On the outskirts of Leipzig, a new permanent barracks were erected shortly after Eric's radical overhaul of the army. People in the military know that this belongs to the 2nd Infantry Instructor Training Battalion of the Wehrmacht 211.

This prestigious training camp is an organization of veterans of many wars, most of whom had even participated in World War I eleven years earlier. Turning over their yellowed files, a careful person may find that the original junior has grown into a dignified non-commissioned officer, or even a lieutenant-level officer.

In this lively camp, Hans Leedler, who was not very top-notch, was also trained in the training camp, and soon he would become a qualified military instructor and shoulder the responsibility of training military personnel for the country. During the war against Italy, he was repeatedly commended, and meritorious service awards were simply commonplace. Because of his excellent performance, he was widely recognized by his superiors, and he was promoted from corporal to lieutenant step by step.

Military talents who are better than Hans Leedler abound in this camp, and they have risen from the original squad leader and platoon commander to company commander...... There is no one who does not come up with real skills.

Hans Leedler's former boss Scuck Vida was a legendary figure in the camp, and he suffered a lot of grievances just because he had been cordially received by President Eric Adrian and had been given the rank of "veritable" major. Currently, he is the commander of the 221st training battalion personally selected by Rundstedt.

Because the recruits are walking from their hometowns to the barracks, the training base is about to start, and the officers of the training camp are about to leave here and go to their respective recruit companies after passing the examination.

It is an unwritten practice that every year before the recruits leave the company, the Bundeswehr army, navy and air force will each have a recruit competition. For example, Rundstedt conducts army military skills competitions, which include shooting, individual and group confrontations, sanda fights, square marches, and even small military parades organized by the training base. Such activities are arranged by the three armed forces, but in comparison, the army is more imposing because of its relatively large organization.

"I'm so sorry, but you'll be leaving this beautiful but impersonal place soon. Next, you will use the military skills you have learned here to forge the youngest and most energetic soldiers of the Federal Republic of Germany. Major Vida said at the graduation ceremony of the 211th training camp.

"In your eyes, I am an unkind fellow, and I have scolded my ancestors for eighteen generations behind my back, and even tried to give me a brick in the back of my head when I was not looking...... I've taken it all. But I want to tell you, because my cruelty will make the soldiers shed less blood or lose their lives in wartime...... Actually, you're all veterans of battle, and I don't need to repeat them here......" said Vader.

In Hans Leedler's memory, Vida never seemed to be happy, some say that he was because he lost several relatives in the German-Italian war, and he wore a straight face all day long, and his facial muscles stiffened over time. However, today everyone clearly saw that Vader was smiling and talking, and he did not lose his humor......

The camp has a meal in the evening. As usual, the training camp still went to the houses to pick up food and eat in the units of companies, platoons, and squads. Just because he was about to leave, many old rules were temporarily broken by everyone. Those who usually talk together are crowded around a table, as if there is no end to it.

Hans Ledler and his buddies were sharing a drink, and Vida came over with a full glass of wine.

"Hey! Why did you damn guys forget about me, am I not a friend enough? Vida changed his usual blunt attitude and squeezed into the table of Hans Leedler as he spoke.

The others hurriedly adjusted their seats to make room for him.

"No, no, no, we just don't think Your Excellency Major shouldn't be huddled with us, yes, it's detrimental to the sir...... The image of the chief. "Someone said in vain.

"Fart! What's the chief here? Look over your shoulders and see! Aside from Hans Leedler and Hader Heinrich, who here is cheaper than me? Am I right when we walk out of this training camp, we are comrades-in-arms of the Wehrmacht, and there is no distinction between commanders? Vader raised her glass aloft in her hand.

"Brother Vader is right, come! Cheers to Deutschland! Hans Lederer rushed to break the embarrassment.

"For the sake of Germany..." Vader became agitated, picked up his glass, and raised it.

"Ahem!" It is unknown who interrupted Vader's speech with a loud cough.

He quickly reacted and shouted, "For the Federation!" Cheers! ”

Between the staggered cups, many people slowly became a little drunk, and they no longer had any concern for their speech and behavior, and began to shout and drink five and six one by one, and eat in large pieces. The bold style of the middle and lower-ranking officers who are profligate is suddenly unobstructed.

Just as everyone was changing cups and staggering, Vinda suddenly announced loudly that he was going to reveal a shocking piece of internal information.

The noise at the banquet slowly stopped, and everyone turned their eyes to Mark Vida.

"This year's Recruit Military Skills Competition may be different from previous years, and the Department of Defense has already made a statement, and Mr. President may be present in person and award new medals to the winners of the competition. I am honored to tell you that, as a troop leader, if the soldiers you bring out are competitive enough, you may be able to win a valuable national medal, right! National Medal. As soon as Vader's voice fell, there was an uproar.

Wehrmacht, who has always regarded honor as his life, dreams of winning the country's highest honor, not to mention the medal personally awarded by the Federal President, which will undoubtedly fuel the competition.

In the past, the Ministry of Defense never participated in military competitions for recruits held by the navy, land, and air force, and each unit gave at most a paper commendation to the winner of its own unit, and Rundstedt only sat in his office and listened to the training reports of each unit.

This year, Eric couldn't sit still, not only to clear all the shows, but also to show real skills to compete. On the one hand, it is to test the effectiveness of the training of new recruits, and on the other hand, it is also to show the overall strength of the country to the outside world.

The speaker may not have the intention, but the listener definitely has the intention. Many people began to talk to each other, and even mentally wondered how to make some noise in this season's recruit training, and the passion for drinking didn't seem to be as high as it began.

"Guys, don't stop your glasses, it's time for you to catch a good chance to toast!" Vader did not seem interested in winning the award, as he was only the commander of the 211th Officer Training Battalion, and there was no way he could go down to the company to train recruits, and he was likely to miss out on this opportunity.

The climax of drinking was once again set off by Vader. As the last dinner at the devil's training camp, I slowly ate a little more gunpowder. Once the comrades-in-arms who eat at the same table and call each other brothers and sisters leave the 211 training camp, they will become competitors to each other and will fight to the death for their own honor.

Hans Leedler's position was the lowest in this training for officers of the 211th Battalion, but he did not consider himself shorter than others, and he even held back his strength to take a medal.

In fact, that's exactly what everyone else thinks, only Vader seems to be out of the way.

Vida's 211 Training Battalion has a total of 480 officers below the rank of major, who will serve as instructors in nearly 200 recruit companies across the country. According to Vader's whispered information, Hans Leedler may be assigned to the training base for armored recruits on the Elbe River, a company of the Dresden recruit battalion to be formed.

There are about 10,000 recruits in the entire armored training base, of which nearly 28 companies belong to Guderian's 73rd Division, and the rest belong to the 1st, 11th, and 74th Divisions. If you want to achieve the ideal ranking in the next recruit training, the training intensity will be devilish.

The training battalion was a tri-service co-operation, with naval instructors traveling by train from Dresden to Kiel and Wilhelm, while air force instructors were sent partly to Berlin and partly to Mannheim by plane. The army was relatively dispersed, with armored instructors remaining at tank training bases along the Elbe River, and the rest leaving for new barracks across the country.

The 2nd National Defense Force instructor has no power to distribute the whereabouts of the instructors who have graduated from the training camp, and at most they can only recommend them to the recruit units or force them with their personal relationships, and most of them are selected here by the recruit training base according to their own needs, and then take the instructors they like with their personal files. Vader's level is not high, except for helping the training instructors to find out the news of the transfer order, he can only see them off one by one.

Major Felix Steiner, a World War I veteran promoted officer, was known as the Beastmaster in the 211 Training Battalion, known for his cruelty and cold-bloodedness, and was personally selected by Guderian and assigned to a company not far from Hans Leedler. I have to say that the soldiers he taught will be more brave and ferocious than the other. Inhumane.

If Felix is known for being cruel and cold-blooded, the other is known for his bad ideas. Although Gotthard Heinrich, the cousin of the commander-in-chief of the army, Rundstedt, had many ways to go astray, he was like a stubborn donkey, and he did not rely on Rundstedt from the beginning of the First World War, and even for so many years, his comrades-in-arms did not know that he had such a hard backstage. It can be seen that his personal ability and official title are all based on hard work, and he is definitely not in vain. He was located close to the outskirts of Dresden.

Hans Lederer is a challenger, but he's also a tough opponent, and if all three are assigned to the same training base at the same time, there will be a good show to watch in the future. Before choosing these instructors, Guderian communicated with the instructors and the leaders of the teaching camp on several occasions, apparently intentionally.

As for the other candidates, although they have no obvious personality traits, Vader is equally optimistic, and Guderian takes all the orders, and hopes that they can temper the 73rd Division with tiger-like soldiers in the shortest possible time.

Vader was originally a very wolf hunter and had a soft spot for a wolf-like team. Although he did not have the right to distribute, his words played a key role in Guderian or there. It is precisely because of Vader's rigor that Eric has quietly informed Lundstedt that he will try his best to seize this opportunity to promote him to the next level, so as to make up for his loss of this opportunity to compete with his opponent.

Eric was indeed curious about this Vader, because according to what he knew, there was not a famous German general in history who had this name, but this guy was not inferior to other historical generals of the same class. After an interview, he confirmed his thoughts, Germany, which is full of talents, is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and you give him a chance to bring unexpected gains.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day as soon as it was dawn, the 211th training camp was already full of people, and the instructors who graduated from this term were busy taking care of their bags, carrying the orders of various units, and rushing to their new jobs.