Chapter 1731: Thirteen. Icewind Forest (23)

Feed, horseshoe, and lice powder? These two are concentrated in the Principality?"
Colonel Andre Ramsay looked puzzled. He could not imagine that in the context of a large number of temporary warehouses being destroyed and the frontline in short supply of ammunition, the Principality spared valuable capacity to grab and transport oatmeal and lice powder... This is completely unreasonable.
"Colonel, this is reasonable."
Parcifal had a strange expression on his face. For him, who had the experience of assisting the Principality Army to take care of the logistics, it was far more reasonable to allocate these two than the shells.
"If you stay in the trench for a month, your body will be a flutter and a bed bug with a tremor, and there will be a smell of hospital sewers all over your body. With a group of typhoid patients lying beside you, you will also be eager to get lice powder. As for Feed and horseshoes are prepared for horses that undertake various tasks."
In fact, the Behemoth beast with greater carrying capacity and better endurance can be used to carry materials. Whether it is snow or quagmire, this gentle giant domesticated from dangerous species can easily pass through. But as soon as the road was already crowded enough, it would be a disaster to squeeze in this monster again; Secondly, the Behemoth monsters mastered by the logistics department all invested in the development of new supply roads, and had no spare power to participate in supply transportation; In the end, even if horse feed is a problem, are these big guys thrown in to want the animal management department to chop itself up and use it as feed?
In this context, all transportation tasks are weighed on horses and air transport. After the field parking and loading facilities were torched, it was even more pressing on the 200,000 horses that carried various transportation tasks. Until the construction of several field railways was completed, this dilemma could not be resolved. Judging from the current speed of railway construction, I am afraid that by the new year (the Principality calendar is two weeks later than the common calendar used by other countries), it can barely complete a single line The two-lane road is probably open to the end of spring and early summer (winter is too cold, spring is full of mud pools). Only then will the horses get a breath.
The daily feed quota for each horse is five kilograms of oats, five kilograms of hay and five kilograms of straw. A fully-equipped infantry division of the Principality Army is equipped with 2500 horses. In other words, each infantry division consumes 37.5 tons of feed per day. In addition, horses need specialized stables, veterinarians, and blacksmiths... Once these people, equipment, and utensils for the horses are gone, no matter how strong and hard-working the horses will be, they will be discarded in a short time, or they will simply die.
As for lice, that is actually the common enemy of both the enemy and us. Since entering the trench confrontation, lice have not tortured the soldiers of both sides. Almost everyone has lice, a few, a few hundred.
The spread of lice is the result of a combination of factors. First, the temperature continued to fall, and the soldiers began to sleep in warm caves. Second, the officers and soldiers had less time to clean up their personal hygiene. Third, the change and cleaning of clothes were not frequent enough.
Under the influence of the above factors, the lice quickly multiplied and spread, fair torturing the soldiers on both sides of the front. However, Lapland is well prepared in advance, and the lice powder has been distributed to every soldier as a supply. There are also special lice killing stations in the Ministry of Health and the train station to clean the officers and soldiers, so the torture of Lapland soldiers is relatively Much smaller. The Principality was unprepared, and the soldiers of the Principality did not pay much attention to personal hygiene, resulting in serious crimes. The seriousness of the situation can be summarized with the popular jokes in the trenches.
"Don't think how great the military adviser of the empire is. In the matter of torturing the soldiers of the Principality, lice's contribution is much greater!"
In the end, they did not say the unlucky words of "defeat", but even then, the pressure on the front-line officers and soldiers and the logistics department was enough.
"Colonel, you know what the Principality Army desperately transported these two things for? Just because of the frontline complaints? Of course not. We forced our opponents to temporarily not get enough shells, but our own power is not enough The Principality Army returned to the border before the war. So the Principality believed that it was capable of maintaining the current front line, waiting for the rear to send the much-needed weapons and ammunition and even the winter supplies. So their logistics system was busy recruiting, transferring, and hoarding materials. On the one hand, we must first solve some problems that can be solved with current transportation capabilities. The purpose is to better carry out transportation work in the future and serve the next stage of the battle."
In other words, the delivery of lice powder is not only to meet the front-line demand, but also to free up more transportation space for more urgently needed materials in the subsequent transportation-usually weapons and ammunition. Transporting feed is to re-fat the already thin and tired horses. These horses were previously exhausted in the task of transporting various types of artillery, and now it is an excellent rest time. These important animals are indispensable for the heavy transportation tasks that follow.
"These seemingly inconspicuous actions indicate the movement of the Principality Army-they are hoarding supplies, not only to make up for the previous losses, but also to rearrange the logistics system so that they can better adapt to the war. In this case- "
"Yamlizha is as full of ammunition as you would expect."
Colonel Ramsey, who finally caught up with the rhythm, was not pleased. The typical Lapland soldier was serious and serious, without any bureaucracy, but he was more academic. Although not as mean as the military police officers, there are also subtle feelings of the primary school training director putting on military uniforms.
There were a lot of assistants recommended by Lapland at the time, and there were many people who were experienced in combat or good at dealing with interpersonal relationships, but Parsifal chose Colonel Ramsay to look out of place with him, even facing him once during the interview. The person who raised the question. Someone once asked about the reason for this, and Parsifal’s answer was:
The job of the adjutant is to fill in the vacancies and implement the orders. It is necessary to have the courage and insight to dare to suspect the officer, and to implement them quickly once the order is received. Colonel Ramsey I won’t be contemptuous because I am a general guest, nor will I be flattered. This is what the adjutant must have.

Some people think that this is a rumor after beautification, some people think that Parsifal is selling reputation, and others think he is paving the way for future defeat and escape of responsibility. However, the above doubts and defamation disappeared after the battle against a series of supply stations in the Principality. Parsifal proved his vision and celebrity demeanor with his actual results, and Colonel Ramsey proved that he was indeed capable of serving as Parsifal’s adjutant.
Now the lieutenant once again pointed out the difficulties he faced for his admirer on the basis of his argument that he has always mixed realism and pessimism.
"Yamrizha is different from the previous unprepared strongholds. It is an invincible stronghold and has a garrison fleet. In addition, Yamlizha is located in the Principality. This means that no matter what final combat strategy we adopt They must all penetrate the enemy’s territory and face the enemy’s complete defensive system and the all-weather defense fleet."
Colonel Ramsey listed various difficulties, and finally summarized the difficulties of the whole task with incisive but lacking optimism.
"This is a task full of contradictions and conflicts, and under normal circumstances it can be considered impossible."
Although the words are not pleasant to listen, the content itself does not have any problems. From the dual perspective of the adjutant and the staff, based on the duties and obligations, an honest answer to the analysis of the objective environmental factors and the search for the best strategy possible, rather than meeting the superior Or go ahead and let the soldiers die for nothing.
Of course, it would be better if we could make more skillful speeches based on loyalty to duties and obligations.
Parsifal didn't care about this kind of detail, he was thinking along the dilemma posed by Colonel Ramsey.
The Yamaliza stronghold was the product of confrontation between the two camps over the centuries. From the beginning, this stronghold was built with the goal of achieving multiple uses such as fortresses, ports, and military stations. It is not difficult to find that the map is spread out. It is located on an important transportation node. The roads and railways that extend from the Principality to Lapland all converge on or pass around Ylimza. This fortress not only controls the landing passage, but also guards the water passages on the upper and lower reaches of the sister river, and also has perfect docking facilities for floating ships. In theory, as long as the fortress exists for one day, it can continuously send various people and materials to Lapland.
To overcome such a fortress, the usual method is to prepare sufficient materials and troops to carry out a long-term battle. It is best to have large-caliber naval guns, bunker smashers, super-large-caliber train guns and other special equipment for the fortress strategy~www.mtlnovel. com~ Where is Parsifal going to engage in the big fleet and those big guys? With the fleet in his hand, he broke through the air defense circle of the Principality and entered the airspace of the Principality. Thankfully, he raided the fortress of Amritsar? I'm afraid it's sending someone to the door.
In addition to a frontal attack, sending small troops to surprise is also a trick, but the risk coefficient of this trick is also not small. Even if the Laplandians are familiar with the life and rest habits of the Principality Army, they can also speak fluent Principality languages, and through the Imperial Intelligence Service, it is not a problem to obtain uniforms of the Principality Army and forged seamless documents. But the differences in appearance between the two sides can't be overcome. The illusion technique may be able to cover up for a while, but it will be noticed by the magician residing in the fortress. In addition, the retreat of the raid force after it succeeds is also a big problem. Unless the suicide attack force is sent, this problem must be solved.
It is not enough for the big troops to attack the front, and the small troops lack the appropriate candidates and retreat paths. As Colonel Ramsay said, this is an almost impossible task.
The ordinary commander can only surrender his hands when he encounters this kind of thing, and he pats the table with a little temper and yells. "Before you order, ask yourself if you can do it!" This kind of thing is difficult.
Parsifal certainly wanted to refuse such a difficult task for the strongman, but in this position, he must assume his obligations and responsibilities, at least to be worthy of his monthly salary.
not to mention--
"Since ancient times, the actress has been accused of being "difficult to attack", and its name of "difficult to attack" is itself a very dangerous psychological trap."
Grabbing his soft hair, Parsifal smiled narrowly.
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