Tyranny of Steel

Two weeks prior to Berengar ’s return to the fatherland, Adelbrand sat in his office in the city of Granada. It was an ordinary day, as far as he was concerned. Currently, he was overseeing paperwork and managing the Sultanate of Al-Andalus in Berengar ’s absence. Lately, the conflict between the Iberian rebels who were supported by the Catholic church had turned more chaotic.

With weapons and munitions scavenged from deceased German soldiers finding their ways into the hands of the rebels, the German and Andalusian soldiers found themselves fighting against an enemy armed with explosives and single-shot rifles.

Though the rebels could not reproduce the weapons or munitions they scavenged, they could still use them to deadly effect in a series of ambushes. The more German soldiers who fell, the more advanced weapons that fell into the hands of their enemies.

In contrast to the Iberian rebels, the Royal Andalusian Army was modelled after their German allies. They had a strict hierarchy of soldiers and professional training. Though they had yet to establish an official military academy, the officer corps was made of up talented individuals who had proven their merit on the field of battle.

These men were selected from their units and sent to a crash course training where they would rapidly learn the skills required to become efficient officers in the field. This was an effective means of acquiring officers when one lacked a proper academy for them to study at for years on end.