Chapter 956: Changes in the Empire (Part 1)

After the "Aurora" offensive ended, there were three major changes in the Britannia Empire.

The first major change was that the central government began to promote the "permanent commander system" and the use of horseshoes to the entire army of the empire.

In the past, the armies of the Knights did not have permanent commanders.

It was only when there was a war that each army participating in the war would be temporarily assigned a knight as its commander and deputy commander.

The rescue war of the Kingdom of Lund 6 years ago was a very obvious example. Su Cheng was temporarily appointed as the deputy commander of the 10th Army of the Gabriel Knights, and Elisa was the commander of the 10th Army.

After the battle, Elisa's appointment as the commander of the 10th Army was immediately withdrawn.

There are many advantages to doing this, but there is a fatal disadvantage, that is, it will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.

It was not until the war that the generals and soldiers of each army knew their commanders for the first time, and the knights in charge of commanding them also commanded them for the first time.

The commander and the army he was in charge of were not familiar with each other, so the combat effectiveness would naturally decline.

The central government of the Britannia Empire was also aware of this, so it specially discussed this matter at the round table meeting in 290.

In order to solve this problem, the central government decided to try the "permanent military commander system".

As the name suggests, the so-called "permanent military commander system" is to set up a fixed military commander for each army. This military commander has been managing and commanding this army.

In order to test the effectiveness of this new system, the central government did not vigorously promote this system at the beginning, but first carried out a pilot in the Knights of Michael.

Because the Knights of Michael at that time had only 70,000 people, which was the smallest among the major knights, and was most suitable for piloting.

After the Knights of Michael tried the "permanent military commander system", after many selections, Raymond, Samuel, Gary, and Dale were selected to become the commanders of the four armies of the Knights of Michael.

"Overlord Counterattack" was the first large-scale battle in which the Knights of Michael participated after the implementation of the "permanent military commander system".

Whether it was the "Overlord Counterattack" or the subsequent "Aurora" offensive, the Knights of Michael had exploded with extremely strong combat power.

Although there are many reasons for the strong combat power of the Knights of Michael,

the establishment of the "Permanent Army Commander System" is one of the main reasons.

Because Raymond and Samuel have always commanded and managed the armies they are responsible for, they are naturally quite familiar with the armies they are responsible for and can command them with ease.

The middle and lower-level officers of each army are also familiar with their army commanders and understand their army commanders' command styles.

The amazing effect of the "Permanent Army Commander System" made the central government very satisfied.

Therefore, the central government decided to end the pilot and observation of the "Permanent Army Commander System" and officially implement the "Permanent Army Commander System" in the entire army of the empire.

After the "Aurora" offensive ended, the central government asked the Knights of Gabriel, the Knights of Raziel, and the Knights of Uriel to establish a fixed army commander for each army like the Knights of Michael.

In addition to promoting the "permanent military commander system" to the entire army of the empire, the central government also promoted "horseshoes" to the entire army of the empire.

At the beginning of 291, Su Cheng went to Kerol's hometown to invite the blacksmith who could make and use horseshoes.

After hiring this blacksmith with a large sum of money, this blacksmith also made a contribution worthy of this huge hiring fee.

After inviting this blacksmith to Baidi City, the capital of the northern border, this blacksmith taught his skills to all the blacksmiths in Baidi City.

The production technology and use methods of horseshoes are not difficult, but they just don't understand the production principles.

After understanding the production principles, the blacksmiths in the northern border immediately made horseshoes mass-produced and equipped them in the Knights of Michael.

Horseshoes are simply shoes for the horseshoes.

A horse without horseshoes is like running barefoot.

Installing horseshoes is like putting shoes on the four hooves of a horse.

One is running barefoot, and the other is running with shoes.

It is clear at a glance which one is better for horseshoes.

After Su Cheng invited the blacksmith who knew how to make horseshoes back from Kailor's hometown, Su Cheng and Humphrey actually reported to the central government about horseshoes, an extremely practical equipment.

But the central government naturally could not immediately order the large-scale production of horseshoes and promote them throughout the army just because of this report from the two.

Whether this equipment is useful or not, we have to wait until it is tested on the battlefield.

"Overlord Counterattack" is also the first large-scale battle that the Knights of Michael participated in after the horseshoes were equipped.

Horseshoes showed their powerful performance on the battlefield for the first time.

In the past, after a fierce battle, a considerable number of horses were injured because of horseshoes and could not go to the battlefield again.

However, whether it was the "Overlord Counterattack" or the "Aurora" offensive, the loss of horses of the Knights of Michael's cavalry team dropped sharply compared with the past.

The reason is that the horses of the Knights of Michael were all wearing "shoes", and fewer horses were unable to go to the battlefield due to injured horseshoes.

After the "Overlord Counterattack", the central government was shocked by the amazing effect of horseshoes.

The "Aurora" offensive that followed the "Overlord Counterattack" strengthened the central government's determination to mass-produce and install horseshoes.

So after the "Aurora" offensive ended, the central government not only implemented the "permanent military commander system" throughout the empire, but also mass-produced horseshoes and equipped them throughout the empire.

The central government's goal is to equip all horses in the empire with horseshoes.

Not only war horses, but also pack horses responsible for transporting supplies are equipped with horseshoes.

Horses are a very expensive strategic material, and the number of horses has a direct impact on the combat effectiveness of a country.

Looking at the countries on the continent, the country with the most horses is naturally the Frankish Empire.

The Frankish Empire is adjacent to the grassland people in the Far East. In addition to being able to rob or buy a batch of horses from the grassland people, the Frankish Empire also has many excellent horse farms that rank among the top in the continent.

It is precisely because of the rich horse resources of the Frankish Empire that they have the ability to establish a heavy armored cavalry team of 20,000 people such as the Iron-clad Holy Cavalry.

However, even the Frankish Empire, which has the richest horse resources, cannot squander these expensive resources wantonly.

Even the Frankish Empire couldn't do it, let alone the Britannian Empire.

In order to reduce the loss of horses, the central government must install horseshoes on all the horses in the empire.

Installing horseshoes on all the horses in the empire - you can imagine how much work it is.

So even though it has been two years since the end of the "Aurora" offensive, except for the Knights of Michael, half of the war horses in the empire are still not equipped with horseshoes.

Even the important war horses have not been equipped with horseshoes, let alone the pack horses responsible for transporting supplies.

This is a huge task, and it can't be rushed. It still has to be done slowly.

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