Chapter 1603 Enlistment (Ⅰ)

Joan submitted his application for joining the army in early May. On May 22, the same day that the Cornwallis Corps set off from Linyuan Castle to the south, he received a letter from Lord Custis, and he packed his bags and set foot on the road that afternoon. On the journey.

Compared with the previous military internships, Joan's trip this time seems to be alone.

The three friends who were always by his side, Audrey, Hylar and Holden, could only take him to the school gate this time, board the military carriage, and wave goodbye with concern and reluctance.

Both Audrey and Holden are members of the royal family of Canaan. Due to their special identities, the siblings cannot participate in the war between the Ashan Empire and the Kingdom of Fizen for the colony, lest there will be a conflict between Canaan and the Kingdom of Fizen. diplomatic disputes.

Hailaer originally planned to sign up for military service, but a letter from Freeport forced her to give up joining the army.

This letter was sent by his adoptive father, Herel, with two intentions. First, it was to urge his daughter to return to Freeport as soon as possible to avoid the disaster of war. Second, it was to explain to her why she was inconvenient to serve in the army.

The reason is actually very simple.

Hailaer's adoptive father and uncle are both giants of the "Sons of Liberty Association", and she herself is also a core member of the association, and has always been trained as the future successor of the "Sons of Liberty Association".

Regardless of Hyrule's personal wishes, her background is not suitable for appearing in either the Imperial Army or the Fizhen Army, otherwise it will inevitably have a negative impact on Joseph Adams who went to New Avalon to preside over the branch.

On this issue, Hyrule cannot compare with Lord Custis.

The Lord is indeed closely related to the "Sons of Liberty", but he also holds public office in the Midgard colonial government and the colonial company, and is a well-known war hero and retired general.

Regardless of Midgard's side or Feizhen's side, no one will be surprised that this veteran put on the military uniform again, let alone Governor William Nichols personally invited him to come out of the mountain again, preside over the overall situation, and it is reasonable Can not refuse.

Sir Custis belongs to the past era, but Hyrule symbolizes the future of the "Sons of Liberty", so her position in this war is more sensitive than Sir Custis's position, and it is more likely to arouse the anger of Fei Ren suspicious.

With the hat of "taking care of the overall situation" suppressed, Hailaer had no choice but to give up his original intention with regret. After sending Joan to join the army this afternoon, she will follow her father's expectations and return to Freeport, and make plans after the situation on the battlefield becomes clear.

Audrey and Holden also received a letter from their brother.

Although Prince Colofa is not as tough as Hailar's adoptive father, who ordered his younger sister and younger brother to go home immediately, he also expressed his concern for them between the lines, and told them to pay attention to safety, at least until the flames of war spread to Midgard. Be sure to return to Canaan to avoid being implicated.

On a carriage going to the military camp, four old acquaintances sat side by side opposite Joann—Arnold, Lowry, Angel, and Ryan.

During the journey, the young people on the carriage chatted about their upcoming military life and imagined giving a lesson to the invaders from the north on the battlefield.

The topic that people are most passionate about is the troops they will serve in.

In school, everyone is a classmate, but in the army, the situation is different. Some people hold civilian jobs in the staff or logistics department. Although safety is guaranteed, in front of the students who enter the combat army, it is inevitable that they are greedy for life and afraid of death. , Some can't hold their heads up.

Even if they all serve in the front-line combat forces, there is a difference between the elite and the no-name. College students who volunteer to join the army with enthusiasm, no one is willing to dawdle in the no-name army and be cannon fodder. Of course, they hope to join the elite army. The pay is better, and there are more opportunities to make meritorious service on the battlefield.

Arnold, Lowry, Angel, and Ryan were outstanding elites in school. Now they volunteer to join the army, and of course they also choose elite troops to serve.

While listening to their chat, Joan accidentally learned that Arnold and others will serve in the First Cavalry Battalion under the Midgard Colonial Corps.

The 1st Cavalry Battalion, known as the "Blue Lancers". The so-called "Lancers" did not refer to classical knights wearing heavy armor and holding spears, but all 300 officers and soldiers of the First Cavalry Battalion, all equipped with new magic crystal smoothbore rifles.

In the entire Midgard Colonial Corps, so far there is only such an organized firearms unit, which is Baron Laval's most important trump card.

As for the other nine battalion-level units of the Colonial Corps, at most one ace company is equipped with rifles, and most officers and soldiers are equipped with traditional weapons such as swords, bows and crossbows.

In contrast, the equipment level of Fei Ren is more sophisticated.

Take the Cornwallis Corps as an example, including one cavalry regiment and three infantry regiments.

Among the three infantry regiments, one regiment is heavy infantry equipped with long spears, and the remaining two regiments are the unique arms of Feizhen, called "line infantry".

Two thousand line infantry, all equipped with magic crystal muskets, formed a phalanx with the pikemen, fighting in the plains, with extremely fierce firepower!

Since the beginning of this century, the Fizen Kingdom has almost always won the final victory in all battles that the established line infantry participated in, and it can be called an "invincible army".

Of course, the Fiddha's army was not invulnerable.

Due to the small size of the country and the climatic factors, the Kingdom of Feizhen has been short of fine horses since ancient times. The heavily armored knights are just a luxury for the nobles to put on airs, but they are not the main force in the army.

Since modern times, with the pace of colonial expansion, the Fiji people have occupied a large area of ​​overseas territory, including a lot of land with rich water and grass, which is suitable for breeding war horses. However, the cavalry still plays a secondary role in the Feizhen army, and there are almost no organized heavy cavalry regiments. There are quite a few light cavalry that undertake auxiliary tasks such as scouting, patrolling, harassment, and pursuit, but they cannot shake the core position of the infantry.

The army building of the overseas colonies of the Ashan Empire has completely inherited the traditions of the mother country. Cavalry is the absolute core of the army, and knights in armor and helmets are the protagonists on the battlefield-this is the same in Midgard or Alfheim.

Joan is very familiar with his own cavalry tactics, he can't even imagine how an army without cavalry will fight?

"Mobility" and "impact", these are the two major advantages of the Midgard Corps over the Cornwallis Corps.

Arnold believes that in the unfavorable situation where our forces are at a disadvantage, if we can give full play to the two advantages of "mobility" and "impact", it is still very hopeful to defeat the Fiji line infantry in field battles. That's why he offered to serve in the Blue Lancers

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