December 12, Summer Pce.


    Belinsky had been at the High Command these past few days, closely monitoring the front-line battle situation.


    Just after the meeting at High Command ended that day, Ravkid entered the room and whispered to Belinsky, "General Rokossovsky saw a convoy transporting wounded soldiers on his way to work and took the opportunity to visit the Civil War Memorial Hospital."


    Belinsky was overjoyed, "Really? Were there any photographs taken?"


    Ravkid replied, "The Judge notified the Federation''s reporters and his partner based on the situation at the time."


    Belinsky smiled and said, "Good, good,municate with the Federation''s reporters and get us a set of the developed photos. We''ll select some for publishing in the Ye Fort Daily."


    Ravkid added, "There''s also another matter. The exile government of Mnia has made a request to the Foreign Minister to join the alliance and be an allied nation."


    Belinsky reflected, "Mnia? I remember when the Prosen Empire destroyed Mnia, the people who followed the Eastern Holy Church Secr faction fled here."


    "Yes, we even resettled some bishops from Mnia, and most of the refugees have been settled in our vast eastern territories, that was already three years ago."After Ravkid finished speaking, Belinsky eximed, "They are still fighting? Admirable. So what does the exile government intend? Are they nning to recruit soldiers from the Mnia refugees we''ve settled?"


    "That seems to be the case," Ravkid nodded, "but most of the diplomatic stuff is being handled by the nobility."


    After all, before the Prosen Empire instigated trouble, most of the countries in Europa were either kingdoms or empires adorned with crowns.


    Belinsky thought for a moment and asked Ravkid, "How eager are these Mnia refugees to enlist when we mobilize them?"


    "Ever since they arrived in our country, they have been demanding the restoration of their homnd. After the war broke out, they''ve submitted numerous petitions through their Priests."


    Belinsky questioned, "Then why not conscript them?"


    "Because the military dislikes their poor Antenguage skills. I believe it''s an excuse by the nobility, who regard these Mnia refugees that fled to our country as fervent Secr faction members." Enjoy exclusive content from


    Belinsky raised an eyebrow, "Are they?"


    Ravkid adjusted his sses, "Most are, and even if they originally weren''t, they became so after witnessing the Prosen''s atrocities."


    Belinsky instructed, "Prepare for it, once our diplomatic department establishes rtions with the Mnia exile government, we''ll conscript these Mnians. Also, do these Mnian people have a high level of education?"


    Ravkid responded, "ording to the entry registration data, quite high."


    Belinsky decided, "Then supplement them to Rokossovsky. He''s always moring for soldiers with high cultural levels; give them to him and see what he can do with these soldiers. Of course, all this must be done after forming an alliance with the Mnia exile government. Until then, let the Mnians stay in the resettlement areas."@@novelbin@@


    December 16, Suvorov Military Academy Principal''s Office.


    Wang Zhong watched as his secretary typed thest letter and he breathed a long sigh of relief, "All right, this ''Guiding Principles in Armored Defense Warfare'' is finallyplete."


    Wang Zhong had originally wanted to use a longer title: The Guiding Principles in Armored Defense Warfare Synthesized from the Battles of Upper Peniye, Loktov, and Orachi.


    But that sounded too much like a light novel''s title, so Wang Zhong had abandoned that idea.


    The person responsible for typing was ady named Petrovna, brought by Miss Ellie, a woman close to fifty years of age, with children about the same age as Wang Zhong.


    The auntie lifted thest page of the manuscript from the typewriter to dry on the desk and said to Wang Zhong, "Congrattions, General, this must be a future textbook, right?"


    Wang Zhong replied, "Until we have more outstanding theories on defensive warfare, yes."


    In fact, this book not only contained Wang Zhong''s own summary ofbat experience but also many advanced theories from Earth.


    The auntie remarked, "You''re too modest. This will definitely be our textbook."


    Wang Zhong, with a smile, approached the huge ss window of the principal''s office and looked out at the training field covered in morning snow. Tank Command and Infantry Command majors had just entered the field, beginning to clear the snow.


    It seemed they were preparing for abined arms exercise today, hence the Infantry Command students were also present; ordinarily, only the Tank Command majors would clear the school''srgest training field.


    At that moment, the telephone rang suddenly. As Petrovna, who was organizing the manuscripts, picked up the phone, she announced, "This is Suvorov Military Academy. General Rokossovsky is admiring the snow scene; I''ll get him for you now."


    By then, Wang Zhong had already walked over from the window and took the receiver directly from Mrs. Petrovna, "This is me, Rokossovsky. What''s the matter, driver?"


    Pavlovined, "The organizational structure of the model regiment... we''ve nearly gathered thebat troops, but we''re really struggling to find enough maintenance personnel. The Ordnance Department told us they don''t have the production capacity for tank tractors; can''t we just use tanks for towing, they said."


    Wang Zhong immediately cursed, "Do they have pig brains? Tanks are so prone to breakdowns; they''re nothing like a tow truck! A tank itself is more than 30 tons. It''s good enough if it can travel 100 kilometers without breaking down, and you expect it to tow a broken tank another 100 kilometers to a repair station?"


    Even if a wartime repair station wasn''t that far from the front line, it was still wholly unreliable to use a tank as a tow truck.