Chapter 255: Long Yin (32/102)
With the defeat of Viscount Bard, there was no longer a large force in the entire Lebor region that could compete with Eugen, and the only remaining resistance force was a few remnants left by Viscount Tariq.
Viscount Tariq's army had a period of frenzied expansion, doubling in numbers in a short period of time, and these soldiers were divided into several parts, some of which were newly recruited, some of whom Duke Billund had transferred from Saxony to support his army, and the rest of Tariq's descendants.
Because of these differences, there are many hidden dangers between several parts of the army, and sometimes even some small frictions break out.
In order to quell these conditions, Tariq deliberately dispersed his army and stationed them in various regions, and only mobilized them in the event of war.
As a result, now that Tariq was captured, these scattered army forces immediately fell into a situation of their own affairs, some of them were forcibly recruited by Tariq, and the soldiers who were not loyal were directly dispersed, divided the army's supplies and went home to farm.
Therefore, when Eugen's army pressed the border, there was basically no decent resistance, and cities fell under Eugen's control.
He was the lord of Lebor personally canonized by Charles VI, and this war to recover the territory can be said to be justified, and no one can jump out and accuse anything.
Eugen wandered outside for a whole month with his soldiers, and during this month, he traveled from south to north, east to west, in every corner of the Lebor region.
Wherever the troops went, all the towns and the minor nobles stationed in the towns were attached, but those who resisted were crushed with all their forces, and the nobles who took the lead were taken prisoner and escorted into the ranks.
Within a month, four large cities, fifteen medium-sized cities, and nearly a hundred small towns in the Lybor region were all under Eugen's control, and the minor nobles stationed in these cities all swore allegiance to Eugen and officially joined Eugen's banner.
During this period, Eugen and his soldiers did not return to the city once, and all their supply needs were provided by the towns they passed along the way, and there were more than a dozen battles of all sizes, and nearly one-fifth of the 1,000 recruits brought out were killed or wounded, and even the Longxiang army suffered some losses.
The non-stop rush and war have exhausted everyone, but the harvest is also huge, and in a month, those recruits who have just joined the army have ushered in a big transformation, and the childishness that belongs to the young people has faded a lot, and it has turned to more iron-blooded killing.
The Longxiang army has changed even more, and Simon also followed Eugen in this battle, but whenever a war broke out, Eugen personally commanded the Longxiang army to fight, showing Simon modern tactical ideas and operational concepts one by one.
Some of these combat methods are specially designed for troops like the Longxiang Army, and with these combat methods, the combat effectiveness of the entire Longxiang Army has increased by several percent, and with only more than 200 people, it can defeat an enemy several times its size.
After watching it, Simon's surprise and admiration for Eugen has reached a new peak, and Eugen's command seems to have opened a new window in front of him, allowing him to see the countless possibilities of the modern operation of the Longxiang Army.
Eugen also intended to let Simon learn these things, after all, he is a lord, not just a general, and many times, such things as fighting wars still have to be left to professional people.
Simon is very talented in tactical command, but his mind is still stuck in the past era of sword collision, unable to effectively use the new type of troops of the Dragon Army, and now Eugen takes this opportunity to pass on those modern combat ideas to him, just so that he can absorb the strengths of it, so that he can become a really good general in the future.
To achieve this goal, Simon needs to learn more, and only by constantly learning and improving will he be able to keep up with Eugen.
In the same way, Corleone also realized this, and this time Eugen deliberately brought him with him and formed him in the ordinary recruit team.
One morning after the battle with Viscount Bard, Eugen got up and stretched out the door, and saw Corleone waiting in front of the door.
There had been a heavy snowfall last night, and Corleone's hair and shoulders were covered with snowflakes, and there were no footprints on the snow around him, so it was obvious that he had been waiting here for a long time.
"Huh? Good morning, Corleone, what are you doing here? Eugen wasn't too surprised, he thought to himself that Corleone might not be able to bear the pain of being an ordinary soldier, and wanted to say goodbye to him.
Unexpectedly, Corleone just stretched out one hand and said calmly: "Hello, Count Eugen, I want a new musket." ”
Dare to ask Eugen for something so bluntly, Corleone can be said to be the first, Eugen couldn't help but laugh after hearing it, he understood Corleone's character, and wanted to tease him at the moment, so he chuckled and said: "Haha, oh, so that's the case, but why should I give it to you?" ”
Corleone can't answer this question, indeed, no matter what way you think about it, Eugen doesn't seem to have any reason to give him a new musket, after all, the relationship between their master and servant is very delicate, if Eugen gives him the musket, and he finds an opportunity to shoot Eugen in the back, then the book will be ruined?
Therefore, Corleone didn't say a word for a long time, he actually didn't have any malice at all, but he saw the strength of the Long Xiang Army, and instinctively wanted to make himself better in order to play a greater role on the battlefield.
Seeing his sullen expression, Eugen was not ready to embarrass him anymore, but just smiled and asked, "Come, Corleone, let me ask you how many enemies you have killed since I ransomed you back that day." ”
"Thirty-seven." Faced with this question, Corleone did not hesitate and answered directly.
He was a warrior, and every enemy was brought down at close range with real knives and guns, which naturally made him very impressed, which also made him develop the habit of recording the number of enemies killed after the war.
Hearing this number, Eugen couldn't help but secretly speak, not to mention anything else, just with Corleone's exploit in killing the enemy, it is more than enough to be a squad leader in any army.
At the same time as he was surprised, Eugen also had a little appreciation on his face, and after thinking about it, he said: "Okay, I can give you a new musket to use to kill the enemy, but this matter is a bit unjustified after all. ”
"So be it." Eugen patted him on the shoulder, and said with burning eyes: "I will independently form a new team, the name is called the Dragon Hidden Army, and you are the first member of this team!" ”