A very important criterion for measuring a commander's command level is whether he can command a force to conduct a rapid march.
If someone can command a large-scale army to conduct a rapid march and ensure that this army will not experience large-scale wartime reductions in the middle of the march, and the army will not show any signs of collapse, then there is no doubt that this person is an amazing general.
——El Bernard/In a chat with Gabriel
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The more inconspicuous something is, the more it tests the commander's ability.
For example: marching ability.
Marching - It sounds easy, you just need to keep commanding the generals and then stop and rest from time to time.
But only when you have really commanded the army to move forward will you know how difficult it is.
The difficulty of command will multiply as the size of the troops under your command increases.
Command 10 people and let these 10 people follow themselves peacefully - for many people, this can be easily done.
What about commanding 100 people?
If these 100 people follow you peacefully, the difficulty will immediately double.
Commanding 1,000 people?
If you want to command 1,000 people, the difficulty will be several times the difficulty of commanding 100 people.
Let a person with average ability command 1,000 people from Pandragon to the Rhine Front, not to mention whether they can arrive at their destination on time. It is a big problem to let these 1,000 people not collapse due to order and suffer casualties during the march.
El was able to command the 80,000 Sheeran troops under his command to advance in an orderly manner.
Not only is it orderly, but it is not slow at all.
As for Su Cheng, it is even more terrifying.
El's command had only 80,000 soldiers, while Su Cheng's command had only 300,000 soldiers.
Moreover, the advancement of El and Su Cheng is not an ordinary advancement.
While they commanded the troops to march, they also had to command the troops to capture the cities along the way.
We must also divide our manpower to appease the civilians in the newly occupied land.
This makes the command of the two more difficult.
However, this was difficult to make an advance arrangement, but the two of them were handled in an orderly manner.
Since the Britannian army and Sheeran army crossed the border and launched an attack on their Farac Empire, senior generals of the Frank army have been looking forward to it.
I look forward to the generals and soldiers of the two armies suddenly collapse due to disorderly management during the march.
The Frankish army did not expect large-scale collapse of the generals and soldiers of the two armies.
As long as even a few small troops collapsed, it would be a great comfort to the Frank army's generals.
However, the senior generals of the Frank army waited left and right until both armies quickly attacked and came to the city of Bolu, and they did not receive any news about the collapse of the troops of the two armies.
The order of all troops of the two armies is orderly from beginning to end.
The military talents and military talents shown by Su Cheng and El made the senior generals of the Frank army feel even more desperate.
Commanding 300,000 troops to launch an attack on the enemy country and maintain the order of the troops without any collapse. Alan, Rudolph, Erich and others asked themselves: It is difficult for them to reach such a state.
"…General Jones." Rudolph said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to praise the enemy commander-in-chief's talents. Let's make the final defense preparations as soon as possible."
"...It's true." Allen sighed, "Probably the day after tomorrow, the Britannian army will be able to reach the city of Bolu."
"The day after tomorrow, the Sheeran army will be able to meet with the Britannian army at the city of Berlu."
"In my opinion - Su Cheng will never attack my city before the Sheeran army arrives."
"So even if the Britannian army comes to the city of Bolu the day after tomorrow, the battle will not begin immediately."
"It will probably take a few days after the meeting with the Sheeran army, and the coalition forces of the Britannian army and the Sheeran army will begin to attack Berlu."
"We have the last few days left."
"Snatch these last few days and let as many citizens as possible evacuate Belle quickly!"
In order to better fight against the coalition forces of the Britannian army and the Sheeran army, the central government of the Frank Empire began to evacuate the citizens in the city of Berlu in an orderly manner long before the two armies launched an attack on their Frank Empire.
There are quite a lot of benefits to evacuating the residents of Bellu.
1. Avoid getting the civilians in the city involved in the war.
Once the Battle of Bellu starts, the battle is so fierce that it is absolutely impossible to think about it.
By then, there will definitely be huge rocks like locusts that will hit Bolu City.
If there are still many citizens gathered in Bolu City, these huge rocks and huge arrows will most likely hurt them by chance.
If too many citizens were accidentally injured by the war, citizens were most likely to break out in the city due to dissatisfaction.
The strong fortress that fears the most is attacks from the inside.
In order to reduce casualties among residents in the city or to avoid civil strife in the city, the central central Frankish Empire would not allow Berlu to leave too many citizens.
2. Let these citizens evacuate from Bolu, which can save a lot of food consumption.
This battle to defend Bolu is very likely to evolve into a very long-term siege.
It took months, or even years - this was not impossible.
This kind of city offensive and defensive battle that has been fought for several months and years has been staged in history.
Once the coalition forces of the Britannian army and the Sheeran army are at the city, they will definitely surround the city of Bellu.
By then, the daily food consumption of the generals and residents in the city would be provided by the inventory in the city.
Although the central government of the Frank Empire had already concentrated a large amount of supplies in the city of Berlu, there was no need to worry about insufficient supply.
But to be on the safe side, it is still safe to make money without losing money by reducing the amount of residents in Bolu City and reducing food consumption.
Bellu City has now almost finished all the pre-war preparations that can be made.
The rest was to wait slowly for the coalition forces of the Britannian army and the Sheeran army to arrive at the city of Bellu.
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2 days later—
"Brother!" Alan, who was following Su Cheng closely, shouted excitedly to Su Cheng beside him, "Look! You can already see Bolu City!"
"Yes." Su Cheng, who was riding on the horse, nodded, "I saw it. He is worthy of being the capital of the Frank Empire... His grandeur is not inferior to our Pandragon at all."
A huge and magnificent city has appeared at the skyline in front of Su Cheng.
Looking at the huge and magnificent city in front of him, Su Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he said in a volume that only he could hear clearly:
Chapter completed!