"Sir, this is a training syllabus issued by the division staff. Our battalion must complete the training requirements and every soldier must pass the training assessment..." Major Schneck handed a folder to those who had just entered the battalion office. Claude.
Claude opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help but shook his head. What does it mean to be so high-minded? This so-called training outline is. Because the Ranger Division is equipped with 20,000 war horses, the division staff hopes to train the soldiers equipped with war horses into dual-purpose talents who can fight when dismounted and attack when mounted. Unfortunately, the mounts equipped by the 131st Ranger Battalion are all war horses, so the soldiers are also required to master the basic skills of a cavalry.
"Continue with our original training plan. I will discuss this training outline with General Michelich to make rectifications. The division staff has good intentions, but it does not understand the purpose and nature of our battalion's operations. If on a large battlefield On the battlefield, one extra battalion of our cavalry will not help much in the outcome of the victory. For us, the role of war horses is not only for raids, but a greater help is mobility and flexibility, and can quickly move to the next combat location. , in order to achieve unexpected combat effects. Just like the last field battle exercise, our battalion rushed in front of the enemy and set up an ambush..." Claude threw the training outline on his desk.
"Yes, sir," Major Schneck answered.
Nearly two months have passed since the last military exercise against the Guards Corps. No one expected that Claude would lead the 131st Battalion of Rangers to win four battles and four victories in the field battle exercise, as well as the following three field battles. No more training and competition. The officers of the Guards Corps were disgraced. Claude took the 131st Ranger Battalion back to the camp as if a hero had returned. Even General Michelchi came to inspect in person and praised Claude as a hero. Flowers, and announced that all officers and soldiers of the 131st Ranger Battalion will be recorded as a first-class meritorious service once...
No one dislikes a commander who can lead him to victory and minimize the casualties of his soldiers. Claude has now truly mastered the 131st Ranger Battalion, and everyone follows what he says. Even Major Schneck, as the deputy battalion commander, took Claude's instructions as a rule.
Opening the "King Capital News" on the table, the title on the first page is "The special envoy went to the Kingdom of Hicks again to try to find a way to reach a friendly and peaceful agreement." This is what the Kingdom has told the Kingdom of Hicks for more than half a year. The third envoy was sent. The problem is that the first two envoys did nothing. The Kingdom of Hicks not only refused to admit that their garrison on the mainland of Nubicia had invaded and harassed the Overseas Territory of the Overas Kingdom, but instead believed that the local garrison troops of the Overseas Territory had invaded their colony first, and in turn demanded that Austria The Kingdom of Vilas apologized and compensated them.
McJack put a cup of steaming black tea on the table, and Claude continued to read the second page. There was no longer any labor bill. The funny thing is not that this amendment to the labor bill failed to pass the approval of the National Assembly, but that the plan proposed by Deputy Speaker Obinite to immigrate one million young indigenous people from the Nubisian continent to the newly occupied territory of the Kingdom was spread. , not only the countries in Farea continent sent envoys to protest, but even the royal capital also gathered tens of thousands of residents to hold a demonstration. Their reasons were the same, and they refused to let the blood of demon descendants of Nubicia continent pollute the pure law. Rhea continent…
It is said that the deputy speaker's residence in the royal capital was smashed to pieces by the angry demonstrators, while the patrol officers responsible for maintaining order stood idly by. A well-informed person claimed that the popular protest was supported by several major temples, because the natives of Nubisia have always believed in evil gods. Once they are allowed to immigrate to the continent of Pharea, the evil gods' beliefs will spread in France. Rhea continent spreads. The actions of several major temples are also to take precautions...
Well, it involves another battle of faith. Claude only knew in general that the natives of Nubicia originally believed in primitive gods. In the eyes of the natives, everything is animistic. Wind, trees, stones, rivers, mountains, anything can become a god they admire. With the arrival of colonists, the indigenous tribes were wiped out, and the activities of worshiping and worshiping the so-called primitive gods were also banned. Several major temples in Farea continent also sent people to preach in the colonies and recruit indigenous believers, hoping to change the belief inheritance of these demon descendants.
But what these temples did not expect was that a new monotheistic religion soon emerged and spread among the indigenous mixed-race residents in the colonies. This monotheistic religion was called Sunidat, which preached that there is only one God in all things, and all other gods are The incarnation of the God-Lord is an illusory image, not worthy of admiration. At the same time, he promoted the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth among the indigenous residents, drove the white people out of the Nubisian continent, and gained countless mixed-race indigenous believers.
Those sent by the temple to preach to the Nubisian continent were assassinated, and the temples they built were burned down. They were involved in a religious war that lasted for two to three hundred years with the Sunidat religion, and they unanimously claimed that this Sunidat religion The Dutt religion is a cult and Sunidat is an evil god. Now, the deputy speaker of Obinite was so stupid that he actually came up with the idea to immigrate millions of young mixed-race indigenous people from Nubisia continent to the kingdom's new occupied territory. This immediately aroused the sensitive nerves of the major temples. Obviously, among these millions of young natives, there are many believers of the evil god Sunidat. The major temples do not want that evil god to spread his faith to the continent of Farea.
Now the deputy speaker of Obinite has become a lost dog. As a representative of the emerging business aristocracy, everything he does is for profit, but he has forgotten the civil customs and religious disputes in the mainland. I only see the golden benefits but forget the risks. I don't know where he is hiding now, but it can be expected that his official career has come to an end.
The second page of "Royal Capital News" has become an entertainment anecdote. It tells about two children of aristocratic families who were jealous of a famous actress at the Grand Theater and made a big fuss. They met for an illegal life-and-death duel in the suburbs. As a result, both of them were seriously injured, and the actress became the mistress of another powerful nobleman in the royal capital...
Well, this drama is so bloody, Claude has to admit that there is more news in the royal capital. Anecdotes like this about high-ranking officials can easily be published in newspapers and become daily anecdotes that ordinary people like to read. After all, both men and women have a gossipy heart and like to inquire about those powerful people above them.
There was no interesting news next. Claude drank the black tea, said hello to Major Schneck, and then took Michael Jack and the big man Germi down to inspect the training of each brigade. The four directly affiliated combat brigades were overseen by three captains: Murieled, Diavid, and Belklin. Claude was very relieved. There is also a new captain, Captain Kershmir, who serves as the captain of the fourth brigade. He has a good personality and is studious and obedient. He is led by the three of Murray Ed, and the training goes very smoothly.
Claude's main concern was the light cavalry group. He asked the light cavalry not to become a pure cavalry unit, but to become a scout cavalry that surpassed the light cavalry of the Principality of Karrnath. The training method set for them is to perform precise aiming and shooting on horseback, hit the enemy's reconnaissance horse within 100 meters, turn around and run away after firing the gun. When the enemy is chasing you, lure them into an ambush and eliminate them, instead of seeing the enemy's scout cavalry pat their horses and rush forward with swords drawn to cut them down. In Claude's eyes, anyone who does that is a fool...
It's a pity that the captain of this light cavalry brigade is a thorn. He still trains his men in the old Kingdom light cavalry way, thinking that is the correct way to train cavalry. Although he did not resist Claude's request to train cavalry to shoot on horseback, the training effect was not very good. McJack once reported that the captain privately commented that Claude's training method of shooting and running away was actually the behavior of a coward. A real cavalry should have the courage to pull out regardless of whether the enemy in front is thousands of troops. Dao stepped forward to charge...
Claude had already thought of deploying the light cavalry captain, but he couldn't think of a good successor at the moment. He did not want the division to send another cavalry officer with a head as traditional as granite to take up this position. To be honest, these so-called professional technical officers who received the kingdom's traditional military education had the same problem in their minds, as if the cavalry should be with The enemy faces each other and fights to the death, even if he dies on the battlefield, it is an honor...
In this era, the cavalry was not a big threat at all. A large group of light cavalry only had 280 people, and minus the two small groups of grooms, only about 250 people could fight. This small number of troops cannot make a frontal breakthrough on the battlefield where the battalion is organized. That is an act of death. In addition to sneak attacks on the enemy's artillery positions to prevent the enemy's light cavalry raids, the only remaining capable role is the role of reconnaissance cavalry.
Therefore, Claude has no interest in the cavalry frontal breakthrough training and slashing training emphasized by the light cavalry captain in his battalion. Except for slashing and killing in the pursuit battle where the enemy is defeated, he will not let this light cavalry captain The cavalry brigade went to carry out the task of attacking the position, so even if it won, I don't know how many light cavalry would have to be sacrificed...
What Claude wants is to let one of Murield, Diavid and Belklin take up the position of captain of the light cavalry, and then ask the division to send an infantry captain to replace the current one. The captain of the light cavalry was thrown back to his original cavalry unit. It's just that he needs to know which of his three younger brothers is more suitable for the position of captain of this light cavalry brigade and can train this light cavalry brigade into the model of the scout cavalry brigade he wants.
Time flies so fast, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Claude decided to go to the division headquarters to meet with General Michelich to eliminate the hidden danger of the light cavalry captain. At this moment, Lieutenant Mitchell, the communications staff officer, came in and reported to him that he had received a message from the division headquarters from the Falcon Eagle that General Michelchi wanted to summon Claude.
What happened again? Isn't it that other legions are going to conduct some military exercises with the Ranger Division? Claude could only rush to the division headquarters in Fort Christo with his entourage, waiting for General Michelchi's summons.
This time he didn't wait long outside the office. In less than five minutes, General Michelich let Claude into the office. He gave Claude a formal order that the 131st Ranger Battalion should break camp within three days and head to the Southwest 3rd Battalion. County, the destination is Bailu City.
Claude was happy to be able to return to Bailu City to see his family again, but what was strange to Claude was that this time it was not a long-distance training, but that the 131st Ranger Battalion was going to be the pioneer of the entire division and go to Bailu City first. Lucheng, and left garrison troops at important locations along the way.
"General, what happened?" An ominous premonition flashed through Claude's heart.
General Michelic sighed deeply and leaned back on his chair. "Claude, I have some sad news for you. The war has broken out."
What did you say, war broke out? With whom we were fighting, the news was not even published in the newspapers! Claude looked at General Michelchi in confusion.
"It's not here, it's on the mainland of Nubisia..." General Michelic smiled bitterly, "It was the colonial garrison of the Kingdom of Hicks that declared war on the seven overseas territories directly under our kingdom. The Kingdom of Hicks demanded the rights of our kingdom in The jurisdiction of the three overseas territories of Cromwell, Beringana, and Robistos on the Nubisian continent was rejected by the kingdom, and the war broke out... "
"Then our division is going to the mainland of Nubicia?" Claude asked, thinking to himself, aren't our ranger division the guards of the Stirling royal family? Why do we need to fight in wars in overseas colonies? This is simply It's so ridiculous...
"The Ministry of War said that the Eastern War has just ended three years ago, and the kingdom has no troops to dispatch. Our Ranger Division has no other tasks. It is a mobile armed force that can be immediately dispatched to the front lines of the Nubisian continent and has strong combat effectiveness. , enough to resist the attack of the Hicks Kingdom's colonial garrison..." General Michelic looked at the ceiling and seemed helpless.
"There are no troops to dispatch? How is that possible! The kingdom does not have four ace field legions, but also three new standing legions..." Claude said angrily, he did not want to go to the Nubicia continent.
"They can't be mobilized," General Michelich said calmly. "The newly occupied twenty-nine counties need three newly formed standing legions to suppress the place. The three ace field legions of Red Dragon, Blue Feather and Griffin are deployed. At the border between the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath, we must prevent the Kingdom of Hicks from invading our kingdom through these two countries... "
"But aren't the Imperial Guards still in the capital with nothing to do..."
"Haha, the Guards Corps..." General Michelic shook his head with a half-smile, "They used the excuse that they were defeated 0 to 4 by your 131st Ranger Battalion in the field battle exercise last military exercise. They are currently conducting a large-scale military training exercise." Rectify the activities. He also strongly recommended that our Ranger Division go to Nubisia Continent to resist the attack of the Hicks Kingdom's colonial garrison, claiming that our Ranger Division can defeat ten against one, and promote the king's team in Nubisia Continent. "Great reputation"
"This, this is okay, it's too shameless..." Claude opened his mouth wide. He didn't expect that his good performance in the military exercise would become the reason to go to Nubicia.
"Execute the order, Claude." General Michelich nodded at the official order on the table. "We have to go to the continent of Nubisia. The current situation is that the enemy has occupied most of Cromwell. The territory directly under your jurisdiction is besieging the capital, Wickham Castle. The superiors decided to block the news and limit the war to the mainland of Nubisia, so as not to cause panic among the people.
The purpose of our Ranger Group's combat is to teach the Kingdom of Hicks a harsh lesson on the continent of Nubicia, to make the enemy understand that an all-out war with the Kingdom will result in a lose-lose outcome, and to force the enemy to sign a contract with us. Armistice Peace Agreement. The War Department promised to expand our Ranger Division into a corps after this war is over... "
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