The three of them looked at the parchment, and their faces showed puzzled looks.

"A squad consisted of about ten fighters; A platoon consists of three squads. A company is composed of three platoons, plus officers such as company commanders, deputy company commanders, platoon commanders of each platoon, and some companies are also equipped with cooking squads, with a number of about 120 people. A battalion has about four companies with about 500 men; A regiment has three battalions, and a standard regiment has a number of 1,500 men.

Two main infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment, a garrison regiment composed of policemen, and a baggage regiment composed of levies, the above five regiments formed a brigade-sized army. Seeing the puzzled faces of the three of them, William opened his mouth to introduce the new army formation.

"William, you need a large number of officers to build this army." Adolf asked, "And how should you arrange the commanders of these legions?"

"Squad and platoon level officers will be served by veterans of our army, company officers will be held by our junior officers, and officers loyal to my knights and some of my fellow cavalry will serve as battalion officers." William had already been prepared, and in the face of Uncle Adolph's repeated examinations, he said eloquently: "Sir Hubert (the first regiment of the main infantry regiment), Rodrigo (cavalry regiment), Daniel. Buller (2nd Regiment of the Main Infantry Regiment), Knight Nelson (garrison regiment) and Knight Geoffrey (Baggage Regiment) were officers at regimental rank and above, and Sir Hubert would assume the position of brigade commander directly and command the whole army on my behalf. ”

"William, what will you do with Sir Ronald? In any case, he is also one of the knights loyal to you, and he is also a high-ranking officer, so you should arrange a good position for him. Adolf suggested.

"Sir Ronald, I intend him to take the command of the Knights in place of Sir Hubert."

"This—" Adolf pondered for a moment, and said, "William, isn't the Knights' Legion about to be disbanded after forty days of service?" What happens after that? ”

Before William could answer Uncle Adolf's question, outside the barracks, Knight Ronald had already led the knight legion to the camp gate.

Upon learning that Knight Ronald had returned with his troops, William was excited and rode out of the camp to meet Knight Ronald.

As soon as William left the camp, he saw Sir Ronald turn over and dismount, knelt down on one knee, and said with an excited face: "Your Royal Highness William, Ronald is fortunate to have taken over all the villages and towns and manors in the Barony of Alençon. ”

"Sir Ronald, you've worked hard along the way, have you encountered resistance from the rebels on the way?" William asked, looking concerned.

"Back to His Royal Highness William, thanks to you, none of the villages and manors I met along the way tried to resist, and even the rebel mercenaries scattered outside did not hesitate to surrender when they heard that we were your army." Sir Ronald stated with a respectful face.

"Well done, Sir Ronald, I have decided to appoint you the leader of the Knights' Legion and lead them in battle for me." The corners of William's mouth curled a little and said.

"Your orders are my mission, His Highness William." Sir Ronald knelt down on one knee and saluted with his right hand on his chest.

"Get up, Knight Ronald." William helped Sir Ronald up with both hands, smiled and said, "Come, come with me to see the new army I have been training in the past few days." ”

With that, William led Sir Ronald and his knightly legion into the camp. Along the way, William patiently told him about the new army and their respective officers.

When he heard that his old rival, Sir Hubert, would serve in a brigade of nearly 7,000 men, Sir Ronald's chest rose and his face flushed.

William, who was on the side, also noticed Sir Ronald's strangeness, and he also knew the contradiction between Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald.

Ever since losing to Sir Hubert in that duel and being stripped of command of the army, Sir Ronald was unconvinced, believing that he was no worse than Hubert.

Although Sir Ronald, as Sir Hubert's deputy in the cavalry corps, was always loyal to his duties and did not have any prevarication, he often refuted Sir Hubert's remarks in military discussions and confronted each other.

Upon learning that Sir Hubert would command an army nearly ten times his size, Ronald found himself and Sir Hubert getting farther and farther apart, and his anxiety and decoction finally made Sir Ronald explode.

I saw Sir Ronald riding his horse in front of William, pointing to the soldiers who were training in front of him and saying, "I am not convinced, Your Highness William, I think that my leadership talent and merits are not inferior to Sir Hubert."

Please allow me to compete with Sir Hubert to see who is better at leading the troops, and I believe that the soldiers of the Knight Legion are definitely several times stronger than the soldiers of the new army under Hubert's command. ”

In the face of Sir Ronald's request, William pondered for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Okay, Sir Ronald, I will give you a day to prepare, and select a hundred infantry to compete with the same hundred infantry under Sir Hubert, if he wins, he will become the commander of the new army and the chief samurai of our army." ”

As the leader of a faction, William was happy to see his generals compete with each other, rather than monolithically.

"Your Highness William, the infantry under my command are all elite in a hundred battles, and if I defeat the same number of recruits, others will still say that I am invincible!

My infantry can definitely defeat five times as many recruits. Sir Ronald said loudly, patting his chest with a confident face.

"Well, I'll let Sir Hubert lead three hundred soldiers to fight you, but don't underestimate them, beware of capsizing in the gutter." William shook his head slightly and said.

"Your Highness William, you can see tomorrow, I will definitely be able to overthrow them tomorrow."

Seeing Sir Ronald leave, William rode to Sir Hubert, who was training soldiers, and told him what Sir Ronald had challenged him earlier.

"Rest assured, even with a hundred recruits, I am sure to outshine Sir Ronald's infantry with a command." Sir Hubert was also full of confidence, and said excitedly.

"No, Sir Hubert. Tomorrow's competition is crucial and you can't afford to lose. After all, these soldiers of the New Army are also trained with my training methods, and if they lose, my honor will be damaged. William shook his head and said earnestly:

"So you will lead three hundred soldiers of the New Army tomorrow, and there will be at least dozens of veterans in it."

After all, this competition is related to William's honor and face, and Sir Hubert has to be cautious, and he said after a moment's silence: "His Royal Highness William, with twenty or thirty veterans transferred from the Jeffrey Knights, plus one hundred and seventy or eighty recruits, I have absolute confidence in defeating Sir Ronald." ”

"Whew..."

Hearing Sir Hubert's promise, William breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll leave tomorrow's competition to you, I hope you are the final victor and the strongest chief samurai in our army." ”

"I, Hubert, will live up to the expectations of His Highness William." Hubert's face was firm, and he bowed.