The sound of hammer strikes on the farrier alarms Angus's nightmares, who have been forced to learn Latin grammar by Dagobert these days, turning his sword dreams into a five-declension concerto.

Knowledge is a burden, and the source of happiness lies in ignorance, and he has already begun to appreciate this.

But when he mentioned this truth to the monk, the other party always stared at him with those strict paternalistic pale green eyes, and then broke the deepest desire in his heart with one word:

"Domains and titles are equally burdens, bastards."

Angus knew he didn't love swords, because he couldn't hold on to the ground – it only made sense to wield a sword if he had a burden.

There are many alternatives to the territory, such as love, truth, ......

Someone wishes to give meaning to his sword, a sharp sword that requires an equally sharp mind to wield......

Westminster, Royal Palace Library.

It was a unique lesson for the next generation of Westminster, first of all, by His Majesty the King himself.

"We need to understand two lines militarily - the line of defense of the territory and the front line of military operations."

"In attacking and defending the country, cover the front lines of the fortress or the natural divisions of the territory - mountains, rivers, seas...... These form the first line of our actions. ”

Count Guspatrick was rather dissatisfied with the king's orders beforehand, and it was almost humiliating to be a war lord with military experience to attend a lecture with a group of undried children.

But he was soon drawn to the king's words, and his familiar military knowledge was almost exactly equal to military skill, and his fighting skills were no less than those of his late brother, which he was proud of. Military science – military art and military science – never entered his field of vision.

The king spoke of the geometry of military operations, large-scale lines of action based on logistical and tactical principles: joint action in one direction on one front, separate action in several directions on one front, single-line confrontation against several lines of attack, and combined attack on one line of the enemy.

Single-line, multi-line, inside, outside, in-depth front, centripetal front, centrifugal front, support rear line, emergency front......

"The principles of geometry dictate strategic operations – an army that holds on to its strongest bastions and has a year's worth of storage will be left in a desperate situation as the enemy occupies a river on the back line of its support." The king slowly pointed to the Weser River on the map, which cut Goslar and Quedlinburg from the south.

"Or, if we enter Meissen from Saxony, we may be faced on three fronts: Silesia-Moravia on the left, Bohemia on the center, and Thuringia on the right."

The younger Count Guspatrick followed the king's instructions and set his sights on the location of Bohemia marked on the map.

"The central line of Bohemia was divided into a salient by the Elbe, and for the defenders of the south, this area was protected by mountains and suitable for the concentration of forces, and at the same time a centrifugal front was formed in the direction of the Elbe, suitable for maneuvering in different directions. For us, the principality lacks fortified fortresses and suitable roads, and is not suitable as a base for troops, and even if it is of limited significance.

Therefore, it is strategically necessary to use Bohemia as the dividing point between the two advance bases of the east and west. To the west, in the direction of Thuringia, we will end on the right bank of the Weser River, and if we go deeper, we will encounter the enemy of Franconia, and in the east, we can enter the Moravian Pass through the left bank of the Oder River in Silesia and push the battle line up to the Danube! ”

Such a large-scale military operation was beyond the imagination of Gerspatrick Jr., and no one in the history of England had ever fought such a devastating war, and the operation described by the king belonged only to the legendary ancient emperors - Caesar, Charlemagne......

However, the prince and the young squires had no idea of this, they had no experience in military affairs, and they were not limited by their stereotypes. In a time and space where the grand holy war had not yet taken place, the military aristocracy lacked an intuitive understanding of the horrors of the expedition, and no one was more familiar with this aspect than Edgar, who had fought in the colonies for half his life. So, many of the preparations he is making are beyond the comprehension of everyone in this era.

Edgar had more to think about than just the principles of warfare in the books, and his spies at the Bishop of Magdeburg sent back more than just maps. Judging by the rumors in the east, that madman Count Ludwig in Thuringia is absolutely unreliable. This guy was not only ruthless, but also daring, he once stabbed Frederick, Count of Pfalconate, to death in order to seize the territory of Phamsen-Platschin in the south, and after three years in prison for it, he jumped from the top of the castle where he was imprisoned into the rushing Saar, and this crazy escape earned him the nickname "Tower Jumper".

Although this madman was also an enemy of the Emperor, if he wanted to rely on his territory to attack the Duchy of Franconia, he was afraid that he would die without a place to bury.

The Polish dukes were allies of the Bohemians, however the power of the country had waned, and after the death of King Bolesław, Polish control over the western Slavic tribes was extremely weakened. The new duke, bent on becoming the true king of Poland, could only pay tribute to the king of Bohemia in order to keep Silesia.

England had been recuperating for ten years, and after receiving Normandy, it was officially the only North Sea power, although the frail Duke of Poland, the cousin of the King of England, probably did not have the courage to interfere in the Anglo-Teutonic struggle between land and sea power.

The Danish prince had just set off, and he was accompanied by the new Earl of Warwick, the former "White Knight" Elfwin, an "exiled" count who had to regain his reputation with the sword, and until the king agreed, he could only defend the overseas frontier and not return to his homeland.

Once Denmark and Saxony are controlled, a North Sea Empire will emerge that will surpass King Canute.