German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 70 Boy, run away to the navy
The two came to a reception room of the Academic Affairs Office. There were two soldiers standing at the door, but they were not from the Navy, but from the Security Office of the German Imperial Academy.

"It seems that this big man still went alone, quite individual."

Karl complained in his heart, after all, he is a lieutenant general, and there are only a few dozen in the entire empire. He is at the same level as the commander of the Brandenburg division. Just a word can determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people. Such a person travels without guards?
But you don't need to worry about it yourself. After taking a deep breath, you knocked on the door.
"Lieutenant Karl Deng Anpu Nimir, come to report."

"come in."

Carl pushed open the door, and there was a middle-aged man smoking a cigar sitting on the sofa, with a relaxed expression that did not reveal seriousness, but rather approachable.

"Just find a place to sit, don't be restrained."

"Yes, Lieutenant General Jeff."

Carl saluted, then sat down on the sofa opposite.

After simple observation, Karl looked at the face under the smoke, and felt an indescribable familiarity, thinking of the surname Jeff, a bad feeling...

Lieutenant General Jeff did not wear a military uniform. He wore a brown plaid suit, a gray peaked cap on his head, and a black wooden cane next to the sofa.To be honest, this doesn't look like a soldier, but like a businessman or...nobility?
"Does it look familiar? You should have seen my brother this morning. I hope you are not annoyed by his poisonous tongue, which is what he is."

Lieutenant General Jeff took a puff of cigarette, smiled and said: "It's hard to imagine a young man with full blood, no, blow up his publishing house, otherwise I wouldn't drink tea or smoke cigars here .”

Lieutenant General Jeff looked at Carl as he spoke, smiled embarrassingly and continued, "Otherwise, I will go to the hospital to visit."

Karl also remembered at this time that the lieutenant general looked very similar to that foul-mouthed editor-in-chief, but half of his face was buried in the smoke he spit out, and he couldn't tell them apart for a while.

"Tsk, if possible, I still want your brother to have a memory in his next life."

Karl slandered inwardly. After all, no matter how easy-talking the lieutenant general is, he would probably be unhappy if he said this.

He could only smile very politely on his face, expressing that he didn't take it to heart.

"Actually, he talked about you with me, so I came to the Imperial Military Academy to talk to you. You have a very good reputation in Hamburg, and you are a veritable little hero.

I heard that you wiped out a squadron of Frankish mages by yourself. There are not many people who can achieve such a record. "

Lieutenant General Jeff's compliment made Karl very happy, but he still had to keep a serious face, saying that this was his own job.If it weren't for money and no choice, who would want to go to the battlefield.

"You don't need to be overly modest, you are already one of the best mages in the empire, whether it is your talent or your achievements, it is enough for you to proudly admit your excellence.

By the way, our navy is very interested in you, you might as well consider your willingness to come to the navy. "

As expected of a lieutenant general, he really learned to speak as an art, first he boasted fiercely to make people listen comfortably, and then he expressed his final thoughts and poached people.

"It's really a pity, Your Excellency General. Although I really hope to enjoy the wind by the sea, I can achieve the current results because of the wise command of the Central Army, so I am really sorry."

Although he was appreciated by a lieutenant general, and the other party extended an olive branch, but he had already been favored by the top of the Central Army. If Ricker von Kleinton knew that he would go to the navy.

Even if he doesn't say anything, for the Central Army, this is a bit embarrassing, and it will make him bear the infamy of "traitor".

Although Karl felt that the conditions for the navy would be better, the Central Army has already made itself a key training target. Whether it is this training or future appreciation, this is very optimistic.

However, as the final planner, Lieutenant General Jeff should come out and say something, and he can guarantee that no gossip will be heard in the Admiralty, but for Carl's life profile, there will be an additional sign of "three-surnamed domestic slave".

Carl didn't want to risk his military career.

"It doesn't matter, I even guessed that you would say that a long time ago, you know, when I learned about your deeds, I have been thinking about what kind of person you will be.

A child with an unfortunate childhood has experienced hardships in the hail of bullets. Even an adult is afraid of the battlefield from the bottom of his heart, let alone a child.

But today's meeting let me know something about you. You are an excellent soldier. Whether it is your loyalty to the empire or your loyalty to your troops and comrades-in-arms, you are a soldier worthy of respect. "

Lieutenant General Jeff seems to mean to give up poaching people and find some reasons to let himself have a step down, but why does he always feel that he is not dead?

"However, you should also know that compared to the army, the gap between the empire's navy and the Franks is even greater.

We only have five battleships, but they have a full twelve, and their ships are much larger than ours, so the threat to the navy is self-evident.Coupled with the harassment of the English Navy, our warships could hardly sail out of the narrow bay.

This will directly cause us to be unable to resupply overseas, and it will not be able to pose a threat to the coastal areas of the Franks. We can only passively protect our offshore areas by deploying mines.This would be a disadvantage in war for the entire empire.

So we need you, and our navy needs excellent mages like you. In fact, I have already submitted an application to the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Defense, hoping to expand the size of the navy's aviation mages.

Compared with expanding the fleet, which is less efficient, supplementing the combat power of the mages will solve the fundamental problem more effectively. "

Lieutenant General Jeff said flatly that he seemed to want to change Karl's mind through the situation in the country, but in fact he did change his mind to a certain extent. The battlefield between the two countries is not just on land.

If the navy is really defeated, the empire will be under considerable threat, but at the same time, Jeff almost made it clear that the battle situation of the navy will be even more dangerous.

"Maybe you will be unhappy, but we are already negotiating with the Central Army, hoping that they can borrow two aviation mage brigades, and require all members of this aviation mage brigade to have rich practical experience.

And you, Karl, you are what we asked for by name. Although we are still negotiating, the Central Army owed us some favors before, and we should pay them back now. "

Jeff smiled, as if he was determined to win, then picked up the black tea on the table and took a sip.

"So, I will be directly incorporated into the navy in the future?"

Karl was a little surprised. No one told him about this kind of thing before. Could it be that he told himself the day before he was transferred?
"Of course not. You are still a member of the Central Army, and you just borrowed it to help us fight. But if you want to stay in the navy, we can go to the Ministry of Defense to fight. After all, you are really important to us."

Jeff smiled and said that he and his younger brother seem completely different. Karl really likes Lieutenant General Jeff, at least he should be a little more kind than Clayton.

(End of this chapter)