Chapter 520 [0514] War

When it comes to Demacia's military system, people's first impression is often the "elite strategy". The number of soldiers in Demacia is not large, but in fact, as a great power that can stand firm in the Valoran continent, Demacia's military system is also quite complex.

Generally speaking, the soldiers of Demacia can be divided into three types.

The first type is the elite soldiers in people's impression, that is, the elite armed forces of Demacia.

Almost every elite armed force is well-known in Valoran, such as the Fearless Vanguard and the Winged Legion.

Different elite armed forces have different characteristics and venues, but the common point is that they are all elite among the elite. Although there are not many, they are well-equipped and have amazing combat effectiveness.

In several wars that broke out directly with Noxus, these elite troops were often able to fight ten with one and not lose the wind.

Of course, such a strong fighting force naturally requires very strict selection and extremely high logistical support. It is not that Demacia does not want to expand the number of elite armed forces, but unfortunately, they cannot afford it - there are not so many people who can pass the test, and there is not enough money to buy equipment.

Take the most famous Fearless Vanguard as an example. There are two channels for soldiers who want to become Fearless Vanguard. The transfer from other legions is more complicated. Let's talk about the conditions for formally joining Fearless Vanguard after reserve training.

In terms of physical fitness, carrying a hundred pounds and marching a hundred miles in one day is the most basic requirement. Even in the Rune Land where the average physical fitness is good, those who can do this can only be described as one in a thousand.

In addition to physical fitness requirements, Fearless Vanguard also requires soldiers to be able to ride, swim, climb, and use a variety of weapons to fight, and master the elements of sword formation and shield formation, so as to become grassroots officers in chaotic situations...

And this is just the requirement for soldiers.

From the perspective of the kingdom, Demacia needs to equip each Fearless Vanguard soldier with a rune steel armor, a warhorse, several sets of winter and summer clothing, seven times the supplies of ordinary soldiers (half of which is for the warhorse), generous salaries and pensions, and follow-up arrangements after retirement...

According to Kalya, Demacia's elite armed forces are "the Ascended Legion without Ascended".

The second type is the permanent defense force on the border, that is, the local garrison corps.

Compared to those elite troops, Demacia's border garrison corps has a lot more people. They will be stationed in the border areas of the kingdom in an organized manner to guard against any enemies that may threaten Demacia.

Local legions are often named after their garrisons. For example, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd legions of the North are located in Urwendale, Mithril City and Fosbyro respectively, and are the strongholds of the North's defense line; the Greenfang Peak Legion guards the Greenfang Peak, the eastern gate of Demacia; in addition, there is the Mourngate Legion, which, as the name suggests, is responsible for guarding the Mourngate area and protecting the pass of the Silver Mountains.

These local legions are also the standing army of Demacia. The soldiers in them are not only the main force to defend the border, but also the reserve members of the elite armed forces.

For most Demacians, joining the local garrison legion is also a very good way out and a very decent job.

As for the combat effectiveness of the local legions... this is not easy to say. It generally depends on the local environment and the requirements of the superiors. Generally speaking, the Greenfang Peak Legion should be the strongest, followed by the 3rd Legion of the North and the Mourngate Legion, and finally the Garrison Legion.

In addition to the above two professional armies, Demacia actually has another not-so-professional army-the noble private army.

This part of the legion is stronger than the militia, but it is limited. In addition to assisting the local legion in performing defense tasks, it is also responsible for maintaining public order. Compared with the other two regular armies, most of these noble private armies have limited combat effectiveness. When a war really breaks out, they can only be responsible for garrison tasks and logistics.

Because of the huge differences between these three armies, there is often a phenomenon in Demacia that looks strange but is actually very normal: senior officers are commanded by junior officers.

For example, now.

Although Garen is only the captain of the Fearless Vanguard and his official rank is only captain, after he led his team to the Silver City, Henchar took the initiative and naturally gave up part of the command.

Garen was not polite. After learning about the combat intelligence of the Silver City in recent times, he took the initiative to participate in the formulation of the counterattack plan.

"We have to give these Freljord barbarians heading south a heavy uppercut." Galen waved his fist, as if there was a Freljord barbarian in front of him, "We must hurt them to avoid endless harassment."

"That's right." Henchard, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, nodded and agreed, "We must make them pay with blood!"

"I remember that Mithril City has also been invaded several times in the past." After reaching a consensus with Henchard, Galen's eyes fell on the military map, "But it has never been on such a large scale. Have those barbarians found any loopholes in the defense line?"

"The reconnaissance team has found the invasion point." Henchard pointed at a place with many circles on the military map, "These Freljord barbarians seem to have found a gap in the glacier."

"In this case, then we will block this road and fight hard!" Galen nodded, "Build a temporary defense line there to prevent the Freljord people from escaping north. The Dauntless Vanguard is in the west of the city. Looking for an opportunity for a decisive battle in the plains!"

"Wouldn't this be a bit risky?" Henchal couldn't help but frowned when Galen proposed the idea of ​​beating dogs behind closed doors. "If you block their escape route, these barbarians will turn around and fight for their lives." ”

The saying "Don't stop when you return to the army" also holds true in Runeterra. Although Henchal is also full of anger, it is still too risky to build a temporary building to block the glacier fissure according to Galen's request.

"If you don't block the way for these barbarians to escape, how can you really hurt them?" Galen was not too worried about Henchal's concerns. "As long as the fearless vanguard launches an attack and overwhelms the enemy, the rest of the chase will be over. During the war, no matter how many there are, they will not cause us any trouble."

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"The Dauntless Vanguard will be the hammer that crushes the Freljord's barbarian formation." Seeing that Henchal was still hesitant, Galen further persuaded, "And as long as they are well defended on their only way back, , Put on an anvil, even if these Freljordians are made of iron, they will still be hammered flat!"

Facing Galen's insistence, Henchal finally nodded after thinking for a while.

"It will take time to build temporary fortifications." General Henchal finally spoke again after calculating in his mind, "However, in order to prevent the Freldrow from discovering the interference earlier, during this period, we need to do something Something to grab their attention.”

"This is easy to handle!" Galen puffed up his chest after hearing this, "I heard that the Freljordians care about personal bravery - so, I plan to call for a formation!"

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The fact that the Dauntless Vanguard broke into Mithril City obviously could not be hidden from Sejuani - when they entered the city, they killed a raiding team, and there were several soldiers among them who Sejuani was quite optimistic about.

However, despite the loss of several warriors with promising futures and the addition of a number of elite enemies to the enemy, Sejuani was in a good mood.

The enemy has reinforcements, and they are reinforcements with good combat effectiveness. In this case, they should not be willing to sit in the isolated city, right?

For Winter's Claw, an elite enemy force is not a problem, but Misilver City's tall and solid walls are a problem!

Then, just when Sejuani was preparing to adjust her strategy, an unexpected news came.

After destroying several raiding teams, a small group of Demacia soldiers were quickly rushing towards the place where Sejuani's army was stationed.

Sejuani was a little confused after receiving the news.

What is this for?

What do these Demacians want?

Although these people were charging back and forth on horseback and shouting loudly, because the two sides did not speak the same language, the scouts who came to report the news did not know who these people were or what they were doing.

Surprised, Sejuani simply found Silas and took him to the place where these Demacian soldiers were wandering. She wanted to see what these Demacian soldiers were going to do!

After receiving the order, Silas quickly got into position. Sejuani called her War Mother Guards and rushed straight to the scene of the incident. Here, she finally saw these Demacians.

Sejuani looked at these Demacians up and down, and was a little surprised to find that their heights could be called tall even by Freljord standards.

Without exception, these people all rode tall horses, wore uniform-style armor, and almost all of the weapons they used were heavy weapons.

No wonder he was able to wipe out an entire raiding team!

Then, just as Sejuani was sizing up the attacking team, the other party apparently also discovered Sejuani. The leader whistled, and all the riders quickly gathered, then formed a sharp formation and mounted their horses. They rushed toward Sejuani like an arrow from a string, separated left and right in a tacit understanding a hundred steps away from the War Mother's flag, then each walked around half a circle, and then merged together in a tacit understanding.

It seemed that they had gone through special rehearsals. When approaching Sejuani Warmother's guard, the riders of this team spoke in unison and shouted a few Demacian words loudly.

"What did they say?" Seeing these Demacians flamboyantly passing by a hundred paces away from her, Sejuani narrowed her eyes slightly and touched the handle of Beifeng's flail. Lars, translator!”

"He claims to be the Power of Demacia." Silas' expression was a little subtle, "He wants to duel with you."

"The Power of Demacia, what is that?" Sejuani blinked, "Is it a title?"

"Demacia once held a martial arts competition before, and he was the winner." Silas was actually not too clear about this part, after all, he was still in prison at that time. "He called himself Galen, Galen... Crownguard?"

When Garen announced his last name, Silas's tone finally changed slightly. This change did not escape Sejuani. She looked at Silas in surprise, and then the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. point.

"Do you know him?" Sejuani asked, "Or do you know his family?"

"The Crownguard family is my enemy." Silas tightened the chain on his wrist, "Your Excellency War Mother, I apply for a duel with him!"

Sejuani had never seen Sylas in this state. In her impression, Sylas was a very cunning man. He was as vigilant as those Frostguard priests who always had something to plot. However, this Demacia man had no foundation in Freljord, so Sejuani used him without scruples.

However, now, it seemed that Sylas's anger was ignited just because of a surname.

Is this the power of hatred?

How interesting!

Although she wanted to laugh in her heart, Sejuani still put on a supportive look on the surface, agreed to Sylas's duel application, and personally handed him a flag representing the Winter Claw.

Sylas took the flag and carried it on his shoulder, then wrapped the forbidden magic stone chain around his wrist and slowly walked towards the direction of the Fearless Vanguard.

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Garen's main task was to provoke and prepare to build a rear defense line for Mithril City.

Therefore, he chose to take the members of the Fearless Vanguard, riding warhorses, and actively galloping around the range of the Freljord people's activities.

During this period, several self-confident and brave guys, although they could not hear Demacia, still took the initiative to meet them, and as expected, they were quickly dealt with by Garen.

Garen did not understand Freljord language, but he knew the flag of the Winter Claw - when Sejuani came to see it in person, he recognized the flag from a distance that was obviously much taller than other war chess pieces, so he took the initiative to show a wave of cavalry charge and chose to challenge again.

Something that surprised Garen happened, a man carrying a war flag took the initiative to find him!

Taking a blue long-tailed war flag representing the charge from the rider behind him, Garen urged his warhorse and quickly ran towards the direction of the Freljord man.

The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed to about ten steps.

During this period, both Sejuani and her Warm Mother Guards and Garen's Fearless Vanguard kept a distance of a hundred steps from them, and both sides seemed to agree to this duel.

Closer, closer.

After estimating the distance between the two sides, Garen held the battle flag, turned over and dismounted, and with a sudden force, he inserted the flagpole of the battle flag in front of him.

At the same time, the Freljord man opposite him did the same action.

After taking a look at the depth of the flagpole inserted into the ground by both sides, Garen felt a little relieved. He drew out his greatsword and gestured to the other side to attack first.

At this moment, the other side suddenly raised his face and revealed a Demacia face.

"I can understand what you are saying!" He stretched his hands forward suddenly, "I used to be a Demacian!"

Kalya's small class·Dueling style:

Although the customs are different, Freljord and Demacia both worship warriors. For these two countries, duels are quite sacred and cannot be disturbed.