: 1845 The 1st Winter Offensive of the Empire (3)

　　Gangfei Empire never felt such a crisis, even when it was a fiasco with the Falcon Empire, it was not so tense,
　　
At the Yuqian meeting held in advance, the seven-year-old little emperor seriously announced the Foucir battle plan, proposing to prepare to mobilize 300,000 troops in the Foucir region with the four major legions as the main force. The two hundred thousand troops of Istan broke into the empire,
　　
　　"Only the Estonians were repulsed, the empire had a chance to revive, otherwise, everything was empty talk "The seven-year-old little emperor showed a shocking feeling with a tender face,
　　
"Your Majesty’s proposal is very wise. If you continue to be weak, the people of the empire will also question the incompetence of the soldiers!" Military Secretary Andia expressed his support for this combat plan. With his leadership, the military’s attitude has changed. Although the commander-in-chief is somewhat unwilling, he also expressed his willingness to execute the order. Since it is the order of His Majesty the Emperor, we will obey! "
　　
"In this way, the time is set in mid-October!" Andia breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes included a deep sweep of the faces of each participant. It seems that because of this battle decision, many of the faces hesitated Finally, there was a trace of lightness, Andia’s expression was serious and abnormal, Rubin Sack, did you see it, this is the richest legacy you left to the empire, regardless of the identity and position, it is just a whole, when one When a race faces a crisis of survival and death, differences and frictions will seem insignificant.
　　
The battle plan that you left to the little emperor as a preparatory battle is undoubtedly the best display platform for the young emperor’s identity. It does not require much commanding ability, but only needs to be the promulgator of the battle order. No matter how much the emperor can play in this battle, whether it is a victory or a defeat, the whole Gang Fei will be impressed by the young emperor and no longer treat it as a child. But an emperor showed true respect, because in front of the country, this little emperor embodies the emperor's responsibility,
　　
"In order to get effective support for the frontal battle, I think that in view of this situation, it is imperative to build the eastern provinces’ garrison groups in the eastern corps with a unified command structure. The military affairs department proposes that the newly formed corps includes the provincial garrisons, from The border guards transferred back from the Southwest, and part of the four directly affiliated legions!"
　　
　　After reaching an intention to build troops in the Foucir region, Andia took the opportunity to throw out a long-thought variant of the diversion bill in this proposal. He cleverly concealed the original flaw in the original triage bill, that is, the resistance from the direct legion. In fact, as long as the eastern legion is established, it is actually equivalent to dismantling the original four direct legions into two parts. In the small and invisible, the Eastern Legion will become a large group army with strong non-Dili force, but the internal factions are destined to make this largest military group not going in the opposite direction of the emperor.
　　
　　 The venue was silent. Some whispers whispered in the air.
It’s not that nobody can’t see the real intention of this proposal, but more people. It’s looking at the new legion of the Eastern Legion. Each part of the four directly affiliated legions. This is a much larger legion. Although it is a large integrated body, it is undoubtedly exciting and difficult for many officers and generals who feel not valued or have a bleak future. It means that they can jump out of the big dye tank in Kyoto and find a place in the relatively loose new legion,
　　
The chiefs of the four major legions of interest, after looking at each other for a few moments, chose silence. They were all waiting. Their eyes were fixed on the throne of the head of the eastern legion. The position of the four major legions was the largest unless they chose Rebellion, otherwise it will be the case for a lifetime, but the Eastern Army is different. If you defeat the Istanians in the war, you are very likely to jump to the rank of Imperial Marshal in one fell swoop. For a soldier, that is his pinnacle!
　　
"Master Andia’s proposal is very good, but the Eastern Legion is responsible for the difficult task of containing the Istanians. This requires that the head of the Eastern Legion must be a very good and capable general, and among the current empires , I don’t know who the adult intends to send to the Eastern Legion.
Marquis Yaldo, head of the Gang Fei New Eighth Legion, asked nervously that he was not the leader of the Legion from Kyoto, so he was most worried that he would be excluded from the selection.
　　
　　 "I think this position can be decided after the battle of Focordil!"
　　
Andia smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, he threw the most powerful blow, the meaning is very obvious, who can perform the most prominently in the battle of Focordil, who is the leader of the Eastern Army, and the venue immediately sounded when this word came out A sound of inhalation, not only the eyes of the four chiefs of the legions, but also the generals of other troops were also excited, everyone seemed confident,
　　
"What about Kyoto?" Someone asked in a low voice. "The heads of the four directly affiliated regiments are transferred to the front, and the generals are also going to the front. What about the Kyoto guards, and the guards guarding Beijing, the same responsibility?" Significant. If this position falls into the hands of some unscrupulous ambitions, then the trouble will be very big! "Andia showed his white teeth." Don't worry about this, the candidate I mentioned is absolutely loyal and reliable. I It is suggested that His Majesty the Emperor personally assume the post of command of the Imperial Guard."
　　
　　 was shocked.
　　
The seven-year-old little emperor opened his eyes wide and looked at Andia in disbelief. After all, he was seven years old. Even if someone was pointing behind, he would not be able to respond to this situation for a while, and wait for everyone's eyes to gather his attention When he was around, he realized that it was not an illusion.
　　
　　 hasn't waited for him to say anything. Marquis Doma, the head of the 11th Army of the Empire, which is one of the four heads of army, has already shouted, "Master Andia's suggestion is very good! I agree!"
　　
　　 Yeah, no one has any opinion to hand over Kyoto to His Majesty the Emperor, "Generals have echoed,
　　
Only Marquis Leo, who was not the head of the New 5th Army, quarreled inadvertently, "His Majesty the Emperor is talented and intelligent, but he has no military experience, is it too rash to control the Guards?" Andia pushed him unkindly Go back to "Emperor His Majesty has become a generation of bright masters, everyone sees it, precisely because there is no experience, it is more necessary to learn!"
　　
　　 walked out of the meeting room, Andia walked at the back of the crowd, because it involved the competition of the Eastern Army Commander, or had begun to regard others as competitors,
　　
　　 After the meeting, the generals almost all walked down the stairs in a hurry. There was no situation of chatting for more than ten minutes as usual. Andia stopped after the last step and stopped in front of the steps. He turned to look at the towering palace hall on the steps, his eyes deep and with a little thought, when the supreme authority was peeped, then there would be many unexpected things, and some ugly scum would rise to the surface. Some local officials will surrender to the enemy, some generals holding heavy soldiers will become warlords who hold their own weight, some will rebel, some will betray, some will surrender, some will run away. War has always been a freak, no matter what ugly things can be produced in it, it may be even more crazy, the morals have been smashed, the laws have been trampled, and the subversion and subversion are up and down, and the social order has disappeared. advent.
　　
"How can people protect themselves during the chaotic period of war and chaos? The noble title of His Majesty the Emperor can't help you. The countless treasures left by the previous Emperor can't help either, and the name of the heir is useless and can protect the royal power, Only the army! Seize the military power tightly. It is the safest to stay with the army forever. The heads of the four directly-owned legions leave Beijing, and the control of the Imperial Guards belongs to the emperor, which once made people feel uneasy. It has been swept away like leaves in the wind, but why do I still feel uneasy!
　　
　　 October. The first snowfall in northern Obaro came, the chord of war between the Falcon Empire and the Gaul Empire entered a quiet period, and the advancing Falcon Army was already the end of the crossbow. The arrival of the cold winter made Gaul more convinced of this. , In fact, Hu Keqili received the order for the fat man to suspend the attack,
　　
The ground was covered with silver and snow, and the cold wind from the north seemed to freeze everything. In the room with the red fireplace burning, the fat man sold the first batch of 300,000 pounds of iron ore in the Central African Empire at a high price. The original stone agreement signed his name, put down the pen, and looked at the booing white falling out of the window, a little dazed, the time was clear, and it was already his fourth year in Obaro.
　　
　　 Several years of hard work, the sacrifice of countless emperors, the empire completely established the position of northern hegemony on this main continent, but the war against the Gauls also seriously lags behind,
　　
Opposite him sits the head of the Northwest District Business Alliance, John Ed, the aggrieved Northwest District business predator who has just swallowed more than 1,000 acres of fertile cotton fields in the Northwest District. It is also a legend in the business world. The character, but at the moment, it is a rare seriousness. This guy has a stupefying determination. As long as he finds an opportunity, he will not hesitate to bet, but this guy is right every time. In the same way, such as helping the Feiruo family, he finalized a large list of the winter uniforms of the 30,000 border guards this year.
　　
"Your Majesty, this year's military uniform standard is really difficult to achieve!" John Ed said with a bitter face. He ventured to see that it was because the big competition for the purchase of military uniforms in winter this year had just begun, and he discovered a potentially big problem. As an important mission of the Empire in the business alliance, he immediately came to report the situation to the fat man. "This winter's new standard of military uniform is seriously hitting cotton and linen merchants! Please also be able to readjust your majesty."
　　
"The standard of military uniform is not decided by you and me, but by the actual situation! This winter comes early and will last for three months. Military soldiers fighting in the snow, the military uniform is to protect them from severe cold damage. "The first combat weapon!" The fat man pouted his lips, closed the file in his hand, and said softly, "If it was in previous years, I wouldn't mind giving these savvy guys a meal, but this year will not work, if you feel the previous preparation I can let the Mao Mo family and Dylans in the northwest digest some for you!"
　　
　　 "Your Majesty, the small is not distressed about his loss, but distressed. This military uniform standard will make countless cotton and linen merchants mourn!"
　　
　　 "Aihong everywhere? Isn't it too serious!"
　　
The fat man froze for a moment, the main location of the empire was still in the north, under the severe cold, the land was frozen for thousands of miles, the rivers were blocked in countless times, the inland river channel formed by the imperial trade line was completely useless, and the speed of the freight carriage was also severely released In general, most businessmen will choose to rest in the winter, which is the low tide of imperial commerce. In order to boost domestic consumption and promote new growth points, often fat people will order the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase each in the winter. This kind of combat readiness, the construction of various facilities, arouse the nerves of the merchants, and let the empire's business survive the cold winter steadily.
　　
However, this year’s requirements for military uniforms are indeed too strict. The military department personnel who went to purchase claimed that this year’s military uniforms must be able to ensure that they can fight at minus 20 degrees. The crocodile responsible for cotton and linen, such as John Ed, is also a little unbearable. Ten degrees! No one has heard of such standards. John Ed, who thought he was tenacious and stable, was like a leaf in the autumn wind, and he burst into tears and could not bear it, because the previous year’s requirement was only to be able to fight at minus ten degrees. It doubled this year. The military uniform is filled. Cotton, isn’t it something that can increase your own fever,
　　
　　John Eider personally ventured to meet the fat man is also a must. Cotton fields are considered as a rapidly declining industry in the Northwest District, with the establishment of a commercial trade line in the southwestern area in all directions. The color of the falcon empire civilian clothing has begun to appear in the color of the silk. That used to be a cloth that only nobles can afford, and the status of cotton and linen has been weakened.
　　
"It's not an exaggeration at all! It's small, but it doesn't dare to expire at all." John Ed said with a serious face and a bitter mouth. "In June of this year, many people have already used the cheap opportunity to buy cotton and linen. Cotton, began to prepare for the winter military uniform, ran for three months in a row, bought cotton fields in the northwest region, and smashed half of his property to build 30 uniform workshops in a row. There are not a few people who employ more than 1,000 people. , And even 30,000 sets of finished products have been hoarded, just like your majesty must prepare before the war, these cotton and linen merchants are doing the same thing."
　　
　　 John Ed's eyes flashed sharply. The voice stopped, and boldly said, "Originally, as soon as the tender for military uniforms started, these cotton and linen merchants held tens of thousands of military uniforms at the bottom. Many new crocodiles could be suppressed in price, but this year, the Ministry of Imperial Affairs Abnormally. Suddenly, the standard of winter cotton lining in the armor of the army has reached a state of abnormality, and the standard has been changed. The efforts and financial resources invested by these cotton and linen merchants in the early stage have been completely and completely dismissed. Good military uniforms must be dismantled again into chaotic cotton, and the little thin names these people have accumulated together are completely finished! There will be few cotton and linen merchants who can survive this winter!"
　　
Hearing John Aide’s words, the fat man stood up and meditated for a while. The list of winter military uniforms was fatal to the merchants. As John Aide said, it is entirely possible to prepare for a few months in advance. The Empire’s native troops Although it has just shrunk, the total strength is still 200,000, and the front-line combat troops abroad are nearly 300,000, which adds up to 500,000. Such a list has been smashed down. It is already a list of more than 10 million. Young businessmen call it "the ladder to the rich businessmen"
　　
In addition, the empire spares no effort to protect the soldiers in winter. In order to reduce the downsizing of the army caused by the severe cold, winter clothes are the best cotton. In this regard, the Ministry of Imperial Affairs has never been stingy, and many cotton merchants have issued In the past, there have been scandals of using the winter military uniforms to sub-fill them well. The result was that the large businessman Tulunand who was responsible for the military uniforms was killed and all his property was confiscated. The people still flocked, it was too tempting to confuse,
　　
　　Every winter, the big cake of the imperial team's winter cotton clothing is a tragic war for the cotton and linen merchants in the empire.
　　
John Ed started because he once climbed the line of Caesar Sauron, and he had obtained the military uniform list of the Imperial Northern Army at an advantageous price for several consecutive years, and his assets rolled to more than 1 million in a few years. The top figures in the world ~ EbookFREE.me ~ are not completely alarmist!
　　
　　 Fatty plans to fight Gaul Kyoto in the winter. As the highest military secret of the empire, it is impossible for a fat man to tell John Ed,
　　
How to do? Is the standard lowered again? The fat man looked at the map behind him and was thinking about it. In the past few years in Obaro, he found that the cold winter of Gaul was lower than that of the empire. If the army wants to continue to fight in the winter as scheduled, it will be minus 20 degrees. The extreme cold weather is completely possible, so the fat man has raised the standard of winter uniforms by a large margin. Indeed, it is still impossible for this era to resist 20 degrees below zero.
　　
　　 With a bit of regret, the fat man thought to himself that it would be nice if he had an army that could adapt to the severe cold!
　　
The fat man was thinking about recruiting some recruits from the withered Slavs, but in the end it was rejected because the Slavs were no longer recruited. After the violent migration of the Slavs, the Slavs were finally placed in the Bogtou area of ​​the southwest. After registration statistics, the adult male Slavs were less than 50,000, and they could no longer form a combat army.
　　
　　Does it look like this all winter?
　　
Fat people are not reconciled. The Gauls are still very resilient. The foundation of a great empire is there. In winter, at least 200,000 people can be mobilized. The Gaul-Kyoto line has been delayed for 10 months. If you cannot win Gaul-Kyoto in one go, who knows what will happen! (To be continued) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )