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Originally, Marin had planned to send the 61st to 100th place in the tournament to Rome to replace the 40 mid-level officers. However, not everyone agrees with those 40 wandering knights.

After all, joining Marin's garrison in Rome was mercenary in nature. Moreover, he was also an infantry officer. The bottom line is that it's not a knight. So, some people don't want to go.

In the end, it was Marin's assurance that they could be canonized by the Holy See as knights of the Church recognized by all of Europe if they behaved well, and it was 25 of them who were impressed.

After all, the Holy See is the most authoritative institution in all of Europe. Knights recognized by the Holy See have nobility immunity in all European countries. Although knights canonized by the Holy See may not have fiefs, they do not need to serve the Holy See for the rest of their lives. As long as they serve for 10 years, they have a good chance of being canonized as a Knightly Protector by the Holy See. After that, they will bear the title of knight for the rest of their lives, and they can go wherever they want. Even if they didn't have land, they could do business like the knights of the Teutonic and Livonian states. The aristocracy, on the other hand, had privileges when they were engaged in commerce. For example, ordinary tax officials did not dare to exploit the caravans of the nobility. Some taxes, such as the city entry tax, were exempted from being paid by the nobles. Therefore, it is not bad to be an aristocratic businessman.

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The reason why he wanted to exchange 25 mid-level officers was that Marin was planning to form the Sixth Army......

At present, Marin has 5 legions with a total of 50,000 troops (not including the soldiers and horses stationed in Rome). It stands to reason that with so many soldiers and horses, they are definitely among the best in Germany, and Marin doesn't need more soldiers and horses.

But the problem is that the 20,000 troops of the Fourth and Fifth Legions, which now need to be stationed in England and Scotland, are not at home at all. And Marin was anxious to go to the Ming Dynasty, but he was worried that after he left, the Beihai Congress would be attacked by the enemy. After all, Marin has many enemies. Even though there were currently three legions on the mainland, Marin was not too reassured.

Because, these 30,000 people are to be scattered and stationed in the entire Beihai country, and the troops are relatively scattered. Once attacked by the enemy, it is likely to be divided and surrounded.

At that time, the soldiers and horses guarding the capital of Aurich may only be 10,000 men of the First Army. Such a force is not enough to ensure the safety of the capital in the face of a multinational coalition. The Second Army Corps needed to be stationed in the Ruhr area to ensure the security of the southern homeland. The 3rd Army Corps was stationed in Schleswig to ensure the security of Jutland......

Therefore, Marin needs to form a new legion to assist the First Army in ensuring the security of the capital. Even if this new legion can't catch up with the three old legions, it shouldn't be a problem for them to hold Orrich. When the time comes, if the Second or Third Army is attacked or blocked, the First Army can safely go to the rescue or respond. Unlike now, because the First Legion needed to guard Aurich, did not dare to leave. Even if the Second and Third Legions were attacked, they would not be able to help.

Marin's intention in forming the Sixth Army was to liberate the First Army so that it could rescue and pick up the other two native legions at any time. At the same time, when the enemy concentrates superior forces to besiege Aurich, it is also possible to defend the city with the First Army. There are two regular legions defending the city, plus the second and third legions can also come back to help, so that the mainland can ensure security.

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And to form a new corps, first of all, a corps commander and a group of capable middle-level officers.

The new corps commander Marin had already been identified - he was Heynckes, the young officer who had followed Marin south to Italy......

This is a knight's son from the mountains of the Duchy of Württemberg in southern Germany, with good abilities and good brains. Moreover, although this guy was born in a knight family, he was also open-minded, and he actually moved his whole family to Beihai Kingdom, including his father, who was a knight of the knights...... And this approach obviously made Marin more at ease with him.

At first, Marin noticed him because of his name. After all, in later generations, Germany's famous coach "Hai Gonggong" is also the number one person, and he is the famous coach of Bayern.

And after noticing this person because of his name, Marin found that this young officer was really good. At a young age, he has already become the leader of the phalanx by virtue of his ability. Further up, it's the commander of the legion......

So, when he went south to Italy, Marin specially took him with him and trained him......

Now, Ma Lin is about to leave Beihai Country for Daming. In the meantime, it is estimated that it will take more than a year. Fearing an accident, Marin decided to form a new legion to ensure the safety of the homeland. Then, Heynckes, whom Marin had planned to train, was so lucky to be the new Legion Leader......

Heynckes was already the leader of the phalanx after the commander of the legion, and he was made a hereditary knight for his meritorious service in the Battle of Lübeck. In addition, this time he went south to Italy with Marin and made meritorious contributions again. Therefore, Marin promoted him to the new corps commander, and most people were okay.

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Of course, to form a new corps, it is not enough to have only one corps commander, but also a group of middle-level officers.

It just so happened that the legion stationed in Rome had nothing to do in normal times. Many middle-level officers were bored and reported to be transferred back to their homeland.

Of course, not that they are belligerent. Rather, with the home legion, there are more opportunities for war, and it is easier to make war achievements, and then promote and promote knighthoods and get more fiefs......

Therefore, Marin simply pushed the boat down the river, and took advantage of this martial arts tournament to select a group of wandering knights and send them to Rome to replace those middle-level officers who wanted to be transferred back to China.

Originally, Marin was going to transfer 40 people back. However, not all 40 people in his photo accepted his solicitation. Therefore, Marin did not force it, and only recruited 25 people.

Moreover, it was not only the Roman legion that was available. Among the three legions on the mainland, he can also select a group of people from those deputy phalanx commanders and deputy company commanders to form the sixth legion together......

Among these deputy phalanx commanders and deputy company commanders, there are still many talents. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been promoted to such a position. In principle, once their commander-in-chief is killed, they, as adjutants, are to take over the position of commander-in-chief.

So, in general, these adjutants are also quite competent. Even if it's not as good as the main general, it can still be used. At the very least, helping to train and assemble a new legion is definitely up to the task.

As for the legion that defended the city in Rome? I don't have a fight to fight in normal times...... After all, who would dare to attack the Holy See at the risk of the world's condemnation? Therefore, the officers of the Roman legion felt idle......

Both Stader and Steindorff had served as commanders of that legion, but because they had nothing to do, and Marin needed to hire people, they were both transferred back home. Now, the commander of that legion was an old knight named Hitz. This man was originally a knight of the Shell of Oldenburg, and after the destruction of Oldenburg, he surrendered to East Friesland. His ability is okay, mainly good at defense. So, Marin simply sent him to Rome to retire. After all, he is not Marin's descendant and is not valued by Marin. In addition, he is old, and it is not bad to be sent to Rome to be in charge of the defense of the city.

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And after the candidates for the corps commander and middle-level officers are ready, the next step is the question of recruitment. But most of the troops had already been prepared - Marin and Edward had reached an agreement to select six or seven thousand Scottish Highlanders from the tens of thousands of Scottish prisoners of war......

When selecting people, Marin deliberately eliminated all the Scottish officers, leaving only ordinary Scottish hill soldiers. Now, Marin has arranged his own officers, which is just conducive to controlling this army.

Moreover, in order to facilitate the control of this Scottish army, Marin will not only arrange his own middle-level officers, but also draw 3,000 elite veterans from the Second and Third Legions, and join the Sixth Legion with Heynckes and other legions. In this way, even if the Scottish Highlanders in the early days had any changes, they could be sure to suppress them.

According to the agreement with Edward, these Scottish Highlanders would be brought to East Friesland to avoid staying on the mainland.

After leaving the mainland and coming to East Friesland, the Scottish soldiers could not make a fuss. After all, this is not their home turf. Coupled with the fact that the Sixth Legion already had 3,000 elite veterans, and the most powerful First Legion next to them, Marin was not worried about what tricks they would make.

As for the losses of the Second and Third Legions, Marin asked them to pick the prominent ones directly from the militia to recruit into the army......

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