12 Promotion to Corporal

"The purpose of this counterattack operation is to concentrate our troops to destroy the five German camps in one fell swoop. According to the ciphered information on the map, one of them is a large operation base, three medium-sized camps, and one transit station camp with the least troops."

Colonel Marcos began to explain, and every officer in the tent of the headquarters listened intently, they have been waiting for the opportunity to strike back for a long time.

They have been massively suppressed by the German army, and sooner or later the front-line defense area will be completely occupied. But once this operation is successful, it will be a setback for the German army's shattered morale.

"The enemy's large-scale combat bases are to be raided by myself and two lieutenant colonels with more than five combined troops. For the three medium-strength camps, three troops will be led by three officers for each that have the rank of lieutenant or above. ."

As Colonel Marcos spoke, he used his finger to draw on the large map. The map was a three-dimensional simulation map using wooden pieces specially designed for military use. It clearly showed five German camps and fortresses outside the defensive line.

"It seems that this time it's going to be a big one. The combat commander will go out in person, he has information on the coordinates of the enemy's base, a fairly adequate military arrangement, plus the with a night raid - this time, even if we want to lose, it will be difficult."

Kyle thought to himself that he was responsible for the interpretation of the code's information. He had long been aware of the intelligence information recorded on the map. At this time, when he heard the colonel's military distribution of the raid plan, he knew that this war was guaranteed to win.

This is the importance of intelligence in warfare, and the one who wins is often the one who has the upper hand.

Next, Colonel Marcos distributed the troops in charge of each officer and the raid plan one by one. After the officers knew what they were in charge of tonight, they quickly left the tent with a small copy of the battle plan and started to prepare for the pre-raid operation.

Soon, only Kyle was left in the tent of the headquarters.

"Commander, didn't you just forget about me?"

Kyle secretly complained, looking at Colonel Marcos who sat back in his chair. But he didn't waste any time during the meeting. Taking the opportunity to plan a meeting just now, he drew a few good green ability cards from the officers around him.

Although the green ability cards that are alike are accumulating to a certain level, the ability cards of the same of the majors are still useful, but the improvement from the physical fitness card and other abilities is becoming less obvious.

Colonel Marcos took a sip of water, and then his eyes turned to Kyle, his tense face eased a little, and smiled: "Soldier Kyle. Tonight's raid plan is very crucial, I understand you just came from the frontline combat area in the morning. Come back later, but after your afternoon break, we will still have to prepare for the raid plan at night."

"Of course. It is my honor as an American soldier to be able to participate in the first real counterattack against Nazis. I will do my best to kill the enemy tonight." Kyle said with a righteous voice.

"Your will and drive as a soldier, as well as your amazing performance on the battlefield, have been heard from many sergeants these days." Colonel Marcos nodded with satisfaction, he kept thinking this soldier was more and more pleasing to the eye.

The newly arrived recruits go to the battlefield, then they are expected to never return. But Kyle, who just arrived, behaves like a battle-hardened veteran that is a hunter who has been on a battlefield for decades.

In addition to arranging the new plan these days, Colonel Marcos also deliberately confirmed Kyle's identity from the rear base, fearing that he was a secret spy disguised by the German army or something.

Colonel Marcos cleared his throat and said meaningfully, "But tonight, I'm not just going to ask you to conduct a raid as a soldier."

"Not as a soldier? What is that..." Kyle was surprised, suddenly guessing something, and said with a strange face: "Colonel, are you gonna let me take troops to raid the German's fifth small transferring station camp tonight."

"That's right." Colonel Marcos nodded, indicating that he was not joking. He took out a rank badge from the drawer, put it on the table, and said exactly, "Of course. You are not going to be the leader as a soldier, but with the status of a 'corporal'."

"Me, corporal?" Kyle smiled while thinking he succeeded.

Although the rank of corporal is not very high, in the army, he can be called a 'non-commissioned officer' level!

After three days on a battlefield, skipping the lower, middle, and upper-class soldiers directly, and stepping up to the rank of a corporal? When was the rank of the corporal officer so easy to be obtained? Kyle could not stop smiling in his head.

'In peaceful times, taking three days to go from recruit to corporal is impossible even with a general's 'recommendation' in their background.'

"Why, don't you believe in your abilities?" Colonel Marcos smiled.

"I naturally believe that I can lead. But being directly promoted to corporal... I didn't expect this as a recruit." Kyle shrugged, and his mood quickly calmed down.

Colonel Marcos said solemnly, "But now we are in a World War! Soldier Kyle, the war you have experienced in the past few days, the enemies you killed with your own hands are probably better than those of the veterans, who have killed more than ten years and retired after service. The number of kills elite Germans have is several times higher than a normal corporal."

"Excellent individual combat performance, superior and unique intelligence analysis skills, it is only a waste for a talent like you to stay as just a recruit. Since you have the ability, the army urgently needs elite talents like you, with the accumulation of substantial military merit as a foundation, what is the point of waiting to be promoted to a corporal officer directly?"

"I see." Kyle nodded.

Heroes emerge from troubled times. It is precisely because of the strife in World War II that capable people can disregard their backgrounds and accumulation of experience to quickly improve their military rank. Otherwise, it is impossible to gain a high-ranking official position.

'I like the times like this.'

The corners of Kyle's mouth were slightly raised, and his dark eyes were full of confident light. For the first time, he felt he was achieving something that others can't achieve easily. This sparked his desire for further improvement in his goals for this multiverse.

Colonel Marcos smiled and said, "Don't worry, in the end, this is your first time leading troops, and it's such an important battle. I won't let you lead the command alone."

"That's good, I'm afraid I'll screw it up by myself." Kyle knows clearly in his heart that the colonel is giving him a chance to shine while fighting before he obtains any further promotion.

Colonel Marcos shouted from outside the tent: "Correspondent, get Sergeant Fury over here."

"Sergeant Fury?" Kyle touched his chin, pieced the puzzle together, and realized something important.

After a few moments, a black officer walked into the tent. His left eye was still bandaged with gauze, but he was already wearing a full set of combat uniforms, looking ready to go.

"It's you, sergeant," Kyle said in surprise. This was the black sergeant he encountered when he first entered the battlefield.

"Soldier Kyle, no, it should be Corporal Kyle." Sergeant Fury greeted cordially, and then saluted the colonel, "Sir! I, Sergeant Fury, have recovered and returned to the team and can execute all planned actions!"

"Very good." Colonel Marcos nodded and introduced Kyle: "This is your leading partner tonight, Nick Fury. He has been a sergeant commander for a while and has extensive experience in field commands."

Kyle blinked, and with a smile, he knew he was correct.

'Nick Fury? Hmm, the new SHIELD Director during the 21st century?'

"I'll start going over the plans for tonight." Sergeant Fury's face was dignified as he explained, and Kyle nodded to Fury, far from his fierce and domineering appearance from the future, now he looks very young. About twenty-five years old.

"Thanks, Sergeant Fury." Kyle calmed down his mood. Now since it's World War II, it does not matter if he will be the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., because it has not been established yet.

But still, fighting with the future director of SHIELD?

'This will be pretty interesting...'