Warhammer Throne

?Ugol Archers? !

François and the Duke of Bodric both had their eyes bright.

Brittany, the country of knights, has the number one heavy cavalry in the old world, and the power of these cavalry naturally goes without saying.

However, since the national policy tree chooses to raise knights with all the power of the country, the combat effectiveness of the army other than heavy cavalry is naturally low.

It doesn't matter if the infantry is not strong enough, because it is the knight's group charge that determines the outcome of the war.

As for the light cavalry, Bretania has rangers promoted from the serf infantry regiments. These rangers often hold privileged positions such as prison guards, patrol captains, and militia captains. Their status is equal to or even slightly higher than that of sergeants. The ultimate goal a serf has longed for all his life, for a serf infantryman, it may take years of dedicated service, and at the same time have an extremely good performance on the battlefield, and also have to encounter a fair knight lord to be promoted.

These rangers are unlikely to have the opportunity to ride on the knight master’s smashing war horse, but it is also a supreme honor to be able to ride a farm horse and gallop on the battlefield with the knight master. In many folklore, the rangers used to be because of their outstanding service and bravery for many years. After his performance, he was promoted to Cavaliers.

In fact, from the establishment of the country for a thousand years to the present, only five serfs have been promoted to nobles in Bretania, and strictly speaking, only three serfs have been promoted to nobles with the title of knight.

Serfs wanted to be promoted to knights, and they needed two procedures, one was the king's order, and the other was the oracle of the fairy in the lake. Only with double recognition can they be promoted.

Pulling far away, what really fascinates Ryan and the others is that even the Rangers, the rangers who can ride and shoot are very few. In fact, except for the Rangers of Montfort, Duke of Montfort, whom Ryan knew, had a ranger capable of riding and shooting, the Montfort Watchers, no other Duke of Bretania had a decent ranger.

In actual combat, having such a highly mobile archer will provide a lot of convenience in warfare.

The Ugol Archers of Kislov are such an army.

As mentioned in the previous article, the Kingdom of Kislov is located in the north of the empire, where it borders the Chaos Wasteland and the Northern Wasteland. Generally speaking, the border line to the north of Kislov is the Linsk River, that is, from Olengrad to Prussia. On the Rager line, in fact, a large number of Mrs. Kiesler also live on the opposite bank of the Linsk River. These people are called Ugol people.

The Ugol people are the first line of defense against the invasion of Chaos in the North. They have fought against the northern barbarian tribes who believe in Chaos from their birth. These brave and warrior nomadic tribe warriors have learned to ride and shoot, machete, and spear from birth. Skill, is one of the best light cavalry in the old world.

"The empire is willing to let us, uh... use Ugol archers?" François became interested. Duke Winford touched his goatee, with some interesting expressions on his face: "How can you Persuade the Urgols to work for us?"

Ivan the Griffin Duke and the great alchemist Gelt glanced at each other. They thought that Emperor Karl-Franz had expected a good one, and this condition could convince the Bretons.

"Do you know the Kislov Winged Cavalry Corps? This army is now serving our Emperor." Ivan spread his hands and said the Griffin Duke with long black hair and long black beards quite proudly: "This Kislev’s strongest legion is currently under the emperor. Why does Breton think that we can no longer provide you with a squad of Ugol archers?"

"Yeah~" Ryan lowered his head, thinking about the cause and effect.

After the Great Holy War, Kislov was almost completely destroyed, and even the palace of Tsar Kislov was destroyed by the hands of Chaos. At that time, Tsar Bokaha learned from the pain and knew that Kislov’s army alone could not always fight against Chaos. As a threat, he took out all the property of the Czar’s family, spent a lot of money to import a large number of firearms from the empire, and then hired imperial engineers with high salaries to train firearms troops.

Bokaha’s formation of the Musketeers at any cost almost bankrupted the kingdom’s finances, and the Kingdom of Kislov was no longer able to pay for the military expenses of a legendary army with a long history, the Winged Cavalry Corps, which already had a semi-independent status. Completely independent, this elite force at the bottom of the Kislov Kingdom has served under the imperial emperor for a long time, and only vowed to return to Kislov and face the threat of chaos when his hometown encounters a major threat.

"Even the wing cavalry regiments are serving under His Majesty the Emperor. What is the difficulty of a group of Ugol archers is nothing more than a letter." Ivan the Griffin Duke simply said: "Many people are willing to fight. Especially for those Ugol tribes in the north of the Linsk River who can’t eat enough to eat, it’s already commonplace for them to go to war for food."

"So this is the condition of the empire?" François seemed interested, but somewhat: "According to what you said, we can also send people to hire Ugore archers."

"No, I'm sorry, but I still have to tell you directly that hiring Ugol archers is not as simple as I imagined." White Wolf Elector Boris said solemnly: "You don't understand, Uganda. How bad is the discipline of the Gore archers? They like to break into nearby villages and tribes and find women to vent at will. Kislev also stipulated that they should be served deliciously and drunk wherever they go. They don’t have laws. Even if you hire Ugol people in Kislov, I think they will cause more trouble than they will bring.”

"How will the Empire guarantee that we will get the Ugol Archers we want?" Ryan then questioned.

"Many provinces in the northern part of the empire have experience in hiring Ugol archers. The empire will select for you those who are obedient, willing to abide by the spirit of the contract, and will not harass the villagers everywhere. If you are not satisfied, the empire promises to do so. How about replacement and refund?" Ivan, Duke of Griffin, continued.

Ryan had to admit that the conditions offered by the empire were indeed attractive and convincing, and he was a little moved.

"That's it, let's talk about it today, and I'll talk about the rest tomorrow." It was getting late, and François offered to rest and talk about it tomorrow.

"Okay, today we have reached a lot of agreements, and we should have time to digest it." The empire also agreed, and they did talk a lot today.

…………

At night, in the garden of Helenhild's castle courtyard.

François and Ryan, dressed in silk gowns of the great Breton nobles, are walking in the garden. There are only two holy grail knights on the solid stone road, and they will soon become Weng’s son-in-law. Slowly afterwards.

It was already October. After nightfall, the temperature in Helenhild was very low. In a withered garden, the cold wind was blowing through the clothes of Ryan and François.

"...Are you used to it? Ryan, they all came to your wedding, but things turned out to be like this?" François smiled and said to Ryan. The old man didn't look back, he walked forward on his own: "Will you be a little disappointed?"

"That's not true. This is a rare opportunity for everyone to get together, stand at the negotiating table, and calm down to negotiate." Ryan shook his head, and he followed François: "I'm just a little sorry."

"Regret?"

"Well, I wanted to talk to the godfather about the empire, but the godfather said that he hadn't finished talking and he wouldn't be able to see me privately." Ryan looked at the dark night sky with the bright moonlight in the courtyard. Only this year The thirty-year-old earl was a little sad.

"You have to learn to enjoy this process." François did not seem surprised at all: "The chaos is eternal, and the green skin is endless. In thousands of years, mankind has long understood that stupid civil war will only benefit evil. Therefore, everyone has learned to reach a consensus at the negotiating table. You know very well what is our own person, what is our friend, and what is our enemy."

François's implication is that no matter how good the relationship between you and the empire is, you are already the great nobleman of Brittany, and you can learn to avoid suspicion and do well.

"Speaking of which, François, do you think the proposal of hiring Ugol archers is feasible?" Ryan asked tentatively.

"Since the empire can guarantee the quality of its troops, and it can be refunded and replaced, why not?" François thought about the problems: "In any case, the Ugore archers are definitely better than our rangers. It's much more powerful. With these archers, detection and harassment are very convenient."

"But what about the Knight King?" Ryan raised his concerns.

Brittany’s belief in chivalry is deeply rooted. The knights of this country are more willing to use their own power to destroy powerful enemies instead of using external forces. Therefore, the knights rarely hire mercenary groups or mercenaries from other countries. The empire’s army is allowed to be hired by the laws of the kingdom. Of course, the excuse is not hiring, but in the name of cooperation, because the knight kingdom and the empire are in an alliance.

This time Ryan intends to hire Ugol people, which is not an empire, so it's hard to make excuses.

Ryan and Richard have always had a bad relationship, and the king would certainly not be willing to start this for him.

"What didn't you learn from Hubald?" François's face was serious, but there was a smile in his eyes: "This is not like my strong son-in-law who is always smart and knows how to take advantage of all kinds of loopholes."

Ryan burst into laughter when he heard this.

The territory of Hubald, Duke of Carcassonne, is located in the southernmost part of Brittania, bordering the western part of the Black Mountains, the Kingdom of Estalia, and the Kingdom of Tyrell in the south. It has the longest border of this country, all year round. Being harassed by greenskins, rat people, and wild orcs, the army of the Principality of Kakasong could not guarantee sufficient defensive power in every place on the long border. For this, Hubald came up with a way.

He ordered the serfs to graze sheep on the border of the principality, thus forming a special profession "Kacassong Shepherd". These shepherds would act as a warning belt to guard against possible invasions.

Then, he sent people dressed as sheep-herders, crossed the border of Kakasong in the south, and contacted the mercenary group of the Tyrell kingdom, and hired those mercenaries to help him guard against the invasion of greenskins, rat men, and beasts.

But the Knight Kingdom does not allow nobles to hire these mercenaries, so how should they be paid?

Hubald used a very clumsy but simple and effective trick.

One day, a group of Tyrell mercenaries passed by the border of Carcassonne. At this time, a shepherd accidentally came to the border with sheep. He came to the mercenaries in order to chase his sheep, and accidentally dropped one. A purse filled with gold crowns.

"Oh, I accidentally dropped the money. It's really unlucky. It seems I can't get the money back."

Tyrell's mercenaries were paid for this to help Duke Hubald guard the border area.

"His Hubald's method is obviously not applicable to us." Ryan said helplessly: "Carcassonne and Tyrell border on the border. Your Husbald can do this, Kislev, where the Urgolls are located. Even if it takes three weeks to take a boat, how could they show up with us for no reason?"

"But I think you have already figured out an excuse." Francois stared at Ryan.

"You said... how about the Ugol Circus? A Ugol Circus from Kislev accepted our invitation and came to Bretania for a long-term tour, bringing joy to the serfs and nobles. How about asking Kislov to engage in two bears that can dance?" Sure enough, Ryan grinned and said, "Everyone will like it. If an enemy strikes, these Ugolls who are full of justice will spontaneously The land is fighting to protect the circus’s tour, I don’t think anyone will have an opinion!"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" François laughed loudly, and the Duke was amused by Ryan: "You really have you! Ryan!"

"It's all forced by these rules." Ryan also continued to laugh together.

After laughing, François said to Ryan: "Wait until I, Julius and Gerald, go to your room, let’s have a meal with our family, and Sulia will also come. Let’s order a hot pot. , I have asked the chefs to prepare the ingredients."

Hot pot is a kind of delicacy from the empire. It is said to be the favorite food method of the Sinian people at the far end of the roof of the world. After being spread to Brittany, it gradually entered the noble court and became a special food culture in autumn and winter. .

"Uh... isn't it that it's not easy to see each other before marriage?" Ryan was looking forward to it, and on the surface he wanted to be reserved.

"That doesn't matter. You didn't really meet each other before marriage." François saw this very openly, and Duke Winford's words were full of humor: "I have allowed Sulia to come to your side several times. Staying for a while, will you still care about this?"

"okay then."

Half an hour later, inside the Duke’s castle, Ryan’s room.

As Miss’s future husband, Ryan received the highest level of treatment. François specially assigned him a large suite. Now, in the middle of the suite’s dining room, a large copper hot pot is lit with charcoal fire. The main hot pot is The raw materials are beef slices, ham, pork chops and shrimps. The toppings include spinach, onions, butter, and various condiments. Naturally, Winford’s top wine "Lusalus" is indispensable on the table.

The Marquise of Suria, who has not seen Ryan for several months, is wearing a standard Brittany court noble and aristocratic dress and black boots. Sitting next to Ryan, her long golden curly hair is covered by a beautiful headband. Fixed, with a delicate smile on her face, the female knight and Ryan had been separated for several months, and they really missed him. She had the opportunity to sit with Ryan, and the family had hot pot together. I just feel satisfied, and Ryan is shoulder to shoulder, with an intoxicating blush on his pink face.

The dining room is shrouded in the white mist produced by the hot pot,

"It's a pity that Your Excellency Norman didn't want to come over. He said he had eaten it." Gerrod was also very happy. He said with a little regret: "I think he is still afraid of seeing the Duke."

"Not confident... are you?" Julius scowled and drank his glass.

"Actually nothing." François was also very interested. The Duke always loved his daughter, and Ryan was the best match in the entire country. He was very satisfied: "That is to have a meal together, but since he doesn't want to come Forget it, what comes next is an opportunity. Our temporary invitation like this is really a bit abrupt."

"Yeah~" Ryan picked up a piece of beef and was going to shabu it.

"Boom boom boom~" At this moment, the door rang.

"I'm going to open the door!" Jerrod was sitting closest to the door, and Sir took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, got up and opened the door.

"Ryan...at night I...huh?" When the visitor saw that it was Gerald who opened the door, he was stunned for an instant.

It was Gerrod herself who was more surprised than her. The jazz opened his mouth when he saw the visitor.

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