June 1831, outside Fort Partnam.

Sean personally led half of the Civil Defense Force and began an armed march. This would be the beginning of the tradition of the Genoa Civil Defence Forces.

At this time, the hot summer has arrived, the sun is shining on people's faces, the water in the body is almost dried, and everyone's back is hung with a layer of gray salt flowers.

Sean was as heavily armed as the soldiers, marching on foot.

For this march, Sean made careful preparations, and prepared exactly according to the state of war.

He even had Nelson lead the 300 men he had brought with him from Vichy to act as a simulated imaginary enemy, constantly harassing and attacking.

In seven days, the CDF marched only 120 kilometres, although in the eyes of the officers it was already remarkable, especially in the face of the endless harassment tactics of Nelson and others, the CDF had to stop and dismantle.

For example, destroying bridges, blocking traffic, destroying water sources, and even poisoning.

Nelson's motley subordinates worked hard, as these teams, mainly militiamen and patrolmen from Vichy, were paid an extra salary, paid on a daily basis.

If their tactics weren't vicious enough to make the CDF uncomfortable, Sean would have withheld their salaries.

The officers and men of the Civil Defence Force were exhausted, because every time they had just driven the annoying mosquitoes out of their tents at night and were ready to lie down, the alarm of the night attack sounded.

The rifles that were only loaded with gunpowder and not with lead bullet spewed fire in the night, and the choking smell of gunpowder made the soldiers suddenly feel that this was a real war.

When the soldiers had just had breakfast the next day and were about to march in formation, the enemy suddenly came out of hiding on horseback, poking in the crowd with sticks wrapped in rags and lime.

Officers and non-commissioned officers shouted loudly, struggling to keep the army alive before they surrounded or drove away the enemy cavalry with rows of bayonets.

The most difficult thing was that when it rained heavily, the roads were muddy, and the soldiers not only had to brave the heavy rain to march as usual, but also had to protect the supplies of the army, especially gunpowder.

Although the flintlock rifles in the hands of the soldiers had excellent rain covers, in heavy rain, after the first shot, the rifles in their hands often became burning sticks. Sean stipulated that his subordinates must have a chance to fire a second shot, but this was difficult to do, and the soldiers could only pull out their bayonets and put them on the barrel of their guns and charge forward.

After finally driving the imaginary enemy away, the officers and men arrived at the next camp exhausted and had non-combat attrition.

This infantry, consisting of five companies, gradually became familiar with the tricky methods of the opponent, and the officers and men gradually became more methodical, and completely lost the panic they had when they first left Fort Patram.

Sometimes Sean would suddenly order the troops to defend on the spot several times in half a day, build a defensive line, and train the troops' reaction capabilities.

At this time, the most difficult part was the artillery company, which had to advance to the flanks of the infantry in the form of a horizontal advance while the infantry was marching in a horizontal formation.

Under the commander's command to "release the artillery", the gunners quickly untied the front car and turned the artillery in the direction of the enemy, and each artillery was lined up in a battle column about 8 meters apart, and at the same time, the ammunition truck should also be placed 30 meters behind according to the regulations, and it must be orderly and meticulous.

Although the advance of the horizontal column can enable the artillery to quickly enter the battle and greatly save the preparation time, due to the limitation of the field terrain, the artillery officer needs to quickly make a judgment on the conversion form between the horizontal column and the column in a very short period of time according to the actual battlefield situation, and make correct orders.

At the same time, it is also necessary to be careful about the movement routes and safety of vehicles, horses and personnel when rapidly deploying artillery positions, these details are far from being encountered on the training ground, and can only be encountered in unfamiliar locations in the field.

As an extension of the military training center, after dinner, the soldiers of each squad should review their daily marching and combat experience under the leadership of non-commissioned officers.

At the same time, as a matter of practice, Sean and the officers also randomly joined a small group to study together.

This is the reason why Sean was able to accurately name most of the soldiers in the Civil Defense Army, and the officers were also familiar and familiar with each other in such a small group. Sean dared to say that by switching his officers from one place to another, they would all quickly get acquainted with their new team.

He does not expect every officer to become a military strategist, nor does he expect every soldier to become a soldier king, but it is necessary to be able to clearly understand his duties in different situations and accurately understand the orders from his superiors.

Sometimes Sean felt that he seemed a little nervous, and he wondered if the great generals in his past or present life were as careful as he was before they became famous in World War I. But when they are successful, can they lift the weight lightly?

Sean didn't know, but after seven days of purgatory-like long-distance training, the spirit and temperament of this civil defense force changed differently.

After two days of repairs at Fort Partenham, Sean took the other half of the officers out on the march until the end of July.

After two and a half months of high-intensity training, Sean decided to let the officers and soldiers of the Civil Defense Force breathe a sigh of relief, and even Sean himself was a little unbearable, and he was very angry recently, and the corners of his mouth were foaming.

If you want to set an example, you can only hold on to it in order to maintain the so-called authority.

At Fort Partonham, in addition to the three hours of serious line formation training that must be done every morning, there is a weekly all-hands exercise, sometimes interspersed with shooting and bayonet training, and every afternoon the soldiers are allowed to move freely.

The so-called free activity is to have them play football on the playground, which is a sports activity that Sean "invented" to distract and consume the excess energy of these young soldiers.

By this time, order had already been restored to Northern Genoa, perhaps because of the frequent marches and drills of the Civil Defence Force, which made the local residents feel safe.

Even the country hooligans and scoundrels are far less - because they are all "invited" by Sean to repair Fort Partnam.

This military fortress, built at the end of the Fourth Reich, was a typical hexagonal fortress, but it never stopped the northern army.

In the afternoon, it rained again in the sky, and the summer here is always hot and rainy. There are still quite a few soldiers playing in the rain, and they seem to enjoy the feeling of running in the rain.

"Villar, tell me that even though it's still summer, beware of these energetic guys catching a cold in the rain. ”

Sean stood on the high ground of Fort Partenham and turned back to command. Herbert Wells and Villar Perosa stood on their side, one left and one right.

"Commander, rest assured that the bathrooms in the barracks have hot water 24 hours a day. Chief of Staff Perosa replied.

"The treatment of our Genoese Civil Defence Force is probably the best in the country. Deputy Commander Wells said with a smile.

"But it takes a victory to prove that we are worthy of such treatment, don't we? All officers and men should know that every day we spend real money from the Genoese. To defend Genoa is to ourselves. That's the only reason we want to be soldiers. Sean said.

Although the military budget is paid by the rich, in the final analysis, it is the people who pay for it, Sean said in his heart.

At this moment, Sean is also part of the rich or privileged class.

The rebels claim to overthrow the monarchy, destroy privileges, pay no taxes and do no military service, and build a utopia that may never exist.

These loud slogans have also really deceived many civilians, especially the poor proletarians.

But what did they do? They robbed all the wealth they saw, maybe it was just the only hoe in the peasant's house, maybe it was just the last bag of rations, and then drove the unarmed women and children to the crown prince's army.

"Indeed," said Wells, "the battle at St. Nouvi has entered a critical moment, and we have received an order from the Ott Hill to respond from the Crown Prince. ”

"Yes, it's the Crown Prince's order. It was because of his previous orders that we suffered two defeats. Sean said, patting his deputy on the shoulder, "It looks like you're confident." ”

"I don't think we're in the same shape as we were three months ago, and I'm confident that we've trained specifically for the characteristics of werewolves or rebels. Wells said.

Sean knew that his officers were unconvinced, and they were haunted by the two humiliating failures of the past few days.

Sean is very satisfied with this kind of revenge and refusal to admit defeat, which proves that the previous high-intensity training is still effective, allowing them to regain some self-confidence.

If the Civil Defense Force is still mourning at this time, Sean may have to think about his future as soon as possible and find a reason not to do it - such as depression or something.

"Good. But we must have a principle, which is what I said in the workshop, that we must despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically. In the past three months, in addition to training the army, we have not relaxed our reconnaissance and intelligence gathering on the enemy, and it is not just a big mountain that stands in front of us, but a werewolf.

We still know very little about werewolves. But the brutality of the werewolves is well known, and more than 2,000 of us in Genoa alone have been captured or killed by werewolves. Not to mention that our Genoa is only a southern province frequented by werewolves, and the sins committed by werewolves north of the Ott Mountains are innumerable, and they must be paid for in blood.

If His Highness the Crown Prince needs us to climb over the Ott Mountains to stab the rebels in the ass, then we must first face the werewolves. I even think that werewolves are a big problem, because as long as they are entrenched in Ultra Mountain for a day, we will not be able to restore the land connection with the north. Without driving the werewolves back to the west, we will not be able to carry out normal economic and trade activities. Sean said.

"But werewolves are more adapted to mountain warfare than we are, and we can't take advantage of our numbers and firepower in the mountains and forests. Perosa said, "Even if they are defeated at the touch of a button, as long as they hide in the dense forest, we have no choice, and once they enter the dense forest, it may be their world." ”

"Herbert, you're right, we can't use our weaknesses to attack our opponents' strengths. So, we'd better lure the werewolves out and fight in our chosen battlefield. You and Villar, as well as the staff officers, have a careful discussion. Sean said.

"Yes!"

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