Volume 4 Chapter 32: The Low-Quality Officer Corps of the Miscellaneous Army (Part 2)
It wasn't long after Little Devil Head Ail entered that the other officers arrived one by one. Like the guy who came before, these people were absolutely not qualified vanguards, consistently causing more problems than they solved in military matters, and adding endless trouble to President Filire and even President Zena every day. If possible, Filire also wanted to replace these seriously unqualified officers with a batch of qualified ones.
But the problem is, if people like them are considered incompetent, then letting others do this job would probably get a zero score. So, Phil had no choice but to let them continue being incompetent and expect them to grow into competent officers one day - although he himself was not doing a great job as the commander of the legion.
After the completion of the supplement and compilation, the current Giant Bear Legion has several units in general: First, there is Mr. Druid Vinnie's unlucky bear battalion, consisting of over 1,100 dog bears and a small number of auxiliary personnel; Next is the close combat battalion, with eight companies, mostly composed of unlucky ghosts who have seriously violated military discipline, also under Vinnie's jurisdiction; Then there are the first and second infantry battalions, with a total strength of approximately 2,400 people; The combat personnel of the magic strike team only had twenty names, but adding eighty auxiliary soldiers just reached the scale of a company; The artillery battalion has eight companies; The engineer battalion has three companies; In addition to the reconnaissance battalion, medical team, logistics department, nearly a thousand **ladies formed the Black Cat Battalion and a small number of army-affiliated agencies, the scale can barely be called huge. If dog bears are also counted as soldiers, then the total strength of the entire legion is approximately 8,000, roughly equivalent to half the size of an imperial regular army.
To maintain the supply lines for the two legions about to embark on an expedition, the Continental Congress recruited nearly 20,000 civilians from refugees fleeing south from the occupied northern territories and issued each of them weapons in case of emergency, so that they could fight their way back home with the troops. In addition, the main officers of the army hired a number of bodyguards at high prices from security companies for themselves - the new recruits in the legions were too unreliable, and the gentlemen had just joined the military, where would they have personal guards? So it was more reliable to entrust their personal safety to professionals.
Major Ryner Stein, the leader of the reconnaissance battalion of the Great Bear Army, is a notorious thief and a legendary figure in the underworld of the New Continent. Nicknamed "Ryner the Auspicious", he is known for his handsome appearance, extraordinary demeanor, and mastery of magic, earning him a reputation as a charming ladies' man. He often visits the chambers of certain noblewomen, comforting their lonely hearts and bodies, making him widely popular across the land, and even earning him the title of "People's Lover". After joining the military, his fame only grew, with even Charlotte, the infamous playboy, seeking his advice on advanced experiences.
However, what made Rains the most famous was not his promiscuity, but rather his extremely keen sixth sense and a pair of legs that could run like the wind. He had extensive practical experience in the special profession of being a lookout, having worked as a lookout for various large theft and smuggling gangs before joining the military, and he was always able to detect even the slightest signs of danger, escaping unscathed even when surrounded by heavily armed guards. His running speed was truly like that of an antelope, leaving even the fastest hunting leopards in the dust, with the guards on horseback unable to catch up to him even after chasing for over ten miles. The only flaw was that he always forgot to notify his comrades when escaping, resulting in them losing their jobs afterwards. He had no choice but to go find other gangs to join. And then, once again, he successfully escaped while the main force was annihilated. The name "Rains" came from this, as he was naturally good at absorbing others' good luck and transferring his own bad luck.
After repeated attempts, his former partners suspected that he was an official informant and secretly offered a bounty for his death. However, "Shan Rui" proved to be true to its name, as Ryan Stone survived multiple assassination attempts. With no other options, he turned himself in to the local government in exchange for protection. Coincidentally, the recruitment personnel of the Giant Bear Army arrived at this time and repeatedly urged them to join. The local officials were overwhelmed and sent Ryan Stone and his fellow inmates to the army, under the guise of "repenting and serving the country". Colonel Phil was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately formed a reconnaissance battalion with the highest mortality rate, awarding medals and promising a large number of titles that he didn't know if he could fulfill. He also showed off his magical skills to appease these thugs. During the examination, Ryan Stone, who had just survived an assassination attempt, was fortunate enough to pass due to his professional skills (as a "professional informant") and political qualifications (for turning himself in). He became a lieutenant colonel and commander of the battalion, while his former partners, including several gang leaders, became his subordinates. The name "Shan Rui" became even more famous from then on.
After taking office, Ryan Stein swaggered around in his military uniform every day, accompanied by a group of younger brothers, visiting the homes of several new lovers in the area to show off. The glory was glorious, but it also solidified his "crime" of colluding with the government, and it's unlikely that he'll be able to return to his life of crime in the local area in the future.
This seasoned scout captain is extremely skilled at detecting enemy tracks from a great distance, and even the most sophisticated illusion magic has little effect on him; The downside is that he advances too quickly and often forgets to notify.
To the point where the commander had to judge whether the enemy was missing based on his disappearance, this guy just reported, and Phil immediately set up a magic marker on him, which can be used to infer the position of the enemy army based on its trajectory. In case he has a tendency to defect, it can also be detonated on the spot...
If Major Rykhard's problem was a severe lack of courage, then the two archbishops Isabella and Tannis had a severe excess of it. The two religious leaders had long been engaged in an all-out struggle for their faith, openly and secretly, black and white together, throwing away all dignity and demeanor. They looked nothing like servants of God, but rather like underworld sisters or pirate queens. Even now, in the meeting hall, the two archbishops were staring at each other like fighting cocks, their eyes locked in a fierce stare. Those who knew what was going on understood that they were engaging in a battle of wills with their eyes, while those who didn't know thought they were exchanging flirtatious glances.
The two prodigies had just taken office when they burst into a fierce whip duel for the position of commander of the Black Cat Brigade. As a result, Tannice, who lacked actual combat experience, unfortunately lost and entered the medical team with great grievance. However, Isabella soon discovered that Tannice had fully launched a new wave of uniform temptation in the medical team, allowing her female pastors to exert their special charm as white angels, spreading the teachings of El'goroth, the Goddess of Healing, and surprisingly received high praise. For several days, the number of emergency patients in the army grew explosively, even surpassing the number of people watching the ** ladies' exercise. As a result, both sides opened up a new round of open and secret struggles for the soldiers' beliefs, using tactics such as seductive dancing and flesh trading, which was truly admirable.
Bam, who was originally in charge of the logistics department, was kicked into the melee combat squad by Phil after the canned goods and chef Orc's mishap. The director of logistics had to be taken over by Lenny. This is really a very labor-intensive job, especially when Bam messed up the account to the point where it could drive a math professor crazy. After sorting out the accounts for just one day, Lenny's wrinkles doubled, not to mention that she walked like she was on stilts, and her hands trembled non-stop like a metronome due to excessive pen calculations. Phil felt heartbroken but had no suitable candidate to replace her.
Although all the people present were leaders of this legion, from the military rank, they shouldn't sit together: Fili was a colonel, Druitt was a major general, Fedon was a junior lieutenant, Neville was a senior captain, Ail and Rainsford were majors, Isabella and Tannis were lieutenant colonels, and Laini didn't even have a military rank, theoretically only a civilian volunteer. But in contrast to actual power, it became the colonel commanding the major general, and then the junior lieutenant commanding the senior captain, majors, and lieutenant colonels, which was awkward no matter how you looked at it, and just the salute alone was a big problem.
It's not surprising at all, in the Niseral Empire, there is a big problem that nothing is taken seriously. There are taxes that have been prepaid for 20 or 30 years, and also taxes that haven't been collected for 20 or 30 years. Military pay and salaries are given to infants in cradles, and also to dead people in graves. Titles and military ranks are even more chaotic, with at least three systems officially recognized: the central government has the power to confer titles and military ranks, the church also has the power to confer titles and military ranks, and each autonomous region can also confer its own titles and military ranks.
Because the church and vassal states are not unique, and generally due to financial and other reasons, titles are indiscriminately awarded. In real life, it is often the case that someone is both a prince and a baron, or both a marshal and a second lieutenant. As for generals being promoted to junior lieutenants, dukes shining shoes for commoners, marshals serving as orderlies for captains... in short, it's chaotic enough to drive spies who gather intelligence to hang themselves. Even kindergarten children may be awarded the title of "General of Some Vassal State" just for participating in a talent show and winning an award, which gives you an idea of how devalued these titles have become.
Of course, although it is now a subversive era where "generals are as common as dogs and dukes are walking on the streets, and holy warriors are selling sweet potatoes on the street", the main officers of the Giant Bear Legion are still holding military ranks issued by the Central Government's Ministry of National Defense, which have a relatively high gold content. The problem is that the audit procedures of the Ministry of National Defense are a bit cumbersome, with more units to go through and processing efficiency being sometimes high and sometimes low. It is normal for a promotion order to take two or three months to circulate among various departments, and it is not surprising if it is delivered to the recipient on the same day. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense has always been casual in its attitude towards these irregular troops, so this work of granting ranks is naturally even more perfunctory.
Fortunately, military ranks do not affect actual duties. As for etiquette issues, Phil simply cancelled all sorts of tedious military salutes and slogans. Anyway, time is pressing now, there's no time to teach soldiers these empty rituals. Moreover, these half-baked officers don't even know how to salute themselves. Rather than wasting time trying to follow the rules, it's better if everyone just relaxes a bit.
