Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 357: The Legion Died

Claude returned in a gloomy face to the command of the Ranger Troupe and had a tantrum, and two deputy commanders, Lieutenant Colonel Schneck and Logistics Chief Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried, came and persuaded him for half a day before Claude stopped his anger.

But Claude then gave the order that the Rangers would no longer have to ignore the Legion Logistics Department about cooperating in the investigation into the whereabouts of the 500,000 King Kroner Hicks military expense. Any officer or soldier notified of the investigation would need permission from Claude to go to the Legion Logistics Department for questioning.

This is General Fansnik, the head of the Claude Preparedness and Legion Logistics Department, who turned his face directly over, and in fact, General Fansnik was unwise to intervene in the matter and violated the traditional diving rules for the distribution of spoils on the battlefield. If this enormous sum of military money is spent in the Kingdom, then his investigation as head of the Logistics Department is a matter of good faith and falls within his purview.

But this unaccounted for military expenditure is from the enemy, the Kingdom of Hicks, and not from the Rangers. As General Van Snick, the new head of logistics for the Ranger Corps, he had no right to look so hard, and even suspected that members of the Ranger Troop had hidden the money that there was a huge contradiction with Claude in the Ranger Corps.

According to the traditional rules for the distribution of loot, enemy ammunition, firearms, weapons, logistics and security materials seized from the battlefield by officers and soldiers are to be surrendered. But essentially all property seized from the enemy belongs to the private possession of the officers and soldiers, such as luxury goods enjoyed by senior enemy officers, property searched from captives, etc.

Sometimes the expropriation of the enemy's possessions falls within the realm of the spoils of war, as when a battalion of soldiers entered the southern three counties of the Principality of Eskilin, it expropriated an enemy nobleman's winery, privately dividing up the various types of noble wines in the cellar and the gold and silver apparatus found, which is also a reward for the soldiers and soldiers who fought valiantly to win the war.

Of course, in the diving rules for the distribution of these spoils, not all property seized by soldiers and soldiers is directly included in the lumbar bag. It is essentially a force dominated unit that redistributes seized loot to ensure that each officer and soldier in the force receives a share of the proceeds. It's also the biggest difference between organized and unorganized, organized robbery. Oh, no, it's the most efficient way to capture loot and not miss out on any valuable loot.

If the Troupe finds the sum of 500,000 gold kroner in the castle of Wickham, then, according to the principle of distribution of loot, 70% is required to be surrendered to the Regiment and the remaining 30% can be allocated to each officer and soldier in the Regiment. Even 30% is a tremendous asset to all Rangers and Troops. Every Ranger and Trooper who gets this information is very remorseful and heartbroken, and they just rub their shoulders off with this huge amount of military money...

But the problem now is that the Horseback Tribe was not in the Castle of Wickham and found such a huge amount of ammunition, firearms and ammunition in the warehouse area, and they set fire to the warehouse and then left, causing those warehouses to explode, causing the warehouse where the huge sum of military money was stored to be blown up into a huge pit, and the huge sum flew so flat that it could no longer be found.

As a party, the evidence submitted by Claude suggests that the Rangers did miss a careful search of the ammunition, firearms and ammunition warehouse area, thus missing such a large sum of wealth. Generally, things like this are not uncommon on the battlefield and can only be blamed for bad luck, and most people know it as a joke.

Even if this amount of military spending is huge, it is still the enemy, getting extra fast, not getting can only blame yourself for not having this fortune. No one, like General Van Snick, would consider the enormous military expenditures of the Kingdom of Hicks to be the property of the Sterling royal family, so as to make a thorough inquiry, it is necessary to bring this missing fortune to fruition...

I had no idea that Claude would ever give a shit about this new airborne Major General of the Legion's Logistics Department, so that General Van Snick touched a full bag here at Claude's. As Claude said in the Department of Logistics and in his loud arguments, what makes you think that the Six Kingdoms military spending is the property of the Sterling royal family, and you have to give yourself an explanation, rather than our beloved royal family paying the Six Kingdoms to attack their kingdoms overseas?

General Fansnik, on the other hand, stressed that the Ranger Regiment was a close guard of the Sterling royal family, so that all the honors the Regiment received were vested in the Sterling royal family, even the loot seized on the battlefield. According to him, all loot seizures should be handed over to the Sterling royal family before being distributed by the Sterling royal family to the Rangers. This will demonstrate the loyalty of the Rangers to the Sterling royal family and the patronage and care of the Rangers...

Much has been said to be nothing but a struggle for profit, and Claude pointed out that all General Van Snick did was try to gain control of the Rangers' loot seizure and distribution. Like the luxury goods that Claude handed over to the Legion's Logistics Department in four four-wheeled wagons, he wanted to make a profit for all the Rangers in the Battle of Bering Ghana. Upon his arrival in the Rangers, General Fansnik withheld the luxury of the four carriages and handed them over to the Sterling Royal Family as a fruitful performance. It's all about getting rich by promotion and ignoring the interests of the Rangers.

Claude's accusations made General Van Snick angry, not to mention the enormous unaccounted for military expenditures, the five four-wheeled wagons carrying luxury goods captured from the castle of Wickham, which were enjoyed by high-ranking enemy officers, and Claude should not have handed over only four to the Legion's Logistics Department, and then privately divided the luxury goods on the rest of the wagon in a troupe, which meant a great disrespect for the Sterling royal family.

General Fansnik was also proud to present, on the spot, a transcript of the accounts of the internal distribution of the spoils of war by the Rangers, who said that a man like Claude, who had no loyalty to the Sterling royal family, should not have stayed in the Royal Guard's armed rangers, would have asked him to remove Claude from duty and to have Claude imprisoned for embezzlement until the huge sum of 500,000 gold kroner had been found.

The more noisy the two were, if Colonel Scully, the deputy head of the Legion's logistics department, hadn't heard the noise and come and hug Claude, Claude would have rushed up to beat this General Fansnik up at that moment. Things got rough, and General Michel called them in and beat them up. But Claude knew that his days in the Ranger Corps would not be as comfortable as they used to be, and General Van Snick, the head of the new airborne Corps logistics department, had already targeted himself...

As Colonel Schneider and Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried left their offices, Claude's face looked a little funny. He came back from his temper in the regiment office to show both of them what he deserved. It is only at this moment that Claude cannot determine who exactly betrayed himself between Lieutenant Colonel Schneck and Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried. Perhaps in their hearts, this is not betrayal, it is simply responsibility for the Rangers.

Four of Claude's closest brothers, McJackie, Berklin, Muriel and Diaveed, went right into the office, and the big Grimes stood outside the office consciously, avoiding other people's proximity. McJackie closed the door and asked with concern, "Sir, what did the captain say? ”

Claude sighed, “Do you know what a kung fu master is? ”

Four people shook their heads somehow, and they didn't understand the meaning of the phrase.

“General Michel's days are starting to get rough too.” Claude stood up: “The General Fansnik was sent up there to hold him. The Ranger Regiment is a close guard of the Sterling Royal Family, and it must be guarded against General Michelch because this colonial war has increased the prestige of the Ranger Regiment, making the Ranger Regiment a hall of command of General Michelch, which would be embarrassing for the Sterling Royal Family, which has invested a great deal of energy in the Ranger Regiment. So in the near future, the royal family will send a group of officers to enrich the senior command of the regiment.

I was targeted by this General Fansnik, not just because of the huge military spending, but because they thought I was General Michel's belly. If you want to deal with General Michelchi, you have to cut off his branches, and unfortunately, I'm considered the biggest branch on this tree. Without me, General Michelch would have lost one of his most important powers in support of the Rangers. Everyone knows that our battle power is the strongest and elite of the Rangers... "

“No way, the Kingdom of Hicks announced earlier that it would form ten standing legions to bring this colonial war to an end. How could the Sterling royal family possibly act on its own wings at this time? Without General Michel, wait for the Kingdom of Hicks to launch again.

When attacking, who does the Rangers rely on to resist the enemy? ”Berklin muttered.

“You're right.” Claude nodded: “It's not a question of the Sterling royal family cutting its own wings against General Michelch. All they have to do is give General Michel a high offering. Whether promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Royal Army or to the title of Earl III, the Royal Estate is granted, on the one hand, a display of grace and mercy to General Michelchi and, on the other, a purpose to enable the senior officers they appoint to take over the authority of the Rangers smoothly with the cooperation of General Michelchi.

As you can see from the distribution of this battle reward, it deliberately exaggerates the achievements of General Michelchi and suppresses the battle work of the remainder of the Rangers, thus creating a separation between General Michelchi and the legions. They are trying to convince the legions that General Michelki has singled out the entire battle, because doing so reduces General Michelki's prestige in the legions and provokes dissatisfaction in the legions. They don't want that the Rangers have always been General Michelki's decision...

As for the claim by the Kingdom of Hicks to form ten standing legions to continue this colonial war, it is still too early. You all know how long it takes to form an army and train soldiers to have the most basic fighting power, and it's impossible to do that without a year and a half. Intelligence from the Royal Ministry of the Army regarding the Kingdom of Hicks indicates that they have indeed begun to recruit to form a standing army, but progress has been slow and only to date has a half-army been formed.

The formation of any regiment would not be sufficient to recruit new recruits, but would also require the provision of various types of armed armaments, the training of new recruits and the training of a large number of officers at the grass-roots level to fill command vacancies. It is impossible for the Kingdom of Hicks to complete the formation of ten standing regiments in less than two or three years. Not to mention, they will be transporting the 10 Standing Legions by sea over long distances to the Nubian continent, while preparing additional armament logistics to meet the operational requirements of the 10 Standing Legions. Therefore, those above predict that the Kingdom of Hicks will not be able to wage the next colonial war on the Nubian continent in the next three or four years.

Three or four years is a long time, and no one knows if there will be any other unexpected circumstances. Perhaps if the Kingdom's economy improves, another regiment will be sent to overseas jurisdictions to take charge of the colonial war. So what worries me is that General Michelch will turn the Rangers into his own private army for the next three or four years, and that's what we need to prevent from sending those senior officers to take over the Rangers' command. After all, Royal Sterling invested heavily in the Ranger Corps, which belongs to the Royal Guard, and they were unable to place the belonging of the Ranger Corps on General Michelchi's loyalty to the Royal Family.

General Van Snick followed me, mostly because I was sitting in this seat. Perhaps he also had the idea of getting that huge military expense from the Kingdom of Hicks to invite the Stirling royal family to reward him. It is said that our King, His Majesty King Sterling X, has been unable to sleep for almost three years and has not had much time, so that, whichever Prince comes to the throne, General Fansnik is well placed to seek an important position for him in the new King's Court with this huge military expense, which is worth 500,000 gold kroner. All he has to do is dedicate this military sum to a prince who can put a heavy chip on the balance of the throne... "

“That's our treasure, why let this fucking General Van Snick take it and ask for a reward!” Muried whispered in anger: "Boss, why don't I take two men to this General Fansnik black gun? We can totally produce the evidence that the secret agents sent by the Hicks kingdom dumped this black pot on the head of the Hicks kingdom, believing that there is no excuse they didn't do it...”

Claude shook his head and said, "Don't be crazy. You don't know General Van Snick's last name is Don. Sterling? He is a sidekick to the royal family. He really hit his black gun. He will never rest on it. He must turn the entire Ranger Corps into the sky. On the contrary, I would have been the first suspect to have had a big fight with him. But there is no way to keep him so tangled up, and we have to find a way out of that huge amount of military spending and let him give up his doubts about us.

Mulder, you and Didd take the time to bury that military bill, get some gold and silver copper coins out, and pay half to Mike. Mike, you give these gold and silver coins to my sister Anna, and let her make these gold and silver coins look like explosions and fires are melting them to pieces. Tomorrow I ordered a group of horsemen to dig up the rubble at the castle of Wickham. Didn't that General Fansnik want me to give him an account, and then hand over the pieces of these coins so that everyone could know that the huge sum of military money was actually lost because of the Big Bang? ”

“But, boss, what do you want us to do with the other half of the gold and silver coins?” Diavid asks.

“Huh...” Claude laughed: "Those coins you're going to sneak around the ruins, letting the soldiers occasionally find one or two, causing the explosion to scatter them all over the ruins. Even if soldiers hand it over, more people will hide it. Even if the amount of coins collected is small, it will only be suspected that it was the individual who dug the ruins, so that the rest of the money we hide will be truly safe..."