The friendly chess match between General Regan and Lord Jaina ended in a disastrous defeat for the former. The general lost happily, and the soldiers watching on the side were also enjoying themselves and were eager to try. Although there are many entertainment activities in this era, apart from the popular
The mainland's "whist" card game, football and handball are all common pastimes among the military. For this reason, Stormwind City also has a supervisory agency specializing in gambling. Generally speaking, there is no shortage of inventive residents of Azeroth.
Have fun
However, now that the fleet is on the sea, it is not easy to pass the boring time of the past few days. Fortunately, the two distinguished officers have set a good example for their subordinates, so these people who usually can only chat and spank
The guys yelled and ran to play chess, and even the logistics captain complained repeatedly, saying that even the wood was stolen and used to make chess pieces...
And Reagan was happy to see this happen. Gambling in the military has always been banned. Now that gambling can be replaced by an elegant but confrontational game, it is definitely a good thing, but he values it more.
However, this kind of strategic game can bring the overall situation and thinking ability to middle-level officers.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. This is a slogan posted in many military schools and officer training camps. It is impossible to verify whose mouth it came from, but it well illustrates the ambition that professional soldiers should have in this era -
—If you are pure and stoic, then why would you join the alliance army? The farm outside the town is your best choice.
I remember when I was still a little-known bloody bastard, I was taught this by Mr. Rohan, the killer who always wore a little red riding hood: less than 30% of the army died on the battlefield, and the only thing that can really defeat a strong man is fear.
and cowardice, if you can overcome these, then regardless of contribution and success or failure, you will one day become a commander leading troops.
However, is it over after becoming a commander?
Regen remembered that after he innocently asked the question, he was looked at with disdain by the Mr. Killer. In Rohan's words, do you think you only have so much weight? Remember! No one is born good, everything is good.
Behind success and immortality is sweat or blood, and the gods will only favor prepared geniuses... When you are still a mere soldier, if you can study with the energy of a general, you will definitely become a marshal.
Not a day is far away
At that time, Regan was just a little kid in his teens, and he couldn't understand many things at once, but Chacha Rohan's words were engraved in his heart. So today, many years later, he also wants to understand through these simple black and white words.
The column allows subordinates to understand that the so-called formation and strategizing is by no means exclusive to the supreme commander. As middle and lower-level officers, they also need this kind of quality - to be able to think, analyze and judge every piece of information and battle report, whether the temptation in front of them is just
Is this a trap? Does the opponent still have a back-up plan? Reagan hopes his subordinates can understand all of this.
Of course, habits don't develop overnight. Being able to see Roxus and Eric Ping sitting down and playing chess calmly, it must be of some significance to promote chess.
Most of the trip passed in the chess craze. Ragen rarely joined in these days. Instead, he was writing and drawing in his cabin. As Theramore approached, he began to think about more trivial matters that must be paid attention to.
, To be honest, this is definitely the first time for a knight to be a guard for one side. Although Varian had previously served as a commander when he personally conquered the black dragon, the failure and lessons learned that time were obvious, so this time, Regan hopes
Be as perfect as possible
According to the official statistics of the headquarters before boarding the ship, the Red Storm Wing currently has 2,320 soldiers and 180 officers at all levels, including more than a thousand of the original Scarlet remnants. Eric's Thunder Hammer troops
Accounting for the other shares, excluding the Theramore mage troops that have not yet been officially organized, and the archer support promised by Tyrande, Regan now officially has 2,500 soldiers.
It sounds like the number of people is not large. Compared with the tens of thousands of troops in the ancient war, this number of people is not enough to be used as cannon fodder. However, with such a small number of people, nearly one person was driving from Stormwind City to Theramore.
During the week's voyage, a logistics ship was completely emptied of people and horses, which taught Reagan a good lesson, as he had no idea about logistics.
Since ancient times, the quality of soldiers has only been a non-essential condition for victory. As General Turayan said in his biography: A truly excellent commander must take into account many factors such as weather, logistics, terrain, and morale.
Only in this way can we survive a hundred battles
As a new commander, Regen naturally did not dare to ignore the advice of his predecessors, and the same argument was found in Lao Chen's book, that is, if you want to do something well, you must first sharpen your weapon! It is important to know that the Red Storm
The family is not without wealth. In addition to the generous gifts from several leaders of the Alliance, the Stormwind City High Command also acted with unprecedented generosity under Varian's hint.
Five ultra-high-power magic cannons, twenty-six "Thor II"-class dwarf-modified cannons, one thousand two hundred precision-calibrated muskets, plus four thousand pure steel swords, even if you don't mention the previous items in the Storm Armory
The five thousand sets of standard armor and infantry supporting equipment that were taken away, the powerful equipment of Crimson Storm also made almost everyone jealous.
So with that said, what else does Regan have to worry about? If it weren't for Varian's holy will, the quartermaster of Stormwind City would have almost fought the knights! He's holding on to other troops, but you are here.
He became a boy who scattered money... However, these many sophisticated equipment did not move Regen's heart. What he was frowning at the moment was the financial source and specific location of the entire army.
First of all, everyone should know that what Varian said about garrisoning Theramore is not a standard sentence. The real understanding should be: garrisoning troops around Theramore, that is, in Dustwallow Swamp, to defend this important port - after all, Theramore
As the main city of the alliance, Lamo has always had a standing guard force. Naturally, the thousands of people like Regan can't steal other people's jobs. Therefore, as a guest army, Crimson Storm can only be stationed around Theramore, fighting with Ji.
Anna watches and helps
In this way, the problem becomes apparent: Theramore is a seaport city, surrounded by the sea on three sides and has a humid climate. The surrounding areas are full of swamps and puddles, or else there are insidious wild animals living here. To be honest, this
Not a good place to garrison troops
Secondly, Varian has only paid for this month's military expenses for the army. It seems that Regan will have to figure out the rest by himself. Maybe some of his staff will come up with some bad ideas, such as letting the beneficiary lord be responsible for the military expenses.
But Regan obviously won't do this. Although there is a reason for Jaina, the more important thing is Theramore's own limitations.
As one of the largest ports in Kalimdor, Theramore's seafood is indeed rich, and it has a large amount of tax revenue. However, this money must not only maintain the leading mage force around Jaina, but also take care of the entire Theramore.
Expenses, if Regan shamelessly asks Jaina to back down again, I believe that the Holy Light will directly rain down the world-destroying fireworks and kill this bastard to ashes.
In addition to financial considerations, Regan is also worried about food. As mentioned earlier, Theramore is a port city and does not produce food except seafood. Before the Crimson Storm moved in, they mostly sold food to neighboring goblins.
The city of Jingzhi City conducts grain trade, and sometimes some tribal merchants will come to visit, but after all, the total amount is not surplus, so Lei Gen is also a little worried. What should he do with these five thousand mouths? Will he have to rely on fishing every day to make a living?
born?
He turned over the map of Dustwallow Marsh with some irritation, and used charcoal to unconsciously mark on it. It turned out that in this huge swamp composed of countless small swamps, there were many forces that were not inferior to Theramore. Naturally, the Black Dragon was the most powerful among them.
Onyxia's Dragon Swamp is the most powerful, followed by the tribe's ally, Brackenwall Village, the lair of the Stonemaul Ogres. Unfortunately, like the lair of the Black Dragon Princess, it was destroyed by Varian's personal expedition.
In this battle, the targets are just slightly different.
As Jaina said, today's Dustwallow Marsh is just a big gathering of wild carnivores and native undead - countless vampire spiders and winged wind snakes attack ignorant passers-by, and then drag their corpses to the darkness to eat and suck.
, and these resentful souls could not find rest, so they transformed into evil spirits in the endless torture, and infected more creatures and corpses, making them join their ranks... In a word, the dust
The mud swamp is in bad shape right now.
Ragen believed in his lover's words, but as for Jaina's suggestion to let Crimson Storm directly enter the city, he still politely rejected it. Although the Kul Tiras family is devoted to the female mage, they cannot
It is certain that this kind of loyalty will still exist after his own interests are damaged... If this new force of Regan enters Theramore, it will inevitably arouse the concern of the old ministers of Kul Tiras. At that time, those who are interested will be careful
If provoked, it would be an unimaginable disaster!
Therefore, Regan still chose to keep a distance from Jaina. At least in terms of the originally allocated military power, it is better not to have ambitions - the highest military officer canonized in Stormwind City is just a name. Who else but an idiot
I won't take this tiger skin seriously either.
This means that the Red Storm has to survive in the swamp on its own. Although the goal is not easy, it is by no means impossible. Regen looked at the map and thought for a moment, and finally drew a big circle in the Dragon Swamp, and
Other places such as Bracken Wall Village were marked with a cross by him, obviously he was not satisfied with those places.
However, can the ominous place that was once the black dragon's lair become the new home of the red storm? Regen put down the charcoal in his hand, straightened his aching back, and looked out the window at the clear sky.
I hope
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