When Augustus returned to the first shift, Renault was taking the people in the squad to sit in the tent of the Engineering Corps to rest, using a charcoal stove dug out of the ruins and a well-preserved wok to heat the unit.
Soldier rations and sweet pies.
The atmosphere in the tent was very lively, and Harnack's unique and arrogant laughter could be heard even from a long distance away.
Augustus only found out after entering that the salary of the new recruits last month had been received.
Just as Warfield said before, everyone in the first class received eight thousand more credits as compensation for turning in the Adeen crystal after they defeated the Camorian Assault Cavalry last time. This means that everyone has become
The rich man in the military camp.
Reno, Omo, Zander and Harnak, the poor boys from the countryside, were all ecstatic, but they all used the money in different places. Reno and Omo both sent the money to their parents and used it.
To ease the financial burden on the family.
Zander was born in a slum and had no relatives, so he chose to save it, while Harnak was going to use it all to treat his brothers to a feast or go to a bar.
The surprise didn’t end there, Augustus’ platoon commander, Second Lieutenant Reagan, happened to be in the tent as well.
Regan told Augustus that he had been promoted to corporal and that the three inverted "V" patterns on his shoulders had now become two.
From that day on, Augustus officially served as the squad leader of the third platoon and the first squad of the fifth battalion. Everyone was very happy that day. Even the usually withdrawn Ward and the new sniper Rick Kidd showed their faces.
Happy smile.
“Boss, what did Warfield ask you to do?” After chatting for a while, Renault remembered this matter.
“Oh, I went to the division headquarters with him.” Augustus found a folding chair and sat down.
"What are you going to do there..." Renault pondered: "Are you about to be transferred to the division headquarters as a staff officer?"
Hearing what Renault said, everyone's faces that seemed to be shining with joy suddenly dimmed.
"How is this possible? How capable I am, how can I be a staff officer?" Augustus shook his head, feeling amused.
“Don’t you know yet?” Reagan, who was sitting on the ground, said doubtfully, “Augustus is the younger brother of our division commander.”
“You mean that division commander’s surname is also Mengsk?” Harnak’s mouth was wide enough to stuff several eggs.
"Hank, you idiot, you don't even know who the commander of our division is or what his name is." Renault laughed, not knowing what he was happy about. Although Renault didn't know his commander either.
What's his name? But that didn't stop him from laughing at Harnack.
“It’s amazing!” Omo thought he should say something, but after saying this, he only felt that he was redundant. This matter seemed to have nothing to do with whether Augustus was powerful or not.
“Yeah! The monitor is so awesome!” Amy Brandon said with a smile.
“So we have a backer?” Josephine seemed to be very concerned about this matter.
“You actually hid such an important thing from us.” Zander felt frustrated.
Everyone in the class, including the platoon leader, Second Lieutenant Reagan, was very curious about this matter, and Augustus answered everything. Although Augustus did not talk about the Mengsk family's affairs on Korhal IV,
status and power, but everyone has long reached a consensus that Augustus' family must be very wealthy.
But soon, the people in the class lost interest in Augustus's family composition and his family's status on Korhal IV, and turned to discuss other things. Augustus was also happy to do this, and he was very concerned about this issue.
I really don't want to say too much.
After a while, the conversation gradually turned to the bar and which girl at the bar had the most explosive figure.
Just when Platoon Commander Reagan was about to leave, Augustus decided to talk to his subordinates and Reagan about what Arcturus said about the general attack on Pork Pride. Anyway, tomorrow at the latest, Pork Pride
All the garrison troops should know about this.
"Arturus told me that we are about to start a war with the Camorians on the other side of the Pride of Pork." Augustus looked at Regan and his subordinates: "You also saw it today, Padick.
The river is extremely wide. This means that we have to swim to the other side of the river wearing a suit of iron and block the Camorion's gun holes with our flesh and blood."
Just as Augustus said, if the federal army wanted to launch a general attack on Poker's Pride, they would first have to cross a fast and wide river. After boarding the shore, they would have to brave a hail of bullets and smash the city defense walls and the city walls wrapped with a layer of iron and steel.
The concrete fortress of Presteel plates can only be faced head-on with the Kaimorian Ripper troops hiding in it.
Under the anti-aircraft fire blockade on the other side, most of the Federal Airborne Division's transport ships would be shot down before landing, and the bomber fleet would also be greatly restricted.
Therefore, the federal army was left with only two options: build a pontoon bridge against the Camorian's close-in defense artillery and machine guns, or drive a large number of ferries and assault boats to force the crossing. But now is the flood season, and the Paddick River at this time is
The water level is the highest and the fastest flowing this year. In this case, the Camorians on the north coast seem to be guarding the natural chasm.
It is foreseeable that the federal army will pay huge casualties in this upcoming war.
The people in the tent stopped talking, and after reacting, their behaviors were different. Everyone knew that people would die in war, the only difference was who died.
Or if you are destined not to live until the day you retire, then when, where, and how should you die?
Reno couldn't laugh anymore. He lowered his head, probably thinking of his family. Harnack and others just stared at Augustus, as if they still didn't understand what happened.
Ward, who hated the Camorians to the core, had a tense face. In order to take care of the emotions of his comrades, he did not show his abnormal joy. At this time, Omo had already taken out a piece of paper and silently wrote his third letter to his family.
The suicide note has been sealed.
“Anyway, it will come in handy.” He said softly.
"I'm not too surprised." Reagan said: "The entire Onuru Sigma Legion was mobilized from above. In addition to the local army, there are nearly 100,000 people stationed in Bok's Pride. This does not mean that we are here to eat nothing.
Pay, the generals are not so kind to those who come to travel."
"The Camorian has been here for so long, and they only have 20,000 to 30,000 people. Why don't we dare to fight?" He said sarcastically: "No matter how powerful the Camorian's cannons and machine guns are, the lives of the marines will be lost."
Their bullets are not worth as much."
"But you don't have to be too afraid. The fleet will definitely join the battle when the time comes. As far as I know, Alpha Squadron, Delta Squadron and a dozen air wings from Tarsonis have already arrived in Turasis. By then
The pressure on the ground troops will be much lighter." Reagan said while looking at the crowd.
"Joke! Harnak never knows what fear is!" Hanak suddenly jumped up like a provoked grasshopper.
"Yes, we are never afraid, we are only afraid of not having money." Renault was no longer sad at this time. He raised his head and looked at Hanak who jumped up, grinning.
“Will the war start tomorrow?” Omo put the suicide note in his pocket and asked.
“Not so fast,” said Augustus.
"It takes time from the issuance of documents to each unit, dividing each division under the command of each general, to all units and logistics completing preparations for the attack." Reagan said as he opened the tent door and faced Augustus.
The others waved their hands.
“I will keep this matter secret to avoid being accused of leaking confidential information. Prison food in the Marine Corps Central Security Bureau is not very good,” he said.
“I’m going back to work, ah... don’t rest any of you, go out after dinner and continue to watch.”