Frederick put forward several opinions in the post-war summary of the Six-Day War, among which was the sense of military honor, and various medals and honors were one of them.
After Frederick nodded, Metzger proudly replied: "This is my medal, which records my service experience and merit."
After hearing this, the Grand Duke of Mainz asked with great interest: "Oh, tell us about it."
Metzger did not lower his head, pointing to the long strip of three white stars on a dark blue background in the top middle and said: "This is the third-level soldier's insignia, which is the highest level among soldiers."
"The black background with one white vertical bar on the right is my military service insignia. One year is one bar."
"The one on the left is a summary of skills. Green is for rifle shooters, and dark red is for cherry cannon shooters. Now I am preparing to take the medical exam. If I pass, there will be new colors."
After introducing the first row, he pointed to the emblem on the far left of the second row. This symbol is a golden double-headed eagle on a red background with golden swords on both sides.
At this time, an extremely proud smile appeared on his face, and he said triumphantly: "This is the insignia of the Golden Eagle Medal. It is the highest personal honor in the entire army."
"Oh?" the Grand Duke of Mainz asked in surprise, "So, you have made great achievements?"
Frederick smiled and replied: "Yes, Metzger not only performed very well in the battle, he was the one who killed Count Reese."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamations from around him.
Dozens of knights and above were killed in the Six-Day War. Among the five earls with the highest titles, Frederick killed one among his troops, one was blown into briquettes while leading the cavalry charge, and one was killed by Little Fletcher.
Lantz was killed, and one of them was killed while escaping with the prince. Everyone knew that Earl Rees died while retreating, but there were different opinions on the method of death. Many people did not believe the Weisen State propaganda that he was killed by a soldier.
Now that the person involved was right in front of him, someone asked him to talk about what happened at that time.
"It's not urgent." The Grand Duke of Mainz said, "You can save this story for drinking tonight. Now let's continue with these... brief chapters."
Archduke Byrne also said: "Yes, how can such a story be possible without wine."
When everyone heard this, they all agreed.
Metzger felt a little embarrassed, so he began to introduce the next chapter with a red background and four pairs of crossed swords: "This is the collective first-class merit chapter of our company. The one with four swords next to it is the combat experience chapter.
, every time you participate in a battle, there is a symbol. The bottom one is the 'Six-Day Defense War' commemorative medal."
After he finished the introduction, Frederick noticed that Sforza suddenly showed a sneer, but it disappeared immediately.
Frederick thought that he was probably unhappy because he did not let those prisoners of war go back, so he might cause trouble for himself.
But it doesn’t matter, this is half of my home court, so it’s a bit difficult to lose.
Moreover, there is currently a lack of labor force in the territory, so there is no reason to let those people go.
The attention of the Grand Duke of Mainz and others was all focused on Metzger. They discussed the medals for a while and felt that this idea was quite good. It was a good way to show off and was more convenient than wearing a medal that could be used as scale armor.
"But let's go see where you live," the Archduke of Mainz said to Metzger.
Metzger looked at Frederick a little embarrassed, and only dared to agree after the commander nodded.
Many people noticed this and thought that Duke Wesson's military management skills were so good that his subordinates did not dare to reply randomly.
The Grand Duke of Mainz said to Metzger: "Let's go, lead the way."
But Metzger did not move and asked everyone to wait.
Young Franz was the commander of this operation. He was on standby as soon as the guests arrived. Upon seeing this, he immediately sent a staff officer to the canteen to find someone to replace the guard.
After a while, Bobo, the captain of Metzger's same squad, came over with a soldier.
Amid everyone's surprised gazes, Metzger stood at attention, and after Bobo gave the command "Change of Sentinels," he saluted with guns and the soldiers who came to take over.
Metzger said: "The password!"
The soldier who took over immediately replied: "Omelette with chives!"
Frederick frowned and meowed. Who came up with this password?
The replacement soldier then said: "Sentinel, please step down."
Metzger replied: "There are outsiders visiting the water tower post today. Everything else is normal. Please go to the post."
After the two sides exchanged positions, they saluted again with guns. Metzger then saluted Bobo and reported the sentry situation again. After Bobo allowed him to move freely, he said to the Grand Duke of Mainz: "Sir, please go this way."
The Grand Duke of Mainz and others watched the entire process of the changing of the sentries, and could see that the movements and conversations of the sentries were neat and smooth, and were not rehearsed on the fly.
Someone in the crowd whispered to his companions: "It's very difficult to pretend to change whistles."
Many people around nodded in agreement, judging from the small, the discipline of Duke Wesson's army was extraordinary.
Under the leadership of Metzger, everyone arrived at the tent where he lived. Once inside, several of the bosses were a little confused.
A traditional tent has one to three pillars set up in the middle depending on the size to support the top, and then a lot of ropes are used to open the top like an umbrella, and then the surrounding curtains are hung, and finally the bottom of the curtains is fixed.
The tents here have no pillars and are all supported by steel pipes. They look very spacious and are more convenient for entry and exit in case of emergency.
At the same time, there is a thick tarpaulin on the ground, and there are reverse edges and steel frames around it. As long as the water outside does not reach the threshold, it will not flood inside.
There are 12 beds supported by steel pipes in the tent. Metzger demonstrated to everyone that they can be folded and stored.
There is an inflatable pillow on the bed, a neatly folded sleeping bag, a yellow plastic basin and a pair of slippers placed under the end of the bed. There are water cups, toothbrushes and towels in the plastic basin, and a military backpack is placed next to the bed. Look.
It looks very neat.
In the deepest part of the tent, there is a samovar commonly used by the Ant people in the east. This large teapot has an iron pipe extending from the lid in the middle, which can be used to put ice cubes in summer and burn charcoal in winter.
Metzger walked to the samovar and introduced: "We have a certain amount of tea and sugar every day, and everyone puts them in it to make tea."
The Grand Duke of Mainz looked directly at Frederick and found that this guy was still holding Maria's hand. It seemed that he had been holding Maria's hand since he was studying steel thorns online just now, so he gave him a fierce look.
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But official matters were more important, so the Grand Duke asked him: "How much will this package cost?"
Frederick smiled and replied: "This amount of money is nothing compared to the health of the soldiers. We have done research and found that if one is stationed in a traditional camp for more than a month, one in ten soldiers will become ill and their combat effectiveness will be reduced.
After more than three months, the number of sick people will exceed four, one of whom is seriously ill and completely loses combat effectiveness. We have improved the camp according to the causes of the disease. Previously, some soldiers were stationed in the new camp for three consecutive months from July to September.
, only five out of a hundred people got sick and were cured within three days.”
People with marching experience kept nodding. When fighting for a long time, the longer the time, the more serious the non-combat attrition will be.
Frederick heard the sound of soldiers walking out of the canteen after lunch, and said: "I think everyone is hungry too, let's go have lunch first."
The Archduke of Mainz nodded and followed him out of the tent.
Frederick did not take them to the canteen, but to a very huge and luxurious tent.
This tent is built with I-beams, channel steel and steel pipes. It is large enough to fit a standard basketball court, plus a circle of space around it for spectators.
Frederick was no stranger to this kind of large tent. In his previous life, a relative held wedding and wedding banquets in the village and used this kind of large tent. He went to help several times.
In addition to the surrounding tarpaulin, the large tent also has wooden floors on the ground, soft wool carpets on the floor, exquisite silk tapestries hanging on the surrounding walls, and several crystal hanging lamps hanging above the head.
Long tables were placed on three sides of the tent. After everyone took their seats, Ah Fu and the maids came over with kettles, basins, and towels to wash everyone's hands, and then served lunch.
Soon, the table was covered with Wesson buns, Chicken Wesson wraps, fried chicken nuggets, French fries and ketchup, as well as a black fizzy drink.
Maria and Frederick were separated by the Archduke of Mainz. When she saw the black drink, she immediately laughed happily, picked up the cup and took a big sip.
On the long table on the other side, Philip agreed, picked up the drink and drank it with a smile.
Everyone was looking at the father and daughter. With them taking the lead, they tried to pick up the cup and take a sip.
The Grand Duke of Mainz tried it and asked Frederick in surprise: "What is this?"
Frederick smiled and replied: "Happy water."
Then he said to Maria: "Don't drink too much."
Maria immediately replied depressingly: "I know!"
There is no way to completely reproduce Happy Water. Psyche was initially formed from a small amount of white sugar extracted from sweet radish juice, caramel, lemon juice, lime juice, and phosphorus pentoxide generated by burning phosphorus in hot water.
Flavors such as phosphoric acid and sesame oil distilled from orange blossoms were added to soda water to make a dark drink. It always tasted a little different, so I put it aside for a long time.
It wasn't until Psyche discovered a medicinal material Imhotep and his companions brought with them when they came to Weissenburg from the south that the happy water tasted like that.
With such a good product, Frederick would not forget about Maria. He sent a few barrels to their family for a trial, and the feedback was good.
The Grand Duke of Mainz imitated Frederick, picked up French fries and dipped them in ketchup. He thought they were pretty good and asked, "What is this?"
Maria rushed to answer: "I know, these are fries made from Elizabeth potatoes!"
Frederick continued: "This year's Elizabeth potato harvest is very good, enough to promote next year, so I will use some to eat."
The Grand Duke of Mainz was not that concerned about food. While eating, he asked: "I want to discuss something with you. Can you help me train the army?"
Archduke Byrne, who was sitting on the other side of Frederick, also said, "Help me train if you can."
They are all knowledgeable and understand that an army does not just need new weapons. Army training is also crucial.
Many people have done reviews of the Six-Day War and found that the key to Weisen State's ability to defeat an enemy several times its own was that this army could conduct continuous high-intensity and large-scale operations and gradually eliminate relatively weak enemies before the enemy could react.
Finally surround the strongest enemy.
Such an army cannot be built with money. There is a whole set of methods of running the army behind it, such as the honorary medals we saw today, the steps for changing the guard, camps, etc.
The corners of Frederick's mouth curled up slightly, the real big business finally came.