nashuaworldcup Chapter 246 Determining the Direction of Attack
Chapter 246 Determining the Direction of Attack
For the "Saint," today was a day he would never forget. He had witnessed a corner of the Amerlane War: the troops emerging from those huge steel ships, and the steel weapons of war called cannons and tanks.
The 1st Marine Brigade of the Amerlane Marine Corps is a truly elite force and one of the few front-line mechanized units. Its main battle tank is the Sherman M4A3(76)W-HVSS (M4A3E8), which has undergone extensive testing and improvement at the Amerlane Tank Development and Production Bureau. It uses the M4A3 chassis, but is equipped with a 76mm long-barreled tank gun, 540mm wide tracks, and an HVSS suspension system.
This is almost the most powerful tank in terms of overall strength among all Sherman variants. Apart from the M51HV Super Sherman tank, which is a heavily modified version with an advanced main gun, this is the most advanced main battle tank that Amerlane Tank Industries can produce.
"Saint" watched as an M4A3E8 roared past him, leaving deep track marks and kicking up dust on the unpaved road. Military green tents were spread out on the ground. He saw the tricolor flag raised by the Amerlansi troops, and saw large quantities of ammunition and supplies neatly arranged. On some soft ground, the Amerlansi troops had marked out different areas with wooden sticks and hemp ropes, just as neatly as their camp.
The officer led the "Saints" into the command post, which consisted of several large tents put together. Alice, dressed in a plain military uniform without rank, stood in front of the sand table.
"Welcome, welcome, Your Excellency Saint."
Raffarin Lo nodded, and several commanders in other uniforms looked over as well. The Burnia officer wore a red uniform adorned with gold accessories, and black riding boots trod on the wooden floor.
The uniforms of the Breton Republican Army officers were more similar to those of Amerlane, except for the color of the clothes and the distinctive style of their cylindrical caps.
The Corsican officer standing to the side, dressed in armor, looked out of place among the crowd.
In short, under the name of the International Brigades, troops from different countries and wearing different uniforms are now standing together, discussing the current situation.
"Gentlemen, welcome to the International Brigades headquarters. That's all. Now, according to intelligence gathered by the Rome People's Army, we are facing the following situation."
Alice had expected to be nervous in this situation, after all, every general surrounding her was someone who had once single-handedly changed the course of their country's history.
Lieutenant General Harold Dahl of Burnia was a renowned Burnian land general who single-handedly turned the tide between the Royal Army and the Parliamentarian Army, leading the Parliamentarian Army to victory in the Burnian Revolution of 642.
Lord Romand Shrikavili, the Dwarf General, the "Hammer" General of the Duchy of Ironforge, and a pillar of the Duchy, was the one who turned the tide and won a great victory in the battle against the Siberian Federation, giving the Duchy of Ironforge a chance to catch its breath and allowing it to come here.
General Farouk Dani, the top figure in the Breton Republican Army, helped Alice pursue the remnants of the Holy Army during Operation Overlord. After the war, he rebuilt and reformed the Breton Republican Army, actively expanding its size and cooperating with Amerlancy Technology Corporation. All of this has made the current Breton Republican Army more than just a replica of the Amerlancy armed forces. By boldly utilizing high-tech products, the Breton Republican Army's weapons have become more advanced.
Colonel Caricó Verratti of the Republic of Corsica's Army, a native Corsica, participated in the most crucial battle of the Corsican Revolution, leading two battalions in a successful raid and capture of the Church's sacred fortress in northern Corsica, decisively defeating the Church forces stationed in Corsica.
And in the middle of them was Alice herself, that petite figure, the Alice de la Leah, studied and admired by the whole world, the founder of the Federal Republic, the promoter of the Industrial Revolution, a military strategist and tactician.
Alice wasn't even that nervous; she almost laughed as she looked at the sand table and gazed toward the Holy City.
"The International Brigades are the breakthrough point, the assault team, but they cannot be the force that sustains the front line."
The entire International Brigades had a strength of just 50,000 men, less than half the strength of the forces surrounding the Church. Moreover, their strengths varied greatly, including the first-class 1st and 3rd Marine Brigades of the Amerinsky Marine Corps, the "Raiders" mechanized rapid reaction brigade of the Republic of Brittany, and the 2nd Combined Arms Brigade of the Republic of Corsica, a second-rate army that was not much worse than the Church.
Alice turned her attention to the coastal areas. In this war, the International Brigades undoubtedly had an advantage in the coastal direction. The fleet escorting the brigade alone already had an overwhelming advantage over the Church Navy.
Alice thought that the sea-to-land strategy was particularly advantageous.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to tell you that, according to the information relayed by my inside agent in the church, the Holy Army is not very well-organized. The dioceses controlled by the bishops are actually their source of profit. This is why Naples is the center of our revolution."
The “Saints” said that the interests of the bishops were actually only focused on their own dioceses, and Naples did not belong to any bishop’s diocese. Previously, its taxes were collected and used directly by the Inquisition.
Now, the Naples Revolution has given the bishops an excuse to bring it under their control, especially Bishop Evans Campania of the nearby Campania diocese, who coveted Naples and whose Holy Army launched the most fierce attack.
"In the northwest of Naples, the highway from Caserta to the Holy City is undoubtedly the Church's reliance for attacking Naples. Our naval air force will strike that area. At the same time, two brigades of the International Brigades' Western Army and one brigade of the Britannian Army will first take on the strategic task of moving south, attacking and capturing the southern city of Salerno."
Salerno is also within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Campania, and an attack on it would not only weaken Campania's power, but other dioceses, especially the Bishop of Lazio in the north, would be more pleased to see the Bishop of Campania weakened.
The phrase "nurturing bandits to enhance one's own importance" is most fitting. What the International Brigades and the Roman People's Army need to do at this moment is to become those so-called bandits and survive in the cracks.
Attacking Salerno is the best option now.