The Senate Proclamation was also a mobilization for total war.
Although the announcement came with many points for different relevant personnel and combat units,
Beyeland's best generals, the Counts of Larmour and Chalon, and the best legions, the Fourth, Sixth and Tenth Legions were all in Verona, and another equally powerful army was thousands of miles away. , stationed in the Eastern Province, confronting the orcs in the east.
For some historical reasons, there are several territories of the Marquis and Earls of Beyeland on the border of Odessa. Their troops and the local noble army of Odessa total more than 40,000 people, responsible for defending the long border south of Neck Jersey. The area from the southeast of the Neck to the Tierne River is the territory of the communist army of the king's good comrade Hermann Meyer, with 15,000 people there.
These two armies are border guards holding forts and defense lines and have no ability to launch attacks.
In order to deal with the clan alliance army, the king and the Senate decided to send a third army. The 9th and 12th legions from Beyeland went to Teutoburg in the north of Odessa, and joined the 16th legion already stationed there. Together, they formed 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 20,000 people. To support this army, the Duke of Odessa and his vassals were required to provide two auxiliary legions. The vassals of King Aurelius himself, the marquis and counts with fiefdoms on the border of Odessa, the elders of Sonia, Fiona, and Berthier themselves or their agents must not only fight with the army, but also must provide a Auxiliary Corps.
Each Beyeland standing corps has ten heavy infantry brigades, as well as engineers, reconnaissance cavalry, communications, military police, medical corps, and military band squadrons directly under the corps. If there is a shortage of troops or special combat missions that make it difficult for the legion and its directly affiliated squadrons to meet the demand, additional infantry, archers, light cavalry and engineers are needed to supplement the shortage. This part of the shortfall will be provided by auxiliary legions provided by vassals and local forces.
In this case, regular legions will almost always deploy an auxiliary legion of varying sizes and organizations during combat.
The organization of the auxiliary legion is not certain. It usually has a legion directly under Beyeland as the core, and is equipped with several battalions of pikemen or light infantry composed of archers and spear throwers. The noble knights and their retinues, who are mainly locals, are the core force of the auxiliary legions, and are also the main source of cavalry for the Beyelan army most of the time.
If you look at it from another perspective, you can also think that the auxiliary corps organization is actually a large number of brigades and squadrons of infantry, cavalry and other arms of varying sizes with the Beyeland regular army brigade as the core. For example, in this war, the Beyelan Auxiliary Legion that cooperated with the Ninth Legion was composed of the Storm Cavalry Squadron, the Urenas Infantry Brigade, 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 strength of the regular corps.
The auxiliary legions were sometimes unreliable. With the exception of the Beyeland auxiliary legion, which was composed of the king's vassals, soldiers from other regions had many cases of collective defection in battle in history. In order to avoid the unpredictable impact of unreliability on the battle situation, Bayerland went through several military reforms and gradually established a cavalry unit directly under the army. The 502nd Armored Cavalry Regiment that Griffith served before was a large cavalry unit of about a thousand people, directly dispatched by the army commander who commanded several legions.
Coupled with expensive and important long-range firepower artillery units equipped with heavy trebuchets, ballistas, and the latest research and development equipment such as snake cannons and eagle cannons, the Teutonic cluster 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 preparing to use to fight the orcs in the first round. The total number of people is expected to reach 43,000.
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Griffith's birthday party went from drinking, dancing and sharing cakes to a military meeting in the blink of an eye. Everyone present probably has an idea of their next task.
Berthier, who expected that he would definitely be sent to the front line, summed up the people present: "After more second-line troops are mobilized, the main legions of Count Larmore and Count Chalon should be sent to Odessa to fight. .Before that, according to the information I got, Miss Larmour and I, Dedeus will definitely be sent to play the first round.
"Media, Ophelia, you will also be transferred to the guard standard corps to fight with the prince."
There was silence. Sonia nervously rubbed against Griffith, and unintentionally sandwiched him with Galadia, unable to move...
Fiona said she didn't understand: "Won't Lana and I go?"
"You and Isius should be transferred to the old town together with other troops to stabilize the place and replace Count Chalon," Berthier said. "The orcs are powerful enemies. The Senate will definitely not count on the Teutonic cluster and nearby areas. The border guards will be able to deal with them."
Griffith looked through the announcements and attachments and found that there was still a lot of unclear information. He couldn't help but ask Sonia: "Who will be the commander?"
The girl looked at him with wide eyes, as if she didn't understand a word.
"I am 90% certain that he is the prince's teacher, General Maximus." Berthier took over the topic with great confidence. "The prince left so hurriedly in the afternoon, probably because he received an urgent order to rush to the front line. His The identity appears in Odessa and can represent the king in dealing with many political issues beyond the military."
Dedeus shrugged his shoulders and interjected: "There must be more people who can't get along with him. He comes to participate in the championship after graduation, and doesn't give the crown to Griffith when he runs away. He must not know the rules. How is this word written..."
Kurala raised her hand and patted him twice, and Dedeus immediately shut his mouth and stopped chewing.
The scene became very quiet for a while. Berthier looked at his good friend and was stunned for a while before continuing: "I speculate that the actual command power will be concentrated in the hands of the prince. The nominal commander of the army must not only get along with him, but also have sufficient experience and experience. Qualifications. General Maximus, the Knight of Divine Punishment, is the most suitable candidate."
More information and orders should be sent tomorrow, and the heirs of the great noble families here and Shutoral will definitely go to the battlefield. After everyone talked for a while, they all congratulated Griffith, divided his cake and went back to make their own preparations.
The gloomy mood enveloped Homemonworth like smoke. This is the first total 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 crown in hand is gone, the hut on Huayue Street has not been decorated yet, and he is leaving without even holding a party.
When the guests left one after another, Sonia suddenly remembered something, turned around and left, pushing a cardboard box. This box is so big that people have no reason to suspect that Sonia has ever thought of hiding in it with gifts.
The Countess blushed inexplicably and said enthusiastically:
"Happy birthday, Griffith!"
This is a pair of gorgeous and flamboyant feathers. The colorful feathers of six different mysterious birds are fixed on the lightning mahogany wood. They are light and gorgeous. They are fixed on the saddle and make the sound of wind as the horse sprints.
In addition to its decorative role, this gift also possesses mysterious properties. The Feather Flag is actually a small echo hub. As long as Griffith pours a small amount of psychic energy into it, the Feather Flag can improve the communication effect of his portable echo crystal. Even if communications on the battlefield are interfered with, Griffith with the feather flag can still maintain combat communications within a certain range, shielding interference and filtering noise.
In addition, the feather flag can significantly enhance his battlefield awareness and psychic ripple detection capabilities.
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 seemed to have not recovered from the celebrations and carnival. Everyone was sick and feeling very heavy about the upcoming classes.
More intelligence and orders were passed on. Homemonworth was suddenly transformed into a large military camp. Preparations for the expedition started as quickly as possible, and many people from the four grades of Minerva and Roland House in Homonworth were going to the expedition. Some of them went directly to the front line, while others went to fill the gap left after the regular army and official extraordinary people left, guarding important rear areas and communication lines.
Such deployment and defense changes will continue until the second and third rounds of mobilization are completed. Then, the young people from Homonworth who serve as a mobile force can withdraw, leaving professional Beyonders and conscripts to take charge of local defense.
Griffiths devoted a lot of time to preparing and reviewing the army's march and supply plans. Count Larmore was tied up in the battle in Verona and his eldest son Nolan was in charge of the family business, so he was not the right one, so the battle could only be left to Sonia.
He and Sonia were to leave Homonworth with Gil and Joshua, rendezvous with the main body of the two squadrons in Odessa, and then head to Teutoburg with other troops.
For Griffith, the past year has been almost constant combat. But Jill and Joshua are different. Just one month after entering the academy, they encountered a large-scale war. They were not even ready for many academy affairs before setting off.
This will definitely affect their studies. But if you can survive the war and make meritorious deeds, the rewards will be no less than several years of hard study.
Griffith was looking at documents in Silver Moon Tower, drafting plans, and thinking about what he should know at Mr. Hermit's party tonight. Suddenly, Lana came to him quietly and mysteriously, looked at Galadia and Sonia in the distance carefully, and then whispered:
"You have a visitor."
"Well, who is it?" Griffith asked nonchalantly.
"It's a girl." Lana's voice was as light as a mosquito.
So what? Why are you acting like a thief... Griffith raised his head in surprise, not thinking there was anything to make a fuss about.
Seeing the confused look on his face, Lana tried his best to lower his voice: "I have never seen such a beauty. Gods above me, go quickly, don't let Galadia and Sonia bump into her!"
