Claude returned to the regiment headquarters of the 131st Ranger Regiment with a gloomy face and lost his temper. The deputy commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Schneck, and the logistics director, Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried, came over to persuade them for a long time before finally finally
Jean Claude stopped his anger.
However, Claude immediately issued an order, telling the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Regiment not to pay attention to the information sent by the Legion Logistics Department regarding cooperating with the investigation into the missing of the Hicks military expenses worth 500,000 gold crowns.
.Any officers and soldiers who receive an investigation notice need to obtain Claude's permission before they can go to the Legion Logistics Department for questioning.
This was a direct fallout between Claude Preparation and General Vansnik, the head of the Legion's Logistics Department. In fact, it was unwise for General Vansnik to intervene in this matter, and it also violated the traditional unspoken rules of distribution of spoils on the battlefield. If this huge sum of money were
Since the military expenditures belong to the kingdom, it is legitimate for him to conduct the investigation as the head of the logistics department, and it is within his authority.
But this military expenditure that was not found belonged to the enemy Hicks Kingdom, and was not the military expenditure given to the Rangers by the Overas Kingdom. As the newly appointed logistics director of the Rangers, General Vansnik, he simply
He had no right to go to such trouble to find it. He even suspected that the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Regiment had secretly hidden the money, which even caused a big conflict and dispute with Claude in the Ranger Regiment.
According to the traditional unwritten rules for the distribution of spoils, the enemy's ammunition, firearms, ordnance weapons, logistical military support materials, and other items seized by officers and soldiers from the battlefield must be turned over. However, the property seized from the enemy is basically the private property of the officers and soldiers.
, such as luxuries enjoyed by senior enemy officers, property found on prisoners, etc.
Sometimes the expropriation of property from the enemy also falls within the scope of distribution of spoils of war. For example, when the First Battalion of Rangers entered the three southern counties of the Eskiline Principality, they expropriated a winery belonging to an enemy noble and privately divided up the wine cellar.
The collection of various precious wines, as well as the gold and silver utensils found, are also a reward for the officers and soldiers who fought bravely and won the war.
Of course, in these unspoken rules for the distribution of spoils, it is not that the property captured by the officers and soldiers is directly put into their pockets. Basically, the army is the main unit and the captured spoils are redistributed to ensure that every officer and soldier in the army
You can get a profit. This is also the biggest difference between the organized and the unorganized. The organized is the most efficient in robbing, oh no, in seizing trophies, and can not miss any valuable trophies.
If the 131st Ranger Regiment discovered the military expenditure worth half a million gold crowns at Wickham Castle, then according to the principle of spoils distribution, 70% would need to be handed over to the regiment, and the remaining 30% could be distributed to everyone in the regiment.
Each officer and soldier. Even if it is 30%, for all the officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Regiment, it is a great wealth if it is divided into the hands of an individual. Every officer and soldier of the 131st Ranger Regiment was very excited after hearing the news.
Regretful and distressed, they just missed this huge military expenditure...
But the problem now is that the 131st Ranger Regiment was not at Wickham Castle. They found that there was such a huge sum of money in the ammunition, firearms and ordnance material warehouse area. They set fire to the material warehouse and left in a hurry, causing those
The ammunition warehouse exploded, causing a big hole in the warehouse where this huge amount of military money was stored. This huge amount of money disappeared and could never be found again.
As a party involved, the supporting evidence submitted by Claude showed that the 131st Ranger Regiment indeed neglected to carefully search the ammunition, firearms and ordnance material warehouse area, and even missed such a large amount of wealth. Generally speaking, like
This kind of thing is not uncommon on the battlefield. You can only blame yourself for your bad luck. Most people will just treat it as a joke if they know about it.
Even if this military expenditure is huge, it belongs to the enemy after all. If you get it, it is considered extra money. If you don't get it, you can only blame yourself for not having the wealth and blessings. No one will treat this huge military expenditure of the Hicks Kingdom like General Vansnik did.
The property of the Stirling royal family must be investigated and inquired to the end, and this missing wealth must be revealed...
Unexpectedly, Claude didn't like the newly airborne major general in charge of the logistics department of the army. General Vansnik was so upset by Claude. It was like Claude had a big quarrel with him in the logistics department.
As he said at the time, why do you think that this military expenditure of the Hicks Kingdom belongs to the wealth of the Stirling royal family? You have to give an explanation yourself. Could it be that our beloved royal family paid the Hicks Kingdom to let them
Come to attack the overseas territories directly under your own kingdom?
However, General Vansnik emphasized that the Ranger Corps is the guard force of the Sterling royal family, so all honors obtained by the regiment belong to the Sterling royal family, even the trophies captured on the battlefield. According to him,
, all trophies captured should be handed over to the Sterling royal family first, and then distributed to the officers and soldiers of the Ranger Corps. This can reflect the Ranger Corps' loyalty to the Sterling royal family, and
The Stirling royal family's favor and care for the officers and soldiers of the Ranger Regiment...
To put it bluntly, many things are nothing more than a battle of interests. Claude pointedly pointed out that all General Vansnik did was just to gain the control over the capture and distribution of the Ranger Legion's loot. Just like what Claude handed over to the Legion's Logistics Department
The luxury goods carried by the four four-wheeled freight carriages were intended to make all the officers of the Ranger Corps who participated in the Battle of Beringana receive a share of the luxury goods. General Vansnik withheld them as soon as he came to the Ranger Corps.
The luxuries of these four carriages were handed over to the Sterling royal family as a sign of his effective service. This was because he only cared about his own promotion and wealth, and ignored the interests of the officers and soldiers of the Ranger Regiment.
Claude's accusation made General Vansnik furious. Not to mention the huge amount of military expenditures that were unaccounted for, which were the five four-wheelers loaded with valuable luxuries that were captured from Wickham Castle and enjoyed by senior enemy officers.
Claude should not only hand over four large freight carriages to the Legion Logistics Department, and then privately let the officers and soldiers in the 131st Ranger Regiment divide the luxury goods loaded on the remaining carriage, because that means
How disrespectful to the Stirling royal family.
General Vansnik proudly took out a handwritten account book of the distribution of loot within the 131st Ranger Regiment as evidence on the spot. He said that people like Claude have no loyalty to the Sterling royal family.
A person who should not have stayed in the royal family's armed rangers. He will ask the superiors to remove Claude from his post and reduce his rank, and put Claude in jail for corruption for review until he finds the five-dollar sum.
Until the huge military expenditure of 100,000 gold crowns.
The two of them were getting more and more quarrelsome. If Colonel Skerry, the deputy director of the Legion's Logistics Department, hadn't heard the commotion and rushed over to hug Claude, Claude would have rushed up and beat General Vansnik hard at that moment.
The matter got serious, and both of them were called over by General Michelchi and received a severe scolding. However, Claude knew in his heart that his life in the Ranger Corps would not be as comfortable as before.
, General Vansnik, the newly airborne head of the Army Logistics Department, has already set his sights on himself...
Watching Lieutenant Colonel Schneck and Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried leave his office, Claude's face looked a little amused. The temper he lost in the regimental office when he came back was all for them to see.
to show that he has a clear conscience. But at this moment, Claude cannot tell who among the two Lieutenant Colonel Schneck and Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried betrayed him. Perhaps in their hearts, this is not betrayal, but just a feeling of betrayal.
The 131st Ranger Regiment is only responsible.
McJack, Belklin, Murield and Diavid, the four most trusted brothers of Claude, entered the office immediately. The big man Gemie consciously stood outside the office to avoid the approach of others.
.McJack closed the door and asked with concern: "Sir, what did the legion commander say?"
Claude sighed: "Do you know what it means to be a master of great power?"
The four people shook their heads inexplicably, they did not understand the meaning of this sentence.
"General Michelich's life has begun to get difficult." Claude stood up: "That General Vansnik was sent here to restrain him. The Rangers are the guards of the Stirling royal family.
The higher-ups must be on guard against General Michelich. Because of this colonial war, the prestige of the Rangers has greatly increased, making the Rangers the boss of General Michelich and obeying his orders.
The Sterling royal family on the body will be very embarrassed. Therefore, the royal family will send a group of officers over recently, saying that they want to enrich the high-ranking command of the legion.
I was targeted by General Vansnik not only because of the huge military expenditure, but because they regarded me as General Michelchi's confidant. If you want to deal with the big tree of General Michelchi, you must
First cut off its branches. Unfortunately, I was regarded as the strongest branch on this big tree. Without me, General Michelich lost his most important supporter in the Ranger Corps.
A force, everyone knows that the combat effectiveness of our 131st Regiment is the most powerful and elite of the Ranger Corps..."
"No way, the Kingdom of Hicks announced some time ago that it would form ten standing legions to carry out this colonial war to the end. How could the Stirling royal family cut its wings at this time? If there was no Michel
General Erqi, then wait until the Kingdom of Hicks launches another invasion
When attacking, who can the Rangers rely on to resist the enemy?" Belklin murmured.
"You are right." Claude nodded: "The problem now is not that the Sterling royal family wants to cut its wings and deal with General Michelchi. What they have to do is to give General Michelchi a high hand."
Whether it is being promoted to Field Marshal of the Kingdom or being conferred the title of Third Earl, giving the royal manor to the royal family is, on the one hand, to show the respect and favor given to General Michelic, and on the other hand, the purpose is to make the high-ranking people they assign
Officer, with the cooperation of General Michelci, he can smoothly take over and control the real power of the Ranger Corps.
You should be able to tell from the distribution of merit rewards this time that the merits of General Michelci were deliberately exaggerated and suppressed the merits of the remaining officers and soldiers of the Ranger Corps.
They want to make the army officers and soldiers think that General Michelich took all the credit for the entire battle, because doing so will reduce the prestige of General Michelich in the hearts of the army soldiers and arouse the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the army officers and soldiers. They don't want it
, General Michelich has always had the final say over the Ranger Corps...
As for the Hicks Kingdom's claim to form ten standing legions and continue to carry out this colonial war to the end, it is actually very early. You all know that forming a legion and then training the soldiers to have the most basic combat effectiveness is a matter of
How long does it take? It is impossible to complete within a year and a half. The information about the Kingdom of Hicks sent from the Kingdom's Army Department shows that they have indeed begun the process of recruiting soldiers to form a standing army, but there is only progress.
It's been very slow, and only half a legion has been formed until now.
The establishment of any legion is not just about recruiting new soldiers. It also requires the provision of various armed military supplies, training of new recruits, and training of a large number of grassroots officers to fill the command vacancies. The Kingdom of Hicks wants to establish ten standing legions.
It is impossible to complete it in two or three years. What's more, they have to transport these ten standing legions over long distances to the mainland of Nubicia. At the same time, they also need to prepare more military and logistical materials to meet the operations of the ten standing legions.
Demand. Therefore, the people above predict that in the next three or four years, the Hicks Kingdom will not be able to launch the next colonial war on the Nubisia continent.
Three or four years is a long time, and no one knows whether there will be any other unexpected situations during this period. Perhaps when the kingdom's economy improves, other legions can be dispatched to overseas territories to take charge of this colonial war. So the top concern is that Mi
In the next three or four years, General Sherkey turned the Rangers into his own private army, and sent those senior officers to take over the command of the Rangers to prevent this. After all, Sterling
The royal family spent a lot of money on the Rangers, which were the royal guards. They could not place the ownership of the Rangers on General Michelci's loyalty to the royal family.
The main reason why General Vansnik is eyeing me is because I sit in this seat. Maybe he also has the idea of obtaining the huge military expenditure of the Hicks Kingdom to ask for credit from the Stirling royal family. It is said that our
His Majesty King Stirling X has been bedridden for nearly three years, and there is not much time left. So no matter which prince takes the throne, General Vansnik can rely on this huge military expenditure worth half a million gold crowns to provide him with
The new royal court seeks an important position. As long as he donates this military expenditure to which prince, he can give that prince a heavy bargaining chip in the competition for the king's throne..."
"That's our wealth, why should we let this bullshit General Vansnik use it to ask for rewards from the higher ups!" Murield begged angrily in a low voice: "Boss, why don't I take two people to fight this General Vansnik?
The black gun. We can completely create evidence that it was the spies sent by the Hicks Kingdom, and throw the blame on the Hicks Kingdom. I believe they will have no way to defend themselves that it was not them...
"
Claude shook his head: "Don't be crazy. Don't you know that General Vansnik's surname is also Don Sterling? He is a side branch of the royal family. If you really hit him with a black gun, they will never give up. Unless you kill the whole
The Rangers are turning upside down. I, who had a big argument with him when he fell, will be the first suspect. But it is true that letting him continue to be entangled like this is not an option. We have to find a source for that huge military expenditure and let him
Give up your doubts about us.
Morde, you and Dide take the time to go to the place where the military expenditure is buried, get some gold, silver and copper coins, and give half of them to McJack. McJack, you give these gold, silver and copper coins to my sister Anna and ask her to give them to her.
These gold, silver and copper coins look like they were melted and shattered by explosions and fires. Tomorrow I ordered the 131st Ranger Regiment to go to Wickham Castle to excavate the ruins. Didn’t General Vansnick want me to give an explanation?
, handing over the scraps of these coins at that time will let everyone know that the huge military expenditure was indeed lost due to the big explosion."
"But boss, what is the use of the other half of the gold, silver and copper coins you asked us to get?" Diavid asked.
"Haha..." Claude laughed: "You have to scatter those coins secretly in the ruins, so that the soldiers occasionally find one or two coins, causing the explosion to scatter these coins throughout the ruins.
.In this way, even if some soldiers hand it over, more people will hide it secretly. Even if the amount of coins collected is small, we will only suspect that it was the personal work of the soldiers who excavated the ruins, so the remaining money we have hidden will be