Chapter 203 Dealing with Possible Enemies
The two old foxes, the Archduke of Mainz and the Archduke of Byrne, have seen a lot of conspiracies and conspiracies, and feel that Frederick’s analysis makes sense, otherwise they cannot explain why he was assassinated for no reason. .
It is right to be careful on the battlefield. The three of them discussed it for a while and decided to make preparations early.
For some things, it is better to complain afterwards about what you did in vain than to regret why you didn't prepare at the end of the day.
At this time, the shortcomings of the king's blind operation appeared. The entire Elbe River defense line of the Rhine League did not have a unified command structure. Everyone only needed to be optimistic about their own one-third of an acre. It was their duty to stay still when friendly forces were in trouble. , Rushing thousands of miles to help is a sign of love.
They can only do their own part in this matter, and others can remind them to listen to the arrangements of the God of Light.
After sending off the two bosses, Frederick thought for a while and immediately sent a report back to Weissenburg. He unpacked the triple peashooters on several city walls and sent them over with a large amount of ammunition. .
Now there are two ways to go from Weisen State to Hanma City.
One is the route taken by the large army, taking a boat along the Main River and then into the Rhine River, changing to a sea boat in Amstel to Hanma, a distance of more than 1,500 kilometers.
The other road is the recently opened trade road. The carriage enters the Principality of Franconia from the north of Nuremberg, and then comes to a mountain town. After getting on the boat, you can go all the way down the river to Hanma City. , the distance is about 700 kilometers, which is half of the previous road.
The lords on the road from Nuremberg to the mountain town used to have little profit, but now they have made a lot of money from customs and taxes, and they bought a house in Nuremberg and lived in luxury.
But this is still the first level. There are many checkpoints along the river, and many territories have laws that force merchants to sell one-tenth of their goods.
The staff at Weisenberg calculated that they would have to stop and go along the shortcut, while for the long detour they could step on the accelerator and only need to change boats once in Amstel. .
Recently, there have been several heavy rains in the upper reaches. The river has abundant water and fast flow. The fleet can travel more than 100 and nearly 200 kilometers non-stop down the river, and the goods can be delivered in 10 days. Hanma City.
Frederick took the plan sent by the staff and thought about it for half an hour. In addition to the material transportation plan, they also suggested increasing the number of troops, deploying the city defense army to enrich the regular army, and recruiting recruits in the autumn to enrich the city defense army. There was no problem with the defense of the territory behind the two regiments sent to reinforce Hanma City.
In the end, the plan to increase troops was rejected by him, and he ordered two regiments to be deployed near the borders of the Principality of Franconia in the north and the League of Legens in the east.
When he was looking at the map, he had a hunch that after the Piast Kingdom captured Hanma City, they would probably go south along the Elbe River and bypass Bohemia from the west. The mountains surrounding the area blocked the retreat of the main force of the Osmaga Empire.
To carry out such a large-scale maneuver in this era, the only way to solve the logistical supply problem is to rely on looting along the way, and Weisen State happened to be near the marching route.
At this time Helmut rushed back from the front to report the latest situation to Frederick.
Now the Wesson Army has built thirty small wooden forts along the river. Each fort has a small team. Once the enemy is discovered crossing the river, it will immediately report and then retreat. The main force deployed on the second line will counterattack the enemy according to the situation.
Frederick nodded after hearing this, and then said: "Well done. Now there is a question. If tens of thousands of enemies cross the river from our defense area and go around to the west of Hanma City, what are your plans?"
Helmut thought the commander was testing himself, so he said: "There are plains all around, and the only things that can hinder the enemy's movement are rivers and forests."
"We can cross rivers on a large scale in our defense area. There are three ferries, but no matter where you cross the river, there is only one place to camp that night."
"There is a pasture where water, pasture and cattle can provide supplies for so many people." "We can launch the night. Attack and finally defeat the enemy."
Frederick did not nod and continued to ask: "We have examples of night attacks during the Six-Day Defense War. What if the enemy takes precautions against this?"
Helmut replied: "The enemy will Some people take turns to work the night shift and buy time for others when a night attack occurs. As long as our attack is fast enough and does not give the enemy enough time to prepare."
Frederick nodded seriously. He ordered: "Order, you should quickly formulate a plan under the guidance of the annihilation war. The number of enemies is initially estimated to be between 50,000 and 60,000."
Helmut's eyes lit up and he saluted excitedly to receive the order.
Frederick asked him to sit down and asked: "Your hometown is on the other side of the river, have you ever visited your home?"
Helmut replied: "My family is in the Kingdom of Dama. I want to write a letter home and ask my parents and younger brother to come over."
Frederick smiled and said he wanted to, but actually he did. Asking himself if he agrees, if he doesn't agree he doesn't want to.
“Write it quickly, write it.” Frederick said, “They can go to Weisen State. If they don’t want to go, they can help me manage this mansion and other properties in Hanma City.”
He currently owns this mansion in Hanma City, but there are many properties of Danma Kingdom merchants in the city. If the Danma Kingdom really attacks Hanma City, their properties will definitely be confiscated, and then Everyone sits in a row to share fruits.
Helmut left happily. It was getting dark and it was time to prepare for dinner.
Today, a guest arrived during tea time. Frederick was busy with military affairs and could not receive him, so he could only invite him to dinner.
To the north of Hanma City is the ocean, surrounded by plains. It is rich in products and has a wide variety of ingredients.
At the dinner table, Frederick smiled and said to Baron Adican: "The seafood in Hanma City is very famous in the south, but I heard that people who make a living at sea eat fish caught from the sea every day. For them, It’s rare to find food on the ground, so I’m going to treat you to roast calf today.”
Adikon didn’t really care about what we had for dinner today, but he didn’t expect Duke Wesson to have it. This consideration made me a little touched for a while.
Frederick was looking at Adikon carefully. He was almost thirty years old and tall. He seemed to have the seriousness and integrity of a soldier, but also the ferocity and viciousness of the pirates in Hayreddin.
Raising the wine glass, Frederick said to Adikan: "Thank you for informing me of the news in Amstel that day, otherwise I would have been in a lot of trouble."
Adikan replied: "This That's what I should do. I'm very happy to hear that your Excellency is safe and sound."
Frederick did not ask him where the news came from, but asked: "Is there any progress in your fleet?"
Adiken replied: "I have ordered five three-masted sailing ships at the shipyard. It will take two years to build them. The down payment will be borrowed money. The money for buying a house and investing will be used as capital to sell goods. ”
Frederick curiously asked him how much money he made, but he shut himself up after getting the answer.
(End of this chapter)