Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 272 Tasks

When Verricolo left, Claude went to see him off, but the two of them didn't have much to say. They just hugged each other tightly and said, "Take care!” and split up. Captain Mentusk held Claude's hand and kept talking. After two days of contact, Captain Mentusk had made Claude his best friend. For example, the way he threw a groove in the shell casing that would allow the shell to explode on the ground and blow up the enemy with debris was a genius's idea. It solved the problem of the insufficiency of the shell explosion perfectly.

Claude sighed deeply as he looked behind the departure of the Guardian Corps officers. He was a little worried about Villicro, like last night when he persuaded Villicro to finally take the maid who massaged him to the small room next to him to relax, but came back an hour later as if he had fought a defeat and was very tired. Unlike Captain Mentusk, two women in a row came back and shook their minds and started bragging...

There is no psychiatrist in the world, and if Verricolo really has that battlefield syndrome, he needs to get out of the shadows on his own. Claude feels that the whole person in Velikoro is a little too tight to relax, maybe he hasn't learned to regulate himself yet, and is always tight and prone to psychological problems. But Claude couldn't help it either, and he had to tap to remind himself that it was up to Verricolo to find a way to relax his spirit.

The next day Claude made a big purchase in Pacacia City with Mike and Big Grimes, and finally bought another wagon because of too much stuff. Fortunately, the highway to Squirrel Village in the southern three counties has been rehabilitated by Claude, who ordered the prisoners to widen and level the road to access the four-wheeled wagon. Claude decided to go back and sell the wagon to the village elder in Squirrel Village, who needed a wagon that could carry the cargo.

Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank drank a little too much when he came back at night, but looking at the color of God was a frowning dancer, what else was the name of Alexia's woman in her mouth? Claude had not heard exactly what his name was, and Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank was put in the tent by his deputy. Claude didn't feel comfortable going in, so he turned back to his tent.

On the next day's departure back to the barracks, Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank was stunned by the four-wheeled wagon full of cargo that was being driven by Michael and Big Grimes.

“Claude, did you spend all the money you won on your last big win?” Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank estimated that such a large carriage would require at least thirty or forty gold crowns. If you have more luxury valuables, you could double the price.

“Probably.” Claude didn't even count, it was all McJackie who paid the bills. Last night it was like a newspaper bill. It should have cost about 50 gold kroner.

“You're young, money should save you some spending, and you can't see what you're buying. You were lucky last time you won. Nothing unexpected. With such a large bonus, it should be saved, and it will cost a lot to start a family in the future...” Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank persuaded his mother.

Claude knew that he was out of kindness, that Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank was of civilian origin, that salaries were largely stored and that there was reportedly a need to supplement the cost of living for the elderly parents and several siblings of the family. So he nodded: “I won't be spending any more money, thank you for your advice. By the way, sir, how's your own affair going? Is it settled? ”

The subject was successfully diverted, and Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank did forget the goods of the large four-wheeled wagon purchased by Claude and spoke of the man he knew at the prom. According to his description, this woman, nicknamed Ali, is actually a widow, and she has a four-year-old daughter, who is 27 years old. Her husband died in a shipwreck when they had just been married for two years and Ali was about to give birth. Her husband spent a lot of money urging the boat to sail home at night to accompany her to watch her children born. Unexpectedly, the boat travelled too fast to collide with the battleship that sailed at night. Her husband unfortunately died after standing at the bow and falling in water.

Ali was saddened by her husband's tragic death, but for her newborn daughter, she persisted and took over a great deal of the family business that her husband had left her. It's just that her husband gave her windshield from the rain and her rich family attracted a lot of greedy glances, so she hasn't been very comfortable in years. This time, one of her relatives dragged her to the prom. I didn't expect to meet Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank and the two had a great time.

Claude was a little strange: "Do you mind her identity? Oh, I mean, she has a little girl...”

Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank didn't understand what Claude was saying, but Claude woke up and patted himself on the forehead. Unlike in previous generations, a single man who marries a widow for the first time suffers from gossip. This is a normal thing in this world. In the case of the Kingdom of Orvilas, every war can create a large number of widows in the country, and soldiers need 15 years in the army to retire. So it is not uncommon for many soldiers in their 30s to retire and marry a widow when they return home...

“Her daughter is very cute, like a little angel, I would love to be her stepfather...” Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank smiled with a smile, saying that he was willing to be a receiver.

“Then I can only wish you the best of luck.” Claude smiled.

The return journey was a day longer, mainly because the four-wheeler wagon delayed the journey, but Claude returned to Squirrel Village two days before New Year's Eve.

One third of the cargo in a carriage was purchased for Sheila, Claude's little lover magician. As a magician, Sheila was still a woman, and she was delighted with the beautiful new clothes and jewelry Claude had bought for her, allowing Claude to enjoy several lovely and romantic evenings.

As the holy light passed in 579 years, the fighting in the eastern part of the Farea mainland continued to burn. Claude spent a new evening in Squirrel Village and his own little lover magician, Sheila, with a large group of soldiers. During the year, he fought a victory and was promoted to captain, winning the Knight's Medal. The next step is to stay in Squirrel Village for most of the year. If possible, he hopes to stay here for a quiet life next year...

Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank's hunch was correct. Less than a week after the year, the battalion sent a pigeon message demanding that Claude rush to battalion immediately. Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank will leave the position of Commander of the 1st Battalion of the Rangers, with other high ranks. But Claude did not become acting battalion commander, and another officer was dropped from the air to take up the position. Claude went to battalion headquarters to meet the new battalion commander and to accept new combat assignments.

To be honest, Claude would hate for Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank to leave the Ranger Battalion. It is rare for him to have a good boss. Since Lt. Colonel Ledfank became the Battalion Commander of the Ranger Battalion, Claude has had the most comfortable days of his military career. But now that Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank is leaving, this cannot be stopped by Claude. After all, the battalion is the smallest independent battalion unit in the army. Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank's ranks can be taken up to a higher level. If he continues to be the commander of the first battalion of soldiers, he will have a sense of high and low rank, which does not seem appropriate.

It was unexpected that the first battalion commander of the guerrilla battalion would be someone Claude knew, Captain Scully, who had served as Inspector General of the Joint Mission. Claude had previously heard Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank say that Captain Skerry was the closest deputy to the Grand Prince of Hansburg and did not expect to be sent to the Rangers Battalion as battalion commander.

“Sir, where are you going to serve?” With the pleasure of seeing Lieutenant Colonel Ledfunk, Claude wondered where he would be next.

“I am going to Pacacia City, where His Highness has set up a Joint Military Inspectorate to consolidate all the military industries in the three southern counties, and I am going to serve as Deputy Supervisor.” Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank cracked his mouth and said.

That's not a bad idea, but Claude soon understood why Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank was so happy: "Congratulations, sir, I think it's time for you to hold the beauty back soon. ”

The only reason this shipment is so happy is because you can go back to Pacacia City and find that beautiful widow to be the father. It's amazing, Claude.

“Hello, Captain Claude, it's good to see you.” Captain Scully next to him saluted Claude and then reached out. As battalion commander, both ranks are the same, so Captain Scully's salute doesn't mean he's low on Claude's side.

“Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to say hello.” Claude hurried back to Captain Scully and held his hand: "Captain Scully, it is an honor to work with you, but how could you be sent here to be better with His Highness? ”

Captain Skerry grinned, “It's good to be around Your Highness, but it's too slow to get promoted. ”

He ordered a little Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank: “I was also inspired by this guy, who, like me two years ago, hung up his captain's rank. But now you see, he's been promoted to Ranger Camp two levels, and I'm still walking. Now I see him and I have to salute him and call him sir. So I proposed to His Majesty to lower the troops, and as a result, His Majesty said to find me the fastest promotion, so he sent me here..."

Captain Scully's frankness impressed Claude, and Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank used to hug Captain Scully's shoulder: “Your Highness is right, you're right to come here if you want to get promoted. All you have to do is do two things: believe in Claude, and do his logistics, and then you can sit back and wait for the promotion. And, of course, there's a precondition that you have to get combat assignments from up there, otherwise you won't have a chance to make a promotion. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank has been preoccupied with the failure of Front Line Command to assign combat tasks to a battalion of Rangers during the second half of last year, and has not forgotten to put some eye drops on those people. Captain Skerry is a close associate of the Grand Prince, and if he reacts in front of the Grand Prince, the staff of Front Line Command will have to suffer.

“I'll do it.” Captain Skerry nodded to Claude: “Actually, I'm here this time with a combat mission. ”

“Well, you two negotiate, and I'm not listening. After all, I'm not a soldier battalion anymore.” Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank left with great pleasure.

“Yes,” said Captain Skerry, walking to the map hung on the wall, finding the Kanas prairie, the map of the Principality of Kanas: "Now that the front-line battle has stabilized, hundreds of thousands of anti-Olympic allied forces of the Principality of Rimodra have been clamped on both sides of the Royal Army, and the capital of the Principality of Esquilin, the Grand Duke of Braviso, has been surrounded by us, and it is estimated that after the rainy season the two enemies of the Principality of Kanas and the Kingdom of Nasseri will be seized.

The Duchy of Kanas is a grassland terrain with a rich cavalry. His Highness believes that since the outbreak of the war, the Principality of Kanas has provided light cavalry assistance to the countries of the Anti-Olympic Alliance. There are currently two light cavalry regiments in the Kingdom of Nasseri, and nearly 100,000 light cavalry troops besieged in the Principality of Kanas in the Principality of Rimodra, together with some 300,000 killed by our Royal Army.

The Front Line Command believes that the Duchy of Kanas, which is more than 300,000 light cavalry troops, has done everything in its power and its interior must be unparalleled. At present, however, all regiments in the Kingdom are tasked with the task of not contributing to the Principality of Kanas. His Royal Highness therefore decided to allow the four guerrilla battalions to serve as false vanguards to test the Principality of Kanas and enter the prairie... ”

The Principality of Kanas? Claude made it clear that now that the other principalities are set, and the Kingdom of Nasserley is definitely going to be the last, then there is no alternative to the next goal, and the Principality of Kanas cannot escape. It would be very appropriate to allow four battalions of guerrillas into the prairies to test the falsehood of the Principality of Kanas, mainly because the battalions were more militant and were the vanguard force.

“Where do we start?” Claude asked.

“Our battalion enters the Kanas Prairie from the hillsides and the exit is the territory of the aristocracy of several territories of the Principality of Kanas, which we can sweep to test the enemy's falsehood. If the enemy gathers a large number of sieges, we need to find a place to hold back. If there are not many enemies, defeat them and continue searching the surrounding area.

As for the second, third and fourth battalions of the Rangers, from the eastern border area of the Principality of Eskirin towards the Principality of Kanas, they will take three routes to explore the situation in the savannah and prepare for a pre-war reconnaissance for the conquest of the Principality by our Royal Army. His Highness believes that this is the first time we have come into contact with the grassland landscape, and that it is entirely up to us to go in or out. ”Captain Skerry gave the battle assignment to the Ranger Battalion.

Claude looked at the map and thought for a while: “I get it, but I need some gear before I leave. ”