Chapter 828: Vol V Chapter 188
The fact that half of a mere song could influence the God of War’s decisions… Sui Xiong was rather shocked and… proud. He felt that if he had not entered this world but instead crossed to the past, it was highly possible that he could use his human knowledge to impress the ancient folk and create miracles…
Yes, it definitely could have been so.
Yet, Sui Xiong had also forgotten that while he was handling his regiment of knights, he had totally forgotten about these disciplines and attentions…
One often remembered and heeded the advice of others but was unable to adopt their own advice when carrying out tasks…
Of course, it was not like a wild Professor Cheng would pop out from the bushes here to criticize Sui Xiong till he went mental. There was only Wenner here, who admired Sui Xiong greatly and found Sui Xiong to be an inspiration.
Thus, Sui Xiong could maintain his ego here without much fear.
Augmentin had been extremely strict with the thought mobilization of the new troops. He continuously drove the idea that “family is equal to the nation, and protecting the nation is equal to protecting one’s family” as well as the idea that “this is not a traditional conscripted army but rather a strict, legitimate army.” Augmentin emphasized that there was an army that the world had not yet seen before, one that did not need to fight over materialistic things as their needs were guaranteed to be met even before the war started. All the troops needed to do was to ensure that they defended the country, their family and their lives.
Through a few years of comprehensive education, Augmentin successfully created an army with a strong vision and mindset. At the same time, under the God of War Wenner’s training, the army was able to get information at any moment and trusted each other to work as a team.
Finally, this army entered a fighting contest where they beat several other new armies. The merchants realized that this army far exceeded others in terms of fighting spirit and mental strength and celebrated in joy before spreading Augmentin and Wenner’s training methods to all their other armed personnel.
This time, the troops that had fought with the aristocrats were one of the subsequent troops that had been trained with the proven method. They had been under such training for about two years and had transformed greatly. In three consecutive wars, they had performed superbly. In the last war, they had been exceptionally excellent, using their fresh blood and victory to prove themselves and earning the respect of every other nation.
This matter also gratified Wenner and Augmentin’s personally-trained army. They continuously expressed that they could not bear to see these new troops fight on their own and volunteered on account of camaraderie to fight alongside them to showcase their combined power!
“Basically, they were so restless that they wanted to fight too,” Sui Xiong criticized.
Wenner smiled.
“Fighting a good war is part of what excellent troops do.”
“Well, it seems that they’ve forgotten the dangers of war. Do they not fear for their lives?”
“Well, how could you expect them to forget about war? They’re soldiers, that doesn’t make sense!” Wenner was a little confused.
Sui Xiong smiled mysteriously and did not let his inner feelings show.
Why? Let’s see if you can figure it out yourself, Wenner!
Wenner thought a long time before coming to a startling realization.
“I get it now! You’re not talking about governing an army but rather, governing a nation! If a country does not focus on building up their army and making preparations for war, which could happen anytime, it’s easy to be caught unaware. However, if one spends the entire day thinking about fighting, such as how to fight, who to fight and when to fight, it would definitely waste the country’s resources and still cause them to fall in the end.”
Wenner’s eyes shone in admiration, and he spoke again with gusto.
“I understood the first part of your song but never really thought about the last part of it. All along, I’ve always assumed that jumping from one victory to another was satisfactory. Now that I think about it, while victory is important, war cannot just be for winning, but we should consider whether or not the war even needs to be fought! Previously, Augmentin cautioned me about this, but I had admonished him for being too distracted and not courageous enough. Now, your reiteration of this value has made me reconsider my take on this.”
Wenner paused for a long time.
“I want to make a few changes to my doctrine to gain the respect and support of more people and allow me to approach victories and the concept of war in a wiser fashion.”
With that, Wenner apologized to Sui Xiong and began thinking hard about how to adjust his doctrine and faith.
Sui Xiong stood proudly and yet again felt accomplished for the lessons he had brought to this world. To him, it felt like he was a dish that had already been cleaned and dried and was just waiting for expensive seafood to be placed on him.
Regretfully, the God of War did not continue to sing his praises, and Sui Xiong felt that this ending was slightly anticlimactic.
Afterward, Sui Xiong returned to the Republic of Northwest, organized a meeting with the leaders and started a discussion on how they could improve their war strategy.
“A change? I support it! I’ve wanted to reform the army for a long time now. Previously, our army was definitely the strongest in this world, but now, the Commonwealth of Gold Coins’ northern army, the merchant’s new army, are being viewed as comparable to us due to their excellent results. It really is time for a change.” Once Sui Xiong had suggested the idea of reforming the army, the first supporter, military chief Leonard immediately voiced out his support happily.
“Yes. After all, we have enough riches and resources devoted to luxuries, so it is time for us to set aside a budget for improving our glorious army as well! A strong army provides the foundation for a strong country. There is no need to take any drastic action, but we can still work towards increasing the excellence of our troops.” This time, an administrative chief, Madame Teague, also spoke up approvingly despite not being someone who took great care in army efforts.
“If it’s possible to do so, I think we could improve the training of the regiment of knights. They are already elite, but I think they have the potential to improve more,” Gerald, Head of the Regiment of the Knights, said.
All the other leaders began discussing this topic eagerly. It was rare that everyone was unanimously on the same page without any fighting!
It was decided that training would be adjusted, and this decision was approved quickly. With Sui Xiong’s intel setting the context for change, Leonard was able to confirm the new training schemes on the spot and immediately began making physical changes after the meeting ended.
Sui Xiong also discussed the matter privately with Leonard and expressed his satisfaction towards everyone working together harmoniously.
Leonard smiled and informed Sui Xiong that after the rise of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins’ northern army, many other countries had wanted to improve their troops as well. Sui Xiong’s proposal would probably have been supported in any country he voiced it out in…
