This is a common view in human society. It is politically correct and seems to be correct from a comparison of strength.
6 infantry regiments reinforced by artillery, 4 light cavalry regiments and 3 lancer squadrons, plus two aerial gunship squadrons, a total of 27,000 people, 10 aerial gunships and 204 cannons - in the face of such a powerful lineup,
The Orcs have no chance. The glorious Albion Army will defeat and destroy the Dukes stationed in Riga, and then advance towards St. Petersburg...
Although the Royal Navy suspended its plan to march directly to St. Petersburg from the sea due to "bad sea conditions (the official language of Albion)", people still believe that Albion will win.
This is very simple. Using 27,000 fully armed Albion soldiers with sufficient firepower support to deal with thousands of orcs who are still in the cold weapon age is like killing ants. It takes no effort. No one will doubt this.
inevitable victory.
"Gentlemen, despite some minor setbacks, the glorious Albion army will continue to advance until we capture St. Petersburg and put the Tsar in a cage and bring it back to Londinium for exhibition."
Major General Edward Parkinson concluded with some intoxication. The army officers in the officers' mess of the 80-gun battleship HMS Tonnant stood up and applauded. The commander of the expeditionary force's advance team glanced at the biography beside him.
Writers, seeing how seriously they were working, Major General Parkinson's lips curled up.
For the major general, this is the main theme of the expedition - making the Albion Army famous. And among the glorious army generals, he is the brightest one, attracting people like a beacon in the dark night.
Eyeballs. No one will ever question that he got the general's epaulettes by virtue of his status as the Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law. As for defeating the orcs and rescuing those people who "look south to the king's division" from the hands of the infidels every year...that's nothing.
It's a very simple little thing.
"Tomorrow we will board the territory of the Principality and leave the footprints of the Albion warriors in the Riga Fortress."
Warm applause again, the major general's speech will become a reality, everyone is confident and has no doubt about it.
——Except for the guys who know the strength of the company and the trump cards of the Albion people.
"Major General Edward Parkinson has the advantage in terms of strength. They have 27,000 men and our army has 13,000. In terms of artillery, their 204 cannons compare to our 132 cannons. However, in order to advance quickly, they carry 12-pound field guns.
guns and Congreve rockets, and the aerial gunships are equipped with 16-pound guns and 8-inch mortars. Ours
There are 38 6-pound small guns, 16 12-pound field guns, 16 280mm heavy mortars, 20 24-pound fortress guns, 18 32-pound fortress guns, and 20 of the latest 190-pound guns (1 pood combined).
16 kg) fortress cannon, and most importantly, the enemy commander, Major General Edward Parkinson, is still unclear about the actual situation here."
Lieutenant General Alexey Alexeyevich Brusilov glanced at Fritz Todt, the chief engineering consultant sent by v.e. Company, and towards Nikolai who was sitting in the governor's seat in the conference room.
Grand Duke Nikolayevich Romanov Nicholas nodded and stepped aside.
A month ago, this seat was occupied by another royal relative - Prince Alexey Alexeyev. As we all know, this man is a combination of cowardice, stupidity, incompetence, greed, stubbornness and many other shortcomings.
The nobles are better than the garrison at Bresse
Count Kuropatkin of the special fortress is even more useless. There was once a move to equip each thousand-man army with a general. He had to ask St. Petersburg to make decisions on everything. He was able to climb to this position just because he was the tsar.
illegitimate son.
Thanks to this oversized piece of wood, the defense in the Riga area is even more fragile than the Brest Fortress. The defense system in the entire Riga area is in dilapidated condition. The ordered artillery has not been put in place, and the artillery shells are thousands of miles away.
The most ridiculous thing is that one-third of the garrison has no weapons at all. Many soldiers only have bricks and kitchen knives in their hands.
, it would be great to even be able to distribute kitchen knives! Because even kitchen knives have become a "scarce material", many thousand-man teams reported that they could not even get 250 kitchen knives in their hands. According to the fortress director Brusilov
According to the Lieutenant General's own assessment, once the human army comes ashore to attack, there will likely be a situation where "the humans use artillery shells and the principality uses human bombs."
This situation did not improve until a month ago. A nobleman from the sky who was higher than Alexeyev in terms of bloodline, stature, and IQ came to Riga and became the new governor. The fortress was immediately transformed.
The first thing to be affected is the command system. For a long time, senior officers and staff of the Communist Party of China have mainly relied on their origin, political background, and social circles in St. Petersburg to determine their promotion and advancement rather than their military literacy and actual combat capabilities. This directly led to the
During the war, the leaders of the various legions often refused to give in to each other and undermined each other. Riga was the hardest hit area by this phenomenon, which directly caused serious obstacles to the progress of the fortress construction.
After the Grand Duke took office as governor, the first thing he did was to call all the senior executives and reprimand him. He replaced all the officers who were not qualified for their jobs on the spot. He promoted a group of middle and lower-level officers with outstanding abilities to let these capable but
The frustrated officers tried their best to improve the combat effectiveness of the fortress.
The experience of fighting under the command of the old Grand Duke Nicholas when he was young not only gave the new governor a tough style and strict attitude toward deployment, but also gave him considerable research experience in military engineering and troop training. In addition to personally paying close attention to troop training, he repeatedly urged St. Petersburg
To speed up the delivery of guns and ammunition, the Grand Duke also specifically requested that v.e Company send professional engineers to guide the construction of the fortress defense system.
This is unprecedented, but facts have proven that this is the right decision. In just one month, although the fortress has not yet achieved "never fall", it has at least become "impregnable", which can be called a miracle in the history of military engineering.
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In one month, more than 100,000 workers of different races and hundreds of Behemoths spread all over Riga, like diligent ants, working day and night to build the defenses surrounding the Riga Bastion - including a core position and two highlands.
There are also trenches with a total length of nearly 80 kilometers, connected by 7 traffic trenches. The trenches are designed to be winding and can play a good role in confusing people. The usual specifications are 2.8 meters wide and 2.4 meters deep.
, the depth of some sections reached 3.8 meters. Hundreds of shooting shelters, bunkers and artillery positions reinforced and camouflaged with logs with a diameter of more than 100 mm were arranged. Fences were set up in front of the first trench and between the two trenches.
He Juma was strewn with square nails and dug many traps. The surface was carefully camouflaged, with bamboo sticks or animal traps coated with feces inserted at the bottom. In addition, there were various jumping mines and anti-infantry mines scattered around...
There is no lack of labor for the Principality. There are some "two -legged animals" that can work in the "Gulag Islands" and the slave market.
The most optimistic estimate will take at least half a year. But under the management of the dispatched personnel of V.E, it takes only one month to take shape, and it has to be sighing. This ** is really reliable.
Tot was quite satisfied with his work results. Through the construction of the Zigfei defense line, Ahhham accumulated a lot of experience in how to effectively use labor, but now it is just a test of things that have been proven. Although right, right?
There was a regret that the fortress could not be completely completed, but his job so far.
"Mr. Tot."
Nicholas, who has been silent, lifts his chin. His voice seemed to be from the bottom of the well, buzzing.
"Thank you very much for your assistance. Your work is over. Next is the stage for the soldiers to show. Smarts should not stay in this dangerous place."
"Failure to witness His Royal Highness and the bravery of your positions is the misfortune.
I bowed unscepted, and the Tot quickly disappeared from the Grand Duke. Instead, the Loto Forteck wearing a uniform was replaced.
"Military uniforms are very fit, Mr. Counselor."
The Grand Duke showed a kind of kind smile, and then quickly transformed into an unquestionable rigid face.
"How about the guys of the new army?"
"They are standing at any time, His Royal Highness."
Li Zhengzheng, legs, clear and loud answers. The outstanding performance of the consultant satisfies the Grand Duke, but it is not limited to this.
Although according to them, the training has not been completely completed, from the perspective of the Grand Duke, the group of guys have been capable, sturdy, and only one step away from the real elite.
The part that the new army is still lacking is not found on the training ground. Only a bloody war can turn them into real men.
"very good!"
Grand Grandpa Nicholas stood up from his seat, and his stout arms made a chopping action.
"Tomorrow, we will defeat the hairless monkey, defeat first, then kill, and finally collect the scalp of the hairless monkey -it is that simple."