Chapter 430: The Importance of Nobles and the Request Duel
Seeing that in addition to being responsible for operating heavy weapons, the Teutonic artillerymen, who were barely close to the level of ordinary Boghall soldiers in terms of their personal combat effectiveness and weaponry level in the rest of the time, were holding MG42 general-purpose machine guns to eliminate in batches those Japanese samurai who could beat them several times in terms of their individual combat skills, not only the enemy daimyo Shiozukikawa was heartbroken, but even Feng Longde, who watched this scene throughout the whole process, also had similar feelings.
Since the advent of thermal weapons and their development to the modern level, many aristocratic arms that were originally at the peak of combat power in the era of cold weapons have had to be trained in large quantities, not inferior to them or even better in terms of weapons and equipment, and use nationalism, This is not to say that the aristocratic troops such as the knights of the West and the samurai of the East are not strong in combat effectiveness and morale, but that the civilian troops that have undergone modern or modern militarized training are only a star and a half worse than these noble troops in terms of comprehensive ability, and the civilian troops are far higher than the aristocratic troops that are difficult to train and die more distressed, so when this era of human civilization has developed to the point where it is today, the modern armies of various countries have completely formed civilian troopsOnly those European countries that still retain the old aristocratic families still have noble children in the army, but that is more because of family traditions to join the army, or among them have the corresponding military talent to stay in the army as high-level commanders and staff officers, as for the real front-line aristocratic officers and soldiers are very few, especially after the end of World War II.
Like the state of human civilization in this era, the Teutonic Empire also encountered a similar situation when the development of gunpowder weapons and alchemical weapons reached a certain point, that is, the awkward coexistence between the Teutonic Legion, which could be equipped with hand cannons, front-loading smoothbore cannons and magic crystal guns, and the Teutonic Knights, who still maintained the characteristics of the old brave battles - if we talk about comprehensive combat capabilities, there is no doubt that the Teutonic Legion with new weapons and new tactics is the highest, but if it is in terms of morale, belligerence, loyalty, In terms of resilience and combat experience, then with the passage of time, the Teutonic Knights, who had more and more members of the Knights of the Dead and existed long before the establishment of the Empire, could call themselves masters in these aspects, so the royal family of the Teutonic Empire at that time had a headache for this problem, and they had to solve it aside, and finally the undead king at that time couldn't stand it for too long, and the two sides in the Imperial Council argued with each other on this issue, and even pulled out their axes and shields in public to prepare for discussion, and directly summoned all the middle and high-level figures of the Teutonic Legion and the Teutonic KnightsAfter several days and nights of continuous negotiations, the then immortal king decided on the solution, and both parties were quite satisfied without complaints.
Unlike the modern armies of various countries in this era of human civilization to eliminate the aristocratic troops from the grassroots combat units as much as possible and retain their excellent members as the command sequence, the method of the immortal king at that time was to send the corresponding Teutonic troops to fight according to the actual battle situation according to their combat characteristics: for example, in the conventional field warfare and siege and defense of the city, the comprehensive combat capability is strong, The Teutonic Legion, which is good at using new weapons and has a variety of tactics, is the absolute main force on the battlefield, and they have corresponding tactics in the face of any type of enemy army. The extremely belligerent and experienced Teutonic Knights are the absolute finale, for the Teutonic Knights who are proud to enter Valhalla and dare to fight to the last man, they never ask who the enemy is and how many enemies there are on the battlefield, only where the enemy is, this is the most important reason why the Teutonic Knights will retain the title of the strongest combat force throughout the Teutonic Empire。
It may be different from the practice that the armies of European countries in this era of human civilization still retain the children of nobles to join the army and a considerable number of commanders and staff officers are nobles, for example, there are no so-called noble children in the armies of a country in Asia that has begun to have a solid voice and let other countries begin to pay attention to it, but there are also many so-called "red second generation" and "red third generation", which in a sense can be regarded as "aristocrats" with their unique national characteristics Children, it's just that as for the positive effects they bring, it is difficult to say whether they bring more positive effects or more negative effects, but judging from some of the domestic news and situations that Feng Longde understands this year, the overall situation of the domestic army is still starting well, and it is not always coerced externally, but soft and hard, in a sense, it is also a proof that it is gradually becoming stronger, which makes him sigh that the period of pit fathers who will only carry out so-called condemnation all day long is finally over.
But then again, the aristocracy, especially the traditional military aristocracy, could never be suppressed or even exterminated: neither the first undead king, Hermann, nor the previous immortal kings did this during the Teutonic Empire, even if the traditional Teutonic military aristocracy was generally conservative and stubborn.
The reason is very simple, it is precisely because of this conservatism and stubbornness that these Teutonic military nobles have become the most loyal force supporting the royal family of the Teutonic Empire, and as early as the time of the Knights of Temanias before the establishment of the Teutonic Empire, it is precisely because of this characteristic of the ancestors of these Teutonic military nobles that Duwak has been in. The Ronald family has always been the Grand Master of the Temanias Knights, and the Temanias Knights were not forced to submit to other countries and forces during the lowest period, even after the Temanias Knights disbanded themselves, the ancestors of these Teutonic military nobles still regarded the Duwakin Ronalde family as a vague co-master, but each family was in an equal and free position, and each did not interfere with each other.
During the Teutonic Empire, the history of every traditional Teutonic military aristocracy was almost entirely a history of allegiance to the Duwak Rohnel family, and almost every traditional Teutonic military aristocratic family had men and women die in battle for Grand Master of the Temanias Order, Count Ronald, Duke Harun, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic Kings, and Immortal Kings (all of which in turn were titles held by the head of the Duwak Ronelld family), which is their pride, glory and tradition.
Just like many aristocratic families in European countries now, during the Teutonic Empire, the traditional Teutonic military aristocracy itself was slowly adapting to the changes in the Teutonic Empire. As the unification of Illib and the expansion of other continents and the opening of uncharted continents and new routes to the American, the newly educated generation is slowly becoming part of the Teutonic Empire's parliament and becoming the backbone of the Duwakin Ronald's family, the royal family of the Teutonic Empire, ensuring that the crown of the undead king does not fall into the hands of others or enemies.
Today, as the only ruler of the Teutonic Empire and the one who has rebuilt the foundations of this once powerful, glorious and prosperous empire, he must infuse new blood into this group that is already small or even almost gone, so as to provide sufficient strength for the Teutonic camp, which is now in the stage of reconstruction, and to allow them to regain their footing and adapt to this new world full of changes.
"Maybe the best members of those civilian soldiers who have achieved outstanding military achievements will be promoted, and they will be given noble titles, and some new blood will be absorbed?" Thinking about it, Feng Longde, who was riding on the back of an undead war horse and slashing the Japanese samurai around him with axe-shaped halberds in both hands, glanced around, and soon saw the remnants of the Japanese samurai who were gradually coming together.
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Whether it is Feng Longde, who is riding an immortal war horse and wielding an axe-shaped halberd on the back of an axe-shaped halberd, or the Teutonic company and the Teutonic detachment who are constantly advancing under the command of their respective company commanders or detachment leaders, they are not so sensitive to the sense of time, they only feel that there are fewer and fewer Japanese samurai on the battlefield wearing the world's best armor or other Japanese armor and all kinds of strangely shaped helmets, and finally only hundreds of Japanese samurai are left in the middle of the Teutonic soldiers wearing black cross robes on a white background over the pitch-black armor; as for the other Japanese samuraiAt this time, a large number of armed human workers have entered the battlefield that has not yet ended, searching for their own wounded soldiers in the corpses and moving back to the pre-war camp to be treated by military doctors, nurses or lich mages, or looking for those who have not yet been killed, disarming them and escorting them back to the pre-war camp, and even some of the more daring ones among the armed human workers, wielding shell guns, looking for those who are still standing on the battlefield to find the enemy troops who are still standing on the battlefield to attack。
Regardless of the armed human workers who have begun to clean up the battlefield or participate in the battle, the Japanese samurai who were originally on foot or dismounted were armed with katanas, notai swords, ten-character guns, Naginatas or other weapons were close to each other, and the super-long spears and halberds that were densely packed at them, as well as the MG42 general-purpose machine gun mounted on the large tower shield in the hands of the Acropolis soldiers, the latter of which was aimed at them with the muzzle of the black hole that had not yet dissipated, ready to be fired at any time, cutting them down like crops waiting to be harvested, and the more than thirty Boghall riflemen in it raised their Mauser 98K rifles or shell guns in their hands, and also aimed their guns at the Japanese samurai, and from time to time knocked down some Japanese samurai who could not hold back and tried to rush at them。
Behind these Japanese samurai, the warhorses that were crowded together could feel the frustration of their masters, and they all neighed uneasily.
"Surrender or die!" "Surrender or die!" Holding the blood-stained axe halberd in one hand in his right hand and the reins in his left hand, Von Ronde, who had just gathered Yarman and the other guards knights to follow him, came behind the Teutonic soldiers and shouted at the Japanese samurai who were completely surrounded.
After Feng Longde said this, the Boghall riflemen lowered the muzzle of the Mauser 98K rifle or barge gun in their hands, and for a moment there was silence around them, except for the whimper of the breeze in the wilderness or through the forest.
"Surrender, or die in battle!" Seeing that the surrounded Japanese samurai did not react, Feng Longde thought for a while and shouted at them again in Japanese: the first time he shouted before, it was in Teutonic language, and these Japanese samurai who had not been imposed the [Realm of Language and Thinking] for a long time after coming to Gensokyo must not have understood what they were shouting
At this time, the Japanese samurai who were close to each other suddenly spread out to both sides, and a Japanese samurai dressed in pitch-black and black and white with a black and white array of feathers over his armor came out, he had a katana in his hand, which was also stained with blood.
"I am the daimyo of this army, Shiogetsu River. Yan Yuechuan shook off the two katana swords and put them back into their sheaths, then took off his face armor and said to Feng Longde.
"I am the leader of the Teutonic camp, von ronde. Feng Longde nodded slightly, looking at the many blood stains on the body of this famous man who was younger than himself, he could see that he was definitely not a so-called gentleman.
"You are the name of this army, maybe your name is not the same as we are used to, but the meaning is the same, right?" asked Shiogetsugawa.
"That's right, if you say I'm the name of this Teutonic force. Feng Longde nodded affirmatively, then thrust the axe-shaped halberd in his hand into the ground, and also took off his demon ring-winged barrel helmet to reveal his face.
"The Nanban (the ancient Japanese called Westerners)? No wonder they are so tall and strong. Yan Yuechuan first sighed in surprise, and then his face turned straight: "Your Excellency, as the name of this army, I hope to have a one-on-one duel with you. (To be continued.) )