If you ask Cosmondo which woman in this world he will never forget, his answer must be Maria.
That’s right, it was the Holy Envoy, the Lady of Moonlight, Maria Callas, who died in Salt Marsh Town.
Maria was invited to the Mondo Plain. At first, Cosmondo only admired her fame, but after seeing her in person, Cosmondo's heart fell in love with her.
In his mind, Maria was the most perfect woman at that time. She had waist-length black hair, deep eyes that were full of life, facial features that were so delicate that they didn't need to be added or subtracted, and a graceful figure with curves in all the right places.
Compared with a young girl, Maria has more charm of a mature woman. Compared with a mature woman, Maria's every move is casual, shy and graceful like a virgin. All of this makes Gosmondo so obsessed.
But what moved Gosmondo the most was Maria's cold and aloof demeanor. He had imagined Maria smiling countless times, but during Maria's visit to Mondo Woye, no matter what he thought of, the most he could do was to make Maria smile briefly.
When Maria left the Mondo Plain, Cosmondo felt his heart break.
But not long after, he received the news of Maria's death. If Maria's identity had not been defined too sensitively in the news, he would have gone to pay tribute, shed a few tears, and even written a poem for Maria, which he would have engraved on a gilded bronze plate and placed in front of her tombstone.
But he couldn't go, so he could only sigh in his heart.
But wasn't the woman in the carriage in front of him Maria? Her black hair, willow eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and red lips were exactly the same as in his memory...
No, that's not right. Maria wouldn't smile so brightly. But, have I ever seen Maria smile? Gosmondo felt that everything in front of him was like a dream.
"If you don't mind, please take me to your mansion. I have a lot to tell you." said the woman.
"Okay." Gosmondo nodded in agreement.
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Woolley had a headache at the moment, not because of Shelley's request last night, nor because of the distribution of reward supplies. The supplies sent by the three Assyrian giants had already been stored in the warehouse built at West Point Military Academy. Except for the jewels that were all given to Shelley as gifts, the rest of the gold and silver coins were all used for pensions and rewards. Woolley's own share was all allocated to Bailey to purchase military supplies - when he could fight to support the war, he would not have to spend money from his family to support the soldiers.
The reason why Wu Lai had a headache was because Bailey came to the defense zone without permission. Since he said "without permission", it was naturally not because of the transportation of military supplies, but Bailey's personal matter.
However, in Bailey's opinion, it cannot be said to be a private matter, because he brought more than 1,300 people to participate in the war, and although these more than 1,000 people included civilians and slaves, they all came from the city of Kayiked.
"Master, I brought them here to join the war. They all said they were willing to be auxiliary soldiers." Bailey said. Auxiliary soldiers are actually civilian laborers and logistics soldiers. Although they are not the main force participating in the war, they are rewarded according to the same standards as combat soldiers. However, they usually work harder than combat soldiers.
Wu Lai obviously didn't want the proportion of auxiliary soldiers in his army to be too large. At the same time, he didn't want to dampen Bailey's enthusiasm for recruiting soldiers for the Salt Marsh Army: "Bailey, the defense zone just added two new auxiliary regiments two days ago, so we don't need so many people to serve as auxiliary soldiers for the time being. How about you take them back to West Point Military Academy for training first?"
"Master, since we are here, please keep us all here. I have just enough people for one regiment. If you think there are too many auxiliary troops, just withdraw one of the newly added auxiliary regiments and let them go to West Point Military Academy for training, okay?" Bailey begged.
"No." Wu Lai shook his head. "The new auxiliary soldiers are all slaves. It is more appropriate for them to stay in the defense zone. So, you should take them all back to West Point first."
Bailey frowned: "Master, you don't keep your word."
"Huh? Why doesn't it count for me?" Wu Lai was stunned and asked back.
"Master, you said that as long as I study military affairs seriously, you will let me join the army in the future. You also said that if I can recruit a thousand people, you will let me be a lieutenant general. If I can recruit..." Bailey didn't dare to say any more, because he realized that his complaining was an offense to Wu Lai.
Wu Lai frowned and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll keep my word, but you should also remember what I said before, an army must be a combination of several arms. Positional defense battles like the Gap Defense Zone require simple arms. If you can think of using the people you have to form an arm that I don't have but is very necessary, I will approve you to bring your people to become my 13th Regiment, and you will be the head of the regiment."
"Really?" Bailey's eyes lit up.
"Of course I take it seriously." Wu Lai nodded seriously.
"Master, let me tell you my idea. Right now we have more than 14,000 soldiers stationed here. The demand for food and fodder is huge. We often hire civilians to transport it from Kayikede, which costs a lot. When I came here just now, I saw that there are many mules and horses in the camp, which are of no use on the battlefield. So, I want to form a logistics group with these more than a thousand people to transport food and supplies. The excellent spoils of war can be stored as armaments, and the lower quality ones can be sold for money..." After Bailey talked incessantly for a while, the smile on his face became more and more intense, because Wu Lai was nodding slightly, which was undoubtedly a good sign.
After Bailey finished speaking, Wu Lai couldn't help but ask, "Bailey, did you think about this on the way?"
Bailey nodded seriously: "In fact, I had already thought about it when I was in Kayikede City, and I thought about it in more detail on the way."
"Okay, the logistics regiment's idea is good." Wu Lai patted Bailey on the shoulder, "I'll give you 80% of those mules and horses. You must make good use of them, my commander of the 13th regiment."
"Yes, General Woole!" Bailey was delighted and immediately responded loudly with his chest straightened and stomach tightened.
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The two carriages drove straight into the Mondo mansion. Before getting off the carriage, the woman covered her head and face with a black veil.
After hesitating for a moment, Gosmondo led the woman into the back garden, which was quiet and spacious. There were a dozen guards guarding the front and back doors, but the distance was not enough for them to hear his conversation with the woman.
The woman looked around for a moment, then walked to a bench beside a stone pavilion and sat down with a smile. She lifted her black veil and said to Cosmondo who followed her: "Lord Cosmondo, you are really brave. Aren't you afraid that I am an assassin?"
"If you want to assassinate me, you don't even need to enter this Mondo mansion. You can do it on the road." Cosmondo smiled and said, "Besides, although I, Cosmondo, have many enemies, I have always had a clear conscience."
"Well, I like dealing with people like you." The woman chuckled, "My name is Cleo, Cleopatra."
"Petra? A person favored by heaven?" Gosmondo suddenly frowned.
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A few days later, the 14th Regiment of the Salt Marsh Army arrived. It had 1,200 men, exquisite armor, and strong soldiers. They were also capable of both offense and defense, and were known to be the shield and sword soldiers with the strongest survivability on the battlefield.
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These 1,200 people were what Shelley and Woolley were talking about that night - they were all from the Aurelius family. Although there were only 1,200 of them, they accounted for 30% of the Aurelius Basin's military strength. Most importantly, their appearance broke the Aurelius Basin's practice of only providing money and food but not sending troops to participate in the Assyrian war.
They came because Shelley made a request to the family, and Shelley's father always felt guilty for sending Shelley to the temple since he was a child, so he agreed without saying a word.
It is worth mentioning that Shelley's request for Aurelius to send troops to increase Woolley's strength had nothing to do with gaining military merit or grabbing fat money. It was purely out of admiration for Woolley and the hope that she could give some help to her lover, just like an ordinary woman would take out her own private money to buy clothes and decorate her lover's appearance.
Wu Lai did not refuse, because he knew what Shelley was thinking, and the shield and sword soldiers of the Aurelius family were really good.
"If we don't know the details, no one would have thought that Shelley Oliver was the apple of the eye of the head of the Aurelius family." While inspecting the 14th Regiment, Woolley said to Shelley who was accompanying him, "By the way, why did you publicly use the last name Oliver instead of Aurelius?"
"Oliver is my mother's last name, mainly because my father didn't want others to talk about it." Shelley smiled slightly, pointed to the ranks of the 14th Regiment, and introduced them. "The Deji you just appointed as the commander is my cousin. He used to be the deputy commander of the 5,000-man Third Legion. The one on his left..."
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Wu Lai held another meeting, and the content of the meeting was very fresh to the regiment and battalion commanders.
"Let me say a few words of gossip first. These days, some regiment and battalion commanders have asked me that the regiment commander of our army is only equivalent to the deputy general of other legions. So when dealing with others in the future, do I have to salute when I see the deputy general?" Wu Lai smiled and said, "Let me make it clear that the real meaning of saluting is to show respect for others. It is to express respect for the other party. Real respect is understanding and tolerance, not looking at the other party's status or title. Saluting without respect is just a formality, at least in my opinion."
"So, it doesn't matter whether you salute first or later. What matters is whether you have the confidence to let others salute you first. Okay, enough idle chatter, let's get started now."
"At present, our army has a total of fourteen regiments with a total of more than 16,000 people. The speed of expansion and the rapid progress of the soldiers have far exceeded my imagination..." When Wu Lai said this, he really felt a little sighing. He thought about how he came to the Haokou Defense Zone with just a few people. Although he had a plan to recruit and expand locally, he did not expect that it would develop so fast.
"Everyone should know that our army implements the sequence organization of army, division, brigade, regiment, battalion, company, platoon and squad and the organization principle of 'three-three system'. 'Three-three system' means that each upper-level unit is composed of three lower-level units. In terms of the organization of arms, I will follow the principle of combining centralization and unification with adapting to local conditions to determine the main arms of each regiment, so as to facilitate combat and management..."
"This arrangement is obviously different from other legions in the Assyrian territory, but everyone must accept it and get used to it, because I dare to assert that it will inevitably become a trend in the future, replacing the existing organization methods of 10,000-man teams, 5,000-man teams, 3,000-man teams, etc...."
"…The military titles in the Assyrian territory are a bit confusing. The lieutenant general is called the general, the deputy general is called the general, the commander is called the general, and the commander-in-chief is also called the general. Even within the legion, those who are not familiar with them may not be able to tell them apart, not to mention those outside the legion. Our army also has this problem. Although our legions, battalions, companies, and platoons can all understand how many people a commander commands, if they are not introduced, are not familiar with them, and do not know them, not only the soldiers, but also the commanders are completely in the dark."
"You know, war is cruel, battlefields change in many ways, and fighting methods are also diverse. In the future, everyone will inevitably experience coordinated combat, and it is also very likely that the commander will be killed and the team will be left without a commander..."
"…Therefore, I think it is necessary to implement the military rank system. Military rank is not only a title distinguished by the soldier's position, military quality, professional quality, qualifications and contributions, but also an honor, an honor that can be obtained by fighting bravely and winning continuously…"
"After careful consideration, I have decided that our military ranks will be temporarily divided into three grades, totaling ten levels. There are three grades for lieutenants, three grades for colonels, and four grades for generals. Let me list them in order from the bottom up. You can take notes. The three grades for lieutenants are second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain. The three grades for colonels are major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel. The three grades for generals are brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, and general."
"The correspondence of military ranks is as follows: second lieutenant corresponds to platoon leader, first lieutenant corresponds to deputy company commander, captain corresponds to company commander, major corresponds to battalion commander, lieutenant colonel corresponds to deputy regiment commander, colonel corresponds to regiment commander, brigadier general corresponds to brigade commander, major general corresponds to division commander, lieutenant general corresponds to army commander, and general, I won't introduce him here today." Wu Lai smiled slightly and picked up the water glass on the table. "Now, you can ask questions."
As soon as the words fell, more than ten arms were raised...