The Norman fleet arrived at the city of Somsonas in a murderous manner, and Weiss did not hesitate or hesitate, he ordered the second reserve to disperse according to the predetermined plan, and then galloped all the way from the factory to the castle of Clumber-Heysen.

The cannon roared, and it was as powerful as the most violent thunderstorm of summer. When Weiss returned to the castle, the Lord and his wife, his sister Bella, the butler Reina, and the servants were in a panic to pack their things.

Seeing this, Weiss was anxious, and he urged: "Go!" Come on! Bring nothing but life-saving guys! Go to Camp 1 as fast as you can! ”

"Bring the Lord's rheumatism!" The Lady called.

"Bring Madame's fleece blanket!" The Lord shouted.

Compared with the panicked Lord and Couple, Bella is much more worry-free. Dressed in a simple riding suit and carrying a white first aid kit, she was the first to take the reins of her mount from the butler Reina. Since the outbreak of the war, schools have not been closed, but the curriculum has been adjusted, medical emergency has become an important and compulsory subject, and Bella and her classmates have joined the local women's medical team. If it weren't for his lack of age, he would have gone to the field hospital to help.

Seeing Bella turn over and get on his horse, Weston was relieved, and he advised, "No matter what happens on the road, don't stop, we'll meet at Camp 1!"

Bella looked at Weiss reluctantly, and her words revealed her strong sensibility: "Don't worry about me, take care of yourself!"

Weiss nodded, returning his attention to the Lordess and Princesses. Although the two of them are getting older, they still have normal mobility, and horseback riding is their main activity for sports and leisure, and there is no problem with short- and medium-distance riding.

When the Lord and his wife finally got on their horses, Weiss told the steward Reina, "Now that the Normans are in the city, you can slow down, but keep everyone safe."

Seeing everyone leave on horseback or in a carriage, Weiss was alone as the "queen of the palace". A short time later, a squad of second-class reservists arrived at the castle in trucks, and Weiss told them to go straight to the stables and take away all the twenty or so horses in captivity of the Clumber-Heisen family. In fact, over the past five weeks, in addition to his regular combat skills, Weiss has also taught his second-tier reservists a skill that may seem like a chicken rib but is very useful at critical moments: horsemanship.

On the planet Orens, whose overall climate is similar to that of Siberia, for thousands of years, horses have been almost a necessary tool for people's survival, whether it is logging, mining, farming or intercity transportation, horses are needed, but the development of industrial civilization has brought earth-shaking changes to people's lifestyles, and the emergence of steam engines, internal combustion engines and electrical equipment has greatly reduced the importance and necessity of horses. For the common people, riding is no longer a necessary life skill. A few weeks, of course, are not enough to train good knights, but at least they will improve the skill level of soldiers with some basic riding skills, so that soldiers who have never ridden horses can evacuate quickly with the help of horses in times of danger, and improve the agility and mobility of combatants in guerrilla warfare.

The personnel were evacuated, the horses were also transferred, and Weiss did not have the slightest attachment to the valuable belongings in the castle, but on the way to the secret camp, he kept looking back at the city of Somsonas, where the guns were constantly ringing. The Normans were menacing, and the Union forces stationed at Somsonas might not last long—not all bad for this small city and its non-combatants. At the very least, their homes will not be completely razed to the ground by artillery fire, and their lives will not be wiped out in the fierce fighting......

In the city of Somsonas, the tide of battle turned out to be worse than the worst-case scenario the Federation commander had expected. The Normans' "center-flowering" tactics completely disrupted the garrison's defensive deployment from the very beginning. Although the four Norman warships were old armored ships, they were simply four steel fortresses falling from the sky in such a small city, and the federal troops stationed in the city did not have the weapons to fight against them at all, but were struggling under the suppression of the enemy's direct fire. Although the number of Norman soldiers who landed with these warships was small, with the support of naval guns, they quickly occupied the buildings around the landing site, and fought a positional battle with the Union troops who were superior in numbers but their morale had plummeted.

Outside the city, the Normans unloaded thousands of fighting infantry with transports, and they followed the barrage of naval fire to the Federalist positions, and after breaking into the trenches, they quickly cleared the remnants of the enemy with bayonets, machine guns, and grenades, and crushed the Federalist defenses in the west and north of the city in a single turn.

As Weiss had judged, the Normans were bent on a quick capture of Somsonas, ignoring the evacuation of the Union soldiers and civilians from the town. In a short time, he successfully arrived at Camp 1, which was more than twenty miles from Somsonas. The camp is located next to the main road, and its role is mainly to transport people and materials, and it also has the function of rescuing the diaspora. The real guerrilla strongholds were those secret camps hidden deep in mountain streams, ravines, and dense forests, and Weiss, backed by the Clumberg-Haysen family, not only dispersed and transferred production equipment, but also stockpiled a considerable amount of war materials in advance. Despite the sudden attack of the Normans, the expected preparations were still completed to a more desirable extent.

As time passed, the soldiers of the second reserve arrived one after another. By the time the news of the loss of Somsonas arrived, Weiss had assembled 91 reservists in Camp 1 alone, and only nine had failed to return in time. It would have been much better if the reservists who arrived at the other camps had been able to do the same, which were not really Union soldiers after all, they had no soldiers' salaries, they were always looked down upon, and not everyone had the courage to go into battle in an unfavorable situation. Moreover, Somsonas is their home, and it is completely understandable that they should leave the team because they are worried about the safety of their families, although it is against military regulations.

Now that the Norman army has captured Somsonas, it is possible to send flying ships to sweep away the remnants of the enemy in the vicinity and block the junctions at any time. Weiss had the workers of the Clumber-Heisen factory and their families move from Camp 1 to the secret camps where the production equipment was housed, according to a pre-determined evacuation plan, and the Lord and his wife, accompanied by their steward Reina, set off for the relatively good conditions of Camp 3. Bella stayed at Camp 1 for the time being, waiting for the arrival of her classmates, who had met to form a medical team, and according to Bella, they hoped to use their strengths to provide medical help to the soldiers and civilians evacuated to various secret camps.

Most of the soldiers of the Second Reserve followed the workers to the secret camp, and the better riders stayed, following Weiss to guard the perimeter of Camp 1.

The battle of Somsonas ended in less than half a day with the defeat of the Union army, and in addition to the dead and captured, many of the Union garrison troops should have been able to withdraw. Organized troops should be withdrawn to other towns and strongholds, while those that have been broken up and lost contact with the troops in battle may be scattered to various places around the battlefield. The early evacuation of the Clumberg-Haysen plant and the guerrilla preparations of the Second Reserve were reported to the headquarters of the Union garrison in Somsonas, which the ordinary officers and men did not necessarily know about, but they had heard about it to a greater or lesser extent. After the Norman army captured Somsonas, Camp 1 became a "hot" place for stragglers to assemble and rendezvous. Weiss had previously commanded the stragglers who had been improvised on the battlefield, both in Hoffentis and in Au, and there was no doubt that these combatants were significantly better than the second-class reserve soldiers in all respects, but in Somsonas the situation was somewhat different. This is the home of the Clumber-Haysen family, the reservists who have been drafted on the spot, who are united in their sense of defending their homeland, and the fighting troops stationed in Somsonas, who have mostly retreated from the Monamolin front, come from all over the Federation, and guerrilla warfare in the mountains of Lorraine is not attractive to them. Therefore, Weiss neither picked up this "bargain" nor took the initiative to go to the "friendship", but sat back and watched these federal officers and soldiers rest here, take the rations and drinking water stored in the camp, and then leave on their own.

During this time, Weiss noticed that the local people who had fled the fighting had little interaction with the defeated Union soldiers, and when the soldiers left the camp, the people did not show reluctance, let alone spontaneously move with them.

The country is the country of everyone; home, but with its own home.

The Norman army occupying the city of Somsonas seems to be busy cleaning up the battlefield and building positions to defend against a counterattack by the Union army. Until dark, their warships cruised the skies, and did not pursue the retreating or fleeing Union troops. When Weiss returned to Camp 1 after dark, Bella was surrounded by a few more girls of her age, their faces full of childishness and their bodies still a little delicate, but their eyes were bright, showing their inner tenacity and strength.

"There are 47 people in our volunteer medical team, and 33 people have signed up to join us, but now only 7 people have come." Bella's tone was faintly revealing her regret and worry.

Weiss was relieved: "The battle came so suddenly, maybe they wanted to go out, but they were blocked by the bullets on the street, so they had to stay at home and wait for the battle to end." Don't worry too much, as long as they have the heart and the right opportunity, they will come and join you. ”

Bella was silent for a while, looking up at Weiss, the sadness in his eyes reminded him of Nikolai, whose whereabouts were unknown.

Weiss smiled bitterly: "This is the war we try to avoid but can't avoid!" ”

The sadness in Bella's eyes became even more intense, but instead of putting this feeling on her face, she asked expectantly: "Will the end of the war be the victory we are looking forward to?" ”

Weiss reached out and touched her head: "That's a must!" ”

Bella suddenly straightened her chest and saluted Weiss like a soldier: "Then lead us to victory, Mr. Captain Clumber-Haysen!" ”

Weiss immediately returned the military salute: "Obey!" My Medic Officer! ”

After cheering each other on, the siblings mounted their horses and led the brave female medic to a secret stronghold in a hideaway with the soldiers of the Second Reserve Corps in a one-on-one manner.