Rise of the Empire Total War

bang bang bang—

"First row, squat down, reload!"

"Second row, raise your gun and prepare to shoot!"

"volley!"

bang bang bang—

The school field is full of gunshots one after another, as well as the acrid gunpowder smoke after the muskets are fired. The soldiers have long been accustomed to this. They skillfully reload ammunition under the command of the officer, or hold the musket with the bayonet inserted at the body. The scarecrow in front practiced stabbing.

Strolling on the lively school grounds, Richard looked at the soldiers who were practicing with satisfaction. The equipment of Wang's army had been updated, and the smoothbore guns they used were replaced by the flintlock guns developed by the Firearms Research Institute. Not only that, but the body of the flintlock has also been lengthened, and the effect of lengthening the body of the gun is to increase the range of fire.

Compared with the original smoothbore guns, the newly equipped flintlock guns can be used in harsher environments, and are no longer limited to sunny days or other good weather. The use of flintlock devices also enabled the emergence of the profession of snipers in the army. Compared with smoothbore guns that still belong to matchlock guns, flintlock guns save the cumbersome steps of inserting matchlocks, allowing snipers Seize the opportunity on the ever-changing battlefield and kill the enemy with one shot.

In addition, the flintlock has another more obvious advantage. In the past, soldiers would wear round and round matchlocks around their bodies for use in wartime. This kind of matchlock became extremely stable because it was soaked in sesame oil. At one point, sparks will ignite in an instant, so soldiers on the battlefield can easily fall into dangerous situations-not to mention, there have been several accidents in which soldiers caught fire due to wrong operations in these years of training alone.

In addition to the replacement of muskets. The backward plug-in bayonet used in the past has also been replaced by the newly developed bayonet bayonet. Thanks to the weight reduction of the gun body, soldiers will not be unable to use the bayonet because the musket is too heavy.

Not only the flintlock was successfully equipped with the army, but the smaller carbines were also born from the Firearms Research Institute, replacing the cavalry crossbow used by the crossbow cavalry, and the crossbow cavalry was successfully renamed the carbine cavalry. Compared with infantry weapons, the carbine used by the cavalry is lighter and has a shorter range. It usually fires a round of short-range salvo before charging, and then draws out the saber to charge. Disperse.

After the carbine cavalry appeared, Richard's legion was restructured again. The original melee arms were cancelled, and the cavalry was replaced by the carbine cavalry brigade as much as possible. A regiment was expanded to six infantry brigades of 2,700 people, two artillery brigades of 300 people, and three cavalry brigades of 900 people, a total of 3,900 soldiers (if the chaplains, craftsmen and slaves are included, there may be nearly 5,000 people ). Not only has the regiment level been expanded, but a brigade headquarters has also been added above the regiment. Two regiments form one brigade. In order to ensure the safety of the brigade headquarters,

It also has a guard infantry brigade and a guard cavalry brigade directly under its jurisdiction, that is to say, the number of combatable soldiers in a brigade will reach 8,500.

There is also the highest-level legion above the brigade level. A legion will have three brigades under its jurisdiction. The legion headquarters also has a direct guard regiment and a direct artillery regiment (this is added by Richard referring to the modern army, in order to increase the army. The firepower of an artillery regiment has four artillery brigades, that is, forty artillery pieces. As long as there is sufficient ammunition, the salvo of these forty artillery pieces is enough to make the enemy regret coming to this world), that is to say, an army’s Fighters will number an unprecedented 30,000.

One army after the restructuring is enough to replace the three armies before the restructuring, whether it is quantity or quality, this is also Richard's new confidence and reliance. In the four years since the end of the Osa War, taking advantage of this precious peace, his country's economy has developed rapidly, and various advanced agricultural tools and farming methods have been promoted in the territory; land trade and sea trade go hand in hand, from the Kingdom of Winster The goods were even sold as far as the Holy Kuyawi Empire and its northern border. A large amount of silver coins brought back by the caravan flowed into the treasury in the form of taxation; mineral resources in various places in the territory were also developed, and all soldiers captured in the war Become a mining slave and contribute every drop of blood and tears to the prosperity of Winster Kingdom.

By the spring of 1125 in the mainland calendar, the Kingdom of Winster under Richard had four armies with a total of 120,000 legionary infantry (there were six legions before the military reform, but after careful consideration, Richard still used the extra two Legion merged into other legions), although this amount is too much for Richard's current territory, but with the assistance of the system, the military expenditure has been reduced as much as possible, and a large amount of money can still be made in surplus every month.

Among the four legions, the Fourth Army under the command of Rudolf Furba is still stationed on the Osa Peninsula, but the local auxiliary army does not need to be recruited because of surplus troops. It is enough to deter the surrounding city-states and forces that are still fighting. The Acarnanian Alliance, which was besieged by various forces, once asked Richard for help because he couldn't support it, and was severely tricked by Richard on the condition of sending a regiment Pen, a regiment after the reform of the new army lived up to expectations, and directly defeated the enemy army that would commit crimes in the future, allowing the alliance to turn its offensive.

Except for the Fourth Army guarding the Osa Peninsula, the other three armies are distributed across the borders of the kingdom. Part of the First Army is stationed in the Ravana area to prevent them from going further and further away from the encircled countries. The closer ally, the Kingdom of Lusino, is stationed in the northern Oslige Territory, guarding against the Duchy of Rigin and the Principality of Page, which are members of the siege network; the second army is stationed on the eastern border, and vassalizing the Kingdom of Deira The radiation of the country is within the scope of its support; the third army is stationed in the Odell Fort and Ramirez areas in the west, one part is to protect the Lasik Principality that has not yet developed, and the other part is to protect the security of the southern border.

It can be said that Richard is ready for war. He has built several strongholds on the front line, which are filled with a large amount of food, grass and ammunition. As long as the war breaks out, the powerful new army will be able to cross the border with pride. Make war on the fools who are their enemies.

He has great ambitions, which can be seen from the map of Valdasia hanging on the wall of his study in the Ippolito Palace. As the Holy Roman Emperor, he is not reconciled to continue to be the Winster of this world. The king of the kingdom, on the contrary, has sought to bring the entire peninsula of Vardasia under his rule since his coronation. And he also has a grand plan in his heart, that is, when the entire Valdasia peninsula raises his double-headed eagle flag, he will hold a grand coronation ceremony in Nord City. Build the great Holy Roman Empire in this world!

After all, how could being a king be better than being an emperor?