When the New World people think of the Tugurs and the Ilibians, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely the musket. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Both the Tugu and the Ilibi people made muskets, but the Tugu people made muskets that were much better. The Dugu musket is more accurate and has a longer range, but it is relatively expensive and only the elite troops of the Dugu people will be equipped with this musket. The accuracy of the muskets of the Ilibians is relatively poor, and the firing range is average, but the cost is much lower than that of the Dugu musket, and it can be equipped with troops in large quantities.

Due to their short stature compared to other races, neither the Tugu nor the Ilibi were very adept at hand-to-hand combat. The ancient world did not produce mounts, so the ancient people did not have cavalry. However, the Ancients were very strong, their specially selected scouts were not much slower than their horses when they ran, and the average infantry was much faster than the other races.

The Dugu people used to use a two-line formation when fighting. Before the hand-to-hand engagement, the crossbowmen and musketeers of the first column would inflict sustained fire on the enemy until the enemy charged. The soldiers of the second column were armed with round shields and spears, and they would stand in an extremely loose formation behind the first column before the enemy charged, and once the enemy charged, the crossbowmen and musketeers of the first column would quickly withdraw behind the second column. After that, the pikemen in the second column will shrink their formation and aim their hedgehog-like spears at the enemy to meet the enemy's charge.

During the second column's engagement with the enemy, the soldiers in the first column will continue to retreat until they are at a safe distance from the soldiers in the second column. As soon as the second column was overwhelmed by enemy troops, the soldiers of the first column fired indiscriminately at the battle line.

The army of the ancient people was honored and humbled by archery, and whichever army shot accurately and farther, which army was the trump card. As a result, musketeers were considered first-class warriors by the Dugu people, crossbowmen were second-class warriors, and pikemen were the lowest-ranking warriors and could only serve as cannon fodder. Normally, the morale of the soldiers in the second column is not very high, and it is easy to be overwhelmed by the enemy. So after each battle, the Tugu people would lose a large number of pikemen.

Since the pikemen were militiamen recruited from the villages, and the Tugu had a strong reproductive ability, such a loss was not painful in the eyes of the ruling class of the Tugu people.

In contrast, the army of the Ilibians was much more humane. The Ilibi were even shorter than the Tugu people, so the Ilibi people, like the Tugu people, also attached great importance to archery.

But unlike the Dugu people, Ilibi produced horses in the world and could form cavalry units. The cavalry of the Ilibians was divided into two types, one was the shock cavalry and the other was the plundering cavalry. The shock cavalry was equipped with a cavalry lance, and the plundering cavalry was equipped with a long sword. During the battle, the Ilibians used to use shock cavalry to break up the enemy's formation, and then use the plundering cavalry to rush into the enemy's formation and slash and kill, further reducing the morale of the enemy.

The infantry units of the Ilibi were dominated by archers, supplemented by melee infantry. The archer force of the Ilibi people, like the Tuchus, was divided into two categories: musketeers and crossbowmen. The Ilibi melee infantry was mainly armed with swords, katanas, and spears of about three meters, and the Ilibi also had a type of infantry called the "shield guard", which was armed with a broad shield, about ten throwing spears, and a short sword.

Their duty was to protect the shooter units. As soon as the enemy breaks through the infantry lines and kills the marksman troops, they throw throwing spears at the enemy. When the enemy approaches, they will use their broadshields and short swords to fight the enemy. Generally speaking, the Marksman unit will also join in, and will not leave friendly troops behind, let alone shoot them indiscriminately.

The Ilibians were accustomed to placing musket units at the front and then withdrawing to the rear after two or three rounds of firing. Ilibi muskets were equipped with slender sleeved bayonets, and if the battle was unstable, the Ilibi generals would pull out the musketeers from the rear, fire a round at the enemy, and then have them counter-charge the enemy.

Before the "Great Reform", the Ilibian people were in a state of civil war for many years due to their large number of ethnic groups, and their overall strength has always been relatively low in the New World. After the end of the Great Reformation, the Ilibians formed an alliance in the form of a federation, and although there were occasional civil wars, the Ilibians would stop the civil wars and unite with the outside world when foreign enemies appeared.

"According to reliable sources, Mogar is a bit like Twenty-Nine Village - no, like Rimi Shrine without the Rima Shrine and the Grand Bazaar to be exact. There were only villages, the cities were missing, and the king's castle and army were nowhere to be found, and they were left unmanaged and unprotected. ”

After listening to Mel's introduction to the Tugurs and the Ilibians, Yishan combined the information she had to speculate about the reason why Mogar had submitted to Zarest.

"I heard that the Zarians were a very expansionist people before the 'Great Reformation', and the Mogars could only form pikemen troops, and they couldn't defeat the Zarians at all, so they submitted to them, right?"

The so-called "Great Reformation" was the Ilibi people according to Gray? Byrons's theory, the change of force implemented in the countries of Ilibi. The Ilibians, who had embraced the new ideas, formed a revolutionary army, overthrew the old aristocracy, and established a republic in their own country. After the transformation of the Ilibi nations, the Ilibian people formed the "Ilibi League" in the form of a federation.

"I don't think so." Maier shook his head, "According to you, Mogar can't defeat the Ira either, so it stands to reason that they should remain neutral in this war, and whoever wins will be submissive." But as you have already said, the Mogars seem to prefer to accept the rule of the Zarests, which contradicts your suspicions. ”

"Hmm...... That's true. ”

Yishan pursed her lips and tilted her head to the side.

"Perhaps...... Maybe King Yongsan is not good for the Mogars? ”

"There is such a possibility, but this is just your speculation, there is no actual evidence, and it is impossible to make a conclusion." Melter paused, "I'll tell you my guess too. ”

"Hmm."

"I think it should have something to do with the system of the Dugu people."

"Something to do with the system?"

"That's right. Didn't I just say that the ancients used to divide soldiers into three, six, nine and so on, but in fact, they did the same to people. The Dugu people practiced aristocratic rule similar to that of the Tairong people, but the only aristocratic class of the Dugu people was the emperor and king, as well as their relatives, who were the most noble class of the Dugu people. Below the king were ministers and officials of all ranks, and they and their relatives were the inferior class of the ancient people. Below them were the freedmen who lived in cities and castles, and they were the third class. Then there are the freedmen who live in the villages, they are the fourth class of people. And finally, the slaves, who had no human rights, the most inferior people. ”

Maier paused at this point, and Yishan tilted her head in confusion when she saw that he didn't continue.

"Isn't this only fifth? And what about the fourth class? ”

"Well, that's just a way to put it into words, don't worry about the details."

Mel smiled awkwardly and continued.

"The villages of the Tugu people are completely different from the villages of the Tarong people. The village of the Dugu people is equivalent to a group of slave owners raising a large group of slaves, and the slave owners use force and threats to control the slaves to work for them, and do not engage in production themselves. The number of slaves in each village far exceeds the number of slave owners. According to Daddy, the ratio of slave owners to slaves would not be less than 1 to 1, usually between 1:2 and 1:3. At the same time, the burghers were the slave owners of the villagers and owned their own slaves in the city, and the ministers and officials were the slave owners of the burghers, and the emperor and the king were the slave owners of the ministers and officials. ”

Hearing this, Yishan felt a little confused, so she raised her hand and motioned to Maier to stop first, and waited for her to smooth out her train of thought before signaling Maier to continue.

In other words, the Dugu people were exploited step by step, and the only ones who were not exploited were emperors and kings. The Tugu emperor was elected, and was only the one responsible for arbiting in the event of a dispute between the kings. After the Cataclysm, the emperor of the ancient people added a military function, but that was off topic, and we will talk about it later. ”

"Since the villagers are not engaged in production, nor are the citizens, nor are the ministers and officials, nor are the emperors and kings, all the needs of the ancients can only be obtained by exploiting slaves. This put a lot of pressure on the slaves and planted a curse of hatred in their hearts. ”

"After the cataclysm, the Mogal region lost its king and its city. In other words, the three exploiting classes above the villagers suddenly disappeared, greatly reducing the pressure on the villagers and slaves. However, the price of reduced pressure is the absolute weakening of military power. The Zarians invaded the Mogars because they loved expansion, and the Mogars were powerless to resist and voluntarily submitted to the Zarians - so far, I have the same opinion as you have seen before. ”

"Then here's the problem. Since the Mogars were forced to submit to the Zarûrs, why did they lean towards the Zarians in this war? Let's review the system of the Ducagu people, and then look at the system of the Ilibians. Before the Great Reformation, the Ilibians were kingship, and kings were elected by the citizens. The king is below the House of Parliament, and the members are also elected by the citizens. The Ilibi did not have a slave culture, and only forced criminals to perform all kinds of labor. The citizens performed their duties and obeyed the king and the Senate in accordance with the laws of the crown. ”

"On the eve of the Great Reformation, the royal government was corrupt and the Senate became a puppet of the king, but even so, the Ilibi people still enjoyed civil rights and could keep their weapons. Before the Great Reform, the countries of Ilibi were basically citizen volunteer soldiers, and the king had to rely on citizen soldiers to fight, so even if the king was mediocre, he would not dare to do too much to the citizens. ”

"On the other hand, the slaves of the ancient people have no human rights, just like the livestock of the Tairong people, even if they are slaughtered at will, no one will care. I think that after the capture of Mogar, the Zarians must have implemented reforms there and overthrew the local slavery system, and gained the gratitude of the slaves for this. After the Great Reformation, the modern Ilibian culture spread throughout the country, and this culture of equality and freedom easily resonated with the Mogars, which is why they sided with the Zarians in the war. ”

Maier breathed a sigh of relief after saying this, then shrugged his shoulders.

"But this is just my speculation, there is no actual evidence, and I can't make a conclusion about it."

Yishan was stunned by Meier's words, and was already persuaded by him.

“…… No, you're right, it must be the way it is. ”

"No, no, no, it doesn't have to be this way." Mel shook his head repeatedly, "What I said is purely logical, but what is logical is not necessarily the truth. ”

"Huh? If it is logical, it should be true, right? ”

"No, it's not. As a simple example, if I accidentally break your cup, I am afraid of making you angry, so I get a few cat hairs and put them on the table and tell you that the cup was broken by a cat. ”

"Aren't you faking?" Yishan said unhappily.

"Yes, but the cat's hair is on the table, which means that the cat may have been here, so the cup may have been broken by the cat, which is completely logical. But it's not the truth, because the cup was just something I accidentally broken, a fortuitous event, and there is no logical cause and effect at all. If you insist that there is, then there is only one logic in this, which is 'I accidentally touched the cup', and then 'the cup was broken', and that's it. ”

Maier stretched out his hands to Yishan inquiringly, revealing a helpless expression.

"Then why on earth did Mogar side with the Zarles?"

"I don't know." Mel shrugged, "I can make my guess, but if you ask me what the hell is going on there, I can only answer you, I don't know, because I really don't know what's going on there." ”

"Hmmm......"

Yishan frowned deeply, and her expression became tangled.

"But what does it matter?" Mel smiled wryly, "What's going on there has nothing to do with the two of us, so you don't have to dwell on it - but the way you get tangled up is pretty cute." ”

"W-"

Yishan's face turned red to the base of her ears, she closed her eyes tightly, and waved her hands meaninglessly.

"What are you talking nonsense all of a sudden! We're talking about Mogar! Why did it suddenly come to me! I...... I'm me, I'm cute or something, this kind of thing is known to all Liang Yuecheng! I don't need you to talk about it! You're flattering! It's flattery! What the hell are you trying to flatter me?! Be...... Yes yes do you want to ...... Think about it...... Think...... Want ......"

Speaking of this, Yishan's brain "buzzed" suddenly, and smoke could almost come out of her hot cheeks.