Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 470: Enemy and Our Situation
After receiving Perfecto's letter, Major General Richard immediately sent his adjutant to welcome Perfecto and his entourage into the military camp.

After some polite greetings, Major General Richard sent away the other irrelevant people. After Perfecto had Samantha and her brother go out to guard, he sat down and said to Major General Richard, "Uncle Richard, I'm not very satisfied with your performance. Although you have fought well recently, your headquarters was raided. Whether the enemy wanted to attack your headquarters or assassinate you, causing such a huge loss is not allowed."

"I'm sorry, my lord! It was my negligence." Major General Richard did not argue with Perfectoct, but bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Although he was the major general of the Guards in charge of the Northern Army and this was also his headquarters, he seemed a little humble in front of Perfectcot.

However, even if it were someone else, it would be unlikely for them to be tough in front of Perfectot. Whether it was the military or senior government officials, facing the young Earl, they probably wouldn't have the confidence and capital to be tough in front of her.

After all, this was a talented girl who had been ranked among the top officials of the empire at the age of sixteen and was a powerful official who held great power.

In terms of power, identity and status, perhaps only Her Majesty the Queen of the Empire herself can surpass Perfecto. Even the eldest princess, who is the heir to the empire, has to give her some face.

"If an apology would work, I wouldn't have come here in person." Perfect waved his hand, not caring about Major General Richard's attitude.

Or if Major General Richard behaved a little more rebelliously now, perhaps Perfect would look upon him with a higher regard.

Of course, Perfect didn't mean to look down on Major General Richard, but she really didn't care about it.

Compared with these, she pays more attention to how to solve the problem.

So Perfect came to the map laid out in the headquarters, took a look at the enemy and friendly signs on the map, and asked, "What is the current enemy and friendly situation? Don't fool me with the things written in the battle report. I want to know the most real situation."

Battle reports are used to fool people, whether it is to fool the command center or the public. The real information on the battlefield cannot be directly announced.

After all, doing so would not only leak important military intelligence, but would also be detrimental to public morale.

Of course, the usual practice is to simplify the battle reports and only announce whether the battle was won or lost, as well as the amount of losses and how many enemies were killed. Other details will not be announced.

As for the battle reports from the base camp like those from some idiots, just forget about them. Anyone with a brain would not believe their outrageous stuff.

Moreover, battle reports can be deceiving, but the battle lines cannot. If you are winning victory after victory, why is the battle line always retreating?
It was also because of this that Perfecto just glanced at the battle report submitted by Major General Richard and was too lazy to read it. It was nothing more than a great victory. There was really no need to read such a thing.

Although he had indeed maintained a winning position, the advancement of the front and the casualties of the troops could not be considered a great victory. "Yes, Count." Major General Richard hurried forward and introduced the current situation to Perfectcott: "At present, our army is still on the offensive against the revolutionary army. They tried to block our army in the Mishil Valley before. Thanks to the advance of the Steam Knights, our army successfully defeated the enemy's blockade.

However, because the colonial garrisons could not keep up with our army's advance speed and had problems with their combat quality, our army was unable to expand its victory. After being defeated, the enemy was still able to retreat from the battlefield calmly.

Currently, the enemy's main forces are concentrated in the area around the city of Stansor. They have assembled about a division of troops and intend to use the military fortresses left behind by the Empire when it conquered the New World to block our army.

Before my headquarters was attacked, I was planning a small battle to break through the enemy's lines and open the way to Pignesburg, where I could attack the enemy's stronghold."

On the map, it can be clearly seen that the garrisons of the New World colonies are basically surrounding the Northern Army, as if they regard the Northern Army as the spearhead of the attack.

"Is the situation of the colonial garrison very bad?" Perfect looked at Major General Richard and asked a crucial question.

Although Perfect knew that the colonial garrison was weak, she didn't know exactly how weak it was.

Faced with this question, Major General Richard hesitated for a moment, but then decided to tell the truth: "Well, although this evaluation is not very good, if it is the 17th Guards Division, an infantry regiment can defeat a brigade of the colonial garrison.

With the assistance of Steam Knights, this ratio can be expanded to a division.

And this is based on the fact that the 17th Guards Division has no cavalry regiment. If there is a cavalry regiment to cooperate in the battle, I can completely wipe out an enemy brigade under suitable terrain conditions. "

Although Major General Richard's description is biased and war is not such a simple proportional conversion, but if it is just to describe combat effectiveness, there is really no big problem with what he said.

"Well, is that so? What about the revolutionary army? How big is the gap in combat effectiveness between them and the colonial garrisons and the guards?" Perfecto looked down at the city of Stansor and the military fortresses around the city marked on the map with flickering eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

"The revolutionary army has better weapons and equipment than the colonial garrison. It seems that they have obtained the design drawings of new firearms. In addition, these workers have a strong will to fight. Even the Guards will find it difficult to deal with them." Major General Richard evaluated the combat effectiveness of the revolutionary army very objectively, with a serious expression on his face: "At present, the training level and combat quality of the Guards are not comparable to those of the revolutionary army, not to mention the advantage in equipment, but if this war continues, the revolutionary army, which has accumulated enough war experience, will soon train a force that is not inferior to the Guards.

If the North had not participated in this war, with the level of garrisons in the New World colonies, they would definitely lose the war, and the Revolutionary Army would even win easily. "

"Really? Then it seems we need to end this war as soon as possible." Perfect nodded slightly, as if he had made a decision.

(End of this chapter)