After 36 days of rest, Weiss returned to the team after recovering from his injury and returned to the Baston Military Academy.

At this time, the Baston Military Academy was still the best military academy, but the atmosphere here was very different from before. The reason for the change was that the Baston Students Group suffered misfortune and lost up to 8 students at this spring conference, nor that the respected principal Vanton resigned and retired early, but because the Ulster Free Federation once again came to the brink of war.

The Baston student group has been converted to a wartime organization, and the students practiced every day and were ready to go!

The reason why the current situation became so tense was the group of armed personnel who entered the exercise area and killed many federal soldiers during the Spring Conference. In order to arrest these unforgivable people, the senior federal army leaders did not hesitate to terminate the exercise early, mobilized dozens of flying ships and tens of thousands of active-duty soldiers to conduct a dragnet-style search, and found all nine uninvited guests. Unfortunately, these people were either shot dead in battle or committed suicide by drinking and drinking bullets without hope of breaking through, which made their true identity doubtful.

Of course, given the historical relationships of various countries and the current world pattern, it is generally believed that the Norman Empire directed this surprising scene. After the news spread, the people of all walks of life were deeply shocked. Not only did the media criticize them, but protests against the Norman Empire occurred in many cities, and the extremes even made an attack on the Norman Empire's foreign affairs institutions. At the same time, the Ulster Free Federation government also asked the Norman Empire to give a reasonable explanation based on the clues and evidence found on the remains of the invaders. The Norman Empire government demanded that the federal government take effective measures in accordance with international conventions to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

At the beginning, the Ulster Free Federation and the Norman Empire government maintained the calmness and rationality they should have. The two sides held a series of meetings and consultations through diplomatic channels, which gradually led to the development of the situation in a positive and positive direction. However, as the military intelligence department of the Free Federation identified and confirmed that one of the invaders was a retired officer of the Norman Empire, and learned from the intelligence channels that the Norman Empire's move was even intended to test the strength and military bottom line of the Free Federation's military. The situation took a sharp turn for the worse. In his speech nationwide, Ulster Free Federation President Lebord said that although the military and civilians of the Free Federation love peace and oppose war, in the face of external threats, they will take up weapons without hesitation and defend the freedom rights that their ancestors have exchanged for their blood and lives.

In response to the successive "deviations" of the Norman Empire, the Ulster Free Federation announced that it would increase the level of national defense mobilization. The full rate of combat corps, security corps and reserve corps was increased to 100%, 90%, and 80%, respectively, and the active-duty soldiers were expanded to 1.6 million. Correspondingly, the federal parliament quickly approved a special military budget of up to 900 million kronor. In addition to the addition of training and equipment for various military branches and units, this huge amount of funds will also be used for combat readiness maintenance of aviation bases and accelerated construction of flight ships, etc.

After the Ulster Free Federation announced the increase in the level of defense mobilization, the Kingdom of Wessex in the North responded quickly. They expanded the scale of the active-duty army to 600,000 by extending the service period of active-duty personnel and recruiting new recruits in advance, and activated their reserve fleet. In this way, the alliance forces of the Ulster Free Federation and the Kingdom of Wessex will have an absolute military advantage of 5 to 2 over the Norman Empire and its colonial army and the minion army.

When Weiss returned to the Baston Military Academy, he saw someone ready to make achievements on the battlefield and become a hero praised by thousands of people. Some people were worried because they felt that increasing the level of national defense mobilization was only to expand the military posts in a short period of time and could not quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the army. In terms of military quality, the situation of the Ulster Free Federation and the Kingdom of Wessex was not satisfactory. If they really wanted to work with the Norman Empire, the Alliance Army would not have any advantage at all in the technical and tactical aspects. If they fought like the previous war, millions of federal soldiers would die on the battlefield. By the end of the war, the young generation would be left...

With the improvement of the national defense mobilization level, the Baston Students, as a unit of the 22nd Reserve Corps of the Federation, began to accept the recruitment and assignment of the Corps Command. In just one month, they went to the designated assembly area twice and started training with friendly and neighboring forces. Through this medium-intensity exercise between routine training and live-fire exercises, Weiss and his companions were able to personally understand the strength of the third-level troops of the Free Federation Army. The backbone forces were officers, non-commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers who had retired for more than 15 years or over 60 years old, as well as soldiers who had retired for more than 10 years or over 50 years old. Although these people were experienced, a considerable number of them had personally experienced the cruel war between life and death against the Norman Empire twenty years ago, but many of them had been far from their peak. Some had barely met the physical standards stipulated in the Army Soldiers Regulations after a period of restorative training.

The new force joining the Reserve Corps is a young and middle-aged man who is between 16-30 years old, has a healthy body and has not received military training. Compared with the new recruits recruited by the Federal Army every year, these citizens who are recruited to join the Reserve Corps are usually inferior in physical condition, short, thin, and myopia. The basic training lasts for 12-16 weeks, which allows them to master the most basic military skills and thus join the Reserve Corps as a reserve force. The role of its main role is to patrol and guard the rear of the front line and protect important facilities. Only when they have no choice can they go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.

If the Baston student group is used as a combat unit, its combat effectiveness is no less than that of the front-line combat troops. The reason why the military arranged them in the reserve corps was to give future officers an opportunity to adapt in advance. During the joint training, the students were assigned to friendly and neighboring troops, some served as staff officers, some served as low-ranking non-commissioned officers or sergeant commanders, and led the recruits to train. Weiss became a model for infantry to kill flying warships during the spring conference exercises, and obtained first-class personal merits and second-class collective merits. From a scumbag who was disliked at the beginning of the semester, he turned into a star of tomorrow. After the resignation of principal Vanton, he became a hot spot in the eyes of the new principal. Like the top three-grade students in the comprehensive scores, he was appointed as the acting commander of various recruit battalions - that is a position that can only be held at least at the captain level!

Although he was entrusted by the school with an important task, not only added a glorious mark to his military academy archives, but also became the "Enlightenment Chief" who was admired by four or five hundred new recruits, Weiss had nothing to be happy about. He experienced life and death several times and witnessed the fall of young lives like summer flowers, he developed a deep sense of fear of the war from the bottom of his heart. Once the Ulster Free Federation fought with the Norman Empire, even with the help of the Wessex Kingdom in the north, life would still be devastated. Fortunately... the tense situation did not continue to deteriorate, which was actually due to the restrained attitude of the Norman Empire.

They did not take measures to mobilize defenses in the Ulster Free Federation and the Kingdom of Wessex, but actively cooperated with the investigations of the Free Federation. They not only provided the archive information of the retired military, but also allowed the Free Federation to send investigators to the Norman Empire, inquire about relevant personnel and retrieve relevant information. This is a gesture that the Norman Empire has never had in the past century. Although these investigations encountered many technical difficulties that could not be overcome, they could not completely clear the suspicion of the Norman Empire, at least on the psychological level, eased the tense and confrontational relationship between the two countries, greatly reducing the chance of war breaking out.

In August, the beautiful but short summer of the Free Federation ended, and it was half a year since the Spring Conference. As the international situation continued to ease, the Federal Army announced the reduction of the national defense mobilization level, and the Baston Military Academy lifted its preparation state and returned to the normal teaching rhythm. Without Nicholas's companionship, Weiss's military academy life was like a bowl of soup without salt, with a bland taste and no shortage of nutrients. He devoted himself to the training course. After adapting and exploring in the previous few months, he gradually found training and assessment methods that suit his own conditions. Unlike the fat vice president's strategy of taking advantage of tricks, his method was to bring solid improvements in strength based on diligence and hard work. Coupled with the "technical and tactical bonus" brought by the enemy and us identification system, the autumn test that determines the final results, his comprehensive score ranked 13th in one fell swoop, and it was just a short distance from the top ten.

The cold wind was rising, the dead leaves fell, and the cold winter was approaching. The western border area of ​​the Free Federation was the first to usher in a large area of ​​cooling and precipitation. In the early stage, due to the tense international situation, nearly half of the active troops of the Federal Army were dispatched to the western border of the Norman Empire. Military fortresses and base barracks were already overcrowded, and many troops had to live in combat preparations with simple living facilities and even unsuitable for long-term residence. The arrival of winter brought many inconveniences to the officers and soldiers who were stationed in the troops, the number of patients began to increase, and the morale of the troops also fluctuated to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the diplomatic and military negotiations between the Free Federation and the Norman Empire for several months finally came to an end. The authorized representatives of both sides signed a special memorandum, declaring that the investigation on the identity of the invaders in the General Assembly was only a temporary end. If necessary in the future, the Ulster Free Federation can restart the investigation at any time. As long as it does not involve its core interests, the Norman Empire should cooperate unconditionally.
Chapter completed!