From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 50 ‘Army’

After the soldiers were separated, the tribe built an 'army' composed entirely of off-duty warriors, but the number was very small, with only 125 members at full strength.

Although Benya was not a military theorist in his previous life, the developed Internet society provided him with a lot of fragmented knowledge.

This knowledge may not be systematic or perfect, but it is still better than the natives of these primitive communes, and it is enough to support the training of such a small team.

So, he combined the knowledge he knew with the addition of brainstorming and conjecture to formulate a fairly similar organization plan and training method for the tribe.

In terms of organization, five warriors form a 'squad', and a troll is elected from within as the 'squad leader'. This is considered the most basic combat unit;

The five squads will be combined into a squadron, and a ‘squadron leader’ will be elected from among the squad leaders;

As for going further up, it is envisaged that five squadrons will be formed into a brigade, and the leader of the brigade will be called a 'centurion'.

Now, the squad and the squadron have basically taken shape and have begun joint training;

However, the "Brigade" at the higher level has not yet begun to be formally reorganized, so the position of "Centurion" is naturally out of the question.

The reason is that the centurion theoretically needs to undertake command tasks that are much higher than those of the squad leader and squadron leader, which is not something that can be easily accomplished.

Therefore, the specific form of appointment made Blade Ya hesitate.

Is it going to be internally recommended by the grassroots of the army like squad leaders and squadron leaders?

Or should it be appointed directly by higher-ups?

In other words, internal recommendation and superior recognition go hand in hand?

Originally, Benya also proposed the idea of ​​main weapons such as axes, guns, knives, etc., but this was gradually abandoned in later practice.

As for the training methods, because Banya didn't know much about battle formations at first, he just chose to copy the set of things from the university's military training based on the considerations of 'obedience' and 'integrity', that is, queues, internal affairs, etc.

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Remote training is relatively easy.

During the training, he first took over the position of an ordinary soldier and planned to understand it from the most basic parts.

Therefore, he then conducted several drills in the positions of squad leader and squadron leader, and became familiar with the respective battlefield responsibilities of these two positions step by step;

It took a long time for Blade Ya to adapt, and he initially learned how to attack forward from the gaps in the giant shield without affecting his teammates or being affected by his teammates.

As a result, filling the 'population' from the outside has become the only solution.

It wasn't until the bottleneck was really put in front of him that Banya realized that "preparation" would never be "the most complete".

After talking about the organization, let’s talk about weapons.

There, he tried to pick up shields and spears to practice battle formations with the warriors, and also engaged in gladiatorial combat with them after training.

Overall, the results are pretty good, and they have restrained their previous overly liberal style.

Of course, he would never use magic in a fight with warriors;

Perhaps in terms of hunting, this form of organization will appear rigid and inefficient, but the imaginary enemy of the 'army' is never the prey, but the trolls of other tribes.

If you think about it more carefully, today's 'population' problem has begun to restrict the development of tribes in almost all aspects.

I came into contact with these just because I wanted to know more about the operation mode of the battle formation at the grassroots level, and I didn't really want to become a skilled veteran.

It's not that they are not easy to use, but when the output of the armament tree is seriously insufficient, the more versatile epee has become the most suitable choice.

Each warrior will receive a large square steel and wood shield that is three centimeters thick and can almost block a mature troll;

From how to hold up a shield to how to march in formation;

From stopping to prepare the spear, to throwing it in batches;

The difficulty may be grasping the accuracy of throwing spears.

In addition, 8 heavy-throwing spears that are as thick as the wrist and more than 2 meters long will be distributed as secondary weapons;

But this situation has changed since that day when the moose was recovered, and his interest has obviously shifted towards the 'army'.

After that, almost every few days, Banya would go to the training ground where the soldiers were training.

But with the tribe’s current food supply capacity, this is already the most extreme level;

If you want to go further, you need more surplus food, and surplus food is linked to productivity.

Although it was only a 'preliminary learning', 'private soldier' ​​would not be Saba's position on the battlefield after all. Learning to this level was enough for him.

Whether it is the expansion of the army or the increase in the number of witch doctors, progress has been delayed due to 'population'.

The main weapon is a 1.5-meter-long steel-wood epee.

The next part of the close combat is quite troublesome.

Now, the only problem remains. Too few. Such a small quantity is simply too small.

He felt that when those scattered hostile trolls faced his own orderly formations and sophisticated weapons, they would definitely face devastating destruction.

To sum up, although Ben Ya has always been involved in 'military' affairs to a certain extent, he has mostly carried out some activities away from the grassroots through his name on the 'Training Committee' and the 'Witch and War Integrated Committee'.

General direction construction.

However, the fertility of trolls is not that outstanding, so the natural growth rate is no longer enough to keep up with the advancement of the tribe.

In terms of weapon materials, although steel and wood are lighter than steel in the previous life, this combination is definitely not light when combined;

It's thanks to the fact that all the soldiers are strong men and strong girls nearly three meters tall, otherwise it would be impossible to be armed.

But even so, he still relied on his outstanding physical fitness to win the title of "Warrior", and he was full of pride in it.

As for the battle formation training, after the weapon combination and organization are selected, experiments and improvements are slowly started.

But the troll seems to be very talented in this area. Even Saberya, who has not received relevant training, can throw it decently after trying it twenty or thirty times.

However, there is no rush to decide this. The tribe currently only has the airs of a brigade of the Manchurian Communist Party. Let’s practice first.

As a result, the equipment combination consisting of a giant shield, a heavy-throwing spear, and a heavy sword has become the standard equipment for today's warriors.

From holding a shield to meet the enemy, to resisting the impact, to attacking, every aspect has its own difficulties.

Now that the output of fruit trees and animal husbandry is not enough to replace hunting, the best way to increase productivity is undoubtedly to expand the size of the 'population'.

Although Saberya had always used words such as "conquer" and "expansion" on his lips before, it seemed as if he was about to embark on a journey.

But every time he had this thought, he always thought of ‘being more prepared’.

As a result, after so many years, the tribe has hardly made any move in this regard.

After all this fussing, overall I can say that I am quite satisfied.

Finally, he also tried to assume the expected command position of a centurion and learned to operate battle formations and troops from a holistic perspective.

The time has come for action to begin.

I couldn't sleep at night, so I just got up and started typing.

After posting this chapter, I'm getting ready to go to bed. The second update will probably be in the afternoon.

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