177 – Eve (1)
While Enoch Levandel, head of the War Planning Department and Deputy Chief of Defense Planning, was actively traveling around the country and abroad with the personal connections he had accumulated.
It wasn’t just Enoch Levandel who started moving fast.
The first was Sonny Zeppelin.
Apart from her coup d’état, she was the one who was originally scheduled to take office as chief of the Uk ranian army.
As soon as Sonny Zeppelin ascended to the position of Commander of Magic, he reformed the entire Army’s Magic Soldier Division along with the plan being pursued by Enoch Levandel.
She agreed without difficulty that it would be extremely inefficient to collect only her magicians and break them up into companies to provide fire support for infantry battalions and regiments.
In the first place, horses are commanded by infantry battalions and regiments, so there’s no way those who don’t even know magicians can use magicians well.
Therefore, she reorganized all of the direct control magic brigade and magic battalion organized in the division or corps.
It was mainly deployed in the newly created Uk ranian Army Air Corps and Armored Brigade.
Also, it was one-dimensional—that is, the positions that could be promoted according to the military department were decided, and they were changed after making a proposal to the General Staff Department.
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The reason why other classes in Uk ran have not been particularly developed.
In the end, this was because only the ‘infantry’ graduates were assigned to key positions that operated large-scale troops, such as division commanders and corps commanders.
Though the situation is a bit better for cavalry, there are relatively few chances to advance in the case of artillery, which is still small in number.
Because the staff imbalance was at a serious level.
Even within the General Staff, there were some voices saying that the reorganization was too sudden, but few were brave enough to oppose the decision of Enoch Levandel, who emerged as a national hero after the last coup, and Sonny Zeppelin, the only great mage in Uk ran. There weren’t many.
Even the reason they objected in the first place must have been disrespectful to speak in front of others.
Sonny Zeppelin boldly reformed, and her faction, once treated as a fringe and eccentric faction, quickly rose to become a major faction.
Factional fighting even after the country was turned upside down.
It was a really pitiful act, but she thought it was rather good.
In order to cut out the roots of this rotten nation, the flies that hover around it will also need help.
Only then.
When blood and gunpowder are scattered across the continent, your country will be safe in the flames.
***
“Gentlemen…… Long time no see.”
Enoch Levandel standing on the podium and the battalion troops lined up under him.
Enoch Levandel, looking at his subordinates, seemed to have mixed emotions, and his words were blurred.
Even before the coup, he was a battalion commander whose face was difficult to see, but it was the first battalion he visited after becoming a brigadier general.
To be precise, it must have been several months since the members of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion gathered like this at the same place on the same day.
They, like their battalion commander, were running around barefoot for the reborn Uk ranian Army.
Nevertheless, all the troops of the battalion willingly took the time to attend today.
Isn’t it polite to hear from afar that the comfortable and cozy nest that made them reborn as ‘soldiers’ in the true sense of the word is disappearing?
“Comrades of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion! In the history of the country called Uk ran, you have always blown the winds of change, and even in the storm of the system that swallowed the south, you confidently advanced at the forefront.”
“At first everyone would have laughed at me. Even when you first crossed the borders of the empire in Sobie, your efforts were not conveyed to the world. We had to hold in our hearts the comrades who lost their lives that day!”
“But remember that day, the day the heinous men came over from across the sea. Remember when you got Maniopol back with the bright sun in the background. Remember the voices of the citizens who opened their hands to you and cheered at that time!”
It seemed as if the cheers of the people could be heard in the ears of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion. Citizens who were exploited by Azov and fell into despair.
The day I felt the resentment of those who lost someone dear to me and were deprived of the values I held most dear.
“We have handed down the mace to the rebels of the Islands on their behalf. The Azov Islands were recaptured with our own hands, and we achieved one of the greatest victories in Uk ranian history!”
“You are warriors! It is the sharpest sword and shield that protects the motherland!”
As Enoch Levandel raised his clenched fist, a thunderous roar filled the battalion grounds.
“However, the ship called Uk ran still needs repairs if it is to withstand a huge storm in the future. You have to build a stronger deck, repaint it, and drastically replace parts that have rusted out.”
“So…… Goodbye to you guys now.”
The last words pierced the heart of the assault magic battalion.
Rumia, who was watching the speech, wiped away her tears, and Bell Meyer bit her lip with a confused expression.
Roxanna Elim, along with the members of the air platoon to which she was to be transferred, silently watched the man she admired.
“Mr. Claude.”
“… ….”
Claude Lane silently grabbed Major Hilton’s hand.
Similarly, Major Erwin, who will be entering the lead role of the tank brigade to be newly formed, is already pouring out a few lines of tears from his eyes.
“Your country needs you. 3 Years. If it’s short, it’s short, if it’s long, I really did my best under the commander who was lacking for a long time. The battalion commander was very happy to be with you guys!”
A heavy silence.
At the time when even Enoch Levandel kept his mouth shut due to the emotions boiling inside him.
“What are you talking about!! Are you saying that if the battalion commander is not enough, everyone else should go out and die!?”
“That’s right!”
“We were happy too, battalion commander!!”
At the words of one soldier, everyone burst into laughter and spat out word by word.
Even those with tears welling up in their eyes, and those who struggled to suppress their emotions by wrinkling their faces, everyone’s expressions were colored with a mixture of regret and joy.
“As of the current time, the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion under the Special Response Brigade has been disbanded! More than that, the battalion disbanded!! In the meantime, you have suffered a lot—!!!”
A word spoken with sincerity.
In the end, the impatient soldiers climbed onto the podium, grabbed Enoch Levandel, and pulled him down.
“One, two, three!!”
“Waaa!!!!”
“You worked hard!!!”
Without any magic, Enoch Levandel’s body soared into the sky.
Continental year 341.
The 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion is established.
Continental year 344.
The 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion is disbanded.
The legendary troops that will be left in Uk ranian history books have now disappeared into the legacy of the past.
***
“Whoa.”
After the cool fall, the chilly winter has arrived.
The winter in the north is much harsher than that in other regions. Simply inhaling in, my lungs ache as if freezing, and exhaling, white cigarette smoke rose from my breath.
However, despite the suffocating cold, the man continued to gaze at the vast mountain range.
“Comrade Chairman of the People’s Committee, I am concerned that you will catch a cold if you are outside in this weather.”
A man wearing a thick fur coat appeared from behind him.
“Isn’t this much cold in the land of Rus?”
“Still, isn’t the flu circulating recently? If you happen to get sick, it will be a great loss for our Red October.”
“That won’t happen. Because the day I fall will be the time the damn emperor’s seat collapses.”
The middle-aged man laughed as he played with his shaggy black beard.
“Do you see that mountain peak over there?”
“Yes, of course. Isn’t it Nerdaya, the highest mountain in the Urain Mountains?”
“But isn’t something strange? The snow line of Mount Nerdaya.”
The man’s eyes narrowed.
Since it is a snow line, it is a word that refers to the section where the surface covered with ice caps and the surface of ordinary mountain ranges are divided.
He gazed intently at the peak of Mount Nerdaya.
“I don’t know exactly, but it seems like it.”
“It was a bit hot this summer. Clearly the snowline has gone up. The snow that melted in the warm climate didn’t build up again.”
“After all, when winter comes, even the snow line loses its meaning. The whole mountain will turn white.”
“Yes, it is. But let me tell you…… What do you think will happen if this winter is warmer than last time?”
The man didn’t understand why the people’s chairman was saying this, but first of all, his position was his position, so he somehow spat out an answer.
“There won’t be as much snow as last winter.”
“I guess so. Since the snow won’t accumulate, wouldn’t the people living under those mountains be able to lead a little more comfortable life? It will save you from the danger of an avalanche.”
As he said that, he turned around and went inside.
The man still didn’t seem to understand what the words meant.
“This winter will be warm. That means that the time to clear the land has arrived. Tell the comrades of Red October to prepare for the harvest.”
Red October.
The vanguard of anti-imperialism, and the most troublesome rebel in the Soviet Empire.
Wladimir Trotsky, the leader of the rebels and the first chairman of the People’s Commissariat, entered the bunker with his hands behind his back.
A flame that burns from the west.
Vladimir was ready to venture into the flames.
If that happens, it will be possible to finally dye the empire red with the touch of fairness and equality.
No.
This must be so, thought Vladimir Trotsky.