the other side."
As an active offensive activist, the Brucelov Cavalry Lieutenant General has many traits that he once could see in the army of King Charlemagne. For example, it emphasizes the role of will and the active role of active offensive in war. However, this cavalry lieutenant general is not a fool, nor is it Charlie Man Red Deer who doesn't even understand what shame is.
In the war between Charlemagne and Yalfheim, Brusilov once watched Yalfheim's troops as a military officer to watch the rapid movement of the troops through the railway, and relied on the railway and highway to continue to ensure the rapid breakthrough of the armored cluster. It can be said that because of the full play of the two basic functions of the transportation system in the war-the rapid delivery of troops and the support of logistics, Yalfheim laid the foundation for the strategic siege of the Rhine Campaign. It was also after that that the old cavalry became the foremost pioneer in the military's support for the development of modern transportation systems including railways. Under the approval of the Secretary of the Army, Brusilov began to sort out the problems of railway operations, confusing routes and technical standards, and low maintenance capabilities in the Principality, and has made some progress.
Today, this imminent battle is more like a test for Brusilov personally. In his view, the rectification of the railway system of the Principality has already begun to bear fruit, but there is still a long way to go before supporting a full-scale war with monsters like the Empire. Therefore, there can be a small battle of a local battle scale to test the results of the integration of the railway system before, to find out the problems that have not been discovered before, and to find a solution is the best~EbookFREE.me~ In addition, this scale The battle of the test just tested how much success he had learned from the empire, through the penetration of assault tactics improved for the characteristics of the Principality Army, in the face of fortification areas, and what deficiencies...
From these considerations, the Lieutenant General is clearly a pure soldier. If it is a period of all-round overall war with war as the highest priority, this way of thinking about military supremacy is no problem, and it is still in line with the needs. But at the moment it is not the total wartime period where you have to take a gun to the battlefield as long as you can breathe. In a limited war aimed at shifting domestic contradictions and crises, this way of thinking will inevitably be a bit outdated.
Fighting is the job of a soldier. It is nothing wrong for a soldier to focus on improving his work ability. However, the military supremacy inevitably appears to be narrow in the face of more flexible activities, and it is thoughtless. When it is the most serious, it will even cause trouble for the country.
Even a talent like Brusilov can hardly get rid of such a problem.
"After taking control of the occupied area, our army should make full use of the facilities in Lapland to hoard supplies and troops, and make a gesture of attacking La Pennta, Lahti, and finally marching into Helsingfors. In order to fight for the subsequent negotiations Strive for a more favorable bargaining position for our country and seek more benefits."
"Lieutenant General."
A calm but strong voice sounded. Brusilov, wearing a hussar uniform, stood upright with many soldiers, and looked at the only one in the map room with awe and a little impatient eyes. Participants in military uniforms.
"The occupation of the Karelia isthmus and the Hanko peninsula is the end point, and no soldier is allowed to go further than this."
Treasury Minister Peter Arkadyevich Stolypin spoke in a murderous voice.