The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 107 The Impoverished Independent Regiment
"Excuse me, are you...?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was probably the oldest in his officer corps and whose hair was even turning gray, Andrei asked with some curiosity.

Aside from being curious about his age, Andrei's attention was mainly focused on his prosthetic leg.

Unlike the typical disabled people with prosthetics that Andrei had in mind, he made no attempt to hide his leg; on the contrary, he openly displayed it.

Looking at the mechanical leg, which was full of gears and levers and had several pipes that were faintly emitting steam, Andrei couldn't help but want to complain.

What kind of steampunk style thing is this?

Such a delicate leg must have cost a lot of money to achieve, right?
The old officer slowly sized up Andrei and Lieutenant Colonel Yuri standing beside him, then nodded, and promptly saluted the two men, saying:

"Reporting to the commander, orders have been received that Lieutenant Colonel Gleb Vladimirovich Nikolaev is reporting for duty. I will be the Chief of Staff of the Vorontsov Independent Regiment from now on!"

Andrei took the order document, glanced at it, and returned it after confirming that there were no problems.

He then saluted, introduced himself, and then looked at the old man's gray beard and hair, as well as his mechanical leg, with a suspicious gaze.

Although Andrei didn't say it, he genuinely didn't trust the old man, mainly because the man looked quite old.

However, at the same time, Andrei glanced at the pile of medals hanging on the old man's chest and withdrew some of his distrust.

It's unclear how valuable these medals are, but regardless, the fact that he has so many medals and seems to have a wealth of combat experience suggests he must be quite skilled.

But... to be honest, Andrei was really curious as to why officers of such advanced age had been mobilized.
Logically speaking, this old man should have retired from the military long ago, right?
After some conversation, Andrei quickly stopped doubting the old man's abilities.

Regardless of his actual command skills, his ability to manage logistics was certainly quite good.

He had only just arrived here when he had already arranged the evacuation time of Andrei's regiment and the train numbers they would take. In addition, he had also brought along several other units that should be under the command of Andrei's regiment.

Taking this opportunity, Andrei went to the reviewing stand on the parade ground and carefully inspected his Independent Regiment.

I have to say, the equipment of my independent regiment is really terrible!
Although he had anticipated this and guessed that his independent regiment, cobbled together from various odds and ends, would certainly not have any good equipment.

But when he actually saw the soldiers under his command, all he felt was an overwhelming sense of unbearable unease.

Needless to say, his original army was also heavily reliant on other players, who had substantial resources.

No, to be precise, a portion of the players' resources was also taken away.

Of the 20 armored vehicles they had captured, 10 were reassigned by headquarters to other locations, or more precisely, to the rear for testing. In addition to these armored vehicles, headquarters also took the Necromancer rifles and molten guns that Andrei and his men had captured on the battlefield to the rear for testing as well.

Although Andrei was not very happy about this, he could understand it.

If you capture an enemy's advanced weapon on the battlefield, the first thing you should do is test it thoroughly. As for using it directly?

Putting aside whether these weapons are good or not, the lack of logistical support alone is enough to cause a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, Andrei and his men captured a lot of enemy ammunition, and the fuel on both sides seemed to be interchangeable, so the logistical pressure on his side has not yet been apparent, at least not for the time being.

As for waiting until later?
To be honest, Andrei seriously doubts whether these mechs have any future, given the way the players are using their combat style.
Of course, 10 mechs were taken from Andrei, leaving him with only 5 Dreadnoughts and 5 Hunters. In return, Andrei received 5 mechs and a cavalry unit, which is the origin of the Lancer Battalion.

It's unclear what the original organization of this lancer battalion was; it doesn't seem to be a mixed unit of mechs and cavalry.

They seemed to have suffered considerable losses in the previous battle, so much so that the entire battalion now had only 100 cavalrymen left, which was roughly equivalent to a cavalry company.

However, after looking at the five mechs that had been given to him, Andrei breathed a sigh of relief.

He had initially thought that what he would receive next might be a useless, worthless mech like the Burner; at least, he had no confidence in the Burner at all.

However, when he received the five mechs, he discovered that they were actually a newly produced type of mech – reindeer.

He didn't know why this thing was called a reindeer. If you just look at its shape, it's more like a bacteriophage with a capsule-like upper half and four mechanical arms in the lower half.

Although this thing is not particularly attractive, and there is no particularly eye-catching or exaggerated design, the 45mm cannon that can rotate 180 degrees on the front of it still makes Andrei very satisfied.

This cannon's armor-piercing capability certainly couldn't match the Dreadnought's 75mm long-barreled cannon, but in any case, it did possess a certain degree of anti-armor capability.

After just one glance at the few mech pilots Pei had given him, Andrei couldn't help but wonder if these guys had even graduated.
He didn't mean anything by it; he just thought these drivers looked too young, even younger than him!
Apart from these equipment, other units basically had no good equipment.

The original 6th Regiment at least had one anti-tank gun and a few anti-tank rifles left, but the 5th Regiment and Andrei's own scattered remnants were truly destitute, with nothing at all.

Aside from a few mortars that could barely be considered decent and some heavy machine guns, Andrei didn't even have a single infantry gun, which left him speechless!
Fortunately, according to the transfer order, the weapons needed by the team were replenished after he arrived at the Lu family, which relieved him.

Otherwise, having to engage the enemy without even an infantry gun would put him under immense pressure!

(End of this chapter)