Chapter XXVIII

Most of the spears used by ordinary soldiers in this era were more than two meters long, and William thought that the three meters he gave his soldiers were more powerful.

The longer length allows the soldiers to kill the enemy farther away, reducing the danger, and once they are breached, they can also hold the spear upside down, hold the lower part of the spear, and stab it at close range, instead of being slaughtered at close range like an extra-long spear like five or six meters.

Not to mention this, the other knights saw William's soldiers with straight eyes, the physical fitness of these soldiers was not much worse than theirs, and they were fully equipped, and they seemed to have a good level of training, which could be seen from the formation they subconsciously formed.

And there are more than 30 such soldiers, how much does it cost? I'm afraid that only a man of the Baron's wealth can be armed!

Baron Comos has worked hard, nearly a hundred armed infantry are filmed in three rows, followed by a bunch of so-called light infantry, the number is more than two hundred people, such strength is already the top among barons!

A dozen knights, nearly a hundred armed infantry, and more than four hundred light infantry have already brought out almost all the men in his territory who can fight!

Counting the light infantry brought by the various knights, the total number was nearly six hundred! There are war horses in the servants, and there are about ten people who can fight with the knights, and the above are generally the servants of William and the three.

Those who did not have horses were armed infantry, and the small team of six hundred men marched to Viscount Raul's territory, where they needed to report to Viscount Raul first, and then follow the viscount to the county to assemble.

A group of hundreds of people walked towards Viscount Raul's castle.

After two days of marching, they finally reached the castle of Viscount Raul.

After being received, they lodged in the manor outside the castle, and that evening a dinner was held, which was quite good, with hundreds of people, all of them were Viscount Raul's vassals and their knights, as well as the knights directly under Viscount Raul, and the next morning, counting the vassals' men, Viscount Raul gathered more than three hundred armed infantry, fourteen or five hundred light infantry, and sixty or seventy knights, and began to march with a large amount of food.

The speed of the march of more than 1,500 people was like a turtle, and the light infantry with low discipline and dozens of carriages behind them all slowed down the speed of the team.

At the end of the day, eighty percent of this huge team only walked more than twenty kilometers, and at this speed, it would take at least ten days to reach the earl's territory, as the earl reported!

Whether he can arrive within the allotted time is a question, but William is only a small character, and there is nothing he can do about it.

Twelve days later, they finally reached the castle of the Comte de Loire.

This castle is much better than the castle of Viscount Raul and the Viscount Winston that William saw last time, the castle of the Count of Loire is called Denlenburg, and theoretically controls the entire county of Denlon.

In terms of scale, it is almost the same as the castle that William has seen in photos before, and even more than some.

Also, the Earl's strength is not comparable to that of a small knight, William's Fen Branch is just a village, and the Earl's territory is as big as a city in his previous life, not just an urban area.

In an earl's territory, most of the commoners have sixty or seventy thousand, and a few powerful earls even have a population of 100,000!

Compared to William's village of three or four hundred people, it is really a behemoth, and even Baron Comos is just a small role in front of him, two thousand people and sixty or seventy thousand people are the difference!

Facing this tall castle, except for Viscount Raul, everyone else looked very shocked.

Even Baron Comos showed a hint of shock, and the other knights and light infantry didn't have to think about it, they completely looked like a hillbilly entering the city, and opened their mouths wide and exclaimed.

It's not the first time Viscount Raul has come here, so he's used to it, but when he was young, when he came here for the first time, he was also very shocked, looking at the indifferent William, his eyes flashed with thought.

William didn't feel shocked purely because he had seen a lot, in his previous life, science and technology were developed, what kind of building had he not seen? Swan Castle, Constantinople photos we haven't seen, Datong ancient city wall more than 20 meters we have also seen the ground, so there is no shock, at most curiosity.

However, these are not the case in the eyes of Viscount Raul, in his opinion, the reason why William is not shocked is purely because he is accustomed to it, and he has also heard of William personally, so in Viscount Raul's opinion, his identity is not simple.

William didn't expect that it was such a small thing that made the Viscount think of so many things, if he knew, he would definitely admire Viscount Raul's meticulous mind, if William was really extraordinary, he would be seen immediately.

"Whew! A bunch of hillbillies! Look at the way they open their mouths like a bunch of demented old dogs! A sneer came over William's appearance.

Only then did everyone react from the shock, and suddenly they were angry, and William turned around to see that it was also a team, and it seemed that there were more people than Viscount Raul's side, and it should also be a vassal of the earl.

With the voice, a man in delicate leather armor was looking this way, lowering his voice in his mouth, whispering to the people around him, and bursts of laughter.

"How dare he?" The people on Viscount Raul's side couldn't suppress the anger in their hearts, but looking at the identity of the other party was not simple, they could only sulk.

Seeing that there was no movement here, the man became even more presumptuous, and raised his voice again: "Look at them, they are just a group of bed bugs, and I can smell the sour smell on their bodies here!" ”

In fact, the nobles here are quite hygienic, unlike those medieval nobles that William knew, how long did they not take a bath, their hygiene was not bad, at least the nobles with a peculiar smell on their bodies were rare.

This is also the reason why William was able to integrate into this place so quickly, William shuddered when he thought that if Wella had the smell of sweat that she didn't take a bath all year round!

After receiving such a taunt, the knights couldn't stand it anymore, especially Viscount Raul at the front, who looked at the man with a frown, but didn't say anything directly, but looked at the three barons behind him, and the knight team behind.

William stood relatively high in the ranks of knights, and could see Viscount Raul's face clearly, and began to think secretly in his heart.

"Viscount Raul didn't step forward directly or directly to fight back, which means that the identity of that person is different from that of Viscount Raul.

Viscount Raul looked at the baron and the knights again, which means that the person's identity may be a knight or a baron, but an ordinary knight should not have the courage to insult a viscount's subordinates in front of so many people, so it should be a baron. ”

His brain was racing, and William immediately confirmed his identity, and Viscount Raul looked like he was behind him, indicating that he must be trying to find someone to find the field back.

Speculating that people's hearts are the talents of the people of the Celestial Empire, William understood what the viscount meant in an instant, and then kicked the horse under his crotch and walked out of the queue of knights.

The two teams were not far apart, because there was only one gate, and William walked to the front of the group, dismounted and knelt on one knee, stroked his chest and said to Baron Comos: "Lord Baron, I think we have been insulted. William paused.

"Even if they are our allies, the shame needs to be washed away by victory, and I want him to start a duel to make him understand that we are not easy to mess with!" William said loudly, so that everyone on their side could hear it.

The baron didn't answer immediately after hearing this, and the knights behind him were excited: "Agree, Lord Baron Comos, this hateful pig humiliates us!" This brave knight will be able to overcome him! ”

Two years have passed, William is already nineteen years old, and his body has basically grown, with a height of more than one meter and eighty, which is already a top height in this belt, although his figure is not an extremely thick super macho man, but he is also muscular, which can be called robust.

Baron Comos glanced hesitantly at Viscount Raul, who narrowed his eyes and nodded in agreement.

"Well, Sir William, I have been insulted by him, please go and duel him for the sake of your lord, your comrades, and your own honor!" Baron Comos said.

William got the agreement, rode to the other party's three meters, and said, "I, the vassal of Baron Comos, the knight William. Wallace, I challenge you, if you still care about the glory of this knight, please take back what you have just said, or I will defeat you in front of everyone and discredit you.

"Is it up to you? Oh, okay, I accept your challenge, knight, it is Viscount McRae's vassal who accepts your duel, Baron Dale! With a hint of contempt, the other party accepted William's challenge.

After a duel, the two returned to their respective teams, donning their armor and taking their weapons.

Duels between two people are infantry, and because it is too easy to die in cavalry battles, duels on warhorses are rarely used except for battlefields and athletic tournaments.

William put on his full-body chain mail, put on his iron cross coat of arms, picked up his sword and shield, put on his helmet, and walked between the two teams.

Dale was ready, and William put down the visor from his semi-enclosed helmet, and his whole body was very tightly covered, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

Dale doesn't look very old, in his twenties, about the same size as William, just a little shorter and stout than him.

William was holding a sword and shield and was ready for battle, while the other party was holding a one-meter-and-five-long two-handed sword, which looked very powerful.

Dale attacked first, roaring, and slashed his two-handed greatsword at William from left to right.

William's one-handed sword couldn't collide with the other party, so William had to carry a shield.

He will naturally raise his shield and block the attack.