The process at the front line is much faster than that in the civil service system.
As soon as Hilde finished negotiating with the lieutenant colonel, the lieutenant colonel immediately wrote the signed document for extracting supplies and handed it to the quartermaster office. All they had to do was wait for the quartermaster station staff to hand over the supplies to Hilde. As for how Hilde would transport them back, it was none of their business.
certainly.
That's not the point.
Shortly after the lieutenant colonel handed the extracted documents to the clerk, a man with the rank of captain immediately rushed into the lieutenant colonel's office without noticing Hilde sitting next to him.
"Lieutenant Colonel, do you know how scarce our supplies are now? You actually transferred so many supplies directly.
bump!
The quartermaster slammed the document originally signed by the lieutenant colonel on the table.
"I think as the quartermaster general, I still have the authority to allocate the supplies here, Captain."
"Of course you have the right to do this, but I also have the right to report everything you do truthfully!"
This can be seen from the conversation between the two.
Even as a quartermaster with the rank of captain, he was not at all afraid when facing a quartermaster general with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Because they belong to two different systems.
The essence of arranging them at the quartermaster station is to restrain each other.
The lieutenant colonel didn't care.
"Please."
At the same time, he deliberately directed his gaze to his side, allowing the quartermaster to finally notice Hilde standing beside him.
The quartermaster turned around and looked at Hilde, and was also slightly stunned. In such a front-line battlefield, seeing a girl like Hilde wearing a German military uniform, his first instinctive reaction was to Hilde's special political significance.
Hilde's soft voice sounded.
"I asked the lieutenant colonel to prepare these supplies."
"This is an internal matter of the military supply station. If you need anything, please go to the General Staff. It is too dangerous here. Please go back first."
The quartermaster didn't want Hilde involved.
The lieutenant colonel would not let this end.
"Captain Nikolov, we have already made a decision on this matter. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can also go to General Belo to report us."
The quartermaster looked at Hilde again.
Even if they really want to report it, they are all from the Quartermaster Department, so they should report it to the Quartermaster Headquarters.
It was impossible to go to General Bello.
The lieutenant colonel deliberately mentioned General Bello to remind the quartermaster that General Bello was involved in this matter.
Who is General Bello?
The generals sent to Bulgaria by the German Empire, as advisors to the General Staff, could influence the
As for the life and death of Bulgaria, it is a high-level issue that they are completely unable to get involved in at this level.
Even the quartermaster, no matter how handsome he was, now understood.
This was a deliberate plot by the lieutenant colonel against him, using General Bello's granddaughter to suppress him.
But by this time the quartermaster had already been set up.
He had no choice.
"Captain, no matter what your position is, the distribution of supplies at the quartermaster station is determined by the quartermaster headquarters.
If you want to object, please show us the action document from the General Staff."
In any case General Bello was only a military advisor.
Belongs to the General Staff.
But there is no real power.
to normal procedures, neither General Bello nor Hilde could directly interfere with the military supply station.
This is the relationship between symbolic power and legal power.
Hilde stood up.
Like an elegant young lady, she walked step by step to the quartermaster.
"We have no intention of opposing the Quartermaster General. It's just that the document issued by the Quartermaster General clearly states that each company will receive 24,000 rounds of ammunition, but my company only received 10,000 rounds of ammunition. We just came here to take what we deserve."
"This is not something we can decide. All the military supply stations on the front line are extremely short of supplies. We must ensure that more soldiers get bullets, rather than ensuring that only a small number of soldiers get bullets!"
"But I saw there were still a lot of supplies in the warehouse."
"This is to prevent any worries. If you are dissatisfied, you can go to General Bello or the General Staff to complain to us."
The quartermaster was not afraid that General Bello would really cause trouble for him.
He was only a captain after all.
It was indeed a bit embarrassing for a general from the German Empire to cause trouble for a captain. It could even be said that the captain wanted to make a big deal out of this matter. He knew that the lieutenant colonel wanted to use Hilde to pressure him, but the lieutenant colonel definitely did not want to make a big deal out of this matter.
Power is a system that is both simple and complex.
The powers of lieutenant colonel and captain are deliberately checked by the top leaders to maintain a delicate balance. They are legal powers.
However, it is difficult to say at the execution level.
If the captain gives up his power at this time, it means that he will give the executive power to the lieutenant colonel, and it will be difficult to check and balance in the future.
Because of this.
What they are fighting for is executive power, not legal power. Legal power is established by the General Staff, and even General Bello cannot break it.
So the captain emphasized the statutory authority.
And he was also sure that the lieutenant colonel would not dare to make a big deal about this.
The lieutenant colonel used General Bello's daughter to suppress him, which was not in compliance with the legal authority. Once the matter got out of hand, it was not the captain and General Bello who were against each other, but the lieutenant colonel used General Bello's daughter to suppress his colleagues.
This could cost the lieutenant colonel his life.
Hilde, on the other hand, seemed like an outsider and just shrugged helplessly.
"Does that mean we have nothing to talk about?"
"If you want to take the supplies you deserve, I can sign the document, but only this time." The quartermaster did not dare to say it completely.
He still had to give Hilde enough face. After all, if the matter got out of hand, he and the lieutenant colonel would both perish.
You still have to be timid when you need to be timid.
"Lieutenant Colonel, I don't have my pistol with me. Can you lend me yours?"
"please"
Although he didn't understand what Hilde meant, the lieutenant colonel couldn't refuse at this time. He then handed Hilde an M1896 semi-automatic pistol, which was too heavy for Hilde's slender fingers.
Seems a bit too big.
That's not the problem now.
Hilde said as he played with the pistol.
"Captain, I don't need an exception. I need legal procedures. I want to ensure that my soldiers are not insulted."
"You think I insulted your soldiers?"
"I checked the incoming and outgoing supplies in the military supply station and found a lot of unknown funds. If it wasn't you who did it, then it was the lieutenant colonel. In other words... both of you are not clean. It was your fault that led to the disastrous defeat in Bregarnica."
"Even if you are General Belo's granddaughter, you cannot insult Bulgarian officers casually!"
The quartermaster also lost his temper.
The quartermaster must not be involved in the disastrous defeat at Bregarnica. Now everyone is looking for the cause of the disastrous defeat at Bregarnica. If he is involved, it will be fatal.
He thought the lieutenant colonel was using Hilde to suppress him, so he had no choice but to accept some secrets and give up some of his benefits.
He didn't expect Hilde to really dare to take the risk of making a big fuss.
Hilde raised his gun and pulled the bolt.
He pointed the pistol at the quartermaster's forehead.
"Captain, according to the law, you are secretly making deals on the war front, enriching yourself, and shaking the morale of the army. I can execute you."
The quartermaster was almost amused by Hilde.
I didn't expect that this little princess is so stubborn.
"Only the military court can judge me, no one else can."
"After I execute you, you can have me tried by a military court."
"Come on, shoot here. If you show any fear, don't blame me for looking down on you Germans!"
"Cough, cough, cough."
The lieutenant colonel stood up quickly.
Now that things have come to this, he has to come out and smooth things over.
Just as the quartermaster thought.
The lieutenant colonel didn't want this matter to become a big deal.
He just used Hilde to suppress the quartermaster, and it would be best if he could put all the blame on the quartermaster. But if the matter got out of hand and the higher-ups investigated, especially if General Bello really investigated, then all of them would be in big trouble.
Hilde has already played the bad guy, so he should play the good guy.
only
Even the lieutenant colonel didn't react.
Bang!
Heavy gunfire rang out.
The bullet pierced the quartermaster's forehead and his heavy body fell to the ground.
This made the lieutenant colonel stand there dumbfounded.
then.
The lieutenant colonel immediately rushed out of the door and shouted to the soldiers who came after hearing the gunshots.
"No need to come over, it was just an accidental discharge."
Wait until the soldiers who came over leave.
The lieutenant colonel came in again, closed the door, drew all the curtains on the windows, and then turned around.
Looking at the quartermaster lying on the ground with blood constantly flowing out.
And Hilde, who was standing and slowly lowering the pistol.
Snap!
The lieutenant colonel slapped himself on the forehead.
He never thought that Hilde would actually dare to shoot.
His original plan to use Hilde to suppress the quartermaster did not fail, but was perfectly completed. The quartermaster was no longer a threat to him, but he was also perfectly out of control, and the lieutenant colonel's future career was over.
Hilde looked like she didn't care at all.
The red eyes stared at the lieutenant colonel as if staring into his soul, emitting an eerie light.
This is not a young lady or a little princess at all.
It's a witch.
"We should cooperate happily. According to the law, Lieutenant Colonel, should I submit the documents to my superiors, or should you submit the documents to your superiors?"
According to Bulgarian law.
When a captain kills another captain on the front line, the captain should be controlled immediately and then reported to their superior officer. The captain is usually at the level of a company commander, so the battalion commander will immediately report to his superior, who will then make a preliminary judgment and finally hand it over to the military court.
But this is a military supply station, and Hilde does not belong to the military supply department system, so the situation is a bit complicated.
The lieutenant colonel looked at Hilde.
His brain started working quickly. The captain was killed by Hilde, which meant that the situation was out of control.
The lieutenant colonel knew that he was playing with fire by trying to use Hilde.
Now the fire got out of control and burned him.
He had to find a way to remedy the situation.
"I'll do it."
"Is it okay?"
It doesn't matter yet.
It would be weird if it doesn't matter.
If this matter is not handled properly, my life will be ruined by you!
certainly.
The above is just what the lieutenant colonel thinks.
He still had a fake smile on his face, and spoke with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
"It's totally fine, Hilde. I will report this to my superiors. Please don't mention this to anyone before I tell you. Once I have dealt with it, I will send someone to tell you the news immediately."
"good."
Look at Hilde's attitude.
The lieutenant colonel reminded again, still worried.
"Please remember, I am talking about anyone, including General Bello... Please, I beg you."
"So what should I do now?"
"I have already given you the supplies
you requested. You can take them back as usual. Just treat this as a
It never happened."
Hilde, however, fixed his eyes on the lieutenant colonel.
Speak slowly.
"Not enough, Herr Lieutenant Colonel."
The lieutenant colonel felt like his blood pressure was about to explode.