Claude no longer had the intention to pay attention to who the next two recipients of the Knight Medal would be. He finally waited until the end of the ceremony in which General Michel Priest knighted and bestowed the knighthood on Prince Hansbach.
The dance was announced and the band played cheerful music. When the young officers participating in the merit ceremony ceremony began to talk to the beauties they admired, he found Verricro, and the two of them found a deserted corner to start.
Let’s talk about the situation after they separated...
Verricro said that he wrote several letters to Claude, but Claude only received one when he was in the Blue Feather Corps. After the war broke out, the troops went to the front line respectively, and the address kept changing. Later, he sent it to Lan Yu.
The Legion's letter was no longer received. Instead, two letters were returned, stating that no such person had been found. He had been worried that something had happened to Claude...
This is an obvious result, because the security squadron of the treatment center where Claude was located was no longer part of the Blue Feather Legion at that time. It became the security squadron of Amis City guarding the entrance to the Odin Mountains, and was then transferred to the large army.
The prince's newly formed ranger camp. The military mail department at the rear had no intention of investigating clearly. If Claude hadn't written a letter to his family indicating his new unit, he might not have received letters from his family in the ranger camp.
Verricro said that after his family moved to the royal capital, his father was introduced by a friend to become a guard for an earl, and he joined his father's old army, the 212th Regiment of the Guards, as a new recruit. And Claude
Different from being bullied by veterans in the Blue Feather Legion, Viricero had a smooth journey without encountering any difficulties. After the recruit training, he even became the personal guard of the leader of the 212th Regiment where he belonged due to his outstanding performance.
As the leader of the guard, Viricero avoided the fate of being cannon fodder on the front line after the Guards joined the war, but gold will always shine. Later, the 212th Regiment was ordered to capture a defense in the Principality of Rimodra.
The castle on the front line was besieged three or four times but failed. Several enemy soldiers took off their pants above the castle, urinated and cursed. The regiment leader at the rear was so angry that his face turned blue, and asked who could think of a way to combat the enemy's arrogance.
arrogance……
Because of the difficult terrain, the siege artillery of the Guards Corps could not be pushed up. The light infantry artillery was powerless against the castle, and at the same time it was suppressed by the enemy's defensive artillery placed on the castle. The Guards soldiers could not get close to the castle, and the enemy used four shotguns.
The attack route is closed, and the enemy's fire suppression range is within a 100-meter radius.
Verricro said that he was confused at the time, so he rushed forward with a musket. He found a cover about two hundred meters away from the castle, took aim with his gun, and shot three enemies who were shouting and cursing above the castle with five shots.
So that the rest of the enemies no longer dared to show their bodies. The more Viricero fought, the more confident he became, and he rushed forward for more than fifty meters alone. A musket blocked the entire front of the castle. As long as the enemy showed his face, he would probably be killed.
He shot and killed.
For the enemies guarding the castle, Viricero has become a major problem for them. The distance of the artillery shells is not enough to hit the guy with a cold gun below. And it is impossible to use the artillery to accurately aim the live ammunition, plus the distance
It was close, and the firing angle was not enough. There was nothing they could do against Viricero. As for the precise aiming and shooting of the musket, the range was also not enough, and Viricero had cover, so they could only be in a passive position to be beaten, without paying attention.
Exposing body parts puts you at great risk of being hit.
It was precisely because Verricro suppressed the enemy in front of the castle with a musket, and it was already dark, that the commander of the 212th Regiment mobilized his troops and took the opportunity to direct the soldiers to approach the castle and use a gunpowder barrel to blow it up.
At a corner of the castle, he broke into the castle, eliminated the defending enemies, and captured this defensive point. After the war, Viricero was directly promoted to sergeant, rising two ranks in a row.
From then on, Viricero became famous. Most of the officers and soldiers of the Guards Corps knew that a sharpshooter appeared in the 212th Regiment. In subsequent attacks, Vericro showed his skills even more, whenever the frontline attack was blocked.
, Verricro will be sent to the front line to shoot the enemy's artillery crew and commanding officers. Then when the enemy is panicked, the soldiers behind will launch a charge and easily capture the enemy's defensive position.
As the war progressed, Vericro's military rank continued to rise, and now, like Claude, he became a captain officer in the Guards Corps.
Claude was very surprised. The accurate aiming and shooting distance of the Obash three-form matchlock gun was only within a hundred meters. The gun would drift away beyond a hundred meters. Even for him, it would not work at a distance of about 120 meters.
It can only be said that the hit rate is 50%. Whether you can hit the target depends on luck. How did Vericro hit the enemy at a distance of more than 150 meters to 200 meters?
Verricro said that he didn't know. Every time he raised his gun to aim and shoot, he would feel something in his heart. It seemed that he knew how much error the gun would shoot out. After a slight adjustment, he basically fired two shots.
He can hit an enemy. Coupled with his good night vision ability, whenever the sky becomes dark at dusk and night comes, it is the best time for him to aim and shoot. At that time, as long as the enemy appears in his shooting range, he will basically escape.
Don't go there...
This may be Verricault's shooting talent. Claude could only sigh, remembering that when he was sixteen years old, he and his friends went on an adventure to Bailuzhou, ambush at the creek beach at night, and with the faint starlight in the dark, Verricault,
Crowe shot a mountain deer in the head with his old-fashioned Galli Type III matchlock gun. From then on, it can be seen that Velikro has integrated his shooting talent into his body.
Among his instincts, he is a born shooter.
Claude also told Vericro about his current situation, and then the two of them recalled and missed their beautiful youth together. At this time, Vericro remembered something, his face darkened, and he reported several
The name sounded familiar to Claude, but he couldn't remember who it was.
Verricro said that these were their junior high school classmates and graduates of physical education. They were also recruited to fight on the battlefield this time. However, they were all in the second-line army, which was the local army organized by the three counties in the southwest.
After arriving on the front line, these three second-line legions were all assigned to the Guards Corps and jointly attacked the defensive front of the Principality of Rimodra.
These classmates were unlucky and had all died on the battlefield. Viriklo learned of this situation when he accidentally met Shayekov when he went to the treatment center in the rear to visit some injured comrades.
The image of a little fat man appeared in Shayekov Claude's mind. This seemed to be his classmate and a physical education student. His grades ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the school. The main reason why he remembered him was that his home was in the town.
I opened a bakery, and their honey white bread is the most delicious. In addition, during the physical education class, this little fat guy was often assigned to be my sparring partner. Every time I saw him frowning, he looked like he was waiting to be beaten.
Claude's expression made him want to laugh.
"What's wrong with him? Where is he injured?" Claude asked.
Viricolo hesitated for a moment, but sighed and said: "Maybe it's a good thing for him. He can finally go back and inherit their family's bakery. He lost a leg on the battlefield, and his left foot was hit by a cannonball.
He was taken away. Fortunately, the bleeding was stopped in time and his life was saved..."
"Injured while lining up to attack?"
Viricero nodded: "Yes, the second-line army basically adopts the old tactics, arranging a square formation to attack the enemy's defensive positions. In fact, the enemy basically will not engage in field battles or large-scale battles with us now.
Large-scale battles are all about huddled in defensive facilities for defense. Line-up attacks are outdated. Every time I see those soldiers forming a square formation and walking towards the enemy's position, I think of those cattle and sheep being driven into the slaughterhouse, and the casualties.
It's really too big.
If the Guards Corps had not been equipped with Obash type III standard matchlock guns on a large scale, and used precise aiming and shooting to suppress the enemy before launching an attack, thus reducing casualties, they might have been like those second-line regiments. They were lost very early.
Combat strength. When we first attacked the Principality of Rimodra, the Guards suffered a lot of casualties. Fortunately, the superiors issued a notice and promptly changed the tactics. It was strictly forbidden to form a square formation to attack. This finally gave us some spare strength.
Persevere until now..."
This is an era of military changes, whether it is the enemy or our own side. Claude guessed that it was probably the attack on Wilf Hill that touched Prince Hansback, and that's when he ordered the attack.
You must no longer use the old tactics of forming a square formation to attack the enemy. Because even if you capture the enemy's position, the cost of casualties on your side will be too high. Maybe it won't be long before the kingdom has no extra offensive troops.
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It is said that in the earliest times when the two countries fought, the outcome was determined by a general battle. But this time, after the war broke out between the Kingdom of Ovelas and the five countries of the Anti-Austria Alliance, there has been no peace between the five countries of the Anti-Austria Alliance from the beginning to now.
The kingdom did not intend to conduct large-scale battles and field battles, but attempted to use a large-depth defensive front to resist the attack of the kingdom's army, delay the time, and use up the consumption of troops and materials to obtain a more satisfactory outcome of the war. This is because of the Anti-Austria Alliance
The top leaders of the five countries know very well that among the countries in the eastern region of the continent, the army of the Kingdom of Ovelas is invincible.
The war has been going on for more than three years, and now both sides have no plans to engage in a major war. Instead, they are entangled in offense and defense, interspersed and roundabout strategies. Even though the anti-Austrian alliance countries have carried out tenacious defense and blocking, the end of the war has
The initiative is still firmly in the hands of the Kingdom of Ovelas. The Eskiline Principality is imminent, and the fate of the hundreds of thousands of anti-Austrian Allied forces gathered in the Rimodra Principality is not good either.
"I met Boa." Verricro told Claude another unexpected news.
"Is he okay?" Claude was surprised.
Viricero laughed: "He is very good, he seems to have gained a little weight. The Bangilia Security Battalion where he is located also arrived in the Principality of Sidings along with the three second-line armies from the three southwest counties, but the security battalion is responsible for
It is a rear garrison duty and does not require going to the front line. I met him at Fort Afina in August last year. This guy took a few people shopping and his rank was already sergeant major. According to him, he was in the garrison camp.
He was very popular in the camp, and he was responsible for all the logistics affairs of the camp. The former logistics director, Second Lieutenant Conard, was old and frail. After arriving at Fort Afina this time, he was unable to adapt to the climate and was bedridden. All matters were left to Boa to handle.
.At that time, he was wandering around the streets just to see if there was any money-making business he could do..."
"Then he is still stationed at Fort Afennes?" Claude laughed. It was Bock'ar's habit to look for money-making businesses everywhere. I think he must be doing well in the guard camp, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make money.
There will be so much free time to go out on the streets.
"I don't know, maybe it was transferred to other places." Viricero shook his head: "Our Guards Corps has not come down to rest since entering the Principality of Rimodra, and has been staying on the front line. Boa and I parted ways
I asked him to write me a letter when I was there, but this guy never sent a letter."
Claude also smiled bitterly, and had no choice but to comfort Vericro, either because he had changed the location where he was stationed, or because things were too busy, and Bockar was responsible for logistics affairs when he stayed in the guard camp.
The front line is safe, there is no need to worry about his safety...
"Hey, how are you?" A young officer who wore the same captain's epaulettes as Claude and Verricro came to the two of them. He also had a purple and gold ribbon draped diagonally on his body, and there was also a medal on it.
The golden medal of knighthood.
"Hello, Captain Mentasque, this is my good friend, Captain Claude." Verricro introduced the captain and officer. Both of them were members of the Guards Corps. He and Verricro killed the most enemies.
The difference is that Captain Mentaske was ingenious and used the principle of trebuchet to make some simple throwing rods to throw the gunpowder barrels onto the enemy's defense facilities to explode. He captured four of the enemy's defenses in one day.
He captured a large number of enemies who could not retreat, and was awarded the Knight Medal.
Claude extended his hand to shake his hand in a friendly manner. They were both captains of the same rank, and they were holding wine glasses. They were in the dance hall now, so there was no need to perform any military salutes.
"It's better for you to hide in this corner and chat. There are so many school officers in this place. It's really awkward. You have to salute first when you see everyone." Captain Mentaske smiled apologetically and came to join in the fun.
Found a reason.
Another recipient of the Knight Medal was a second lieutenant of the Blue Feather Regiment. It is said that their regiment stood firm to resist the attack of two enemy divisions. The entire regiment suffered heavy casualties, and in the end he was the only official officer left. Company commander and logistics
All the officers of the department took up defensive positions and died on the battlefield in hand-to-hand combat. This officer still persisted in resisting and commanded the remaining more than a hundred soldiers to continue to hold the position, and finally waited for reinforcements. Therefore, he was promoted to captain and received the knighthood.
Medal, but due to the injury not yet recovered, he left early after the dance started.
Therefore, Captain Mentaske was a little bored wandering around the venue. If it weren't for the purple and gold ribbon and knighthood he wore on his chest, he might have been regarded as one of the lieutenant-level officers waiting nearby.
I had no choice but to find Claude and Viricolo and join their conversation.
Claude turned to look at the venue and found that Lieutenant Colonel Lederfonk was chatting animatedly with an elegantly dressed woman in the distance. So he turned back and suggested that we go back to the camp first. He bought a box in the city yesterday.
Good wine. Let’s get some food when we go back. We can have a good chat in the camp all night and we won’t come back until we’re drunk.
This proposal was approved by Captain Viricero and Mentasco, and the three of them walked towards the door.