Chapter 75 Tragedy Predetermined The time was October, 1741. otbnkotgt Many years ago, the imperial civil war was at its most intense.
The Britons feared that the empire would continue to advance northward after unification and annex the northern Lotharnia they controlled, as well as the rich lands of Frisia.
So the Britons began to build a fortress complex in southern Lotharnia.
The latest bastions rose from the ground, forming an artificial line of defense.
According to the practice of the era of black powder weapons, the defensive power of this kind of bastion fortress is extremely amazing.
It is not an exaggeration to say it is indestructible.
Of course, with the efforts of siege experts from all over the human world, the war technology of the bastion fortress has been cracked.
It's not impossible, but it requires a long time, months of careful preparation, a lot of artillery cover, and the preparation to sacrifice a large number of soldiers.
What's more critical, or even worse, is that even breaking through such a bastion fortress will not help.
For the defenders, they can build dozens or hundreds of bastions and fortresses, and then resist the attackers' attacks step by step.
Delay until the opponent's strength, morale, and logistics are unable to bear it, and then launch a counterattack In fact, when Frisia was still an independent kingdom, covetousness and attacks from other states of the Visigoth, Briton, and Ostrogothic empires caused Frisia to suffer from war.
At the same time, it also created the strong and tenacious character of the Frisians and the bastions and fortresses scattered in various dangerous areas of Frisia, which became the biggest obstacle to the imperial army.
Fortunately, or one thing that is very self-aware, the Emperor Kalman IV never thought of attacking the opponent's heavily guarded defense line.
That is the stupidest tactic.
This is why he deployed only a small number of troops on the Frisian front.
Kallmann IV decided to add "Jutland" to his occupation column before the end of winter.
He wanted to destroy the Grand Duchy of Jutland and permanently add this territory to the empire's direct jurisdiction.
Facing the emperor's 60,000-strong army that was advancing steadily, slowly, but unswervingly towards his own front, Archduke Christian, in addition to praying to God and Buddha, could only desperately plead for the rescue of the Britons.
The Britons were also very uneasy about the situation in Jutland.
On the one hand, they really don't want the Imperial Emperor to occupy it.
But on the other hand, they felt that there was no need to fight against the emperor's army for a second-rate role like Archduke Christian.
This was really not cost-effective.
Under this situation, the best way the Britons could think of to help Archduke Christian and the Jutland Peninsula was to ask the Hereford family to intervene in the war.
With the help and restraint of the 50,000 troops of the Hereford family, the emperor will definitely send the main force to fight the decisive battle with the Hereford family.
In this way, wouldn't His Excellency the Grand Duke be safe?
Of course, the idea is good, but it also requires a small prerequisite, and the premise is that the Hereford family is willing to cooperate.
And of course, neither William nor King Otto had any intention of taking chestnuts from the fire for Archduke Christian.
William insisted that no matter what, we must wait until spring, when everything recovers and the weather warms up, before the Hereford family's army can be dispatched.
And in addition to this, there is a very, very important prerequisite, that is, the Hereford family needs to see the withdrawal fee.
The withdrawal fee is a low-interest loan given by the Britons.
Both conditions are indispensable.
Victoria discussed this issue with William for a long time, and William refused to budge.
Strongly disagree.
Victoria understood to some extent what William meant.
William really wanted to sit idly by and let Archduke Christian be destroyed by the emperor.
It is also understandable why William wanted to do this because he wanted the Jutland peninsula to be filled with wars and countless refugees.
Because it's not his thing.
Moreover, Victoria also wanted to support the archduke and become a bridgehead against William and the Hereford family after the war.
In this case, the worse Jutland is and the weaker it is, the more beneficial it is to the Hereford family.
Regarding this matter, Victoria had nothing to bargain with William.
She didn't want to get into trouble with William over such a "little thing".
She had fallen out with William before because of the core interests of the Britons, the Continental Faction, and the Normandy family to which she belonged, so she did this.
And that Archduke Christian is not qualified yet.
That's it.
Next, the Britons made some feints.
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They dispatched a small number of troops and assembled on the eastern border of Frisia, and then made a plan to attack the main force of Kalman IV from the flank to cope with the Grand Duke Christian's army.
It's a pity that their strategic deception failed to have any effect.
The cunning Emperor Kalmann IV was not fooled at all.
He ignored the infantry regiment, a feint unit that could be crushed to death by any little finger.
Continue towards the depths of Jutland.
He was so cautious that neither the Britons nor the Archduke Christian, who was nearly frightened to death, could find any flaws.
This is very rare.
Yes, it is very rare that the Jutland Peninsula is a peninsula country.
On the west side of the Jutland Peninsula is the North Sea, on the east side is the Two Belt Straits, and in the center of the straits is the non-British island surrounded by sea water.
There are a large number of fragmented harbors, excellent natural port cities, and a large number of branch roads suitable for landing places.
In this case, Victoria easily thought of William's leapfrog tactic when he fought in the New World last year.
Use the navy to transport the army troops, and then land on the opponent's flank, achieving the tactical effect of a surprise surprise attack and a pincer attack with the frontal army.
It's just a pity that there are two things wrong here.
One of them is the hussars under the emperor's command.
These hussars are roaming around the main force to detect the surrounding situation.
Another point is the number of the emperor's troops.
It has an army of 60,000 people and a large number of experienced generals who can command legion-level warriors.
As long as he wants, he can separate several armies in the shortest time.
Then separate and quickly form a defensive front around the main force.
Then there will be no problem.
Therefore, the key point is that the number of troops is not as large as that of the opponent, so any tactics will be in vain.
Of course, when discussing this matter with William, William also came up with a solution for Victoria.
"You can wait until he penetrates deep into the Jutland Peninsula, land in the south of the peninsula, send troops to retake the Holstein area, and then block the enemy's troops within the Jutland Peninsula.
The Jutland Peninsula simply cannot support how many people there are.
The daily needs of the 60,000-strong army.
As long as they wait for a period of time, they will be exhausted, and then attack, and they can be easily defeated.
After losing the 60,000-strong army, the emperor will no longer have the strength to fight.
You can easily win this war."
At the beginning, after hearing what William said, Victoria felt that what William said was very reasonable.
But when she thought about it more carefully, she understood that what William was talking about was a trap.
If this tactic is successful, then this war can indeed be won.
But can this tactic be successful?
Very difficult.
What will happen after tens of thousands of strong and elite troops are trapped in Jutland?
The first is these guys panic, then chaos, get messy and then collapse.
Another situation is when these guys go into a violent state in order to survive, and then desperately attack and block the bastards on their way home, not letting them live.
And those bastards are, of course, the Briton army.
Victoria thought about Kalman IV's prestige, commanding ability, and control over the army.
She felt that the second scenario was more likely to happen.
"The troops we can currently mobilize will not exceed 30,000.
With less than one-half of the number of troops, blocking the return of the 60,000-strong army that is eager to go home will be very likely to lose."
Victoria calculated.
For a moment.
If William's tactics are really followed, then the most likely outcome is that the Imperial Army will counterattack and then beat like a tidal wave.
In the end, the car will overturn the 30,000 British troops blocking the attack, and then win another victory.
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His own strength has been greatly weakened, while the enemy continues to be vigorous and vigorous.
Even if we take a step back, Briton's army was very powerful.
He really blocked the opponent and won the victory.
Victoria didn't think it was a good choice either.
Because before it is completely finished, the emperor's 60,000 troops will definitely kill the entire Jutland Peninsula first.
Without the support of the millions of people in Jutland, and relying solely on a series of semi-large islands such as the British Isles, Lolland Island, West Island, and Meun Island, the Grand Duchy of Jutland simply cannot afford to stop Hereford.
An important task for the family.
In this way, one of Victoria's major arrangements after the war, to deal with the Hereford family's trump card, was over.
Either the Britons suffered a big loss and the Jutlanders suffered a small loss.
Either the Britons suffered a small loss and the Jutlanders suffered a big loss.
No matter which result it is, William will be happy to hear it.
He doesn't feel sorry for anyone who dies. 160420oshow7: