The Teutonic knights did not expect that the heavy cavalry, as a formidable existence, would be powerless in the face of the light cavalry such as the nomadic cavalry, and in the duke's tent of Arold, they all hung their heads and their helmets under their armpits, as if they had lost the battle.

"Don't be discouraged, I'm holding such an exercise to make you understand the opponents you may encounter in the future." Arold also didn't want the knights to lose their high morale, so he encouraged the knights.

"It's so infuriating." Yves said angrily, he was used to fighting on the other side, but the nomadic cavalry's imminent long-range attacks did make the knights unaccustomed to it.

"However, the attacks of these nomadic cavalry will not be able to penetrate our armor." Harold glanced at his colleagues beside him, and it was true that the armor of the knights was made from the smelting base and forged and brushed, and the fine chain mail was very effective for the defense of arrows.

"That's because your armor is fine, but if those archers use such arrows, do you think you'll be spared?" Arold said as he took an arrow from his squire.

This arrow is different from ordinary arrows, the arrow part is not the short round and flat characteristic of Europa, but like a long pendant, the sharp tip emits a cold light, and you can tell at a glance that it is carefully crafted.

"This?" Looking at this arrow, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of Yves and the others, and it was obvious that this was a special armor-piercing arrow.

"The arrows of this arrow are carefully forged, and the shaft part is made of flexible cedar wood and coated with anti-corrosion paint." Arold explained to the Teutonic knights.

"Damn, if you hit this kind of arrow, ordinary chain mail can't defend against it at all." Yves shook his head, he had to admit.

"Does the Duke think that the Teutonic knights are useless?" Harold couldn't help but say.

"Not really. I just think that the strengths of each class should be made stronger. Arold smiled slightly, not caring about Harold's confrontation, in fact, when the men were together, especially among the soldiers, it would be boring to talk if they were all hidden.

"Oh. How to change powerful. Yves' eyes lit up, and he seemed to hear what Arrod meant.

"In the future, the Teutonic knights will become more and more well-armoured, but at the same time we will need our own light cavalry troops, like the Javelinmen of the Mecklenburg Legion." Arold said to the Teutonic knights.

"Honorary Teutonic knights can be organized." Harold hurriedly said that some of his friends had not passed the rigorous assessment and had been brushed down as honorary Teutonic knights, and he hoped to be able to fight alongside these companions.

"Yes, but their armor should be as light as possible. Like the nomadic cavalry, and worship the nomadic cavalry as a teacher. Arold nodded to Harold and said.

"But they are all knights, how can they be like those savages?" Harold's brow furrowed, still looking down on the nomadic tribe from the bottom of his heart.

"Shut up, anyone with a skill should be an example for us to follow, so that the Teutonic Order can grow stronger and stronger. To be the pillar of the Duchy of Mecklenburg, you must remember this. Arold stood up. Said loudly to the Teutonic knights.

"Yes, Lord Duke." The Teutonic knights were shocked when they heard this, they knew that they would be useful, and this was the greatest honor for the warriors, and the atmosphere suddenly became enthusiastic.

After striking at the Teutonic knights, Arold quickly boosted their morale. And a banquet was arranged so that the young men could enjoy themselves.

"Arold, although you said it well, I'm worried!" However, when Arold and Yf were alone together, Yf couldn't help but voice his concerns.

"It's about money!" Arold picked up the flask and poured a glass of wine for his brother. Took a glass of wine for myself.

"That's right, you have to feed the Mecklenburg Legion, and you want to expand the Teutonic Knights, and you didn't make much money from the battle with the Duke of Bavaria!" Yves never talks about these things in front of outsiders, so that when the two brothers are together, they will talk about such confidential matters, and without the support of money, the army will soon disperse, after all, Arold implements a professional soldier system.

If it is a feudal recruitment system, these soldiers are scattered in the farmland of the fiefdom on weekdays, self-sufficient without support, and can also provide materials and taxes to the lord, when the lord needs to fight, a summons can raise troops, of course, the combat effectiveness will be much worse.

In addition to the basic armor guards, Arold's Mecklenburg Regiment carried out basic military training for peasants and civilians on weekdays, only when they were idle and did not have to work, and were generally scattered among towns and villages. However, the backbone of Arold's Mecklenburg Regiment was a professional soldier kept in the castle, and his daily task was to constantly train, train and train.

"I intend to use the money of the Duchy of Mason to arm the Mecklenburg Legion, and then use the money of the two principalities to expand the Teutonic Knights." Arold tells Yves what he has in mind.

"The Duke of Mason is your son, as the regent you can appoint your own tax collector, Mason is a relatively wealthy territory, if you have Mason's financial support, your burden will be much lighter." Yves agrees with Arrod's idea.

"So I'm going to send some Mecklenburg officials into the Duchy of Mason first." Arold was well aware of the importance of the rank and file officials, so he established a special school in Mecklenburg, and did not hesitate to spend a sum of money to fund education, training some acolytes with writing and executive skills, and then summoning the excellent acolytes into the court to practice their governing skills.

Arold did what he said, and after this cavalry maneuver was over, ten chamberlains were sent from the court of Mecklenburg, and these young squires took Arrod's order, which was issued in the name of the regent, appointing them as governors of the important towns and castles of the Duchy of Mason.

"Send these letters to the Counts of Weimar, Prauun, and Thuringia." At the same time, in order to ensure the loyalty of Mason's three vassals, Arold also ordered several letters to be brought, accompanied by the support of the royal family.

"This nouveau riche kid has really come this far." The Count of Weimar listened to the letter read by the priest and said disapprovingly.

"With the right to rule two principalities, this Arold must have made a lot of money, but he refused to give us a gift, what a stingy guy." The young and beautiful wife of the Count of Weimar, while feeding the berries to the old Count, complained dissatisfied.

"He's going to invite us to a banquet in Mecklenburg, baby, do you think we're going to get a face for him?" The Count of Weimar patted his wife with a smile, and asked with a flattering little white hand.

"Well, I don't really want to go to a country like Mecklenburg, but I've been bored in Weimar lately." The count's wife rolled her eyes and said to her old husband.

The other letter was in the hands of the Count of Thuringia, one of the few nobles who could read the letter himself, and he sat in the courtyard frowning and pondering, the meaning of the letter was much more than the content, not just to go to a banquet, it was for Mason's vassals to choose their sides.

"Father, the Duke of Mecklenburg, Arrod, is not easy to mess with, I heard that even the Duke of Bavaria did not get a bargain in his hands." The son of the Count of Thuringia, standing beside the Count, said.

"The Duke of Bavaria covets the land of the Duchy of Mason, and it would be nice for Arold to defeat him, but we must think about the stakes." The Count of Thuringia said to his son.

"But among the nobles of Mason, there are also rumors." The son of the Count of Thuringia said cautiously.

"What rumors?" The Count of Thuringia's snow-white eyebrows raised and asked his son.

"It's not a good rumor, if Arrod wants to exercise the right of regency in the Duchy of Mason, I'm afraid it will cause blood!" (To be continued.) )