Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

Chapter 553 404. Credan (Picture Yile)

In Darkus' cognition, military theory is very important, very important. Theory is the basis of practice, practice is the source of theory, and theory and practice complement each other.

Just like the famous Blitzkrieg, Blitzkrieg actually appeared very early. Alfred von Schlieffen created the preliminary theory of Blitzkrieg as early as World War I. Some battles in World War I were also designed based on this theory, but due to various reasons, such as weaponry, trench warfare, positional warfare, long front lines, troop dispersion, and disjointed attack and defense, these battles ultimately ended in failure. However, failure is also the mother of success. Although the entire war was lost, these valuable experiences continued.

At the age of 33, a certain tall man developed a new understanding of future warfare based on his personal experience on the battlefield, put forward the theory of mechanized mobile warfare, and published "Building a Professional Army". The article proposed the need for Establish a mechanized force composed of 100,000 professional soldiers that combines maneuverability and destructive firepower, and form 6 mobile armored divisions that can conduct mobile operations with the support of aviation, are capable of proactive attacks, and can win by surprise.

Then nothing happened. At that time, military conservatism was popular in France. Except for a few who supported the tall man, other military leaders and government officials still adhered to traditional war concepts and strategic thinking. They believed that traditional infantry tactics and fortifications Still the most effective way of war, they were conservative about the concept of mechanized forces, and this conservatism made it difficult for them to accept the Tall Man's mechanized force proposals. Of course, in addition to conservatism, France, which was in political chaos at that time, had no money...

After a full summary and combination, with the continuous iteration of war weapons, the blitzkrieg theory was applied to armored group operations. There is no need to go into details about what happened after that...

The same is true for strategic bombing tactics. This theory was created by Hugh Montagu Trenchard. The author of "Air Dominance" also mentioned a similar concept. However, it was extremely difficult to convert theory into practice. At that time, various aircraft The performance cannot meet the corresponding tactical requirements. During the Panya Civil War, the Condor Army bombed Guernica. This bombing attracted the attention of various countries, and the aircraft at that time could also meet the tactical needs.

After the outbreak of World War II, strategic bombing officially appeared on the stage of history, and experience was continuously accumulated in practice. From the aircraft taking off from various airports, through coordination to complete the formation in the air, the spacing and height between the aircraft, fighter escort and other practical experiences have been accumulated, thereby continuously improving the strategic bombing tactics. This is true from the Thousand Planes Bombing in 1942 to the Defender-2 operation in 30 years.

Military reform must involve military theory, which is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed. Fortunately, there are old monsters like Malekith and Newkel in Druch society. Darkus has made full use of these two men a long time ago. Relevant battle cases and historical materials are being compiled. When the General Staff is established, relevant military books will also appear. Later, he planned to shift his focus from these two to the Adreze believers. At a high level, he planned to involve the Adreze believers in training, equipment use and tactical research.

Although the fighting methods and thinking of elves are still in the era of cold weapons, there are also many things to pay attention to when fighting with cold weapons. After the initial military reform in the Lustria continent, the corresponding supporting tactics and daily routines are still being developed and improved. . How a centurion marching with carriages marches in various terrains, the composition of the vanguard and rearguard, and how to deal with ambushes and emergencies is a science.

Just like this battle outside the city of Altdorf, the leaders took advantage of their own advantages and adopted a wedge formation that had not appeared for a long time. With the blessing of the big guy, the elves' potential was almost fully explored in the battle. And this is exactly what Darkus needs.

While resting in Jinchi, Selire mentioned to Darkus that Druchi's army lacked a long-range weapon that allowed soldiers to effectively fight against the giant beasts. This kind of long-range weapon is not a repeating crossbow or a harpoon crossbow, nor is it a reaper ballista. It is a portable long-range weapon similar to the positioning of a javelin. However, elves are not good at strength and cannot maximize the performance of the javelin unless it is specially customized. A javelin specially used by elves. As for the throwing ax, that thing is not in line with tradition.

Finally, Darkus asked Selire to turn his attention from weapon selection to tactical arrangements, and first study how to effectively throw long-range weapons during battle. At how many steps and in which rows should the weapon be thrown, the power of the weapon can be exerted without hurting one's own people. As for weapons, he had a choice. He had previously obtained some stone tablets in Grond. Although the weapon elves on the stone tablets could not be used, they could copy the principles of the weapons. However, this matter would have to be discussed after returning to the Lustria continent. , now the slate is in the hands of the lizard people.

And this is what Darkus needs. In addition to the use of equipment and tactical research, the training routines of soldiers also need to be reset and designed to be relatively scientific. After all, the lifespan of elves is long, and the service period is also based on Counting hundreds of years, what he needs are veterans, not firewood.

In addition to the high-level aspects of training, equipment use, and tactical research, Darkus is also preparing to let Adreze believers join in at the lower level. This is also what he has opened to soldiers in addition to the black knights, officers, and guards. The fourth promotion channel allows soldiers to make appropriate choices among these channels according to their own conditions and advantages. It can also be regarded as a kind of path. Of course, there is also a fifth channel, but this channel is not promotion, but retirement... …

On the basis of the second adjustment of the sect, the sect was expanded again, raising its members to a thousand or even ten thousand members. Like the Order Black Knights, some remain in training, equipment use, and tactical research schools to receive training, training, and research.

During wartime, some of the members of these religious orders will be selected to join the war under the leadership of the leaders and used as elite troops, tactical reserves and strategic reserves, similar to Sandoku's 130 Armored Instructor. The other part stayed at the rear, serving as the backbone of the remaining officers and soldiers returning from injury to train reserve conscripts or new recruits, providing Druchi or future elves with a steady stream of established legions that could enter the battlefield and fight.

In addition to various research schools, members of another religious order will enter the grassroots level of the army through regular rotation.

Darkus is very practical. He knows that it is wrong to apply things mechanically. Changes and adjustments must be made according to the actual situation. Army management first depends on the nature of the army, which is very important, just like knowing where your butt sits first. The nature of the military indicates why it exists and who it serves. However, the situation in Nagaros is now very complicated. There are many factions on the hills, and there are countless small hills below the big hills. This has also resulted in the fact that most of the Druchi troops appear to serve Malekith, but in fact It serves all military leaders, big and small.

This is also the reason why Darkus needs to reform the military. He wants to knock off these hills. Although hills will still appear after knocking them off, these hills are different in nature from those before the reform. They can be controlled and adjusted. tolerated.

Dacus has always believed that the army is a tool of violence affiliated and subordinated to a certain country and class. The mission of the army is to defend the interests of the country and the class. Therefore, depending on the nature of class rule, there will be what kind of army, which will determine the purpose of the army. The nature and purpose of the army must reflect the supreme will of the ruling class.

The army established on the basis of the production relations of slave owner ownership has always been a tool to safeguard the interests of the slave owner class. When feudal production relations replaced the production relations of slavery, the army of feudal lords would also replace the army of slave owners. In the capitalist era, the bourgeois army established to safeguard capitalist private ownership has obvious characteristics of suppressing internal affairs and invading and expanding externally.

Management is a conscious and purposeful activity that must be carried out in accordance with the nature and purpose of the organization. Since the army is a violent organization of the state and the ruling class, its nature and purpose are essentially the centralized reflection of the class nature of the ruling class in the army, so its management must also have a certain class nature. In the military, the emergence of management regulations and systems, the formation of management institutions and mechanisms, the division of management authority, the selection of management methods and means, etc. are all subject to certain class constraints.

Different classes have different interests, so different armies have different management purposes. Any management that deviates from class interests does not exist. The intuitive thing is to let Western armies serve the people... pure nonsense, so in disaster relief It is perfectly normal for various unacceptable and incomprehensible behaviors to occur during the process.

The means of management serve the purpose of management. The discipline of the slave-owning army relies on killings, the discipline of the feudal army relies on whips, and the discipline of the bourgeois army relies on money. In the army of the backward class, the managers and the managed are in two different classes, which determines that the management of people must use deception, coercion, or bribery with money, while the army of the advanced class must use methods of management of people. Adopt democratic management methods such as trust, education and persuasion. In addition, different classes of armies will have different organizational systems, and their managers will also have different work styles.

What Darkus has to do is to let Druch enter a relatively advanced class. Military management activities are never isolated activities. There must be corresponding organizations as carriers, and systems must exist. This is management. Base. In addition to setting the responsibilities and authorities for managers at all levels and types, the military system also stipulates corresponding codes of conduct.

What can be done, what should be done and what is prohibited must be clearly defined and specified through a series of laws, regulations and rules. The army is an armed group that performs political tasks and must have strict discipline, military appearance, requirements, and management. Strictness is the foundation of military management and the main theme of military service life.

The members of the religious order who enter the grassroots level will be engaged in this management, allowing soldiers to perform military duties, handle internal military relations, military etiquette, military ethics and daily life, etc., take the lead in implementing internal regulations, maintain discipline, implement rewards and punishments, and unite Order the Black Knight to enforce disciplinary rules. Participate in the daily training of soldiers and train the centurions on their formation movements, formation formation and formation command in accordance with formation orders.

In addition to these, it is important political, ideological, religious and logistical work. Through various behavioral norms, the military activities can be carried out in a legal and orderly manner, with mutual cooperation and coordination, so as to maintain the stability of soldiers and officers. The good relationship and normal work and life order between them ensure the smooth progress of military construction and various management activities.

In Darkus' view, this was indispensable. Without the participation of members of the religious order, the military reform would be specious and nondescript. This was something he had designed and laid the foundation for when he was in Nagaros. For this reason, he designed various rules and regulations for the members of the Order. Although he had never served in Druchi's army, he knew very well how fucked up Druchi's army was.

Officers do not treat soldiers as compatriots, but as cattle and horses. Soldiers are often whipped and abused for various reasons. The way, time and place of humiliating soldiers are completely at the whim of the officer. The tone of conversation between officers and soldiers is also cold and dry. The two levels are only connected by orders and obedience. It cannot be said that it happens often, but every day, for soldiers to use black guns and give officers a cold blow.

There are many reasons for this situation, and it has a lot to do with the social structure and environment of Druchi, but this is not important. What is important is that Darkus wants to change everything and reverse this trend.

Therefore, permanently ending the abuse of soldiers is the top priority of military reform. Soldiers must be managed through management ideas such as strengthening military discipline, establishing management authority, and strictly improving military appearance. Let those adapted veterans know that times have changed, everything is no longer what it was before, channels and hopes that have never appeared before appear in front of them, and officers are no longer hateful. There are clear procedures for the process of getting up, from getting up to turning off the lights, everything must be in accordance with the standards of laws and regulations.

Emphasis is placed on giving full play to the role of soldiers and allowing them to unleash powerful combat effectiveness. The factor of soldiers will play a decisive role in future campaigns and battles. Soldiers are the core of the Army's operational principles and the basis of the Army's will to win. Otherwise, let the soldiers act as cheerleaders and spectators to watch the champions from both sides fight to determine the winner. Then why do we need soldiers? What we need are reporters who can vividly describe the situation on the spot.

In Darkus' view, members of the Order are omnipotent and all-encompassing, and members of the Order must give full play to their role as non-commissioned officers. Commanding depends on officers, and management relies on sergeants. This is an important management idea for managing the army in some countries. Some countries' armies call sergeants the "pillars" of the army and sergeants majors the "backbone of the army."

In some countries, soldiers fear non-commissioned officers more than officers. Non-commissioned officers are leaders and instructors of soldiers, collaborators and advisors of officers. They act as a conveyor belt between soldiers and officers, and are assistants to centurions and centurions. The combat effectiveness of the troops is enhanced. The main force that is fully utilized is a key link in the command system. Non-commissioned officers must be involved from queue drills to the execution of internal affairs. Any disciplinary problems encountered by soldiers will be dealt with by sergeants first. If the situation is serious, officers and black knights will step in to deal with it.

Darkus believes that it is not a problem for members of the Order to assume the responsibility of non-commissioned officers. First of all, in the selection, members of the Order must be professional soldiers who have served for a long time. They are familiar with the lives, thoughts and requirements of soldiers, and have rich experience. He has experience in leading troops and can also fight. He is considered the king of soldiers at the grassroots level. What is difficult is the others.

Let members of the religious group be responsible for the management of soldiers' daily routine, roll call, drills, martial arts and other aspects. In addition to sharing the work of officers, it will also help to avoid direct conflicts between soldiers and officers, ease the previous tension between officers and soldiers, and conduct An effective transition. When there is a conflict between members of the Order and soldiers, officers can also come forward to mediate. If there is a conflict between members of the Order and officers and you want to make it a trivial matter, just rely on your fists to resolve it. If you don't mind it being a big deal and embarrassing, just ask the Black Knight of the Order...

To put it bluntly, the military is a small society, and all kinds of shit will happen, and these things will be infinitely magnified because it is a small society.

This is not the management category of non-commissioned officers and martial arts instructors, but the management category of political commissars and instructors. Members of the religious group must do a good job in the ideological work of the officers and soldiers of the Centurion, be familiar with the officers and soldiers' personal experiences, family situations, personality characteristics, hobbies and specialties, and understand the ideological situation of the entire company.

Regularly talk to officers and soldiers, do ideological work in a targeted manner, guide officers and soldiers to correctly deal with issues such as promotion, transfer, rewards, love, marriage, family, retirement, etc., help officers and soldiers resolve issues of vital interest, and help soldiers who want to be promoted to choose routes and transfer Positive factors. The most important thing is to let the officers and soldiers abandon Kane's faith and join the Lord of Blades, a harmonious family of unity and friendship.

Darkus has customized a lot of conditions for these four promotion routes, customizing detailed conditions according to each path, but there are two major conditions that are necessary. One is the number of years of service, which allows soldiers to improve their service during the service. There will be no sudden fluctuations in thoughts, and you can make full use of time to prepare for the path you want to choose.

The other is Adreze's faith. Only with this necessary condition can Druchi abandon Kane and let Kane's faith ebb in Druchi society. In his opinion, this is a process, not a matter of policy between him and Malekith, so rewards and necessary conditions are a must.

In addition, members of the religious group should also care about the officers, use their own experience and documents issued by the General Staff to help the officers improve their work level and leadership ability, help the officers solve the difficulties in work, study and life, and make suggestions for the training and use of officers. suggestion. Understand the various conditions of the company's garrison, do a good job in security and security, keep officers and soldiers on high alert, and allow officers and soldiers to consciously report potential spies, hostile forces, Kane fanatics, and cult believers to resist the erosion of chaos.

In the morning, you can choose a suitable time to let members of the religious group act as priests and organize the officers and soldiers of the Centurion to pray to Edreze to strengthen the beliefs of the officers and soldiers.

In the evenings and when the lights are turned off, members of the cult must once again organize the officers and soldiers of the Centurion to conduct literacy training so that the officers and soldiers can master the culture, be able to write their own names, understand the corresponding military regulations and documents, and master mathematics. Slide rule and other auxiliary tools. If you don't do literacy, you can do some other things, such as telling stories, telling history, or telling the greatness of Darkus and Malekith...

When the soldiers are getting their meals in the morning, noon and evening, members of the religious order should stand there to ensure that each soldier receives the corresponding supplies. The same is true when distributing supplies, ordnance, trophies and military pay. It is necessary to ensure that the materials and military pay are distributed to the soldiers in full.

Darkus has many ways to deal with the colluding cult members and officers. You must know that there are no secrets in Nagaros, and those cult members who choose to collude will no longer be members of the cult, and their end will be very miserable.

During wartime and during long-distance marches and training, it is necessary to coordinate with the centurion's command, rather than rely on power and seniority to do whatever one wants. Do a good job in combat mobilization, publicity and agitation, etc., educate the officers and soldiers of the Centurion to resolutely execute orders, maintain battlefield discipline, carry forward the combat style of the Centurion, and complete designated combat tasks.

During the battle, you must use your own experience to assist the centurion command, and at critical moments, lead the elite squad of centurions to join the battle against dangerous targets, or try to destroy the enemy's giant beasts, or Engage in championship duels and kill important enemy targets. After the war, war evaluation and other work are carried out to evaluate meritorious soldiers and cowards. As for counting casualties and lost materials and equipment, that is the matter of the centurion.

This is something that Darkus has been thinking about for a long time. He thinks it is perfect. The addition of members of the religious order can make the transition of military reforms smooth, allowing normal work and life order, ensuring the smooth progress of military construction and various management activities. . It plays an important role in cultivating the military's fine style, strengthening military discipline, and improving combat effectiveness. In a certain sense, without these behavioral norms, military management cannot be carried out, and the military will not be an army.

After the transition is completed, the combat effectiveness and organization of the Druch army will reach a new level. In addition to politics and other aspects, this is a huge benefit to the Drukhi society with a very small population. With the same resources, it is a bit exaggerated that soldiers with explosive combat effectiveness can be used as ten soldiers, but when five soldiers are used, it is a bit exaggerated. There is still no big problem with it. If it still fails...

After coming to Ulthuan, each religious order will absorb elves from various kingdoms and colonies to become members of the religious order according to conditions. This set of templates can be incorporated into the society and army of the elves to complete the second round of transition, so that the army of elves becomes a whole, surrounding the banner of the Phoenix King, instead of the princes of a certain kingdom, and the army of elves no longer Just like before, the kingdom is the main body.

Darkus was also paving the way and preparing for this. There were reasons why he chose to be released at this time. One was that he was about to enter Athel Loren, and next he wanted to focus on Fen. Nubar's body can also give the members of the cult something else to do besides competing with the Eternal Guard, who is also a follower of Adreze.

The other one was told by Darkus to Aigirethe. He needed information about Aigirethe, and he needed the service years and identity background of Nagaroth's soldiers. There are obviously not enough people now. He wants to select some people to join these four roads and let some qualified pigs fly. He also wants Aijirese to tell Malekith after he returns to Nagaros and let Ma Rekis was mentally prepared.

"What do you think? Or do you want to add something?" After Darkus spoke for a while, he looked around at the elves as before, and then asked.

"I agree!" Selire, who was sitting opposite Dacus, raised his hand and said directly. As Dacus's uncle, he had no reason to disagree with this matter, and this matter did not involve the interests of the family. At the same time, he also knew that this matter would expand Edreze's influence in all aspects, and as the leader, he had no reason to object.

Selire's move was like some kind of signal, and all the Adreze believers present, whether standing or sitting, raised their hands.

Darkus looked around at the elves again, and was relieved to see that the elves expressed their support for him. He knew that this matter had the support of the Adreze believers, which would lay a good foundation for the smooth progress of the matter.

"I have two questions." After the elves' hands fell, the sitting Maranur asked. After getting Darkus's eyes, he continued, "In addition to the centurions in the legion, the cult Members, where are the Thousand-Man Team? Where is the Black Knight of the Order? Even..." At the end of his sentence, he looked at Baine sitting opposite him, and the words he didn't say were self-evident.

"You reminded me that a member of the Order must be assigned to the Thousands of Men to manage and coordinate the members of the Order of the Hundreds. The Hundreds and the Thousands of Order Black Knights must also have one, and those who enter the Order of Black Knights must The members of the Order must be more stringent in the selection. As for the Black Guard..." Darkus kept a smile on his face when he said it. At the end, he prolonged his voice and looked at the expressions of the elves, and then he continued He smiled and said, "To be decided, I will discuss it with His Majesty the Witch King after returning to Nagaroth. By the way, let's give the members of the cult a name when they join the army?"

"Karuchi Walla?" Kewell said directly.

Cowell's proposal did not receive widespread response and support. Darkus frowned. He knew that this word came from the Elsalin language and meant the terminator of pain. To end the pain of soldiers? It didn't sound like there was anything wrong with it, but he still felt like it was a little tasteless. Just when he was about to say something, Franais, who stood behind him and seldom spoke, spoke.

"Credan!"

"Kredan...it's okay."

"good."

Franais's proposal attracted a chorus of approval, and Darkus also nodded in agreement. The term Credan means the founder of faith in the Elsalin language, and is used to refer to those who have entered the grassroots church. The group members couldn’t have seemed more appropriate. After tasting it, he raised his hand, followed by the members of the cult present who raised their hands again.

"Then it's settled. Next, the teachers will specify a set of detailed procedures for the first version, regarding high-level matters such as training, equipment use and tactical research, as well as Credan's specific responsibilities. Franais, you also You must participate. In addition, related clothing and armor must also be added to the design. The mask is the brass mask of the Lord of Blades. The style is still the same as before, but the material can be changed to gold! The inner layer is Keith Steel with an outer layer of gold.”

Darkus ignored the uproar among the members of the cult. In his opinion, it was still necessary to wear a mask, and he could not stop wearing a mask just because of the pious sect's style. Masks can enhance the honor of members of the order, indicating identity and rank. In the order, there are also service years and military merit honors. Special decorations are added to the mask to commend the service years and honors.

Masks can also protect the face from javelins, arrows and stone throws on the volatile battlefield. Improving morale, psychological tactics, and cold weapon duels often also include psychological contests. Unique masks may be used to frighten the enemy, cause psychological pressure on the enemy, and increase one's own deterrence. The mask itself is representative, but the mask The face behind is unknowable, adding to the sense of mystery and fear.

Preventing dust and protecting eyes are nothing special. In religion, the mask also has religious and ritual significance. During the morning ceremony, the Kradans can hold up the golden mask to represent Edreze's protection or the blade. the image of the Lord.

Of course, after the members of the sect retire, these golden masks will not be put away. Instead, they will be kept in the form of medals. Perhaps when the members are down, the gold can be sold? …

"Every member of the cult present here must join in. You can compile various military documents based on past experiences and family origins. Of course... before you proceed with in-depth compilation, you'd better write down the outline. You can use it in training, equipment use, Tactical research and constructive suggestions from Credan. The cult has never been mine, nor the leader's, but everyone's. Everyone has the opportunity to become the God's Chosen and Champion, so... everyone has this responsibility. And duty!”

"The meeting is over. Let's take a half-hour break. The trophies will be distributed later." After the cheers from the members of the cult ended, Darkus stood up, stretched his waist, and then said with a smile.

This chapter and the previous chapter refer to Military Management published in 2001. For readers who want to know more, please refer to the document.