"Bell! Clang! Clang! ”

"Come in. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

After three knocks on the door composed of a familiar melody, the division commander's office at the headquarters of the 47th Division was slowly opened, and a person with a calm aura in his eyes walked in.

"Colonel." Buttermess saluted Anselm, who was standing in the corner and was looking out the window, who nodded slightly and sat him down on the couch next to him.

"Today's debriefing is a little earlier than usual, what's the matter?" Anselm looked at the watch on his wrist and said lightly to Bad Mes.

Although the two had never really established an exact time before, Buttermez was an extremely punctual and even rigid person. After he had found the best time of day for Anselm to listen to his report, he went to that time every day. Moreover, Buttermes's knock on the door was the same every time, with some slight differences from the others, which was a relatively easy place for Anselm, who had sharp ears, to recognize. The purpose of this was to allow Anselm to try to avoid those he did not want to see - as long as he heard an unfamiliar knock on the door, Anselm could pretend not to be indoors, after all, he was also known for his frequent wandering among the troops, and within the 47th Division.

Buttermes faced Anselm and said respectfully: "I just received a signal from the front-line troops, and the Soviet army has already reacted to a certain extent, and it seems that it should be the 217 squad that has caused a certain impact." ”

"Humph! It's been hours, and I thought that kid from Trode was playing tricks on me again. Anselm clearly showed disdain for Buttermes' report on the progress of Team 217's mission.

In response to Anselm's skeptical tone, Buttermeth retorted, "It's only been a short time since Team 217 was upgraded to A+, and I don't think he would have done anything like that." ”

"Huh! You still don't know him too well......" Anselm turned around, looked at Buttermes who was sitting straight on the sofa and said, "If it was that Trode more than a year ago, I would definitely think the same as you, but the current kid is not simple!" ”

"What? Did he do something little in a place I don't know? Hearing Anselm say this, Buttermesse was a little panicked, because he had worked with Anselm for so long and knew very well that Anselm had something to say. And if Trode really made any small moves, then he who didn't realize it at this time would be a great dereliction of duty, which was a big mistake for him who couldn't forgive himself.

Looking at Buttermes, who stood up excitedly, Anselm waved his hand and said, "It's not as serious as you think, it's just that it's becoming more and more opportunistic." Okay, sit down and talk. Although the words are relatively amicable, the tone gives people a feeling of having to obey, as if if you don't follow his instructions and sit down, the next moment you will be unlucky.

Although he sat down, Buttermes's heart couldn't stop, and he pressed his hands on his thighs and said, "Colonel, in this case, I think it's necessary to make some adjustments to Team 217." ”

"How many times is this?" The corners of Anselm's mouth rose, and he smiled: "I said earlier, don't mention this matter." ”

"Yes! This is a subordinate forgetting! Buttermes lowered his head deeply, but still did not give up and said: "But Colonel, even if you don't make adjustments, the inspection is okay......"

"Hey...... You! You! For the persistent Buttermes, Anselm was also angry and laughed directly, after all, for him, Buttermes is also his right-hand man's henchman, and he can persist to this point, which also makes him helpless.

After that, the two were silent for a moment, and finally it was Buttermess who couldn't help but speak: "Colonel, I wonder if this mission can be ......?"

"You want to send 217 them support?" Anselm touched his chin and said, "I can understand that. No matter what the reason, the combat effectiveness of the 217 squad is still extremely important in our 47th Division, even if I don't want to lose them, and if I send some support, I may protect their safety. ”

"......" Buttermess didn't answer, because he had already heard it from Anselm's tone, and it was no fun!

"But, have you thought about it?" Sure enough, after Anselm slowly turned around, his tone also made a 180-degree turn: "This reconnaissance mission is also part of the preparation for war, you and I both know that now is not the time to start the war, even if I want, the surrounding troops will not be able to keep up, and when the time comes, there will be two dead orders from above, and we will not be able to sing." ”

"This ......" Listening to Anselm say these words, Buttermes also looked bitter, in fact, he couldn't be more clear about this mission, because this task was directly given by Anselm, and then handed over to Team 217 through his hand, which was all directly conveyed and did not follow the usual procedures. It's just that for most of the grassroots squad leaders of the 47th Division, it is extremely normal to receive tasks directly from Buttermes, so no one is actually aware of the different situation this time.

If there is really any point that is a bit inconsistent, it is that this mission itself is actually a little different from other recent missions - the recent missions are all about changing defenses and small group attacks, and even if they are reconnaissance, most of them are counted together with the attack, so there is no such mission as Trood to conduct a strong attack and reconnaissance in such a large area of the enemy formation. However, since there have been few recent battles, the correlation between them is not particularly easy to see, so as long as you don't look at it from the person who stands above the position of Buttermes, you will not be able to see the special nature of this mission.

And as Anselm said, this mission exists to prepare for war. Although the fighting between the Soviet Union and Germany is becoming less and less, this does not mean that everyone wants to end the battle immediately and in a vague manner. In the eyes of many commanders on both sides, they have many opportunities to gain the upper hand in the battle, and signing an armistice agreement in that case is definitely much better than the current situation where no good conditions can be proposed, and Ansellen, the commander of the 47th Division, is one of them.