Medieval White Elf Story

A lot of work needs to be done to go on an expedition. The low-level recruitment system in the Middle Ages required lords at all levels to issue instructions to their vassals level by level, and then the vassals continued to convey them to their respective vassals at the next level. The lord then summons a designated number of peasants from the fief according to the lord's request, and then gradually gathers them at the location designated by the supreme lord. Only then is the basic first step of mobilization completed.

According to this system, the higher the level of lords, the slower they can recruit troops. For example, the [-] troops gathered by the King of Estilia in the Battle of Fortmans took more than nine months to advance. Recruitment is already considered a very efficient move.In contrast, although Cecilia was far inferior to the giant Estilia in terms of land area and population, Cleese IV recruited troops much faster than the King of Estilia. This is also a factor that has kept Estilia on the disadvantaged side of the war between the two countries for more than ten years.

Of the [-] troops mobilized by Old Tibes this time, the troops in the direct territories that received the order first moved relatively quickly. However, the vassals of all sizes in the principality had to decide who received the order based on their distance. Factors such as succession, one's own feudal rank and other factors were slowly mobilized. According to Dibelli and others, it would take at least half a year to initially gather and prepare to go north, so Flynn asked them to prepare for the expedition now. It was completely too hasty. .

Moreover, given Flynn's age, even if Old Tibbs agreed to let him go north with the army, he could only stay with Old Tibbs as a mere spectator. Under the protection of the retinue, the armed ones showed their faces on the battlefield, but the others could do nothing. They were not even qualified to advise old Tibes and his generals.

In the Middle Ages, when there was a serious lack of professional soldiers and competent officers according to later generations' standards, age and battlefield experience were key indicators to judge the level of a commander. Therefore, the older you were, the more popular you were, and the more times you participated in the war, the more reliable you were. Even a general who was often defeated was incompetent. The abundant talents need to be cherished.The Marquis of Lachina, the commander of the Estilian army in the Battle of Fortmans, is still the commander of the army that the Crown Prince relies on this time. Although he has suffered a major defeat, he has also fought one more battle than other nobles. Experience, and more than ten years of repeated defeats have caused the kingdom to not only lose its national strength and shake its military morale, but also seriously lack qualified generals who can command the army, so the position of Marquis Lashina is very stable.

As for how much combat effectiveness the team that temporarily captured strong men can have, that doesn't matter.Anyway, there are many creatures like farmers. If a batch of them die, they will catch another batch. They don’t even need weapons and armor provided by the lord. They only need to spend some food and grass money at most, so wars in this era can be fought for a very long time.

This made Flynn deeply aware of why the standing military system of another time and space caused small Prussia to kill all sides as soon as it appeared, and after Napoleon carried it forward, the entire European continent trembled under the iron heel of the French Legion.

When Flynn couldn't help but ask Old Tibbs why he didn't change this low-level recruitment system and establish even a small standing army, he got a look full of caring for the mentally retarded.

If you raise a standing army that is completely off-duty, where will the daily supplies and training expenditures come from when there is no war? If the number of people is too large, the principal's finances will be directly eaten up by these people who can only eat and drink for free in peacetime. If the number of people is small, it will be destroyed. What’s the point? Besides, in this time and space, there is also a kind of professional military mercenary who does not need to spend money to provide for free in peacetime but can be summoned in wartime. The price is cheap and available everywhere. As long as you spend a sum of money, you can summon them. Come, then the establishment of a standing army will become an extremely unwise behavior and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Fortunately, Old Tibbs was too lazy to pay attention to such whimsical ideas of a child who knew nothing about war, otherwise Flynn's original image as a smart guy in his mind would have been greatly compromised.

After receiving a cold reception, Flynn thought hard for a long time before he more or less understood why his suggestions were ignored. He couldn't help but lament that the backwardness of the Middle Ages was not just a military mobilization system, but a comprehensive system in all fields, from ideology and culture to institutional economy and so on. The position is backward. Trying to explain to the people of this time and space the advantages of professional soldiers over temporary conscripts, the premise is that the minds of these nobles need to be reformed first. Not to mention the difficulty, even if Flynn has such eloquence, there is no need to give himself The enemy spent such effort just to make himself unhappy, so he wisely chose to shut up.

After thinking about this, Flynn quickly made a request to Old Tibes, hoping to learn some knowledge about this space-time march and fight to make up for his gaps in this area.

Acknowledging mistakes can greatly improve things. Old Tibbs affirmed his attitude, and soon appointed a baron as Flynn's mentor to teach him.

As a result, Flynn was sent to Baron Halga in Timminar and began his life as a military trainee.

Baron Halga looked like a typical medieval aristocrat with a big belly and a body that had been hollowed out by wine and sex. When they first met, Flynn once doubted that this guy could climb on a horse by himself, let alone charge into battle.

Doubt and doubt, it is still necessary to maintain a good relationship with this future mentor. After a flattery, Baron Halga's attitude towards this talkative little guy has greatly changed. Coupled with the timely delivery of fine wines, It gave Baron Halja a good impression.

From the mouth of the drunken Baron Halga, Flynn quickly figured out the task assigned to him by Old Tibes, which was to be responsible for the necessary food, grass and ordnance purchases for the army. To put it simply, he was The quartermaster of the Zeon army.

This position is very lucrative and does not require going into battle to kill enemies. It is obviously very suitable for His Excellency the Baron. Moreover, by arranging such a logistical role to be Flynn's mentor, it seems that Old Tibbs still has a hand in mind and does not intend to use Flynn as a mentor. The real purpose of training future generals is to fool this little guy casually.

It didn't matter. Flynn didn't think it would be helpful for him to learn how to charge into battle or command the army now. This kind of seemingly simple, complicated and worthless logistical work was more suitable for him to learn how to get started with the medieval army.

From how to recruit troops, collect food and grass, prepare military expenses, plan marching routes, arrange camps, etc., there is a lot of knowledge here, at least it is not as worthless as the old Tibes thought.