Chapter 672 07.671: “Life is nothing but cold numbers, only victory is eternal (please give me a monthly ticket!)”

The four of them boarded a gray-black Chimera armored vehicle, which was printed with the emblem of the Krieg Death Corps.

The engine roared and the car body vibrated slightly.

Staff Officer Clausewitz cleared his throat and said, “As I said before, we are now setting off with the reinforcements of the two regiments assigned to you.”

Horatio leaned forward slightly and asked with a focused look, “Staff Officer, please give me a briefing on the 15th Siege Army and the Infantry Regiment I will be taking over.”

“No problem, Colonel.”

The staff officer nodded in response, “The 15th Korps of Krieg is composed of four 25-man Siege Regiments.

A siege regiment consists of five infantry regiments and two armored regiments.

(The organization of a standard Krieg siege regiment. Once the war begins, the siege regiment initially deployed on the battlefield will be quickly expanded into a siege army.)
Usually as a battle breaks out, the first Krieg siege regiment deployed to the battlefield will continue to expand and merge into an “army”.

For example, the predecessor of the 15th Siege Army was the 15th Siege Regiment. Because this regiment was the first to enter the battlefield, the subsequent regiments were temporarily merged into the 15th Siege Army.

Of course, the ‘army’ is not the largest unit. There is also an even larger ‘corps’ (Army), which is a massive army consisting of millions or even tens of millions of people. Usually, only in an apocalypse-level battlefield can a Krieg Corps of this size be seen. “

The staff officer paused and continued, “These are broad concepts. Let’s go back to the infantry regiment that you and Military Supervisor Commissioner Farida will command.

Infantry regiments are an important part of siege regiments. You and War Overseer Farida will command two infantry regiments of the 15th Siege Regiment.

Each infantry regiment is composed of 30 infantry companies with 735 men each, 60 small and medium caliber field artillery companies, 20 large caliber bombardment artillery companies, a regimental grenadier company, and several logistics companies… The total number of full-strength personnel is about .

Hearing this, Horatio quickly took out a small notebook from his pocket, picked up a pen, and began to record carefully.

As the acting head of the regiment, he was fully aware of the importance of having a clear and complete theoretical organization under his command, which was related to the implementation of subsequent tactics.

This was his first time commanding an army unit of such a large order of battle, 35000 men.

In the world he had lived in before, this was equivalent to the size of an “army”, or the sum of three “division”-level units, a number that should not be underestimated.

He was thinking in his mind that the intensity of the fighting on this battlefield was like a World War I. Take the Battle of the Somme in his previous life as an example, it was possible that 60,000 people could be lost in one day.

It seems that the two regiments led by him and Farida, with a total of 7 people, will most likely be wiped out within a day, and then be replenished again in the following period of time, and the cycle will repeat itself.

It was obvious to the naked eye that the battlefield where the Kriegs were located was extremely demanding on transportation capacity.

However, although they can launch a massive charge with a huge army, it is clear that the Krieg people will not be blindly brave, otherwise they would not have suffered millions of casualties in two years.

Seeing Horatio take out a small notebook to record, Farida followed suit and took out a notebook and a high-end fountain pen from her bag.

She tilted her head slightly, and her blue eyes glanced at Horatio’s little notebook from time to time, trying to “copy homework”.

The staff officer continued, “First, let me introduce you to the Krieg Infantry Company, which is the cornerstone of the Krieg Death Corps tactics.

All Krieg units are twice the size of the Cadian Blitzkrieg.

One of their squads consists of 10 people, including 9 soldiers and a corporal.

Six squads plus a platoon command group constitute an assault platoon.

And 10 platoons, plus 9 heavy weapons teams consisting of heavy weapons platoons, and a 20-man grenadier squad. “

“A company of 735 men and only one squad of grenadiers?” Horatio frowned, surprised.

He thought back to last night, when only one person was left in the grenadier squad to escort him to the headquarters.

And a 735-man infantry company actually only had two grenadier squads? He found it unbelievable, but also vaguely felt it made sense.

After all, one of the prototypes of Krieg was the German army in World War I. A wartime expanded company had about 225 people, an infantry regiment was composed of 20 companies, and there was only one 25-man grenadier squadron in a regiment. Then here in Krieg, it is an exaggerated PLUS version of the organization on Earth.

[This sounds similar to the role of the Stormtrooper.]
“Grenadiers are the elite of the elite, and only the most outstanding soldiers can be honored to become grenadiers.” The staff officer responded, “Make good use of the grenadiers in your regiment, they are an indestructible elite assault force.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the Passchendaele-Ypres area, though.

The battle reports there show that fierce fighting has recently broken out, and…”

The staff officer’s tone became serious, “The whole battle broke out there, and two regiments were attacked in a premeditated manner and were almost completely destroyed.

This area is the bloodiest and cruelest battlefield since the beginning of the entire battle, and it is also the area that tests people’s morale the most.”

“Who are our enemies? Especially in the Passchendaele-Ypres area, I wonder what I will face.” Horatio’s body swayed as the car body crossed the mud. He grabbed the handrail and looked at the staff officer.

“Massive rebel infantry, massive artillery, similar to our situation.

But as we intensify our siege of the central hive, they will soon pull out their trump card and fight to the death.

There may be some homemade armor, or captured standard armor from the local garrison. But there is a tough opponent…” The staff officer took a deep breath and spoke faster, “The knight family of Credens fell with premeditation. On the day of the rebellion in Carpathia, they announced their departure from the empire.

That day happened to be a celebration, and during the parade, the knights of Creedence suddenly attacked the Krieg Infantry Regiment that was participating in the celebration parade, directly resulting in the destruction of two regiments.

In the subsequent battles, we received support from the Free Blade Knights, and after losing two knight mechas, we destroyed three squire mechas and one knight mecha of the rebellious knight family.

After that, the Rebellion Knights retreated to the central hive area and never appeared on the field battlefield again.”

“The Free Blade is still in Carpathia? Does that mean we can get support from the Imperial Knights?” Horatio’s eyes lit up as he paid attention to this detail.

“Yes, but these Freeblades have suffered almost as many casualties as the rebels, their Knight mechs need repairs, and they have consumed too much ammunition to be resupplied.

Therefore, only when the knights of the Credens family appear will the Freeblade go out again to duel with them.”

“I see. It looks like we need to use conventional methods and fight the rebels first to force them to use their trump cards for a decisive battle.” Horatio nodded slightly with a serious expression.

“Never mind the casualties, Colonel, the Kriegs are completely different.”

The staff officer said seriously, “Even if your regiment is completely wiped out in one day, it can be replenished in the next 3-5 days, and the combat effectiveness will be the same as before.”

“3 to 5 days??? Are you sure? Staff officer, this is people.” Horatio’s face was full of surprise and his eyes widened.

“I’m sure. Trust the Krieg personnel officers on your staff. To them, this is just a string of cold numbers.

Moreover, the complete loss of an entire regiment in one day has occurred several times on this planet.

By the way, Colonel, General Blücher asked me to remind you that offensive failure is a normal phenomenon. Even if your regiment fails to capture the enemy’s position in its attack, as long as the damage caused to the enemy is significant and you cooperate with other regiments in rotation, you will eventually be able to capture the enemy’s position.

The same is true for defensive battles. As long as the strategic goal is achieved, no matter how many people are lost, it is not considered a failure.”

“Sounds like a meat grinder,” Horatio muttered to himself, never having thought of that.

For the Imperial Navy, losing a fleet battle and losing air superiority would mean failure.

The Astra Militarum, on the other hand, seems to judge the success or failure of an operation from a macro-strategic perspective, and does not judge success or failure based solely on the effectiveness of a particular attack or defense.

Looking at the battlefield, General Krieg’s previous move was to “avoid the Inquisitor from issuing an extermination order for the planet due to exhaustion of his troops.”

But now, the situation has changed, and it has become ‘the extermination order cannot be issued due to failure to capture important strategic points within the specified time’.

[So we must charge! At the most critical moment, we must launch the most heroic attack and break through the enemy’s defenses in one fell swoop to avoid greater casualties in the future.]
“In fact, this place is a meat grinder. I believe you will get used to it quickly, Colonel.” The staff officer’s voice sounded particularly low and cold amid the roar of the armored vehicle.

(End of this chapter)