There was a lot of cargo on the ship, and fourteen four-wheeled carriages pulled it five times before all the things were unloaded. Mark directed everyone to work from morning to evening. When they were finished, Bellian
A sumptuous dinner has been arranged to reward them and the people who went to Bangshui Town to perform the mission this time. After eating delicious food and catalyzed by alcohol, everyone caroused until midnight, and the organizer of this event, Bellian, was looking for everyone.
When he was toasting, he had already slipped back to his room and went to sleep. As a lord, he had deserted when it came to drinking.
However, Balian, who hid in the room, did not lie down to rest. Although he was very tired these past few days, he had gained a lot after all. With these two ships of supplies as a base, Balian was more confident in doing things. Next, he helped the county guard.
The success rate of regaining Maple Leaf Manor was also higher. Balian took out a pen and paper, carefully listed his plan, and clarified the division of labor for everyone under him. At the same time, he asked the blacksmith Hama to make something.
It will be officially announced in two days.
Also considering that they drank a lot of wine every day these days, and many of them were drunk all day long, Balian announced that Nolandenburg would ban alcohol for two days, leaving enough time for everyone to rest and adjust. Balian did not want to see them alone.
I came to the meeting so confused that I couldn't even remember what I said.
That afternoon, Balian called everyone to the Lord's Hall. After Balian sat down, they sat down as usual with the civil servants on the left and the generals on the right. After asking the maid to pour something to drink for everyone, Balian said
: "We have gained a lot this time in Bangshui Town. As you all knew last night, Baron Raul and his son are really my lucky angels. Thank you to the great God of Fire."
"Hahaha!" Hearing what Balian said, everyone laughed in unison, and some others said in cooperation: "In order to thank Mr. Balian for the lucky angel, we will not let go of Baron Raul's cargo ships and caravans in the future.
Ah." Such words naturally caused everyone to burst into laughter.
After the atmosphere became enthusiastic, Bellion began to discuss business with everyone, "I called you here today mainly because I want to discuss two things with you. One is the recovery of Maple Leaf Manor, and the other is the construction of Fort Nolandenburg.
Things are divided into priorities. The time given to me by the Sheriff is only three months. If we can't train the army on time and regain Maple Leaf Manor, we will have hard days at Fort Norland. The most important thing for us right now is to train the army.
"
Balian saw that everyone was listening to him attentively, so he continued: "After these few battles, I found that our troop configuration is still very problematic. The prerequisite for us to win these two battles was to win with strategy.
We capture the enemy, and they are all sneak attacks, catching the enemy off guard, and then we pursue the victory and beat the drowned dog. We don’t need to talk about the deployment of troops and combat discipline, but we cannot fight such a battle forever. Our team wants to build a strong team.
To form an army, we must consider the allocation of arms and must have strict regulations.
When the master was alive, he told me many things about leading troops to fight. He introduced to me a method of deploying troops, which he thought was the best method. Now I will tell you about it. "
The military system at that time followed the old system of the empire. A single military unit was organized into a team of ten and a battalion of one hundred. There were also cavalry teams composed of knights and knight attendants, and then each type of military was organized into a legion. This military system was suitable for both the enemy and us on the big battlefield.
They set up formations and fought openly and openly, but anyone who has experienced war knows that once the two sides start a war, it will be ever-changing. There are very few head-on confrontations between the main armies, but in this age of knights, large-scale wars are rare, and most of them are between lords.
In the private war, everyone has almost no thought on issues such as the military system, and naturally there is no talk of improvement.
Balian, who served in the army in his previous life, knew that he could not directly copy the military system of the modern army. After all, cold weapon warfare is a completely different form of warfare from modern warfare. Based on his own military experience, Balian learned from the history of his previous life and established illustrious military exploits.
The experience of military strategists created a new form of army organization in this time and space, but it cannot be directly said that they drew on the experience of previous lives, or even invented it themselves, so they once again brought out the deceased masters and used them
The name of the old man deceives everyone.
As expected, when Balian mentioned the Dawn Sword, everyone's attention became more focused, "This military system mainly includes five arms, sword and shield soldiers, crossbowmen, spearmen, and axemen. The basic combat unit is
A group of five people, including a sword and shield soldier, a crossbowman, an axe, and two spearmen.
Among them, the sword and shield soldiers carry two to five javelins, which can be used for close combat and long-range attacks; the crossbow soldiers use crossbows. During this time, we organized everyone to practice archery. You have also discovered that it is difficult to become an excellent archer.
But it is quite simple to become a crossbowman who can shoot accurately. The crossbowman is also equipped with melee weapons, swords, axes, etc., you can choose as you like; the two pikemen are not only equipped with spears.
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In addition, just like the crossbowmen, they choose to use swords or axes as melee weapons, and equip them with small bucklers to withstand bows and arrows; the axemen are the main hand-to-hand combat unit, relying on the powerful axegun to chop and kill.
, is the main force in the entire group. As for what the ax and gun look like, Hama, please take out everything and show it to everyone."
After Hama heard Balion calling him, he quickly got up, took out all the things covered with canvas that were on the floor aside, and placed them on the lord's long table.
Balian picked up the ax gun first and introduced it to everyone, "Everyone, this is the ax gun. This weapon combines the stabbing of the spear and the chopping of the axe. It has amazing lethality. Let's take a look, is it a standard axe?
The combination with the gun is like adding a heavy tomahawk to the head of the spear, which makes it an "all-rounder". The head of the spear can be used for assassination, the ax can be used for chopping, and the hook on the other side can be used for stabbing.
The hooks that cripple cavalry and horses are not only extremely powerful, they can also deal with cavalry."
After Balian finished speaking, Eomer quickly stood up and took the ax spear from Balian's hand. He held it in the lord's hall and gestured for a few times before saying, "My lord, this is indeed a good weapon, and it is powerful for cutting."
, it is good for poking, and it can also hook the enemy or hurt the horse's leg. The most important thing is that this is a long pole weapon as tall as a person. You must know that for those of us who have practiced martial arts since childhood, the length of the weapon may affect
Not big, even those with strong martial arts can resist the simultaneous attack of several spearmen with only their swords. But for ordinary soldiers, long weapons are definitely better. The longer their attack distance is, the more dangerous they will be.
It's just one point missing. This weapon is almost perfect overall, but it has relatively high requirements for its users. The axe-wielder must be tall and strong. Otherwise, after swinging it a few times, it will lose its strength. How can it work?"
"Yes, that's right." Balian nodded with satisfaction, agreeing with Eomer's evaluation, "Those who use ax spears must be specially selected. They are not only required to be physically fit, but also courageous. They mainly rely on melee combat on the battlefield.
Already."
After talking about the ax gun, Balian showed and explained to everyone the other equipment that he and Hama had made in the past week. The first was the armor. Balian boldly copied the cloth-faced armor he had seen in his previous life.
As the name suggests, this kind of armor has cloth on the outside and armor on the inside. It was very popular after the 15th century in previous history, and was equipped with a large number of ordinary soldiers in the East and the West.
The main reason is that this kind of armor has many benefits. First of all, it is low cost. Compared with the chain armor commonly equipped by knights in this time and space, the cost of cloth armor is very low. In the era in which Balian is now, plate armor has not yet appeared, and metal armor is lock armor.
The production cost of a piece of chain armor is very high. It takes an armor maker nearly half a year to complete the production of a piece of chain armor. The cost is almost the income of an ordinary knight fief in the past three years.
It is precisely for this reason that a piece of chain armor from a low-level knight family is often passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson, from generation to generation.
Cloth armor is different. It does not need to be made of tiny iron rings like chain mail, because the smaller the iron rings, the more tightly the chain armor is woven, and the more it can withstand damage. Cloth armor is made of palm-sized rings.
The cast iron sheet is made by inserting nails into the cut cloth. It is simple to make, and if it is damaged, just replace the iron sheet or cloth surface.
The cloth armor that Balian and Hama made together was made from the materials seized in Bangshui Town. Hama first made a cast iron mold, then melted the pig iron, removed impurities, and cast it in
In the cast iron industry, sixty pieces of iron with reserved nail holes can be cast at one time, which is enough to make two pieces of cloth armor.
After the iron sheets were quenched and polished, Hama nailed them to the cut canvas with iron nails, and finally attached buckles made of cooked cowhide, and a cloth armor was made. This cloth armor
The armor has the same shape as the bulletproof vests of later generations, with a thick black canvas on the outside and dozens of bubble nails on it, which can also provide additional protection. Balian also used red paint to paint the front and back of this cloth armor.
It has its own double-headed eagle badge, and the classic black and red color scheme is not only good-looking, but also eye-catching. Of course, the most important thing is that this cloth armor can provide sufficient protection for the key parts of the soldier's body.
Because he had a lot of pig iron on hand, Balian directly chose a pure iron helmet for the production of the helmet, but the style was the wide-brimmed pot helmet of the British Army during World War I in previous history. This kind of helmet can be cast or stamped.
There are no high requirements for craftsmanship and materials, and it is easy to produce quickly. After Hama made a pig iron mold, they quickly cast two of them. This method is basically the same as the process they used to make iron pots before, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Difficulty.
As for weapons, they are mainly the swords of sword and shield soldiers. Unlike in this time and space, where swords are widely equipped to form sword and shield soldiers, Balian equips soldiers with knives, because as a cold weapon lover, Balian knows the cold weapons in history.
In this era, the use of knives was the mainstream. This is because the power of cutting is greater than that of stabbing, and
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Skills are easier to master. Although swords can also chop, there is no naturally curved knife that is more suitable for chopping. Moreover, mastering swordsmanship skills requires a longer period of training, but it is different with knives. Practice the chopping skill well.
That’s it.
The other weapons are modifications of crossbows and spears. Balian asked the carpenter to make a butt according to the drawing he drew, replacing the long wooden handle of the current crossbow, so that the crossbowman can hold the butt when shooting.
Putting it on the shoulder not only increases the stability, but also makes it easier to aim. The modification of the long gun is mainly on the gun head. Hama made a gun head with a blood groove according to the drawings given by Balian. This way, after piercing the enemy's body,
, it can bleed the enemy very well. Not only that, the weight of this gun head is relatively lighter, which can save the pikemen more effort. At the same time, there is a one-foot-long iron casing behind the gun head, so that it can be avoided during battle.
The head of the spear was cut off by the enemy's axe.
After introducing these weapons, Balian took everyone outside and tested them. The actual test results made everyone more satisfied with these armor weapons. The cloth armor can withstand ordinary crossbow fire from fifty steps away, and can withstand attacks in close combat.
Cutting and stabbing was not a problem. Tuer vigorously slashed at the cloth armor on the human-shaped wooden frame. As a result, it was blocked by the bubble nails and only made a small cut in the thick canvas, leaving no iron inside.
After cutting it, the knife opened the wound.
The power of the ax gun made everyone even more satisfied. Bess took the ax gun and chopped it horizontally at the whole pig hanging on the shelf. This time, almost the lower body of the pig was cut off with the bones and meat. Seeing
The ax gun was so easy to use, and the others couldn't wait to try it with the chopped pork, but Mark stopped him because the pig was going to be eaten tonight. How could they eat it after they tortured it like this, so everyone had no choice but to give up.
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Balian, who returned to the lord's hall, told everyone his plan for army construction. From now on, the armed forces of Fort Nolandenburg will be divided into two parts. One part is the standing army, which is responsible for protecting the territory and conducting external operations, and the other part is the militia, which is responsible for carrying out foreign operations.
Assist in garrison and supplement troops in emergencies.
The standing army is based on the five-man combat group designed by Balian. Five groups form one team, with twenty-five combatants under its jurisdiction. Four teams form one company, with one hundred combatants under its jurisdiction. Three companies form one battalion, with three hundred combatants under its jurisdiction.
There are three battalions as one regiment, with 900 combatants under its jurisdiction. Of course, with Fort Nolandenburg's current equipment, it can only have a standing army at most. After all, there are only more than 150 young and strong men in the territory, and the population of the territory is also
With more than 270 people, the military-civilian ratio is too exaggerated, which is very detrimental to the development of a territory as poor as Fort Nolandenburg.
After the introduction, Balian said to everyone: "Starting tomorrow, we will formally establish the standing army of Fort Noland and recruit twenty-five soldiers. I will lead the captain, Eomer will be the deputy captain, manage the first and second groups, and Bes will be the captain."
The deputy captain is responsible for managing the third and fourth groups. Tour is the leader of the fifth group and serves as my personal soldier. The soldiers will be selected from those who have participated in these two battles. The group leader will not be appointed yet. After training for a period of time, we will see who performs.
Okay, let’s make appointments again. I’ll leave the selection of personnel to you two vice-captains.”
Eomer and Bess stood up to accept the order, "Please rest assured, my lord." "All adult males in the territory must receive military training. At least twice a week, twenty-five people will be selected from them to form a militia. They will not be separated from production.
, taking turns to be responsible for garrisoning the city wall and other matters. The captain of the militia is served by Barrett, and Gamlin is the deputy captain, assisting Barrett in training and managing the militia. As for the weapons of the militia, the main weapon is the longbow, which can be used for close combat.
As for weapons, they are mainly fighting axes and short spears. Except for captains and deputy captains, the militiamen are only equipped with leather armor." Balian handed the militia to Barrett, who was a hunter, and a former peace officer with good martial arts skills.
Gamlin is in charge.
"Yes, sir!" Barrett and Gamlin stood up to accept the order.
"Gamlin, your son Bran is not only good at martial arts, but also very courageous. He knows how to protect his mother and sister at all costs. I like him very much. I want him to be a squire by my side. What do you think?" Balian asked
road.
After Gamlin heard this, he was very happy. When he was the Sheriff, he hoped to send his son to be a knight's squire. In this way, if his son worked hard, he might be able to get a knighthood, but he would be directly subordinate to him.
There are too few reliable knights in the county, and people who come to recruit knights and attendants basically only need to be from noble families, at least knights, and children from trainee knight families. This natural threshold has made Gamlin think of countless ways, but nothing has been solved.
But now, Gamlin is really happy that Sir Balian, the lord of Norandenburg, has not only saved his family, but also made his son Bran his squire.
"My lord, this is not only Bran's luck, but also our family's honor. I will have Bran come to see you soon." Gamlin said excitedly.
"Hahaha, you can call him over when we have dinner later." Balian said with a smile.