At the camp of the Wells Regiment in Bramont City, Angus, the adjutant of the Corps, analyzes the enemy situation for the officers.

During this time, Art was busy organizing the dispatch and transportation of food, baggage, weapons and equipment, and every day he took the guards and baggage team to accompany the palace military advisers to Bramont and several nearby castles living in the rear line, and transferred (purchased) food, baggage, weapons and armor from their arsenals and granaries, and the daily consumption of food and materials by a team of more than 1,000 people was amazing, not to mention that he also had a precious cavalry team and more than forty carriages, and the consumption of horses and livestock was much greater than that of people. As for weapons and armor, it is a problem that needs to be solved urgently, no matter how simple an army is, no matter how sophisticated the weapons and armor are, whether it is a gap or a cracked pole, a short spear and a short knife are still necessary for each person.

And the adjutant of the legion, Odo, put his energy into the training and establishment of those prisoner soldiers, although the military discipline was a little worse, but the combat power was not weak, compared to those farmers who were accustomed to holding the chain of agricultural tools, the sword and short spear in the hands of these people quickly functioned. In just three or four days, these people have looked like that, but the weapons and armor still don't dare to be issued to these guys, and the tusked sheep are not easy to control.

Both Art and Otto were busy with chores and training, so all field intelligence and sporadic battles were handled by Legion Adjutant Angus, assisted by Squire Officer Ron and the task force.

Angus circled a few points on the revised abstract topography with a carbon rod, and then said to the people: "According to the cavalry's three days of uninterrupted sentinel work, the Swabian frontier castles of Ao Nang, Bouvan, Berta and Brady Gay on the eastern side of Walloon Castle have begun to assemble Swabian troops, and the Swabians have used these castles as bases to pierce the Burgundian border. Yesterday afternoon, our frontier towns of Médière and Caplerdière had been completely lost, and the remnants of the frontier army had gathered in the manor village forts behind these castles, and eight hundred Swabian troops had entered the two cities to refine; While Fort Gennet (the nearest fortress north of Wallonia) was still holding out, the defenders of the city were less than 100 men, but Swabian had increased his troops to 500 and saw that the city was about to be breached, and the cavalry had already issued a warning to all parts of the rear of Fort Genet, and it was said that two border barons had gathered two or three hundred improvised peasant soldiers to support Fort Genet, but we were not optimistic about their combat strength. ”

"These three castle forts, together with Fort Wallon, the nearest of us, constitute the four most important defensive strongholds in the northern plains of the eastern border, and once these four are completely destroyed, there will be no city to defend in the eastern part of the province, and the Swabians will be able to drive straight into the heart of the province of Jonah."

Angus slammed the charcoal rod into a black dot on the topographic map and continued: "The reason why Rabmonon is safe and sound is because there is Wallonburg to the west of us, and once Wallonburg is broken, Brammon can only serve as a small nail in the way of Schwabian's attack."

"Even if the Swabians can't pull it out, it won't affect their march, the terrain near Brammon is flat, and they can bypass Brahmon if they can't beat it."

Angus said a lot, but the central point was that after the fall of the remaining cities, the focus of the defense of the northern part of the East returned to Wallonia, where they had fought a few years earlier.

"Since the fall of Wallon Fort two years ago, the defenders have mobilized labor to increase the height of the castle to thirty-five feet, and the length of the ring fort wall is still three hundred feet, and all the damage has been repaired with strips of stone, and the size of the castle has not changed, but the height and thickness of the walls have increased. The number of defenders in the city has also increased to two hundred, and they are slightly more elite Frontier Legion soldiers. ”

"According to the latest military information reported by our contingent yesterday, there are still more than 150 defenders in Wallonia, and there are still sufficient food, grass, baggage, and arrows and weapons. The attack on Walloon Fort was carried out by 400 soldiers of the 1st Army of the Swabian Western Frontier and 200 private soldiers of the lords transferred from the Swabian mansion. ”

"My lord, everyone, the above is a brief military situation on the Eastern Front, and the cavalry and task forces are still sentry near several castle fortresses." Angus returned to a low stool and sat down, taking the water bladder from Otto's hand.

Art listened to General Angus's speech but didn't pick up the conversation, and he asked Adjutant Otto another important question, "Otto, how many prisoners have run away in the past two days?" ”

Otto recalled a little and replied: "Nine ran the day before yesterday, four yesterday, and no one has escaped today."

Prisoner soldiers are unreliable, and a few prisoners are unreliable. This is what Art had expected from the moment he thought of mobilizing prisoners to be soldiers, most of the prisoners that Art ordered to be urgently escorted from various places were not good things (those who were a little honest had already been sold as slaves), these people were capable of fighting, but they would not be easily driven by others.

So Art let the forty or so thorns pop up on the first day, and then slaughtered them on the spot without mercy, which of course suppressed the remaining 600 or so prisoners.

But it is not safe to just make them afraid, mortals have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, if only to make people afraid they are likely to escape, so Art let the military priest Robert brainwash for a period of religious soul salvation, and then add the promise of asking the court to erase their guilt three months later as a huge bait, so that they will fight for the Count of Burgundy with the mentality of desperately trying for three months to gain eternal freedom.

Still not enough! This group of prisoners is too dangerous, and in the event of a rout or escape, these men with weapons in their hands may at any time become enemies or bandits who are harmful to all sides, and in order to clear the seeds of possible danger, since that afternoon, the prisoners have suddenly been "free", except for a small number of Welsh legionnaire officers who are trained in security and management, there is no one to guard the group of prisoners

When the guards were relaxed, naturally ill-intentioned fellows began to make bad decisions, and in just four days forty-six prisoners escaped, but the good thing was that as time went on, fewer and fewer people escaped.

Those who stayed may have really wanted to achieve spiritual salvation and physical freedom.

As for those who run away, their sinful souls are about to fall into purgatory, and their rotting bodies will fall on their way to escape.

Art beckoned the squire officer Ron to whisper in his ear, "A frail prisoner died of a violent illness this morning, it should be the potion that has begun to work, you have asked Thomas to give the prisoners an antidote from dinner, it is better not to be discovered." ”

Ron nodded lightly and whispered, "Yes, sir."

Art then raised his head and said to the officer in the tent: "The soldiers of Vaal City have been replaced, and now the enemy has not much time left for us, we must reorganize the prisoner soldiers as soon as possible, and the border garrison regiment must also be formed, and enter the battle state before the defense line completely collapses." I would like to announce two appointments of officers, former Adjutant of the Wells Legion, Captain of the Second Company, and Frontier Leader Knight Angus? Doyle was promoted to commander of the 1st Regiment of the Jonah Frontier Garrison; Former adjutant of the Wells Legion, captain of the first company, and frontier leader knight Odo? Fernando was promoted to commander of the 2nd Regiment of the Jonah Border Garrison. The two infantry companies of the original Wells Legion were transferred to the First Infantry Corps of the Jonah Border Garrison Corps, and the cavalry team, the bow team, the heavy armored infantry team and the proposed Deadpool team were transferred to the Jonah Border Garrison Corps under the direct command of the Chinese army, and the military law team, the guard team, and the task force were also transferred to the command camp of the Chinese army, under the command of the attendant officer Ron. Two infantry regimental officers were appointed together"

"Can this thing kill people? This spear shaft is made of a burning stick, right? This bent ~ stretched string can be used as a bow and arrow. ”

In the makeshift camp outside Brammon, a prisoner soldier in open-top, bareback-and-ragged leather armor carried the short spear that had just been distributed, the rust of the spear head could still be polished, but the shaft of the spear was so bent that the spearhead was almost touching the ground when it stretched out.

The other prisoner wiped the single-edged sword in his hand with his thumb, the blade was full of chips, and it could basically be used as a wooden saw, "Hans, you bastard are lucky enough. At least there is an iron spearhead, if it weren't for the fact that you are big enough, I would have to really give you a fever fire stick, do you see those dry firewood? The wooden spear in their hands was simply a sharpened burning stick, and it might not be easy to stab someone to death with that thing. ”

The guy named Hans looked at the weapon in his hand, and then at the group of sturdy prisoners who were receiving leather armor and long swords and short spears at the bottom of the stairs, "Everyone is also from prisoners, why can they get decent weapons and wear a full set of leather armor and cotton armor?" ”

"How do you compare yourself to them? Those guys were all mountain bandits in various places before they were caught, what is it if you kill two untouchables to grab some food, but people dare to fight with the county soldiers and security teams. The sword-wielding prisoner gave a disdainful glance at the fellow named Hans.

"I heard that they were incorporated into that Deadpool team, and that Deadpool team can see meat every day, and they can drink beer every day or two, and they are almost the same as those black-robed soldiers, which is really enviable." Hans leaned with a short spear with admiration on his face.

"Deadpool? I think it's pretty much the same as being called a death squad. Do you think the meat and wine are so easy to eat? If you want to pay it back that day, you have to pay it back! I kept a good prison and didn't wait to come here, but I hope to come home alive, and I still don't eat the wine and meat. ”

The prisoner soldier with a single-edged sword spat on the sword, and then lifted the hem of the gray robe skirt that didn't fit well to wipe away the black and red blood stains on the sword, and then there was a look of disappointment on his face, "It seems that the east side fought badly, you see that this sword is full of blood stains and chips, and we have little chance of returning home alive." ”

"All those who have received weapons and armor immediately assemble in the open space and find their respective squadron leaders."

The two of them whispered and muttered when they were interrupted by a shout, and they quickly turned away from the weapon distribution point and ran into the clearing to find the row of black-robed soldiers standing in front of the clearing, and there were three of them who had been training them for the past few days. Two infantry companies of the Wells Regiment were transferred to the 1st Regiment of the Jonah Frontier Garrison Regiment after a small number of officers and men were transferred

At the camp gate, Otto accompanied Art and the military adviser from Jonah's court on a tour of the soon-to-be-formed army.

The military adviser has been in Bramont for almost a week, his name is Banting, Lord Knight, originally an inner court officer in the palace of the Earl of Jonah Province, Earl of Balwyn, usually doing some house guards and odd things, due to the establishment of the Jonah court and the promotion of the official position of the Earl of Bauerwin, this inner house officer was also promoted to a military adviser to the Jonah court, and the military rank was about equal to the commander of an infantry company of a legion.

Banting had not fought much, but he had been in the Earl's Court for many years, but he was very sociable, so Balwyn specially sent him to assist in the matter of Yat's grain and grass, and of course it was also meant to be monitored.

Fortunately, this guy has also heard of Art's bad deeds, so he still maintains awe of Art, and Art has privately sent someone to compromise with this military adviser, and he will not be less interested in military merits and benefits, but he must also learn to only appear where he should appear, and only meddle in the affairs that should be involved.

Banting is very good, in addition to coordinating the grain and grass baggage, he will never interfere in Yate's military affairs, and Yate will not take the initiative to intervene in military discussions if he does not send someone to invite him.

Banting's representative of the Jonah court was also a native of Jonah Province, so when dealing with the lords of the eastern realms, what he said was more effective than Art, and it was because of Banting's help that Art could barely make his four or five hundred Wells legionnaires and more than six hundred prisoner soldiers not worry about starvation and cold, and he could barely have a weapon in his hands.

Odo led the two into the camp and pointed to the four or five hundred prisoners who had begun to form a team under the orders of the black-robed soldiers, "My lord, Lord Banting, the five hundred prisoner soldiers can be organized today, and we will organize the eighty elite prisoners who have been carefully selected into a separate Deadpool team, which will be under the direct command of the Border Garrison Legion." The remaining 400 men were organized into eight 50-man flag teams according to their physical strength, each flag team had four squadrons, one squadron included twelve prisoner soldiers, one squadron leader and two squad leaders, and each flag team would also select two reliable prisoners from the prisoner soldiers as flag team commanders and supervisors.

"The squad leader, squadron leader, and flag captain are all veterans drawn from the Wells Legion, as well as junior officers."

"After today's formation, this prisoner soldier will become a soldier of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Border Garrison Regiment"