Chapter 97： Semaphore drill

"Earl Greiman, I have already drafted a preliminary semaphore plan, please have a look."

On the second day after everyone had a meeting and decided to prepare for war, the female consultant "Dias" found Paul and asked her to submit the research results for a period of time.

Paul was overjoyed: "Oh? This is really sleepy sending pillows."

Irene was a little strange: "Why did Earl Greiman say such a thing?"

"Uh... To be honest, we have a bit of 'little friction' with our neighbors to the south, and we may need some special communication methods."

Irene understood, and felt contempt in her heart: "Men are really a bunch of savage creatures, they all like to use force to solve problems at every turn."

"Can't they just sit around the table and talk?"

Thinking of the rebellion in the south of the kingdom that almost ruined her life, she felt very sorry for the injustice of the Creator: "It would be great if this world was dominated by us women, then there would definitely be no wars."

She didn't worry much about Paul. Unless there was blood feud between the two families, wars between local lords generally would not kill them. Even if one side was captured, the winning side would offer food and drink. They were taken captive, and the family members paid a ransom and released them.

The really unlucky ones are only the soldiers who were conscripted and the civilians who were looted. Few lords care about their lives. In the eyes of the nobles, they are all consumables.

Paul opened a thick album handed over by Miss "Dias".

I saw that it was full of different gestures made by villains holding flags, and the meaning of each gesture was marked in detail, and some complex information could only be expressed with the help of several gestures.

"Have all the officers of the general staff read it?"

"Yes, Earl Greiman? This was finally determined after full communication with them."

Thinking of the situation when she first took over this job, Irene was a little upset. Those officers had to make her sign a non-disclosure agreement, and they had to memorize it thoroughly before they could start working.

The agreement was nothing more than one meaning: the content of the work related to the army and everything she saw in the army, she was not allowed to disclose a single word to others.

What's even more weird is that these guys have to take a secret test every once in a while.

"I, Irene Rodney, the second princess of the Aldo Kingdom, is a person who keeps his word, how can he be so distrusted by others."

Thinking of this, she complained to Paul about the secrecy system in the army.

Paul comforted her with a smile: "There is no way, rules are rules, and it's not just you, the outreach staff, don't you think the officers of the general staff must be inspected regularly like you?"

This is true, Irene's inner balance.

However, the situation in Arda's army is really different from her previous understanding of the army. The eldest sister is also the person in charge of the army. She often tells herself about things in the army, and she also goes to the barracks with her eldest sister to see it.

The army of the lord in front of him is different from the army of the kingdom government in every way. Apart from the strict secrecy system, there is another difference.

In the Kingdom Army, the officers and soldiers are simply two species living in two worlds. The officers are all from aristocratic families, while the soldiers are all from civilians or serfs. The military camp is a miniature society. All kinds of things will naturally be reflected in the barracks.

She guessed: it may be because the members of this army are all from the lower classes.

Irene learned that, except for Chief of Staff Schroeder, who could be called a "quasi-noble" knight, the others were all civilians or serfs in the territory.

Paul looked through the atlas from beginning to end, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. The battlefield instructions he had imagined had been basically covered.

"Miss Dias, let's find some time to rehearse?"

"During the development of this system, the staff dispatched a platoon and a gun crew to study at any time, and now they are very proficient in this set of flags."

Paul was very satisfied: "I will immediately notify the staff to arrange a drill."

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A large open area on the south bank of Lake Weiss was temporarily designated as an exercise area, and no one else was allowed to enter.

All the troops stationed in Huxin Town gathered here to watch the demonstration of the semaphore operation.

Paul and the officers stood on a high ground, and two trained "communicators" stood in front of them.

Of course, the female advisor was also with Paul and the others.

Deploy a platoon of musketeers and a gun crew to their southwest. The distance is so far that the two sides can only see each other's movements clearly through binoculars.

In the far distance to their southeast and due south, several huge circles were clearly circled with lime powder, which was the target area for artillery to shoot.

There are a large number of scarecrows erected in the circle. After the artillery fires, the musketeers will shoot or stab at these scarecrows.

After everything was ready, the exercise began.

Paul first said: "Order the artillery to fire on the enemy due south."

A signal soldier immediately issued a semaphore to the location of the exercise artillery in the southwest direction.

There are also four signal soldiers on the artillery position, two for artillery communications and two for infantry communications.

A signal soldier who was watching Paul's side with a telescope all the time shouted out nervously: "Here comes the order! It's for the artillery."

In the binoculars, the signal soldier next to the earl started to wave the flag He watched the opponent's movements without blinking. the message to convey.

The messenger commanded to his companion beside him, "Reply to confirm!"

The companion nodded, and waved a semaphore to confirm receipt of the order towards the high ground where the officers were.

The communicator holding the binoculars quickly conveyed the received order to the artillery: "The headquarters is facing the target due south, and continue to shoot."

"Go ahead, lads!"

Under the command of the gunner, the gunners turned their muzzles to point to the target area in the southeast direction of themselves. The ammunition had already been loaded, and they began to shoot after slightly adjusting the elevation angle.

After firing five shots in a row, the signal soldier in charge of observation on the infantry platoon shouted: "The infantry platoon is advancing towards the target directly south of the headquarters!"

The marching drums sounded, and along with the drum beats and the orders of the platoon leader, the infantry equipped with muskets lined up and advanced southeast.

As they advanced, the shells fired by the artillery behind them whizzed past their heads from time to time, and they would not stop until they received new orders or might hit friendly troops.

On the high ground in the north, Paul and the others watched with great satisfaction as the infantry platoon advanced to the target and fired a salvo before charging.

"Very good!" He admired sincerely, and a Chinese word popped up in his head - like an arm and a finger.

He bowed to Miss "Dias": "Thank you for your contribution, this is what I want."

Irene was very proud of hearing this, but still said modestly: "This is my job, Earl."

"Let's test other commands!"

Paul rubbed his hands excitedly and said this to everyone.