Chapter 226 Quality or Quantity? (Subscribe!)
All the people living in Idar Territory:
After half a year of peaceful development, the shadow of war finally enveloped the land of Idar.
Idar Territory is the home of all of us, the land on which we all depend for survival.
During this time,
We have created miracle after miracle with our own hands, and witnessed the growth of Idar Territory with our sweat.
I firmly believe that we can also use our own efforts and unity to keep the greedy Odin army out of our territory, and make Idal territory a paradise on earth where people can live and work in peace, harmony and prosperity forever!
I don't bother to hide my opinions and intentions. Here, I publicly declare that the prosperity of Idar County today is not just my own credit, not just relying on the leadership of the Stuart family, but also the result of everyone's cooperation! I firmly believe that everyone has the right to hold their heads up and live as a human being.
Here, serfs can become free Idar citizens through their contributions! Here, civilians can obtain better living conditions through their own labor!
But,
The cowardly Norman royal family wants to hand over the land of Idal, and the evil Odin court wants to make the people of Idal return to poverty! All Idal people, let us unite!
Let us defend our rights with blood, let us cut off all the claws that reach out to Idar Territory,
Let those greedy invaders tremble in the sound of Idar people's artillery fire!
All Idar people, unite!
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The above is only part of the content of the "Letter to All Citizens", but even with just these, when the preaching officials of Idar Territory read it aloud on the side of the street, it made many people in Idar Territory feel excited.
Not to mention their sense of identity and belonging to the Idar Territory, not to mention their respect and admiration for Count Bruno Stuart of Idar, since the founding of the Norman Empire, this is the first call issued to all the people on the cover, the first cry to the people!
Before this, once a war or conflict broke out, the emperor's only way to deal with it, besides directly mobilizing the imperial soldiers under his control, was to ask the nobles to send troops. The nobles living in various parts of the empire, in addition to sending out their own cavalry guards, could only forcibly recruit militia in their own territories.
As for calls and appeals, haha... in the eyes of the nobles anyway, the militia are just cannon fodder, so there is naturally no need to go through so much trouble, just send people to capture them.
Therefore, whenever a war broke out, the nobles were in chaos, and there were many cases of wives and children being torn apart and families being destroyed...
However, in Idar Territory, the army composed of civilians is no longer cannon fodder, but the main force!
What is the main force?
The Idar civilian infantry, wearing a full set of armor and equipped with sharp weapons, are the main force on the battlefield; the Idar civilian artillery, deployed behind the infantry and equipped with a large number of magic cannons and magic crystal bombs, are also the main force on the battlefield!
With Bruno's basic completion of the military reform, the most elite cavalry guards have been incorporated into the combat sequence of the Idar Army.
The task of guarding the lord's castle and protecting Bruno's safety was entirely undertaken by Idar CIA agents and elite troops drawn from the army.
Therefore, guarding the security of Idar Territory and defending against enemies from land have completely become the most important responsibilities of the Idar Territory Army composed of civilians.
It is for this reason that the advanced melee equipment manufactured by the Idar Steel Factory, as well as powerful epoch-making weapons such as magic cannons and magic crystal bombs, will first meet the needs of the Idar Army.
There are no cannon fodder among the soldiers of Idar County. The life of every Idar soldier is precious. This is the tone that Bruno set a long time ago.
Moreover, compared to the imperial army composed of knights, the Idar Territory has a natural advantage, that is, a large number of reserve soldiers!
For those young people who signed up for the army but were not successfully selected, Bruno appropriately set up a number of reserve soldiers.
On weekdays, the organization of these reserve soldiers is somewhat similar to that of a production team composed of serfs, who cultivate the fields during the farming season, but at the same time, they also receive a certain degree of military training every day.
This way, they can achieve both farming and training, provide more food for Idar Territory, and at the same time reduce Idar Territory's military expenditure burden as much as possible, thus alleviating Idar Territory's financial situation.
Of course, the combat effectiveness and training level of these reserve farming soldiers are definitely not as good as those of the Idar Army troops who have received rigorous formal training, but once a large-scale war or loss of troops occurs, they can fill the deficiencies and gaps in military power in the shortest time.
This sounds somewhat similar to the military system of Idar Lordship before the reform, which seems to be a step backward in history, but in fact, it is quite different.
Not to mention that these soldiers all signed up for the army with a passion to defend the Idar Territory. Bruno has made great changes in both training methods and daily arrangements.
What's more, they are just the reserve forces! However, looking at the huge Norman Empire...
Since the number of noble knights in the Norman Empire was extremely limited, a large number of cannon fodder militias took on the task of consuming the enemy's manpower.
After all... once the most elite noble knights suffer heavy losses, the combat effectiveness of the Norman army will be greatly reduced. This is also one of the main reasons why the Norman Empire, despite its strong national strength, is still hesitant and timid on the battlefield.
However, for the Idar Territory, the reserve force composed of a large number of young people who responded to the conscription can provide the necessary combat personnel for the main combat forces when there is a shortage of troops.
The huge Norman Empire suffered from a lack of sufficient reserve troops, while the Idar Territory had a large number of reserve soldiers to provide backup support. This sounds extremely ridiculous, but sometimes, the facts are just so ridiculous.
When the people of Idar County were eager to join the army and were ready to respond to Bruno's call, Bruno locked himself in the study of the lord's castle to make an extremely important decision.
The glory points of the Great Lighthouse have not been used up yet, and the [SSSS]-level Baths of Caracalla have given Bruno a lot of glory points, so... at this moment, when the Idar Territory is facing a threat, Bruno finally turned his attention to the "National Concept" category in the system mall.
only……
Do you choose the concept of quantity? Or do you choose the concept of quality?
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(End of this chapter)
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