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 workshop. It didn't matter whether he went or not, there were inspectors there to supervise. Claude also agreed that Master Bird should concurrently serve as the director of the gun repair workshop. After all, it was a public position and it could 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 gave 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. hold office. As for the required expenses, Claude asked him to take them from the hidden military expenses of the Hicks Kingdom. There is a manor villa with a laboratory. Claude is prepared to invest 100,000 gold crowns. The only requirement for Master Bird and Lady Sonia is to keep it secret
Time flies so fast in the busy schedule, and nearly a month has passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Claude had just received a message from General Skerry's orderlies. The Kingdom's General, hereditary Earl Algeske Osmolin, who was sent by the Kingdom's Ministry of War to replace him as the supreme commander of the war zone, will probably arrive tomorrow. Arrive at Lanhu Town around ten in the morning. Claude has to 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 the governors and admirals along the way, for fear that his target, Vibato Port, 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 ignore his orders. It is understandable to have such concerns
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. , strong mobility. However, the Guards Division commanded by General Algeske Osmorin was still a mixed division of half infantry and half cavalry, but it only took twelve days to arrive at the Amphiston Territory. This shows that his How anxious my 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 Skerry and Sir Bennett. Claude and the other five division commanders only need to show up at the welcome ceremony to salute the newly appointed supreme commander of the theater, then return to the theater headquarters to hand over their duties, and then attend the welcome banquet to complete their 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 these soldiers of the Guards Division were in neat uniforms, their eyes still had red threads, and their steps looked neat but a little skewed. It was obvious that they were very tired physically and mentally sleepy after marching all the way. Maybe they had a full night's rest last night, but the fatigue from this journey could not be recovered in one night, and now they were just holding on.
General Aljeske 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 white horse, with a purple saddle decorated with golden thorn patterns. He was still wearing the general uniform of the Guards, and he was 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 at the crowd who came to greet him.
"Play music!" a major shouted loudly, and the band arranged neatly behind him began to play the famous song "The Great Kingdom". Claude led a group of generals to the mount of General Algeske Osmolin. Starting with Claude, he then announced his name and position one by one, and saluted the general of the kingdom who was sitting on the horse. pay tribute.
General Aljeske 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 his horse, put a smile on his face, and walked with everyone. Shake hands and greet 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 made the Kingdom's army famous, and he was worthy of being a rising star in the Kingdom's military.
Then Sir Bennett and other local celebrities came forward to express their welcome. General Algeske 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.
Claude and General Bolognik were at the back, whispering.
"He came 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 abide by his orders. 35xs There is nothing we can do. Who calls him a general of the kingdom?"
"Then why did he dismount again?" Claude didn't think that General Algeskai 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 greeting? Then he got off the horse and shook hands with everyone. This was no longer a military relationship, but interacting with everyone as a noble, 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 enter 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 Caio The arrival of General Smolin.
Not long after, General Algers, accompanied by General Skerry 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 for the 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 to go home." Spend time with my wife and children”
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. Immediately contact Claude. Germany negotiates.
However, Claude's public accounts are very simple. All expenses are reviewed by the Logistics Department in charge 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. Transaction, there is nothing to check in this aspect.
After the handover, there was a banquet. The guests and hosts were in great joy, 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 would 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 cannot attend this meeting because it is too far to travel. However, Mike also came. During this period, he was busy building the manor villa and laboratory on the ranch according to Claude's instructions. He did not accompany the 131st Battalion of Thunder to escort the recruits to Wickham Castle.
General Alges entered the conference room at nine o'clock and seemed to stick to the time. After announcing the meeting, he first read out the reward from the Kingdom's Ministry of War for the victory in the Third Colonial War. This was actually something Claude already knew. It was nothing more than his promotion to the Kingdom's Lieutenant General and the title of Honorary Viscount of the Kingdom. . The highlight is the merger of the Thunder Division and the Third Panshi Division into the Thunder Legion, with Claude serving as the commander.
After the awards and promotions for military exploits were over, General Alges began his first speech after taking office. He put forward straight to the point that the first task in the next theater of war was to conquer the Vibato Port of the Kingdom of Hicks and end this colony. 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 subsequently announced that he would inspect all troops in the theater within the next half month to accurately assess the overall combat effectiveness of the theater. After half a month of inspection, he will integrate all combat forces in the theater and dispatch troops to Vibato Port.
By the time the conference got here, it was almost over. However, after the meeting was announced to be adjourned, Claude, General Bolognik and others were left behind. After a simple lunch, another military meeting was held. It seems that General Alges does not 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 armies did not perform well in the five-year war in the eastern region< /p>
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, it was necessary to allow the Guards Division that had followed him to rest and recuperate. The long, day and night march had almost brought the entire Guards Division to its knees, and it would take less than ten and a half days of rest to restore its vitality.
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 Alges's own needs. Although the Third Colonial War was a complete victory and the three main legions of the Hicks Kingdom were annihilated, this did not mean that the combat effectiveness of the five divisions in the theater was 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, which means as solid as a rock and focused on defense, the Thunder Division is a rare force in defensive warfare, playing the role of cutting off enemy food routes and harassing guerrillas.
But no one expected that Claude would lead the Thunder Division to sweep through the three main legions of the Hicks Kingdom and win a great victory. Seriously speaking, the main force in the Third Colonial War was the Thunder Division, and the Third Panshi Division happened to be able to catch up and provide some strength. The Thunder Division suffered more than one-third of its casualties. Among the kingdom's legions, this was considered a severe loss of combat power, and they would not be able to return to their original combat power in a short period of time. Therefore, General Alges is not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the three defensive divisions that have not participated in the battle, because he is going to conduct a siege battle
However, what General Alges did not expect was that General 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 Alges. The settings of various defensive positions in the city, the placement of artillery on the city wall, the distribution of troops and the scope of mobilization of the standing corps defending the city were all presented to him in great detail.
As for the outside of the city, it was the place where the Thunder Division's 1301st to 04th regiments herded horses. The defenders of Vibato Port have been blocked in the city for nearly half a year. In fact, even if they leave the city, they have nowhere to go because the Nikancha people in the northern coastal mountainous area launched an anti-Hicks riot. An army has been formed and is attacking the inland colonies of the Hicks Kingdom. In more than two months, one-fifth of the territory of the inland colonies has been captured.
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 assignment is to hold on to the Dolinibara River"
General Servicit thought for a while and said: "We, like the First Rock Division, need to defend the Claude Line of Defense."
General Beach Kerin spread his hands: "Our Fourth Rock Army has just been formed, and the training of new recruits has not yet been completed."
General Alges 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. After it fell, Claude and the four others did not attack it to save their own face.
"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 moment, then shook his head: "No, this military exploit does not belong to me alone. The Guards Division must lead them, and they also need this military exploit."
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