Free Web NovelChapter 839: Chapter 97: Radiant Competition Festival’s Massive Profits (Part 4)
"Hahaha, doesn’t this mean that we’ve gained an entire squadron of knights without having to spend much actual wealth?" Su Li couldn’t stop grinning.
Today is truly a bountiful day!
Based on this pace, by the end of the Radiant Competition Festival, Su Li might directly gain close to five squadrons of knights! His direct high-level attendants could double. The recruitment fees saved would amount to tens of thousands of Golden Crowns!
He was previously worried about how to both advance the war with Blue Mirror Lake and organize manpower for the Empire’s grand expedition.
His territory’s direct army consists of only over two thousand elite infantry and cavalry. After initiating the war with Blue Mirror Lake, there wouldn’t be much manpower left to participate in the grand expedition.
However, forming a grand expeditionary corps, leading a large group of knights to reach Marle Castle in response to the Empire’s call, still holds significant importance for Su Li. It would not only boost his reputation but also garner him great honor.
According to intelligence, the Imperial Marshal would reward his exemplary actions, and the Sun Goddess Church would dispatch a devout priest to the Hesse Territory to glorify the doctrines.
He initially planned to announce this grand expedition at the awards ceremony after the finals and call upon the knights to participate.
But having responding knights without his own main force would undoubtedly be inappropriate. At that time, the commander of this army would not have a core military pillar, making it hard to command others.
Now, with this batch of knights joining, it would undoubtedly significantly alleviate the shortage of military strength in the territory.
Perhaps, with another call from Su Li, they could expand the territory’s army to the level of three thousand elite infantry and cavalry once again.
Such a grand expedition would surely involve the Church Knight Order. Including members from the Corona Knight Order and the Arrow of Light Knight Order, this army’s size would be very considerable, estimated to reach 2000 to 3000 people.
This is already a very typical army structure, as in the Old World, a standard army size for any force is between 2000 to 3000 people.
The knights from the Hesse Territory would serve as generals, leading such a large expeditionary army to be the first to join the grand expedition at Marle Castle, naturally receiving excellent treatment and special attention.
Thus, Su Li turned to Hilude and said, "My Chief Steward, immediately proceed with training this group of knights and prepare them to participate in the Holy Expedition."
Hilude calmly replied, "Rest assured, my Lord, we will definitely stabilize their morale and train them to be a reliable force as soon as possible. However, my suggestion is to quickly appoint a commander for the expeditionary army, so he can immediately take over managing these people."
"Let’s go with Gilles." Su Li decided after a moment of thought, "His ability is sufficient to integrate various forces and stabilize the army’s morale. Also, Knight Connor will serve as the Deputy Corps Commander, leading the Red Night Knight Order as the corps’ mainstay."
The Red Night Knight Order is a symbol of the Bauhinia Clan, and this grand expedition is also meant to publicize the Black Forest and the Bauhinia Clan’s fame.
Hilude immediately asked, "Then what about the Black Steel Redemption Knight Order? Gilles is the leader of the Black Steel Redemption Knight Order. If he commands the army in the grand expedition, there would be no one to lead the Black Steel Redemption Knight Order."
"Let Garsen serve as the acting leader." This knight’s command abilities are also exceptional, worthy of special promotion.
In the future, as the territory’s cities increase, more talents will certainly be needed to serve as garrison officers. It is undoubtedly a good thing to train their abilities in advance.
Moreover, since Garsen did not participate in this Radiant Competition Festival, he is also very suitable to take the position directly.
