Duke Horsman felt helpless about Brian's cheating behavior and spoke again.

"Brian, I can't support you as a soldier, it's too obvious, but I can support you with some horses and magic crossbows to arm the levies of Lansburg.

I know the situation in Lanesburg very well. Although all the elites were taken away by Viscount Horton, it should be no problem for the remaining nobles and local powerful men to gather 500 levies who can ride horses.

These 500 horse-mounted infantry, equipped with magic crossbows, are a one-sided massacre against ordinary serf soldiers. Plus your own escort, there are a total of 1,000 people. Don't tell me about the 5,000 people facing Duke Horsman.

, you don’t have the confidence to win.”

After hearing what Duke Horsman said, Brian couldn't help but want to give him a look. Whoever gives you the courage can defeat 5,000 people with 1,000 people. That's 5 times the strength.

This is the confidence of the great nobles. As long as the soldiers are elite enough, it is normal to defeat more with less.

Brian also knew that he had no choice. Only by winning in such a war with great disparity in combat power could he get that land into his name without any dispute.

After getting 500 horses and magic crossbows, Brian couldn't hold on anymore. He could only think of other ways.

When it comes to military matters, Brian admits that he is indeed a novice, but Brian has heard a lot of war stories before traveling through time.

Combined with the extraordinary power in this world, maybe I can really do it.

He left Duke Horsman's study with a lot of worries. On the way back to his room, Brian vaguely had a rough plan.

He planned to study it carefully with Victor and Horton Knight to see if it was feasible. After all, three cobblers were as good as Zhuge Liang.

He can't lead troops in battle, but that doesn't mean his subordinates can't either.

Moreover, Duke Horton Horsman also promised to send him a general. Maybe this general is Duke Horsman, the source of confidence that 1,000 troops can defeat more than 5,000 troops.

Brian suddenly realized that since his talent for cultivating fighting spirit was very poor and his magic talent was obtained through lottery, he could only become a high-level magician at present.

So in this world, Brian is destined not to be Xiang Yu, so he can only be Liu Bang.

Liu Bang was not as good as Han Xin in leading the war, not as good as Xiao He in coordinating government affairs, and not as good as Zhang Liang in strategizing, but he could use the three of them to help him achieve hegemony.

At the very least, he was the son of a duke, bearing the name of the Horsman family. He only looked at the excited expressions of those mercenaries when they knew that he hired them.

You can understand that Brian's prerequisites are much better than Liu Bang's.

As a time traveler, Brian has no ideological restrictions in this world. When hiring people, he will not only look at the person's background, but the person's ability, and he can be a polite corporal without any psychological burden.

Therefore, knowing people well and assigning them well is Brian's specialty. Only by reusing people who are stronger than himself can he become stronger.

Moreover, the strict hierarchy of this era can protect you from being easily defeated by your subordinates.

The most important thing is that I no longer have to do everything myself, like I did a few days ago, running around until I was half exhausted.

Brian, who finally changed his mind, stopped and turned back to Duke Horsman's study. But by this time, the Duke had already left the study and headed to the restaurant for lunch.

Brian found the housekeeper and asked where his father was, so the housekeeper led Brian to the restaurant.

Duke Horsman thought Brian wanted to have lunch with him, so he invited him to sit down.

After Brian saluted, he came to his father's side and asked hurriedly.

"Last time you said you would send me a general to assist me in commanding the army. Can I see him now?

I have many ideas on the battlefield that I would like to discuss with him.

After all, this is my first time commanding an army, so I really need an experienced general to assist me, and I will definitely accept his guidance with an open mind."

Duke Horsman looked at Brian with playful eyes and said teasingly.

"You have already met the general I assigned to you, it is Victor.

Although he is very young, he actually served in the army with his father when he was a teenager, and he once served as my orderly.

If he hadn't temporarily left the army because he wanted to be promoted to a senior knight, his military rank would not be lower than your eldest brother now.

Brian looked at his father with an "Are you kidding me?" expression. He was really speechless.

Victor is very good, but he is far from the war veteran he expected to be.

How could Duke Horsman not take Count Merovingian seriously? He really regarded a count as a whetstone for his son.

By this time, the servant had served a sumptuous lunch to the father and son, and Brian immediately turned his grief and anger into appetite and started to devour the meal.

How could Duke Horsman not understand his son's little thoughts, but he didn't say anything. He had full confidence in Victor. He believed that Victor's performance would satisfy Brian.

Finally, after finishing the glass of wine, Brian stood up and bowed to Duke Horsman to leave.

Directly instruct the butler to send someone to inform Victor to come to the Duke's Palace to find him.

And Brian went directly to the training ground to see how his 40 guards were training?

At this time, Brian's 40 escort members had finished their lunch break and began to practice under the leadership of Horton Knight.

Seeing that although the number of guards was small, they were still well-trained, Brian's bad mood became a little better.

It's a pity that the number of escorts is too small. If there were 1,000 escorts, he wouldn't have to worry now.

Brian has no intention of expanding the escort. Even after the victory of this war, Brian will only be a real baron.

There are too many guards. Not to mention whether his finances can afford it, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of other nobles. After all, this is a strictly hierarchical society. Although it does not have to be like a big country in the east, violating the etiquette will lead to death.

disaster.

But a baron has more escorts than a count. To put it bluntly or not, even if he is the son of a duke, he cannot be too arrogant. Keeping a low profile is the way to go.

Brian doesn't have those bad habits of other time-travelers. He believes that above himself, everyone is equal, but below himself, there is a strict hierarchy.

If he really wanted to expand his army, Brian could only increase the standing army of Lansburg. After all, the 300 black armored cavalry were still guarding Lansburg now.
Chapter completed!