Wheat Fragrance Territory's winter is still as beautiful as a picture scroll.
Scattered snow fell on the blue sky, causing the nearby trees to be covered with light white frost.
There was not much snow, only a thin layer on the ground, and the chill was not too deep.
This is the first snow in Wheat Fragrance Territory, and it will probably be the last snow in the whole year - this is the case when it is the coldest in this place, and some years it doesn't even snow all year round.
Li Ang and Amy were walking outside the territory together, leaving a series of long footprints on the shallow snow.
"Teacher, are you going to let them go just like that? Don't let them pay some ransom or something?"
Amy looked back from time to time, and saw a small snowflake falling on the long eyelashes. In the blink of an eye, the snowflakes melted away, leaving a drop of crystal clear water at the end of the eyelashes.
"If you promise to release someone, you must honor it. You can't go back on your word..."
The Lord Lord had already walked to the Aier River, looked at Amy whose nose was slightly red from the cold, and handed her the thermos filled with hot water.
He is teaching his students.
As soon as Li Ang returned to Wheat Fragrance Territory, he released the two governors Justus and Livius as promised without any additional conditions.
In fact, not only Amy was confused, the lord's subordinates also felt strange - based on Sarah, Kloze and others' understanding of their lord, Li Ang had always wanted to gain enough benefits, but this time he suddenly let people go so generously, which made them a little uncomfortable.
"Amy, being a trustworthy person is the basic condition for being a qualified lord."
The lord teaches his students very uprightly. Just hearing these words, one would even think that this is a person who has escaped from vulgar taste.
But the next sentence immediately lowered the grade. "If everyone doesn't believe me, then I will never be able to deceive anyone again... Think about it, how scary this is!"
Amy held the thermos bottle, covered his hands, and rubbed it gently on his nose twice. "Then why don't you send someone to escort them? What if they die on the road..."
"Then it'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 back. Besides, in doing business, you have to make others willing, Amy."
The lord stood on tiptoe by the river and looked far away, saying strange things.
Amy obviously didn't understand - why does this have to do with business again?
But after a few minutes, she understood.
Because the two governors who just left this road came back in a hurry...
"Lord Li Ang, um... can we borrow two horses from you?"
The speaker was Governor Justus, and his words were a bit restrained. It looked like he hadn't spoken like this in many years...
And Livius seemed even more embarrassed and embarrassed to speak at all - Li Ang let them go without any conditions in the morning. He really had no shame in asking for this or that.
Although Li Ang graciously let them go and even returned their swords, the two of them immediately turned around and came back less than half a day after leaving Wheat Fragrance Territory...
Wheat Fragrance Territory The climate is good, the temperature is okay, and I don't feel too cold.
But after leaving Wheat Fragrance Territory for dozens of miles, the north was no longer protected by forests and hillsides, and the biting cold wind was blowing... These two governors were from the south!
In addition, after walking for a long time and feeling hungry, the two governors realized these important issues.
It was freezing cold now, but the two of them had nothing - no helpers, no money, no horses, and no food.
There isn't even a map.
This is really not because they are stupid, but because of the thinking barriers caused by identity issues...
After all, these are two governors - they usually cheer each other before going out, and most of them are arranged by the servants. How could they usually think about such trivial matters...
"Ah! Lord Governor, this is my fault! I actually forgot to prepare the expenses for you..."
The Lord Lord started to show off his acting skills and even slapped his forehead in annoyance.
Then he led the two governors back.
But just after turning around and walking a few steps, several people saw Sarah whizzing past with a large group of new soldiers on horseback, coming out of Wheat Fragrance Territory's village entrance and heading in the other direction...
"Oops! Sarah took all the horses to train new recruits... I'm afraid there are no horses in my territory! Otherwise, you wait until Sarah comes back before leaving?"
The Lord Lord paused his feet, his expression helpless.
The two governors looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. "There won't be any horses left, right?"
Amy held the thermos in front of her face and pretended to warm her nose, covering her unconcealable smile...
Li Ang looked at the village hesitantly and gritted his teeth. "Forget it, I'll just lend you my own carriage!"
That tone seemed extremely heartbreaking.
The two governors did feel a bit sorry...
Livius was the first to express his position. "Lord Li Ang is indeed a role model for nobles... Just treat it as if we bought it, and we will buy it at a high price!"
Justus also nodded. "Yes, yes, we have no money right now, so we will write you an IOU, and when we return to Bax, we will send you the money!"
"Amy, you should understand? If you create demand for customers, they will give me money willingly and be grateful to me..."
An hour later, the lord stood by the small river again, waving to the departing carriage.
The two governors did express their sincere gratitude to Li Ang, and bought a carriage and a week's rations for two people at a high price of 12,000 dinars.
The car is hitched by two Gatu Horse horses that have been injured... They look good, but in reality... they can't be used as war horses anyway.
It's worth about 600 dinars, including horse and cart.
This was really done voluntarily by the two governors. Each of them wrote an IOU for 6,000 dinars. After all, they couldn't hand it over if they didn't write enough...
And when they left, they really said to the lord sincerely, "Thank you!"
Amy nodded sincerely. She felt that Teacher Li Ang's operation was very advanced and much more reliable than being locked in a cell and asking for ransom.
I defrauded people of their money, and yet I was able to gain a favorable impression...
Sarah was already standing behind the lord, and it was only then that she realized that the lord was trying to extort money.
However, the lord arranged for her to take the horses and recruits out, but it was not just for acting.
"Sir, do you really want me to continue training cavalry?"
Sarah has no confidence in military training. She has never done this kind of work before.
"Sarah, you have to have confidence in yourself! Wheat Fragrance Territory, you are the best rider besides me! Just go ahead and do it, you will be fine!"
The Lord's praise and encouragement are always free of charge.
"No, sir, I mean... my training methods may cause them to get injured frequently..."
Sarah is still a little uneasy. Although she was very cruel when beating prisoners of war, she has always been very kind to her own people.
"Nothing to worry about getting injured. Anyway, with Ansen here, his medical skills have improved a lot recently, and he is especially good at surgery First Aid... It would be good to let him practice his medical skills more."
The Lord Lord said disapprovingly.
Amy reminded from the side, "Teacher, if there are a large number of wounded people in the training, the soldiers may not be able to persist, and they may escape..."
Li Ang shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry! Amy, you will know soon, this is another lesson for you..."
The large-scale military 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 come back one after another, and they have brought back a total of more than 70 mercenaries of different levels.
But the lord did not want to use pure mercenaries now, so he asked these mercenaries a question, "Are you willing to become the subjects of Wheat Fragrance Territory?"
Only about twenty mercenaries are willing to stay - these people probably have a better relationship with the original crossbowmen.
Most of the remaining mercenaries say they are at home everywhere.
So the 50 people who planned to live all over the world were sent to White Deer Fortress, which could be regarded as adding some manpower to Godric, which had suffered a lot of losses.
As for Fletcher Village, Li Ang is not worried at all - Fletcher Village is a big village, and Liwa, the bandit leader, is helping overtly and covertly. If Charles cannot pull up a team by himself, then he will be dead.
The more than 20 mercenaries left behind, together with the original crossbowmen, were reorganized into members of the Wheat Fragrance Territory security team.
There are 40 people in total, all of whom are skilled crossbowmen and infantrymen.
The captain and vice-captain are Eric and John respectively - Gou Sheng and Gou Dan.
They will also be responsible for Wheat Fragrance Territory's road maintenance and business travel safety protection work.
With these dozens of skilled soldiers and the fact that it is now a leisure period for farming, the lord began to vigorously train the new recruits.
There are 62 pure recruits, plus 28 heavy-armed archers who have seen the world and fought in battles, but their actual level is still not very good, relying entirely on their equipment. (Originally there were 30, but two were killed when Renier attacked Wheat Fragrance Territory.)
There are 90 people in total. After taking off their equipment, they are actually all new recruits. The 28 archers are actually on the same level as militiamen when they are naked.
The new recruits were re-divided into three parts, the archers were also changed to new professions and remade, and they began high-intensity special training that was impossible in this era.
Every morning, there are three hours of basic subject training.
30 young people who can ride horses or have some talent in riding horses will be organized into cavalry and undergo equestrian training. The instructor is the brutal Sarah;
30 strong infantrymen will undergo running and fighting training. The instructor is the equally brutal Meitengheim Charge Squad;
The 30 people with the strongest arms or some basic skills in archery will undergo archery-related training under the leadership of the more brutal Lord Li Ang.
In fact, the one with the best archery skills in the territory is definitely Risadiran, but Risadiran is Noldo Elves, which makes it inconvenient to show off frequently, and his bow and arrow skills are completely unsuitable for humans - humans don't have as good a talent base as Nodo.
After Risadiran came back from White Deer Fortress, he was assigned a new task by the Lord - to become a shadow, that is, a secret whistle.
After all, knowing the name Helen Pendragon, Li Ang will naturally step up his guard against assassination.
The lord is very strict in selecting archers. They must have strong strength, good eyesight, flexible reactions, and be calm and collected.
Don't be misled by the fragile attributes of archers in various games. In reality, archers are basically all strong soldiers.
It is difficult to train an excellent archer. People who are not strong enough will not be able to pull Strong Bow away at all. An excellent archer can often be competent in most arms, and is at least a strong infantryman.
And every afternoon, there is three hours of offensive and defensive training for all personnel, and the instructors are all combatants.
In other words, the standard training time arranged by the lord for the new recruits is six hours a day.
In addition, if you practice more, you can get an extra late night snack - an unlimited buffet from 'Grand Food World'.
So the training time was extended by another 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 dares to practice like this only because he has money.
Lesley has been making large purchases - she is spending all the gold coins according to Li Ang's instructions, but she has not spent them all yet.
In fact, if Li Ang had not provided unlimited amounts of meat, eggs and pasta, ordinary people in this era would not have been able to cope with such high-intensity training.
And the instructors are all extremely cruel...
The reason why they are said to be cruel is mainly reflected in the way they operate.
Sarah's equestrian training is simply bloody - either you fall off the horse and die, or you walk the horse well.
She only spent an hour on the first day explaining basic operations.
Then, from the first day, she tied the hands of these new recruits so that they could only use their legs to control the horses.
The horses are connected into a team. Sarah will ride the leading horse and lead the team of horses in a circle around Wheat Fragrance Territory.
It was not until three hours later that the horses had completed their optimal amount of exercise for the day that the new recruits were able to escape from their misery.
This training method is of course very costly - half of the people fell off the horse on the first day, but fortunately Ansen followed First Aid all the way, so no one was trampled to death.
But the progress gained at the cost of one's life is also huge. From the second day on, fewer and fewer people fell off the horse, and after a week they were basically proficient. Everyone's inner thighs were worn out, and more and more people were walking with their legs crossed...
However, starting from the second week, Sarah asked them to wear various equipment weighing 40 kilograms, and asked them to train while carrying wood with one hand, and make some contributions to the construction of the village.
So non-combat attrition began again...
Of course, there is also safety guarantee. Ansen will follow you throughout the process. His treatment and First Aid abilities have improved faster than the riding skills of the new recruits...
Li Ang looks a little more peaceful here. He will train in bow and arrow, dodge, strength, endurance and other subjects at the same time.
In addition to basic skills training - such as holding the bow for one minute without moving, volley shooting, projectile shooting, etc., other times are confrontation training.
The confrontation training is not complicated. It is actually two people shooting naked.
That is, everyone stands in a circle with a diameter of less than one meter and shoots at designated targets one-on-one. They can dodge, but cannot leave the designated circle.
The arrows were made of wooden arrowheads, but they still hurt when they hit them. The arrows they hit were just a bag, and they deserved it if they didn't dodge.
In each confrontation, the opponent is different. In each round of training, the distance between circles and the location of the environment are also different.
Sometimes it's flat land, sometimes it's mountains, sometimes it's in the woods.
There is a bag of arrows in each round. The one who hits more arrows wins, and the one who loses will practice basic skills.
Doesn't look cruel, does it?
However, if you are shot with 17 or 18 arrows every day, your head is covered with bruises, your whole body hurts, and your shoulders and wrists hurt as if they are broken, you will not think so...
In fact, this kind of training is more difficult than that of the cavalry, because it will definitely be full of bruises. The locals even opened a massage service without any teacher...
The training of infantrymen is also quite difficult.
Meitengheim The strong men are very good at swordsmanship. Li Ang has actually been training them intermittently before.
Meitengheim people taught the new recruits every detail of the lord's training methods.
Most of the time it is basic skills training - such as cutting firewood, felling wood, cutting branches to make arrow shafts, practicing running while carrying wood, etc.
This also provides props for the training of Sarah and Li Ang, and contributes to the construction of the territory. After all, in the winter, wood consumption is quite large.
Doesn't sound scary, right?
But the problem is that the quantity is large - for example, when chopping firewood, you must chop three hundred pieces of wood within two hours, otherwise you will be beaten...
If you have enough firewood and building materials, then practice combat attack and defense.
Wearing full chain armor, the two were each other's sandbags, and then practiced sparring with wooden weapons.
The instructors will designate an attack site. If you don't hit, you will be beaten by the instructor. If you hit, the person who takes the shot will become a sandbag, and the original sandbag will be replaced by the attacker, and so on.
In other words, unless every attack is successful and every defense is successful, you will definitely get beaten...
Chain armor can prevent cuts and bleeding, but it cannot prevent the impact at all...
So after coming out of the Charge Squad training ground of Meitengheim people, all the infantry will be bruised and swollen, out of breath, but their Iron Bones and Strong Strike will definitely grow very fast.
And every afternoon, all members' offense and defense are completely actual combat.
The method is very simple. The recruits face the security team. The wooden weapons are stained with white dust. The recruits organize their own tactics. The only requirement is that they are not allowed to retreat.
If the vital part is hit, you are out. If you are out, do basic exercises until the end of the training.
90 new recruits versus 40 skilled mercenaries may seem like a huge numerical advantage, but it is actually very difficult.
When it comes to things like fighting, there is a huge gap between those who have experience and those who have no experience.
The key is that once the veterans are at a disadvantage, Kloze's Charge Squad will also join the war and join the ranks of the veterans...
As a result, among the new recruits, there were several captains with some tactical awareness.
In fact, the busiest person in the entire Wheat Fragrance Territory is Ansen.
Ansen has also started training helpers - he realized from the second day of training that he would definitely not be able to handle it alone.
So he selected a few helpers to form a medical team. They worked overtime every day, and his medical skills improved by leaps and bounds, rising several levels in a month...
Heal:6
Surgery:5
First Aid:6
High-intensity training will naturally bring about many changes - Li Ang's coaching level has been upgraded again, now level 5.
In fact, the coaching levels of Kloze and Sarah have also been upgraded, and Sarah has even been upgraded by 2 levels, probably because of its outstanding results.
So, just one month later, the new recruits had already changed drastically.
The one with the worst grades can now be regarded as Advanced Troop Type after wearing a full set of equipment...
But the time is still short after all, and their proficiency is actually not high, especially the archers.
However, during the continuous training, no one escaped, no one resisted, and no one even complained.
The most important reason why these lords can grit their teeth and complete such intense training is the lord's stock dividends.
None of the new recruits want to be eliminated from the army, because members of the army have at least two shares, and the weekly dividends can equal Pande Continent the monthly income of an ordinary family.
And if you train well and get elected as a team leader, you can really make a fortune!
In addition, if you can join the army directly under the lord, you can also receive additional combat subsidies, three meals for free, and unlimited canteens!
The real function of Lord Lord's Wheat Fragrance Group is not just to make money.
Business is never a separate system.
This is another lesson the Lord taught Amy - Only by using all resources can we achieve effective integration.