Defense Map of Falkovnia; Hauptmann Kriegs initiative.
1:
Lekar, primary objective for the Four Towers invasion, not a huge concern as Lekar is the most fortified building in the core, Drakovs personal guard and legions of the most highly trained forces in the land are centered here, if they push hard against this objective, we will be ready.
2:
Silbervas, The Jewel of Falkovnia. Taken in a blitz by the Richemulot forces, first question is how? Their soldiers are barely conscripts and their only major forces are the Reiners guards, I suggest as a major point to offer the mercenaries they've undoubtedly hired gold to turn on their masters, and the same to the lesser nobles with promises of more after the war. (If we get our hands on people, slaughter them) Their nobles are greedy, undisciplined. However, I wish to lead a ditingent of troops to Silbervas and liberate the city, through blood and fire, our troops will be able to punch directly through to them and reclaim the pride of our country.
3:
Delmunster, this has fallen quiet, the Borcans infamous assassins must have struck and I say we do the same back, hire on some skilled shadowknives and take the hidden blade to their leaders, also, a force of mercenaries or a small group of soldiers sacking villages in their country would force the Borcans to split their attentions. I suggest we stock up on draughts that help defend against disease and poison, which is unfortunately common to our land and retake this position and hold while not as important as Silbervas, it is still unacceptable.
4:
Aerie, is another of the heaviest fortifications in the Core, well stocked with soldiers and weaponry it will be able to hold for a long time, the standard castle can be estimated at being able to hold off odds of 10:1 while I estimate Aerie at either 15-20:1, still a competent commander and savage advisers should be posted here in the south of the country to guard the South Towers front.
5:
Stangengrad, while a major city concerned with the distractions of minor Darkonese warbands I trust in the cities competent commanders and the Falkfuhrers judgement in commissioning soldiers to bring down through the Nachifleiger Woods to flank the Dementaliusian and Mordentish forces where they rally. We should ratchet down the offensive against Darkon while holding the line as to focus on the immediate threat of the Four Towers, once they are whipped back to their rotting holes we can turn our attentions north.
6:
Morfensi, bringing troops down from here to patrol and defend from Borcan sabotage of our wheat fields is an IMMEDIATE concern, we cannot have them cut our food supply, it is a low risk as the rest of the core, including them would begin to starve without the wheat from our feeds. However, just in case we should build up a force of quick moving scout-warriors to keep them off our crops.
7:
Rigirov, I apologise for my tone but I do not care what these men have done, we require the troops from the castle Rigirov, we should take small ditengints of soldiers from here to sweep down through the forests and road and harrying the foppish forces, they can also keep guard from a sneak maneuver from Lamordia, if you wish for these men to suffer, they can be put on pike duty *1
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Extra Notations.
Central Prison: I have requisitioned Tower prisoners to be brought to the front from the central prison. Any and all, I want them blindfolded by the undermines and what ever gun powder we can spare strapped to them, I will release the prisoners with assurances of freedom as the Tower forces grow near after lighting the powder wick, if they are kept sufficiently oblivious to what they are carrying, they will run straight into their own troops, either destroying them with explosions, or the fops will put them down, killing their country men and crushing their morale. No doubt the Borcans assassins will attempt to discover a way to use the Prison, be on guard.
Mordentish: We can outmaneuver the mordentish tactically, using our Landshnekts to tear through their forces at the front, the harrying and flanking by small groups of reiters will more then likely force back the mordentish line to allow us to focus more heavily on the Dement forces. A display of brutality against the new inexperienced commander will shake his nerves, heads on pikes and people suspended higher then trees.
Rationalising Troops: These are conscripts, untrained and untested, a few small units of powerful foot soldiers backed up by peasant archers will scatter them if we hit hard and fast enough, keep up morale for the troops, let them take what they want from any battle with these men, feed them, water them and keep them disciplined, and we will carve these fools asunder.
Dement Forces: Trench Warfare. I would commission as many digging slaves as possible to be double marched to the site of the coming battle and be made to dig a series of trenches and fox holes. ALOT OF THEM. Work those slaves to death if need be they can be replaced I will not have excuses due to the cost. Trenches and archers, once we are upon the Dementish Fops we will have no issue hacking them down, they cannot stand up to our men face to face but those guns are deadly, I would like to state again I despise the use of pistols and muskets, but a cannon would be appreciated.
Rebellion Leaders in Falkovnia: Spread word that I wish to meet with the leaders of this rebellion, we cannot be a country divided in a time of war, Falkovnia must be strong, they will not be harmed by my wrath. This is simply necessary.
Peasantry: We MUST conscript, force the young, the old, the women, the infirm into conscription and build thousands of small guerrilla units to harry and force the Towers back, push them back and allow the real soldiers to successfully hold the line, also an increase in patrols will stop the spies from moving about as easily.
1: Pike duty is suspending the corpses on the pikes.
