"Did you see it? There was a team of people who were going down the mountain in camouflage uniforms, about 20 people, four on the flanks, and the rest were in a row."

Through a special field of vision, Weiss discovered the traces of this small enemy early. After switching to normal field of vision, he guided his companions beside him to observe the position of locking the enemy with a telescope.

"It's amazing, your eyesight is so great!" The young reserve soldier exclaimed sincerely.

The officer of the reserve force beside him interrupted: "It should not be difficult to deal with these 20 people. I will bring a company to ensure that they will be wiped out."

"No, don't alert the snake first. If they are destroyed by us, the enemy troops behind will notice it and change their plans accordingly. Let's observe here to see what they want to do and where they are going? If they are heading towards the aviation base, they should be investigating the guards of the aviation base and planning. With their existing forces, it is impossible to send out mobile reconnaissance teams randomly... Usually, the mobile alert forces will carry out regular activities in specific areas, rather than searching for the formation like they do."

Finally, Weiss added: "This is obtained from experience. When fighting guerrilla warfare, our experience is older than them."

The guard team led by Weiss is composed of 3 officers, 5 non-commissioned officers and 16 soldiers. Their dispatch was not to perform combat missions, but to be guided by Weiss, they carried out routine guard reconnaissance - to be precise, they learned how to conduct guard reconnaissance with the old guerrilla commander. Their location at this time was one of the 24 guards around the Kassel Air Base, and Kassel defense operations were since the outbreak of the war.

The first combat operation led by the Lorraine Preparatory Army. Without the support of General Ateus, they would not have had such an opportunity to take part in these things. This was both an opportunity and a challenge. After all, most of the officers and soldiers around Weiss were on the battlefield for the first time. The overall combat effectiveness and average value were inferior to the front-line troops, but they were not lacking in quality. The elites who participated in the Lorraine guerrilla warfare led by Weiss were the factors that were superior to their opponents.

Some of the former guerrilla heroes were old and were not suitable for charging, making suggestions, scheduling the rear, and making use of their remaining energy. Some were in their battle years, with good physique, spirit, and experience. For example, Glenson Tottenbel, Alex Nordimick and others were Weiss' left-hand hands in the Lorraine Industrial Alliance. The war broke out again and followed Weiss to the Lorraine Reserve. With the support of General Ateus, Weiss began to form the A combat command of the Lorraine Reserve. The personnel and equipment were in accordance with the division-level army staff.

The specifications and configurations are used, and the combat command function is highlighted. The combat operation code name A around the Kassel Aviation Base is A. The reserve troops joining Operation A have already had five reserve battalions of 1901, 1904, 1909, 1910, and 1912, with nearly 6,000 combat troops. There are no strict membership restrictions on the reserve battalion, and it can be "battalions" from one or two hundred to three or four thousand. In the past, the reserve battalion mainly provided supplementary troops to the front-line troops, and the military reform after the war gave the reserve battalion more roles and responsibilities.

Nowadays, the front-line combat troops of the Federal Army are still equipped with old bolt-action rifles, but the proportion has dropped to 30%, while the proportion of Klumber Grumman assault rifles has increased to 45%. That is to say, among the 10 soldiers, 3 still use bolt-action rifles, 4 and a half use assault rifles, and the rest use pistols, machine guns, and semi-automatic rifles. With the stable equipment rate of light and heavy machine guns at 5-6%, a large number of assault rifles have been equipped, which undoubtedly improves the fire density and tactical flexibility of the troops. Therefore, in the Federal Army, the Klumber Grumman assault rifles are regarded by most people.

For the best invention after the war, everyone who has used it is praised. The firearms and equipment of the reserve battalion are roughly the opposite. 70% of soldiers still use old bolt-action rifles, the equipment ratio of the Klumber Grumman assault rifles is usually less than 10%, and the equipment rate of light and heavy machine guns is about 2-3%. In terms of equipment level and training, the combat effectiveness of the reserve troops is roughly calculated at 30% to 40% of the front-line troops. Of course, there are certain differences between different troops. Lorraine's reserve troops are better than those of the reserve troops in most federal states, and the combat value is correspondingly stronger.

"People should pay attention to concealment. They are only about 10,000 feet away from us. At this distance, we must be careful not to find our whereabouts by them. Such a Norman team has at least two snipers. Their dedicated sniper rifles have long range and high accuracy. It is difficult for us to gain advantage when fighting fire from a long distance. Of course, there is no need to be too reserved, after all, we are on the proactive side."

Weiss patiently and meticulously conveyed experience to the young men who were walking with him. On the hill not far behind them, a conspicuous observation post was erected. This observation post was built with trees and did not deliberately disguise it. Instead, he deliberately made the enemy throw a mouse and dared not move around wantonly. There are many such observation posts in Lorraine. They are not all stationed with troops, but are based on the situation, real and real, making it difficult for the enemy to figure out.

Here, there is such an observation post, and the enemy's attention is more likely to be attracted by it, rather than placed in nearby jungles and shrubs. This is also a skill in selecting observation points for guerrilla operations. It was explored by Weiss and his team through long-term combat, and this experience is usually at the cost of painful blood and life...

30 miles southeast of this observation post is the Kassel Air Base, which is about 150 miles away from Somsonas. It is a strategic fulcrum of the Federal Air Force in central Lorraine. It can fully station the division-level aviation troops, and there are several field airports around it as auxiliary. In addition to Weiss's reserve force, three air defense battalions, three infantry battalions and one armored squadron were deployed here in advance, with a warning radius of 30 miles. According to the strategy of luring the enemy into depth discussed by Weiss and General Yatus, after the Norman army launched a destructive air strike on the Kassel Air Base, the Federal Army decided to upgrade Kassel's defense system - General Yatus ordered the dispatch of 3 air defense battalions and 6 reserve battalions to build a series of defensive arrays

The ground and the ground warning circle will be expanded to 40 miles. Even if the Normans approach the defense circle, they cannot use conventional short-range artillery to threaten the base. It will take about two to three weeks to complete this defense adjustment. During this period, the mobilization of troops and the establishment of new positions will provide the Normans with a relatively ideal night attack opportunity. In addition, once the defense is deployed, the difficulty of the Normans will increase accordingly, whether it is air strikes or ground raids. In order to increase the sense of urgency of the Normans, the Federal Air Force stationed in Lorraine quickly organized two large-scale long-range bombings after the Normans' air strikes, and carried out large-scale night bombings on the industrial and military areas of the Normans' hinterland at any cost.

The combat plan designed by Weiss draws on the scene of the US military setting up an ambush on Midway Island in World War II. They did not need to deliberately leak the news. The pervasive Norman people quickly responded. They increased their aerial reconnaissance efforts at the Kassel Air Base, and ground squads began to appear near the base. Here, the enemy that Weiss and the reserve forces finally asked to face may be just a Norman unit of one or two thousand people. However, the experience of the previous war and the lessons of the Federal Army in the early stage clearly reminded them that this was a group of quite vicious enemies and should not be taken lightly, but should regard this battle as a difficult task.

At dusk, another large wave of aircraft flocks embarked on a night bombing trip to the industrial zone of the eastern Norman Empire. Although the Normans organized a variety of interceptions for this new type of Federal Air Force, the aircraft flocks had stronger flexibility compared to the fleet. Once a large-scale interception of the enemy was discovered, they could quickly disperse, just like people could not use a machine gun to block the invasion of birds.

Since the interception in the air is quite difficult and the results are not obvious, the Normans naturally thought of a way to remove fire from the bottom of the pot. On the one hand, they attacked the Federal Air Force's aviation facilities in the west, and on the other hand, their attacks from the north and the eastern fronts also focused on the Federal Air Force's aircraft production areas, namely several major manufacturing plants such as the Starry Sky Group.

After nightfall, Weiss came to the backup airport near the aviation base, where the reserve troops had two old biplane aircraft. They were sowing firefighting aircraft of the Agriculture and Forestry Air Force during peacetime, and were an effective tactical reconnaissance and liaison tool during wartime, and could be assigned to the reserve troops for use without the need to recruit pilots.

Riding on this old but stable biplane, Weiss conducted a large-scale low-altitude reconnaissance near the aviation base. This reconnaissance is completely different from the activities of the regular army. It uses its own experience and special skills to observe the enemy's activities on the ground. Judging from the situation that night, the enemy obviously consciously mobilized deployable ground troops near the Kassel Air Base.

Seeing the enemy's movements, Weiss flew to General Ateus's command overnight to discuss the next action arrangement. The general principle is to surround the points and attack the aviation base, and then surround the attacking enemy, lure the enemy to come for rescue, so as to strike and eliminate the enemy's vitality as much as possible. A dedicated communication line has been set up between Weiss's reserve force command and General Ateus' regular army command. Considering that wired communication without encryption technology is not absolutely safe, when the enemy has infiltrated into Lorraine, all military systems may be eavesdropped by the enemy. Therefore, Weiss and General Ateus agreed on some simple secret words. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they only use secret words to communicate in secret words to determine the direction of the attack.
Chapter completed!