Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 193 The unexpected captain candidate

"Boss, it’s really cool today, I’m having a good time... but unfortunately I’m going to start training tomorrow, otherwise we can spend the night in the pub...” Berklin’s single bunk bed next to Claude is still unfinished. Said.

In the afternoon, the four aristocratic children were crazy, and almost everyone called the two maids until the time of dinner, and the legs were soft like noodles, and the stairs were lifted down the stairs, while Claude In the hall of the pub, I sat for one afternoon and turned over the current affairs newspapers I bought from the bookstore two or three times. I also had a certain understanding of the current situation facing the kingdom and the situation of the countries in the eastern part of the Faurea continent.

After eating dinner in the pub, Claude settled and pulled four noble children who didn't want to go back so early and called a carriage back to the military camp. In the evening, the four younger brothers are still relishing the passion and debauchery of the afternoon. Crowder is thinking about the information he got from the news newspapers of current affairs.

It seems that the situation in the eastern part of the mainland has become more and more chaotic and unpredictable. After the kingdom organized the funds to develop the development of the storm fleet in Bailu Town, it took only three months to clear the way to the new route to the mainland of Nubbia. The pirate gang has basically guaranteed the safety of the new route.

On October 25th, a fleet of more than 150 ocean-going merchant ships had been escorted by a naval sub-fleet to the overseas direct jurisdiction of the mainland of Nubsia. The fleet has reached the previous year. Three times the fleet known as the "Blood Way"...

Only in this way, the joint fleet of the five anti-Austrian Union countries invested in huge capital has lost its use. In the past, the combined fleet could also block the route of the Ovilas Kingdom to the mainland of Nubsia, forcing the kingdom of Ovilas to pay a high price to maintain this sea lifeline, and to get a piece of it, and the small days were very good.

But now the Kingdom of Ovilas has abandoned the old route and opened up new routes. The joint fleet formed by the anti-African alliance can only fish at sea. The hardships have come, and the tolls paid by the Kingdom of Ovilas have not been paid. For the Principality of Sidins, the Principality of Eskilin and the Principality of Rimondra, the large-scale sea fleet has become their financial burden. There were no colonies in the three principalities of Nubbia, and even the mighty figures of the three principalities had a fierce dispute over the future of the combined fleet.

If it was not for the Nasri Kingdom to fund its own alliance, the joint fleet could have been disbanded. At sea, the combined fleet of the Nasri Kingdom and the Eastern Four Principality is the only armed force that can defeat the Kingdom of Ovilas. On land, the five anti-Austrian countries understand that they are weak chickens. What they can do is to establish defensive levels and fortresses in strategic locations and traffic routes to achieve the purpose of killing and delaying time.

In the past six months or so, the anti-Aotong League has invaded the eastern seas for more than ten times in pursuit of pirates, winds and waves, lost directions, and even pretending to be pirates looting several towns in the eastern sea, causing great losses. The Kingdom of Ovilas has already presented the most solemn warnings and protests to the Anti-Austrian League, which is almost on the verge of declaration of war.

Crowder is very surprised why the five anti-Austrian League countries will provoke the kingdom of Ovilas at sea, but a newspaper that has expired in a month has posted a message, so that Claude understands what is called No fear. The newspaper said that the Hicks Kingdom, a powerful powerhouse in the northern part of the mainland, reached a military transport agreement with the Nasri Kingdom. The Hicks Kingdom will send a field army of more than 50,000 troops to entrust the anti-Africa alliance's joint fleet to **** them to slaves. The West Asian continent is used as an armed force to suppress colonial riots.

On the mainland of Nubbia, the colony of the Nasri Kingdom is not large, and the area is equivalent to an overseas direct jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Ovilas. Many places are barren land. If the war broke out, it is clear that this colony will soon be occupied by the overseas dispatching forces of the Kingdom of Ovilas. Therefore, the attitude of the Nasri Kingdom to this colony is love and hate. They need to obtain income from the colony. They are limited to the environment and conditions and cannot send heavy troops to defend. Only two battalions are deployed to maintain the law and order of the colony.

However, the colony of the Hicks Kingdom, which is adjacent to the colony of Nasri, is very large in the colony of Nubbia, and is the second largest colony except the kingdom of Ovilas. It’s just that the colony of Hicks’ Kingdom is deep inland, and the coastal area lacks a good port, so the Hicks Kingdom has never paid much attention to this colony because its original purpose was to mine, thus ignoring the coastal zone. The minerals that were occupied, and even the last excavation, were transported from colonial ports in other countries.

The news from this expired newspaper can conclude that the Kingdom of Naseri is sure to reach a secret military cooperation agreement with the Hicks Kingdom. The Hicks Kingdom, a powerhouse in the northern part of the mainland, sent a field army to the mainland of Nubsia, and it was sure to transport the logistics through the colony of the port of Viability in the Nasri Kingdom. After all, their own colonies do not have such a good port as Vibatato. Several small coastal ports can only make small noises. It is no problem to get a few small fishing boats to fish, but there is no way to park those deep-water oceangoing vessels.

In addition, the Hicks Kingdom sent a field army to the mainland of Nubsia and constituted a de facto security threat to the seven overseas colonies of the Kingdom of Ovilas. Although the seven overseas governing tribes of the Kingdom of Ovilas have more than 100,000 troops, but because of the large area of ​​overseas direct jurisdiction, the more than 100,000 troops have lost their military superiority, and most of these troops belong to The nature of the second-line or third-line garrison is obviously not as good as the field army sent by the Hicks Kingdom.

What worries the top people in the Kingdom of Ovilas is whether the Nasri Kingdom will pack the colony on the mainland of Nubsia to the Hicks Kingdom. For the Nasri Kingdom, the colony It is chicken ribs, mostly barren land, the only production is a silver mine, known as the city of Munkenald in the silver city, and an excellent deep-water port city of Vibator. Nothing else can be commended. Even the cultivation of food is insufficient. Every year, it is necessary to transport food from the Nasri Kingdom to the colony, or to send caravans to purchase large quantities of ingredients from other colonies.

If the Hicks Kingdom packaged the colony of the Nasri Kingdom, then the seven overseas governors of the Hicks Kingdom and the Kingdom of Ovilas were connected. If the war in the eastern part of the mainland breaks out, if the Hicks Kingdom joins the anti-Africa alliance, although there is no need to worry about sending troops to participate in the war on the mainland of Faria, on the mainland of Nubsia, the field army of the Hicks Kingdom. The regiment can attack the seven overseas direct jurisdictions of the Kingdom of Ovilas.

At that time, the kingdom had to deal with the war in the eastern part of the continent and the war in the continent of Nubiansia. It is likely that it would lose sight of one another and fall into a situation of insufficient strength and stamina. For the high-level people of the kingdom, this is a dilemma. Unless the enemy's army and troops are not fully in place, the war will be waged first, and an enemy will be defeated as soon as possible, and the enemy on the other side will be spared.

Claude certainly can't see these big changes and the changes in the situation. He only draws a conclusion from these newspapers, that is, the war is inevitable, and he will eventually go to the battlefield.

Claude, who came to this conclusion, was in a bad mood, and his hands were lying in bed behind his head in a daze. Abeev, who is also in the lower bunk, couldn't sleep. He asked: "Boss, what do you want to train for the training of the non-commissioned officers at the beginning of the day? Just after the training of the new recruits, it is necessary to train the non-commissioned officers. It feels really troublesome to think of it, not as good as in the military camp. Ordinary soldiers can go out to play every 10 days..."

"Train what, train you how to manage the recruits. Didn't you listen to Dr. Perent in the morning? The Blue Feather Legion has now officially begun to recruit and expand. It is divided into four batches, and five or six thousand people are recruited every month. When we have finished training, we are just receiving the last batch of recruits. What we are going to train is how to teach the recruits who have just been enlisted like the instructors who are instructed to teach us when the recruits are training. If you don’t receive training, you will be taken now. A team of recruits, do you have the confidence to manage them?" Claude said with no anger.

"This is the case, I never thought I could bring a new team." Aberev snorted and suddenly thought of a question. "But the boss, so are we going to be separated? I want to stay with you all the time." nearby……"

"Of course, we must be separated. Not only the boss, but even we and you will be separated. After that, you will become the boss of the recruits. We may be in a battalion if we are lucky. If we are bad, we may not be in the same military camp. "Bellklin said by the side: "Maybe in a few years, we are not in the Blue Feather Legion. From this day, each side will be treated as a stranger. When you meet again, you may have to salute me and call me the General of the General... ..."

Berklin’s words caused a low-pitched laughter in the tent. Abeev was furious and snarled. He grabbed the pillow and threw it away: “Roll, you think you will become a general, do your big dreams! In this way, the generals of the kingdom can form a field army."

Claude shook his head, the idea was beautiful, but it was very difficult to achieve. At the foot of every general of the kingdom, there were thousands of bones. Before you go to the battlefield, you can expect to make a glory, but on the cruel battlefield, all you can do is pray that you can live peacefully, especially the new recruits like these cannons...

"Right, boss, I heard a message." Berklin ended the fight with Aberev, returned the stolen pillow to him, and returned to the bed and said.

"What is the news?"

"Is the veteran's non-commissioned officer training not over? I heard that the instructors took out the top 50 veterans and prepared them to serve as the officers of our recruits. They set an example and let us know how they brought new recruits. ”

"What did you hear from this news?" Crowder asked.

"The Mozor is talking to the people, I just passed by, and I heard it inadvertently." Berklin answered.

"That should be true. We will know tomorrow morning. You should also learn from the veterans. After all, we are only three months in the army. If we don't accept training, it will be troublesome to bring new recruits. If you live in the recruits, you will make a joke. If you do, don't talk, sleep well, and get up early tomorrow!"

Nothing in the night.

After the breakfast the next day, the collection number blew and all the recruits went to the playground to gather. Sure enough, a team of about 50 veterans stood there neatly, waiting for the arrival of the instructors.

The chief instructor of the non-commissioned officer training was not a Mousts lieutenant, but was replaced by a captain named Max. It is likely that Captain Max was coming from the camp of the Blue Feather Legion. Claude saw the Military Law Office. Lieutenant Sidley will also be respectful behind him, and his cold face is filled with a reserved smile.

Captain Max has a feeling of lack of sleep and tiredness. He stood in front of the recruits for only a few minutes and announced that each team’s recruits would accept an old soldier’s commander as a captain and encourage all The recruits must learn from their team leader and strive to become a qualified non-commissioned officer as soon as possible.

Claude looked bored at the veterans who came to the ranks of the recruits and temporarily served as the captain of the team. Soon, a veteran came to Claude, who smiled and showed his white teeth: "I said, Claude, we will meet soon..."

It turned out that the captain of the recruit team of Claude turned out to be Sergeant Fitney, but his current epaulettes have been changed from the vertical three red straight sergeant ranks to two horizontal red wavy lines. The sign of the sergeant...