"Boss, I really enjoyed today. I had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, we have to start training again tomorrow. Otherwise, we could spend the night in the tavern." Belklin said with unfinished content while lying on the single bunk bed next to Claude.
In the afternoon, these four aristocratic children went crazy. Almost everyone called 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 and took a carriage back to the military camp with four noble children who didn't want to go back so early. In the evening, the four boys were still reminiscing about the passion and debauchery of the afternoon, but Claude was thinking about the information he got from the current affairs 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 25, 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 countries of the Anti-Austria Alliance invested heavily in establishing would lose its usefulness. 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 a high price to maintain this maritime lifeline and get a share of the pie. They lived a good life.
But now that the Kingdom of Overas has given up its old route and opened up a new route, the combined fleet formed by the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance can only fish at sea. The hard days have come, and without the tolls paid by the Kingdom of Ovelas, the large maritime fleet has become a financial burden for the Principality of Sidings, Eskiline and Rimodra. These three principalities did not have colonies on the mainland of Nubicia, so the powerful people of the three principalities had a fierce dispute over the future of the combined fleet.
If the Nasseri Kingdom 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 Ovilas. On land, the five anti-Austrian alliance countries all understand that they are weak chickens. All they can do is to build defensive checkpoints and fortresses at strategic locations and transportation thoroughfares to achieve the purpose of killing and delaying.
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 Ovilas has issued the most serious warnings and protests 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. However, 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 had reached a military transportation agreement. The Kingdom of Hicks would 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 to Nubi. The West Asian continent serves as an armed force to suppress colonial rebellions.
On the continent of Nubisia, the colony occupied by the Kingdom of Nasseri is not large, with an area equivalent to an overseas territory directly administered by the Kingdom of Overas, and many places are barren. If war breaks out, it is obvious that this colony will be quickly occupied by the overseas troops sent by the Kingdom of Ovelas. Therefore, the Nasseri Kingdom has a mixed 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. They only deployed two battalions of troops to maintain security and order in the colony.
However, the neighboring Hicks Kingdom's colony in the Kingdom of Nasseri has a large colony on the Nubisia continent. It is the second largest colony after the Kingdom of Ovelas. It's just that the colony of the Kingdom of Hicks is deep inland and lacks good ports along the coast. Therefore, the Kingdom of Hicks has never paid much attention to this colony because its original purpose was for mining, thus neglecting the coastal areas. Occupy, and even the final mined minerals have to be transported 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 legion to the mainland of Nubisia, and it must have transported logistical supplies through the port of Vibato, a colony of the kingdom of Nasseri. After all, their own colony does not have an excellent port like Vibato. Several small coastal ports can only operate on a small scale. It is okay to have a few small fishing boats for fishing, but there is no way to berth those deep-draft ocean-going transport ships.
In addition, the Kingdom of Hicks sent a field legion to the Nubisian continent, which also posed a de facto security threat to the seven overseas colonies of the Kingdom of Ovilas. Although the seven overseas territories directly under the Overas Kingdom have more than 100,000 troops, due to the large area of the overseas territories, these more than 100,000 troops lose their strength advantage once they are dispersed and garrisoned, and most of these troops belong to The nature of the second-line or third-line garrison is obviously inferior to the field regiment sent by the Kingdom of Hicks in terms of combat power.
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 It is 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. Every year, food needs to be transported from the Nasseri Kingdom to the colonies, or caravans must be sent to purchase large quantities of ingredients from other colonies.
If the Kingdom of Hicks purchased this colony of the Kingdom of Nasseri in a package, then the seven overseas territories of the Kingdom of Hicks and the Kingdom of Ovilas would be connected together. If the war breaks out in the eastern part of the continent, if the Kingdom of Hicks joins the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, although there is no need to worry about sending troops to participate in the war on the Farea continent, on the continent of Nubisia, the field army of the Kingdom of Hicks The regiment is fully capable of launching an attack on the seven overseas territories of the Kingdom of Olvelas.
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 the enemy's troops and forces are not fully deployed, start a war first and strive to defeat one enemy as soon 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 came to this conclusion and was in a bad mood. He lay on the bed in a daze with his hands behind his head. Aboyev, who was in the lower bunk, also couldn't sleep. He asked: "Boss, tell me what the training for non-commissioned officers starting tomorrow is about. I just finished the recruit training and I have to do the training for non-commissioned officers. Thinking about it, it feels really troublesome. It's not as good as the training in the military camp." Ordinary soldiers can take one day off every ten days to go out and play."
"What training? How to train you to manage new recruits? Didn't you listen to what Dr. Perrent said this morning? The Blue Feather Army has now 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. The next thing we need to train is how to teach the new recruits 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 team 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 be with you all the time." of"
"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, but 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. From now on, 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."
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. Even in your wildest dreams, you are like you." In this way, the general of the kingdom can form a field legion."
Claude shook his head. The idea was beautiful, but it was very difficult to realize. Every general in the kingdom had thousands of bones beneath his feet. Before going to the battlefield, you can expect to make meritorious deeds and gain glory, but on a 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 sergeant majors for us new recruits. They will lead by example and let 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 it." 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 lead 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 be feeling 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 their squad 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 the veterans came to the queue of recruits and temporarily assumed the position of captain of the 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 Master Chief's emblem