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The flames were still burning, and the smell of the burned corpses permeated the entire camp. Hudson, who was holding his nose, couldn't fall asleep.

The stimulation during the day is too much. From an ordinary person who could not even kill a chicken to a butcher on the battlefield, Hudson didn't know how he got there.

The pressure of survival changes people. If it hadn't really happened, Hudson wouldn't have known that he still had such a rational and cold side.

Sure enough, people's potential is forced out. After experiencing the baptism of blood and fire, Hudson became more mature and rational.

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In the early morning, as soon as a red cloud appeared on the horizon, the rally horn sounded. There were so many military orders on the battlefield that Hudson could only drag his exhausted body to assemble the team.

The condition of the soldiers was not much better. It was obvious that yesterday was too exciting and everyone needed to take a break.

It's a pity that it doesn't matter what they say. The decision-makers want the soldiers to be quick, so how can they care about what the soldiers at the bottom think?

Of course, going on an expedition doesn’t just happen. The coalition of nobles from all walks of life has gathered tens of thousands of people. If they are not arranged well, they may cause chaos before they find the enemy.

All the nobles are aware of this. After all, on the way here, there were frequent surprises.

The reorganization began without any surprises, and the family was still the basic unit. Although it is not scientific, it is very practical.

More than 80% of the troops are a mob, and their own lords cannot command them freely. If they were replaced by other officers, they would not have to go to the battlefield.

According to the prevailing military system in mainland China, a team of ten people, a battalion of a hundred people, a regiment of a thousand people, and an army of ten thousand people were imposed directly, regardless of whether they were reasonable or not.

The establishment was temporary and there was no need to issue military pay. In this regard, Governor Pierce was particularly generous and established five dissatisfied armies in one go.

There happened to be five people who participated in the meeting last night, and they became the commanders of the five armies respectively. If there was no inside story, Hudson could eat the knight's sword.

There is no surprise. The strength of the five armies is not balanced. The first army led by Earl Pierce himself is a well-deserved elite, the second army led by Viscount Oran is not bad in strength, and the following three armies are hard to describe.

Generally speaking, the further down the ranking, the worse the strength.

Without any surprise, the members of the original alliance were independently organized into an army, with the Chess Knight as its commander.

Because of the heavy losses in yesterday's battle, this newly formed army was reduced to the bottom of the five armies.

Thanks to the large number of soldiers under his command and some credit he gained on the battlefield yesterday, Hudson was honored to be appointed commander of the 10th Regiment of the Fifth Army.

It's just that this tenth regiment looks a little miserable. In addition to Hudson's own troops, 600 ownerless serf soldiers were assigned. Let this rabble become more worthy of its name.

In fact, even the 600 serf soldiers were considered troublesome by everyone and no one liked them, so they gave Hudson an advantage.

Thanks to this, the 10th Regiment became the only fully-equipped regiment in the Fifth Army and one of the few fully-equipped regiments in the entire aristocratic coalition.

While the other regiments of the Fifth Army generally only had four to five hundred men, the Tenth Regiment, which had over a thousand troops, was considered to stand out from the crowd.

They were all forced out. In name, it was the reorganization of the entire army. When it was finally implemented, the wishes of the noble lords were still respected.

Logically speaking, with his previous contacts, it shouldn't be difficult for Hudson to find someone to form a team with. But the bad thing is the position of "leader".

They are all mixed in aristocratic circles. They may not have military talent, but political acumen is absolutely indispensable.

Normal people know that the higher your position in the military at this time, the greater the initiative you will gain in the subsequent war, and the greater your advantage in fighting for territory in the future.

When vital interests are involved, no one is willing to compromise. The large number of dissatisfied groups now formed are the result of everyone's compromise.

The slightly stronger families all chose to go it alone. Weak families are forced to choose to unite.

However, this kind of alliance is also a small group composed of three or five knights, and the number of participants is not large.

This situation is caused by interests. There are too many allies in the alliance, and even if the territory is obtained, it will not be enough for everyone to share.

Thanks to his previous performance and the banner of the Koslow family, Hudson is also considered by everyone to be a team that has the strength to go it alone.

Those of equal strength must go it alone, while those of unequal strength, even if Hudson is willing to lower his stature to form an alliance, others do not believe that his promise can be fulfilled.

No matter how good the relationship is, at this time, everyone has maintained enough sense and everything is based on interests.

Things have reached this point, and there is nothing Hudson can do. You can't explain to others: "Our main force didn't come, and all we brought were cannon fodder. Just feel free to form an alliance. Your share will be indispensable after the war."

Not to mention anyone else, even Hudson himself didn't believe this. Even if the main force doesn't arrive, can't they still come from behind?

The benefits are very attractive. If it weren't for the lack of time, everyone would be eager to call friends everywhere to increase their strength, so how could they hide it?

Seeing that there were several knights and dozens to hundreds of elite infantry in other people's teams, Hudson really had no confidence.

In this world where the worst is worse, if he accidentally becomes the worst, Hudson is also on the verge of crying.

In order to increase his strength, he had to win over the ownerless serf soldiers. To be precise, it can't be regarded as fighting for it. As soon as Hudson put forward the request, everyone unanimously agreed.

There is no other reason than that everyone really can’t control it. The cannon fodder composed of their own serfs alone made them miserable, and they really didn't want to cause trouble for themselves.

In fact, Hudson's initial target was not the serf soldiers, but the remaining escorts of the lords who died in the battle. It's a pity that these veterans were occupied by the Legion Commander Chelsea Knights early on.

Frankly speaking, it's not just Hudson who is in trouble. The first regiment led by Chelsea himself was not much better.

In addition to personal strength, the dozens of soldiers under Chelsea's command are really useless.

Even if he took over the dozens of veterans left behind by the unlucky allies by virtue of his status as legion commander, it wouldn't change much.

Even in order to replenish the number of soldiers, Chelsea could only accept ownerless serf soldiers. However, due to command considerations, his handwriting was much smaller.

It only accepted less than 200 people, so that the first regiment became the regiment with the smallest number of people in the entire army.

If it weren't for the 10th regiment at the bottom, Chelsea's first regiment would be the regiment with the worst combat effectiveness of the Fifth Army.

For a time, Hudson even suspected that Chelsea pushed him to become the leader of the 10th Regiment to avoid embarrassment.