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Chapter 551 Population and Army Reform

A few days later, Zhang Qiang took his army back to Lana City, the largest city in his territory, after handing over Dekiosburg with Varisian.

At this moment, Lana City is already thriving.

The traces of the war can only be seen occasionally in the corners, such as the roots of some city walls that are not worth repairing, and in some corners, there are still collapsed houses and black blood that has not been wiped.

The war with the Prophet of Nord is still going on, but no one has made any big moves. The main opponent of the Prophet of Nord is still the Kingdom of Nord. In the face of rebellion, other kingdoms will put the kingdom of the noble class at the same time. It will not be too tight, this has become the default rule of the Calradia continent, so King Harlaus continued to march towards the northern seaside of Nord no longer taking advantage of the opportunity he gained in the war with the Kingdom of Nord , but took people back to Palavin and held a grand banquet.

There is nothing about Zhang Qiang at the banquet. Although King Harolds sent knights to invite him, such a long journey is far from being able to arrive in a few days. When Zhang Qiang arrives at Palavin, I am afraid that the banquet will be over for several days. Therefore, Zhang Qiang did not go to the banquet of King Halaus, but led the army back to Lana City.

Zhang Qiang's territory fell into a sudden state of calm, and fighting was in full swing everywhere around. It was rare that there was no war between the Kingdom of Swadia and Zhang Qiang's territory.

Zhang Qiang took advantage of this opportunity to reorganize his army.

The saimen sword cart was produced in large numbers and served in his city guards to defend the city. Another variant of the saimen sword cart is a ballista that fires heavy crossbow arrows with thick arms and long arms. Zhang Qiang gave him a name, "Swarm of Bees" is a very appropriate name.

Chariots have also been manufactured. Soldiers sitting on the carriage can shoot arrows, throw javelins, and darts. In close combat, they can sprint the enemy with broadswords and spears. They can also harass and resist the enemy's cavalry impact. Very powerful arms It is Fermat, which requires two to four horses and a good driver. It seems to be a very technical unit.

Of course, the ordinary bed crossbow, that kind of powerful and destructive weapon, Zhang Qiang will not fail to equip it, it is almost equivalent to the cannon of the cold weapon era, such a good weapon, Zhang Qiang will definitely mount it, of course, these For weapons and types of arms, Zhang Qiang mainly equips his own army directly under him. Don't worry about the armies of other lords and knights. Zhang Qiang doesn't want others to overpower him.

Since most of his current territory is the territory of the original Kujit Kingdom, and most of the living ethnic groups are Kujit, he also formed the Kujit Ranger Troop, which is different from the original Ranger arms. It’s the same, similar to the modern cavalry, the light cavalry unit has the ability of the Kujit to shoot arrows on horseback, and at critical moments, they can throw away the bow and arrow, pull out the scimitar, and fight the enemy desperately, but most of the time, Their missions are only two, scouting the enemy, covering the battlefield, and occasionally chasing deserters and capturing prisoners.

Zhang Qiang is reforming. Yes, he is a modern person in the real world. He has watched too many modern costume war movies. possible reforms.

The future army is divided into garrison troops and city guards, which are mainly responsible for guarding the city and patrolling the territory, and the main duty is to guard the city.

And the reserve force is the village guard militia of each village. Their duty is to guard the village and patrol the surrounding areas of the village territory. At the same time, they enter the training camp, conduct training, become recruits, and replenish the losses of various troops.

The main combat force is Zhang Qiang's direct subordinate troops, under the command of heroes. Heroes are not only Zhang Qiang's diehard loyalists, but also the personal guards of the general's guard, but the generals and leaders of each army.

There are also generals in the army of Calradia, but they are not used very much. Most of them are led by knights, barons are generals, viscounts are commanders, earls are commanders, and an earl is the commander of a large army. The commander-in-chief of the kingdom, that is, the marshal, fights.

Under Zhang Qiang's subordinates, there are no barons, no viscounts, only earls, but these earls are still nobles and commanders of the Kingdom of Swadia in name, and Zhang Qiang can't control them, because their status is equal to his own, but only in terms of strength. In terms of reputation and prestige, I have to be higher than them, and they have a good relationship with me, so that I can listen to what I say. If they don’t want to listen to you, you have nothing to do, so Zhang Qiang has to re-reform his army so that his army does not No longer needing control ability, title, and prestige restrictions, he wants to lead more soldiers and gain greater rights.

To put it bluntly, he wants to be a warlord, the warlord of Calradia, to strengthen his control over the army and increase the number of troops he leads.

He wants to be a warlord, but he doesn't want his generals, heroes, and knights to be warlords. They will grow up. He doesn't want them to treat him like he did to King Harlaus. The king can control His territory is also his own fiefdom, which is impossible for Zhang Qiang, he wants to control all the territories, as long as it belongs to his own territory.

After this reform, Zhang Qiang's army changed from being led by the knights to join Zhang Qiang's troops, to being just an honor for the knights. All the soldiers except the guards directly under the knights, which numbered about 30 people, all other soldiers were concentrated in the Together, establish a standing army, which includes the city guard, reserve army, and field army.

The city guards are under the direct management of the consul, the reserve army is under the management of the administrator, and the field army is under the management of the lord, but these troops are all owned by Zhang Qiang, who is their biggest officer, the commander.

The field army consists of rangers, cavalry, infantry, archers, crossbowmen, chariots, ballistas, logistics, and general guards. The commander is directly under the elite troops. The entire army is about 3 people. It seems impossible to be fully staffed. Each army can at most set up a shelf army of less than [-] people. This is Zhang Qiang's main combat force. When he goes out to fight in the future, it is these troops who go out and station separately at various nodes in the territory. Assembling in the predetermined area, Zhang Qiang took his direct elite troops out of Lana City, arrived at the designated place and waited for the troops to assemble before starting an expedition, or resisting the enemy's attack.

Of course, in addition to these troops, since there are also troops invited by Viscount Rogerson and Earl Aguer in the territory, most of their two troops are about [-] to [-] troops, which is suitable for guarding an army. For example, the Viscount Rogerson is permanently stationed in Fort Dremag to prevent the Kugits from attacking Zhang Qiang’s territory from the snow-capped mountains and through the passage on the top of Fort Sajiche, as well as the Marquis of Vikia country and Vikia kingdom attack.

Earl Aguer is stationed in Fort Lunvadia to prevent the attacks of the Kujit Kingdom and the Nord Kingdom. Invasion of the Kingdom of Dia.

There are more than 5000 defenders in the three castles and one city. Although most of these are militiamen who have just become recruits, there are also many elite soldiers, about 1. Lana City is the most important Heavily, there are 8000 defenders of the city guards, more than 3000 elites above the third rank, 5000 soldiers of the first and second ranks, and hundreds of elite knights, reaching more than 500.

There are more reserves. With the increase in population, the prosperity of commerce, the disappearance of territorial wars, and the growth of the economy, more and more soldiers can be used for combat. Even some mercenaries have come here. At least more can be recruited by then. Thousands of mercenaries, as long as they have money.

These reforms by Zhang Qiang have faintly touched the interests of some nobles. They began to distrust Zhang Qiang, and many kingdoms began to alienate Zhang Qiang. I don't quite understand it, but their lives are getting better day by day. In addition, many civilians are indeed time travelers from the real world, so they are more likely to accept Zhang Qiang's reforms.

According to statistics, Zhang Qiang's territory has accepted 300 million players and more than 120 million traversers, and most of these traversers come from his own motherland in the real world, Huaxia.

In comparison, the increase of NPCs is sluggish. There used to be more than 30 people. Although after nearly a year of war, the population of NPCs has only increased to more than 100 million. Many NPCs like to move. They are either in the camp of mercenaries, or they like to look for enlightened masters everywhere, dreaming of their dreams of becoming nobles.

Many traversers are scattered on the continent of Calradia, and many NPCs like to flow among several major camps, sometimes as bandits, sometimes as civilians, and sometimes as soldiers. Only a small number of people become peaceful civilians and take root in the territory to live. Some became merchants, and wandered, buying and selling goods, across several kingdoms.

Speaking of this, I have to say that the current population base of the Calradia continent, after years of war, the population of the Calradia continent is less than 5000 million according to incomplete statistics. In the past year, the population of the traversers But it is increasing, reaching a population of about 800 million, and the population of player adventurers is about 2000 million.

The most populous place on the mainland is the Kingdom of Swadia, with a population of about 600 million, followed by the Nords by the sea, with a population of about 900 million, and the Vekirs are slightly less, about 750 million, in the Rhodok Mountains There are also 600 million people. As long as they have enjoyed the dividends of war in the past few years, they have not fought a war with the Kingdom of Swadia for several years. The population of the Kingdom of Sarande is about 500 million, mainly in desert areas, and it is not easy to feed the population. , the population of the Kujit Kingdom has never been too high, about 200 million people.

The other population is the outlaws and the outer continent world wandering on the mainland. The population of adventurers, mercenaries, slaves, etc. who do not know where they came from, is about five million.

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