Having obtained the nameplate of the "Lancer Garente", Weiss immediately made a decision and led the 1st team to quickly withdraw from the coal and water replenishment station and escape into the woods to the southwest.

After the raiders evacuated, the poignant sirens finally sounded at the coal and water stations. About half an hour later, a flying battleship, nearly twice as large as the second-class cruiser, flew from the east, arrived murderously over the coaling and water replenishment station, and hovered in the air 100 meters above the ground. In less than five minutes, more than 30 marines landed on the ground by rappelling ropes and hanging frames, and together with the army soldiers who had been stationed here, they formed a number of search teams and rushed into the woods with great vigour......

By the time the first wave of the enemy's air-ground search was in full swing, Weiss's team had stopped moving and lurked in the dense forest about 20 miles from the coal supply station. This group of cadets from the top army academy of the Ulster Free Federation began to apply what they had learned on a daily basis, relying on the terrain to build a hidden ambush zone.

On the east side of this ambush zone, Weiss and Nikolai both crouched on tree trunks three or four meters above the ground. In the line of sight, the searchlight beams of the enemy flying battleships were wandering above the trees, and in the depths of the leafy trees, several points of light could be faintly seen swaying from side to side, which were the flashlights of the enemy search team.

"Are you here...... How many people are there? Nikolai asked in a low voice.

Weiss had already counted: "Fourteen!" ”

"Fourteen?" Nikolai squinted and frowned as Weiss looked, but in such a visual environment, he could not judge whether the enemy was single-digit, two-digit, or three-digit, except for observing the enemy moving in front of him, let alone the exact number of people.

Although Nikolai didn't ask, Weiss heard what he wanted to ask from his tone, and grinned, "Uh...... It's a gifted ability that can't be taught or replicated, so there's really no need to memorize it. ”

"Alright! Do you need me to go back and deliver battle orders? ”

"Of course! Let me tell everyone that when the operation begins, you must be fast, you must rush up and take out the weapons of the 'enemy', and you must not let them use flares and fireworks sticks! As a last resort, you can use your fists and the butt of your gun, and if someone is injured, I will bear the responsibility! I see? Weissdau.

"Of course!" Nikolai quickly climbed down the tree and disappeared into the darkness with a puff of smoke.

Weiss squinted at the northeast, and had to say that in the military field, especially on the battlefield, the "friend or foe identification system" can play a positive role in various harsh environments, and its significance is no less than that of radar on the historical stage this time.

It is a pity that with the biological and electronic information technology of this era, even if it is another century, I am afraid that it will not be able to master this long-term military technology. In other words, this unique discipline of oneself can allow oneself to reach unimaginable heights in the military world, and can also bring unimaginable benefits to the army and country he serves, and even become an existence that dominates the victory or defeat of the war!

Seeing that the enemy search team was getting closer and closer, Weiss also climbed down the tree with light movements, and slowly retreated to his own ambush circle with the rhythm of the other party......

Twenty minutes later, 14 soldiers were pressed to the ground by the cadets of the Basston Student Corps, they resisted, struggled, screamed, and one even lit a fireworks baton, but in the blink of an eye, one of the cadets snatched it and plunged it into the wet earth.

In order to prevent the soldiers from attracting the warships cruising above the woods, the cadets gagged their mouths with spare socks prepared in advance, which prevented them from making noises, but caused them to resent. Seeing this, Weiss had no choice but to have the cadets tie them up back to back, confiscate their weapons and supplies, and let them leave on their own—in their condition, it would take at least four or five hours to return to the coal and water station, and they would inevitably stumble and suffer on the way.

Weiss gathered the detachment commanders together: "Okay, guys, don't be happy yet, we are basically offending our opponents by doing this, and we had better not fall into their hands until this exercise is over, otherwise...... You should know the consequences. Now, we had to evacuate as soon as possible, and we had to change our route, first north and then west, trying to get out of their search area before dawn, which meant that we had to rush for the next few hours. Let everyone streamline their outfits, leaving only 12 empty rounds of ammunition and 3 rounds of live ammunition for each person, 6 field rations, and the rest of the items, including marching tents, tarps, camouflage cloths, sleeping bags, marching blankets, etc., only need to be shared by two people, and all the extra ones will be abandoned on the spot, understand? ”

Hearing Weiss's order, the detachment commanders were greatly surprised, and they said in a big way that the marching equipment was distributed according to the person, and that they needed to be counted and handed over after the exercise, and if they were lost, they needed to be "paid" by the individual according to the price.

As the saying goes, those who achieve great things are not informal, if they don't even have this responsibility, how can they deal with the vicious and brutal enemy when they go to the battlefield in the future? Weiss was a little annoyed, and he said sharply: "During the exercise, if the equipment and items discarded by this team cannot be recovered at the end of the exercise, I will bear all the compensation costs!" ”

The detachment commanders were suddenly silent.

Weiss continued: "If there are other punishments, I will bear them too! Now, you can act with confidence, right? ”

Seeing that everyone was still a little hesitant, Nikolai said: "If there is a problem that the captain can't solve, I will come forward to explain it at that time." ”

Being able to get rid of their responsibilities, the detachment commanders were no longer entangled, and they all arranged according to Weiss's requirements.

When the detachment commanders dispersed, Weiss crossed his hands on his hips, bowed his head and sighed: "If it weren't for this exercise, I wouldn't have found that there are so many problems within the Federation Army, and the prospects are really not optimistic!" ”

At this moment, Nikolai was alone beside him, and these words were naturally addressed to him.

Nikolai sighed: "Alas...... And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Now, you know why many high-ranking people are deeply worried about the military threat of the Norman Empire. ”

The pros and cons of autocratic empires and democracies are digitally reflected in a strategy game called Iron Ambition. The weakness of a military empire lies in its administrative and economic inefficiency, but the military system has certain advantages in stimulating the combat effectiveness of officers and soldiers, and the "weakness" of a democratic country lies in the fact that neither the national policy nor the military-civilian mentality is belligerent, so that there is relatively little preparation for war, and it will suffer a lot in the early stage of the war, but as long as it withstands the offensive of the other side, it will be able to stimulate greater and stronger war potential through national mobilization.

Thinking of this, Weiss did not sigh or complain, but found a large tree nearby, climbed to a high place to observe the position and direction of the enemy's search teams, so as to find a route that could calmly avoid the opponent.

Five minutes later, the trainees finished dressing up, piled up the equipment and supplies left behind together with the weapons and ammunition they had seized from the "enemy", neither covering nor camouflaging, threw a pile directly under the tree, and then quickly fled with Weiss's guidance.

At this time, on board the Liberty City, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Free Federal Army of the Ulster, Colonel Mel Carmel, the deputy chief of staff of the fleet, had already received a report on the sinking of the "Lancer Glalent" during the exercise. After reading the contents of the report, his first reaction was surprise, because there had been no case of infantry sneak attack on a battleship for several years, and it was not that the infantry unit did not have this wisdom and ability, but it was based on a "tacit understanding" of mutual understanding and cooperation. As long as it is on the exercise ground, the aviation unit will not put the army unit to death, and the army unit will not let the air force lose face......

Surprised, the old-fashioned Colonel Camaront couldn't help frowning, and he muttered to himself, "The Batton Student Corps?" A bunch of self-righteous chicks who think they can do anything if they learn some tactics in class? Do you think you have a bright future if you have an eye-catching performance in the exercise? Childish! What a childishness! ”

After a while, the chief of staff of the fleet, Admiral Jossen, came to the bridge sleepily: "What's the big deal to wake me up at this point?" ”

Colonel Camrylent handed over the report: "I'm sorry, General, this is a small matter, but it's a bit tricky! ”

General Qiao Sen, who had a handsome face and a tall figure, quickly glanced at it: "Oh? A group of student soldiers took out one of our second-class cruisers? It's kind of interesting! ”

"I just asked, there is no problem with the process, there is no problem with the application of the exercise rules, and the battle nameplate of the cruiser has been handed over to the commander of the group of student soldiers, huh...... He came from a gun-making family in the federal state of Lorraine and had some ties to the Grumman Group. The colonel said respectfully.

General Johnson glanced at the deputy beside him, who was nearly ten years older than him, and replied lukewarmly: "Clumber Haysen? Oh, I remember, it was a family that specialized in making high-end shotguns and meritorious rifles. Even if it is related to the Grumman Group, it is just a small role that is not enough to worry about, a stunned young man who can't figure out the situation! ”

"The question is...... What do we do now? Truthfully report the battle situation report to the general command of the exercise? ”

General Jossen thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Otherwise? ”

Colonel Camryent seemed to be questioned, and did not answer.

General Qiao Sen snorted coldly with disdain: "In my opinion, it is very clear from this battle report that it was the army's air defense units that were negligent in their defense, and the four positions were attacked by the opponent one after another, and they didn't even send out the alarm, which caused us to lose a second-class patrol ship in vain, so after the exercise is over, they should reorganize their troops, so as not to happen again!" ”

"You're right, of course the responsibility lies with the Army, and it has nothing to do with us. But...... Wouldn't this be a cheap blow to the student soldiers? ”

General Johnson said, "After all, it's just a group of insignificant little people. Besides, we have already taken the limelight in this spring conference exercise, and the successful large-scale air assault has won countless praises to the old man and our fleet staff, and then as long as we cooperate with the opponent to stage a great counterattack with arduous twists and turns, this exercise will be complete. We are destined to be the number one winner of this year's spring conference, how can we not tolerate a group of small jumping insects who dare to challenge the tradition? ”

Colonel Camryente bowed his head respectfully: "You are right, at such a sumptuous feast, the appearance of a new side dish, even if it is a little too spicy, is not necessarily a bad thing!" ”

General Qiao Sen smiled slightly, and then yawned: "Okay, it's just such a small matter, you have to ask me to get up, okay!" It's still early, so I'll go back and recuperate. In the next few days, we will have to tactfully and decently let the righteous side reverse the situation and finally get the victory cake, right? ”

Camalens smiled without saying a word. After seeing his boss leave, the smile on the face of the deputy chief of staff of the fleet disappeared instantly, he lowered his head and muttered alone: "When the old man knows about this, maybe he will lose his temper again, and you can explain it yourself when the time comes!" I'm not going to carry the cauldron for you anymore! ”