I was a knight in the Middle Ages

A week of preparations had almost plunged Torres City into a tense atmosphere of impending storm. Mercenaries, knights, and soldiers could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys. The city lord Houston had invested heavily in this, and the prices of small minions and thieves rose step by step. The name with the highest bounty was Bahom, which was directly up to 10,000 gold coins.

Previously, each of the bandit leaders killed by Alpha was worth a lot of money, but unfortunately Alpha failed to catch up with the beginning of this feast. Even though Alpha killed only a few bandit leaders, they were all big bosses, so Captain Will's loss was also not light. Will was ready to give all the bounties to Alpha, after all, Alpha saved all the lives, but Alpha tried his best to refuse, so Captain Will kept half of the bounty, which appeased his knights.

"Linda, I didn't expect you to be so strong. You really are a hidden talent." After fighting for more than ten minutes, Alpha was exhausted and out of breath, but still couldn't defeat the girl in front of him.

"Of course. My swordsmanship was taught by the royal swordsmanship master Kemado. Even Master Kemado often praises me." Linda's eyes were full of pride. The battle made Linda's face flushed. Obviously, the battle also made her try her best.

"But Alpha, your physical strength doesn't seem to be good enough? You're so tired after just a short while of fighting." Linda's physical strength is her weakness, but Alpha's physical strength is consumed so quickly, which is really unexpected.

"Maybe it's because I'm not used to this new armor." This is actually due to the lazy reborn soul Zhang Mo. Alpha's previous training tasks have been compressed by half, causing Alpha's physical strength to drop seriously. In addition, the protective ability of the new armor has been improved, but the weight has also increased by more than ten kilograms, reaching the level of forty kilograms.

"Look at Fattam's armor. It's twice as thick and heavy as yours, yet she can hold on for half an hour without being as out of breath as you." Linda continued to attack Alpha while keeping an eye on Fattam's training situation.

"I'm a heavily armored knight, so I don't need speed and agility." Alpha was a little embarrassed, but the basis of her explanation was realistic. Fattam was extremely strong. Alpha and she had competed before, and they had tested their wrist strength, but neither of them could beat her. It was hard for Alpha to imagine that such a weak-looking girl next door actually had such a powerful force in her body.

Alpha didn't know that the first commandment of his body was actually about physical fitness. Through systematic training to find the limit and fighting to break the limit, he could truly improve his strength infinitely. But now, the new soul occupying this body completely lacked the perseverance to stick to his original intention and persevere.

"Since you are not a heavy armor warrior, why did you choose a heavy armor weapon?" Linda looked at the Mo Dao used by Alpha. The blade was thick and sturdy, and its weight was probably no less than 30 kilograms, not inferior to the heavy armor spear held by Fattam.

The spear in Fatam's hand was made up of two short spears about 1.5 meters long, each section weighing 20 kilograms, which could be spliced ​​into a 10-foot-long spear, with amazing destructive power and great power. Of course, its flexibility was naturally compromised.

"Well, maybe it's fate." This weapon is the Oriental Mo Dao. Alpha's new soul comes from the East. Even though the weapon is not suitable for him, Alpha has never thought of giving up.

"But you don't know how to use a sword at all?" Linda watched Alpha fighting only relying on the length and weight of the Mo Dao, and using the techniques of a spear was very strenuous.

"It's okay. I will learn it later." It takes a learning process for Alpha to give up the spear and choose the long sword. Now Alpha's swordsmanship is derived from the spearmanship, but the two are different systems, completely different, and cannot exert the power of the Mo Dao.

"Lord Alpha, Captain Will is looking for you." Ham suddenly shouted loudly and ran over hurriedly.

"Okay, I got it." Alpha swept away Linda with a powerful move, and then he used a critical strike and stood in front of Linda. Linda was so scared that she quickly stepped back. If Alpha hadn't hugged Linda's delicate body, Linda would have been scared.

This technique was also discovered by Alpha. He found that his body seemed to be able to accumulate strength and burst out instantly. The accumulation time was at least five minutes. I don't know if it was the power of discipline.

"Alpha, this is not what a knight does." Linda blushed, and she couldn't break free from Alpha's restraints.

"There are no knights on the battlefield." If it were before, Alpha would definitely disdain these obscene behaviors, but Alpha is different now.

"Hmph." Linda also experienced the test of life and death, and was not as rigid as before.

"Let's go, Linda." Alpha slapped Linda's elastic butt.

"Ah! Hooligan." Linda looked at the handprint on his butt and rushed forward to kick Alpha in the butt. However, the armor's defense was too good and Linda almost fell to the ground.

"Brother Will, what happened? What do you want from me?" Alpha held his helmet with both hands, sweating all over.

"Go wash up quickly, because we have to wipe out the bandits tomorrow. The Grand Duke will hold a meeting later to assign tasks to everyone." Will said as he watched the training on the playground.

"Okay, I'll go wash up now." As soon as Alpha waved, Ham and Hanta ran over and disarmed Alpha.

The two are still young, so Alpha only lets them do running training and fighting spirit training. High-intensity training is not suitable for them, and the rest of the time they are serving everyone.

"Alpha, how is your team working together? Do you want to bring all of you to the battlefield this time?" All of Will's guards participated in the mopping-up operation. Even if they were not well-trained, their numbers could scare the enemy.

Will's guards already had 300 people, of which more than 200 were newly recruited, most of whom came from the surrounding civilian areas. More than 100 of them were men who, in order to survive, would give up all dignity, even being a knight's squire just to have a meal.

"I'm going to leave two of them behind and take the others to the battlefield." Alpha planned to leave Monkey and Hawkeye behind and take the others to the battle. The two had not recovered yet, so going to the battlefield would not be very effective. If anything went wrong, Alpha would be heartbroken.

"Okay, Alpha, do you think this bandit suppression operation will be successful?" Will was a little worried. Although there were 3,000 people in this operation, it was hard to say how much combat effectiveness they could exert without coordination.

"The action is not very dangerous. After all, we have many more people than the bandits, and we are strong in morale and well-equipped. Victory is a piece of cake." Of course, Alpha only mentioned the advantages, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

"Alpha, tell me the truth, if Grand Duke Houston asked me this question, how would I answer?" Houston was just an ordinary Knight Commander. He was dedicated and dedicated when performing his missions and would not say much even if he died on the battlefield. However, Will did not have any outstanding performance. His occasional flash of inspiration was already an extraordinary performance.

"Of course, our disadvantages are also obvious. We lack training, and there is no tacit understanding in battlefield cooperation. The various units lack unified command and cannot give full play to the advantages of their military strength. In addition, we are not familiar enough with the local terrain and environment. The bandits are all local civilians, and now it is snowing heavily. Once the bandits hide, we will not be able to fight for a long time. The time, place and people are not on our side. This battle is not easy to fight!" Alpha frowned, and it was obvious that he had been thinking about countermeasures for a long time.

"The most important thing is that these bandits are colluding with external forces. Once the situation is unfavorable, they will probably escape to other places and wait for the opportunity to start over again." This is exactly what Alpha is most worried about. This is also an important reason why bandits are eliminated every year.

"So many problems?" Will only considered the issue of unified command and did not give much thought to other aspects.

"So Alpha, what do you think? Something that can turn the war around." Will thought about it, but didn't have many solutions, so he had to ask Alpha for help.

"There is no better way, I can only share some ideas!" Alpha is just a young man. Even if he has a soul from the 21st century, he has only watched a few more movies and has never experienced such an event.

"Alpha, don't be so modest, just tell me!" Will didn't realize that he was already using a respectful title when addressing Alpha.

“First of all, we need to have long-term plans for this anti-bandit operation. Even if the bandit problem in the area has been temporarily resolved, we must not relax our vigilance, let alone think that it will be a one-time solution.

This requires us to use light cavalry as the main force and heavy cavalry as the auxiliary force in this operation, and bring enough resources, ensure the supply of resources, and be prepared for a protracted war. "Previous bandit suppression operations were basically heavy cavalry chasing in the front, and light cavalry was responsible for cleaning the battlefield. It is better to say that it is driving away the bandits. They just drive the bandits away from here. When the knights leave, the bandits will come back again.

"When dealing with bandits, we cannot rely on killing as the main approach. We should treat them differently. Local bandits are basically civilians who became bandits because they could not survive. We should focus on appeasement and use killing as a supplement for these people. Of course, we cannot let them go directly. We can temporarily incorporate them into the bandit suppression group, or send them to the rear and keep them under strict supervision. After the operation is over, we can break them up, recruit them, and properly resettle them. As for foreign bandits, we should focus on killing and use appeasement as a supplement. Their captives can be used as thugs, and they must also be kept under strict supervision after the war." Alpha began to solve the problems one by one.

"Alpha, speak slower. I need to write it down." Will originally thought that it was just a small part and he could rely on his memory, but now it seems that he has to rely on a notebook to record it.

"The second point is the issue of coordination. Since everyone is not coordinating and fighting on their own, why not make unified arrangements and commands? Divide all the areas and try to put familiar knights in one area to avoid tripping each other up or holding each other back. Each person is responsible for the thieves in their area and if there is a problem, find the person in charge of the area."

"Wouldn't that just bring us back to the same issue of expelling bandits?" Will had given it some thought, he just hadn't thought much about it.

"Yes, this method only solves the coordination problem, but it cannot solve the root cause of the bandits' roaming around, so we still need to find other auxiliary methods." Alpha frowned, still thinking.

In order not to disturb Alpha, Will chose to wait this time and let Alpha think freely.

"The key lies in the last point. To prevent the bandits from roaming around, we must do a good job of surrounding security and suppression."

"But we are limited in number, and it is impossible to block all roads, Alpha." Will also wanted to lock down everything and kill them all. However, with the three thousand people in front of him, it might be difficult to even completely encircle and suppress them.

"As long as we defend the border of the Fatalia Empire, with the help of border troops and the supporting knights, we should be able to hold it." Alpha also looked at the map of the vicinity.

"That's no problem. Even with just 300 of us, we can do it. There are more than 10,000 border troops, and the bandits dare not approach easily. We only need to be responsible for a few key checkpoints, but in this way, the bandits also have other ways to escape!" Will's worries are not unreasonable.

"Inform the grand dukes and lords of the surrounding areas in advance and ask them to send troops to encircle and suppress the enemy." Alpha could not rely on only these three thousand knights.

"That's impossible. They won't send soldiers to suppress us." Will knew the behavior of these people very well. They would never do anything without benefits. If the surrounding lords also sent soldiers to suppress us, we wouldn't be in such a predicament with more and more bandits.

"Tell them that this anti-bandit operation will last for three months. They don't need to send soldiers directly. They just need to take preventive measures to prevent the bandits from roaming around." Alpha explained.

Will fell into deep thought. He felt that this method was feasible, but he couldn't understand how it was different from the previous method.

Will knew that the lords around him had their own selfish motives recently and would definitely not cooperate with this encirclement and suppression operation. He couldn't understand why Grand Duke Alpha would take such a measure. If there was no benefit, the nobles would not easily send troops.

Unfortunately, the Grand Council had already begun, and Will had no time to listen carefully to Alpha's explanation. The two could only step into the huge conference room.

The conference room was full of people, roughly divided into three groups. The Grand Duke and his group were on the right, while Will and Alpha stood in their own areas.

"I want to remind you knights, Captain, that there are more and more bandits now, which has seriously affected the stability of our territory." The Grand Duke said firmly, "I have decided to send troops to suppress the bandits, but I cannot accomplish this task by myself. Therefore, I need your support and help."

Although those present were all ordinary knights, there must be spies of the surrounding lords behind them, otherwise those people would not be able to receive information from this side in time and make reasonable deployment of troops.

The meeting room was silent, and everyone was thinking silently. Alpha knew that this was not an easy task, after all, these lords all had their own selfish motives and interests.

"As lords, we must ensure the security and stability of our territory," the Grand Duke replied calmly. "If we do not take any measures and allow bandits to run rampant, it will not only deal a heavy blow to our economy and trade, but will also seriously threaten our noble image and dignity."

"Of course, I am not asking you to send troops in vain." The Grand Duke continued, "I can promise that after the bandit suppression operation is over, I will give you corresponding returns and rewards."

Hearing this, whispers began to be heard in the meeting room. Will thought this proposal was very attractive, after all, everyone came for the benefit.