On the eleventh day of the Union's participation in the war, Weiss wore an army cap on his head and a standard helmet in his hand. He leaned alone on a boundary stake on the border between the Ulster Free Federation and the Kingdom of Wessex, silently staring at the prairie in the north. There, he could see the border defense facilities that were first built and operated by the Wessex army and later occupied and used by the Norman army. Before joining the Wessex army to launch a counterattack, the federal army used fierce artillery fire to plow the Norman army's defense zone. At this time, charred craters were everywhere north of the border line, and even the wind was blowing, it was mixed with a burning breath.

It is said that the heavy artillery units of the Federal Army bombed for four hours that day and used artillery fire to open a safe passage in the enemy's minefield. The big guys of the 2nd Fleet also entered the battle and used powerful high-explosive bombs to remove the watchtowers, artillery bases, warehouses, barracks and other targets on the enemy's defense line one by one. With such a large-scale artillery as the foundation, the Ulster-Wessex coalition was able to break through the enemy's border defense line in one fell swoop, winning a good start for this massive counterattack battle.

With the victory of the border battle, the federal army, mainly with the 3rd and 7th Legions and the Wessex troops retreated into the federal territory, hundreds of thousands of troops went deep into the Wessex territory under the cover of the 2nd and 4th Fleets of the Federation. The various units supported each other and covered each other, and successively recovered the industrial city of Rosse and the airport Mesport in the southeast of Wessex with a rapid momentum. During this period, although the Normans dispatched flight warships equipped with new weapons, they did not get the opportunity to damage the main battleships. The Federal Aviation Force used the tactical strategies of long-range artillery bombardment of the main battleships and high-speed battles of light ships, and repeatedly defeated the harassment of the Norman Empire's flight troops, successfully covering the combat operations of the ground forces.

The Baston student group, which lacked combat experience, did not follow the main force all the way north, but stayed in the border area to undertake patrol and alert tasks. The "gaps" between the main force and the border were filled by three reserve corpses in a well-equipped and well-equipped reserve corps.

War is a rare opportunity for soldiers who are determined to make achievements and show themselves. It has been more than three months since the Norman army entered the North Fries area, and the Baston student group has been reorganized for more than a month. The young men with strong spirits practiced day and night, trying their best to compete with the powerful Norman army. Especially after the Federal Army entered Wessex and achieved a series of victories, people's psychological fear of the Norman army was broken. The young men of the Baston student group were even more ready to try and wanted to adjust their defenses to a place closer to the front line as soon as possible. Even if you look at the battlefield from afar and feel the majestic atmosphere of the war, it is more interesting than staying in a depth of hundreds of miles away from the front line.

Experience determines vision, personality determines thinking. Unlike those who are looking forward to attacking the Norman army, Weiss has been observing the changes in the battle situation in a cold manner and substituting the situation of all parties into a virtual wargame deduction. Jumping out of the battlefield to see the battlefield, it is not difficult to find that the decline of the Normans in southeastern Wessex is just a strategic choice - they were not blinded by the brilliant achievements in the early stage. When the overall strength was inferior to the Ulster-Wessex coalition, they took a defensive position in the Monamolin Mountains, fought and retreated in southeastern Wessex, and put heavily on the front line of the Wessex capital Tick City. Their strategic intentions are very clear: the politics, economy, scientific research, and education of the Kingdom of Wessex

The center of education, to attack the reputation of the Wessex royal family, weaken the war potential of Wessex, shake the will of the military and civilians of Wessex. From then on, Tick City was used as a strategic base to control the situation in central Wessex, and then free up hands to deal with the federal army and the insignificant Wessex remnants... At this stage, the federal army seems to have the initiative in attack, but the overall rhythm of the battlefield is still firmly grasped in the hands of the Norman Empire. From the perspective of the overall war, the combat deployment of the federal army is still not decisive enough. If you want to reverse the situation, it is not enough to only use force on the Wessex battlefield. You should be like a boxer in the ring, use your hands and feet, and use your ruthlessness and skill together to have the opportunity to disrupt the strategic deployment of the Norman army.

Some things are the bystanders who are clear about the authorities; some things are simple and difficult to do; some things are the truth that everyone understands, but they just can't do it. Although Weiss has a clear idea of ​​the current situation, he has no confidence in winning. The walls he has hit and the losses he has suffered have made him clearly realize that as an ordinary character, he cannot do the big things of joining the mountain without Su Qin and Zhang Yi's skills of running around the mountain and joining the mountain. Therefore, he did not try to convince commanders with higher levels like before, but observed, calculated, and brewed...

"Sir! Sir! I have your letter!"

The correspondent soldier of the regiment headquarters and the reserve soldier, Luosen Tempest, rode a brown horse and a black shoulder bag, and walked nearby along the south road, then dismounted and walked to Weiss.

"My letter? Private letter?" Weiss was very surprised. You should know that it only took a week for the Baston student group to arrive at this new residence. How could a letter be delivered? According to the teacher who participated in the last war, it often took two or three months or even half a year to deliver the letters to the front line. In the past twenty years, the means of letter delivery have not changed substantially. Even if the war has just begun, the entire logistics system can still operate in the most ideal situation, and it seems that it is not so efficient!

"Yes, your private letter." The correspondent answered merely to Weiss' literal meaning. He saluted Weiss and took out a yellow kraft envelope from his shoulder bag.

This is a standard envelope used by the Federal Army. The front is printed with the federal emblem and a simple frame, and the back is printed with the army's emblem and the motto of "brave, loyalty, and dedication". Seeing this envelope, Weiss's doubts in front of him were immediately answered: It turned out to be a letter from his colleagues in the army. Who is it?

The handwriting on the envelope is the answer.

It's been a long time since Nikola!

"Thank you, Luosen, go ahead and get busy!" Weiss sent the communications soldier and hurriedly opened the envelope.

There is a letter paper inside and a photo.

Nikola in the photo still looks like she remembers. He wore a leather hat, scarf, and leather jacket, sat in the open cockpit of an airplane, giving a thumbs up and showing a confident expression.

It seems that this guy is doing well! Weis muttered in his heart and unfolded the letter paper. This guy is very stingy. He has not heard from him for a long time. He has only written a few lines. The signature of the dragon and the phoenix dance has occupied a lot of space.

In the letter, Nicholas did not reveal where others were, what they were doing, nor did they recall friendship or express their hearts. Instead, they told Weiss lightly that although they had regrets leaving the Baston Military Academy before their studies were over, they were one step closer to realizing their dreams. The outbreak of the war gave him the opportunity to return to the army, but he did not thank the war, but looked forward to it as soon as possible. At the end of the letter, he reminded Weiss to protect himself, and maybe the two would meet again soon. If Weiss was injured and lost, he would not only not pity and sympathize, but also laughed at him.

After reading the letter, Weiss smiled. He hadn't been so happy for a long time. After laughing, he suddenly realized that those relaxed and happy times became memories with Nicholas' departure. Without Nicholas making jokes, he was obsessed with studying and practicing, and the military school life became calm and monotonous. The contrast between the front and back was colorful and the other was boring.

As expected, the young man was so happy... Weiss smiled and shook his head, put his letters and photos away, put his hands in his pants pockets, and looked into the distance. If the military and civilians of Wessex could be more powerful, firmly hold the main army of the Norman Empire in Tick City and buy as much time as possible for the coalition forces, this battle might end as Nicholas wished!

Four days later, Weiss was called to the regiment headquarters for a meeting as soon as he got up. As soon as he entered the door, he found that the atmosphere was not right. After the battalion-level officers arrived, Colonel Capes informed everyone in a heavy tone that the guards of Tik, the capital of Wessex, had surrendered to the Norman army late the night before.

As soon as these words came out, the whole room was filled with an uproar.

Why did he surrender after he agreed to defend the capital to the death and fight to the last man?

After informing this news, Colonel Capes briefly analyzed the situation on the battlefield in Wessex: With the fall of the capital, the resistance center of the Kingdom of Wessex moved from the city of Tick in the middle to the "Northern Ice City" Nallak, a "northern ice city" thousands of miles away. The Norman army was unlikely to cross the snow-capped mountains and ridges and go to the bitter and cold places in the north to strangle the Wessex royal family and government. Next, they would inevitably turn around and fight with the coalition forces with the Federal Army as the main force. That was the real test of the Federal Army.

A competent commander not only can see the problem, but should also come up with the correct response measures. Colonel Capels's countermeasure is to let all departments of the Baston Students' Corps work and actively prepare for war. At the same time, he said that he had made suggestions to his superiors to reuse the border defense facilities in Wessex, integrate it with the border defense lines within the federal territory, and build a new defense line with a large depth in case of emergency needs. If possible, fix the Baston Students' Corps and several preparatory divisions currently stationed on this resistance, draw backbone forces from the Baston Students' Corps to assist these preparatory divisions in organizing training and conducting small-scale confrontation exercises at the right time, so as to improve their combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

The officers brought by Colonel Capes had no objection to the arrangement of the Baston student group staying on the border defense line and supporting the training and preparation of the neighboring preparation divisions. However, the several cadets who served as regiment staff and battalion-level commanders may not be appropriate. Otto Lundes and Jofen Grund proposed that the existing personnel and equipment configuration of the Baston student group should be the regiment-level unit with the strongest combat effectiveness of the Federal Army, and the way to best exert the combat capabilities and combat characteristics of this unit is to use flying ships to send to the rear of the enemy's defense line. This tactical model has been verified and run-in through previous military exercises and has achieved good results. If the Baston student group is kept here, not to mention whether this defense line has practical significance, the cadets will definitely not be able to acquire and accumulate experience through actual combat. If they cannot change the decisions of the superiors, they will consider applying for transfer and joining the troops that can participate in the battle.
Chapter completed!