In anticipation of the impending or potential war, the Silent Forest began a series of preparations early on - a large number of samurai and hunters were recruited, and the size of the rangers was expanded. Not only the Noldor warriors of many settlements, but also some of the historic Noldor families have responded to the call by sending their own young men and mature and experienced rangers to join the patrol of the border.

Among them, of course, this also includes the only eldest son of the Ardalia family, Bode Ardalia.

The political system of the Noldor Elves is interesting, there is no clear division between them, and anyone can choose to leave their hometown and join another settlement, and is seen as a very capable performance.

At the same time, they attach great importance to the concept of family family, the surname is regarded as a treasure of inheritance, and the Noldor elves who can't prove their origin don't even have their own surnames, so they can only take a surname with few syllables when they become adults, and if they can get ahead, the first sound of this elf name will also be added to the surname by future generations, and the family with a long inheritance will use this to show the long history of their family and the prominence of the family.

The politics of the Silent Forest became a familial one—four or more families with four or more syllables of the surname took turns as the "vanla" (guide) of the Silent Forest for life, and the family would take on the duties of remaining in Anduria.

This miraculous system seems to have a bit of a "Zen flavor", but it is also based on the premise of the strange thinking of the elves - the abhorrence of rigid rules, the great importance of morality and integrity, and the admiration of nature and primitiveness. It is impossible to establish the law in the elven society, they only listen to ancient habits and the judgment of their own hearts.

This good habit and inheritance is regarded by the Noldor elves as the pride of civilization, and they despise the shackled laws of what humans call "rules and regulations", and in their opinion, there is nothing more worthy of spurning than the use of coercion to restrain others.

But now, Handel is starting to hate this "habit" a little.

On the training ground outside Anduria, he looked at the samurai who were training in the "military formation" with a puffing expression, and his expression could really be said to be painful.

Handel, who was entrusted with the task of training the warriors, was naturally not insignificant, and in fact it was, Handel was from the Joseph family, affiliated with Aldaria, and was in charge of historical materials about the Noldor, and Handel, who was very interested in the wars of the ancient Noldor ancestors against foreign enemies.

He may also be the only one who knows how the Noldos fought against foreign enemies in the past.

Armed with javelins and two-handed knives, the ordinary Noldor warriors formed infantry formations to charge at the enemy and throw javelins to tempt, while the elite rangers acted as archers to harass from the flanks. If victorious, draw their swords and charge into battle, and if the battle is unfavorable, the rangers are responsible for covering the retreat of the infantry.

This tactic has been tried and tested in the past against other races that are still very primitive, and it was not until the army of the Human Emperor Aragorn that it was dealt its first blow, but it can still be called a very intimidating way of fighting in the hands of the elves' fierce arrows and the bloody warriors.

However, although this tactic does not require so much discipline, its premise is based on the strong tacit cooperation of the warriors of the past, and the battle-hardened samurai and rangers, if needless to say, have already cultivated considerable discipline, knowing how to attack, when to retreat, who is responsible for covering and who is responsible for leading the team, and they are already familiar with it.

The Noldor elves, who have not fought for 600 years, have always maintained a combat unit based on the hunting team, and these combat experts in the big forest are not only undisciplined, but also have no concept of "cooperation"!

Fortunately at the beginning, a group of swordsmanship experts led by Master Yi were responsible for teaching them some more direct and more effective combat skills, whether they practiced alone or two people together, they were quite good, and when they officially began to form formations, the problem was finally exposed.

First, the captain stood in front of the queue and shouted, "To the left--line-!"

Then a small half of the more than 100 people did turn left, and then they saw the soldiers who were standing next to them staring and reminding them that they had turned wrong, and a few honest people turned around twice and didn't know whether they had turned right, and they were sweating profusely and twisted back and forth, and Zuihou sat down on the ground with a lame "bang!"

As for more people, they waited for everyone else to finish turning, and then saw which direction there were more people, and they turned around without leaving a sound, indicating that everything was normal.

After the formation training, it was the charge practice, and the elven warriors confidently lined up in five columns, and then began to trot forward, attacking the assumed goal.

At first, it was not bad, but soon the neat formation began to distort until Zuihou could no longer tell how many rows of soldiers there were. A few small soldiers in the front row ran a little slower, and the impatient soldiers in the back rushed straight over, and then the brave first row turned into a carpet of human flesh, lying half-dead on the ground, with all kinds of footprints on their backs.......

"I've had enough—!!!!"

Handel roared angrily, blood rushing to the top of his head, strode over to Bodø, who was chatting with the others, and tried his best to hold back his mood, his deep voice as if he was roaring: "I'm very sorry, but Dear Bode Aldaria, I think I should probably resign from my current position as a trainer!"

"Weishenme, you're doing a pretty good job!" Bode looked at Handel with a smile and a puzzled tone, "Look at those warriors, aren't they training according to the methods you taught?"

After speaking, he also pointed to the fighters who were practicing running on the opposite side, although the formation was crooked, they were still shouting slogans and trotting forward.

"But war is not just about running! We must obey commands, line up in close formations, and cooperate with each other! Only absolute obedience to orders can win wars!" Handel patiently explained to him: "You can't win a war just by blindly highlighting yourself! You must know how to obey." ”

"Oh, poor Handel, you don't look like a Nuodo anymore, and it doesn't seem like a good thing to know too much history!" Bode shook his head while laughing: "The Nuodons are free, too many restrictions will only suppress their play!

"But this is the ...... of our ancestors"

"You also said it, that's the way our ancestors fought! Times are different!" Bode interrupted him, waving his hand, "The Noldocrats can defend their homeland now, instead of relying on the old tactics of the past!"

"Probably......" Handel smiled reluctantly and left the training ground very lonely.

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"Are you alright? young man. ”

Handel, who was sitting in the grass, suddenly heard a steady voice behind him, and quickly turned around and stood up and saluted the man.

"Dear Master Yi, Han Del of the Joseph family greets you!"

Alpha smiled and waved his hand, sat down next to Handel very casually, and beckoned him to sit down, smiling and patting him on the back: "Did you encounter anything troublesome?"

"Ah, yes, it's ...... Painful and don't know what to do. The trainer touched his nose and looked a little evasive: "Moreover, it seems that I don't have much power to change these myself!"

"Is it an army thing?"

"Yes, you may resent my behavior, but I do. Handel sank his head in self-abandonment, but he was still a little unwilling: "I try my best to recreate the ancient army that once defended Noldor, the army that was once invincible......!" Not in favor!"

"Huh. Alpha smiled comfortingly and nodded approvingly: "Indeed, it is an extremely difficult thing to change habits and customs, and what you have to face is everyone's doubts and incomprehension. Of course, there may be people who support you, but definitely not too much. People always have a good impression of what they are used to, and if you want to change, you must let all the people who doubt you see your achievements, and they will accept them with an open mind!"

"Don't be discouraged so quickly! you still have a long way to go, and you still have such an important mission on your shoulders. Alpha's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and he grabbed Handel's hand and shook it tightly: "Don't you want to see the army of your ancestors?

Alpha's words gave the young trainer motivation, and there was excitement in his eyes, it was the color of dreams, and he seemed to have seen it, that mighty and invincible army!

"Xiexie, you, Xiexie, you're here to comfort me!" Handel looked at Alpha gratefully, and his tone was slightly choked: "I should follow your example and prove myself like you proved the liliang of the samurai!"

"Looks like you've regained your original vigor! Alpha stood up with a smile: "Although I don't know what our ancestors' army is like, I hope to see the army you have trained to defend the homeland of the Nuodous!"

"You'll see, I promise you!" Handel smiled and nodded gracefully.

"I will inform all the samurai who are with me to support your actions, and I believe that this will make them accept it a little. Alpha said as he untied his saber from his waist and tossed the dark bleak night to Handel: "Take it, it will be useful!"

After saying that, Alpha stopped looking at him, turned his back and walked towards Anduria, leaving Handel alone, holding the long black knife in both hands, standing in a daze.

"O ancestors, great forest of silence, bless this young man. Alpha whispered to himself, "Bless the land of the Nodos from being violated!"

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