The training ground of the Fort Kaval Musket Regiment was surrounded by the smell of gunpowder as usual, and the sound of military orders to "open fire" and the sound of muskets were continuous.

After the regular meeting, Pedi came here with Sheila Marne.

Although the Musketeers had been training at the castle for a long time, this was the first time Pedi had openly walked into the training grounds. After a few casual speeches, Syrah-Marne led Pedi to the relatively independent musket training ground near the Castle Knights' station, which was the Castle Knights' independent training ground.

"At your request, we have selected ten soldiers who have achieved excellent results in training and awarded them the title of 'Knights', and they are now training with your Knights. Sirah Marne gave a quick introduction.

The Knights of the Kingdom, which belong to the Knights of the Kingdom, cannot normally be controlled by the king himself, and it is impossible for Sira Marne to intervene in the military affairs of the Knights, and she herself does not want to intervene in the military affairs here, but the order from the king makes her have to take care of it.

"It is true that musketeers are easier to train than archers, and iron bullets are easier to produce than arrows, and perhaps equipping soldiers with muskets will become the norm in future wars. "The mages are already working on a magic shield to defend against musket shots, and the military department is also designing new armor for cavalry to defend against the powerful penetration of muskets. ”

"You're doing a good job. Pedi had read the report and could only say that these people were smarter than him and more than he thought.

As they spoke, the two of them had already walked into the training ground of the Knights.

Amos, the leader of the Castle Knights, a middle-aged knight from the Heavy Cavalry Corps, his tall body immediately pushed away the knights who were next to him on the left and right after Pedi entered the training ground, and walked over with a magic musket.

"Your Majesty, do you want to try the thrill of shooting again today?" Amos's voice approached quickly with his men, and when he saw Sira Marne, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Sir Marne is also coming to try?"

"Then try it. Pedi smiled and did not refuse, he took the musket handed by Amos, walked to the nearest shooting range to refuse the help of the knight next to him, and skillfully tore open the pre-configured ammunition sac for reloading.

"Bang!" the dull sound of the explosion reached his ears as the hand holding the musket vibrate, and the pungent smell of gunpowder penetrated his nose, and a dark mark was punched on the target that Pedi was aiming.

"The shooting distance is still not enough, and the accuracy is much worse than that of a crossbow arrow. Pedi shrugged helplessly.

"I think it's already pretty good, it's much more expensive to make a crossbow than a musket. "What's more, this thing is easier to carry than a crossbow arrow, and the staff officer of the military department has experimented with five ordinary soldiers armed with muskets at a distance of half, and even a heavily armed paladin." ”

"Yes, it's cheap, and if it weren't for the circle on the butt of the gun, it would cost no different than a burning stick. Amos patted his head vigorously when he said this, and said, "The lads are usually bored, and I think it's good to make a little thing like a musket..."

"Let's take a look. Pedi suddenly became interested, so he didn't rush to talk about business.

"Abner, bring me the little thing you made. Amos shouted to his lieutenant at the top of his voice, duffling the gunfire on the training ground.

Amos's shout immediately attracted everyone in the training ground, and a knight in a major's uniform walked quickly to Pedi's side under the gaze of everyone.

"Your Majesty. Abner saluted meticulously, with a rigor on his face that was completely different from Amos's.

"Show your majesty what you have made. Amos urged.

In fact, without Amos's reminder, Pedi had already noticed what the major officer was holding in his hand, and from its appearance, it looked like an iron bamboo tube that had been opened.

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate this. Amos, perhaps noticing the king's gaze, ceased to flirt, and commanded his lieutenant in a semi-commanding tone: "Show your majesty your wisdom, young man." ”

Pedi now understood what the other party had made, but he didn't break it, and when the young lieutenant saluted him again, he said in an encouraging tone, "Go, knight... Let me see your masterpiece. ”

With the king's encouragement, Abner was visibly nervous, but only a little nervous, and did not get stage fright. Under the gaze of everyone, he quickly and skillfully loaded the ammunition sac into the bamboo barrel, and then ignited the lead that had been prepared on the bamboo barrel.

"Boom!" After the muffled sound, the 'bamboo tube' in Abner's hand exploded, and the arrow target in front of him was blackened by the flames that erupted, and the iron bullets hit it with countless bullet holes.

A single applause came, but His Majesty the King was applauding when everyone was looking for prestige.

Soon, countless applause rang out.

"It's good, even if it's a one-off item. Pedi laughed and walked up to the young lieutenant and patted him on the shoulder, although the other party only made an arquebus that he deliberately ignored, but it brought a very intuitive feeling to Pedi, which made him feel that the arquebus was actually quite good.

"Perhaps in the near future, every soldier in the kingdom will be equipped with this weapon you have made. Pedi looked at Abner: "Now for you a task... Take this thing you made to the lab in Seongnam and let my goblin advisors take a look. ”

Sira Marne picked up the bamboo tube that had been thrown on the ground and was disemboweled, looked at it carefully, and said, "This kind of thing is cheaper than a piece of sack..." ”

"It's not worth a lot of money, you can do what you want. Pedi waved his hand indifferently and said to Amos, "Let your men continue training." With that, he pointed to the Knights' station and said to Sira Marne, "Let's go in and talk." ”

...

The Castle Knights' garrison was not as messy as other army garrisons, and its internal affairs were probably due to the fact that the king liked to be clean and kept tidy at all times.

"How is the reorganization of the troops going?"

In the captain's office, Pedi and Silah Marne sat face to face on the reception sofa, with two cups of steaming coffee on a square iron table in the middle.

"According to your order, all the garrison corps in the kingdom have been assembled ten days ago, and the military headquarters is reorganizing them, and at the same time... Five regiments of the Ukalo battalion are heading for the eastern garrison of the Iruk Territory. Sira Marne quickly reported, "Military households, mercenary groups, knights, and nobles from all over the country have responded to the call to form two mixed heavy cavalry corps. ”

"The Paladin Orders and Mage Organizations registered in various places have been registered with the Military Department in accordance with your enlistment order, and the Paladins and Mages have been unified and formed by us. Silah Marne took out the notepad and quill she had with her, and said as she wrote quickly: "The initial reorganization of each unit is quite smooth, but because of the lack of a large number of middle-level officers, the later reorganization is somewhat difficult, and we are trying to solve this problem." ”

Pedy's brow furrowed slightly when he heard this, but he didn't interrupt Sirah Marne's report.

"New garrison corps and reserve corps are being recruited, and the logistics office and staff of the General Headquarters have basically been formed. As she said this, Sira Marne suddenly stopped, gritted her teeth and looked at her king, "Your Majesty, this time..."

"You want to follow me on the expedition?" Pedi interrupted Silah Marne's inquiry.

"Your Majesty, as your Minister of War, it is my duty to participate in this war. Sira Marne said solemnly: "I should be on the front line, not in the office." ”

"As my Minister of War, it is also your duty to follow my orders. Pei Di smiled deliberately and said in a very relaxed tone: "Moreover, I think what you have to do now is to take care of your illness, and in the future, we will have a real life-and-death battle with the Undead Legion." ”

Sirah-Marne was so disappointed by such an answer that she wanted to defend herself, but she could only swallow the words back into her stomach when she saw the king's determined eyes.

"Just now you said that the stagnation in the reorganization of the army is due to the lack of middle-level officers?" said Pedi, changing the subject.

Hearing this question, Sira Marne could only quickly gather her thoughts and said: "Yes, because under the new appointment and dismissal system, the nobles of the kingdom can no longer be directly transferred to the army as officers above the middle rank, and currently..."

"Listen to the gunshots outside. Pedi turned to look at the window, "Nearly a thousand officers with knighthood and combat experience are right in front of you, many of them have served in the army for more than fifteen years before, some have been promoted from a soldier to a sergeant major and then canonized as a knight, and can serve as a mid-level commander in any army." ”

Sira Marne's eyes couldn't help but shrink when she heard the King's words!

Appointing a knight of the King's Personal Order as a middle-level officer in the kingdom's army is equivalent to turning the entire kingdom's army into the king's private army!

"What do you think of my suggestion?" Pedi lowered his head to smell the bitter smell of coffee, deliberately not looking at Siala Marne's expression at the moment.

"The military department does not have the authority to transfer the knights of the Order..."

"I'll give you the authority right away!"

Syrah-Marne suddenly found herself in a trap designed by the King, and from the day she agreed to take over the military affairs of the Order, she had no way out.

She could not refuse a suggestion, or an order, from the king!

However, Sira Marne was not a person who clings to power and likes to go along with it, and after countless thoughts quickly passed through her mind, she said very seriously: "Your Majesty, you can appoint a certain knight whom you think is qualified as the commander of a certain legion, but..."

"You also think I want to be the dictator of the aristocracy?" interrupted Siala Marne's lilting voice in Pedy's voice.

"Your Majesty!" Sira Marne stood up and fell to one knee on the ground, "nobles aren't all your enemies, I've always felt... You shouldn't doubt them. ”

"The gods can testify, I have no doubt of anyone. With a smile still on his face, Peddy stood up and walked over to Sirah-Marne to help her up, and said with a smile, "You just said that there is a lack of mid-level commanders, I just gave you a small opinion. ”

"But by doing so, you will make the nobles think that you are suspicious of them. Sirah Marne looked the king squarely, "Although the interior of the kingdom seems to be calm now, there is a little..."

"I know, I know!" said Pedy, gesturing to sit down on the couch, and then asked, "Then tell me what the War Department wants to do in the face of these vacant commanders?"

"In the previous battles of the Elok Leader, there were many low-level officers who had accumulated enough military merit to be promoted, including nobles, military families, and ordinary civilians. Silah-Marne did not hold back any longer, she said all her intentions: "We plan to carry out a major reorganization of the eastern camp of the Iruk Territory, and promote the officers and soldiers who have performed well in the Battle of the Iruk Territory in turn. ”

"Well, that's a great idea. Pei Di thought seriously for a few seconds, "You can negotiate a specific charter with the Prime Minister's government, and I can no longer ask about appointments below the corps level." ”

Sira Marne's face was overjoyed, and she was about to agree, but Pedi continued: "I'll ask Commander Amos to draw up a list of officers later, and you can take it with you." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Silah-Marne had to smile wryly.

"Yes. The smile on Pedy's face was even more pronounced.

"Peeping" Pei Di seemed to deliberately step on heavy steps, slowly walked to the window of this office, and asked as soon as he spoke: "It seems that the military department conducted a file investigation on the high-ranking officers of the kingdom a month ago, and there are also related psychological inquiries?"

"This is a suggestion from General Drahiel, I thought it was good and gave it a try, and it did have unexpected gains. Considering the King's reason for asking about this, Sirah-Marne replied as cautiously as possible: "We have a number of officers who do need to keep a special file and make regular psychological inquiries. ”

"It seems that our elven advisors have finally done something more meaningful. Pedy said as he returned to his seat and sat down again, "Sir Fred... What do you think of this person?"

When Sir Ferred heard the King's question, she guessed what the King was going to say next, but she replied normally: "Sir Fred has the prudence of the navy, and although he was born a mercenary, he values honor more than most of our nobles. ”

"Perhaps it was because he was born as a mercenary that he was more anxious to prove his nobility with honor. After a brief evaluation, Pei Di asked, "As the Minister of War of the Kingdom, do you think that it is a bit inappropriate for the headquarters of the garrison corps to be located in the province of Harrons?"

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