Chapter 343 05.0342: "As for this cheating thing, I can only say that those who understand will understand. It would be impolite to ask too many questions."

"Huh?" The sudden request left Horatio speechless.

In the face of Sir Wellesley's earnest and sincere desire, he pretended to consider, his blue eyes involuntarily glanced to the side, his mind thinking quickly about how to respond.

"Hmm..." Horatio racked his brains to organize his words:

“The cost of this new system is not low to begin with. The price the Mechanicus charges is very high, and we also need a Mechanic Priest who has mastered this technology to carry out maintenance.

Our navy also spent a lot of favors to get it, and was also required to sign a strict anti-leakage agreement, stipulating that it is only allowed to be used by the Imperial Navy. What I did today is already considered a small violation..."

Sir Wellesley rested his hands on the edge of the sand table, with a warm smile on his face, and said slowly:
“It doesn’t matter. I have some understanding of the style of those oily-headed people. As long as they are willing to make an offer, we can meet all the resource requirements put forward by the Mechanicus. Everything is for the purpose of bringing victory to the God-Emperor.

Of course, we Britons will also be grateful for your support and contribution, Mr. Cochrane, please be sure to visit our home planet Britain someday. We will treat you well and will definitely reward you handsomely!"

"Uh..." Faced with the Jazz's determination to achieve his goal even at the cost of all difficulties, the guilty Horatio began to sweat coldly on his back.

Under the instructions of Inquisitor Ravenno and Father Lati, he could not mention the matter of this miraculous prosthesis to anyone else.

"Sir, your determination is admirable. Unfortunately, as a user, I am not very clear about the specific identity of the inventor of this system.

Let’s put it this way. After this war is over, I will find a way to contact this mysterious inventor when I return, and I will definitely write you a reply then, sir.

Currently, the only experimental system in the Navy that is suitable for land combat is this one, and it is stored in my prosthetic limbs. Sorry." Horatio couldn't help but smile bitterly, reluctantly pushing the problem into the future.

[Come and save me, Father Ratti!] he screamed in his heart.

"What a pity! After experiencing such a convenient command sandbox system, I think my colleagues can no longer do without you and your iron hand."

"I knew that your Imperial Navy had hidden good stuff and didn't tell our Astra Militarum." Lieutenant Colonel John Moore smiled helplessly.

"Yes, Mr. Cochrane. Although we belong to the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum respectively, after sharing such a useful system, we will surely be able to offer more victories to the God-Emperor together."

"Ahahaha... Indeed, you are right."

Seeing a thin layer of cold sweat on the temples of Horatio, who had a stiff smile on his face, Louise looked at him somewhat confused, walked up to him silently, and gently wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief.

"What's wrong?" Taking advantage of the closeness between them, she leaned close to his ear and asked softly.

"I think it's time for our colleagues in the Astra Militarum to focus their attention back on commanding the battle." Horatio took a deep breath. He just wanted to put the mess in front of him aside and deal with it later.

After observing his expression and thinking about the previous conversation, Louise instantly understood his thoughts. She was so smart that she suddenly had an idea and turned around and said to the officers of the Star Army with a smile:

"This system is not perfect yet. This is the only one that is still an experiment and has great instability. This is why the inventor asked us to comply with the non-disclosure agreement."

"It's such a shame, but since Mr. Cochrane can use it, why don't we take advantage of this battle to test this system together and see if there are any loopholes that can be improved, and strive to promote it to the entire army as soon as possible."

"Oh, yes, that's right. While I'm here, we can work together to improve this system and explore more ways to use it!"

Horatio immediately showed a look of relief, looked at Louise, nodded, and spoke quickly.

"No problem. In that case, let's stop talking nonsense. Commanders, the battle is still going on.

Then Mr. Cochrane, the front line is handed over to us, and you will be responsible for the "staff" of troops such as reconnaissance behind enemy lines. I hope your staff advice can help them find the remaining anti-aircraft firepower positions of the enemy as soon as possible, so as to facilitate the subsequent call for close support strikes from the Imperial Navy Air Force. "

"No problem, leave it to me, sir." Horatio saluted gracefully and said confidently.

Just like that, all the senior officers and staff of the Astra Militarum Army present had no reservations and even enthusiastically accepted this officer from the Imperial Navy as a land warfare staff officer.

And the war sandbox, it's so delicious! ——
"Louise, if it were you, where would you set up the anti-aircraft position?" Horatio pinched his chin, looking at the map shrouded in the fog of war, which only showed the terrain and houses, but no trace of enemy units, and said thoughtfully.

In this regard, he trusted Louise's judgment more. After all, many of the Empire's troops were built and trained based on the Cadian Blitzkrieg Army, and even the deployment and drill manuals were the same.

"Hmm...if it were me." Louise thought for a moment and marked a few points on the war sand table. "The Hydra anti-aircraft gun is a small-caliber, real-ammunition, rapid-fire automatic gun. There should be no trees in front of it blocking its firing range, otherwise it will be difficult to detect and counter low-altitude fighters in time.

Based on what we observed from the sentry tower last night, the rapid response of these Hydra anti-aircraft guns to the Valkyrie fighters, they are most likely in these places with excellent firing range and no obstructions. "

"You are right, Louise. You are worthy of being a Kashejin reserve." Horatio admired thoughtfully while looking at the sand table, and then looked into her beautiful purple eyes:

"Next, I will draw a reconnaissance route according to the key points you marked. Thank you, Louise."

Louise blushed slightly, took a deep breath, as if to cover up something, and saluted loudly, "You're welcome! Captain! This is my duty as your secretary!"

Her voice was so loud that some officers nearby couldn't help but look at this dashing Cadian girl.

Horatio smiled and raised his hand to signal Louise to finish the ceremony, then stared at the sand table and continued:
"In this way, the Harvey Squad, the Leidos Squad, and the nearby Astra Militarum reconnaissance troop can first drive the truck along the C7 route for three kilometers, and then sneak on foot to the predicted point. This reconnaissance route can not only prevent the reconnaissance troop from exposing itself, but also effectively expand the reconnaissance range."

"This side can also be expanded to include the top of the slope, so as to obtain a longer reconnaissance field of view through the height.

This small hill is very suitable for placing air detection auspicious radars. If they have placed radars, it must be here. If we can capture this place, we can also deploy ground surveillance auspicious instruments."

Louise, who had received a full set of professional Kashejin and Hell's Vanguard reconnaissance training, used her slender fingers to mark a high ground that Horatio had ignored.

"Very good, then we will follow this route. Harvey, Leidos, Captain Sharp, can you hear me?"

"Team Harvey is fine, Captain," Henry Harvey replied.

"Team Leidos is communicating clearly," Leidos replied.

"Rifle squad reporting to you, your voice is clear, sir." Captain Sharp, with a somewhat noisy voice, replied using the old microphone array behind the signalman.

"Command received it. It seems that everyone's signal is fine. Now open your holographic map. Can you see the projection signal I sent?" Horatio's voice came from the communication device.

The Hell's vanguards looked at the data pads on their arms and called up the holographic terrain sand table map.

That was the signal projection of the war sand table. Although it had no command authority and the coverage area was not that large, it only showed a part of the real-time map of their surroundings, but it already included the complete reconnaissance route.

"This is our position and reconnaissance route."

"No, it's you and our reconnaissance route."

Captain Sharp came close to Leidos, looked at the projection on his arm curiously, then raised his head, and out of the corner of his eye he noticed that the little soldier in the projection who looked exactly like him also raised his head.

"Captain Sharp, you are right. Your two detachments will conduct reconnaissance along this route. The reconnaissance route does not deviate too far from the route. You will arrange the specific process by yourselves. I will also keep in touch with you during the subsequent operations and highlight the enemies that need to be dealt with first."

"So the principle of engagement for our reconnaissance mission this time is self-defense?" Harvey asked.

"That's right. Before you discover the enemy's artillery and anti-aircraft positions, don't open fire and expose your position easily, unless you are confident that you can kill them all before the enemy raises the alarm."

"learn."

"Remember, the mission comes first. We must quickly investigate and find out the enemy's air defense positions. The Fury interceptors have returned to replace their close-range support weapons and will be deployed again soon. Before that, we must do our best to eliminate those anti-aircraft guns and minimize the risk.

The Astra Militarum officers and soldiers on the front line are waiting for us to deliver the baptism of death to the enemy."

"Yes! We promise to complete the task!"

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