The appearance of this stirrup directly solved the most difficult problem of maintaining balance on a war horse, and greatly reduced the time spent on riding training.

With a little training, soldiers can learn the basic handling methods, and it doesn't take too long to achieve immediate combat.

It's no wonder that the lord's request to train them to be qualified knights in the short term originally thought it was impossible, but with these stirrups, Andrew now feels that this is not a problem at all.

……

In a clearing in the lord's manor, a heavy cavalry force of hundreds of men stood in a neat formation.

Each knight was fully armed, wearing a full body of knightly heavy armor, and the war horse was also covered with a full set of strong horse armor, and weapons such as swords, shields, and spears hung on both sides of the saddle, which could be said to be armed to the teeth.

The golden sunlight shone on the bright silver armor, reflecting bursts of dazzling light.

Except for the wheezing of the war horses, the entire cavalry team was quiet without a sound, and bursts of murderous aura emanated from them, but under the scorching sun, people could feel a chill.

Chen Mo rode a tall war horse draped in a full set of silver-black armor, outside the pitch-black Edman alloy armor, wearing a noble robe with silver edges on a black background, the king's sword hung diagonally on his waist, and his cold eyes shot out from under the facial armor, and the whole person was like a sharp sword out of the sheath, sharp and unparalleled.

Looking at the neat and imposing cavalry regiment in front of him, Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction.

After three days of targeted riding training, all the soldiers of this heavily armored knight regiment composed of soldiers of the territorial guard were able to skillfully steer the galloping horses.

And with stirrups to help maintain balance, basic horse combat is not a big problem, and the combat ability of cavalry has been initially equipped, and the rest is to keep practicing.

Now that the Knights are ready to go into actual combat, Chen Mo's expansion plan can finally be launched.

Facing the knights standing solemnly and quietly in front of him, Chen Mo said slowly in a deep voice.

"The knight is the strongest combat force of the human race in this land, and the backbone of the external war and the fight against the werewolves."

"Having the title of knight is not only a proof of your own strength, but also an extremely high honor."

"In the past, it was difficult to become a knight, but in my territory, it's simple."

"I have provided you with the best weapons, armor and horses, and with your current strength, you can already be regarded as a reserve knight."

"As long as you kill an enemy knight or werewolf on the battlefield alone, you will officially become a real knight!"

When the knights heard this, they immediately became excited.

You must know that in this Middle Ages, where the noble lords controlled everything, in addition to the necessary equipment and strong enough strength, you must go through the canonization of the lord to become a real knight.

In other words, all knights were actually retainers of noble lords.

There is no object of allegiance, and those who are not canonized by the lord can only be regarded as wandering knights or squire knights.

Only after swearing allegiance to the lord and fighting for it, proving one's abilities and performing enough merits, can one be officially canonized as a knight.

If their exploits are sufficient, they may also be granted a small fief by the lord, usually a small village or manor, and thus become the lowest fief noble.

From the very beginning, as a squire knight to fight for the lord, to obtain enough meritorious knights, this process usually takes several years to more than ten years, and it is very difficult to obtain a fief, only knights who have made great achievements can get the land rewarded by the lord.

And Chen Mo now told them that as long as they could kill an enemy knight or werewolf alone, they could be canonized as knights.

In the past, except for Andrew, others would still find it difficult, or even impossible to do, but there must still be many people who are willing to take the risk and try, because this is an opportunity to reach the sky in one step, after all, becoming a noble knight lord is something that they civilians never dared to think of before.

And now, everyone is full of confidence, although many of them have just reached the level of squire knights, not to mention fierce and brutal werewolves, even there is still a big gap between them and ordinary knights.

But the other squire knights were not as well equipped as they were, and even the armor and weapons of the knights were much worse than theirs.

With these equipment, they had shortened the gap a lot, and Chen Mo's method of training them was very effective, and their physical fitness improved very quickly, coupled with the extremely powerful Holy Cross Sword Technique taught to them, in just one year, they had grown from ordinary civilians to powerful warriors who surpassed the attendant knights.

They believe that even if they can't do it now, it won't be long before they will be strong enough to kill a rival knight or even an even more powerful werewolf with their own hands, prove themselves, and truly become the noble knight of their dreams!

Chen Mo's promise made all the people of the knights unprecedentedly high, and they were eager to kill the enemy knights now and obtain meritorious deeds.

Feeling the strong fighting intent in everyone's hearts, Chen Mo shouted with a cold face.

"Let's go!"

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County of Valen, Blackstone Castle.

The aged Count of Valen was leisurely drinking afternoon tea in the garden, and several beautiful maids were serving, while at the gate of the garden, two mighty knights in armor and swords at their waists were solemnly guarding.

As the highest lord in the region, Count Valen had the largest and most fortified castle and the largest number of powerful knights.

He had more than fifty powerful hoplite knights and more than a hundred squire knights under his command.

A group of more than thirty werewolves once attacked his castle, and with its tall and sturdy blackstone walls and a large number of powerful heavy knights, Count Valen successfully repelled the attack of the werewolves and killed more than a dozen werewolves.

In that battle, more than a dozen knights died tragically at the hands of wolves, and the attendant knights and ordinary soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

Still, it was a triumph to boast about, and for a time became the talk of the town in the surrounding aristocratic circles, and Count Valen made a big splash as a result.

Having experienced that tragic battle, Count Valen knew very well the power and horror of werewolves, so after hearing the legend that Chen Mo had killed the werewolf and personally sent someone to verify the existence of the werewolf remains, Count Valen had a deep fear of Chen Mo.

He couldn't imagine how powerful it was to be able to kill so many werewolves.