Chapter 527 Combat Plan and Troop Mobilization
"Why are things always so bad in Kasha County?!"
Horn crumpled the battle report in his hand and threw it into the fireplace in a vented manner.
The flames burned with a crackling sound, and the paper curled and blackened in the flames, and then turned into balls of ashes.
The originally noisy conference room, currently the temporary staff office, immediately became several dimensions quieter.
Even the rustling of copying battle reports became much quieter.
Standing by the window, Horn took a deep breath of air, trying to cool down his heated brain.
The cold wind of winter finally blew in after frost had condensed on the window lattice. The workers who were still working in the workshop had to light charcoal pots to keep warm and wear more clothes.
This winter has been much better than in the past.
Because the local food supply in Langsand County is more than sufficient, in the past, the lords deprived the farmers of their food rations to sell in order to make money from trade.
As food prices fall, farmers can't make much money, but they won't go hungry or freeze.
With the availability of cheap fuel like briquettes, not many people will use charcoal anymore.
Horn stood in front of the window, looking at the soot rising in the city in front of him. The previous restless mood finally dissipated.
Ever since the Saint-Sun Rebel Army reported that the former leader of the Border Knights, Racunio, led a new army that came out of nowhere to raid Claysburg, there has been no good news from Kasha County.
First, the monastery of St. Lavan was destroyed, and the door of the monastery of Brago was opened.
Another seven monasteries in the northwest united in rebellion and joined the church army.
Then, five rounds of elections at the Brago Monastery failed to elect a new abbot, which led to each place acting independently and being defeated one by one.
Even Ludvik's body has not been buried yet, and they say it needs to be investigated, but that makes Blow still hesitant and undecided.
The knights of the church were attacking the monastery of St. Lavan, and he was still writing letters to the major monasteries in the empire, asking them to seek justice.
Horn didn't know how the old monk was feeling at the moment, but it was useless whether he regretted it or not.
The new old knight La Cunho really let him play a trick in the Cres Valley conspiracy.
It is rare to be able to suppress those knights and infantry and complete such a difficult strategy.
In other words, it should be this new army that suddenly appeared that has such motivation and strength, but I don't know what it promised.
At their current speed, they will arrive at Brago Monastery probably next week.
It is now December 22, 1445, a week later, probably around the New Year Festival.
I thought I could have a good New Year's Day at the end of 1445, but I didn't expect to have to fight again. How long can Shelley City, the headquarters of Brago Monastery, last?
"Your Majesty, there is news from Xiaochi City and from the Gray Rock Castle in the northwest, saying that there are traces of the light cavalry of the Church Army."
Before Horn could rest for long, there was another hurried report behind him.
Turning around, Rafael, who had blisters at the corners of his mouth, was holding on to the door frame and breathing heavily.
"Got it." He exhaled a breath of white mist, closed the window of the conference room, walked to the wall, and inserted a pin with a small church flag on the map board.
Taking a step back, Horn looked at Kasha County on the map.
The terrain of Kasha County is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The mountainous area in the northwest is not mountainous, and is not even half as high as the relative height of North County.
It's steep over there just because it's steep, the slope is high, and the road is narrow.
This mountainous area is half-moon shaped and surrounds the northwest of Kasha County, forming a small basin with a humid and warm climate in the middle.
Coming out of this basin and heading east, you will find Xiaochi City, which Horn is familiar with.
There are light cavalry of the Church Army in the northwest of Xiaochi City, which means that some of the Knights of the Church Army crossed a road in the basin and even reached the vicinity of Xiaochi City.
Can't wait any longer, must hit hard. Horn picked up a soft brush and drew it across the South Nauan River on the map.
"To defend Yibei, you must defend Nao'an..." Horn murmured as he looked at the ink marks on the map.
This conclusion was an important conclusion discussed by Horn, Paslik, Pettier and others at the pre-war meeting.
The four southeastern counties are fertile not only because they are plains, but the most important reason is that there are large rivers passing through them.
The snowy water from the Furnace Highlands passes through the Roaring Corridor and flows southward across the gravel fields, becoming the Upper Nauan River.
The Upper Nauan River passes through Upper River County and splits into two branches near Rapids in Lower River County.
One west direction became the Lower Nauan River, which merged with other rivers and became the rich golden land downstream.
One south direction runs through Kasha County, this is the South Nauan River.
Almost parallel to it is the Ibe River in Langsand County.
The Ibe River originates from the Longmeen Mountains on the east side of the Thousand Valleys, passes through North Moundshire, Moundshire and South Moundshire, and flows into the Black Bone Marsh in Longsandshire.
Some of the lake water gathered in these swamps flows into the mountains to the west of Black Bone Swamp, forming a group of lakes called Poison Witch Swamp in Lujiao Township.
The other part went south through the mountains and merged with the plains, turning into a stepped waterfall, forming today's Ibe River downstream.
The Fort Joan Canal connects the tributaries of the Ibe River and the South Nauan River, allowing Langsand County to transport supplies to the outside.
As a result, Castle Joan of Arc became the core capital and transportation hub of Langsand County.
Horn believes that the defense of the Ibe River must be the defense of the Nauan River. The reason is very simple, because the Ibe River bisects Langsand County, and there is a flat river between it and the South Nauan River.
If the Church Army breaks through the South Nauan River, then at least half of the territory of Langsand County will be exposed to the Church Army and there will be no danger to defend it.
Relying on the relatively fast current of the Nan Nauan River to prevent the church knights from entering the Ibe Plain, this battle will not turn into a bad battle in the mud.
"Urgent order, the Black Hat Chapter mobilized three legions to go to Xiaochi City, burning the Nan Naoan River ferry and collecting ships along the way.
The 3rd and 4th regiments of the Guards Corps went to Rapids City as the first batch of reinforcements to guard the defense lines of Zhishuiwu and Lujiao Township.
As the second batch, the 1256th Regiment of the Guards Chapter departed from Fort Joan of Arc by boat and headed south through Rapid City to assist the Black Hat Chapter in blocking the enemy.
Tell Jeshka, doesn't he think the Black Hat sounds bad and wants to change it to the Black Crown Chapter? If he wins this battle, I will allow him to change his name to Black Crown. ”
During Horn's dictation, more than a dozen privy monks copied and revised quickly. Rolls of paper fell to the ground, and the faint stench of ink filled the air.
The door to the conference room was temporarily dismantled, and the sound of footsteps and the rustle of writing merged together. Privy monks and monks came in and out, sending reports and orders in and out.
In normal times, Horn can hold votes and hold parliament, but when the cannon is fired, the whole country has to listen to him, and there is no objection.
No matter what, even making a bad plan is better than making no plan at all.
"In addition, the Seventh and Eighth Guards Corps of the Holy Armament Court went to the northern part of Daze Township and established a temporary fortress at the entrance of the mountain pass to prevent the Mound County Church Army from taking the opportunity to raid."
"Send a message to Lulesi, asking for support. If it's too late to send specific troops, then send more wizards. As long as we can keep the defense line of the South Nauan River, I want as many as I can."
"Order the Kush Knights of Jinhe Township to recruit 500 rangers for reconnaissance on the river bank and accompany the second batch of supporting troops."
"Send a message to Lujiao Township to remind the knights on gray horses attacking Lujiao Township that Prince Condai is very likely to make a surprise attack, so be prepared."
"Immediately mobilize the food in warehouses in various places and transport it to Fort Joan of Arc. After the army sets off, the food transportation will begin immediately."
Several privy monks quickly wrote down the order, and Horn scanned it before signing and issuing it.
"Jeanna took 300 Holy Gun Cavalry and 300 North Archer Cavalry and headed westward with the first batch of troop carriers."
"After the second batch of troops is assembled, come with me to the South Nauan River front line."
(End of chapter)