After a simple lunch, the territorial council meeting began again. The following discussions were mainly about military issues. Several military commanders were a little excited, but the civil affairs officials who already knew their positions were interested in watching the fun.

The mentality continues sitting at the wooden table.

Art picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and said: "The army has always been the core of the valley. In troubled times, a sharp broad sword is more useful than a flexible mouth. I am concerned about the development of the army.

I have discussed with several army commanders, and the officers and soldiers below have also discussed that our army is definitely not strong at present. As the sergeant major said, the soldiers of our army can only be barely regarded as legions.

Ordinary soldiers, so I will continue to adjust the military reorganization issues discussed today based on actual combat needs in the future."

"Okay, let's first let Odo give you a brief introduction to the current situation of the army." Art nodded towards Odo.

Otto sat upright, picked up a piece of birch bark with circles in place of words (Odo was not very literate), and said in a slightly magnetic voice: "Sir, everyone, let me briefly introduce the situation of the army. First of all,

Army personnel: When we were drafted and marched north to Besançon last summer, we brought 30 soldiers with us. During the time we were stationed at Talburg, we lost eight soldiers and wounded eight, including two combat team leaders. We withdrew from the tower.

After the Fort, another combat team leader retired due to injuries. Currently, the two retired team leaders and two soldiers who are unable to fight normally have been resettled in the valley. The recovered one has returned to the army. Now there are still some remaining soldiers in the army.

There are still twenty-three of the former officers and soldiers of the patrol."

"Before the evacuation of Tarburg, the army caravan also brought 17 young and strong warriors. After completing the training, the army had 48 officers and soldiers. In Tarburg, we did not mix the new recruits and veterans into mixed groups, but transferred them

Eight outstanding recruits made up for the vacancies in the original squads of soldiers, and the recruits formed separate squads. The first to fourth squads of soldiers and the sentry team temporarily maintained the original commanders without any changes;

The recruits have formed three squads. The squad leaders are currently those peasant soldiers with outstanding performance and freed prisoners of war serving as temporary laborers. Among them, Bass, the captain of the first squad of soldiers, is also the leader of the first group, and the leader of the second group, Colin;

Kazak, the captain of the second team, is also the leader of the first group, and Weitz, the leader of the second team; I am also the captain of the third team, with Pats, the leader of the first team, and Bangeda, the leader of the second team; the fourth team

The team leader Tuba is also the leader of the first group and the leader of the second group Credo.

Andrew, the captain of the first squad of recruits, Obot, the captain of the second squad (a veteran of the former patrol team), Walker, a captain of the second squad (a veteran of the former patrol squad), the recruit squad did not appoint a team leader. Captain Ron of the Sentinel Brigade

Spencer, the steward, is in charge of five people working with the army. There is also a border post with five guards."

"This time the caravan has brought back twelve young men. We are undergoing ten days of basic training for new recruits. These new recruits are strong and strong, and they are all high-quality combat soldier candidates. The new ones are Lusignan and

Klaus's two guys are very powerful, and Bass and I can't defeat them even if we work together." Odo had a good impression of the two newly joined mercenaries, so he specifically mentioned it.

"As of now, the army has a total of sixty-five officers and soldiers, and five are working with the army, for a total of seventy people. The injured and retired soldiers have been handed over to the old housekeeper for placement."

"The second is the weapons and equipment of the army. The first is armor and weapons. After all the allocations, battles and purchases, the total of what the army has equipped and what is retained in the arsenal is as follows - armor includes: iron armor (including iron scale armor, plate and chain armor,

Six sets of chain mail (including partial hood, gorget, gauntlets, shin guards, skirts and other accessories), twenty-two sets of leather armor (including iron-inlaid leather armor, double-layer leather armor, single-layer leather armor), cotton

Twenty-one sets of armor (long robes and cotton armor, armed clothes, short robes and cotton armor); three barrel helmets, eight iron nose helmets, seventeen dome-shaped iron helmets; eight iron-plated round shields, and leather round shields

Twenty-seven sides, thirty homemade wooden shields, and six cavalry kite shields.

The weapons include: three lances, twelve long spears, forty-five short spears, ten throwing spears, seventeen long swords, twenty-five short swords, thirty-nine short daggers, hammers and battle axes

Sixteen handles (hand axes, flying axes), fifteen bows and arrows (riding bows, foot bows), eight crossbows, and more than two thousand three hundred arrows of various types... Of course, there are many weapons and armors among these.

At least some of them are damaged and need to be repaired by craftsmen before they can continue to be used..."

On weekdays, I don’t pay too much attention to the army’s arsenal and equipment. Looking at Odo’s hand next to him, which is densely packed with pictures and numbers, and full of birch bark, even Art himself is a little surprised...

"The war comes faster!" Sitting at the table and listening to Odo reading the details of the weapons and armor in his hands, Kazak couldn't help but whisper to Bass beside him.

Otto's voice continued, "The second is the military horse supplies. The army currently has fifteen military horses (including saddle accessories), five of which can be used as war horses, and the rest can only be used as riding horses and pack horses; four-wheeled

Three iron-clad carriages, eight large and small military tents, fifty sets of robes, cloaks and boots, three sets of buckets and pots and other cooking utensils, and the scattered items distributed to the soldiers are not yet counted. The army's food and grass have now been handed over to the wooden castle.

Yes, the army did not keep food separately."

"Finally, there is the issue of military pay consumption. Since the introduction of wartime pay during the northern expedition, the army has successively distributed military pay, rewards, and money to purchase weapons and armor, which has exceeded 35,000 pfennigs. The officers and soldiers of the army have a large amount of military pay left in their hands. Return

After arriving in the valley, the army resumed its usual military pay. The new recruits were paid seven pfennigs, the soldiers ten pfennigs, the team leader twelve pfennigs, the squad leader fifteen pfennigs, and the adjutant eighteen pfennigs. The military servants were not paid, but they had food.

Accommodation is provided by the army.”

"In addition, let me talk about the implementation of military law in the army. From the beginning of the army's northern expedition last summer to the present, the army has punished a total of nine soldiers. Among them, two were punished with canes for retreating from the battlefield, four were imprisoned with canes for hiding in secret, and four were imprisoned for illegal activities in the army.

Use the fighting stick to punish two people, and kill one person for escaping from the battle (the palace recruited peasant soldiers)."

"Sir, everyone, this is the current brief situation of the army." Otto put down the birch bark in his hand, picked up the wooden cup in front of him and took a sip of water.

"Okay, next Simon will talk about the situation at the border outpost." Art skipped several commanders of the army and looked directly at Simon and said.

Simon was very surprised. As the leader of a combat team who had been discharged and resettled due to injuries, Art gave him an important position when he was in the most desperate situation. Although he could not go into battle like those soldiers, he was at the border outpost.

I have always done my best.

"Sir, we started building the border outpost in the early summer of last year, and it was all completed by the autumn harvest. Including Benjamin and I, there are currently five guards in the outpost, one guard tower, two houses, one warehouse, and stables

One, a military horse."

"When the outpost was basically completed, we began to collect entry taxes from passing caravan vendors, but most of the people passing through the outpost were refugees from Provence and small traders from the north carrying groceries to sell south, so in the past six months, we have removed the outpost

From the daily purchase of food supplies and payment of salaries, we only have a balance of 2,300 pfennigs in tax coins."

"When Benjamin and I take turns returning to the wooden castle in the valley to pay tax coins to the old steward every month, we will give the old steward the war status and important information collected by the outpost in the north and south, and the old steward will also record it in a book. In addition,

, except for a few refugees who tried to snatch the food in the outpost at the beginning of winter last year and were killed by us, the outpost has not been under any major threats at present. This is the general situation at the border outpost, sir." Simon stood up and said to him.

Art bowed slightly and sat back on the wooden chair.

Art took over Simon's words and said: "Well, Cooper has shown me the information you collected from the outpost. In the next time, you should pay attention to collecting information on the war situation in Provence in the south and the border with Swabia in the north. Taxation

The problem is not urgent for the time being. There is war in the north and south right now, and the trade routes are not yet open. Once the war subsides, there will gradually be more business travelers passing by on the border, and the tax coins at the outposts will also increase."

Art thought for a moment and said to Simon: "Simon, now I will add another responsibility to the border outpost. I will gradually increase the garrison strength of the border outpost, and will also send officials to act as tax collectors. In addition to collecting entry taxes in the future,

The outpost is also responsible for purchasing and hoarding southern goods shipped from the south. The lower the price, the better. The maximum price cannot exceed the market price of southern goods in Tyniec City, excluding transportation waste. The purchased southern goods are stored in the outpost, and the caravan

They will come regularly to pick up the goods and pay the money for the goods. Anyone who is willing to buy one-tenth of the goods in hand to the outpost at the market price will be exempted from paying entry tax.

In addition, the amount of entry tax will no longer be extended to the previous tax collection method based on the vehicle. From now on, it will be collected based on the tax amount of 30% tax on the price of the goods carried. After the entry tax is paid, a stamped tax payment document will be issued to the business travelers. I

The army will be asked to set up checkpoints on the way to Tyniec to investigate and deal with business travelers who do not pay sufficient taxes."

Simon nodded in agreement.

Art solemnly looked around at the main commanders of the army, took out a piece of birch bark with writing on it from the table in front of him, and said to everyone: "Everyone, yesterday afternoon I asked Odo and Angus

Various issues in the army were discussed. During dinner, I also talked with several squad commanders and the newly arrived Lusignan, Klaus and others.

I have adopted your good ideas and sorted out the army's temporary standing strength, soldier formation, armed assembly, soldier training, military pay and salary, etc. The reason why I say "temporary" is because I found out in my recent discussions with you that

All of them have their own reasons, and I also have my own ideas. I can’t say which idea is the best at the moment. These ideas need to be tested by us in military training and combat. Of course, we will also use them according to the military training in the future.

The battle needs to be constantly adjusted and improved.”

"Now, let me first talk about the standing number of the army and the formation of soldiers."

"From now on, the entire army of the Valley Knights will be divided into four parts, namely the combat army, the patrol team, the outpost guards, and the valley guard team."

"The combat army is the core of the entire valley knight leadership army. It is organized as follows -

A combat team consists of three people, with a non-officer team leader;

The two combat groups form a squad, with an officer squad leader who is also the leader of the first group, with a total of six people in a squad;

The two squads form a squadron, with one officer squadron leader, one escort (medical) soldier, and one escort (flag) soldier. The squad escorts are combat soldiers and need to participate in the battle. A squadron has a total of fifteen people;

The sentry team (light cavalry) consists of one sentry captain, one deputy captain, and four cavalrymen, a total of six people; all sentry cavalry are strictly selected, ordinary cavalry are treated as combat team leaders, and sentry deputy captains are treated as squad leaders

, the sentry captain is treated as a squadron leader;

The baggage corps has one standing baggage officer, who is treated as a team leader; one doctor, doctor, and civil servant, who is treated as a team leader; and six handymen and soldiers (non-combat soldiers, equipped with daggers and daggers, with low salaries). The baggage corps is mainly responsible for managing military resources.

Military pay, transporting supplies, food and accommodation for soldiers, building forts, and treating wounded soldiers.

The recruit team does not have permanent officers. The captain of the recruit team is held by three squadron captains on a rotating basis. The squad leader or an outstanding soldier serves as an instructor in rotation. The recruit team mainly recruits and trains newly joined young men. After completing basic training and passing the test, the recruits

Only then can they be included in the legion and treated as combat soldiers.

The three squadrons plus the sentries and baggage corps constitute the combat army. There is one commander and two adjutants. The two adjutants govern the lower-level armies and are responsible for military resources, military pay, military law, military intelligence, medical care, recruitment, training, security, etc. respectively.

In the army, except for laborers, recruits and medical staff, which are not combat soldiers, all other officers and soldiers are combat soldiers.

In view of the combat capabilities of our army soldiers and the many problems in supporting the army, the army is currently only fully staffed with the first and second squadrons, and the third squadron is only a stand-alone one. After this meeting, the army will lay off a group of soldiers.

Entering the patrol team, outpost, valley guard, or even directly eliminating them as farmers and fortress residents, I will make special arrangements for this later.

The military pay for officers and soldiers at all levels has been changed from weekly pay to monthly pay, and the treatment is as follows: 20 pfennigs per month for draft soldiers, 30 pfennigs for new recruits, 70 pfennigs for ordinary soldiers, 80 pfennigs for team leaders, and 1 pfennigs for squad leaders.

One hundred pfennigs, one hundred and ten pfennigs for the squadron leader, and one hundred and twenty pfennigs for the adjutant of the legion. All legion officers and soldiers’ food, accommodation, clothing, weapons and armor shall be paid for by the legion.”

Art paused for a moment and continued: "Now let me talk about the temporary weapons and armor equipment of the combat army. The weapons and armor of the legionnaires are equipped according to recruits-light infantry-heavy infantry-light cavalry-heavy cavalry."

"New recruits are issued a short spear, a wooden shield, and a set of robes and cloaks. During training, the weapons are replaced by wooden sticks;"

"Light infantry are all ordinary combat soldiers, equipped with a set of cotton armor (armored clothing or single-layer leather armor), a semicircular iron helmet, an iron spear, a short sword, and a round shield. Those who can use bows and crossbows

Soldiers can be equipped with crossbows and considered training as crossbowmen;"

"Combat group leaders and above are heavy infantrymen, equipped with a set of double-layer leather armor lined with cotton armor or iron-lined leather armor (squadron leaders and above are equipped with long-sleeved chain mail), an iron helmet with a nose guard, and short (long) weapons.

Spear, broadsword, heavy ax (hammer, chain hammer), iron-covered buckler;”

"The light cavalry is a sentry horse, equipped with a war horse, a set of cotton-lined armor (armored clothing) and a half-length mail or iron-inlaid double-layer leather armor, a hood lining, a throat guard, and an iron helmet with a nose guard, and weapons

Throwing spears (javelins), riding swords, short-handled battle axes (throwing axes), hammers, and a kite shield. If the cavalry has weapons that they are good at, they can also configure them by themselves."

"I, Angus, Ron, and Lusignan serve as heavy cavalry, but currently they are only equipped with slightly better armor. They mainly move with the light cavalry. We will make plans when the heavy armor is sufficient in the future."
To be continued...