Chapter 359 City of Glory
Alice has more than fifty direct vassals, including five viscounts, twenty-three barons, and thirty lords.
The total number of troops from all the vassal's troops added up to more than 4,000 people, plus the more than 2,000 people brought by Alice herself. The total force deployed by the Jones family this time is more than 6,000 people. Although many of these 6,000 serfs are not actually soldiers, this also gathers more than half of the military force of the entire Jones Territory.
Even Alice's team of more than 2,000 people were made up of the elite of the Jones family, including 500 Rose Knights, 1,200 elite infantry, more than 300 ordinary guards, and finally more than 400 ordinary serfs responsible for logistics.
Needless to say, the Rose Knight is the foundation of the Jones family. Not to mention how much money it costs to train a title knight, just gathering 500 war horses and training so many skilled cavalrymen would require a huge amount of resources.
Although the 1,200 elite infantrymen are not as strong as the Knights of the Rose, their strength should not be underestimated. These 1,200 infantrymen have only two types of soldiers, one of which is longbowmen, with a total of 200 people. It takes at least two to three years to train a qualified longbowman. The training of these 200 longbowmen alone requires a large amount of longbow arrows. No small noble can afford such a number of longbows.
The second is the spearmen, a total of 1,000 people, with each 100 people forming a phalanx. As the real main force of infantry under every noble, the spearmen are equipped with chain mail, leather armor, helmets, and a spear more than four meters long.
On the battlefield, in addition to cavalry, when a real decisive battle breaks out, the victory or defeat of the infantry phalanx can determine the outcome of the war.
The remaining 300 ordinary guards, although not elite, were not as good as the best, but they were no worse than the worst. These guards were no worse than the guards under Gervis and his men.
There are even some small nobles who are reluctant to spend money on equipment, so the guards under their command are not as good as the 300 guards used as auxiliary by the Jones family. These guards are all longsword fighters, and they are invaluable when attacking cities and castles.
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After the expedition had been marching for two hours, Gervis realized that he was still too naive.
Originally, he had thought that he could pass the time by admiring his cheap wife's face on the road, but he did not expect that after the army stopped for lunch at noon, he never saw his cheap wife again, because Alice had changed from riding a horse to riding in a carriage.
Although both were carriages, the one Alice rode in was many times more luxurious than Pat's. The space in the carriage alone was enough to accommodate four or five people.
Looking at the luxurious carriage beside him, Gervis's face was full of bitterness. After thinking for a long time, he finally rode his unicorn to Alice's carriage. In the surprised eyes of everyone, he said to Alice in the carriage: "Alice, your carriage is so spacious, how about letting me squeeze in?"
Gervis was not afraid of getting tired, but when he looked towards the back of the team, he saw that many young nobles were sitting in carriages, and only old nobles like Gandalf were riding war horses meticulously.
Although the carriages of those young nobles were for transporting goods and had no roof or anything, a carriage that was completely unloaded was large enough for a person to lie comfortably on it. At the same time, some soft cushions were laid on the carriage to reduce the vibration of the carriage. It was simply a pleasure.
Gervis now not only blamed himself for his lack of experience, but also blamed himself for being too straightforward. He actually filled all the carriages to the brim and did not even bother to arrange an extra carriage for himself to sit in.
Gervis kept asking questions for a long time, but there was no response from the carriage.
After all, they were under the watchful eyes of the public, so Gervis had no choice but to shut his mouth and see if he could get a carriage to ride in when he set up camp at night.
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Ten days later, Gervis and his troop of more than 6,000 people finally saw a huge city appearing on the distant horizon. When they saw this huge city, all the soldiers couldn't help but smile with joy on their faces.
In addition to the fear of fighting on the battlefield, the long journey in the open air is also a torture for the soldiers.
Especially the infantrymen, many of them had blisters on their feet as they walked along the way, and every night Gervis could hear many of the girls in his medical team and ordinary guards groaning in pain in their tents.
Gervis himself was fine. After riding the unicorn for a while on the first day, he traveled by lying on the carriage for the next few days.
This carriage was not given by someone else, but he bought it with one gold coin.
The horse was an ordinary old horse, but the carriage was brand new, but it was the kind used to carry cargo.
Normally, such a carriage would only cost 30 silver coins, but Gervis now spent a whole gold coin.
Why is it so expensive?
This incident made Gervis grit his teeth when he talked about it, because he encountered a profiteer who raised the price.
It turns out that every year there are some inexperienced young men like Gervis joining the southern expedition army.
Some people couldn't stand the hardship on the way, or saw other people and wanted to find a carriage to ride. These unscrupulous merchants took the opportunity to sell the carriages they brought.
On the first night of the trip, Gervis found Pat and others and wanted to ask if they had any extra carriages that he wanted to buy or borrow temporarily. Soon, Pat and others introduced the little nobleman who took the opportunity to sell carriages to Gervis.
This minor nobleman was only a lord, but his father was a baron and a vassal of Alice.
The minimum number of people a lord could muster was 30, but this lord brought 60 people, all of whom were serfs. In addition to these 60 serfs, there were also 30 horse-drawn carriages.
Such an operation made Gerves amazed on the spot, what a talent.
Originally, when Gervis proposed to buy the carriage, the lord offered 1 gold coin and 30 silver coins. Finally, after hearing about the title of Earl Gervis' husband, he reduced the price.
Don’t think 1 gold coin is expensive. Many young nobles lined up to buy it. When Gervis went to buy it, there were only 10 carriages left out of the lord’s 30 carriages. In the end, Gervis had no choice but to grit his teeth and buy it.
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As Gervis and others continued to move forward, after they crossed a low hillside, the complete appearance of the huge city in front of them finally came clearly into their eyes.
The huge city was square and although not as big as Winterfell, its walls were even bigger than Winterfell.
At this moment, countless tents were densely stationed outside the huge city. These tents stretched for more than ten miles. As the saying goes, when there are tens of thousands of people, it is endless. At this moment, Gervis truly witnessed the unique beauty of war in the era of cold weapons.
There are at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops stationed in the camp below.
At this moment, Alice had already walked out of the carriage, mounted her warhorse, and looked towards the huge city ahead.
"This is the City of Glory, the most important line of defense for the Principality of Jean. Once we leave the City of Glory, we will reach the Principality of Alban. We can charge into the Great Plains without any difficulty!"
Alice's words sounded like an exclamation, and also like she was talking to Gervis.
Gervis raised his eyes and looked into the distance again. There were towering mountains on both sides of the City of Glory, stretching all the way to the end of the horizon. The City of Glory was right in the middle of the only gap in the mountains. This huge city was like a stubborn stone, firmly blocking the only way between the Principality of Jean and the Principality of Alban.
In fact, without Alice's words, Gervis also had detailed memories of this glorious city.
This city of glory is of great significance to the Principality of Zeon, so it is emphasized in the aristocratic school.
The name of the City of Glory was actually changed more than 30 years ago. This is because the Principality of Zeon would march south every year, and many people with outstanding merits would be canonized as noble lords here during the march. So over time, this place became a veritable place of glory.
As long as you set foot here and walk out of the mountains, you will most likely gain unprecedented glory.
When Gervis and others stopped on the gentle slope, the rangers outside the camp below had already discovered them. Dozens of rangers immediately turned around and galloped up the hillside.
"Lord Alice Jones, welcome to your arrival! I am Chakra, the logistics director for His Majesty the King's southern expedition. Your campsite has been divided. Please follow me!"
When the cavalry approached, a fat man who was not wearing armor nodded to Alice.
However, the fat man did not dismount. He spoke and nodded while sitting on the horse.
Gervis looked at Chakra, who claimed to be the logistics director. There were three or four badges on his luxurious silk clothes. Although Gervis didn't know what those badges stood for, it was obvious that this fat man was also an important figure under the king. That's why he had enough confidence to not even dismount and salute in front of Alice.
"Thank you, Chief Chakra. Please lead the way then!"
Alice's tone was calm, her pretty face still looked arrogant and cold. She just nodded slightly as a response to Chakra's salute.
Chakra didn't care about Alice's attitude. Instead, his gaze stayed on Gervis for a moment, or more precisely, on the unicorn under Gervis.
After Chakra's gaze stayed for a moment, he bowed slightly to Alice again, then turned around and led the way for them, slowly heading towards the huge camp a few miles down the hill.
Nearly 3,000 words, long and hard enough!!! MVM!!!
I just don't know if I can pay back the 10,000-yuan reward I owe to "Kitty" boss with an extra chapter tonight...
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