For a class like cavalry, it is the most expensive and delicate class.
According to the current level of the Byzantine Empire, the cost of a cavalry is far more than that of an infantryman, which is still at least seven times that of heavy infantry, and if it is an ordinary light infantry, this gap is even greater to about ten times.
First of all, as a cavalryman, the individual quality of the soldier must be far superior to that of the infantry, and a skilled cavalryman must be proficient in equestrianism and the art of horse combat, and a person who is good at one skill is always more expensive than cheap labor, and this is the same everywhere in the world.
Secondly, the armament of the cavalry costs more than the equipment of the infantry, in any case, a cavalry spear up to four meters long will consume much more iron than a double-edged sword that is only one meter long.
If you count it further, there are horses, a high-quality war horse, and the fodder consumed on weekdays is even more expensive than the food that an ordinary infantry eats, after all, an ordinary infantry can only fill his stomach with coarse grain.
However, for war horses, if the feed they eat is not good enough, then they will have no strength, they will not be able to run, and their weight-bearing capacity will be reduced, which will seriously affect their combat effectiveness.
The last one is to obey Servant is an indispensable part of cavalry.
For a qualified cavalryman, the vast majority of time is spent training equestrianism, practicing combat skills such as horse assassination, acting in queue formations, etc In the hierarchical system of the Byzantine Empire, the subordinate occupies an indispensable link in the cavalry battle, and the status of a subordinate is even higher than that of ordinary auxiliaries.
Char is a special case, as he has quite good combat power.
If he was just an ordinary person, he would have absolutely no chance to become a regular soldier directly.
A considerable part of the cavalry started with the most basic auxiliaries, and some served as subordinates in the past and were promoted to cavalry after a period of time.
To the south of the 13th Cavalry Corps, about two miles away, is the auxiliary battalion, which is stationed here under the 13th Cavalry Corps, infantry escort auxiliaries, logistics, baggage, and civilian battalions A significant number of them were improvised, before each war.
When you walk in, you will see a group of strong men who have been temporarily recruited working hard, carrying bags of military rations, bundles of arrows, and swords and weapons in long wooden boxes.
Each of these people had a solemn face, and next to them were Byzantine soldiers with their swords on the hilt of their swords, supervising with indifferent eyes.
It is conceivable that a significant number of these men were not drafted voluntarily, as was common in the army.
And even if they are voluntarily drafted, when war comes, it is inevitable that there will be people who flee due to panic.
These people are all grizzled and wearing dirty robes, and after Char arrives here with Kevin, Kevin immediately finds a chubby quartermaster officer.
It can be seen that Kevin and him are old acquaintances, and in the face of the general's personal soldiers, this fat quartermaster showed an obvious stammering appearance, but Kevin's attitude towards him was very cold and disdainful, and there was a disgust in his words that was difficult to hide.
The fat officer's face was unexpectedly thick, and he completely ignored the disdainful expression on Kevin's face, and the respectful smile on his face was not missing, and after hearing Kevin's intentions, this guy immediately smiled flatteringly: "It turned out to be a servant, please rest assured, we have just recruited a group of good guys, some of whom are good at blacksmith craftsmanship, and some of them have raised horses at home, so they will be good servants."
I'll take you to the pick. ” Kevin was a little dissatisfied: "How can the people who just came here be the ones who came from the auxiliary barracks, can't they find the right people?"
The fat officer showed a look of embarrassment on his face: "The escort task of this transport team is very heavy, and the manpower of the auxiliary battalion is already very high."
Char smiled at the right time and expressed his opinion: "It's okay, the people are the people, anyway, I don't need to accompany me to the battlefield to fight, as long as I can take care of the horses." ” Thinking of Char's strong combat effectiveness, Kevin was relieved, he reluctantly nodded in agreement, and added: "It's best to find someone who knows a little blacksmith craftsmanship, otherwise, the weapon will be in trouble if it is broken." ” The fat officer walked in front to lead the way, Char and Kevin followed, and on the way Char couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "You seem to hate this guy" Kevin looked at the back of the fat man in front of him and sneered in a low voice: "Hmph, most of these people in the quartermaster department are some moths and greedy rats.
Our military resources, weapons and equipment, and even military salaries, everything that passes through them, they have nothing that is not stained with oil and water."
Char was a little surprised: "In the thirteenth cavalry corps, there will be such a thing, isn't the general just asking?"
Kevin glanced at Char and said with a smile: "It seems that you really have to learn the rules of the army."
After a pause, he sighed: "Although the quartermaster department is subordinate to the army in name, it is not directly controlled by the combat troops.
All military logistics are self-contained, under the direct command of the Quartermaster Department of the Imperial Army.
Every independent Imperial regular army, a corps-level army like us, will also have its own logistics and transportation battalion, but it will only be responsible for transportation.
In times of war, a special logistics battalion will be set up in the theater to be responsible for the unified supply of military supplies for all troops.
The standing military rations and materials in the army are generally only enough to consume for half a month, and the logistics department needs to constantly replenish and transport them, and the army will not let us hoard too many materials" He lowered his voice a little more: "This is the tradition of the Byzantine Empire's army, it is said that this system is to prevent the army from defecting to an army that only has half a month's supply, and it will be difficult to mutiny."
Looking at the back of the fat officer in front of him, this guy's fat ass kept twisting around when he walked, Kevin was a little hateful: "Look at this guy is as fat as a pig, and I don't know how much oil and water he is greedy for on weekdays, but they belong to the logistics department of the war zone, and the general can't effectively suppress them, so he can only make an example of them when he finds their handle."
But the empire's logistics system has always been rife with corruption, and the current Count Moriak, the Minister of Quartermaster Logistics of the Imperial Military Department, is the biggest corrupt official in the empire, and the biggest bosses above are all corrupt officials, and the people below are naturally learning from each other."
Looking at Char's thoughtful appearance, Kevin sighed: "Don't look at this guy as being polite to us, it's because we are the general's personal soldiers."
Moreover, last month, the general just seized an opportunity to cut down a rat from the logistics department directly, we are the imperial ace army, those guys are afraid of the general's prestige, so they don't dare to make a mistake, and the action of greedy ink is slightly restrained. ” Char didn't speak, but in his heart he remembered what the old guy had written in his book The separation of logistical supply from the command of combat units is indeed an effective way to prevent rebellion caused by excessive power of army generals, and it is true that the book says so.
But why is this still happening?
"Could it be that the Judge Advocate General's Office doesn't care about embezzling military funds?"
Char finally couldn't help but ask.
"Count Moriac is the in-law of His Majesty the Emperor, and the Judge Advocate General's Office will not dare to investigate if he dares to provoke his biggest corrupt official, and the people below will naturally have nothing to fear."
Kevin snorted, and he glanced at Char: "Don't say these words again, so as not to cause trouble." ” Sure enough, Kevin was right, although this fat officer looked humble and respectful on the surface, he did things with a bit of a yang flavor.
He led Kevin and Char to a station in the Minfu camp, looking at the hundred and ten Minfu gathered in front of him, these guys didn't know where they were recruited, all of them were gray-faced, their eyes were numb, their eyes were empty and dull, and more importantly, the old and the young, the only few guys in the prime of life, but they looked clumsy Kevin immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and said angrily: "This is the right person you said" The fat officer had a smile on his face, but a hint of weirdness flashed in his eyes: "Of course don't look at them stupid, but they are honest enough and will never run away."
"Bastard" Kevin raised his eyebrows, and his face showed a hideous murderous aura: "Are you kidding me, I want to be a qualified servant, how can these guys be competent cavalry horses, how dare they be taken care of by this kind of person?"
"They are all farmers and have experience in feeding livestock, so there should be no problem."
The fat officer spread his hands: "I said, now that manpower is tight, I don't have much to do." ” Kevin was about to have a seizure, and Char next to him was also angry in his heart, but his temper was not so good, he had already clenched his fists with a clattering sound, just waiting for Kevin to have a seizure, he went up to give the fat officer a full punch.
But at this time, a scream came from the side.
"Ah, don't hit me, don't hit me, I'm not going to run anymore" The miserable cry was accompanied by a cry, and when he followed the sound, he saw a thin fellow in a torn robe kicked to the ground by two quartermaster soldiers, and one soldier held a whip in his hand and shouted, and the whip fell on the fellow's body.
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The man on the ground, with several holes in his robe, was unkempt and screamed desperately at a sharp voice.
He crawled forward desperately with his hands on the ground, but the whip kept falling on his back.
This guy suddenly saw Char standing not far away, and his eyes suddenly burst with brilliance, and he jumped up with all his strength, and pounced quickly, shouting: "Lord Char Char is me, it's me, oh help, help me."
As soon as he finished shouting, he was kicked down again by the soldiers who caught up behind him, and rolled on the ground in a ball.
Char was stunned for a moment, ran over quickly, pushed away the two soldiers, and looked at the guy on the ground "It's you," Char's eyes widened.
"It's me, it's me, it's me, it's Me, I'm Todoro," the poor thin man's face was covered with snot and tears.
It was the same magician who Char had sold to the poor worm for a gold coin.
I don't know how he got into the camp: