We see the world wrong, saying that it has deceived us.

– Rabindranath Tagore (Indian poet, philosopher, and Indian nationalist)

Why did Prince Philip, whose power had not been severely damaged, become the weakest of the four princes? Why did Prince Harry, whose power was almost uprooted by the three steppe tribes, recover so quickly in strength, and even that his strength in the army was not inferior to the other two princes?

What Charlemagne secretly ordered Ames to do in the western part of the empire did not really leak everything, and how could the magnates of the imperial capital, who were extremely sensitive to the slightest disturbance, not be aware of the changes in the situation in the western part of the empire.

It's just that since Charlemagne is unwilling to put this matter on the bright side, the magnates of the imperial capital who know the general situation naturally deliberately pretend not to know, and sit back and watch the western part of the empire change from Prince Philip's sphere of influence to Prince Harry's sphere of influence.

If Charlemagne's one shot can only prove that he likes Prince Harry more than Prince Philip, then his two consecutive shots are enough to show that Prince Harry's status in his heart is extraordinary, at least no worse than Prince William and Prince GLP.

In the face of Charlemagne's unexpected and unquestionable appointment, Duke Cullen accepted Charlemagne's new arrangement without the slightest hesitation, and the dignitaries of the imperial capital who were qualified to participate in the court meeting looked eagerly at Prince Harry, who was still in shock.

It is impossible for Prince William, who was disappointed, to say that he was not at all dissatisfied with his father's actions, but it would not be enough to be resentful of it, after all, it was only the ownership of two standing legions.

Prince William, who grew up in a deceitful and scheming politics, was the best of the best, and he knew in his heart that he could hide from anyone by secretly controlling the number of legions, but he certainly couldn't hide from his father, who had eyes and ears all over the empire.

In this regard, Prince William is still very grateful to his father, if it is not for his father's acquiescence, where will he have the opportunity to make a comeback;

Prince William's relief, Prince GLP's calmness, and Prince Harry's surprise have not escaped the eyes of Charlemagne, who deliberately paid attention to them, but Prince Philip, who was ignored by Charlemagne, showed a strong hatred in his eyes!

As the fifth son of Charlemagne and the fourth prince of the Celestial Dragon Empire, Prince Philip's status has always been inferior to that of his older brother and younger brother.

The most unbearable thing for Prince Philip is that his father actually snatched the power he had worked so hard to develop and handed it over to his fourth brother, who had lost everything, all of which made Prince Philip hate his father from the bottom of his heart.

But what can be changed by hatred? After all, he is only a prince with little power, without the attention of his father and the emperor, without the support of the local nobles, he is not even as good as the governor of the province; thinking of this, Prince Philip let go of his clenched fist in despair.

The changes in the imperial palace and the exchange of interests in the imperial capital have nothing to do with Bai Feng, who is in the north of the empire, and he only cares about whether his application for the formation of the Lancer Legion has been approved by Duke Cullen and Charlemagne.

Although Prince Wilhelm's wishful thinking was aborted by Charlemagne's cross-fertilization, Charlemagne's application for the formation of the Lance Legion had been approved long ago, and even Prince Wilhelm's unwillingness to fulfill his promise would not have Charlemagne retract his fate.

A week after Bai Feng's application for the formation of the Spear Legion was sent, the permission order from the Emperor's ** Department was sent to Bai Feng, but this order to form the Spear Legion was slightly different from the order that Bai Feng wanted to get.

Bai Feng, who applied for the formation of the Spear Legion in line with the principle of low-key life, applied for the formation of a 10,000-strong Spear Legion, which was subordinate to the battle sequence of the Pro-Guard Guards, but the number given by the Emperor's ** Department was the number of the regular Legion with a full strength of 20,000 people.

This means that the spear corps that is about to be formed does not have to rely on the battle sequence of the pro-guard team, and can form an army on its own, which is really a good thing for Bai Feng, he does not think that there are many troops under his command.

After getting the exact number of the Lance Legion, Bai Feng began to plan the formation of the Lance Legion, and if 15,000 recruits were used to form the Lance Legion, it would still not be enough to meet the 20,000 soldiers needed for the full establishment, so Bai Feng borrowed 5,000 soldiers from the Marquis of Besançon.

The transfer of 5,000 ordinary soldiers from the city defense army with 5,000 elite and 15,000 ordinary soldiers will not have a great impact on the combat strength of the city defense army; it will only take a month or two at most, and the Marquis of Besançon can expand the city defense army to 20,000 by recruiting new soldiers.

When Bai Feng asked the Marquis of Besançon to borrow troops, the Marquis of Besançon originally wanted to hand over the most elite 5,000 soldiers under his command to Bai Feng, but Bai Feng refused the Marquis of Besançon's kindness and only transferred 5,000 of the most ordinary soldiers from the city defense army.

There were two reasons why Bai Feng rejected the Marquis of Besançon: first, the Lance Legion, as a newly formed phalanx legion, did not have to invest too many elite soldiers, and moreover, these 5,000 elites remained in the city defense army, which played a greater role in helping the Marquis of Besançon maintain the stability of the province.

Second, after all, the Marquis of Besançon was a new imperial feudal official who had recently defected to Bai Feng, and Bai Feng was unwilling to use the private forces belonging to the Marquis of Besançon; according to Bai Feng's idea, these 5,000 elites would be the backbone of his help Marquis Besançon form a legion in the future.

After solving the problem of the officers and men of the Lance Regiment, the next step is the issue of the officers, weapons and equipment, and establishment of the Lance Regiment; needless to say, the officers under Bai Feng's command of the Yulin Legion and the Pro-Guard Corps have nearly 100,000 troops, how can they not be able to draw enough officers.

As for the weapons and equipment required for the Lance Legion to become an army, considering the particularity of the Phalanx Legion, Bai Feng on the one hand allocated half of the production capacity of the equipment manufacturing center to build super long guns and supporting equipment, and on the other hand, secretly transferred a batch of weapons and equipment from Rome City.

The growing production capacity of the equipment manufacturing center gave Bai Feng a good reason to take out some of the weapons and equipment of Rome City for direct use, as long as the amount taken out was not too large, it would not attract the attention of those who cared about it, let alone bring any unexpected trouble to Bai Feng.

In addition to the phalanx pikemen who serve as the main force of the legion, the auxiliary infantry, auxiliary cavalry, and auxiliary archers with the phalanx pikemen are all indispensable components of the pikemen.

Under the premise that the production capacity of the equipment manufacturing center is insufficient, the auxiliary infantry and auxiliary cavalry will first use the weapons and equipment replaced by other standing legions, and the auxiliary archers will use the cold locust longbow and crossbow of the Roman city to enhance their long-range combat strength.

Four wings of phalanx pikemen, two wings of hoplites, two wings of cavalry, one company of archers, and one company of crossbowmen; this is the basic establishment of the pikemen, and it is also the establishment of the imperial phalanx legion formulated by Bai Feng himself.

After everything is ready, the Lance Legion is only one last east wind away from the real army, and the so-called east wind means that Bai Feng wants to select a qualified legion leader for the Lance Legion, which is not an easy thing to do.