The regular army of the empire almost always has its own cannon fodder unit, which is generally composed of civilians who have been sold as slaves, especially the elderly who have lost the ability to work, ugly women and children with congenital defects. This lowest level of cannon fodder has absolutely zero combat effectiveness, so it is generally not even equipped with weapons and armor. It only rushes into the battlefield with some sticks and wooden boards as weapons. Their only task is to consume the opponent's warriors' physical strength, limited war resources such as arrows and traps.
Slightly better than this kind of pure cannon fodder are the suicide troops composed of surrendered soldiers or criminal prisoners of war. Although this kind of troops cannot be said to have no combat effectiveness, their morale is definitely negative, and naturally they will not have any loyalty. Because they often defect on the battlefield, they are usually equipped with only the minimum weapons and equipment. In terms of food supplies, they can barely maintain a state of starvation and freezing. The real role they can play on the battlefield is also very limited.
Above these two is the demi-human war slave force, a cannon fodder force composed of retired gladiators from the gladiatorial arena as the backbone and natural warriors such as ogre minotaur orc slaves as the main force. Their minds are simple and easy to control, and they cannot plan decent rebellion actions. Not to mention their combat effectiveness, they are sometimes more powerful than the regular army of the empire.
The only problem is that once such a unit enters combat, it is easy for them to go mad collectively. Although a crazy demi-human army will definitely be a nightmare for any enemy, such an army can also It is impossible to accept human command and control. It's okay to go crazy in the enemy's camp, but if you don't control it well for a moment and go crazy in your own territory, half of the battle will be lost without even fighting. Therefore, in the entire empire, except for the Dragoon Regiment, few troops dared to use demi-human war slaves as cannon fodder.
This is the mission of Goron's trip. He wants to train the lazy, dirty and rebellious guys in front of him into a real legion. This is the task that Dragon Rider gave Rhine to him, but it is also the goal that Gron has set for himself.
Rhine, who was standing next to Gronn, crossed his arms and looked at Gronn with a sneer as soon as he entered. He naturally knew the hostility of this group of demihuman war slaves towards them. He just wanted to see Gronn's performance clearly now. If he couldn't even do this If you can't pass the first level. Not to mention the work after that, he could only blame himself for wasting so much time and energy on this beautiful waste.
At this time, a tauren with long gray hair trotted over. He first kowtowed to Rhine, and then nodded humbly to Gronn.
"Honored Dragon Rider General. My most beloved master, the old slave Bain Baijiao would like to say hello to you. Is this beautiful and noble lady the new slave trainee you mentioned during your inspection last time? Where is the teacher?”
Goron didn't bother to correct him and asked directly: "Are you in charge of this camp?"
"Yes. This camp is managed by an old slave, and he is also responsible for the daily training."
Gronn looked at this guy and knew at a glance that he was probably an old slave who had been a slave for a long time. He might even have been a slave since his ancestors. The edges and corners of this guy who has been a slave for generations have long been smoothed away. Loyal, honest, and very knowledgeable about the rules. This is the perfect person to run the war slave camp.
Even if the race of a demihuman slave like this is a tauren, he has already lost his bloodiness and wildness, and cannot even awaken his talent for madness. Of course, his combat prowess would not be in the eyes of these unruly demi-human war slaves, but he had the rights granted by the dragon knights. The team of regular dragon knights guarding the camp can be mobilized to suppress and punish disobedient slaves, and even have the power of life and death.
"Byn is my house slave. You can trust him with confidence. When you serve as the trainer of these bastards, he will be your deputy..."
"I do not need."
"... You can go ahead and do it, I look forward to... Wait, what did you just say?" Rein reacted and looked at Gron in surprise, and said with some uncertainty: "You just said that you don't need Byrne. Help?"
"Yes." Goron nodded and admitted. Then he pointed to the sentry on the wall and added: "Not only this old tauren, but also the team of dragon knights responsible for guarding this camp can be removed. I don't need them."
Rhine stopped talking, but his face was terrifyingly gloomy. It was clear that his anger could explode at any time. In his opinion, Goron's behavior was not self-confidence at all, but complete stupidity and arrogance.
He is the only one among the three dragon cavalry generals who is interested in training war slaves as cannon fodder. Naturally, he also has a deep understanding of these demi-human slaves. If no one is always watching over these wild and untamable bastards, it will take less than a night. It will cause an uproar. Then run away.
Rhine naturally knew that Gronn was not as delicate and weak as he seemed. He also knew that he might have an artifact-level magic hand cannon in his hand. It would be no problem to kill one or two unruly demihuman war slaves in an instant. But after all, he is only one person. Even if you include the one-eyed ogre, there are only two. And there are more than two hundred demi-human slaves here, and that's not all. Rein can't imagine that Goron can rely on himself alone. How to manage these crazy beasts.
Gronn didn't seem to see the dangerous face of the Dragon Rider General. He still said to himself: "This wall is actually not necessary, but forget it, there is no need to bother to tear it down... By the way, Lord Rhine, Didn’t you say that my main task is to train a group of ogres? But I didn’t see any ogres here.”
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha..." Rhine suddenly laughed up to the sky, then turned around and walked towards a row of wooden houses deep in the camp, and then uttered three words viciously: "Follow me."
It was a row of dilapidated houses, many of which didn't even have walls on all sides. However, when you get closer, you will find that each of these wooden houses is very spacious. After walking in, you can see that there are many wooden houses placed one after another inside. Large iron cages, each cage contained a large and muscular ogre without any surprise. Judging from the war patterns on the skin of these ogres, they all come from the same ogre clan, and it is also a clan that Goron is very familiar with.
Iron Fist…
This ogre clan is one of the most powerful clans in the ogre world. Their size and number are dozens of times that of the Black Hand Ogres. There are peripheral tribes of the Iron Fist Clan distributed in many areas of the Blade Tower Continent. In order to compete for the peninsula rainforest area, the Iron Fist clan fought against Gronn's Black Hand clan and the Amazon Centaur, and all three parties suffered heavy losses. Therefore, the Iron Fist Clan can be called one of the main opponents of the Black Hand Clan besides the Amazon Centaurs.
"I made a special trip to Dustwallow Marsh not long ago, and carefully selected these guys from the famous Iron Fist Ogre Village. Their advantage is that they are rough-skinned and thick-bodied and can be beaten hard. When I took action, I didn't have any Deliberately keeping in mind, these are the guys who survived in the end. Of course, the disadvantage is that they are all from the same warlike clan, and their levels are not low, so the tameness will rise sharply. In fact, So far, except for a few who were killed, no ogre has been released from the cage. "
Rhine looked at Goron, with a sneer on his lips and continued: "How about I just release them all, so that you can train in one trip, which will save time and effort."
If Gron really dared to nod at this time, then Rhine made up his mind to let this beautiful little idiot go away immediately, and at the risk of being scolded by the marshal, he also had to leave him with an unforgettable lesson as his Punishment for daring to play with yourself.
However, Goron looked at these ogres and thought seriously, and after a moment he replied: "No, just lock them up like this first, and I will release them myself when the time is right."
"At this point, do you still think you can subdue the war slaves here by yourself?" Rhine was already laughing angrily.
However, Goron asked with a puzzled look: "You called me here, didn't you just want me to do this?"
Rhine froze immediately. He looked carefully into Goron's eyes, trying to determine whether he was playing tricks on him or if he really had his own method. But in the end, Rhine couldn't confirm it. Goron's expression was so natural, and his cute look of innocence and confusion made it impossible for him to find any fault. In the end, Rhine simply gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Okay, I will try to destroy this slave camp and see if you can give me a surprise."
Rhine left, taking his old tauren and the group of dragoon soldiers responsible for guarding. And he left very simply and smoothly. He didn't even go through the handover procedures. He simply threw a large group of slave cannon fodder to Gron who had not yet realized what was going on. Then he closed the door and left like that.
After noticing that all the dragoons patrolling the wall had really disappeared, the group of slaves began to whisper and discuss a very serious and realistic issue...
Should they run away immediately, or should they kill and eat the beautiful little man in front of them first, fill their stomachs, and then escape over the wall...
It wasn't until a one-eyed ogre took heavy steps and knocked the entire camp door to pieces with a stick that the group of guys returned to silence. They looked at the terrifying one-eyed monster waving a thick and terrifying totem. The giant pillar, and then stood behind Goron like a patron saint, and the slaves began to think seriously. Maybe their freedom was not as far away from them as they imagined...
"Slaves! I need ten places now, ten places that need to be slaughtered as today's 'dinner' materials. I hope you will sign up enthusiastically. From now on, anyone who wants to get out of this camp will be regarded as automatically signing up. , it doesn’t matter if there are too many people, just treat it as extra food for everyone. But if you are all a bunch of useless cowards and you really can’t make up ten people, then pick out a few of the most useless trash among you. , this is my first day in office, I can’t let everyone go hungry...” (~^~)