Section 19 The Earl of Lockton
The unit that Gray was in charge of in peacetime was the First Brigade of the First Infantry Corps, with a total of 1,000 men, 100 men in the squadron excluding the logistical baggage, and 900 soldiers capable of fighting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The First Tier Corps has a total of 5,000 people, which is said to be the First Tier Corps, but in fact, the entire county is also an infantry regiment, an archer brigade, and a light cavalry brigade.
Of course, the most powerful armament of the Herion Territory is the Heavy Cavalry Regiment! The Heavy Cavalry is also the most powerful combat force in the Human Kingdom, and there are a total of 500 Heavy Cavalry in the Earldom of Herion, but they will not use Heavy Cavalry against Goblins.
With less than 10,000 troops, it seems to be quite a lot, but it can barely cope with the safety and security of the entire Herion territory.
The equipment of the infantry regiment was relatively simple, with a set of leather armor, simple chain mail that could only be used to cover vital parts, a long shield, a one-handed sword, and a spear.
The first legion is stationed next to the knight's manor of the Heron Leader, and the order above is to rush to the Red Gold Fortress before noon the next day, there is still plenty of time, although it is only infantry, but as long as Gray is willing, he can bring the first brigade of infantry to the Red Gold Fortress before dark today.
But he won't do it, and if he does, not only will he not get any benefit, but he will also be disliked by other colleagues, and others will think that he is showing off his abilities.
This time the siege of the goblins was carried out with two infantry brigades, five archers and an entire light cavalry brigade.
Gray's deputy is a middle-aged man named Ruken, he is a veteran, and assists Gray as the deputy captain of the 1st Infantry Brigade, although he can remove his deputy at any time if Gray wishes.
This is the difference between a knight and an ordinary soldier, although he is not yet a nobleman, but he is still a high-ranking existence in the hearts of ordinary people, Ruken has struggled for more than ten years to get the position of deputy captain, as long as Gray is willing, he can step down at any time.
Such rules have existed in the human world for thousands of years, and if nothing else, they will continue to exist, and of course, commoners are not completely without opportunities, so they try to accumulate merit and dream of becoming knights or nobles one day.
The captain of the other brigade was a knight named Pra Is, an old knight, who looked to be in his fifties, with gray hair and unusually conspicuous wrinkles around his eyes.
Pura had obviously arrived at the barracks earlier than Gray, and his team had already assembled, but he had no intention of pulling out, "Gray Knight!" Pura called out to Gray first.
"Pula Knight!" Gray responded.
Pura walked quickly, not at all like an old man, and he walked up to Gray, "Lord Count will lead the hussar brigade to the Red Gold Fortress first, and the Count means to let those five archers lead the line, they are already in your barracks." ”
Gray was slightly stunned, he had not received such an order, which meant that this was an order from the Earl directly to Pula, "I understand, Pula Knight!" Gray responded.
"I think we should go together!" Pula suggested.
"Of course, that's what I thought. "Gray won't refuse.
This battle to exterminate the goblins should not have much to do with their two infantry brigades, the main force must be the cavalry of a thousand people, and Gray and Pula are only tasked with helping to surround them, prevent them from escaping, and then harvest some fish that slip through the net.
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On April 26, 1211 in the continental calendar, Gray had arrived at the Chijin Fort for two full days, scouting in and out of the fort every day, bringing back news of the destruction of one village after another.
Gray was still ordered to stay put, he waited a little impatiently, and he didn't dare to leave the camp at will without an order during the expedition.
"Gray Knight!" was Pula's voice.
Without waiting for Gray to respond, Pura had already entered the cabin, as a knight, Gray had the right to enjoy a cabin alone, Pura walked into the house and did not find a place to sit down as usual, but stood at the door and said, "Lord Count summoned us to discuss it!"
Gray's originally loose body immediately stood up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked Gangde to help him put on the knight's armor, and Pula also helped on the side.
When Gray and Pura arrived at the council chamber of the Chijin Fortress, there were already a lot of people coming, the light cavalry brigade was personally led by Adjutant Taylor, most of the knights of the guard were in the light cavalry brigade and the heavy cavalry regiment, and the captain of the Garnad guard was naturally the supreme military commander of this battle.
At the very end of the chamber is naturally Gray and Pula's.
The Earl of Lockton and Sir Garnard walked into the council hall together, the Earl of Norton is now in his fifties, he has the brown hair and blue eyes characteristic of the nobles of the South, but now his head is completely white, and the wrinkles on his face may not be obvious because of good maintenance, his skin is a little sickly white, but his body is very strong, and he obviously exercises regularly.
"Earlier, the scouts discovered that the goblins had gathered near the village of Zegasi, not far from here, and in the past two days, the scouts had probed the situation in other places, and the number of scattered goblins was also very large, at least five thousand!" said Sir Garnard slowly, with the Earl's consent.
Then he glanced at everyone in the council chamber, and finally fixed his eyes on Gray, "Knight Gray!"
Gray hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Sir Garnard!"
"Your mission ......" Sir Garnard was just about to assign a mission, when the Earl of Lockton interrupted him, stared at Gray and asked, "Knight Gray, you completed the reconnaissance mission a few days ago?"
"Yes, Lord Count!" Gray was stunned, the Count should have known for a long time, why did he ask?
Earl Lockton sighed and continued to ask, "What's going on with the escort mission behind that?"
"I'm very sorry, Lord Earl, but I had a few arguments with Mr. Mark, the clerk, so I left first!" Gray kept his head low, he didn't want others to see his expression, why would the Count ask such a question on such an occasion? Could it be that there was a problem with someone in this room?
The Earl of Lockton asked softly, "Do you know what happened next?"
"I'm sorry, Lord Count! I don't know!" replied Gray.
Sir Garnard saw that the Earl was now pursuing the whole problem, and the joy on his face flashed, although this escort mission was a task directly issued by the Earl of Lockton to Thor, but as the supreme military commander of the Herion Domain, Sir Garnard knew it.
However, he didn't care about taking the place of the Earl, which is why he didn't ask more when he saw Gray come back earlier than expected the other day.
The Earl of Lockton looked at Gray as if he was thinking about something, and then said indifferently: "Forget it, this matter is so good!" Many people in the hall did not know anything yet, and it was obvious that the Count did not intend to explain it.
Sir Garnard held his breath in his heart when he heard this, and he violently "coughed cough" twice, and his whole face turned red. This is the power of a lord of a territory, and no matter how unreasonable, he must be heard.
Perhaps Garnard coughed a little loudly, and the Earl's brow furrowed slightly, and then he said, "Go ahead with the assignment, Sir Garnard." ”