From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 188 Reflections after the War

Looking at the report in his hand, Nesta did not first calculate the gains of this battle, but instead focused on a series of problems displayed by the expeditionary force.

First, there is the solo journey of the Far Walker troops.

From a certain perspective, this is actually understandable. The reason is nothing more than bellicosity. At least this accounts for a large part of the reason.

Of course, understanding is understanding, but this kind of behavior of "making independent opinions" cannot be ignored.

Relatively speaking, the military's orders and prohibitions are definitely far more important than wariness and thirst for war. Therefore, punishment must be imposed, and severe punishment in order to curb this trend.

But thinking about this, Nesta felt a little uncertain again

Because after thinking about it more deeply, he discovered that there seemed to be a deeper reason behind the Far Traveler's choice at that time.

'The Far Travelers can be considered a regular army, and apart from recruiting some new soldiers before the war, they have not been mixed with conscripts. Why is there such a difference?'

After comparing with the rest of the brother troops, Nesta pondered for a moment and came to the conclusion that the Farstrider troops' formation ideas and training focus were very different from those of the formation warriors and cavalry who were also prostitutes;

Among them, the latter two emphasize "collective" and "command", "orders and prohibitions" and "group thinking" are the top priorities in training besides "tactics of war";

After that, he put it aside for the time being and read the rest of the frontline intelligence.

Forget it, he looked down at the casualty list in his hand again. The numbers written on it with dark green dye seemed to have turned into strokes of scarlet in Nesta's eyes.

Nearly forty travelers died, most of which occurred during the 'lone walk' outside the city;

Therefore, when faced with the sudden "leadership position" they did not adapt well, they neglected to actively control the emotions and behavior of the conscripts under their command.

In response to these issues, the Rune Council has not even conducted a decent discussion.

"It's better to relax. Fortunately we won, fortunately the tribe is strong enough, and the trolls themselves are brave enough, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

Nesta is also reflecting. Most of his previous energy was occupied by research, which prevented him from thinking more deeply when faced with the ruling government's "war proposal."

In his writing, the punishment of the two officers of the Far Traveler, the consideration of the positioning of the troops, and the necessity of establishing a full-time "battlefield scout" were quickly completed.

Especially their 'rage' during the battle in Beicheng, which caused the tribe to suffer a lot of almost meaningless casualties. For the Yabu, which lacks a 'population', this is definitely something that needs to be taken seriously.

However, due to the various reasons mentioned previously, it is necessary to re-control the strength. The responsibility for guiding the tribe cannot be entirely attributed to the members of the Far Traveler Force.

This point was not too obvious during the battle at the South Wall, because there, almost all of our troops were operating according to their establishment, allowing the levies to be controlled in time when there were signs of rampage.

This is the so-called "self-positioning" problem. After accepting Daba's order, these temporary officers acted like reckless men, just rushing and fighting without any sense of "I am the commander".

Awakening, he did not regard 'controlling his subordinates' as his 'primary battlefield duty'.

Since the military power is in the hands of the Rune Council, or to be more precise, in the hands of the ‘Military W Council’ with himself as the chief;

Therefore, this bill is more of a formality. Since Fang has not returned yet, he, Rough Fang, and Azshara, the three advanced witch doctors, can get the matter done after discussing with each other, and with Nirvana

Star's opinion prevails.

This method of combat severed the connection between officers and subordinates, especially the gap between lower-level officers and the grassroots, which directly led to the subsequent "rage", no one can suppress it immediately, which is undoubtedly the result of

Ba's 'command error'.

‘Are they ‘reconnaissance soldiers’ who are more focused on battlefield missions? Or should we maintain their original positioning and let them become pure ‘explorers’?’

For this reason, Nesta felt a little hesitant

Punishment must be punished, after all, this time we are facing a war, not an exploration mission;

There must still be some 'emphasis', even if it is to serve as a warning to the rest of the troops, their punishment must be carried out;

'And the establishment of 'battlefield scouts' should be established separately within the framework of the 'regular army'.'

The latter is more a matter of errors at the command level and a problem with the positioning of the off-duty soldiers.

In this campaign, those regular army soldiers who served as junior officers of the expeditionary force actually played more of a role of 'obeying orders' in their respective units;

And if considered from this point of view, it seems that the so-called "walking alone" on them was not really a mistake. This is because the tribe's training for them has been like this from beginning to end.

What caused this situation to happen, in addition to the inherent flaws in the troll's character, was the problem at the high-level command level, as well as the middle- and lower-level officers.

'From the current point of view, it seems that it is not necessary to punish the team members? At least too severe punishment is not appropriate. Then, Cui Wenli and Zhuo Erni's 'self-invited punishment' is just right. And the subsequent training methods and troop positioning,

But it should be the top priority of thinking.'

Thinking of the previous performance of herself and the other witch doctors, Nesta sighed secretly before murmuring in a low voice.

What's more, the entire tribe's top brass didn't even have any expectations for the outcome of the war. They sent troops out of jealousy for the richness of the "God-given Plateau" with just an empty "punishment".

'Then what should we do? Follow the way of training regular troops and restrict their 'initiative' with rules and regulations?'

Not only in the early stage, but his actions did play a vital role in the development of the war and became a prerequisite for victory in the "battle under the wall";

Therefore, due to the mutual superposition of these many factors, the Farstrider troops naturally did not form a military-style behavior like the other two brother troops, "reporting everything and not acting without orders".

Looking back, the problem is indeed these problems, but except for Daba's command error, which seems irrefutable, what about the other mistakes? Who should be attributed to it? Is it just a problem of the grassroots officers themselves?

?

In fact, this is not the case. The hasty war, the hasty recruitment and reorganization, and the promotion of officers like a duck, are actually all decision-making mistakes made by the top leaders of the tribe.

In addition to this point, from the formulation to implementation of the slogan "Disarm, don't kill", there was no communication with the conscripts at all, which caused a deviation in the way of war between the officer group and the soldiers under their command;

This deviation was infinitely amplified due to the former reason, leading to the emergence of a series of subsequent problems.

So, what is the purpose of war? What kind of result can be considered as "achieving punishment"? How should the horned hoof deal with it?

In this battle, in addition to the problems exposed by the Far Travelers during their reconnaissance outside the city, the impatience shown by the conscripts along the way and the loss of control during the war seemed to be more serious matters;

Their series of performances gave Nesta a deeper understanding of the flaws in the troll's character.

In addition, with that little training time, can the hunting team be transformed into a qualified combat force?

They were indeed very brave, and in this there was nothing to blame;

The Far Traveler troops are different. From the very beginning, they have focused more on 'courage' and 'exploration', and their ethos is more inclined towards the independent combat and survivability of 'individuals' or 'small groups'.

But in the later stage, when he had won the battle under the wall and annihilated all the elites on the other side, he still assembled the officer corps to charge forward, but it was a completely unnecessary decision;

Among them, the former can obviously be overcome. This can be seen by looking at the ethos displayed by the regular army who have been trained for a long time;

It is nothing more than an emphasis on ‘collectiveness’ and ‘laws of war’ when militia training continues to be strengthened.

Now it seems that neither the preparation plan nor the new combat mode has been properly planned.

Is it really possible to train hundreds of top soldiers into qualified grassroots officers just by relying on just a few months of training before the war? Especially if the tribe does not have a suitable officer training program.

After having a general idea, Nesta immediately began to draft corresponding proposals and prepare to carry out related reorganization and disciplinary matters.

'If it is the latter, then their future will not be on the battlefield at all, at least not on this type of battlefield; perhaps, it seems more appropriate to transform them into a 'semi-military intelligence department' that specializes in exploration and even intelligence collection behind enemy lines.

suitable?'

But what about the rest? Whether it's mentality or combat habits, the little training before the war can't really change anything at all.

The battle that took place on the northern wall was another situation.

In order to better form a breakthrough before the war, Daba gathered most of the officers to form an "officer corps" to resist the front line;

Moreover, the tasks they perform are often tasks that require small groups to make decisions on the fly. Of course, the training will also focus on cultivating the independent judgment and corresponding decision-making abilities of each team.

The remaining few appeared because of other sporadic battles.

The totem configuration of the Far Traveler troops places too much emphasis on 'flexibility', 'cover' and 'communication'. Moreover, in terms of the coverage area of ​​individual armor, they are lower than the half-length armor of the cavalry, only covering the front and rear chests.

key protection;

In battle, the Far Travelers have almost no other means to rely on except their own hard power.

This has led to the fact that in the several battles fought by the tribe since the establishment of this organization, the Far Walkers have always had the highest casualty rate among all troops.

Therefore, this current result has further strengthened Nesta’s idea of ​​‘dedicated reconnaissance force’

(End of chapter)