Zhang Tie was woken up by someone. Since boarding the train, Zhang Tie had been sleeping soundly. After waking up, he would fight a bunch of wild beasts in the Trouble-Reappearance Fruit or visualize two abacuses to cultivate "Mental Arithmetic by Abacus". Compared to those fragrant and lovely girls, it was really boring to sit on the train with a bunch of stinky old men.
Ruffian soldiers were smoking and playing cards in the carriage. Those violent maniacs who wanted to make a breakthrough in Iron-Blood Fist Skill were silently practicing in the carriage. Most of the veterans were resting with their eyes closed or polishing their weapons quietly. They were making the final preparations for the coming war.
During that one day and one night, the train stopped three times at a few small stops along the way to replenish coal and water. Each stop was only for an hour, and the soldiers and officers on the train, under strict discipline, did not take a single step out of the compartment.
The carriages of the soldiers were all filled with smoke, while the military officers were so stuffy that they couldn't even let out a fart.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Tie came to his sleeper compartment and fell into a deep sleep. Except for eating, he didn't come out at all.
...
"Wake up, Second Lieutenant Zhang Tie, we've arrived at Kalur..." Zhang Tie, who was having a sweet dream, was woken up by a second lieutenant who was sleeping on his upper berth. Opening his eyes, Zhang Tie found that the train had already stopped. It was noisy outside. Glancing out of the window of the train, Zhang Tie found that the day was about to break. The entire station was filled with people dressed in dark red military uniforms, as well as mountains of supplies.
Zhang Tie immediately got up from the bed and put on his clothes and shoes. After slightly tidying up his appearance, he came to the canteen of the carriage, which was now the temporary conference room of the Iron-Blood Camp.
When Zhang Tie arrived at the canteen, he saw a military officer with the rank of first lieutenant, who was not a member of the Iron-Blood Camp, hurriedly leaving from the carriage beside the canteen.
In the next minute. The first military conference of the Iron-Blood Camp after arriving at Kalur was held in the canteen of the train.
A map of the Kalur region was hung on the wall of the dining room. In the center of the map was a city. Both the north and south sides of the city were occupied by large blue or red marks. Between the red and blue plates, there was a large gray area. They had just surrounded the city of Kalur. Major Guderian was waving a pen with one finger and introducing the current situation of Kalur and the surrounding area in a very concise manner to everyone.
"Right now, both our forces and the Brilliant Feathers' forces are concentrated in a vast area 50 kilometers away from Kalur. Kalur is currently maintaining a neutral position. It's on the south side of Kalur, the blue area on the map. It's the Brilliant Feathers. On the north side of the map, this red area is our Iron Horn Army. This station is 87 km away from Kalur. It's here... "Major Guderian pointed at a small town called Kalitch in the front of the red area on the map with his command pen." This narrow gray area around Kalur is about 75 km in length and 124 km in width.
It's the mountainous area around Kalur, and it's also the place where the friction between us and the Brilliant Feathers is the fiercest. Right now, many troops of both sides are entangled in this area, and there are many encounters every day. Just now, the headquarters of the corps has sent an order for us to rush here and seize this place. We originally had a battalion here, but before last night, this battalion had lost contact with their superiors. Under normal circumstances, this means that our brothers in that battalion are now dead … "Guderian's pen drew a straight line from Carric to a place called Solane in the gray area. The contour lines on the military map made it clear to everyone that the place called Solane seemed to be a village built on the mountainside.
Guderian then drew lines and circles on some places on the map, letting everybody know what to do next in the fastest language.
"Our first task is to occupy this place again. Additionally, we have to stay active in this complex area covering over 100 km for at least two weeks. We have to clear the three known strongholds of the enemy. In these two weeks, we have to give the troops of the Sun Dynasty in this area the biggest blow. In this task, we can only consume our own supplies. We can't get any backup. After 14 days, we will return to the No. 4 battle fortress of the Iron Horn Army near Kalur to take a rest!" After saying this, Major Guderian put away his finger and waved his pen. "Do you have any other questions about this task?"
Everybody shook their heads. Only Zhang Tie, who had participated in a battle for the first time, felt a bit nervous. He had not imagined that the moment he arrived at Kalur, before he even had a sip of water, he had already been assigned a task. He didn't even have a bit of buffer time.
"That's good. The battle map will be sent to each company. If there's no problem, you have five minutes to prepare. After that, you can get off the train and gather your troops before setting off!"
All the military officers stood up abruptly and went to their respective companies to deliver the battle order.
During the five minutes of preparation, Zhang Tie put on the Norman Empire's Sharp Arrow Type B Lieutenant's Light Armor for the first time. It was a set of light armor that could cover most of the key parts and important joints of a person's body.
Besides this set of armor and the same supplies as the other military officers, Zhang Tie also carried a javelin that weighed over 100 kg on his back and held the "Man's Certificate" in his hand.
Not only the military officers, but also the soldiers had finished all the preparations before the battle in the five minutes.
At this moment, the battle efficiency of the Iron-Blood Camp was displayed. From the first soldier who had been prepared received the order to open the door of the carriage and jump off the train to the final troop of over 1,000 soldiers who had quietly assembled in the railway station, all of this was completed within two minutes.
At this moment, the Iron-Blood Camp, which had finished assembling, was like a ferocious beast that finally revealed its murderous nature. Everybody held their sabers and spears and put on their battle armors. They all became silent, but the dense killing intent was rolling over them.
… …
"Ahh, Iron-Blood Camp, here comes our Iron-Blood Camp..." When the Iron-Blood Camp assembled in the railway station, all the soldiers and military officers of the Norman Empire couldn't help but cast their amazed glances at this troop that was gathering with a murderous intent.
"Which division are they from?"
"I heard it's the Iron-Blood Camp of No. 39 Division!"
"Ahh! Is it the Iron-Blood Camp led by that lunatic Reinhardt? "Someone exclaimed.
"That's great, the Iron-Blood Camp led by that lunatic Reinhardt will definitely teach those b * stards of the Sun Dynasty a good lesson!" Someone else became excited.
Hearing the discussions around him, Zhang Tie knew that boss Reinhardt was very famous in the entire Iron-Horn Army.
"Who's that guy with a terrifying big weapon and a pile of heavy javelins on his back?"
"I don't know, but he looks very powerful!"
Zhang Tie had not imagined that he could attract so many people's attention even though he was standing in the troop. However, as it was his first time to participate in a battle, Zhang Tie only felt a bit nervous and didn't want to show off at all.
"Let's go!" Following boss Reinhardt's roar, the brothers of the Iron-Blood Camp started to move and trotted out of the railway station.
The moment they left the railway station, Zhang Tie understood why the superior had ordered the Iron-Blood Camp to walk towards Solanet. Almost half of the buildings in this small town, which was located in the front of the friction zone between the two parties, had been destroyed in the war. Broken pillars and broken walls could be seen everywhere, and buildings had been burned into a mess. The roads had also been severely damaged. Those armored steam vehicles that could only exert their greatest power on the plain terrain and group charge were useless in Kalur, which was surrounded by mountainous terrain.
The small town was filled with soldiers of the Norman Empire in dark red military uniforms. They didn't look special at all when more than 1,000 people suddenly rushed out of the railway station. After trotting out of the railway station, the troop of the Iron-Blood Camp only took a few minutes to run out of the small town and enter the wild.
Solanet was at least 25 km away from here.
Not until then did Zhang Tie feel that it was very stupid to take a heavy sword as his main weapon. With the heavy sword, the javelin container on his back, and some other miscellaneous items, Zhang Tie's load had already exceeded half a ton. To run 25 km with a load of half a ton and participate in a battle, even though Zhang Tie had the strength of nine wolves, he still felt it a bit strenuous. After all, carrying a load was not the strong point of wild wolves.
At this moment, Zhang Tie could only grit his teeth and bear it.
Before the team entered the mountainous area, a cavalryman riding on an iron-horn beast dashed towards them from behind. After handing a metal cylinder containing an order to Battalion Commander Reinhardt, who was at the forefront of the team, he left quickly.
"According to the report from the brothers of the Scout Camp, the bastards of the Norman Empire chopped off the heads of all the brothers of our battalion in Solanet and piled them on the wheat field. None of them survived, not even the wounded and captives were spared. The latest order from the headquarters of the Iron-Blood Camp is to kill all the bastards of the Sun Dynasty who have occupied Solanet. None of them are allowed to escape..." Regiment Commander Reinhardt shouted with killing intent.
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
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