08-05-2018, 05:33 PM
A Manor House outside of Elopolis: Temporary Coalition Head Quarters
August 4th - 16:00
8 men and two women were assembled in the dining room of a manor house five miles outside of Elopolis. The Manor, do to its strategic location on a hill, was being used as the temporary headquarters of the Coalition. At the dining table sat Corporal Baker, next to him, two hig ranking Skodanian officers, on the other side sat a Slokasian General and next two him sat two Larelites, one man, one woman. At the head of the table Patrice Lemircier, and guarding the door to the living room two Maximusian Soldiers, one Male, one female.
"The truth is," Lemircier began, "Progress has slowed. The promised Aertemedian troops have not yet materialized. The Ulinaria Province is proving herder to secure than we anticipated. There are Lauchenoirian holdouts all over the place. My men are constantly being ambushed by guerrilla troops, hiding in barns and houses. I am sure all of your troops are facing the same fate. In addition, it appears that the remaining Gonhog forces, 8,000 at least, are holed up in Annatown. The way I see it, we have 20,000 or so total Coalition troops in Lauchenoiria. 1,000 Maximusians are still tied down back in Carvile and that general area, Baker can explain why in detail later. That means 19,000 scattered all over the province. If need be, we could pull them together to capture a strategic target like Annatown. However, I would highly discourage this as it may allow Lauchenoirian troops to retake some unoccupied areas, likely resulting in a higher death toll, not to mention more crap we have to deal with. I called you hear today to discuss what our next course of action should be."
A silence filled the room. Everyone, guards included, were locked in a contemplative state until a Skodanian officer spoke up.
"Now, let's just say, for the sake of assessing every option, we continue north and don't bother ourselves with Annatown. Just keep working our way up, gradualy taking the towns and citie as we go. If we take more than 60% of the country, something's gotta give."
"I agree," piped up Baker, who's arm was still in a sling from an injury he received during the battle of Carville, "At least, I agree with the 60% part. However, I don't want our troops getting spread so thin. We would have them in three seperate provinces. The death toll would very likely be exponentially higher."
The room exuded an aura of darkness. Things began to look bleak.
"Shoot!," Exlaimed the Slokasian Officer, suddenly, "I've got it, suppose we move our troops eastward, yes, that does push us away from the coastline, but it keeps are soldiers still relatively concentrated in a large blob, as unposed to a thin line. We can go south of Annatown, hopefully avoid any major confrontations, and seize the entire southern portion of Lauchenoiria. We can periodically drop a thousand troops or so to seize any small towns or pockets of Lauchenoirian holdouts. Once we have the whole souther section. Lauchenoiria must fall."
The COs in the room voiced agreement at once, their forces would still be spread thin. But not as thin. The entire plan however, rested on Gonhog remaining holed up in Annatown and not moving any troops south. It was a risk, but one the Coalition forces had to take. They would move East, further from the relative safety of the coastline, and into the heart of southern Lauchenoiria.
August 4th - 16:00
8 men and two women were assembled in the dining room of a manor house five miles outside of Elopolis. The Manor, do to its strategic location on a hill, was being used as the temporary headquarters of the Coalition. At the dining table sat Corporal Baker, next to him, two hig ranking Skodanian officers, on the other side sat a Slokasian General and next two him sat two Larelites, one man, one woman. At the head of the table Patrice Lemircier, and guarding the door to the living room two Maximusian Soldiers, one Male, one female.
"The truth is," Lemircier began, "Progress has slowed. The promised Aertemedian troops have not yet materialized. The Ulinaria Province is proving herder to secure than we anticipated. There are Lauchenoirian holdouts all over the place. My men are constantly being ambushed by guerrilla troops, hiding in barns and houses. I am sure all of your troops are facing the same fate. In addition, it appears that the remaining Gonhog forces, 8,000 at least, are holed up in Annatown. The way I see it, we have 20,000 or so total Coalition troops in Lauchenoiria. 1,000 Maximusians are still tied down back in Carvile and that general area, Baker can explain why in detail later. That means 19,000 scattered all over the province. If need be, we could pull them together to capture a strategic target like Annatown. However, I would highly discourage this as it may allow Lauchenoirian troops to retake some unoccupied areas, likely resulting in a higher death toll, not to mention more crap we have to deal with. I called you hear today to discuss what our next course of action should be."
A silence filled the room. Everyone, guards included, were locked in a contemplative state until a Skodanian officer spoke up.
"Now, let's just say, for the sake of assessing every option, we continue north and don't bother ourselves with Annatown. Just keep working our way up, gradualy taking the towns and citie as we go. If we take more than 60% of the country, something's gotta give."
"I agree," piped up Baker, who's arm was still in a sling from an injury he received during the battle of Carville, "At least, I agree with the 60% part. However, I don't want our troops getting spread so thin. We would have them in three seperate provinces. The death toll would very likely be exponentially higher."
The room exuded an aura of darkness. Things began to look bleak.
"Shoot!," Exlaimed the Slokasian Officer, suddenly, "I've got it, suppose we move our troops eastward, yes, that does push us away from the coastline, but it keeps are soldiers still relatively concentrated in a large blob, as unposed to a thin line. We can go south of Annatown, hopefully avoid any major confrontations, and seize the entire southern portion of Lauchenoiria. We can periodically drop a thousand troops or so to seize any small towns or pockets of Lauchenoirian holdouts. Once we have the whole souther section. Lauchenoiria must fall."
The COs in the room voiced agreement at once, their forces would still be spread thin. But not as thin. The entire plan however, rested on Gonhog remaining holed up in Annatown and not moving any troops south. It was a risk, but one the Coalition forces had to take. They would move East, further from the relative safety of the coastline, and into the heart of southern Lauchenoiria.