Chapter 276 How strong was Rome? The super-strong Rome shocked the ancients!

Regarding Rome’s military, the commentators had different opinions.

《Fubing System?》

"What you think of the Fubing: small farmers who grow crops and cry out for tax exemption and military service exemption; in reality, the Fubing: big and strong, from military families, rampant in the village, and their whole family has big legs and fat waists. "

《The atmosphere group holding javelins? Ahahahahahaha! I am dying of laughter!》

"The rich ones will install all the equipment, the poor ones will install only half, and the poor ones will run away with the knife."

"Damn, how cruel, fighting a war depends on wealth!"

"Those who don't have money can only serve as atmosphere in a war."

《This looks a bit like wild boar skin, doesn’t it?》

"Isn't the atmosphere group pretty good? The death rate should be lower."

"What a bullshit! Roma's winning rate is so high, the atmosphere group won't make much money if they win, and if they lose, their main force will be wiped out. Can you, the atmosphere group, still run away?"

"Don't underestimate the atmosphere group, the Javelin Squadron has full output on the battlefield!"

"A common man can defeat the enemy with a spear."

"Each Roman infantryman was armed with two javelins. This was no joke."

"When I play Total War, I often use javelin troops to attack from behind. "

"Aren't there people who don't even have money to buy javelins and can only throw stones?"

"In fact, this kind of citizen soldier is very similar to a good family boy. At that time, not everyone was qualified to be a citizen soldier."

"Citizen militia? So backward."

"You definitely can't beat the big guy this way."

"The Roman citizen militia system at the time was still acceptable. After all, with their size, they were able to mobilize wave after wave of legions."

"If it weren't for the citizen militia system, it wouldn't be possible at all."

"The first time I learned about the Roman citizen soldiers, I felt that they were quite brave. "

"This kind of loose army is no match for the Han Dynasty. This is confirmed!"

For many netizens, this is the first time they have learned about the Roman military system.

So seeing this, we can see that Rome’s military system still uses the citizen militia system of ancient Greece.

They all feel disdainful.

But then.

The curtain begins to tell the story of Roman military after the famous Marius Reform.

【As the territory of the Roman Republic grew larger and larger. 】

[The limited number of citizen soldiers can no longer meet the country's needs for multi-directional expansion. ]

【In addition, Rome's internal land annexation became increasingly serious. 】

[Many citizen soldiers who have been fighting outside for many years returned to their hometown. ]

【I found that all my land was gone! 】

[And the successive victories in wars and the influx of a large number of slaves caused many citizen soldiers to fall into a life of luxury.]

[It’s no longer as hard as it was in the early days of starting a business. ]

[The combat effectiveness of the army also declined rapidly. Many veterans and citizen militiamen were as ferocious as tigers in beating weak soldiers. When a tough battle came, they ran faster than dogs.]

[In short, Rome had a citizen militia system at that time. ]

[The military's combat effectiveness has seriously declined! ]

[Obviously, they brought their own food and weapons to serve as their own army.]

[It no longer applies to the situation in Rome.]

【So, in 107 BC, taking advantage of the disastrous defeat in the Jugurtha War. 】

[The new Roman consul Marius began the famous Marian Reforms. 】

[Marius abolished the conscription system and replaced it with a volunteer system.]

[Members of the military are no longer citizens in peacetime and soldiers in wartime.]

【Instead, they were transformed into professional soldiers. 】

[You need to serve for a full sixteen years at once! ]

[These professional Roman soldiers no longer need to provide their own weapons and equipment. ]

【Instead, the equipment is uniformly provided by the state.】

【And pay wages and salaries. 】

[And not just any second-rate person can join the Roman Legion. ]

[Every new recruit needs to go through a rigorous selection process.]

[They usually prefer to recruit new soldiers from rural areas. ]

[Or recruit poor but brave soldiers from those provinces where the people are tough.]

[The Roman standard for recruiting new soldiers was that they had to be physically strong and at least 1.68 meters tall.]

[Must be a Roman citizen over the age of seventeen. ]

[If you don't have Roman citizenship, you can only serve as an auxiliary force. ]

[It is even required that the recruits be bachelors.]

[Although the requirements are high, the Roman army never lacks new recruits. ]

[Because serving in the Roman legion means a generous salary, as well as food and medical services. ]

[After retirement, there is also a considerable pension including land. ]

[And those auxiliary soldiers who did not have Roman citizenship. ]

[After their service, they would obtain the status of Roman citizenship, which was very valuable at the time.]

See the system after the Roman military reform.

Many ancient people nodded in approval.

Before this, Ying Zheng knew little about the conscription system.

But this time when he saw the Roman system, Ying Zheng felt a lot inspired.

Ying Zheng wanted to train Fusu, so he asked Fusu to answer this question.

Fusu thought to himself, isn't this an easy question?
Fusu looked at the sky, bowed to Qin Shihuang again, and then replied:

"Your Majesty, the text on the sky screen explains the Roman military reforms quite clearly."

"Because Rome was too powerful and too wealthy, the fighting power of the Roman citizens who had made their fortunes declined severely."

"No longer brave, no longer honorable."

"So a new, professional army needs to be recruited."

"But it's impossible to build an army just by discussing honor."

"There has to be actual profit motivation."

"The Roman legionnaires are paid upon enlistment and enjoy state treatment."

"After retirement, there are land and pensions." "For a poor Roman with nothing, or a poor mountain dweller in the border provinces."

“It’s very attractive.”

"Even those auxiliary soldiers can obtain Roman citizenship after retirement?"

“Although Tianmu didn’t say it directly, it was obvious.”

“Citizenship should be a symbol of economic and political status.”

"Perhaps only native Romans are citizens."

"Other people in Rome's newly conquered lands were simply non-citizens and certainly did not have much power or status."

"So I can conclude that Roman citizenship is extremely attractive to non-citizens!"

Fusu also cited his experiences when he was in the Great Wall Legion as an example.

"When I was at the Great Wall, I also talked to many Huns who surrendered."

"I discovered that although the Xiongnu are the enemy of my Great Qin."

"But many Xiongnu people yearn for the Qin Dynasty and the Chinese clothing."

"I guess it was the same in the world surrounding Rome at that time."

"Those who are not Roman citizens are all trying their best to become Roman citizens, and they are willing to join the auxiliary legions and work for Rome for their whole lives."

After hearing Fusu's answer, Ying Zheng felt very satisfied.

After looking at the sky curtain, it seems that choosing Fusu as the crown prince was the right choice.

And the sky continues.

[The above measures ensure the sufficiency of manpower and the enthusiasm of soldiers. ]

[In order to ensure combat effectiveness, Roman recruits need to undergo extremely rigorous training. ]

[The first training is a fully armed march! ]

[New recruits must carry 20 kilograms of equipment and complete a 30-kilometer field march within six hours.]

[It also includes training in mountain climbing, jungle traversal, and even swimming. ]

[In addition to marching, the recruits will also be assigned many rigorous infrastructure construction tasks. ]

[Generally speaking, it is to build camps, build fortresses, or build dams and roads for local cities. ]

【This is to improve the country's infrastructure level. 】

[It is also a training for new recruits to hone their field engineering capabilities.]

[Of course, fighting training with sword and shield is also necessary. ]

[In addition to sword and shield combat training, it also includes javelin throwing and stone throwing. ]

[Another group of soldiers will receive archery training.]

[The most important training is discipline. ]

[Every Roman soldier needs to accept the strict discipline of the army, otherwise he will suffer various punishments, even being beaten to death by his comrades with sticks.]

[If you fall asleep during the night shift or fail to wear your weapons while building a camp, you may be sentenced to death.]

【In the Roman army.】

[It is their necessary task to blindly obey their superiors and carry out every order. ]

This system now seems unremarkable.

【However, it was first implemented in Europe at that time and achieved great success. 】

[The Roman army became a large-scale professional army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers! ]

[The highly professional Roman army had a longer training time. ]

[It takes more than four months for a new soldier to complete basic training.]

[During the long service period, rigorous training will continue. ]

[The saying "sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in war" started to appear after Marius' reforms.]

【During the long training period. 】

[Professional Roman soldiers can train more types of weapons. 】

[Familiar with various large-scale formations and small-scale tactics. ]

[Generally speaking, on plain terrain, infantry would be slaughtered when encountering cavalry.]

[The well-trained Roman army at that time, through strict training and excellent equipment, cultivated an infantry that could fight back and forth with the cavalry on the plains! ]

[Roman soldiers would use spear formations, spear jungles, to resist enemy cavalry and chariots that dared to attack the formation. ]

[Will form a complex, movable tortoise shell formation to resist the enemy's long-range firepower. ]

[When attacking, they can also form a wedge formation with better breakthrough capabilities! ]

[Of course, there is also the world's best Roman Field Engineers. 】

[They can build large-scale fortresses, fortresses, and traps anytime and anywhere. ]

【To give Rome an advantage in the war. 】

【The famous Caesar, his most classic battle - the Battle of Alesia. 】

[In this battle, Caesar defeated the French national hero Vercingetorix and paraded him back to Rome.]

【And the key to winning this battle. 】

[When the Roman legions besieged the city, they built a wall around it.]

[An outer wall was built around this wall to defend against reinforcements. ]

[Two walls were built for field battles, the inner wall encircled the enemy and the outer wall defended against reinforcements. ]

[With his incredible field fortification capabilities, he dealt a heavy blow to the Gaul and Germanic tribal coalition forces, becoming a god in one battle! ]

[So don’t be fooled by what you see on the Internet. Every day in Rome, there is either the Teutoburg Forest or Hannibal knocking on the door, or the skull of the Roman emperor is used as a urinal by the enemy, or every Roman family is in mourning because of the German barbarians.]

[Of course, the most famous Parthian cavalry archers were also there, who defeated the Roman triumvirate Crassus and captured him alive.]

[At first glance, it seems that Rome is being beaten every day? ]

[Just like around the Ottoman Empire, everyone is an anti-Turkish hero. ]

[The territory of the Ottoman Empire is getting bigger and bigger. ]

【Around the Roman Empire, there are anti-Roman heroes everywhere. 】

[And Rome's territory is getting bigger and bigger...]

Outside the sky.

See Rome after its military reforms.

The selection criteria for recruiting soldiers are strict.

And the comprehensiveness and persistence of training.

Compare this to Rome's previous citizen militia system.

The exaggerated level of training of Roman soldiers under the new military system shocked many people!
The ancients also restrained their relaxed smiles.

Rome must be taken seriously.

(End of this chapter)