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Chapter 599 Going on a Date

Back to the winter of 1035, the 3nd and 32rd Regiments of the 33rd Division went to the training ground as best they could.

The 32nd Regiment took the train to the training ground on its own. On the return trip, it took the train coordinated by the Military Affairs Department together with the 33rd Regiment back to the base. The place where they got off was still the train station of the shipyard.

It was daytime when we got off the train. After getting off the train, we could see that the dock not far away was full of large and small boats.

"Zoppel," Krom patted the smartest soldier in the class, "Why are the tops of those two boats level?"

Near the train station, the two flat-top fish-drying boats are particularly eye-catching. There are people busy on them, and many people are wondering what they are used for.

When the commander of the 32nd Regiment, Erwin, and the chief of staff, Gauss, heard that there was a new recruit from the shipyard, they came over to listen.

"That's the boat for the air force's airships," said Zopel.

The people around me looked as if they had heard of it before, but this was the first time they had seen it.

Gao Si pinched his chin and said, "I thought the golden cannon was placed on it."

"We tried it at first, but the ship was shaking at sea, so it was hard to hit the target accurately," Zopel said.

"The guns on the ship must use special gun mounts, and there is a way to fire when the ship is rocked to the right level."

Erwin immediately asked, "Are there any ships equipped with guns?"

They will be going to the front line by ship in half a year. Many people are worried about encountering pirates or something. They will feel much more at ease if they have the protection of a ship equipped with cannons.

Zopel said uncertainly, "I think so. The Navy's ship was ordered last year. I heard it has a steel keel, but I was helping the Air Force at that time."

Speaking of the air force, someone saw something flying not far away, about 20 meters high.

This machine is somewhat different from the powered delta wings seen before. It has the same teardrop-shaped cockpit in the front, a fish-like tail and propeller at the back, and no wings on the top, but a long pole and a long propeller.

Erwin asked Zopel, "What is that?"

Zopel said with some embarrassment: "Well... I don't know if it has been decrypted or not. It's hard to say."

Erwin immediately said, "That goes without saying."

There is a confidentiality system in the military, and you can't ask around.

But Zopel whispered to the regiment commander: "I heard that the machine might be used by the army and navy, not the air force."

Erwin's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to find Eugene to see if he could go to the headquarters to get the new equipment back.

After receiving the news, Eugene attached great importance to it and took time to go to the headquarters to inquire, but was told not to think too much about it.

But he did not return empty-handed. The headquarters approved him several hot air balloons for battlefield reconnaissance.

In the following days, the 3rd Division began intensive training. Not only did the personnel have to adapt to the new equipment, but the officers also had to develop new tactics.

Time slowly came to early April 1036. This Sunday it was the turn of Zopel's class to take a break and go out.

The day before, Zopel had washed his military uniform clean, polished his shoes until they could serve as mirrors, and combed his hair neatly.

In the transport brigade's garage, a group of people whistled when they saw him coming.

Gauss was here to check the tire wear of the vehicle. When he saw Zopel coming over, he smiled and said to him, "You can use the excuse that your car is broken and you can't come back to stay overnight in Weissenberg and don't come back until tomorrow afternoon. The division commander said he will help explain to the Air Force."

The experienced driver next to him also said: "Remember what I told you yesterday about how to deliberately make the car unable to start? It's that maintenance button. Just press it a few times quietly."

Zopel's face suddenly turned red.

There are currently no laws or regulations in the Duchy of Wessen prohibiting the private use of public vehicles. The military only stipulates that vehicles carrying weapons cannot be used at will.

Therefore, standard box trucks used for commuting and transporting documents have become the favorite for private use of public vehicles, and spare vehicles are often borrowed out.

Today, Zopel was going to Weissenberg for a date and was originally going to take the train, but when the company commander Metzger learned that he was dating Hannah from the Air Force, he immediately reported it.

In the end, the division not only approved him to drive there, but also gave him some funds to buy gifts for Hannah and other air force pilots after the date.

There are rumors in the command that a batch of aircraft may be delegated to the division level for reconnaissance and other operations. As to which division it will be, the Air Force has a greater say.

Zopel drove and soon arrived at the newly opened Weissenburg East Railway Station. The exit was still busy, with many people holding signs for hotels, tour guides, and translators to attract customers, and several teams of police patrolled the area.

Zopel was not the only soldier waiting for people here. There was also a junior staff officer from the headquarters waiting for his family, and a sergeant from the local city defense army picking up his father-in-law and mother-in-law. The three of them naturally gathered together to brag.

A train arrived at the station, and soon a group of people carrying large and small bags poured out of the exit.

There were several young girls in the crowd who were particularly eye-catching. Some were wearing air force uniforms, and some were wearing casual clothes.

The young staff officer nudged Zopel with his elbow and asked, "Who is it?"

Zopel said a little sheepishly, "The one in the yellow skirt."

The young staff officer saw him in a military uniform, frowned slightly and said, "She's wearing a casual dress, and you're wearing a military uniform. You seem a little restrained."

Zopel blushed and said, "Our company commander said that we should buy a set of uniforms while we are out this time."

The young staff officer and the non-commissioned officer next to him gave a thumbs up.

Things like helping to choose clothes are usually done by family members.

Today Hannah wore a beige floral long-sleeved dress and a white sleeveless vest, a yellow wide-brimmed hat on her head, and a pearl handbag in her hand, attracting a lot of people's attention.

Zopel waved at her from a distance, and the female air force soldiers around her laughed and pushed her to the front.

A female soldier said to Zopel: "We didn't have breakfast in order to catch the earliest train."

The van driven by Zopel had back-to-back seats in addition to the driver and co-driver seats, so it could easily accommodate six people.

He had special funds from the division headquarters, and he waved his hand and said, "Let's go, take a bus into the city and have breakfast together."

Hannah tugged at his sleeve and said, "No, it's too expensive."

Zopel smiled and said, "It's okay. I helped the division repair cars a while ago and got some subsidies."

A female soldier asked in surprise: "You can also repair cars?"

Nowadays, vehicles are high-tech products, and some people still think that cars can poop like cows and horses, so they follow behind the cars to pick up the manure and use it to fertilize the fields.

Nowadays, the people who can tinker with and repair cars are at least graduates of junior high school and then go to technical schools. There is a shortage of such talents even in the air force.

Hannah said proudly to her comrades, "You didn't expect that he was a student at the Willy Bird School of Mechanical Engineering and participated in the Triangle Project."

The Willibird School of Mechanical Engineering was established by some teachers and students from the School of Mechanical Engineering of Wesson University, and was combined with the shipyard in Willibird City. It is currently focusing on steam engines and transmission systems, and has become famous in the mechanical industry in the past two years.

The Triangle Project is a powered delta wing project, and those who can participate are all elites from all walks of life.

Zopel's image suddenly became taller in the hearts of the female soldiers.

Someone said to Hannah, "You really found a treasure."

The group got on the car, chatting and laughing, and headed for Weissenburg.

Today, the city of Weissenburg is a large construction site. In addition to the demolition and reconstruction of old communities that are prone to fire, the largest project is the demolition of the city walls in preparation for the expansion of the city's area.

According to the plan, except for the gates and walls along the moat in the south of the city which were left for the execution of death penalty, all other walls were demolished.

As a result, the traffic jam in Weissenburg was greatly alleviated. Zopel drove into the city and headed to the breakfast place with the help of everyone.

They found a parking lot, parked the car, and walked a few steps to the Ghazi Kebab Restaurant.

Hannah said: "People like to come here to eat."

Zopel looked at the sign and said thoughtfully, "I heard from our company commander that this store was originally opened in his building, but later moved to the city center."

The new Gazi BBQ restaurant is much bigger than the old one, with ten tables and an oil painting on the wall of Fatih, the emperor of the Gazi Empire, having dinner at the old restaurant.

The store hired two waiters from Wanjing City. After Zopel and others sat down at the table, someone came to take the order.

Olive was busy preparing the grilled meat behind the counter, and there was a young man next to him who was studying hard.

(End of this chapter)