Uncle Joshak casually took off his civilian clothes when he entered the door, put them on a hanger, and sat down on the sofa on the side. Locke complied, put away his civilian clothes, and sat down on the other side. The two men in the army leather shirts were not in a hurry to speak, Locke first opened the bottle, first filled a glass for Uncle Joshak, and then filled himself with a glass, and then the two of them toasted first after the sound of "touching" the wine, and then began to get down to business.

"Yes, you're getting more and more calm, it seems that your kid has grown a lot over the years. Uncle Yoshak spoke first. It's really incredible, in the eyes of outsiders, the bold and unintentional, rugged Joshak actually educates a person to be calm. It seems that this bearded man is not as simple as it seems.

"Uncle Yoshak, you're joking, I learned everything from you. Locke said shyly.

"Haha, don't talk nonsense, you kid! I taught you this, am I that kind of person?" said Uncle Joshak with a laugh. With that, the two laughed out loud again.

"Uncle, is there any hope for my promotion this time?" Locke filled the two of them with another glass, and finally couldn't help but open it first.

"Locke, I have taken you since you were a soldier, and now I have been taking you for four years, I treat you as my own son, and I will definitely help you when you are promoted this time. Uncle Joshak assured Locke that he really liked this clever and powerful young man.

"Uncle, I believe you!" Locke did believe in Uncle Yoshak, and he also regarded Yoshak as an adult, "However, it shouldn't be enough for you to help me, I need to talk to me about something, uncle." Locke asked.

"It's not enough for me to support me, but I'll call old Carl to support you too, and you need to take care of the rest. "Old Karl is the deputy squadron leader of their squadron, and I heard that he had a fatal friendship with Uncle Yoshak, and it seems to outsiders that this is a stern and serious old soldier who can't tolerate sand in his eyes, but he is very good to his own soldiers. Locke had a good impression of him.

"Well, Uncle Joshak, if you have anything else, you can tell me directly, I'll listen. "Uncle Yoshak obviously has something to say.

"The two seats vacated in this election are qualified to be proposed by the six captains and deputy squadron leaders of our four teams, the captain of the cavalry team, and our captain Baron Kaidozi, and one is his eldest son, the current deputy captain of the cavalry team, Young Master Zoro. "Their battalion was a brigade size, with four squadrons of infantry, and one squadron of cavalry. Locke had seen his battalion of cavalry fight many times, and to be honest, Locke felt that this group of cavalry had the challenge of three times their number of infantry in open terrain. With their sturdy armor, straight knights' spears, and the impact of their horses, the vast majority of infantry were no match for cavalry. "In this election, Baron Kaidozi will not participate, neither will the captain of the cavalry, the only people who propose should be 6 of us guys and Young Master Zoro, I have already pulled two votes for you, and you have to pull at least two more votes for the rest. Uncle Joshak said to Locke.

"I only have a little friendship with the deputy squadron leader of the first squadron, and I don't have any friendship with the deputy squadron leader of the third squadron and the captain of the fourth squadron, and they are not said to be still recuperating from their injuries?" Locke replied honestly and asked.

"Hmph, the hard battle is over, and now is the time to scavenge for oil and water, and those two guys can't help it after only two weeks of recuperation, and they have already taken the rest of their team and the new recruits who have just been replenished to 'wander'. Uncle Yoshak said disdainfully.

'Wandering' is a term in the army, which means to capture a village that is still under the rule of the Charlotte Kingdom, not so much to capture as to sweep, like the resistance of the village size is not a climate, there are no regular soldiers, most of them only have some militia and reckless villagers, the large village has one or two hundred people, and the small village has only a few dozen people, and a squadron can take care of it. In fact, their squadron was led by Uncle Yoshak, and they also went to 'wander' as long as they had time for these two months.

The main task of their battalion was to capture towns where there was still some resistance, and only in cities above the size of the town could there be merchants, kulaks, and even nobles. Baron Kaidozi and his cavalry were not very interested in the villages that had little oil and water, and only four infantry squadrons would go out to make extra money. However, the baron's caravan would buy the goods captured by the soldiers: silver bracelets handed down by the countrymen, furs collected by the village hunters, and even horses, cattle, and donkeys. There are also some good clothes and shoes, which the soldiers will keep for themselves when they 'sweep' it.

The soldiers have their own bottom line, at least the food is not robbed, and the barracks also strictly prohibit it, but if you catch two chickens and ducks to improve the food, this is often done. Locke is also a rural person, and he was not ashamed to do these things that bullied ordinary people, but after experiencing war sacrifice and death, he didn't know what attitude he had towards these Charlottes. There is hatred and guilt for the displaced civilians they beat. However, this did not prevent Locke from making a fortune, he also needed to survive, and he needed to make life better for his family and his brothers. Locke had a bulging pocket some time ago, and he often sent money to his family and invited his subordinates to drink, which was when he made his fortune.

"Uncle, we haven't been 'wandering' for almost a week, are we about to kick off?" asked Locke back to the point.

"Well, it has been decided, Lord Baron is going to join forces with Baron Kashel of the 7th Brigade of our Corps to attack the city of Frans here, which is why two squadron leaders have been elected recently. Moreover, there are no more oily villages in the vicinity. "Ordinary cities have walls and moats, and it is difficult to take them with a brigade of more than 500 people, so senior leaders often choose to cooperate with friendly forces, they have been attacking the hinterland of the Charlotte Kingdom for two months, and three city-level battles have been fought, all of which are in cooperation with other brigades, and Locke also has experience in siege warfare. Although the casualties of the siege were not low, the rich rewards after the city was broken, and the army's acquiescence to the soldiers' own enrichment on the day of the siege made everyone want more desire for siege warfare than fear of death. In fact, the wealth made on the day of the destruction of the city was the most important thing for the soldiers. The troops of this Kashr baron have already cooperated with their battalion twice.

The two drank and talked, and after a while, a bottle of ale bottomed out. Locke opened the second bottle and filled it for Uncle Joshak and himself. Uncle Yoshak raised his glass and took a sip of it, and then said, "The deputy squadron leader of the first squadron is also from our mine town, and I also have some friendship with him, you give him some gifts, and I will go and talk about it again, and strive to win this vote." As for the remaining three, I don't know them well, and I don't even deal with them, so you need to work your own." In the barracks, there are still a lot of filthiness among the big-headed soldiers, not to mention the squadron leader's class, and even Locke, who is very popular, does not dare to guarantee that he has a good relationship with half of the squad leaders in the battalion. Knowing the face but not the heart, this is the truth.

"I suggest you think of a solution from Young Master Zoro. Uncle Yoshak added, as if he remembered something again. "You and Young Master Zoro are both young men of 18 or 9 years old, and they share a common language, and you may be able to show him loyalty or give him some gifts. But in that case, you will be the eldest young master's person in the future. "Baron Kaidozi has more than one son, and although primogeniture prevails in the kingdom of Faustin, the other sons of the baron are not without the opportunity to inherit the title. As far as he knew, it was his second son who was now temporarily helping the baron in managing his territory in the country.

"A nobleman, what kind of gift can I give to look at?" Locke said helplessly, "Well, I want to find a way." ”

"I knew you kid had a way, that's all I could help, and the rest was up to you. Uncle Joshak patted Locke on the shoulder and said.

"Okay, uncle, I'll try my best. Here, dry this glass. Locke raised his glass and clinked glasses with Uncle Joshak again.