"Sir, you mean..."
"Sir, I object! This is too risky!"
"Sir, I think under the current circumstances, we do not have enough troops to counterattack!"
"Sir, I think this is an irresponsible and risky behavior! Although our army barely reaches 200,000 troops, more than half of them are defeated troops from the last time. They have not yet been reorganized, and their morale has not been restored..."
Looking at the fierce opposition of many generals in the hall, Du Wei still sat quietly in his seat. In front of him, there was a long sword on the table, which was a relic of the late old Count Raymond. This time
When he went to the battlefield, Du Wei wore this sword by his side.
His eyes slowly swept across the crowd, looking at the expressions of worry, dissatisfaction, or surprise on the faces of a group of generals. Fortunately, the ten cadet officers from the Imperial Military Academy did not speak. As Du Wei's direct descendants, these
The young people maintained absolute obedience and trust to Du Wei, but there were still some doubts and confusion in their eyes.
Du Wei glanced at his brother. Gabri pursed his lips and said nothing, looking at the tips of his boots.
Then Du Wei spoke:
"It has been two months since our army gathered in Yajin City. The loss of the frontline fortress and the tragic defeat are still vivid in our minds. And, needless to say, everyone should understand that although the enemy never went south, the loss of the fortress and river defense has a profound impact on the entire
The integrity of the Kaspersky defense line has been damaged! There is a huge gap in our defense line. If the enemy dares to take risks, they can even send troops directly from this gap to our inner belly, or even sneak attack on the central fortress
The rear baggage transportation line!”
Du Wei gave an order, and two soldiers unfolded the map hanging on the wall. He glanced at the generals: "Did you see it?"
"Your concerns are justified." A general stood up. This was not a direct descendant of Du Wei. He was a second-line general who originally belonged to the eastern front. He cleared his throat and said slowly: "As you said, if
If the enemy dares to take risks, they can go all the way west from the south of the fortress and sneak attack our central defense line, but... I think that is unlikely to happen. We still have heavy troops hoarded here. And if the enemy wants to ride south lightly,
It is impossible for a large army to hide the news. Once their troops sneak attack south, they will be intercepted by us. Even if they sneak into our interior, we can block their retreat from behind. Then they will go south.
The ground army will become a lone army! Without backup and supply support, a lone army within our inner circle cannot pose much of a threat."
"But they can burn, kill and loot." Du Wei said lightly: "And we can't place our hopes on the enemy's fear of taking risks."
"I think this is not within the scope of our consideration for the time being." The general who spoke still insisted. His speech represented the position of quite a few generals. Seeing others nodding, Du Wei sighed inwardly: He is not his direct descendant.
The troops are really not easy to handle. First of all, these people are superficially surrendered to themselves, the commander who came from the air, but they may not be convinced in their hearts.
"Even if the enemy makes a sneak attack on our inner territory, it will only cause some harassing chaos at most, and they will not be willing to sacrifice an army just to cause some civilian riots. This will not be worth the loss. I don't think the enemy will be so stupid."
The general's words were firm and his attitude was not very respectful. In the end, he even came close to saying "You don't understand military knowledge."
"As long as we firmly hold Yajin City, the enemy will not dare to bypass us and really go south! Those harassing attacks will not become a big trend."
Du Wei snorted and looked at the general: "You mean, there is no need to recapture the fallen fortress?"
The general's face darkened and he whispered: "Sir, that's not what I meant. It's just that we are not ready yet! It seems that we have assembled 200,000 troops in Yajin City. But more than half of them are frightened birds.
The morale of the defeated army has not been restored, and there are still many wounded! And many armies, after being disrupted and reorganized by you, still need a running-in period..."
Having said this, he paused deliberately and glanced back at Du Wei, which meant that he was obviously very dissatisfied with Du Wei's overstepping behavior of disrupting and reorganizing the Storm Legion's 100,000 defeated troops.
Du Wei waved his hand impatiently: "Then when do you think we can counterattack the fortress? Wait until next year?"
The general sneered twice and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "You are the commander-in-chief. This issue does not seem to be decided by me."
Du Wei was so angry that he almost laughed.
Very good, indeed very good!
When they were defeated, Yajin City was in chaos. The second-line troops behind the Storm Legion were panicking like mourning dogs one by one. They were in panic all day long. After they arrived, they stabilized the situation. At the beginning, these people relied on their own reputation.
, step by step, stabilized the morale of the military and the people.
Now that the crisis seems to be gradually over, these proud and powerful generals have begun to disobey their own orders.
After all, these people were part of the Storm Legion's army, and they were not convinced by their commander, who had airborne from the Imperial Capital.
In the past, I forcibly dispersed and rebuilt the 100,000 defeated troops, depriving many of the defeated generals of the Storm Legion of their military power in disguise. This approach also caused dissatisfaction among the generals of the Storm Legion. After many days of dissatisfaction, they finally gradually subsided.
Did it explode?
As this guy said, as long as Yajin City is firmly guarded, the army of sinners will not detour southward before conquering this place. But... Du Wei's current consideration is not to continue to delay here!
He went to the fortress and saw with his own eyes that the other party was demolishing the fortress and rebuilding the military castle and stronghold of the sinners on the north bank!
If we continue to wait, after the criminals have established a firm foothold on the north bank, the initiative in the battle will fall into Luo Xue's hands! By then, Luo Xue will be able to firmly grasp the defense line of the river, and all the opportunities will be lost!
What Du Wei wants is not simply to hold on, he needs to win!
Just as he and Luoxue said, even if the final goal is peace, human beings must stand in the position of winner at the negotiation table when signing a peace agreement!
Continue to wait and let the sinners digest all the northern territory bit by bit, gain a firm foothold and lay a solid foundation?
You have to take action first and disrupt the opponent's steps!
More importantly, Du Wei believes that now is the best time to counterattack!
From what he saw in Luoxue, Luoxue was obviously ready to abandon the fortress! Attack now. The opponent's resistance will not be too strong, and they will probably retreat in one battle. By then, no matter what, this will be a "
"Victory", no matter whether the gold content of this victory is high or low, it can at least greatly improve the morale of the human army that has experienced a disastrous defeat.
What annoys Du Wei even more is that he has already made this very clear to these people.
However, it still encountered opposition from these people.
Of course, there is a reason to defend firmly, but in the current situation, if you don't counterattack, will you wait for the opponent to tear down the fortress into a piece of white ground and then walk away?
Thinking of this, Du Wei's eyes quickly cooled down and he stared closely at the opposing general. He was a division commander in the Storm Legion's second-line army and held the rank of Imperial Major General.
"You." Du Wei stood up and pointed at the other person's nose from a distance, with a hint of sneer in his tone: "I want to ask a question. Are you blindly opposed to this counterattack plan because you really think this
Is the plan not feasible, or is it because you are timid and afraid of fighting?" At this point, Du Wei paused deliberately, and then continued slowly: "Or is it because you are simply dissatisfied with me in your heart?"
"Sir!" The general's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth. But he still held his neck straight: "I'm just speaking logically! You are the commander-in-chief, so please proceed with caution. You must know that in war, the commander-in-chief often has an idea.
It will determine the life and death of thousands of soldiers!"
"Ha!" Du Wei laughed angrily: "Oh, you think I can't fight?"
Du Wei glanced at the other party's badge: "Well, you are thirty-six years old this year. You have the rank of Major General in the Empire. You have been in the Storm Legion for many years... But are you good at fighting?"
At this point, Du Wei's tone became clearer: "I am only less than twenty years old. I have seen the cavalry of the prairie people in the northwest, and killed the rebel generals of the northwest army. I will not bother you about the war. I will only stay in the military camp."
I have been taught by a general who has done great things."
Afterwards, Du Wei sat back down again, looking at this guy with a miserable face but a hint of anger in his eyes, and felt disdain in his heart: He is just an idiot who doesn't know the current affairs, and there is no need to be angry with such a person.
"You should be grateful for my kindness, because with your actions, if you had a cruel commander, your troops would have been sent as cannon fodder. However, although you are stupid and selfish, there is no need for the soldiers under your command to do this.
Accept the punishment for this." Du Wei sat on the chair and gently moved a quill on the table in front of him: "Okay, I have listened to your 'reasonable', now everyone listen carefully to me.
The command!"
With a snap, Du Wei broke the quill in his hand, and then threw it towards the map on the wall. With a snap, half of the pen was accurately inserted into the location of the fortress above!
"Pass me an order to prepare the entire army for first-level combat readiness! The 1st and 3rd Divisions are responsible for the main attack from the front, and the 5th and 7th Divisions are responsible for following up on the two wings, marching with a pincer force to complete the encirclement of the fortress... I personally lead the 2nd Cavalry
The division and the Chinese army will participate in the main attack together!"
Having said this, Du Wei looked at the group of guys who were still vaguely resisting fiercely: "Before tomorrow evening, the entire army must be ready to go! If anyone disobeys the order, kill him! I don't care if he is the commander.
No matter how good a general is! If the commander disobeys the order, he will be killed! The subordinate general will be half a level! If the general disobeys the order, he will be killed!!" Du Wei deliberately glanced at the audience with fierce eyes: "I don't care what method you use, at this time tomorrow,
I want to see the soldiers wearing armor, holding swords, and forming a team!"
As an order is passed on, no matter whether it is willing or unwilling, the military order is suppressed, and everyone can only follow it.
In the end, Du Wei's "kill" remarks made those guys from the Storm Legion series who originally wanted to resist reluctantly accept it.
As for the division commander who led the opposition to Du Wei, his army did not participate in this battle, and Du Wei even deprived him of his right to stay. That night, an order was sent to his camp, ordering the army to set off immediately.
Turn around and head south, maintaining the safety of the transportation line along the way.
There was no uproar in Yajin City. After two months of reorganization, except that the morale of these troops still did not reach the pre-war level, all the troops' weapons and other materials were fully prepared.
In the past few days, Du Wei has reorganized the 3,000 prisoners he brought back into the army. Although during the formation, many people took the initiative to request to enter Du Wei's direct troops, and even some commander-level officers,
The main request is to be demoted, even to serve as a captain of the personal soldiers beside Du Wei.
But these people are regarded by Du Wei as the seeds for future control of this army! How can he completely control the morale of the army without sowing these seeds with his own prestige into the grassroots army?
Those troops that were defeated after the fall of the fortress have basically recovered their strength. Although they were reorganized and disorganized the original organization. Even under Du Wei's forced suppression, some troop numbers were cancelled, but they have lost their vigor.
For the troops, the resistance was not too strong, just the protests of some senior officers who had lost their power. Du Wei also turned a deaf ear. At the same time, when those prisoners of war were integrated into the army in large numbers, he regained control of some officers of several levels.
To be continued...