Chapter 1724: 13. Ice Wind Forest (16)

The essence of war is digital consumption. "
Gently putting down the latest battle report, casualty report and supply request form, Parsifal said to himself with a weak voice:
"The Principality may only view this war as a "limited war" or a "local war", but unfortunately, for Lapland to survive a war of this size, it must mobilize all its national strength and bear that even if it wins, it may lead to The collapse of the country’s massive consumption of human and material resources."
That's right, it's consumption.
Not even sacrifice can be called, always refresh the lowest price of human life, to consume thousands of lives and wealth as a pure figure to consume the hell.
This is the true face of modern warfare.
There is no morality, no honor, no blood, only unscrupulous victory.
There is no point in not ending a war with victory.
Therefore, since a large number of human lives and materials have been invested in the furnace called the front line, continue to struggle with the current losses and stingy to continue to invest, destined to be unable to obtain the final return, all the human lives and resources that have been consumed before will also be floated. Conversely, as long as the final victory is achieved, everything that has been consumed can have meaning.
Things are so simple and cold.
Having said that
"..."Let the dead squint" is the worst excuse to continue the war. If you can, I really don't want to show this embarrassing appearance."
The sigh contained genuine displeasure and self-deprecation.
By now, too many lives have fallen under the battle plan he has drawn up, and more people will die and more families will suffer. It is only now that I have come to cherish my feathers, talk about excuses, unbearable things, not to mention others, even if Parsifal himself evaluates, this will be defined as hypocrisy.
Humanitarianism during the war is not a knightly spirit, nor is it a pity and relief for civilians in enemy countries. It is the greatest humanity to both the enemy and us to try to end the war as soon as possible.
At this moment, Passifalche felt the weight of this sentence, and regarded it as his work motivation and goal.
There are only two ways to end the war. That is to completely eliminate the opponent, or both sides can not bear the damage caused by continuing the war. Judging from the overall national strength of Lapland and the current overall international situation, the former is impossible to achieve, and it is also a situation that the countries try to avoid. The latter... has a certain degree of difficulty, but the probability of realization is relatively high, or all countries except the foreign country are happy to see this situation.
It is needless to say that Lapland and the empire are weakening the principality without breaking the current geography. The key point here is to talk about the three parties of Albion, Serres and the Republic.
The short-term strategic goal of these three parties is to maintain current peace, which is no different from Empire and Lapland. But for the principality, the three countries have different goals or detailed plans.
All three countries are happy to see that the Principality has been weakened to a certain extent, so that in a short period of time, the Principality will not actively destroy the new order system, and the precious preparation period will be preserved. The weakened principality is also a profitable object for the three countries.
Albion and Serres are most concerned about bonds of the principality, that is, a large number of subscribed bonds, in order to obtain economic privileges, customs mortgages, resource development, market access, and so on. In this way, we can master the economic lifeline of the Principality and bind the Principality more closely to the chariot of the common destiny. Albion is more prepared to send military advisers to the Principality after the war to help the Principality complete military reforms, so that this steam roller will play a higher efficiency in future wars.
The national strength of the Republic is not sufficient to support its competition with Albian and Serres in the economic and military fields. Considering the special closure of the Principality and the long geographical distance, the Republic is not very interested in this. But in the field of technology, especially military technology, the Republic is very interested.
The constitution of the Principality determines that this country is a good technology diffusion platform. After its defeat, the demand for introducing new technologies as a new economic growth point is also more urgent. Relying on the market and demand, the technology of the Republic’s specifications is diffused. Multiple goals, such as opening up the private market, enhancing the strength of the anti-imperialist alliance itself, and forming a positive cycle of technological progress, can help. On the other hand, the vast space of the Principality also provides a platform for the Republic with a small territory to test new equipment and tactics in various environments.
In general, everyone hopes that the Principality will lose, and the external environment is favorable to Parsifal’s planning.
The remaining question is how to let the Principality retreat on the battlefield and make it realize that "continue to fight will cause great problems", and then end the war decently.
To achieve this, it is necessary to not only attack the Principality on the battlefield, but also expose the Principality to unbearable resource consumption, so that the Principality can fully understand the reality and make rational choices.
Of course, the Principality with a population advantage can withstand the enormous consumption of human resources. I am afraid that when planning the entire battle, the public is ready to withstand huge casualties. Even if the first echelon that attacked Lapland was completely destroyed with the enemy, they could bear this loss, and they were even sure they would drown the entire Lapland with the blood of the male soldiers in the end. Expecting the Principality to give up continuing the war because of the huge casualties is probably difficult to achieve its goals, and it may also lead to the continuous escalation and expansion of the war.
"If you want the principality to return to the negotiating table, you can't annihilate its field troops in large numbers. You should in turn use its huge front-line troops to create a state of "powerless to continue the war, but to save the troops as soon as possible" . Let the upper-level thinking direction of the principality be biased toward peace talks, rather than continuing to fight under unfavorable conditions."
For the Principality, this is not a decisive war related to the survival of the nation's race like the Soviet-German War, but more like a gambling or venture investment. Once a loss occurs, the Principality must consider whether to continue to make additional investments or to withdraw as soon as possible while recovering some of the initial investment. What Parsifal had to do was to create a battlefield situation that would encourage the Principality to lean towards the latter option.
The development of the first phase of the war is now proceeding as expected. After the Gongyue border kicked over the iron plate in the fortification area, all fronts are stagnant. In order to break the deadlock, the Principality will inevitably invest more military power and technical equipment. As the front-line troops become larger and larger, road congestion and poor road quality problems cannot be improved in the short term, the public logistics system will face more The greater the pressure, when the pressure reaches the critical point, it is the time to start the second phase of the battle. As for the most decisive third phase... that can only be seen from the reports of the Mother God and the extreme north meteorological observatory, it is not a field where military generals can intervene or speculate on.
Perhaps he heard Parsifal’s self-talk, perhaps to achieve his merits, or to move him further away from the life he expected, the office door was knocked, an unremarkable but devoted to this war The decisive report was before him.
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"The Seventh Army successfully crossed the Tepalai River after paying heavy casualties?"
Anrietta tilted her head and asked:
"How big are the casualties?"
"The report from the Principality is that the '49th Infantry Division successfully achieved its tactical objectives and triumphed over the homeland.'"
Louise's answer was serious, not knowing that the decreasing temperature had frozen her sense of humor, or whether she felt numb to the Principality's press officer's face, "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway." Anyway, everyone knows how to interpret the report of the Principality.
"A division was disabled? The battle is really fierce. What does Lapland say?"
"Complete the task successfully, withdraw successfully, and the casualties were minor."
Lapland also publishes war reports, which are as unclear as the Principality, and in many cases there are results. But compared to the Principality’s water-filled sponges, Lapland’s battle report is relatively reliable and tedious.
"The Principality's active offensive and Lapland's passive defense are completely in line with the analysis in advance. However, if it continues to develop, it should become a trench battle between the two armed forces along the'Mannerheim line of defense'. It is difficult for the Principality to rely on people's lives Way to break through ~EbookFREE.me~ unless..."
Marseille paused and expressed his thoughts.
"New tactics, new weapons, I don't know which one. In short, the Principality should have the means to break through the fortification area. For Lapland, the next consumption war should be the situation they try to avoid encountering. But now The various actions of the Lapland Army seem to consciously lead the situation to a long-term confrontation. Is this what the'battlefield magician' is planning?"
"What do you think it will be? Revolving the door again?"
"The revolving door is premised on the maneuvering of the Great Plains. If there is a transportation system in Lapland that is as good as the old Charlemagne Kingdom, and at the same time there is a force that can perform fast maneuvering and can keep up with this force. Action, providing a guaranteed mobile logistics force at any time. Relying on the'Mannerheim Line' to achieve a battle level revolving door is not impossible. But Lapland does not have these conditions."
"So he can only passively defend and use the troops he has in hand cautiously?"
Anrietta nodded. To win more with less certainly makes people feel hearty, but this is not a way of using troops, but only a combination of multiple accidents and necessities, carefully calculated and executed by the magic. In the final analysis, war is still a competition of numbers. Treating thaumaturgy as the right way, and relying on it, it is really the same as the end of Charlemagne.
"Will the war be prolonged, procrastination into a war of attrition, and then introduce international pressure to force the Principality to withdraw its troops. Will this be the governor's script. If the script can be realized, will the Congress make concessions? Or abandon the original purpose of the war Has it become a vicious gambling to maintain face?"
Marseille muttered softly as he looked at the misty battle report and the red and blue arrows interlaced on the map.
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