The soldiers began to assemble outside the manor, their grey half-body scales, knee-length hems, and their spears carrying William's Iron Cross as a symbol of their status.

The heavy infantry, on the other hand, wore heavy scale armor with thickened ciphers, a giant axe in their hands, a mace at their waist, and a round shield behind their backs.

Not to mention the cavalry troops, the formation of more than 30 heavy cavalry and more than 20 knights is quite powerful, and the knights' overalls are varied, but the heavy cavalry's overshirts are all black crosses on a white background representing William, which looks very neat.

As for the more than 150 archers, they were wearing thick fur jackets, carrying recurve compound bows and arrows behind their backs, as the fire support troops in the rear, there were not many times when they really needed to face the enemy, and William did not equip them with armor.

The creation of more than 300 sets of iron armor is difficult for the blacksmiths, a total of eight blacksmiths, plus their apprentices, according to the normal rate, the production of fifty sets per month is already the limit

However, at this rate, it was obviously impossible to complete the installation of each soldier before departure, so William asked them to work overtime every day, and finally after four months of hard work, they successfully completed the creation of 400 sets of armor.

The armor is complete, which is why the soldiers have a neat and fearsome momentum.

William looked at the troops below, and in high spirits, he was about to push open the door and prepare to march.

Wella stood at the gate of the main castle and said bitterly: "Be careful William, for me, and Lingsi, come back safely!" ”

Only then did William find Lingsi hiding behind Wella, and when he saw William's gaze glancing at Erlai, he immediately lowered his head, it seems that it is not without effect to be gentle during this time.

Although Wella doesn't like William to mess with flowers, there is no way, not to mention that she is not the kind of woman who messes around, after William's desperate assurance, she finally accepted Lingsi's existence.

"Got it, don't worry, this war is not very risky, not to mention that you have seen so many of my elite soldiers, even if I am defeated and captured, the generous ransom will make them give up the idea of killing me." William said unconcernedly.

"Alright, I'm leaving!" William waved his hand and walked out of the gate of the main castle, this kind of childlike scene he was most uncomfortable with.

"Your Excellency!"

Vidal, dressed in a thick leather coat and leading his horse, waited in the drunken position and offered William the reins.

"Okay, I'll leave the trained recruits to you, protect the manor, and don't let others have a chance to wreak havoc!" William took the reins, turned on his horse, and admonished Vidal.

"I understand, don't worry!" Vidal said solemnly.

"Well, especially the safety in the manor, don't let strangers come and go at will, Viscount Kewen hasn't moved for a long time, I'm afraid he will do something to Wella during the time I'm gone!" William reminded.

To tell the truth, Viscount Cowen would not be stupid enough to persecute Wella regardless of William who was close in front of him, which would not only have no benefit, but also anger William, such a thankless thing is not something that Viscount Cowen can do.

But caring is chaotic, William didn't think about it that much at all, so he had this advice.

You guys, too, train hard, don't be lazy, I'll spot check when I come back! William said sternly to the teenagers who chased them out of the castle to see them off.

"Gone!"

William waved his hand and rode away.

"Soldiers! I won't say much about this battle, and you know the reward for killing the enemy! Kill more enemies on the battlefield, and go home for more money! Do you understand? William shouted.

"Understood!"

"Don't worry, Lord Baron!"

William looked at the soldiers with a total of more than four hundred, and said loudly: "You also know what the other soldiers are like, your equipment and training, if you give me cowardice on the battlefield, see how I clean you up when I come back!" ”

"Understood!"

The soldiers replied in unison and neatly.

William looked at the army of 400 soldiers, all of whom were out of production, and couldn't help but be proud, and said to this torrent of steel: "Go!" ”

The knights and heavy infantry took off their armor and put it all down on their wagons, and if they marched in armor, they did not know how long it would take to get there.

The winter march and the spring march are the most troublesome, the winter snow makes the soldiers march very slowly, and the same is true in the spring, the mud produced by the melting snow will stick to the feet, which is very annoying, so William and their march speed is very slow.

"It's so annoying, this snow is too thick, and it is estimated that it will be a little difficult for the cavalry to fight, and the power will be greatly reduced!" Yu Limu said impatiently.

"It's a little cold, let's let the soldiers rest for a while!" William felt cold on his standing horse, dressed in thick fur, not to mention the soldiers.

After setting up the camp and building a dozen bonfires, Norwin threw a lump of barbecue meat to William: "Our march is too slow, so it will be difficult to reach Denlenburg within the specified time!" ”

"How far have we walked?" William munched on the roast and asked Norven.

"It's less than a tenth!" Yu Limu suddenly interjected and said, due to the many rounds trips, he was more familiar with the terrain of this area.

"So, it's only taken two days to travel such a little distance?" William frowned.

It seems that the thick snow is really a great obstacle for the troops.

Looking at the relaxed soldiers, William fell into deep thought, although he didn't say anything, but the tired expression had already appeared on the soldiers' faces.

Even if their usual physical training never falls, marching in the snow is several times more difficult than on flat ground, and it is not much easier than marching on the beach.

"Gotta find a way to make the march faster!" William thought to himself.

William thought about it, there was something in his mind that seemed to speed up a snow march, but he couldn't remember what it was.

"That's right!" William suddenly screamed and jumped the wood beside him.

"What are you doing!" Urimu said complainingly, "I'm scared to death." ”

William called a few soldiers and told them to cut down the trees and make a "climbing plow!" ”

"Climbing plough this thing William saw in his grandfather's house when he was a child, his grandfather's family lived in the northeast, and when it came to winter, the snow could be waist-deep, and things like horse-drawn carriages would definitely not be used, and this climbing plow was a means of transportation used in winter over there, and the effect on the snow was quite good, but unfortunately later the economy developed, and this thing gradually became eliminated, but the childhood memories brought to him by this thing can never be erased.

Sure enough, this thing is flat on the snow, and it can easily move quickly on the snow.

"There's your William, how did you come up with this?" Hu Limu looked at the climbing plow and said in surprise, and Nova was also amazed on the side.

Now it's good, all the soldiers started to cut down trees, began to make climbing plows, and in the end, made more than a hundred climbing plows, which can load all the soldiers and supplies, as for the power, of course, it is to pull horses and war horses, anyway, it doesn't take much strength to pull this thing, and I am not afraid to run away from war horses.

With this artifact of the snow march, it only took William and his team nine days to see the walls of Denlenburg, during which they also encountered several waves of robbers who came down the mountain to fight the autumn wind, but the robbers were very wise not to provoke this group of "fat sheep".

"Denlenburg has arrived!" William shouted, causing a cheer from the soldiers.

More than 400 people climbed the ice and snow and arrived at Dengrenburg, which was covered in pure white at this time, and there were soldiers on the tall city wall to defend it.

They saw a group of troops that appeared to be well-equipped appear outside the city walls, and hurried down to report to the superior officers, and the sudden appearance of such an army outside the castle, and still unknown to their origins, did not know their intentions, and their hearts tightened.