(War of Runes) Chapter 49: Sain's Will
Sain, who had been treated, trembled slightly, and after a few "gurgling" sounds in his throat, he was finally able to speak again.
"Ja, X, I, I haven't lost ...... yet"
No one thought that when Sain was about to die, he still cared about the victory or loss of the battle between him and Jax.
"Yes! You didn't lose!! You are strong enough to be called the god of war in this generation of Noxian troops! Jax squeezed Sain's hand and spoke.
Sain showed a rare expression of relief, he shook his head slightly, and said with difficulty again, "I, I didn't lose." But, but, God of War, it's not me, you...... You're who, always have been, me, we're Nok, Sas's, proud......"
"This, this is for you, marshal, he let, I choose, I actually, has, determined to withdraw from the army, I, improper, overseas, warlord, I want, defend...... Noxus, now, very, dangerous, you, you must, to, defend, our Noxus...... ......"
The moment Sain handed the blood-stained gold tin foil cylinder to Jax, he was relieved, and his head finally tilted slightly, losing the last strength to support his body. This gold tin foil cylinder not only seems to inherit his will, but also seems to carry Sain's reluctant expectations for Noxus, and at this moment, it is all transferred to Jax's hands.
Jax rested Sain's head on the crook of his arm, flicked the lid of the gold tin foil tube with one hand with his other hand, flipped the letterbox, poured the paper roll inside into his hand, unfolded it, and read the dense S-class secret letter line by line.
"Lieutenant General Sain: As you can see, at the beginning of this month, the foreign invaders from the Void have arrived on the continent of Valoran, and the situation at the Aicasia Pass, the southern gateway to Noxus, is critical. Our Great Noxus, since the founding of the country, in the history of thousands of years, there has never been a situation of being invaded by other countries to the mainland, to our generation, even if all are dead, we can't let others break this rule, we can do whatever it takes to win, but we will never be sinners in the history books! Since the Void Force's first stop on the Valoran continent has chosen us in Noxus, we must make these Void Miscellaneous, either annihilate them or let us all die! In addition, I speculated on the battle situation on your side, I believe that the Ionian War under your command has come to an end, the key point of this battle is who controls Presti, if it is still in the hands of the Ionian Army, then you must keep the remaining strength of our Noxian Army, because the troops in your hands may be the only remaining hope of our Noxus, Noxus proper, and these hope forces are still needed to make a final fight. If Presti you have fully occupied it, the spirit of resistance in Ionia will gradually fade, then the rest of Ionia will be at your fingertips, and you can also reorganize your army on the spot and rule the pure land of the Noxian Empire overseas. Where to go, it's up to you. – Jesico Svein"
After reading the secret letter, Jax grabbed Sain's head with both hands, gently placed him on the ground, and removed his horn helmet, reaching out and slowly closing Sain's eyes, which were not yet blinding. Sayne, although your personality is too withdrawn and brutal, but you really have the spirit of Noxus more than many high-ranking Noxians, if you are given some more time, I believe you will definitely be able to get the support of all the Noxian soldiers and people, and truly become the Noxian god of war of this generation. Jax sighed silently.
After slowly getting up, Jax looked around at the Noxus generals, and when he saw two familiar faces, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the two, one was the scarface general who had stopped him, and the other was the veteran Nas who had followed him.
"Take a look at this secret letter, and then let all the generals above the rank of centurion read it all." Jax handed the secret letter to the two of them.
"Your Excellency! After Noxus was converted from an empire to a federal system, the military department was also restructured, and now there are no military ranks such as centurion and thousand-torn in the old system. The fifty-year-old Nas kindly reminded him that he had not noticed that he had become accustomed to calling Jax the General again since Sain's death.
"Yes, Lord Jax. The current Noxus army is like this......" The scarface general on the side added, and successively recounted the newly formed Noxus,
It turned out that in the era when Jax was still in the Noxian army, when Noxus was still an imperial system, the old Noxian army was composed of, captain, centurion, thousand, thousand, general(four-star rank), general(five-star rank), and marshal.
The current new Noxus is already a federal system, and the new military establishment is as follows: captain, platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander, brigade commander, division commander, army commander, general (major general to lieutenant general), general (general), and marshal.
In terms of the number of troops, the number of troops led by the Old Noxian Army was: 10 captains, captains (30-50), centurions (100-500), commanders (1000-5000), commanders (1000-5000), and 10,000 commanders (more than 10,000 people)
The number of leaders in the New Noxian Army is: 15-30 captains, platoon commanders (100-150), company commanders (300-500), battalion commanders (1000-2000), brigade commanders (4000-5000), division commanders (10000-15000), and army commanders (20000-30000)
The biggest difference between the new system and the old system is that the centurion in the old system is subdivided into two military ranks (platoon commander and company commander); The commander was subdivided into two military ranks (battalion commander and brigade commander); The commander was subdivided into two military ranks (division commander and army commander).
After such a breakdown, the communication of military orders and the execution of the team's tasks will be more refined, and at the same time, it will be easier to detail responsibilities in management, and there can be more mixing and matching in the arms. Just like when Zelos led his troops to counter the siege in Prestisi, Noxus's multi-class linkage and cooperation made Zeros's troops suffer. Another example is Chen Yin's Ionian Breakout Army, which was completely wiped out.
After Jax listened, he nodded again and again, when the old formation was formed, the strong army of Noxus had already surpassed Valoran. After the reorganization of the new organization, the army of Noxus is even more powerful, and it is no wonder that it can conduct multi-front operations, and the war is all over the Valoran area bordering Noxus. A few years ago, in the defense of the War College, if it had not relied on the legendary weapon of the War College, the Hero Statue, to directly fight the Noxian army and the Demacian army, the War College would definitely have been defeated.
Next, according to the ranks of the new military system, generals above the battalion commander were given the right to read this secret letter, and everyone could not hide the shock on their faces after reading it. Void monsters, everyone has heard of them, and many people have even killed them with their own hands when they led troops to guard the Acacia Pass in Noxus. But the Void Troops?? The concept is quite different from the one or two monsters that occasionally escape from a spatial rift. It's not even clear what classes they have, how they attack, how they are going to fight them, and some of them are obviously a little overwhelmed by the enemy who don't know anything.
At this time, a Noxian general took the lead in speaking, "Its grandmother is a bear, what kind of monster does it care about, kill one Lao Tzu!" Afraid of the ball! It's just dry! ”
Another Noxian general instantly poured a basin of cold water and said, "Do you know what the Void Monster looks like? How tall, how heavy, how fat? What weapons are used? How to attack? I don't know if you haven't even killed a void monster, but you've been drowned by the other party's saliva! ”
Another Noxian officer nodded and added, "Speaking of which, when I led the troops at the Acacia Pass, I did follow the large army to kill a void monster that escaped, that guy, more than ten meters high, was covered in purple skin and steel bones, not only invulnerable, but his arms were like two big scythes, and he could harvest the lives of more than a dozen people with a wave." And once this guy gets into trouble, he will spew acid water, and even the flesh and bones of those who touch it will melt. We lost hundreds of people in battle, and only then did we finally trap it with iron nets, first burn it, and then call in a dozen siege bed crossbows to shoot it continuously, and then completely kill it......"
I heard that the Void Monster told by this officer was so terrifying, or was it just one, if it was tens of thousands?? Many of the generals who had never come into contact with the Void Monster showed a look of despair.
Jax looked at the expressions of all the officers, and sighed slightly, fortunately, only all the senior generals have been summoned at present, if the news that the Void Monster Force has invaded Valoran and has reached the door of Noxus is told to all the sergeants, it will only cause a greater mutiny. Something had to be done.
"Ladies and gentlemen! The three spatial rifts in all Valoran, except for the one in the deep sea, which are guarded by the ancient race Anapos, the other two are guarded by the garrison of our War College all year round, and over the centuries, the heroic guardians of the War College garrison have exterminated many Void races. When I left Noxus and came to the War College, I also stationed these two spatial rifts separately, and I also fought against small groups of Void troops. The individual combat power of the Void Monsters is indeed very strong, but it is not without ways to deal with them, and these methods of dealing with them have been recorded by the War College according to the category and race of the Void Monsters. When we get back to the interior of Valoran, I'll ask the War College to take out these manuals, print them out, and send them to every sergeant involved in the fight against the Void Forces. Therefore, there is no need to discuss too much at this moment, and there is no need to worry too much. Our priority now is to finish the Ionian War, reorganize all the soldiers as soon as possible, and rush to the interior of Valoran as soon as possible to support this continent-wide resistance!! Can you do it? ”
"Yes! Lord Jax! "Yes, sir! I can do it!! ”
Jax's words were answered almost in unison, and no one questioned him. As the former spiritual leader and god of war of Noxus, Jax's every word he said was always unconditionally believed by the Noxian soldiers. Even Sain, when he was dying, did not choose his chief of guard or military cronies, but also chose Jax as the person to whom he entrusted his last wish before his death.
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In the spring of 2837 in the Valoran calendar, Lieutenant General Sain of Noxus was suddenly attacked by the Dark Descendants when he was dueling with Jax, the mentor of the War College, and Presti City. At the critical moment when the Void Visitors invaded Valoran, the Darkspawn quietly emerged from the dark corners of history and walked to the front of the stage.