The area of the barony inherited by Chen Mo was less than 10,000 acres, only a radius of six or seven kilometers, and the number of the lords was about three or four thousand, which could only support the number of soldiers of a few hundred at most without affecting the normal operation of the territory.

In medieval Europe, where the burden of supporting the army was heavy, the noble lords usually kept only a small standing army and waited until the time of war to temporarily recruit from the civilian population.

The wars of this era were dominated by knights, and the number of knights at the lord's disposal determined his military strength.

Knights, armed with war horses, heavy armor and long swords, had an overwhelming advantage in battles against infantry.

But at the same time, well-equipped knights also cost the lord a lot of money to support, although the knights are all equipped by themselves, but the cost of maintaining a knight's daily expenses is also extremely staggering, even the noble lord who owns large tracts of land and serfs cannot support too many knights.

Well-armed and powerful knights were the most powerful warriors in medieval Europe, and at the same time the most valuable asset of the noble lords.

The richer the nobles, the more knights they can support and the stronger they become.

Many small nobles have limited financial resources and cannot afford the huge expenses of supporting knights, so they can only rely on infantry to fight, and once they encounter the attack of the noble troops with knights, they can only shrink back to defense, and pure infantry and knight troops fight head-on, and the final outcome is usually a fiasco.

As for the barony territory occupied by Chen Mo, there were originally a total of eight knights, which was already considered strong among the nearby lords, but all of them died in the battle against the invading werewolf clan.

The most powerful Earl of Valen in this region, with as many as fifty knights under his command, plus nearly a hundred squire knights and thousands of elite infantry, is enough to deal with an average scale werewolf invasion.

The knights were second only to the nobility, and to some extent, they were also considered to be at the bottom of the aristocratic class, fighting as full-time soldiers for their loyal lords.

Some knights with great merit will receive the land granted by the lord and become a small lord with a fief.

It was also the only way for ordinary commoners to become nobles.

However, becoming a knight is not an easy task, and all the equipment of knights, including war horses, armor, swords, shields and spears, all need to be equipped by themselves, and in medieval Europe, in this era of extremely backward productivity, the value of these equipment is extremely expensive, and the price of a war horse alone is as high as twelve gold coins, which is worth the equivalent of six strong bulls.

The price of iron is also very high, a long sword is worth seven gold coins, and a full set of armor, including helmets, cuirasses, and leg guards, is worth as much as twenty-four gold coins, equivalent to two war horses.

Together with some other equipment, the cost of arming a knight, close to fifty gold coins, can buy more than twenty bulls.

This is an astronomical amount for the average European family, many of whom cannot afford to buy even a cow, which is equivalent to their income for decades.

Such a huge cost, not to mention commoners, even many small nobles could not afford it.

Therefore, the number of knights is actually not much, it is difficult for ordinary civilians to have the opportunity to become knights, and the vast majority of knights are born in knight families or noble children who have no inheritance rights, they have been trained as knights since childhood, and their families will equip them with all the equipment when they become adults.

Wealthy aristocratic families can also say that the average knight family usually only has one set of ancestral equipment, passed from father to son, if two sons are born, and the family does not have enough financial resources to purchase another set of equipment, then the younger son has no way to become a knight.

Andrew, who was rescued by Chen Mo, was born in such an ordinary knight family.

As the youngest son, although he received knight training from his father since he was a child, because the family could not afford to buy him a set of knightly equipment that cost an astonishing amount of money, Andrew had a strong force, but he could only join the army under the lord's command as an ordinary soldier, hoping to make military achievements through battle, get the reward of the baron, and one day become a real knight.

It's a pity that more than ten years have passed, although he has killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and even killed more than one werewolf with his own hands, he is still an ordinary soldier, and nothing has changed, except for the countless scars on his body and the gradual more vicissitudes of life on his face.

What a powerful knight, a magnificent life, and a beautiful aristocratic lady are so far away from him.

Disheartened, Andrew left his hometown and army, where he had fought for many years, and came to this village.

He plans to succumb to fate, give up his long-standing ideals, and just be an honest civilian, and spend this life in peace.

And now, he, who had given up, seemed to see the hope of realizing his ideals from Chen Mo.

Chen Mo's strength he saw with his own eyes, now that Chen Mo has become their new lord and entrusted him with important tasks, he is extremely excited in his heart, and at the same time, he also secretly swears allegiance to Chen Mo, not only to repay Chen Mo's salvation and kindness, but also to realize his dream of becoming a powerful knight.

And half of his dream was soon realized.

The original eight knights in the territory all died in the previous werewolf invasion, plus the baron who also died, leaving a total of nine sets of somewhat damaged knight armor and weapons.

Chen Mo didn't pay any attention to these valuable knight equipment, and directly gave it to Andrew and the other nine people who were rescued by him.

They were rescued from the wolf's mouth by Chen Mo in a desperate situation, and as their savior and new lord, they had no problem with Chen Mo's loyalty.

Of course, they are not knights now, except for Andre, who has the strong force necessary for knights, although the others do not lack the courage to fight werewolves, they are still much worse in strength.

You must know that real knights have received systematic knight training since childhood, physical fitness, horsemanship, swordsmanship, fighting, a qualified knight, can kill a wild boar without wearing any armor, and is not just anyone, wearing knight's equipment can be called a knight.

Of course, the other eight people except Andrew were not useless, and when the werewolves invaded the village, most of them panicked, even cried in despair, and did not have the slightest sense of resistance.

And they dared to face the werewolves, bravely counterattacked, under the command of Andrew, with their rudimentary weapons and geographical advantages, they blocked the werewolves' attack, from this point of view, they still have the potential to become knights, and this is what Chen Mo values.

According to Chen Mo's observations, these people are very loyal to him, and they have a certain fighting talent, which is enough for Chen Mo, as for strength, it can be cultivated slowly.

Moreover, there are still a lot of good things in Chen Mo's space that have not been taken out.