After the graduation ceremony, the current principal, Leno, left the venue as usual, giving people the feeling of being a big man with a lot of trouble, while the old principal Van Luo was still so kind. A group of graduates in military dresses surrounded him and said something lively. Although Weiss had a good impression of the old principal, he especially didn't like to get into the crowd, so he just stood quietly. When the students gradually dispersed, he came forward to exchange greetings.

The gray-haired old man patted his shoulder: "I know, you are a unique person with an unlimited future, but no matter when and what role you have, you need to keep your head calm at all times."

Weiss did not take this kind of words that were useful to any student at first. He responded to "thank you for your teachings" and was about to say goodbye, the old principal Van Luo asked, "Have you chosen which army to go?"

Weiss answered truthfully, "I'm still thinking."

The old principal smiled: "You might as well consider another option, our defense officer."

Weiss thought for a while: "Is this a long-planned military reform?"

The old principal nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."

Nicholas was not here, and Weiss was not as timely as before when he learned about the news from all parties. However, in the few days after returning to the military academy, he still heard about some situations about this military reform from his companions. There were 10 defense divisions in the first batch. In terms of combat organization, they replaced the relatively rigid four-four system with a relatively flexible three-three system, that is, each division was under three infantry regiments, and each regiment was under three infantry battalions. The structure of the troops seemed thin, but at the battalion level, a light gun company equipped with light rapid-fire guns was added to the original four infantry companies, and at the division level, a division-owned automobile battalion and air defense battalion were added. In this way, a standard defense division had a fewer people than combatants, more than guard divisions and reserve divisions, but the rapid-fire guns were equipped with 40% more than combatants and 25% more field guns, and the comprehensive combat power on paper was better than combatants.

The concept of a defense expert may be very attractive to others, but in Weiss's view, this method may only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Therefore, he did not agree to the person-in-person invitation from the old principal Vanluo, but politely said: "Okay, I will consider it seriously."

The old principal did not say anything more, nor did he show even a trace of displeasure. He walked away calmly with his officer's cane.

Weiss just returned to the dormitory and was called to the principal Leno's office.

When he arrived at the stairs, he met Otto Lundes and walked towards him. Weiss nodded at him and said hello. Lundes smiled slightly. When the two were about to pass by, Weiss heard him whispering to himself, "The 1st Defense Officer."

What does it mean?

Through the long corridor, Weiss came to the door of Principal Leno's office.

Assistant Principal Johnson stood outside the door and knocked on Weiss: "Mr. Principal, Mr. Clumber Heisen is here."

"Please come in!" The voice from the door was low and powerful, but the speaker's mood was not heard from the tone and tone.

"Okay, Mr. Principal!"

Johnson pushed open the door with just the right force and signaled Weiss to enter the office.

Such treatment never appeared when he was summoned last time.

"Thanks!"

Weiss nodded to Johnson. In addition to taking on administrative work, the tall, thin, and clean young man was also responsible for the first aid courses for the students in the field, and had an impeccable professional level in medical care.

"Good luck!" Johnson said to him in a very low and light voice, "Also, don't make him angry no matter what."

Before Weis could ask why, the principal had already come up with him, and the cold face that had not changed for almost a thousand years was actually smiling!

"Caller Long Klumber Heisen... Well, now you should call Mr. Officer. Being able to graduate successfully with a second-ranked overall grade has fully demonstrated your outstanding talent and ability. You are the pride of our Baston Military Academy and the hope of the federal army. I believe that one day your name will be carved on the stone wall of the Baston Hall of Fame, and there will even be a statue specially made for you standing on our square. All this is not just a dream, the road is right at your feet."

At this moment, Weiss felt that the person standing in front of him was not a noble principal, but a professional hr, a headhunter, who was recruiting talents in the way he thought he was smart.

Under Leno's confident and expectant eyes, Weiss changed the topic without any haste, neither humble nor arrogant: "Graduation should have been an exciting thing, but war is coming like a flood and a beast. In the past few weeks, we have watched our classmates and friends fall down one by one and sacrifice their lives for the country on the battlefield. The living are lucky and painful, because this war is far more difficult than we imagined, and we still have a long way to go in the future."

"The enemy is not scary. What is scary is that we ourselves lose courage, confidence, and belief in freedom. As I usually say, a few of us have a bad mentality, blindly worshipping power and aristocratic status, which has led to the idea of ​​secretly colluding with enemies. This is really fatal!" Leno said this, and suddenly changed his mind and brought the topic back to the talent show: "I have read your graduation volunteers these two days. Before, I was worried that someone would be afraid of fighting. The situation was much better than I expected. You are all great guys! In fact, with my rigorous attitude, it is impossible to recommend flawed graduates to the combat troops."

As he said, Leno picked up a piece of paper from his desk with many handwritten handwriting.

"Because of your outstanding performance in the border battle, many commanders and chiefs of staff have called and sent letters, hoping that I can recommend the best graduates to them. Look, there are the staff of the 1st Corps, the staff of the 2nd Corps, the 5th Corps, the 3rd Garage District Command, the 6th Garage District Command, the 7th Garage District Command, and the command of the 9th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 31st combat divisions... These are all famous troops!"

Weiss thought for a moment: "With your knowledge and experience, we should be able to give us very good advice."

"Of course!" Leno was like an angler who saw a fish biting a hook, deliberately suppressing his inner joy and said seriously, "In this world, except for your parents, there is probably no one who wants to see you succeed in the army than me. In the future, the medals worn on your chest and the generals on your shoulders will be my glory and pride. Therefore, I will do my best to recommend you to the troops that are most suitable for accumulating experience and building achievements.

, and based on the various qualities you showed during your military academy, I think... you should choose one of the two from the General Staff of the 2nd Corps or the 3rd Garrison Command, and I personally prefer the former - their chief of staff, General Alrenson, is a very powerful figure. Not only is he a master of war chess, he also served as the staff officer of General Castevier in the previous war, and made important contributions to the victory of the Battle of Gedrink and the Battle of Lorste."

Weiss refused to say anything: "I guess you are very familiar with this General Alrenson?"

"Of course!" Leno said proudly, "Nothing else, as long as you report with my handwritten letter, you can choose the right position in the General Staff. If you have the opportunity to further study and advance in the future, my old friends will definitely take care of you first."

This person was originally an adjutant, but when he was so oblivious, his behavior and expression were very disgusting. Until this moment, Weiss finally knew why Lundes said to him "the first national defense officer". He decisively rejected Leno's invitation and resolutely defected to the old principal. The slap in the face was not an ordinary pleasure!

Seeing that Weiss' reaction was not enthusiastic, Leno paused for a moment and continued: "Of course, the 2nd Corps is fighting against the Norman army on the Western Front, and the battle may start at any time. If you choose to go to the 3rd Garrison Command, your situation will certainly be more stable, but you will have relatively fewer opportunities to accumulate military merit."

Reminding the reminder of the principal's assistant, Weiss made a little decision to avoid slapping the slap in the face too directly, which made the bureaucratic principal angry.

"Before experiencing the border battle, I thought I could do everything and was an amazing military genius. But after seeing the real battlefield and the cruel blood type of killing, I realized how arrogant I was in the past. How to go about the future? I have been thinking about these days. The first step after leaving the military academy, I tend to go to the grassroots troops and accumulate more practical experience."

As he listened, Leno's face became gloomy. After hearing Weis's words patiently, he snorted coldly: "You are not going to tell me too, are you going to report to the 1st National Defense Agency?"

Weiss replied: "In fact, this is one of my alternatives."

Seeing that Weiss did not give a clear answer, Leno's expression calmed down a little: "Do you know that these newly formed defense agents, soldiers and equipment are only part of the equipment. With the current situation, they are unlikely to have sufficient training and preparation time. Maybe two months, maybe four or five weeks, they have to hurry to the front line. You join the defense agent and you can get a good job just now, but when you go to the front line, you will find how sad it is to be with a group of rookies! To be honest, one of the things I regret the most so far is that it has not stopped the Baston student group from rushing to the north. In the defense mobilization plan, the Baston students

The reason why the regiment was deployed in the 8th Garrison was to allow you to stay away from the front line in the early stage of the war, work together with the Allied forces, and then wait for an opportunity to be sent to the front line to fight. Unexpectedly, things went against my wishes, and the 8th Garrison became the front line. The trainees carefully cultivated by the Baston Military Academy were killed and injured under the storm-like attacks of the Normans. When those defense divisions went to the battlefield, they might not have reached the combat level of the Baston Students. I think this is the case... If you really want to go to the grassroots troops to receive training, you might as well go to the 9th combat division to which the 2nd Corps belongs. It is a well-known iron army, and its combat power can definitely be comparable to the elite troops of the Norman Empire."
Chapter completed!