German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 3 Veteran Hough
"Little Karl is the prodigy of our village!"

"As expected of the young master of the lord's family, he is smart!"

"The Anpu Nimir family is finally going to produce a great writer."

"A nobleman who is boring to show off."

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Carl is very famous now, not only in Amplington Village, but even several surrounding villages know about this little guy, and send all kinds of praises.

At the age of four, he could write articles, and at the age of five, he could write short poems. At the age of six, he even wrote a commentary article on the resettlement of veterans, and when it was published by the newspaper, it attracted the attention of the city council.

However, the council agreed that this was hype, and that it should have been written by one of the few educated people in that remote village, so they didn't look for this little genius.

If you take out one of these things and put it on a child, you will be praised as a genius, but these all come from a child named Carl.

When Karl didn't take it very seriously, the reason why he showed these "talents" was nothing more than to enable him to better obtain resources and live better on the road in the future.

Sitting alone in the field outside the village, looking at the mountains and forests in the distance.Across the forest is the Lin River. On one side of the river is the German Empire, and on the other side is the Kingdom of Switzerland.

The Kingdom of Switzerland is also the birthplace of the Anpnemir family, and it is also the place where Karl has a big head.

Because of its relationship with the Holy See, Switzerland has never participated in the disputes among European countries, so their leader is not so much the king... as the Holy See.

In the previous life, Switzerland was designated as a permanent neutral country after World War I.But there is no such thing as a permanent neutral country in this life.Switzerland doesn't like to participate in wars, but their mercenaries are active in various battlefields.

It is said that the ancestors of the Pnimir family joined the war of the German Empire as a mercenary.Because of this, he made a lot of military exploits. After becoming a German citizen, he was canonized as a knight and owned this fiefdom.With the joining of various people, the current Amplington Village was formed.

Although the village has a lot of land, only about one-fifth of it can be attributed to the Anpurnimir family, so the village head is not from the Anpurnimir family.

The position of village head has always been held by those few locals from Blumberg, and no one in the whole village has any complaints, after all, they are the real natives.

Karl knew that the reason was politics. The Anpnimer family were outsiders, and even if they became nobles, they would not be recognized by Germany, so even if they had a fief, they would be monitored by the locals.

The blood of outsiders flows in the blood of foreign countries, and here is only a few tens of kilometers away from Switzerland, so it is reasonable to be wary.

"Hey Carl."

An old man on crutches came, Karl stood up immediately when he saw him, and saluted respectfully.

The old man's name is Hof. He is in his early fifties and looks like he is in his 60s. He has served in the army for more than 20 years and participated in the war with the Frankish Republic more than ten years ago.

What he hated the most was the war in the Frankish Republic. As a disabled person without a left leg, everything was due to the geography of that war.

The army sent him with 20 marks, a veteran who had been on the battlefield for more than [-] years, although Hof was a logistician.But because of the blood in the old man's bones, he loves this country deeply and has no complaints.

Karl doesn't have this kind of "gratitude". Karl won't like this country just because of this annoying retroflex, not to mention that Karl's parents are very recognized as people, and they still have to be talked about by xenophobic people.

There is a reason for contacting Hof, so that it is convenient for him to understand the trifles of the war, and at the same time, Karl also came into contact with the only outsider who is close to the village-Mr. Godfather.

This is mainly to gain the reputation of a devout believer, and the godfather is highly respected, and dealing with him can also reassure those who have crooked thoughts.

After a brief chat about the weather, Carl pestered Hof to tell stories about the army. A veteran of more than 20 years in the army has a stomach full of stories, and he can't finish telling them for a few days.

But the old man did not feel disgusted. A cute little guy got him a 120 mark subsidy based on the article about retired veterans.This is very helpful for a disabled person.

It's all too easy to tell a story that pays off, from the seaports of the north to the mountains of the south, from the icy sea to the scorching desert.Hof participated in almost half of the large-scale military operations of the German Empire, but there is an element of bragging in it.

Because Hof is a logistics soldier, he will not have a few chances to shoot in more than 20 years.

But Karl still listened very carefully, extracting information about the proud imperial army from the story, as well as their fighting methods, action methods, various habits and other bits and pieces.

This knowledge can increase Cal's survival rate on the battlefield.

After Karl shouted "Long live the German Empire!", the story came to an end, and Hof smiled with satisfaction. He had already imagined the next generation, rising stars who, like Karl, could fly the flag of the German Empire.

After the two separated, Karl hurried home,

"Going to pester old Hof about telling stories again?"

Back home, Karl was stopped by his mother, who asked Karl not to keep pestering Hof with concern.As a disabled person with severe lung disease, Carl's entanglement will make his condition worse.

Carl obediently agreed, anyway, he said so.

There was no complaint in the mother's eyes, but worry.She was afraid that Karl would become a fanatical patriot, and then work too hard for the country, in exchange for a letter of comfort from the army.

The father just came out of the study, called Karl over and reprimanded him. Karl knew that he was worried about himself, and wanted to become a "landlord" to inherit the family business, instead of shuttling through the smoke.

But this kind of behavior can only be expressed implicitly in this way, which is the opposite of the country's propaganda, exaggerated remarks such as "pastime patriotism" and "suppress the future pillars of the country".

This is not just a simple illegal act. After being reported by someone with a heart, there will be more serious consequences besides fines.This is not just one of the peculiarities of outsider status.

"At least, it's not serious enough to be arrested by the Gestapo."

Carl had dinner and went to his room.If your older one reaches the age of fifteen or sixteen, the parents should feel that they have grown up and they can talk about these issues.

But the current social atmosphere is like this. There can be patriots all over the street shouting loudly, but parents can't tell their children not to go to the battlefield at home.

Karl also heard about some families who were fined, ranging from 50 marks to 300 marks, it all depends on the mood of the judge.

Although the fine is not a small sum, it is better than the Gestapo in the previous life who threw people into concentration camps. Fortunately, there are no such people in this world, otherwise the problem would be even more serious.

And people riots like to get rid of rich people, which is outrageous.Karl, as a minor nobleman, was terrified.

Carl came to the desk, picked out a collection of poems from several thick books, and opened it.

Many of the inner pages are blank, which is the result of Carl's own modification, and the blank pages are reserved for writing content by himself.Of course, it has nothing to do with poetry, it is a topic for adults.

— Some records of the war.

If parents are lucky enough to read it, they will be shocked by the above content.What Karl wrote was all about the analysis of the German Imperial Army - from the front to the logistics, the independent analysis of each military group, the analysis of their synergistic capabilities, etc...

Carl had little privacy and had to resort to this method.As literary lovers, the parents would not flip through Carl's personal books out of politeness.

It's like when his father opened up his study to Karl, where he can look and where he can't move.These are the manners of the Germans.

If a "cannon fodder order" is arranged on the battlefield, you can make a judgment based on this knowledge.

Sitting in the office, making phone calls and signing documents, this is the best option to avoid death.

As for civilians?If the war goes well, maybe there will be nothing, but if it doesn't go well, then the civilians will become the death data of recruits under the continuously lowered conscription standards.

ps: It feels okay, please read on
(End of this chapter)