Chapter 500: Point General
Copperfield had been following Gavin for a while and knew what he was most lacking.
These three hundred people are the fundamental reason why he is willing to take a huge risk, in the territory of those warlords and nobles who want to kill him, the guerrilla Yueyu, if it is not for the time that has passed, he will toss there for a period of time, collect more young and upright knights, they are the hope of this country.
"Good, good, good." Gavin applauded, stepped forward quickly, firmly grasped General Copperfield's arm and said, "General who knows me, this time, you have made great contributions, come, come, come, let's sit down and talk in detail." β
Gavin wanted to overthrow the warlord aristocracy of Tesser, not to deny the entire knightly system.
The political system on Earth is not necessarily suitable for Pheren, because it is a world of supernatural powers, and the professional system is closely related to what you do.
As a leader, even if you don't have cutting-edge force, as long as you do it competently, you will gradually have it, but compared to the intense, fast-paced adventurous life, the improvement is relatively slow.
In the end, it was a system in which a very small number of elites led and guarded ordinary people, and the knight system was a model of such a system.
Instead of rotting away as the warlords continued, Tessel's knightly system grew stronger, more sound, and more loyal.
Those warlords and nobles themselves can be disloyal and unpatriotic, but for the knights below, they demand and educate them with the concept of loyalty and patriotism, but the concept is a little wrong, they are the king, they are the country.
This kind of middle and low-level elite is exactly what Gavin lacks.
There must be such a middle- and low-level elite among Dalauma's immigrants, but there are definitely not too many of them - if you catch a lot of them, it means that Zalanda has failed very much, and she has not made full use of them.
Now, Copperfield has helped him fill in the last shortcoming.
After everyone sat down, Gavin directly threw out his plan framework: "Those chariots outside, you have seen, I am going to divide into two convoys, one is a building van pulled by tree people and livestock, they are mixed with the large army, mainly responsible for the patients along the way, as well as women, children, the elderly and weak, and the other is a fleet of vans composed of elites, who set off in advance every day to build roads and bridges along the way, which will greatly improve the safety and speed of the entire migration team."
Originally, I wanted to let the citizens form their own teams, but now with these knights and mercenaries brought back by General Copperfield, it will be much easier.
We carefully selected 200 knights, one positive and one deputy, each in charge of a building-type van, and with it as the center, set up a civilian team of about 100 people, select the best of them, form a mutual aid team, and when necessary, can rely on the building-type van to fight.
The rest of the knights and mercenaries relied on the hundred side vans to form a chariot formation, twenty in one car, training as they went.
The Knott Guards and Goliath each form mobile squads to provide support at any time.
Do you think this plan is feasible? Is there anything you need to add? β
The chariot array is an excellent choice for non-elite troops, especially for those civilians, and the high chariots are a symbol of safety, and morale is not easy to collapse until they are destroyed and breached.
"According to the arrangement of the lord, this time the immigrants can bring up to 10,000 civilians, what if the number of immigrants far exceeds this?" Nora was the first to ask.
By the time of the preliminary count, 13,000 people had already expressed their willingness to emigrate, and seeing that Gavin and them were so well prepared, they were afraid that the number would surge.
"One hundred is just an imaginary number, this can be based on the specific number of people, further allocate the number of people in a single team, so that the total number can remain one hundred squadrons, the specific situation, we have to depend on the situation of those citizens, after all, the family background of those citizens is also different, when the time comes, there must be empty, alone on the road, there are also those who drag their families, and some will even bring carriages, goods and other items, we must decide as appropriate, as far as possible to achieve a hundred teams evenly divided, the situation is very similar, It is convenient for us to manage it in a unified manner on the road. "Gavin has always been detail-oriented and has taken everything into account when it comes to this kind of thing.
After a moment's pause, Gavin's gaze turned to Copperfield again and said, "It's just that in this way, it will be a great test of the management and adaptability of those knights, and the general is sure that they are capable of this task?" β
Copperfield assured without hesitation: "Most of them, I have personally contacted, and have been assessed, all of them have real talents, many have experience in managing the army, managing one or two hundred people, it should not be difficult for them, but the specific situation, we still need to know after the actual battle, we can go while screening and inspecting, if we are not competent, we can remove at any time." β
"That's right." Gavin nodded and said, "After all, we are a makeshift team, some things, we can only walk and run in at the same time, we will start with the side car formation, and tomorrow we will start assembling and training, at least before going on the road, let them know how to use it to form a car formation, and rely on them to fight." β
"The commander of this vanguard army, is there a candidate for the lord?" Copperfield asked.
The commander of the army is determined first, so that the follow-up work can be carried out.
Gavin's gaze swept over everyone's bodies one by one, their personalities and abilities flew through their minds, trying to compare the most suitable candidates among them, but when his eyes were opposite Zalanda, he couldn't help but pause.
The other party's gaze seemed to have a deep meaning, and he shook his head without a trace.
What does that mean?
Don't let yourself directly finalize the candidate?
Is she the right person?
According to her temperament, if there is a suitable candidate, she will recommend it directly, and there is no need to engage in this kind of hint, doing so must have her own deep meaning.
Do you want them to nominate themselves? Or rather, recommending each other?
Well, this possibility is very high, after all, the group of people in front of them, put together in a patchwork, know them well, but they don't know each other very well, and if they want to integrate together, there needs to be a step-by-step process.
No, his thinking is still in the state of controlling the kobold, these people in front of him are not kobolds, they all have very strong subjective initiative, such as Copperfield, throwing him out for two months, not only brought back a group of middle and low-level officers to himself, but also brought back a mercenary for himself, and directly gave himself a new card in his hand.
A qualified leader will not be able to fully express his opinion as soon as he gets started.
It's not just about pretending, it's about being learned.
As the supreme ruler, as soon as his opinion is expressed, it is tantamount to setting the tone.
The people below, even if they have opinions, have to hold back when they publish them, because if they are not careful, they will become against their leaders.
Under normal circumstances, it should be to let the people below express their opinions first, and then make a final decision on their own last.
This is not only the case, but also other things in the future.
It's a long story, but Gavin's thoughts turned quickly, and he turned into an inquiring tone: "Do you have a suitable person to recommend?" β
As soon as Gavin's words fell, a tall figure who stood up and sat down before anyone else sat stood up and said, "My lord, I would like to recommend myself to take on this important task. β
It was none other than Veranica, the third lord knight of the Stratagem Lady and the halfling Divine Strategist, and her eyes were full of eagerness.
In her eyes, the group of soldiers that Copperfield brought back were all good seedlings, and they became high-quality candidates for the followers of the Lady of Strategy.
Although she now swears allegiance to Gavin, she is first and foremost the exclusive sacrifice of Lady Strategy, and promoting the faith of Lady Strategy is always her first priority.
"If a lady comes out, she will definitely be able to do this, but it is overkill." Gavin shook his head and refused, "Actually, I have already thought of a position for my lady, the chief of staff of our territory, who is full-time in the overall planning of various military affairs, remotely commanding the entire battle situation, and at the same time, he is also flexible and mobile, and can go to the most critical and critical areas with me to fight fires." β
He now needs not only Veranica's mind, but also her teleportation abilities.
In the past, when troops were dispatched to Anfil Village, she provided teleportation support behind the scenes.
In a short period of time, no one will be able to replace her role in this regard.
When the migration is on the right path, Gavin can't be completely bolted, and it is likely that he will have to jump back and forth, or deal with things in the territory, or play the front station, or break the back, and when the time comes, he will need teleportation support, and he naturally does not allow Veranika to be bolted to death by tedious affairs.
"It's just ......" Veranika was still a little hesitant, the duties of this chief of staff did sound very compatible with the priesthood of the strategist lady, and it was very suitable for herself, but this kind of thing was destined to be behind the scenes, separated from the soldiers in front of her, and it was not conducive to her own preaching.
Gavin saw through Veranica's thoughts at a glance, and said with a meaningful smile: "The leader of the sermon and the army of the sermon, which is bigger and which is smaller, can't the lady tell the difference?" When the military strategy you formulate is carried out in all my territories, does it matter whether the soldiers who carry out the plan are the followers of the strategy lady? When these soldiers, in the process, feel the unique abilities of the Stratagem Lady, do you think they are turning a blind eye? Or do you actively follow in the footsteps of the Strategy Lady? β
Believe in the Lady of Strategy and pledge allegiance to herself.
This is not a contradiction, not only for Villanica, but also for other believers in the gods.
The teenage priest Anna even actively preached among the kobolds, trying to integrate Ilmat's faith into the kobolds' lives.
In Faeron, the gods are real.
Trying to shut out the faith of any deity is an enmity against that deity and his followers.
Choosing a predominant faith and integrating her development with the expansion of her faith will do more with less.
Zalanda is a typical example, she has now tied herself to the Stratagem Lady Strategy, wherever her territory expands, the Lady Strategist's faith will spread, and the followers of the Stratagem will do their best to help Zalanda.
Gavin doesn't have the intention of fully binding himself to Ms. Strategist at this time - otherwise he wouldn't have rejected being a voter for Ms. Strategist before.
But he didn't mind, Madame Strategist expanding the believers around her, and she didn't mind the sermons of other good priests, as long as she didn't interfere with her rule.
If it is beneficial to his own rule, he does not mind pushing the boat down the river and helping the other party.
For example, to promote the belief of the strategist lady in his own army, after all, the other party's way of war is still forged with his own assistance, which is very in line with his own needs.
"It is difficult from the bottom to the top, and it is easy to benefit from the top." Veranika bowed and said, "This matter, I think it is narrow, the arrangement of the lord is more appropriate, I obey the arrangement." β
It is indeed an extremely stupid act to leave the high-level of the other party's territory and run to lead an army alone.
Through high-level decision-making, infiltrating the strategic thinking that belongs to Ms. Strategist and expanding her influence is the king, and it is the real intention of Ms. Strategist to arrange herself by the side of Lord Gavin.
As she spent more time with Gavin and dabbled in too many secrets around him, the more Veranika admired Lady Strategy's vision.
The speed of the young man in front of her was beyond her imagination.
The front foot destroyed the root of the gods of the corrupted and fallen gods, and the back foot he launched a secret war with the drow elves in the misty Noel, and used a series of military strategies such as showing the enemy weakness, luring the enemy deep, breaking each one, capturing the thief and capturing the king first, and signing an alliance under the city, to play the enemy in the metacarpal bones and keep the enemy away dozens of kilometers away.
As soon as he turned his head, he ran to Anfil Village, thousands of kilometers away, to carry out various industrial layouts, although he did not know his true purpose, but judging from the deployment of troops in his hands, more than half a month, he made a lot of movement there.
His style of doing things is itself in line with the Goddess of Strategy's Counsel, the Priesthood of Planning, and now that he has established a connection with Lady Strategy, these things are naturally in Lady Glory.
Gavin said with a slight hint of relief: "If this trip goes well, I may take the time to go to the strategic battle fortress with Madame, meet with Madam Catherine in person, and finalize a more specific and closer cooperative relationship, and in the future, the officers of my territory may be handed over to the War College for further training in Madame's responsibility." β
He hadn't forgotten the invitation he had sent to him, the First Lord Knight of the Strategy Lady, it was Faeron's first war college, and it was a grand event, no matter what, it had to be mixed in.
"It turns out that Lord Lord, there are already careful arrangements, it's me who is too worried, I have no problem, and the meeting can continue." Veranika nodded and sat back in her seat.
Nora took off her helmet, revealing a loli face that didn't match her size, before she spoke: "Since these people are all coming back with General Copperfield, he knows them the most and has enough influence over to them, why don't you continue to hand them over to General Copperfield?" β
Without waiting for Copperfield to express his position, Gavin opened his mouth and denied: "This is also overkill, although I will accompany as the coach, but it takes a long time, our territory is now too scattered, I must devote a large part of my energy to the territory, those trivial military affairs must be handled by someone throughout the whole process, this position is none other than General Copperfield." β
According to the original assumption, Copperfield was the immigration coach this time, and he was given full control of all matters.
After all, he has enough prestige in Tether, a stable temperament, and not to mention ability, he is a man who has fought against the pirates of the Nærancer Islands for decades with a warship, and his ability to make decisions and changes is definitely not bad.
In the past month, he has proved with practical actions that even if there is no warship, when he is on land, he is a qualified general, and he can lead a group of cavalry to roam the ground.
But now the scale of immigration is far beyond Gavin's original plan, and this coach can only be himself.
"I see." Nora nodded involuntarily and said, "The position of this deputy marshal is indeed no more suitable than General Copperfield, but in this way, Lord Lord, there seems to be no more suitable candidate for his subordinates, so there is really no way, leave it to me to be responsible?" β
"Don't be in a hurry." Gavin shook his head and set his gaze on Copperfield, "General, do you have any suitable candidates?" β
Copperfield nodded and said: "I do have a suitable candidate here, he is not only familiar with the situation of these people like me, but along the way, he has also shown extraordinary strategic and tactical thinking, we can turn danger into a disaster several times, he has made great contributions, if he is in charge, he will definitely be able to bring us a lot of surprises, the only flaw, his own combat effectiveness is still insufficient, he must be equipped with a deputy with strong combat effectiveness to help him suppress those brutal mercenaries, and at the same time be responsible for his safety ......"
"You're talking about him?" Gavin's gaze fell on the childish young man standing behind Copperfield, and he didn't show any surprise, but had a really like that.
"Yes." Copperfield nodded affirmatively and said, "Darren, haven't you seen the lord yet?" Aren't you usually an apprentice who claims to be a lord? Why are you cringing now? β
The young man hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, knelt on one knee, looked at Gavin with an excited expression, and said in a loud voice: "Darren has seen the young master, and he has seen the lord. β
It took a lot of effort for Gavin to connect the young man in front of him with another image in his memory, and the memory of him was amazing, and his memory of him was still stuck in the time when he left Tesel more than half a year ago.
In less than a year, the young man like bean sprouts jumped more than a head and his body was thick twice, but it was not an exaggeration, but it was a little similar to himself, but some physical characteristics showed that his age was really not big.
(End of chapter)