The castle was always bustling with activity, the slaves sent by Jeff entered the fortress, they were to be trained and selected by Julian, the group of slaves sent by Jeff looked strong, most of them were young and middle-aged, but according to Arrod's request, there were women and children inside, they were loaded like animals on the wagons with wooden cages, and the slaves curled up on the carriages and stared at the strange fortress.

"What is this place? Father, are they going to sell us here as coolies? In a wooden cage, a little boy with unkempt red hair grabbed the edge of the wooden cage and looked around curiously, his body was dirty, and only a ragged thick linen bag was attached to his body.

"Come here, my son." In the wooden cage, a man with a red beard stretched out his arm to pull the little boy back into his arms, his green eyes full of love and heartache, and he looked around vigilantly, unlike the curious eyes of children.

"Get out of the car, get out of the car." The carriage stopped in the open space inside the Angry Lion Castle, and several soldiers came over to open the wooden cage and lead the slaves out of it, the slaves squinted their eyes to adjust to the sunlight outside the cage, and soon the slaves filled the entire clearing.

"It's a newcomer." Some of the former slaves in the castle were sent to become lumberjacks, some to grow crops, and some to be strong and obedient to become soldiers, and when they saw a new slave coming, they knew that they were new companions.

"What's going on?" Redbeard's father hugged his child with his strong arms, his eyes wary as he watched the people in thick linen tops and trousers. These people did not appear to be all Germanic, and even had dark-skinned Moors.

"New rookie." At this time, Julian came out of the lord's house, and as the military commander in charge of training slaves, he was allowed by Arold to live in the lord's house in the castle of the angry lion.

"The training of slave soldiers is different from that of the armor protection system peasants, they are lifelong professional soldiers, while peasant soldiers are auxiliary soldiers, so the training of slave soldiers is more rigorous than that of auxiliary soldiers." In his bedroom, Arold said, where the nobles lived and worked, and that the two monks facing each other in front of the writing table in the room were writing books. Record Arold's words. The monk with his head shaved in the style of St. Peter's head looked up at Arold from time to time when he paused, and the young count stood by the window, dressed in a white fine linen shirt with a wide black sash around his waist. He frowned at times, pondering, and gushing. The monks listened carefully to his words. Codify these records into a code of conduct.

"Slave soldiers should choose hard-working ones, those with strong arms can become two-handed swordsmen, and honest and loyal people can become pikemen. Alert people can be trained to become scout cavalry, and weaker ones can become crossbow archers, so officers should carefully examine and arrange their duties according to the character of the soldiers. ”

"The two-handed swordsman is in the vanguard of the battle, and the pikeman is mainly in the battle formation, and the key is to constantly emphasize the discipline and obedience of the soldiers."

"The training of the army must be clearly rewarded and punished, and if there is a cowardly escape, the officer can kill him on the spot, and if the whole team escapes, the method of ten killings will be carried out, and severe punishment will be given. A two-handed swordsman who kills three or more people can get a promotion, from a sergeant of the first rank to a sergeant of the fifth rank, each rank has a corresponding treatment and glory, and the sergeant of the third rank is free from the status of a slave and stays on his own. Spearmen are advanced according to the length of service, and those who serve for five years can leave the status of slaves, and the same is true for crossbow archers. The method of meritorious service of the reconnaissance cavalry should be judged according to the contribution made, and the reconnaissance soldiers who discovered the enemy's situation in advance and killed the enemy can be counted as meritorious service. ”

"Slave sergeants shall be made in a squad of ten, with the oldest or experienced one as the captain, ten in a company with the company commander as the officer, ten companies as a battalion, the battalion commander as the officer, and ten battalions as a regiment, and the regiment commander and battalion commander must be courtiers appointed by the earl himself."

"Soldiers of the lower ranks salute the soldiers and officers of the higher ranks, and officers of the lower ranks salute and obey orders of the higher ranks, or they will be punished with scourging. On weekdays, soldiers and officers are required to keep their clothes neat and tidy, otherwise they will be punished by demotion and whipping"

"Slave soldiers were required to undergo daily military training, including training in formation, long runs with weights, and the use of weapons. The Armor Guards were trained to include spears during their off-seasons, and disobedience was punished by expulsion from the territory. ”

The military code compiled by Arold included almost all the military training methods that he could use in his head, not only the military changes caused by weapons, but also the military changes carried out by Napoleon to improve the military quality of soldiers in later generations.

"Did you hear that? Which of the young counts who conquered Mecklenburg actually wrote a book of military discipline that trained slaves and peasants to fight. ”

"What? Although God occasionally allowed him to take the territory of the Slavs because of God's favor, but in the end he was too young, how could slaves and peasants be the backbone of the army, by the way, how do you know Sir York? ”

"Oh, a distant relative of mine is a monk at the monastery of St. Fonso, he wrote to tell me."

In the attack on the camp of the fortress Browniebel, the nobles talked about it in the banquet between the wars, but they treated it as a joke and a rumor, and as for why they attached so much importance to this joke, it was completely when the Duke of Saxony complained when he was worried about the long-held fortress Browniebel, "If there is a wise and multi-star Count Mecklenburg with the help of the Count of Mecklenburg, he will definitely be able to take the fortress Browniebel as soon as possible", It was this unintentional sentence that made the nobles jealous and dissatisfied.

"Hmph, isn't this old fellow of the Duke of Saxony crazy, is it not as good as a little earl in the presence of so many brave tribal dukes?"

"I swear in my father's name, this is really a humiliation to the dukes, if it weren't for His Majesty's retention, I would definitely lead my own people back to my own territory." The dukes of the tribe, who had already been centrifugal, shouted and gathered in front of Henry's tent to force Henry to demand that the Duke of Saxony take back his words and apologize to the dukes.

"It seems that the royal family is not having a good time." Sir Abel took the place of his elderly father, the Duke of Mason, who led the Masons in the service of Henry, and he stood in the barracks wearing chain mail and a sword around his waist, looking at the bustling royal tent, and said to his inner knight Stan.

"Yes, my lord, the recent rise in strength of the dukes of the tribes must have given His Majesty Henry a great headache, plus he did not perform the anointing of holy oil during the coronation ceremony, the church refused to recognize the legitimacy of His Majesty, and the royal family could not get the support of the church, so they could not borrow money from the church, so they had to borrow from the dukes, otherwise there would be no money to start a war." Knight Stan said to Sir Able with a smile.

"If we take the fortress Blannibel, we will be able to pay the debts of the dukes." At this moment, a childish voice sounded from behind Sir Ebel, and they quickly turned their heads to see a young man wearing small chain mail, dressed in a military uniform but with luxurious decorations, the young man's sleeves were wide and cut into black bird feathers, and the hem of the war skirt was also carefully cut into many small semicircles, and beside him stood two royal guards with shoulders as fluffy as pumpkins, armor made of cloth and leather, and a wide-brimmed hat decorated with ostrich feathers on his head, and a halberd in his hands.

"Oh, Your Highness." Sir Able and Knight Stan hurriedly bowed to the young man in front of them, but they didn't expect their words to be heard by this Prince Otto, although it was a very dangerous move for the king and the heir to be in the same army in the war, but on the one hand, His Royal Highness insisted on following, on the other hand, the number of the royal family's army composed of the dukes and vassals reached 10,000, which can be said to be completely dominant, making this war like a rare way for the heir to gain war experience.

"Although it is said that the Duke of Saxony spoke at an inopportune time, in fact, what he said was not wrong, and the fact that he could not conquer a fortress with a crowd of 10,000 people was indeed caused by the mutual prevarication of the dukes." Prince Otto's brows furrowed slightly, although he was young but looked old-fashioned, but his words were not wrong, the dukes were reluctant to launch a strong attack for fear of damaging their own troops, and as a result, they retreated after a slight setback during the battle, making the fortress impossible to attack for a long time.

"Rest assured, Your Royal Highness, I believe that the dukes will go all out in the next attack and conquer the fortress Blannibel in one fell swoop." Sir Able replied cautiously.

"It's not that I don't understand the thoughts of the dukes, under the call of the royal family, the dukes can only fulfill their obligations, but the fortress Branny Bell land is only the direct territory of the royal family, which makes the dukes feel dissatisfied." Prince Otto walked over, patted Sir Able's arm, and grinned.

"Ah, it is the duty of the nobles to fulfill their feudal obligations, and I believe that the dukes will never dare to have any disloyal thoughts." Sir Able was stunned, he was a little surprised that Otto had insight into the true thoughts of the nobles at such an age, but he did not dare to say anything disrespectful, otherwise the dukes would not let him go.

"I wish I could meet your father's vassal, Lord Arrod, but it's a pity that I thought I would meet him this time, I heard that he has a weapon that breaks the walls, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness, Arrod calls that a whirlwind cannon."

"Tsk, I really want to see it with my own eyes, so Sir Able will take his leave and take me to say hello to your father." After Prince Otto finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Sir Abel and turned away from Sir Abel and the others.

"It looks like the royal family is about to rise." Sir Able muttered to himself as Prince Otto held the short sword at his waist, his wide, long-sleeved back like an eagle with wings outstretched. (To be continued......)