Chapter 85, Longtou Island's army reorganization plan
After the Full Moon Feast, the panda did not immediately return to Tara Khan, but was dragged by Yunero to Longtou Island.
This time, Yunero enlists his help in carrying out military reform among the lizardmen.
The military system of the lizardmen is very primitive, and it is still a situation where the village chief or elder leads the team, and each village has its own team. This military system can increase the cohesion of small forces, but it is chaotic and inefficient for large-scale troop use. Not only that, but such an army is prone to the situation of "knowing the superiors but not knowing the superiors", resulting in the grassroots soldiers becoming the private army of the officers, and it is very likely that at the critical moment, when the country needs them, they will not only fail to obey the orders, but will obey the orders of the officers, harming the interests of the country.
Therefore, Yunero was determined to reform, to modernize the military system, or at least to modernize it, and to truly build an army that belonged to the state.
"I think you're thinking too much. After listening to his introduction, Panda shook his head and said disapprehantly, "The lizardmen worship you not fakely, how could they obey the orders of the officers and betray you in turn?"
"It's not my problem, it's the country's problem!" said Yunero solemnly, "I believe in their loyalty to me, however...... I'm immortal, and I don't really need to worry about the loyalty of my soldiers. So what I value more than their loyalty to me is their identification and loyalty to the country. Now these soldiers listen to me, but they also listen to the village chief and elders, and at the critical moment, without my orders, they will probably feel that the orders of the village chief and elders are more important than military orders, and that the interests of the village are more important than the interests of the countryβthis is not good!"
"You just feel a little paranoid......" Panda couldn't help but sigh, "How can it be so serious!"
"It's not a serious problem. "It's a question of what is right and what is not right." The military shouldn't be the private soldiers of the officers, should it?"
Panda nodded: "That's right......"
"That's right. Since that's right, let's start promoting military reform!"
Looking at his enthusiastic appearance, Panda sighed.
This kind of thing, no matter how you look at it, is not very reliable......
But now that Yunero has made up his mind, Panda doesn't plan to fight against him - to be honest, Panda himself is a little curious, what is the so-called "near-modernization of the army"?
He is not a military enthusiast, and he doesn't know much about the military system or anything. Although he knew how the modern army was formed, how could he directly pull an army that was still in the era of village chiefs leading the team to the level of modern times?
The panda is curious.
Yunero satisfied his curiosity and took out a rather thick document, the name of which was "Longtou Island Army Reorganization Plan".
In this document, Yunero wrote in detail how he was going to reorganize the army on Longtou Island. In general, his plan for the reorganization of the army was divided into the following parts:
First, scramble.
The original army on Longtou Island was composed of villages, and he planned to disrupt this formation, and the soldiers were organized completely according to their physique and class.
Seeing this, the panda couldn't help but ask, "Didn't those soldiers be organized according to their physique and class of troops before?"
"Only the core of the Tiger Army is. "As for the soldiers and archers in general, they are organized according to the village. β
"Why?
"Convenience is only one reason, there is also the consideration of identity...... The physical characteristics of the lizardmen are much more obvious than those of humans, and the lizardmen in each village have significant differences in appearance. Having them organized in villages can effectively enhance their unity in the era of the initial structure of the army. It also avoids those situations like xenophobia. β
The panda was stunned for a moment and asked, "You just said that 'the lizardmen in each village have significant differences in appearance'?"
"yes. β
"But why can't I see it?"
Yunero glanced at him and shook her head: "It means that you have not carefully observed the thickness, luster, pattern, and distribution of the scales, the texture and inclination of the cuticles, and even the shape and color of the ends of the joints...... These are obvious, and with a little careful observation, they will be clear at a glance. β
The panda thought for a moment, walked to the door, looked at it, and asked, "Are the soldiers who are patrolling outside from the same village?"
Yunero didn't stand at all, and replied directly: "Of course not, they come from three different villages. β
"So, there's a big difference in their appearance, huh?"
"yes, the difference is clear. β
The panda frowned, carefully observed the soldiers who were patrolling, watched for more than a minute, and finally shook his head and walked back.
"To be honest, I don't see any difference between them. β
Yunero sighed, "You're not the first person to say that, Skye, Mandu, and Lana all said it. β
"And you think they know it at a glance?"
"I really think so. "But for you, you can also judge by the decoration of their armor." β
The panda remembered for a moment and nodded, he did remember that the armor of the soldiers was very different in some details, which was a very obvious feature.
"Distinguishing a soldier by his armor, not his appearance, is also for the sake of you face blind. "In this way, after the army is reorganized, at least as soon as you see the armor, you will know which unit the soldiers in front of you are from, and it will be much easier to command." β
"Not before?"
"Of course not, in the past, their armor was divided according to the village. β
"In this way, it is really necessary to reorganize the army......"
Panda nodded, continuing to look at the document.
The second step in the reorganization of Yunero is education.
"You're planning to make the soldiers literate?!" Panda was startled at the sight, "That's about 2,000 people! Where are you going to find so many teachers?"
"For the time being, teach the officers first, and then let the officers teach the soldiers after the officers are basically literate. Yunero said, "Didn't I write it on my paper?" β
Panda flipped through the documents, and sure enough, on the next page, he said these plans.
However, he was still not optimistic about Yunero's plans, reading and literacy was not an easy task, even if it was only the simplest "literacy", it would take at least a month or two of intensive study, and the students would need to be diligent enough and have a certain level of intelligence.
He didn't doubt the diligence of these lizardmen, but he wasn't at all optimistic about their level of intelligence.
As we all know, the average intelligence of the lizardmen race is indeed slightly lower.
Locke had been operating in the northern realm of Tara Khan for several years, and had only taught a few hundred literate students, and ordinary civilians could at best read their own names and simple commands.
With Yunero's impatience, the panda is not at all optimistic that he will be able to teach the lizardmen......