231 – Glory to the Country, Rest to the Hero (2)
Even after hearing it directly, the intelligence agents who had no choice but to doubt their ears arrived one after another.
It is an issue to the extent that not only the commander of the expeditionary force but also the Minister of War have to fly right away.
“His Majesty the King is seriously considering the involvement of Sonny Zeppelin. Just in case…….”
“Mutually Assured Destruction is, of course, more disadvantageous to us. This is the territory of the Sobie Empire.”
“That is what I mean.”
There is a reason why the Soviet Empire is investing strategic weapons even while avoiding the Great Mage Council.
First of all, the fatigue of each country about the war has become too high.
With the exception of the Republic of Polania and the 3 Baltor countries, each country has at least one Great Mage.
In fact, there were a lot of people who felt disgusted with the strategic weapon, which was more powerful than any other unit.
That was the case with the Reinhalt Empire right now.
Even after a dramatic truce was reached, the opinion prevailed that if the Archmage had been brought in earlier, Polania could have been brought to its knees before the Uk ranians intervened.
Even that Reinhalt was severely damaged and fell apart.
The countries that are still continuing the war, especially the Free Democratic Republic of Fru and the Kingdom of Adalya, are now really playing with the card of ‘injection of the great mage’.
By the way, the consumption empire uses a great mage here?
I will condemn it, but there is a high probability that I will not intervene greatly.
I felt that the investment of retaliation was too much for what was invested purely for self-defense purposes, since it happened in its own territory.
In the end, whether it’s the Free Democratic Republic of Fru, which has close economic and military ties, or the Kingdom of Adalia, which has a non-aggression pact.
In fact, the relationship with Uk ran can be liquidated as long as it is for their own gain and victory.
“Should I withdraw my troops now?”
“… ….”
The expression of both the commander of the Expeditionary Force and the Minister of War was fearful.
Why is a great mage a great mage? It is a strategic weapon that can deal with one legion alone. They were so powerful that they could make even a first-class mage, the highest rank, look like an earthworm crawling on the ground.
In other words, the moment the great mage is put in, the lives of my soldiers who are desperately defending the enemy from the front and pioneering a way out will be wiped out ridiculously.
“Not only can we not remove our troops right now, and if we try to withdraw them, they will just collapse. We cannot abandon the isolated 6th Armored Division and 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade on the left wing.”
“Is there really no way? What should we do in this situation…… !”
I grabbed my aching head and checked the map.
You probably won’t be sending mutants or SS into a major battle line right away. On the contrary, he wouldn’t put in a great mage to cut off the armored division or the chariot brigade.
In that case—.
“Mutants and bodyguards are most likely deployed to the Airborne Forces and the Southwest Army Group, respectively. In particular, the SS will be deployed to put political pressure on the Southwest Army Group, which has been showing a lukewarm response to the recent offensive.”
It’s a kind of threat, in order to cause division in the Southwest Army Group, which has been faltering even after promising cooperation.
“And if the great mage is put in, where is the most likely?”
I added, pointing my finger at the fortified city of ‘Stalina’, in the center of the map, where most of the 9th Corps forces are gathered.
“Here it is.”
Minister of War Ernst Pell and Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Geor Wasilovsky let out a silence. They were already helpless.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with an estimate.
If you put Sony Zeppelin in, you may be able to stop the great mage that will appear in Stalina. However, the Soviet Empire possesses two great mages in total.
If the two strategic weapons collide properly, the sacrifices of friendly troops deployed nearby will increase enormously.
If Sonny Zeppelin is killed or seriously injured in the process, there is a high possibility that even the one remaining archmage will be deployed throughout Uk ran under the pretext of her commitment.
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That’s the worst.
As long as there is no archmage to act as a deterrent of its own, the two nations of Polania and Uk ran will perish side by side.
The mindset that you just have to win it and pay it back anyway.
You may get some condemnation or swearing from the international community, but if you can destroy two enemy countries and devour their territory in return, it’s rather a surplus business, isn’t it?
“…… But you shouldn’t give up just yet. Isn’t Red October still carrying on guerrilla activities near the capital? As the SS were turned in this direction, the defense line on the Red October side would have been weakened.”
“However, we cannot entrust the fate of our country to the red October! They are, after all, the rebels of the empire, not Uk ranian soldiers!”
“I know. So we can’t stay still.”
The most problematic thing at this point is, of course, the lukewarm attitude of the Southwest Group Army and the strategic weapon that will be put into Stalina.
First of all, it was necessary to properly move the Southwest Army Group.
“Minister of War, please lift the embargo.”
“An embargo on what?”
“The Wilson Times should disseminate all the war crimes and mutants committed by the Soviet Empire around the world.”
The information obtained from the Limansk arsenal was still dormant in the depths of the basement of the General Operations Bureau of our military.
In order to minimize the social ‘shock’, it was not reported at the time.
Now that it’s come like this, what’s the point of being blindsided?
“Among the personnel they used as test subjects were many innocent residents of the area where the Southwest Army Group was stationed. If that’s the case, I might be able to turn around a little bit of my current lukewarm attitude.”
The Soviet Empire used to make up the army deployed in each region with personnel residing in the ‘region’.
If you find out that people from your own country were indiscriminately recruited for that inhumane experiment, then you will have a reason to antagonize the imperial family, rather than liver like a bat.
“If we can change the mind of Army Group Southwest, we might be able to link up with them and take out the encircled troops on the left wing.”
“Then what does the great mage do?”
“…… It is impossible with only a lukewarm response. If you’ve discarded all your cards to finish us off, there’s no reason for you to hide your cards either.”
The Soviet Empire would have won a complete victory if it had drained allies’ power while slowly turning and mowing.
In fact, the method that Vasily Molodov, the commander of the 9th Corps, was thinking was exactly like that.
Even in the AOS game I enjoyed before being possessed by this world, if the team’s gold, number of kills, and growth level differ to some extent.
We didn’t have to fight all at once in the center, we were able to solidify the victory of the game just by dividing the number of people into sections and pressing the top and bottom.
Unless it is an overwhelmingly favorable situation, there is no need to respond to teamfights where various variables work.
Isn’t that the case?
I was trying to eat some buffs to put a wedge in the game, but with one mistake, an important buff ended up in the opponent’s hands.
In the case of a come-from-behind defeat as the gap that had been widened is narrowed in an instant.
‘Once I get beaten, I can never play that day.’
Now, to be honest, I pondered over my faded memories.
I feel like the current situation is just like that.
Even though China tried to forcefully pull him out in a team fight to reverse his power, the opponent who never responded, for some reason, took out all his cards and attacked.
Rather, it is an opportunity.
If only I could catch the opponent off guard without being shrunk by the momentum here.
It is also possible to turn the tide of battle in one shot.
“What is the current supply status of the Uk ranian Expeditionary Force headquarters?”
“Fortunately, support from the 3rd Balther country continues to come in. It won’t be too difficult for you to be in charge of supply requirements.”
“Please provide twice the amount of supplies that were previously issued right away.”
“…… What?”
The 59th Infantry Division and the 11th Engineers Brigade, which were not put into battle, are the reserve forces that are relatively intact.
The condition of the 27th and 33rd Infantry Divisions, which were put into the attack on Stalin along with the 1st Armored Division, were so tattered that even empty words could not be said to be good.
I moved the two boards and set them down on the now isolated 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade and 6th Armored Division.
“From now on, we will organize a task force. The troops of the 59th Infantry Division and the 11th Engineer Brigade enter the Southwest Army Group area as they are, destroying the Imperial Guard and rescuing the isolated allies.”
“Wait a minute, 1 brigade in 1 division is a reinforced division-level force!”
The commander of the Expeditionary Force replied in a voice mixed with concern.
“Since the SS still lacks tactical capabilities compared to the regular army, it can be dealt with with just one reinforced division.”
No matter how much my world becomes a reality, the effects applied in Hearts of General are applied to this world as it is.
In the case of new troops, their fighting ability is penalized until an appropriate training period or adaptation period has passed.
Compared to that, as the friendly 59th Division has already passed the training period and adaptation period, it can gain a slight advantage over the SS.
“Yes, if the recovery of the isolated left wing is like that. What is the most important thing, the great mage of Stalina?”
Actually, that was the biggest problem.
The existence of the Great Mage.
A literal ‘catastrophe’ that cannot be countered simply by beating more troops and using deceptive tactics.
“If you put in a great mage, shouldn’t a challenger suitable for it appear?”
“You mean Lieutenant General Sonny Zeppelin? …… Ah.”
Ernst Pell asked again, but he met my eyes and shut his mouth as if he realized what I was about to say.
I took a deep breath and finished my speech.
“I will go.”
