Balian put down his wine glass and said to Gamgee seriously: "I want to form a cavalry unit. Now Fort Nolandenburg is full of infantry. If there is a big war in the future, it will not work without cavalry."
After hearing what Balian said, Gamgee was so shocked that he quickly tried to dissuade him: "Brother Balian, I know you are ambitious, but the number of knights and knights' attendants of different titles is strictly limited.
Once you are noticed by them, the big shots will think that you have the intention to rebel, and then it will be very troublesome."
Balian smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "I'm just recruiting caravan guards. Don't you want to form another caravan? In the name of your caravan, give me twenty caravan guard places."
How about it?"
"Hahaha!" Gamji laughed when he heard this, "You still have a way, okay, I don't have any problem.
But you have to think about it, raising cavalry is very expensive. For example, for the knights in Earl Gerry's palace, each of them can withstand a village of two hundred people for one year just for the cost of horses, equipment and training.
year’s taxes.”
"Don't worry, my good brother, I am just forming a light cavalry unit and will not equip them with weapons according to the standards of knights.
When the battle comes, it's enough that these cavalry can play a surprise and defensive role, and they won't be allowed to charge head-on like the knights." Balian patiently explained briefly to Gamgee.
In Balian's era, the number of heavy cavalry was an important factor in determining the outcome of a war, because after the split of the empire, the entire continent of Verin experienced a regression of civilization, from a highly centralized centralized society to a tribal age.
It is also true that the monarchs of the four countries and their vassals below are like tribal leaders. When fighting, a number of small lords and soldiers form a small army. These small armies form a medium army, and a medium army
Troops form large armies.
The size of this kind of army depends on the level of the war. Battles between countries are large armies, while private wars between lords and the like are small and medium-sized armies.
It is this loose and poorly organized army model that determines the importance of heavy cavalry. Whichever side has more heavy cavalry can break down the loose formations of peasant soldiers and slave soldiers on the other side, and then massacre them.
Although some enlightened lords have realized the importance of elite infantry, due to the inertia of the system, financial problems, etc., few lords have actually established a reliable standing army mainly composed of infantry.
In his previous life, Balian was a lover of cold weapons and ancient warfare. He knew that a well-trained and well-equipped standing army of elite infantry was the general trend of the times and was unstoppable.
The status of the cavalry in the development of military history will become lower and lower, and it will eventually become a mere ceremonial arm.
But at the moment, Balian really cannot do without the cavalry. Although his Fort Norandenburg Infantry Regiment is a relatively elite standing army, it lacks the cooperation of the cavalry. In pursuit, attack, roundabout encirclement and other battles, it will be because of
Lack of mobility, loss of fighter planes, and even loss of the war.
In Balian's plan, there must be some heavy cavalry units. However, the cost of heavy cavalry is high and the training cycle is long, which does not match the current weak strength of Fort Noland. Balian can only settle for the second best and choose
Light cavalry.
Balian planned to equip these cavalry with the same cloth armor as the infantry, but the helmets were replaced with visors, which could provide better protection. At the same time, the cavalry were equipped with cavalry swords, lances and short crossbows.
The cavalry sword is based on the mature cavalry sword from the previous life. This kind of sword has a certain arc. When charging at high speed on horseback, it can easily cut through the opponent's armor and cause greater damage. It is also conducive to chopping.
Useful when chasing down fleeing infantry.
In addition to the cavalry sword as the main weapon, Balian also equipped these light cavalry with a nine-foot-long lance. This kind of lance is not as thick as the knight's lance, but the thinner body allows the cavalry to hold it when holding it.
More effort-saving.
In addition to cavalry swords and lances, Balian planned to equip his cavalry with short crossbows. Compared with infantry crossbows, cavalry short crossbows were smaller and easier to cock.
This configuration allows these light cavalry to fire a round of crossbow arrows to kill and harass the enemy when encountering enemy soldiers. At the same time, they can continue to shoot at the pursuing enemies when retreating.
Balian had already given the designs for the cavalry sword, lance, and short crossbow to Hama. Before Balian came to the city of Yangwei Shuo, samples of these three items had been prepared.
Balian was very satisfied with what Hamar had made overall. After making some minor modifications, he asked Hamar to make thirty sets first, planning to equip the first cavalry unit of Fort Nolandenburg.
Gamgee saw Balian lost in thought, and was too embarrassed to disturb him, so he went out. He said to Bran and Harker: "I will come over early tomorrow morning, and then we will go together to select caravan guards.
"
In the blink of an eye, the next morning came. Gamgee, who had been working hard all night, came to Balian with dark circles under his eyes. As soon as he came in, he sat at the dining table and only yawned, which made Balian and the others who were eating laugh.
Laughed loudly.
Seeing that Balian and the others were laughing at him, Gamgee was lying on the table minding his own business, yawning and saying: "You guys, it's not time yet. Once you have tasted that feeling, you will know why I am
It’s going to be so hard.”
After hearing what Gamgee said, Bran asked sincerely: "Uncle Gamgee, did you let that sister get a stick again?"
As soon as Bran said this, Balian laughed so hard that he spit out the milk in his mouth. Broda, who was drinking porridge beside him, choked on a mouthful of porridge and started coughing.
The well-informed Huck couldn't stand up from laughing while holding his stomach. He laughed wildly and said: "Get a stick? Hahaha! Brother Bran, this is... who taught you this?
I really couldn’t help it, it was so funny, I described it as a woman being beaten with a stick, hahaha..."
Looking at everyone who was laughing wildly, Bran looked aggrieved and muttered: "This is what the master told me. When we went to find Uncle Gamgee, the master heard the noise in the house at the door.
.
He took me aside and told me that it was not suitable for children, and told me that the sister who was making the screams was being slapped by Gamji."
Gamgee, who was originally listless, couldn't stand up with laughter after hearing Bran's addition. Huck, who was holding his stomach and laughing wildly, was lying on the ground rolling with laughter.
This startled Jennifer, who came to deliver breakfast, and she hurried over to see what happened to her son. After knowing what happened, she glared at Huck, then lowered her head and left with a blushing face.
With this episode, several of them could no longer eat breakfast. After a few simple bites, they got on their horses and followed Ganmoji to the competition ground near the mule and horse market.
Because these guys who come to apply for caravan guards generally have little money and can only live in dirty and smelly stables in the mule and horse market. Although the conditions are a bit worse, they can live for free after all.
And because they only have one arm and martial arts skills, they don't want to do hard work at the dock, so they can only compete in the martial arts arena to win some bonuses to make ends meet.
That's why, if you want to recruit guards, you can go to the tournament field and the mule and horse market. Gamgee first took Balian and the others to the tournament field. Balian had never seen a tournament in this era, so Gamgee took them.
Come and have a look with him.
At the same time, some people with superb fighting skills will definitely stay in the competition arena for a long time to earn prize money from the competition. These people are exactly the people Gamgee and Balian want to recruit.
This competition ground was built during the imperial period. Although the scale is not very large, the construction technology is very high. Hundreds of tall carved stone pillars surround a circular corridor. In the circular corridor is a stepped stand, and the flat ground in the middle is for competitions.
field.
The competition field is divided into four fighting events, two-person unarmed fighting, two-person weapon fighting, multi-person weapon fighting, and man-and-beast fighting.
The most exciting thing here is the fight between man and beast. There happened to be a fight this morning. This was after Gamgee inquired about the game schedule in advance and booked the viewing tickets and boxes.
Gamgee said to Balian, since he came to see it, he should watch the most thrilling and exciting fight, so that he would not regret it.
Before entering the box, Gamgee paid the entrance fee and the box fee. The tournament also generously stated that it would provide drinks and food to the VIPs in the box. At the same time, it also handed Gamgee the betting slip so that he could play at any time.
Place a bet.
As soon as a few people entered the box, they heard a loud voice in the competition arena, which meant that this morning's human-animal fight was about to begin.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, everyone, welcome to the arena, welcome to you, friends from all over the world!
Here you will see the most exciting fighting show, thrilling! Exciting! It will make people excited! You will not regret it if you come. After watching it, you will feel that your ticket money is worth it!
The protagonist of our fight today is a violent brown bear from the Misty Mountains. I swear to the God of Fire, this is the first time I have seen such a huge and extremely manic beast. Come on, let us listen to its roar now.
." The host of the competition arena said, giving a gesture to the people below.
I saw two people guarding in front of an iron door below, opening a small window of the iron door and throwing a piece of bloody beef in. Then everyone heard a deafening roar.
After the roar, the host touched his head and said in shock: "My Vulcan! This beast looks more violent than when it first arrived. It seems that it will have a wonderful performance today.
I'm looking forward to it.
Ten bear hunters spent more than half a month and wasted three lives to kill this violent brown bear with drugs, otherwise they would not have been able to catch it.
According to the hunter's description, this crazy beast's bear paws are as big as an adult's head, its claws are as sharp as spears, its skin is rough and its flesh is thick, and ordinary swords cannot hurt it. Moreover, its mouth is large and its teeth are sharp.
It can swallow a large living person.
Having said so much, I’m already a little thirsty, hahaha! Come on, ladies and gentlemen, let’s cheer for today’s protagonist, the violent behemoth from the Misty Mountains.”
At the call of the host, most of the audience, including Bellion, cheered. Everyone was really intrigued by the host's words and the brown bear's roar, and they were eager to see this host.
What does the violent beast in its mouth look like?
But obviously, the host will not let everyone see the brown bear so quickly. He now wants to introduce the people who will compete with the brown bear.
At this time, the iron door on the other side opened, and five fighting warriors wearing only single-layer leather armor filed in. They entered the competition arena with spears, hammers, axes and other weapons.
These five people were tall and strong. As soon as they entered the arena, they waved their weapons and greeted the audience on the stands. They also won unanimous cheers from everyone. I have to say that these people are quite good-looking.
, although the actual combat effectiveness is unknown.
After everyone's cheers subsided, the host introduced with excitement: "Look, these are five warriors from the Donbas Hills. They have killed packs of wolves and hunted black bears in the Donbas Hills.
He once defeated a ferocious gangster with an absolute disadvantage of five people against fifty.
These five brave and skilled warriors, as challengers, will challenge the violent beast just now, let us cheer for the warriors again!"