Claude would never be like those brainless people who dared to ambush the reconnaissance cavalry of the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance coalition forces alone with an Obash III standard matchlock gun. You must know that at least three or four of the enemy's scouts move together. Even if you kill one, you can't escape the pursuit of the other scouts. In particular, the red uniform on his body is so conspicuous in the wilderness. A little red in the green bushes means this. Many soldiers in the Ranger Battalion lost their lives because they were discovered early by the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry because they could not hide well.
The hateful thing is that Lieutenant Colonel Rosler, who has a mustache and a straight face, does not agree with Claude. Is the so-called military tradition of the Kingdom of Overas so important? It is more valuable than the lives of soldiers. Claude is helpless. , he didn’t understand why Prince Hansback sent Lieutenant Colonel Rosler to be in charge of the ranger camp.
Perhaps he accepted this appointment because of his loyalty to the eldest prince, but he was unable to take charge of this experimental camp and even led the camp astray. To his core, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler is the traditional stubborn soldier of the Kingdom. They despise their own lives and the lives of their soldiers, regard death in battle as the highest honor, and reject all military innovations.
Taking this ranger camp as an example, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler also regarded the soldiers as expendable supplies. That's why all soldiers who made mistakes and were punished were recruited into the camp. There was no training or any combat ambush plan. They didn't even collect successful ambush cases to learn from them effective experiences that could improve combat effectiveness. He just drove the soldiers onto the battlefield, focusing on how many enemies he could destroy rather than how many of his own soldiers had been sacrificed.
Perhaps in Lieutenant Colonel Rosler's view, the most important thing was to eliminate the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry and complete the mission assigned by the eldest prince, and the rest was not considered. This was also the reason for the conflict between Claude and him. As a master chief, Claude did not want his men to die on the battlefield one by one. This was meaningless.
Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler also understands that currently in the ranger camp, Claude is definitely the ace among aces. There are forty-three identity plates of enemy scouts that he got back, not counting those who did not get them. Back. Many soldiers in the Ranger Battalion swore that they saw Claude kill the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry with their own eyes, but they did not get their identity plates back due to various unexpected reasons. The total number of these killed enemies alone was nearly a hundred. Numbers.
In terms of military exploits, Claude should have been awarded the official rank of second lieutenant due to his huge number of enemy kills, but Lieutenant Colonel Rosler has been suppressing him and even concealed his military exploits and refused to report them to the superiors. The main reason why Gu Gu found fault with him and deducted his military exploits was out of jealousy and fear.
Think about how old Claude is. He was only 20 years old just after the New Year. He was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant based on his military exploits. However, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler became a second lieutenant at the age of 25 and spent another ten years of hard work. He only climbed to the position of major, and then it took him another seven years to be promoted to lieutenant colonel. With his loyalty and diligence, he gained the trust of Prince Hansback and took charge of the newly formed ranger battalion.
For Lieutenant Colonel Roesler, he is already forty-three years old. If he cannot be promoted to the general rank before the age of fifty, he will leave the army and return to his hometown to retire. This is a very painful thing for him. He is not a noble. He will have nothing if he leaves the army. He will lose power and wealth. Even though he has the title of colonel and a generous pension, compared to the aristocratic life he has witnessed, he hopes to go further in his military career. Being promoted to the rank of general means that he will become one of the new aristocrats. member.
Lieutenant Colonel Rosler had no love for the Ranger Camp and had no feelings at all. As an orthodox soldier, he actually looked down on this kind of ambush and cold shooting. In his eyes, this was tantamount to despicable assassination. He believed that soldiers should set up their formations with guns and sticks in hand, and fight vigorously on the battlefield. Even if they lost, they would die on the battlefield to repay the king's favor. They must not weaken their momentum. This is actually the most important thing in the kingdom's army A sentiment shared by many military officers.
However, Prince Hansback asked him to take charge of the newly formed ranger battalion. As a loyal subordinate, Lieutenant Colonel Roessler could not refuse and could not refuse this appointment. Although he was disgusted in his heart, he still had to carry out the orders of the eldest prince. At the same time, he also clearly realized that the key to his further advancement or whether he could be promoted to the rank of general lay in whether the combat effectiveness of this ranger battalion could be achieved. Meet the requirements of the great prince.
With a military career of nearly 20 years, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler is not a fool. He knows very well that Claude's suggestions have a very obvious effect on the Ranger Battalion. The question is what good can he do? If Claude's suggestion is implemented, then it will only be Claude who will shine, not him, the commander in charge of the Ranger Battalion. When the news reaches the ears of Prince Hansback, then The eldest prince will understand who is more suitable to take charge of this ranger camp.
Lieutenant Colonel Rosler knew very well what kind of person the eldest prince was. He would make an exception and promote Claude. With his military exploits, it would be easy to be promoted to lieutenant, let alone second lieutenant. Fireline Promotion Director That's what it means. And Claude is only twenty years old. When he becomes a lieutenant and has a few beautiful ambushes, it will be justifiable for him to be promoted to captain to act as the agent of this ranger battalion. After all, he has acted as the squadron leader as a sergeant major and has also acted as a squadron leader. Because the new training methods for soldiers gained too much attention from the eldest prince.
If Claude takes charge of this ranger camp on behalf of him, what will his future be? If he returns to the great prince's subordinates in despair and becomes an attendant and staff officer, if he does that, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler can guarantee that he will never be like this again in his life. I want to become a general of the kingdom. I have to say goodbye to my bright future and wonderful life.
So in the ranger camp, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler could only try to find trouble with Claude and try his best to suppress him and prevent him from getting ahead. He himself knew very well why he was so afraid of a young sergeant major. He had seen so many rising stars in the military who had climbed up to the top of their former superiors. Many of the old superiors who had offended these rising stars had nothing to do with it. Good ending. Therefore, since you have offended him, you can only suppress him and don't let him rise.
It's funny to say that as the lieutenant commander in charge of the Ranger Battalion, he should be able to deal with a small sergeant major easily, but Lieutenant Colonel Rosler did not dare to attack this Claude. It was easy to punish Claude using military law, but it was useless because he couldn't find a suitable reason.
In addition, this Claude is on the eldest prince's attention list. If the eldest prince asks him on a whim one day, he will know that he was executed in the name of enforcing military law. Then given the nature of the eldest prince, he will definitely find it strange. As long as he sends someone to investigate, he will know what happened in the barracks, and what he can confirm is that the end will never be good, because what the eldest prince hates most is jealousy and jealousy. The murderous people.
Lieutenant Colonel Rosler secretly prayed to the gods countless times, hoping that Claude would die on the battlefield. If he died on the battlefield, it would definitely be great news for Lieutenant Colonel Rosler. He could even die on the battlefield. In front of the prince, he played the role of a commander who lamented the loss of one of his best subordinates. Then he can steal Claude's suggestion as his own idea and submit it to the eldest prince, and gain the eldest prince's appreciation.
It's a pity that God did not follow his wishes, so many soldiers died in the Ranger Camp, but this Claude lived well and returned safely from the battlefield every time. Even if Lieutenant Colonel Rosler gave him the most difficult task, he could complete it. Just like the time he didn't return to camp for three days, Lieutenant Colonel Roessler was overjoyed, thinking that he had finally eliminated this thorn in his side. However, early on the fourth day, he returned to camp with three soldiers and brought back seven enemy scouts. Riding identification plate. As a result, Lieutenant Colonel Roessler had no choice but to deduct the combat merit he had obtained in the name of violating the time limit for returning to camp.
Many rules in the Ranger Camp were formulated by Lieutenant Colonel Roessler himself. For example, if a soldier goes to the battlefield, he can stay outside for two days and return to the camp the next night. If he can obtain an enemy's identity plate, he can get two days of rest. If not, you will have to go to the battlefield to ambush the enemy the next day. There is also a soldier who has made a mistake and been punished and entered the ranger camp. He must go to the battlefield to obtain the identity plates of three enemies before he can leave the ranger camp and return to his original army.
Claude once talked to Lieutenant Colonel Rosler about the unreasonableness of some of the rules he had formulated, but all of this was ignored by Lieutenant Colonel Rosler. In his eyes, completing the mission assigned by the eldest prince is the most important thing. Nothing else is important. It is normal for a few soldiers to die. This is a battlefield, not a nursing home. As a soldier, it is natural to go to the battlefield and fight with the enemy. Only by sacrifice can you gain. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler increased the bonus for the enemy's identity plate. For an enemy's identity plate, not only can you get two days of vacation, but you can also get a silver thaler as a bonus.
A ranger camp that has the potential to change the way war has been fought for hundreds of years and revolutionize the queuing-to-shoot model was abruptly turned into a punishment camp and a gathering place for mercenaries and desperadoes by Lieutenant Colonel Rosler, with countless soldiers greedy for huge rewards. People came in droves to apply to join the camp. Lieutenant Colonel Rosler was not worried about the supply of troops for the Ranger Battalion for the moment. He was very proud of his proud move.
In Lieutenant Colonel Rosler's view, exchanging a Silver Taler for the life of an enemy scout is a very good deal. As for the loss of soldiers on our side, even if we pay a price of four to one to five to one, as long as we cover the battlefield on our side and prevent the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry from penetrating deep into our rear to detect intelligence, we have completed the Great Prince's mission. No matter how high the price is, no matter how many soldiers sacrifice, it is worth it.
Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Rosler did not care about the high casualty rate of soldiers in the Ranger Battalion, but Claude could not sit back and watch the soldiers in his guard squadron die in vain. Unfortunately, even if he tried his best, he could not reduce the casualties of the soldiers who went on the ambush mission alone. Because he himself also needs to go to the battlefield to hunt down the enemy's scouts, instead of staying in the camp all day and driving the soldiers to the battlefield like Lieutenant Colonel Rosler.
Now Claude led three groups of men and horses to ambush in this field. If there was no war, then this field should be full of winter wheat and it was almost the harvest season. Instead of being overgrown with weeds like now, it was still very lush, just right for Claude and others to hide inside.
This should be a ditch used for drainage in the fields in the past, but it became a relatively long pit after it was abandoned and blocked. Claude did not wear a military cap, and he also strictly prohibited the soldiers following him from wearing bright red straight military caps. Everyone wears straw hats made of weeds and shrubs on their heads. Although they are wearing bright red military uniforms, they are covered with a straw mat. There is a lot of mud on the straw mat, and some branches and branches are inserted into it. Bushes camouflage
There is a saying that war is the best teacher for soldiers. The problem is that your enemy has become the best student, but your squad leader is stubborn. Not only does he not study hard, but he also forces you to study hard. Claude felt particularly heartbroken when he thought of this situation.
It only took a month in April for the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry to understand what kind of opponent they had encountered. They changed their usual habit of conducting reconnaissance operations in groups of three or four cavalry. Instead, they used a reconnaissance team to carry out activities, and often first Seize high ground and search the area for enemy infantry ambushes.
Thanks to the persistence of Lieutenant Colonel Rosler, the bright red military uniforms of the soldiers of the Ranger Battalion who went to the battlefield to perform ambush missions were easily discovered by the enemy and attacked and killed by the enemy. The enemy's casualty ratio suddenly rose to seven to one or eight to one. In other words, seven to eight soldiers from the Ranger Battalion had to be sacrificed to obtain an enemy's identity plate.