Chapter 876: 10. The country burns (3)

The maid who stooped and retreated just closed the door, and Minerva tossed her cloak aside, opened the collar of the collar, the silk shirt was cluttered and the slender clavicle was vaguely visible. No longer posing as a lady, Queen Charlemagne fell back and lay on the sofa, her slender fingers rubbing her brow hard.
The ease of removing the mask is fleeting. Due to the lack of noise and restraint, the fatigue, depression, anger and confusion accumulated in the combat meeting become more intense at this moment.
The sending of troops to Ostoria and other major events have not been discussed at the joint meeting from beginning to end, and the whole thing is completely secretly conducted by the Army. If it were not for the news distribution system in Alfheim to announce the matter, the group of planned to continue to hide it.
Well now, the whole country has to pay for the stupid things that this group of red deer do not know what to do. Alfheim seized this excellent opportunity to launch a long-planned attack and incidentally wore a legal coat of "self-defense counterattack"-no one will know when Charlieman is full of resentment around the world. To question suspicious issues such as "How did the Customs Union become a military alliance", "Austria was attacked, and why was it against Yalfheim"? What people saw and heard was "Charlie Man, who was in the wind and smells forty miles, once again betrayed his betrayal, and aggressively invaded other countries without declaring war." For everyone, this is enough.
Now Minerva completely understands why Roland would say that "the country embarked on the path of militarism, just like cancer." Now the entire Charlemagne, especially the Army, has been completely entangled in cancer called "will die without fighting", and they can't stop it at all. Even if there is no self-asserted attack on Ostoria this time, they will surely make trouble in other directions, everything is for the war to continue, for the next war, for the next war, for never ending War.
For the military, whether or not the war continues has risen to a level that is critical to life and death. There are too many interests involved. Because of the war, the problems of the domestic economic recession and the decline of the people’s livelihood can be transferred, and the people’s dissatisfaction can be suppressed by the banner of
unifying the country to defeat foreign enemies
. Officers and soldiers can gain military merit and wealth, the young people at the lower level have the opportunity to stand out, and the scale of the army's organization expands with the extension of the front. The generals have every reason to ask for the budget, and they can obtain privileges and influence from the government in a stately manner. Even now they can directly intervene in national affairs. It is foreseeable that Charlemagne will eventually become a military country-only for the army. country.
As long as the war continues, the influence of the army in the country will continue to grow, and eventually the navy octopus can be completely overwhelmed. The generous trophies and powerful warfare functions allow soldiers to become extremely honorable while legally obtaining wealth. The officers and soldiers of the school can proudly declare that they are heroes of the Charlemagne Kingdom and an indispensable mainstay of the country.
The war must not be allowed to end here. At this time, the armistice means that all previous efforts have been swept away. The Army will not tolerate this kind of thing. Peace and tranquility may be what most people expect. Digesting the previous results may bring a period of prosperity to the Kingdom’s economy, but for the Army, all this is the end of the world.
Once the war stops, the massive army establishment must be abolished. A large number of generals who will do nothing but fight and kill people will start to worry about making a living. The status of soldiers in the peacetime will definitely decline rapidly, just like being chained. The same as the door dog. Soldiers no longer have privileges or admiration. These are just the first steps, but they are enough to make the army generals shudder, not to mention there are a lot of liquidation waiting in line behind them, and there is a "Tianzhu" that will be encountered someday.
So the Army must continue the war anyway. Don’t say arbitrariness, but anyone who dares to stop this chariot from moving forward, whether it is a civil servant, aristocrat, or someone else, even if it is a god, they dare to show it to you.
At the beginning of the joint meeting, the Army bluntly invaded Ostoria by itself, saying it was "survival from death", and also listed a bunch of chart data to tell you how necessary it is to invade Ostoria.
The Army is very attentive to make reports, and the data is also a lot of lists, which looks very informative. Ordinary people have read such a large pile of data, and they can only believe it if they have no time to check it. However, this report is a typical product of the Army's red deer thinking, without knowing oneself or the other.
What are the numbers? The output and delivery capacity of important strategic materials such as agricultural products, ores and industrial raw materials. It seems seamless, but it can't stand the scrutiny at all. For example, the Army said that it had occupied Ostoria. By the end of the year, it would not only meet the local food demand, but also export to overseas colonies and Lapland. In fact, this is the data that calculates the total food inventory and output of Ostoria. It does not include the food needs of the Ostorians themselves, nor does it consider the possibility of food transportation. The losses and damage suffered.
The Army’s explanation for this is that comprehensive comprehensive grasp is difficult, and the dynamic evolution of materials is extremely difficult to predict because of the influence of various factors. Therefore, it is extremely dangerous to express the extremely difficult or impossible actual judgment of national power by numbers as the only condition for decision and war.
To put it bluntly, it is because these things are unclear, so it is not allowed to say that whoever wants to say is a non-national who lacks the confidence to win and the kingdom spirit is not enough, even if you are a queen.
I can't communicate well with this guy.
Originally, Minerva also planned to inquire about the whereabouts of the upper Ostorian, especially Maria Teresa and other members of the Habsburg family. According to intelligence provided by the Navy, the Grand Duke and the entire court, government archives, and library were eventually missing. If they fall into the hands of Yalfheim, there will be a lot of trouble. As a result, as soon as she saw the unclear posture of the army, she did not continue to investigate.
In the end, the only thing determined by the joint meeting was to release information to the public to stabilize the people. In order to cover up the disadvantage of the war, the military has invented some new vocabulary. In the end, the national heard the news: "...The defenders of the Maginot line were attacked shamelessly by the rebels. After heroic fighting, our invincible king army forced the enemy into a corner and severely hit them. Since the purpose of the battle has been achieved, Then today he successfully moved to other theaters."
God knows how many people will believe this, and Minerva has no mood and doesn't want to manage these trivial matters.
What is urgently needed to understand and think is the strategy of Yalfheim.
The elves are serious this time.
Charlemagne's artillery will also organize the artillery group to cover the dense firepower, and it is not uncommon to use a cannon to "shoot the bayonet on the cannon". But compared to the hits on the Macino defense, everything became a game for children.
The troops withdrew from the front line were completely collapsed. Some people would rather commit suicide by self-harm than return to the shelled hell. The officers were afraid or simply refused to engage the enemy. Although first-hand detailed information has not been obtained, it is not difficult to imagine to what extent the war has eroded.
It is unclear how many artillery cannons the enemy has gathered, but it is inevitable that it is an extremely large group of artillery to tear the Mackinaw line in one go. Counting transportation, supplies, coordinated infantry, etc... can be regarded as a full-scale attack.
So, did Roland predict that the defense force would break through from the Ardennes plateau?
For the time being, it is too early.
It's hard to imagine that Li Lin, who is good at strategy, will choose a frontal attack, especially this kind of non-technical rifle propulsion...Although it looks amazing, it is also very shocking. Wa still felt something was wrong. With the power of those giant air battleships and mechanized armies, if we really want to work together in a serious way, we will not only break through 64 kilometers.
But this is just speculation, there is no actual evidence to prove that Li Lin's mind is by no means human guess.
(Now can only wait for Roland to come back from the front line, maybe he can find something.)
Once again confirming how powerless he was, Minerva raised his face and sighed for a long time.
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The Münster Eifel command center is already too busy, and the ringing phone rings and radio stations, and the running crowd, look like the stock exchange. It's just that the people here are wearing military uniforms, and it's not the quoter that runs around, but the map table and sand table.
The women's officials wearing headphones are following the instructions to insert the flag indicating enemy or foe into the designated position, or push the model with a putter. Through their efforts, the enemy and foe are clear at a glance.
The long blue flag that symbolizes the Machino line has been cut off, and the red flags and models representing the assault clusters of the defense force are deep into Charlemagne. But the strange thing is that in the assault cluster, there are a lot of models of artillery, trains, and trucks, but only one model of the chariot. In contrast, a large number of tanks and floating battleship models are placed in the Ardennes forest to the north, without any movement.
"Charlieman's 1st and 9th troops are getting on the train in Lugdunum. Due to the chaotic dispatch, it is expected that they will start the train tomorrow morning."
"Bersili Fortress was captured in 1630 today, and the troops are cleaning up the remnants."
"The Charlemagne forces on the front line of Ostoria sent scouts to the Danube Valley. At present, the defenders in Wendopona have not moved and there is no sign of the surrounding troops moving towards them."
"The 457 and 458 heavy artillery companies began to withdraw and prepare for the arrival of the train in 2013. The other troops withdrew in batches as planned."
Sitting on the command platform, Li Lin gazed at the evolution of the battle with a sense of coercion, and the face of Brenhill who was behind him was serious, but his heart was constantly churning with waves of excitement and pride.
Everyone will be happy if the war goes well. But only to be proud of the victory at the tactical level is only a superficial proof. Only the smoothness of the strategic level can make her rejoiced at this moment. When she thought of the three birds with one stone going so smoothly, she almost couldn't help but laugh.
If you look closely at the assault cluster that entered Charlemagne at this time, you can find that the direction of its march is like a ferocious left uppercut, which hits the north of Rudes, and it seems that he will take the capital of Charlemagne with one blow. However, by carefully observing the deployment of the relevant troops, it is not difficult to find two doubtful points: the assault cluster moved completely along the railway line; the subsequent troops did not expand to the left and right wings, and did not mean to expand the results or attack the empty back of the Mackino defense line.
This is also a matter of course. From the beginning, Alfheim never thought of breaking through the Macino defense and taking Rudes.
In terms of strength, the defense army has the ability to step on the paper line of defense at any time and enter Rudes. The reason for not doing this is to focus on post-war treatment. After all, Charlemagne used his own example to demonstrate the deep end of the security battle and the end of the enemies on all sides. Naturally, Alfheim must try to avoid falling into a similar quagmire. So the war against Charlemagne can only be a annihilation. It is impossible to achieve the ultimate goal in defeat or strike. The "Yellow Plan" is a strategic plan based on this as the starting point.
It stands to reason that since the plan has been formulated, it will be carried out as it is. However, there is always a gap between reality and plan, and it is the right choice to make adjustments and changes according to changing actual conditions. It is obviously outdated to continue the decisive assault in the past with the current scattered forces of Charlemagne. In order to adjust the situation to the original orbit, it is necessary to apply some kind of stimulation and inducement to the opponent to make it gather the scattered troops and embark on the trajectory set by the defense force-this is the surprise attack on Macino The defense line intimidates Rudes' real intentions.
The strikers of the assault cluster are heavy artillery cliques. Their task is to create momentum, use enough artillery shells to shatter all the enemies in the face, and create the illusion that Rudes will be taken away in one go. Force the enemy to accelerate the assembly of troops and deploy them to the front of the assault cluster. At this time, the forward heavy artillery unit began to retreat, and the infantry group guarding the railway line was fighting and retreating with the support of a few armored forces until it retreated into the country, attracting the enemy troops near the Siegfried line and walking into it bit by bit. In the trap of "revolving door". After that, the "Yellow Plan" will be officially launched, and the powerful armored cluster will be transformed into a sickle of death, crushing the Charlemagne army in one fell swoop.
The biggest loophole in this plan was "for what reasons to retreat." There is no convincing reason, retreating under the advantage of the situation is easy to make people trap associations, and subsequent plans will be difficult to start. Now Charlemagne has personally dedicated the best reason to Yalfheim-the reason for the "frontier self-defense counterattack" is so good that it makes the General Staff cry. Yalfheim fought a battle of survival and forced self-defense. The purpose was to force the aggressive Charlemagne to correct his posture and return to the correct line of "being good with neighbors and coexisting peacefully." Come up. This is by no means a war of aggression, and the withdrawal of troops before stopping at the capital of the enemy country is proof of the defense’s moral and chivalrous spirit. As for what the flanks are threatened, this is a small objective problem, I believe that it can be solved by peaceful means soon...
how about it? Just listen to it very tall. In this way, the image of Wei Guangzheng, a fair, just, and brave elven country will be deeply implanted in the hearts of the people of all countries~EbookFREE.me~ The negative image that has been portrayed for a long time will be offset by a lot. By the way, the media system of Yalfheim can be more authoritative and credible. The most important thing is that the retreat of the Defense Force looks reasonable.
In the end, Charlemagne's invasion of Ostoria was also considered to help Alfheim deal with potential troubles. Incompetent allies are more dangerous than powerful enemies, but they cannot be attacked without a valid reason. Although the elf camp is not stupid and white who regards "politics. correctness" as all the code of conduct, the basic international morality must still be observed. If this group of teammates with a stupid level ask for help, they can only send troops to rescue them. Now Charlemagne's shot to capture Ostoria is tantamount to lifting this danger, and the subsequent crushing and possible battle will completely turn this land into scorched soil. The crowns of Astoria and St. Eastman will completely lose their bargaining capital. The new elven nation will not become a non-trivial ternary state for some stupid reasons, nor will it be a federal system. A powerful, pure, central, centralized, and reich form stands at the top of the world.
The beautiful vision is being turned into reality bit by bit, and what we have to do now is to maintain calmness and peace of mind, so that the clock-like detailed schedule can be realized one by one.
Pressing his chest against the throbbing throbbing of the chest, Brenhill's affectionate eyes moved slightly, allowing the steel-like strong back to be printed on the emerald pupil. (To be continued.)