Chapter 94 0.5x Speed Version of Blitz
"Leon has already set off?"
Standing on the city wall of Palma, looking at the empty camp not far away, the Duke of Galicia said solemnly.
"Yes, I went early this morning."
Deol replied excitedly.
This is a rebellion!
Although he has always been with his father, the Duke, Deol is still a young man after all, so he seems a little active in the upcoming war.
"Normally he is quite smart, but he is only a little smart." "
However, since he took the initiative to choose to be the commander of the Eastern Front Army this time, he can also take the opportunity to weaken Antolia's military strength."
The Duke of Galicia said calmly.
"Huh?"
Deol couldn't help but be stunned after hearing his father's comment.
"Think about it, everyone's impression of Antolia has always been those tough mercenaries. However, although the morale of Antolia's mercenaries is high, their number is limited after all, so they have never been taken seriously by the family. ."
"But this time, the young Viscount pulled out thousands of militiamen at once, and all of them were elites. It was the first time that he showed the hidden strength of the Jimena family." "Wait until the end
. After Herson came to the throne, even if the food source of Antolia is still in the hands of the family, they still have to find opportunities to weaken Antolia." "Otherwise, there is no guarantee that
he will not become the third Two Counts of Brabant!"
The strong vassals will be weakened, and the weak vassals will be supported.
For many years, the Bravis family has relied on this idea to rule the land in the south of the kingdom.
Even if Antoria's army is particularly important to the current battle for the throne, it will never change the Duke of Galicia's mind.
"Although you can't move now, after this war is over, you can renegotiate the share of moon velvet with the Antolian people." "
Yes."
Although he was deeply shocked, Deor remained well-behaved. said.
...
In Leon's plan, the attack on Oak City can be said to be a particularly important part.
It's just that...
although it is said to be a blitz, the marching speed of the army in this era is really unflattering.
The Antolian militia with high morale walked in front, while the chaotic private army of nobles shuffled behind, marching as slowly as a horse.
"Leon, please teach me!"
Perhaps it was because of the hounds that attacked the city in the cold winter last year, or perhaps because he was envious of the elite militiamen in Antolia. During the march, Kolend Wayne seemed to be transformed into a Leon's little crush is tired of being by his side almost all day long.
Although he stepped onto the battlefield, Kolend Wayne was only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy after all, a little younger than Leon. He was naturally full of curiosity about his first march and war.
Especially after seeing the completely different mental outlook of Andoria's army and our own private army, he was full of awe for the young Viscount of Antorlia.
"What? Didn't I tell you the training method yesterday?"
Hearing this, Kelunde Wayne couldn't help but feel a little ashamed:
"Yes! But those guys didn't understand the orders at all! I was the only one there to do it. Amuse yourself!"
Having said this, Kolund once again remembered the confused looks on the faces of the Gray Water Castle militiamen when he gave the order.
Of course they didn't dare to offend their own lord, mainly because they really didn't know what it meant.
"Why don't you let Andrew give those guys a good training?" Kolender suggested.
That’s what I’m waiting for!
Although Leon's face was still extremely calm, he was extremely excited in his heart.
Of course Leon knew how outrageous it was to let the militiamen of Gray Water Castle, who couldn't even tell the difference between left and right, conduct training during the march. Even the Antolians might not be able to do it.
However, this is the effect he wants!
Although he is the commander-in-chief of this army, the nobles who temporarily gathered around him are ultimately the lords of the militias everywhere.
If other nobles are not willing, they cannot forcefully place people in other people's armies.
If you want to truly control an army, it is particularly important who has the actual command power.
And Kolund gave Leon such an opportunity.
"But Andrew is the leader of the Antolia Militia..." Leon looked embarrassed.
"And Todd! It's okay if we let Todd come!"
Kolund said quickly.
After a moment of pulling, and seeing Kolund making countless guarantees, Leon finally gave Todd the "embarrassing" order: "
Since Kolund strongly requests it, you will personally command Gray Water Castle. The militia."
"Yes!"
Todd said immediately.
Leon's purpose was definitely not to train the Gray Water Castle militia into an elite division in such a short period of time, because that was completely impossible.
The reason why Todd was asked to command the militiamen of Gray Water Castle was simply to prevent these grinding militiamen from delaying his marching speed.
And Todd had obviously received Leon's instructions a long time ago, and he only had two requests for the Gray Water Castle militia.
The first point is to let the militia know who is the boss and they must all obey the orders of Viscount Leon Jimena of Antolia.
The second point is to make a promise that as long as the militiamen of Gray Water Castle can reach their destination within the specified time, the selfless Lord Leon will let them eat meat!
The important thing is that it was Leon who made them eat meat!
And this is undoubtedly a great temptation for these militiamen who may not see any meat for more than a month.
As for whether there will be insufficient food...
If you have soldiers in your hands, you will have food in the city.
As long as Oak City is captured as quickly as possible, there will naturally be no need to worry about the food problem.
What's more, Leon didn't really intend to follow the Duke of Galicia all the way to the dark anyway. The food and fodder prepared for the siege of the royal capital was really unnecessary.
Therefore, under Todd's encouragement, the militiamen of Graywater Castle burst out with astonishing mobility. Although their marching speed could not be compared to when they were deserters, it was greatly improved.
"Lord Viscount..."
When several other nobles came together, Leon stopped talking as expected:
"According to the original marching speed, the Western Front Army led by the Duke will be fine. After all, there is no strong city there. There is no obstruction, but we are on the Eastern Front here!"
"The armies of various nobles have been gathering in the south of the kingdom for such a long time. If we delay on the road again and wait until the defenders of Oak City are on guard, we may pay a huge price to capture that city." "The marching speed must
be We must speed up, this is also to reduce your losses as much as possible." "
If the militiamen under my command cannot keep up with the team, then just like Gray Water Castle, hand over the troops in your hands to Todd to command!" ...
Originally
planned I just typed it today, but after thinking about it, I still can’t omit some things. The main reason is that I hope to write the process of the protagonist’s successful jump back in a more reasonable way. I will speed up the pace tomorrow. (This paragraph is not included in the paid word count)
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