Since ancient times, the West Lorraine region, where the small city of Somsonas is located, has been a battleground for soldiers, even if it does not count village-level fights, there have been hundreds of battles of all sizes, but with the development of industrial civilization, the economic, political and military status of this region is declining. In the last major war, the Norman army's battle line advanced from west to east to the heart of the Union, and once occupied the two major industrial towns of Austria and Lorester, and the entire federal state of Lorraine fell behind the Norman army's battle line, but the terrain of West Lorraine was not completely reduced to enemy occupation - the Norman army did not enter the mountains in a big way, but held various key roads, and targeted the areas where the federal army was active. Against this backdrop, the small city of Somsonas was never trampled by the Norman army, and became a rare place to be seen in the Great War.

Returning to the small city of Somsonas again, Weiss felt as if he had returned to his true hometown, and the feelings in his chest were overwhelming. When I left here to go to Aocheng, it was as if I had come from the embryonic period of industrial civilization to the heyday of great industry, and I suddenly crossed a hundred years of history, and now I have returned from the ruined Aocheng to the old Somsonas, which is like walking in hell, and I can't help but sigh "It's good to be alive".

Walking along the familiar gravel road through the city, although most of the buildings are still the same, looking at the bustling flow of people and the lively street market, Weiss still finds that the small town of Somsonas has changed a lot, and all this is related to Joseph Grumman, the fat vice president, to invest in the Clumberg-Haisen factory, but also the inevitable impact of the ongoing war: on the one hand, the Clumber-Haisen factory quickly expanded its production scale and received large orders from the federal military, thus recruiting a large number of skilled workers, Suppliers of materials related to military production have also flocked to the market; On the other hand, the Norman army invaded on a large scale, and out of fear of the Normans, the people of the Confederate moved out of the easily accessible cities, and the mountains were undoubtedly the ideal place to escape the scourge of war.

Seeing their youngest son return safely from the battlefield of bullets, the aging Lord and his wife were overjoyed. When Weiss had feasted on his stomach, bathed comfortably in a hot bath, and relaxed in the soft and warm bed, the Lord and his wife gathered up the dinner as usual, and invited all the guests to the castle, not wanting to almost do something bad: before the banquet had even begun, the magistrate, Acting Colonel Magelang, came uninvited with a group of heavily armed soldiers. Fortunately, instead of taking Weiss, who was suspected of desertion, back for interrogation, they saluted before the soldiers, and asked Weiss to come out and explain why he had returned to Somsonas when the war on the front was tight.

Faced with Acting Colonel Magelang's questioning, Weiss also realized that he had made a considerable procedural negligence - when he arrived at Somsonas, he should first report to the wartime commander in charge of the mobilization and policing of the local reserve before returning home. At this point, he patiently explained the reason for his return to his homeland, and took out a written order issued by the headquarters of the 16th Combat Division.

Despite Weiss's good reasons and conclusive evidence, Acting Colonel Magelang took the document and looked through it several times, but his eyes were still full of doubts. In the end, he confessed that there was nothing wrong with the procedure and elements of the order, but the order itself was not logical: if the subject of the order had indeed fought so hard in Aocheng that he was physically and mentally damaged and unfit to continue fighting on the front line, it would have been common sense that he should have been sent to a medical facility for rehabilitation rather than allowed to return to his hometown and transferred to the second reserve force.

Weiss was a little angry at the Acting Colonel's question, and he coldly retorted: "You may have been on the battlefield, but you must not have experienced the fiercest battles of the Battle of Aocheng, let alone the feeling of fighting alone in a city occupied by the enemy. Although it has been some time since I left the front line, almost every night I dream that I am fighting the enemy in the ruins, that I am being blown to pieces by enemy guns, and then I wake up and can no longer sleep peacefully. ”

In the past, even the soldiers of the reinforcements heard of the heroic deeds of their comrades who remained in the city and used the sewers to cover the enemy, but in this safe land, far from the front line, Acting Colonel Magelang, as the magistrate, did not hear about it, and even felt that the young officer from the Bathton Military Academy was excusing his cowardice. He snorted coldly: "I know you, Captain Long Clumber Hazen, graduated from the Bathton Military Academy, and later transferred to the Delefig Senior Staff College, but because of the war, his studies were temporarily interrupted, and he joined the army to go to the northern front, right?" But you don't know me - you weren't born when I entered the Batton Military Academy, and you probably just learned to walk when I fought the Normans on the battlefield. You have only read about the bloody cruelty of the last war, and the experience has limited your imagination and made you think that the battle you have fought is unprecedented and tragic - let me tell you: in Lorherster, we repeatedly fought with the Norman army, and in just one week, the number of casualties on both sides exceeded 300,000, and the scene of corpses strewn everywhere is an impression that will be indelible for a lifetime! In Krumbis, the first battle of our counterattack into the Norman Empire, the number of casualties of the Union army on the first day exceeded 40,000, the river was blocked, the lake was dyed red, that was the real purgatory on earth! ”

What the other party described is indeed consistent with military history data. If this was really an old senior who had participated in the battles of Lorester and Krumbith, Weiss's words just now were indeed rude, and he replied apologetically: "If you feel that this order is in doubt, you can ask the 16th Combat Division for verification." At the time of my departure, the division was commanded by Acting Colonel McCullen, who had served as an artillery instructor at the Gaston Military Academy. ”

'Who?' Cannon' McCullen? Ha! Acting Colonel Magelang laughed, and the atmosphere eased considerably, but what he said then in a contemptuous tone made Weiss frown.

"Speaking of which, this guy is my junior brother, a fanatical artilleryman, a weakling who is not up to the task of hand-to-hand combat with bayonets. So, you followed him to learn gunnery, and lost your courage and guts? ”

Weiss was about to refute, but Mageland waved his hand and said, "Okay! I would send a report to the front and ask them to verify whether the order was true, or if it was true, it would be revoked because it was unreasonable. Of course, Captain, if they reply in the affirmative, I will arrange for you to be transferred to our Second Reserve Unit, in fact, it is also a very interesting thing to lead those tree pole soldiers and grandfather soldiers to train. ”

The number of invited guests grew, and the Lord and the Acting Colonel Magelang seemed to be acquaintances, and seeing that the conversation was neither bad nor harmonious, he wasted no time in inviting him in for a drink. The acting colonel ordered one of the accompanying soldiers to go back and send a report to the front-line troops for verification, and before receiving a reply from the front, several other soldiers watched Weiss almost indefinitely, lest he find an opportunity to escape. Even in this awkward atmosphere, the guests at the Château Crumber-Heisen were in for a great deal of pleasure – the wine and music were nerve-free, and the food was hearty and delicious, which was becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy in the current climate. Fortunately, it was still far from the front line, and there was no threat of enemy air raids, and the pace of life in the town was generally the same as before, and the banquet lasted until late at night.

The guests dispersed, but Acting Colonel Magelang and the soldiers he had brought with him did not leave, apparently determined to get to the bottom of Weiss's matter. Weiss slept a lot during the day, and served his stomach with good wine and meat, and his spirit was basically back to a full state, so he beckoned Mageland to play chess while drinking tea. In the Union Army, soldiers like to play cards, officers are keen on military chess, the principle is similar to that of sand table exercises, and Weiss is not a top player, but at least a good player. After a few rounds, the gray-haired Magelang was killed. At this moment, an old friend who had not been seen for a long time came to the castle of Clumber Heysen, and this person was Joseph Grumman, the former vice president of the Grumman Group and a secret collaborator of the Clumber Heisen family. Although the war was a catalyst for military production, and the Grumman Group did increase its income at the beginning of the war, the continuous decline of the country led to the loss of one production base after another, the destruction of a large number of production equipment, or the continuous relocation of production equipment to barely maintain production, coupled with the rupture of raw material supply channels, the production and operation situation deteriorated sharply, and a large number of orders were adjusted by the federal military to the military enterprises around the capital. The former industrial giants collapsed like the majestic Grumman Building, and the fat vice president, who was not welcomed, inevitably played the role of "the man behind the pot".

Swept away by the Grumman group, the chubby Joseph not only did not see frustration and loneliness, but was radiant and energetic, looking at the enthusiasm with which he greeted Magelang, the friendship between the two was extraordinary, and it seemed that they were also former partners in the army. Knowing that Mageland was coming, he laughed heartily, and after laughing, he teased the old man in front of Weiss, which made Mageland's face red and white for a while.

As the saying goes, one thing drops one thing, although Fat Joseph didn't make it to the dinner, he helped the Clumber-Haysen family solve this somewhat embarrassing siege. Waiting for the reply of the 16th Combat Division, there was no problem in essence, but the situation on the front line was anxious, and communication was intermittent, and it was difficult to ensure that this inconspicuous verification telegram was ignored. With the fat gentleman's reconciliation and persuasion, especially after he introduced Weiss's battlefield experience in vivid language, Mageland finally stopped dwelling on the original intention of coming here. Together with the Lord, four men of different ages and experiences refilled their sweet spirits and chatted with the sky......

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