"You...... You mean...... Was Commander Browder executed by you?!"

Hear Carl's answer. Ireni felt a chill in her back.

'A foreigner who has only been in Galia for a few days dares to kill the commander of the Galia side, this is too bold, right?!'

Irene who hadn't experienced it firsthand, of course, didn't know what was going on.

“...... No, it wasn't exactly like that, I accidentally fell into the water and drowned while I was trying to stop the rout from escaping. ”

After hesitating for a moment after seeing the other party's reaction, Carl changed his speech slightly.

Indeed, he died by drowning, and I did not kill him, but I was the one who knocked him down the river. ’

In fact, he is also concerned about the safety of himself and those around him, after all, although he and his friends are all volunteers in this war, it is impossible for him not to think about the safety and future of himself and his companions.

He knew that if the matter was publicized, it would be bad for him and for both parties.

But Carl also knew that the sooner this matter was dealt with, the sooner the truth would be revealed, and the better it would be for him.

Now the Gallia army is being pressed and beaten by the emperor on all fronts, and it is facing the crisis of losing the country, so as long as it is beneficial to the war situation, Gallia will adopt it and turn a blind eye. So some things are better exposed earlier than later. ’

This is what Lilia said at dinner in the evening.

Indeed, now Garya's first concern is not to be destroyed, and everything else is secondary.

Victory - what Galia needs most now, this need is overwhelming.

As long as there is victory, everything is okay.

Karl, as a foreigner, has no roots in Galia, even if they are powerful and famous, it is impossible for them to mix in the army in a short time; because they are foreigners, it is difficult to pose any threat to the local faction, that is to say, compared to other heroes, such heroes are theoretically the least threat to the bureaucracy of their own country, as long as they are used and negotiated reasonably, such heroes can completely talk and disperse with their own bureaucrats, and return home with honor and money (although they do not know that Carl may not be able to go back). 。 ）

Since there is a basis and possibility for cooperation......

Then the question arises,

If the upper echelons of the Gallia Army saw Karl's value, under what circumstances would they dare to use a double-edged sword like Karl?

Of course, you only dare to use it when you catch the other party's pigtails.

Superiors always deliberately want to grab the handle of subordinates when they use subordinate deployments.

Because only with pigtails, subordinates are subordinates who dare to use them.

Carl is a foreigner and can fight well and pose little threat is the basic condition for cooperation between the two sides, and Carl's killing of the leader of the Gallian Army is an opportunity for the two sides to formally establish a relationship.

Now Carl is like a fool who takes the initiative to expose his flaws, waiting for Galia to make a move.

Moreover, only when this problem is thoroughly resolved during the war will it not leave the other side with a certificate of reckoning. ’

This is also another problem that Carl considers, since Carl and they may not be able to go back, then they must make long-term plans, one of which is that they can't be sold after being played in their previous lives.

At that time, Browder's defeat by Carl was something that many deserters and officers had seen, and Carl did not think that he would be able to keep the mouth of the gang at bay.

Once the war passed, when Carl became useless...... There will be some 'witnesses' who have disappeared a long time ago to suddenly appear to expose the sinister features of Carl Gilman, a deceitful, reckless, lawless and despicable usurper.

This is not unfounded, this is a political struggle, the birds are hiding their bows, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooking.

This has always been the case in ancient and modern times, and there are almost no exceptions.

'Only now, when Gallia needs us the most, will this matter be investigated and made into an ironclad case, so that it will not leave itself with trouble in the future......

"But I am indeed responsible for the death of Commander Browder, although he fell into the water and died while escaping......"

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Holding the list in his hand, Zhistov's hands trembled.

What he held in his hand was a list of requirements for combat subsidies given by Major General Laudrov, the commander of the 4th Division.

A clear price is marked for each combat support and fire readiness.

As for the price......

"Do you want our Sixth Division to take away all the pants?!"

This is what Zhistov said about the price.

At this time, opposite Zhistov, the commander of the 4th Division, Laudrov, who had a relaxed face, was leisurely drinking coffee, seemingly not paying attention to Zhistov's words at all.

"What are you, Lord Zhistov, and I don't understand it at all?"

Lautrov pursed his lips and took another sip of his coffee

"What did Your Excellency's Sixth Division do in Monsa, and is there any unit of the entire Galia Expeditionary Force that is not known? There are more than 100,000 lives, and if you say that you will kill them, even the savages of the Duniejiang Independent Cavalry Regiment, which is known for its barbarism, can't do this kind of thing?"

Laudrov looked at the very fat former pig slaughterer in front of him, and he was very contemptuous.

"That'...... That's for the good of the empire and repression......"

"Then the ransacking of the city and the National Bank of Galia is also for the good of the Empire?"

Zhistov's quibbles were refuted very tactfully and sharply by Laudrov.

"So ......"

Laudrov put down the cup and said calmly

"You can fully afford to pay the war grant that we have proposed, and the amount we have proposed is only half of the total amount of assets looted by your entire division in Monza. ”

Ignoring the look of surprise in Zhistov's eyes at the fact that he had accurately stated the amount of loot they had kept secret, he continued

“

Our division has a total of 32,000 men. The special level has three brigades, six infantry wings, one artillery wing, one heavy tank brigade, one independent combat vehicle brigade, one destroyer combat vehicle brigade, one independent self-propelled artillery brigade, and one reconnaissance infantry fighting vehicle brigade. The entire division is equipped with all the new equipment designed and manufactured by the Ossaka Combined Arsenal this year.

The division is equipped with a total of 230 new combat vehicles, 72 105-mm howitzers, 12 150-mm guns, and 52 88-mm self-propelled guns.

A new 50-mm anti-tank gun was used to replace the outdated 37mm guns, 12 per company, in addition to individual rockets, and a total of 300 units were equipped in the company.

In addition, infantry brigade-level units are equipped with 108 70-mm infantry guns.

Absolutely extravagant firepower configuration, one of our fourth division, the strength of the Lun is one and a half times that of the reorganized sixth division. There are three times as many vehicles and three times as many vehicles as yours. The artillery fire output is more than four times that of yours. Anti-tank capabilities...... You can't talk to us at all. Such firepower and strength...... Isn't it right for you to pay half of your income?"

The commander of the Fourth Division said that he had already memorized the establishment table of the Fourth Division, and looked at Zhistov proudly.

Indeed, if the Sixth Division, which no one wants children, and the Fourth Division, which also has no children...... Sixth Division is an out-and-out poor bastard.

"The equipment of Your Excellency's troops is indeed very enviable, but the price is ......"

Zhistov knew that he needed the support of the 4th Division, but he did not want to spend money, because it was all already in his pocket.

"The price is not negotiable, the price of these equipment is according to the market price, and there is no deception, and it has never been used once. ”

Somehow, Laudrov seemed to gradually become a market vendor, and began to sell his weapons to Zhistov, a poor fellow who had nothing but money.

"After we pay the money, will your troops be able to join the battle immediately?"

The corners of Zhistov's eyes twitched, and he felt a great pain in his flesh. He knew he was at the limit of what he could handle.

"What? Immediately join the battle? No, no, this is impossible, Your Excellency, you must know that most of our soldiers have suffered from dysentery and gastrointestinal diseases caused by water and soil adaptation in Galia, and have almost lost their combat effectiveness, so we can only put the equipment in the warehouse and wait for your soldiers to pick it up themselves. ”

He didn't dare to let Laurid send his precious soldiers forward as cannon fodder, he himself was a man who was extremely opposed to unbridled expansion, and he was also opposed to the needless sacrifice of soldiers. He was able to become the head of the division in large part because of the Syndicate's efforts to unblock relations.

The chaebols know that only under the hands of this old man who has violated the emperor's ** order to the extreme, the flowers of hope of the new era cultivated by the Ossaka Business Alliance will not be buried in a foreign land by a gang of idiots in the emperor's ** department and become a pile of wasteland without any economic value.

"If you need our soldiers to go out with illness, it's not impossible, you just need to pay ...... of the amount you have on hand."

"No! No! Damn it! Okay, I'll let my men take your equipment, please provide it as much as we have agreed! Also, if you don't send out the infantry and charioteers, you can always provide some support from the artillery, right?

"Of course you can, it's just that our artillery has just taken over these new equipment, and they are not very familiar with the equipment, so they need to familiarize themselves with the artillery. It will take about a day. ”

"You're not in the country...... Forget it, just one day at a time. Please be ready to attack tomorrow. ”

"It's a pity that our artillery is not in place right now. They won't be there until tomorrow. ”

"Why haven't you arrived yet?! It's been two days!"

"No way, stupid Galia's road building technology is really much worse than the Empire, and our newly reequipped 150mm guns are always left behind when they are pulled by tractors...... Hi~~ This problem should be responded to as soon as possible to the equipment department~"

“............”

Zhistov felt that he had finally met a division commander who was even more shameless than himself, but he had no choice, because he knew that the entire division had a backstage, and he could not afford to provoke him, so he could only provide for it.

"Okay, that artillery is also included, when will you start 'cooperating' our division's attack?"

Zhistov had lost all hope for the full support of the 4th Division, but he still hoped that the other side would have some meaning.

"This ...... I'll see, tomorrow the artillery will arrive...... Take a full day...... That's the day after tomorrow. ”

"After......"

Zhistov really wanted to strangle this shameless profiteer.

"Your Excellency, the deadline for our division to capture Lando Bassa is the day after tomorrow, I'm afraid it's not okay for your troops to start attacking until the day after tomorrow?"

"I'm sorry, that was the deadline for your division, not ours, and we received an order to 'cooperate and assist' the 6th Division in its attack. There was no requirement for a specific time to capture. ”

"You ......"

"Report! General Grigory telegraphed!

The eastern line of the Gallia Army has begun to retreat on all fronts, and it is expected to retreat to the central west through Lando Bassa to regroup.

In order to prevent the main forces in eastern Galia, which had fallen into the encirclement, from fleeing westward.

General Grigory, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, ordered that the 6th Division must capture Landobasa within three days, otherwise the commander of the Zhistov Division would have to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

“...... Got it, let's go down......"

Zhistov knew that what was supposed to come was still coming......

"Your Excellency, Major General Zhistov, you better hurry back and adjust your deployment and preparations, your time is ...... Not much. ”