When Weiss walked out of the hatch on the side of the flying battleship, the fireworks signal rod in his hand had just gone out.

He didn't hide in the darkness, because the ship's searchlights had locked it so firmly that even the shadow could not be hidden.

On the opposite side, there are rifles in the hands of the crews, and small-caliber rapid-fire guns in the open gun positions on the side of the ship.

Weiss was not afraid, and calmly stopped.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? One of the crew shouted.

"Batton Student Corps Cadet, Dragon Clumber Haitham!" Weiss said in a loud voice, "Go and ask your commander!" I'm going to talk to him face to face! ”

The crew member said, "What are you talking about?" Are you going to surrender to us? ”

"No!" Weiss said in a categorical tone, "I'm here to inform you that according to the rules of the exercise, your battleship has been destroyed by us!" ”

The crew had never encountered such a strange situation, and they looked at each other, feeling both unbelievable and not daring to slack off, so they reported to the commander of the battleship through the ship's contact number.

A short time later, a tall captain officer in a double-breasted uniform appeared at the door, his military hat crooked, his head raised, and spoke to Weiss in a condescending manner.

"I heard we were destroyed? Who's making this joke? ”

"Batton Student Corps Cadet, Dragon Clumber Haitham!" Weiss reported to the house in a fit of rage.

The captain took off his military hat and ran his hair through his hands, revealing the full atrium.

"You? Alone? ”

"No, I'm not alone!" Weiss replied.

"I heard, you want to destroy my warship?"

"No, not thinking, but already ...... Your battleship has already been destroyed by us during the exercises. Weiss replied solemnly.

"What?" The captain was stunned, then looked up and laughed for half a minute.

Weiss looked at him quietly, not angry at all, but felt that he was too confident.

After laughing, the ship commander stared at Weiss with disdain: "Mr. Clumber Haysen, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"I know what I'm talking about, but you don't seem to know your situation yet." Weiss said as he pulled a second fireworks stick out of his pocket, lit it, held it high with one hand, and spun it in circles.

A moment later, an orange flame flashed in the darkness, and a bang of cannon fire followed.

The flight captain in front of him instantly dilated his pupils, and his face was full of surprise.

Weiss couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

The flames danced, and the night sky flickered and dimmed; The cannon roared, and the silence of the night was noisy.

The artillery fire continued for a minute, during which the captain and his crew did not take any counter-action measures.

When the sound of the artillery stopped, Weiss said loudly: "Four anti-aircraft guns in anti-aircraft positions, suddenly launching an attack on your ship, at the rate of 5-6 shots per minute per gun, how long do you think your battleship can last?" At the Gaston Military Academy, we learned professional gunnony, and we knew very well what kind of artillery could cause what kind of damage to what kind of target. In a minute, two minutes at most, your ship will be completely incapacitated. If you're unlucky, you can cripple it with one shot! ”

The captain's face suddenly became very ugly, and he had to look again at the young man in front of him, who was not too tall and not too strong, and then asked in a puzzled tone: "How many of you are there?" How, exactly, did we seize and control these artillery pieces right under our noses? What do you want? ”

Weiss cleared his throat: "It doesn't matter how many people we have, it doesn't matter how we capture these positions and artillery, what matters is that we have captured this supply depot during the exercise, and destroyed your battleship, and got the corresponding exercise points!" ”

His words were not true, there were still twenty or thirty soldiers and thirty workers in charge of ground vigilance and defense around this coal and water station, and they were still capable of launching a counterattack against the four anti-aircraft artillery positions. However, after all, the cadets of the Gaston Military Academy are trained as a reserve force of officers, and the cadets who can be trained as staff officers and military officers can charge into battle, and the cadets who seize antiaircraft artillery positions can not only operate artillery, but also be able to pick up rifles for defense at any time.

The flight captain straightened his military hat, walked up to Weiss with his head down, lowered his figure, and lowered his tone: "I think this should be a multiple-choice question, not an essay question!" In other words, you should have another choice than to sink our warship? ”

Weiss stared at his complex, wonderful face: "Sorry, sir, we have no other requirements and no other ideas. We sank your ship and thus get the corresponding drill points, that's a fait accompli. ”

The captain scratched the back of his head with a painful face: "If you want to sink my second-class cruiser, it's not as easy as you think!" Do you think that if you capture these positions and artillery, you will be able to succeed? ”

Weiss said calmly: "According to the rules of the exercise, if there is a dispute between the opposing sides about the outcome of the battle, the battle process should be reported to the exercise command, which will make a judgment. ”

The artillery fire just now has confirmed Weiss's analysis, if the battle situation is reported to the exercise headquarters, not only will it not change the result, but it will also attract the attention of the high-level, and then? Of course, it was the victorious Baseton Student Regiment that became famous in the first battle, and the frustrated battleship commander became a laughing stock in the mouths of his colleagues.

The captain sighed lightly and whispered: "Young man, the exercise is just a drill after all, although the eye-catching performance can give you a dazzling honor and an optimistic future, but once you go to the battlefield in the future, you still want to get the line of fire support from the aviation unit?" ”

This is indeed a problem that Weiss did not consider before.

"Drills are just drills after all, and there are many things that are more important than drill scores, such as camaraderie and vows."

Speaking of this, the captain stretched out his hand, grabbed Weiss's shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "Today's incident, we should have done nothing happened, from now on, I, Massimo Obiena, will be your good friend Long Clumber Hasen, I can swear by my family honor, as long as your troops are in danger on the battlefield, as long as I am able, I will definitely help you with all my might!" ”

Hearing the other party's words, Weiss lowered his head, closed his eyes, and his mood suddenly became very low. Originally...... In the eyes of these commanders, the process and results of the exercise are subjective and controllable, and they can be "cooperated and discussed" with the opponent. How much of the effect of training tactics and training soldiers is left in such an exercise? What kind of negative effect will these transactions on the exercise ground play on the battlefield in the future?

His position did not waver, but the dark side of the Ulster Free Federation Army felt deep sorrow.

With such an army, how could it compete with the wolf-like Norman Empire?

The flight captain who called himself "Massimo Obiena" thought that Weiss was doing a final psychological struggle with his eyes closed, so he patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, this kind of cooperation is very common, even if you know it, you won't say anything, next, you take your people away, not only will we not pursue, but we will also guide and cover you to attack another supply depot, from where you will get enough exercise points to compensate." It's only a hundred and ten miles away......"

Weiss suddenly opened his eyes and said in a straight voice, "No! ”

A few days ago, he set up a plan to trap the enemy's crew, and exchanged the prisoners of war for supplies and a promise not to pursue within a time limit, which could be regarded as a tactical play, but later because the enemy detained Nikolai, he reluctantly made a deal with the other party, and he was already playing the edge ball of the exercise. If we "cooperate" with our opponents again this time, what seriousness and authenticity will there be in such an exercise?

No, you can't make a mistake again and again!

The captain turned and looked at the Patton cadet with a look of surprise.

"No, Mr. Captain, I think that the exercise, like actual combat, is a fait accompli, and cannot be changed because of our personal subjective intentions. If this is a war and you and your ship have already been sunk by us, the survival rate of the crew should not exceed 20%...... Now, I ask you to hand over the nameplate of the battleship participating in the battle, and if you refuse, I will truthfully report to the general command of the exercise. ”

The captain looked at Weiss with a puzzled expression, and his eyes gradually showed resentment.

"Is this a decision you made after much deliberation? Batton Cadet ...... Dragon Clumber Haysen! ”

Weiss raised his head, puffed out his chest, and replied calmly, "Yes! ”

The captain was entangled, hesitating, and his face became more and more gloomy.

Finally, he took a golden boat-shaped nameplate from the pocket of his jacket, held it tightly in his hand, palmed it down, stretched it out in front of Weiss, and said word by word: "Since you are so resolute, I will fulfill your wish, and all the consequences shall be borne by you!" ”

Weiss calmly stretched out his hand, palm facing up, five fingers spread.

The captain took a deep breath and let go of his fingers.

What fell into Weiss's hands was the size of a lighter, and the workmanship looked exquisite.

"Sink us, and you think you'll be able to get out of it?" The captain said in a deep voice.

Weiss shrugged: "I don't bother you with this. ”

The captain nodded, turned around, walked to the hatch with heavy steps, and shouted, "All back to their places!" Prepare to return! ”

The crew didn't know exactly what was going on, but looking at the commander's particularly gloomy face and listening to his rather unkind tone, they could guess that it was definitely not a good thing. So, they quickly returned to the cabin and closed the hatches everywhere.

In less than two minutes, the flying battleship took off with a rumbling roar.

Weiss stretched out his hand, and by the light of the searchlight, he saw that the front of the golden ship-shaped nameplate was engraved with "Lancer Glente", which was obviously the name of this second-class cruiser, and turned it over, and saw dense small letters, which should be all kinds of information related to this battleship, including the technical parameters of the ship and the name of the commander, etc.

The raid was successful, and 50 infantry men killed a second-class frigate of several hundred tons, and such an exercise should be able to become an eye-catching highlight of the spring meeting, thus gaining fame and fortune. However, Weiss was not happy at all at this time, because he knew very well that it didn't matter if an army was backward in weapons, but if there was no fighting spirit, no hard work, "peace is precious" on the exercise ground, and they were deceived everywhere, and when they went to the battlefield one day, they could still be expected to be as fast as the wind and as a forest, as aggressive as fire, and as immobile as a mountain?