Thread:Dark dwarves 2/@comment-26535281-20170303000831

Working out some numbers for the Xinese army. Currently it has three main formation: Militia/Basic Army, Imperial Army, and finally the forbidden army.

Basic army formation/numbers:

One Army split into 5 Qi is split between 20 Jalan

Each Jalan is split between  5 Gusa (Banners),

Each Gusa is split into 5 Niru (arrows),

Each Niru is around 7 men

Total Strength: 17,500 men

Total Strength: 17,500 (Basic infantry this does not include any reserves, officers, or staff that would bump it up a few thousand)

Imperial army formations are set at double strength so 35,000 men each (Still within 5 Qi)

The Forbidden army is set at a constant 40,000 and is considered the elite of the army and mainly act as the guards of the Central provinces, royal guards to the emperor, and the guards of Zhengzhou

Here is how recruitment works:

Each family must provide one son for service in the Imperial army

Every other male in a house hold (From the age of 16 to 50) must train in local militia

-These militia units are assigned to a specific Gusa they must report too

-These militia units can be called up for service and have an assigned army that they would be marshaled into 