Chapter 736: Recapture of Muhawiec Fortress (Part 3)
The army's stocks of food, fodder and other consumables are not rich.
This made Dominic's face, which was already not very good recently, look even more gloomy.
Because of the early arrival of General Winter, the supply plan originally formulated by the quartermasters was completely ruined. In order to supply enough winter war equipment to the front line as quickly as possible, a large number of transport vehicles originally used to transport grain and grass were unloaded. The food and grass on the ground were replaced with winter war equipment such as cotton armor, gloves, and quilts.
This resulted in much less consumables such as grain and grass being delivered to the camp during this period.
After some statistics and calculations, even if everyone's food is reduced to the minimum, the remaining supplies in the army are only enough for them - 10 days!
Of course, if all the war horses in their army were killed, they could hold on for a while longer.
But it won't last long.
Even if all the war horses in the army are killed, they can only hold on for one more - 3 days!
In other words - even if all the war horses in the army are killed to make military rations, Dominic will only have 13 days left to recapture the Muhawicz Fortress!
Even though he had far more troops than the enemy forces in the Mukhavec Fortress, it was too difficult to recapture the Mukhavec Fortress in only 13 days.
It was so difficult that even Dominic felt despair.
But even in despair, Dominic still cheered up.
He is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. If even he despairs and gives up, then the war will really be over.
After integrating the 170,000 troops that had withdrawn north from the front line, Dominic led the entire army to attack the Mhavevitz Fortress, which was already filled with the flags of the Britannia Empire.
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Willy in Muhawicz Fortress was also disturbed by two things at this time.
The first of these two things is to find traces of the Holy Emperor of the Hiran Empire - Vasily.
It wasn't until the Mukhavec Fortress was completely suppressed that Willy knew that it turned out that Vasili, the emperor of the Holy Hiran Empire, had been staying in the Mukhavec Fortress!
During the complete suppression of the Mukhervits Fortress, several women were found who were extremely beautiful and had an excellent temperament. They burst into tears when they were found.
The officer who found these women was also far-sighted. He saw that these women did not look like ordinary people, so he hurriedly reported it to the superior.
After reporting it layer by layer, it was finally reported to Willie.
This incident attracted Willy's attention, and he interrogated the women himself.
After some interrogation, it was discovered that these women were actually the royal concubines of the Holy Hiran Empire!
And we also learned from the mouths of these women that Emperor Vasili of the Holy Hiran Empire has always been in the Mhavevitz Fortress!
Regarding Vasily’s army offensive being blocked this spring,
The knights of the Michael Knights also knew about the decision to take charge of the expedition in person.
But they didn't know that Vasili had been staying in the Muhavic Fortress since he decided to lead the expedition himself!
After learning about this, Willy made a prompt decision and immediately sent a large number of manpower to conduct a carpet-like search of the Muhawicz Fortress, vowing to find Vasili.
It would be incredible if we could successfully capture Vasili, the emperor of the Holy Shiran Empire!
This achievement is so great that Willy cannot even imagine it!
Unfortunately, despite repeated searches, Vasili could not be found.
No matter who they asked, whether they asked the imperial concubines or the senior figures in the fortress, no one knew where Vasily had gone.
Although he was very reluctant to accept it, Willy could only admit that Vasili, the emperor of the Holy Hiran Empire, should have successfully escaped.
Willy felt disappointed that Vasili had escaped.
But Willy was not lost for too long. After all, after they captured the Muhawicz Fortress, the names listed in the list of prisoners were astonishing.
After taking a few glances at the names in the prisoner list, Willy felt that his mood had improved a lot, and the regret left in his heart for not being able to capture Vasily was washed away.
After capturing the Muhawicz Fortress, a large number of prisoners were obtained.
Among these prisoners, the most valuable were the elite quartermasters and the imperial concubines.
Because Muhawicz Fortress is the closest to the front line and also the most important supply transit point.
Therefore, most of the quartermasters participating in this "Operation Hammer" are located in the Muhawicz Fortress.
As for the quartermasters in the Muhawicz Fortress, they were all captured by the Michael Knights with the fall of the Muhawicz Fortress.
The Knights of Michael captured a total of 34 first-class quartermasters, 71 second-class quartermasters, 128 third-class quartermasters, and 296 fourth-class quartermasters.
Total prisoners: 529 quartermasters.
Most of the quartermasters who were not successfully captured died in the attack and suppression of the Muhawicz Fortress.
These quartermasters are all highly qualified personnel who know how to handle logistics.
Capturing and annihilating these high-quality talents is one of the most effective ways to undermine an army's combat effectiveness.
What's more, these are high-quality talents engaged in logistics.
Even if these 500 quartermasters cannot be digested and integrated into the Britannia army, it doesn't matter. Just capture them and then take them to the Britannia Empire to imprison them or make them do free coolies. It is enough to attack the combat effectiveness of the Holy Hiran Empire's troops and consume the vitality of the Holy Hiran Empire.
As for the captured imperial concubines, they are also very valuable.
Although the capture of these imperial concubines will not bring much substantial damage to the Holy Hilan Empire, it can greatly hit the Holy Hilan Empire...or the prestige of Emperor Vasili of the Holy Hilan Empire.
Bringing these imperial concubines back to the Britannia Empire can openly announce to the continental countries: In the previous attack on the Mukhavets Fortress, Emperor Vasili of the Holy Hilan Empire abandoned his imperial concubines and fled. In order to escape, he even ignored his own women, and the imperial concubines abandoned by Emperor Vasili were captured by our Knights Michael.
There is no doubt that this will greatly hit the prestige of Emperor Vasili.
It's a pity that the current emperor of the Britannia Empire is Queen Ilsa.
Otherwise, these imperial concubines can be presented to the emperor, and the emperor can incorporate these imperial concubines of Vasili into the palace.
By then, it would not be impossible to anger Vasili to death
And what troubled Willy, in addition to the successful escape of Emperor Vasili, there was another thing.
This thing was - how to deal with the civilians in the Mukhavets Fortress.
Mukhavets Fortress, like Avalon Fortress, is not only a super fortress, but also a metropolis.
There are 400,000 people living in the Mukhavets Fortress, and these 400,000 people are basically the families of the fortress garrison.
In addition to these 400,000 people, there are now tens of thousands of civilians in the Mukhavets Fortress, who are responsible for transporting supplies for this expedition.
How to deal with the nearly 500,000 civilians in the fortress has become the most troubling thing for Willy at present.
For this matter, the knights in the army were divided into two factions and quarreled.
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