Blood tax

Chapter 289 War Preparation
The Senate Proclamation is also a mobilization for total war.

With the announcement came orders to relevant personnel and combat units.

The best generals of Bayeran, Count La Moore, Count Chalon, and the best legions, the [-]th, [-]th and [-]th legions are in Verona, another equally powerful army is thousands of miles away , stationed in the Eastern Province, confronting the orcs in the East.

For some historical reasons, there are several border marquises and earls of Bayerland on the border of Odessa. Their troops and the local noble army in Odessa total more than 4 people, and they are responsible for defending the long border in the south of Neck Jersey. ; The area southeast of the Neck to the Tirne River is the territory of the king's good comrade Hermann Meyer's communist army, where there are 5000 people.

These two armies are border guards who stick to the forts and lines of defense, and have no ability to launch an offensive.

In order to deal with the clan alliance army, the king and the Senate decided to send the third army, the ninth and No.12 legions from Bayeran to Teutoburg in the north of Odessa, and the No.16 legion already stationed there. Converge to form the core Teutonic cluster on the entire northern front.

The three legions of the Teutonic cluster are powerful standing legions with well-trained and well-equipped soldiers, with a total number of nearly 2.To complement this army, the Duke of Odessa and his vassals needed to provide two auxiliary legions.The vassals of King Aurelius himself, the marquis and earls on the border of Odessa, the elders of Sonia, Fiona, and Berthier themselves or their agents must not only follow the army to fight, but also must provide an assistant Legion.

Each Bayeran standing corps has ten heavy infantry brigades, as well as engineering, scouting cavalry, communications, gendarmerie, medical soldiers, and military band squadrons directly under the corps.If there is a shortage of troops or special combat missions make it difficult for the legion and its direct squadrons to meet the needs, additional infantry, archers, light cavalry and engineers are needed to supplement, and this part of the shortage will be provided by the auxiliary legions provided by vassals and local forces.

In this case, the regular army will almost always be equipped with an auxiliary army of different sizes and establishments in combat.

The formation of the auxiliary legion is uncertain. Generally, a brigade directly under Bayeran is used as the core, and several brigades of pikemen or light infantry composed of archers and spear throwers are deployed.The local noble knights and their retinues are the core strength of the auxiliary legion, and they are also the main source of cavalry for the Bayeran army most of the time.

From another perspective, it can also be considered that the formation of the auxiliary corps is actually a large number of infantry, cavalry and other brigades and squadrons of different sizes with the Bayeran regular army brigade as the core.For example, in this war, the Bayeran Auxiliary Legion that cooperated with the Ninth Army was composed of the Stormtrooper Squadron, the Urenas Infantry Battalion, and many other teams with different origins and names.

The combination of these auxiliary corps greatly strengthened the long-range firepower and cavalry and engineering forces of the regular corps.

Auxiliary legions are sometimes unreliable. Except for the Bayeran Auxiliary Legion, which is composed of the king's vassals, there have been many cases of collective defection among soldiers in other regions in history.In order to avoid the unpredictable impact of unreliability on the battle situation, Bayeran went through several military reforms and gradually established a cavalry unit directly under the army.The 502nd Armored Cavalry Wing that Griffith served before was a large cavalry unit of about a thousand people, directly dispatched by the commander-in-chief of the army who commanded several legions.

Coupled with artillery units equipped with expensive and important long-range firepower such as heavy trebuchets, ballistas, and the latest research and development equipment such as snake cannons and eagle cannons, the Teutonic group has three regular legions as the core and has many auxiliary legions of cavalry and artillery. and light infantry.They are the main force that the king and the senate are going to use to fight the orcs in the first round, and the total number is expected to reach 43000.

……

Griffith's birthday party went from drinking, dancing and cake-sharing to a military meeting in the blink of an eye.The people present probably have a good idea of ​​their next task.

Berthier, who predicted that he would definitely be sent to the front line, summed up the people present: "After more second-line troops are mobilized, the main army of Count Lamor and Count Chalon should be sent to Odessa to fight. Before that, from what I've been told, Miss Lamour and I and Dedius will certainly be sent for the first round.

"Medianmaia, Ophelia, you will also be transferred to the guard flag team to fight with the prince."

Everyone was silent.Sonia rubbed against Griffith nervously, and inadvertently sandwiched him with Galadia, unable to move...

Fiona expressed her incomprehension: "Won't Lana and I go?"

"You and Iseus should be transferred to the old town with other troops, to stabilize the place and replace Count Chalon," Berthier said, "The orc is a strong enemy. The Senate will definitely not count on the Teutonic cluster and the nearby The Border Guards can take care of them."

Griffith searched through the bulletin and attachments, and found that there was still a lot of unclear information, so he couldn't help asking Sonia: "Who will the commander be?"

The girl stared at him with wide eyes, as if she didn't understand a single word.

"I'm [-]% sure that it's the prince's teacher, General Maximus," Berthier took up the topic very confidently, "The prince left in such a hurry this afternoon, it is likely that he received an urgent order to go to the front line. His The status was present in Odessa, able to represent the king in many political issues beyond the military."

Dedius shrugged his shoulders, and interjected: "There are more people who can't get along with him. They come to participate in the championship after graduation, and they don't give the laurels to Griffith when they run away. He must not know the rules. How is this word written..."

Kulala raised his hand and patted him twice, and Dedius immediately shut his mouth and remained silent.

The scene became very quiet for a while.Berthier looked at his good friend, was stunned for a while, and then continued: "I speculate that the actual command power will be concentrated in the hands of the prince. The nominal commander of the army must live in peace with him, and must have sufficient experience and experience Qualifications. God's Punishment Knight General Maximus is the most suitable candidate."

Tomorrow, more information and orders should be sent, and the heirs of the great noble families present here and Shutoral will definitely go to the battlefield.After discussing for a while, everyone congratulated Griffith, divided his cake and went back to make their own preparations.

The gloomy mood enveloped Homemonwatts like smoke and dust.This is the first full-scale war that many people have personally experienced in their lives, and some familiar faces may never return.

Griffith also felt full of regret.The laurel wreath in hand is gone, the hut on Huayue Street has not been decorated yet, and they are about to leave without even holding a party.

When the guests left one after another, Sonia suddenly remembered something, turned around and pushed a cardboard box.The box was so big that one had no reason to suspect that Sonia had ever thought of hiding in it with a gift.

The Countess blushed inexplicably, and said enthusiastically:
"Happy Birthday, Griffith!"

This is a pair of flamboyant feather flags.The colorful feathers of six different mysterious birds are fixed on the thunderbolt peach wood, which is light and gorgeous, and it is fixed on the saddle to make a grinning wind sound as the horse sprints.

In addition to its decorative function, this gift also has mysterious properties.The feather flag is actually a small echo hub, as long as Griffith infuses a small amount of psionic energy into it, the feather flag can enhance the communication effect of his echo crystal.Even if the communication on the battlefield is interfered, Griffith, who has a feather, can still maintain combat communication within a certain range, shield interference, and filter noise.

In addition, the Feather significantly increases his battlefield awareness and psionic ripple detection.

In other words, even on a chaotic battlefield, Griffith can still rely on the feather flag to maintain real-time contact with his comrades, greatly improving command efficiency.

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The next day, the whole school didn't seem to have recovered from the celebration and carnival.Everyone was sick and very heavy about the upcoming courses.

More intelligence and orders were passed on.Suddenly Homewarts was a large barracks.The preparations for the expedition were carried out at the fastest speed, and there were many people from Minerva and Roland School in the fourth grade of Homenworthy who were going to the expedition.Some of them went directly to the front line, while others went to fill the gap left by the regular army and official Beyonders, guarding the important rear and lines of communication.

This dispatch and defense will continue until the second and third rounds of mobilization are completed.Then, the young Homonwatts men who acted as a mobile force could be withdrawn, allowing professional Beyonders and conscripts to take charge of local defense.

Griffith devoted a lot of energy to preparing and reviewing the army's march and supply plans.Earl La Moore was held back during the battle in Verona, and his eldest son Nolan was in charge of the family business, which was not the case, so the battle could only be handed over to Sonia.

He and Sonia were to leave Homenworth with Jill and Joshua, join the main forces of the two squadrons in Odessa, and then go to Teutoburg with the rest of the troops.

For Griffith, the past year has been almost always about fighting.But Jill and Joshua are different.Just one month after entering the academy, they encountered a large-scale war, and they were about to set off without even preparing for many academy affairs.

This is bound to affect their studies.But if you can survive the war and make meritorious deeds, the rewards are no less than a few years of hard study.

Griffith was looking at the documents on the Silver Moon Tower, drawing up plans, and thinking about what he should know at Mr. Hermit's party tonight.Suddenly, Lana crept to his side mysteriously, carefully looked at Galadia and Sonia in the distance, and then whispered:
"You have a guest."

"Well, who is it?" Griffith asked indifferently.

"It's a girl." Lana's voice was as soft as a mosquito.

So what?Why are you acting like a thief... Griffith raised his hand in surprise, not thinking there was any fuss about it.

Seeing his incomprehensible expression, Lana tried her best to lower her voice: "I've never seen such a beauty before, gods, go quickly, don't let Galadia and Sonia bump into each other!"

(End of this chapter)