NOVEL NEXT Chapter 192: Harlaus Seeking Help
Although the army of demonized creatures led by the chaotic humans has superior combat power and is not afraid of death in battle, it still has a common problem in the feudal system-lack of stamina in war.
The reason why the major kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula have been in a state of war, but it is difficult to destroy the country, is because the mobilization and logistics capabilities are too poor. Many times it is a small-scale local battle. Even if the army is mobilized, it is actually impossible to persist. How long will it take to go back to each house...
In the final analysis, there is still not enough to eat!
When a large army gathers in one place, it will inevitably consume terrifying food. Most of the demonized creatures with strong fighting power are carnivorous creatures. The pressure on this food can be imagined...
So there are only two ways to fight among Chaos humans.
First, for small-scale small-scale local battles, due to the small number of troops dispatched, the food problem can be solved by grazing the valley on the spot, so the battle can be maintained for a long time, but the frequency of battles will not be too high.
The second is a short-term large-scale battle.
For example, the main force of the Andalusian kingdom gathered by Harlaus belongs to this category.
However, even if it was a big battle, the Chaos Human King would only gather an army of tens of thousands, and the logistics would not be able to handle any more!
The chaotic orcs are also stationed separately on weekdays, otherwise they will eat up the local creatures!
Demonized creatures not only eat people, but other wild animals are also in the recipe.
They're not even picky about the meat of demonized creatures...
Because of this, it is almost impossible for the chaotic human kingdom to destroy the country at once. It can only lay down a piece of land each time, and then rest for a period of time to accumulate supplies before starting the war.
This is how the territory of the Kingdom of Andalusia was eaten up by the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon.
However, the combat method of the French line infantry is not like this!
Their food supplies were already insufficient, and they all marched with the army. After the battle, they would collect all the food, weapons and ammunition from their dead companions to subsidize the military.
The flintlock gun also has a service life, and it will be damaged if it is fired too many times or in an accident during the battle. Therefore, spare guns are needed to ensure the combat endurance of the French line infantry.
The French line infantry did not have spare guns when they were recruited from different spaces, so the intact guns of every dead soldier must be recycled.
The French line infantry is not afraid of death, and the ammunition supplies obtained from the corpses under constant fighting are a terrifying number!
For example, the supplies left over from the hundreds of thousands of French line infantry killed in the battle of Badajoz Castle!
It is no exaggeration to say that the rapid expansion of the French line infantry is based on the corpses of their own people!
Every French line infantry who walks out of the different space will have ammunition, food and grass and other supplies initially carried. If these supplies are not used up before they die, they will naturally become the reserve resources of the entire army.
One or two, one hundred, two hundred, one thousand or two thousand The supplies left behind by the French line infantry may not be considered anything, but what about the combat supplies left by hundreds of thousands of people?
The most important thing is that the French line infantry all use front-loading guns. After a battle, each soldier can't even shoot ten bullets!
Even many French line infantry only fired one bullet from the moment they set foot on the battlefield to their death!
Therefore, Maupassant's First Army did not have much ammunition in its logistics supply transportation at all, and the materials transported were very few. All logistics pressure was extremely low, and the expansion was naturally very fast!
Food can also be looted locally from conquered white native villages!
Finally, coupled with the indomitable offensive spirit of the French line infantry, the Kingdom of Andalusia was quickly overwhelmed by this fast-paced war mode...
In addition to marching, the French line infantry fought. As a result, they arrived at the demonized castle of Lagos on March 6.
Then it took two or three days to build siege equipment, and on March 9th, they broke through the castle of Lagos, which was seriously understrength in defending the city!
The rich reserves of magic stones in Lagos Castle fell before they were exhausted, bringing Wang Ziming more than 50,000 magic stones in income!
After defeating Lagush Castle, Maupassant finally figured out why it was so difficult for them to capture the magic stone in the previous battle - the chaotic humans put the magic stone in the magic castle!
However, after the attack on Lagush Castle, the French line infantry paid more than 30,000 lives for it.
On March 10th, King Harlaus received the news that the human blue-clothed army invaded the central part of the Andalusian Kingdom and completely occupied the western part of the Andalusian Kingdom!
Where the blue-clothed army passed by, groups of white natives were 'rescued', and all the chaotic humans and demonized creatures they encountered were wiped out, and hundreds of thousands of troops swept across the middle of the Andalusian Kingdom , The soldiers pointed directly at the castle of Seville!
Except for the 100,000 French line infantry left behind by Wang Ziming in Rees, all the troops were filled into the First Army.
In other words, Maupassant has more than 800,000 troops in his hands!
In order to maintain order in the conquered area without involving too many troops, Maupassant formed a security team with white slaves in the occupied area.
The security team is only equipped with cold weapons, all of which are trophies obtained from chaotic humans and demonized creatures, and the waste is reused...
This kind of white security team is naturally extremely vulnerable to chaotic humans and demonized creatures, but it is enough to maintain law and order.
As a result, except for important cities and logistical transportation routes, other villages and towns have withdrawn the French line infantry and used all their strength for expansion!
On March 12, the Vanguard Corps of the First Army approached the Castle of Seville.
Faced with the imminent attack on the lair, King Harlaus sent people around to recruit Chaos human lords to lead troops to support him, and at the same time sent messengers to visit the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon, trying to get foreign reinforcements.
In terms of attitudes against the Federals, the chaotic humans in the Iberian Peninsula are all consistent. Naturally, King Halaus's request for help is promised in every possible way, but the army wants to come to support, but it is not a matter of lip service...
Through King Harlaus, the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon have learned that the Bluecoats and the Federation government are not the same thing, but at the same time they are also surprised by the military strength of the Bluecoats.
With the exploration of a large number of reconnaissance cavalry from the Kingdom of Casti, the approximate strength of the First Army has been clarified.
Of course, neither King Castile nor King Aragorn would rush in to die without thinking.
That is hundreds of thousands of professional troops who are not afraid of death and are armed with firearms. The Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon cannot guarantee a stable victory with the strength of the whole country, let alone they have not yet mobilized the whole country...
The saddest thing is that when the Castilian Kingdom got the news, the Castilian army had already exchanged fire with the federal army in Porto City!