On the way back to the valley from the northeast of Wincheston Manor, Stanley, a soldier of Art's bodyguard, stood on horseback and kept wiping the crossbow in his hand, and then asked Ron, the captain of the guard, "Sir Ron, do you think the guy who was hit with a sword will survive?"
The ambush yesterday evening was carefully designed by Ron, Jafar, Stanley and the bandit leader Redoan. From figuring out the target's route of action, activity trends, defense forces, ambush locations, ambush methods, to formulating an retreat route, preventing leaks, and framing the Dean family, a series of steps were completed by several people. Although the whole thing was planned by Art himself, the fact that he could complete the assassination mission almost perfectly in just three or four days, eliminating all accidents, was enough to make a few people proud...
A week later, the news of the murder of Baron Bazelle of Tynets County, County of Burgundy suddenly caused a stir again.
Bazel had just extorted a large sum of money from Wincheston Manor. As a result, he was killed on the front foot as soon as he walked out of the manor, and tens of thousands of pfennigs were robbed. In addition, one of Barzel's guards kept repeating "Dean, Dean" before dying. Now the Dean family can't argue.
However, what the world is more concerned about is the ownership of the two manors and a barony left behind by Bazel's death. I believe that it will not be long before the gates of the residences of those palace dignitaries will be broken down by landless nobles who are eager for fiefs...
The issue of ownership of the two manors and a barony left behind by Bazel's death. I believe that it will not be long before the gates of the residences of those palace dignitaries will be broken down by the landless nobles who long for fiefs...
From the moment Bazel died, the whole thing seemed to have no direct relationship with Art. After Art rewarded the few people who went to perform the mission and ordered it to be kept secret, he forgot the name of Bazel...
In June, a new round of busyness began again.
From the expansion of the army in the late summer to the present, Art's army has been in a state of combat, from clearing out bandits to fighting against the Dean family, from Provence in the south to the battlefield in the eastern border of the North, fighting fifteen times in one year.
The fierce fighting brought about the replacement of casualties. The army's combat experience was enriched (especially the surviving veterans), but the overall combat effectiveness was weakened.
Soldiers lacked effective cooperation in battle, and the ability to communicate and implement military orders among soldiers and officers has declined.
Moreover, they will face an unprecedented round of large-scale military expansion. According to the task assigned to Art by Count Baldwin, Art's hundred-man army will expand to more than 500 men in a short period of time.
The difference between 500 and 100 people is not only a surge in the number of soldiers, but also a series of complex issues such as daily training, soldier cooperation, officer allocation, weapon allocation, army establishment, baggage support, command system, military discipline maintenance, military morale stability, etc.
Such a "large-scale" army management is a difficult problem for his officers, and it is also a challenge for Art himself.
However, Yate firmly grasped a core point-the training of officers and backbones.
A small team of ten people can be managed by Ater alone. A team of thirty people is like an arm to him. An army of about sixty people needs the help of capable officers. An army of about a hundred people needs a preliminary management and control system.
An army of hundreds of people cannot be controlled by Art alone. He must establish a command network with officers at all levels as nodes and a military order transmission system as lines. Only by relying on this network can Art put this army under his control.
One of the core tasks of organizing this network is to train officers.
The exploration of officer training has begun since the border patrol period. Nowadays, all officers above the squadron leader level in the army have received this kind of training from Art. Some squad captains and even combat team leaders have also been exposed to this special training.
At the beginning, he taught some simple and basic general writing and calculations, and then gradually taught the officers how to march and fight, how to set up camp, how to raise food and supplies, how to collect and analyze information about the enemy's situation, how to administer military law, etc. Compared with other armies of similar size, Art's officers are definitely excellent.
However, there are only a small number of officers who have received training after all. In addition, the fighting in the past year has been so fierce that Art has rarely found time to teach the officers. After the expansion of the army, there is a huge shortage of officers, so Art made up his mind to establish an officer academy.
This Officer Academy is different from the previous teaching and training of the backbone of his soldiers and officers between battles. It will serve as a permanent institution like the parish school.
The original parish school was renamed as Parish College, and the function of training officers was assigned to the Officers College. The Parish College became a completely subordinate institution of the civil affairs system, responsible for cultivating civil affairs talents. Parish priest Hamish served as the honorary dean of the parish college, and civil affairs officer Cooper served as deputy dean.
The Officers Academy is located in the stone lord's mansion in Beiguan Army Fort. The old carpenter Bard took the craftsman's workshop to rush to make a batch of tables, chairs and other equipment for the academy. The military arsenal also allocated a batch of weapons, armor, military horses and other weapons and supplies for the academy.
The first batch of apprentices to enter the officer academy were 29 key combat officers above the army combat team leader (including a small number of ordinary combat soldiers with outstanding performance), plus eight apprentices from the parish school headed by Matthew (son of Redoan) who were transferred to the army and two peasant captains (injured retired veterans) from the garrison corps, a total of 39 people. (In addition, the group of gladiator trainers recruited from the North also attended the school for a month and were then assigned to the army as full-time instructors (mainly training soldiers, not participating in combat).
These thirty-nine people were temporarily removed from the army and no longer held military positions, and they did not have to train and manage the army. The troops under their command will be permanently stationed in the Beiguan Army Fort and receive direct training from Odo, Angus and the garrison commander Bass.
The first phase of the Military Academy has no fixed teachers for the time being. Thomas, a doctor at Artegen Parish School, and Guy, a tax collector, concurrently serve as medical and arithmetic teachers at the Military Academy. The military priest Robert is transferred to the Military Academy as a theology and general literature teacher; Odo and Angus serve as military teachers at the Military Academy. The teachers, Kazak, Tuba, Ron, Colin, Lusignan, Jafar, Tredok, Reyek, Spencer, and the participating arena trainers were all arranged to study in the academy while teaching according to their own expertise. They were both apprentices and teachers.
Yate appointed himself the dean of the Military Academy.
The teaching at the Military Academy is divided into three aspects, namely academic teaching (including writing, arithmetic, army command, combat skills, tactics, military law, military situation analysis, baggage management and other subjects), military training (personal combat skills, soldier training, etc.), and theological teaching (loyalty to God, loyalty to the lord, and obedience to orders).
On the first Sunday in June, the Military Academy announced its formal establishment.
In order to show the importance they attach to the Officers Academy, Baron Art and Baroness Lottie, the entire army, officials above the deputy steward of the valley, and the two priests Hamish and Robert all rushed to Beiguan Military Castle to participate in the establishment ceremony.
As the chief dean of the Officer Academy, Art delivered an impassioned speech at the ceremony...
While officers were receiving training at the academy, ordinary soldiers were not idle either.
Before the official expansion of the army, these soldiers were temporarily organized into seven teams based on squadrons (arms) - the first to fifth combat teams, the cavalry team (including guards), the crossbow team, and the baggage team.
Odo and Angus each selected a veteran from these seven teams to temporarily serve as captain, responsible for the daily management of the soldiers. Odo, Angus, and Bass were each responsible for the daily training of two or three teams. Art would occasionally train these soldiers himself.
Yat also attaches great importance to these soldiers who have experienced war. Officers are the head of an army, and veterans are the skeleton of the army.
Yate initially planned to set up sergeants (non-commissioned officers) below the officers, and select a group of elite soldiers from these battlefields to be promoted to sergeants, who would serve as low-level commanders such as squad captains and even squadron leaders.
In addition, the production, repair, and purchase of military weapons and armor, statistics of military merits in previous battles, and the issuance of military rewards, and many other general tasks are also progressing step by step...
On the second Wednesday of June, Felix, who was seriously injured on the battlefield in the East, was picked up by Baron Galvin. He was accompanied by two soldiers and a group of wounded soldiers.
Baron Galvin's original intention was to take Felix directly back to Fort Sarp. After he fully recovered from his injury, Felix would build a strong army in Fort Sarp.
But Felix did not return directly to Sap Castle. He insisted on returning to the Valley Barony to say goodbye in person to Atloti and the guys who had fought together.
In the dining room on the second floor of the Lord's Mansion of the Valley Wooden Castle, Atloti and Felix were enjoying a family dinner. The maid Olly and a servant were waiting on them.
Art handed a bunch of grapes to Lottie, and put a piece of charcoal-roasted beef in front of him on Felix's plate with a silver knife and fork, and then asked: "Felix, was it your request or did your father-in-law arrange for you to go back to Fort Sapp to form an army?"
Felix put a few pieces of beef into Felix's dinner plate. He threw a gnawed bone to the two deerhounds under the seat who were waiting for the guest's reward with their tongues hanging out. He took the roast beef to his mouth and chewed a few mouthfuls before replying: "My father arranged it. I originally wanted to practice with you for a while, but my father seems to be very anxious. He has never been so anxious to build an army now."
"Well, my father-in-law has clearly seen the situation in the entire country. He hopes to protect himself in troubled times."
"Yes, he has told me everything that has happened recently. Our Yuge family is finally about to rise. Thinking about the hurricane that is about to set off, I am a little excited."
"Felix, you came to our army to get some experience before returning to Sapp. I also agree with you to go back. But I have established an officer academy here, and I plan to let you go. How about you enter the officer academy for training for a few months and then return to Sap? "
"That's of course great! Then I'll bring a letter back to my father, telling him that I want to complete this ~ officer training before returning to the valley. But brother-in-law, I still want to discuss something with you."
Art put down his fork, looked at Felix, and asked, "Say."
Felix also wiped away the food residue from the corner of his mouth and said seriously: "I want you to ask for some soldiers to take away! Two of my bodyguards died on the battlefield to protect me. Now I have no one who can be used. If I go back to Sap to form an army, I have to have someone to help me."
Art thought for a while and felt that Felix's request was not too much. , asked: "How many people do you want to take away?"
Felix held out five fingers, "Not many, just five people!"
"I will give you three soldiers at most, and I can only choose soldiers below the current squad leader. I am about to expand the army to join the war, and I need these backbones more than you."
"Okay! Thank you, brother-in-law."
"By the way, brother-in-law, my father specifically asked me to tell you that he asked you to come to Sappburg to find him as soon as possible in the next few days. He said that he has extremely important things to discuss with you..."