I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 122 Military Reform

"Get lost, you bastard, you rogue, you scoundrel..." Flena roared in anger when she saw the news from Alpha. Alpha's news was like adding fuel to the fire, making Flena's already irritable mood even more boiling.

During this period, Flinna had been going back and forth between various nobles, fighting for various interests for the frontline troops. She spent a month's hard work before two old nobles finally agreed to provide supplies. However, Alpha's casual words wiped out her one month's hard work.

"Lady Florina, Lord Alpha had no choice. They can't give up the Titanium Mine City. If they don't take over the Trade Fort, they will be attacked endlessly." Javier quickly explained for Alpha.

Florina was furious, but she also knew that her mood was not suitable for talking to Javier today, so she could only suppress her anger and let Javier go back first.

"Alpha, you bastard, when you come back I will make sure you experience my power." After Javier left, Florina roared again.

After calming down, Flinna knew she still had to find a way to solve the problem. After all, things still needed to be dealt with.

"Now I can only contact that wooden guy Talos." She sighed to herself.

"Send me an invitation to Talos. I want to visit Captain Talos."

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"I heard that Frienna visited Talos. What do you think?" In the secret room, in the dark, several people began to discuss countermeasures.

"She's trying to play it both ways." A man said angrily.

"Don't worry. We have all the resources at our disposal. Even Talos has to obey us. What can a little girl do to him? I heard that one of you had contact with that woman and almost succeeded."

"That woman is very smart. She won't be fooled without actual action, so you don't have to think too much."

"I think we should give Flinna a warning. We can't set a precedent for this kind of thing."

"Okay, next we must strictly enforce it."

"But the young master of the Montgomery family seems to be restless recently. He wants to get involved and have a piece of the pie."

"He's just a brat, don't worry about him."

"What if he betrays our interests? After all, we are not united."

"If he does that, then we will isolate them together. Can a small family satisfy the needs of all parties? In the end, they will have nothing. We still have the final say."

"Okay, it's decided. All strategic materials, food and medicine will be rationed, and armor and weapons are prohibited from being bought and sold."

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"Damn, these demons!" After getting Flora's information, Talos immediately went to verify it, but the news he got shocked him. It was all true.

"Master Talos, they have recently doubled the price of food supplies, and each person can only buy one day's worth of food. They want us to surrender!" Florina was helpless.

"Captain Talos, Lady Florina, once the relationship breaks down completely, our family can only provide you with two months' worth of supplies, not to mention the food for Lord Alpha and the people of the entire city." The nobles did not dare to stop the supply at this time, otherwise it would be tantamount to forcing everyone to turn against each other and they would have no choice but to go to war.

"You said that Captain Alpha seized the supplies from the trade fort and there is no shortage of supplies for the time being. Can they be transported back?" Florina actually had her eyes on Alpha.

"I'm afraid not. Captain Alpha now has 5,000 soldiers and civilians, and there is no income from food for the people and horses. Moreover, the nobles are not using force against us now. They are preparing to concentrate their forces to attack Alpha. By then, we will be completely isolated, and Captain Alpha will definitely not provide us with supplies." Javier's analysis was very thorough. Alpha would not fail to consider himself.

"Captain Alpha's supplies cannot be moved. The nobles are still polite now because of Alpha. Once Alpha is defeated, it will be our turn. So we can't make things difficult for Alpha now. Javier, what else does Alpha need? Does he need personnel support?" Talos also understood the current situation. He had to ensure that Alpha could hold on. As long as he defeated the grassland bandit coalition, the nobles' greatest reliance would be gone.

"Lord Alpha is currently in urgent need of a large amount of refined iron, saltpeter, sulfur and other materials. Currently, these resources are not strictly controlled. I will speed up the procurement as soon as possible." Although there is no alliance relationship, Javier will purchase what Lord Alpha needs for the sake of titanium.

"Okay, I will cover you. If you need support, please let me know at any time." Talos now has soldiers and the nobles have food. But Talos has never dared to use force against the nobles. Once a battle breaks out, no merchants will be willing to come. By then, Balor will really be finished. So Talos does not want to use force unless it is absolutely necessary, just like the nobles do not want to completely cut off supply until the last minute. Everyone restrains and checks each other.

“Now everyone should do their best to maintain the relationship between each other and fully support Captain Alpha. The grassland is our battlefield. Only by defeating their minions can we completely eliminate their arrogance.” Captain Talos made this decision.

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"Everyone, please tell us how many troops we have now." This was the first military meeting organized by Alpha after the war. The following was the list of participants: veterans such as Rowling, Makina, Lilia, Monkey, Fattam, Tieniu, Aaron, etc., semi-new and old generals brought by Balor such as Gulit, Gunn, Darwin, Athena, etc., and newcomers such as Goodnight, Tarot, Quint, etc.

The only one who did not attend the meeting was Lislia, who was stationed at the Trade Fort. Alpha's secretary Phyllis and Lim were also present to record the minutes of the meeting.

"Lord Alpha, our four Silver Wing Cavalry Regiments and two Heavy Cavalry Battalions have absorbed grassland herdsmen and other personnel, and are now fully staffed and ready to go into battle at any time. At the same time, there are two Silver Wing Cavalry Regiments in training." Rowling stood up. These are regular cavalry, capable of exerting great combat power. Now, Alpha's fast cavalry regiment has been renamed the Silver Wing Cavalry Regiment, because the titanium alloy equipment made by the old blacksmith is silver armor.

"Lord Alpha, our prisoner-of-war camp has absorbed 200 knights, who are currently in training and can be deployed at any time." Currently, the prisoner-of-war camp is trained by Goodenay. Due to Alpha's amnesty policy, as long as they pass the six-month probation period, they can be pardoned and become ordinary knights, so they are most motivated to join the army. However, Alpha currently has no need for large-scale military deployment, so it only accepts 200 cavalrymen in the prisoner-of-war camp.

"Captain Goodnight, after the POW camp experienced its first battle, it has been renamed the 'Reformation Regiment', which means to reform oneself and be treated the same as ordinary soldiers." Alpha gave the POW camp a chance to reform itself.

"Thank you, sir." Goodnay burst into tears of gratitude. After all, no one wants to be called a "prisoner of war."

"Tarotkunt, our two engineering regiments are now fully staffed and ready to go into battle at any time." Tarotkunt stood up and clasped his fists.

"Okay, after the first battle, the Engineer Corps is renamed the 'War Trophy Regiment', which means 'invincible in battle and victorious in every attack.'" Alpha generously donated money and named the unit again.

"Thank you, sir." Tarot Quint saluted again.

"Lord Alpha, those blacks are just crazy. They don't listen to discipline at all. They just know how to fight and rush around. They don't have any rules at all." Tie Niu complained loudly, but these people seemed to be the same as Tie Niu, and Tie Niu still complained about others.

In fact, it was when Alpha saw the five hundred strong black men that he suddenly had an idea to use them to build a heavy armored infantry for Tie Niu. Now it seems that the plan has failed.

"No problem. Since you are brave in combat, then we will build a 'Heavy Armored Death Battalion', focusing on sieges and street fighting. Do you dare to take on this important task, Tieniu?" In fact, Alpha had some complaints about black people before.

However, Alpha deeply agrees with the physique of black people. He thinks that black people are strong and it would be a pity if their strong physique cannot be utilized. On the battlefield, people should be put to full use, so he should send them to the battlefield.

"No problem, I accept the mission." Tie Niu rubbed his hands in preparation. This military order just suited his taste.

"At present, our army has six regular cavalry regiments, two prisoner-of-war regiments that can join the battle at any time, and another six regiments are in training. Our military strength has more than doubled. I believe that in the coming battles, our army will be invincible and have no disadvantages." Alpha would not undermine everyone's confidence on such occasions. An impassioned speech successfully boosted everyone's confidence.

"Rowling, Makina, Phyllis stay, Lim stay to record the meeting minutes, and the rest of you are dismissed." The next step is where Alpha's task arrangement focuses.

"Phyllis, you have an additional task, which is to set up a militia and organize amateur training for workers." There are still 3,000 residents in Alpha City. Once the war goes badly, all these people will have to go to the battlefield.

"Lord Alpha, if there is no reward, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to participate." Phyllis frowned.

"One hour of training every day, free meals, and priority will be given to those who have participated in militia organizations when recruiting in the future. All members of the prisoner-of-war camp must participate." This is all Alpha can do.

"Rowling, you send people to train the militia, and the main training direction should be city and wall defense." It would be a waste to use Alpha's cavalry regiment to defend the city.

"Lord Alpha, leave the training task to me." Rowling seemed to be a little abnormal. Usually, she would complain a few words before accepting a task, but today she said nothing.

"At the same time, expand the reconnaissance range to ten kilometers, Makina is in charge. Phyllis, you will contact Rowling, and you have to double the team transporting coal." Currently, the Titanium Mine City consumes a lot of energy, and Alpha must prepare in advance.

"Make sure to complete the mission."

"By the way, I plan to reform the existing military system. The current situation is too chaotic. A regiment of fifty or sixty people is called a cavalry regiment, a regiment of one or two hundred people is also called a cavalry regiment, and there are even regiments of one thousand people. The number of people in different cavalry regiments varies greatly, and the exact number is not clear at all." Alpha had already planned for reform, but he was troubled by the lack of time and the limited number of people, so there was no need for reform.

"I now plan to form a team of ten people, either cavalry or infantry, a platoon of thirty people, a company of one hundred people, a battalion of three hundred people, a regiment of one thousand people, brigades and divisions and so on, using a three-three system. This will not only make it easier to distinguish the number of soldiers according to the size of their positions, but also make it easier to clearly compare the strength of the troops. At the same time, I plan to make knight badges to distinguish the levels of positions based on different patterns. On the battlefield, everything is subject to the orders of senior officers." Alpha began to reform based on his memories of his previous life, and made appropriate adjustments based on the circumstances. It was completely a "take-it-as-it-is" approach.

"Lord Alpha, I think this is a good idea. This way we can avoid the problem of random command on the battlefield. We can know the rank and strength of troops just by looking at the military insignia." Rowling and Makina were both people who knew how to command the army, and they saw the practicality of Alpha's idea at a glance.

"Okay, you guys discuss the next military insignia yourselves. As long as it's convenient, simple, and easy to remember, it can't be too complicated after all. It's for ordinary soldiers to memorize." This was Alpha's only request.

"I think the lion is the best, symbolizing royal power and victory." Makino expressed his opinion.

"I think the fox is more appropriate. After all, we are the foxes of the prairie, cunning and glorious." Rowling also expressed her opinion.

“It’s too complicated. We should design it with simple horizontal bars, slashes, five-pointed stars, etc. so that people can understand it at a glance.

Alpha still expressed his own opinion and continued to let the others imagine. I'm afraid even the angels could have imagined it.

"Lord Alpha, isn't this emblem too simple? Will others look down on you?" However, this time Alpha was opposed by everyone. After all, in this era, noble emblems were usually complex, such as lions and dragons.

"It has to be simple. As a military symbol, the rank and rank symbols must be clear and easy to understand so that ordinary soldiers can accurately identify them, while the legion emblem can be designed by you." Alpha was firm, but also made some compromises.

Alpha had never thought that a legion emblem would cause such a commotion in the originally quiet meeting room. In fact, this was because Alpha did not understand that this emblem not only represented honor and oath, but also symbolized the object to which they would swear allegiance for their entire lives.

"Let's put the legion emblem on hold for now and discuss it later. The two of you, Rowling for the First Cavalry Battalion and Makina for the Second Cavalry Battalion, can design your own camp emblems." Alpha stopped the two from arguing in time.

Seeing that there was no longer a controversial target, the two men regained their composure.

"You guys discuss it among yourselves, and then give it to Phyllis for me to review, and then you can print the badges and flags." After Alpha gave some instructions, he left the smoky meeting room.

In fact, the environment outside is not much different from that in the conference room. After all, in a city with cement plants and steel mills everywhere, it is very difficult to have a good environment.

"Phyllis, if you have the chance, plant more trees in the city. There is too much dust here." Alpha walked around.

Suddenly, Alpha spotted a familiar face.

"Master Alpha."