In the silence of the night, Kuster pointed to a hill in the distance and said:

"That's where we attacked, and it was from here that the Russian lines were quickly destroyed, and then they couldn't be climactic."

Franz nodded, affirming his achievements. He straightened his beard, lit a cigarette and said:

"Well, I read about your deeds in the newspapers in my spare time from the war, and it is exactly what you said."

Just as the two were about to talk, a small soldier suddenly appeared and said to them:

"General, there's a message from Austria-Hungary!"

"Didn't I tell you that the information from the Empire was ignored, and you didn't notice what I was busy with?"

Kuster is very dissatisfied, and his anger can be imagined when he is finally able to get together with his friends and still be disturbed by others.

"But this time it's a big deal! The top brass said they would give us a cabinet seat. ”

The creep's eager voice wasn't enough to be noticed, but what he said was important to Kuster. Kuster suddenly walked up to him, grabbed him by the shoulders, and his eyes were fixed on him like eagles. Questioned:

"Are you sure it's true? If not, you'll know what the consequences will be. ”

"I... I'm sure! The majesty of Custer overwhelmed the little soldier, and he quickly took out a piece of paper from his coat pocket and handed it to Kuster.

Kuster snatched it, looked at it carefully, nodded, took out the paper and pen, wrote something on it, handed it to the creep and said:

"You can go, help me bring this back to the Austro-Hungarian leadership, just say it's a letter written by Kuster himself."

The soldier hurriedly fled, disrespectful and rude, but Kuster clearly didn't care, still rubbing his chin and pondering his plan.

Seeing that the little soldier was running farther and farther, Franz also walked up to him and asked with some curiosity:

"What did you write? And who are you going to put in the cabinet? ”

"Nothing, just polite language. I haven't decided who will go to the cabinet yet, but it's definitely our people. ”

Custer's expression was very relaxed, and he seemed to be completely indifferent to the affairs of the cabinet, clapped his hands, and turned his gaze to the distant scene again.

But Franz on the side obviously didn't appreciate it, and asked a little nervously:

"Then are you just dealing with it so casually? This is the number of cabinet members, and we can observe every move inside when we have it! ”

"Then who do you think should be in the cabinet?"

"It must be someone from the military! Who else could there be?"

Franz cut through the railroad and seemed unquestionable.

"And who do you think is the right fit in the army?"

"Uh..."

Kuster threw another question. This stumped Franz, and he really couldn't think of who was suitable.

The Austro-Hungarian army was so numerous, and most of the generals in it were high-ranking officials, and it was difficult to say whether they could be loyal to them after entering the cabinet.

There was no one who was fit to be his own, and the people who could be trusted were only the people in the small circle around Kuster, but most of them were dead now.

"I want to... Any soldier in the army can get into the cabinet for us. ”

After thinking for a few seconds, Franz tried to fool and gave an ambiguous answer.

Kuster stared at him for a few seconds, looking a little embarrassed. Then he looked up to the sky and laughed, clapped his hands and said:

"General, I think the most senior soldier is you."

Franz understood at once what he was talking about, his eyes wandering and full of disbelief.

But he quickly calmed down, suppressed his excitement and said:

"Hah! I thought you'd let your son do it. ”

"Sort of, I want you to help him and find out with him about the inside of the empire."

Kuster shrugged and replied noncommittally:

"By the way, why are you running away from me. Look at my terrible memory, I actually forgot the question I wanted to ask the most. ”

"My troops were removed from their posts because they were so badly damaged in Ukraine that they were almost wiped out..."

When he said this, he could clearly see Franz's gloomy eyes and unwilling expression.

"Look at your appearance, what the hell is going on?"

Kuster couldn't see that his friend was down, so he hurriedly asked.

"Hey, I was too negligent. I was too aggressive, I just wanted to seize the fighter plane to expand the results of the battle, but I didn't expect to be ambushed, and after the defeat, I was chased by the Russians all the way. ”

Franz shook his hand, apparently reluctant to mention it.

But Kuster still pressed and asked, as if he would not stop until he got the result:

"What about your allies? Do they eat dry rice? Why don't I help you. ”

"I don't know, but don't blame them, after all, it's my fault, and I should bear it."

Seeing him so stubborn, Kuster was very helpless. He grabbed Franz by the shoulders and scolded:

"You don't want to be confined to a small command problem, and you have a wide range of horizons. If you were that good, then I wouldn't have a friend like you. Think about it, how did you lose, even if you don't understand the cause and effect, you can learn some lessons from it! ”

Hearing him say this, Franz couldn't stand up anymore, pinched his chin and thought about it for a while.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, a light flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"I immediately informed my superiors of the ambush, but there was no response. My troops held out for nearly seven hours, and no reinforcements arrived, which was a real pain for the brave men who had held out for so long in a battle that had no chance of victory. ”

As he spoke, Franz was a little sad, and the words on his lips suddenly froze, and he didn't know what to say.

Kuster patted him sympathetically, comforted him, and motioned for him to continue.

"After retreating, I saw that the telephone line was intact, but the command said that we had not received the call, and we also used wireless telegraphy to report, but they said that they did not receive it."

Franz was comforted and ready to continue. But as soon as he said it, he had a flash of inspiration, and the words on his lips gushed endlessly.

Kuster was very angry when he heard this, and seeing that he was about to explode, Franz hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, and then said thoughtfully:

"When I first went in, the officers were supposed to eat and drink; When they saw me, they quickly changed their expressions and became enthusiastic, which I suspected was a lie on their part. ”

"There is no doubt about it, it must be! It's clear that those people want to harm you. ”

At this time, Kuster really couldn't help it, and although he tried his best to restrain himself from exploding foul language, his contempt for others was still unavoidable.

"Perhaps, but don't worry about it, after all, if I hadn't been removed, how could we have met? Don't always think about hatred, there will always be good things. Let's go back, it's a little late today. ”

Seeing that he was so optimistic, Kuster no longer had any more to say, and went home with him.