Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

Although the South Territory is now under the control of Giles, this land has long been a part of the Kingdom of Aldor. Before Giles launched a rebellion and swallowed up the South Territory, it was home to many lords loyal to the royal family. In this southern expedition, a large number of former natives of the South Territory served as guides in the kingdom's army, so its basic geographical environment was not unfamiliar to the kingdom's army.

On the other hand, as an important part of supporting the royal government, Alda once sent a large number of surveying personnel, disguised as merchants, adventurers, and travelers, to the south to survey the geography and draw many professional maps. Their accuracy far surpassed those traditional maps drawn based on the cartographers' feelings, and became an important basis for the royal army to formulate marching and battle plans.

Now, King Aldo's army has been chasing Giles all the way into a mountainous area, which is called the Devil's Belly. Its terrain is like wrinkles squeezed out of the earth. Although the mountains in the south are not as majestic as the Rocky Mountains that stretch across the north, it is still rugged and difficult to pass through them. There are only a handful of roads that can support the passage of a large army.

In the command center, Alda's advisor Claude pointed at the map and proposed his own roundabout strategy to the king's army commander Harrison.

"It is clear that Giles intends to hold the Eagle's Beak Pass in Raleigh Woods. We are confident that we can capture this pass, but a frontal attack alone will not stop him from escaping."

"From the map, there is a mountain road to the east that can bypass Eagle's Beak Pass. Through here, we can go back to the rear of the pass. On the one hand, we can cut off the southern border's support for Giles, and on the other hand, we can prevent him from continuing to flee south."

What Claude was actually talking about was a detour, because Giles was unlikely to set up more defenses, and it was almost certain that his troops would be concentrated in Eagle's Beak Pass, so they just had to bypass it.

Harrison looked at the guide beside him and asked, "Is the road that Master Claude mentioned feasible?"

The guide frowned and thought for a while, then replied, "That path does exist. In the past, many merchants used it to bypass the checkpoints to smuggle goods. But this road is very difficult to travel, and I'm not sure it can support a large-scale army. There are not even a few villages along the way, let alone towns, so there is no way to ensure timely access to food and water."

"If we want to reach the back of Eagle's Beak Pass, how many days will it take?"

"If everything goes well, it will take about five days."

Harrison looked at Claude and said confidently, "That shouldn't be a problem. Our soldiers can carry their own dry food and walk. It won't be a problem for them to last five days."

Claude nodded. "It's best to travel light. Don't bring too much weapons or ammunition."

Harrison looked around at the officers and asked, "Does anyone have any other suggestions?"

Someone raised his hand: "I think..."

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After a detailed discussion, the top command of Wang's army reached a consensus on dividing the troops to block Giles' retreat, and the staff began to work on the details of the operation.

The kingdom's army will face many problems in its detour, the most difficult of which is how the two separate armies can coordinate with each other.

In the absence of reliable means of remote communication, they could only agree on the time for each node of the action steps.

Since this was the first time the flanking tactics strategy was being implemented, there was only one node time set this time, which was the time when the flanking force arrived at the target location and the time when the main force launched the attack.

After arriving at the agreed time, the main force will launch a direct attack on Eagle's Beak Pass regardless of whether the flanking force has reached the designated location. If the flanking force is still on the way at that time and the frontal attack goes smoothly, then Giles will be let go in vain. Until he is forced to the last step, it is unlikely that this Grand Duke Tanlang will have the idea of ​​living and dying with the pass.

It should also be noted that the kingdom's army may also have to bear the terrible consequences of insufficient frontal attack due to the division of troops, and being counterattacked by Giles. The troops inserted into the enemy's rear will face an extremely dangerous dilemma - they are in fact surrounded by the enemy.

But isn’t war just gambling?

Among the six infantry regiments heading south, the 2nd Royal Infantry Regiment was selected to carry out the mission of flanking operations.

At the meeting, the six regiment commanders all asked Harrison to assign the task to their own troops. They were all young, passionate, competitive, and adventurous. They were eager to establish merit and win glory for their families. Naturally, they would also compete secretly in this war against rebellion for fear of falling behind.

The commander of the 2nd Regiment, Viscount Ed Chambers, was extremely excited and swore to Harrison that he would reach the destination behind Eagle's Beak Pass on time and he would kick the traitor Giles' ass hard.

After the staff revised the plan, each soldier of the Second Infantry Regiment of Wang's army carried five days of rations and, with a local guide, delved into the folds of the "Devil's Belly".

The food they carry includes hard bread, dried meat, fried noodles, canned food, etc., all of which are foods that can be preserved for a long time. Fried noodles and canned food from the Northwest Gulf are very popular. Since the birth of canned food, the manufacturing process has undergone many upgrades and iterations. The packaging has been changed from the original ceramic jar to glass, and the shelf life has also been extended to one year.

Although they were taking a less traveled path, they still had to be careful, as no one could guarantee whether Giles had set up checkpoints on these paths.

Captain Chambers was fully aware of the heavy responsibility and did not dare to carry any baggage. He strictly followed the instructions in the infantry manual and sent out scouts in front, behind, left and right during the march to keep abreast of all information around the troops at all times.

However, good luck did not always favor the royal army. As the Second Regiment was marching hard through the ravine, a sudden rain made the difficulties they faced increase dramatically.

The muddy ground made the mountain road difficult to walk on, and there was also the danger of mudslides and landslides. The Second Regiment had to stretch the team longer and pass through some dangerous sections one by one in company units.

Some soldiers fell ill due to the rain, but fortunately, the new army of the Kingdom had good nutrition and training, and the soldiers were generally in good physical condition, so there was no large-scale epidemic. Chambers set up a team to take care of and accommodate the soldiers who fell behind due to illness on the road, while the main force continued to advance.

But the worse difficulty is that some sections of the road have changed the terrain due to heavy rain. Perhaps for nature this is just a small adjustment, but for tiny humans, a small valley blockage requires them to take a long detour, or even no road at all, and they have to open up their own. In this case, even with locals as guides, it is still full of difficulties.

This is where the field combat qualities of the kingdom's new army are truly tested. Once they deviate from direction somewhere, they will not be able to arrive behind Eagle's Beak Pass as scheduled.

Sorry, I've been busy at work this week.