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Albrecht said to William,
“Kneel on your right knee. ”
William kneels on his right knee with his trembling eyes fixed on Albrecht.
“You are witnesses. Stand up.”
Albrecht sat down and said to the archers staring at the knights' inauguration ceremony. At some point, they stood up as witnesses of the knighthood ceremony.
Albrecht's sword rests on William's right shoulder.
“Always be true. You have to risk your life for the truth. This is the mind of the knight. ”
Then he turned the sword over to William's head and said on his left shoulder.
“Don't bully the underdog. This is the honor a knight must uphold. We must protect the innocent. This is the duty of the knight. ”
Albrecht grabs his sword with both hands, puts it to the ground, and then solemnly says:
“With this, you are a knight from now on. These archers are the witnesses. Stand up.”
William stands up dazed, dazed, dreamy.
In the Crusades, like the Knights of the Licence, one man was worthy of respect.
However, I felt that the knights I had seen on my way back from Lucretia on horseback were the only ones that looked good together.
Perhaps, the knights were the same, but their eyes were raised during the war.
So I took the knights for granted. If someone else had volunteered to be a knight, they might have snorted and refused.
But no one else, the king of the knights, the king of the crusades, the guardian of the Holy Land, and now the guardian knight of Anglia, the most revered god himself, has knighted him.
My whole body was shaken up and I couldn't get it right. In what way, in what way, should I express this feeling?
Albrecht put the sword into the sword in a natural way.
“I'll talk to him. Get your gear from the command barracks. You appoint a new archer. Rest today, and come pick me up at the Queen's tent every morning from tomorrow if you have no other instructions. ”
Albrecht leaps up to Schwarz. Then I looked down at the archers and said,
“I banned alcohol. Instead, it will increase salary. The reason he banned drinking is because the victory or defeat of this war is up to you. Not a drop of alcohol should be put on your mouth until the war is over. I hope you understand this. I will punish you severely for violating the prohibition.
Take care of yourself. Inform the other archers. ”
Not all of the archers in this position were 500, but this was enough for now. I would often look around myself.
Albrecht always made his meals the same as those of his soldiers. If he wanted to eat well, he had to eat well, and if the soldiers were eating badly, he ate badly.
In the same context, Albrecht himself will not put a drop of alcohol on his mouth until the war is over.
After speaking, Albrecht leaves the intestine. William stares blankly into the air, just as he was being knighted. The archers simply alternate between Albrecht and their leader, who is getting away. Then an archer said.
“Hey, boss. No, knight. Now, if you don't listen to us, are you gonna stab me and kill me? ”
The knights were the commanders of the smallest unit, and they were also the only ones who had an epiphany. This era of dictatorship was not only at a speedy pace, but it really killed soldiers who were breaking or fleeing the military order. William said with a blank face.
“Don't bullshit me. ”
William speaks and leaves the intestine. The archers simply stare at William as he moves away. Then they looked at each other and smiled. Is this the end of your training today?
But that didn't happen. It was because William came back after taking a short pee.
During the morning, Albrecht inspected the condition of his supplies, equipment and soldiers, had lunch, and gathered for an operational meeting.
Albrecht is seated, and Ecbert, Aethelwulf and the Lords are seated. This time, I was able to get a chair from somewhere and sit down.
Albrecht opens his mouth to the lords.
“I've been thinking about this war for the last night, but I want to ask your opinion first. How do you want them to lead the war? Say it without a doubt.”
At Albrecht's words, the lords simply stare at each other.
Not only did Albrecht ask for their opinions, he also aimed to distinguish between people with strategic and tactical points of view.
From the outside, everyone seemed to have no idea. Ecbert told me about an operation he had set up with the lords before Albrecht arrived.
“It would be unsafe to put out a delay......? Anglia is surrounded by mountain ranges and if it enters the basin it is not well supplied. Enemies say they pillaged it, but they will soon fall, so if we keep them, the odds will continue to climb. ”
Albrecht nods. Then I asked again.
“Any other opinions? ”
A man named Aethelwulf looks at the other lords for a moment, and he looks concerned. He lowers his head slightly, then looks determined.
“If we delay, Anglia will be a wasteland. You don't win. I think it's time to take a step back and defeat the enemy. ”
If it were the same, he would not have said this, but I had a feeling Albrecht's reputation would make it possible. Then I thought we wouldn't have to fight this side as a result of the delay.
Another lord shakes his head at Aethelwulf's words. He looked quite young, but looked like a teenager.
Albrecht remembers an Earl Harald of Canbria. Like Albrecht, he had blond, blue-eyed hair, and overall he was quite handsome in appearance. However, his eyes looked firm and confident.
"What do you people eat in this neighborhood that makes you so handsome? ’
“We have too few men. Attack operations are tough. When I left Anglia for a while and traveled across the continent, I heard of the Guardian Knight's reputation. The Guardian Knight is accustomed to fighting on horseback. Things are different here. ”
Harold watches Albrecht for a moment. It could have sounded like a slight scratch on him in some way.
But Albrecht didn't care at all. It was because I didn't know the commanders' eyes were this good.
I met them while traveling in the north or the middle, but I felt like crying when I saw only ignorant people fighting except Zigmunt.
Albrecht gladly said to Harold:
“I don't mind. Fair point. So how do you want us to fight? ”
Harold's complexion brightens as Albrecht seems to mind at all. I was worried that if he ignored the reality, he would put his reputation or authority on the spot and press it. But I didn't think he was like that.
“Wait for the rain, and when the ground is full, let's settle in the hills and wait for the enemy to attack." If I fire a single shot with an archer to dampen their charge, they'll stumble, fall, fall, fall into chaos. And that's when we take them down. ”
Albrecht nods, overwhelmed. Harold, I liked you.
But tactics were good, but there was a problem. Why would they attack?
“Why would they attack us in the hills when the ground is so muddy? Do you have any way to force them to attack? If we just wait in the hills until they attack, we'll be stranded. ”
Harold is embarrassed by Albrecht's question. Not only Harold, but all the lords just shut their mouths. Everyone thought of tactics, but they didn't think of a way to move their enemies according to their intentions.
Having seen Harold embarrassed, Albrecht still smiles gratefully. I don't want much. The commanders were thankful enough to have this much vision.
If they were ignorant people like the North and Central, they would have had to do everything from one to ten, and then they would have remembered Diego or Carpen for no reason. But it didn't seem necessary here.
I felt I could leave my command, union, tactics or tactics to them. But how can we move our enemies to their intentions, which even Albrecht doesn't know right now. Albrecht is lost in thought.
As long as I attracted the enemies, it was worth taking a short test, not a delay. First we take the six thousand nearby wildling kings off the front lines and then we take on that mighty hero.
Albrecht has been thinking about it for a long time. The lords stare at Albrecht's mouth.
While the command barracks are quiet, you hear soldiers or people working outside. In addition, the sound of crying, shouting mixed with the insults of the infantry or archer commanders, the sound of cart dragging, the sound of livestock crying......
Then Albrecht opened his mouth and said,
“The best way to attract the enemy is to strike directly at the supply. I'll pick some Elite Soldiers to fight for. Unite your armies and prepare to march at any time. ”
Albrecht's words puzzled everyone. What does that mean?
In other words, guerrilla warfare, and in other words, robbery or theft against the enemy.
The commanders seemed to have heard a sound they did not know in English, asking Albrecht for an explanation.
Albrecht smiles and says:
“We ambush our enemies in forests and hills. In other words, stealing. ”
The commanders were startled by the words "theft." Anglia has a slightly lighter warrior culture than in any other region, so it has not just been hit anywhere like the north or the middle, but there have been some knight-only honorable battles and fights. But stealing?
Albrecht struggles to see the bewildered commanders.
“God be with us! Why are you so embarrassed? ”
Albrecht rises from his seat for another drink and draws his sword and raises it high.
“I will do whatever it takes to protect Anglia and the Queen! God save the queen! ”
However, unlike Albrecht's expectations, the commanders simply looked at themselves vaguely and did not respond well.
He would, too. The first day the guardian of the Holy Land flew here by the power of God, and was moved by his presence.
However, if they say they are stealing, how will they respond when they shout for relief?
Without the Lord's response, Albrecht felt something unprecedented. It was a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. I would still like to take my sword and tear out my tent and take Rosamund and escape.
However, Ecbert wakes up noticeably, pulling his sword out and raising himself high.
“God save the queen!" ”
Then Ecbert notices Harold and Aethelwulf. Then Harold and Aethelwulf stood up and raised their swords and shouted.
“God save the queen!" ”
It wasn't as much of a voice as the first day. The other lords stood up and shouted with a expressionless expression. And they thought, Yes, God is with us, so we'll forgive the thieves.
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