Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

The next morning, John got up and led his men to inspect the Midland army's garrison camp to see if there were any deficiencies that needed to be addressed. The nobles could just live in the castle. After several expansions, the castle already had many new rooms, which could be decorated and accommodate the nobles.

John arrived at the camp and was allowed to leave only after showing his knight's documents to the camp guards. Because this place had been taken over by the Midland army, the soldiers here did not know John.

After entering the camp, John found that the soldiers here were basically the same as when he joined the army before. They were either training, maintaining equipment, or eating breakfast in the camp.

Regarding meals for soldiers in Midland, except for the nobles' private soldiers, they only have three meals a day. The nobles can also have afternoon tea in the afternoon. Of course, the nobles in wartime do not have this. The soldiers are fighting in the front while the nobles are eating and drinking in the back, which is not good in terms of affecting morale and being detrimental to command.

Thinking of this, John suddenly recalled his previous life in the Supervisory Team and his friends, and he didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

At this time, John discovered that there were many soldiers queuing outside the tavern he had ordered to be built next to the camp. It seemed that he could really make a profit from the soldiers this time.

Next, John prepared to go to the mercenary camp. Different from the neat military camp, the mercenary environment could be said to be worse than that of a rural area. There were tents of all sizes, and some unknown liquid was flowing all over the ground. One might think it was some kind of witchcraft. The mercenaries around him had nothing to do. Basically, three or two of them went to the barracks next door to drink. They did not dare to cause any trouble as they were close to the military camp. Due to John's decree, basically no one dared to let mercenaries into the village, so the mercenaries basically stayed in the camp. Moreover, John saw several people injured, probably due to the dispute over territory between several mercenary groups.

When John returned to the castle, he met Jules, who said to him hurriedly: "Hurry to the barracks, the count is inspecting the barracks." So he rushed to the barracks without stopping. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw various nobles riding horses at the door, waiting for John. As for why they didn't go in directly, there were people guarding the gate of the barracks. If they went in directly, the guards would definitely be derelict of duty if they didn't stop them, and it would easily cause trouble if they stopped them. It was not necessary to make such an unpleasant scene. It would be better to wait for John to take them in.

"Governor John, I would like to inspect your military camp. I think I have the authority to do so," said Count Milo.

"Of course, please follow me." John invited the earl and his men to the military camp.

Inside the barracks, various troops were training as usual. Since the morning roll call had already passed, each unit was basically training on their own or going out on patrol.

"It seems that your troops are very diligent in their training," Count Milo praised.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, but they are all soldiers. They train hard before the war, and it is their duty to charge into battle during the war," John replied.

"Standing troops?" asked Count Milo.

"Yes, what's the matter, sir?" John asked.

"It's okay," said Count Milo, and then he secretly sighed in his heart, this kid is good, he has so many standing soldiers in just a few months. If he really has such a help, his voice in the local area will be increased a little bit. So he thought that he should pay more attention to the Hohenzollern family in the future.

Other nobles also sighed. After all, the land of Midland had reached a certain limit after hundreds of years of fiefdom. It was a huge investment for an ordinary knight to take a few soldiers and dozens of old farmers to fight. John was so young that he could lead such a powerful army. He was really a monster among his peers. So they also thought about it and had their own ideas. If they knew that John had an army of the same size in other castles, as well as dozens of fully armored heavy cavalry, I wonder what they would think.

However, Count Milo also found that many soldiers' armor styles were different. Some were still armor from the Yoda Empire, which had been modified with blue dye. So in order to win over John, Count Milo said: "The soldiers have trained so hard but have no suitable equipment and weapons. I will write to the court and ask the rear to allocate equipment to you." John was naturally grateful.

Among the nobles, the royal messenger wrote in a small notebook: "John Hohenzollern, an army of 2000 people, should not be underestimated."

Next, John took them to visit the village near the castle. Count Milo was a little puzzled when he saw the defensive measures built in the village.

"Why waste manpower and resources to repair these things? If the enemy really attacks here, this level of defense can only last for a period of time," asked the count.

"Doing this is not only to defend against Yoda's soldiers, but also to resist the invasion of beast bandits. The key is that this can give the villagers a sense of security, enhance their cohesion, and enable them to spontaneously resist attacks," John replied.

"Let the villagers resist foreign enemies?" Count Milo was puzzled. In his eyes, the villagers were powerless leeks. Without training, they could only work like slaves for the nobles. However, he didn't know the origins of John's group of villagers.

Then, John took the nobles to visit the infrastructure, as well as a series of daily tasks of the territory such as sentry patrols, etc. Everyone was very satisfied that John, who was only 16 years old, could manage such a large territory in an orderly manner.

Suddenly John received a system alert

"Your territory is under attack, and you have been automatically mobilized for military operations."