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What does it feel like to be promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant?

Charlie said he was indifferent. At least he didn't feel much change at the moment, because the soldiers he commanded were still in a platoon, and the only change seemed to be that the army's salaries were slightly higher than before.

But this is far from enough. He still can't support a line of infantry companies and his general guard.

During the three days of waiting for the arrival of the recruits, Charlie was trying to digest the original memory of this body, and summoned the remaining thirty-five soldiers in the first platoon, announced the appointment of the regiment to them, and learned from them Two seasoned veterans were re-elected to serve as squad leaders for the two squads—that is, sergeants.

Strictly speaking, a sergeant is not an officer, but a soldier's rank. Therefore, in the Rumont Kingdom and even in the armies of various countries, a sergeant and corporal can be served by experienced soldiers from the bottom. As for the higher-level lieutenant , basically by military academy students from aristocratic backgrounds.

This also led to the rise of the lower-level soldiers who were almost monopolized by the aristocracy. Except for some veterans who made great achievements, few people with non-aristocratic status were able to grant the rank of lieutenant.

Charlie knows very well that such a system has great drawbacks. If the road to ascend is blocked, it will not be able to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers. The noble officers who have been airborne will only talk about soldiers before this. Once they enter the real battlefield, they are prone to command errors. problems, resulting in a loss of combat.

Three days later, the recruits arrived at Fort Edford under the **** of various barracks and battalions, along with ammunition supplies from the rear and various news from the country.

This afternoon, Charlie and the company's logistics sergeant went to the east gate of the fortress to receive new recruits. When he arrived at the east gate, the place was already full of people, and the soldiers of the barracks maintained order on the scene. Young recruits in blue-blue military uniforms, or tow carriages loaded with supplies across the road to the warehouse.

Walking in a dense crowd, there are all kinds of noises in the ears, such as the shouts of soldiers, the voices of recruits, or the neighing of packhorses. Just when Charlie was just passing through a queue, he suddenly heard the crowd. Someone was shouting his name.

He subconsciously followed the sound and saw a familiar face under his blue-trimmed triangular hat. "Nelson, why are you here?" He walked over and asked the person calling his name. .

"I'm the captain of the 2nd Rifle Company of the Barracks Battalion, Cross, I'm glad to see you standing here safe and sound." Anton Nelson hugged Charlie warmly. After letting go, he looked Charlie up and down. When he saw the latter's armband, he said in surprise: "Cross, have you been promoted to lieutenant so soon?"

"I'm lucky, you know." Charlie said with a smile, and then he asked, "Why were you assigned to the barracks? I remember when you were still in the academy, you told me that you wanted to go to the No. 1 in the north. Served in the Second Army."

Hearing this, Anton curled his lips helplessly and said, "Don't mention it, my old man doesn't want me to go to the dangerous front line, and he directly asked the people from the Army Department to arrange for me a post in the rear of the barracks. , Shit, I'm almost getting moldy in the back!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Charlie with admiration and said, "Cross, it would be great if my grandfather was like your grandfather, so that I can also go to the front and make a fortune, just like you were promoted to lieutenant so quickly."

"This comes at a price." Charlie touched the scar on his chest with a wry smile, and said, "I was hit by an enemy's bullet during the charge. If it wasn't for my luck to save my life, you probably would have just lost my life. I can go to the cemetery and see my tombstone."

"Oh my God, Cross, did your grandfather know? If you really died on the battlefield, I bet he would regret it."

Charlie shrugged and said he didn't know. He then changed the subject and asked, "You said you've been staying at the back, is there any fresh news?"

"Speaking of this, I have one thing to remind you." Anton heard that as if he had remembered something, he said with a serious expression: "His Majesty the king held a cabinet meeting not long ago to prepare for those factory owners, businessmen and The peasants raised the tax rate, which aroused the opposition of the new nobles, and there were rumors in the city of Ankerton that the new nobles were trying to unite the northern kingdom of Hildi to overthrow the king's rule."

"Now the kingdom's army is basically sent to the front line, and the rear is empty. Regardless of whether the rumor is true or not, His Majesty will send a force from the front line to defend Ankerton City, but I don't know whether it is from the northern battlefield or here. choose."

"That must be here. We have driven the Okalos back to the border. The first army and the second army in the northern battlefield are still fighting hard. As long as the officials of the Ministry of War are still in their right minds, they will not The north, which has a tight source of troops, sent troops back to defend. "UU read www.uukanshu.com" Charlie analyzed.

"Well, looking at the entire Western Front battlefield, only your second brigade is being renovated. If you guess correctly, His Majesty's messenger will come here soon and order you to go back."

When they were talking, the logistics sergeant who came with Charlie had already signed the document and came over. He held a document in his hand, handed it to Charlie, and said, "Sir Cross, please take a look, if there is no problem, we will You can go right back."

Charlie took the document in response and opened it to read. The document stated the number of recruits their company took, as well as the number of guns, ammunition, and uniforms. He glanced at it and returned it to the logistics sergeant, nodding at him to indicate that there was no problem.

Then, he looked at the old acquaintance and settled down and said, "I'll go back first. You have to pay attention to safety. I hope the next time I see you, it's not in a cold cemetery."

"Ha, you should pay attention to safety." Anton said, stepped forward, and hugged Charlie. After the two let go, Charlie took the logistics sergeant to the recruit camp and the warehouse to receive supplies. .

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On the way back to the station, Charlie was thinking about the words he had just settled in. Anton is a student who graduated from the Royal Military Academy in the same period as Charlie. They are also classmates and friends. Anton Nelson's background is not small. His father, Nahas Nelson, is Duke Drake, the current Minister of State Legislative Affairs, and the most important king of the king. One of the most respected ministers, the only son of Anton was the only son under the duke's knees, so he repeatedly forbade Anton from going to the front line, and even used his connections to keep him in the military depot in charge of logistics.

There is no doubt about the credibility of the only son of the Legislative Minister's family. If you want to fully digest the content of his words, you must first talk about the current domestic situation in the Rumon Kingdom...