Chapter 2773 Route Dispute

If the "Northern faction" officers insist that General Gates took the credit for General Laval and that Laval was the real supreme commander of the Battle of Baden, it would be strange why Laval, the deputy commander, was able to ride on the top of Commander-in-Chief Gates. Do you want to issue orders over Ci's head, and make your own decisions over your own boss?

Isn't this ultra vires?

Either you Yankees admit that General Gates deserves his name, or you admit that you have been indisciplined, bullied, and bossed, you have to choose one of the two!

After this combination was punched, the officers of the Northern Department were collectively dumbfounded.

In terms of charging forward and fighting tough battles, the northern men are indeed fierce, but in terms of official experience, political skills, and eloquence, the southern gentlemen are superior.

A group of Yankees who can't read a few words, can only stare and yell loudly, can't understand the obvious truth, where do you have the courage to argue with me?

joke! You don't even look at it, those "literary masters" in the Continental Congress, famous lawyers, and university scholars are mostly us southerners!

The conflict between Gates and Laval is a concentrated expression of the conflict between the North and the South at the decision-making level of the Continental Army.

Regarding how to deal with Feizhen's army going south, the two quarreled again.

General Laval's attitude is clear:

"They hit theirs, we hit ours, we must not be led by the nose by the enemy!"

Taking advantage of the god-given opportunity that Fizen's main force is still drifting at sea and the defense of the northern control area is empty, the most urgent task is to concentrate its forces and launch a fierce attack on Freeport, completely annihilate the Clinton Corps left behind in Freeport, and take advantage of the trend to go north to retake Midgard City.

Except for Midgard City and Freeport, there are not many Fiji regular troops stationed in other towns in the north, and the interior is not peaceful. There are more guerrillas and people who sympathize with the revolutionaries. Certainly!

At the same time, the revolutionaries in Alfheim rallied around General Isaac Hooker and mobilized militiamen from all over the country to rush to the Prince's Port. Taking advantage of the depth of jungles and mountains and dense rivers in the south, trade space for time, fight and retreat, and persist in resistance. There is only one purpose - to hold back the Winthrop Corps, which is alone in depth, and buy time for the main force of the Continental Army to regain the north Lost ground!

When the Continental Army won a decisive victory in the north, it immediately turned around and marched southward, cooperating with its comrades in the south to encircle and suppress the desperate Winthrop Corps and wipe it out completely, and the New World will also usher in the dawn of peace.

In line with this line of thought, General Laval firmly stated:

"Rawls Winthrop is playing with fire, military adventure at all costs!"

"Whoever plays with fire must set himself on fire!"

"When speculating on the battlefield, you always count on the soldiers to take risks and win by surprise. Maybe you can gain power for a while, but in the long run, sooner or later you will lose completely!"

"Winthrop's southward battle plan actually pushed himself to the edge of the abyss. We should seize this god-sent opportunity and kick him in the ass, otherwise it will be tantamount to committing an unforgivable crime." mistakes, doomed to become criminals of the revolution!"

So, what do General Gates and his Southern allies think of General Laval's proposal?

To put it politely, "Degree to disagree"!

To put it bluntly... LaVar is fucking shit!

What the fuck do you mean?

The main force of Feizhen has already sailed southwards, approaching Alfheim. You don't want to send troops to support it urgently, but you actually want to use your southern compatriots as a shield to contain the main force of the enemy army for yourself, so that you northerners have the opportunity to steal the enemy. The army's lair, regaining the lost ground, taking advantage of all the advantages, the calculation is really good!

But why should we southerners play this kind of role that takes the blame for others and does not do our best?

Yalfheim is not your hometown, and the people facing the threat of war are not your compatriots, so you don't feel distressed, do you?

Not to mention how much disaster the Winthrop Corps' southward invasion would cause to the local people, how many people were displaced, how many families were separated, and how many fertile fields and homes were burned by the war. Can the North really seize the opportunity to open up the situation?

I'm afraid not.

Rawls Winthrop, an old fox, has long considered the problem of the emptiness of the rear defense, and specially left a reinforcement division in Freeport, plus 5,000 Wali mercenaries to help defend, and the naval fleet is ready to attack at any time. With artillery support and a steady stream of supplies from the home country, the Continental Army has no command over the sea and even the coastline. How can it be so easy to capture Freeport?

You, Benedict Laval, opened your mouth and spoke lightly, but are you really sure that you will conquer Freeport and annihilate the Clinton Corps in a short time?

If you are not sure yourself, why should you let the vast number of southern compatriots pay for your selfish battle plan?

If the northern war fails to achieve a breakthrough, and the southern hinterland falls to the invaders, the Continental Army cuts off the supply line and falls into a situation of isolation and helplessness, the independent revolution will not be far from failure.

And what about Earl Winthrop's military adventures? I think you, Benedict Laval, are a real speculator, a crazy gambler who puts all his eggs in one basket!

If you do what you want, it will be tantamount to ringing the death knell for the Continental Army with your own hands. This crime is unforgivable!

The military meeting held by the Continental Army Command eventually turned into a quarrel meeting between officers from the "Southern faction" and "Northern faction", pointing each other's noses and cursing each other.

Should we adopt General Laval's plan and take the opportunity to counterattack, or should we accept General Gates' proposal and divide our troops to support Port-Prince?

The two sides were in dispute, and in the end, the commander-in-chief George Vasar had to speak in person to make the final decision.

As far as his heart is concerned, General Vassar is actually more inclined to support Charles Gates' views. Of course, this is due to his local affection. After all, he is also a southerner, but it is mainly due to his consistent mentality of "taking care of the overall situation".

General Laval's plan is very radical and bold, and if it can successfully achieve the operational intent, the benefits will be huge.

But the bad thing is that the risk is too great, and it will inevitably lead to complaints from the southern compatriots.

No matter how many victories the Continental Army has won in the north, it will not be able to change the reality of the devastated land in the south. It is clear that there is an opportunity to support the compatriots in the south, but based on the principle of maximizing benefits, it is impossible to watch Alfheim being ravaged by the iron hooves of the Feizhen invaders. Doesn't it make the vast number of southern compatriots feel cold?

It was hard to persuade the southern gentry and plantation owners to contribute money and food to support the Continental Army, and it was hard to establish a military supply line that runs through the north and the south. The good situation of the Anti-Japanese War was ruined once, and even the compatriots in the south were angered, and they simply took refuge in Feizhen's side. The consequences were disastrous!