Ildenaropuòandaretuttoliscio, lastessaguerra (Money makes everything go well, so does war)

- Hermoclethes (Syracuse's tragic general)

After the generals withdrew from the tent, Lucquis motioned for Oscar to sit in the middle seat; Oscar insisted on refusing and pulled Lucis hard to put him in the position. and sat on the right side of the case, inviting Luquis to introduce himself to the Legion; Luquis nodded, and said in a deep voice:

"We don't need to talk about the Wolf Legion specifically, because the family will soon have a brand new legion, so I have to tell you a lot of things about the Republican ** Legion one by one.

The basic unit of the Roman legion was a hundred-man brigade, with four hundred-man teams forming a brigade of 420 men. It includes 120 light infantry, 120 young soldiers, 120 mature soldiers, and 60 adult soldiers. In addition, each legion also has a First Brigade, which is basically the same structure as the ordinary brigade, but is composed entirely of adult soldiers, and its captain also has a higher status. Ten brigades formed a Roman legion, generally consisting of 4,200 men.

The basic tactics of the 100-man team are 40 men per column and 3 men in the column. The distance between the two is 1. 8-2 meters. Space was left between the horizontal teams of 100 men to accommodate the passage of a troop, and the large groups were staggered. The entire queue usually consists of three-line columns. The first column of young soldiers. The second column composed of the middle-aged soldiers. The third horizontal column composed of the reserves. The emergence of this new type of infantry centurion tactic, which rationalized the battle, mainly played the following roles:

1. Prevent obstacles when wielding weapons. 2. In order to be able to move quickly, leave space between each hundred-man team to accommodate the passage of one troop. 3. Troops with heavy casualties can be replaced. 4. It can deal with the movement of the enemy.

Next, let's take a look at the specific class divisions. There are five major arms in the entire legion system, namely light infantry, young soldiers, middle-aged soldiers, reserve soldiers, and cavalry. Light Infantry: Lack of training, poor armor, equipped with javelins, shields about 90 cm in diameter, and short knives for close quarters, and have the habit of wearing wolfskin helmets over helmets. Young soldiers: lack of combat experience, the first column that forms the corps; Equip two javelins, a broad-bladed dagger and an oval shield.

Middle-aged soldiers: about thirty years old, they are the core of the army and form the second column of the legion; The weapons are the same as those of the young soldiers, and the armor is better due to age and possessions. Reserves: the oldest and most experienced; usually constitutes the reserve of the army; The third horizontal column that makes up the corps. Cavalry: In the era of compulsory soldiers, who had to prepare their own equipment, only the wealthiest could afford horses, which meant that they were scarce in number and were usually used only for reconnaissance and orders; Equip a lance and a shield.

And there is only one source for all our arms, and that is the military service of citizens of the Roman Republic; Military service was not so much an obligation for the citizens of Rome as a noble right to represent honor. All citizens between the ages of 17 and 46 are obliged to enlist in the armed forces and are divided into four branches of the armed forces according to their age and the amount of property they hold. In addition, citizens between the ages of 47 and 60, although not required to serve in the field army, were obliged to be called up to the garrison of the city of Rome at any time.

Among these people, the young and those who could not afford to equip themselves with the necessary equipment of the hoplites served as light infantry. Young people with a certain amount of property acted as the "youth army" and the prime of life were called "adult army", and these two formed the main force of the hoplites. The oldest and those with more military experience belong to the "reserve army". Wealthy citizens often fought as cavalry or knights. ”

Hearing Luquis's description of the Roman legions little by little, he couldn't help but praise: "It turns out that the combat effectiveness of the Roman legions comes from such a delicate system!" Luquis immediately retorted:

"The combat effectiveness of the Roman legions has never been guaranteed by the system, but by military law! The Roman army was invincible and invincible because of its strict legal system against soldiers. A Roman youth often did not die if he made a great mistake, and running away in the army, stealing, throwing away weapons, armor, and homosexuality were all death sentences. And the most terrifying of them is the "tithing method".

Roman military law stipulated that those who fled from the battlefield were sentenced to death, and the commander only gave a slight touch of his weapon at the time of execution, and then all the other soldiers subjected him to any cruelty and massacre at will, and his death was horrific. And if a team runs away en masse, everyone draws lots, and one out of ten is a dead lot. Those who win the lottery will be punished as mentioned above.

Because of this method, the soldiers did not dare to flee, so even when the number of troops was outnumbered, the Roman soldiers would fight to the death until they were all killed. ”

Luquis's words left Oscar dumbfounded, he did not expect Roman military law to be so harsh; Of course, this is the ignorance of Oscar himself, you must know that the military law of ancient China in the same era and after was far more cruel than this, and the requirements for ordinary soldiers were cruel! Ignoring Oscar's surprise, Luquis continued:

"In the specific combat sequence of the corps, each brigade of 420 people has the following specific arms; 60 archers and crossbows made up of reservists, 120 elite pikemen made up of middle-aged soldiers, 120 hoplites made up of young soldiers, and 120 light infantry. Each hundred-man squad is commanded by a centurion and has a six-man guarded flag.

The military flag and the brigade flag of the regiment are carried by a special flag bearer, who must be a veteran of the regiment for more than 20 years and has rich experience but is old and respected:

The standard-bearer's clothing is very different from that of an ordinary legionnaire, the most notable being the head and skin on his head, and in the case of a lion, the standard-bearer of the legion's flag; If it is a bear, it is the flag bearer of the brigade, if it is a wolf, it is the flag bearer of the hundred-man team, the armor is also a chain mail that is lighter than the plate armor of the average legionnaire, and the shield is also a more flexible round shield than the square shield of the legionnaires, after all, the physical strength of these old soldiers is no longer what it used to be, and using them as standard-bearers can teach and encourage new recruits with their rich experience in battlefield fighting. ”

After Luquis introduced the Roman legions, Oscar couldn't help but put forward two questions in his mind: "Since the reserve is the essence of the entire legion, it is a veteran of many battles, and it is generally the third column of the legion line; Why did it become the forefront of the crossbow team on the battlefield? Also, why don't the soldiers of the Wolf Legion seem so distinct? It feels like all the soldiers are pretty much the same! ”

In response to Oscar's doubts, Luquis's face showed a proud smile, and he said calmly: "The reason why the head of the family can't feel the difference between the various arms of the soldiers in the Wolf Legion is because with the current elite level of the Wolf Legion, every soldier is a middle-aged soldier or reserve soldier with a lot of wealth!" For our soldiers, it doesn't matter what kind of unit they serve in the legion, the important thing is that they can all achieve military merit in their own position!

Also, in the general corps, only reservists with rich combat experience can act as archers; Because only they can shoot the sharp arrows in their hands accurately and calmly without being swayed by the enemy's attack on the tense and fierce front line. After shooting the arrows in their hands, they were the only ones who could continue to return to the third column and take a short break to fight again; Good steel is used on the blade, and this is the meaning of the existence of reserves. ”

After talking about the Roman legions, the conversation between the two returned to the Wolf Legion; Lu Quis said that the current wolf army only has 2,300 people, and the combat effectiveness will definitely drop sharply after the replenishment of 2,000 new soldiers; It is difficult to raise the combat effectiveness to the original level in a short period of time. Moreover, the newly formed First Legion also needs the support of the Wolf Legion.

In the next process of forming the First Legion, at least 300 veterans of the Wolf Legion should be transferred to the new Legion to serve as the backbone, which is the best way to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the First Legion. And the growth of a legion is inevitably inseparable from the leadership of excellent generals, so Luquis is ready to let all ten captains go to the First Legion to assist Oscar in commanding the First Legion. To this point, Oscar categorically refused:

"The combat effectiveness of a legion depends mainly on three aspects: the elite of the soldiers, the number of excellent captains and centurions, and the personal ability of the corps commander. The current Wolf Legion has lost half of its veterans, and it is far from enough to rely on your efforts alone, I can only take five people at most out of ten captains, and the rest must remain in the Wolf Legion. After all, the Wolf Legion is the foundation of the family, and the Wolf Legion cannot be weakened because of the First Legion. “

Luquis thought about it for a while and agreed to Oscar's proposal. Subsequently, the two discussed the arrangement of the ten captains and the new appointment; These promotion arrangements will be announced by Oscar himself to elevate Oscar's status in the military. Immediately Lucquis summoned ten more men; Looking at the ten people below who were all thoughtful, Oscar smiled and said, "You already have a premonition of your promotion, right?" I won't talk nonsense, Captain Licinius will be the lieutenant general of the First Legion from today onwards, and the four captains of Vepsani, Marcus, Cassillo, and Ronkina will also be transferred to the First Legion as captains at the same time; Captain Baylis, from now on, you will be the lieutenant general of the Wolf Legion, and the other positions will remain the same. “

Look at the ten people below. Except for Licinius and Baylis, who showed a happy expression, the other eight were expressionless, and Oscar said funny: "Doesn't it feel unfair?" Licinius and Baylis, who are also captains, are already lieutenants of the legion, and you are still the captain, are you not convinced? Well, I'm not kidding; The lieutenant generals of the legion are limited, but you are not ordinary captains anymore, from today onwards, each of you eight captains will lead two brigades, and the lieutenant generals of the legion will also directly command two brigades. If there is a chance to be promoted in the future, the eight of you will be given priority! “

Hearing Oscar say this, ten people knelt down on one knee at the same time and shouted to Oscar: "Swear to be loyal to the family!" Swear allegiance to the leader! Seeing this scene, Lucis and Oscar smiled, these ten guys finally got their hearts together.

At this time, Oscar immediately left the barracks and returned to Rome with little Carabes and the guards. Looking at the backs of Oscar and his party, thinking about Oscar's performance in the barracks today, Luquis couldn't help but sigh to himself: Master of the Camais family, you have a successor!