HFQ Snippet 27[?]

n7axw wrote:Kudos and thanks to RFC for two great snippets.

I find myself wondering how the Temple found out about what happened at Esthyr's Abby so fast... Nobody escaped to report and yet Duchairin is aware of it what seems like about two weeks later.

Don

Emergency wyverne to Guarnak?

Distant incoming COGA resupply convoy seeing massive smoke column reports back to nearest semaphore tower?

What this does mean is that there can't be any suprise attacks further down the line at Olarahn, Fairkyn or even St Zhana

n7axw wrote:

I find myself wondering how the Temple found out about what happened at Esthyr's Abby so fast... Nobody escaped to report and yet Duchairin is aware of it what seems like about two weeks later.

I imagine that Esthyr's Abby was making daily reports via semaphore. Things like how many shoes were needed, how many gloves, how many apricots... Then, suddenly the reports stopped. And, too, the nearest semaphore station may have seen the smoke from the fires.

~Tonto

thank you so much for this

Tonto Silerheels wrote:n7axw wrote:

I find myself wondering how the Temple found out about what happened at Esthyr's Abby so fast... Nobody escaped to report and yet Duchairin is aware of it what seems like about two weeks later.

I imagine that Esthyr's Abby was making daily reports via semaphore. Things like how many shoes were needed, how many gloves, how many apricots... Then, suddenly the reports stopped. And, too, the nearest semaphore station may have seen the smoke from the fires.

~Tonto

Likely so. I would add that no mention of taking out the semaphore was made. As I recall BGV mentally mused that he wanted Wyrshym to know he was coming at one point. I suspect that if Wyrshym weakens his position at the Gap trying to re-inforce Guarnak, he opens himself for winter combat both at the Gap and with the force moving back to Guarnak. I believe I have mentioned that it appears BGV only has half of the artic combat trained troops with him.

PeterZ wrote:

As I recall BGV mentally mused that he wanted Wyrshym to know he was coming at one point. I suspect that if Wyrshym weakens his position at the Gap trying to re-inforce Guarnak, he opens himself for winter combat both at the Gap and with the force moving back to Guarnak. I believe I have mentioned that it appears BGV only has half of the artic combat trained troops with him.

Yes. At another point Baron Green Valley muses that he wants Wyrshym as deeply into the Sylmahn Gap and as heavily as possible. That's not to say that Wyrshym won't weaken the gap to defend Ohlarhn, but that's what Green Valley wants.

I want to suggest that the other arctic trained troops will threaten the rear of the Sylmahn Gap by moving through the apparent gap between the Ice Ash Mountains and the Kalgaran Mountains, but the time until the thaw doesn't appear right.

~Tonto

Thank you RFC for such a satisfying and action-filled snippet. Glad to hear that you're working hard on the final edits for HFQ, and the next Honorverse novel. Now instead of worrying about you and yours, I'm feeling GREEDY!

I guess the secret to getting a new snippet, in lieu of changing my tagline is to suggest that RFC turns the task of posting snippets over to Drak once again!

Now I'm off to read the 2nd snippet - I've got to admit, getting an entire chapter at once leaves me giddy, but I'd rather have not worried about RFC for the past three weeks while waiting for these two snippets...

I LOVE the M97s! And shelling the town square in the opening salvo - priceless!

Bahzellstudent wrote:thank you so much for this

Ah, Derbyshire! God's County.

wingfield wrote:

Bahzellstudent wrote:thank you so much for this

Ah, Derbyshire! God's County.

So, how is winter down there in Australia this year?

Tonto Silerheels wrote:PeterZ wrote:

As I recall BGV mentally mused that he wanted Wyrshym to know he was coming at one point. I suspect that if Wyrshym weakens his position at the Gap trying to re-inforce Guarnak, he opens himself for winter combat both at the Gap and with the force moving back to Guarnak. I believe I have mentioned that it appears BGV only has half of the artic combat trained troops with him.

Yes. At another point Baron Green Valley muses that he wants Wyrshym as deeply into the Sylmahn Gap and as heavily as possible. That's not to say that Wyrshym won't weaken the gap to defend Ohlarhn, but that's what Green Valley wants.

I want to suggest that the other arctic trained troops will threaten the rear of the Sylmahn Gap by moving through the apparent gap between the Ice Ash Mountains and the Kalgaran Mountains, but the time until the thaw doesn't appear right.

~Tonto

I recalled that other BGV passage too. How to reconcile the two? My thoughts are that if he can sneak all the way to Guarnak, BGV will happily do so. Since he doubts he will get closer than Ohlarhn Gap without Wyrshym realizing he is there, he will settle for forcing Wyrshym to march in winter or give Guarnak to BGV unopposed.

So, if Wyrshym pulls back some of his force, what remains will be easier to punch through. All the ICA need to is punch through that Gap of Wyrshym's on his right. Even if the remainder of the AoG holds, the ICA can send their arctic trained troops after the force Wyrshym has redeployed to Guarnak.

I don't see the benefit of doing nothing before the thaw makes any sort of maneuver nearly impossible. By then the GH will begin moving towards Siddermark.

PeterZ wrote: SNIP

I recalled that other BGV passage too. How to reconcile the two? My thoughts are that if he can sneak all the way to Guarnak, BGV will happily do so. Since he doubts he will get closer than Ohlarhn Gap without Wyrshym realizing he is there, he will settle for forcing Wyrshym to march in winter or give Guarnak to BGV unopposed.

So, if Wyrshym pulls back some of his force, what remains will be easier to punch through. All the ICA need to is punch through that Gap of Wyrshym's on his right. Even if the remainder of the AoG holds, the ICA can send their arctic trained troops after the force Wyrshym has redeployed to Guarnak.

I don't see the benefit of doing nothing before the thaw makes any sort of maneuver nearly impossible. By then the GH will begin moving towards Siddermark.

I dont really see how BGV can sneak up now - after all even Duchairn in Zion knows about the Abbey and the EOC winter mobility, so the GOGA troops along the Northland/Olaharne gaps axis will keeping a very wary watch for the Charisians.

I'm not saying that BGV won't advance, but it's going to be a lot more contested.