ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 127 Recruits and Training ([-])
"Like the instructor?!" Alsinis laughed: "In that case, can you still stay at home! Melisanda, get up quickly and run for me... Melisanda, stop eating and follow me Sparring... Melisander, hold this stone and circle the courtyard ten times..." Alsinis said exaggeratedly, imitating Matonis's tone.

"Alsinis, do you want me to tell the instructor what you just said and see who can run ten laps holding a stone?" Melisander pretended to threaten.

Alsinis repeatedly begged for mercy, and Melisander spared him.

Alsinis asked again: "Are we really preparing to attack Lucania?"

"Is our training so hard just to defend against Amendolara?!" Melisenda said disdainfully, "This is too much of a waste of our strength!"

"Hey, you said -" Alsinis became excited: "If we really conquer the land of Lucaria, can I find a Lucarian woman to be my wife? I've seen a lot of new citizens' Lucaria these days. Kaliya's wife is very nice, she is tall and plump, can do heavy work, and has a different taste from us Greek women..."

"It's too early for you to be thinking about this now!" Melisander asked in surprise.

"I'm not like you. My house is empty and I'm alone..." Alsinis' voice deepened.

"Then let us practice our enemy-killing skills together and conquer the Lucanians together. Then we will marry Lucanian women and have a lot of children!" Melisander encouraged him hurriedly.

"Yes, let's work together!" Alsinis and Melisander held hands tightly together.

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After lunch, the recruits did not have a long rest, and soon Alsinis and the others were gathered together again.

The training in the afternoon began with practicing personal fighting skills, but it was not a one-on-one hacking and killing, but a group of three, holding a buckler in the left hand (it should have been made of thicker wood. wooden shield, but there is no time and manpower to make it now), and the right hand holds a long wooden stick that is heavier than the bayonet.

Alsinis realized that the wooden stick in his hand was thicker, and that the teammate he was cooperating with was replaced by two stronger teammates from Melisanda and another young companion. He cast doubts on the instructor who was supervising the field gaze.

Matonis glanced at him and said sternly: "If you want to become a warrior, you must train harder!"

Alsinis now understood what the Lord Archon said before. He did not argue, but accepted it silently.

When training began, Alcinis was the first to attack.With a loud roar, he held a round shield in his hand and slammed into the "enemy" blocking the front with all his strength. There was a "bang" sound, and the "enemy" shook his body. He immediately stabbed the enemy with a long wooden stick dipped in lime powder in his right hand. To the round shield in the hands of another "enemy" hiding behind the "enemy", the stabbing action must be fast, otherwise the "enemy" in the front line will soon stand firm and block his attack route...

Everyone takes turns attacking and blocking. After ten rounds of attacking, rest for a while, and then practice stepping and stabbing, that is, holding a round shield and a long wooden stick, taking a step forward to accurately hit the head of the humanoid target in front. The person whose shield is stabbed the most times gets twice as much training.

After the ten rounds of contact were completed, they rested for a while, and the training continued, still in groups of three, but this time the long wooden stick was replaced by a short wooden stick, the length of which was the same as the length of the saber, and Alsinis's wooden stick was thicker. This time he had no doubts.The content of the exercise is still to hit the buckler of the "enemy" behind, but because the length of the wooden stick is much shorter, this requires the attacker to use more force to knock away the "enemy" in front and occupy his position before stabbing. To the "enemy" in the rear, it is also ten rounds of practice.

Then enter the next round of practice-shooting human-shaped wooden targets.First of all, each recruit is required to use the wooden stick in his hand to drive the pedestrian target made of thick wood allocated to him into the mud one by one, and stand upright and steady; then the recruit holds the wooden stick And the buckler, as if facing a real enemy, stabbed the target's "head" and "face" with all his strength, now at its sides, now at its lower legs, now at its groin... …

Under the strict requirements of the instructor, they sometimes retreated, sometimes jumped forward, and performed various stabbing and slashing movements...

By the time these training items were completed, their limbs were sore and numb and they couldn't exert any energy.

At this time, Matonis spoke: "Your performance is better than last time! It seems that since you went back last time, you practiced at home every day, so you can persist?"

"Yes..." the recruits replied weakly.

"Very good! If you continue training like this, you will soon become a qualified Amendolara heavy infantry." Matonis showed an encouraging smile: "Next, a new training item will be added. You will Go back to your company and conduct formation training with the veterans."

Not long after Martores finished speaking, the military horn sounded from the military camp.Under the urging of Matonis, the recruits dressed neatly and picked up the round shield and lance. Since they had been training with thick wooden sticks that were heavier than the lance, they now switched to the lance and felt light as nothing.Alsinis recalled what Instructor Matonis said when he answered the soldiers' complaints during the first training, "During training, you are asked to carry heavier wooden sticks, but when you are on the battlefield, you have real weapons that are much lighter in your hands. You will feel very relaxed, and you will be more powerful and energetic when fighting... '

Alcinis remembered again: When he was young, he watched the training of the city-state citizen soldiers that his father participated in. It was only once a few months, that is, he practiced marching under the banner, and then had one-on-one training. The training items were simple and easy, far from his The current training is not only difficult and complicated, but also progresses bit by bit, just like learning characters when I was a child, it seems reasonable, the requirements are strict, and the amount of training is also very large. No wonder the veterans can defeat the Lucanian coalition forces !I heard that these training methods are all from the training regulations in the new "Military Law" compiled by Amendolara, mainly written by the consul Lord Davers. He is really a magical person!
Alcinis and Melisanda were not in the same company. He didn't even have time to say goodbye to Melisanda, so he hurriedly looked for the third company of the third group to which he belonged.I heard from the instructor Matonis that the company captain of this company is named Geogris, and he used to be a comrade-in-arms in the same tent with a mild temper.

He shouldn't be more severe than instructor Matonis!Why does Alsinis think so at this moment?Because after the bugle sounded, thousands of people moved together, and the training ground was filled with dust. What could barely be seen clearly were the bright red and eye-catching military flags erected high on the playground. Alsinis looked for them one by one, spending a lot of time For a long time, I felt increasingly anxious.Finally, he found the team he belonged to based on the number on the flag.

As soon as the team leader Trotidis saw him, he said sternly: "Soldier, you are late! It is the first time to think about you, so I won't punish you for the time being, and I hope there will be no next time!"

The Arcinis Company claimed that it was, and under the leadership of the squad leader, quickly returned to their positions.

At this time, a man about 30 years old came over and said to him cordially: "My name is Ktipes, and I am your squad leader."

"Hello, captain!" Alsinis hurriedly saluted and said hello.

Ctipes looked him up and down, and then said: "Yes, he is a strong young man! Are you a recruit?"

"Yes."

"Original citizen of Amendolara?"

"Yes."

"I guess so. Which instructor trained you?"

"Matonis."

"What?! That madman!"

"Captain knows Instructor Matonis?"

"I used to be in his company. Because of my outstanding performance, the army was reorganized this time. The third battalion forced me to come over. Matonis didn't want to let me go, but Georgis is his good friend, so I We are here, and we actually meet you, a student of Matonis. This is all arranged by the goddess of fate!" Ktipes looked emotional. In fact, Matonis just thought he was too nagging. The Third Brigade When I came to ask for someone, I recommended him directly without any talk of retaining him.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of you!" Ktipes said seriously.

"Thank you, captain!" Alsinis said gratefully

"Cutippus, prepare for training, stop talking!" At this time, Trotidis shouted from the front of the team.

"I know!" Ktipes replied, and then murmured in a low voice: "You are lucky to be the squad leader. If I were the first to follow Lord Davos, I would have become the company captain by now..."

When Alcinis heard this, he felt a little strange.

The soldier next to him said: "Our captain just loves to chatter, and he is a very nice person."

hope so.Alsinis thought.

Since the previous training was very intensive, the detachment training only allowed the soldiers to get familiar with each other and their comrades, and conduct marching and jogging training in small square formations.This kind of exercise was just a restorative leisure for the soldiers of the First Battalion, because they were too familiar with each other, but it was necessary for the Third Battalion, because it was a new army. The soldiers in the detachment were not familiar with each other.

According to the traditional army training practices of Greek city-states: army officers are relatively fixed, while soldiers are often replaced. During battles, citizens are called to the square and randomly assigned to each team in order or by drawing lots. This can prevent the same The soldiers and team officers in the team formed a team, affecting the normal political order and democratic elections of the city-state.

Daves believes that a fixed military team is conducive to cultivating cohesion and a sense of honor, and it is more united and cooperative during combat, and it is also more effective.Therefore, the soldiers of Amendolara are all fixed in a certain team, and the team officers have a certain term of office and are replaced when they expire to prevent soldiers from becoming generals (it has not been implemented yet).

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