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"If we maintain a standoff with them and ensure that no major incidents occur on the front battlefield, can we dispatch two special forces to attack Reza and occupy it?"

"Then we will launch a pincer attack to capture the port of Mitoten, which will directly cut off the most important external trade route of the Roshek Dynasty!"

"As far as I know, most of the equipment of the Seris Alliance will be transported to Mitoten for unloading and then redistributed in Mitoten. If nothing goes wrong, there are a lot of heavy weapons that we need there."

Chapter 214: Mom, I've made it! Whiplash Plan~

"In addition, we also need to continue digging multiple trenches to form trench fortifications, deploy machine guns, barbed wire, and heavy iron chevaux de frise, and dig out places underground for soldiers to rest."

"In this way, a certain amount of troops can be deployed at various points, and soldiers can use multiple linear tunnels in the rear to reinforce the front to form multiple blocking points."

"When encountering an enemy that is difficult to resist or heavily equipped, you can retreat, gather more and more fellow soldiers as the defense line retreats, regain the advantage in manpower and weapons, and counterattack again. I call this elastic defense."

Cassius pointed to the Sten submachine guns in the hands of several guards in the conference room and said, "This short-range, high-rate weapon has very strong combat effectiveness in confined terrain. If I remember correctly, we have a lot of them in stock."

Yadov nodded, "Yes, a lot, but it doesn't do much damage to the mecha soldiers, and it requires a very high supply of ammunition, so we use very little."

"That's exactly what I want to talk about next, the specific standards for digging trenches." Cassius wrote down some data on the blackboard.

"We don't have enough mecha soldiers to fight head-on with the Tsarist army, but regular soldiers can hardly resist mecha soldiers jumping into the trenches, so we have to work hard in the trenches."

Cassius wrote down the two letters of ID, drew the vertical data of 1m and the depth of 3m, and said: "I represents the front wall, and D represents the structure of the interior of the trench. The design of narrow top and wide bottom and inner arc can maximize the difficulty for the soldiers to break into the trench."

"D-shaped columns are supported by a large number of wooden columns. The inner arc space is preferably about 3 meters, which can support two soldiers to bend over and pass side by side. The columns can be separated into sections to store supplies."

"As long as the trench is designed to withstand the bombardment of ordinary 75mm artillery, it will be very difficult for the soldiers to break through it. Even if they break through it, they will be blocked by the narrow passage."

"Moreover, the wooden supports will naturally collapse under the tonnage of heavy tanks, thus confining them in narrow tunnels and losing their combat effectiveness. This can greatly alleviate the pressure brought by armored assaults."

"However, there should not be too many such D-shaped trenches. Two D-shaped narrow trenches with a diameter of 5 meters apart and one standard trench can be configured."

The officers looked at each other and nodded slightly. This request was not difficult to achieve. Civil engineering work could be said to be their forte, and the requirements for materials were not high.

The width of a standard trench is generally around 2.5 to 3 meters, and the depth is also 3 meters. The longitudinal width of a curved trench is only 1 meter. It is difficult for soldiers to climb out using rope ladders, let alone for the attackers to jump in.

To put it simply, the purpose of Cassius' trench design is to minimize the threat posed by enemy machines and tanks to ordinary people on our side, and our soldiers can transfer or attack through tunnels and D-shaped channels.

Even if a part of it was collapsed by artillery fire before the enemy's attack, it would not matter. Even a collapsed area with a depth of 3m would form a height difference of about 2m. It would be difficult to climb up with the current power of tanks and their own weight of more than 30 tons.

Not to mention the mecha soldiers. Once they jumped down, they were surrounded by mud and wood. The tunnel entrances and low troop transport passages they encountered were definitely not something that he, who was only a little over 3 meters tall, could easily attack.

Moreover, the distance between the standard trenches behind the two arc-shaped trenches is only a little over 10 meters, which can fully exert the fire support capabilities of the standard trenches.

If this were done, the number of troops required on the rebel front line could be further reduced, allowing more troops to be deployed to try out Cassius' plan.

From Cassius's perspective, now might be the best time for the rebels to re-adjust their plans, because in the early stages the rebels really wanted to break through the capital or the port of Bernoro, and this momentum and the scale of troop deployment could not deceive anyone.

Therefore, the Tsar's requirement for other nobles was that they must stabilize these two largest lines of defense, stop the offensive of the rebels and fight a war of attrition.

Although the rebels have more military strength than the Tsarist Empire for the time being, they do not have the ability to generate revenue continuously, and the Tsar can afford to drag it out.

Moreover, given the Tsar’s personal dictatorship, the Tsar’s front-line commanders would probably be unable to flexibly change their offensive and defensive strategies according to the battlefield situation. Everything had to wait for the Tsar’s instructions.

Therefore, if the rebels want to gain an advantage, they must make good use of this point. When the Tsarist strategy is clear, they must avoid the heavy and attack the light, flexibly switch to using more troops against fewer, and gradually erode the enemy.

This idea was also recognized by other generals. They were all veterans who had experienced the torture of trench warfare and they knew very well how painful it was to attack such a line of defense.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, as long as there is a better strategy, they would prefer to play defensive counterattack to convert offense into defense.

Soon, a strategic plan code-named "Whiplash" was gradually perfected.

One division was drawn from each unit to reorganize into two armies and a 75th artillery division. Cassius jumped three levels to become the commander-in-chief and took full control of the battle command, implementing his three-step strategy.

Cassius, who was appointed to the position in an emergency, quickly came up with a specific troop deployment plan based on the current locations of each division. The seven divisions of the two armies were transformed into a 3-2-2 configuration of three armies.

The First Front Army, with the strongest firepower of the artillery division, rushed straight to Rezha without worrying about anything, while the farthest Third Front Army penetrated into Wuyanqi Prefecture from the outside.

The Second Army in the middle was advancing normally with a large amount of baggage. According to Cassius' calculations, the First Front Army was the fastest to start a contact battle, and the Third Front Army would be the second.

The Second Front Army, because it carries baggage and supplies, cannot move fast and will be caught up by the Third Army. This way there is a margin for error. If the Third Army's attack is thwarted, the Second Army can dispatch an infantry division to provide support.

If the Third Army progresses smoothly, the Second Army at normal speed will be able to catch up with the First Army, either to join the battle as a fresh force or to supplement the losses of the First Army.

After the reunion, they formed a reinforced army and rushed to Mitoten Port. Once they were able to successfully occupy Mitoten Port, it would be hard to say who would own the supplies sent by the alliance.

In order to avoid the possible appearance of troops from Izawen State and turn the quick attack into an encounter, and in order to ensure the speed of support, the Second Army had to stay close to the river, so the forward attack routes of the three legions all had a certain arc.

Just like the trajectory of a whip, the plan is called the "Whiplash Plan"

Cassius came out of the conference room with a different kind of light in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were raised to the back of his head.

"Mom, I've made it! The Legion Commander!!!"

Chapter 215: Flowers are always in bloom and fairness is always there.

"Natalie, I heard that your brother, Prince Curtis, is coming back."

Veronica was standing on the balcony watering the flowers and chatting with Natalie who was in a daze nearby.

Natalie came to her senses and responded, "Well... he should have been on his way a week when I received the letter."

Veronica put down the kettle: "They shouldn't come back at this time."

Natalie pouted her lips. "Why? Don't you think we can win? Just like that golden-haired monster, he actually went to be a rebel. Damn it!"

She pinched the doll in her arms angrily. Veronica couldn't help laughing when she heard it: "It's indeed very rash of him to do this, but it's all a personal choice. It's not for me to comment."

Natalie was a little confused: "Tell me, do you think so too? Is my father really doing a bad job? Why are there so many people against him?"

Veronica sat next to Natalie and said with a smile: "People? It's interesting that you can say this word. It seems that I have influenced you~"

"Perhaps your father did not do a bad job, at least in the eyes of the core audiences under his rule. But those 'people' who are rebelling against him now have never enjoyed your father's mercy from the beginning."

"Look at these flowers. Do you know what they mean?"

Natalie looked up at the gorgeous flowers on the balcony and asked in confusion, "Flowers are just for viewing. What can they mean?"

Veronica stood up and picked one and handed it to Natalie:

"Different flowers have different interpretations in our alliance, but they all have a common meaning. No matter what flower it is, it can represent democracy, equality, and fraternity."

"You know, equality is about impartiality and fairness. Love is a bond between people that cannot be severed or cut."

"The Roshek Dynasty does not have these three things today, but they may have them tomorrow, sooner or later, because flowers will always bloom and fairness will always exist."

"I remember when we first met, I asked you, if the kingdom was invaded, would they take up arms to protect those who had assaulted them? Now the answer seems to have been revealed."

On the bustling streets of the royal capital, a large number of children of rich farmers, merchants, and even small landowners, petty nobles and other core members of the dynasty gathered together.

"Our future! It lies in the hands of the Greatest Generation. That, my friends, is you!"

The young people in the audience cheered loudly: "Yes!!!"

The man stood on the stands and shouted passionately: "Then go and fight! Any hesitation or hesitation is a betrayal of the country! For the emperor! For the gods! For the motherland!"

The audience immediately shouted in unison: "For the emperor! For the gods! For the motherland!"

The Tsar sitting in the attic turned his head to look at the fanatical young man, nodded with satisfaction, picked up the red wine glass on the table and drank it all.

'Gulp, gulp... um.'

The turbid green coolant of the Maxim machine gun flowed down the corners of Olba's stained mouth. He greedily drank a few mouthfuls before he could barely suppress the burning hunger.

As they shouted slogans and marched in military uniforms from the imperial capital to the Krichenev Line, the rain of shells falling from the sky at every moment was destroying the hearts of Olba and others, extinguishing their heroic dreams.

It turns out that if a person is hit by a shell, he will shatter into a bloody mist, and if he is hit in the head by a gun, his head will shatter into several pieces.

There were no war horses they longed for, no tall machines, and even no decent homes. The only things they had were a flintlock rifle that could explode at any time and a bag of bullets and gunpowder.

The gunpowder bag needs to be placed on the chest, otherwise it will be soaked by the sewage in the tunnel and lose its power.

Since the port supply line was cut off, the proportion of food and water in the supply from the rear has been decreasing. On the contrary, various black powder rifles and explosive packs developed by the Tsarist Empire itself have increased significantly.

The previous supply transfer station was breached by the rebels, which directly cut off the Tsarist Empire's main artery. Most of the Alliance weapons were seized by the rebels. Under the high-intensity fighting, the original weapons were quickly worn out, and they had to take out the sealed old flintlock rifles for emergency use.

Not only the front lines, but even the food supplies of ordinary residents began to be distributed during wartime.

The four-year tug-of-war had almost drained the Tsarist Empire's accumulated wealth, and the subsequent seamless rebel uprising did not give the Tsarist Empire any chance to breathe.

For four consecutive years, a large number of strong laborers were lost, farmland was abandoned and production decreased, and people could not even think of having meat, vegetables, fruits, and there was really nothing to eat except for sufficient weapons and ammunition.

The Krichnev Line is less than 300 kilometers away from the imperial capital Vyatlitsk. Three-fifths of the rebel troops are concentrated here, and more than two-thirds of the reserve heavy weapons are also gathered here.

As the rebels' Whiplash Campaign began and they broke through the siege of Uyenchi and Reza on the port of Mitoten, the supply from the alliance was cut off and intercepted, making the situation in the Tsarist Empire even worse.

This also made the Tsar very angry, and he adjusted his original defensive strategy to an offensive assault, determined to completely open up the transportation lines and take back the supplies.

"Get up! Soldiers!"

At the urging of the officers, Olba and other young soldiers bent down and walked out of the underground barracks like driven rats and came to the rope ladder of the trench.

"Do you want to be seen as a national sinner and a coward who backed down at a critical moment, or do you want to be a hero!"

"Bayonets! Everyone attack!!!"

"Quick! Attack quickly, rush over!"

At the urging of the officers, a large number of soldiers climbed out of the trench rope ladders and numbly began to charge desperately in the hail of gunfire. From time to time, soldiers were blown to pieces by shells or killed by stray bullets.

After the Tsar reacted, changed his strategy and launched an offensive, the rebel army instantly increased the density of their firepower, trying to completely trap the Tsar's army.

It doesn’t matter if there is not enough ammunition for the cannon. Legion Commander Cassius has developed a cannon for them that only requires black powder bags and iron barrels, so there will definitely be enough ammunition bags.

In addition to its relatively short attack distance, its power when killing the enemy seems to be even greater than that of the 75 field gun. Even if a soldier in the mecha is hit head-on, the soldiers inside the mecha will be killed by the shock even if the mecha is fine.

"Attack! Attack! Attack!"

Behind Olba, the roar of the officers holding the megaphone continued to be heard, and there were tremors and noises all around.

Olba, who was half crouching and moving forward, saw a Saint Tsar tank rumbling past him and quickly hid behind the tank.

The tank was under a hail of machine gun bullets, and the sparks flying from the steel plates could not stop its advance. The mecha soldiers passed over it and continuously fired explosive magic at the enemy positions.

Behind the smoke that filled the battlefield, one could vaguely see soldiers being set on fire by magic, and the sounds of howling and explosions filled the air.

Suddenly, the tank in front of Olba fell down, and the whole tank sank into the trench pit. A large number of ignited explosive packs flew from all directions.

Chapter 216: Bernoro's Cannon Fires

As expected, the Tsarist army's charge failed again. In the narrow D-type trench, the high rate of fire of the Sten submachine gun was fully utilized. The firepower burst out by a few ordinary soldiers was not as strong as his.

The multi-section narrow mouth design made it difficult for the tank crew to detect the difference in the ground. Many soldiers even simply piled up explosive packs on the path that the tank would inevitably pass over, waiting for it to sink and then throwing a grenade to detonate it.