Chapter 60: Calculations at the Temple on the Eve of Departure_3

"This is the mainstay of the army," Aweit said with some emotion. "The nine long flags represent the lineages of nine hereditary nobilities. The number of feathers on the long flags represents the number of the Great Nobility."

"Generally speaking, these feathers make up at least half of your army's battalion-level commanders, all of your regiment-level commanders! Each feather representing the Great Nobility starts as a battalion-level commander, equivalent to the pinnacle of an ordinary civilian Samurai."

The youth shook his head; the resistance to military reform in the commander system was still too great.

As he spoke, Aweit took out an old wooden board. This was military information acquired from Quetzal after capturing the Capital City reinforcements. He found the flag at the forefront, pointing to the largest feather and said: