Chapter 120: Attacking Pirates
At the end of May and the beginning of June, a shipload of fresh lemons, oranges, and pomegranates, mixed with several warehouses of wheat and corn, arrived at the port of Einweiden.
Jagabu had been waiting for the fleet's plantation crops in the port warehouse early in the morning. He planned to first check the quality of the grain, and then mobilize 400,000 pounds of fresh wheat flour and corn kernels to take to the fortress warehouses in the other three towns to use as military rations for the garrisons and as seeds for the direct territories of other towns.
He also has a secret mission.
The Marquise's intention to conquer Vero Island was well known to the senior staff of the Nine Departments and even to all the knights and officers.
The Marquis and his wife are currently working on a detailed plan to attack the island and will conquer the pirates in two months.
However, during these two months, as drivers, they had to prepare for war.
When it comes to marching, the most important thing must be food and fodder. Jacob heard the Marquise say that food and fodder must be sent before the troops move.
He pondered it deeply and thought it made a lot of sense.
Food and fodder reserves, troop transportation, weapons and equipment, military horses and logistics.
Food and fodder are the top priority, but for soldiers, although hard bread can be stored for a long time, after long-distance transportation, its taste is comparable to sawdust, and the speed of replenishing energy is too slow. It takes a lot of effort to finish chewing a few large pieces of bread, and then you will be exhausted after carrying weapons and running for a few hours.
The confidential mission that Jagabu received said that in about two months, thousands of elite soldiers would arrive on the island by boat, and he had to prepare enough food and fodder for these elite troops.
What the lady meant was that he should find a way to make a set of military rations that could not only quickly replenish energy, be easy to transport, not easily spoil, easy to make, and could be stored for a long time without affecting the taste, and could be carried with him.
Not only did the lady promise that there would be no upper limit on R&D funding, she even pointed out a clear path for Jagabu.
So, after distributing the seeds for farming, Jagabu went straight into the cathedral.
In the kitchen of Einwidden Cathedral, Jacopo is watching the novice monks making dough.
The ration sets they produced came in a recyclable tin box with a lid.
The staple food is puffed biscuits, which are kneaded with butter, soybean flour and wheat flour. This staple food tastes better than bread and has a fragrance no matter how long it is stored.
There are also two different rations, one sweet and one salty.
The sweet little cakes are baked with honey, cocoa powder, coconut oil, eggs and cream. One bite of them can make you march from the south to the north of the continent, but all the church soldiers who have tasted them can accept it.
The salty food is seasoned meat. The meat used is from fast-growing poultry. It is cooked with spices and peppers until it is soft and tender, then the bones are removed and the meat is removed. After the moisture is squeezed out, it is wrapped in beeswax cloth. It tastes better than smoked meat and is easier to eat.
The cost of such a set of food, including packaging, is still more than five or six kilograms after large-scale processing.
If the army wants to stay on the island for a month, it will cost at least 6,000 gold coins.
Compared with traditional dry food such as bread and bacon, it is several times more expensive.
After Jacob and Fanon completed their research, they calculated the budget for the recipe and submitted it, and it was approved immediately.
Olivia knew that with the support of firearms, this war might not last even a week, let alone a month.
Spending money to improve the soldiers' food is also the most direct way to maintain the system. People have risked their lives for her, so who would follow her if they eat so poorly?
As for things like money, if the army is loyal and she stores soldiers while others store food, wouldn't it be very easy to get money?
Olivia checked the box for ration preparation, and the next step was troop transportation.
You know, these soldiers are going to go out to sea by ship and may encounter enemies at sea, so the quality of the ship is the most important aspect of this war.
But this is also the area that Olivia doesn't need to worry about the least.
With Gao Sili and others watching over them, there won't be any problems with these ships, it's just a matter of burning money.
As for the weapons and equipment, Olivia also received the report they sent.
It is estimated that the military factory can produce 200 wheel-spring machine guns, 2,000 grenades, 15 cannons, 40 long cannons, 20,000 machine gun bullets, 500 grenades, and 50 boxes of artillery shells within two months.
This equipment was not much for a thousand people, so Caesar specifically divided the thousand people to be sent to the island into four groups.
There were 200 cavalrymen who led the way. They not only carried bows and arrows, but were also equipped with wheel-spring machine guns. They took a blitzkrieg route, focusing on moving quickly so as to destroy the enemy's defenses before they were prepared.
Four hundred infantrymen were also arranged to deploy the battle line. They were not equipped with firearms and were only equipped with grenades. Their main purpose was to attack reinforcements and intercept fleeing pirates.
The other two hundred men were responsible for large and small artillery bombardments. After the cavalry opened the way and the infantry laid out the troops, they were responsible for attacking the occupied passes.
The other 200 people are logistics soldiers who are responsible for dispatching, liaison, and transporting ammunition and supplies.
As the day of departure approached, Caesar went to the barracks early every day. While arranging the defense and manpower of the new territory, he also took more than a thousand soldiers who were going to sea to familiarize themselves with firearms. Including himself, he also had to master all the firearms as quickly as possible.
For Caesar, this was easier than drinking a sip of water. He seemed to be born to understand these things.
For example, when calculating the landing point of a cannon, one does not even need to study theory with the foundry engineers in the military factory, and can control the shells to fall to the target without error.
Even after using a flawed weapon, Caesar could still tell the caster what was wrong, and he still called it intuition.
In addition to weapons, textile and leather factories are also working overtime to produce new military uniforms and protective gear, and armor factories are also producing more suitable armor.
The next war will take place in the summer, while most wars currently take place in the winter. Most protective gear and armor are now suitable for winter. Although the summer in the north is not cold, it will still hinder activities.
Winter military uniforms are made of woolen cloth, and in the north they wear linen in the summer. Cotton has not yet come out, so it is still a blended material, but the weaving factory has changed to a better weaving process, which can weave a fabric similar to serge.
The new summer uniforms that Olivia prepared for the soldiers were made of serge fabric and were similar in style to modern military uniforms.
Long boots, tight breeches, a shirt waistcoat and double-breasted jacket, and a leather helmet with iron clips.
You need to wear armor and soft armor, and they can be put on well, just like before.
When these soldiers tried on this summer military uniform individually and walked out on the street, they could see a big difference between it and the clothes worn by ordinary people today, like a collision of aesthetics from different centuries.
Olivia thought that with the development of firearms, the need for close combat became less and less, and this armor would eventually be eliminated in the future.
The new town is now recruiting soldiers, and it is estimated that the entire Einweiden area will have about 6,000 soldiers in a year.
This is already one-third of the total population of the territory, and Dunfermline has about 4,000 soldiers, which is also about one-third.
Put together, they could make up 10,000 soldiers.
One third of these 10,000 people are from the military garrisons, and only more than 6,000 are soldiers from the direct territory.
It is obviously unrealistic to prepare all the equipment for these people at once.
Olivia and Caesar didn't want to favor one over the other, making people feel that they were all soldiers and had a hierarchy, which would lead to conflicts and even factions in the future.
Therefore, they gave soldiers who were about to go to war a full set of good equipment, and also provided different treatments for soldiers from different regions.
The soldiers in the direct territory military camp have no shortage of weapons and equipment, money and treatment, the only thing they lack is food.
In the past, fresh vegetables were rationed and were never enough no matter how much they were cooked. Now that the place is bigger and there is more land, Olivia had a vegetable base built in Ramvich to provide these soldiers with dietary fiber and increase the richness of their diet.
As for the soldiers stationed in the military camp, they eat and drink in their own village, which is not far from home. They can get whatever they want to eat, but their treatment is not high. What is most needed is to increase their military pay and use the money to control these people.
As for the soldiers on ships at sea, their living conditions are poor and what they need most is rotation ashore.
Caesar also designed a special duty system for them, which required them to board the ship for two weeks.
We got off the ship and spent a week in the dock at the port learning navigation knowledge, various underwater training and weapons training.
Let these soldiers learn and train while engaging in actual combat, improve their overall quality, and make everyone all-rounders who can sail, swim, and use artillery and weapons.
Compared with those pirate fleets, the pirate soldiers were bored on the ship and stayed in harsh environment for too long. Only alcoholism and large amounts of gold and silver treasures could keep them going.
As for the soldiers who defend the city and maintain public order, there is no room for improvement in their treatment. We can only design a separate title system for them to make them feel a sense of belonging.
Olivia borrowed from many titles and gave four titles to the staff of the City Defense Department.
The title of the Director of City Defense is Governor. The next level is Inspector, which is a management level. There are also two other titles for grassroots level inspectors and detectives.
Their salary levels and benefits are also determined according to their job levels.
After a series of military reforms in the past two months, even a fool in Einweitton knew what they were preparing for.
The people felt a sense of anticipation rather than fear.
After all, Eindhoven remained unscathed in the wars and power changes of all sizes last year. Their system and trade were not damaged at all, and even the common people inside and outside the city continued to live their lives as usual.
On the contrary, the turmoil in the south brought a lot of national wealth.
The people in the city believe in the lord and the system. They are now in a state of high confidence and high morale.
By mid-July, everything was ready, but the coast was suddenly attacked by pirates.
After notifying the entire nation, Ainwidden County launched a reasonable and legal counterattack, with soldiers landing on the island by boat.
Caesar didn't even leave his house, leaving the war to the knights and officers under him to command.
Caesar's purpose was also very direct. As a commander, he could not compete with his subordinates for military achievements, but had to give them the opportunity to show their faces and demonstrate their abilities.
They have made military achievements, and he can directly commend and reward them. This is the duty of a great lord.
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