Chapter 1461: Southern Beacon (Ⅱ)

If the empire authorities really sent troops to reinforce Yalfheim, there would not be much spare power to provide military assistance to the Midgard area. Thanks to the restraint of the Sea Blues in the south, the cunning Fijians will get a marching meter. Degarde's best time.
Going back from this angle, it is not difficult for Joan to imagine that if General Louis Jumonville’s operations in the south were blocked and did not serve as a diversionary, then the Fijians might not dare to send troops to invade Midgard.
Whether thinking about Midgard or thinking about his hometown of Yalfheim, Joan hopes that the Jumonville Corps will lose in the south, throw away their helmets and flee back to Musbelheim, and make the North and South The local people were able to get rid of the plague of swordsmen.
Joan pays attention to the follow-up reports in the newspapers on the war situation in the South, and is looking forward to seeing the good news of the Zhu Mengweier Corps' defeat.
It's a pity that it is contrary to wishes.
At the beginning of January 1622, General Charles Gates, commander of the garrison of Alfheim, led his troops south to stop the Jumonville Corps, and a fierce battle broke out in the Brass Mountains.
According to reports from the front, General Gates took the lead in this battle and commanded Ruoding successfully, preventing the advancing momentum of the Sea Blues.
After the battle that lasted for a week, both the enemy and the enemy paid grievous casualties, and the battle situation also reached a stalemate.
However, in a battle on January 6, General Gates was unfortunately seriously injured and was sent back to Port Leiden overnight for first aid. The command of the front was transferred to General Gates' deputy, Lieutenant Colonel George Vaasa.
Perhaps the commander-in-chief's accidental wounds hit the morale of his officers and soldiers. In a battle that broke out two days later, the Alfheim Corps suffered a defeat and was forced to give up its position.
Lieutenant Colonel Vasa led the defeated army to retreat northward, and General Jumonville led his army to pursue.
From the beginning of January to the end of January, two battles broke out in succession, all ended in the defeat of the Vasa Corps. The front line was transferred from the brass mountain pass to the Delin Valley. It is difficult to find any highlights.
The Midfielder Tribune’s field reporters stationed in the south still have to take into account the sentiment of some of their compatriots. In the war report sent back, they tried every means to defend Lieutenant Colonel Vasa’s failure.
For example, objectively speaking, the number of regular troops in the Yalfheim Corps is very small. More than 70% are militiamen. No matter the number or quality of the soldiers, they are far inferior to the joint army formed by the regular blue sea army and jackals.
For example, although Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa has suffered successive defeats, this Lieutenant Colonel has two magical specialties.
The first is to have unparalleled prestige in the army and to withstand the scene. Even if the battle is defeated, there will be no collapse. The troops can always retreat in an orderly manner and quickly regroup, and the number of casualties is not large.
As long as Lieutenant Colonel Vasa sits under the command, the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the troops will not be severely weakened by repeated failures.
To put it bluntly, Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa, although unable to defeat an overly powerful opponent, lost not badly, and still retains the capital to defeat.
The second specialty of Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa is unparalleled bravery and good luck. This commander, always standing at the forefront of the battlefield, pioneering and fighting hard, greatly inspired the morale of frontline officers and soldiers.
However, the doom suffered by General Gates did not repeat itself in Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa. Mr. Lieutenant Colonel seemed to have a protective body of spirits, riding a white horse through the rain of gunfire and bullets. After several fierce battles, he ate a lot of defeats, but he did not even have a scar on his body. The arrows and swords of the enemy seemed to meet him as soon as they met him. It will turn automatically...
After seeing these reports on the war in the South, Joanne was only relieved that Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa was still so lucky. No matter how tragic the battle was and how much casualties he paid, at least he himself was unharmed as always.
Unfortunately, these two advantages of Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa are overshadowed by his defeat.
In the school, especially at the "Skeleton Club" gathering, the young and vigorous students no matter how difficult the situation of Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa is, he sneeredly called him "general defeated general".
In addition, George Vassar had ordered the slaughter of the Hailan Diplomatic Corps, and he signed a very infamous surrender letter, which made him a laughing stock for young people.
Arnold Laval even bet with members of the community on the poor Lieutenant Colonel Vasa. Can the Vasa Corps win in the next battle?
Joan has a deep personal relationship with Lieutenant Colonel Vassar. He has always regarded Mr. Lieutenant Colonel as his brother. He is very unhappy with Arnold’s public derogation of Lieutenant Colonel Vassar, but he also has to admit that from a rational perspective Starting off, pressing Lieutenant Colonel Vasa at the gaming table will continue to lose, and the winning rate will be higher.
Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa really rarely disappointed in defeating the battle.
In retrospect, Joan clearly remembered the attack and defense that broke out at the Brass Pass a year ago. The opponent of Lieutenant Colonel Vasa was General Jumonville. As a result, he suffered a defeat and eventually had to raise his white flag to surrender.
Now as if history repeats itself, Lieutenant Colonel Vasa once again met his nemesis, Louis Jumonville, again losing streak and falling into a difficult situation.
By the end of January, the media in the north gradually lost patience with Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa.
They no longer cared about why Lieutenant Colonel Vasa always suffered defeats, and instead discussed why such a general who was good at defeating wars could stay in the position of commander of the Alfheim Regiment, could he spare himself to cultivate mules at home, Isn't it more suitable for the job of this lieutenant colonel?
In fact, not only the Midgard people had such an idea, but the Empire Cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor across the Meteorite Ocean were also worried about the deteriorating war situation in the Alfheim region.
The sacred Ashan Empire has always had two grain-bearing "granaries". One is the Far East province, and the other is the colony of Alfheim.
Now that the Far East Province has established an independent state and is free from the control of the empire, the domestic grain market has become more dependent on the grain imported from the colonies.
If Yalfheim fell into the hands of the sea-blue men, the food crisis would inevitably occur in the empire's homeland. I don't know how many people would suffer from hunger and hunger, and may even cause social unrest.
If only the interests of the empire's homeland are considered, the importance of the Alfheim colony is even greater than that of Midgard. The imperial authorities can ignore the intimidation of Fiji on the Midgard colony with "dry thunder and no rain", but they cannot sit back and watch the Jumonville Corps march in Yalfheim.
On February 4, 1622, Empire veteran General Edward Bled, under the order of His Majesty the Emperor, led a force to the port of Leiden by warship, and then took over the command of the Alfheim Corps from Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa. Take full responsibility for fighting in the South.
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