Unknown Knight

Two days later, after sorting out Shules' affairs and carefully explaining some defensive precautions to Ran Hu, Aix and his party returned to Tangquan Fortress.

On the territory side, he had already sent back the news of victory two days ago. When the troops reached Aslum, both sides of the river were already filled with people who came to welcome them.

After returning to the territory, they had to go through the triumphal ceremony arranged by Amanti and others, but they had to go. After all, the people in the territory needed hope and comfort, and the soldiers needed excitement and encouragement.

Fortunately, Aix is ​​now very familiar with the situation. He stood on the high platform and spoke to the nearly 2,000 people below. After a thrilling battle and an impassioned and ambitious mind, he ended with one sentence:

"Anyone who invades my territory or harms my people will die!"

After the entire speech, the ceremony reached its climax and entered the second half.

After waving to the excited citizens, Aix did not stay for long. He had no interest in getting drunk in the ensuing carnival, so he went straight back to his temporary residence.

Seeing that his expression was not right, Amanti and others followed him in. Aix saw the leaders who followed him into the room and smiled and said:

"I'm fine. You guys go organize the people, especially the bonfire party tonight. Don't let anything go wrong. Amanti will stay here. Let's get busy."

After everyone left, Kress came in with a bowl of hot Pueraria soup. She knew that her man had a headache whenever he was bothered. After Axel finished drinking, she stood behind him and massaged his temples with her little hands.

Gangde next to her followed suit and sat sideways on the bear skin under the seat, massaging her lover's thighs. She thought that perhaps Aix was tired from riding a horse for more than a day and was in a bad mood.

This scene made Axel feel embarrassed. He was also too embarrassed to ask either girl to stop, as he might hurt anyone's feelings if he refused.

But his current state of honor was really frightening. He was sitting with his legs spread out, leaning back on a large chair covered with a bear skin, with two gorgeous and noble beauties serving him. His attitude as a superior was simply too awesome.

This made Amanti, who was sitting opposite, very nervous. He sat up straight unconsciously and kept swallowing his saliva.

How could he know that the lord who seemed to be high and mighty opposite him was now in great discomfort, with a layer of sweat already oozing out of his back. With this situation, how could he concentrate on talking about work with his subordinates?

After a while, he finally gathered his thoughts and decided to use his authority as a lord to resolve the current embarrassment. He coughed and said in a deep voice:

"Have the casualties been counted?"

"Reporting to the Lord, a total of 43 people died in this battle, 7 of whom died after being seriously injured. The remaining 17 were seriously injured and 22 were slightly injured."

Yamanti seemed to have found a way to ease the tension and reported the data he had clearly and concisely.

“The casualties are heavy!”

Aix said with some regret.

"My Lord, please accept my condolences. They were born in troubled times, but they died defending their territory and protecting their loved ones. They died a worthy and glorious death, and their families will be proud of them!"

Aix's eyes were misty. He pondered solemnly for a while, then nodded, agreeing with Amanti's statement, and continued:

"The compensation must be done well. Right now the territory has enough supplies. I don't want any family of the fallen heroes to feel disheartened. And compensation is not just about distributing supplies and money. It also needs to warm the cold hearts of the family members who have lost their loved ones and help them solve the various difficulties they encounter in life."

After hearing this, Amanti's hands were shaking with excitement. He had lived for half his life and met many lords and nobles, but he had never seen Lord Aix care for his subjects more than his own children.

How lucky he is to be able to follow this adult. He told himself in his heart that he must do his best to complete the tasks assigned by the adult. This is not only his job, but also his honor.

So he hurriedly took out the notebook he carried with him and wrote down Axe's request. It felt like an elementary school student taking notes.

Aix was lost in thought and didn't notice the solemn expression on Amanti's face. He just continued:

“We also need to set up a military support office. Currently, the work will be carried out by you and Niza, and you will be directly responsible to me.

The main task is to organize condolences to the families of the sacrificed or wounded soldiers during festivals and holidays, distribute condolences to them, understand their actual difficulties on the spot, and help them solve these difficulties.

We also need to organize support activities for the military from time to time, such as organizing people to help with farm work during the busy farming season, sending people to take care of lonely elderly people who have no relatives in their families, mobilizing the surrounding people to help take care of these families, etc.

In short, I want them to live a good and happy life, not to let their relatives' blood be shed in vain, and to make them respected and honored. Do you understand?

You should think of more ways to deal with the specific matters and discuss it with Nizza. He has a lot of knowledge and ideas. I believe you can definitely get this done."

"I understand. Please rest assured, sir. I will never let you down!"

Yamanti's expression was serious and solemn, just like a younger generation expressing their opinions to their elders. However, given the ages of the two people, it seemed more reasonable and not so ridiculous if the roles were reversed.

After saying these things, Aix fell into thought again. Suddenly, he asked Yamanti without any context:

"How do you think we can reduce casualties on the battlefield?"

"Well--."

Yamanti was unable to answer for a moment. It was obvious that he had not thought about this question carefully. This was also the reason why Ax admired him. He had an academic temperament and never expressed his opinions easily on things he did not understand. So he encouraged him:

"It's okay, think about it first, and then tell me."

After hearing what Aix said, Amanti frowned and thought for a while, then opened the notebook and wrote something on it. After thinking for a long time, he said to Aix:

"Sir, I think we should start from three aspects. The first is training. Sir, you should make the troops train regularly so that they can be in the best condition when they go to the battlefield."

“Oh, how should I train?”

Aix patiently persuaded.

“I think training should start from two aspects. One is combat experience and martial arts training. Experienced veterans can share their combat experience with new recruits. There is no need to let everyone accumulate experience with blood and lessons. Otherwise, those who are unlucky will get disability or even death instead of experience.

At the same time, we can also compile some practical martial arts into books for soldiers to learn and practice. I think your "Nine Swords and Thirteen Styles" is very good, concise and practical, and suitable for promotion. Others like cavalry and crossbow soldiers can also make some such books.

The other is the practice of battle formations and mutual coordination. For example, Lord Resarit's combined array is very good, with a combination of long and short, far and near, defense and attack. The resulting combat effectiveness is multiplied, and it can also effectively make up for deficiencies and reduce casualties.

However, I think we can't just limit ourselves to infantry battle formations and coordination. Cavalry and infantry, cavalry and archers can all work together to form battle formations, taking advantage of their strengths and eliminating their weaknesses, so as to exert greater advantages and reduce casualties."

After listening to Amanti's conversation, Axe no longer leaned back in his chair, but sat upright. It seemed that he still underestimated the people here, especially the academicians like Amanti and James who were good at research and diligent in thinking. They might not be very good at some aspects, but what is certain is that as long as they are willing to work hard, there is nothing they are not proficient in and amazing.

"Mr. Mayor, were you also a soldier when you were young?"

Aix asked meaningfully.

After hearing his question, Amanti's old face turned red with embarrassment, and he said embarrassedly:

"I dare not hide it from you, sir. When I was young, I was a sergeant major in the Rhodok Kingdom. But later I felt that the wars between nobles were unjust and even evil, so I became a deserter."

The middle-aged man with gray hair lowered his head a little embarrassedly. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and explained to Aix:

"But since I followed you, sir, I have discovered that every time you use your troops, they are just and reasonable. I believe in you and firmly support your judgment..."

Aix waved his hand, interrupting him and said:

"It's okay. You did the right thing. It's right to flee from an unjust battlefield. I agree with you. But please believe me. I will never start an unjust war."

"I swear to follow you to the death!"

Aix leaned forward and patted Amanti on the shoulder to show his approval, then continued:

"Go on, what is the second aspect?"

"I think this is a combat mentality, which is difficult to improve. It requires education and guidance from experienced and eloquent people. Soldiers should not be so focused on bravely killing the enemy that they ignore their own safety.

Although bravery is an excellent quality of a soldier, bravery without brains is reckless. Soldiers should be encouraged to protect themselves while bravely killing the enemy, so as to minimize the casualties.

His thoughts were ahead of their time and he deserved to be hanged. If soldiers thought about saving their lives instead of bravely killing the enemy on the battlefield, what was the point of them? I'm afraid no noble would allow his soldiers to think like this.

He was not sure whether his idea would be recognized by Aix, so he paused to see Aix's reaction. However, he saw that Aix was not surprised. Instead, he smiled at him and nodded encouragingly for him to continue. He felt warm in his heart and continued:

"I believe that while soldiers are working hard to improve their skills in killing the enemy, they should also work hard to improve their skills in saving their lives, establish the awareness of saving their lives first, and try to save themselves as much as possible while killing the enemy.

Of course, we cannot just focus on surviving. The greatest mission of a soldier is to win. After completing this mission, protecting oneself is an excellent quality that a qualified soldier possesses.

This is very difficult to do and requires a lot of effort, learning, and understanding. It is best to have someone to guide, educate, and train you. "