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This is a village located on the plains. In fact, Guzrun gave Ulf a very good base. There is enough food here to provide the soldiers. Ulf looked at the village in front of him. The villagers treated Ulf

The others were very calm, as if they had long been accustomed to the Viking occupation.

"Sir, the village elder is here." Tyron stood next to Ulf and said to him.

Sure enough, a man with white beard and hair and deep wrinkles on his face looked exactly like a farmer. He came to Ulf, took off his hat, and said a series of words to Ulf respectfully.

talk.

"Sir, the elders said that they will provide us with enough food according to the previous tax practices." Tyron said to Ulf as he translated.

"Very good, but there is one more thing they need to do." Ulf nodded slightly. At this time, they were no longer predators, but real conquerors, so of course they could not fish in the marsh and kill the goose to get the eggs.

"What is it?" The elder looked surprised after hearing Tai Lun's translation.

"We need horses, do you have any horses here?" Ulf asked the village elder. "

The village elder took Ulf to the village warehouse. There were only some packhorses for pulling goods, and they could not be directly used for riding on the battlefield. This made Ange and others very puzzled. After all, the Northmen were more accustomed to fighting on foot.

"No, when fighting the Mercians, I discovered the advantages of cavalry, strong mobility and sudden attacks, which will make us stronger." Ulf entertained his core members in the village house.

, here are Ange, Vargas, Luther and Sigrid, as well as the old slave Wisad, and Heitan is lying comfortably at Ulf's feet, gnawing on a leg of lamb with relish.

"Cavalry, why, besides being able to escape, what can we do with him?" Vargas stretched out his hand to cut the roasted and oily mutton with a knife, and said to Ulf indifferently.

And this is what most Norse people think. Powerful foot combat is the Vikings' advantage. They are not willing to give up this advantage easily. If it is compared with speed, longships can come faster than war horses.

"The cavalry is the master of the future. We can travel across Britain now, relying entirely on the crisscrossing waterways here, but what will happen in the future? What if it is a wider place, and the war horse is our longship on land, fast

Attack and retreat quickly." Ulf explained to Vargas and others.

"But except for pack horses, there are no war horses here that can be used for fighting." Ange frowned slightly and said to Ulf.

"Yes, so we need to find more war horses." Ulf nodded in agreement. It is definitely too late to breed war horses now, so there is only one way, the old method of the Northmen.

"Ha, I like that idea." Vargas gets excited whenever he hears about battles, fights and robberies.

"And we should summarize the experience of this thousand-man battle." Ulf nodded slightly. In addition to forming a highly mobile cavalry, he was also preparing to reorganize the army of East Hamar. Through this thousand-man battle, Ulf discovered

In spite of its own shortcomings, as a tribal army, there is no problem in dealing with ordinary village battles of a hundred people.

However, in the melee of thousands or even tens of thousands of people in the future, the weakness of the Norse tribe's army was unintentionally exposed, and the phenomenon of individual fighting was extremely serious. The strong personal combat effectiveness of the Norse people gradually lost their advantage at this time.

"What is war?" Ulf glanced at everyone's faces and asked them.

"Of course it's bravery and honor." Vargas said without hesitation.

"Considering death as home."

"Valhalla~~."

"Trophy and women?" Sigrid tilted her head and said to Ulf and others.

"??????" Ange, Vargas and Ulf glanced at her.

"These are just the results of war. Real war is about organization. Only a highly organized army can achieve victory and glory." Ulf said to everyone.

"Organization? Haven't we always done a good job?" Vargas still didn't understand that the Norse shield wall itself was a highly organized way of fighting, derived from their daily life and work.

"No, it's not enough. We can be easily broken up. Once a melee breaks out, we won't be able to coordinate our actions at all. We may encounter more powerful cavalry troops in the future. What should we do then? Our axes can't hit them." Ur.

But the husband is very worried. If he remembers correctly, the countries in Europe are beginning to feudalize at this time. As the degree of feudalization deepens, powerful heavy cavalry units will appear, and heavy infantry like the Norse will have an increasing advantage.

The smaller.

"Ulf, I don't understand what you are saying, but if you are ready to do it, I will follow you." Ange said to Ulf trustingly.

"Me too." Vargas said in agreement.

"Well, since everyone agrees, I am going to reform the Shelu system. From now on, we will subdivide the army, and we can no longer use tribes and blood as ties." Ulf touched his chin, and he subdivided the army into

There are five people in a group, one experienced soldier is set as the small flag bearer, three small flags are one middle flag, and three middle flags are one army.

"This seems to be no different from before." Vargas said to Ulf. The Northmen had a tradition of setting up flag bearers before going into battle.

"No, I'm not talking about a temporary organization for combat, but a long-term organization." Ulf shook his head slightly. In this way, he planned to establish a complete system from economic life to combat, so as to cultivate and fight simultaneously.

In order to ensure the strong combat effectiveness of the Norse people, each army will have a general. Below the general are the captain of the middle flag and the captain of the lower flag. Ordinary soldiers are divided into three types: novice, experienced and experienced. The trophies and benefits that can be obtained by accumulating merits

Also different.

"Dividing soldiers into different stages can encourage them to fight bravely. Soldiers of each banner live and fight together, strengthening mutual connections and cooperation." Wolfe expressed his ideas for the construction of the army.

, the emergence of classes gave soldiers the motivation to improve and cohesion.

"I like to drink and chat with my own people." Vargas said with some dissatisfaction.

"Of course you can drink and chat, but your identity has changed from now on. Remember that you are a general." Ulf knew that the establishment of the system did not happen overnight. He only needed to let his subordinates gradually become familiar with it and subconsciously agree with it.

In order to establish a new military system, Ulf appointed Vargas, Anger, and Luther as the generals of the three banners, and he led a team of banners. The soldiers of this directly subordinate lord's army were all from

The elites selected from others are responsible for protecting Ulf and exist as the main backbone.

In the open space outside the village, Ulf's army was divided into four parts. Vargas, Anger and Luther, as well as Ulf's direct troops, were all lined up, from the large group to the middle flag to the small flag. Although now

It is still a little loose, but the prototype of a regular army has begun to take shape.

"Let's start with the military system first, and do it step by step!" Looking at Vargas and others holding flags in their hands, Ulf knew that any military machine needed economic support, and he could only rely on the financial support granted by Guzlen.

The land and income from his own territory in the Netherlands were far from enough to support more warriors and a large army.

Of course, Ulf could also have followed the tradition of the Norse, accumulated fame through adventure and plunder, and summoned more followers to serve, such as Bjorn the Iron Bone, Halfdan the White Shirt, and Ivar the Boneless.

This is the case. Under their inspiration, a Viking army of ten thousand people can be quickly raised.

However, this drawback is also obvious. Once the leader falls, the army that has been organized with so much difficulty will fall apart in an instant. Ulf, who is familiar with the trend of history, abandoned this method after a moment of thought. He will use his own

Use your hands to build a solid army of your own.

"Team Gangnir is ready." The old slave Wayside, holding the wolf's head flag, said to Ulf as the directly subordinate flag bearer of Ulf's brigade.

"Team Mjolnir is ready." Vargas proudly raised the flag in his hand, which was a flag with lightning drawn on it. He worshiped the power of Thor, the God of Thunder, so he used the alias of Thor's Hammer as his team.

The name.

"The Galar team is ready." Ange raised the flag in his hand, which was a flag with a horn painted on it. As the adopted daughter of the hunter Thorle, she used this hunting and warning horn as the flag pattern of her team.

"The Grammer team is ready." Luther carried his long-handled battle ax and said to Ulf. Grammer means the sword of divine wrath in Norse mythology, which is in line with Luther's character as a berserker.

The Eagle Regiment composed of the Dutch, as the auxiliary regiment of the Wolf Army, is responsible for reconnaissance, baggage logistics, pre-war operations and other tasks.

Ulf inspected the reorganized team with satisfaction. In the next few days, the entire army began to become familiar with and strengthen the new organizational structure. At this time, the four legions also began to have differences due to the personalities of their leaders.

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"Wow~~Hu~~~." Ulf's Gangnir brigade, following the orders and drums, was able to quickly form a shield wall. As they continued to advance slowly, they held their shields against the front and passed through

Constantly squeezing, detouring and thrusting to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy, calm and determined.

"Oh oh oh~~." Vargas's Thor's Hammer team prefers to line up in the ancient Nordic wild boar breakthrough formation, with the powerful Vargas and other powerful combatants as the front, and the wedge formation continues to attack.

Attack after attack relies on tyrannical brute force.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~." The Galar team led by Ange has the largest proportion of shield girls, accounting for almost 40%. However, these shield girls will not hold them back. They rely on constant support.

The advancing shield wall constantly projects arrows and javelins at the enemy from behind, making it difficult to guard against the cunning and changeable nature.

"Buzz~~Buzz!" The Grammer team was led by Luther. As a berserker, the warriors he selected were all angry and violent. They wore wolf heads and bear heads, and held long handles that opened and closed.

Armed with an axe, or a heavy long-handled war hammer, they don't need formation or planning, they just charge into battle with a burst of blood.

"In addition to military training, battlefield rescue should also keep up. It's just a pity that there is a shortage of manpower." Ulf thought with regret. After experiencing a battle with thousands of people, he clearly found that the people who died on the battlefield were actually not as good as those who died on the battlefield.

As you can imagine, more people died at the end of the battle.

Once a person suffers even a slight cut, if not treated properly, he is likely to die due to wound infection. Only Ulf's own army, because of strict compliance, boiled the bone needles used to suture the wound in boiling water, and

The clean linen bandaging greatly improved the survival rate of the wounded soldiers in his army. It was even known by other counts of Guzrun, thinking that Ulf's army was protected by the gods.

"War horses, manpower, and money, it seems it's time to prepare for a raid." Ulf said to himself. It takes a lot of money to prepare an army. Linn Village can only provide them with enough food and grass.

There isn't even enough iron for them to make new weapons.

Now that you have decided to raid, you need to determine the target, because the village where Ulf and others are stationed is only separated from Mercia by a bay, Wash Bay, and the King of Mercia happened to be defeated recently, so many North lords will raid.

The target is locked in the territory of Mercia.

"Where is the other side of the bay?" Ulf brought the hybrid Tyran to the coast, and he pointed to the opposite side and asked.

"That's Linqi County." Tai Lun quickly said to Ulf.

"Where is the richest place there?" Ulf asked again.

"The richest place is of course the castle of the Earl of Linzi, where the tax revenue of the entire county is gathered, followed by the Free City of Grimsby, where there are many merchants and craftsmen." Tyron brought out the characteristics of a traitor

He told Ulf in detail.

"If we drive a longship, can we get there directly?" Ulf remembered that the southern British waterway was very accessible and very suitable for longship attacks, so he asked Tyron.

"Of course, the Humber River passes through the land of Linchi County and Nottinghamshire. Across the river is the city of Retford." Tyron is very familiar with Mercia. He once worked as a traveling merchant and traveled throughout Britain.

of the southern territories.

"Very good, well done Tyron." Ulf patted Tyron's shoulder with satisfaction. Having a slave like Tyron who is familiar with the British terrain can be said to be more useful than having an army.

At this time, Earl Linqi still didn't know that his territory had been targeted by Ulf. In fact, in order to support the king, his army was completely destroyed by Guzlen. He could only send envoys and humbly serve Guzlen.
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