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But after thinking for a moment, Payne simply shrugged.
Who cares what their plans are? Since they're messing with our mentality, we'll just get back at them.
If I do a quick calculation, after we get another supply, it will be about time for the shift change.
Judging from the actions of these Frenchmen, they should be preparing for a long time, and no matter what happens, they shouldn't be the ones to bear the consequences.
Moreover, the above should be the countermeasures for this situation.
Those officers who used to handle miscellaneous tasks as "beast girls" left a deep impression on him.
Thinking this, he placed his hand on Ella's head again, "Go and call Stephen and the others back, get ready for the team battle."
"...'Team fight'?"
"It's about collective action."
"understand!"
However, before Ella could even set off, Stephen returned, looking travel-worn, and said to Payne, "The company commander wants to see you."
……
When the six beasts gathered at a machine gun emplacement in the trench, only Carter and a freckled recruit were present; Payne was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did he go?" Ruby asked.
“I was called to a meeting by Belyink. He wants you to learn how to use the machine gun first,” Carter said.
No one had any objections to this arrangement, except for Xiao En, who unconsciously recalled what had happened a few nights ago and blushed quietly.
Fortunately, the six beasts had previously taken one-on-one preparatory lessons with Payne, so even though Carter was teaching the recruits very quickly, they were still able to keep up.
Then they gradually fell behind when Carter talked about how to deal with all sorts of stuck problems.
Finally, during the explanation of how to use the mechanical sight to aim at enemies at different distances, the entire army was wiped out.
There's no way to expect an illiterate beast girl to understand all this stuff all at once.
Carter knew about the orcs' situation, so he didn't force them to listen to the lecture and let them chat amongst themselves.
Even if the authorities really allow beast girls to touch guns, that day is still a long way off.
Due to the effects of the splitter, and because they had a great time last night and were kicked out early this morning to run several kilometers with Stephen, Lacey and Alpha still seemed a little out of sorts, panting and sticking out their tongues, even after sitting here for a class.
That wasn't particularly unusual. What was truly unusual was that Stephen was also panting heavily, as if she was exhausted as well.
"What's wrong?" Lacey asked with concern. "You've reached the branching point too?"
Chapter 182 CLXXXI. Pre-battle Chat and Preparations
Stephen rolled his eyes at Lacey's words. "My splitter won't be available until next year."
Lacey stuck out her tongue again: "Ah... I just feel like this isn't your true strength."
"That's because you didn't see how busy I've been these past two days."
Stephen spread his hands and continued:
"We did extra grenade throwing training with Xiao En, and then Pine ordered us to run all day. We were also constantly being dragged by headquarters to deliver intelligence or transport things..."
“Sometimes Payne has to attend academic classes, and I have to do running training at night, but the worst part is that I have to wait for Payne and the two of you to finish doing things before I can go back to sleep…”
"I'm busy from the moment I open my eyes during the day until I close my eyes at night. How can I not be tired?"
Alpha stuck out his tongue again: "Ha...that sounds tiring enough..."
Ruby asked, "Then why don't you stop your evening running training?"
At this point, Stephen finally straightened his back as if trying to muster his spirits, "I'm a racehorse, how can I stop training?"
"After the war, do you still plan to go back and continue competing?" Ella asked.
"Of course! Running is my lifeblood!"
The golden retriever looked around at the other animals and said with a sigh, "That's great. You'll all have something to do after the war."
"I remember that Lacey and Ruby had jobs before? Alpha and Shawn had also been assigned places long ago, it seems... it seems that I was the only one who was sent to the training base as soon as I left the incubation chamber..."
"What should I do after the war ends?..."
Without hesitation, Lacey replied, "Let's just continue following our master."
"Is...is it really possible? But...but we're beast soldiers, shouldn't we be under unified management?..."
Upon hearing this, Carter, the veteran who was giving the lecture, laughed and explained, "If the war really ends one day, what's the point of having so many beast soldiers?"
Ella was taken aback. "Hmm...it seems so?"
“That’s right. I’ve heard before that retired military dogs and horses are usually adopted by their trainers. You orcs should be able to do that too.”
“If that’s really the case, then that would be wonderful,” all six beasts exclaimed.
“I don’t want to go back to the manor to pick fruit anymore,” Ruby waved her hand. “I’ll see if Payne can find me a better job.”
"I'll do any job. Even just guarding the door, as long as it's for the master," Lacey said bluntly.
"Hmm... if it's just guarding the gate, it seems a bit too boring..." Alpha pondered. "But will the leader really try to find us jobs?"
“I trust my master.” Ella wagged her tail happily. “I’ll do anything as long as I can be with my master.”
“Ah…” Xiao En touched her hair blankly, “Pain… he can shear my wool and sell it…”
"Looking at all the rounds, you seem to have it the easiest." Stephen pulled out a blade of grass from somewhere and started chewing on it. "But I think I'll pass. I'm going to be the national champion horse-riding beastman!"
Because of the interruption in class, the recruit with freckles all over his face smiled somewhat awkwardly and joined the conversation:
"Haha, so you all have jobs... I just graduated and haven't decided yet whether to continue my studies or find a job..."
Seemingly infected by the enthusiastic atmosphere, even Carter chimed in, "Looks like the paving work I did before wasn't so bad after all."
Perhaps stirred by memories of the pre-war period, he pulled a photograph from his pocket, looked at it, and then proudly displayed it to the man and his six beasts, saying, "This is my wife and daughter. Pretty, aren't they?"
But before the man and the beast could say anything, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he lowered his head to silently stroke the photo.
The air remained silent for about ten seconds before he pointed at the group (and the beasts) with a disgruntled expression, "Sometimes I really want to kick you guys. Why bring this up for no reason?!"
Stephen's eyes darted around, realizing that he was the one who said the competition would continue after the war, so he quietly shrank behind the herd, hoping Carter wouldn't notice him.
Fortunately, Carter didn't have time to cause her any trouble. From a distance, she heard Payne's roar: "Stephen!!"
White Horse immediately raised its head and pricked up its ears to look around, but did not see Payne's figure.
Ruby tugged at her, "Don't stick your head out."
Stephen glanced at the height of the sandbags to make sure he was safe, then shouted, "I'm here!!"
"Call all the beasts here!! Come and move the things!!" Again, only the voice could be heard, not the person.
……
Given the unrest on the front lines, the six beasts all thought that Payne was going to have them move some legendary secret weapon, and they were a little excited for a moment.
However, upon arriving at the supply depot behind the front lines, they were not only somewhat disappointed but also became somewhat nervous—
Boxes of bullets, grenades, gas masks, canned goods, cigarettes and alcohol, and various medical supplies.
There's a saying that goes: "A great tonic is needed before a great battle."
But at least until the real war begins, they are relatively safe.
It will just be a little tiring.
Payne was somewhat disappointed when he was transporting supplies to the front lines with the beast girls.
He thought the higher-ups had some ingenious plan to break the French scheme, but it turned out to be just increasing supplies and preparing to launch an attack.
That's true. As long as they launch an attack and capture the enemy's positions, the front line can be held, and the officers can continue to sit in the command post and enjoy their coffee.
Although the situation was somewhat strange, Payne now felt that the Frenchmen's construction these days seemed to be in preparation for their attack.
Whether it was the French army's actions that made the Germans decide to attack, or whether the French army had obtained intelligence and made preparations in advance, Payne didn't know, but he felt that the former was quite likely.
A few days earlier, after Stephen returned with intelligence about the French army's construction work, she brought back a pile of documents to distribute to the various companies.
Payne also saw this document with the company commander today; it was a detailed map of the French army's defenses and the attack targets of various German units.
It seems that German spies have put in their efforts.
According to the document, B Company's mission was not particularly difficult, probably because they were valued for their outstanding performance in previous battles and therefore wanted to be used in the most critical situations.
Before launching an attack, continuously harass the enemy with firepower;
Provide fire support to the attacking forces after the attack begins;
If any unexpected situation arises, they will be deployed to the front lines as a fire brigade.
However, no matter how many different versions are used, one thing is certain:
The battle is about to begin.
Chapter 183 CLXXXII. What you fear most is what happens.
A few explosions rang out on the French positions, but otherwise there was not much else to hear.
Payne held the binoculars he had borrowed from the company commander for a while, made some notes in his notebook, and then handed the binoculars to Ruby.
“Great, that’s it. Ruby, you observe the landing point. The three dogs, keep throwing grenades.”
After assigning duties to the four beasts, Payne sat at the bottom of the trench to rest for a while, turned to the page in his notebook where he was calculating the beast girls' diverging abilities, and began to think about it with some worry.
The harassment operations before the attack began yesterday.
The soldiers of B Company did not follow the French example of embedding their rifles in their breastplates; they simply extended their rifles from time to time and fired a couple of shots.
There wasn't a single person on the entire front who could throw grenades at the enemy positions, and the beast girls were all busy carrying supplies, so there weren't many explosions at that time.
In any case, no matter what they did, the French army didn't react much.
But the operation had already begun, and an attack could be launched at any time, and Paine's beast girls were generally not in good condition.
Lacey and Alpha are still on the splitter, so they still can't throw the grenade over 150 meters;
So many days of training, relaying messages, and carrying supplies have exhausted Stephen, and her performance is no better than that of the two dogs.