190 – Operation Transcendence (4) – The Barden Offensive
The capital, Kayev.
Petrobuna Palace.
It has already been two days since the start of a full-scale war, as the Soviet Imperial Army, which was operating in Lunetsk, crossed the border without warning.
A war initiated unilaterally without a declaration of war.
Though he thought that the Soviet Empire had finally revealed its black ambitions in front of the world, the king of Uk ran felt a chill run down his spine at the reality that the very thing he had been persistently insisting on had come true right in front of his eyes.
I myself expected a war, but I didn’t know that the invasion of the Soviet Empire would be so thorough and swift.
At the same time, the memory that came to my mind was the words of a new officer a few years ago—(though, thinking about it, he wasn’t a new officer).
-The Principality of Uk ran will surely perish.
That was a surprising statement.
A lieutenant-level officer saying that his homeland will perish in front of a monarch who controls the entire country.
That’s why I was more curious.
It was strange, and, as Sonny Zeppelin said, there was something distinctly different from other rotten officers who shrieked with their eyes closed.
I wanted to see if it was the young officer’s attack, or the clever prophet who accurately predicted the future years later.
As a captain, he liberated two cities from the raids of the Azov National Liberation Front and recaptured the islands by carrying out an amphibious operation.
Not only that, but it literally destroyed the conspiracy of the insurgents who were secretly working inside the military. Even though the once-collaborating ‘National Gendarmerie’ was passed over!
We tackle things that were considered impossible, and look ahead to things that no one expected.
Wise enough to be called a sage or great mage.
Gi-ins say they recognize each other, and Sonny Zeppelin’s intuition matched like a ghost.
What if he hadn’t met Enoch Levandel?
It was clear that the fortunes of Uk ran had already passed into the hands of their enemies.
The coup could not have been put down in time, and in the worst case, he himself would have become their puppet lord and lead the country to ruin.
“So the war situation…… How is it going?”
King Orlando I addressed his assembled officials with a serious expression on his face. Soon, Ernst Pell, Minister of War and former Chief of the General Staff, stepped forward.
“We are proceeding according to the strategy we reported then. It has been confirmed that we have successfully defended against Imperial attacks on all fronts.”
Other officials let out a sigh of relief at the expression of the Minister of War, who does not hesitate at all.
“Operation Spring Storm.”
“Yes, I am.”
“Did Brigadier General Enoch Levandel’s troops launch an offensive?”
In fact, defense was also important, but the core of the plan was to literally encircle and annihilate the Sobie Imperial Army deployed by the 7th Mobile Brigade, which possesses overwhelming mobility throughout the entire army.
If we start a war of attrition, the answer will be lost on the Uk ranian side.
To impress Soviet Empire’s leadership clearly that he is not an opponent to be taken lightly.
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To that end, it is indispensable not only to defeat the initially deployed troops, but also to restore the provinces occupied by the Lunetsk rebels.
As much as it is still under fierce bombardment from the Free Coalition for the puppetization of the Lunetsk region.
If the Uk ranians recapture that place again, the influence of the Soviet Empire on future domestic affairs will be completely excluded.
In fact, it was a complete victory scenario for this first invasion.
Ernst Pell confidently answered the monarch who asked with expectant eyes.
“Yes, according to the most recent communication, the 7th Mobile Brigade led by Brigadier General Enoch Levandel successfully broke through the Barden Forest, and the 3rd and 16th Divisions, the follow-up units, deployed to the Lunetsk region. “
“I knew it!!”
Knock, King Orlando Sr. Shook his fist vigorously.
“Secretary of State!”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Declare martial law throughout Uk ran. Expand the training center nationwide, and only those who express their intention to recruit will be trained directly. From now on, we will be dealing with a huge empire.”
“Doesn’t it have to be drafted?”
“Not yet. Besides, at this level, isn’t it a level where there is no need to enlist?”
Thanks to having suffered several measles, the preference for ‘soldiers’ has increased considerably within Uk ran.
This was because the stories of outstanding heroes such as Enoch Levandel and Claude Lane were covered all the time in Uk ran’s largest news agency, ‘Wilson Times’.
The young people in the countryside had fantasies about the warriors who saved their country from danger.
The young people of the city were angry at the unscrupulous empire that dared to disturb their homeland and plotted behind the scenes.
Either longing or anger.
The feelings they have will surely become a great strength in the war that Uk ran will face in the future.
“The old tiger must be very embarrassed.”
Orlando I recalled the face of Emperor Soviet that he faced when he ascended the throne.
I almost burst into laughter at the thought of that arrogant, lofty looking face being distorted.
***
“I can’t do this!! How the hell did this happen!!”
Boom!
The Soviet Special Operations Forces Command was constantly shouting. ‘Lieutenant General Lev Budyonyi’, who was in a fit of rage, shouted at his staff with his face dyed red like a carrot.
“You couldn’t even break through the first line of defense, and you were counterattacked by troops entering Barden Forest?”
The staff kept their mouths shut while shrinking their bodies. There is no way anyone would have the courage to open up in a situation like this.
“Operations Chief! Are you ready for the troops coming in from the Barden area?”
At the words of Lieutenant General Lev, the operations staff lowered his head and said.
“No, sorry.”
“What the f*ck! Who the hell is this idiot who puts these stupid idiots on staff!”
At the sight of the commander pouring out abusive language, the staff members struggled to hold back the emotions that were bubbling inside.
Was it not the lieutenant general himself who was convinced that the Uk ranians would not launch a counteroffensive in the first place?
In fact, when the Office of the Chief of Staff tried to formulate a defensive strategy to prepare for an unexpected offensive, he was pointed out the same way, asking why he was wasting his time on useless things.
In fact, the stupid general was putting the blame on his poor men.
“Available Reserve Division!”
“Currently, we are continuously bringing in troops from the mainland of the Empire, but the movement of the border troops of the 3 Balther countries and the Republic of Polania seems to be unreasonable.”
“Furthermore, the General Staff said that the commander was not the one who boasted that even corps-level troops could easily break through the defense line… ….”
Paak!
A glass flew into the face of the officer who posted the report. He gets hit right in the middle of his face and falls down on the spot.
“Cheer!”
“Because they are like damn sh*t-stars…… ! How dare you ignore me The Emperor made me the vanguard of the Fatherland War!?”
Blood dripped from the officer’s forehead, but he muttered nothing but himself as if he didn’t care.
“I can’t go back like this. We only have victory. It seems that I rolled my hair a little, but at least Uk ran is a weak country. Even thinking about that bastard called Enoch Levandel, he would be in a hurry if he fought properly with our army, so he must have established a strategy like this…….”
Lieutenant General Lev Budyony came closer to the map of the strategy spread out on his desk and nervously began to move the boards.
Chin. Chin. Chin.
As they looked at the changed operational map again, the faces of the staff hardened with astonishment.
It was an understandable development up to the point where most of the deployed troops were pushed back.
It was because he realized that the reason he sent his troops to the rear was not to reorganize and supply the army, but to concentrate his troops in the city of Edessa to break through.
“Four, Commander…… ! Why the city of Edessa?”
Lieutenant General Lev answered with a frown at the staff member who asked the question, prepared to be beaten.
“Of course not! Can’t you see that the road to Kayef, the capital, will be open if you just occupy this place!?”
Edessa, one of the main targets of the Soviet Imperial Army, was one of the largest cities in northeastern Uk ran.
Since it is a large city close to the border of the Republic of Polania, it naturally occupied an important transportation hub in the northeast.
If you run along the road leading from Edessa, it will take only a few hours to Kayev, the capital of Uk ran.
“First of all, after gathering all the troops, drive them all at once to capture the city of Edessa. It is not too late to leave the defense of the rest of the front to the main forces of the Empire.”
Unless the emperor is an idiot, it is unlikely that he will just watch the enemy in action in the Lunetsk region.
In addition, most of the Uk ranian division manpower deployed on each front must be focused only on defense.
It is much more difficult to switch from defense to offense than from offense to defense.
While the forward divisions were riding suckers like that.
What if he succeeds in breaking the backs of those who have escaped the defense line and deployed deep into the Lunetsk region through his special operation force, which has again captured troops?
The current unfavorable situation can be overturned at once.
Therefore, it was necessary to capture the city of Edessa, the perfect fortress and supply base to cut off that waist.
“But, if that happens, the 52nd Mixed Division currently deployed in the southern Sherkiv area will be isolated as it is!”
“A sacrifice of one division to cut off the Uk ranian offensive is cheap.”
Lieutenant General Lev jerked his head away from his map of operations.
In the end, isn’t it the mindset of winning and paying back?
They are struggling right now, but it means that they will continue the offensive by sacrificing one division.
That said, if it was an operation with a high probability of success, it wasn’t even that.
“We only need to occupy Edessa. Only Edessa!”
But Lieutenant General Lev never knew.
“Four, fire, Commander!!!”
“??”
“Enemy Air Corps! Here, in the city center of Lunetsk, a number of enemy flying boats have appeared!!!”
“What!?”
The fact that Uk ran had planned a counteroffensive more thoroughly than I thought.
The fact that it is not just Enoch Levandel’s 7th Mobile Brigade that is leading the counteroffensive.
“This is the Airborne Forces! The city is being attacked from all directions by the magic assault force!!”
Uk ranian hitmen led by Joseph Lewandowski and raised by Claude Lane.
Everyone has a plausible plan.
Until you get hit.
