From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 129 "Tang Dao", Officer Election (4K)

The next day, a younger brother of Baron Brace accidentally fell from the building while "in-depth communication" with the lady after being drunk.

This incident is full of weirdness, but the nobles never need to explain what they do, and the commoners are busy digging food, so naturally they don't care.

Only since that day, there has been a Mr. Quinn in Baron Blaise's castle, but what is strange is that no one has ever seen what he looks like...

And Ryan, who is far away in Manchester City, doesn't know these things, otherwise he would be very interested, and he is now counting the gains of this trip.

The mental damage fee given by the Blaise family is still very considerable, but after seeing the tragedy of Fetrol, he still feels that it is a bit cheap for him to let Blaise go back.

Up to now, Fetrol is still unable to get out of bed, and his body is very weak. He is not a transcendent person, and the strengthening effect of the source liquid is not very useful to him. He can only rely on alchemy potions to support his healing.

This time Ryan asked for a total of [-] Kindlers, as well as hundreds of slaves, and the rest was a batch of food.

To be honest, in this world, the value of more than 100 people like Fetrol and others is no different from those slaves, and the ability to get so many is all supported by Blaise's life.

If Ryan hadn't held his life in his hands, he wouldn't have gotten this amount of money anyway.

Ryan was not stingy, and he rewarded a group of people quite heavily. Fetrol, who has always been tenacious and unyielding, even directly rewarded a hundred gold. In this world, this is not a small sum.

In addition, the precious substances that Fetrol was ordered to purchase this time, such as various metals, crystals, magic materials, etc., are very expensive to be honest.

When such a large amount of money was handed over to him, Ryan was very hesitant. Fortunately, he was right, and the confidantes who stayed with him all said that he had always abided by his duty and never exceeded it.

Pure magic crystals yield very little unexpected results, and magic crystals have always been a rare thing without channels.

Fortunately, magic crystals with a single attribute are not widely used, and the price is relatively low. He successfully acquired several sets, which made Ryan very happy. The research on the alchemy core can finally be restarted.

As soon as he received it, he sent someone to send it to Liman, and restarted the development of the alchemy core. Liman had already rehearsed it countless times in his heart, and he believed that he would be able to see the finished product soon.

He has always been thinking about crystal bombs. This time Fetrol also bought a lot of used magic crystals. These are generally used as decorations, and the price is slightly lower than ordinary crystals. If the price is right, you can receive a large amount. heap.

It is worth mentioning that after gathering a large number of craftsmen in the territory to conduct various research and experiments, the Tang Dao, which had never been seen before, finally made new progress.

In the military blacksmith shop hand-picked by Ryan, more than two hundred blacksmiths with rich forging experience gathered. Their sources are complicated, including local, some who fled, and some brought by Kailinman and others when they came to the territory.

According to the general template and description given by Ryan, after hundreds of experiments, they finally made a war knife that is more suitable for the battlefield than the big sword.

While listening to an old silver-haired blacksmith talking endlessly, Ryan focused on the beautifully crafted sword in front of him.

The scabbard was black and straight, decorated with patterns on it, cold and heavy in the hand, very heavy, but lighter than the big sword.

The mainstream of Tang knives is one-handed knives. Ryan also let the craftsmen continue this design. It is very suitable for both horse fighting and foot fighting. Moreover, the handle of the knife has been processed to increase friction, so that soldiers can hold it more powerfully on the battlefield. .

The knife has a straight blade, about one meter in length, with a blade length of [-] centimeters, a bit longer than the Tang knife, and the thickness of the knife is only a few millimeters, and the black surface of the knife reflects the cold light.

According to the blacksmith's dictation, the sword in his hand is made of fine steel smelted from black iron, combined with threaded iron with superior performance.

So the whole body of the blade is dark, but it forms a spiral pattern, which is very beautiful.

The forging process is very complicated. First of all, two pieces of fine steel must be folded and forged at high temperature. After more than a dozen times of folding, they will be formed. Finally, a piece of threaded iron will be sandwiched, and the temperature will be raised to continue forging.

Let the three pieces of steel become a whole, and then extend to the basic shape of the knife. At this time, because the steel knife has been forged at high temperature, the surface has been decarburized, and the hardness has become smaller. At this time, it must be carburized to make the surface hardness strengthen.

Afterwards, a series of steps such as quenching, shaping, polishing, grinding, etc. are required to finally take shape.Compared with Tang Hengdao, it may still have some deficiencies in craftsmanship, but its strength has been strengthened in terms of materials.

Therefore, it is not certain which of the two swords is stronger or weaker. Ryan has learned swordsmanship since he was a child and has used many weapons on the battlefield, but he still prefers Tang swords in his heart. Perhaps it is the magnificent history of that dynasty that attracted him.

"This knife will be called Hengdao in the future. If there is any problem with the production capacity, tell me, and I will try my best to solve it for you." Ryan waved it tentatively a few times. thing.

The old blacksmith didn't dare to neglect, and quickly replied with the prepared answer: "Honorable master, the forging of this horizontal... horizontal sword is not as simple as a one-handed sword, and even a little more complicated, but mass production is no longer a problem.

It's just that there are very few ore reserves in the Kanna collar. Even though black iron and threaded iron are more common, they can't make up much. If you want to replace the entire army, it may be difficult in a short time. "

Ryan frowned when he heard the words. Ore reserves are indeed a problem. Whenever he thinks of this, he wants to take out those idiots in front of him and whip their corpses a hundred times a hundred times.

Such a good iron mine has been mined indiscriminately, resulting in a pitifully low annual output. Otherwise, why would he need to worry about iron mines?

"Well, I will send people to buy ore vigorously. Now you are doing your best to build it. I will see at least [-] of the first batch, and you only have three months."

Ryan held the knife like a sheath, and said seriously to the blacksmiths.Although they showed embarrassment, they did not raise any opinions, which seemed to be within the acceptable range.

Holding the special horizontal knife given to him by the old blacksmith, Ryan wobbled back to the castle.Xiyue was sent away by him, Susan was still in school, and his mother Kailinman had recently become obsessed with making desserts, so there was no one to see.

After going around, he came to the backyard with a knife, and when he saw it, he saw Sterling teaching his apprentice Levi's sword skills.

Ryan stopped to watch for a while, and nodded involuntarily. He is indeed a disciple taught by Sterling. Although it hasn't been long, he already has some appearances.

At this moment, Sterling also noticed Ryan's voice. He took out a silk cloth and wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead, walked up to him and said with a smile: "This kid is much worse than you at the beginning, both in terms of understanding and physique. It’s not top-notch, and its achievements may be limited in the future.”

"The teacher was joking. Levi's is already considered to be in the upper reaches of the many trainee knights in the army. In the future, let's not talk about legend and extraordinary, at least he can look forward to the rank of great knight."

Ryan smiled and shook his head. Sterling is just a little too strict, and his requirements and expectations are too high. You must know that the Grand Knight is not a cat or dog. In the entire Green Province, the Grand Knight is one of the strongest.

"Let's wait for him to cross that hurdle and become a real knight. It's too far away for him to say these things now."

As he said that, he cast his eyes on Ryan's hand, and this strangely shaped weapon caught his attention. Judging from the scabbard, it didn't look like a one-handed sword, let alone a big sword.

Can't help but ask curiously: "Lei, is this in your hand?"

"Teacher, this is the horizontal knife I mentioned to you before. Its forging process is very complicated, but it is more suitable for the battlefield than a sword. I plan to change all the troops in the future."

Ryan raised the knife in his hand with a hint of pride in his tone. This is the Tang knife known as the strongest sword in the previous life. Although it is a bit different from the original version, its performance is still very superior, especially in terms of armor-piercing ability. Flicked the one-handed sword a few blocks.

Sterling immediately became interested. Now the mainstream is to use swords. It's not that no one uses knives, but due to some reasons, they have not been popularized.

But I didn't expect Ryan to have the confidence to take the first step. You must know that this is no joke.

"It's just right, we haven't tried it after you broke through the high-level knight, so let's see if your knife is as good as a sword."

Sterling twisted the sword in his hand into a sword flower, and said confidently.

Ryan's eyes lit up. Since the breakthrough, there are very few times when he can make a full shot, and Sterling is obviously such a person, and he just happened to see how big the gap is between himself and him.

A master and an apprentice stood facing each other with majestic momentum. A leaf slowly fell from between the two of them, and the two of them collided with swords in their hands...

The outcome of that battle was not circulated, only that Sterling silently threw away the one-handed sword with an extra gap, and asked Ryan for a horizontal knife, which seemed really sweet.

Time passed slowly among trivial matters. One day, Ryan came to the military camp in the north of the city. Today, a big event was going to be carried out here.

The reform of the military system is finally about to start. Ryan, Allen and others had discussed a long time ago to subdivide the existing military system from the decimal system to the five-two system.

That is to divide the whole army into divisions, squads, groups, rates, teams, guards, battalions, and troops.

Now there is only the First Army Corps in Kanna, which has two full-staffed field battalions and a city defense battalion that is being formed, with a total of more than 2000 people.

After returning from Baron Brace, he asked Allen and Drey to start the reorganization of the army. At the same time, he used the letter bird to summon Hans who was stationed at the cement factory to also reorganize.

It's just that the shortage of officers has increased a lot, so Ryan decided to select officers by means of assessment according to the previous idea. Officers with a leader and below, as long as they can master the basic coordination of the army formation, understand orders, and dare to Even if you dare to fight, you are qualified.

From the team level to the battalion level, it is necessary to know how to arrange troops, know certain tactics of war, and have a certain ability to judge the situation on the battlefield. Personal bravery is also more important.The standard of each level must of course increase step by step.

Not to mention those above the battalion level, they must have rich command experience, and each of them needs to have the ability to act independently.

What will be carried out today is the assessment of officers below the battalion level. Those who meet the requirements will be selected for admission, and those who do not meet the requirements will not be kept for dinner.

As the head of the legion, De Lai has already made preparations, and has already formulated the assessment items a few days ago.

Due to the small number of extraordinary people, all extraordinary people were excluded in this assessment. The two knights, Coron of the first battalion and Calvin of the second battalion, both served as guards. Second in command.

Naturally, no one is dissatisfied with this decision, because the gap between extraordinary people and ordinary people is hopeless.

In addition to the soldiers stationed at the cement factory and the transfer station under the Warcraft Mountains, there are now more than 800 soldiers in Doman City.

Among them, there are 900 people who signed up for the assessment, most of them want to compete for the places of low-level officers, after all, low-level officers only look at personal bravery.

De Lai's assessment is very simple. First of all, it is the test of semaphore and army orders. Needless to say, semaphore, in field battles, the team is very scattered, and manpower cannot convey orders clearly.

At this time, the semaphore is very important. It can express simple instructions such as forward, backward, stop, roundabout, etc. The soldiers below do not expect to be able to understand it all. As officers, it is necessary for them.

The military instructions and semaphore have the same purpose, but they are more detailed and complicated, so I won’t go into details.

This item was not expected by Ryan and others, and very few people passed it. After all, those who dared to sign up were prepared. Naturally, this kind of foundation cannot be wrong.

The real highlight lies in the second item—physical fitness. The army marches and fights. Physical fitness is very critical. As officers, they are especially important. Low-level officers have not been treated with horses, and they also need to run on two legs.

If you can't hold on before the soldiers, isn't it bullshit?

The assessment method is very simple. With a load of 10 pounds, armaments in hand, three days of dry food and one day of drinking water, they run ten kilometers around the school grounds. Those who can finish the run within five to ten minutes are considered qualified and can proceed to the final assessment.

There were more brushes in this round, close to 800 people, and finally only more than 300 people remained.

Then there is a simple wrestling competition, a group of five fights, and finally the right number of people is left as the squad leader of each class, and then the group leader, leader, etc. are selected from among them.

The assessment of low-level officers took more than two full days before the final candidate was finalized, and the next step was the assessment of mid-level officers.

There were more than 100 people participating, but in the end only 30 people were needed, and several places had already been won by virtue of their excellent commanding skills.

In addition to the assessment of physical fitness and personal strength, mid-level officers also have command ability as the selection criteria.

De Lai built several large sand tables and carried out battle deduction, which can also be said to be a theoretical test, and then he had to command hundreds of people to form troops, which was considered a practical operation.

The three of Ryan personally assessed.

In the end, it took two days to complete the assessment. Among them, several good seedlings really emerged, and Ryan decided to focus on training...

(End of this chapter)