German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 17 Doomed Failure and Criticism
"Hurry up, hurry up! The old lady next door is faster than you!"

Instructor Kamartov was supervising the run, watching the students in his training class moving with expressionless faces, he yelled loudly and stimulated their eardrums.

That's right, the exercise has begun.

They needed to rush to the exercise site - a small mountainous area twelve kilometers away from the Parisino Non-commissioned Officer Academy.The place has been emptied by the school's instructor team to ensure that no one else enters, allowing the students to have fun.

Karl once fantasized about whether there is a bus or the like to take it there, maybe to implement the concept of low carbon, two-legged cars start!

Rush!
The second-grade students had already rushed to the drill area the day before, and they had one more drill than the first-grade students, "wild camping".

The planning table for the exercise has been issued and is divided into two parts.The upper part is where the first grade attacks the second grade, and the lower part is where the second grade attacks the first grade.

As for the detailed details, there is no need to read, the seniors of the second grade are already gearing up and preparing to give a good lesson to the juniors.

Of course, this is not what makes people feel the most speechless. For some reason, the school sent guns to the drillers, but they were empty.

This directly caused Karl's small body to carry a marching bag, an engineering shovel, and a water bottle.There are also rifles, bullet bags with heavy objects, and not small bayonets.

The rifle is an old-fashioned Mauser 3 rifle, a bolt-action rifle with a caliber of 7.92mm and a capacity of 5 rounds. It has been used as standard equipment for the German Imperial Army for 30 years, but now it has been gradually replaced by the more advanced Mauser 5 semi-automatic rifle. Rifle replaced.

However, I heard that from the reaction of the troops, the reputation of the Mauser 3 seems to be better, because it has higher reliability and an extremely low failure rate.In contrast, the Mauser Type 5 semi-automatic rifle has a poor reputation in the frontline troops because of frequent jamming.

The bullet bags are full of lead weights, which are wrapped in oiled paper to simulate the weight of the bullets, which will give the trainees a more intuitive feeling about the march.

(Actually adding to the pain.)
As for the bayonet, it is a special bayonet for the Mauser 3 rifle, with a length of about 40 cm and a bayonet part of about 27 cm.This is specially designed for the Mauser 3 rifle. It is cast from carbon steel. It is very hard and the blade is thick. To be honest, Karl likes it very much.

However, during the march, this kind of bayonet is not so popular. The weight of the Mauser 3 is 4.6 kg, plus 0.7 kg for the dagger, plus 1.2 kg for the bullet bag.This load made the cadets miserable and caused the teams to move slower than expected, with the result that the instructors in each class started running them forward to make up for lost time.

After going through an ordeal that I don't know how to describe, the team finally arrived at the assembly point, and it looked like they were losing their money.There are even some classes where people fall behind, and people need to be sent to look for those lost students.

However, the instructors are of extremely high quality, and the curse language in their mouths is not repetitive.As expected of a soldier of the German Empire, well done.

Karl panted heavily. His hard work in physical training was not in vain. Although he wasn't outstanding, he at least kept up with the big team.For his age, it is already rare.

Glancing at his watch, they were more than an hour behind schedule.Karl did a simple calculation, even if he acted alone, he couldn't complete it within the stipulated time.

A large part of this is due to the load, and the rest is due to the terrain.There is no wide and flat runway on the battlefield, only mud and potholes.

"It seems that physical training needs to be strengthened."

Little Karl was deeply aware of his own shortcomings, but someone behind him was even more embarrassed.

"Huh, I'm exhausted." Gustalev moved to Carl's side, looking as if he was about to die.

Karl glanced at this guy sideways. In fact, Gustalev is very strong, and he is a good hand if he fights.But endurance is really bad, which is related to his living habits and weight.

As Gustaliv went to Karl to train with him endlessly, Karl also learned something about this strong man.

Gustaliv is a native of Heidelberg, from a working family, and his family education is not very good, but it is barely passable.Because his father is an alcoholic, Gustaliv has also been exposed to alcohol since he was a child. Although he is only 15 years old, his drinking age is not much worse than his age...

As for fisting his father on the first day of school, the reason was that his father had always refused to let him serve in the army, even as a non-commissioned officer.Because his father had three brothers in total, and they all served as soldiers and died in battle.

Gustaliv applied for the Parisino Non-commissioned Officer Academy without telling his father, but he was discovered on the day of registration, and his father wanted to take him back by force, but he disagreed, so the two had a fist fight.

By the way, let me explain his record again. Gustaliv won the final victory.

"Get up, everyone get up! Go to the mountain three kilometers away, we have to put on an offensive posture."

Kamartov yelled loudly, and then let the whole class line up, and followed the other three classes to the damn hill.

This was a planned march. They were already late and did not show up at the prescribed location, so they had to make up time and complete the deployment as quickly as possible.

This three-kilometer march can be called purgatory.Even Karl, who was ready, cursed secretly in his heart, because they not only had to hurry, but also climbed a mountain to occupy a 200-meter-high highland.

The second grade was responsible for the defense in this attack, and they had already occupied a favorable position according to the deployment the day before.And Karl and others acted as "targets" according to the stipulated time.

"You have been wiped out."

……

After going through untold hardships, he finally learned that he had failed, and Karl's mentality changed a little.Looking at the mountain he just climbed and the expressionless face of the observer, Karl was numb.

Because they arrived two hours late, this position had already been occupied by the second graders, and they occupied a high place. The three classes spread out and outflanked Karl and his party.

"This is the gap between you, the gap in experience!"

Kamartov, who led the team to practice the "death zone", has been scolding all the students. His insults are very measured, and he tries to avoid mentioning family and hometown.

After all, although the guns of the students had no bullets, the bayonets were still hanging on their waists. If someone really pulled out the bayonet and stabbed himself, then this matter would be troublesome.

At least his back at the hospital told him not to.

"Seniors in the second grade are already real soldiers. Children in your school's mother's arms. I don't want this kind of thing to happen again in the future! Did you hear me!"

In fact, this failure was doomed. The disadvantage of the first grade and the premeditation of the second grade, even this insult to Kamartov was practiced in advance.

Students need a transformation process, insults are a good catalyst.

(End of this chapter)