On the way back to the valley from the northeast of Wincheston Manor, Stanley, a soldier of Art's bodyguard, stood on horseback and kept wiping the hand crossbow in his hand, and then asked Ron, the captain of the bodyguard, "Ron

Sir, do you think the guy who was hit by the sword will survive?"

"It's best if you survive. It doesn't matter if you die. Our first task has been completed anyway." Ron's tone was extremely cold, as if he was discussing a slaughtered chicken.

The ambush yesterday evening was carefully designed by Ron, Jafar, Stanley and the bandit leader Redoan. From figuring out the target's action route, activity trends, defense forces, ambush locations, ambush methods, to formulating a retreat route,

A series of steps such as preventing leaks and blaming the Dean family were completed by several people. Although the whole thing was planned by Art himself, he was able to complete the assassination mission almost perfectly in just three or four days, eliminating all accidents.

It's enough to make a few people proud...

A week later, the news of the murder of Baron Bazel of Tyniec County in the County of Burgundy once again suddenly caused a stir.

Barzel had just extorted a large sum of money from Wincheston Manor. As a result, he was killed immediately after leaving the manor. Tens of thousands of pfennigs were robbed. In addition, one of Barzel's guards kept repeating "

Dean, Dean", now the Dean family is unable to argue.

However, what worries the world more is the ownership of the two manors and a barony left behind by Bazel after his death. I believe that it will not be long before the gates of the residences of those palace dignitaries will be broken down by landless nobles who long for fiefs.

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The storm outside the valley did not affect the world inside the valley.

From the moment Bazel died, the whole thing seemed to have no direct connection with Art. After Art rewarded several people who went on the mission and ordered them to be kept secret, he forgot the name Bazel...

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In June, a new round of busyness begins again.

From the expansion of the army in the late summer to the present, Art's army has been in a state of combat, from suppressing bandits to fighting against the Dean family, from Provence in the south to the eastern battlefield in the North, fighting fifteen times in one year.

Fierce fighting brought about replacement of casualties. The army's combat experience was enriched, but its overall combat effectiveness was weakened.

The soldiers lacked effective cooperation in battle, and the ability to communicate and execute military orders among soldiers and officers has declined.

Moreover, they will face an unprecedented round of large-scale military expansion. According to the mission assigned by Count Baldwin to Art, Art's hundred-man army will be expanded to more than five hundred men in a short period of time.

Between five hundred and one hundred people is not only a surge in the number of soldiers, but also a series of daily training, soldier cooperation, officer allocation, weapon allocation, army establishment, baggage support, command system, military discipline maintenance, military morale stability, etc.

Complex issues.

Such "large-scale" army management is a difficult problem for his officers, and it is also a challenge for Art himself.

However, Art firmly grasped one core point - the training of officers and key personnel.

A small team of ten people can be managed by Art alone. A team of thirty people is like an arm to him. An army of about sixty people needs the help of his capable officers.

An army of about a hundred people must have a preliminary management and control system.

An army of hundreds of people cannot be controlled by Art alone. He must establish a command network with officers at all levels as nodes and a military order transmission system as lines. Only with this network can Art make it possible

This army is under its own control.

One of the core tasks of organizing this network is to train officers.

The exploration of officer training has begun since the border patrol period. Nowadays, all officers above the squadron commander level in the army have received this kind of training from Art. Some squad leaders and even combat team leaders have also been exposed to this special training.

It starts with teaching some simple and basic general words and calculations, and then gradually teaches the officers how to march and fight, how to set up camp, how to raise food and supplies, how to collect and analyze information about the enemy's situation, how to administer military law, etc., and compare it horizontally with other armies of similar size.

Generally speaking, the officers under Art's command are definitely excellent.

However, there are only a small number of officers who have received training. In addition, the fighting in the past year has been so fierce that Art rarely takes time to teach the officers. After the expansion of the army, there is a huge shortage of officers, so Art made up his mind to establish an officer academy.

This officer academy is different from the previous teaching and training of key soldiers and officers by Art during the breaks between battles. It will serve as a permanent institution like the parish school.

The original parish school was renamed as the Parish College, and the function of training military officers was assigned to the Military Academy. The Parish College became a completely subordinate institution of the civil affairs system, responsible for cultivating civil affairs talents. Parish Priest Hamish was appointed as the Parish College.

Honorary President, Civil Affairs Officer Cooper also serves as Vice President.

The Officers Academy is located in the stone lord's mansion in Beiguan Army Fort. The old carpenter Bard took the craftsman's workshop to rush to make a batch of tables, chairs and other equipment for the academy. The army arsenal also allocated a batch of weapons for the academy.

Arms and supplies such as armor and horses.

The first batch of apprentices to enter the officer academy were 29 key combat officers above the army combat team leader, plus eight apprentices from the parish school headed by Matthew who were transferred to the army and two peasant captains from the garrison.

, a total of thirty-nine people...

These thirty-nine people are temporarily removed from the army and no longer hold military positions, and they do not need to train and manage the army. The army under their command will be permanently stationed in the Beiguan Army Fort, accepting the orders of Odo, Angus and the garrison commander Ba

Straightforward training.

The first phase of the Military Academy does not have a fixed teacher for the time being. Thomas, the doctor of Artegen Parish School, and Guy, the tax collector, concurrently serve as medical and arithmetic teachers at the Military Academy. The military priest Robert was transferred to the Military Academy as a teacher of theology and general literature; Odo,

Angus serves as the military instructor of the Military Academy, Kazak, Tuba, Ron, Colin, Lusignan, Jafar, Tredok, Reyek, Spencer and the arena instructors who are observing

They were all arranged to study in the academy and at the same time be taught according to their own expertise. They were both apprentices and teachers.

Art appointed himself the dean of the Military Academy.

The teaching at the Military Academy is divided into three aspects: academic teaching, military training, and theological teaching.

On the first Sunday of June, the Military Academy was officially established.

In order to show the importance they attach to the Officers Academy, Baron Art and Baroness Lottie, the entire army, the deputy steward of the valley and the higher officials, as well as the two priests Hamish and Robert, all rushed to the Beiguan Military Fort to participate in the establishment ceremony.

As the chief dean of the Military Academy, Art delivered an impassioned speech at the ceremony...

While officers were receiving training at the academy, ordinary soldiers were not idle either.

Before the official expansion of the army, these soldiers were temporarily organized into seven teams based on squadrons - the first to fifth combat teams, the cavalry team, the gongnu team, and the baggage team.

Odo and Angus each selected a veteran from these seven teams to temporarily serve as captain, responsible for the daily management of the soldiers, while Odo, Angus, and Bass were each responsible for the daily training of two or three teams.

Occasionally, Te would personally train these soldiers.

Art also attaches great importance to these soldiers who have experienced war. Officers are the head of an army, and veterans are the skeleton of the army.

Art's initial idea was to set up sergeants below officers, and select a group of elite soldiers from the battlefield to be promoted to sergeants, who would serve as low-level commanders such as squad leaders and even squadron leaders.

In addition, the production, repair, and purchase of military weapons and armor, as well as the statistics of military merits in previous battles, the issuance of military rewards, and many other general tasks are also progressing step by step...

On the second Wednesday of June, Felix, who was seriously injured on the battlefield in the East, was picked up by people sent by Baron Galvin. He was accompanied by two soldiers and a group of wounded soldiers.

Baron Galvin's original intention was to take Felix directly back to Fort Sarp. After he fully recovered from his injury, Felix would build a strong army in Fort Sarp.

But Felix did not go back to Sarp Castle directly. He insisted on returning to the Valley Barony to say goodbye in person to Atloti and the guys who had fought together.

In the dining room on the second floor of the Lord's Mansion in the Valley Wooden Castle, Atloti and Felix were enjoying a family dinner. The maid Olly and a servant were waiting on them.

Art handed a bunch of grapes to Lottie, and put a piece of charcoal roast beef in front of him on Felix's dinner plate with a silver knife and fork, and then asked: "Felix, I want you to go back to Fort Sap to form an army."

Did you ask for it or did your father-in-law arrange it?"

Felix threw a few gnawed bones to the two deerhounds under the seat who were waiting for the guests' reward with their tongues hanging out. He took a fork of roast beef, brought it to his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it before replying: "Yes.

My father arranged it. I originally wanted to practice with you for a while, but my father seems to be very anxious. He has never been so anxious to build an army as he is now."

"Well, my father-in-law has clearly seen the situation in the entire country. He hopes to protect himself in troubled times."

"Yes, he has told me everything that has happened recently. Our Yuge family is finally going to rise. Thinking about the hurricane that is about to set off, I am a little excited."

"Felix, you came to our military center to gain some experience before returning to Sapp. I also agree with your return. However, I have established an officer academy here. I plan to let you enter the officer academy for a few months to train.

How about returning to Sapu later?”

"Of course that's great! Then I'll bring a letter back to my father, telling him that I want to complete this - this officer training before returning to the valley. But brother-in-law, I still want to discuss something with you."

Art put down his fork, looked at Felix, and asked, "Say."

Felix also wiped away the food residue from the corner of his mouth, and said seriously: "I want to ask you to ask for some soldiers to take away! Two of my bodyguards died on the battlefield to protect me, and now I don't have any of them who can be used.

Man, if I go back to Sap to form an army, I have to have someone to help me."

Art thought for a while and felt that Felix's request was not excessive, so he asked: "How many people do you want to take away?"

Felix held out five fingers, "Not many, just five people!"

"I will give you a maximum of three soldiers, and I can only choose soldiers below the current squad leader. I am about to expand my army to join the war, and I need these backbones more than you do."

"Okay! Thank you brother-in-law."
Chapter completed!