Conquest

    Chapter 61—The Old Man in the Camp

    For the arms like cavalry, it is the most expensive and delicate arm.

    According to the current level of the Byzantine Empire, a cost of a cavalry is at least seven times greater than an infanttry – this is still compared with the heavy infantry, if it is ordinary light infantry, the gap will be increased to about ten times.

    First of all, as a cavalry, the soldier's individual quality must be far better than infantry. A skilled cavalry must be proficient in equestrian and immediate combat skills. Those who are good at one skill are always more expensive than cheap labor. It is the same everywhere in the world.

    Secondly, cavalry's weapon equipment costs more than infantry's equipment—in any case, a four-meter-long spear is more expensive than a one-meter-long double-edged sword.

    Count it down, there are horses! A good horse, the feed consumed on weekdays is even more expensive than the food eaten by an ordinary infantry! After all, an ordinary infantry can fill the stomach with only coarse grains. However, for the war horse, if the feed is not good enough, then there is no strength, no power to run, the ability to bear weight is reduced, and the combat effectiveness is seriously affected.

    The last one is squire!

    Squire is an essential part of cavalry. For a qualified cavalry, most of the time is spent training equestrian skills, practicing immediate assassination and other combat skills, acting queue formations, etc…Under such circumstances, you can't expect cavalry to take care of feeding the horses every day, taking care of the horses, wiping the repaired wounds, etc…

    In the hierarchical system of the Byzantine Empire, Squire occupied an essential link in the Battle of the Cavalry, a squire position, even higher than the ordinary auxiliary soldiers, in general, must be good at taking care of horses, simple repair weapon equipment, More advanced Squire, there must also be some basic equestrian, and even the emergence of a squire is also riding equipped with weapon equipment, on the battlefield to assist cavalry joint combat situation.

    Shaar is a special case because he has quite a good combat power. If he is just an ordinary person, there is absolutely no chance to become a direct soldier. A considerable part of the cavalry is started from the most basic auxiliary, and some are formerly squire, and later promoted to cavalry.

    In the south of the thirteenth Cavalry Army, about two miles away, it is the auxiliary camp. The auxiliary units belonging to the thirteen cavalry army, the escorts, the logistics, the heavy, the camp, etc.

    A considerable number of them were temporarily recruited before each war.

    The camp was the campsite on the edge. When you walked in, you saw a team of hard-working laborers who were temporarily recruited by the team. They carried a bag of rations and bundles of arrows. There are also swords and soapons shipped in long wooden boxes. Each of these people was looking very dignified, and the Byzantine soldiers with their hand-to-handle were supervised with cold eyes.

    It is conceivable that quite a few of these people are not voluntarily recruited – things that are common in the military.

    Even if it is voluntarily recruited, when the war comes, it will inevitably lead to escapers because of panic.

    These folks were gray-faced and wearing dirty robes. After Shaar came here with Kevin, Kevin immediately found an officer in the fat military supplies. It can be seen that Kevin and he are old acquaintances. Facing the Praetorian Guard around General, the fat military supplies officer showed a clear appearance, but Kevin was very cold and disdainful to him. The stock is hard to hide the disgust.

    The fat officer's face was unexpectedly thick, completely disregarding the disdainful expression on Kevin's face, and his face's respectful smile was no less. After listening to Kevin's intention, the guy immediately smiled and smiled: " It turned out to be the choice of squire…Please rest assured that we have just called up a group of good guys, there are some good at blacksmith craft, and their own home also raised horses, want to think will be good squire it. I will take you to pick this. ”

    Kevin is somewhat dissatisfied: "How can the people who have just arrived be squire? Can't you find the right person in the auxiliary battalion? ”

    The fat officer’s face showed a distressed expression: “This…the escort team’s escort mission is very heavy, and the staff of the auxiliary barracks are very…”

    Shaar smiled and said in a timely manner: "It doesn't matter, the folks are the people. Anyway, I don't need squire to accompany me on the battlefield, as long as I will take care of the horses."

    Thinking of the powerful combat power Shaar showed, Kevin relieved. He reluctantly nodded and added: "It is best to find a blacksmith craft. Otherwise, if the weapon is broken, it will be troublesome."

    The fat officer walked in front of the road, Shaar and Kevin followed, and on the way, Shaar couldn't help but whispered, "Do you seem to hate this guy?"

    Kevin looked at the back of the chubby in front and whispered in a low voice: "Hey, most of the people in these military supplies are some locusts and greedy mice. Our military resources, weapon equipment, and even military squad, they do not have any oil and water! ”

    Shaar is a little surprised: "Is there such a thing in the thirteenth Cavalry Army? Isn't General asking? ”

    Kevin glanced at Shaar and smiled: "It seems that you really have to learn the rules of the army."After reading it, he sighed: "Military supplies are attached to the army, but they are not directly controlled by the combat troops. All the military supplies logistics are self-contained, and are directly Commander-in-Chief by the Ministry of Military Logistics. Every empire of the empire, Army at the Army level, such as us, will also have its own logistic battalion, but it will only be responsible for logistics. During the war, a special logistics battalion of the theater will be established, which will be responsible for the unified supply of military supplies for all units. The rations and materials kept in the army are generally only enough for half a month, and the logistics department needs to continue to supplement the logistic…In the army, it won't let us stock up too much material…"He lowered his voice a few more points: "This is the tradition of the Byzantine emperor team. It is said that this system is to prevent the army from betraying! An army that is only half a month old is hard to renege! ”

    Looking at the back of the fat officer in front, when the guy walked, the fat buttocks kept twisting and twisting. Kevin had some hateful teeth: "Look at this guy fat like a pig, I don't know how to greedy on weekdays. How much oil and water! HumHowever, they belong to the theater logistics department, and General can't effectively suppress them. They only kill one hundred when they find their handles. The empire’s logistics system has always been the prevalence of corruption…Hey, now the military supplies, the Minister of Logistics, Moriac Count, is the biggest corrupt official of the empire! ! The biggest bosses above are all corrupt officials. The people below are naturally all sorts of layers of learning! ”

    Looking at Shaar's thoughtful look, Kevin sighed: "Don't look at this guy who is very kind to us, that's because we are General's Praetorian Guard. Moreover, last month General just grabbed a chance to cut a mouse from the logistics department directly. We are the empire of the empire. Those guys are swaying in the prestige of General, and this is not the case. convergence. ”

    Shaar didn't talk, but he remembered what he had written in Old Man's book…

    The logistics supply and the command of the combat troops have been cut off. This is indeed an effective way to prevent the army from overpowering and causing rebellion. It is true that the book is written. But why is this happening?

    Could it be…Corruption of military capital, military law department does not care? ”Shaar finally couldn't help but ask.

    "Moriac Count is the in-law of the Emperor's Majesty. Where can the military law department dare to provoke him? The biggest corrupt officials are not willing to pursue, and the people below will naturally have no fear. ”Kevin snorted and he looked at Shaar and said, "Don't say these words, lest you get in trouble."

    Sure enough, Kevin said yes, this fat officer is superficially respectful and respectful, but when he starts doing things, he has some sinful taste.

    He led Kevin and Shaar to a resident of the camp. They looked at the hundred people who were gathered in front of them. These guys didn't know where they were recruited. They were gray-faced, their eyes were numb, their eyes were hollow and sluggish. ……More importantly, the old and the old, the only few young men, they look stupid…

    Kevin immediately expressed dissatisfaction and angered: "Is this the right person you said?"

    The fat officer’s face was laughing, but there was a bit of weirdness in his eyes: “Of course! Don't look at them stupid, but they are honest enough that they will never run away! ”

    Bad AssKevin's eyebrows were picked and his face was murderous aura: "Are you kidding me?" What I want is a qualified squire! How can these guys be competent? How can the warrior of cavalry dare to give care to such people? ”

    “They are all farmers, and they have experience in feeding livestock. There should be no problem.”The fat officer’s booth opened: “I said it, now I’m nervous, and I don’t have much.”

    Kevin is about to attack, and Shaar next to him is also angrily – hillbilly's temper is not so good, he has already clenched his fists, just waiting for Kevin to attack, he went up to give this fat officer a full punch.

    But at this time, there was a scream next to it.

    "Ahhhh…" do not hit me! do not hit me! I will not run anymore! ! ”

    The miserable screaming and crying, looking down the sound, saw a thin guy in a robed robes being slammed on the ground by two soldiers of the supplies department, a soldier holding a whip in his hand and whips On the guy's body.

    The man on the ground, the robes on his body have several holes, unkempt, and screaming at the tip of the scorpion. Both hands climbed desperately on the ground, but the whip still fell on his back.

    The guy suddenly saw Shaar standing in the distance, and the eyes suddenly burst into brilliance, and all the strengths jumped up, and quickly rushed up and shouted: "Shaar! Shaar Master! It is me, it is me! Hey! Help me, save me! ! ”

    When he was finished, he was kicked again by the soldiers who had caught up with him, and hugged into the ground and rolled on the ground.

    Shaar snorted and ran quickly, pushed away the two soldiers and looked at the guy on the ground…

    "Is it? It's you? ”Shaar's eyes widened.

    It's me. It is me, it is me, Shaar Master! I am Tatara…"The poor thin man's face was sore and tears.

    It was Mr. Mage, who had been sold to pitiful creature by Shaar with a gold coin. I don't know how he fell into the camp of the people…