Chapter 358: Prelude to the Southern Expedition
The next day, Gervis was awakened by a burst of chaotic noise. He put on his clothes and walked out of the tent, only to find that all the tents in the entire camp had been tidied up. There were sounds of people and horses everywhere, including Gervis' own camp. The tents of Ike and others had long been loaded on the carriages, and only his own tent was still set up.
In the distance, on the hillside, a long team from Rose Castle was marching towards this side.
"Sir, the water for washing is ready! I will help you wash!"
At this moment, Lilia's voice came to Gervis' ears.
Because of her outstanding performance in medical soldier training, Lilia has been promoted to the captain of the medical team by Gervis. At this moment, Lilia is holding a copper basin in her hand, which is full of clean water.
"Oh well!"
Gervis nodded. Before going to the battle, he did not let the maid Anna follow him. However, as the castle steward, he would definitely keep this matter in mind and make arrangements early.
Before setting off, Thomas found Lilia and asked her to be responsible for Gervis' daily life during the southern expedition.
Although Lilia and others are medical soldiers, for this world, except for the guards, other serfs are still just serfs, and they should do anything for the lord.
Lilia agreed without any hesitation.
Under Lilia's service, Gervis stood leisurely and let Lilia tidy up his clothes and prepare for washing. Of course, Gervis's action was definitely not abrupt, as many nobles nearby also had people serving them, but most of them were served by personal male servants.
Tap! Tap!
Just at this moment, Gervis heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside the camp. He turned around and looked over. Who else could it be if it wasn't his cheap wife?
Alice was seen riding a warhorse, and she looked even more beautiful in armor. Behind her were Nadine and several core members of the Order of the Rose.
"Good morning, Alice! Thank you for dinner last night!"
Alice's face was as cold as ice. She glanced around Gervis' camp without saying a word. Gervis didn't care and thanked her directly.
In fact, what Gervis was really grateful for was the book on basic magic skills that Alice sent him last night.
"Gervis, you want to take these girls to the battlefield?"
Alice asked expressionlessly, suppressing a little anger.
After Lina returned to the castle last night, she reported the fact that there were hundreds of women in Gervis' army.
Alice didn't believe it at first. Taking hundreds of women to fight, Gervis had to have a very creative mind to do it.
So Alice specially walked through the center of the camp today, and sure enough, she saw a large group of beautiful girls in the Gervis camp, which was simply the most bizarre of all.
It was okay when facing his vassals. After all, Gervis was Alice's husband, and no one dared to say anything openly. But when they joined forces with the king's army, it would definitely become a hot topic.
"Yes! They are very useful!"
Gervis finally understood why his cheap wife looked so unhappy.
"Let them stay in Winterfell. War is no joke!"
"Alice, of course I know that war is no joke, but they are very useful. They are medics! They specialize in helping the wounded!"
At this moment, some lords and small nobles nearby also looked over secretly, watching the couple quarreling in public.
"Rescue the wounded?"
Alice frowned slightly. Although she didn't quite believe what Gervis said, Gervis did do some strange things, and normally Gervis didn't lie much.
At this moment, Alice also noticed that many people nearby were secretly watching. In order to save her and Gervis's face, she decided not to question them any further.
"When the team starts marching, you will arrange them next to me!"
Alice said this, and without waiting for Gervis's agreement, she rode her warhorse and led the Rose Knight forward.
"This cheap wife probably still doesn't believe me!"
Gervis was a little helpless. Every innovation would always be questioned, such as his female rescue team that could save many soldiers' lives.
In fact, Alice was not the only one who had doubts. The little nobles in the nearby camps were all furious after hearing what Gervis said.
"What paramedic? One who helps the wounded? Is Gervis sure?"
"Haha, I think it must be an excuse. Those delicate girls will probably cry when they see blood. How can they possibly help the wounded?"
"That's right! I'll tell you a secret. I heard that Viscount Gervis is quite lustful! Hehe, do you think those girls are..."
"No way? Even if Gervis is a titled knight, he doesn't need to bring so many..."
"Ha ha!……"
There were all kinds of discussions, but generally speaking, they didn't believe what Gervis said.
Gervis could occasionally hear whispered discussions not far away, but he didn't care.
"You guys are dancing happily now, but you'll have something to cry about later! I've made up my mind! If anyone doesn't have a silver coin, just lie on the ground and wail!"
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Gervis finished washing up, and the ten serfs had prepared breakfast. After everyone finished breakfast, all the items in the camp were cleaned up, and Gervis even put on leather armor.
What comes next is the real journey. We can no longer march to Winterfell without even wearing armor like we did in the past few days.
At this moment, Alice's army has gathered on the road two miles ahead, and the other vassals have also been packed up, waiting for Alice's order to set off immediately, marking the beginning of this year's southern expedition.
As for the speech before the expedition, that needs to be done after joining forces with the king and other earls' armies, and the specific decision on how to launch this year's war will also be made at that time.
After Gervis gathered his troops, he was waiting idly for orders from the front, but suddenly he saw more than a dozen knights in silver armor coming towards him. They were clearly the Rose Knights.
However, what surprised Gervis was that these more than ten Rose Knights were all women. Before this, Gervis did not know that there were women in the Rose Knights.
"Lord Gervis, the Lord asked me to ask you and the medical soldiers to go to the front!"
Gervis activated his perception and looked at the women who dismounted from their horses and saluted him. These people were actually beginner bronze knights.
"Okay, but why haven't I heard of any female members of the Order of the Rose before? What's your name?"
Gervis nodded. Alice had said so before, so he had no objection. Following Alice, he could also look at his cheap wife's stunning face, which was just right to relieve the boredom of the march.
"My lord, my name is Bonnie. We were all selected to join the Rose Knights three months ago. We have been training in the Rose Knights camp, so my lord has never seen us before!"
Bonnie explained to Gervase respectfully.
"Oh, I see!"
Gervis understood that Alice was a countess after all, and it was indeed inconvenient for her to have no women around her as personal guards, especially during war.
Afterwards, Gervis simply took Ike and others with him, and the entire team rushed to where Alice was.
Alice saw that the entire Gervis team had rushed over. Without saying anything, she gave an order to the new leader, Nadine: "Start marching!"
"The Earl has given the order! Start marching!"
"The Earl has given an order! Start..."
As several messengers rode on their horses, Alice's orders were conveyed to the rear.
When the entire Jones family team, including the vassals, started moving, a team stretching for more than ten miles began to march on the road.
Except for the soldiers at the front, everyone else in this team is dressed in uniform and looks like a military unit.
The ones behind looked more like bandits and mercenaries, with their clothes in a motley array and their flags with the same colorful patterns every hundred meters.
However, this is just Gervis' personal opinion. In this world of aristocratic lords, such an army is the norm.
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