Heroes of Silver Moon

But since the money has been collected, how could Valery not squeeze out the value of these lords.

You have received money from our Hawke family, so it is understandable not to help us beat the Hood family, after all, the Hawke family does not give enough money.

However, if you don't help us fight the Hood family, you can help us guard the Bo family!

Most of the troops were mobilized at once. If the barbarians in the Gru Mountains came to steal the house at this time, then their Hawke family would be crying without tears.

The Hood family may not have been able to fight in the front, and the territory in the back was stolen. If these two things happen at the same time, the Hawke family will really lose.

Therefore, before preparing to lead the troops to set off, Valery hosted another banquet, and these lords who came to help out had a meal.

After explaining their worries, the lords who received the money all pleaded their chests and promised that you, Valéry, go boldly, and we will help you look after your hometown of the Hawke family.

After receiving the guarantee from these lords, Valery began to gather the family's private army with peace of mind.

Um? Why do you ask Valery to trust these lords so easily?

If you keep these people to look after the house, aren't you afraid that they will give up the Hawke family?

Hehe, of course Valery is not afraid.

First of all, these families and the Hawke family are old acquaintances, not to mention how deep the relationship is, but at least they can give each other some face.

Secondly, although the Hawke family started as pioneers of knights, the territory they developed was also conferred by the king afterwards.

That is to say, if these families want to attack the territory of the Hawke family, they have to see if the king agrees first.

If the royal family does not prohibit the lords from grabbing each other's territory, just look at the chaos in the entire Silvermoon Kingdom!

So Valery is not worried at all, these lords will take the opportunity to annex the territory of the Hawke family.

And the last point is also the most critical point.

Even if these lords would not take the opportunity to annex the territory of the Hawke family, wouldn't they take the opportunity to "borrow" some wealth belonging to the Hawke family?

what! Don't be stupid, the current Hawke family is just a pauper. Hasn't the wealth accumulated by the family for more than a thousand years been distributed to these lords before?

So, after thinking about these points, Valery became indifferent.

He didn't believe that facing the empty Hawke family, these lords could still make a fool of their Hawke family!

Of course, Valery still needs to take the necessary precautions!

The current armed force of the Hawke family has a total of 500 standing troops and 2,500 armed militiamen.

The standing army, that is, the professional army, is the guys who stay in the army three hundred and sixty-five days a year.

These people are well-trained and disciplined. Each of them is equipped with leather armor issued by the Hawke family, and holds a standard weapon issued by the Hawke family in their hands. They are recognized as "regular troops" in the world.

Of course, in contrast to this is the high military salary paid by the lords every year.

Most of the Hawke family's annual military expenditures are used to maintain the five hundred standing army.

The armed militia is regarded as a semi-professional army. These guys are farmers when the farming is busy, and soldiers when the farming is slack or when the war comes.

They must prepare their own weapons and armor. Of course, if they really do not have weapons, the Hawke family will also equip them with weapons.

There is no way, these people can't be allowed to go to the battlefield, and use kitchen knives and hoes to kill the group of **** on the opposite side!

Weapons can be handed out, but armor is out of the question. After all, a suit of leather armor is not cheap, and wearing a full set of leather armor is a treat only for regular soldiers.

If you want to wear armor to save your life, you must either pass the assessment and join the regular army, or bring your own!

Generally speaking, such armed militia lords do not need to pay military salaries, they only need to exempt their whole family from taxes.

Without high taxes, their whole family can live well, so even this kind of armed militia, there are people who want to be it.

There is no need to pay high military salaries, so this kind of armed militia has always been the main armed force of the lords.

But although there is no need to pay military salaries, the tax exemption will also greatly reduce the taxation of the territory.

If there are fewer armed militias, there will be insufficient strength to defend the territory. If there are too many armed militias, the territory's finances will be quickly ruined.

Therefore, the lords have always "acted according to their ability" regarding the number of armed militias.

A small standing army combined with a large number of armed militias is the most commonly used force configuration by the lords of various countries under the enfeoffment system.

Even if the king summons the lord to declare war, this kind of armed militia has always been regarded as a kind of backbone.

By the way, in this world, there is still a third type of military service system, the temporary recruitment of militiamen, which is commonly known as "cannon fodder".

In the case of a serious shortage of troops, both sides of the war will directly recruit civilians who have no training experience into the army.

Without any armor or even weapons, let them die in the first wave directly, so as to reduce the casualties of your own army.

But the current Hawke family obviously hasn't reached that step yet~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Therefore, the troops placed in front of Valeri are still 500 standing troops and 2,500 armed militias.

The standing army is the main combat force, and it is certain that the housekeeper cannot be left behind, so Valery stayed behind, a knight retainer and 500 armed militiamen.

The five hundred armed militiamen are kept here, on the one hand, to prevent accidents, and on the other hand, it is mainly for the lords who came to help out, to restrain themselves a little.

Although the Hawke family has nothing of value, if these people are allowed to mess around, the territory of the Hawke family will definitely be turned into a mess.

Valery has been a lord for more than ten years, and has also fought against barbarians for more than ten years. His military talent and military experience are pretty good.

The servants, who were familiar with the road, began to check the soldiers' weapons, equipment, and supplies they needed for this march, and the front of the castle suddenly became busy.

The more fully prepared before the war, the less casualties during the war. The soldiers who fought against the barbarians every year naturally knew this truth well.

Looking at the busy retainers and soldiers in front of the castle, Valery suddenly felt a little hesitant. Will they really be able to come back victorious when they go to fight against the Hood family this time?

How can the royal family, who can't fight head-on, let the Hawke family win?

Confused, uneasy, hesitant, as time went by, waves of negative emotions appeared in Valeri's heart.

After it was decided to go to war, his wife Hina and second son Christine were sent to the territory of the old man, Marquis Kim, by his arrangement.

Therefore, in the entire Alpine Fort, there is no one who can comfort him.

The afterglow of the sunset completely dissipated, and after preparing all the soldiers and supplies, Valery sat on the top of the alpine fort, quietly waiting for the passage of time.