Chapter 373: The Royal Forest Legion
Of course, I'm just such a daughter, you don't have to be my daughter, as long as you are obedient and loyal to the royal family, title and power are not a matter of my words.
What's more, this prospective in-law is not one of those swassies, the military exploits of the father and son are real, you have the ability, you can come.
You don't have to kill 2 million, give you 30 people, kill 100,000, and even the women and children of the steppe people are counted, how about it.
In any case, after a while, the dust had settled, and Matthew had already proposed to go to the city of Carrost to report on his work, and Catherine and the two little princesses were not in a hurry for a while, after all, the new city was still only on the drawing board.
It will take at least two to three years to build it completely.
However, this did not prevent Catherine from being in a good mood, after all, not all women could become the most noble women in a city, and not all military wives would have a castle of their own.
Although the castle may be a little newer, lacking a little bit of heritage, and has a bit of an upstart feel, Catherine says that she doesn't dislike it, and has even begun to ponder the interior of the castle with her mother-in-law Jane and her concubine Stephanie.
Whether it would be blue or gold, she had never decided which color to choose for the interior of the castle.
As for the name of the new legion, a great disagreement broke out between the three generations of Brad, Matthew and Philip, and Zheng Zhile was happy for a long time.
Brad wanted to be called the 'Legion of Raging Lions', but was dismissed by Philip's stinky boy on the grounds that it was too reminiscent of the Legion of the Raging Lions.
Although the entire southeast knows about the relationship between the two legions, the words are terrifying, so don't talk about this kind of dry addiction.
After all, there are some things that are better to be broken than broken.
And Philip's suggestion was the 'Black Dragon Legion', and when he thought of the Black Dragon Legion of the Azeroth World, or the black helmet and black armor of the old Qin, he couldn't help but be excited.
As long as you add a little black smelting alloy to your armor, it is not difficult to create an all-black and majestic army, except for a little weight increase, there is nothing else wrong.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he received a slap in the back of Brad's head.
After Brad's explanation, Philip was a little embarrassed, as the grandson of the Marquis of the United Army, he didn't know the rules for naming the division regiment, which was simply unlearned.
Although the empire does not have strict rules on the naming of the title division, you can call it 'red-eyed rabbit' or 'green-haired chicken' casually, and the officials of the Ministry of Defense of the imperial capital can also recognize it by gritting their teeth, as long as you are happy.
But there are still some unspoken rules, such as the 'Dawn Division' and other alternatives, not to mention, all divisions in the name of beasts, generally avoid words such as 'holy', 'god' and 'dragon'.
The first two of these are exclusive to all levels of the Templar Knights, and the dragon in the back, as the most powerful beast known in the world, has always been endowed with a symbol of imperial power.
Unless it is a royal legion or a legion inherited by the Grand Duke's family, similar to the Dragonlance Legion, this term is generally avoided.
Philip scratched his head helplessly, it seemed that this was a common rule even in different worlds.
Why don't you call it 'Blue Xiang', 'Black Water', 'New Oriental'?
Philip, who was weak in naming, simply left this problem to his father to solve by himself.
In the end, his mother Catherine came up with a good idea, since Matthew is good at archery, the legion built in the future must also have its own characteristics, just like the shield of the giant bear, the axe of the mad lion and the heavy cavalry of the dragon lance, then it is better to call it the 'Feather Forest Legion', a terrible force that focuses on long-range killing.
Philip immediately presented a tide of sycophants to his wife, although this continent does not have a special title for this forbidden army, but it is still good to be able to be obscene, domineering and appropriate.
In this regard, the 'Feather Forest Legion' was written as a tentative name in various documents and reports on the formation of the new legion, and perhaps there would be a chance to revise it before it was actually formed, but Philip felt that it would be like this, it was good, and what to change.
Philip's flattery to Catherine was sincere, he didn't expect his wife to be so forward-looking.
He also felt that the Wardsmann Empire's army had historically paid little attention to the construction of long-range strike units, and relied too much on melee combat, resulting in a high casualty rate, especially after seeing the small but violent crossbows of the Templar Order.
Moreover, the bows and arrows of the Wardersman soldiers are too large, sacrificing the frequency of fire but not achieving the due killing effect, and the waste of effectiveness is very serious.
Imagine how spectacular it would be if a shooting force with a combination of long, medium and close range, covered by a rainstorm of crossbow arrows in a cluster of steppe people who only know how to charge intensively, and in this way, the selection of future recruits can also appropriately relax the restrictions on physical conditions.
In the end, in Philip's soft grinding and hard bubble, Matthew still verbally agreed to his suggestion, that is, to use pure black armor, imagining a black and crushed steel army like a dark cloud cover, which is indeed powerful and domineering enough.
As for the weight, the armor can be made thinner, anyway, with the addition of black smelting alloy, the overall solidity can be slightly improved.
It's nothing more than a little more expensive, but as a unit built by the princess of the empire, a little cost increase is not a problem at all, anyway, Philip knows that his little girlfriend has made a fortune this time.
This little money was taken out casually.
For his youngest son to become a marquis like himself and stand on his own from then on, Brad said in his heart that it was impossible not to be a little unusual.
He and his ancestors have been guarding this military city for generations, how many generations have they survived, and how many people have died in exchange for the glory of this body, but the youngest son has obtained it so lightly, not to mention those who have pink eye, even he has a trace of unwillingness.
But it's also his own blood and bones, it's easy to raise it so big, he can't be strangled, and over the years, in order to cultivate the eldest son, he has indeed somewhat ignored or even suppressed the development of the younger son.
At least the resistance and precautions within the Mad Lion Division for Matthew's family have his tacit factors in it.
Now that the youngest son has worked hard, it is really hard work, and many times he thought that he had lost this son, full of remorse, not to mention that Matthew also has a son who makes the whole empire proud.
What Brad needs to do now is to select the right talent within the Lions to be the team for Matthew to form a new legion.
Due to the location and functions of the two new legions, there is no need for many commanders who can fight well, but a large number of training officers who are good at training troops and logistics officers who are good at integrating resources.
In addition to Matthew's own descendants over the years, Brad screened the list in front of him one by one, and it took an afternoon to select more than thirty junior officers, among which there were many crossed-out names.
The youngest son, Matthew, was upright and unpretentious by nature, and did not have as many eyes as his brother Francis, which was both a good thing and a bad thing.
It is difficult to form a huge army, and it is difficult to face all kinds of complex exchanges of interests and strange and unpredictable people's hearts, whether Matthew can do it or not, Brad is really not at ease.
However, a new city also has its advantages, that is, everything is started from scratch, and there is no need to think about the old things left by the predecessor, and there is no need to worry too much about the rules of the past.
The most important thing is the psychological level, if Matthew was used to being an executor, then from now on, he must learn to be a rule-maker.
Thinking of this, Brad smiled, with that shrewd bastard here, I'm afraid he wouldn't watch his father get into trouble.
What's more, these two military cities are the top priority of Sophia's attention in the next few years, and it is nothing more than trust that Matthew can be selected as the governor of the city instead of others.
She will definitely not ignore it, at least in terms of government affairs, she will personally send someone to supervise it to reduce Matthew's burden.
The princess of the empire, Sophia, has amazed many people with a series of drastic reforms, and only Brad sees Philip's shadow in the clues, and only this kid can have those bold ideas.
In the past, Philip had made some suggestions, but because the high cans at that time were not Brad's high cans, and they were trapped in a complex and tangled situation, the mad lion family could only be forced to go down a hopeless road.
But now it's different, a new city, everything can start from scratch, and see what kind of road can be taken in a few years.
Now the situation in the southeast of the empire is very complicated, not to mention those second-tier cities, just the original three military cities, they were artificially divided into two factions, and then formed a three-legged situation with the capital Galoster.
The Lion Legion and the Dragonlance each control two and a half military cities, and the reason why there is half of them is Brandor City, which is controlled by the giant bear.
In the short term, Douglas's old bear may be more inclined to High Can, but due to the geographical advantage, it is closer to Villadi City, and no one knows what will happen in a few years.
Although theoretically, both the Mad Lion and the Dragon Lance should be loyal to the Imperial Princess Sophia, there are still differences in it.
A simple promotion of leapfrogging the rank has split the mad lion from the camp of the traditional three major military cities, at least Brad has not heard all kinds of yin and yang strange discussions recently.
The title, which was originally exchanged for the blood and sweat of dozens of generations, is now forced to cover the skin of a relative, which is nondescript.
And Anne of the Dragon Lance Legion, who not only sympathizes with Sophia, but also will be classmates for the next three years, this friendship seems even more precious.
And the positions of those vacant title divisions were also divided between the imperial capital, the southeastern provinces, and the three major military cities themselves, each of which gained its own benefits.
The three major military cities that have always been in the same breath have not been so chaotic for at least a few hundred years, and even Brad himself, who is now in full swing, must spend the next two years on integrating and sorting out the internal relations of several master groups in Gaokan City.