Claude was very busy in the next few days. He took Master Bird and Lady Sonia to the iron ore workshop he co-founded with Mr. Veblen, and watched the production of fire engines and the production of grenades.
To Claude's surprise, Master Bird became very interested in firepower machines and grenades. He agreed to Claude's solicitation and prepared to study this firepower machine and grenade in the coming days.
Throw bombs.
Of course, he did not resign as the director of the gun repair shop. It didn't matter whether he went or not, there were inspectors there to supervise him. Claude also agreed that Master Bird should concurrently serve as the director of the gun repair shop. After all, it was a public official position.
, it can bring a lot of convenience in many cases.
From now on, Master Bird can concentrate on doing research and experiments in the laboratory of the ranch. The occasional trip to the gun repair workshop is just a way to relax, show his face in front of the inspectors, and don't have to worry about anything, so that everyone is happy.
Now that Master Bird and Lady Sonia have agreed to Claude's solicitation, Claude will have to carry out extensive construction work on the ranch, expand the laboratory and supporting small production equipment workshops, and strive to make Master Bird and his daughter both
Satisfy the hardware conditions of the laboratory, and at the same time build good living facilities for Master Bird and his daughter, so that they and little Mark can have a high-quality daily life.
So poor McJack was caught by Claude. Claude threw him a construction drawing and asked him to be responsible for building a manor villa and supporting laboratory on the ranch. He would be allowed to return to the army after all construction work began.
As for the required expenses, Claude asked him to take it from the secretly hidden military expenses of the Hicks Kingdom. Even the manor, villa and laboratory, Claude was prepared to invest 100,000 gold crowns, to Bird
The only request from the Master and Lady Sonya is that it be kept secret...
Time passed quickly in the busy life, and nearly a month passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Claude had just received a message from an orderly sent by General Skerry. The Kingdom's Ministry of War sent him to replace him as the supreme commander of the war zone.
General, hereditary earl Alges Kay Osmolin, will arrive at Lanhu Town at about ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Claude will go there in person to greet him and hand over his duties...
Well, it can only be said that the former commander of the Guards Corps was very anxious. He took his Guards Division and got off the ship after arriving at the Tiersim Direct Territory and started marching all the way to the Amphiston Direct Territory in the war zone.
Come, he didn’t even accept invitations to banquets and gatherings from governors and admirals along the way, for fear that his target port of Vibato would be attacked by someone. Because he has not yet taken over the position of supreme commander of the theater, the five division commanders in the theater can
Ignoring his orders, it is understandable to have such worries...
When Claude first arrived on the mainland of Nubisia, it took about ten days to travel from the direct territory of Tiersim to the direct territory of Amphiston. At that time, the 131st Ranger Battalion led by Claude was still a light cavalry battalion.
, with strong maneuverability. And the Guards Division commanded by General Alges Kai Osmolin was a mixed division of half infantry and half cavalry, but it only took twelve days to reach Anphes.
Dun directly administered the territory, which shows how anxious his heart is.
However, Claude does not need to be responsible for organizing tomorrow's welcoming ceremony. He is used to being the hands-off shopkeeper. These chores will naturally be prepared by General Scree and Sir Bennett. Claude and other five division commanders only need to show up at the welcoming ceremony.
Just salute the newly appointed supreme commander of the theater, then return to the theater headquarters to hand over duties, and then attend the welcome banquet to complete the mission.
The next morning, outside Lanhu Town, it was not until eleven o'clock that the flag of the Guards Division appeared in front of the welcoming people. Claude found that although the soldiers of the Guards Division were in neat uniforms, their eyes still had
The red silk, the pace looks neat but a little skewed. It is obvious that they are very exhausted physically and mentally after marching all the way. Maybe they had a full night's rest last night, but the fatigue along the way cannot be overcome in one night.
They have recovered, and now they are just holding on.
General Alges Kai Osmolin also appeared in front of Claude and others. Compared with the soldiers of the Guards Division, the spirit of this kingdom general was obviously better. He was riding a horse
The white horse has a purple saddle decorated with golden thorn patterns. It is still wearing the uniform of the general of the Guards and is meticulously and neatly groomed.
The former commander of the Guards was probably in his fifties, with a square face, expressionless face, blond hair, and two gray-blond mustaches. He sat high on the horse and looked coldly in front of him.
The crowd came to greet him.
"Play music!" a major shouted loudly, and the orchestra behind him began to play the famous song "The Great Kingdom". Claude led a group of generals to General Alges Kai Osmolin's house
Before getting on the horse, everyone started with Claude, then announced their names and positions one by one, and saluted the general of the kingdom who was sitting on the horse.
General Alges Kay Osmolin also sat on his mount and returned the salute one by one. After all the heads of the theater command saluted him, he got off the horse with a smile on his face and
Everyone shook hands and greeted each other. When they arrived in front of Claude, they extended their hands to shake each other, and smiled and said that they had admired Claude's name for a long time. The third colonial war gave rise to the reputation of the Kingdom's army.
He is worthy of being a rising star in the kingdom’s military...
Then local celebrities such as Sir Bennett came forward to express their welcome. General Alges Kay Osmolin changed his initial indifference and became like old friends at first sight. While chatting and laughing, he was surrounded by everyone and walked to the theater headquarters.
go.
Claude and General Bolognik were at the back, whispering.
"He came here with bad intentions. He gave us a slap on the wrist as soon as he arrived." General Bolognik sighed: "When we signed up and saluted him, he deliberately sat high on the horse with a straight face to indicate that he would start from today.
He is the supreme commander of the theater. He has the final say on matters involving us soldiers. From now on, we must follow his orders. There is no way, who calls him the general of the kingdom?"
"Then why did he dismount again?" Claude didn't think that General Alges Kai Osmolin was very simple, but he didn't understand why General Alges dismounted again to shake hands.
"You don't understand this?" General Bolognik had a really uninformed expression: "The first time he sat on a horse and asked us to salute him, that was because of the superiors and subordinates in the army. There is no mercy, you
Didn't you notice that although he was sitting on the horse, everyone returned the salute? Then he got off the horse and shook hands with everyone. This was no longer a military relationship, but interacting with everyone as a nobleman, expressing this
After we met for the first time, we became friends..."
"This is too particular..." Claude really didn't expect there to be so many connections.
General Bolognik smiled and said: "This is the tradition of those old aristocratic families. Don't care what they are thinking or planning, but you will feel like a spring breeze when interacting with them? Of course, you can make them treat them with such an attitude,
This means that we are very valuable in their eyes. Otherwise, you will only feel their arrogance and disdain for you. Also, you have to walk faster. Don’t wait for them to get to the theater headquarters first before rushing over.
Handover..."
Claude felt that General Bolognik was right, so he quickly took a few steps, bypassed the crowd in front, entered the theater headquarters, piled all the documents to be handed over on the desk, and waited for Alges Kay.
.The arrival of General Osmolin.
Not long after, General Arges, accompanied by General Scree and Sir Bennett, entered Claude's office. Claude hurriedly stood up to greet him, and pointed out the documents on the table to him, preparing to proceed.
Handover. General Alges was surprised. He didn't expect Claude to be so straightforward. General Skerry smiled and said: "General Claude has been looking forward to you taking over his position for a long time, so that he can have more time."
Go home and spend time with your wife and kids..."
General Alges was surprised. He didn't expect Claude to bring his family with him. However, he didn't ask carefully, but smiled and said: "Since General Claude is so eager, let's hand over the hand.
."
The documents on Claude's desk are roughly the approval and review files of various official documents from the theater command. The expenditures inside need to be checked by the auditors brought by General Alges himself to avoid any discrepancies in the accounts and immediately contact Claude.
Negotiate with Germany.
However, Claude's public accounts are very simple. All expenses are reviewed by the Logistics Department under the supervision of General Skerry. Claude has no habit of signing bills privately and paying bills with public funds. Instead, he prefers to use his own money.
There is not much to investigate in this aspect of the transaction.
After the handover, there was a banquet. The guests and hosts were happy, but Claude was fed up by General Bolognik and others. When the meeting was about to end, everyone received a notice that at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, General Alges will hold a meeting of senior military officers in the theater.
, requiring Claude and others to attend.
At 8:30 the next morning, Claude rushed to the theater headquarters and found that there were already many school-level officers sitting in the large conference room. They were all able to get there, like those from the Thunder Division stationed at Wickham Castle.
Senior military officers were unable to attend this meeting because the journey was too far. However, Michael Jack also came. During this period, he was busy building manor villas and laboratories on the ranch according to Claude's instructions. He did not follow Lei Yisan.
A battalion escorts new recruits to Wickham Castle.
General Alges entered the conference room at nine o'clock, and it seemed that he was very abiding by time. After announcing the meeting, he first read out the reward for the victory of the Third Colonial War by the Ministry of War of the Kingdom, which was actually all
What Claude already knew was that he was promoted to the Kingdom's Lieutenant General and granted the title of Honorary Viscount of the Kingdom. The highlight was the merger of the Thunder Division and the 3rd Rock Division into the Thunder Legion, with Claude serving as the Legion Commander.
After the rewards and promotions for military exploits were over, General Alges began his first speech after taking office, proposing straight to the point that the first task in the next war zone was to conquer the Vibato Port of the Kingdom of Hicks and end this colonial
The war requires all officers and soldiers in the war zone to work hard to achieve this goal and restore peace to the kingdom's overseas territories as soon as possible.
General Alges then announced that in the next half month he would inspect all troops in the theater to accurately assess the overall combat effectiveness of the theater. After the half-month inspection, he would integrate all combat forces in the theater.
Deploy troops to the port of Vibato.
It was almost over when the conference got here, but after the meeting was announced to adjourn, Claude, General Bolognik and others were left behind. After a simple lunch, another military meeting was held. It seemed that General Alges
I don’t have much trust in the combat effectiveness of the various divisions in the war zone. After all, these five divisions are all second-line troops in the kingdom, and the combat effectiveness of the second-line regiments did not perform well in the five-year war in the eastern region...
This is why General Alges rushed to the war zone anxiously, but was prepared to spend half a month inspecting each unit. On the one hand, he needed to allow the Guards Division that followed him to rest and recuperate.
The long march had almost exhausted the entire Guards Division, and it would be impossible to recover without ten and a half days' rest.
On the other hand, it is necessary to evaluate the combat effectiveness of these five reinforced divisions in overseas territorial theaters. This is not only a requirement of the Kingdom’s Ministry of War, but also General Algers’s own needs. Although the Third Colonial War was a complete victory
, annihilated the three main legions of the Kingdom of Hicks, but this does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the five divisions in the theater is very strong.
The plan for the establishment of five reinforced divisions in the theater formulated by Marshal Michelich was all focused on defense. This can be seen from the fact that there is only one offensive Thunder Division, and the other four divisions are all
Named after the rock, it means as solid as a rock and focused on defense, and the Thunder Division is a rare force in defensive warfare, playing the role of cutting off the enemy's food routes and harassing guerrillas.
But no one expected that Claude would lead the Thunder Division to sweep through the three main armies of the Kingdom of Hicks and win a great victory. Seriously speaking, the main forces in the Third Colonial War were the Thunder Division and the Third Rock Division.
They happened to be able to do something in a hurry. The Thunder Division suffered more than one-third of its casualties. Among the kingdom's legions, it was considered that their combat strength had been severely damaged, and they would not be able to return to their original combat strength in a short period of time. Therefore, General Alges
He is not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the three defensive divisions that did not participate in the battle, because what he is going to fight next is a siege battle...
However, what General Arges did not expect was that Claude, General Bolognik, General Sevicit, and General Bichklin were very confident about capturing Vibato Port, and the theater command intelligence
The intelligence about Vibato Port submitted by Colonel Kofisler, the director of the department, was an eye-opener for General Arges. Regarding the setting up of various defensive positions in the city, the placement of artillery on the city walls, and the strength of the standing corps defending the city.
The allocation and transfer scope were presented to him in great detail.
As for the outside of the city, it is the place where the 1301st to 04th regiments of the Thunder Division are herding horses. The defenders of Vibato Port have been blocked in the city for nearly half a year. In fact, they can't even leave the city.
There is nowhere to go, because the Nikancha people in the northern coastal mountainous area launched an anti-Hicks rebellion, formed an army, and are attacking the inland colonies of the Hicks Kingdom. They have captured the interior in more than two months.
One-fifth of the colony's territory.
General Alges was surprised. He did not expect that the situation in the colonial county of Vibato in the Kingdom of Hicks would become so favorable to the war zone. He couldn't help but asked strangely: "Then why didn't you think of sending troops to capture Vibato Port?"
Claude replied: "The Thunder Division suffered too many casualties and needs to rest and recuperate."
General Bolognik said: "Our mandate is to hold the Dolinibara River..."
General Servicit thought for a while and said: "We, like the 1st Panshi Division, need to defend the Claude defense line."
General Beach Kerin spread his hands: "Our Fourth Rock Army has just completed its formation, and the training of new recruits has not been completed yet..."
General Arges felt very moved, because this obviously left the victory of capturing Vibato Port to himself. In his opinion, Vibato Port City was already like a ripe fruit, and it would fall off no matter what was touched.
When it fell, Claude and the other four were giving themselves face by not attacking it.
"I understand your kindness. Our Osmolin family will remember this favor. Then we will send troops to Vibato Port in half a month." General Alges said.
"Why did you send troops in just a few days?" Claude asked: "General, you don't actually need to bring the Guards Division. Just a few of our Rock Divisions can guarantee that we can capture the port city of Vibato."
General Alges thought for a while and shook his head: "No, this battle merit is not mine alone. The Guards Division must lead them, and they also need this battle merit..."