101 – Winter Storm (1)
“Come on! Schedule ends today! The day I return home…… What’s wrong with your expression?”
“Oh, nothing.”
“Right! It’s nothing, Brigadier!”
“Hmm? Why do you think the two of you were playing with fire?”
Are you also a great mage? My ears burned once more at the sharp point.
“Well, it’s okay if it’s nothing. Let’s go back now. To where we belong.”
“Yes, I packed all my stuff. Including the brigadier.”
“As expected, Captain! Because it kills sense.”
The dispatch schedule for the Reinhardt Empire, which has been going on since the beginning of September, has ended as of today. Sonny Zeppelin, along with Count Petrinand, completed the final upgrade of Graf Petrinand, and in return received one additional airship.
As soon as production is completed at the production plant, it will be brought directly to the hangar of our battalion. With this, the power of the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Combat Team was further strengthened.
In addition, at the point of winning the local licensed production rights for armored trains from Captain Johannes and Dr. Mercedes Musk.
As soon as the development of the Grizzly 57mm Howitzer is completed to a certain extent, it will be collaborated with Reinhardt again.
If that happens, at least two armored trains will be secured before the war. It was a weapon that was absolutely necessary to block the Empire’s attack during the initial rush.
“Oh, it was fun. Right?”
“Yes. I made a lot of good connections.”
“I heard Captain Enoch’s name everywhere. So we decided to name our newly donated third ship, Diabola, Enoch!”
“…… Please stop.”
“Why, isn’t it good?”
Having small conversations, we once again got into the royal carriage heading to Ukraine.
***
Enoch Levandel and his party left the Reinhardt Empire and safely returned to Ukraine. It was at this point that the newcomers to the combat team finished all of their basic physical training and only had descent training left.
As the unit commander and battalion commander returned at the same time, the progress of the training was able to be further accelerated.
While constantly rolling troops, digesting training curriculum, and carrying out various administrative paperwork. He continued to keep in touch with his personal connections from the Countess of Petrinand.
Thanks, of course, for not neglecting technical research and internal affairs.
The 57mm howitzer that Enoch Levandel wanted so much was even succeeded in developing a prototype on time.
“One, two, three, shoot!!”
Boom!!
A 57mm shell that hits the hill explodes with red flames. The size of the crater was not very large, but it was more than enough for infantry use.
Enoch asked the lieutenant colonel who was observing the live-fire shooting beside him.
“How is the performance in your opinion, Lieutenant Colonel?”
“You call that a horse? This stuff is crazy. I’ve never seen a cannon of this quality in my life. Until now, the best artillerymen in the world were the Prüs, but the day they become Ukrnians is not far away!”
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch, director of the Ordnance Department of the Central Technical Education and Research Office, praised it with twinkling eyes. Of course, the caliber itself is 57mm, which is slightly smaller than that of modern mortars, but since the technology itself has been secured, it will soon be applicable to field guns such as 75mm.
From Enoch’s point of view, this was not a bad achievement. And the 57mm was virtually intended for artillery use. The Soviet Empire may not have finished modernizing the Poe yet.
Befitting a country with a long tradition of a sh*t economy from the beginning, it is characterized by pouring all kinds of conventional firepower in the beginning.
It was clear that if a few cool bombardments were given to the swarming large army, it would disappear like a moth on a fire.
In addition, although it may be relatively ineffective against enemies sheltered in trenches, it will be a very effective means of attack against enemy artillery deployed in open areas.
“And how is the development of infantry support mortars going?”
“That is also very smooth. Rather, isn’t it a battlefield type rather than an afterthought type? I am making a slightly improved cannon that I used from the beginning.”
“Good.”
Anyway, what the Ukrnians needed most was a weapon capable of effectively projecting modern firepower.
Because there was a limit to the amount that could be blocked by the magician’s bombardment alone.
The greatest strength and weakness of the magician is that the subject of the bombardment is a human being.
Unlike regular artillery, there is no problem with shelling all day as long as the number of ammunition is sufficient and the barrel is good.
In the case of the sorcerer, if it was operated like that, it would have been obvious that all the already small troops would become squids scattered around due to exhaustion of magical power.
This was the biggest reason why the sorcerers had no choice but to be weeded out in the future.
“By the way, Captain Enoch, don’t you really want to come to the ‘Gikyo Yeon’? Even Brigadier General Viktor Zelensky was very sorry about it.”
“hahahaha…… I will go when the opportunity arises.”
“Yes, with your abilities, you will probably be a major again in a few years. At that time, wouldn’t it be perfect if I served as a staff member on this side?”
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch chuckled and patted Enoch on the back. At first, I thought that some rookie was quickly promoted to captain in 7 months, but it was really a thing.
“You are the first person to stress the importance of artillery so much in the Ukrnian army. In the future battlefield, only the artillery will survive, but those front-line field commanders with sh*t on their heads won’t listen to them and eat them.”
As if his nickname wasn’t bull for nothing, Jan Bloch uttered outrageous words that would scare anyone who heard them without hesitation.
“All I had to do was invite a female soldier to drink and drink, and I almost lost my mind to be surrounded by idiots who knew nothing about troop management or strategy!”
“You have suffered a lot.”
Enoch Levandel listened to the lieutenant colonel’s fiery complaints and responded with his congratulations. Little…… Even though it was a radical tone, it was definitely the reality of the Ukrnian army.
“Still, it’s a shame to have such a dependable junior officer! Oh, I still have a lot of time left, so I’m going to go to a bar I know well! I will shoot!”
“Thank you, I will accompany you.”
“Ha ha ha ha!! Good good! Play when you play, work when you work! Isn’t that so!?”
From the beginning, Enoch Levandel was resourceful. In this way, he continued to expand his reach through meetings with the Ukrnian military, especially those involved in the center.
And when one side starts to stand out, the rebound is sure to come back.
As the friendly gaze toward Enoch Levandel increased within the army, the hostile gaze also grew thicker over time.
***
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“I have prepared hot tea for you. Take a little break. And here’s the Wilson Times weekly map from last week.”
“Thank you, Lumia.”
As soon as he entered his office, he was greeted by his silver-haired adjutant.
Since all the misunderstandings that had happened that day had been cleared up, I no longer had to run away from him blushing like teenagers.
Still, you can’t help but be very conscious. I took a seat and raised my teacup without trying to show off.
The fragrant aroma of black tea tickles the bridge of the nose.
“Rumia is resting a little bit too. Don’t you have any plans today?”
“No. I have a recruit counseling appointment scheduled for today. I decided to take charge together with Lieutenant Bell Meyer. We have to select a certain number of people to be assigned to the new company ordered by the battalion commander and pass it on to the personnel department.”
Ah, come to think of it, was it like that?
Because there are so many things to do lately, I forgot what Lumia’s duties were for a while.
“The 4th company commander was taken over by Lieutenant Jin Eugene. The 5th Company will likely be led by 2nd Lieutenant Erwin Ruth.”
“Eugene and Ervin, second lieutenants, aren’t bad.”
Erwin Rusya As he was originally from our company, he was well aware of his skills. Although he has an overly FM temperament, he was a very stable commander.
Since the newly established 4th and 5th companies are in fact reserve units, they are perfect talents as commanders of reserve companies that must be put into urgent situations.
And Lieutenant Eugene Gilbert was a noncommissioned officer under Lieutenant Nikolai Hilbert of the 2nd Company.
The original rank was sergeant, and since he was relatively old compared to other platoon commanders, he was a talented person whose skill as a senior soldier stood out.
I remember him as the second best noncommissioned officer after Claude Lane in terms of his pure tactical prowess.
I was actually in charge of scouting at the Limansk Arsenal, and I calmly responded to mutant raids, minimizing casualties.
Like Erwin Ruth, it’s not a bad choice for a reserve commander who needs to conserve his strength as much as possible.
“Now, for the first time, it has become a unit that can be called a battalion combat team.”
I peeked out. The forest, which had turned red and red, was slowly revealing its bony appearance. The clothes of the soldiers walking around the outside were also quite thick, unlike a few weeks ago.
Now that the new recruits have fully adapted to the unit, winter is coming.
“Sooner or later, I will check if there are bandits or monster nests that have been requested to subdue from the center.”
“Because practical experience is important.”
Excluding those who were forced to leave due to injuries or minor circumstances—more than 90% of the newly recruited recruits completed all airborne training courses.
Now, enough training.
It is time to put them into practice, the tradition of the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Combat Team.
“I hope it will be a little bigger this time.”
“Shouldn’t the 57mm howitzer deployed on the newly acquired Diabola also be tested?”
“Yes.”
“Hamm Enoch. Awesome.”
“Kuheugh… ….”
Rumia cracked a joke and laughed. Was Sonny Zeppelin the greatest person I’ve ever heard of? She named the third Diabola airship she had acquired from Gearco Reinhalt the Enoch.
If I get sunk by any chance, I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep.
Still, being able to provide some level of fire support before troops were deployed was something I really liked.
The personnel of the air platoon also smiled at the fact that they could operate cannons instead of just waiting in the air.
“Now request more improvements in the future… ….”
That was the moment.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding—!!!
A sharp bell rang out. The first thing to react was the body. I immediately stood up and looked at Rumia.
“Did we have any training planned?”
“No…… ?!”
Knock, bang!
As I was about to go out to find out what was going on, the door to the office opened wide and Joseph Lewandowski, chief of staff, appeared.
“Captain, we need to prepare for dispatch right now. It is an urgent request for assistance from the south!!”
“Emergency assistance…… You mean?”
Joseph added in a serious voice that he must be dumbfounded.
“The Azov guys have invaded the Quernen region on a large scale.”
“Yes?”
“Two coastal cities have already been captured, and an emergency dispatch order has been issued to all battalions under the Special Response Brigade under the Royal Order. Hurry up and get ready!”
It was a war.