Although the pay is expensive, it is all worth it.

Maybe before that, Randy can suffer a little and live in a pigsty or a barracks, it doesn't matter.

But now Randy is the Emperor! Even if it can't be compared with those poor and extravagant monarchs in the East, it has to have a face.

Originally in Brandenburg, he had completed about 70% of the army reform program, and finally completed it in the last few days, according to this plan, Randy is sure that his army can become the most powerful army in the world.

The entire military reform regulations were formally enacted on 11 March.

It was officially announced the next day, March 12.

According to the terms of military reform, the entire Norman Empire was divided into three major military regions.

Western Military District: including England, Brittany, Normandy, three regions.

Central Military District: includes the whole of Scandinavia, North Saxony,

Eastern Military District: including the whole of Novo Scandinavia, Livonia, Prussia, Pomerania,

The division of these three military regions is also very obvious to the countries they are targeting!

The Western Military District was aimed at France and Burgundy, although now the Norman Empire and Burgundy were quasi-allies.

There is only one country targeted by the Central Military District, and that is the Holy Roman Empire, the strongest country on the European continent in the traditional sense.

The Eastern Military District faced a bit more enemies, Lithuania, the Polish Autonomous Government, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Zaporozhye Khanate, the Eastern Roman Empire,

Recently Randy's Royal Caravan brought news that the Cumans ...... It is not known what they were thinking, but in fact they had already arrived, and were rushing to the west with a large number of troops, and their vanguard was already engaged in a confrontation with the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Zaporozhye Khanate, which may be why the ambitious Grand Duchess of Moscow would so easily agree to Artoria's harsh terms of peace.

This guy is not a good man, the Grand Duchy of Moscow has been at war with the Norman Empire twice in a row, and each time it is bigger than the other, they have an advanced military system, they have ambitious leaders eager to expand their territory, and they have fierce northern Rus' and Slavic warriors, Randy is sure that if there are no accidents, there will be a war between him and the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Not to mention Lithuania, where can others sleep soundly on the side of the couch?

When Randy frees up his hand, the first object to be eliminated is it!

The existence of the Zaporozhye Khanate, a shameful state of tragic Cossack hooligans, on this planet, is nothing short of a disgrace to God.

Not to mention the Eastern Roman Empire, the whole of Europa was too small to accommodate two overlords.

Randy wants to use animals as his dragon thrive, and it seems that there is really no small problem.

The specific settings of the three military regions are more complicated, because Randy is completely at ease with others, so the commander of the military region or the governor, or the commander-in-chief is not set, and there is only one actual commander of the three military regions, that is, the holy and great Randy, and the setting of the military region only makes Randy's crown three more titles:

Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern, Central and Western Military Regions!

Military forces of the various military districts......

The Western Military District, the British Isles in the north, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, these three regions are not to be taken care of, because they are the territory of Northwest Britain, although those places are largely influenced by the Norman Empire, but the conservative feudal system is still practiced in the countryside and other places, and the officials who serve in various cities, although they are nominally loyal to Artoria, are in fact exchanged by Randy through Enides, or recruited from universities and schools, and then recommended to his wife, So who they really prefer in their hearts, I can't go into details.

The original garrison of England has been transferred to Brittany, and there is no regular army in England itself, only a small number of second-line militia units, these militia units train in the spare time, make peace in the busy agricultural season, do not delay, and do not need maintenance costs.

The two regions of north-west France, bordering Burgundy and France, Normandy and Brittany, had a full regular garrison of 5,500 men, commanded by Generals John and James respectively.

The Central Military District, the whole of Scandinavia, also does not have any regular army, of course, as a gathering place for the native and Normans, Scandinavia can pull out tens of thousands of elite reservists at any time, as long as they are properly equipped and trained a little, they can become qualified hoplites.

In South Saxony, Randy also recruited the first civilian general, Sulla, from the university.

This military academy general, in terms of command attributes is higher than other generals, in the military academy system learned about ballistics, architecture, engineering and the like, also made him like a tiger in urban defense operations, the fly in the ointment is that this nerd general is a little weak, not suitable for the front of the array to personally participate in the battle.

But it doesn't matter, Randy doesn't need him to be on the front line to take the initiative, in fact, Randy only needs him to be able to garrison Hamburg, the bridgehead that invaded the Holy Roman Empire, the largest and best fortress in the whole of North Germany, for which Randy gave him more than half of the army of other garrison generals, 8,500 elite soldiers who have received military training in Oslo, of which 1,000 are professional hussars, 1,500 are giant shield crossbowmen armed with new pulley crossbows, and the remaining 6,000 are Norman infantry, which has undergone the second reform, A classic elite hoplite.

Randy and his commanders have done many deductions, they found that if there was a full-scale war between the Norman Empire and Germany, and the other side gathered all the forces of the entire country to attack, the two cities of Ribbeck and Bremen would not be able to hold it anyway, but there were some gains and losses in completely fortifying them, so Randy did not invest development funds in these two cities for the time being, but went all out to develop the fortress of Hamburg, as long as Hamburg was not lost in the early stage of the war, it was a victory, And the 1,000 hussars under Sulla's command can also enter the opponent's territory at this stage to sabotage, further delaying the enemy's advance, so that the Norman Empire can calmly deploy counterattack forces.

This is the specifics of the Central Military District!

This problem is further complicated by the Eastern Military District, which has significantly more troops than the other two military districts, as the one that faces the most enemies.

Three old garrison generals......

Former Scandinavian defender, now Pomeranian defender Anderson.

Prussian defender Hans,

Livonia's defender Aven,

All three men had a full regiment in their hands, and the Second Hussar Regiment, led by General Saito, formed last year, patrolled back and forth in the area as a mobile force.

After the Second Hussar Regiment was replenished and restructured, there were nearly 2,000 melee hussars and 2,000 light archers, and the combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and General Saito was also deeply trusted by Randy and gave him the power to arbitrarily act on the spot, that is, to a certain extent, Saito, who had 4,000 elites, could start some small-scale wars on his own.

Plunder the various banditry and nomadic tribes of southern Poland and Ukraine, or take the initiative in the event of a war with a country in the east.

In addition, Randy appoints the same Hungarian who had previously charged with him in the Second Budapest War.

Joseph, the son of the leader of the small Hungarian tribe, proved to be a very good hussar general, and his talent was not under the ability of any of the garrison generals.

In terms of age, General Saito, you are over forty years old, although this half-old general is still clamoring that he will not leave the hussars until he dies, and he will fight for a lifetime, but in fact, this guy will reach retirement age in twenty years, and his various physical functions have begun to decline.

Joseph is different, the young man is twenty-two this year, it is the year of the fight, there is still room for improvement in the future, the most important thing is that Randy is extremely loyal and extremely worshipped, such a general is difficult to find even if he is wearing a lantern, he also has an elite establishment of 4,000 people, the same as General Saito, the same two thousand melee hussars, two thousand light cavalry, and the number is the third hussar regiment, stationed in the Novosibirsk region, responsible for guarding, meeting and even attacking, the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Randy's ability to assemble such a large number of light cavalry troops is also the benefit of Randy's ability to have an advantage in Eastern Europe, as long as he has enough money, he can recruit a sufficient number of excellent light cavalry, and those nomads can be disciplined and become excellent light cavalry with a little training.

The melee hussars and light archers are also the product of this military reform, in the previous war, Randy had experimented, mixed the use of melee Finnish light cavalry and long-range professional hussars, the two arms were mixed, the final result was very good, Randy finally made the following decision after many considerations......

Mix all the hussars under his command, all the soldiers contributed by the nomadic tribes, and those from the Hungarian, Polish, Lithuanian, Tatar, Cuman, Turkish, Finnish, Slavic, and regional tribes, and separate them from their tribes and become military households.

Melee Hussars

Ethnicity: Various nomadic tribes

Equipment: Three generations of Norman warhorses, improved scimitars, compound cavalry round shields, improved cavalry armor, skull mark helmets,

Morale: High

Physique: Robust

Training: High

Discipline: Medium

Class introduction: These terrifying nomadic warriors are the elite light cavalry who have undergone the second improvement, giving up bow and arrow technology, specializing in cavalry scimitar charges, as one of the two heroes of the Norman light cavalry, proud of the group, regardless of equipment, training, combat ability, and combat will, they are the strongest, arrogant, bohemian, and not afraid of death, so that any commander likes these guys, whether it is against light cavalry, light infantry, can be competent, even in the face of hoplites, you can also rely on flexibility to deal with it, However, it was not their task to clash the hoplites head-on.

Light Cavalry

Ethnicity: Various nomadic tribes

Equipment: Three generations of Norman horses, improved scimitars, compound cavalry round shields, light cavalry armor, short compound bows, cavalry crossbows,

Morale: High

Physique: Robust

Training: High

Discipline: High

Class Introduction: Cavalry archers who specialize in cavalry and guerrilla tactics are lighter, these cavalry are faster and looser in formation, compared to launching a charge and cutting the enemy into two pieces with a scimitar, they prefer to harass the enemy with cavalry tactics, when the enemy can't help but send the army to pursue, they will use their speed and physical strength to devour the enemy little by little, and a small number of archers are also equipped with the latest pulley crossbows, in order to enhance their long-range lethality, to fight against heavy armored troops.

However, such a policy will definitely be resisted by those tribes, after all, no one wants to give up their young and middle-aged labor, but this is no longer up to them, the Norman Empire is no longer the poor image when it first occupied Livonia and Prussia, and even if the Norman Empire in Eastern Europe does not send the main force, there are three standard garrison corps and two hussar corps, as well as the newly formed Baltic Fleet.

The Norman Empire has a sufficient number of armies with strong combat effectiveness on the land, on the rivers, in the cities, and in the steppes of Eastern Europe, and some tribes that have adapted to the superior life of the Norman Empire and rely on the trade of the Normans are naturally unable to resist, not to mention that the prestige of the Norman Emperor Randy is in full swing, which tribe has the heart of resistance? Not to mention the young men, who could have been elected to join the Norman army, and they would not object.

The entire Eastern Military District has a total of 30,000 troops that can go into battle, which is the Western Military Region and the Central Military Region combined.

However, at least 1/3 of this series of reforms and army arrangements are still only on paper, especially the newly formed Third Hussar Corps and the Baltic Assault Force, which are seriously lacking in formation, and need to spend a lot of money and time to reorganize, and the old troops also need to further replace their equipment and carry out military reforms, which all require money.

For example, a standard class Viking Warrior Thousand Men will be replaced with a stronger, lighter kite-shaped shield, an older iron battle axe with a modified steel battle axe, and the early plate armor will be popularized among officers at the Captain level.

In addition, the new Thousand Men Battle Flag, the Half Phoenix Army Flag, the Banner of Emperor Randy's Will (Black Dragon Banner), and the Infantry Battle Banner (Axe and Shield Banner) are not to mention the banners, as well as the soldiers' robes, clothes, officers' capes and knightly medals, even if they have the help of Enides, they can save the maximum amount of money, but they still require five hundred gold coins, while other more advanced troops, such as royal knights, assault infantry, and heavy infantry, require more money.

According to the Royal Consulate's report and budget, it would still take at least three to four years for the Norman Empire to complete the reform and recruit the army that Randy budgeted for, even if the Norman Empire was in a good mood for several years.

Randy begins to wonder if he is introducing a tax increase law at the same time as he is implementing military reform.

According to the regulations of military reform, the Norman Central Army should reach 80,000 men, of which 6,300 should be Janissaries, including 3,000 Praetorian heavy infantry, Praetorian longbowmen, Praetorian long-handled axemen, Praetorian spear array, 1,000 each, and 300 Praetorian Knights, so that the cost of such an army would reach 300,000, which is most of the Norman tax in a month.

The hoplites, formerly known as the Norman Infantry, numbered 45,000 people.

The assault infantry is also known as the Norman assault infantry of the former Viking Death Assault Soldiers, the number of 10,000, according to the latest military reform regulations, these assault infantry officers are to be equipped with early plate armor, gold and improved long-handled battle axes, other improvements are similar to the early Norman infantry, except that the flag is changed from an axe shield flag to a long-handled axe.

The infantry sequence is like this, and the cost under the cavalry sequence Randy is heavier!

According to the regulations, the Norman army was to form two new hussar regiments, which were more than 1,000 men compared to the 2nd and 3rd hussar regiments, which numbered only 4,000 men, consisting of 3,000 melee hussars and 2,000 light archers, in the order of the royal hussar regiment and the first hussar regiment.

(End of chapter)