"Boss, I really enjoyed today, I had a lot of fun... It's a pity that training will start again tomorrow, otherwise we can spend the night in the pub..." Belklin lay on the single bunk bed next to Claude, still unfinished.
said.
In the afternoon, these four aristocratic children went crazy. Almost everyone asked two maids to accompany them. It was not until dinner time that they all went downstairs with their legs as weak as noodles, holding on to the handrail of the stairs, and Claude
I sat in the lobby of the tavern all afternoon, reading the current affairs newspapers I bought from the bookstore two or three times, and gained a certain understanding of the current situation facing the kingdom and the situation in the eastern countries of Farea.
After dinner in the tavern, Claude paid the bill, took a carriage with four noble boys who didn't want to go back so early, and returned to the military camp. In the evening, the four boys were still reminiscing about the passion and debauchery of the afternoon. Claude
But I was thinking about the information I got from those current affairs news newspapers.
It seems that the situation in the eastern part of the continent has become increasingly chaotic and unpredictable. After the kingdom organized manpower to invest in the development of Bailu Town and established a storm fleet, it only took three months to clear the new route to the Nubisia continent and entrenchment along the way.
The pirate gang has basically guaranteed the safety of the new route.
On October 25th, a fleet of more than 150 ocean-going merchant ships, escorted by a naval squadron, set off for the overseas territories of Nubicia.
Three times the size of the fleet known as the "Bleeding Route"...
But in this way, the combined fleet that the five anti-Austria alliance countries invested heavily in establishing has lost its use. In the past, the combined fleet could also block the route from the Kingdom of Ovelas to the mainland of Nubisia, forcing the Kingdom of Ovelas to pay
Paying a high price to maintain this maritime lifeline and getting a share of the pie, I lived a good life.
But now that the Kingdom of Ovelas has given up its old route and opened up a new one, the combined fleet formed by the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance can only fish at sea. The hard times are coming, and the tolls paid by the Kingdom of Ovelas are gone.
, for the Principality of Sidings, the Principality of Esquiline and the Principality of Rimodra, the large-scale maritime fleet has become a financial burden for them. These three principalities do not have colonies on the Nubisian continent, so the three principalities have no colonies.
The powerful figures in the two principalities had a fierce dispute over the future of the combined fleet.
If the Kingdom of Nasseri hadn't invested in stabilizing its alliance, the combined fleet might have been disbanded. At sea, the combined fleet formed by the Kingdom of Nasseri and the four eastern principalities is the only armed force that can defeat the Kingdom of Orvilas.
Strength. On land, the five anti-Austrian alliance countries all understand that they are weak chickens. What they can do is to build defensive checkpoints and fortresses at strategic locations and transportation thoroughfares to achieve the purpose of killing and delaying time.
In the past six months or so, the Anti-Austrian Alliance has invaded the eastern waters of the Kingdom more than ten times for reasons such as chasing pirates, encountering wind and waves, and being disoriented. They even pretended to be pirates and looted several nearby towns in the eastern waters, causing great losses.
The Kingdom of Vilas has issued the sternest warning and protest to the anti-Austrian alliance, which is almost on the verge of declaring war.
Claude was very curious as to why the five anti-Austrian alliance countries would provoke the Kingdom of Overas at sea, but a message was published in a newspaper that had been expired for a month, which made Claude understand what it means to be persistent.
No fear. The newspaper said that the Kingdom of Hicks, a powerful country in the northern part of the mainland, and the Kingdom of Nasseri reached a military transportation agreement. The Kingdom of Hicks will send a field regiment of more than 50,000 troops and entrust the combined fleet of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance to escort them.
Go to the mainland of Nubisia and serve as an armed force to suppress colonial rebellions.
On the mainland of Nubisia, the colony occupied by the Kingdom of Nasseri is not large. It is equivalent to an overseas territory directly administered by the Kingdom of Ovelas. Many places are barren. If a war breaks out, it is obvious that this colony will
It will soon be occupied by the overseas troops of the Overas Kingdom. Therefore, the Nasseri Kingdom has a love-hate attitude towards this colony. They need to obtain profits from the colony, but due to the environment and conditions, they cannot send heavy troops to defend it.
Two battalions of troops were deployed to maintain security and order in the colony.
However, the colony of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the neighboring Kingdom of Hicks have a very large colony on the Nubisian continent. It is the second largest colony after the Kingdom of Overas. Only the colony of the Kingdom of Hicks goes deep into
There is a lack of good ports in the inland and coastal areas, so the Kingdom of Hicks has never paid much attention to this colony, because its original purpose was for mining, thus neglecting the occupation of the coastal areas, and even the final mining of minerals required
Transportation turnaround from colonial ports in other countries.
From the news published in this expired newspaper, it can be concluded that the Kingdom of Nasseri must have reached a secret military cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Hicks. The Kingdom of Hicks, a powerful country in the northern part of the continent, sent a field regiment to the Nubisian continent.
, must be transporting logistical supplies through the Vibato Port, a colony of the Nasseri Kingdom. After all, their own colony does not have such an excellent port as Vibato, and several small coastal ports can only operate on a small scale and build a few small ships.
Fishing boats have no problem catching fish, but they cannot berth those deep-draft ocean-going transport ships.
In addition, the Kingdom of Hicks dispatched a field army to the mainland of Nubisia, which also posed a de facto security threat to the seven overseas colonies of the Kingdom of Olvilas. Although the seven overseas colonies of the Kingdom of Olvilas have more than ten
An army of 10,000 people, but due to the large area of overseas territories directly under the Central Government, these more than 100,000 troops lost their strength advantage once they were dispersed and garrisoned. Moreover, most of these troops were second-line or third-line garrisons and were obviously inferior in terms of combat effectiveness.
The field legion dispatched by the Kingdom of Hicks.
What worries the senior officials of the Kingdom of Overas the most is whether the Kingdom of Nasseri will package and sell its colony on the Nubisia continent to the Kingdom of Hicks. For the Kingdom of Nasseri, that colony is
It's just useless, mostly barren land. The only output is a large silver mine, the city of Monkenad, known as the silver city, and an excellent deep-water port city of Vibato. There is nothing else to praise.
, there is not even enough land to cultivate food, so every year it is necessary to transport food from the Nasseri Kingdom to the colonies, or send caravans to purchase large quantities of ingredients from other colonies.
If the Kingdom of Hicks purchases this colony of the Kingdom of Nasseri in a package, then the seven overseas jurisdictions of the Kingdom of Hicks and the Kingdom of Overas will be connected together. When the war breaks out in the eastern part of the mainland, Hicks Kingdom will
If the kingdom joins the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, although there is no need to worry about sending troops to fight on the Farea continent, on the Nubisia continent, the field legion of the Kingdom of Hicks can completely attack the Kingdom of Overas.
Seven overseas territories launched an attack.
At that time, the kingdom had to deal with the war in the eastern part of the continent and the war in Nubisia. It was very likely that it would lose sight of the other and fall into a situation of insufficient troops and weak stamina. For the high-ranking people in the kingdom, this was a dilemma. Unless it was in
When the enemy's troops and forces are not fully deployed, start a war first and strive to defeat one enemy as quickly as possible, freeing up your hands to deal with the enemy on the other side.
Of course, Claude could not see these changes in the overall situation and situation. He only drew one conclusion from these newspapers, that is, the war was inevitable and he would eventually go to the battlefield.
Claude, who came to this conclusion, was in a bad mood. He put his hands behind his head and lay on the bed in a daze. Aboyev, who was on the lower bunk, could not sleep either. He asked: "Boss, you said that the non-commissioned officer training that starts tomorrow is about training."
What? I just finished the recruit training and I have to go through the non-commissioned officer training. It feels really troublesome when I think about it. It is not as good as the ordinary soldiers in the military camp. They can take one day off every ten days to go out and play..."
"What training? How to train you to manage the new recruits? Didn't you listen to what Dr. Perrent said this morning? The Blue Feather Army has officially begun recruiting and expanding its troops. It will be carried out in four batches. Five to six thousand people will be recruited every month.
When we finish the training, it happens to be the time to receive the last batch of recruits. What we need to train next is how to teach the recruits who have just joined the army like the instructors who are responsible for teaching us during the recruit training. If you don't accept the training, I will let you lead it now.
A group of new recruits, are you confident that you can control them?" Claude said angrily.
"That's right, I never thought that I could lead a team of new soldiers." Aboyev clicked his tongue, and suddenly thought of a question, "But boss, will we be separated like this? I still want to stay with you."
Next to..."
"Of course we have to separate. Not only the boss, but also you and us will be separated. From now on, you will become the boss among the recruits. If we are lucky, we may be in the same camp. If we are unlucky, we may not be in the same military camp.
Belklin spoke next to him: "Perhaps in a few years, we will no longer be in the Blue Feather Legion, and we will be separated from each other and we will be treated as strangers. When we meet again, you may have to salute me and call me Your Excellency General...
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Belklin's words caused a burst of low laughter in the tent. Aboyev became so angry that he grabbed the pillow and threw it over: "Go away, you think you will become a general, go ahead and dream about your big head! It's all like that."
If you do this, the general of the kingdom can form a field legion."
Claude shook his head. The idea is beautiful, but it is very difficult to realize. Every general in the kingdom walks on thousands of bones. Before going to the battlefield, you can expect to make meritorious deeds and gain glory.
But on the cruel battlefield, all you can do is pray that you can survive safely, especially recruits like them who are like cannon fodder...
"By the way, boss, I got some news." Belklin ended the fight with Aboyev, returned the pillow he snatched to him, and returned to the bed.
"What's the news?"
"Isn't the sergeant training for those veterans over? I heard that the instructors selected the first fifty outstanding veterans and prepared them to serve as sergeants for us new recruits, setting an example and letting us understand how they lead the new recruits.
"
"Where did you hear this news?" Claude asked.
"Second Lieutenant Most was talking to someone. I happened to be passing by and overheard him." Berklin replied.
"That should be true. We will know tomorrow morning. You should also learn from those veterans. After all, we have only been in the army for three months. If we don't receive training properly, it will be troublesome to bring new recruits in the future. We will not be able to suppress them by then.
Those new recruits will make a fool of themselves. Okay, stop talking and sleep well, we have to get up early tomorrow!"
A night of silence.
After breakfast the next day, the assembly horn sounded, and all the recruits went to the playground to assemble. Sure enough, a group of about fifty veterans were standing there neatly, waiting for the instructors to arrive.
The chief instructor of the non-commissioned officer training this time was no longer Second Lieutenant Most, but was replaced by a captain named Max. It is very likely that this Captain Max came from the camp of the Blue Feather Army. Claude saw the Military Justice Department
Lieutenant Sdri also followed him respectfully, with a reserved smile on his cold face.
Captain Max seemed to still feel a little sleep deprived and tired. He stood in front of the recruits and spoke for only a few minutes before announcing that each team of recruits would accept a veteran master sergeant as the team leader, and encouraged all the recruits to
All new recruits must learn from their squad leaders and strive to become a qualified non-commissioned officer as soon as possible.
Claude watched with some boredom as veterans came to the queue of recruits one by one and temporarily assumed the position of captain of this team. Soon, a veteran came to Claude, he smiled and showed his white teeth:
"I said, Claude, we will meet soon..."
It turns out that the captain of Claude's recruit team is actually Sergeant Fitney, but his shoulder insignia has now been changed from three vertical red straight lines of sergeant rank to two horizontal red wavy lines. This is