But the good news is that they don't have too many projects to prepare for the future.

According to the words of the "Iron Knight" Parud, they are just dealing with a bunch of barbarians, which is no different from hunting, what else do you need to prepare?

It was a war that was almost completely unmobilized, so while the number of soldiers in the empire was large, there were not many troops in Emperor Perris's Northern Expedition sequence.

Hundreds of cavalry merged into a torrent, and they marched along the half-built avenue of the Empire, half of which was to be purchased from the merchants by His Majesty the Emperor with the gold coins from his private treasury, while the local nobles were generally responsible for the rest.

Thanks to the impact of the Northern Expedition, the empire finally built a wide road from the capital to the northlands, and the nobles took the opportunity to recover more peasants' land and more serfs.

The palace guards still had to guard the safety of the palace hill, so that, even though Peris had personally recruited fifty guards, they had grown up in the palace and had served Abbasquia for generations, and they were not so much the imperial army as a private soldier kept by the emperor.

As a result, they may be more reliable than their brothers in the Order when it comes to loyalty, which is why Perris has decided to bring as many armed forces as possible, although, in terms of martial arts, they may not be as good as the Knights.

Of course, even without mobilization, there will definitely be no shortage of some fresh blood in the ranks of the emperor. Some of the citizens spontaneously formed an army, and they set out from the well-informed city, and then followed the emperor's footsteps along the main road, and they were so numerous that even if a hundred restless young men joined the emperor's ranks in one city of the empire, they would be able to gather thousands.

They had certain fantasies about the army, the emperor, and the knights, and they hoped that one of them would be appreciated by the emperor and have a place to stand out in the Northland. Of course, there are also a lot of fugitive slaves, vagabonds and criminals used to make up the number, for them, joining the army is more like a turnaround battle, if they can return victoriously, they are the warriors of the empire, the past experience is naturally a write-off, if unfortunately defeated, or become a deserter again, what kind of military discipline has been committed, it will not be worse than the current situation.

They usually couldn't make up a steel helmet out of ten people, three or four of them shared a shield, and only the number of archers and spear-throwers seemed to be relatively large, which confirmed their awkward status. Maybe it's just a bunch of damn poachers.

The other army of commoners was the peasants who came from all over the country, and they were dragged into the army by the nobles, just like the horses and mules brought by the nobles. These people used to be some tribesmen, and now most of them are serfs, and they also have only the simplest armament, although the nobles sometimes bring some elite peasant soldiers to join the team, but after all, they are only a very few, because most of the nobles who came to participate in the expedition are only the second sons who have no inheritance, and for them, the family can afford to give them a simple set of chain mail, which can be called a great generosity.

Finally, there is a more formal military force that is also notable, a mercenary from the southern kingdom of Cyporus.

The current kingdom of Cyporus has already changed kings, and now the throne is held by the son of Hess Zhenghao, Hess Zhenghao II. He was a man of action compared to his father, and before Perris led his army north, he had hired an army of nearly a thousand rai from the people with some tax revenue from the state treasury. In the process of resisting the invasion, a large number of peasants repeatedly joined the battlefield, participating in a large number of battles such as defending cities, besieging cities, and even field battles, in which the peasants were allowed to own a certain amount of weapons and the right to loot.

Some of these peasants grew up to be soldiers, but they did not stay in the army in the end, but returned to their home for various reasons, but they did not completely forget the erosion of the fires of war, they left some of their skills and weapons to their sons, and now they raised their weapons to fight for the emperor's new expedition.

The road from Abbasquia to the Northland has always been difficult, and even if there is never a deliberate stop along the way, by the time the army arrives at the royal court in the Northland, the time is still in time.

Ever since the messenger sent by Tian Sen to the Northland was returned, there has always been a vague sense of haze between the royal court of Beihai and Abbaschia, especially among the nobles, there is another terrible rumor, that is, the relationship between the king of Beihai and the king of the Rhine is very delicate.

It is for this reason that the only young duke in the Northlands who is truly loyal to the Empire, Lord Connaughtin, once urged His Royal Highness Perris to go to his duke's domain, instead of going to the royal court in the North Sea and putting himself in danger.

Since Tian Sen began to really let go of his hands and feet and run the Northland strategy for the empire, the Beihai Kingdom has actually fallen apart a little, and the power of the empire and the Beihai Kingdom have become competitive, and they each have their own calculations to run this territory that is not very rich.

"Your Majesty, just as some nobles in the south are prejudiced against us northerners, many of the great Prussians of the north also think of the knights of the south. In any case, after entering the Northland, please be careful, don't be stabbed in the back by the gangsters. ”

What Connaught wrote in the letter was not unremarkable, but this precious secret message had been torn to shreds by the guards before it even reached the emperor.

Without him, the Emperor had decided not to go to Duke Connaughtin's domain, so this letter, no matter how sincere it was, was just disturbing the Emperor's mind.

According to the Duke Darao's suggestion, His Majesty the Emperor must wait until the glaciers of the swamps have melted, and in the spring, when the swamp people are most scarce for food and forage, and if this is to be calculated, then there is no doubt that Perris's army will pass through a winter without the support of war in the Northlands.

"Your Majesty, that is a cowardly act, and I can conclude that this duke does not know the art of commanding war at all. ”

Sword buried his face in the thick cotton armor and let out a long breath of white air at Perris, who was hiding in the carriage, with some disdain.

"I'm afraid that there is not so much grain to be used in the north, and if the grain and grass in the south want to be transported, it will be very expensive. I'm afraid that we will consume far more grain and grass than we can bring in a truckload of grain, and this will go ......on for a long time."

The cold wind poured into the warm carriage, causing Perris to sneeze twice in quick succession, the cold of the Northland was completely beyond his expectations, and since the winter came, he regretted the stupid decision he had made.

For such a thing as the conquest of the Northland, it would be good to send a general at will, where he could lead the troops himself.

But at this point, the whole country is staring at him, and he has no way out. Thinking of this, no matter what, he wanted to end this war as soon as possible.

Perris shrunk back into the blanket and waved his hand impatiently.

"Since the head of the regiment has a decision, then it's up to you to make arrangements. ”

He immediately ordered his attendants to close the curtain so that the cold wind would not pour into him again

Sword was bored and was about to curse in his heart, but saw the curtain on the car in front of him open again.

"Commander, when will we be able to rush to the royal court in Beihai?"

His Majesty the Emperor asked, a glimmer of hope in his young eyes. It is better to live in the court of a king than in the barracks, who will serve them if they can't even take care of themselves here.

As soon as he thought of the comfortable life he had lived on the palace hill in the past, Perris wanted to shed tears a little, in the army, although all the supplies were supplied by him, but he didn't bring the kitchen in the palace, and now the men in the army, even the roasted salted pig's head seemed so tasteless.

Looking at Perris's already visibly weakened face, Sword felt a little guilty again, in fact, he also received another letter in his hand, the current king of the North Sea did not welcome the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor, in that letter, Orlov did not even take a single honorific throughout the letter, even to.

"You are the emperor of the south, and I am the king of the north. If you really want your poor empire for the good, then listen to my advice, stay on your hillside, and live a good life with your bunch of sissies, the north is a place for men. If you are really idle, go and see the damn South China Sea, the South China Sea, who can come up with such a bad word, as if they can row in the swamp. ”

But if you don't put up with this breath after reading this letter to him, I'm afraid that the order will be given to storm the sea castle now, but in that case, things will no longer be able to be cleaned up.

There is no other way but to try to appease the temper of this emperor for the sake of the present. Thinking of this, he said softly

"Your Majesty, we will walk five more and we will see the Sea Castle, where King Orlov of the Northland has prepared a great banquet for you, and he will entertain you. ”

After hearing Ward's promise, Perris's face visibly regained a lot of blood, and he nodded with satisfaction. In fact, although he admired Felipe the Great and his three great expeditions, he was really worried about Felipe the Great's illness and death in the south.

Before the servant closed the curtain again, he praised, "Very good, very good." We didn't have many bureaucrats with us on this expedition, and the big business was all up to you, Sword. ”

Sword didn't say anything more, only gave a long bow, and left the only place in the barracks that radiated warmth.

Ever since he came to the North, he felt that he had become more and more unable to control his temper, and now that the Wiegand people had not seen it, there was no good news in the camp.

Each has a soldier from the Frosty Sisters.

If they had fallen in the south, he could have given the nobleman the care of the wounded to him, and let the soldier heal his wounds and find a way to go home, but now in the Northlands, he could do nothing but comfort them.

This Northern Expedition was promoted by him single-handedly, and no matter who gave up, he would not be able to let go. Thinking of this, he had no choice but to write a letter again in the most humble tone.

"Letter to His Majesty Orlov.

My father had a deep impression of you since the time of his farewell to the south, and at that time he told me that you were a great lord with the image of a king, and a brave and generous warrior of the Great Prussia. See you today, sure enough......"

Although most of the so-called nobles were highly illiterate, because the Duke of Malta was keen on religious affairs, Sword was not only a standard knight, but also a master of the art of reading and writing.

"Parude, where are you bitching with me?"

In the white snow, all the soldiers looked the same, and because they couldn't find a reason, Sword simply shouted himself.

A knight wrapped in a layer of white snow quickly ran over, he tightly wrapped the animal skin on his body, which was not very warm, and rushed to the front of Sword, and said respectfully

"Commander, you command. ”

Looking at this low-profile knight, Sword did not feel a trace of pity, but made his mood worse. He rubbed his bloodshot eyes and roared angrily

"I think you've really forgotten who you are, you bastard knight who grew up in a bullpen. I can put you in this position, and I can let you get out of here, you know? You don't look like a slave to me, you think that after the salute, you are really noble? ”

Parud didn't dare to make a sound, but silently took off his hat, revealing a purple face beaten by the wind and frost. He didn't have a fief of his own, so all his armament came from his predecessor, and his meager savings could not afford the same warm and decent winter clothes as the other knights, so he could only survive in the snow.

"Yes, sir. ”

Probably seeing his pitiful appearance, Ward's inexplicable decision was a little happy and soft-hearted. He patted Parud lightly on the shoulder, pretending to be affectionate.

"Ah, I'm like this, on the surface I criticize you, but in fact I'm the one you see as your own family. You can't look down on me as a man because of that. ”

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