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Chapter 219 Guatemala Taking the Initiative

In January of the sixth year of Sauron, the President of the Republic of Guatemala managed to mobilize an army of more than 1 troops, only to find that the American Empire Vanguard Corps, which had been preparing for the expedition, suddenly stopped moving!

At the very beginning, the President of Guatemala still took chances. After all, since the Republic of Guatemala fell into the arms of the British, the relationship between the Republic of Guatemala and the American Empire has dropped to a historical freezing point, and it is almost a declaration of war!

The Republic of Guatemala was actually forced to do so. Even the blind can see the raging ambitions of the American Empire. If the American Empire does not want to expand, why expand the dispensable Vanguard Division into the Vanguard Corps?
Moreover, the main force of the expanded Pioneer Corps is still on the Central American border. Doesn't this make it clear that we are ready to attack at any time?
There are no railway lines in the American continent, so the pace of the war is very slow. Whether you want to start a war or not, it is enough to see the mobilization of troops on the opposite side.

Without railway lines, the mobility of the army basically depends on two legs, so if you want to start a war, you must transport a large amount of supplies and troops to the starting point of the attack in advance.

Large-scale mobile warfare like the later generations is impossible in this era. No matter how fast you march on two legs, you can still fight a blitzkrieg?
Unless the opponent is too stupid!

During World War II, the German army's blitzkrieg relied on a complete railway network and the rapid advance of the mechanized corps. This also included the cooperation of the air force, etc. Any item taken out was a project that Yuri could only look up to in this era...

In fact, the pace of war in this era is not much faster than that of the ancient cold weapon era. It is just that the military system is more advanced and the material coordination ability is stronger.

While the President of Guatemala was waiting anxiously, the vanguard army originally gathered on the border actually split up!
And the Vanguard Corps has built a large number of field fortifications on the border. It is obvious that they don't want to attack...

Building fortifications in the field may be a blindfold, but can even dispatching troops later be a blindfold?

Although Yuri can summon an army to fight, the Republic of Guatemala has a full army of more than 20. It is possible to separate the summoned army to hold Yuri all the way and even use two ways to watch over Yuri. The other ways to attack are also possible.

This is why Yuri still needs to rely on the Imperial Legion and the Vanguard Legion.

Without the help of these native troops, Yuri would not be able to defend the long border by himself.

By the same token, the attack is the same. It requires the assistance of a large number of indigenous troops, especially the security of the logistics line. Yuri's summoned legion cannot establish a safe logistics line.

This means that if Yuri launches an attack, he cannot be too far behind his opponent in terms of strength. Otherwise, he can only play the trick of a surprise attack, sneaking alone and with a small number of guards to the outside of the enemy's main force, and then summoning the legion.

However, the British told the President of Guatemala a long time ago about this routine, so the 20 troops are divided into several places and stationed in several places, and the troops are distributed as evenly as possible.

Therefore, facing an enemy of this level, Yuri simply gave up his attack plan.

If it is exhausted, the Republic of Guatemala is not a big country, and an army of more than 20 can eat up the Republic of Guatemala in a year!
This does not include expenses such as military pay.

In fact, most of the lower-level soldiers in the army of the Republic of Guatemala only have food and no military pay.

Only when there is a war will extra subsidies be issued, and it is promised to loot the enemy's towns and villages.

This is the normal state of the American army, otherwise the colonial army would not be so weak in combat effectiveness.

Relatively speaking, the European powers have generally distributed military salaries, improved the treatment of soldiers, and also established a large number of non-commissioned officer schools and military officer schools, forming a complete set of military supply chains.

This is why the British Empire has been fighting, but can still continue to replenish its troops.

In this era, it is easy to replenish soldiers, but it is difficult to replenish officers and non-commissioned officers. If they are used indiscriminately, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly reduced.

Thanks to the entry of a large number of civilian non-commissioned officers, the colonial army of the British Empire can also maintain a combat effectiveness higher than that of the indigenous countries. This does not refer to weapons, but to combat morale and tactical requirements.

The armies of many indigenous countries seem to be large in scale, but they collapse immediately, while the European powers, even the most barbaric old men, can reorganize their troops and continue to enter the battlefield after collapse.

This is not maintained by the commander's personal charm. No matter how high the commander's personal charm and prestige are, he is alone. Once there is a rout on the battlefield and there is chaos, how many soldiers will go to the commander?

At this time, it is those non-commissioned officers and middle and low-level officers who really play a role, but the high-level officers are of little use.

However, the army of the Republic of Guatemala today is a proper mob by European standards.

But on the American continent, it can barely meet the standard of the colonial regular army.

After all, in the former Spanish colonial regular army, some soldiers were still using matchlock guns!

On the other hand, the troops of the Republic of Guatemala have completed the equipping of all flintlock rifles!

And there are also a large number of professional officers personally trained by British military observers and instructors, whose combat effectiveness is definitely considered qualified here in the American colonies.

It's not much worse than Domingo's Vanguard Corps.

Not surprisingly, after discovering that the American Empire had no intention of attacking, the president of the Republic of Guatemala launched an attack under the urging of the British.

The President of the Republic of Guatemala has no other choice. If there is no war, the more than 20 troops can only be disbanded.

The British will never agree to disarmament. The British are clearing out so many flintlock guns, but you want to disarmament. Doesn't this make the British busy in vain?

Although the economic loss is not large, it is a failure politically, which is a fatal blow to the current British cabinet!

Those British opposition parties will not miss this opportunity.

The British cabinet has changed two governments because of Yuri. If Central America loses again, it is estimated that this government will also step down...

This is the benefit of the constitutional monarchy system. The blame for the loss of national interests can be blamed on the cabinet instead of the British royal family behind the scenes.

It's not that there is no chance for those cabinet bosses to come back after stepping down, but it's hard to be the prime minister again.

There are so many bureaucrats in the British government, and they have the qualifications of the prime minister of the cabinet. As long as they don't poke a big hole, they can still find a good position.

Thanks to au99 for rewarding 100 starting coins.

(End of this chapter)