I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 370

The latest website: "So are these people going to fight, or are they going to travel?!"

While Sophia was full of confidence at the salon party in Clovis City, Ludwig Franz, who was far away in North Harbor, had the exact same idea as her sister who had always disagreed.

The North Harbor in late March has always been one of the most prosperous trade centers in the Clovis Kingdom. Cargo ships and caravans from all directions converge on this land along shipping routes, roads and railroad tracks. Hundreds of warehouses will be packed. Full of sails, there are as many sails at the port as a colorful and lush "forest"; if the time is right, tourists will also see the "traffic jam" on the city's central avenue.

But it's all in the past.

As the news of the jihad was officially released in various kingdoms, the prosperous North Port was also forced to suspend trade and use the port to accommodate the "great fleet" from the empire; because the capacity of the Clovis Royal Fleet was really low, **** and The task of carrying the Mujahideen to the New World was almost all contracted by the Empire.

Even the cargo ships of many chambers of commerce were forcibly recruited by the jihadist army as an additional supplement to the transport capacity-an army of 150,000 people assembled and set off. Even if there was no war, the consumption of materials was astronomical, and no amount of transport capacity was enough.

However, although the trade activities were terminated, the "Jihad Army" that came from all directions still made this trading port revitalized.

Clovis, the Empire, the Lands, and even Isir... Waving the flags of various countries, the soldiers, ranging from clothing to weapons, sat on three-masted battleships, steam trains, or simply marched on foot, a The group rushed to the outskirts of the city to assemble, built a temporary camp at the planned location, and waited for the order to start.

Although they have the official Clovis and the church in charge of logistics, but the long march and the need to assemble as soon as possible, they are destined to not be able to carry too many supplies, but they basically have sufficient cash on hand; Beigang people who are very business-minded Immediately smelling the business opportunities, they enthusiastically sold the unsalable goods and department stores in the warehouse to these big bosses, plus the local products of inferior quality and high price.

As for the middle and senior officers and even the headquarters of the jihadist army, at the warm invitation of the Beigang city government, they moved into the luxury apartments and high-end hotels specially vacated for them in the city early to recharge their batteries for the expedition—or while there were still Complete indulgence when the opportunity arises.

After all, no matter what the outcome of the war is, a two-month sea journey back and forth is absolutely indispensable; spending most of the summer on a battleship full of soldiers and baggage boxes, one can imagine how tortured it would be.

Ludwig, who was well aware of this, did not raise any objections, or he knew very well that it would be useless to object—not to mention that he was only one of the three commanders-in-chief of the three jihadist forces in Beigang at the moment, even in his own In the legion under his command, he does not even have the absolute right to speak.

The reason is also very simple. Clovis did not want to fight a war, but he had to gather at least 20,000 to 30,000 people to form a complete army; so the Royal Army, in order to cope with the matter, scattered from the west, south and east. The fortresses were recruited separately, and they put together a "big army" for Ludwig.

This unit includes veterans who have been honed on the battlefield on the Western Front, gunners who have never fired a gun in the eastern fortress in half their life, hussars who have only ridden horses on the training ground in the southern fortress, and those with gray beards. In the staff, there are also young middle and lower-ranking officers who have just graduated for two months and are full of enthusiasm...

Such a group of people from different backgrounds, different ages, speaking all kinds of guys who can understand and understand dialects, the only thing they have in common is that they all feel that as soon as the jihadist army arrives, heresy and rebellion will definitely look out for the wind, and the right to this "expedition" should be It is a public tour to New World.

I originally thought that no matter how bad this "army" was, it could never surpass Ludwig, who was the Levy of Thundercastle. He found that he was still immature. They have the absolute right to speak. If they dare to disobey, they will be shot to death on the spot. No one dares to say a word.

But not this time, each combat unit was borrowed from the standing army to which it belongs and belongs to a well-established army; the willingness to cooperate is only because of obedience to orders, plus Ludwig's title of "commander-in-chief", everyone is simply superior and inferior It is just a relationship, there is no obedience relationship.

What's more serious is that no matter how severe the situation was when the army was recruited in Fort Thunder, Ludwig still had Roman as an important cronie, and an entire elite grenadier regiment as his support; but this time, in addition to the guards, the staff were all borrowed from the Royal Army. Come out...he's a real loner.

In the face of this rabble in a literal sense, Ludwig could only choose to turn a blind eye.

But when he really saw the outstanding "discipline" and superb "combat effectiveness" of this group of people, Ludwig completely collapsed.

"Of the twenty regiments of soldiers, fifteen are recruits who have been in the army for less than three months, and the rear forces drawn from various militia groups are still more than half!"

"Eight thousand soldiers have not received shooting training. The two cavalry regiments have only been trained for less than half a year. They only have fifty war horses and a hundred mules. They are old and thin, and it is impossible to board a boat to cross the sea!"

"The officer has almost no actual combat experience, so that's fine; the staff officer can't read the map, the chief logistics officer is only proficient in addition and subtraction below three digits, more than half can't even memorize the tactical code, and the remaining half can It's the same old set of scum from thirty years ago!"

"The artillery regiment only has two qualified veteran gunners, and the rest are unqualified as ammunition operators! There is no experience in operating large artillery, and they can't calculate ballistics. The most experienced one was a blasting worker in the eastern mine before, I... ?!"

Despair is not enough to describe Ludwig's mood at the moment. If he was smug at the beginning, then now he can only pray—pray that the defective products thrown out by the Royal Army will not end up in the ice and snow of the new world. Before running into the enemy, it was frozen and disintegrated on its own.

To a certain extent, he now even expects more than his "subordinates" that once the army arrives, the enemy will surrender; because if the enemy does not surrender, it will be himself.

If this is not the most terrifying, what is even more terrifying is that there is no harm without comparison - at the same time that the Clovis Crusaders were assembled, the Hutu Crusaders led by Leon Francois also arrived at the North Port.

As a new country that has just recovered from the war, it is too difficult to gather a 20,000-strong army for an expedition. Therefore, the Hantu army brought by Leon has only 15,000 people, and it is basically infantry and artillery. There is only a symbolic group.

But all these 15,000 people have participated in the previous war of independence in the vast land, and have received at least half a year of Clovis military training. The officers at the battalion level are knights who have made military exploits. The "Guard" was led by Deputy Commander Henares and consisted of 500 experienced veterans; whether they were the mainstay of the offensive and defensive, or, if necessary, the junior officers in the forward positions, they were fully competent.

Apart from the slightly sloppy military discipline, the overly straight-forward style of work, and the small frictions with the Beigang people who have serious business habits, this Hantu Legion is impeccable and would not be the first choice, but it can definitely be given at critical moments. Fully trusted army.

In comparison, the Clovis Legion, which called itself the "protector" of Hantu, was slightly better equipped than Hantu, and the quality of its personnel was vastly different, and it was the kind of disparity that could be seen with the naked eye.

"If you want me to say, your troops are not that bad." William Cecil on the side frowned slightly, looking at the commander-in-chief incomprehensible.

As the heir of the Cecil family and the youngest naval colonel, William has been assigned to be in charge of the **** and logistical tasks of the Clovis Crusader Army. In theory, his position is infinitely close to that of the deputy commander. trust" object.

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"Compared to you, Colonel Anson Bach... ah, now a brigadier general, when he conquered the imperial army in Sail City, in addition to five thousand men, there were only a colony militia of about ten thousand; and as far as I know, Those militia groups have no fighting power at all, and calling it a burden is a compliment."

"Even so, he attacked Yangfan City in less than half a year, and defeated the imperial army with nearly 20,000 troops; when I arrived with the fleet, Yangfan City had already announced that it had joined the Free Confederation and became a member of the rebel army. ."

"Ten thousand?"

Ludwig slightly turned his head in surprise: "You mean that those rebel colonies can only make up 10,000 soldiers?"

"If you count all the armies—if the thugs and peasants with guns can also be called armies, then if you count them all, there are probably 50,000 to 60,000 people." William shook his head disdainfully:

"But that kind of army is incompetent in the face of a regular army, and at best is strong in defending their own farms and towns, and when they leave their territories they are as weak as sheep at a loss; even if only one-tenth their size The elite soldiers can easily defeat them."

"As for the indigenous people who believe in heretical evil gods... Except for the few who may really possess the abilities of casters of the old gods, the rest are only vulnerable, primitive tribes with few metal products, and there is no so-called 'combat ability' at all. 'Suffice to say."

"That is to say, if you want to conquer the whole new world without outside interference, in fact, you only need 10,000 qualified soldiers, plus a small offshore fleet is enough?"

Ludwig's eyes fell into deep thought: "I don't need an army of 150,000 people, and the Holy See's ruling knights come out in full force... Is it?"

"Exactly, but I don't think this is what you really want to ask, and there is already an answer." William smiled politely:

"This holy war is not a literal war against the Empire, Clovis, or even the Holy See; there is no other army of 150,000 people sitting on the shores of the New World, waiting to face us in a life-and-death battle. "

"If you really want to fight, the 20,000 'elites' under your command will wipe out thirteen colonies, which is definitely more than enough."

"So the enemy we are fighting against is not them..." Ludwig muttered to himself.

The two were silent for a moment, until William Cecil raised his head again:

"Lord Ludwig, I have a question - what do you think of Ansen Bach?"

The commander-in-chief, who narrowed his eyes slightly, met his gaze:

"I do not understand what you mean."

"Unknown... ah, you misunderstood, I'm not implying anything." William quickly waved his hand:

"It's just that you should know more about Anson Bach than me; although the Rune family's accident caused him to be involved with the pagans and the Old God Sect, it is still an important colony of the kingdom after all. The garrison commander has a huge influence on the whole new world."

"At the moment, because of the prohibition of the sea, the colony should not have received the news of the jihad, so there is no need to worry about the changes over there for the time being. Do you think his character will be indifferent to the rebel colony?"

Indifferent...Anson Bach?

At the same time as the words fell, Ludwig's mind immediately showed a confident, "all in the plan" face...

"To be honest, I don't think so." Ludwig leaned forward slightly, frowning as if trying to recall some not-so-distant memories:

"It's not his character to sit still. With Ansen Bach's habit, he will probably try his best to get along with the rebellious colony; what's more, the success of this rebellion is almost caused by him, and he will not give up easily. "

"But on the other hand, this guy sometimes has unexpected reality, and he is very submissive in the face of force majeure. UUkanshu www.uukanshu.com uh, at least superficially submissive."

"So I think that even if he doesn't clear the jihad, there is a high probability that the Ice Dragon Fjord will be highly bound to those rebel colonies as much as possible; and if he knows, in order to avoid damage to his own interests, he is likely to do something Unexpected move…”

"boom-!"

At the moment when the voice came out, a heavy knock on the door directly interrupted the conversation; the two in the room looked back together in tacit understanding, and looked at Leon Francois, who was panting and full of horror.

"No, it's not good!"

He couldn't even breathe, and Leon, who was almost soaked in sweat, shouted out of breath, "The news from the port of Nakhir, the six rebel colonies of the empire, the three kingdoms of the North Sea. Five of them, and the Ice Dragon Fjord collectively announced that it officially announced the founding of the state in the name of the 'Free Confederation'."

"Anson, Anson Bach... he..."

"Mutiny!"

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