Blue Sword

Although the Wolf and Weisbach families have declared war, it is not that the Wolf family said "I will fight you" today and marches to the door of Mingxing City tomorrow.

In the semi-feudal and semi-industrialized HRE Empire, the preparation for war is still relatively long. First, declare war openly, and then use the wartime situation to concentrate military power, mainly mobilizing the huge group of vassals and knights under his command, especially the extraordinary power among them.

Before war is declared, of course, the news will be released in advance, so that the subordinates can make minimum pre-war preparations, such as the mobilization of materials and personnel.

It's just that the principalities within HRE are not highly centralized after all. Undeclared wars such as Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II are still impossible after all - there are too many people under his command, and the power is too scattered, and they have to be secretly notified one by one to assemble them. , the news has already spread to the other side, the efficiency is still low, but it is not as convenient as directly declaring war.

Wolff's side is preparing for war, and Weisbach's side is also preparing for war. The rumors of civil war have been around for so long, and both sides have already done basic statistical work on the bargaining chips in their hands.

As soon as the war was declared, lords from various places quickly recruited troops. Strong people were pulled out to form militia. Extraordinary people in the territory had also been recruited in advance.

Extraordinaries of the physics department are incorporated into the commando team as captains, responsible for leading ordinary militiamen to charge on the battlefield; some powerful extraordinary persons of the physics department and most of the spiritual department are organized separately as special sharp knife troops to perform special tasks on the battlefield. , such as focusing fire or sniping, etc.

Of course, those who are incorporated into the army are all low-level extraordinary beings, and high-level extraordinary beings have long been treated as guests by the lords. Those who are willing to be generals are given military authority to lead the troops, and those who are not willing to stay in the lord's mansion as guest ministers will take action based on the situation when necessary.

Everyone has been promised noble titles and fiefdoms. As long as the opposite family is killed, a large part of the plundered territory and people will belong to these extraordinary people. Even His Majesty the Emperor has no way to comment. These people are destined. They will become the first group of extraordinary nobles to rise in the country through war.

In addition to the strength within the territory, foreign aid is of course also essential. Major mercenary groups, swordsmen groups, and the military forces of some neighboring principalities were all offered quite high prices for recruitment.

Of course, there is no need to be stingy with remuneration at this time. After all, once you lose the civil war, you will almost certainly lose everything. So from Carinthia to Italy, road security has improved a lot for a while - the bandits and road bandits in the past are now all gone. They all "abandoned evil and embraced good" and transformed themselves into XX mercenary regiments to join the war.

"How do you feel, Mr. Asker?" Ludwig asked enthusiastically, looking at the soldiers training in the camp outside the city.

Brother-in-law and so on, the previous misunderstanding was really embarrassing, so I didn’t say much more after I realized it. On the contrary, the Duke of Bavaria and His Majesty the Demigod recognized this young man as a new generation of military talent, so Ludwig's attitude towards him was less warm and more respectful and admirable.

"Absolutely." Asik looked at the soldiers who were dividing into units in an orderly manner and gave him a "fairly satisfactory" evaluation.

In this world, there is a huge gap in individual strength, so the sources of soldiers are relatively good and bad. New recruits who have just joined the army will be pulled by the recruiting officer to take a "physical strength test", which is nothing more than running in circles (testing endurance) and attacking with bare hands (testing explosive power).

Even ordinary people at Level 0 have significantly different distributions of extraordinary power content in their bodies. People in the city usually have a lower level of physical strength. Those in rural areas, mountains, and the more remote the place, the higher the level of physical strength.

Asker even saw a hunter from the Yagenau Mountains, who deflated an iron stake as thick as his thigh with two punches. This kind of person obviously got it from fighting extraordinary creatures in the mountains since he was a child, although he was not a level extraordinary person. , but in terms of pure physical strength, it is almost the same as a Level 6 transcendent.

Anyone whose physical strength is less than Level 4 belongs to the category of so-called ordinary people and will be incorporated into the regular army by the Weisbach family. They will be issued a set of cloth armor with better defensive power than anything else and a weapon made of the most widely used Shinra formula in the mainland. HR100 assault rifle (similar to the real-life AK47, cheap and durable), and a 7.62mm bullet belt.

The role of the conventional army is to go to the battlefield and use guns to attack. No matter what level of enemies are coming from the opposite side, just aim at the attack. As for life and death, it is left to fate.

Those whose physical strength is higher than Level 4 will be more difficult to kill with a few bullets, and they belong to a higher level of elite soldiers. In addition to HR100 assault rifles and ammunition, additional simple and heavy body armor, bulletproof shields and military steel swords were issued.

The battlefield mission of this type of elite soldiers is to charge with bulletproof shields, rush to the enemy's position despite the opponent's sudden attacks, and then annihilate the enemy's effective forces.

Due to their equipment and physical advantages, it is more difficult to kill them with ordinary rifles in close combat. Therefore, whether the elite soldiers are fighting against the regular army or fighting against each other with firearms, the battle between the soldiers is to use cold weapons to chop each other. Anyway, both sides have strong bodies that bullets cannot penetrate, so just use swords to chop and explode. Whose physical fitness Whoever is stronger will survive.

Because of this, the formula for war in this world is far more complex than our real world. The regular army's hot weapon fire also follows the Lancaster battle equation. The cold weapon fighting of elite soldiers depends more on the quality of the soldiers. Coupled with the intervention of extraordinary people with various fancy abilities, the war becomes extremely It's so unpredictable. It's possible to have an absolute advantage one second, but to be suddenly overturned the next second. It's not impossible.

"Speaking of which, how is the quality of your troops? Compared with the opponent's?" Asker asked.

"I'm not boasting, I definitely have more elite soldiers in Bavaria." Ludwig said, "After all, Burgundy was the so-called Gaul outside the mountain and Gaul inside the mountain in the Third Age. It was long ago conquered by the ancient Solomon Republic. Conquered.”

"Nowadays, their civilization is more developed, their economy is richer, and the quality of their soldiers is relatively poor. However, Bavaria was only developed at the end of the Fourth Age, so we definitely have an advantage in this aspect."

"In other words, they have more people and better equipment, and the quality of your troops is better." Asker concluded.

"Absolutely." Ludwig said with a smile.

He invited Aske to come to the military parade and asked for his opinion. Of course, he didn't really come to ask for advice, but just pretended to convey his war attitude to the other party.

Of course Asker knew it in his heart. In the original main plot of the game, the emperor's camp won the civil war in the end. Therefore, Ludwig's communication and testing were openly expressed with optimistic expectations for the war, which greatly reassured Ludwig. .

"Actually, I'm not worried about the civil war with the Wolfe family." Asker said frankly, "The key is that after defeating the Wolfe family, His Majesty the Emperor's prestige will reach its peak, and the next step is to send troops south, right?"

Going south and using troops against the Holy See can be regarded as a traditional skill of the Shinra Empire. When the current emperor's father was in power, he took advantage of the "Thirteen Rich Families' Unrest" in Solomon City, led an army across the Alps, and annexed Lombardy, which was an independent country at the time and submitted to the Holy See (which is now the Empire). Lombardy).

In the end, the then Pope John was forced to personally crown him and sign the so-called "Otto Privilege Agreement", which stipulated that Pope Solomon must be loyal to the Holy Roman Emperor. Holy authority of the Holy See.

This thing is simply a shame. As soon as Pope Innocent came to power, he immediately overturned this agreement, which directly caused an immediate rupture between the Holy See and the Empire.

This is the main plot of the game "Iron and Fire" and the beginning of a series of world total wars.

"That's right." Ludwig said worriedly. To be fair, he still has confidence in fighting the Wolfe family, but wouldn't fighting the Holy See be asking for death? If a nuclear bomb is dropped, no matter how many people are killed, it will not be enough.

"Now we can only take one step at a time."