Twenty miles southeast of Pantuo City, a caravan under the banner of the Landing Sea and Air Chamber of Commerce was slowly moving northward.

Hundreds of wagons were loaded with food and other supplies, and it was really immense.

Many knights wore stubborn guards on both sides, and hundreds of pairs of sharp eyes patrolled through the visor, this was the Gannan Provincial Grain Transport Team escorted by the logistics troops.

Their goal is very clear - the city of Tuo.

Halfway through the caravan, the leading knight suddenly raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop their guard.

In an instant, all the knights stepped forward and lined up.

In a short time, puffs of smoke and dust rose ahead, and the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near.

The leading knight saw that the person who came was the sentry he had sent out, and his nervousness relaxed a little, but he did not completely let his guard down, because these sentry horses were accompanied by several unidentified knights.

Two sentry horsemen from each side came to salute the logistics regiment commander in charge of escorting.

The sentry of Tuocheng hurriedly turned over and dismounted, ran up and asked, "Are you the commander of the Army, Navy and Air Chamber of Commerce escorting grain?"

When the two sides were two hundred meters apart, the sentry cavalry shouted loudly: "Regiment commander, don't get me wrong! These people are the sentinels sent out by Pantuo City to patrol!"

As he spoke, the twenty or so riders had already approached, and then tightened their reins and stopped ten meters away.

Of course, it's not all Renard's cronyism, the other party did logistics work when he was in the Blood Knight Mercenary Regiment, and now he is just going back to his old business.

Having traveled from south to north in the past, Merman was soon promoted from squad leader to regimental commander, and was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of transporting baggage.

The head of the logistics regiment was named Merman, a member of the Blood Knight Mercenary Regiment and a distant cousin of Old Walker.

Relying on this relationship, he was lucky enough to get a position in the logistics unit with a lot of oil and water and little danger.

However, he did not dwell on this, but replied with a correct attitude: "We are the sentinels under the command of Count Eliot, the commander of the Eastern Military Region, and we are now under the orders of His Majesty the King to defend the city. ”

Merman's gaze was fixed on the other party, and he asked again, "I'm talking about your specific troop number." ”

When asked about it, he didn't answer directly, but asked in a deep voice, "Where are you from?"

The knight on the opposite side was stunned by the question, and said secretly in his heart: Didn't your sentry report just now?

Merman took the document handed by the other party and glanced at it casually.

After identifying the authenticity of the document and comparing the portrait on the document with the person in front of you, make sure that the other party is not lying.

Only then did the knight realize that the other party was doubting his identity, and he hurriedly added: "We are the scouts of the sixth squadron of the third cavalry brigade of the Eastern Military District, and I am the leader of this scout team, and my name is Serna." ”

As he spoke, he took out the military's special document from his arms and put his hands in front of him.

In fact, this is a matter of course, except for the province of Gannan, the other provinces of the Kingdom of Arthur have implemented an army system that has been passed down for thousands of years.

That is, a team of ten people is a team, and there are two captains and deputy team leaders.

Merman casually threw the documents back and asked unceremoniously, "What did you come to us for?"

Looking at his arrogant appearance, he didn't take this cavalry captain to heart at all.

10,000 people are one corps, plus a special corps commander and two army staff officers.

That is, a squad is formed as ten people, a squadron as one hundred and three people, a brigade as one thousand and thirty-three people, and a regiment as one thousand three hundred and thirty-three.

100 people are a squadron, and three chief and deputy squadron leaders are added.

1,000 people are a team, and there are three chief and deputy captains.

This is also an important reason for Renard to rectify the military system, and now the military system in Gannan Province has been extremely perfect, and the officer system is simple and clear.

Ten people are a small team, and there is a team leader.

A whole legion, including 2,000 chief and deputy squad leaders, and 333 or more officers above the squad leader, the squad leader is really worthless.

This shows the bloated officer system in various countries.

The three brigades are one battalion, with a battalion commander, who is selected from the three brigade commanders, and the other two brigade leaders are deputies.

The three battalions are a regiment, with a regimental commander, who is selected from among the three battalion commanders and the other two battalion commanders as deputies.

The three squadrons are a squadron, with a squadron leader, the squadron leader is selected from the three squad leaders, and the other two squad leaders are deputies.

The three squadrons are a large group, with a team leader, the team leader is selected from the Sanming squadron leader, and the other two squadron leaders are deputies.

A regiment of seven thousand two hundred and ninety men, with only seven hundred and twenty-nine officers, does not look too bloated.

The most important thing is that even the army commanders have their own squads directly under them, so that they can understand the life dynamics of the grassroots officers and effectively prevent the occurrence of similar incidents such as deducting military salaries.

The three regiments are a division, with one division commander, who is selected from among the three regiment commanders, and the other two regiment commanders are deputies.

The three divisions are an army, with one commander, who is selected from among the three division commanders, and the other two division commanders are deputies.

After all, their commanders either became squadron leaders, group commanders, battalion commanders, or regiment commanders, or even division commanders and army commanders.

Fortunately, Renard made detailed arrangements for this and set up a staff department.

Of course, there is another disadvantage of this system, that is, after layers of selection, many places for grassroots officers will be vacated in the army.

For example, a squad will lack a squad leader, a squadron will lack a squadron leader, and a squadron will lack a captain.

Among them, the best cadets are sent to the army, and they are used to fill the vacancies of these squad leaders, squadron leaders, and group leaders, first as acting officers, and then as regulars as appropriate according to daily performance.

As for promotion, it is the same as other officers, and it needs to be judged by military merit.

The composition of the General Staff Department is very simple, selecting outstanding talents from the grassroots soldiers or the people, and after political examination, they are sent to the military branch of the Abundance Academy for further study.

At the end of the three-year course, those who have passed the course are transferred to the General Staff, which is then delegated to the military or local garrison units and the Public Security Department according to their results.

Think about it, how can such a strictly selected officer be comparable to the officers who were promoted by connections in the army of the Kingdom of Arthur?

There is a saying in the army of Gannan Province: If you enter the general staff, there is a way out for promotion.

To put it bluntly, the General Staff Department is the Gannan Provincial Officer Reserve Office.

The knight felt the arrogance in Merman's tone, and although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to attack because of the power, so he could only reply with a dry smile: "We are ordered by the commander Count Eliot to welcome you to the city. ”

Merman was slightly surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Count Elliot knows that we are coming?"

The knight laughed even more embarrassed, how did he know that Merman and the others would come, but they were just ordered to find the grain transport team in Gannan Province.