Chapter 59: Military Ranks
In the north-central part of the Tirisfal Glade of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, there is a Farkuna Mountain that stretches for hundreds of miles, and at the top of the hill, the mill town of the Agamande family has long been abandoned, and now the undead scourge has taken over here, and it has become an important stronghold of the Scourge in the Tirisfal Glade. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
At the foot of Mount Facuna, the town of Gallen stands on the hillside, where the warm current of the Endless Sea flowing from east to west through the southern part of the continent of Lordaeron is cut off by the Farcuna Mountains.
It has year-round rains, fertile land, and was a well-known grain producing area in the Tirisfal Woodlands before the Disaster of the Dead.
With endless farmland, and the edge of a gallon's town set up one tall granary after another, Locke could imagine the pomp and circumstance of the time, and it must have been a thriving scene.
Today, all that remains is overgrown wasteland and dilapidated houses.
On a small hill not far from Gallen, Locke was standing behind the Grand Lord Mograine, observing the town of Gallen.
I thought that I and Scarface ran all the way and escaped the pursuit of the jackals in embarrassment, but I didn't expect that now after a few months, I killed myself again.
"The town is now largely occupied by the Scourge Legion, and the Forsaken have sent troops to try to take it from the Scourge."
Norris read with a scroll in her hand, it was information from the scouts.
Then she took out a pair of maps and spread them out on the grass in the middle for all the officers around her to look at.
Locke looked up and saw a rudimentary map with many symbols drawn crookedly, and a simple model of the town of Gallon drawn with a few random strokes.
"The location of the Forsaken is here! There are fewer than 200 of them. Norris said, pointing to an inverted triangle in the southern part of the map.
"Sergeant Major Norris, I have a question, can I ask it?" A captain asked, holding up his arm.
"Yes!" Norris looked up at the captain who was asking.
"Why do these Scourge spirits occupy this town, they don't need land to grow food, and why do the Forsaken come to get involved in this matter, do they need to eat?" The captain asked, puzzled.
This is probably the confusion of all the officers present.
Norris rolled up the scroll in her hand and placed it in her magic backpack, which needed to be stored in the archives after the war and could not be thrown away.
"To the west of the gallon there is a forest with a large mass grave in which all the gallons are said to have died from the plague."
"Most of the corpses in the graves over there have not been turned into undead, but the Scourge has sent a large group of rotten gnolls under their control, and they have gone there to dig up the graveyard and collect the corpses in order to strengthen their army."
"As for the Forsaken," Norris sneered, "their leader is a Royal Apothecary Society apothecary, and they also want to occupy the town, on the one hand, for farming, and on the other hand, for what is in the hands of those gnolls. ”
"How many people used to be in Gallon?" An officer asked.
"I don't know, I'm going to ask you Lordarens." Norris spread her hands and gestured that she didn't know.
"At its peak, there were nearly 20,000 people in gallons, and it was also a major location for fishing sales in coastal areas." The High Lord, Mograini, was a native of Brill and knew a little bit about the town next door, where both fishing and grain were abundant.
The officers began to talk.
"Does that mean there are at least nearly 10,000 undead inside?"
"These abominable Scourge legions, they desecrate the bodies of the deceased, they are truly a bunch of evil devils!"
"I can't wait to get my revenge on Aslisa! My love, look at it! ”
Locke was more curious about what the jackals had in their hands.
"What's in the hands of those gnolls? Sgt. Nollis Did You Know? ”
"The gnolls have a plague potion that can bring those corpses back to life, and the forsaken want to study them. So,"
"So if we're going to attack, it's a three-way scuffle?" The captain at the beginning said.
"I can think so, at least I trust my scouts." Norris said calmly, as the scout captain, she absolutely believed in her scouts.
"May I ask a question? Is the intelligence you mentioned above your inferences, or is it? Locke asked, rubbing his chin, he couldn't remember why the fight was going on in the game, but one thing was for sure, the Forsaken hired adventurers here to attack the Scourge Legion.
"You tell me about it?" Noris's eyes narrowed, and her eyes sharpened. "Of course it was tortured! As for what means, you don't have to worry about it. ”
Locke shrugged his shoulders, this woman is really fierce, a cub protector.
"Major Hudson." The Great Lord, who was silent, suddenly called the oldest officer here.
"High Lord, please command." An old knight with white hair walked out.
The old knight Locke knew that he was actually only 45 years old, and he was one year younger than the Great Lord, but on his face that had been through many vicissitudes, wrinkles were like spider webs extending from his face, making people look as if he was already an old man.
He commanded one of the Grand Lord's cavalry wings, and his son Hudson Jr. was also in the cavalry wing, and Locke had seen the boy, who was about his own age, and had never been very convinced of himself.
On Major Hudson's body, the plate armor of the Silver Hand was already scarred, and all kinds of scars were inscribed on it, like the veteran's military medal.
"Hudson, you lead your wing, here, keep an eye on the Forsaken, and if they make any moves, attack and don't leave them behind!" The Grand Lord pointed to a grove marked next to the inverted triangle on the map, and assigned a combat mission to Major Hudson.
"Obeth the Great Lord." The old major, Hudson, gave a military salute to the High Lord, and was about to turn to leave, when the High Lord stopped him.
"Hudson, you old fellow, don't die! I'm going to be very sad about that. The Great Lord walked over with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.
"Oh?" The wrinkles on Major Hudson's face widened, and he laughed.
"Don't worry, Great Lord, Hudson won't die here. May the Light be with you! Finally, he rushed at Locke's side, and the young officers waved their fists in blessing.
Major Hudson gathered his cavalry wing, and the cavalry rushed to the direction on the map, and then a hurried trumpet sounded from there.
"It was the horn of the Forsaken, and they found Major Hudson."
"They shrank into their camp."
"Presumably they won't be paying attention to our actions anymore." Norris stood at the highest point of the hill and looked over there, duly reporting what she had seen.
Sure enough, the ranger also needs a pair of sparkling eyes to see far and accurately.
"Now, go and gather our soldiers, and get them ready." The High Lord commanded.
The officers had gone to command their troops, and only Locke and the High Lord were left here.
In fact, instead of being the adjutant of the great lord, Locke wants to be a grassroots officer with soldiers in his hands, so that he can charge and test his current powerful ability.
"Child, for a while, when you fight, you follow me, don't leave the range of my body." The big lord who was looking at the town of Gallon suddenly burst out with a sentence.
"This...."Locke became depressed, he still wanted to try his current strength, but he didn't expect the big lord to tie himself directly to him, with his strength, he must be in no danger.
And with his current ability, it's probably really hard to find if there are any natural calamity undead here who can kill him.
The High Lord turned to look at Locke, and from the old face of Lord Mograine, Locke saw hope, and he wished he was by his side.
Alas, his old man is also good for me. There will be many opportunities in the future, and there is no need to disappoint such an old man who thinks about himself everywhere.
"Yes, High Lord." Locke had no choice but to take the order.
In a few moments, all the soldiers of the Second Legion following the Grand Lord Mograine had been assembled, and there were now nearly 3,000 people here, excluding the cavalry of more than 1,000 people that Hudson had taken with him.
Speaking of the military.
Today, the entire Crusader army had four standing legions and two reserve legions, each with a total of more than 4,000 men.
With the exception of the Fourth Legion and two other reserve legions guarding Gadar and the Abbey, the First Legion followed the Grand Crusader Dassou Khan and Lord Tyran Ferdin, Lord of the Valley of the Hearth, to fight against the undead of the Scourge near the Valley of the Hearth.
The 3rd Legion followed the Grand General Abydis in battle against the Scourge near Andorhar.
And Locke was attached to the Second Legion, and the commander was the Grand Lord Mograine.
Crusaders differed in rank, rank, and alliance.
Here, soldiers advanced their ranks by accumulating military merits, and generally soldiers who had just joined the crusaders were collectively referred to as recruits.
Like Locke, who is a paladin himself, according to Lordaeron's law, Locke can be directly awarded the rank of warrant officer when he joins the army, which is conferred by the Supreme Commander of the Knights of the Silver Hand and is recognized by Lordaeron's law.
The above is about the years of peace.
If it were during the war years, like the current Lordaeron, the only person who could award the rank of Locke would be the Supreme Commander of the Silver Hand, Grand Commander Dassault Khan.
Because of Locke's outstanding talent, the Grand Commander Dassault Khan directly awarded Locke the rank of major when he conferred the title on Locke, and now there is no elbow of the Lordaeron nobles, and the Silver Hand will not oppose his brother's rank, so this award was quickly approved.
In the army, the rank represents your position in the army, and only the corresponding rank can hold the corresponding position, and the position and rank are not one.
Only by attaching the rank of major can Locke become the adjutant of the Grand Lord Mograini in this legion of more than 4,000 people.
And the warrant officer can't lead the soldiers, the difference is too big, if Locke is still a warrant officer, then serving as the lieutenant of the great lord with his rank will be questioned by other officers, and the Silver Hand does not want to see such a situation.