Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 99: Unstoppable! Rectifying Military Discipline

Bard.

In Celtic tradition, bards enjoyed certain privileges. They were hymns, chanting poems praising tribal leaders, singing heroic deeds, celebrating the promulgation of laws, etc. Celtic mythology also believed that bards possessed magical powers. When they chanted mythological epics and heroic hymns, they could dispel evil and ominous signs and inspire people's fighting spirit.

The prototype of the bards in Dungeons & Dragons comes from here, so it is rumored that they also know some simple spells.

Corresponding.

In Northern Europe, the term "Boards" refers to those who sang Norse myths and wrote hymns to mortal heroes. Wherever the Boars went, the chieftains and kings would pay them well to entertain them and spread their fame and prestige.

They are good at eating and drinking for free.

Bards were an integral part of Aboriginal society.

This year, as various rumors spread, bards spread Duncan's deeds to other areas of Celtic faith, even to the barbarians as far away as Ireland. Wales has always had many bards, so the story of King Uther's deeds has recently spread widely.

Herefordshire.

This place is located in the middle of England and Wales. When the Kingdom of Camelot recaptured Cheshire, it also conquered the surrounding territories.

Duncan defeated the Kingdom of Kent, and King Uther also benefited from it, making it much easier to fight the Saxon pirates.

Ledbury was not a very large gathering place.

The people living here are mainly the indigenous people of Britain, who exist in a loose tribal alliance. The tribal administrative districts were divided during the imperial rule, which are somewhat similar to the ethnic autonomous regions in later generations. As long as taxes are paid on time, there will be no problem.

There was a rapid sound of horse hooves.

As more than ten riders rode their horses to the outside of the tribe, soon a Celtic warrior wearing indigo clothes dismounted. These were the unique indigo Highland Swordsmen, an elite infantry unit.

He hurried into the chieftain's hall and said in a panic, "The British army has captured Gloucester, and Chatwin surrendered without a fight."

"They say they have an army of 60,000!"

In the main seat of the chief's hall, Gaillard, who was sitting on a bearskin chair, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this. His tribe had a population of only more than 6,000. Even if he recruited all the young and middle-aged men, he could only gather more than 1,000 soldiers, and there were probably only 300 to 400 real warriors.

How is this fight going?
Gaillard hurriedly stood up and asked, "Where is the big dragon head - Uther?"

"Have his reinforcements arrived?"

The Indigo Highlander shook his head and said, "No. I heard that other tribes didn't respond to his call."

"The enemy is massive in numbers."

"King Uther wouldn't dare fight head-on. He'll probably retreat to his mountain fortress, relying on the high walls of Camelot for defense."

Sixty thousand people.

Camelot was largely mountainous, and the entire kingdom had a population of just over 200,000. Even including the unregistered wildlings, it definitely didn't exceed 300,000. The most densely populated area in the entire British Isles was around London. Cornwall, which had only recently completed its census, had a population of just over 30,000.

Gaillard slumped down in his chair upon hearing this. He took a deep breath and asked, "Where are the chiefs of the other tribes?"

"What are their plans?"

The Indigo Highlander swordsman was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "The person responsible for persuading them to surrender was Edmondson from Flint. They've most likely already surrendered."

There's no way to fight!
The indigenous tribes of Britain did not have high walls and fortresses. Some still lived in domed mud houses, which were not considered to be Iron Age buildings. Their tribe's defense was a circle of wooden fences to prevent cattle and sheep from escaping.

The Celtic warriors on the side looked at each other, and one of them said in a deep voice: "Why don't we surrender too."

Sixty thousand people may not be true.

But they could not resist even 30,000 men, and the army could almost sweep across the entire Kingdom of Camelot.

Gaillard pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Surrender."

"This time the war."

"King Uther himself caused this. There's no need for us to die for him."

Hearing the tribal chief's words, the Celtic warriors present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The skilled Highland Indigo Swordsman even said in a deep voice, "That's right!"

"It was he who lost the glory."

"Also, I heard that the Roman Emperor has deposed him as King of Camelot!"

The empire ruled the British province for more than four hundred years.

Even though the empire is now in decline, Valentinian III's approval still has an extraordinary effect. Many lords and nobles of the Kingdom of Camelot have questioned the legitimacy of King Uther.

After Valentinian III's big move, not only King Uther was confused, but also the lords of the Kingdom of Camelot were confused.

King Uther!
What wicked thing have you done?
Why would the Emperor of the Empire issue a special decree to reprimand you and deprive you of your title as King of Camelot?
The vast empire that has existed for hundreds of years still has its power.

I voted for Duncan on impulse.

I suddenly felt that the world was vast.

Chief Gaillard was now calm and composed. He ordered his Celtic warriors to send someone to welcome the royal army. He was also in a mood to have wine poured. He said seriously, "Send someone to pick out some livestock to entertain the troops immediately. Don't give them any excuse to cause trouble."

Prepare baskets of food and pots of drink to welcome the royal army.

The military discipline of this era is difficult to describe. Although it is said that the army under Duncan had good discipline, the rumors may not be true.

However, Duncan has no record of massacring a city. (Note: In this era, massacring a city directly makes you rich.)
It didn't take long.

An alarm sounded outside. Gaillard was so scared that he stood up immediately and hurriedly led his men outside.

A burst of galloping horses.

Nearly a thousand Sarmatian cavalrymen were galloping at the end of the sight, raising a cloud of dust that was terrifying. Gallard led his men forward, and after seeing the people coming, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It was Edmondson of Flint.

Since he was sent as a vanguard, it meant that they wanted to recruit the Celtic tribal chiefs.

Duncan's intentions were simple.

Use absolute military superiority to crush the enemy, avoid internal friction in the war, and force the indigenous chiefs to surrender.

While eliminating King Uther, the fighting capacity of the Welsh region was also preserved, and at the same time, hatred was not created, which facilitated future rule and governance. The false reporting of military strength was also for this purpose.

There will be casualties in war, and when many people die, the seeds of hatred will be sown.

He wanted to use his overwhelming strength to defeat the enemy without fighting.

Gaillard looked around and came forward with a dozen people to greet them. He knew Edmondson's father. Tribal chiefs would marry each other, so technically he was Edmondson's cousin. Not far away.

Edmondson raised his hand slightly, and nearly a thousand Sarmatian cavalrymen halted outside the tribe. The Britons inside trembled with fear. These cavalrymen were enough to crush their tribe. Britannia had never had many warhorses, relying on small cavalry units, rarely seeing cavalry regiments exceeding a thousand. If Duncan hadn't captured the wealthy London region, he wouldn't have been able to afford such a large cavalry force. He could only muster a light cavalry unit of about two thousand at most.

Don't even think about heavy cavalry. Where would they get so many 100,000 cavalrymen? The Jin Dynasty lost 3,000 Iron Pagodas, which is more sad than the death of the emperor's own mother.

More than 200,000 people fought in the Battle of Chalons, and the enemy and our side had only 3,000 to 4,000 heavy cavalry, mainly from the Hunnic Empire, the Western Roman Empire and the Visigothic Kingdom. This was the combined strength of the three countries.

"Enforce military discipline."

"Don't forget that the Governor chopped off more than ten heads yesterday."

Edmondson gestured to the cavalry lieutenant beside him, and followed with only a dozen or so of his personal guards. The Governor-General was very strict about military discipline. Yesterday, a group of refugees robbed the herders' livestock and raped indigenous women. Over a dozen of them, from the centurion on down, were beheaded, and the heads were circulated among the various British legion commanders.

The exiles were originally rebels from the Empire.

To put it nicely, they are poor people who are forced to live. To put it bluntly, many of them are bandits and robbers.

This battle.

Wherever the army went, the indigenous tribes of Britain surrendered, and there were not many serious casualties. In order to restore military discipline, the law enforcement team killed nearly a hundred people in succession.

It can be said that they killed so many of their own people that the law enforcement team went crazy.

The Governor-General seemed intent on using this battle to restore military discipline at all costs. Queveto was so frightened that he quickly reined in his men, emphasizing that they must not harass the local population. The Exile Auxiliary Corps had the worst military discipline, far worse than the British Maritime Militia.

Duncan had no choice.

In this era, the only way to establish authority is to kill people and use human heads to teach them the consequences of violating military discipline.

If they were allowed to do whatever they wanted, the people of Camelot would have to take up arms to resist them. Many of these exiles were illiterate and it was impossible to reason with them. They had only learned the ways of the Imperial Legion and the barbarian army. Even if orders were issued repeatedly, some of them would still rob the local people.

Everyone is grabbing it?

Why can't we rob?

Isn't war just about stealing money, food and women?
kill!

What answered them was the butcher knife of the law enforcement team. The soldiers of the regular legion were better, but the military discipline of those auxiliary legions was really poor.

If you don’t learn the good things, you will learn the bad things.

The Imperial Legion's massacres and looting were disciplined; all property had to be turned over, then sold by the Legion's scribe to the merchants accompanying the troops, and finally the spoils were divided among the people. The actions of the exile rebels would also be punishable by death in the Imperial Legion, which was known for its discipline.

They don't need to understand why now, they just need to know to obey orders!
After killing enough people, you will naturally understand what you cannot do.

As for the future, Duncan has plenty of time to slowly rectify military discipline.

In addition, Edmundson had also heard some rumors recently. It was said that the relatives of Lord Duncan in his hometown of Bran Village were massacred by the defeated soldiers of the Empire. He always killed those soldiers who abused the people without mercy.

Human heads were sacrificed to the flag to rectify military discipline.

It can be said that each legion got several heads this time.

Until Edmondson came out, nearly a thousand cavalrymen outside the tribe were standing by quietly. Gaillard was stunned by the military situation and felt that King Uther had no chance of winning at all.

Is it really true that he has done nothing wrong?

joke.

The law enforcement team was led by Severus himself, and on average more than ten heads were beheaded every day. Who would dare to commit a crime at this critical juncture?

Of course, Edmondson accepted the supplies that Gaillard sent to the troops without hesitation.

Who doesn't like money.

Burning, killing and looting.

It was a wave of sudden wealth, which immediately filled people's pockets.

But the Governor's orders cannot be disobeyed in the slightest!
Apart from those gifts for the troops, they dared not touch the others, and they had to record them in the book. Edmundson had followed King Uther in his conquests, looting local towns and even the Britons. Otherwise, how would they have gotten the spoils? This time, he had to behave himself.

The reason is simple: Duncan's prestige is enough to suppress any voice!
Edmondson raised his whip and glanced at Chief Gaillard, who was bowing his head before him. He felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart, a sense of grandeur. Although it was not his reputation, he still enjoyed it and felt proud. He said in a deep voice, "The Governor's order."

"You will immediately lead 500 soldiers to join the main army and attack Montgomery together."

At this point, Edmondson threatened, "You should understand the consequences of disobeying orders, right?"

Duncan directly recruited vassal troops on the spot.

The chiefs of the indigenous tribes, large and small, sent out troops ranging from several hundred to four to five thousand people in total. This was to force them to make a complete statement of breaking with King Uther.

It’s not easy to be a fence-sitter, they are the first batch of cannon fodder.

Camelot is said to have an indestructible castle, but it is actually a high mountain fortress in Wales. It has the advantage of terrain and thick walls, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was very difficult to take it down in this era.

In just half a month.

Duncan's army encountered almost no decent resistance and went straight to the vicinity of Cardiff, which was originally a military fortress built by the Roman army and later became the capital of the Kingdom of Camelot.

A black dragon flag flutters.

Duncan led the Royal Guards up the hillside and looked out at the high fortress in the distance. He thought to himself, "No wonder King Arthur had such a hard time fighting. Wales is really a land of mountains and valleys."

The population of the entire Kingdom of Camelot is not even as large as that of a modern large community. There are quite a few communities with a population of over 200,000 in modern times.

However, King Uther is still very powerful because he has a group of Raguel heavy cavalry with dragon flags under his command.

They originally originated from the Sarmatian knights. King Uther selected the elite and formed an armored cavalry, with a dragon flag as its symbol, which could easily crush the enemy on the battlefield. Their record is also quite impressive. In many later games, this cavalry is regarded as the top unit in Britain.

They are the predecessors of the legendary Knights of the Round Table.

During the time of King Arthur, there were probably more than two hundred men. It is not clear now, but it is probably about a century.

With King Uther's wealth, maintaining a hundred heavy cavalry was already the limit.

Duncan himself had only more than 300 armored cavalry.

He looked at the mountains in the distance and said in a deep voice, "Come here."

"Bring Merlin here."

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(End of this chapter)