Mage Veja

Chapter 69 Departure
The plan was changed overnight.

The logistics troops of the entire 5th Battalion even worked overtime until the early hours of the morning.

When the sun rose the next day, the preparations before the mission were finally completed.

Although the plan was modified a bit, the departure time was not.

9:15 am.

5营两个连队连同维迦的232连共计560个士兵、3个职业者，正式开启为期10天的游击任务，在修改计划后，本次任务目标是破坏k97、g42……在内的5个联络点。

The border of the empire and the border of the kingdom are far apart, separated by a mountain range.

Since guerrilla missions are to be carried out, it is natural to choose some remote outposts that cannot be quickly reinforced and destroyed or erased.

There are two reasons.

The first is that it is not convenient to use horses because of the heavy snow blocking the mountains. The second is that remote sentry towers are mostly built between dangerous passes. When the enemy cannot get reinforcements quickly, it is enough to retreat on two legs .

At walking speed, it would take a day to reach the first destination.

The marching speed of the entire 5th Battalion was not fast, because most of the people had not undergone systematic training, and today's weather was too bad, which was indeed a challenge for the cannon fodder.

At this time, the difference between the backbone force and the cannon fodder force emerges.

When the pot was buried for cooking at noon, the soldiers of the 5th Battalion were already half-dead, and they began to complain softly during the rest time, their dissatisfaction was palpable.

"This damn weather, why did the officers choose this kind of day to set off?"

"Who said it wasn't, a member of the team next door broke his leg in the morning."

"Damn it! I hate cold, hard marching rations."

"I don't think it's about carrying out the mission, whether it can reach the border of the kingdom is another matter."

"Look, why don't the people in the backbone army feel any discomfort?"

"I think it's mostly pretending, and it won't be long before the original shape will be revealed."

"..."

Unlike the cannon fodder units, the soldiers of the 232nd Company all looked as usual, and there was nothing unusual about them. They adhered to the dogma of not eating, talking and sleeping, and earnestly enjoying a lunch that was not tasty but full.

Discipline, habits, morale, strength...

Regardless of which item, it is a group of militia organizations that have not undergone systematic training. Anyone who compares these two troops will find that they are two completely different troops in terms of spirit, energy, and spirit.

This is also of course.

Although some backbone troops have not really participated in small and medium-sized battles, nor have they experienced border conflicts, but for the backbone troops, this level of marching is really nothing compared to the usual training.

Don't say anything else.

In this kind of weather, as long as the supply is sufficient, let alone a 10-day mission period, even a month or two is not a problem.

then.

Under the envious eyes of the officers of the 5th Battalion and the disbelief of the soldiers, Vega's troops maintained an orderly and uniform march with iron-like discipline. redundant action.

Because in the backbone.

During the marching mission, in order to allow the order to be conveyed immediately, only the officers of various departments have the authority to speak. If they do not get the approval of the officers, they are not allowed to say a word or make half a redundant movement during non-rest time.

"As expected of a backbone force."

The 5th Battalion Commander glanced at his troops, then at Vega's troops, shook his head helplessly and laughed at himself: "If my troops can be as strict as the backbone troops, how can this kind of mission require so much extra preparation. "

"You don't have to belittle yourself, Battalion Commander."

The adjutant of the 5th Battalion flattered: "Although I failed to catch up with this quota, but after another year and a half, I believe you will be able to take the troops back to Kareni to receive systematic military training and become a real backbone of the army." officer."

"I hope so."

Battalion Commander Ronce didn't give up hope at all. He took out the map and glanced at it and said, "Send the order and rest on the spot for 30 minutes. In half an hour, we will rush to march and raid K97. They will be caught off guard."

"Yes."

The adjutant communicated the order to the battalion.

Veija frowned when he received the order, and he walked towards the battalion commander, promising that Lalba and the two had arrived in front of the battalion commander first, and seemed to be discussing the matter of attacking later.

When battalion commander Ronce saw Veigar.

He smiled at Veigar, as if he had forgotten yesterday's unhappiness: "Second Lieutenant Veigar, you came just in time. We are discussing here that we will let the backbone of Second Lieutenant Veigar be the vanguard, and we will have a good start."

Paused.

Ronce suddenly realized that Vega had even more power to speak here than he did: "Of course, if Second Lieutenant Vega doesn't think it's suitable, he can also be used as a flank, responsible for simple defense work, but the military merit may be relatively reduced. "

Wei Jia did not answer directly, but asked suspiciously: "It is already 16:5, and the soldiers of the [-]th Battalion are already out of breath. Is it really appropriate to launch an attack now?"

"Of course no problem."

Lalba smiled awkwardly at Vega and said, "We have participated in this kind of mission several times, and the bastards from the Royal Army will naturally run away when they see too many people."

"The alert level of the Royal Army is no longer the same as it used to be," Vega reminded.

Qi Gelin said confidently: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. Although your army is the backbone of the army, both in terms of execution and combat capabilities, it is superior to ours, but in terms of understanding of the Kingdom Army, our 4th regiment is still better than us." Pretty confident."

After talking to this extent, Vega didn't say anything anymore.

He thought about it, and finally said: "My subordinates are not very suitable for performing missions at night, so it is better to choose the flanking defense job. It is more appropriate to entrust the mission of the vanguard to the experienced army."

Ziglin and Lalba showed joy in their eyes.

Of course, the military exploits of the vanguard are not comparable to those of the flanking defense. They quickly laughed: "Thank you, Second Lieutenant Veiga, for his understanding of righteousness. Then let's hurry up and march, and try to destroy the first mission objective before dark."

Vega nodded and left.

He didn't fight for any vanguard troops, because he still didn't believe that the martial-law Royal Army would abandon the building and flee directly when they saw that their numbers were out of proportion, and the Royal Army was still waiting for work, and the 5th Battalion's rapid march after a day was already exhausted.

As long as the commander of the Kingdom Army has a little insight.

Even if you really can't beat it, you can pit the 5th Battalion and retreat before it's too late. The exhausted 5th Battalion doesn't have the basic ability to pursue.

However, the people of the 5th Battalion were so confident that Vega still planned to let them explore the road first.

(End of this chapter)