Chapter 66 Development

King Gueras needed a peaceful environment, and he wanted the people to live happily and comfortably. The Kingdom of Macedonia needed strength to defend it. Although Garras wanted to avoid war, he knew that today's vast kingdom could not be maintained by forceful means. Not to mention Macedonia, a country with a tradition of military honor, where the army is an indispensable part of the kingdom.

Garras was more of a Greek politician, an idealist of practical lines, pursuing a luxurious and beautiful life. He devoted himself to his ideal kingdom, and he hoped that one day his subjects would come out to sing praises and write monuments for him because of their happiness and happiness.

In addition to promulgating new policies and studying economic and trade development strategies all day long, he plunged headlong into the pile of flowers and worked hard among the three thousand beauties in his harem.

Ay! As his name suggests, Macedonia needs more princes, and his throne needs to be secured by blood.

Three wives and four concubines are not uncommon, not to mention that he is the king of three palaces and six courts. It's just that Gueras is losing money day by day, and his physical fitness is declining rapidly.

He was so relieved of the kingdom's safety because he had a good brother. Oonos was named Prince of Macedonia, but in fact became the Minister of War of the Macedonian court.

Gueras entrusted him with the task of building the kingdom's army and defending it. Oonos could not have been more suitable for this position, and his talent in this area is truly unmatched. The king was convinced to entrust him with military affairs. Oonos did not disappoint the royal brother either.

He was able to use his strengths to further increase his military power, but he did not deviate too far from the king's original intentions and was eager to expand his army, although he had already thought so in his heart.

After the end of the war, Oonos first assigned garrison tasks to the legions.

The troops on the northern front were his own soldiers, so he was the first to give them a peacetime garrison order:

The Sixth Army of the North remained in Budapest, keeping an eye on the movements of the Gauls; His 7th Army Corps on the Eastern Front was to be stationed in the Dacia region, Polorison. It was easy to move north or west to deal with the threat from the Germanic peoples.

It is clear that he referred to the advice of the front-line Abrias.

At the suggestion of Oonos, Abrias was appointed general of the front-line town.

On the Macedonian side, the Forbidden Army of Gueras defended the capital, and in the south, Damasos echoed it. Damasos organized a strong military force in Greece, recruiting a large number of high-quality soldiers in Sparta and Corinth, and finally formed his personal guard infantry regiment, known as the Aegean Naval Regiment.

Damasos formed a new naval fleet in Athens, which he had ulterior motives and named the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet. With a strong military force on land and sea, Damasos was well placed to defend the most important southern hinterland of the kingdom. In this way, no matter how much the Greeks clamored for a counteroffensive, or the covetousness of other Asian countries in the East, it could only remain in words.

An important border pass in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Macedonia, there was an auxiliary army of defense stationed in the city of Catalan in the north, and a border army of Byzantium in the south. Guarding the two ends is blocked from the east to the west, which can ensure the internal security of Macedonia.

In other areas, the strength of the troops is a small number of security or defense forces scattered in various cities and towns.

The most advanced frontier in the East was Ajani, where the Teris Regiment under the command of Zoeros Aeginos was stationed. Oonos gave him the task of defending the eastern border of the kingdom. There is also a secret mission to continue to develop forces, which, in due course, will become the vanguard of the attack on the countries of the East.

Because of the special mission, Zoe Ross and his soldiers could not return to their hometown in Macedonia for a while, and they even had to be stationed in the East for a long time.

The western border of the kingdom had crossed the Adriatic Sea to Rome. It is bounded by the Latin region to the north of the city of Rome, and Macedonia and Rome are on their own side.

Macedonia also had a strong military here, with Aloyos commanding three major legions:

The 24th Expeditionary Force, the 2nd Roman Legion, the 1st Greek Legion, and the 3rd Roman Legion of Campania.

The 2nd Roman Regiment was under the direct command of Aloyos and was stationed in Rome.

Ducarus was the deputy commander and de facto head of the Roma regiment in Campania, stationed in Campania.

The First Army was in Sicily, commanded by Amintas, who guarded Sicily.

In view of the special military situation of Rome, Oonos gave full authority to appoint Aloyos as the commander of the Western Front, giving him full independent right to act. However, they will continue to maintain a close correspondence, exchange information and share strategic ideas.

Oonos was also responsible for the overall planning of the equipment of the Macedonian army and the recruitment and training of soldiers. He needs to report to the king on the specifics of the matter in order to obtain the king's support and grants. Although the second brother always seemed to have insufficient funds, Garras generally agreed to his grants.

The rest of the world is developing new weapons and equipment, and Macedonia, as a military power, must be at the forefront of its competitors. As far as Oonos was concerned, he was not interested in money at all, and the king was reassured by this.

Although the Macedonian prince did not expand the size of the army, he invested his money in the development of military technology. It was all those middle and high-ranking cities that he ordered the construction of various military buildings. These facilities will turn into the nation's efficient war machine in wartime, providing a steady stream of elite troops to the front lines. Places like armor shops, forges, etc., can provide soldiers with better weaponry.

Knives, spears, swords, halberds, bows, and arrows made by the high-class armor factories were sharper, while armor and shields were forged stronger. This not only enhances the survivability of soldiers, but also enhances their combat effectiveness on the battlefield, and is the material guarantee for the army to win battles.

Not all cities can build such a building and make it work.

For example, to build a forge, the city must already have a full-fledged market. Because only a large market with a well-developed business can provide it with the necessary craftsmen and raw materials, and there are metallurgical processing places only in large cities. Metallurgy requires a certain handicraft base, and cities with previously developed blacksmith and armor shops are developing even faster, and those skilled craftsmen are an important resource.

Once you have a forge, you can quickly mass-produce high-quality armor and weapons.

As a result of these limitations, there are only a handful of cities that already have or can build forges. They are Thessaloniki, Corinth, Sparta, Rome, Capua, and Tarentum. This means that the elite troops of the Kingdom of Macedonia mainly came from these places.