The Yurikawa Fourth Army Headquarters in Kotman State is a mysterious white fortress complex more than 30 kilometers away from the city of Kotman.
At this time, Lu Ming was in the banquet room of the headquarters, and Admiral Waterman, commander of the Fourth Army, was warmly entertaining him.
The main force of the Griffinni Kingdom's National Defense Force has been reorganized into four major groups, from the First Army to the Fourth Army.
Wollman, commander of the Fourth Army, also served as the supreme commander of the Northern Theater.
Although the Fourth Army was the weaker force among the four major clusters, it included 12 infantry divisions, two tank brigades, two motorized brigades, and one air force division, with a total strength of 170,000.
The standard of Waterman's reception for Lu Ming was quite high. There were not many people present, but they were all senior generals above the rank of lieutenant general, and some of them were old generals with white hair.
Lu Ming was arranged to sit next to Waterman.
"Our Captain Lu is not going anywhere. He is from the Northern Theater Command, right?" Walman smiled and patted Lu Ming's shoulder affectionately.
In the Battle of Bailton Bridge, it was announced that the Sonya 3rd Mechanic Division was defeated by the Bailton Division.
This sniper war that shocked the world is now shrouded in mystery, and the outside world can only see things in the fog.
But there is a detailed record of this sniper battle in the confidentiality level 3A documents of the Griffinni military system.
Senior officers in the military who can read three A confidential documents are basically lieutenant generals or above.
The First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army all cordially invited this "volunteer battalion" to join their defense zones.
General Waterman directly pulled Lu Ming to his dinner table and even wanted to award Lu Ming the rank of major general, and the anti-tank battalion was directly incorporated into the Fourth Army.
Lu Ming naturally declined.
At this time, Walman patted Lu Ming's shoulder affectionately with a hint of meaning, and looked at Lu Ming expectantly.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Yes, since our troops have come to the Northern Theater, we will naturally cooperate with the friendly forces in the Northern Theater to fight against the Sonyans."
Walman smiled happily.
Some of the generals present toasted Lu Ming with wine.
In fact, even after reading the top-secret documents containing detailed records of the war by Baydon, most of these generals still couldn't figure it out.
A mere eight or nine hundred people is almost two battalions for the Kingdom's National Defense Forces, and an infantry battalion for the military sequence of the Principality of Montenegro.
How could such a small number of infantrymen achieve such horrific results relying only on rockets
Is that rocket launcher really so magical
Over there, Walman looked at Lu Ming and said, "Captain Lu, no matter what, we are fighting together, and you still have to have a military rank. As a militia organization from the north, the volunteers will be temporarily awarded a rank separately. I will apply to the military for the temporary rank of major general of the Volunteer Army for you. Do you think it's okay?"
Lu Ming said: "It's a bit high, right?..."
Walman smiled and said, "Not high, not high. This is what I think. The Second Motorized Brigade will also be under your direct command. It should be able to cooperate well with your anti-tank battalion."
Among the four major armies in Griffin, the Fourth Army had relatively backward equipment, and most of the infantry divisions' baggage and supplies still had to be transported by horse-drawn carriages.
It's not that there is a shortage of trucks, but we have to consider the worst-case scenario. If gasoline and diesel are out of supply, the trucks will become decorations. Oil supplies should still be focused on supplying tank brigades and motorized brigades.
In the northern theater, oil supplies are in danger of being cut off.
Therefore, the motorized brigade is definitely an elite rapid force directly under the command.
Walman's move showed that he attached great importance to Lu Ming. Even though Lu Ming knew the other party's intention, he still felt very comfortable.
Moreover, after being handed over a motorized brigade, it would fit well with his anti-tank infantry battalion from a military perspective, greatly improving the mobility of his armed forces.
"Thank you, General Walman!" Lu Ming smiled slightly.
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After the banquet, an extremely sexy and beautiful blonde female officer came with the rank of major, named Yin Lisa Bai.
It is said that from today on, as Lu Ming's secretary liaison officer, he will be responsible for coordinating with various departments and helping General Lu handle general military affairs.
Yin Lishabeth is very gentle and speaks slowly. From her gestures, it is obvious that she received a good aristocratic education since childhood.
Some of the Griffinni soldiers respectfully addressed her as Her Royal Highness the Princess.
When Lu Ming asked, she did not hide the fact that she was the eldest daughter of Prince William V and had volunteered to come to the north to serve in the military.
He also volunteered to be the liaison officer for this mysterious force of the Principality of Montenegro. Walman could not dissuade him and could only let it go.
Lu Ming felt helpless and thought that according to seniority, you have to call me uncle.
Yin Lisabai took Lu Ming to visit the First Group Headquarters, and then drove Lu Ming to the barracks of the Second Motorized Brigade to meet Lu Ming's new subordinates.
Lu Ming could feel that the brigade commanders, chief of staff, and several battalion commanders were not very fond of him, but were very respectful to Yin Lishabai.
It is good to have such a liaison officer. If I issue controversial orders, she can convince the senior officers of the motorized brigade.
Finally, Yin Lishabai took General Lu to visit the city of Kotman.
The air raid sirens had not sounded in Kotman yet, but the situation was already tense, with planes from the kingdom frequently flying overhead.
Kotman is the most prosperous city in the northern part of the kingdom, and anti-aircraft artillery positions have been deployed around it.
This place is more than 800 kilometers away from the imperial capital. The Sonya bombers can launch an air strike on Kotman from the imperial capital. The light bombers of the Sonya Air Force are said to have a range of 2,500 kilometers.
Yin Lisha's slender hands in snow-white lace gloves skillfully turned the steering wheel, and the green jeep drove like an elegant sports car.
Lu Ming couldn't help but smile when he saw this.
The jeep stopped in front of a pharmacy, and Yin Lishabai said, "General Lu, the Lily River ginseng you want to buy is a rare treasure here."
Lu Ming nodded slightly and was about to get off the car. Yin Lisha glanced at Lu Ming with her white eyes. She couldn't help but said, "General Lu, I secretly went to see the Prince of Black Mountain Castle in the imperial capital. I saw him very closely, with only a curtain between us. You and His Royal Highness are the same person, not like twins, but one person!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Many people say so." He stepped into the pharmacy.
Seeing Lu Ming's reaction, Yin Lishabai stopped talking about this topic.
Baihechuan ginseng is a must-have for the Qing'es to prepare a kind of elixir. Lu Ming entered the pharmacy and spent money like water, packing up all the Baihechuan ginseng on the counter. Soon the boss took out a ginseng the size of his arm that he had treasured for a long time. According to Zhongzhou standards, it was a thousand-year-old ginseng.
The boss asked for one thousand yuan, and Lu Ming replied with eight hundred yuan, and the two parties quickly made the deal.
"Please send it to our local Montenegro representative office. Do you know the location?" Lu Ming turned to Yin Lishabai and said.
Yin Lisha Bai nodded slightly.
The Principality of Montenegro originally did not have a representative office here. It was only after the war broke out that it opened a representative office in the most prosperous city in the northern part of the kingdom.
However, the Military Intelligence Department has had an intelligence station here for a long time. In the five most prosperous cities of the Kingdom of Griffinni, the Military Intelligence Department has always had secret intelligence stations.