The beginning of the matter was like this. Second Lieutenant Most, who was responsible for temporarily taking over the mountain pass defense mission in the Odin Mountains, received a notice from the battalion headquarters, asking him to take the squadron of the Chania Lal Corps and nearly a hundred captured deserters. Report from the legion camp in the city of Gonigada, Cafilezte County. Strangely, the notice did not mention the security squadron led by Claude that was performing guard duties at the entrance of the mountain pass. In desperation, Claude had no choice but to go to Amys City to find the headquarters of the 11th Field Battalion to ask what happened. .
As a result, the reply Claude got from the battalion headquarters was that everything was business as usual. What this meant was that although the 11th Field Battalion was about to pack up and evacuate the city of Ames, it would return to the legion camp in Cafilezte County to start reorganization. , but the treatment center and medical team will continue to stay in Ames City for a while. The reason for this is that there were too many wounded soldiers who broke through the siege and came back some time ago, and they still have to continue treatment in Ames City. As for the treatment center security squadron, they are fine in Amis City and will continue to be responsible for guarding the entrance to the mountain road.
So Claude returned to the entrance of the mountain trail and continued watching the stars at night and napping during the day. However, his life was not boring in the next two months, because during this period, the Kingdom of Ovilas continued to dispatch troops and military supplies to the city of Ames, and the flow of people and vehicles continued day and night. As the garrison squadron at the entrance to the mountain road, it has also obtained some additional benefits from these transport troops.
For example, some transportation teams carry some excess supplies such as alcohol and prepare to send them to the front line to sell them at a high price. When they encounter inspections by the security team at the entrance of the mountain road, they will always offer some benefits to pass the inspection. As a result, Claude found that the entrance to the mountain road guarded by his security squadron had turned into a rich gateway. It was roughly estimated that he could earn one gold crown a month. This was after excluding the income of other members of the entire security squadron. .
However, two months later, Claude found Dr. Perrent at the entrance of the mountain pass, leading his team of medics and a large number of wounded people, preparing to return to Cafilezte County, so he asked himself if he wanted to go back with them. He replied with a somewhat embarrassed look: "You are not in the order. I am only asked to take the medical team and wounded soldiers back. However, there is a notice asking you to report to the newly formed security battalion in Amys City. You can also go there to collect supplies in the future."
Claude doesn't know that he has been given up by the Blue Feather Army, and there is nothing he can do about it. The Blue Feather Legion was ordered to undergo reorganization and training, and his treatment center guard squadron was not a unit in the formal establishment, or it could be said to be a temporary combat establishment. Now that the 11th Field Battalion is about to be reorganized, there is no need for this temporary combat organization to exist anymore. It will either be converted into a formal organization or disbanded and rearranged.
At that time, when the Blue Feather Army was recruiting and expanding, they gave all the thorny and unqualified soldiers to Claude and asked him to form a guard team and stretcher team for such a treatment center. As a result, the 11th Field Battalion where they were located He went to protect the safety of Prince Widrik, did not go to the front line, and stayed comfortably in Ames City until the end of the battle. No officer who knew the details of this security squadron was willing to take over the squadron, and Claude's backing was too strong and no one could afford to offend him. After discussion, they simply transferred this hot gourd to the newly formed Amis City Security Battalion.
Claude was in a daze. What's going on? It makes no sense for my friend to transfer from the Field Ace Legion to the local army. I only heard that people transferred from the local army to the Blue Feather Legion. When did they actually transfer from the Blue Feather Legion? Let’s look at the example of local troops
Dr. Perente, who told Claude this notice, was also embarrassed, but he had a pretty good guess as to what he was thinking. However, he knew it well and could not explain it too clearly. He could only persuade Claude from another angle: "Actually, this is not a bad thing. The Blue Feather Army will go back to reorganize this time. After the reconstruction is completed, they will still go to the battlefield. And you turned into love The Misi City Security Battalion only needs to stay behind and guard the entrance to the mountain road. There is no need to consider the battlefield ahead, and its own safety is quite guaranteed."
Claude then thought about it and thought that it was true. He nodded to say goodbye to Dr. Perente, and then took Belklin and Murray Ed to a transport carriage and headed for Amys City.
The headquarters of the Amis City Guard Battalion is in a small double-story building next to the former city lord's mansion. Claude went over and asked, only to find out that the current Guard Battalion only had one brigade because it had just been established, and four squadrons were assigned to it. To guard the four city gates, and the other is his security squadron guarding the entrance to the mountain road.
The person in charge of the garrison was a captain named Wardlov. He was not polite when he saw Claude and asked him to report the roster of the garrison squadron. At the same time, he was going to send someone to take over the garrison squadron. After all, Claude was It's a bit low-level to act as a squadron leader for a sergeant chief, and the number of people in this security squadron exceeds the normal establishment, so a squad needs to be transferred.
It doesn't matter if Claude is not the acting squadron leader of this security squadron. The only thing he has to worry about is that this team that masters precise shooting will be scattered and wasted. During this time, he has heard many examples of the Blue Feather Legion's breakout battles. Rows of soldiers lined up neatly towards the enemy's position, braved artillery fire and flying bullets, walked to a distance of a hundred meters and opened fire, and then charged directly to launch hand-to-hand combat to capture the enemy's defensive position. In this process, less than 100,000 soldiers survived. one third
But this is the most common scene in wars in this era of the world. Whether it is defense or offense, marching in line and firing, charging with bayonets to decide the outcome in hand-to-hand combat, is the main factor in the heavy casualties on both sides of the war. After a war, soldiers will not boast about their bravery, but will only thank the gods for their protection because they were lucky enough to survive the battle.
Claude asked Belklin to take out the list of members of the guard force and personal files from the bag he carried. These were brought to him by Dr. Perente. After taking these, Claude understood that the Blue Feather Legion had indeed given up on the security squadron he led.
Handing these to Captain Wardloff, the loud-voiced captain looked through his personal files, and his face grew darker as he looked at them. Finally, he threw the file down and asked Claude: "What is going on with your security squadron?" Are these files real?”
The personal files contain comments from instructors during recruit training. Almost every personal comment on the files of these soldiers in the garrison squadron is stamped with the seal that they are not suitable for military service. Only Claude, four aristocratic children, and Most The personal files of the three corporals and one sergeant who were later transferred to the security squadron by the second lieutenant were relatively normal.
Claude smiled bitterly. Who knew that he had accepted such an unreliable training mission in the first place, and ended up traveling to the Principality of Sidings for such a long time? He, a security squadron composed of unqualified soldiers, had been staying in Amys City without a single scratch. No injuries, but other normal combat troops suffered four-fifths casualties. It’s really ironic when I think about it.
"You have also seen that my squadron is composed of these unqualified soldiers. They only master the skills of loading ammunition, shooting, and standing guard and patrolling. They don't know anything else. They can't even march in line. We couldn't learn, let alone shoot in unison. So the 11th Field Battalion of the Blue Feather Army asked us to defend the entrance to the mountain pass. But they are pretty good, and they also have a stretcher team, which is composed of idiots and psychopaths."
"I know the stretcher team you're talking about." Captain Wardloff interrupted Claude: "Now they are working as coolies in the warehouse, and they made a big fuss yesterday. They robbed and piled up food. The military supplies were destroyed and two of them were crushed to death."
"Uh" Claude was speechless. No wonder there was no trace of the stretcher team among the medical team led by Dr. Perrent and a large number of wounded people returning to Cafilezte County. It turns out that the Blue Feather Corps not only abandoned their own security team, but also abandoned the stretcher team in Ames City.
Think about it, these idiots and psychopaths are a burden to them, and they should just take advantage of this opportunity to reorganize and rebuild. It turns out that when the military recruitment was expanded, these idiots and mentally ill people were sent over by the recruiting places to collect quotas, and they could not ignore them because of face and favor. Now that the Blue Feather Legion has experienced such a big battle and suffered such heavy losses, just by swiping on the list, these people can be regarded as losses on the battlefield. Of course we must seize this opportunity. Anyway, they are all idiots and mentally ill and will not complain to the superiors.
Claude doesn't have the kindness to care about those idiots and mentally ill people. He is not a stone-hearted person, nor is he a holy mother. Since Captain Wardloff said they were working as coolies in the warehouse, he shouldn't care about their life or death. Anyway, he is now thinking about whether he can return to the Blue Feather Corps if Captain Wardlov sends someone to take over the security squadron.
Captain Wardloff now yelled at Major Gibson, the commander of the 11th Field Battalion, in front of Claude and the other three, scolding him for taking two bottles of good wine from him, saying that he was sending a squadron with strong combat effectiveness to him. He came to be the backbone of the security battalion, but he ended up with such a broken squadron. What the hell
The more Claude, Belklin and Murield heard this, the more their expressions became uglier. They dared to believe that their guard squadron was only worth two bottles of good wine.
Captain Wardloff was tired of scolding for a long time. He looked at the embarrassed Claude and the three people in front of him and said bluntly: "You call Claude like this, you are still acting as the captain of this security squadron. Continue to take this security squadron and continue to be responsible for guarding the entrance to the mountain pass in the Odin Mountains. If there are other tasks or personnel changes in the future, I will send another person to inform you."
Claude stood at attention and said: "Sir, I still want you to send someone to take over the position of squadron leader. I want to return to the Blue Feather Corps."
"No way." Captain Wardlov said categorically: "I bought you with two bottles of good wine. Don't just leave and leave that mess to me. Since the file says you trained these unqualified recruits If you have the skills, then you can take charge of this security squadron for me and don’t cause any trouble for me.”
"Sir, I protest what you said." Claude was very annoyed. You paid for the devil with two bottles of wine. My brother checked at the entrance of the mountain road and got more than two bottles of good wine every day.
"The protest is futile." Captain Wardloff glared at Claude with a serious look on his face: "Claude, tell me, what is the bounden duty of a soldier? Be louder."
"Reporting to the commander means obeying, obeying and obeying"
"Very good, since you still know how to obey, then you have to obey my order and act as the squadron leader. You must know that your file is already with me, and you are my subordinate. You want to return to Lanzhou without my consent. Feather Legion, that's impossible." Captain Wardlov proudly hammered the pile of personal files on the table with his fist.
"Also, take off the blue feathers on your hats and the two blue ribbons on your body. You are not soldiers of the Blue Feather Legion now, but members of the Amis City Guard Battalion. We guard The soldiers of the battalion don’t need these fancy costumes, and they are not women. Why do they dress up like a blue-tailed bird in heat?”
The three Claudes were finally kicked out of Captain Wardlov's office in a daze. The blue feathers and blue ribbons on the three of them were gone. The military uniforms looked exactly like those of the soldiers of the second-line army.
"Boss, what should we do now?" Belklin and Muriel looked at Claude with bewildered expressions.
"What should we do with cold salad?" Claude woke up a little. After thinking about it, he decided that it would be better not to get into trouble with Captain Wardlov. This captain is simply a hot-tempered man. I really don't understand how he became this Amis City. The person in charge of the security battalion.
"First go to the Logistics Department to collect this month's supplies and soldier allowances for our security squadron, and then let's go back to the entrance of the mountain road to continue our guard mission." Claude thought for a while and said.
"Okay, boss, can we go back later? Merde and I want to go to the tavern." Belklin pleaded.
"You go ahead." Claude shook his head: "Just go back before night. Don't spend the night in the pub, and don't cause trouble. Got it?"
"Understood, boss, we promise to go back on time."