Baron Jamai was originally a knight, and in the local war with the Kazan Khanate, he was promoted to the official baronial nobleman because he killed the enemy bravely and cut off the head of a thousand commanders of the Kazan Khanate.

Don't underestimate the commander of the Kazan Khanate, he is in charge of thousands of herdsmen under his hands, and he can casually pull out hundreds of big men who are proficient in cavalry and archery Tatar warriors, and the combat power of hundreds of Tatar warriors who are proficient in cavalry and archery is very amazing, and it is not uncommon to defeat thousands of regular infantry troops.

There were not many commanders in the entire Kazan Khanate, and in the Kazan Khanate, the status of the commanders was even higher than that of the marquis and counts in the Moscow principality!

The promotion from knight to baron is essentially an improvement for a person, and it is a status improvement for a soldier to become a nobleman.

In the Bill of Nobility, many privileged knights could not be enjoyed, because the knight class was only a reserve noble, a high-ranking soldier, and a combat subordinate partner of the nobles, and the real nobles still looked down on the knight class in their hearts.

It is as if the knightly class looked down on the freedmen and mercenaries, and the freedmen looked down on the serfs who were regarded as private property.

In this 'explicit' era, there is no hypocrisy to cover up, and the hierarchical gap between people is laid out in the open and even in the law.

Of course, this manifestation is only because the power of the people has not yet begun to awaken.

For Baron Jamai, who has been through many battles and relied on military merit to climb up step by step, he pays more attention to military force and military training than the orthodox nobles who rely on the noble inheritance law to obtain their positions.

Because Baron Jamai was eager for war and hoped to gain more military merits to dye the title on his head, it was natural that Baron Jamai, who was good for nothing but killing people and fighting, focused his daily energy on training the serfs and guards under his command, even if his financial resources were limited, he tried his best to make his subordinates more like soldiers, rather than farmers who took up arms.

The reason why the conscripted peasant soldiers were so weak in combat was not only because of their low morale, but also because they did not receive much military training before the war.

After all, on weekdays, the peasants and soldiers are indispensable labor in the fields, and during the slack period, they have to serve the lords and nobles for free, repair towns and villages, where is the time for military training?

Fortunately, Baron Jamai has a military demeanor, has always retained the spirit of hardship and hard work in wartime, and all the money saved is invested in his small number of guards and soldiers, as well as the training of peasants and soldiers......

This is a pure warrior who adheres to the traditional chivalry, of course, this is not to say that Baron Jamai does not know how to be flexible, it is impossible for a real knight with a rigid brain to step into the ranks of the nobility, and there are also human feelings among the nobles, and military merit alone may not be able to rise!

It was precisely because Baron Jamaifell knew that he was flexible, so after learning of the rebellion of Grand Duke Yaroslav, he immediately stood on the side of the powerful Muscovy......

Because Baron Jamaichi has the strongest military power, he has even become the leader of the surrounding minor nobles, which is why Shu Zifeng has taken it as his primary target.

Shu Zifeng needs to use the first enemy to slightly hone the battlefield experience of the thousands of cannon fodder peasant soldiers under his command, and replace it with an ordinary barony, at most, he will pull out a dozen regular soldiers and dozens of conscripted peasant soldiers.

Naturally, Shu Zifeng wanted to pick the strongest barony to challenge, anyway, in Shu Zifeng's eyes, with the strength of the barony, it was just the difference between big ants and small ants.

In Shu Zifeng's plan, the population and soldiers of this world are quite important supplements, and fighting a war will kill people, and many people will die, relying on the conquest system to milk the population like milking, I am afraid that before the defeat of Muscovy, he will fall into the dilemma of insufficient troops......

Therefore, Shu Zifeng wants to truly integrate into the local people of this parallel world, take root among the civilians, and maintain the bottomless manpower consumption during the war by constantly recruiting locals as soldiers.

The army is different from the labor force, and the labor slaves only need to be young and physically strong enough to be pulled out in batches with high-pressure policies, but the army is a violent machine and has the ability to rebel, so Shu Zifeng naturally cannot continue to enslave his own soldiers with high-pressure policies......

Military deterrence is one thing, giving sweetness, cultivating their loyalty and sense of belonging to themselves is another, which is not urgent, and needs to be built up little by little through combat.

There are many instances in history when a group of recruits have won several battles with a general, and the soldiers will have a blind perception in their hearts, thinking that as long as they continue to serve their generals and obey his orders, they can continue to win......

This mentality would turn into a cult of personality with time and the number of victories in wars, which was exactly what Napoleon did in the history of the earth, and his Guards were even willing to fight for Napoleon to the last man, which was unimaginable in European armies at the time!

At that time, there was no so-called brainwashing of all kinds of strongism, relying entirely on Napoleon's personal charm!

There are countless examples of this kind in Chinese history, where an army fights under the command of a general who originally led the team, and the high will to fight is terrifying, but if a general is transferred to replace the old man, the fighting morale of the entire army will plummet by a notch.

The reason why Shu Zifeng spent financial resources to form a servant army in the early stage was to cultivate an army composed of locals who were only loyal to himself.

"My lord, we have entered the core territory of Baron Jamaifall, and if we walk about a mile or so, we will reach the town where Baron Jamaifall lives."

Just when Bandak reported to Shu Zifeng, who was riding on a war horse, the long snake marching army lined up on both sides and suddenly received a crossbow attack!

Shu Zifeng's team was flanked by the largest number of conscripted militiamen, the most central and safest position was the core of the battle, the 100 musket team, and the hunter team led by Conrad acted as scouts and liaison soldiers, operating on the periphery of the marching team.

"Huh? It seems that Baron Jamai has put a lot of effort into our arrival, forming a whole army and gathering the scattered conscription militia!

Those who dare to flee in chaos, slash! Shu Zifeng ordered in a deep voice.