Forming the First Batch of Rifleman

In one of the rooms in the castle, which is Oli named a planning room, Oli and Zion were talking to each other.

"Did you finish reading the books I gave to you, Uncle Zion? How is it?" Oli.

Zion looked at Oli with a tiny smile on his face. "Yes. I have already finished the books you gave me to read. Well, I would say the military tactics and methods in your world are way more advanced than ours. I am fully sure that if we implement these tactics and methods, no army on the Continent would even stand a chance against us." Zion said while pointing to the book in his hand.

The book has a title named 'Military Tactics in Medieval Period.' Oli gave that to Zion to read and learn about the military tactics ever recorded from Earth. Oli left it to Zion as Oli had no expert when it came to the Medieval military, unlike Zion, who's a former soldier.

"This book could consider a National treasure. And if the Generals in each Kingdom and Empires see and know the existence of this book, they would use everything in their power to get it. This book was great, but at the time it has, it's own consequences. I don't know why you gave me this treasure, but I'm sure the Generals from your world are at a loss right now." Zion added.

Oli happily smiled when he heard what was Zion said.

"I agree with you, Uncle Zion. That book is the most important right now in this world, which was set up in the Medieval Period in which infantry, knights, archers, and cavalry--men at arms roam and hail as the strongest military force. They also filled the important role in Medieval warfare." Oli.

Zion had a confused face when he heard Oli. He couldn't understand what Oli was talking about.

"Could you please tell me, Uncle Zion, what are the weapons and armor being used by the soldiers in the army? And how did the war goes?" Oli questioned Zion.

Even if confused, Zion answered Oli truthfully. "Well, there are different kinds of weapons such sharp, blunt, and ranged weapons, but if we are talking about the standard weapons the soldiers used in the army, they are equipped with swords, bows and crossbows, spears, and halberd.

When it comes to armors, the ordinary soldiers wear chainmail. While the knights wear full-plated armor, also there is a type of soldier who wears leather armor or sometimes none. They are slaves or forced people to fight.

And the war--the battle takes place through the confrontation of armies. It doesn't matter what happens because it always ends with the clash in each other." Zion explained.

Oli nodded his head when he heard Zion's explanation.

"Uncle Zion, let me say this, what was written in that book is now part of my world's history. You could find that book everywhere. I won't explain it anymore because it holds much more complex information, but the military warfare in the current era in my world is much more different than what's written in that book. Although it has a bit of influence in terms of military tactics." Oli.

When Oli said that, Zion still had a confused expression on his face. Oli noticed and thought. 'Next time, I will bring Zion again on Earth and let him know and learn the modern warfare. It would surely benefit the army I was planning to form.'

With that thought in mind, Oli took a picture from the drawer and put it on the table. He then pointed to it. Zion looked at it and asked.

"What's that, young master?"

"This? This weapon could change and shake the foundation of this Continent. And I will tell you this, Uncle Zion, even a man who had no experience in actual combat could become a soldier in an instant with the help of this weapon." Oli said seriously.

When Zion saw that expression, he looked once again at the picture.

The weapon is like a stick long and has a knife attached at the end. It has a cylindrical iron pipe and solid wooden handle at the same time as a trigger mechanism like the crossbow had.

What at the picture is a...

Musket.

Zion doesn't know how this stick could change and shake the Continent, but he believes in Oli. Oli is from the more advanced world, so anything he brings fort would undoubtedly have an immense impact on the Continent.

Oli smiles, looking at the picture. He did his research. He watches some documentaries about the history of muskets and how it helps the military warfare revolution. He got a lot of resources to know the pros and cons of these weapons.

Aside for himself, no one on this Continent knows the true power and horror of this musket would bring fort in the Medieval armies of each Kingdom.

By the time Oli's first battalion won their first conquest, each Kingdom and Empire would only then they would realize that the era of men at arms was coming to end.

***

Oli and Zion are now in the open area where every resident is standing and waiting for Oli to announce something.

Everyone stopped what they were doing when they heard that Oli was going to announce something significant in their new village. Even though Oli said that the workers who are doing the construction may not be required to attend the assembly but all the residents respected and revered Oli in any terms and aspects, so they have all attended the assembly.

Oli and Zion were standing at the small podium placed in front of residents. Oli looked at the residents, and when he saw that everything settled down, he took the item that helped him a lot when Oli was addressing everyone.

Now that the population of Leefside is now grown large in the past weeks, Oli found it difficult to talk as not everyone could hear him, especially at the back, so he brought the commonly used item on Earth when addressing a large crowd...

A battery-powered megaphone.

Oli put the megaphone in front of his mouth and began to speak. "Hello? Can anyone hear me? Especially at the back?"

The residents just answered a loud yes to Oli.

When the residents first heard the voice of Oli through the megaphone, the residents were astounded when they first heard the voice of Oli so loud and coming through that small item. Oli takes a whole thirty minutes to explain and calm the residents down. And now, it is just a common occurrence to them when Oli spoke using the megaphone.

"So, the reason that I called everyone here is that I want to let you guys know that I was planning to form the first batch of soldiers, fifty people that would be trained to become a full-fledge soldiers that later on will be called as the rifleman." Oli.

The residents all had confused expressions because this was the first time they heard the term rifleman.

Even Zion had a complicated expression on his face. As a former General, he knew very well the inside-out of the military. And Zion was not sure that the weapon Oli called the musket could be very effective, but he trusted Oli.

"I know some of you are confused and thinking, 'what the heck was the rifleman?' and you will know what is the rifleman was in the following weeks, but I would say this... The rifleman is one of the most powerful roles in the military.

As I said, I was planning to form the first batch of brave soldiers anyone could join as long as they were of the right age.

And I will make it clear, the residents who would join, who would become soldiers, later on, are not going to fight for me, for my selfish desires.

Then, if you are going to ask me, what will the soldiers fight for?

The soldiers would fight for their families. For the soldier's daughter, son, wife, and future descendants.

The soldiers would fight for freedom and the maltreatment of the strong!

The soldiers would fight for the future of their families so that they could no longer experience what was happening now!

The soldiers are not going to fight for me but for themselves and the welfare of their families!

Help me build a safe and decent place and environment suitable for everyone to live in

And lastly, I would not be going to force anyone who doesn't want to join the army. As I said before, you guys become the residents of Leffside. You have the freedom to choose whatever you want as long as it is right.

That's all. Zion and I will wait in the castle courtyard, and if anyone would want to join, feel free to drop by in the castle's courtyard."

Oli said goodbye to the residents and started to walk back to the castle, and while walking, Oli heard the cheer of everyone.

With that, the first soldiers of Leefside would be formed today, and later on, they would consider the strongest ground army ever to exist.