Chapter 26 Command
When the knights present heard that Sir Hubert had been appointed by William to be the commander of the noble knights' army, their dissatisfaction suddenly erupted, and some fearless knights rushed into the dueling arena, surrounding Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald in the duel arena.
William and his army also became nervous, and stood behind Hubert under William's leadership, all with their weapons in hand, waiting for William's order.
The knights stood behind Sir Ronald and confronted Ser Hubert and William, shouting loudly.
"This knight must have won the duel by some disgraceful means, our commander is Sir Ronald, and we do not recognize the knight's command."
"Yes, that's right, Sir Ronald, you are our ruler, and we do not accept anyone else's command."
"Sir Ronald, we will stand by your side, give the order, and we will fight them."
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The knights behind Ronald and their army were boiling at the instigation of individual knights, rolling up their sleeves and fighting with dignity.
Although William's army was small in number, it did not shout loudly, and set up a neat battle formation under the sound of the officer's order, ready to go, and only waited for William's order to defeat the opposite side.
The calm Sir Ronald obviously saw that there would be no good fruit to eat when he clashed with William, raised his hand and said loudly: "Quiet, knights, please listen to me, this duel is just and fair, and I, Ronald, have lost to this brave Sir Hubert, and I am willing to hand over the command of the army to this Sir Hubert." β
As he spoke, he untied the knight's sword, which symbolized the command of the army, from his waist and held it high to Sir Hubert.
The scene was quiet, and the knights, who were originally boiling, were also confused by Sir Ronald, and there was no prestige leader, they understood that they could not beat William, and the noise gradually quieted down.
"You can't surrender the army, Sir Ronald."
"Sir Ronald, we are all your strong backing, please do not leave us."
"Sir Ronald, Sir Ronald ... β
Several knights behind Sir Ronald grabbed his arm and said in an excited tone.
Not only that, Sir Ronald's body suddenly burst out with great strength, and with a sudden shock, he broke free from the hand holding his body, handed the luxurious knight's sword in his hand to Sir Hubert, and said: "Sir Hubert, you are a knight more powerful than me, you have defeated me in the duel, you deserve honor, please take my command sword, accept the command of the army." β
Sir Hubert was not polite, took the knight's sword from Sir Ronald's hand with both hands, and said in a sincere tone: "Sir Ronald, I respect you very much, you are an upright and noble knight, I hope you can serve as my deputy to assist me in commanding the knights." β
"I will, Sir Hubert, rest assured that I will do my best to assist you in commanding the knightly army." Sir Ronald held his head high and promised loudly.
"You are welcome to join us, Sir Ronald, and please come and meet my master, His Highness William." As he spoke, Sir Hubert took Rona and walked up to William.
"I have seen His Royal Highness William, I have offended a lot before, I hope Your Highness will forgive me." Sir Ronald knelt down on one knee, put his right hand on his chest, bowed his head and said sincerely.
"Sir Ronald, you are a knight of integrity, and the previous conflict was entirely caused by a misunderstanding, I forgive you." William stretched out his hands to help Sir Ronald up, his eyes softened, and said.
"Thank you for your understanding, His Highness William." Sir Ronald's eyes moistened slightly, and he said.
"Go, Sir Ronald, and reorganize the army with Sir Hubert, or you won't be able to fight in a mess." William looked at Sir Ronald and Sir Hubert and nodded.
"As you command, His Highness William." Sir Hubert and Sir Ronald put their right hands on their chests, bowed and saluted.
So saying, Sir Hubert took twenty of his fellow horsemen with him, and walked with Sir Ronald to the knights.
Looking at the figures of the two walking side by side, looking at the knights who had stopped the commotion, and a big stone in his heart fell to the ground, William showed a relieved smile.
William turned around, looked at Uncle Adolf and Steward Osborne, and said, "Uncle Adolf, Steward Osborne, please help me gather the army directly under Evre, and I will reorganize this army. β
"William, I promised to help you, and I will do it." Uncle Adolf nodded and said with a smile.
"As you command, His Highness William." Steward Osborne bowed and said.
Seeing the figures of Uncle Adolphus and Steward Osborne leaving, William smiled and nodded, turned around, and said to the captain of Jeffrey's infantry company: "Captain Jeffrey, lead your one hundred and fifty Norman infantry to gather the conscripted peasant soldiers in the camp, count the number of people, and organize them according to the ten-man team, the hundred-man team, the five-hundred-man team, and the thousand-man team, and you will be responsible for leading those conscription militias, and come and report to me after the reorganization is completed." β
"Your order, my mission, His Highness William." Captain Jeffrey touched his chest with his right hand and bowed.
"Norman infantrymen, target the levy camp, start and go, one-two-one, one-two-one, one-two-two... Captain Jeffrey said as he walked up to the Norman infantry he was leading.
Listening to the slogan, the Norman infantry marched with neat steps, raised puffs of smoke and dust, and marched towards the conscription camp, looking majestic and majestic, and even the knights watching from the sidelines were shocked by this group of knights.
William nodded in satisfaction and turned around, staring at Faller and Rodrigo. Diaz said: "Knight Rodrigo and Fale, you two want to help me command the cavalry units in the army directly under Evre, why are these troops assigned to you to command, among which the heavy cavalry is commanded by Knight Rodrigo, and Pharrow is in command of the light cavalry, if there is anything that cannot be decided, it will be based on the opinion of Knight Rodrigo." β
"Your order, my mission, His Highness William." Hearing William appoint him as the commander of the cavalry, Sir Rodrigo said excitedly.
"Obey your orders, Master William." There was a slight look of disappointment on Faller's slightly childish face, and although he was a little helpless, he bowed and saluted.
"Rodrigo, Fale, you have to work closely together and don't let me down." William nodded, glared at Faller, and said.
Glared at by William, Faller gathered all his thoughts that he shouldn't have, and said in unison with Rodrigo: "Yes, Young Master William (His Highness)." β
"Hmm... William nodded in satisfaction and turned to the mercenary leader Daniel. BΓΌhler said: "Daniel . . . Commander Buller, you are the most experienced general in commanding the infantry of our company, and I would like you to assist me in commanding the infantry, and I will reward you with 2,000 Tris in gold during this time. β
"Your Highness William, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, I am afraid that I will be criticized for commanding your infantry as a mercenary leader rather than your vassal." Daniel Mercenary Captain waved his hand again and again, shook his head and said.
"I believe you, Captain Daniel, that you have the same status in my heart as my vassals." William gently patted Captain Daniel's shoulder with his right hand, stared at Daniel, and said.
"His Highness William ... Daniel nodded and said a half-sentence, his eyes moist and speechless.