Chapter 340 05.0339: "New Skill: War Sand Table"

As soon as these words were spoken, the military academy officers from various star realms beside the command sand table fell silent. Some were surprised, some were curious, some were wary, and some were unhappy. They all looked at the young man wearing a distinctive blue uniform among a group of star realm military officers with different expressions.

Sir Wellesley clenched his chin and squinted his eyes as he looked at him as if he was meeting him for the first time.

[Where does he get his confidence from? It's interesting that the navy is interested in the Astra Militarum.]
The Jazz found this young man very interesting. Considering that he had actually established a ground landing point, it meant that his command ability should be fine.

As the beginning of a battle, the battle at the landing point is often the most chaotic part. The officers who can command this part well must be experienced and have outstanding abilities.

The other lieutenant colonels were not in a position to speak and remained silent, so they turned their eyes to the brigadier general.

To the Astra Militarum, an advisor is an advisor and a staff officer is a staff officer.

The two have completely different powers.

Advisors usually only have the power to make recommendations but do not have the power to participate in directing.

What's more, according to the code, the Navy and the Astra Militarum are two mutually balancing forces designed by the system. The naval officer in front of him was obviously about to make an outrageous request.

So much so that the military supervisor of the regiment frowned subconsciously.

The right of staff means directly commanding the troops.

As the Imperial Navy, this clearly crossed the line.

Then, the Military Supervisor looked at the Sir and shook his head to indicate his refusal.

Sir Wellesley folded his arms and pointed his fingers again, with a peaceful smile on his face after thinking it over.

"Captain Cochrane is an outstanding naval officer who has conquered the frontier landing point and destroyed several enemy defense points. I think his level is obvious to everyone. Maybe the battle report can be deceiving, but the battle line cannot."

Sir Wellesley straightened his chest, extended his hand to Horatio politely, tilted his head slightly and smiled at the others in the command center:
"You are all loyal servants of the Emperor. What's wrong with capable people offering advice and suggestions? It's always good to have more energetic young brains join the battle discussion, and it can also better assist us in commanding the battle."

The regiment's military supervisor heard the hint from his words that Horatio would only have the power of advisory and advice, and would not have direct command of the troops. He raised his eyebrows, maintained his robot-like standing posture, and said nothing.

"Of course, I sincerely hope to be able to participate in everyone's strategic discussions. As a young man, there is still a lot I need to learn from you seniors on the battlefield." Horatio understood and echoed the comments, downplaying some of the sharp content and expressing the image of a humble and studious junior.

"The Staff welcomes you, Mr. Horatio Cochrane," said Sir Wellesley, lifting his hat.

Horatio also took off his hat and saluted, then walked from the gunnery mirror to the staff table.

After a brief greeting with the officers who were looking at him in a completely different light, he connected his iron hand to the holographic sandbox.

In the picture that only he could see, a link in the Hand of Command branch skill tree lit up.

In the previous battle, after Horatio had accumulated three cycles of Soul Fire, he deliberately saved up three skill points in preparation for future needs, and activated other corresponding skills on the skill tree according to specific circumstances.

Now, he intends to take his command a step further.

"Activate the primary skill of 'War Sand Table'"

Three points of black and gold light poured into the command hand branch, and under the abstract terrain icon, the words "War Sand Table" appeared faintly.

"Now, I formally grant you the authority of a staff officer, Mr. Cochrane."

Sir Wellesley had just finished speaking.

As Horatio entered the dark vision, there was suddenly a little light in the darkness before his eyes. The light surged out from the point and spread, and soon covered his entire vision.

The image in front of him became clearer. It was a rectangular war sandbox that was exactly the same as the one in front of him in reality.

But unlike the holographic war sandbox, the war sandbox skills of the Commander's Hand show the seamless situation of the real battlefield, and every place can be enlarged or reduced according to his thoughts.

Zooming in, he could clearly see every infantryman on the large map, hair-thin guns firing lasers, toy-like figures and tank models treading across the muddy battlefield, clouds of black and gray dust rising from time to time. Everything within the friendly forces' field of vision on the battlefield was displayed in his eyes.

By looking at the scale, Horatio could tell that the sand table in front of him was 15 kilometers by 30 kilometers in size. The battlefield covering hundreds of square kilometers was displayed in real time, and this was only the size of the sand table for the primary skills.

On this sand table, he could see the terrain of the Astra Militarum and the enemy forces 15 kilometers away respectively.

On the Astra Militarum side, he could clearly see the enemy's movements as long as they were within the field of vision of his units' naked eyes or detectable by the Avro Radar.

The undetected and unreconnaissanced parts are shrouded in a hazy gray-white "fog of war", showing only the basic topography and landforms, while the enemy's layout and battle positions cannot be seen.

(The look and feel of the war sandbox is similar to this)

"Xavi, Leidos, can you hear me?"

"Got it. We are performing a cross-circling maneuver as you requested." Leidos answered first.

"Very well, Leidos, now I need you and the rifle squad next to you to help me test a new 'technology' while on a mission," Horatio said.

"No problem, what do you need us to do?"

"Captain Sharp, have you and your men seen my markings?" After just a few seconds of silence, Horatio's voice came again, asking a seemingly incoherent question.

Facing the voice of the naval officer he had met once on the command channel, Captain Sharp, who was in charge of the two rifle reconnaissance squads, hesitated for a moment and replied:
"Yes, sir."

"A holographic beacon? Without a human figure?"

"Yes, you want us to move forward to the marked point?"

"Yes. You go over there. There should be a small transport road behind the marked place." Horatio said as he looked at the terrain that had already appeared after aerial reconnaissance despite being in the fog of war.

The rifle squad half-heartedly followed the guidance of his command beacon, changed direction, and passed through the bushes in front of them.

The tall cash crops around them that looked like scallions were much taller than people. Although they could help conceal their tracks, they also blocked their vision. Every time they walked a certain distance, they had to look at the navigation augur for a long time to confirm the direction of travel, otherwise it would be very easy to get lost in this unrecognizable environment.

After walking for a while, they got out of the tall crop hedges and actually saw a road.

"Sir, we have arrived at the marked location. There is indeed a two-lane road here, which is not recorded on our map. How did you know there is such a road here?"

"Thank you for your assistance, Captain. This is just a new type of command sandbox application technology provided by a technical priest." Horatio said pretentiously.

"Pay attention to the enemy's logistics convoy!" Suddenly, the young officer shouted into the communication equipment.

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