Chapter 25 Military Reform II

There were two legions of hussars in total, and 10,000 elite light cavalry, but Egir still felt that it was not enough. In fact, in a land like Eastern Europe, how many cavalry would feel that it was not enough. Even if that number were to be increased tenfold, Egil still felt that it was not enough. Therefore, two hussar regiments, this is just the beginning. In the time that followed, Egil had already made up his mind. Continue to expand and add cavalry under his command.

Egil attaches great importance to the light cavalry, and he also spares no effort in the construction of the heavy cavalry, even more so. The Norman army had a tradition of using elite heavy cavalry. And with the recent wars. The various nations that fought against the Norman Empire, including the Eastern Romans, recognized the fighting power and tactics of the Norman heavy cavalry as very lethal.

Although the various countries do not say it explicitly. But secretly they were imitating the military system of the Norman Empire, even in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Of course, this one is a little more difficult. No matter how hard you try, no matter how much you strengthen the discipline of the cavalry, it is still very difficult to train the cavalry of the Norman Empire in this era, which can still maintain a parallel line when charging, like an iron wall, and charge in a wave at just the right time. Individually, the country does not have a system cheater like Egil. Therefore, even the most disciplined Eastern Roman ironclad paladers, after dozens of rehearsals, the final result was only nondescript learning, and there were even several times when the front bands collided with the back ones, resulting in a large number of non-combat casualties, such a tragedy.

And such an excellent tradition, naturally play continues to be passed on. As the most basic and in fact the most numerous, and in fact the most effective Norman heavy cavalry sequence in the Empire, Egil's military regulations were intended to have all heavy cavalry be replaced with plate chain composite armor, and the captain rank used early plate armor. and expanded the number of heavy cavalry to 3,000. and granted the cavalrymen the title of subordinate knights, and all treatment and status were exactly equal to those of knights. It's just that there is no fiefdom, and the salary is a little less.

The Norman heavy cavalry was renamed the Norman Knights. The soldiers and introductions are as follows: Norman knights, ethnicity: all ethnic groups in the Norman Empire, equipment: Norman No. 3 war horse (chain mail for war horses, overcoat for war horses), plate chain composite armor, some equipment early plate armor, heavy cavalry spears, maces, hand half swords (depending on the situation, use hand half sword for light armor units, mace for heavy armor units). Composite Iris Shield Half Phoenix Heraldic Cloak (Commander 1st Class wears Half Phoenix Heraldic Cloak), Knight's Medal, Riding Medal, Spear Medal (Exam test grades, ranging from 1st to 9th grade). Knights must be at least level four). Strong physique, high morale, high level of training, high discipline.

Introduction: The Norman Empire is an emerging cavalry power, and the Norman knights are the most basic hoplites, and the combat effectiveness of these knights is actually comparable to the royal knights of other countries. And the ability to fight in groups is still excessive. Equipped with a variety of weapons, the knights can calmly deal with any enemy. There are also quite a few tactics to choose from, i.e. to launch a devastating charge to crush any idiot who is not in his right mind. It is also possible to swing a mace for hand-to-hand combat. If necessary, you can also dismount and fight, using swords and shields, or two-handed swordsmanship.

The Royal Knights, in this military reform, have also been expanded, as the territory of the Knights' land, are reclaimed from the original territory, this era, there are a lot of wasteland and swamps. As long as you put your mind and patience into it, you can open up new fields: Norman Royal Knights, Nation: Ditto, Equipment: Norman III War Horse (chain mail for accompanying horses, overcoat, early plate armor for war horses at the commander level), early plate armor, heavy cavalry spears, metallurgically improved battle axes. Composite iris shield, half-phoenix heraldic coat, half-phoenix heraldic caster, royal knight's medal, riding medal, spear medal (royal knight to take the sixth grade). Excellent physique, extremely high morale, extremely high training, and moderate discipline.

Class Introduction: As an advanced form of the Knight of Nos, or what Egil values the most, it was founded when the Norman Empire was still a small kingdom in Scandinavia, although not as many as the Norman Knights. However, the individual combat power is much stronger than that of the Norman knights. Coupled with the usual chivalry, loyalty, and religious fanaticism, and the pride of the royal knights, this group of warriors brainwashed by chivalry and tampered with the doctrine of Catholic Norse Europe fought like madness, and even the most formidable enemies would be intimidated by their fanatical stance. ,

A total of 4,000 hoplite cavalry, plus 300 Praetorian Knights, 150 Guards Knights, and 500 Warriors of the Field Order. Nearly 5,000 hoplites made up the extremely powerful heavy cavalry sequence of the Norman Empire.

Speaking of the Warriors of the Field Order, in this reform, Egil expanded the number of this special army to 1,500 men, of which 500 were mounted and operated alongside the hoplites, while the remaining 1,000 were on foot. Fight with the hoplites. As for the light cavalry units, considering that they generally believed in pagan gods, Egil did not install priests in these armies. In terms of faith, although it is not explicit, Egil is very open-minded. After all, his belief is so strange that it is negative.

As for the projection troops. Egil felt that his longbowmen had little room for improvement. While he could equip his longbowmen with heavy armor and better melee weapons, it didn't make much sense. If a battle develops to the point where the longbowmen abandon their bows and arrows and fight in close combat, it is basically irreparable...... "......

So, the longbowmen were expanded to six thousand, and there was nothing else.

The crossbowmen were different—the pulley crossbow was finally made in the midst of a long wait, and its excellent lethality and reliability were worthy of recognition. In addition, the invention of steel crossbow machine, gear crossbow machine and so on is also about to succeed. At that time, the lethality of the crossbowmen will be further increased. Even, Egil felt that he had such a powerful crossbowman unit.

Even without the use of early muskets, it is not a big deal...... "......

The crossbowmen troops, or the improved giant queen crossbowmen troops, have expanded to a total of 4,000 people

Improved Giant Shield Crossbow Troops: Ethnicity: Various, Equipment: Elementary Pulley Crossbow, Long Sword, Light Chain Mail, Giant Door Shield, Half-Phoenix Cover, Strong Physique, Medium Morale, Medium Training, High Discipline.

Class Description: These soldiers, armed with medieval weapons of mass destruction, were the most lethal soldiers on the entire medieval battlefield. The crossbow in their hands can pierce through heavy chain mail, which can pierce through heavy scale armor, can pierce plate chain composite armor, and even early plate armor that does not contain enough carbon to be hardened. They are well-equipped and well-trained...... Just be careful and don't let the scum of the Papal States get their hands on it, they are the best soldiers.

In this way, Egil had a total of 55,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry, 10,000 projectile troops, 6,300 Praetorian Guards, and 200 Knight Guards. This adds up to a total of 86,500 troops. Rounded off is an army of 100,000 troops...... And with the addition of the local garrison, this number is even more than 100,000! Egil even felt that even if other Catholic countries did not play it now, he would only take on the Eastern Romans alone, and the victory or defeat would be five or five! Strong self-confidence and strong pleasure made this war-mad emperor feel fluttering, even better than when he was with Altoria ML.

However, wait a minute, there is a small problem here, or this is not a small problem, but this military reform regulation of Egil is still just an empty piece of paper, and it takes ...... "......" to turn it into reality and become a reality.

Money is needed.

When Egil handed the entire report to Aurora, the woman who was a system guide, or system elf, tossed the parchment roll lightly and said something that made Egil almost have a nervous breakdown: "Take the money, twenty-eight million." ”

"Twenty-eight million gold coins?!Why don't you go and grab it?!" shouted Egil as he slapped the table.

Of course, it is completely impossible to say Aurora's in this way, even if Egil softly begged in the end and lost a basket of good words...... "It's not useless."

With a stroke of his pen, Aurora forgave him a fraction of a penny, eight five hundred and forty-seven thousand two hundred and sixty-four gold coins. But even so, Egil still couldn't take it out. Twenty million gold coins, that's twenty million gold coins! Not two thousand, it's twenty million! Ten thousand! Ten thousand!! Norman Empire is now flourishing, and the taxes on agriculture, commerce, handicrafts, and all kinds of taxes, as well as Egil's internal income (the income of the fields, serfs, caravans, and merchant fleets in Egil's name) add up, a total of 540,000 gold coins a month, which is the net income after removing all the officials, all the military salaries, and all the miscellaneous expenses. One, 540,000 a month, is more than 6 million a year. Well, to save up to 20 million gold coins, Egil will need to wait until three years later.

Such a discouraging figure is like giving Egil a slap in the face. This ambitious emperor who intends to expand his territory is depressed. Of course, this is not impossible to go around in circles, in the following period of time, Egil, and the big ticket officials of the Royal Council desperately pulled the abacus beads (great invention), and finally after compression and compression, cut and cut, the economics section of the Royal Council gave Egil the third "digital ...... that absolutely and absolutely cannot be reduced"

A total of nineteen,200,000. According to Eggie's favorite practice, it is still 20 million if rounded up...... )