"Everyone should know that the lord's village controls an area of nearly 300 square kilometers, and the head of each village is a vassal of the lord. Not only did they have to defend their homeland, but they also had to provide soldiers to their lords. Most of these soldiers were the sons and nephews of the village chief, as well as adopted sons. ”

The war bear mercenaries looked at each other, and Victor couldn't help but smile: "When I was looking for a wife for you, I also brought you an adopted son and daughter, and these little guys have become my little attendants." However, in most cases, the village chief only adopts children and not women, unless the woman is particularly beautiful. ”

"You guys don't have more than one woman now...... Except for Nelson!"

Gru yelled, "It's almost there! Linda is talking about this! Nelson often spends money and steals fish outside, Linda is distressed about the money, and is going to find him a few free!"

"Bastard!"

"Ha-ha-ha!"

Nelson raised the wooden cup and threw it at Gru, who was squeezing his eyebrows, and his annoyed appearance caused everyone to burst into laughter, and Victor couldn't help but laugh, and waited for everyone to stop before continuing: "When the children of vassals reach the age of five, parents will choose children of the same age among the children of exiles or freedmen as adopted sons. ”

"We know that. The old mercenary Kent said, "The children of the homeless parents who cannot support them will either be left in the church's almshouse or handed over to the vassal families for adoption. If the child is favored by the vassal master, they can also get a sum of money. There are traffickers who make a fortune from this exclusively. However, I've heard that the children who were sold to the vassals are doing well. ”

Human trafficking is a crime strictly forbidden by the Church, and traffickers are hanged if caught. However, nobles and vassals were particularly keen to persuade gold to adopt, with large nobles adopting the children of small families and vassals adopting the children of ordinary people. The little baron was first adopted by Sophia as an attendant to her adopted son, and finally as her husband.

Adopted son becomes husband!

The strange relationship in Victor's eyes is a very common phenomenon, he shook his head, and said, "We will only talk about the adopted son of the vassal of the York family today, and nothing else!" The War Bear mercenaries were attentive, they knew that their lord was turning strange thoughts.

"The adopted sons and daughters of the vassals were greatly cared for, and they ate, lived, bathed, and slept together with the princes' own children, and received the same education and martial arts training. ”

Nelson exclaimed, "My lord, isn't this what you said about the squire?"

"It's a servant, not an attendant. The children of the vassals are all freedmen and are not eligible to have attendants. Of course, the essence of a servant is the same as that of an acolyte. ”

"Wealthy village chiefs try to adopt as many children as possible, and they often need a large restaurant that can accommodate dozens of people. The village chief's family treats their adopted sons as their own, and these boys are both subordinates of parents and children, as well as brothers to each other. No, they are closer than blood brothers. Victor said with a smile: "Parents and children are the same age as their adopted sons, and they sleep in the same room, which is closer than brothers." In fact, brothers often bring their own subordinate brothers into group fights. ”

Gru exclaimed, "That's good. It's all a bunch of little wolf cubs. ”

"Little wolf cub...... Very apt to describe. Victor nodded and said, "By the age of eight, they begin to receive basic martial arts and tactical training. At the age of 12, they took part in their first hunting event, and if they performed well, the chief's son was chosen by the knight as a squire, and he moved into the knight's manor with his brother and received formal squire education, including taking physical potions and learning more advanced martial arts and tactics. ”

"At the age of fifteen, a knightly squire is eligible to participate in jousting tournaments organized by the House of York, and as long as he achieves a good ranking, he can join the reserve of the Fangs Legion with his retinue. They then undergo rigorous training for three years, along with other reserve members. For example, they are fully armed, carry heavy luggage for long distances, master the skills of using various weapons, and complete various tactical drills with excellent results. Only those who can withstand all kinds of severe tests can finally become soldiers of the Fangs Legion. ”

"It was a great honour for the people of the House of York to be soldiers of the Fangs. Although they are not paid, they can add 80 acres of land to their families as long as they serve for 25 years. ”

"A soldier of the Fangs has the right to choose one of his auxiliaries as his auxiliary, and the auxiliaries are generally rotated among the servants, while the other servants return to their families, marry and have children, and help their adoptive parents defend their villages. They are all elite warriors of the Fangs Reserve. In the unfortunate event that a legionnaire dies, the auxiliaries will take his place. This is why the Fangs were able to quickly replenish their forces, and the adoptive parents' family was able to retain 80 acres of enclosed land. ”

"The fanged soldiers were trained in tactical command during their service, and were familiar with the warrants, banners, trumpets, and drums of the House of York, and they were very good at assisting the knights in battle, and they were able to form squads with their colleagues to deal with different enemies. Two people cooperate, three people cooperate, twenty people cooperate, and a maximum of two hundred people work together. This is not a difficult thing for them, because they have been exposed to it since childhood. Victor paused, and said, "The legionnaire has five months of family leave each year, during which the auxiliaries will take his place, and he himself will teach the new tactics of the legion to the other servants and family members. The House of York had always encouraged soldiers to do so. ”

"At the age of 43, a soldier can choose to retire. At this time, he and his servants were able to obtain the status of a consular, and they also had their own families and children. Legionnaires must take responsibility for educating their children. Some children will become adopted sons of vassal families, repeating the path of their fathers. ”

Nelson swallowed his saliva and said: "Enlightenment at the age of five, training at the age of eight, learning the fangs of warfare at the age of fifteen, and serving in the legion for twenty-five years, no wonder the fangs are the elite of the elite." ”

"It's not that simple!"

Victor sighed and said, "They are not only elite soldiers, but also non-commissioned officers, commanders, and instructors of the York family. They passed on the tactics, tactics, and instructions they had learned to their family members, and the registered citizens of the House of York were in command of the Fangs. ”

"Let's imagine that when the gnolls attack a remote village, the village chief can immediately organize a militia to defend his homeland, his subordinates are his deputies, and his brothers, sons, and nephews will lead their respective subordinates to form a combat team, according to the tactics of the fanged legion, and deal with the gnolls, or kill the enemy, or hold on for help, or organize a breakthrough, no matter what choice the village chief makes, the militia squad will not be at a loss, they know how to cooperate from an early age, and how to deal with the gnolls. ”

Barrett said: "The tactics, tactics, and instructions of the same lineage, even if they don't know each other, only the people of the York family can cooperate with each other. ”

"That's true. Victor nodded and smiled: "If the caravan of the York family happens to pass by, they communicate with each other by the sound of the horn, agree on tactical play, and cooperate to destroy the enemy." After the fight, everyone sat down to drink wine and talk about each other's relationship in the legion. Victor then said to Barret, "Chief Bill is able to lead you in battle because of his subordinate brothers. They grew up together, and they could understand each other's intentions with a look and a gesture. ”

"The soldiers of the Fangs Legion and his henchmen can organize a team of men and horses to fight together. ”

"The adopted son system forms the most basic combat squad, and the fanged legion connects the lords, knights, and subjects of the family, and finally forms a dispersed and flexible wolf pack. ”

Gru suddenly realized: "I said how the army of the York family fought so fiercely with Ant-Man. So they're helping their brothers!"

Victor was silent for a moment and sighed: "That day, I didn't believe that Nicole's servant could divide 10,000 soldiers into 100 combat squads, and now I believe it." ”

"This is an army of faith, they stand side by side with their loved ones and fight for their families. Our phalanx of infantry is skirmishers. ”

Nelson said unconvinced: "My lord, why is the infantry phalanx stragglers......?

"Maintain the neatness with a dagger!" Barrett glanced at Nelson and said coldly, "Skirmishers need brutal military discipline, but I think that even if there is military discipline, they will still collapse." ”

"Thirty percent. Victor smiled and said, "More than thirty percent of the dead and wounded, no military discipline will work." ”

The war bear mercenaries all had solemn expressions, and the conference room was silent. Nelson looked left and right, and said astringently: "My lord, I thought you were scaring those boys......" Victor was silent, Nelson stood up and walked in front of him, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly: "Honorable master, I advise you as a vassal, cannibalism violates the right of the back, which will completely disintegrate the family's army." ”

Victor picked up Nelson and asked in a deep voice, "If someone fails the mission of the mercenary group because of cowardice and kills his comrades, what will you do with him?"

"Confiscate his weapons, strip off his boots, and the coward must get out barefoot!" cried an old mercenary.

"Is barefoot a harsh punishment?"

"We'd rather die than be barefoot!" Nelson patted himself on the back of the shoulder and said, "My lord, we are no longer ordinary people when we put on our combat boots." Since we are mercenaries, there will inevitably be casualties, and the only thing we can rely on is the backs of our companions. We swore to protect each other's backs, whether he was a coward or not. ”

"And what if he kills a thousand people?"

Nelson was stunned for a long time and muttered, "How is this ......?"

"How is this possible, you mean?" Victor stood up, propped his hands on the table, "The lord also has a rule that he will never let his subordinates carry out a mission that will kill him. I did it. ”

"Ant-Man attacked the hill camp, and I resisted to the end. Because I'm stronger than all of you!" the War Bear mercenary looked ashamed, and Victor's voice changed, and he said, "But I need you!"

"A few months ago, I fought with Viscount Neguth of the Kingdom of Dórd. It was a powerful transcendent knight, and I believe he could easily kill any gnoll without the gnoll being able to hurt him at all. Victor continued, "There are thousands of gnolls in the north. How long will it take the Knight of Negus to kill them all by himself?"

Gru cautiously probed, "Five years?"

"He can't kill them all in five or five hundred years. Unless he castrates all the gnolls first. ”

Everyone burst into laughter, but Victor said, "It's different with an army...... As long as Viscount Negus leads 1,000 soldiers, he can completely wipe out the gnolls in three years at most!"

"Knights need soldiers, just as soldiers need knights!"

"In the battle of Ant-Man, the knights of the House of York rushed to the front, and the warriors of the Fangs Legion followed desperately. They knew that if all the knights and monarchs were killed in battle, the family would suffer a devastating blow. Without a family, the soldier will lose his glory, lose his homeland, lose his status, lose his wealth. Octavia's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and Victor said slowly, "It's like a mercenary losing his boots." ”

"It's easy to take off your boots, but it's hard to carry the hope of your family. Our Randall family has no knights, no fanged legions, so what should we do? Lose the family, lose the territory, and continue to be a lowly mercenary?"

"Never!"

The roar of the war bear mercenary was like thunder, and the flames in the fireplace shook for a while. Victor nodded with satisfaction and said, "A few hundred people can't resist a family, so thousands of people can't resist, tens of thousands of people can't resist." We're going to have to recruit more troops to defend Randall's Territory! The Great Army is imperative! Everyone here is going to have hundreds of soldiers in command. ”

"Swear to die for your lordship!" shouted to the crowd. Victor returned to his seat, raised his hand to signal everyone to take their seats, and said, "It was a mistake for me to propose the phalanx tactic, because I didn't think about the tactical imaginary enemy at all, it's like I forged a dragon slaying sword, but I couldn't find the dragon...... So how should the Randall family army be built?"

Nelson smacked his lips and said, "Or, do we imitate the Fangs?"

Victor pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "The wolf pack tactic is a common tactic of the lord, it is flexible, mobile, low supply pressure, high fault tolerance, even if the battle situation is unfavorable, it will not be wiped out, but it lacks the ability to attack fortifications. This is illustrated by the fact that we humans have been defeated in the Orc Wars. He smiled bitterly again: "Moreover, the wolf pack tactics mainly revolve around knights, and what we lack is high-end force." ”

Victor's words are half-true, the combat power of the alchemy dragon lizard is comparable to that of the great knight, and it has to be used when necessary, there is nothing to worry about. However, traditional tactics are at his fingertips, and Victor is not uncommon at all, as soon as he speaks, the York family will immediately arrange instructors to help him train the army.

Once the Randalls use the command of the Fangs Legion, they will become de facto vassals of the House of York.

Victor doesn't care about this, anyway, the Randall family is now a vassal of the royal family, and they have to pay 20,000 gold soles in taxes every year, and if they really want to be a vassal of the York family, this money can be saved. However, Sylvia didn't mention it at all, and she didn't support or oppose the Grand Legion strategy on the surface, but secretly she was interested. In the name of technology sharing, the York family gave Victor the training methods of soldiers and the formulas of various body forging potions, but there was no content of command orders and squad tactical coordination.

The Church was doing the same thing, and Bishop Pero provided Father Miller with a priest's assistant and ten paladins, one of whom was an old paladin who ran to the training ground to observe the infantry phalanx drills, and he often instructed the soldiers in the use of spears.

For the sake of this, Victor knows it in his heart. It turns out that wolf pack tactics cannot help human armies defeat orcs, and the strategy of the Grand Legion already has the objective conditions, streams, reservoirs, and new farming and pastoral systems can solve the problem of population and food supply.

Both the House of York and the church expected the Great Army to bear fruit. Victor even believes that the major powers of the Gambis are also figuring out new tactics.

Whoever is one step ahead in military technology will gain an advantage in the competition. In this case, Victor will not give up the Grand Legion strategy no matter what, and all he can rely on now is these mercenaries.

The backbone of the War Bear mercenaries exchanged words and argued in the conference room, and after a long time, Barrett stood up and said: "My lord, I don't think we can completely dismiss the idea of the infantry phalanx, this is just a tactic, and it is still very useful against fishmen, gnolls and goblins. As for large monsters like centaurs and ogres, we haven't touched them and can't give any useful opinions. ”

"However, the most urgent task at the moment is not to determine the tactical method of play, but to solve the problems of army formation, logistics supply, command methods, reward and punishment measures, and so on. ”

Victor touched his chin and said, "Makes sense, it's me who is too anxious." Do you have any suggestions?"

Barrett silently lowered his head and said helplessly: "My lord, I don't have a clue now. ”

"If you want me to say, you don't have to think about it so much!" Nelson said loudly, "My lord, we are all mercenaries, and we don't have knights, so we haven't survived the same. Isn't there a lot of people in the big army? Then let's just form a few mercenary groups of 800 people. ”

"And then?" asked Victor, raising his eyelids and limply.

"Actual combat!" Nelson replied with his head held high, "the problem will come, and the problem will be solved." Aren't they just dead people? When you are a mercenary, there are undead people?"

It's better to talk about war on paper than to fight in a hearty battle!

Victor laughed and said, "That's a good point! How can we win if we don't lose? We can afford to lose and win!"

Nelson said excitedly, "My lord, who are we going to fight?"

"It's not your share to beat anyone. ”

"We have two armies, one is the traditional guard, which is responsible for defending the territory," Victor said. The other is a large mercenary group that specializes in helping lords around the world solve difficult problems. Glancing at the wilting Nelson, Victor said, "It's called the Bear Group." Lord Nelson served as Grand Master...... Don't get excited, it's nominal. ”

"Head, you have a good time with the fish man first, and you will have a chance later...... Haha!"

Kid Nelson glared. ”

The crowd teased Nelson, and Barrett was the first to stand up and say, "My lord, let me form the Bears." Other old guys can take my place. ”

Victor thought for a moment and agreed: "It's okay." I'll give you 20,000 gold soles, 50 elite marksmen, 15 elite warriors, 20 artisans, and you can also choose 5 war bear mercenaries and 25 family guards. In addition, mercury will provide intelligence support, and as for personnel recruitment and material replenishment, it is up to you to solve it. ”

"Your Excellency, don't worry. That's what I've been doing. Barrett smiled confidently and asked, "My lord, what is our first target?"

Victor thought for a moment and said slowly: "The bear regiment is for military training, and you have to try it in mountains, forests, plains, and all kinds of terrain...... Let's go to the Wharton Prairie and touch the gnolls first. It's really not good to go to that place with fewer people, and it's very suitable for a large mercenary group to fight. ”

"I will live up to the trust of my lords. Barrett bowed. Before Victor could say a few more words, an alchemical crow flew in from the window, flapped its wings, and landed on the table.

Victor untied the letterhead on the crow's lap and wrote: We have found the Half-Dragons tribe, and Emerson has asked to see your lord.

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