Speaking of Demacia's military system, people's first impression is often the "soldier strategy." The number of soldiers in Demacia is not large, but in fact, as a big country that can stand firm in Valoran, Demacia's military system is also quite complex.
Generally speaking, the entire army of Demacia can be divided into three types.
The first type is the elite soldiers in people's minds, namely Demacia's elite armed forces.
Almost every elite armed force is famous in Valoran, such as the Dauntless Vanguard and the Winged Legion.
Different elite armed forces have different characteristics and performance venues, but what they have in common is that they are all the elite among the elite. Although they are not large in number, they are well-equipped and have amazing combat effectiveness.
In several direct wars with Noxus, these elite troops were often able to defeat ten without falling behind.
Of course, such a strong combat power naturally requires very strict selection and extremely high logistical support. It is not that Demacia does not want to expand the number of elite armed forces, but unfortunately, they cannot afford to expand - there are not so many people who can pass the test. , and don’t have that much money to buy equipment.
Take the most famous Fearless Vanguard as an example. Soldiers who want to become Fearless Vanguard have two channels. Among them, transferring from other legions is more complicated. Let’s not talk about the conditions for officially joining Fearless Vanguard after reserve training.
In terms of physical health, carrying a hundred pounds of weight and marching hundreds of miles in one day is the most basic requirement. Even in Rune Land, where the average physical fitness of each person is good, those who can do this can only be described as one in a thousand.
In addition to physical fitness requirements, fearless pioneers also require soldiers to be able to ride horses, swim, climb, and use a variety of weapons to fight, and be proficient in the elements of sword and shield formations in order to become a grassroots leader in chaotic situations. officer……
And this is just a requirement for soldiers.
From the perspective of the kingdom, Demacia needs to equip each Dauntless Vanguard soldier with a rune steel armor, a military horse, several sets of winter and summer clothes, and seven times the supplies of ordinary soldiers (half of which are for the military horses). Salary and pension benefits and follow-up arrangements after retirement...
According to Kalya, Demacia's elite armed forces are "the Ascended Legion without Ascended Ones."
The second type is the permanent defense force on the border, that is, the local garrison corps.
Compared with those elite troops, Demacia's border guard regiments are much larger in number. They will be stationed in the kingdom's border areas in an organized manner to guard against any enemies that may threaten Demacia.
Local legions are often named after the places where they are stationed. For example, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd legions in the North are located in Irwindale, Mithril City and Forsbarrow respectively, and are the strongholds of the northern defense line; while the Green Teeth Peak Legion is They are guarding the Green Teeth Peak, the eastern gate of Demacia; in addition, there is the Sorrowgate Legion, which as the name suggests is responsible for guarding the Sorrowgate area and protecting the passes of the Shining Silver Mountains.
These local legions are also the standing army of Demacia. The soldiers in them are not only the main force in guarding the border, but also the reserve members of the elite armed forces.
For most Demacians, joining the local garrison is also a very good way out and a very respectable job.
As for the combat effectiveness of the local legions... this is not easy to say. It generally depends on the local environment and the requirements of the commander. Generally speaking, the Green Teeth Peak legion should be the strongest, followed by the three northern legions and the Sorrow Gate legion, and finally the garrison. Legion.
In addition to the above two professional armies, Demacia actually also has a less professional army - the noble private army.
This part of the legion is stronger than the militia, but its strength is limited. In addition to assisting the local legion in performing security tasks, it is also responsible for maintaining public security. Compared with the other two types of regular armies, most of these noble private armies have limited combat effectiveness. , when a war actually breaks out, it can only be responsible for garrison tasks and logistics work.
Because of the huge differences between these three types of armies, there is often a phenomenon that seems strange but is actually normal in Demacia: high-ranking officers being commanded by low-ranking officers.
Just like now.
Although Galen was only the captain of the Dauntless Vanguard, and his official military rank was only captain, after he led the team to Mithril City, Henchal very proactively and naturally gave up part of his command.
Galen was not polite. After learning about the recent battle information in Mithril City, he actively participated in the formulation of the counterattack plan.
"We are going to give these Freljord barbarians who are going south a heavy uppercut." Galen waved his fist, as if there was a Freljord barbarian in front of him. "They must be beaten hard." To avoid endless harassment.”
"That's right." Henchal, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, nodded and agreed, "They must pay the price with blood!"
"I remember that Mithril City has suffered several invasions in the past." After reaching a consensus with Henchal, Galen's eyes fell on the military map, "But it has never been on such a large scale. Those barbarians are Have you found any loopholes in the defense?"
"The reconnaissance team has found the invasion point." Henchal clicked on a place that had been circled many times on the military map. "These Freljord barbarians seem to have found the gap in the glacier."
"In this case, then we will block this road and fight hard!" Galen nodded, "Build a temporary defense line there to prevent the Freljord people from escaping north. The Dauntless Vanguard is in the west of the city. Looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle in the plains!"
"Wouldn't this be a bit risky?" Henchal couldn't help but frowned when Galen proposed the idea of beating dogs behind closed doors. "If you block their escape route, these barbarians will turn around and fight for their lives." .”
The saying "Don't stop when you return to the army" also holds true in Runeterra. Although Henchal is also full of anger, it is still too risky to build a temporary building to block the glacier fissure according to Galen's request.
"If you don't block the way for these barbarians to escape, how can you really hurt them?" Galen was not too worried about Henchal's concerns. "As long as the fearless vanguard launches an attack and overwhelms the enemy, the rest of the chase will be over. During the war, no matter how many there are, they will not cause us any trouble.”
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"The Dauntless Vanguard will be the hammer that crushes the Freljord's barbarian formation." Seeing that Henchal was still hesitant, Galen further persuaded, "And as long as they are well defended on their only way back, , put an anvil on it, even if these Freljordians are made of iron, they will still be hammered flat!"
Facing Galen's insistence, Henchal finally nodded after thinking for a while.
"It takes time to build temporary fortifications." General Henchal finally spoke again after calculating in his mind, "However, in order to prevent the Freldrow people from discovering the interference earlier, during this period, we need to do something Something to grab their attention.”
"This is easy to handle!" Galen puffed up his chest after hearing this, "I heard that the Freljordians care about personal bravery - so, I plan to call for a formation!"
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The fact that the Dauntless Vanguard rushed into Mithral City obviously could not be hidden from Sejuani - when they entered the city, they killed a raiding team, and there were several soldiers among them who Sejuani was quite optimistic about.
However, despite the loss of several warriors with promising futures and the addition of a number of elite enemies to the enemy, Sejuani was in a good mood.
The enemy has reinforcements, and they are reinforcements with good combat effectiveness. In this case, they should not be willing to sit in the isolated city, right?
For Winter's Claw, an elite enemy force is not a problem, but Misilver City's tall and solid walls are a problem!
Then, just when Sejuani was preparing to adjust her strategy, an unexpected news came.
After wiping out several raiding teams, a small group of Demacia soldiers were quickly rushing towards the place where Sejuani's army was stationed.
Sejuani was a little confused after receiving the news.
What is this for?
What do these Demacians want?
Although these people were charging back and forth on horseback and shouting loudly, because the two sides did not speak the same language, the scouts who came to report the news did not know who these people were or what they were doing.
Surprised, Sejuani simply found Silas and took him to the place where these Demacian soldiers were wandering. She wanted to see what these Demacian soldiers were going to do!
After receiving the order, Silas quickly got into position. Sejuani called her War Mother Guards and rushed straight to the scene of the incident. Here, she finally saw these Demacians.
Sejuani looked at these Demacians up and down, and was a little surprised to find that their heights could be called tall even by Freljord standards.
Without exception, these people all rode tall horses, wore uniform-style armor, and almost all of the weapons they used were heavy weapons.
No wonder he was able to wipe out an entire raiding team!
Then, just as Sejuani was sizing up the attacking team, the other party apparently also discovered Sejuani. The leader whistled, and all the riders quickly gathered, then formed a sharp formation and mounted their horses. They rushed toward Sejuani like an arrow from a string, separated left and right in a tacit understanding a hundred steps away from the War Mother's flag, then each walked around half a circle, and then merged together in a tacit understanding.
It seemed that they had gone through special rehearsals. When approaching Sejuani Warmother's guard, the riders of this team spoke in unison and shouted a few Demacian words loudly.
"What did they say?" Seeing these Demacians flamboyantly passing by a hundred paces away from her, Sejuani narrowed her eyes slightly and touched the handle of Beifeng's flail. Lars, translate!”
"He claims to be the Power of Demacia." Silas' expression was a little subtle, "He wants to duel with you."
"The Power of Demacia, what is that?" Sejuani blinked, "Is it a title?"
"Demacia once held a martial arts competition before, and he was the winner." Silas was actually not too clear about this part, after all, he was still in prison at that time. "He called himself Galen, Galen... …Crownguard?!”
When Garen announced his last name, Silas's tone finally changed slightly. This change did not escape Sejuani. She looked at Silas in surprise, and then the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. point.
"Do you know him?" Sejuani asked, "Or do you know his family?"
"The Crownguard family is my enemy." Silas tightened the chain on his wrist, "Your Excellency War Mother, I apply for a duel with him!"
Sejuani has never seen Silas in this state. In her impression, Silas is a very cunning person. In many ways, he is just as annoying as those Frostguard priests who always have plans. He was wary, but this Demacian had no roots in Freljord, so Sejuani used him without any scruples.
Now, however, Silas's anger seems to have been stoked simply by a last name.
Is this the power of hatred?
really interesting!
Although she wanted to laugh in her heart, Sejuani still put on a supportive look on the surface, agreed to Silas' request for a duel, and personally handed a flag representing the Claws of Winter into his hands.
Silas took the flag, carried it on his shoulders, and then wrapped the magic stone chain around his wrist while slowly walking towards the direction of the fearless vanguard queue.
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Galen's main task is to provoke and prepare for Mithril City to build a back line of defense.
Therefore, he chose to take the members of the Dauntless Vanguard with him, riding war horses, and took the initiative to gallop back and forth within the scope of the Freljord people's activities.
During this period, several guys with self-restraint and courage, although they could not understand Demacian, still took the initiative to greet them. As expected, Galen quickly eliminated them.
Garen didn't understand Freljord, but he knew the flag of Winter's Claw - when Sejuani came to see it in person, he recognized that flag from a distance, which was obviously taller than the other war chess pieces. There were a lot of flags, so he took the initiative to display a wave of cavalry charge and chose to fight again.
Something happened that surprised Galen. A man carrying a battle flag took the initiative to find him!
Taking a blue long-tailed battle flag representing charge from the rider behind him, Galen urged his horse and quickly ran in the direction of the Freljord man.
The distance between the two sides quickly shortened to about ten steps.
During this period, both Sejuani and the Warmother Guards under her command, as well as the fearless vanguard following Galen, kept a hundred steps away from them, and both sides seemed to recognize the duel.
Close, close.
After estimating the distance between the two sides, Galen held the battle flag, turned over and dismounted, and with a sudden force, he planted the flagpole of the battle flag in front of him.
At the same time, the Freljordian opposite him also made the same move.
After taking a look at the depth of the flagpoles inserted into the ground by both sides, Galen felt slightly relieved. He pulled out his sword and gestured to the other side to attack first.
At this moment, the other party suddenly raised his face, revealing a Demacia face.
"I can understand you!" He stretched out his hands suddenly, "I was once a Demacian!"
