Chapter 301

"As we all know, the Lord's village controls an area of nearly 300 square kilometers, and the village head of each village is served by the Lord's vassal. They not only have to defend their homes, but also provide soldiers to the Lord. Most of these soldiers are the nephew brothers and adopted sons of the village head."

The War Bear mercenaries looked at each other. Victor couldn't help laughing and said, "when I found you a wife, I also had adopted sons and daughters with you. These little guys have become my little attendants. However, in most cases, the village head only adopts children and doesn't accept women unless the woman is particularly beautiful."

"You guys have more than one woman now... Except Nelson!"

Gru shouted, "it's coming soon! Linda is making plans for it! Nelson often spends money outside to cheat. Linda loves money and is going to find him some free ones!"

"Asshole!"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Nelson raised the wooden cup and threw it at the winking Gru. His angry appearance caused everyone's laughter. Victor couldn't help smiling. When everyone stopped, he continued: "when the children of the vassal are five years old, the parents will choose the children of the same age among the children of the refugees or liberals as adopted sons and daughters."

"We know that." Kent, an old mercenary, said, "the children whose parents can't keep alive are either left in the church's alms house or put into the vassal's family for adoption. If the children are favored by the vassal, they can also get a sum of money. Some traffickers make money specifically on this. However, I heard that the children sold to the vassal have a good life."

Trafficking in human beings is a crime strictly prohibited by the church. As long as traffickers are caught, they will be hanged. However, the nobles and vassals were particularly keen on persuading gold to adopt. The big nobles adopted the children of small families, and the vassals adopted the children of ordinary people. The little Baron was persuaded by Sophia to adopt Kim, first as her adopted son's attendant, and finally as her husband.

Adopted son becomes husband!

The wonderful relationship in Victor's eyes is a very common phenomenon. He shook his head and said, "today we only talk about the adopted son of the vassal of the York family, not others!" The War Bear mercenaries were attentive. They knew that their adults were turning strange ideas.

"The adopted sons and daughters of the vassal are much loved. They eat, live, bathe and sleep with their own children, and receive the same education and martial arts training."

Nelson looked up and exclaimed, "Sir, isn't this the attendant you said?"

"It's a squire, not a squire. The children of the vassal are all free people and are not qualified to have a squire. Of course, the essence of a squire is the same as that of a squire."

"Rich village heads will adopt as many children as possible. They often need a big restaurant that can accommodate dozens of people. The village head's family regards their adopted children as their own. These boys are not only the servants of their parents and children, but also their brothers. No! They have a closer relationship than blood brothers." Victor smiled and said, "the parents and adopted children are the same age and sleep in the same room, which is closer than the brothers. In fact, the brothers often fight with their retinue brothers."

Gru praised loudly, "that's good. They're all a group of little wolves."

"Little wolf cub... It's a good description." Victor nodded and said: "At the age of 8, they began to receive basic martial arts and tactics training. At the age of 12, they participated in the first hunting activity. If they performed well, the village head's parents and children could be selected as attendants by the knight. He and his retinue brothers moved into the knight's Manor to receive formal attendants' education, including taking medicine to strengthen their physique and learning better martial arts and tactics."

"When the knight attendants are 15 years old, they are qualified to participate in the competition held by the York family. As long as they get a good position, they can join the reserve team of the tusk legion with their retinue. Then, they have to receive three years of strict training together with other reserve members. For example, they are fully armed, carry heavy luggage, and master the skills of using all kinds of weapons , he has accomplished all kinds of tactical exercises excellently. Only those who can withstand all kinds of severe tests can eventually become soldiers of the tusk army. "

"For the people of the York family, it is a great honor to become soldiers of the tusk army. Although they are not paid, they can add 80 mu of land to the family as long as they serve for 25 years."

"The soldiers of the tusk regiment have the right to choose a squire as his auxiliary soldier. The auxiliary soldiers are usually held by the squires in turn. Other squires return to the family, marry and have children, and help adoptive parents defend the village. They are all elite soldiers of the tusk reserve team. If the soldiers of the regiment die unfortunately, the auxiliary soldiers will take their place. This is why the tusk regiment can quickly replenish its troops, and Adoptive parents and families can also retain 80 mu of closed land. "

"Tusk soldiers should receive tactical command training during their service. They are familiar with the orders, flags, orders and drums of the York family. They are very good at helping Knights fight. They can also form small teams with their colleagues to deal with different enemies. Two people cooperate, three people cooperate, twenty people cooperate, and up to 200 people cooperate. This is not difficult for them, because they have heard it since childhood Moisten your eyes. " Victor paused and said, "the Legion soldiers have five months of family visit leave every year. During the leave, the squire auxiliary will take over his post, and he will teach the Legion's new tactics to other squires and family members. The York family always encourages the soldiers to do so."

"At the age of 43, soldiers can choose to retire. At this time, he and his retinue can obtain the status of leader and have their own families and children. Legion soldiers must take the responsibility of educating their children. Some children will become adopted sons of feudal families and repeat the path of their parents."

Nelson swallowed his saliva and said, "he started at the age of five, trained at the age of eight, learned the tusk tactics at the age of 15, and served for 25 years. No wonder the tusk Legion is the elite of the elite."

"It's not that simple!"

Victor sighed and said, "they are not only elite soldiers, but also noncommissioned officers, commanders and instructors of the York family. They pass on the learned tactics, tactics and instructions to their family members. All the people of the York family master the command command command of the tusk army."

"Let's imagine that when the jackals attack a remote village, the village head can immediately organize a militia to defend the home. His retinue is his deputy. His brother, son and nephew will lead their retinue to form a combat team to deal with the jackals according to the battle method of the tusk army, or kill the enemy, or stand by for help, or organize a breakthrough No matter what kind of choice the village head makes, the militia team will not be at a loss. They have known how to cooperate and deal with jackals since childhood. "

Barrett said, "even if they don't know the battle methods, tactics and instructions that come down in one continuous line, only the people of the York family can cooperate with each other."

"Indeed." Victor nodded and said with a smile, "if the York family caravan happens to pass by, they communicate with each other with the sound of the horn, agree on tactical play and cooperate to annihilate the enemy. After the fight, everyone will sit down and drink wine and talk about their relationship in the Legion." Victor said to Barrett, "the village head bill can lead you to fight all by his retinue brothers. They grew up together and can understand each other's intentions with one look and one gesture."

"The soldiers of the tusk Legion and his retinue can organize a team to fight together."

"The adoptive system forms the most basic combat team, and the tusk Legion connects the family's lords, knights and people, and finally forms a flexible pack of wolves."

Gru suddenly realized, "I said how the York family army fought so hard with the ant people. It turned out that they were helping their brothers!"

Victor was silent for a moment and sighed, "that day, I didn't believe Nicole's squire could divide 10000 soldiers into 100 combat teams. Now I believe it."

"This is an army with faith. They fight side by side with their relatives and fight for the family. Our infantry square is the sandal."

Nelson was unconvinced and said, "Sir, why are the infantry phalanx scattered? Their military appearance is neat, side by side..."

"Neat by dagger!" Barrett took a look at Nelson and said coldly, "only the scattered soldiers need cruel military discipline, but I think even if there is military discipline, they should collapse or will collapse."

"Thirty percent." Victor smiled and said, "more than 30% of the casualties are dead and wounded. No military discipline will work."

The War Bear mercenaries all looked dignified, and the conference room was silent. Nelson looked around and said astringently, "Sir, I thought you were bluffing those boys..." Victor was silent. Nelson stood up and walked up to him, knelt on one knee and said solemnly: "dear master, I advise you as a vassal. Killing each other violates the right of the back, which will completely disintegrate the family army."

Victor picked up Nelson and asked in a deep voice, "if someone fails the task of the mercenary regiment because of fear of war and kills his comrades in arms, what do you do with him?"

"Confiscate his weapons and take off his boots. The coward must go barefoot!" Cried an old mercenary.

"Is barefoot a severe punishment?"

"We'd rather die than barefoot!" Nelson patted himself on the shoulder and said, "Sir, we are no longer ordinary people in our boots. Since we become mercenaries, we will inevitably die and be injured. The only thing we can rely on is the back of our companions. We vowed to protect each other's back, whether he is a coward or not."

"What if he killed a thousand people?"

Nelson was stunned for a long time and muttered, "how..."

"You want to say how is this possible?" Victor stood up and supported the table with both hands. "The Lord also has a rule that he will never let his men perform a mortal task. I did it."

"The ant man attacked the hill camp, and I resisted to the end. Because I am stronger than all of you!" The War Bear mercenary looked ashamed. Victor turned his voice and said, "but I need you!"

"A few months ago, I fought with Viscount Negus of the kingdom of dodo. He was a powerful and extraordinary knight. I believe he can easily kill any jackal, and the Jackal can't hurt him at all." Victor continued, "there are thousands of jackals in the north. How long does it take Knight Negus to kill them all alone?"

Gru carefully tested, "five years?"

"Five years? He won't kill all the jackals in five hundred years unless he castrates them first."

Everyone laughed, but Victor said, "with the army, it's different... Viscount Negus can completely eliminate the jackals in three years at most as long as he leads 1000 soldiers!"

"A knight needs a soldier, just as a soldier needs a knight!"

"When the ant people fight, the Knights of the York family rush to the front, and the soldiers of the tusk army follow them desperately. They know that all the Knights will die, and the family will suffer a devastating blow. Without a family, the soldiers will lose glory, home, status and wealth." Sharp eyes swept everyone's faces, and Victor said slowly, "it's like a mercenary losing his boots."

"It's easy to take off the boots, but it's difficult to shoulder the hope of the family. Our Randall family has no knights and no tusk Legion. What should we do? Lose the family, lose the territory and continue to be a humble mercenary?"

"Never!"

The War Bear mercenaries roared like thunder, shaking the flames in the fireplace. Victor nodded with satisfaction and said, "hundreds of people can't resist a family, then thousands of people can resist, tens of thousands of people can resist. We need to recruit more troops to defend leader Randall! The army is imperative! Everyone sitting here will command hundreds of soldiers in the future."

"Swear to die for your excellency!" The crowd got up and shouted. Victor returned to the main position, raised his hand and motioned everyone to take their seats, saying: "it was a mistake for me to put forward the square array tactics, because I didn't think clearly about who the tactical imaginary enemy is. It's like I forged a dragon killing sword, but I couldn't find a dragon... How should the Randall family army be built?"

Nelson smacked his mouth and said, "why don't we imitate the tusk army?"

Victor pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "the wolf pack tactics are the common tactics of the Lord. It is flexible, mobile, low supply pressure and high fault tolerance. Even if the war is unfavorable, it will not be wiped out, but it lacks the ability to attack key problems. This is illustrated by the continuous defeat and retreat of our human beings in the orc war." He said with a wry smile: "moreover, wolves' tactics mainly focus on knights. What we lack is high-end force."

Victor's words are half true and half false. The combat effectiveness of the alchemical dragon lizard is comparable to that of the great knight. It has to be used when necessary. There's nothing to worry about. However, traditional combat methods are readily available. Victor is not rare at all. As long as he speaks, the York family will immediately arrange instructors to help him train the army.

Once the Randall family uses the command command command of the tusk legion, it will become the de facto vassal of the York family.

Victor doesn't care about this. Anyway, the Randall family is now a vassal of the royal family and has to pay 20000 kinsol taxes every year. If you really want to be a vassal of the York family, this money can be saved. However, Sylvia didn't mention it at all. On the surface, she didn't support or oppose the grand Legion strategy, but secretly she was very interested. In the name of technology sharing, the York family gave victor the soldier training methods and various forging medicine formulations, except for the command command command and team tactical cooperation.

The church is doing the same thing. Bishop Perot equipped father Miller with a clerical assistant and ten paladins. One of the old paladins went to the training ground to observe the infantry array drill. He often guided the soldiers to use the skills of spears.

Victor knew the reason. Facts have proved that the wolf tactics can not help the human army defeat the orcs, but the objective conditions have been met for the realization of the large Legion strategy. The stream reservoir and the new farming and animal husbandry system can solve the problem of population and food supply.

The York family and the church expected the Legion to blossom and bear fruit. Victor even believed that the major forces in Gambis were also thinking about new methods of warfare.

Whoever takes the lead in military technology will gain an advantage in the competition. In this case, victor will not give up the big Legion strategy anyway. All he can rely on now is these mercenaries.

The backbone of the War Bear mercenaries whispered and argued in the conference room. After a long time, Barrett stood up and said: "My Lord, I don't think we can completely deny the idea of infantry square array. It's just a tactic. It's still very useful to deal with mermen, jackals and goblins. As for large monsters such as centaurs and ogres, we haven't touched them and can't give any useful advice."

"However, the urgent task is not to determine the tactics, but to solve the problems of army establishment, logistics, command methods, reward and punishment measures and so on."

Victor touched his chin and said, "that makes sense. I'm too anxious. Do you have any suggestions?"

Barrett bowed his head silently and said helplessly, "my Lord, I don't have a clue now."

"If I say, I don't have to think so much!" Nelson said loudly, "Sir, we are all mercenaries. We have not survived without knights. Isn't there a large Legion? Let's just set up several 800 mercenaries."

"And then?" Victor raised his eyelids and asked weakly.

"Actual combat!" Nelson answered with his head held high: "he came and solved the problem. Isn't it a dead man? When a mercenary, there are undead people?"

It's better to talk on paper than to fight a hearty war!

Victor seemed to be impressed. He laughed and said, "well said! How can we win if we don't lose? We can win if we can afford to lose!"

Nelson said excitedly, "Sir, who are we fighting?"

"You don't have your share in beating anyone."

Victor said, "we have formed two armies. One is a traditional escort team to defend the territory. The other is a large mercenary regiment to help local lords solve problems." After looking at Nelson, who was wilting, Victor said, "it's called the bear group. Lord Nelson is the head of the group... Don't get excited, it's nominal."

"Head, you'll have fun with fish people first, and you'll have a chance later... Ha ha!"

"Nelson boy is staring."

Everyone teased Nelson. Barrett took the lead in standing up and said, "Sir, let me form a bear group. Other old guys can take over my work."

Victor thought about it and agreed: "OK. I'll give you 20000 gold sol, with 50 elite shooters, 15 elite soldiers and 20 craftsmen. You can also choose 5 War Bear mercenaries and 25 family guards. In addition, Mercury will give intelligence support. As for personnel recruitment and material supply, it's up to you."

"Don't worry, sir. These are my old business." Barrett smiled confidently and asked, "my Lord, where is our first goal?"

Victor thought for a moment and said slowly, "the bear regiment is for military training. We should try all kinds of terrain such as mountains, forests and plains... Let's go to Wharton grassland to meet the jackals first. It's really not good to go there with fewer people. It's very suitable for the mercenary regiment."

"I will live up to your trust." Barrett bowed. Victor wanted to tell him another word. An alchemical crow flew in from the window, flapped its wings and landed on the table.

Victor took off the letter on the crow's leg and wrote: we found the half dragon tribe, and imosen asked to see his Lord.