The winter of Mai Xiangling is still as beautiful as a picture scroll.

Scattered snow fell on the blue sky, leaving the nearby trees with a shallow shade of hoarfrost.

The snow was not heavy, only a thin layer on the ground, and the chill was not too deep.

This is the first snow in Mai Xiangling, and probably the last of the year - that's the coldest time in this place, and there are some years when there is no snow even in the whole year.

Leon and Amy walked outside the territory together, leaving a long trail of footprints on the shallow snow.

"Teacher, are you just letting people go? Don't let them pay some ransom or something? ”

Amy glanced back from time to time, and a small snowflake fell on her long eyelashes, and in the blink of an eye, the snowflakes melted, leaving a drop of crystal clear water on the end of the eyelashes.

"If you promise to release people, you must fulfill them, and you can't go back on your word......"

The lord had already walked to the El River, looked at Amy, whose nose was slightly red, and handed her the pot full of hot water.

He's giving lessons to his students.

As soon as Leon returned to McChampling, he released the two governors, Justes and Livius, as promised, without any additional conditions.

In fact, not only Amy had doubts, but also the lord's subordinates felt strange - with Sarah, Klose and the others' understanding of their lords, Leon had always wanted to reap enough benefits, and this time he suddenly let people go so generously, which made them a little unaccustomed to it.

"Amy, being a trustworthy person is the basic condition for being a qualified lord."

The lord taught his students very uprightly, and just listening to this, he would even think that this was a person who had departed from low-level interests.

But then the next sentence immediately lowered the grade: "If everyone doesn't believe me, then I won't be able to fool anyone anymore...... Think about it, how terrible it is! ”

Amy covered her hands with the pot and rubbed her nose lightly twice: "Then why don't you send someone to escort them?" In case they die on the road......"

"That's none of my business...... If they don't even have the ability to return to the Bacchus Empire, then it's useless to let them go. Besides, you have to be willing to do business, Amy. ”

The lord stood on tiptoe by the river and looked at it from afar, saying strange things.

Amy apparently didn't understand - how did this get to business again?

But after a few minutes, she understood.

For the two Governors, who had just left this road, had hurried back again......

"Your Excellency Leon, the ...... Can we borrow two horses from you? ”

It was Governor Justes who spoke, and there was some restraint between his words, and it seemed that he had not spoken such a mouth in many years......

And Livius looked even more embarrassed, and he was embarrassed to speak at all - Leon let them go in the morning without mentioning any conditions, he really didn't have the face to ask for this and that.

Although Leon generously let them go, and even returned their swords, the two of them had just left Mai Xiangling for less than half a day before they immediately turned around and returned......

Mai Xiangling has a good climate, the temperature is okay, and I don't feel too cold.

But after leaving Mai Xiangling for dozens of miles, there was no shelter from forests and hillsides in the north, and the biting cold wind was blowing...... These two governors are southerners!

Coupled with the fact that they felt hungry after walking for a long time, the two governors realized these important problems.

It was freezing right now, but the two of them had nothing—no helpers, no money, no horses, no food.

Not even a map.

It's really not because they're stupid, it's because of the thinking barrier caused by the identity problem......

Anyway, these are two governors - usually before going out, and most of them are arranged by attendants and servants, how can they usually think about these little things......

"Ahh My fault, Lord Doge! I forgot to prepare a coil for you......"

The lord began to show his acting skills, and patted his head in annoyance.

Then he led the two governors back.

But as soon as they turned around and walked a few steps, several people saw Sarah roaring past with a large group of recruits on horseback, coming out of the entrance of Mai Xiangling's village and going in the other direction......

"Oops! Sarah took the horses with her to train the recruits...... I'm afraid there are no horses in my territory! Why don't you wait until Sarah comes back? ”

The lord paused, his expression helpless.

The two governors glanced at each other and shook their heads in unison: "It won't be like there will be no horses, right?" ”

Amy held the pot in her hand in front of her and made a gesture of warming her nose, hiding her smile that she couldn't hide......

Li Ang looked at the village very hesitantly and gritted his teeth: "Forget it, I'll lend you my own carriage!" ”

That tone seemed to be heart-wrenching.

The two governors did feel a little overwhelmed......

Livius was the first to say: "Lord Leon is indeed a model of nobles...... Just when we buy it, we pay a high price! ”

Justes also nodded: "Yes, yes, we don't have any money at the moment, we will write you an IOU, and when we return to Bacchus, we will send you the money!" ”

……

"Amy, you should understand? Create a demand for customers, and they will willingly give me money and be grateful for my ......"

An hour later, the lord stood again by the creek and waved to the departing carriage.

The two governors did express their sincere gratitude to Leon, and bought a carriage and a week's rations for two men at a high price of 12,000 dinars.

On the cart were two Gatu horses that had been wounded...... It's okay to look good, but it's actual...... Anyway, you can't be a war horse.

Including the horse and cart, it is worth about 600 dinars.

This was really voluntary on the part of the two governors, and each of them wrote an IOU of 6,000 dinars, after all, they would not be able to do anything without it......

And when they left, they did sincerely say to the lord: "Thank you! ”

Amy nodded convincingly, she felt that Mr. Leon's operation was very advanced, and it was much more reliable than locking up in a cell and asking for ransom.

cheated other people's money, but can still brush up on a wave of goodwill......

Sarah was already standing behind the lord, and she also realized that the lord was trying to extort money.

It's just that the lord arranged for her to take the horses and recruits out, but not just for the sake of acting.

"My lord, do you really want me to continue training cavalry?"

Sarah wasn't confident in training, she hadn't done it before.

"Sarah, you have to have faith in yourself! The whole Mai Xiang Ling, you are the best rider besides me! Let it go, you're fine! ”

The lord's praise and encouragement have always been free of money.

"No, sir, I mean...... The way I train has the potential to cause them to get injured too often......"

Sarah was still a little uneasy, and although she was quite cruel when beating prisoners of war, she had always been kind to her own people.

"What are you afraid of when injured, anyway, Anson is here, his medical skills have improved a lot recently, especially good at surgical emergencies...... It's good to let him practice more medical skills. ”

The lord said disapprovingly.

Amy reminded beside her: "Teacher, if there are a large number of wounded in the training, the soldiers may not be able to hold on, and they may escape from the ......"

Li Ang shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry! Amy, you'll soon find out, this is another lesson for you......"

……

The great training that the lord had not had time to carry out before can finally be carried out.

In the past few days, the crossbowmen have returned one after another, bringing back more than 70 mercenaries of various levels.

But the lord didn't want to use pure mercenaries now, so he asked them a question: "Are you willing to become the lords of the Mai Xiang Ling?" ”

Only two dozen mercenaries were willing to stay—presumably on par with the crossbowmen.

Most of the rest of the mercenaries said they called the world home.

So the 50 people who planned to make their homes from all over the world were sent to Fort White Deer, which could be regarded as replenishing Godric's manpower for the loss of a lot.

As for the Fletcher Village, Leon wasn't worried at all - Fletcher Village was a big village, and with Riva's help from the bandit leader, Charles would be dead if he couldn't pull up a team by himself.

The more than 20 mercenaries left behind, along with the original crossbowmen, were reorganized into members of Mai Xiangling's security team.

There were 40 men in total, all skilled crossbowmen and infantrymen.

The captain and vice-captain, respectively, Eric and John - Dog Leftover and Dog Egg.

They will also be responsible for the maintenance of the road and the safety of business travel.

With these dozens of skilled soldiers, and now that it is in the slack stage, the lord began to vigorously train the new soldiers.

There are 62 pure recruit eggs, plus 28 heavy archers who have seen the world fight, but their actual level is still not good, and they are all supported by equipment. (There were originally 30 of them, but two were killed by Rainier in the attack on McCarn.) ）

There are a total of 90 people, and after taking off their equipment, they are all essentially recruits, and the 28 archers are actually on the same level as the militia when they are naked.

The recruits were re-divided into three parts, the archers were re-reinvented, and they began high-intensity training that was impossible in this era.

Every morning, it is three hours of basic subject training.

30 young men who can ride horses or have some talent for horseback riding will be organized into cavalry and trained in equestrianism, and the instructor will be the brutal Sarah;

30 sturdy infantrymen will be trained to run and fight, and the instructors will be the equally brutal Metenheim stormtroopers;

The 30 men with the strongest arm strength or some archery skills will be led by the more brutal Lord Leon to conduct bow and arrow related training.

In fact, the best archery skills in the territory must be Risardran, but Rissadillan is a Noldor elf, so it is inconvenient to show his head often, and his bow and arrow skills are completely unsuitable for humans - humans do not have the talent of Noldor.

After returning from White Hart Castle, Risadelan was assigned a new mission by the lord - to become a shadow, that is, a dark sentinel.

After all, knowing the name Helen Pendragon, Leon naturally had to step up his precautions for assassination.

The lord is very strict in the selection of archers, and he must be strong, have good eyes, have flexible reactions, and have to be calm and composed.

Don't be misled by the fragile archer attributes in various games, in reality, archers are basically strong soldiers.

A good archer is difficult to train, and a person who is not strong enough will not be able to pull a strong bow at all, and a good archer is often competent for most classes, or at least a strong infantryman.

Every afternoon, there is a three-hour all-staff offensive and defensive training, and the instructors are all combat personnel.

In other words, the standard training time arranged by the lord for the recruits is six hours a day.

Plus, plus practice to get an extra late-night snack – an all-you-can-eat buffet from 'Gourmet World'.

As a result, the training time was extended by two hours on the initiative of the recruits.

In this era, or in any era, this is a very scary amount of training.

The lord dared to practice like this, it was entirely because he was rich.

Lesri had been making a non-stop purchase—she had spent all the gold coins as Leon had told her, but she hadn't spent them yet.

In fact, if it weren't for the unlimited amount of meat, eggs and pasta provided by Li Ang, ordinary people in this era would not have been able to cope with such high-intensity training.

And the instructors are all brutal......

The reason why they are brutal is mainly reflected in the way they operate.

Sarah's equestrian training was nothing short of bloody – either she fell off her horse and died, or she walked her horse well.

She only spent an hour on the first day explaining the basics.

Then, from the first day, she tied the hands of the recruits, allowing them to use their legs to control the horses.

The horses are grouped together, and Sarah will ride the lead horse and lead the team around the McSan collar.

It wasn't until three hours later, when the horses had completed their best exercise of the day, that the recruits were able to get out of the misery.

Of course, this training method is very taxy - half of them fell off the horse on the first day, but fortunately Anson followed all the way to first aid, so no one was trampled to death.

But this kind of progress in exchange for life is also huge, from the next day, fewer and fewer people are dismounted, and after a week, they are basically proficient. Only the inner thighs were worn out, and more and more people walked with their legs between them......

However, from the second week, Sarah put them on various equipment weighing 40 pounds, and asked them to train with one hand on a piece of wood, and by the way, they made some contributions to the construction of the village.

And so the non-combat attrition began again......

Of course, there is also security, and Anson will follow him every step of the way, and his healing and first aid skills will improve faster than the recruits' riding skills......

Leon's side seems to be a little more peaceful, and he will train in various subjects such as bowing, dodging, strength, and endurance at the same time.

Except for basic exercises - such as drawing the bow and staying still for a minute, volleys, throws, etc., the rest of the time is confrontation training.

Confrontation training is not complicated, in fact, it is two people shooting naked.

That is, everyone stands in a circle with a diameter of less than one meter, shoots at a designated target one-on-one, can dodge, but cannot leave the demarcated circle.

The arrow is useless, but it still hurts when shot, and the arrow is a bag, and if you don't dodge, you deserve it.

Every time you fight, the opponent is different. For each round of training, the distance between the circles and the position of the environment are different.

Sometimes it's flat, sometimes it's mountainous, sometimes it's in the woods.

A bag of arrows per round, the one who shoots more wins, and those who lose practice their basic skills.

Doesn't look brutal, right?

However, if you are shot every day with seventeen or eighteen arrows, your head is covered with bags, your whole body hurts, and your shoulders and wrists hurt like they were broken, you don't think so......

In fact, this kind of training is even more difficult than that of the cavalry, because it will definitely be full of money, and the leaders even opened a massage service without a teacher......

The training of the infantry was also quite difficult.

The swordsmanship of the Metenheim men is very good, and Li Ang has actually been training them intermittently before.

And the training methods of the lord were taught to the recruits by the people of Metenheim.

Most of the time it is basic exercises – such as chopping wood, cutting wood, chopping branches to make arrow shafts, carrying wood to practice running, etc.

This is also to provide props for Sarah and Leon's training, and to contribute to the construction of the territory. After all, in the winter, the wood consumption is quite large.

Doesn't sound scary, does it?

But the problem is that there is a lot of wood - for example, if you crack wood, you must cut 300 pieces of wood in two hours, or you will be beaten......

If firewood and building materials are sufficient, then practice fighting offense and defense.

Wearing a full set of chain mail, the two of them sandbags each other, and then practiced with wooden weapons.

The instructors will designate a part of the attack, and if they don't hit, they will be beaten by the instructor. hit, the person who shot becomes a sandbag, the original sandbag is replaced by the attacker, and so on.

In other words, unless you succeed in every attack and every time you defend successfully, you will definitely be beaten......

Chain mail can prevent cuts and bleeding, but the impact force can't prevent it at all......

So when they came out of the stormtrooper training ground of the Metenheim, all the infantry would be out of breath, but their iron bones and strong attacks must have grown very quickly.

And the full-staff attack and defense every afternoon is completely actual combat.

The way is very simple, the recruits are dusty to the security team, the wooden weapons are stained, and the recruits organize their own tactics, and the only requirement is that they are not allowed to retreat.

If you hit the vital point, you will be out, and if you are out, you will do basic exercises until the end of the training.

90 recruits against 40 skilled mercenaries, it seems that the numerical advantage is quite large, but it is actually very difficult.

There is really a big gap between having experience and not having experience in such a thing as fighting.

The point is, once the veterans are at a disadvantage, Klose's stormtroopers will join the ranks of the veterans......

And among the recruits, there are also a few captains with a little tactical awareness.

In fact, the busiest person in the whole of McXiangling is Anson.

Anson had also started training his helpers – and he knew from the second day of training that he wouldn't be able to handle it alone.

So he selected a few helpers to form a medical team, working overtime every day, and his medical skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he was promoted several levels in a month......

Healing: 6

Surgery: 5

First Aid: 6

High-intensity training naturally brings a lot of changes - Leon's coaching level has been increased again, and he is now at level 5.

In fact, Klose and Sarah's coaching levels have also increased, and Sarah has even been promoted by 2 levels, presumably because of the outstanding results.

So, just a month later, the recruits have changed a lot.

The one with the worst performance can now be regarded as a high-level class even after wearing a full set of equipment......

But after all, the time is still short, and their proficiency is actually not high, especially the archers.

However, in the continuous training, no one fled, no one resisted, and no one even complained.

The most important reason why these lords were able to grit their teeth and complete such a high-intensity training was the lord's stock dividends.

None of the recruits want to be eliminated from the army, because the members of the army have at least two shares, and the weekly dividends can be worth the income of ordinary people in Pande Continent for a month.

And if you practice well and are selected as the captain, you will really make a fortune!

In addition, if you can enter the direct army of the lord, you can also receive an additional combat subsidy, and three meals are free, and the canteen is unlimited!

The real role of the lord's Maixiang Group is not just to make money.

Business has never been a system that exists in isolation.

This is another lesson the lord taught Amy - use all the resources to be considered effective integration.