System: Build My Own Territory Chapter 973 - 288: Swearing Loyalty (10,000 Words)

Secondly.

The expertise of the generals can be fully showcased.

Rose, having previously served as the deputy commander of the cavalry detachment, is naturally better suited to lead the cavalry forces.

Tyrone, possessing talents and skills aligned with heavy infantry, is obviously more equipped to command the infantry units!

Assigning different generals to lead distinct soldier types allows for the optimal combat strength inherent in those soldiers to be realized.

Lastly.

A system of checks and balances is established.

Generals can mutually oversee and supervise one another.

He can leverage this equilibrium to more effectively manage the soldier units, ensuring the army adheres to his directives!

An equilibrium of power, employing both leniency and severity—this constitutes the fundamental strategy of the Emperor's Art!

Of course.

Where advantages exist, disadvantages may also arise.

The presence of multiple military divisions within the territory could potentially lead to coordination challenges and subsequent internal strife.

In addressing issues, they might shirk responsibility, resulting in inefficient decision-making and slow execution.

There is even a risk of factions forming for personal gain, thereby endangering his authority!

However.

These potential drawbacks pose no issue for him.

Given the existence of the loyalty value function.

He can effortlessly ascertain the loyalty level of each resident at a single glance.

Should any signs of disloyalty or rebellion emerge, he can preemptively sever ties with them.

After careful consideration, Lynn ultimately resolved to station the eight hundred Pan Rock Iron Guards within the territory.

As former soldiers, they possess combat experience and honed instincts.

However, following their defeat and subsequent capture, their fighting spirit and resolve have been significantly diminished.

In their current perspective, nothing appears to be worth risking their lives for.

Therefore.

While Tyrone oversees their training and physical rehabilitation, it is imperative to foster their interaction with the townsfolk.

This will serve to enhance their familiarity and cultivate a sense of belonging to this territory and its inhabitants.

Only through such means can their combat convictions and aspirations be reignited.

Most critically.

The Blacksmith Workshop and the Textile Workshop have yet to manufacture and produce a sufficient quantity of armor and weaponry.

This currently prevents the full equipping of these eight hundred soldiers.

The concept currently forming in his mind is...

To harness Tyrone's capabilities, utilizing these eight hundred Pan Rock Iron Guards as the nucleus for the gradual formation of a formidable steel heavy infantry!

Imagine helmets adorning their heads, heavy armor covering their bodies, robust shields held in their left hands, and long halberds grasped in their right!

Advancing forward, they could push in tight formations after cavalry charges, amplifying battlefield advantages.

When retreating, they could interlock their heavy shields to form an impenetrable shield wall.

This defensive formation would offer substantial protection against enemy cavalry assaults or ranged arrow attacks.

thereby significantly reducing soldier casualties.

However, this remains merely a preliminary concept for the time being.

To assemble a heavy infantry force numbering in the thousands.

This necessitates not only the extensive forging of heavy armor and shields but also a considerable pool of robust soldiers!

Without a sufficiently strong physique, soldiers would be incapable of bearing the weight of nearly one hundred pounds of shields, armor, and weaponry.

While Lynn was deep in thought, he had already entered the craft workshop area and arrived at the entrance of the Blacksmith Workshop.

Even before reaching the workshop, Ehrelo, who had been anticipating his arrival, immediately came forward to greet him.

Approaching Lynn, a distinct smile graced Ehrelo's features.

In a tone brimming with respect, he proclaimed, "Master, you have arrived!"

Lynn offered a nod and inquired, "The one thousand sets of composite armor plates, along with the standard helmets and chest armor, have they been completed?"

During the previous evening's dinner.

Kuisi had informed him that the Blacksmith Workshop had successfully finished the forging of the armor plate components.

Ehrelo responded without a moment's hesitation, "Yes, Master."

"They have all been forged, and every armor plate component has been transported to the Textile Workshop."

"Now, we merely await Foreman Yimini and her team to commence the assembly and production."

Lynn expressed his approval with a nod, stating, "Well done."

"You have completed this nearly half a month ahead of the deadline I set for you!"

During the assembly meeting held that night, he had tasked both the Blacksmith Workshop and the Textile Workshop with the completion of one thousand sets of composite armor within a two-month timeframe.

It is currently still early August.

Ehrelo and his blacksmith apprentices had already concluded their task.

Ehrelo responded with a smile, "Master, your praise is too kind."

"The early completion is entirely attributable to your decisive investment of a substantial workforce into the Blacksmith Workshop."

"The Blacksmith Workshop now boasts a personnel of two thousand four hundred individuals!"

"Even setting aside the teams currently engaged in tool and heavy armor production, there are over fifteen hundred apprentices dedicated to forging tasks..."

Lynn offered no specific reaction.

Given the constraints of their forging technology, the only way to boost the workshop's output was to increase the workforce, a direct trade-off for efficiency.

Lynn announced, "As production has concluded... the Blacksmith Workshop will be going into a period of rest starting today!"

Ehrelo’s already wide smile grew even broader upon hearing Lynn’s declaration.

Since he joined Master Lynn’s territory to forge and produce farming implements, there had been no respite.

The work was relentless, from sunrise to sunset almost every single day!

Now that Master Lynn had given the official go-ahead, how could he not be delighted and thrilled?

It wasn't just Ehrelo who felt this way.

The blacksmith apprentices, standing at a distance, couldn't catch the specifics of their lord's discussion with Foreman Ehrelo.

However, witnessing Ehrelo's broad, toothy grin, they could already infer the outcome.

Master Lynn had surely consented to the previously made promise!

Observing Ehrelo's visibly excited demeanor, Lynn felt a twinge of hesitation before uttering his next words.