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Chapter 267 Pignisberg

Taking the airship, Purficott arrived at Fort Pigniss where the 17th Guards Division was stationed.

This is a large military fortress built by the empire when it conquered the New World. It is located at the northernmost tip of the New World, very close to the northern border.

During the colonial war when the empire conquered the New World, this place once served as an important strategic fulcrum to resist the attacks of the northern indigenous tribes. Even though the war has been over for decades, it is still well preserved. A colonial regiment is stationed here all year round and is responsible for the daily maintenance of the fortress. .

After all, before Purficott took over the Northern Territory, the local indigenous tribes in the Northern Territory would still occasionally harass the northern border areas of the New World, trying to take back the land where their ancestors had lived for generations.

But this is destined to be a futile delusion.

When the imperial army crushed the largest tribal alliance that the local indigenous people could muster decades ago, they had already lost the chance to regain their ancestral land.

From the time the empire entered the industrial age, the gap between them and the empire would only grow wider, until finally the empire controlled the entire New Continent and the Northern Territory, squeezing out every bit of their living space, and finally ushered in its demise.

There may still be some room for them to survive in the Northern Territory under the control of Purficott. After all, the tribes who surrendered to the Northern Territory lords are now living pretty well.

But they are also destined to be gradually influenced and assimilated by the empire, and the culture passed down by their ancestors will be affected and will never be what it once was.

The soldiers lined up, the neat guard of honor, and the military band playing music, everything looked so pleasing to the eye.

However, these are all based on the premise that no accidents will occur in the future. When the world is plunged into the threat of a doomsday crisis, these are actually no longer important.

"The forefathers may not have thought that the empire would develop so rapidly, and that our military strength would grow to the point where we could easily crush three old world powers at the same time." An officer heard what Purficott just said. He couldn't help but respond from his understanding.

Pignissberg is the empire's northernmost military fortress in the New World and the largest military fortress in the entire northern part of the New World. Over the past few decades, it has gradually developed into a prosperous city rather than a simple military fortress.

"The ancestors who conquered this land decades ago probably never imagined that one day all this would become meaningless." After stepping off the airship, Perficott looked at the city and fortress in front of him, revealing A sarcastic smile.

Even without the airships, steam knights and thermobaric bombs manufactured by Purficott, the empire's military power was enough to crush the entire northern border and the indigenous tribes in the New World.

After all, when this fortress was built decades ago, the empire had not yet entered the industrial age, and it was never thought that one day the empire's military strength would expand to such an extent.

Purficott was naturally noncommittal about this answer. What she said was completely different from what this person answered, but what he said couldn't be wrong either.

In order to welcome the arrival of the Northern Lords and the arrival of the true controller of the 17th Guards Division, the commander of this military fortress and the officers of the 17th Guards Division arranged a meeting for Purficott. A rather grand welcome ceremony.

Of course, maybe they can still retain some of the living habits of their ancestors, but in the end they will no longer exist as an independent race, and will only be a minority ethnic group under the rule of the empire.

This is the generational difference brought about by industrialization. The only enemies of the empire are the old world powers that are also industrial countries.

However, the three powerful countries that were most likely to be enemies of the empire fell to Perficott's thermobaric bombs.

So in a sense, what this officer said is right. After all, the empire is indeed expanding militarily unparalleled. After such a long time in the empire, especially since three countries declared war on the empire at the same time last time, several knights equipped with steam knight armor have been formed, and they will become the new military core of the empire.

One of the regiments will definitely be stationed in the New World, and the most suitable place for them to station is naturally Pignisberg.

There is no other reason than the North.

Under this circumstance, the officer was naturally full of flattery and ingratiation towards Perficott, the northern lord.

Purficott had no intention of commenting on this. He was greeted by the military band and honor guard and walked into the military camp inside the fortress and came to the conference room prepared in advance.

"What is the preparation status of the 17th Guards Division? When can it start?" Purficott immediately asked the topic he was most concerned about as soon as he sat down.

Beside him, Befa was opening a delicate small suitcase, taking out a tea set to make tea for Perfectcott.

This was a habit she had developed recently. She was busy with too many things every day, and she didn't like the bitter taste of coffee, so she had to rely on black tea to refresh herself.

As for the suitcase, she made it so that she could have freshly brewed hot tea at any time.

Faced with Purficott's inquiry, Colonel Richard, who had returned to the army at the beginning of spring, hurriedly replied: "All the ministries have been prepared, and I have sent forwards to explore the way for the departure of the large army and establish supply points. ”

The long-distance march of an army is a very troublesome matter. Not only must the march route and logistical support be considered, but also various problems that may be encountered during the march must be considered.

Such as epidemics, water sources, camping...

If various problems are not prepared in advance, no matter how elite the troops are, they will suffer non-combat attrition during the march.

Especially in this era, logistics support is still limited to collecting food on the spot, and soldiers have to camp in the open air. If a logistics army of this level wants to march long distances, it must be prepared to reduce its strength by at least one-tenth.

And this is just the non-combat attrition caused by simply walking, and does not take into account the attrition caused by encountering bad weather or other factors.

Losing one-tenth or more of the troops before the battle even started is unacceptable to any general.

Therefore, after the empire entered the industrial age, it made many improvements to the logistics of the imperial army. While improving the logistics support capabilities, it also made the preparations before the march more complicated.

Fortunately, the 17th Guards Division is a complete military unit with a very complete logistics system. Except for the road from Pignisberg to the northern border, which is no one's traveller, there are only no supply points on the road and everything is transported from the rear. This point is more difficult to solve.

And these are exactly the problems that Perficott needs to solve this time.

(End of this chapter)