Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 266: Knight's Medal

“Bang!” Prince Hansburg slapped on the table next to him: "That's ridiculous! This is obviously jealousy! Didn't they do a lot of tactical rehearsals? Considering this an impossible victory, unanimity must be false warfare. Now it's clear that others they can't do can. Didn't the Joint Mission go through the process of proof of war again, and even the buried bodies were recapitulated and counted? ”

The Grand Prince was really angry, sadly angry at these officers of his front-line command. In fact, most of the officers in the front-line command came from the Grand Prince Nero. They looked forward to young soldiers whom they thought deserved vigorous training. Of course, some also volunteered to serve under the Grand Prince, and some were noble children recommended by various interested parties. It just didn't occur to me that a miraculous victory would cause so many ripples at Front Line Command, and many officers lost their normal minds.

“I really don't understand what they think. Can war work be discounted? It seems that some people have been in Front Line Command too long to be comfortable. I should get them down to the Force and work with the soldiers on the Front Line. Let them understand what kind of officers the soldiers need, and let them also understand the real battle situation on the Front Line, instead of letting them remain comfortable in Command and learn to speak only!” The great prince wandered around the room.

Knocking on the door, Captain Scully walked over to open the door and came in with Michelle. General Priest, this is Prince Hansburg's most trusted staff and the new Chief of Staff of the Blue Feathers Regiment. This surprise attack over the Picklet Mountains on three counties in the south and the erection of a temporary passage in the Picklet Mountains, as well as the setting of a trap in the Crombo Valley on the southern three counties' border, annihilated a light rider sent by the anti-Olympic coalition, all from his pen.

At the end of the year, Michelle. Added another Venus to General Priest's shoulder badge, promoted from Major General to Lieutenant General, while also receiving a seal from His Majesty the King, from which a civilian general becomes the baron of the kingdom.

I wonder how Prince Hansburg dragged a war history lecturer from Wangdu Sterling Military Academy to serve as his own staff. But I have to say, Michelle. General Priest is indeed the greatest military talent the Great Prince has ever gained in this great war sweeping the eastern part of the continent. Several of the attacks he had planned for the Grand Prince had just hit the weaknesses of the anti-Olympic coalition, so much so that on land, the Royal Army had been active and upbeat that the anti-Olympic coalition could not afford to stall and confront each other.

Grand Prince Michel. General Priest was recruited from the front line to negotiate a strategy for the next step and to target the attack. Temporary access to the Picklet Mountains has now been successfully constructed, through which subsequent reinforcements and armaments are continuously entering the three southern counties. The defensive positions of the two fronts have been firmly established, and the next step to consider is which direction to react in order to increase the strategic advantage of the Royal Army.

“Your Highness, what is this? Why are you so angry...” Michelle. General Priest asked Captain Scully.

Captain Skerry whispered to Michelle. General Priest. The general came and said, "Bring me that battle process report. I've heard about it, but I always thought it was a boring lie. I didn't know there was such a miraculous victory. How did this lieutenant Claude do it? ”

Unlike the Big Prince, Michelle. General Priest also took a map of the mountain trails and mountains around Squirrel Village when he read the battle report and marked it so that the number of enemy troops could change at any time as the battle proceeded, as if it were a battle deduction. When he finished reading the report, he found the Grand Prince standing beside him and watching the markings he had made on the map.

“What do you think?” The great prince asked without a head.

But the general understood what the great prince meant, and he nodded: “This is a natural soldier, talented and worthy of cultivation. But I suppose he must have been untrained by the Kingdom's orthodox military academy, because he was good at defensive combat, almost exploiting the favourable terrain around Squirrel Village, while paying attention to the casualties of his soldiers. And the officers who came out of our Kingdom's military academy are more aggressive, less concerned about the casualties of their subordinates. Perhaps this is the real reason why none of them will win this battle when they deduce it...”

“How would you fight this battle if it were you?” The great prince asked again.

The general laughed bitterly: "I may not be as defensive as this Ensign Claude, who may use terrain to thwart the enemy, but it is not possible to dig a trap directly on a mountain trail as he did and break it off so that the enemy cannot enter. But I will strike first and defeat the nobility of the territory of the Principality of Eskirin. While there is only one battalion on the road, we have three light infantry artillery guns with which we can find dangerous ground to bombard our enemies directly. Defeat the rest of the territory of the Principality of Kanas and the nobility will deal with it much better. However, it is likely that heavy casualties will be inflicted by taking the initiative...”

“How do you think you can reward this Claude? With this victory, he can be promoted to Major. The Ministry of Military Affairs, however, believes that his battle merits a discount, on the grounds that he is only 21 years younger. Second, the enemy is nothing more than some noble militia and conscripted colonists with poor fighting power. Even if they break into the three southern counties, they are simply looting and have little effect on the overall war situation. So it is intended that only this Claude be promoted to Lieutenant…" Grand Prince Hansburg asks General Michel what he thinks of this matter.

General Michelchi shook his head: “Your Highness, the power of war cannot be discounted, it is the cornerstone of our Royal Army and the inheritance of the spirit of martial arts of our Royal Army. If the battle of Ensign Claude is to be discounted, we will not be able to propagate this victory, not even speak of it. Because then all officers and soldiers would see it as a challenge to them, and they would no longer be able to believe in the fairness and clarity of the process of documenting and proving war.

I am also concerned that, with the exception of Lieutenant Claude, who was discounted in this battle, it is likely that someone will do so in the future. It is very likely that the hard-working victory of the warriors on the front line will not be rewarded, while the noble officers in the rear talks will be able to greed the sky. When Wang Sterling IX rebuilt the Royal Army, he deliberately emphasized the clarity and fairness of the process of recording and proving war, in order to guarantee the army's combat strength, which is the only way for the grass-roots officers and soldiers to fight up and up... ”

“So what you're saying is that this Claude should be promoted to Major on merit? But he is too young, only 21 years old, and the kingdom has never been so young as a major officer... I fear that doing so will make him more questionable and will do him little good for his growth. Father once said to me that being too good is not an advantage because he gets more jealousy, sometimes you can't protect against poisonous arrows fired from the dark...” The big prince frowned bitterly thinking.

“Yes, Your Highness, it is, because it is too brilliant to be jealous of the unfortunate things that have happened to me.” General Michelchi nodded in favour: “He was young, only 21 years old, and I was a sergeant when I was 21. Especially since he had only been in the army for about three years and had not been trained in military academies, it was not appropriate to promote him directly from Ensign to Major.

Moreover, he was of civilian origin and had little qualifications for military service, and it was difficult to say that he would not be isolated by officers of the same rank at the school level. Personally, I think it would be more appropriate for him to jump to captainship. Fighting can't be discounted, but it can be compensated, and I think this miraculous victory is enough for him to win the Knight's Medal. ”

“Knight's Medal?” The great prince flashed and clapped: “Yeah, how could I forget this? Well said, Michelle, there's no discount on combat, but there's compensation. A knight's medal is enough to reward Claude for this battle. Scully, record my orders. ”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Captain Scully's envy, if possible, preferred that Ensign Claude be promoted directly to Major, and it would not matter if the rank was higher than his. Now, even though only being promoted to captain and not being able to jump through the juncture of a school-level officer, being awarded the Knight's Medal can make officers in the Ministry of Military Affairs regret what they've done to discount their ideas.

Those guys deliberately promoted Claude to the rank of lieutenant, and then made His Highness feel inappropriate to promote him to the rank of captain, so that Claude could not be a major directly, but could preserve everyone's face, and dumped the blame on the Grand Prince, which was fantastic. It's just that none of them expected the Grand Prince to make up for it with the Knight's Medal.

Just as the members of Parliament of the Kingdom hold the title of jazz, in the army of the Kingdom of Orvilas the Order of the Knight is also known as the Certificate of Entry of the Nobility, and officers who receive the Order of the Knight may be considered quasi nobles and hold the title of the Knight. For example, if Claude gets the Knight's Medal, he can be called Claude. Knight Fields. At the local level, he is eligible for aristocratic gatherings. In the army, he can override the ranks of his peers. For example, when the two captains act together, Claude, who holds the Knight's Medal, naturally becomes the Supreme Commander.

“In honor of the soldier battalion guarding…” The Grand Prince stopped: “By the way, what's the name of that mountain? ”

“Your Highness, that mountain area has no name, and the locals generally call it the Vietnam Trail, in the name of the Mountain Trail. The Duchy of Eskirin subordinates the mountain area to the three southern counties, with the southern mountains marked on the map.” Captain Skerry replied.

“Well, call it the Southern Mountain Crossing.” The Grand Prince muttered: "In recognition of the weakness and strength of the Battalion of Rangers in the battle to guard the mountain crossings in the southern mountains, which prevented the alliance of nobles from the territory of the Principality of Kanas and the Principality of Eskilin from attempting to commit the plot to burn and pillage in the three southern counties, guaranteeing tranquillity at the rear of our army, we hereby reward the Battalion of Rangers with a record of the first degree of merit.

In the battle that took place in the area of Squirrel Village on Vietnam Road, a battalion of one hundred and seventy soldiers of the Rangers bravely resisted, without fear, the alliance of nobles from the two Duchy Territories, who had committed more than 5,000 crimes. Under Lieutenant Claude's command, the enemy was eventually defeated, nearly 5,000 enemy troops were destroyed and a miraculous victory was achieved.

In my name, the rank of all participating officers and soldiers was promoted to the first rank, and casualties were doubled. Commander Lieutenant Claude, who fought valiantly and kindly, triumphed over his enemies with a marvellous triumph, hereby ascended to captainship and awarded his knight's medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the battle… ”

Captain Skerry handed over the written record to the Grand Prince for inspection and had the Grand Prince sign and stamp it. This means that all disputes over this battle will come to an end and that the Grand Prince, as the commander-in-chief of the front line, has made a final reward decision for the participants in this battle.

“If I may, Your Highness, I would like to include the entire course of this battle in the curriculum of military academies, which is actually a very perfect case of defensive warfare that deserves exploration and study. Also, if the war is over, I would like this Captain Claude to come to Wangdu Sterling Military Academy for training, and I am sure he will be a great help to His Highness in the future.” General Michelch asked beside him.

Grand Prince Hansburg appealed softly: "He was awarded the Knight's Medal and naturally qualified for training at Wangdu Sterling Military Academy. It is just not yet known when this war will be fought, and the Principality of Rimodra is now clamped on both sides of us, dying. The Duchy of Eskirin, already aware of its inability to attack our defensive front in the three southern counties, is now setting up a defensive line along its eastern border in an attempt to confront us in anticipation of a change of scene.

The Principality of Kanas is also providing light rides for the anti-Olympic coalition forces and recruiting its herders to expand the new light rider regiment. The battle over the Kingdom of Nasseri remains deadlocked, and the Red Dragon Corps is powerless to break the enemy's turtle shell-like defensive position. To bring you here today is to discuss where we should attack next in order to speed up the pace of winning the war. ”

General Michelch walked to the wall next to the map: “Current front-line fighting is stable, as successor reinforcements have entered the southern three counties as a result of the successful erection of the Temporary Passage in the Piclett Mountains. The anti-Olympic coalition forces of the Principality of Rimodra, despite their strength, remain in a downwind, underadvanced and defensive position in the fighting. The reason why the enemy is able to persevere is because of the unhindered access to maritime transport corridors, which also enables the enemy to obtain additional armaments and troops.

We can slow down our offensive and adopt a siege-pushing tactic. The Principality of Rimodra has already fallen under our control, and the anti-Olympic coalition forces have so many troops there that almost all their supplies depend on sea transportation that they simply cannot sustain that much drain for as long as it takes.

We can totally wipe out the Duchy of Eskirin and force the Duchy of Kanas first. The armed forces of the Principality of Eskirin and the light cavalry of the Principality of Kanas in the coalition forces of the Principality of Rimodra will be in disarray as long as the news reaches them. I am confident that we will have the opportunity to take advantage of the imminent demise of the Principality of Limodera. ”