Chapter 878, Heroes Meeting

In the next few days, Ryan and the others acted as if they really had nothing to do and were waiting for the high elves to form an army. They should play and eat. Relying on the phoenix brooch given by Phoenix King Fenuba, the entire Lothern Sightseeing in the outer city.

Especially after really opening up their hearts, the relationship between Ryan and Suria is now similar to that of honey. The couple go shopping and shopping during the day, and visit the tourist attractions of the high elves. Suria and Olika took turns to fight, which made Ryan live a very happy life. Of course, Suria got the most favor, which made both the fairy in the lake and Olika feel unhappy.

Of course, the secret investigation has not been idle. Ryan and Fulgen did spend a lot of energy trying to get close to the great city wall of the inner city when they visited Lothern, but they were all noticed by the high elves, but the high-spirited guards took it for granted that This is just the admiration of monkeys who have never seen the world for my Asur culture, which fits their character, but they don't care too much.

Indeed, as Olika said, the great city wall is heavily guarded and cannot be forcibly broken through. More importantly, Ryan cannot teleport in, because Ryan cannot teleport to places he cannot perceive. To put it simply, Ryan has no vision or He cannot use long-distance psionic teleportation if he has detected and left a mark in advance, which is very dangerous.

What's even more disturbing is that the emissary sent by the high elves, Arsene-Educated, is like a piece of dog skin plaster. As long as Ryan wants to go out, he promises to show up at the hotel door with a smile on his face, and tries to find a reason to keep up. It's hard to find an excuse to get rid of it, and now when Ryan talks about dating, Arsene will have an "I understand" expression on his face, and then hang from a distance. This guy is really powerful, holding a binoculars a block away Can keep up with people.

In this way, about a week passed, but finally the fairy in the lake came up with a solution.

"Reviewing the army?" In the war council, Tyrion was distressed by the plight he had suffered. When he heard Teclis' question, he froze for a moment, thinking, are you telling me this at this juncture?

Is my oak-headed brother having a fit? Or was his goddess Lilith having a whim again?

But if the war lord thinks about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it.

Princess Altila of the Tyrannock Kingdom and Eltharion of the Kingdom of Iris both led the army, and under his call, Istrona, the chief maid of the Eternal Queen, also led a group of troops from the Kingdom of Avalon. An army rushed towards Lothern, but Tyrion didn't dare to ask for too much, even though he was the lover of the Eternal Queen and the champion of God's Chosen, but the Eternal Queen is the cultural symbol and supreme leader of the high spirits, if Tyrion If the Kingdom of Avalon is really mobilized, the impeachment papers of the high-spirited court will be piled up on Fenuba's desk, and Tyrion can't make it difficult for Fenuba, otherwise, if he wants to change it, he will be able to rule it with peace of mind. Being the mascot and spiritual leader of the Phoenix King is not easy. For Gao Jing, engaging in court intrigue is a habit and an instinct.

Just two days ago,

Tyrion and Imrik quarrel violently at the War Council.

Tyrion asked the Kingdom of Caledor to send troops. As the most powerful kingdom in Ulthuan, whether the Kingdom of Caledon will participate in this surprise attack on the ship cemetery is the key to victory.

The high elf fleet needs dragons too much. There are two fleets without dragons.

It is not that Imric did not agree to Tyrion's request to send troops, but the Prince Caledor made the following request.

First, Imrik must be the commander of this war, and Finnubar's official appointment document is required.

Second, the dragon crest and banner of Caledor must be used in war, and the dragon princes must call the shots.

It was impossible for Tyrion to agree to this condition, and the two parties naturally broke up unhappy.

Then ask Imrik to send troops, and Imrik will start.

"I also want to send troops, but Caledon's armaments are insufficient now. We need more iron ore and rare ores, so that Vaal Anvil can produce what we need, otherwise Vaal Anvil will need at least ten years to supply enough quartermaster."

"The army is gathering, but they have encountered many difficulties. The equipment and mounts are seriously missing. Since the Phoenix Royal Court has asked Caledor to send troops, shouldn't the Phoenix Royal Court make up all the logistical supplies?"

"Well, let's send two hundred elites led by five dragon princes to join the Warlord's team. When will the remaining supplies arrive, and when will our Caledor army be dispatched?"

Tyrion was disgusted by Imric's behavior, but the warlord could do nothing about it.

Tyrion understood why Imric was so aggressive, because there was an unwritten tradition in Ulthuan, which was probably established during the time of Phoenix King Caledor I, that if Ulthuan wanted to gather a group of If you want to form a large army and need the power of the dragons in the Kingdom of Caledor and the Caledon Volcano, then the command of the army will be handed over to the dragon princes of Caledor according to the usual practice.

But it is impossible for Tyrion to hand over the command of the army to Imrik anyway, so there is no solution to this issue. If you want someone to send troops, you want someone to send dragons, and you don’t give him the right to command. Such an easy thing?

In the end, Tyrion could only find Finnubar, saying that the standing army could no longer meet the needs of the current expedition to the Burial Ship Cemetery, and we needed to recruit conscripts.

Fenuba didn't think too much, or it could be said that the Phoenix King refused the request of the war lord, and the edict was issued quickly, and the Phoenix court recruited conscripts from all of Ulthuan. At the request of the war lord, the high-spirited army quickly recruited More than 60,000 people have arrived, and they are now concentrated in Lothern, ready to leave.

At this time, Teclis made a suggestion to Tyrion: "Since we need the help of those humans, should we let humans see the power that belongs to us Asur? See our military appearance?"

Tyrion thought that this was not like his younger brother's opinion, but it was quite in line with Tyrion's deepest thoughts. Furthermore, the Kingdom of Caledor was unwilling to contribute, and it had to rely on the power of the iron-clad ships. So he agreed.

At the beginning of November 2513 in the imperial calendar, on this day in the 350th year of the One Piece Finnubar calendar, Ryan and Suria led dozens of officers of the Old Guard, and Fulgan led his personal guard Phoenix The guards finally got permission to enter the inner city.

Just in the inner city of the high elves, tens of thousands of high-elf troops gathered here, with silver helmets and silver armor, full of murderous aura.

It is difficult to describe the strong sense of order and orderliness of the high elf army in words. When the high elf army trains and advances in a square formation, it is as silky and smooth as art, and the neat unified movements and marches, every The super high personal qualities of a high elf soldier made Ryan drool, and the King of Knights thought more than once that it would be great if the serf infantry regiment in his territory could have this level.

Of course, Ryan also knew that this was impossible.

Among the high-spirited army concentrated in Tyrion, elite professional troops and those semi-professional standing troops are a minority, and most of them are high-elf conscripts, which are actually high-spirited militias. The elite militiamen still far surpass the ordinary semi-professional troops under their own command, the provincial army of the empire, or the serf infantry. , Equipped with shields, spears or bows and arrows, the high-precision militia can actually give people a sense of oppression and chilling of the torrent of steel. From this point alone, besides the knights and lords, Ryan's subordinates are only old and close The Guards and the Coldstream Guards have this quality, and Fulgrim's is only comparable to the First Army, the Chasseurs and the elite regiment of the Janissaries under the Golden Mage.

However, the individual qualities and combat capabilities of the so-called high-skilled conscripts are still enviable to Ryan, Suria, and Forgan. The bullying of vampires and chaotic tribes is just around the corner.

It's a pity that it's impossible. For high-spirited conscripts, their training often starts with the status of "White Crown Archer". These elf militiamen will spend decades, first starting their service careers from swordsmanship and bow honing. After serving for decades or even hundreds of years, conscripts began to change from archers to spearmen, forming spear targets and spear fortresses, and every move performed by the high-precision spearmen in the formation was like A previously choreographed dance of lapping each other's shields and offering protection at the same moment, followed by free throws of spears across the split fronts of the enemy.

Then, after dozens to hundreds of years of training and fighting, the outstanding ones will be incorporated into the ranks of the Lothern Sea Guard and the standing army in various places.

Unlike the spear phalanxes of other lesser races, the high-elite phalanx's uniform movements are often accomplished without commands or gestures. Every high-spirited soldier instinctively understood the thoughts of their comrades-in-arms, and acted without the slightest hesitation.

This kind of training and long accumulation made it impossible for human beings to have conscripts of this level.

The officers of the Old Guard and the Phoenix Guard under Fulgrim's command also admired Gao Jing's military capabilities.

"It is indeed an elite army." Ryan said to Forgan, "The elves still have something."

"If they didn't have this quality, they would have been finished." Fulgan nodded: "Don't underestimate these ancient races at any time."

The war lord Tyrion and Tyrannock Princess Etila were obviously very satisfied with this scene. Seeing this, Tyrion took the initiative to come up to Ryan and Fulgrim and said: "Your Majesty, Legion Commander, look at the people in my Asur full camp!" Are you majestic, soldier?"

"Everyone is like a wolf and a tiger." Ryan laughed along Tyrion's tone.

"Do you think the military rations in the rear camp are sufficient?" Tyrion then asked, the war lord was very satisfied, and he pointed to the mountain of military rations in the military camp.

"It's really good soldiers and food." Ryan continued to laugh.

"Okay!" Tyrion saw that Ryan was so sensible, and he couldn't help but give him a higher evaluation: "Please sit down for a while, and I will arrange it."

After finishing speaking, Tyrion took the people away, leaving only the three Ryan sitting together.

"Ma'am, what do you think?" Ryan watched Tyrion leave and just smiled. He held Suria's hand and asked his wife, "What do you think? The high-spirited army?"

"The high-elf army may indeed be powerful, but I think the compulsory military system shows how far the high-elf has declined." Su Liya picked up the teacup and moved gracefully: "It can only be said that the high elves and the dark elves fought. It is already a miracle that the social order has not collapsed for thousands of years.”

"Hahahaha!" Ryan and Forgen both laughed, and Forgen couldn't help but nodded to Suria: "Pretty!"

Is the compulsory military system strong? Of course, it is very powerful. The compulsory service period, regular conscription and discharge, easy to rotate, is conducive to the renewal of standing army soldiers, which can not only keep the soldiers young and strong, but also reserve soldiers. At the same time, it can also make more people serve. Active service, making the burden of military service fair and reasonable, the Phoenix King "The Reckless King" Morville formed a very deadly army through the compulsory military service system, and became a decisive force in defending Ulthuan.

The clever queen Suria of Kelian has seen the essence through the phenomenon, and she has seen the weakness of the high elves behind the compulsory soldier system.

The military system of the high elves can be roughly divided into three stages. The watershed from the first stage to the second stage is the Battle of Longbeard. After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Longbeard and the loss of elites, Butcher King Tessiris established the standing army system, that is, the recruitment system, and the elite army began to evolve into a semi-professional one.

Later, during the time of the reckless King Moville, in the face of the long war with the dark elves, the recruitment system was completely unable to meet the needs of the war. Moville formulated the compulsory soldier system to obtain a large number of recruits directly from the civilian population. Every high-spirited citizen Bring your own weapons and armor and spend a small portion of each year in service.

It can be seen from this that the armament and military capabilities of the high elves are actually declining continuously.

And Ryan deeply knows that the compulsory military system is indeed very powerful. It can obtain a large number of soldiers without spending too much cost like the recruitment system. It is simply the most ideal military service system for monarchs.

But there is a problem here, that is, the compulsory military system is closely related to the entire social order, which determines that it is best not to "too much trouble" for the monarch.

What does that mean? It is just that conscripts across the country cannot be recruited too intensively, frequently and on a large scale to fight wars. This will lead to the social backbone who are the main body of conscripts—owner farmers and the middle class—large-scale attrition and bankruptcy. Calling up once is enough. If conscripts are recruited to carry out large-scale military operations all day long, the number of conscripts will drop rapidly, and it will even lead to the collapse of the entire social order.

In Ryan's previous life, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wiped out all the solid foundation that his father and his grandfather had accumulated bit by bit over the past forty years, which led to the end of the compulsory military system, the collapse of social order, and the extra two million yuan in the Kanto The refugees were basically bankrupted in this way, and the population of the dynasty decreased by more than 4 million people from the beginning of the reign to the later years of the reign.

Ryan knows that many people don't like to watch this. What they like to watch is the grand strategy, the great unification, the surrender of all nations, being the king of Qixuan (declaring war on all forces), and turning thousands of miles away to a big battle without considering logistics. Ryan also understands this. I understand everyone's desire to make contributions, but from another perspective, what if you are the source of conscripts who are called up once a year or two for a big expedition, and all the manpower and material resources needed for the war are passed on to yourself?

It's too miserable to be such a bastard, right?

Ryan is not opposed to the compulsory military system and the great unification, but he just knows that under the compulsory military system, the power of the people must be cherished. Human beings are not chaotic and unreasonable, nor do they reproduce casually like green skins. Therefore, after the Great Expedition of the Eight Peaks, he formulated a series of recuperation measures. national policy, and resolutely oppose launching another looting war against O'Brien.

Just like what Suria said, high elves are not a military society where dark elves encourage a large number of births and a slave society that relies on wars to make a fortune. It is already a miracle that Moville's conscript system has not collapsed until now.

"I heard you are some kind of knight king?" Ryan was still thinking, Princess Tyrannoroc, a member of the War Council, and the heroic Princess Attila overheard the eccentric conversation between Ryan and these people, young and vigorous, and before The princess who successfully repelled the champion of Slaanesh's God's Choice "Beauty" Prince Sigwald was obviously very dissatisfied. She was fully armed, strode up to Ryan, and said coldly: "When will it be our turn for Asur? Have outsiders judged it enough?"

"Why? If I evaluate the combat power of the high elves, I still need to have sharp ears?" Ryan was obviously upset when his speech was interrupted. He said to the unfamiliar elf princess in front of him angrily: "Or do you think I Not qualified?"

"Whether you are qualified or not, you won't know until you fight!" Princess Etila was also furious. She thought that the monkey was indeed a monkey, so the princess directly pulled out the sword and stuck it on the ground in front of Ryan: "It's just right, the war lord needs a little time to arrange , why don't we make gestures? Honor showdown?"

Under the playful gazes of Fulgen and Suria, Ryan also got excited, and the King of Knights stood up.

"Okay, come on!"

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