Chapter 32: A Captain of a Thousand

The next day, the Second Army of the Northern Province reviewed its troops.

Many merchants and children of minor nobles had not yet realized the problem, and were waiting for the appearance of the Earl with joy.

Although the Second Army of the Northern Province was a temporary organization, it is estimated that it will not be abolished for a while, given the current situation.

If you get a position as an officer here, you can at least serve for a period of time, and if you are lucky, you can be promoted.

For the lower-level nobles and merchant children who have no connections, this is a great way to success.

However, a small number of military noble children have already known that the competition has begun from the moment they enter the barracks.

There are at most seven or eight military noble forces like the Baron Ferreira family, which account for one-fifth to one-third of the legion's power.

The others are other nobles of all sizes, as well as some middle-class children.

Some knight nobles and ordinary baron families find it difficult to know the ins and outs.

When he was arranged in the front position, Derek knew that his plan was successful.

In the middle is the private army of Count Pereira.

Then on the left are military nobles like the Ferreira family.

On the right, the first one is Derek, and then there are one or two military nobles.

As for the others, they can only stand back.

Derek knows that he can't enjoy the glory of the Ferreira family, which was inherited by his eldest brother Marco.

But he is not worried. With his own planning, he can't be worse than his eldest brother.

Sure enough, Count Pereira gave a morale-boosting speech and announced the promise of promotion to the title after the war.

Then he began to review the army.

It's very simple. Just take a look around and you will have a general impression of the good and bad.

The military nobles in the north have relatively strong family armaments.

Like the Ferreira family, there are only one or two hundred people all year round, but there are many militias in rotation, and the training level is not bad.

It is a fairly qualified army. If you really fight hard, thousands of people are not a problem.

Those brought by Marco have undergone two months of intensive training, and they look better than their colleagues around.

Count Pereira silently took note.

When he passed by his private army, he slowed down. Although he knew it very well, he needed to make a gesture. This was the basic foundation for him to control the legion.

Then there was Derek.

At first glance, there was an obvious gap.

It even looked more elite than his private army, and the equipment was also first-class.

Not to mention the latter, it was not easy to bring out so many elites.

Look at those businessmen's children, and even some private armies of small nobles, they can barely line up.

Count Perez believed the records in the register, and even felt that it was an understatement.

He even turned around and asked around: "Derrick is from my Knights?"

Subconsciously, he was asking, how could such an excellent guy run away?

Immediately, someone briefly talked about Derek's situation. These bureaucrats should not be underestimated. Seeing Derek's position in advance, they had already inquired about the situation.

"What a pity!"

Count Pereira felt sorry. If he had the chance, he would definitely try to recruit him again.

But at the moment, as a soldier under his command, of course, the stronger the better.

And being born in the Peres Knights, this is also a kind of incense.

The earl came closer and suddenly said, "Knight Derek, I heard that you completed the knight training with excellent results. Can you let me see it?"

Derek was stunned, then ecstatic.

Earl Pereira called him out alone, which was an opportunity.

He keenly perceived the meaning behind the earl's words. If he performed well, he might have a good position waiting for him.

"Yes, I will obey your will, Your Excellency the Legion Commander."

Derek immediately came out and saluted with his fist across his chest.

How to show off?

Derek immediately thought of a good idea.

"Put on armor!"

Inspecting the army, the knights were actually fully armed.

Compared to others, Derek's elite knights were all physical monsters, and this medium-sized full-body armor could be worn all day.

According to his experience, soldiers who reached the elite level can be said to be one in a hundred or even one in a thousand.

In the entire northern province, knights of level five or six are considered good, and those of level seven or eight are considered excellent. The elite level is probably only those knights with a good reputation.

But he has a bunch of them.

So wearing armor is more of a signal.

Under the surprised eyes of the crowd, the knights quickly jumped on their horses.

Originally, I thought they were just for show. They must have been exhausted standing for so long to show their faces in armor for the inspection.

But looking at their movements, they seemed to be unaffected.

Count Perez's original intention was just to let Derek show off his skills, but he suddenly summoned the knights.

Seeing that his guards were already nervously blocking in front of him, the count pushed aside the wall of people: "Get out of the way, Knight Derek is from our Knights, don't worry."

These words touched people for a moment, and it must be said that Count Pereira knew how to win people's hearts.

Derek also jumped on his horse and came to the knight briskly.

"Da Da!"

The brown warhorse stomped on the spot, and its strong muscles proved its strength.

This is a warhorse promoted to the excellent level.

"Charge!"

From static to dynamic, it shows the explosive power of the warhorse and the control of the knight.

"Throw a spear!"

As Derek's short spear landed, a bunch of short spears landed densely in a half-meter space.

Even for three rounds in a row, the horses went back and forth to the Mercedes without any deviation.

After the stunned people came to their senses, the knights adjusted their formation again.

"Shoot the gun! Attack!"

Next, disperse the guerrillas, follow and pursue, and various formation changes.

The two teams of Cavaliers showed an extremely high level, which is simply ceiling level.

Some people who were full of confidence were suddenly shocked.

"Is this a real military aristocrat? How can you do this?"

But the same goes for the Count.

He knew that the knights under his command could not achieve this level. Each of these knights could be called a titled knight.

"How did you train this? Can any of you do it?"

The knights under the earl shook their heads in embarrassment. Some knights were also at this level, but with the knights under their command, let's not talk about it.

Wait for Derek to return to the starting point and dismount in unison.

Every knight seems to have room for success.

"Wonderful! So wonderful! I thought I saw His Majesty the King's guardian knight."

The earl praised him and suddenly asked: "Is Knight Derek married?"

"Forehead?"

Derek looked confused, I thought you were here to compliment me, but I didn’t expect you were here to be a matchmaker.

Count Pereira said this on a whim, but he immediately realized that he had made a mistake.

So he quickly changed the subject: "With this hand, he is enough to become a captain of thousands."