Chapter 2571
Heading East
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After receiving the order, Sevastok began to mobilize corresponding manpower and resources and started searching the area east of Odessa.
Although Luciano's order required searching for the other party's specific location, Sevasto had been the camp leader for a long time and knew Luciano's character.
Having suffered a loss once, it is best not to suffer a second time.
It can be said that since they had no cavalry troops, the only area they could attack was actually the area west of the Dnieper River.
If we go beyond this area, we must be prepared to fight in winter.
But this time, their purpose in going to war was to escape domestic politics and to find a war as an excuse to save their life.
Even if there were a lot of winter supplies stored in the city of Odessa, it would not be enough for their army.
The Claudian Legion is different from other regular Eagle Flag Legions because it fights foreign battles all year round and conducts wars like the border troops.
Therefore, whether it is the elite troops of Claudi's headquarters or the reserve soldiers, they are actually all together. On the surface, they are under one eagle flag, but in fact their strength is divided into three levels. The total number of people is over ten thousand, and the scale is comparable to that of the First Auxiliary Legion.
Precisely because the size of their main legion is so large, they also bring with them three auxiliary legions, with a total strength of nearly 30,000 troops.
Although it is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Province, it is not subject to the orders and control of the Eastern Duke Ganasis. This makes the Eastern Province, which seems to be relatively powerful, actually the last among the four dukes in terms of combat effectiveness.
Since the 11th Legion is not among them at all, it will naturally not be counted as Ganasis's combat power.
An overstrength legion naturally brings with it overstrength combat power. Even the camp commander Sevastuo, the troops he commands surpass many legion commanders.
It can be said that the nearly 30,000 Roman regular troops officially stationed in the Odessa area not only brought a strong garrison force to this place, but also further deterred the villains from all sides.
Let the barbarians in these places understand once again who is the king of this land and who is the undefeated strong man in this land.
However, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others, who marched extremely slowly, could not escape the pursuers arranged by Sevasto, and finally found out the direction in which these people were heading.
"We understand the direction in which this army is heading. After reaching the Dnieper River, they will directly cross the river and head towards the Rostov region. Then the speed of movement will gradually change. It is very likely that they are in the Rostov region." After collecting the intelligence, Sevastov told Luciano the information with a tired look.
Luciano, who received this information, placed the corresponding intelligence point on the map and stared at the map.
The Rotosv region is not only located east of the Dnieper River, but also north of the Nebelbrus Mountains, northeast of the Black Sea, and west of the Caspian Sea. It can be considered a relatively special area.
This place passes all the way south through the Greater Caucasus Mountains, into Georgia, and into the core land of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, and can also deter the Parthian Empire.
In such a position, Luciano could naturally see the specialness of this position, especially in this place, even he had not been there many times. "Are we still fighting?" Sevasto obviously noticed the hesitation on the face of his own legion commander, but he still asked further.
Anyway, there is no one else here, so just ask when it is time. Too much hesitation will only delay their attack.
“If we attack, then our logistical supplies…” Luciano raised his eyes to the map and looked at Sevasto seriously.
"If we want to cross the river and attack the Sevastol area, in terms of logistics supplies, in addition to transporting food supplies from the Odessa area, we can also call for food and supplies from the Turkish area and transport them across the Black Sea. However, to do so, we need to get the order of Duke Ganasis before we can mobilize the corresponding material reserves." Sevastol is very skilled in this regard and directly pointed out the places where they could replenish supplies.
After all, sea transportation is a very convenient means of transportation. The material transportation is relatively fast, and the amount of material transportation is also very large. Even when necessary, they can evacuate by naval vessels.
Even if you don’t think you will lose, you will prepare corresponding supplementary measures in advance.
He had been advancing alone deep into the enemy's territory for many years, provoking the Slavs in various regions. He was well aware of the Slavs' simple-mindedness and their fearless fighting spirit. If he was not prepared for this aspect, he might end up in hell one day.
"Okay, let's get ready and fight them over!" After comparing the environment east of the Dnieper River and thinking about the domestic political environment at the time, Luciano made the decision and made up his mind instantly to choose the lesser of two evils.
Compared to the swords visible to the naked eye on the battlefield, the political blade contained in the court is more dangerous and involves a wider range.
"Okay, then the initial supplies will be transported and spent by Odessa. At the same time, send a message to Duke Ganasis, informing the Turkish province to transport the corresponding supplies to us in the Rostov area by ship. In this way, even if there is another winter, we will have enough logistics to deal with it, and things like before will not happen again." Sevastov nodded on the spot after confirming the final result, and then gave the corresponding orders.
The order did not take too long to be delivered, because such military orders would be transmitted and disseminated by experts.
Even though Ganasis was north of the Rhine at that time, it only took him two days to receive the message.
However, Ganasis just glanced at the information and agreed to the order to allocate grain.
On the one hand, it was just some food, and on the other hand, Luciano's decision to move east of the Dnieper River was indeed shocking.
Because if the latter action is really taken, it means truly starting to attack the heartland of the Slavs, which will inevitably involve a lot of the Slavs' energy.
In any case, even though the Slavs had been divided into kingdoms and principalities, they were still very united in form.
It can be said that when the Slavs in the east faced such difficulties, the Slavs north of the Danube would naturally retreat as well, reducing the direct pressure they were under.
Although it would not change the final result if the number of moves was reduced or not, on the battlefield, the final victory or defeat was determined by these advantages and disadvantages of the moves.
Any qualified officer or commander will not be careless in this regard.
(End of this chapter)