Sodelor looked at the weapons rack in front of him, his eyes thoughtful.
He lived a very disciplined life. After the "military training" proposed by Roddy, he admired this kind of high-pressure management so much that all the soldiers in Paar territory, including the reserve troops who trained regularly, had received this kind of training in the last six months.
After the cabinet's reform of the military system, the troops under his command finally had a designation and a name: the first five thousand regular soldiers were called the "First Infantry Division". Of course, there were not only infantrymen, but also mages for healing, cooks, and auxiliary mages.
The total number of cavalry troops was not large, so there was no division. Only the "Dragon Lance Cavalry Regiment" retained the name. In addition, there was also an existence known as the "First Armored Division." This establishment included all 85 heavy-duty trucks that were put into the battlefield, and this number was constantly increasing by one every three days.
Although there were not many vehicles, there were more than 2,000 people in the Elsen Military Field, including the workshop assembly engineers, technicians, truck drivers, maintenance personnel, logistics engineers, and the "Engineering Company" who were constantly building the second military airport.
This unit was almost invisible on the battlefield because they were now rushing on the roads of the kingdom all day long.
Including the small number of air divisions, three divisions were unified under the name of the "First Army of Efta."
Sodelor stood up, drew a long sword from the weapons rack, and slowly practiced the most basic sword routine. He loved swords as much as his life. The other facilities in this tent were similar to those of ordinary soldiers. The only difference was perhaps his row of weapons and the sand table next to it.
As the baron of Paar territory, Sodelor did not live in the manor and enjoy the service of the servants. Instead, like the soldiers, he spent all day in the barracks. In other words, Paar territory had now become a complete military town. Most of the residents had been completely released from work and enlisted in the army. Because they found that the pay and treatment they received as soldiers completely exceeded the income they earned as farmers. Even women could apply for some short-term jobs such as washing clothes, mending shoes, or mending clothes and shoes, and get a high salary.
Logically speaking, in the feudal Kingdom of Karen, when most of the people in a territory were released from work, what awaited them was an economic crisis and a food crisis. But in reality, Paer Territory, which was supplied with food and gold coins by Efta, had now become the first "violent organization" under the "centralized" regime. To put it bluntly, this place should not be called "Paer Territory", but "Paer Barracks".
Sodelor had built five camps in the territory according to the organization and security needs. He sat in the center, and there were four different troops training in each of the four directions. The distance between the military camps was more than one kilometer. At the same time, the discipline was strict. It was truly a "closed" training.
In such a military camp, the spies who wanted to gather information in the past did not even have a chance to intervene. From February until now, more than 30 heads had been hung at the entrance of the camp. Anyone who tried to sneak into the camp, regardless of their identity, was killed without mercy.
Under iron-like discipline, the young people who originally thought that "life in the military camp" was just fooling around. Now, he even wanted to raise his hand to report in advance when he sneezed.
Because most of the training was for infantry, Sodelor naturally arranged a lot of actual combat exercises. Enchanted wooden swords were used in combat training. After hitting the armor, black marks would be left on the armor. If there were more than three black marks on the effective parts, the person would be judged dead. Under strict compliance with the training, the soldiers had changed from the scattered soldiers who fought randomly at the beginning to killing machines with strict formations and strict military orders.
This was not a simple game. There were serious injuries in every exercise, but the medical support of the mages allowed the soldiers to fight without restraint. But as the war approached, Sodelor no longer carried out such high-intensity training. Instead, he focused on maintaining his condition. At the same time, he tried to popularize the experimental "battlefield communication circle" that he had just developed in Elsen City.
As soon as he finished chopping, the square circle placed next to the camp bed suddenly buzzed. His figure flashed, and he came in front of the circle. He reached out his hand and pressed a pattern on the circle. In a clear voice, he said, "Paer Territory command center, I am Sodelor. Please speak."
"Castle Dominique. Commander of the 1st Infantry Division, Davian. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regiments have assembled at 8.40 in the morning. There are 3,742 soldiers present. End of report."
"Good. Stay on standby. Over. "
Sodelor's reply was very short. After the circle finished operating, he checked the crystal scale on the circle according to the instructions in the manual. He then walked to the simple sand table and pulled out the four wooden patterns representing the infantry regiments from Paer Territory. He inserted them on the other side of the map where Dominique Castle was located.
This was the fourth batch of troops that had moved that night.
Under Roddy's orders, all military movements in Paer Territory were kept secret. There were mages monitoring the inside and outside of the camp with magic circles. It could be said that the nobles in the surrounding territories did not even know how many soldiers there were. As for Sodelor secretly transporting soldiers to the frontlines at night, they could not imagine it even if they racked their brains.
Many of them did not even know that the road had been repaired to Dominique Castle. They were even worried that the 'conscription order' would not allow them to send out their troops!
Sodelor's thoughts were meticulous. Although the number of soldiers in the camp had been reduced by more than half, they had started preparing a few months in advance. Now, even if someone was watching from afar, they would not be able to see anything amiss. In the past, the four battalions would take turns to listen to the speech. Now, it was one battalion going out four times in a row to listen to the speech. Sodelor stayed here to confuse those who were watching from afar.
After all, in this era, the position of the 'commander' largely determined the position of the 'main force of the army'.
So after he ended the call, he specially changed into a set of shiny silver armor, rode a white warhorse, and led his personal guards to patrol the four surrounding camps.
Currently, most of the soldiers training in the camps were reservists. However, after such a long period of training, their combat skills had long reached the standard of being on the battlefield. However, the focus of Sodelor's inspection was not them, but the western camp at the edge of the forest.
The soldiers here were very special. Not only were there human elites selected from each company, but there were also barbarian warriors who were all more than two meters tall and as strong as bears. There was also Teflin, who had the ability to transform and had super strong combat strength.
There were only about five hundred of them, and they did not belong to the first infantry division. They only had a simple name: 'Special Operations Company'.
Obviously, this division was only a shell at the moment, but it was obviously waiting to be expanded in the future.
The training camp and facilities here were also completely different from the other camps. The most conspicuous thing was a huge wooden frame that was 50 meters tall, built with magic. Standing here, it looked like a huge and strange withered tree, overlooking the elite soldiers who were immersed in training all day.
The commander of the 'Special Operations Company' was the big barbarian Erwin who had been sent here by Roddy for training. He was not only a bodyguard by Roddy's side. When the latter was bored, he would often talk to him about the ideas of the modern army. When he came to Paar's territory, this big guy who was full of new ideas at first only started as a squad leader, and Sodelor personally took up the post of commander. But now that Sodelor was at ease letting him be the commander of this special operations company, he naturally had confidence in his abilities.
Seeing Sodelor coming over to patrol, Erwin blew the assembly whistle and quickly ran over to salute and report.
This was all a standard routine. After Sodelor returned the salute, his tone was much more casual. "Has anyone been injured in the past few days?"
"Reporting, Commander! Much better than three months ago. In the past week, there have only been three minor injuries! "
Three months ago, when this team had just started training, the injury rate was more than half, and there were even cases of people almost dying. But with the increase of training and adaptation, this special operations team had clearly reached the standard of 'excellent military quality'.
"What 'only'? Tell me when there are no more injuries. This kind of thing happened when we're about to go to the battlefield. "
"Commander, are we going to fight?"
This was considered a private occasion, and both of them were comrades who had fought side by side, so they spoke casually. Seeing his eager expression, Sodelor said with a smile, "I don't know. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year. Just take your men and wait for orders. Don't spread unnecessary news! "
"Yes, yes. My mouth is tight now."
Erwin was no longer holding his trademark battle axe. His current equipment was not even close to that of a 'heavy infantry'. He looked more like a lightly armed scout. His belt, thigh, and leather boots were all hung with all kinds of bulging things, but even Sodelor's personal guards did not know what these things were for.
This team had a very mysterious aura. During normal training, guards were arranged around the camp, and they were not even allowed to get close to take a look. And of all the troops, although Sodelor had to patrol all the camps every day, he still valued this' special operations company 'the most.
"Don't be too intense these few days. Pay attention to adjusting your mentality."
Although Sodelor did not say it explicitly, Erwin was not stupid. When he heard this, he immediately stood at attention. "Yes! Commander! "
Sodelor was currently the overall commander of the 1st Army, so he was addressed as' Commander '.
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