Katcha!
The soles of her shoes stepped on the hard ground covered with a layer of black ice. The air was as cold as the edge of a sword. Katerina's face turned slightly red due to the cold. She stood on the hillside, exhaled a white breath, and took over the entourage. The handed telescope looked at Chelyabinsk not far away.
The ground around there was covered with twisted barbed wire, which stretched like a large thorn bush, covering the surrounding area of the city.
In the city, patrolling soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor could be vaguely seen. They occupied the black stone bunker and used these ancient buildings to defend against enemy attacks.
Standing high, they can effectively inflict damage on the enemy with the Delisse bolt-action rifles in their hands.
Since the failure of the Battle of Tyumen City, the Kingdom of Windsor has changed its thinking and no longer uses the classic two-row line formation. Instead, it has chosen older tactics, intending to defend the land it has captured to the death.
The civilians in the city had already moved away, and only a small number of people who did not want to leave remained. Although Katerina did not see their figures in the telescope, the Kingdom of Windsor, which prides itself on being civilized, would not resort to massacre. Such a cruel and inhumane measure.
When Katerina was observing the city, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor in the city also discovered her. Everyone looked at each other across a plain covered with iron thorns, and no one had any intention of launching an attack.
"Trouble."
Onufri, who was following Katerina, said: "The enemy has set up a formation and plans to fight us for a tough battle. Most of our men are cavalry and cannot break through the iron thorns. They attack rashly. Can become a living target.”
Ravel nodded: "Not only that, they also hid the priests. If we can't deal with those priests, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor will become immortal monsters, and we will suffer big losses in close combat."
Behind the city of Chelyabinsk is the majestic Ural Mountains, which are gentle on the west and steep on the east. If you do not capture Chelyabinsk, you can choose to detour behind the enemy's rear. Although it is feasible, the risk is too high. Once the enemy is necessary, If you set an ambush along the road, you will have to face the enemy forces in front and behind at the same time. The narrow valley is a straight line, and the cavalry will become a living target...
This is what the enemy planned. The Kingdom of Windsor deployed hundreds of thousands of troops in Chelyabinsk in the south of the Ural Mountains and Yinvjeli in the north to defend heavily. However, there were few defenders in Tagil in the middle passage. They clearly wanted to take advantage of Roman. When the Nov Kingdom detoured, they launched a surprise attack, forming a three-sided encirclement.
More importantly, the Ural Mountains contain rich mineral resources and extremely important industrial areas. If they are not recaptured as soon as possible, the Kingdom of Windsor will become stronger and stronger.
"The snow on the mountains is too deep for the horses to charge forward. Chelyabinsk must be recaptured."
Katerina put down the telescope and asked the soldiers to bring the map. After careful observation, she said: "As long as we recapture this city, we can cross the Ural Mountains, and then there will be a smooth road, all the way to Mosk City."
"Your Highness, how about we pass through the Barbarossa Empire?" Onufri suddenly pointed to the border and said: "Let's go out of the border, march quickly from the north of the Barbarossa Empire, make a big circle, circle back to the west of the Ural Mountains, and cut off We need to starve the enemy's railway supply line for a few days first. If the enemy pursues us, we will run away. If the enemy does not pursue us, we will attack and harass us, so that they cannot see each other from the beginning to the end. Their soldiers will definitely collapse before long."
"The tactics are good, but have you ever thought about it? Five armies and nearly 600,000 troops are all gathered in the Ural Mountains. We don't have enough time to make a detour." Katerina said: "This is a tough battle, Roman The Kingdom of Nov intends to take advantage of this area, and we must fight here, otherwise the enemies in Chelyabinsk will go north to attack Duke Ivanovich's flanks, and the whole body will be affected by one move. We cannot go our own way."
There is not much time left for the Romanov Kingdom. Both King Paul I and Grand Duke Katerina of Mosk know the principle of quick victory. If the war drags on for too long, other kingdoms that are ready to move will be unable to restrain themselves. live.
In short, the Romanov Kingdom must use the toughest posture to show its fist to other kingdoms. As long as it is hard enough, it can scare them.
Once you are soft, don't dare to be tough and play some unsavory tricks. Not to mention your enemies, even women will look down on you.
"But if we attack from the front, our casualties will be too high." Onufri sighed: "The enemies hiding in the fortifications have more advanced weapons and longer ranges than us, and with the iron thorns, we can't attack them at all. past...."
Katerina nodded in thought. Of course she knew that a frontal attack would come at a heavy price, but this was also a test faced by an excellent general. Giving correct commands and choosing the attack method with the least casualties are all what a commander should do. .
It would be great if Father Mavey was here... He can use strange magic to help us launch the attack... The casualties will definitely be reduced a lot... Katerina thought so.
Siren's Tears, which can change the terrain, is definitely a killer weapon on the battlefield, but the message has already entered the hinterland of the Siberian Plains, and it is impossible for magic weapons to descend from the sky and appear on the battlefield.
"We need a weapon that can break the barbed wire..."
Katerina thought of the steam icebreaker they were riding on. In fact, ice floes are not much different from barbed wire. If you can destroy ice floes, you can destroy barbed wire, but it is obviously impossible for a steam icebreaker to reach land.
It is too late to invent and create a steam icebreaker that can travel on land. The top priority is to capture Chelyabinsk. As one of the main battlefields, Katerina can only rely on her 50,000 men. Elite soldiers.
Each of them had fought with Peter the Great and had rich experience. The more elite soldiers they were, the less Katerina wanted to see them die in front of the seemingly stupid but actually tricky barbed wire.
"Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome." Edward suddenly said: "I can summon the Vampire Black Castle in this area, destroy the barbed wire fence, and at the same time summon the volume warriors to fight. It is not difficult to capture the city of Chelyabinsk."
Katerina didn't hear much attitude from Edward's voice. It seemed that in its eyes, the soldiers huddled in the fortifications on the opposite side were like a group of ants, dying with just a slight twist.
But Archbishop Henry has not shown his true strength so far, and the main magic of the Wisdom God has never appeared, exposing Edward's power without knowing the opponent's trump card...
Katerina was a little conflicted. She didn't want to sacrifice too many soldiers, and she didn't want Edward to take action. After thinking for a moment, she still shook her head: "Forget it, let's try my plan first. If it doesn't work, I'll let you take action again." .”
"Onufri!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Bring in the artillery and treat them to a meal of steel broth!"
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