Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

What should the military fight for?

Drogo really didn't expect that Figosin's vision for her new army was more than just an iteration of equipment and systems, but had risen to the level of spiritual construction.

"Why do you ask that?"

"Because I think, I just think," Figesin's tone was also uncertain, "that understanding the reason for fighting is also the source of fighting power."

Figesin's thoughts come from her rich combat experience. "In the past, soldiers were motivated by direct benefits, merits that could lead to their promotion, rewards from the lord, or simply opportunities to plunder. This can indeed motivate them, but it is not enough."

Perhaps believing that she could find the answer from Drogo's ancient head, Figlin spoke out all her thoughts.

"The motivation driven by interests must have a limit. They will weigh the risks. If the risks exceed the benefits, they will immediately lose the will to fight and their army will be defeated. But before, when the northern border was clearing out the banditry, in addition to my guard group, the team composed of local people, although the overall quality was not high, did not retreat when faced with great risks.

"I have thought about this for a long time. Even the elite troops in the royal city find it difficult to achieve this."

As she said, Feilin has always had frequent wars, but the casualty rate has never been high.

A small part of the reason is that in the past, when nobles fought, they would be concerned about their dignity and face. The main reason is that those armies were simply incapable of fighting a brutal war.

For the civilian laborers who are temporarily conscripted, 10% casualties is a hurdle. If the number exceeds this, the army will basically be defeated. Even the supervision team will be useless. What's the point of fighting? Just run away.

As for the so-called lord's confidants and elite legions, 30% casualties is generally the limit.

If the lord loses, then he loses. At worst, you can just change the lord and live your life as usual.

But there are a few exceptions.

Figesin gave an example, "In addition to the locals who participated in the suppression of bandits in the North, there are also the resistance in Augustan City. The resistance there will never surrender. In history, there was almost no retreat in the war against the devil. If I want to find common ground, I can only think that they all have reasons to fight, and they must fight for themselves, their families, and their hometowns, not for an order from the lord, or the desire for promotion and wealth.

"So, so," Figxin said, which was a bit "treasonous" for her status, "a truly combat-capable army should not serve the individual lord, but the entire territory. In short, that is, everyone who lives in the territory and everything they care about."

He finished speaking in one breath, and Figosin looked at Drogo's reaction nervously.

She also felt that her idea was a bit too bold. As a princess, the daughter of the most powerful lord in Sutton, although her succession order was extremely low, she was still a candidate for succession in theory. She said that the army should not serve the lord. Choosing a decent way to die was already a tolerance from her father for her.

This was the first time that Figesin shared his true thoughts with other intelligent creatures.

Even Gerda, who grew up with her, and Master Zet, who taught her since she was a child, never told her.

Figesin thought the idea might be too radical for them.

But Drogo was different. Figosin vaguely felt that although Drogo had never shown it, if there was someone in the world who was more radical than her, it must be this red dragon.

After she said this, Aisha in the corner of the office was stunned.

She is just an assistant, why should she listen to such things.

Why does this sound like a rebellion?

It's just earning some salary, it's not easy for her. In a trance, Elsa seemed to see the scene of herself being beheaded.

As for Drogo, he remained silent.

This was probably the most shocking statement he had heard this year.

They are the lords from the north, the royal bloodline, and the largest vested interest group under the aristocratic system.

She wants to revolutionize herself?
Figosin's pale complexion became redder and redder in Drogo's eyes.

If there was a concept of "people" in the Common Language, Drogo suspected that she would have come up with "serve the people".

What a super progressive princess.

Seeing that Drogo didn't speak for a long time, Figosin thought that he also couldn't accept his ideas, and lowered his head in disappointment.

"Just treat it as nonsense. I came here mainly for weapons and equipment."

"No, this is not nonsense. Your idea is very good, but it is not suitable to be made public for the time being." Drogo reminded.

"Of course I know that." Figxin just looked a little reckless, but that was the trait brought by the barbarian profession, and he was not stupid.

Drogo tapped the table with his claws, wondering if he should build up his own defenses.

Waterdeep is growing faster and faster, and it cannot rely solely on the Police Department and its orc drow minions.

What's more, there is the possibility of war breaking out, and their numbers are too small.

It cannot be said that he had no achievements in the military field, but it can also be said that he knew nothing about it.

At most, he has some experience as a keyboard warrior. Compared with him, Zhao Kuo is a master of practical combat.

Now there is a real professional in front of me, and his ideas are very advanced.

Drogo made his decision with a scratch of his claws on the table.

"Not only can I provide weapons, but building a new army requires money. It just so happens that I have a unique advantage in this area, and Waterdeep is very close to the North."

Figosin had a puzzled look on his face and did not immediately understand what Drogo meant.

"I want to support your reforms with all my strength, but not just in building the army in the North, but also here. I need you to be an explorer of the new system." Drogo said solemnly.

The sudden surprise made Figesin stunned at first, and then he excitedly agreed.

Drogo's attitude was much better than she had expected.

It turns out that he is a dragon who is more radical than her.

Army building is no trivial matter. In this office, under the witness of Elsa, the contract between Drogo and Figithin was upgraded to the highest level of blood alliance.

One of Drogo's favorite spells is the contract.

It is indeed a good thing and it is very effective in reducing the possibility of betrayal.

Suspicion is an important reason leading to tragic ending.

This incident is also recorded in the Biographies of Han Xin and Lu Wan.

After finalizing his plan to reform the army, Drogo began to instill his ideas into Phagsin.

Haven’t you seen a pig run or eaten pork?

With many years of experience in the Internet, Zhuo Ge is more than capable when it comes to talking about strategy on paper.

When he talks about rules, strict enforcement of orders and absolutely clear rules are of utmost importance.

Without clear rules, chaos is bound to occur.

Most fundamentally, the treatment of soldiers at each level must be based on professional income, and the army cannot rely on plundering powers to maintain itself.

And private plunder should be strictly prohibited.

Once this thing is opened a little, it will inevitably increase the banditry of the soldiers.

The people of Felin have always had little good feelings towards the army, and soldiers and bandits have always sat at the same table.

Sometimes the military is even scarier.

In addition to prohibiting private looting, there is also a fairly complete code of conduct for soldiers that constrains all aspects.

Perhaps we can refer to some of the "chivalric virtues" and turn them into the standard of the new army. Only an army with sufficient moral standards can gain the support of civilians, otherwise it will only be feared.

There is also a system of rewards for military merit and a system of punishment for dereliction of duty.

The importance of spiritual construction does not mean that material support is unimportant.

These were all approved by Figesin.

In her more than twenty years of life, she had never met a creature whose ideas were so in sync with her own.

Every suggestion was perfectly suited to her needs, which she had considered.

Of course, there were also things she had never thought of.

For example, we need to strengthen the cultural literacy of soldiers and require them to be literate. Officers cannot only be assessed on their combat effectiveness, but their cultural level must also be included in the assessment system.

After thinking about it for a while, Figxin understood the reason.

Just as workers need to learn to read, as technology develops, the things soldiers use will certainly become more and more complex. Literacy can help them learn new things and enable officers to better learn new tactics.

Moreover, reading more books can also help soldiers understand the concept of the new army instead of blindly obeying orders.

However, there were also some things that Figesin did not understand at once.

"Why do we emphasize formations, military appearance, and housekeeping?" She has not yet linked these to improving combat effectiveness.

"In order to improve team awareness and discipline, this kind of training can allow soldiers to form conditioned reflexes so that they can obey instinctively when faced with sudden emergencies. On the battlefield, even a second of quick reaction is important," Drogo explained.

It's not just Figesin. There are actually many people who question the role of the queue and internal affairs.

I think this is formalism and has no practical significance other than wasting time and energy.

But the fact is that no matter where it is, any army that is slightly modern will choose to emphasize these, but the emphasis will be different.

Whether it's marching in formation, folding blankets, polishing shoes, or showing off their weapons, different armies have different "formalisms".

Because actual testing has proven that this thing is indeed useful.

"This requirement of being precise down to the smallest details in life can not only improve efficiency, but also help new recruits to identify with the group more quickly. It is not an easy job to unite people from different places."

Figgin nodded thoughtfully, as if she understood a little.

After Drogo's indoctrination, Figsin was eager to start forming her new team immediately, not wanting to delay for a moment.

She regained the motivation she had lost for a long time.

But before starting work, she asked Drogo if she could design some cheap magical weapons for close combat.

This reminded Drogo.

The Firearms Institute has always designed various firearms and long-range weapons.

But there is still room for close combat.

What's more, there are many professionals who are good at close combat, and cold weapons are more useful for them when they penetrate into a certain distance.

For these special units, within seven steps, the gun is really not only fast but also accurate.

There are also spells that can interfere with magic. Current equipment is almost all magic attacks, and lacks physical damage.

Therefore, weapons that can achieve physical strikes are also necessary for ordinary soldiers.

Inspired by Figosin, Drogo decided to expand the gun factory into an armory and set up a research and development department for different types of weapons.

We recruited a number of craftsmen from the dwarves and elves, and together with researchers from the Shenzhen Research Institute, we formed a melee weapons research and development team.

He also designed a blueprint himself and proudly showed it to the craftsmen and researchers.

"Look, this is my design, the chainsword!"

In fact, similar things have already appeared as props in Doom.

But that one can only be used as a prop and cannot cause much effective damage.

Drogo used his ingenuity to improve a chainsword that he believed could cause damage.

How handsome.

However, after taking a few glances, the craftsmen and researchers present gave a very unified evaluation.

“Pure industrial waste.”

Zhuo Ge gritted his teeth and repeatedly reminded himself that as a science and engineering student, he should speak directly and be patient. It is an advantage to dare to directly point out the shortcomings of the boss...

And their judgment that this thing is industrial waste is indeed well-founded.

"It's too heavy. What about its battery life? The amount of mana required to keep the chainsaw running is not low."

"How can this sawtooth stay sharp during frequent use? Enchanting each sawtooth individually? That's too stupid."

"Such a complex structure should be difficult to ensure stability, and the failure rate may be very high. What if the chain saw breaks down? It will cause friendly fire."

……

A group of people, dwarves, elves, were talking to each other, criticizing Drogo's chainsword.

Oh, no, it's not completely useless.

After looking for various shortcomings for more than ten minutes, they all found one advantage, the only advantage.

"It's garbage to use, but it looks pretty cool." said a dwarf craftsman, stroking his beard.

“I think so too, it’s really handsome.”

After they finished their discussion, Drogo began to try to save his reputation, "Haha, my design is just a starting point (because Flynn has no concept of jade), I hope it can inspire everyone's thinking and come up with a better design, hahaha..."

Although these people were a little sharp-tongued, their professional qualities were indeed high and they quickly came up with several different solutions.

"Simple enchantment is not feasible. The cost is difficult to control and it is too expensive to create a sufficient effect."

"I second the motion. I think we can make a breakthrough in temperature. Either a flame sword or an ice sword, or we can use metal to conduct heat and achieve high-temperature cutting or low-temperature cutting. This should be able to cause effective damage to conventional armor."

"The rune that controls the temperature doesn't require much mana, and it's stable, so it should be feasible."

"Whether this solution is feasible was inspired by the chainsaw sword. If the rotation is too difficult to control, then is it possible to control the vibration?"

"what do you mean?"

"Let the weapon vibrate at a certain frequency. This will consume less energy than a chainsaw, be easier to make, and be more stable. High-frequency vibration can also greatly increase damage."

"Makes sense."

In this way, the newly formed melee weapons research and development team quickly determined two directions.

Thermal cutting and vibration cutting, and started research and development work... (End of this chapter)