Chapter 169 The real big business
Frederick put forward several opinions in the post-war summary of the Six-Day War, including those about military honor, among which various medals and honors were among them. one.
After Frederick nodded, Metzger proudly replied: "This is my medal, which records my service experience and merit."
The Archduke of Mainz listened. Then he asked with great interest: "Oh, tell us about it."
Metzger, without lowering his head, pointed to the long three-white star logo on a dark blue background at the top and said: "This It is a third-level soldier's chapter, the highest rank among soldiers."
"The black background with one white vertical bar on the right is my military service insignia. One year is one bar."
"The one on the left is the skills insignia. Green is for rifle shooters, and dark red is for cherry cannon shooters. Now I’m going to take the medical exam, and if I pass it, I’ll get a new color.”
After introducing the first row, he pointed to the logo on the far left of the second row. This logo is a golden double-headed eagle on a red background. On the side is a golden sword.
At this time, an extremely proud smile appeared on his face, and he said triumphantly: "This is the insignia of the Golden Eagle Medal. It is the highest personal honor in the entire army."
" Oh?” the Grand Duke of Mainz asked in surprise, “So, you have made great contributions?”
Frederick smiled and replied: "Yes, Metzger not only performed very well in the battle, he was the one who killed Count Reese."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamation from around him.
Dozens of knights and above were killed in the Six-Day War. Among the five earls with the highest titles, Frederick killed one among his troops, and one was blown up while leading the cavalry charge. Among the briquettes, one was killed by little Franz, and the other was blown up while escaping with the prince. Everyone knew that Earl Reese died while retreating, but there were different opinions on how he died. Many people did not believe that Weisen State was claiming that he was killed. A soldier was killed.
Now that the person involved was right in front of him, someone asked him to talk about what happened at that time.
“There’s no hurry.” The Grand Duke of Mainz said, “You can save this story for drinking tonight. Now let’s continue with these... brief chapters.”
Grand Duke Byrne also said: "Yes, how can such a story be possible without wine."
Everyone heard the same and all agreed.
Metzger felt a little embarrassed, so he began to introduce the next chapter with a red background and four pairs of crossed swords: "This is the collective first-class merit chapter of our company. The four swords next to it The one at the bottom is a summary of the battle experience, and the bottom one is a commemorative chapter of the 'Six Days of Defense'."
After he finished the introduction, Frederick discovered Sforza. A sneer suddenly appeared, but it disappeared immediately.
Frederick thought that he was probably unhappy because he did not let those prisoners of war go back, so he might cause trouble for himself.
But it doesn’t matter, this is half of my home court, so it’s a bit difficult to lose.
And there is currently a lack of labor in the territory, so there is no reason to let those people go.
The attention of the Grand Duke of Mainz and others was all focused on Metzger. They discussed the honorary certificate for a while and felt that this idea was quite good. A's medal is convenient.
“But let’s go see where you live.” The Archduke of Mainz said to Metzger.
Metzger looked at Frederick a little embarrassed, and only dared to agree after the commander nodded.
Many people noticed this and thought that Duke Wesson's military management skills were so good that his subordinates did not dare to reply randomly.
The Grand Duke of Mainz said to Metzger: "Let's go, lead the way."
But Metzger did not move, but asked everyone to wait.
Little Franz was the commander of this operation. He was on standby as soon as the guests arrived. Upon seeing this, he immediately sent a staff officer to the canteen to find someone to replace the guard.
After a while, Bobo, the captain of Metzger's same team, came over with a soldier.
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Metzger stood at attention, and after Bobo gave the command "Change of Sentinels," he saluted with guns and the soldiers who came to take over.
Metzger said: "Password!"
The replacement soldier immediately replied: "Omelette with chives!"
Metzger immediately replied: "Vinegar braised beef !”
Frederick pinched his brows and meowed, who came up with this password?
The replacement soldier then said: "Sentinel, please step down."
Metzger replied: "There are outsiders visiting the water tower post today. Everything else is normal. Please step up."
The two sides exchanged words After changing positions, he saluted with his gun again. Metzger then saluted Bobo and reported the sentry situation again. After Bobo let him move freely, he said to the Grand Duke of Mainz: "Sir, please go this way."
The Grand Duke of Mainz and others watched the entire process of the changing of the sentry, and could see that the sentinels' movements and conversations were neat and smooth, and were not rehearsed on a temporary basis.
Someone in the crowd whispered to his companions: "It would be difficult to pretend to change whistles."
Many people around nodded in agreement, judging from the small, the discipline of Duke Wesson's army was extraordinary.
Under the leadership of Metzger, everyone arrived at the tent where he lived. Once inside, the bosses were a little confused. A traditional tent has one to three pillars set up in the middle depending on the size to support the top, and then a lot of ropes are used to open the top like an umbrella, and then hang the surrounding curtains, and finally fix the bottom of the curtains.
The tents here have no pillars and are all supported by steel pipes. They look very spacious and are more convenient for entry and exit in case of emergency.
At the same time, there is a thick tarpaulin on the ground, and there are reverse edges and steel frames around it. As long as the water outside does not reach the threshold, it will not flood inside.
There are 12 beds supported by steel pipes in the tent. Metzger demonstrated to everyone that they can be folded and stored.
There is an inflatable pillow on the bed, a neatly folded sleeping bag, a yellow plastic basin and a pair of slippers placed under the end of the bed. There are water cups, toothbrushes and towels in the plastic basin, and a marching backpack. Next to the bedside, it looks very neat.
In the deepest part of the tent, there is a samovar commonly used by the Ant people in the east. This large teapot has an iron pipe in the middle with a lid, which can be used to put ice cubes in summer and burn charcoal in winter.
Metzger walked to the samovar and introduced: "We have a certain amount of tea and sugar every day, so we all put them in to make tea."
The Grand Duke of Mainz looked directly at Frederick found that this guy was still holding Maria's hand, and it seemed that he had been holding Maria's hand since he was studying steel thorns online just now, so he gave him a fierce look.
But official business was important, and the Grand Duke asked him: "How much does this package cost?"
Frederick smiled and replied: "This little money is nothing compared with the health of the soldiers. We do According to research, if a soldier is stationed in a traditional camp for more than one month, one in ten soldiers will become ill and his combat effectiveness will be reduced. After more than three months, the number of sick soldiers will exceed four, and one of them will be seriously ill and completely lose their combat effectiveness. The cause of the disease was improved in the camp. Previously, soldiers were stationed in the new camp for three consecutive months from July to September. Only five out of a hundred fell ill and were cured within three days."
There was a march. People with experience keep nodding. When fighting for a long time, the longer the time, the more serious the non-combat attrition will be.
Frederick heard the sound of soldiers walking out of the canteen after lunch, and said: "I think everyone is hungry too, let's go have lunch first."
The Archduke of Mainz nodded and followed him out of the tent.
Frederick did not take them to the canteen, but to a very huge and luxurious tent.
This tent is built with I-beams, channel steel and steel pipes. It is large enough to fit a standard basketball court, plus a circle of space for spectators around it.
Frederick was no stranger to this kind of large tent. In his previous life, a relative held wedding banquets in the village and used this kind of large tent. He went to help several times.
In addition to the surrounding tarpaulin, the large tent also has wooden floors on the ground, soft wool carpets on the floor, exquisite silk tapestries hanging on the surrounding walls, and several crystal hanging lamps hanging above the head. .
Long tables were placed on three sides of the tent. After everyone took their seats, Ah Fu and the maids came over with kettles, basins, and towels to wash their hands, and then served lunch.
Soon, the table was covered with Wesson buns, Chicken Wesson wraps, fried chicken nuggets, French fries and ketchup, as well as a black, fizzy drink.
Maria and Frederick were separated by the Archduke of Mainz. When she saw the black drink, she immediately laughed happily, picked up the cup and took a big sip.
On the long table on the other side, Philip agreed and picked up the drink with a smile and drank it.
Everyone looked at the father and daughter. With them taking the lead, they tried to pick up the cup and take a sip.
The Grand Duke of Mainz tried it and asked Frederick in surprise: "What is this?"
Frederick smiled and replied: "Happy water."
Then he said to Maria: "Don't drink too much."
Maria immediately replied depressingly: "I know. "
There is no way to completely reproduce Happy Water. At the beginning, Psyche only used a small amount of white sugar extracted from sweet radish juice, caramel, lemon juice, lime juice, and phosphorus to produce The phosphoric acid formed by phosphorus oxide in hot water and the sesame oil distilled from orange flowers and other spices were added to soda water to make a dark drink. It always tasted like something bad, so I put it aside for a long time.
It wasn’t until Psyche discovered a medicinal material that Imhotep and his companions brought with them when they came to Weissenburg from the south, that Happy Water tasted like that.
Frederick would not forget about Maria when he had such a good product. He sent a few barrels to their family for a trial, and the feedback was good.
The Grand Duke of Mainz imitated Frederick, picked up French fries and dipped them in red ketchup and ate them. He thought they were pretty good, so he asked: "What is this?"
Mary Ya rushed to answer: "I know, these are French fries made from Elizabeth potatoes!"
Frederick then said: "This year's Elizabeth potato harvest is very good, enough to promote next year, so I will use some to get it." Come and eat.”
The Grand Duke of Mainz was not that concerned about food. While eating, he asked, “I want to discuss something with you. Can you help me train the army?”
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Archduke Byrne, who was sitting on the other side of Frederick, also said: "Help me train if you can."
They are all knowledgeable and understand that an army does not just need new weapons. The training of the army Also crucial.
Many people have reviewed the Six-Day War and found that the key to Weissen State being able to defeat an enemy several times larger than itself was that this army could carry out continuous high-intensity and large-scale operations, and gradually attack the enemy before they could react. Destroy the relatively weak enemies and finally surround the strongest enemies.
Such an army cannot be built with money. There is a whole set of military management methods behind it, such as the medals, changing of guards, camps, etc. seen today.
The corners of Frederick's mouth curled up slightly, the real big business finally came.
(End of this chapter)