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Unlike Charlotte's humble knighthood ceremony for Hardy, a formal knighthood requires the candidate to fast, bathe, repent, pray, wear an armor helmet, kick a spur, etc., before receiving a sword that symbolizes the knighthood's functions.

Finally, the new knight is expected to demonstrate his martial prowess on horseback, stabbing targets with spears, impromptu jousting, and so on.

Because the military conference was imminent, the final item was cancelled. But the whole process was enough to make Mallory exhausted.

However, Marory's mood was particularly uplifted. When he wore the armor given by Brent, his whole person looked in good spirits.

It is worth mentioning that when Brent wanted to give Mallory his surname himself, the young man said the surname he was expecting.

"Mallory Baker, my Grand Duke, I beg you to give me Baker's last name!"

Baker is a surname belonging to Hardy, and when Mallory tells the story of the knight Hardy Baker, everyone in the tent raises their swords and prays for the knight's sacrifice.

At the end of the ceremony, Mallory Baker, who was not qualified to attend the meeting, said to Charlotte and Hoyle excitedly before leaving, "I will be a knight from this day forward!

"Congratulations, Hadi Knight!"

Then Mallory bowed with a smile and walked out of the tent in a majestic manner.

After the ceremony, Brent dragged Charlotte to the throne and whispered to Charlotte, "That guy actually refused the sword I gave him because he got the coveted Enchanted Hand Half Sword!"

"Do you want it too?"

"Actually, I'd love to get a hand for Nell. Don't refuse, I know Icewind Castle has a lot of money!"

Charlotte smiled and agreed.

When Brent summoned all the high-ranking generals to the sand table, the military meeting officially began.

First of all, the military governor of Brent was responsible for briefing the crowd on both sides of the situation. He was a middle-aged man in his mid-teens, and he looked much older than he really was.

The military governor bowed to Brent and Charlotte respectively, and told the story of the military situation of both the enemy and the enemy.

He introduced that after Horcent's victory, the current commander in charge of Rosente is Truman and Helrington of the Temple of Tyranny.

He first analyzed the strength of the two sides, and planted small flags representing the military strength of the two sides on the military sand table every time he said a word.

"Everyone, please see. At present, because Hoscent must suppress the righteous men of our country who are still sporadically resisting, the army entrenched in Gpannu County is actually only about 40,000, including about 8,000 of Hosent's most elite halberd infantry regiments, and about 1,000 soldiers of the Temple of Tyranny. In addition, there were 15,000 regular infantry regiments, 5,000 heavy infantry regiments, 8,000 long-range regiments, and 3,000 cavalry. ”

Hearing his introduction, all the senior generals showed solemn expressions.

"And after some time of rest and summoning, our legion has a total of 28,000, of which ......," the military governor muttered, glanced at Brent, and continued after the latter nodded slightly.

"Among them, there are 15,000 infantry temporarily summoned or temporarily formed by the private soldiers of the major nobles, 5,000 long-range regiments with good combat effectiveness, 3,000 heavy infantry regiments, 5,000 elite light cavalry regiments, and 500 Erosa Royal Guards brought by Edie. ”

At this point, the military governor bowed to Edie in the military tent to express his gratitude.

"The above is the current balance of forces between the enemy and us. With that, he retreated back into the queue.

Everyone's faces were ugly, and Charlotte and Edie glanced at each other, and both of them could see a little dejected look in each other's eyes.

It can be seen from the introduction of the military governor that although the Locente side claims to have 28,000 troops, it is estimated that there are only about 13,000 people with real combat effectiveness, and the infantry as the backbone is extremely scarce. If it really goes to war, no one can expect those 15,000 motley infantry to withstand the onslaught of Hoscent at a disadvantage.

The only consolation was that Rosente still had a slight advantage in the number of cavalry.

And unlike Horcente, who was famous for its halberd regiments, Rosent, located in the northwest of the San Lorenzo Empire, was originally famous for its light cavalry regiments. It is conceivable that in order to win this war, the light cavalry regiment of Locente and the Royal Knights of Erosa brought by Edie will be the most crucial forces.

As is customary at military meetings, the next step is a time for senior officers to freely discuss and exchange methods of warfare. Brent duly left the sand table and watched their discussion coldly.

The discussion lasted about ten minutes, and it seemed like it was never-ending. After each officer had expressed his thoughts, he shook his head and completely rejected his proposed plan, without the approval or rejection of his companions around him.

With the exception of the hussar regiments, the entire line of Locente was at a disadvantage. Coupled with the crushing defeat at the Battle of Fagado and the failures of the following battles, the current Locente is almost annihilated, and the morale of the soldiers is extremely low. In such a miserable situation, it is impossible to defeat the Horcente army, which is advancing with great triumph.

The more discussed, the more pessimistic sentiment creeped among senior officers. Charlotte was also affected by this pessimism, and he wanted to speak, but found that he could not come up with any feasible advice.

Unless Icewind Castle is willing to participate in this war!

He looked at Brent, who maintained a rather calm expression, and after noticing Charlotte's gaze, he winked at Charlotte rather easily.

- Is this guy really confident?

But Charlotte soon realised that Brent was doing the same thing as he had tried to convey confidence to his fellow partners before. I want to use this kind of calmness to send a signal to my partners and subordinates that 'for me, all this is not a problem'.

Brent clapped his hands, interrupting the officers' discussion. He walked to the sand table under the gaze of everyone, and said confidently as he went, "You are all afraid, don't you? You think that victory in this war is impossible, do you? But I think the opposite of all of you!"

He pointed to the sand table and said in an extremely determined tone, "I think we will win!"

The officers were silent, no one in the room was a three-year-old, not the uneducated soldiers outside the tent, who could not have regained their confidence because of a few words from Brent.

"These military power balances are all false!" Brent stretched out his hand and swept away the flags of both sides, and his actions caused an uproar in the audience.

As if he had not seen their expressions, Brent continued to speak in a firm tone, "Why do I say that? Because you only pay attention to the comparison of military strength and morale of the two sides, but you do not think that war is not only composed of these few factors. ”

The new king of Losente stood in front of the sand table, his tone was impassioned, and he looked at everyone, "Let's start from another angle! I think in addition to the troops, there are three wins and three defeats in this war!"

He stretched out his right hand and took out three fingers in turn.

"First, Truman, the commander of the Horcente Army, is old and serious in his army, while Helrington is determined to forge ahead in his army, so there must be contradictions between the two of them, which is mixed with the confrontation between divine power and royal power, and the situation is complicated and difficult to understand.

"Second, Hotson has won many victories, the arrogant soldier mentality has been formed, and Lottert is almost annihilated, and the hatred in his heart is unbearable, as long as the hatred in the hearts of the soldiers is guided, we can guide the current low morale into a mortal fighting spirit, these two wins and two defeats!"

"Thirdly, the Hotson infantry in the south is strong and the cavalry is weak, and the Losente near the northwest is unbeatable in light cavalry, and if you use your maneuver to lure the tired enemy army and make it greedy for merit, and then supplement it with a suitable formation, you can accomplish it in one battle!

Even in the entire heroic era, it is enough to call the famous 'three wins and three defeats' theory, and the senior officers who were originally depressed suddenly became emotional. Some clenched their fists, some pulled their armor, and some clenched the hilt of their swords. Everyone's face showed a clear look of high spirits.

"I know that now everything I'm talking about is an attic in the sky. Actually, I had already conceived such an idea in my head, but the reason why I didn't come up with this next battle plan before was because it still lacked a crucial link. ”

Brent suddenly poured a basin of cold water, but then changed his mind and reinserted the scrambled pieces into the sandbox, "But now, with Charlotte and Edie on board, the fatal link has been perfectly filled!

Afterwards, Brent spoke eloquently, sometimes deducing the sand table, sometimes giving orders to the people present in turn, and commanding the whole battle plan with certainty.

During his arrangement, everyone's eyes gradually brightened, and their faces were stained with flushes overflowing with excitement.

"This way you can win!"

"If the battle plan can really be implemented smoothly, then we will definitely win!"

"You'll have to rely on Earl Wintercastle and Viscount Edie!"

"Great!"

After hearing about his plan, the senior officers were enthusiastically discussed, and everyone's faces were full of confidence.

"Remember, today's battle plan must not be leaked!" Brent said, "Now, I declare that the Battle of Tria has officially begun—"

"The ——!!! of the victory of the Losente"

Cheers of victory came from inside the tent, and the guards outside the door immediately clenched their weapons when they heard such cheers.

They looked at each other and knew that the fateful day was coming!

The Battle of Wisdom King Brent's Fame, the famous epic Battle of the Tria is about to begin!