Chapter 255 Jumping like a frog
“Would you like a cup of refreshing tea?”
Helmut placed a cup of hot coffee next to little Franz.
As the trade between Frederick and Mrs. Sophie escalated, more and more native products from the southern continent appeared in Wesson's cups and dishes.
Little Franz picked up the coffee cup and took a long sip. Some condensed milk and a lot of sugar were added to the coffee, which not only refreshed the mind but also provided a lot of nutrients for the fast-running brain.
His brows furrowed slightly, his eyes never leaving the map on the table.
The map depicts the lowlands of the Mahe River Valley and the surrounding terrain. Several large red arrows go upstream from the mouth of the Mahe River next to Majiapu City, pointing directly at several larger towns along the river. , each town is divided into several small red arrows pointing to surrounding villages.
Helmut stood aside and asked him: "You seem to be nervous?"
Little Franz replied: "Can you not be nervous? The commander actually gave this battle to I'm in charge, what if something goes wrong?"
Helmut said with a smile: "How about you report it to the commander, and I'll be in charge instead."
Little Franz turned his head and looked at him, and said seriously: "If you have nothing to do, you can go see if the horse manure has been shoveled."
"What did the fortune teller say?"
Speaking of work, Helmut stopped joking and answered seriously: "The divination result is that there will be a heavy rain in 5 to 7 days."
Little Franz's brow Tighter.
He can already memorize every line on the map. From the work on the map, it will take at least 10 days to move from east to west from the estuary to the upper reaches and occupy the main towns in the entire region. time, but at that time, because of the rising river water due to new rainfall, I am afraid that many bridges in the upper reaches will not be able to pass.
"Change the battle plan." Little Franz suddenly said, "No longer occupy one city and then set out to occupy the next city."
"The commander once said that when we have the advantage of mobility, we can Jump over areas that are worthless or difficult to capture like a frog."
Helmut immediately said: "But the towns along the river are important."
Little Franz Point. He nodded and said: "They are all important, but none of them can pose a threat to our fleet."
"Then change the order of attack. The troops attacking the westernmost town will be the first to advance to the river mouth and go upstream. The towns along the way lead directly to the destination.”
"The order of entering the river mouth will be assigned according to the assigned targets, from west to east, regardless of towns outside the target."
Helmut looked at the map and estimated the time, nodded and said: "I think Yes, this way we can attack each target at almost the same time, which can reduce the time by almost half."
Seeing his agreement, little Franz said: "That's it."< br>
Helmut took out a small book to record his latest orders, and arranged for relevant staff to formulate new plans. At the same time, he complained: "Alas... the commander is right, it is true that leaders only use their mouths to do their work. He broke his legs and had to pull some people out of bed."
Little Franz was too lazy to care about his complaints and pointed to the south and said: "The most important thing now is to guard the land passage to the south. Who do you think should be in charge?”
As long as Phocas does not have Alzheimer's disease, he will definitely send troops to regain the lost territory. This is not only a military issue, but also a political issue.
Now Phocas and his 80,000-strong army have gathered in Constantbul. They do not have that many ships, and they can only attack by land.
It doesn’t matter where the eight people go, but the marching route of 80,000 people is very particular. From the south of the land route into the Mahe area, there is only one pass with a relatively gentle mountain. There is a main road here, which is barely enough. space and water.
According to the plan, the Mahe area was attacked by the Wesson Army, and then digested by Dragaces himself. During the digestion period, the Wesson Army in the south was commanded by Franz Jr. who also served as the division commander to block the land passage and counterattack with positional warfare attrition. of enemies.
Now that little Franz is the commander-in-chief, naturally he can no longer squat in the trenches there. Helmut needs to command the staff and cannot leave. The only people in the Wesson army whose status is lower than the two of them are Heinz and Bernd and two brigade commanders, but they both need to command their own troops to attack the Mahe area.
The problem of lack of talents in Weisen's army arose.
Helmut also had a headache. After thinking for a long time, he said cautiously: "How about... let the commander go."
Little Franz thought for a while, whether it was from Judging from availability, ability, and prestige, only the commander is the most suitable. The problem is, the commander said at noon that he would only do aerial reconnaissance.
“This is a good idea.” Little Franz said, “Go and tell the commander now.”
Helmut's face suddenly darkened. It was already late at night. Who knew whether the Commander and Princess Mary were having a great harmony of life.
"No, no, no!" He immediately shook his head like a rattle, "It's better for you to go ahead. You and the commander grew up together, so I probably won't beat you to death."
Little Franz said with a straight face: "Your Excellency, Staff Officer, I now order you to ask the commander to come."
Helmut wanted to hit someone, but the senior officer crushed the person to death, so he ordered You can only execute it yourself.
He turned around helplessly to leave, and suddenly saw a trainee staff officer on duty snickering there, so he ordered: "Metzger, go and invite the commander."
Metzger was stunned and looked at the staff officer with a look of resentment.
Helmut smiled and said: "Don't you often say that you have a good relationship with the commander, and you have also been a teacher to the commander. Tony and the others will not think that you will assassinate the commander. This kind of task is the most suitable for you. "
The official rank is overwhelming. Metzger looked around and saw that he, the trainee staff officer, had the lowest status. What else could he say?
Within five minutes, Metzger came back with a smile on his face, and Frederick followed him.
As soon as Frederick entered the headquarters, little Franz asked: "Commander, did I disturb you?"
Friedrich angrily went over and gave him and Helmut each a kick in the butt.
Since leaving the city of Wien, Frederick and his sister have only hugged each other and kissed each other at most, and have not carried out the great harmony of life. He still understands the principle of not taking it lightly when marching and fighting.
"What's the matter?" Frederick asked as he walked to the map.
Little Franz explained what he had just discussed with Helmut and the new orders, and finally asked him to take charge of the southern front.
After hearing this, Frederick became thoughtful.
At this stage of the campaign, the Southern Interceptor Corps was the strongest, concentrating more than half of the Wesson Army's technical equipment.
At the same time, the enemy the Southern Front Corps has to face is also unprecedentedly powerful. The foundation of the Dongpulan Empire cannot be compared to the coalition of several earls and the army led by Casimir, who was just the prince. The enemy The mage group is more powerful, and it cannot be ruled out that the magic gods hired by Phocas in the past two years will accompany the army.
The Wesen Army is not afraid of the Magic Sword Master this time, because Richard Nar will come to join them, and he can contain two existences of the same level.
Psyche wanted to organize several annual meetings of the Wesson Scientific Society, so she did not come with her this time, but she gave Frederick a little trick to scare him when necessary.
Similar exercises have been conducted several times, and Psyche and Richard Nall also joined the Whetstone Troops to participate. There was not much psychological pressure on the whole army.
At that time, as long as we build a position in a suitable place, we can make up for the gap in the strength of the two sides.
So Frederick trusted little Franz to fight this battle well.
"It doesn't matter." Frederick said to little Franz, "The battle in the coastal area is actually mainly political, and it can be left to Helmut to coordinate and command here, Prince Dragaces It’s okay for you to go to the southern front to take charge of political matters.”
“I’ll go to the southern front with you. I’ll take over if you can’t.”
He was determined. Pay attention to tempering Franz and Helmut. Naturally, you will not miss this opportunity and just stabilize the morale of the army yourself.
As Frederick said, little Franz could only do this.
(End of this chapter)