After the anticlimactic interrogation, Claude ordered the communications soldier to place the three masters and servants in an empty guest room on the second floor of the wooden building. As soon as they left, Markchi asked inexplicably.
"Then what can you do to them?" Claude asked, pointing to the musket accessories in the package on the table: "If the father of Baroness Vacusili is really a firearms master, the Duchy of Eskiline is famous
Libweid Mirowski, then we can't afford to offend her at all. Her father is the talent our kingdom needs. If this firearms master is unwilling to serve the kingdom because of us, then the higher-ups are likely to
They will punish us to please their father and daughter. So we'd better follow the procedures specified above and don't make personal mistakes...
As for the accessories of these two muskets, we don’t need to get to the bottom of it. Many legions are now equipped with this type of Obash type 3 standard muskets, and many of them have been captured by the enemy. Otherwise, the enemy will not rely on our muskets to defend themselves.
Make their precise aiming and shooting muskets. As a well-known firearms master in the eastern part of the mainland, it is normal to get two muskets for private research if you are interested. Even if the superiors know about it, they will just laugh it off, and even
I will feel very honored and proud. After all, it is not easy and worthy of boasting that the standard muskets equipped by our kingdom can arouse the interest of a firearms master.
Of course, if Baroness Vacusili deceived us, it wouldn't be a big deal. We don't know her and the gun master, and we don't know if there is a real relationship between them. So I will leave them all here.
Report to the battalion headquarters and send someone to Pacasia City to investigate. If what she said is true, then we will let her pass. If what she said is a lie, it will not be too late for us to punish her then. She is here.
, are you still afraid that they will run away? Anyway, it will be clear in a few days whether it is true or not, but we'd better treat each other with courtesy during this period..."
Mark Qi understood: "Sir, you are still thoughtful. I thought it was the female spy who caught the enemy, so I am very happy. This way I can add another mark to my military exploits. I hope I can be like you in a while.
Become an official ensign officer of the kingdom."
Speaking of this, Claude was also a little puzzled: "By the way, it's been a month and a half, why haven't we accomplished the feat of conquering Black Maple Castle yet? We also climbed the ice and snow to explore the road in the Picklet Mountains.
No one mentions our merits, so at least we have to give a reward to the first battalion of our rangers. As a pioneer, there is no credit but hard work..."
But Claude just complained a few times. The superiors are now paying attention to the Blue Feather Army. Capturing the three southern counties of the Eskiline Principality is equivalent to inserting a sharp blade into the enemy's hinterland, no matter where it is.
The situation of the anti-Austrian coalition forces of the Principality of Modera and the Principality of Eskiline is already very bad. When the rainy season ends in March, a decisive victory in the eastern part of the continent will be close at hand.
Claude wrote an official document about the Baroness of Vacousil, and then asked the signal soldier to make two more copies of the official document, put it on the legs of the carrier pigeon, and send it out tomorrow morning.
You can get a reply from the battalion headquarters.
The Kingdom of Overas' military communication mainly relies on three methods. The most advanced one is the falcon messenger. This kind of falcon is bred from a young age and used to deliver letters quickly and keep them confidential. However, they are rare in number and cannot be deployed on a large scale. Secondly,
The first is carrier pigeon communication, but three of them need to be released each time to deliver three copies of the same letter, so as to avoid the loss of letters and information due to unexpected events on the way. The last one is delivered by fast horse, with horses and people resting all the way.
He can run more than 800 miles in a day.
As for the three masters and servants of Baroness Vacusili, Claude arranged them into the guest room at the other end of the corridor on the second floor of the wooden building.
The two-story wooden building in this garrison requisitioned by Claude has four rooms in one row. It was built by the original lord, Baron Novilik. Wei Flinsland, as a place for him to take his friends before autumn.
A place to stay for hunting. The four rooms upstairs are all small suites with their own bathrooms. The largest room downstairs is the dining room, which is said to be the place where the lord held a banquet with his friends after returning from hunting. The next room is the kitchen.
There is also a utility room and a room for servants.
Claude lived in the leftmost room upstairs. As his attendants, Michael Jack and the big man Gimi originally wanted to live in the maid's room downstairs, but Machik drove him upstairs.
As a servant of a chief, he should naturally be as close as possible to the chief, so that he can hear the chief's instructions at any time. Then he occupied the maid's room downstairs, and Claude wanted him to go upstairs.
As a result, Markchi said that as a squadron leader, he should live downstairs, so that it would be easier for him to get up at night and patrol the sentry post.
No one wants to live upstairs with Claude, except for Michael Jack and the big man Gemmy. This is probably the clear hierarchy in the Kingdom's army. In addition, although Markchi is a sergeant major and squadron leader, he is not as good as Claude, a formal officer of the Kingdom.
In comparison, there is still a huge distance. Living with Claude will feel very restrictive and difficult to let go. It is better to live downstairs and feel more comfortable.
Two signal soldiers occupied the utility room on the first floor. Because they were carrying a group of six carrier pigeons, they needed a quiet space to avoid disturbing the carrier pigeons and being unable to perform their communication tasks. Therefore, there were two empty rooms on the second floor.
Lord used the one on the right in the middle as his study and his office, and the remaining one as a guest room, preparing for the battalion headquarters to give it to the officers when they came to inspect it. It came in handy now, as a place where Vaksili was under house arrest.
The residence of the Baroness's master and servants.
As for the two artillery groups of a medical corps and the remaining soldiers of a squadron, they were all placed in the empty stone warehouse. The inside of the warehouse also had two floors, which was more than enough to station a squadron of men and horses. Besides, checkpoints were now set up on the mountain road, which required
When a small group of soldiers goes on duty, the stationed area also needs to send people to stand guard and patrol in rotation, so the accommodation for nearly 60 soldiers is relatively comfortable.
It is still winter, so it is not suitable to break ground. After the rainy season, Claude still needs to arrange for soldiers to build this camp. After all, the mountain road where this checkpoint is located leads to the Karnas Prairie and the eastern part of the Eskiline Principality.
It is said to be the current border area between the three parties. Even if these two mountain roads are inconvenient for the large army to pass, but thinking about the experience of the Blue Feather Army being able to cross the Picklet Mountains from the smuggling trail, Claude feels that he cannot relax his vigilance and prevent the enemy from copycats and tigers.
, give yourself this experience.
At present, Claude can only send out scout cavalry to patrol along the mountain road from a distance every day. If he really discovers the enemy, he can only report it, put up a little resistance and retreat, but he has never thought of losing his life here. After all,
The order he accepted was to set up checkpoints, strictly guard against infiltration reconnaissance by spies and small groups of enemy troops, and suppress local resistance elements. If the enemy attacked in large numbers, he would not be able to hold on here, so retreating with a warning was the best option.
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It is best to hope that the enemy will not move from winter to the rainy season. After the rainy season, when the earth warms up and the soil becomes soft, if you are still stationed here, you need to build this camp well so that it can at least withstand the enemy.
A large group of troops attacked. During this time, Claude had already looked around at the terrain, and had an idea in his mind to turn this garrison into a small fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Perhaps by then the enemy would come to attack, just to give himself a gift.
A victory in battle.
There was a knock on the door, and Claude took back his feet on the table. Only then did he realize that he had been thinking wildly. It was already dark, and it was probably Michael who had brought him dinner.
"Come in." Claude said.
The door opened, but the person who came in was not Michael, but the Baroness Vacusili. This beautiful lady pouted with an angry look on her face, and she was holding a dinner plate in her hand.
Claude stood up quickly and apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, how can I let the noble lady do the servant's work? I will teach that lazy servant right away so that he will not trouble the lady in the future..."
The beautiful lady looked surprised, as if she didn't expect Claude to say such a thing, and laughed loudly: "This is mine, not your dinner."
"Huh?" Claude was a little confused. It's your dinner, so what do you mean by bringing it to me?
The beautiful lady put the dinner plate in her hand on Claude's table, then pointed her finger and angrily asked Claude: "Young sir, please leave us here, is this how you entertain me?
?”
Claude lowered his head and looked at the food on the plate. Yes, it was a standard portion of food, two slices of rye bread with bacon, a grilled sausage, a cup of black tea, and a plate of beef stewed with potatoes. He was considered a second lieutenant.
The officer also ate the same thing, but with an extra fried egg and some fruit preserves...
"What's wrong? It doesn't suit your taste?" Claude asked.
"Of course!" Madam Beauty glared at Claude: "You keep us here, and I can cooperate with your investigation to prove that I am not a secret agent. But you must give me the noble treatment I deserve, such as this kind of food
, it is very appropriate for my two maids, but for me, it is an insult. So I come to ask for food and drink suitable for my noble status, so that I can forgive you for your negligence.
mistakes."
Claude suddenly felt a headache coming from him. I dare not believe that this beautiful lady asked for noble treatment in line with her status. Sister, you were detained by us on the way to escape, and you are still suspected of being a spy. Can you
Be more restrained. We are a military garrison here, not a noble manor you encountered during your journey. Where can I find the food you need that matches your noble status?
If it hadn't been for the fact that he had just sent a carrier pigeon message to the battalion headquarters in the afternoon and reported the matter of this beautiful lady, Claude would have wanted to immediately order the release of this beautiful noble lady. How could this guy Markchi be catching a spy?
He has caused a big trouble for himself, so he should be offered as an offering to his ancestors. If this beautiful lady is really the beloved daughter of Master Bird, then he has to endure it, and even if he is offended, he must satisfy this beautiful lady.
His father, Master Bird, is a well-known firearms design and manufacturing expert in the eastern part of the continent. The talents that the kingdom desperately needs are all on the internal list. Even if the Eskiline Principality is destroyed, this firearms master can still get a lot of benefits in the kingdom.
High courtesy. As his daughter, I really have to treat her well, so as not to make her resentful and say bad things about herself in front of her father. Even if she surrenders to the kingdom in the future, it will have a negative impact on her.
Claude stood at attention, bowed slightly, and performed the noble meeting etiquette: "Sorry, noble Baroness, it was my negligence. I will let them correct it immediately. Please stay here for a while, I will go down and prepare it for you.
A dinner that suits who you are.”
The beautiful lady’s eyes lit up: “Are you also a noble?”
She asked this question because she saw that Claude's bow was very standard.
Claude pulled the bell rope in the corner and shook his head: "I am not a noble, I am a commoner. But my pharmacy teacher is a noble of the kingdom. Like you, she is a baroness. These noble etiquette are all hers
She forced me to learn it because she believed that one day I would become a member of the kingdom's nobility. Now that I have been promoted to second lieutenant, as a formal officer of the kingdom, I am also considered a quasi-noble, and I can practice these noble etiquette."
Michael knocked on the door and came in: "Sir, what are your orders?"
"Bring a bottle of good fruit wine from my bedroom, and bring the silver candlestick to light it. I want to invite Baroness Vacusili to have dinner here." Claude said, turning to look at the beautiful lady:
"Baroness, you can taste the fine wines in my collection. I'll go down and have someone prepare dinner for you."