The Imperial Square in front of the Imperial Palace is a very famous tourist attraction in Heidelberg, and there are no people who come to Heidelberg who do not visit here, especially when watching the neatly dressed and dazzling royal knights changing the guard, it is a kind of visual impact and enjoyment, so those royal knights patrolling around the square did not pay attention to the house is this girl who has stood next to the square for a long time.

Footsteps and voices in the distance pulled Hathaway back from her musings, and she glanced back casually to see a large group of people walking towards her, several of whom seemed to be the brains of the group...... This situation is not uncommon in Heidelberg, where the children of the local aristocracy often appear in gangs and alleys, and behave in a flamboyant manner, which has become commonplace for the people of the capital.

Hathaway despised these people at first, but soon, she realized that she was actually one of them, and although her demeanor was not so flamboyant, in the eyes of many people, she was a part of it, inseparable.

At a glance, Hathaway didn't pay much attention, she knew only a limited number of people in Heidelberg, and she didn't think that many people would be interested in a little count.

"Is it Count Bell?" A suave and slightly serious voice came from not far behind.

As if someone had gently plucked a string in her memory, Hathaway immediately remembered the owner of the voice, and she turned around without hurry, her eyes like water, and looked indifferently at the man who was standing less than ten meters away.

"Your Highness Caesar, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Hathaway's gaze paused slightly on the Grand Prince's face. Then he looked at the beautiful young woman next to him, and guessed her identity, because this girl had not appeared at yesterday's ball, and the few people next to her seemed to be ...... Well, I guess I just arrived in Heidelberg or just settled down for a long time.

"This is Her Royal Highness Princess Ogari of the Odin Empire, and this is Her Royal Highness Prince Stone." Caesar. Fei Wenlie introduced very graciously: "These two are Viscount Rasmo, Viscount Rusu. ”

Ogari, the third daughter of His Majesty, King of Odin; Stone. The third son of His Majesty, King of Odin. Third in line to the throne of the kingdom. The reason why Hathaway knew about these two people was because of last night's ball, and some people were rumored that Ou Jiali would be the candidate for the eldest princess.

Everyone nodded politely and smiled when he was introduced. But Her Royal Highness the princess is very reserved. Just a slight nod.

"This is Countess Bell. She had just been canonized Count of the Cordillera by my father. "Caesar. Fei Wenlie introduced Hathaway to the crowd.

"It's an honor to meet you."

Hathaway greeted the other party lightly but not rudely, these people were like a hurried journey on the road to her at present. At least for a short time, there is no possibility of intersection.

An earl, to these princes and princesses, is insignificant, and even inferior to the little nobles who follow them every day as if they were their followers, and if it weren't for the fact that Hathaway was a rare countess, they wouldn't even look at her squarely.

"Count Bell, we met in a hurry at yesterday's ball, and you left without talking in detail, I don't know when Lu Dao will go to the territory?" Caesar. Fei Wenlie looked at her kindly, as if he was very concerned.

"After the harvest festival, we will leave." Hathaway looked at the Grand Prince, she suspected that the Assassins were related to the Grand Prince, but without evidence, speculation alone would not stand.

And what if there is evidence? Can she still sue an emperor in court? With her current strength, there is no possibility of revenge, and this is the result of being caught in the battle for succession...... The gods are above! She's just making a deal.

The co-squats obviously showed impatient looks, they didn't know why the eldest prince would be interested in such a vain little nobleman, especially since she was still a woman...... In the eyes of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Hathaway saw undisguised hostility.

Spotting the impatience of his companions, Caesar. Fei Wenlie was not in a hurry to leave, he smiled slightly and politely said that he would ask a few people to take the first step, and he would soon follow, a few people hesitated for a moment or said that they were waiting for him not far ahead, they were really not interested in standing with such an unknown little person, it would simply damage their noble lineage and identity.

Looking at the figure of several people leaving, Caesar. Fei Wenlie's gaze fell on Hathaway again, "Although the Cordillera Plateau is a gift from my father, the situation there is very complicated, if Dietrich can't help, I can at least provide you with security." ”

Raising her head calmly, Hathaway caught the fleeting coldness in the eyes of the eldest prince at that moment...... She originally wanted to explain the transaction with the second prince, but at this time she felt that it was no longer necessary, because the other party didn't really care about this, she was so calm as if she didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words, "Thank you Your Highness for your concern, Hathaway remember." ”

The eldest prince's reserved smile quietly revealed a hint of disdain, but his face was still calm: "Count Bell, I heard that you encountered some unpleasant things on the way home last night, I hope it will not affect your perception of Heidelberg, I will instruct the security department to crack down on those criminals, you can rest assured before leaving Heidelberg." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Hathaway's eyebrows twitched slightly, and there was no emotion in her tone.

Is this a demonstration or a show-off...... Or is it a gift?

It doesn't matter anymore, Hathaway already knows the answer, and as for the rest, it's already an accompanying mood particle or something.

"You're welcome, Count Bell." Caesar. Fei Wenlie bowed slightly, waved his hand to the few people who had been looking back here frequently, and left with a calm step, "Good luck!" ”

"Good luck too, Your Highness Caesar." Looking at the slender figure dissolving into the group of people, Hathaway couldn't say depressed in her heart. But undeniably, this is the gap between the two sides.

Watching off Caesar. With the departure of Fei Wenlie and the others, Hathaway lost the interest of shopping, she returned to Hughes's house, took a carriage, and went to Popper outside the city. The estate of the Dirouet family, where her first army, which belonged entirely to her, was being trained.

The orc warriors are more than brave, but not enough. However, they also had a strong sense of obedience, and after several trainings, Hathaway decided to refer to the military training methods of this era, and then combined the Spanish phalanx, which had become the mainstream tactics of the European Cold Weapon Age, and the Maurice phalanx, which shone in the hands of Gustav II, to use a mixture of bows and spearmen to train his own guard into a regular tactical formation.

The Spanish infantry phalanx was inherited from the Macedonian phalanx and the ancient Roman legionary phalanx, with companies, columns, and infantry regiments as military formations. Companies are generally between two hundred and fifty to three hundred men, columns have four to five companies, and infantry regiments have three columns. With its military establishment, as well as the performance of combat missions, it is similar to the regimental and battalion-level units of modern times. In the Spanish infantry phalanx, the column was generally used as the smallest combat unit, and a column generally had two different companies, namely the company of spearmen and the company of musketeers, and sometimes mixed with halberders, swords and shields.

For a period in the 16th century, the Spanish phalanx dominated European warfare. But Hathaway did not have a musket team in her hands, and the tactical formation she was going to use was also lined up, largely following the methods of Gustav II.

Gustav II was very impressed by Hathaway's acquaintance when he browsed military forums.

Historically, Gustav II was the king of Sweden, and in later evaluation, he was both an outstanding general and an excellent military reformer. The era in which he shined was the Thirty Years' War, which he participated in as part of the Protestant camp.

However, Gustav's tactics were not his own originality, his tactics were imitated by the famous Dutch general Prince Mosley, and the battle formation invented by Morris was called the 'Maurice Horizontal Team', which was also based on the ancient Roman legion phalanx, and later the Spanish phalanx.

When Hathaway came up with the idea, she turned to Barthes. Willie and the others consulted. His thoughts for Barthes. As far as Will and the others are concerned, it is simply unheard of, although there are many types of troops in this world, they have never heard of any tactical formations.

Barthes. Willy first questioned Hathaway: "Lord Earl, I have never heard of the tactics you proposed. Generally speaking, in battle, archers or magicians carry out long-range strikes in front of the formation, and then the spearmen press the attack, and the cavalry attacks from the flanks. ”

Hathaway to Barthes. Willy explained, "Soon, I'll develop a special weapon. This weapon has a longer range than a bow and arrow, a faster rate of fire than a bow and arrow, and a stronger lethality than a bow and arrow, which is a completely new method of warfare, and is now trained according to my requirements, just to adapt to the new tactical needs. ”

A new weapon more powerful than a bow and arrow...... Could it be a crossbow?

In the army, the crossbow is also a weapon that is used in large quantities, but although this weapon is more powerful than the bow and arrow, in war, its power is also partial...... It has a big drawback, and that is that the rate of fire is relatively slow.

The last crossbow bolt was enough to shoot several feather arrows, and Hathaway was definitely not referring to this kind of weapon, so as soon as she said this, everyone expressed surprise and doubt, especially the green elf Ming Yang, who was the captain of the archers. Ronaldo, quite unimpressed by her words. (To be continued......)