However, Colonel Zhivkov did not go directly to Hilde.
Instead, he called Angelina, the daughter of his former comrade-in-arms, who was specially arranged in their regiment. However, for the sake of reputation, other people had never known about this matter, and Angelina would also deliberately keep her distance from him.
"Captain, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"I want to ask you something about that German lady."
Angelina looked around and after making sure that there was no one around, she came up to Colonel Zhivkov and asked in a low voice.
"Captain, are you attracted to her?"
"Cough, cough, cough…"
If she wasn't the daughter of a comrade-in-arms.
Colonel Zhivkov wanted to punch her.
It's no wonder Angelina thought this way. Recently, too many people came to her to ask about Hilde's news, including soldiers and senior officials in the regiment.
"How many times have I told you that this is the military, there are certain things you cannot say!"
"It's not just the two of us... I was wrong, Captain!"
Colonel Zhivkov sighed helplessly.
"Tell me about that Miss Germany."
"I only know her name is Hildegard. I think she kept her last name secret. Even the soldiers in her team don't know it. If I were to tell you about other aspects of her, she looks like an ordinary young lady. She's pretty but not arrogant. There's nothing special about her."
Angelina's biggest impression of Hilde is that she is beautiful.
Apart from that, she is just an ordinary German lady. She doesn't look like a soldier at all. Her skin is white and there are no calluses on her hands from using guns. However, in terms of military knowledge, Hilde is far better than Angelina.
So naturally Angelina thought she was the eldest daughter of a German Junker noble family.
That's not what Colonel Zhivkov cares about.
"What do you think of her relationship with the deputy leader?"
"What do you mean by a good relationship?"
"So, do they seem to have known each other for a long time, or do they just know each other recently?"
This was crucial to Colonel Zhivkov.
As the deputy regiment commander, Major Vasily ran away with all his soldiers, but now Major Vasily is a hero of Silistra. If Colonel Zhivkov still wants to make trouble for Major Vasily at this time, it means that Colonel Zhivkov is not giving him face.
As a successful colonel, what he should think about now is how to get a share of the credit.
Before that.
Colonel Zhivkov had to confirm one thing.
He didn't believe that Major Vasily, who had always adhered to conservative principles, would do such a radical thing. It was very likely that he was instigated by someone else, and it was clear who instigated him.
Colonel Zhivkov had to confirm.
What is the relationship between Hilde and Major Vasily? Was this source of intelligence information specifically given to Major Vasily, or did Major Vasily learn about it from Hilde by chance?
In Colonel Zhivkov's view, Hilde represented General Bello standing behind him.
General Bello was a behemoth that Colonel Zhivkov could not touch.
He couldn't afford to offend General Bello.
Angelina thought for a moment.
"They must have just met recently. They don't look very familiar with each other."
"That's good, I'll go see her first."
Finished.
Colonel Zhivkov turned and left.
But think about it.
Colonel Zhivkov turned back and gave Angelina instructions.
"Remember, no matter who asks you for information about this German lady, don't tell them. Just be her adjutant. This will be a good thing for you."
Before Angelina could speak.
Colonel Zhivkov had already gone to see Hilde.
In fact.
Colonel Zhivkov was indeed a little surprised when he first met Hilde.
He knew that Hilde was very young, but he didn't expect that Hilde would be so young, seemingly not even an adult, and actually run to the front line of the war.
But think about it in Germany.
At this time, Hilde was of course at the temporary base of the 3rd Infantry Regiment. Because Major Vasily had fled with a large force, the entire base of the 3rd Infantry Regiment was empty.
Hilde was the only one left in the meeting room looking at the map.
Colonel Zhivkov walked up to Hilde and greeted her.
"Hello, Captain, I am Zhivkov, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment."
"Hello."
Hilde simply replied.
He didn't even show any intention of standing up.
This surprised Colonel Zhivkov. Theoretically, the military still had to follow etiquette, even General Belo was no exception. Could it be that she was not General Belo's daughter?
Hilde looked up.
"Do I need to salute you in the military?"
"No... no, don't be so polite, Captain, there's no one else here."
"What do you want to talk to me about, Mr. Colonel?"
"Nothing particularly important."
"Then the colonel should go to Silistra. General Kutinchev has issued an order. You should go there immediately.
"I was planning to go right now, but Captain, you reminded me of an old friend, so I came to see you."
"Um?"
"It was General Bello of the German Empire. I met General Bello in the capital Sofia in 2008. At that time, he was a colonel and I was a lieutenant colonel. Now he is a lieutenant general, the commander of the Berlin Third Division, and I am still a little kid.
"Head of the group."
Hilde raised her head and looked Colonel Zhivkov straight in the eyes.
Colonel Zhivkov was a little embarrassed.
Then Hilde said.
"Colonel, probing is taboo. If you want to know, you can ask me directly, and I can tell you directly.
I have nothing to do with General Bello."
Hilde really has nothing to do with General Bello.
certainly.
Hilde also knew that what Colonel Zhivkov said was nonsense.
Colonel Zhivkov deliberately used this sentence to test Hilde. In 2008, General Bello was not in Sofia at all, so Hilde naturally did not know the detailed information of General Bello, and even Hilde did not know what General Bello looked like.
So Hilde directly admitted that he had nothing to do with General Bello. But...
Hilde said she had nothing to do with General Bello.
In Colonel Zhivkov's opinion, there is a connection. If there is no connection, it means that Hilde's identity is related to General McKenson, and General McKenson's identity is even more extraordinary.
Colonel Zhivkov immediately added.
"Captain, I misunderstood. It's just that the journey from Bregalnitsa to the Silistra front is too dangerous. We are planning to go to Silistra, so I'm wondering if you want to go with us, Captain?"
"Of course, that's why I came to the front."
"I heard from Major Vasily that it was because of you that he persuaded me to come to the North."
"Did the major tell you about me?"
Of course not.
Hilde knew it.
Colonel Zhivkov knew this too.
But they all pretended not to know.
"certainly."
Colonel Zhivkov did not give Hilde more time to react, and immediately followed up after agreeing.
"As a soldier, I am also very curious. Captain, how did you know that Silistra would be attacked? We also considered that Romania would attack Silistra, but it was rejected in the end. Silistra is a transportation hub. It is easy to support from any direction. It has always been the center of the Danube defense line. If the first wave fails to capture it, it will be a long tug-of-war. By the time we recover, even if Romania has a much larger army than us, we can only waste time here."
There is nothing wrong with what Colonel Zhivkov said.
He did not directly ask Hilde whether she had told the information to Major Vasily, but simply assumed that the information was provided by Hilde.
Then, as a soldier, he asked Hilde with a studious attitude.
As a soldier, Colonel Zhivkov really wanted to know.
Although this was what Hilde had intended to tell Colonel Zhivkov.
"Because you are looking at it from a military perspective, but Romania's attack on Silistra is far more political than military."
"How to say?"
"The First Balkan War itself was caused by the dissatisfaction of the Balkan countries with the land distribution after defeating the Ottoman Empire. Bulgaria, as the biggest contributor, should have received the best, but Romania did not even participate. The attack on Bulgaria has already made Romania's international reputation bad. It is indeed easy to capture the port city in the northeast. But after the war, in the negotiations in Paris, Berlin, Vienna or other places, can Romania really get what it wants?"
"You mean that Romania must ensure that they demonstrate sufficient strength in this war and achieve sufficient results in order to gain sufficient benefits in the final negotiations."
"Yes, no matter what, the Balkans are a group of small countries. The real arbitration is made by those empires, not the Balkan countries."
"So it looks like Romania will continue to attack Cilistra."
"right."
"I must get to Syli
stera immediately!"
Not just to defend Silistra.
And it also caused trouble for Major Vasily.
Seeing Major Vasily get a promotion and a raise was more painful than seeing Colonel Zhivkov get demoted.