Assigning the Veterans

When James and the others heard about the retiring veterans, they agreed that it was a shame to discharge men who had fought through so many battles.

But under Victor's plan for the army, those overage veterans should have retired long ago. If not for the Civil War, they might have left the military a year or two earlier.

When Victor brought up the auxiliary troops, Lodan, who commanded all the auxiliary and militia units, felt much the same way.

The auxiliary units were all part of the logistics force. Many served as reserves for the combat troops and had completed full military training. They had missed out on joining the combat troops only because they lacked experience or had not finished growing.

During the Civil War, the Southern Marching Legion had suffered heavy losses in both the first and second stages. Drawing replacements from Lodan's logistics force was what had kept its fighting strength from falling too far.

The auxiliary troops had also seen combat. Many had been through battle, especially during the fourth-stage offensive into the Central Region.

Even now, the logistics force still had auxiliary soldiers of sixteen or seventeen. Once they grew stronger, their experience under fire would be enough to make them capable fighters in the future.

With the territory reducing its forces, it really was a shame to discharge battle-hardened veterans and promising auxiliary soldiers.

So when Victor reached this point, everyone perked up. They knew what came next would matter.

Victor said, "I want to assign some of the battle-hardened veterans and promising recruits to the border regions. We'll establish settlements centered on military farms, like Blue Lake Bay Outpost.

"As for another group of veterans, I plan to assign them to the territories of nobles ranked baron or above. They can form