The large open space on the west side of the outer fence of the Valley Castle is the permanent residence of the Welsh Garrison, and of course the residence of the Government Security Team.
When the Welsh War Corps was stationed at Beiguan, this was the headquarters and garrison camp of the garrison.
The province of Wales is different from other count provinces. Peasants and soldiers are in a sense soldiers who are organized into combat orders, so the Welsh Garrison is also a veritable military unit.
Especially when the war came, the Wells Garrison Corps played a huge role.
At this moment, in the camp outside the wooden fort, several five-person standing peasant soldiers were fully armed and patrolling the camp. In front of a large courtyard, four sweat-stained sentries stood upright. It was obvious that they were not used to this kind of sentry duty under the scorching sun.
The weather in July is hot enough, but the garrison camp at this moment is even more lively.
The fierce quarrels coming from the courtyard from time to time added to the heat.
…Kutim is one of the earliest villages in Wales. Our village has produced many outstanding warriors. Every young man in the village is willing to bleed for the battle, but why are there only seven farmers and soldiers recruited to us this time? , and Village Fort No. 27 has twenty recruitment quotas just three months after it was established. This is too unfair." In the command barracks of the garrison camp of the garrison, a one-armed bald man with a brown beard stood up and glared at an honest middle-aged man in a corner beside him.
At the top of the room, Scott, who was sitting on a high chair, raised his finger and pointed at the angry one-armed bald man, and said fiercely: "One-armed Patton, be honest with me. This is not your village office. If you dare to make a loud noise, be careful of military law. You are a soldier, so you should know the majesty of military law."
Scott is the Minister of Home Affairs, but he is also one of the deputy commanders of the Wells Army Garrison. The other two deputy commanders are Lawrence, who is still temporarily in charge of the Ministry of Commerce and the Continental Commercial Bank, and Lawrence who has just left Wales. Terrydock, the company captain of the first division of the Ernst Army, was injured and retired. During the Battle of Succession, he was hit by a stone on the sole of his foot, and half of his palm was comminuted. After treatment for more than half a year, half of the sole of his foot was cut off. He was transferred to the staff department by the Military Affairs Office and was transferred to the deputy commander of the garrison.
Bas's old illness recently relapsed and he was sent to Beiguan to receive treatment from the chief physician Thomas. Tredoch took over Bas's task and went to the Beiguan Army Fort full-time to lead the officers of the garrison to train the peasant soldiers gathered from various places.
Now, military affairs other than military training are left to Scott.
The so-called military affairs include the distribution of weapons and armor, the supply of food and baggage, the payment of military pay and allowances, and the most difficult thing to handle, the recruitment of soldiers.
For the garrison, the most important thing at the moment is to recruit peasant soldiers.
After the introduction of the mountain people from the Confederation area, the population of the entire Wells Province has exceeded 120,000. Under the military rule for many years, the Wells Province is almost half military and half civilian.
In addition to the First Division of the Welsh Army, the Southern Border Guard Corps, the Western Border Guard Corps, and the patrols, reserve regiments, standing peasant soldiers and local garrisons affiliated with the Welsh Garrison Corps, there is also a military force hidden among the people.
They are peasant soldiers based on village settlements. In Wells Province, any settlement with a population of more than 50 has a peasant soldier quota. Basically, five peasant households provide one standing peasant soldier, and roughly speaking, twenty people support one peasant soldier.
In the province of Wales, there are dozens of farmers and soldiers in villages such as Valeland, Kutim, Lane Manor, and Wincheston Manor, which have hundreds of farmers and hundreds of residents. In the remote areas of Fort Andermatt, there are less than a hundred people, but there are also three or five peasant soldiers belonging to the Wells Garrison Corps.
The complete peasant-soldier system allows the number of this hidden team to be around 5,000.
However, Art will not exhaust its efforts to fish. Since the five thousand peasants and soldiers are the strongest labor force of the five thousand, once these five thousand people are taken away, there will be no strong labor force in the province of Wales.
Hence, even if a national war involving the weak against the strong is about to break out, Art only plans to mobilize and recruit 1,200 peasant soldiers.
However, the recruitment of peasants and soldiers this time is different from the past. All peasants and soldiers participating in the Southern Expedition will receive twenty acres of plain land each after they win the battle to regain their lost land. If they have made military achievements, the area of land they will receive will increase.
The originally forced peasant and military service became a good job to obtain fertile land. The taste changed, and more people wanted to fight for it. Hence the scene just now.
Looking at the village stewards from various places in the barracks who were arguing over the number of soldiers, Scott suddenly felt dizzy.
He is a political affairs officer, and the complicated government affairs have already made him nervous and mentally troubled. Now he also has to take charge of peasant and military matters, which is really a headache.
He picked up the wooden goblet and knocked on the table a few times. Everyone gradually became quiet, "Everyone, you guys are arguing here before the battle starts. When we get to the battlefield, before the enemy comes over, you have to attack each other first. If this happens, I will report to the Lord immediately. Everyone present does not need to go to the battlefield. You all go back to plow the fields."
Scott has always been mild-tempered, but now he lost his temper, and everyone was at a loss.
Just when the room fell into silence, a sentry opened the door and presented a military information to Scott......
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"...Report to the Governor, reports from the south. The Lombards launched an attack on the Nanguan Army Fort early yesterday morning. The enemy attacked for a whole morning and retreated. Our army killed five people and seriously injured three people. The enemy army killed and injured more than thirty people, and the injured were even more."
He replied without raising his head: "With the Nanguan Fortress and Odo stationed there, the Lombards can't attack."
"What we have to prepare now is the next counterattack. Your Excellency, I was originally determined to go south. Now that the Lombards have attacked, I will not let go of this excellent opportunity."
"The war will not really begin until the day we counterattack."
Cooper finished signing the submission in his hand and looked up at the subordinate who was reporting, "When will Lawrence's batch of grain be transported back to Wales?" They should still be purchasing wheat in the southern part of the Kingdom of France. It is estimated that the first batch of grain will arrive at Sappburg in a week."
"Hmm." Cooper grunted and grabbed another document and continued to read.
「你下去准备一下，明天我要巡视各地粮库修建情况，让审计官署派人随行。」
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「特里铎克，农兵的训练要抓紧，后面再从各地征召的农兵更多的只是辅助任务。所以眼下你们手中的这五百农兵就是守备军团的主战力量。」
"The battle at Nanguan has begun. Otto came to report that the standing peasants and soldiers of the reserve regiment performed very well in the defensive battle. The reserve regiment can still achieve excellent results. Your garrison can't embarrass me."
The deputy commander of the Wells garrison, Terrydock, followed Art. The cut off half of his foot made him walk with a slight limp and his posture was a little crooked.
"Sir, although I do not have the military talents of Lord Bass, I have been in the military legion for many years, and I have learned some skills in training and fighting from you. Sir, please rest assured that the garrison will not disappoint you."
"Excellent!"
"Are the weapons and equipment assigned to the garrison in place?"
Treddock is wearing ring armor, with his hands always resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist. This is a habit formed by many years of fighting. "Yesterday, the weapons workshop sent the fifth batch of two hundred sets of armed cotton armor inlaid with iron plates and spears and daggers. Counting the ones that have been assembled before, the garrison regiment One thousand two hundred sets of weapons are basically fully equipped. "
"The 450 reserve regiments under the garrison have been fully recruited, and weapons and armor have been supplied first. The remaining 250 peasant soldiers, Scott, are gradually recruiting."
"At present, the reserve regiments are more than enough to support the southern war. The garrison will train quickly. Once we drive away the Lombards, it will be your turn."
Tredok stood upright with his sword in hand, "The garrison will definitely live up to your high expectations."
Tredok relaxed and said, "Sir, we will have an actual combat training in a moment. Can you go and give training to the peasants and soldiers?"
The third storm of the Lombards had just ended, and there were corpses and burning siege engines everywhere outside the South Pass.
Lombardy was very wealthy, and reflected in the war that it was willing to spend huge sums of money on siege equipment.
This is why Wadbury gathered his army at the end of June, but it was not until mid-July that the Lombard army began to attack Nanguan, because they spent a whole month making siege equipment and transporting it to Nanguan Fort.
However, it is clear that the Lombards' wealth did not bring them victory. Two large burning siege towers and three siege ladders that have turned into ashes tell the sorrow of the Lombards.
Three forceful attacks were made in eight days. Except for the first exploratory attack, the other two basically used all their strength. Unfortunately, the Nanguan Army Fort was located in a narrow terrain. Even though the Lombards claimed to have three thousand elite soldiers, they still had to send thirty or fifty people to Nanguan Army Fort each time to lay down their lives.
On the Nanguan Army Fort, the soldiers who had just experienced a fierce battle have been replaced in the military camp behind the city wall for repairs. The commander of the Nanguan Army Fort, Hans, personally led the second echelon of soldiers and the peasant soldiers who came to support the reserve group to take charge of the defense of Nanguan.
Nanguan is small but well equipped with weapons.
Not to mention the necessary weapons and armor for individual soldiers, there are also sufficient reserves of arrows, hammers, fork sticks, kerosene and other items.
Even the top-secret grenades and bombs of the Wells Corps were distributed with more than a hundred before the war.
However, explosives are the absolute trump card of the Welsh Army, so the government ordered Nanguan Army Fort not to be used unless the breach of the barrier was imminent.
Hans was dressed in fine plate armor, with a full-face helmet hanging on his back. The long sword at his waist made a rhythmic sound as he walked rapidly.
cedint ˆ A squadron leader yelled at the side of him , and a dozen soldiers stood tall with their chests raised .
"Congratulations!" Hans leaned his right foot against his left and greeted the squadron leader.
"The Lombards have failed in three battles, and the next attack will be more fierce. You must be alert."
"In addition, the Lombards cannot attack by force, so they must use tactics. You must be careful to resist. At this time, you would rather kill by mistake than underestimate the enemy?"
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