In mid-October, the temperature continues to drop, and the late autumn wind has become bitingly chilly. It is necessary to wear thermal underwear to resist the cold in the wilderness.
At this time, the expeditionary force has advanced to the edge of the Silver Claw Principality's border. As long as it goes a few kilometers further, the war will begin.
Because Chen Xing adopted conservative tactics and set up defense points every ten kilometers, the advance was very slow.
There are two reasons for adopting such tactics. First, the composition of the troops is complex and needs to be adjusted. Second, Chen Xing has no experience in commanding a large army and needs to adapt. He has always been cautious, and with the purpose of sailing a ten thousand year ship carefully, he advances as fast as a turtle crawls.
During this period, Aaliya sent emails to urge three times. Although it was not a formal military order, it was still very intimidating and forced Chen Xing to deal with it.
"Dear Supreme Commander of the Expeditionary Force, are your troops not well fed?"
"I see that you have only advanced a few centimeters on the map. I dare say that even a snail can crawl faster than you."
"No, compared to you, a snail is just flying."
"Master Chen Xing, do you know what it feels like to fly? Do you need me to help you experience it?"
“I hope to see our Northern Confederate flag flying on Silver Eagle Ridge before winter sets in.”
"If I can't, I'll be in a really bad mood."
"I think you should know that when a woman is in a bad mood, something is likely to happen..."
"A terrible thing."
"I hope you won't blame this poor woman when the time comes, because it's all caused by endocrine problems. Maybe she doesn't want this or that result..."
Under Aaliyah's urging, Chen Xing was like a piece of elm wood. He kicked it and moved it. After a month and a half, he finally rolled to the edge of the silver claw.
In a weathered rock area fifty kilometers away from the border, several wilderness buses disguised with red soil and withered grass parked together.
If you don't look carefully, you would mistake it for an irregular weathered rock, but in fact this is the highest headquarters of the expeditionary force.
"Lord Commander, the communication radio station has been set up. The Chief of Staff requested a call."
"Plug in."
In the command room, several rays of light gathered together, forming a shadow of a bearded male.
"You don't seem to have slept well." Chen Xing said.
Even with the holographic projection, Lin Shiyuan's two blackened fish eyes can be clearly seen.
"You're right, I haven't slept for almost three days." "It's not the time to start the war yet, so there's no need to be so nervous." "When the time comes to start the war, I'll be able to sleep well." "Suggestions Take some sleeping pills." "It doesn't work..."
The two exchanged a few words and then got down to business.
Lin Shiyuan's knuckled fingers danced rapidly on the keyboard projection suspended in front of him, and data suddenly appeared on top of the tactical map like a waterfall.
"The four-nation coalition forces have been reorganized. The army group with approximately 800,000 people is moving towards the national border in batches."
"The coalition consists of four armies, with a total of fifty-five divisions and seventeen brigades, including forty-eight infantry divisions, six armored divisions, one special forces division, fifteen mixed mobile brigades, and two assault brigades..."
The regular army establishment of the Red Country is basically the same. Below the brigade, the decimal system is used, while above the brigade, it depends on the actual situation.
squad
It is the smallest combat unit. Each team consists of twelve people, usually one captain, one supporter, two combatants and eight shooters.
The support man is responsible for supporting and assisting the captain. The combat soldier wears body armor and usually has basic psychic armor and is equipped with pistols, cold weapons and explosive weapons. The shooter is usually an ordinary person who has not awakened psychic powers and is equipped with an assault rifle.
There are also heavy firepower, precision shooters, snipers, scouts, mechas, medics, etc. According to different personnel configurations, they are divided into regular squads, assault squads, sniper squads, mecha squads, reconnaissance squads, medical squads, etc.
A squadron consists of twelve squadrons, the squadron headquarters, and logistics troops, with about two hundred to three hundred people.
Squadron leaders are generally at the elite or quasi-guarding level, and are divided into infantry squadrons, firepower squadrons, armored squadrons, reconnaissance squadrons, etc. according to different configurations.
The brigade is composed of twelve squadrons and brigade headquarters, logistics troops, and field hospitals. It is also usually equipped with mixed artillery and mecha squadrons, air defense squadrons, special commandos and other unconventional troops, with a number of about 2,800 to 3,500.
Above the brigade is the "division" or "brigade".
Troops at this level have independent combat capabilities and can complete the attack and defense of a certain strategic point. They are the smallest strategic units. The only difference between the two is the number of people. The number of divisions is generally between 10,000 and 15,000, while the number of brigades rarely exceeds 5,000.
Further up is the "Legion".
A corps is composed of several divisions or brigades according to actual conditions, and its highest commander is the "corps commander."
For example, the left army, the middle army, and the right army of the expeditionary force are the "legion", and Xiang Caidi, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army's central army, has a formal military position of "legion commander."
Generally, legion commanders need to be at or above the quasi-lord level, or have sufficient reputation.
Above the legion are the "army group" and the "army group".
Those at this level are all grand strategic units, which are mainly reflected in the country's strategic direction.
In terms of scale, the expeditionary force is a group army, while the Four-Nation Allied Forces is an army group.
According to the practice in the red earth world, the supreme commander of the army must be appointed by the supreme leader, but the army commander is not required.
Therefore, the supreme commander of the army can be regarded as a chess piece in the hands of the king, occupying a place on the chessboard at the pinnacle of power.
If we take the chess pieces of traditional chess as an analogy, the Red Dragon Duke and the Purple Lan Duke can be regarded as more powerful chess pieces, such as chariots, horses and cannons. Ye Yang, Bailiu and Lacey can be regarded as guard chess pieces such as Shixiang. Chen Xing and Earl George were soldiers.
But even if they are pawns, they are pawns on the chessboard at the peak of power.
To put it bluntly, if you don't have enough strength, you are not even qualified to be a chess piece.
At this level, one's own strength is not important, not even status and reputation are important.
The only thing that matters is its value in the eyes of the king.
Even a dog can become the commander-in-chief if the king so wishes. However, it is estimated that if you issue such an order, you will be regarded as a coward.
The strategic status of an army group and an army group is the same, but they are different in scale. Their supreme commander is generally called a "marshal".
If the three armies of the Red Dragon Principality are classified as having the same strategic goal and are led by the same person, they can be called the "Red Dragon Principality Army Group".
For example, Qin Wu's official military position is Marshal of the Four Kingdoms Allied Forces.
Principality level
There is no "Generalissimo", only the "Kingdom" level has it, and generally only superpowers such as the Red Kingdom, the Sand Kingdom, and the Qing Kingdom that can be called "empires" have "Generalissimo".
But generally speaking, the generalissimo is the king of the country, and he is only appointed during a few special periods in history.
"There are a lot of people." Chen Xing commented after browsing the data.
"It's true, there are four times as many people as us, but..." Lin Shiyuan smiled, "I heard that our opponents are playing a bad game."
"Haha..." Chen Xing also laughed. He had heard about these things.
"But you still have to be careful." After laughing for a while, Chen Xing stopped his smile and said seriously, "Our ancestors said that strategically we should despise the enemy, and tactically we should pay attention to the enemy."
Hearing this sentence, Lin Shiyuan looked thoughtful. After a while, he raised his head, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "This sentence of your ancestors is wise, lofty, and thought-provoking..." His tone was full of reverence, and he Nodding and performing the ancient ritual, "I've learned a lesson from you!"
"The reorganization of our troops has been completed." Lin Shiyuan then reported a new situation, "Thirty-two brigades and nineteen battle groups are ready to go into battle at any time."
Unlike the Four-Nation Alliance, the expeditionary force did not have division-level units, only brigades and battle groups.
A brigade is equivalent to half a division, and a battle group is equivalent to half a battalion.
The reason for this organization is mainly due to the actual situation of the expeditionary force.
The expeditionary force is a mixed bag, with everyone included. The coordination skills of officers at all levels are also relatively poor. The larger the size of the unit, the weaker its combat effectiveness.
For example, a mercenary group leader may have more than a hundred, hundreds, or even thousands of people under his command.
As the saying goes, a sparrow may be small but has all its internal organs. Most mercenary groups have their own management system. If they are dismantled and reorganized rashly, regardless of whether they are willing or not, without enough time for training, their combat effectiveness is basically zero.
Therefore, when reorganizing the army, one must adapt to local conditions and bring together several familiar group leaders, or a large mercenary group as the main one, plus some scattered personnel and small mercenary groups to form a combat unit. .
Therefore, the brigades and battle groups under Chen Xing were uneven in number and equipment, and their command was more troublesome than the army group. This is why Lin Shiyuan strongly requested the establishment of a staff department as soon as possible.
However, the advantage of this is that it greatly preserves the combat effectiveness of the mercenary troops.
These are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and their combat prowess is by no means comparable to that of the old, weak, sick and disabled plus new recruits of the Four Nations Allied Forces.
But then again, although the combat effectiveness of the troops is different, the presence of 800,000 people there is still very important. After all, the lower-level troops are mainly equipped with thermal weapons, and regardless of their quality, it is all a matter of bullets.
As for high-end combat power, Qin Wu with the Gluttonous Monarch is still a headache.
Now Qin Wu can at least be regarded as a great lord.
Chen Xing can barely be regarded as a lord, but his Yuling is not good enough. The phoenix is still in its infancy as a "young phoenix" and has not even reached the standard of a secondary pseudo-god. There was little chance of winning against Lacey's Manticore, let alone the Gluttonous Monarch.
It's just that Qin Wu's foundation is too weak to bring out the full strength of the Gluttonous Monarch, otherwise he would be on the same level as the Red Dragon Grand Duke.
However, if it is really a Xiao Wang class, there is no need to fight directly. To fight against the Xiao Wang class, at least a super large army group with a scale of more than one million is required.
