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Chapter 1490 Training Knights
Compared with the bustle of the capital, Oxfordshire is quite deserted.The occasional banquets given by kings and nobles at Oxford were no longer lavish—they were in short-term financial crisis.The wealth of kings and nobles was stretched thin to pay the salaries of knights and militia.

Sun Chuanting was training the infantry outside the city to form a tight formation and march forward to the sound of drums.But anyone who made a mistake in training was handed over, severely punished with a military club, and then confessed before the priest to reflect on putting his own life and the lives of his companions in danger.

Compassion does not command soldiers, and in such a critical situation, the new army can only be trained in a harsh way.At the same time, in order to prevent the militiamen from being dissatisfied with the rigorous training, Sun Chuanting combined with the local situation in Britain and asked the priest to calm down the resentment of the militiamen.

The infantry were full of resentment towards Sun Chuanting, but they were pious in front of the priest and God, and did not dare to complain too much.

In addition to training cavalry, Sun Chuanting also asked the knights of the king's army to practice formation.This made the noble knights feel very ashamed. They thought that they did not need to be trained. This kind of training like infantry made them feel that Sun Chuanting equated themselves with cheap infantry.

"You arrogant pigs, I told you to be disobedient!" Sun Chuanting yelled at the knights who didn't obey his orders, and even personally led a few knights who were willing to follow him to fight against the rebels!
At the beginning of the training for this group of rebellious and noble knights, Sun Chuanting and the knights fought almost every day. When they really couldn't fight, Sun Chuanting even recruited infantry to defeat the disobedient knights.

After wounding dozens of knights who thought they were noble, the knights finally relented and did not dare to continue to make trouble.

Sun Chuanting himself was black and blue from the fight with the knight, and even his left eye was swollen.

Sun Chuanting, who was desperate for himself and others, suddenly became famous among the king's army, so that the soldiers of the king's army didn't want to provoke this ferocious devil. Hit with a baton.

"I've never seen anyone treat knights like this before... You scared them all, and now they call you a wizard who can make wind and rain, a devil that eats hearts and hearts." Astley followed the king to inspect Sun Chuanting's After training, I couldn't help being surprised to see that the originally rebellious knights are now as obedient as my grandson.

"In extraordinary times, you should do extraordinary things. The knights are your British knights, but I am not a British nobleman. After this battle, I will return to my army, and they will do nothing to me." Sun Chuanting looked indifferent .

It would be better to say that he had been upset with this group of knights for a long time, and took this opportunity to teach them a good lesson.

And for knights who consider themselves noble, they will not obey orders at all without severe whipping with military sticks.

"Now this army seems to finally have the appearance of a continental European army." Astley has never seen an Eastern army. He has only seen the Swedish army, the Holy Roman Empire army, and the Netherlands army on the European battlefield. The combat effectiveness of the standing mercenaries or militias that have been on the battlefield is obviously stronger than that of the militias that have been at peace for a long time like Britain.

"There is still a long way to go. Unless there is an absolute gap, the most important thing in marching and fighting is to enforce orders and prohibit them. It is enough to display [-]% of your usual strength in drills." Sun Chuanting is not completely satisfied with the infantry and cavalry of the king's army trained.

"Just train in your own way, and I will take care of you if anything happens." Charles I felt that the army Sun Chuanting initially trained was in line with his wishes, and he did not object to Sun Chuanting's practice of fighting with the knights.

"Your Majesty, when the winter is over and the snow melts, it will be time for us to fight the parliamentary army again. At that time, either we will win or the parliament will win. There is no third possibility. In order to win, you and the nobles They generously gave out their property to ensure that the soldiers can get their salaries on time and stockpile food for the spring battle." Sun Chuanting was not worried about whether he could train the new king's army well before the decisive battle with the parliamentary army in spring, but he was afraid of the king and the army. The nobles fell off the chain at a critical moment.

The most important thing for the king's army is to have enough military pay and food. Without money and food, the army is likely to collapse on its own.

"Don't worry, even if you tighten your belt and don't hold a banquet, I will take out enough gold, silver and bread until the parliament is completely defeated." Charles I said.

"Actually, Your Majesty, you can also promise nobles, knights, and peasants to give them more benefits after defeating the parliament, such as auctioning the land of the councilors, and distributing spoils to them after the victory of the war, so that they will fight desperately for the king with full of fighting spirit." .” Sun Chuanting had to worry about this matter for Charles I.

"I will do exactly what you said." Charles I, who had lost his ministers one after another, seemed to be still under attack, and suddenly thought of Princess Sophia who was still far away in the east. How is life in the East. So many things have happened in Britain now, I'm afraid that when she comes back, Britain will not be the same Britain before she came back."

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. It is said that the east is at peace now, and Britain is in a dangerous civil war. Everyone may die in battle. It may be a good thing that Princess Sophia is not in England." Astley said .

Charles I nodded, even the earl was killed in the civil war, and his favorites were executed, not to mention Princess Sophia, even Charles I was in danger of losing his life.Let Princess Sophia stay in the East until the end of the civil war.

"Good news! Prince Rupert successfully captured the port city of Bristol and captured a large amount of supplies!"

When Sun Chuanting was training the new royal army in Oxfordshire, the 5000 infantry and 2000 cavalry led by Prince Rupert reported good news. They successfully captured a western seaport city occupied by the parliamentary army in winter!

Breaking the blockade of the parliamentary army on the western coastline, the Irish Legion will be able to land from the harbor by boat, join the King's Army, and deal with the Scottish Legion and the Parliamentary Army!
Not only that, but also a large amount of food, gunpowder, and weapons were obtained from the harbor city!
"Rupert lived up to everyone's expectations, and it seems that he can be reused. Our royal army will go all out and overthrow the parliament after the spring!" Charles I was particularly delighted to receive this news.

(End of this chapter)