The messenger from Stormy City was captured by Weken and taken to the barracks, and after reporting to Floyd, Voloyd personally led the messenger to the town mayor Gulf.

Naturally, the letter was not opened and read by Wei Ken privately, after all, this is the basic quality of a grassroots miscellaneous soldier.

But according to the worry in his gaze after Vloyd's return......

It's not like a petty fight like a crusade against bandits, this time, the real war is about to arrive.

"General, is there going to be a war?"

In the tent, Weken asked Floyd, who had just returned.

"The Kingdom of Riardo is going to war with the Vichy Empire. Floyd's brows furrowed slightly, "The lord of Wind and Rain City, Duke Dikosr, one of the four major dukes, is preparing to recruit the lords of the entire northern region to fight. ”

After a moment of silence, Floyd sighed, "Forest Town, it happens to be in the enlistment area. ”

"We're going to the front?" Wei Ken nodded slightly.

"It depends on whether Gulf wants to 'respond to the call-up seriously' or 'fool around'. Floyd's voice was a little heavy.

"So, it's better to fool around?" Wicken shook his head.

According to the performance of Gurf's son Sovas, there is a high probability that he will deal with it casually, right?

"No, I'd rather Gulf take it seriously. Only in this way is our motley army, which does not have any frontal combat capabilities...... so that they will not be treated as 'cannon fodder' and sent to the front line to die. ”

Floyd's brow furrowed, as if he were recalling everything he had seen in the past.

The ferocity of the frontal battlefield cannot be compared to that bandit crusade at all.

Wei Ken nodded solemnly, and then asked, "General, when will the war start?"

"A real war doesn't need a war book. The vanguard of the Vichy Empire, last night, had destroyed several small villages outside the Storm Forest to the north of the Storm City, and used these areas as a stronghold for the army. Floyd waved his hand, "But they're still waiting." Once the autumn harvest is over and the military rations in the occupied area are collected, they will directly attack Wind and Rain City along with the freezing snow. ”

"So we ......"

"Two months, two months at most, and the war will officially begin. Floyd waved his hand, "Weken." Wait for news from Gulf tomorrow. Our army, which has no armor, may not be qualified...... As the official army of the nobility, set foot on the battlefield. Okay, let's go back and rest. ”

Weken felt that Floyd still had something to say, but he nodded at this time.

If he doesn't want to say something, it's useless to ask. Tomorrow, everything will be known.

......

Early the next morning.

Unlike the previous morning training, everyone today, except for the two squads that had not yet returned from the night patrol, were all summoned to the training ground by Freud to wait.

There was no training, or rather Freud waiting, waiting for someone to bring Gurf's orders.

An hour passed, and almost everyone was confused.

For an hour, doing nothing, just standing in formation on the training ground.

As if waiting, a fateful decision.

Just as everyone was about to mumble away, a yawning man in somewhat loose clothes rode a horse towards the barracks.

Weken recognized him, he was the walking corpse of Stormy City who he had handcuffed back to the barracks yesterday.

The messenger rolled over and dismounted, and his legs were so weak that he was almost planted to the ground in one fell swoop.

It seems that Gulf treated him yesterday with a sumptuous "dinner" and "supper", washing away the "exhaustion and backlogging" brought about by the long journey.

He twisted his waist, handed the reins to a soldier, and entered the barracks under the guidance of Lear, who was already waiting at the gates of the barracks.

But then, he froze.

Everyone looked at him questioningly, especially some of the grumpy old men, who held the weapons they had sent out earlier.

This guy, I'm afraid he lay on the woman's belly for a while, and then came over slowly with the aftertaste, right?

Weken stood silent, looking at Floyd as he greeted the messenger.

Moments later......

The messenger hurried out of the malevolent barracks, mounted his broken horse, and galloped in the direction from which he had come. It seems that Gulf has not prepared a delicious lunch for him.

At this time, Freud climbed onto the stage and looked at all the soldiers below.

"Everyone!!!"

Although Floyd's voice was no different from the past, everyone was stunned by the solemnity of his words.

Even if he usually trains, the person who likes to be lazy the most is more affected by the seriousness of Freud at this time, raising his head and looking at Freud seriously.

"War has begun! From today onwards, a new regulation on the imminent war will be introduced!"

......

Provision for the imminent war.

Originally, the rest time of one day a week, even two days and one night, was canceled. Everyone, with only half a day of afternoon rest a week, must spend the rest of the time in the barracks. Otherwise, it shall be punished as the crime of desertion.

The barracks tasks have also changed from rotating to fixed, and the time has become very tight. Most of them were transferred out of their posts for a full day of training.

When the tents were vacated, Freud would recruit soldiers to fill the vacancies and expand the size of the entire army.

War, and the war of the Vichy Empire......

Gulf chose to throw this motley army out as his answer to the call-up.

"Is this kind of army really capable of dealing with a frontal battlefield......" Wei Ken frowned, training in the phalanx of pikemen, following the slogan of a veteran.

In fact, Wei Ken's spear four consecutive strikes and slashing swordsmanship are already stronger than many veterans, but he still can't stop training at this time.

What if you break through to the Grandmaster?

But compared to yourself......

The rest of the ordinary soldiers, their spear wielding techniques, were even at the beginner's level - they just memorized how to use the spear's quadruple combo.

Not only pikemen, but also other soldiers, most of whom were not very skilled on the battlefield.

And the same half-catty and eighty-tael, the same broken copper and iron bandits were beaten in a daze, if there is no system upgrade, there will be ghosts who can master new skills.

Such an army is actually composed of some veterans, plus some soldiers who are just starting out, and finally most of the guys who can only be called miscellaneous soldiers.

Not to mention the unknown strength of the Vichy Empire's army, the Anova Legion in Forest Town alone can press this ragtag army to the ground and hammer it indiscriminately.

This motley army is okay to deal with civilian riots, but it is ...... against the battlefield

"It's not enough to see at all. ”

Weken also understood why Floyd wanted Gulf to take the call-up seriously.

If you don't take it seriously, this ragtag army will go to the front line to fight!

No, to say that it was a war may be an overestimation of this army that will have to join the new army later......

There is a more apt word - to die.

"Send to death...... Could it be ......" Wei Ken frowned.

After the training session......

"General, is it because of Lizlit this time?"

Weken approached Floyd alone and asked him his question.

"Weken, you're smart. Floyd nodded helplessly, "Compared to Sovas, this ragtag army is nothing. Compared to me, the 'former knight' who was deprived of 'honor', of course, my son's appeal is more important. That's how the world is...... And I don't have any possibility of confrontation. ”

"General......" Weken nodded silently.

"If I could escape, I would be the first to desert. "But I have nowhere to run." I'm still a 'Legion' Captain, and if they do anything to Liz, they'll lose their 'glory' as a nobleman. Ridiculous, right? They pretend to be above board for the sake of 'glory.'" And my words, once I escape, I am a deserter, a sinner whose family will be sold into slavery. ”

"There's no other way?" said Wicken, frowning.

After a moment of silence, Floyd nodded solemnly.

"Yes. ”

"What is it?"

"It's simple, but it's also difficult. Establish a 'war exploit' that the Duke and even His Majesty the King are proud of you, and become a 'glory' in the mouths of all nobles. ”

Wei Ken nodded calmly and whispered, "Battle exploits...... Glory ......"