With the continuous development of the territory, the population gathered on this land has reached more than 10,000, and the Cecil Combat Corps has also experienced a new round of expansion in the process - a system similar to that of a construction corps As well as the great contribution of magic to production and construction, the Cecil Territory still maintains a fairly high ratio of military to civilians, and at the same time, it does not affect the development and operation of the territory too much.
Gawain always firmly believes that troubled times are coming, whether it is monsters in the wasteland of Gondor or wars between human kingdoms, they will find him sooner or later. In order to deal with the coming danger, Building a strong armed force is necessary and inevitable.
With the expansion of the Cecil Combat Corps and the gradual improvement of various administrative frameworks in the territory, Gawain's training of this army has become more formal and rigorous. Compared with territory construction, In the early days, there were many superficial regulations similar to the "Three Chapters of the Constitution". Gao Wen formulated military regulations that were clearer, more stringent, and easier to calculate rewards and punishments. He stipulated the allowances and benefits for each level of sergeants, stipulated the basic conduct of soldiers, and stipulated In order to ensure the implementation of these systems and regulations, he also ordered two knights, Philip and Byron, to select a group of literate, honest and reliable people from among the young soldiers. To serve as grassroots commanders - we should thank the efforts of the night school teachers. Now that more and more people in the territory are literate, it is not difficult to select such a group of grassroots commanders.
Gawain himself is not a person who understands military matters, but fortunately Gawain Cecil is an expert in this field, and coupled with the few theories accumulated from being a keyboard warrior in his previous life, he finally This framework was built.
After the framework is set up and the system is formulated, what is left is the almost brainwashing education of recruits and endless drills to make all rules, regulations and codes of conduct into conditioned reflexes. Engraved in the bones of every Cecil soldier.
In the military zone on the east side of the territory, the new recruits are undergoing daily physical training. These people who were ordinary farmers and handymen not long ago now wear the standard Cecil armor and carry on their backs. Wearing a training backpack that weighs the same as a combat backpack, and a steel gauntlet that is almost the same size and weight as a magic terminal, strapped to his arm, he conducts formation training in the open field with this equipment, while Gawain, Byron, and Philip The two knights stood together and watched the soldiers' training.
From time to time, the veterans acting as instructors shouted and cursed from the field, but today there was no complaint or heckling from the recruits.
"To be honest, the queue training you advocated at the beginning was really a useful thing," Byron couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the recruits who had been able to line up in an orderly manner in just a few days. , "After some practice, at least their obedience has improved."
Knight Philip lamented something else: "Regard the simplified code of chivalry as the conduct of soldiers, and require everyone to follow it." It has to be done, I really didn’t expect thisIt is achievable. "
"As long as they practice well and let them remember the content of their daily learning in their bones like a conditioned reflex, then even if they don't understand the spirit of chivalry, they will do it," Gawain said casually Said, "The Cecil Combat Corps is a very special army. They have to protect this land and the people on the land, and the people must also fully support them. Only in this way can we fight on this dangerous wasteland border." Stand firm. ”
Knight Byron lamented: “Ordinary noble private soldiers are mostly scoundrels and ruffians. Even if they are civilians, as long as they wear the emblem of the nobles and have a sword in their hand, they can blackmail them.” They will show no mercy to civilians, because the nobles only need these private soldiers to protect their castles... Occasionally, some chivalrous nobles will notice the discipline of the army, and they will strictly demand their soldiers, But it's just strict requirements. You have formulated a lot of rules and systems to restrain soldiers... This is the first time I've seen it. "
"Personal morality will eventually die with the death of the individual. Only perfect systems and regulations can ensure that discipline is still effective after the rotation of personnel," Gao Wen smiled, "Of course, even if there is There is no eternal kingdom or order in the world with perfect systems and regulations, but at least groups with institutional constraints will survive longer than those groups that fall apart as soon as the leader dies. "
"Will personal morality eventually die with the death of the individual..." Knight Philip showed an expression of admiration, but he couldn't help but frown after hearing the second half of Gawain's words. Eyebrow, "Are you saying that even with the perfect institutional constraints you have formulated, the Cecil Territory will one day... follow the footsteps of those who perished? "
"If future generations don't know how to cherish it," Gawain spread his hands, "no matter how good the foundation is, there will always be a day. "
Knight Philip's face straightened: "You don't have to be so pessimistic, you..."
Gawain waved his hand before the other party finished speaking: "Don't say anything, you Such nonsense as "the great deeds will last forever" are all meant to deceive fools and dead people. I don't expect this - when I was buried, someone carved the words "the great achievements will last forever" on the tomb. As a result, I The next time I opened my eyes, my grave would be dug up - from that day on, I no longer believed in similar compliments. "
Knight Philip was choked for a moment and was speechless for a long time. Knight Byron next to him patted Philip on the shoulder hard, laughing so hard that his ribs almost broke: "Let's You are bragging to experienced people. "
Gawain glanced at Byron, who had no chivalrous demeanor: "Don't laugh either - let you conceive a new melee weapon that conforms to Cecil's combat methods and magic technology. Do you have any clues? "
Due to the discovery of the "Disobedience" fortress, the ruins in the mountain are undergoing large-scale cleaning and restoration. Gawain wants to restore the middle area of the ruins to operation and use it as Cecil's "ancient technology research" Center" and the second industrial base, while consideringKnight Byron has been organizing explorations in the ruins since before winter, and now that he has achieved such remarkable results, Gawain gave him a few days off, allowing him time to return to the surface to bask in the sun, and to go home to spend time with him. Accompanying Peas - However, in line with the principle of making the best use of people, Gawain also gave Byron a relatively easy task, that is, asking him to think about what his soldiers still need, so that he can design Cecil An improvement plan for combat soldiers' melee weapons.
Originally, he just asked casually and did not expect that this usually idle mercenary knight could achieve any results so quickly. However, he did not expect Byron to immediately show a proud smile: "You are asking. By the way, I really have some ideas!"
"Oh?" Gao Wen was a little surprised, "Tell me about it."
"Wait a minute, I have another drawing. "Here!" Byron said happily, "It's at home - not far from here. I'll come as soon as I can."
Byron is very mobile and started immediately after getting Gawain's permission! After sprinting and charging, he disappeared into the training ground in a cloud of smoke, leaving Gawain and Philip looking at each other on the ground. Knight Philip held back a sentence for a long time: "Can he draw magic blueprints?"
Byron's residence on Knight Street is very close to the military camp, and the professional knight's footsteps are fast. Gawain didn't wait long before he saw the knight running back in a hurry. As expected, the knight was still holding a watch in his hand. It looks like a large roll of paper, so it must be the drawing he was talking about.
“This is it.” Byron came to Gawain and unfolded the drawing excitedly. “This is what I and several rune craftsmen over at the Machinery Manufacturing Institute thought about together—you also You know, I'm not very good at drawing drawings..."
Gawain nodded understandingly, and at the same time his attention was already attracted by the things on the drawings - that is indeed It is a design drawing of some kind of melee weapon. It looks like a sword, and it can be seen that it is just a conceptual framework - the handle and the root of the blade can see the places reserved for runes and magic devices, but There is no exact structure there yet, and there are many functional requirements or ideas written next to the drawings, which obviously have not been discussed yet.
Byron also noticed the imperfections in the drawing. He smiled: "We haven't discussed the results yet. There are many things that are controversial."
Gowen He had already seen something he expected from the sword design, and immediately said: "Don't be afraid of controversy, just tell me your opinion."
"That's right, you should know that I was a servant back then. Soldiers - The difference between mercenaries and professional knights or soldiers is that we don't have so many stereotypes and rules. Both weapons, equipment and combat methods are based on practicality. When laymen look at our equipment, they will think it is chaotic. , but we know that every weapon and equipment exists because it is 'needed', and it has its own corresponding use environment and scenarios." Byron rarely took the initiative to mention his mercenary experience and began to tell own thoughts, "So I was thinking - weUnder what circumstances do soldiers need to use melee weapons, and what kind of battlefield environment do these melee weapons have to face?
He paused and then said: "Cecil combat soldiers already have thermal energy ray guns - it is said that higher-level arcane missile launchers and electric energy spears have also entered the design stage. Each of these things is more powerful than the last, and if soldiers use them in groups, they can even directly kill mid-level extraordinary beings. These long-range attacks are enough for them to destroy most enemies, so there are only two reasons for them to use melee weapons. : First, their own long-range weapons cannot be used for some reason, such as being broken. Second, the enemies have strong magic resistance or simply have characteristics such as 'stream arrow deflection'.
"The second situation is obviously the one that should be considered the most countermeasures.
"The soldiers do not lack magic attacks, but what they lack is more powerful physical lethality - Rune and I The craftsmen eliminated the traditional solution of enchanting the blade with elements to increase magic damage, and instead found ways to increase the pure destructive power of the sword. The more common methods in this regard are physical enchantments such as sharpness, aggravation, and armor piercing. However, these types of enchantments either have limited improvement or cannot be converted into magic circles for the time being, so we did not consider it... ...
"Finally, we have two plans, one is a 'mechanical sword' and the other is a 'melting sword'..."