Time has entered May in a blink of an eye. As the weather gets hotter, the war in the north of Burgundy that has been extinguished for a winter gradually heats up.
As early as the early spring, Flanders ordered the 600 elite soldiers of the Longxia Regiment of the Liberation Army near Besancon to be divided into three teams to advance towards the border of Saône Province to the west of Besancon.
The main purpose of these teams is not to kill the enemy, but to harass the agricultural areas in the border areas of Saône Province, so that the enemy cannot successfully complete spring plowing and sowing.
The elite soldiers of the Longxia Legion went deep into the enemy territory and killed more than fifty private soldiers of the local lord of Thorne, and also massacred hundreds of innocent local civilians.
It is impossible to accuse Flanders of being cruel, because at almost the same time, Bernard also dispatched an army of 200 people to sneak into the middle of Lucesen from the mountain road that attacked Tyniec County. The difference in the outcome was that the Count of Lucesen saw the movement of the Western army in advance, set up an ambush at the mountain pass, and ambushed and annihilated all 200 Western troops.
Tinets and Lucesen border on each other. When Lucesen's enemy warning was sent to the valley, Art immediately put down his army training mission and led the guards and Lusignan's cavalry to the town of Tynets.
Dozens of cavalry arrived in Tyniec, and the victory message of the Lucese army was immediately delivered to the Lord's Hall of Tyniec.
At this time, Odo and Angus were training their troops at Beiguan Castle. After the declaration of the lifting of the war, the valley garrison was relatively idle, so the town of Tyniec was temporarily garrisoned by Bath.
…Sir, although Lucesian has withstood a sneak attack by the Western Army this time, it is hard to say whether he will be so lucky next time. Are you going to deploy another force of the Welsh Army to be stationed in Tyniec? ” Lucesian warned these things Bass, who was in charge of the city of Tyniec, was always on guard every day. He was not familiar with the one hundred and eighty county soldiers left behind by Pierre. He really had no idea of the combat capabilities of the old soldiers in these cities, so he very much hoped that Art could send the elite Wells Corps to garrison the county and protect the county.
Even though this was the third floor of the Lord's Hall, the official room was still a bit humid and muggy. Art put down the letter of victory that had just been sent from Lucesien, got up and opened the small window on the north side of the official room to let in as much fresh cold wind as possible.
Standing in front of the window, Art looked at the north and thought for a long time, "Bass, I don't think Tyniec County is the focus we should pay attention to."
As Art said, he walked to the huge topographic map hanging on the wall on the side of the official room. This was something left by Viscount Pierre. Art liked it very much and did not let anyone take it down.
“You see, geographically speaking, Tyniec does not border the Saône Province. Even Lucesne is separated from the Saône Province by a large mountainous area. Until the area to the north of Lucesne, near Besançon, it is somewhat similar to the Saône Province. Border. Therefore, if the Western Army wants to attack Tyniec, it must pass through the Lucesen Province. "
"Bernard secretly ordered the Western Army to attack us because Lucesen did not control it. No business, but now that Lucese is an enemy of the Western Army, they will let the enemy pass through their territory? Besides, Tyniec is definitely a poor place compared to Lucese. Even if the Western Army comes, they will definitely focus on the rich areas of Lucese, and they may not have the intention to go deep into the enemy's territory and come to us. "
This is based on the analysis of the external situation. The poor and remote Tyniec County is indeed not a place of interest to the enemy.
Matt pointed to the location of Tyniec County City again, "In terms of the inside, although the Tyniec City Wall is neither high nor strong, we still have nearly two hundred county soldiers."
hip It's not bad actually. It's just because Pierre has drained the officer skeleton that these one hundred and eighty guys have become a mess. After the second phase of the officer academy training is completed, I will dispatch a few capable officers to lead the county soldiers. Most of the county soldiers are local soldiers. They are still very passionate about guarding their homeland. I am relieved to have this army stationed in Tyniec."
Most of the county soldiers in Tyniec are good citizens who have families in the county town or in the county. It may be difficult for them to go out to fight, but if a foreign enemy invades, they will defend to the death.
“I’m more worried about another problem now.” Art’s fingers kept tapping on the sheepskin terrain map.
Bath stared into Art’s eyes, waiting for the next step.
"This time when we led the army to the northern expedition, we suffered a lot from fighting in foreign lands. Especially in the north where armies from all walks of life gathered, it was very difficult to raise food supplies for the army. Needless to say when we were on the western front battlefield, even when we were resisting the Swabian army on the eastern front "I don't want to go to the north to fight..." Art stared at the city of Besançon, knowing that there would soon be a large army gathering there, and a war that would ultimately determine the fate of the country would break out.
Basi’s head turned rapidly, “You mean? South? Côte d’Or?”
Matt smiled and said, "Our new king is a powerful character. He knows that I don't want to soak in the big dye vat in the north, so he ordered me to form a southern border garrison. This is a good move. It will not only make me grateful, but also preserve the strength of my confidants."
I said before that Flanders has felt troubled by the old forces in the North. As the new king, he will face the problem of checks and balances from the old forces sooner or later, so he tried his best to protect Art, who will definitely be loyal to him (in-law relationship).
The decisive battle of the Succession War will be in the north. Many people will die by then, and the vast majority of them will be the old-school forces that are deeply entrenched in the north.
"Since the new king has good intentions, we cannot let him down. So I have submitted a letter to the palace and the Central Command Camp of the Liberation Army, asking for permission to lead the army from Fort Sap to the southern part of the Côte d'Or province. Firstly, I can catch the enemy's tail and prevent them from investing all their forces in the north. It can also destroy the enemy's territory so that they cannot safely support the Western Army's operations; secondly, we can rely on it. Fighting in one's own territory, the supply of food and supplies is relatively easy. "
Of course, what Art did not say clearly is that fighting in the south does not have to endure the control of others at all times, and it is very free, and there is no need to worry about others prying at the profits of military achievements...
The south is the hunting ground of Art and the Wells Army.
The police situation has been lifted, and since Tyniec County is safe, Art has no intention of staying any longer.
Tiniec's spring tax has been taken away by Pierre. Nowadays, there are not many business travelers in and out of the county due to the war, so the business tax is very small. After sending troops to patrol, all parts of the county are very stable. There are no major issues that need to be dealt with. The rest of the trivial matters are entrusted to Bath with full authority.
To be cautious, Art asked Lusignan's cavalry to stay in the county for a few days, waiting for Lusignan to be completely safe before heading south.
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In the stone room inside the military fort, a group of trainee officers gathered around a large wooden table to watch the making of a sand table.
A middle-aged man with curly hair led two apprentice craftsmen to make a military sand table using materials such as river sand, branches, and wooden blocks. The deputy captain of the task force, Dawson, held a stack of birch bark full of graphics and symbols and personally guided the explanation. On the other side, there was a young man who "printed" the sand table on a very large piece of straw paper one by one.
The sand table that has been basically formed is very delicate, so delicate that the location of every stream, well and granary is highlighted, and so delicate that the roads between the hills are carved with red dye.
…Okay, everyone, what is presented to you is the sand table map of the southern part of Cordor Province. This is the military information that our task force spent a whole month sneaking into the enemy territory to collect. I would like to give special praise to the brothers of the first task force.” Otto patted Dawson on the shoulder to express his high praise for their task force.
All the officers in training in Shiwu also cheered and clapped their hands.
Odo stopped raising his hand, picked up the long stick beside the sand table, and pointed at the lower right side of the sand table, "Today I will take you to familiarize yourself with the topography of Kodor. First, we will start from the Sap Tiao Stone Castle..."
In the open space of the military fort outside the stone house, ten supply (medical) soldiers selected from each team were also gathered together to participate in a special training. The person training the supply (medical) soldiers was not the transport officer Spencer, but also the commander of the legion, Viscount Frontier Viscount Art himself.
At's hand was holding a cut and shaped roll of cotton gauze. This cotton gauze was woven by the valley textile workshop. The color was not white, but rather yellowish. Each roll of gauze had similar specifications, half a foot wide and six feet long.
The gauze is of good quality and expensive enough, but fortunately it can be used repeatedly.
"I would like to emphasize once again that before bandaging, you must clearly see the wound type of the wounded soldier. Remember that burns, scalds and purulent wounds cannot be bandaged in a hurry and must be left to the army medical personnel. The wound must be cleaned before bandaging, at least to ensure that the wound is There is no dirt nearby. When bandaging, it should be applied from the far end to the proximal end of the wound. The bandage head must be pressed down, that is, it should be wrapped around the original position several times, and each subsequent circle should cover half of the previous circle..." As Art said, he wrapped a roll of gauze around the soldier lying on the ground pretending to be chopped by a sharp blade.
At the end of the bandage, Yat pointed to the wooden frame next to him that looked like a short wooden ladder with a rope net added, "...After being bandaged with gauze, the wounded soldiers can be carried back to the Chinese army on this stretcher and handed over to the doctors for treatment."
"Come on, medical captain, let each of you come over and try it once. I'll see if you can master it." Art wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered the medical captain who was Thomas's apprentice to organize the troops (guards) for practical operations.
At this time, the baggage officer Spencer ran up behind Art with a pile of hard cloth in his hand, "Sir? Sir, I am looking for you."
Ater turned his head and glanced at Spencer, then lowered his head. He looked at the pile of hard cloth in his hand and said, "Hey, so fast? Let me see."
"Sir, I asked the tailors in the textile workshop to resew these armbands overnight based on your modified styles."
"Infantry wears a kite shield armband, cavalry wears a Pegasus armband, archers wear a string armband, charioteers wear a double-wheeled armband, and baggage troops wear an ax and hammer armband. The same is true for the corresponding flags of each arm. Please review it for approval." The coat of arms is very complicated, and their military rank badges are also difficult to sew, but I have urged the tailors in the textile workshop to rush to make them, and they should be delivered in two days." Art took the pile of armbands representing various military branches in Spencer's hand and looked through them one by one, "Well! The styles this time are pretty much the same~"