Chapter 323 05.0322: "Spearhead Force"

"This is Sir Arthur Wellesley, the cousin of our British Queen. I have appointed him as the brigadier general of the British First Brigade, the spearhead of the southern front."

The young lieutenant colonel took off his hat and saluted, a confident smile on his face.

Although both are called "Brigadier General", Army Brigadier General and Navy Brigadier General are completely different things.

Commodore means 'senior commander' and is a rank awarded to senior and experienced captains, meaning they have the right to personally command the largest and most domineering war machine of the Imperial Navy.

In comparison, Lieutenant Colonel Commander means "commander", and brigadier general is naturally a senior commander.

But the Astra Militarum, which uses Army ranks, is another matter.

Because of the Guilliman Codex, the Astra Militarum's Regiments are relatively simple in composition, lacking the diversity brought by synthesis, and are truly administrative organizations.

Therefore, on the battlefield, the Astra Militarum would not deploy an entire "regiment" as an administrative organization on a single front.

Instead, combat battalions from different regiments will be drawn out and combined together to form a "battle group" or a larger "brigade" or even a task force.

These three types of organizations are temporary organizations established by the Astra Militarum for a battle.

Therefore, the Army Brigadier General is called Brigadier Genera, which literally means 'Brigade General', which means brigade commander.

Just like a brigade, it is a temporary military position, appointed and selected with the establishment of a brigade, and will be disbanded when the brigade is disbanded after the end of the campaign.

Otherwise, so many lieutenant colonels of the same rank on the front line would have to discuss how to coordinate tactics together in the field command center.

It's okay if it's troops from the same recruiting ground, but once it involves troops from multiple different planets and cultures, there will often be huge quarrels, so it is particularly important to appoint a commander.

The candidate is usually chosen from between colonel and lieutenant colonel.

This approach is as authentic as the French originator who came up with it.

It is worth mentioning that many Colonels of the Astra Militarum are essentially 'military contractors'.

They are not necessarily professional military personnel who graduated from military academies. Many of them are better at running the entire regiment, from conscription to replenishment, to training and other aspects, and are often in the regiment headquarters in the rear.

After all, the "regiment" is an administrative unit, not a combat unit, although many Star Army troops directly use the "regiment" of the administrative unit as a combat unit due to their own tactics.

Among this kind of existence, the first to be mentioned is the Krieg Death Korps, a star army that uses the regimental headquarters as the battalion headquarters and deploys it only 10-15 kilometers behind the front line.

Therefore, in each regiment of the Astra Militarum, many of the people who were actually responsible for commanding battles were actually lieutenant colonels who served as battalion commanders.

Although some noble families purchased their military ranks by donating money, at least all of them were graduates of military academies, and their professionalism was unquestionable.

A colonel may be an excellent logistician, while lieutenant colonels are combat experts.

Therefore, many brigade commanders, namely Army brigadier generals, are outstanding talents selected from among lieutenant colonels.

If a brigadier general is not elected as the person in charge of the front line, then everyone on the front line will be a lieutenant colonel, and the battle plan can only be coordinated through consultation and collaboration.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Wellesley." Horatio took the initiative to salute, and the other party was also elegant and respectful, and returned the salute with an equally solemn manner with aristocratic demeanor.

"Sir Arthur Wellesley will coordinate three battalions to form the spearhead of the attack: his own 79st Battalion, 1th British Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment, the 88st Battalion, st British Royal Armoured Regiment, and the nd Battalion, th British Line Infantry."

Horatio glanced at the data slate to see the organization tables of the three battalions.

That is unique to interstellar warfare. On the ancient Terra Blue Star, there are "battalions" of regiment size, in addition to "regiments" of division size, "companies" of battalion size, and "platoons" of company size.

So although on the surface there were three "battalions", in the battlefields of the First and Second World Wars of his previous life, this meant that three full regiments were advancing along a main traffic line and serving as the spearhead of the attack. The configuration could be described as very luxurious.

No matter how large the organization is, the width of the battlefield will be crowded with people.

On the contrary, combat efficiency will decrease as the number of people increases, and the damage caused by enemy artillery fire will become greater.

In accordance with the Astra Militarum's offensive intention, the brigade composed of these three battalions served as the spearhead of the Southern Front's attack. When the snow had not melted and the mobility of both sides was limited, they launched a fierce and drastic offensive along the main transportation lines to break through the enemy's defenses.

"Sir Wellesley, please make sure that Mr. Horatio Cochrane is treated well and generously on the ground, worthy of his noble status and merits."

"I will, General." The young lieutenant colonel nodded to the general.
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The meeting did not last long before both sides began to organize their respective next steps.

"Congratulations on passing the naval lieutenant examination. You passed it on your first try, which is a good start. The other candidates must be very envious. I heard that the Gothic Fleet passed you guys this time. Welcome to the Indefatigable's Aviation Department, Archie." Horatio took Louise and the new naval lieutenant Collingwood to the docking yard of the star fortress, watching batch after batch of Astra Militarum soldiers, led by their respective officers, get on and off the huge Cetacean-class troop transports of the Imperial Navy, like a well-disciplined colony of ants.

“I got first place in the competition, but I passed with a low score in the interview. The person who interviewed me, the legendary Admiral John Jervis, was one of the three people.

His test questions made me choke up and sweat. I can only say that a legend is indeed a legend. " Collingwood sighed with lingering fear.

"The person in front of me came out dejected after the interview and said, 'It's John Jervis.' The people waiting outside for the interview were in despair."

"I heard that Admiral Jervis's questions are said to be something that only a senior captain can answer. Isn't it too beyond the scope?"

Louise was a little worried because Commodore Peru was going to let her and some other people take the naval lieutenant examination in the second half of the year, and her grades in mathematics had always been hovering around the passing line.

"Don't worry, as long as everyone's interview scores are low, we can pick the tallest one among the short ones." Collingwood shrugged. Because he was a junior captain, he had no epaulettes on his shoulders.

"Before you take the exam, I will do my best to tutor you for the written test and interview." Horatio said to Louise in a reassuring tone.

The Astra Militarum troops that had completed their rest on the star fortress then reorganized and assembled, and then boarded the Imperial Navy's 'Devourer' class landing aircraft under the leadership of officers.

This is a landing aircraft that is slightly larger than the Starhawk bomber. It has a double-decker structure, with the upper deck for manning people and the lower deck for loading and carrying vehicles.

Although it is an asset of the Imperial Navy, the Navy itself has little use for it, so it is normally used by the Navy to send the Astra Militarum to the ground.

Horatio watched as one Lemanus tank and Chimera after another drove from the deck into the belly of the aircraft under the command of the commander of the Navy Boat Department.

The slow sound of horseshoes hitting the deck came from the side.

Horatio turned his head and saw that it was the lieutenant colonel named Wellesley.

As the brigade commander, he rode on a tall white horse with his upper body straight, one hand holding the reins and the other hand on the handle of a slender ceremonial saber, looking very majestic.

Next to them, marching in formation and accompanied by drums, was a group of soldiers wearing dark green uniforms and tall hats. They were different from the scarlet uniforms commonly seen in the British Regiment. Usually, the distinctive uniforms often represent that they are elite.

He saw Horatio and two accompanying officers standing on the deck, watching the troops boarding, and took the initiative to ask:

"Then, Mr. Cochrane, do you need me to arrange a horse for you when you get down to the ground? They are all good horses bought at a high price by Attila's people, and they can travel a thousand miles a day."

Horatio looked at the white horse under his crotch, which was likely to have ancient Terra horse bloodline, and smiled:
"Good suggestion, worth a try. But does this horse count as a vehicle going to the lower deck? Or does it go to the upper deck with the soldiers, Mr. Wellesley?"

Horatio cleverly and obliquely points out that the lieutenant colonel's intentions may not comply with the Imperial Navy's transportation regulations.

The lieutenant colonel smiled. "That's a good question, though. I think the Green Jackets wouldn't mind being on the same deck with such a valuable horse.

Well, Mr. Cochrane, if it's okay, I'd like you to call me 'Sir'.

As a result, I am the cousin of the Queen of Britain. In addition to being a lieutenant colonel in the Astra Militarum, I am also a candidate for the title of Duke certified by the Imperial Ministry of the Interior."

"As you wish, sir." Horatio smiled.

After the young duke candidate saluted with a smile, the tall white horse under his crotch continued to trot forward with its long and smooth tail swinging.

“As long as you can graduate from a military academy, in many Star Corps, as long as you have money, you can get a commission as a lieutenant colonel.

2600王座镑的‘捐官’费（约800万哥特币），就可以得到一份年薪310镑5先令（约94万哥特币）的美差。”

Archie Cuthbert Collingwood raised his eyebrows and whispered in a contemptuous tone: "And we still have to go to the Starfield Admiralty to take the arduous Navy Lieutenant Examination. The oldest candidate in my batch is already 31 years old."

"The ruthless battlefield of flesh and blood will test his ability, Archie." Horatio straightened his bicorne hat and said:

"At least, he is a regular officer who graduated from a professional imperial military academy."

(The organization of the 79st Battalion of the British th Armored Reconnaissance Regiment deduced and sorted out by the officials of the Clerical Court)
The British 79th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment is an official historical regiment that participated in the Battle of Cadia during the th Black Crusade, and was not fabricated by the Court of Secretaries.

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