The emergence of this kind of stirrup directly solved the most difficult problem of maintaining balance on a war horse, greatly reducing the time spent on riding training.
With only a little training, the soldiers can learn the basic driving methods, and it won't take long to start fighting immediately.
No wonder the lord asked to train them into qualified knights in a short period of time. He originally thought it was impossible to complete, but with these stirrups, Andrew now feels that this is not a problem at all.
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In an open space in the lord's manor, a heavy cavalry unit of hundreds of people was standing in neat formation.
Each knight is fully armed, wearing full knight heavy armor. The war horse is also covered by a full set of strong horse armor. Weapons such as swords, shields and spears are hung on both sides of the saddle. It can be said that they are armed to the teeth.
The golden sunlight shines on the bright silver armor, reflecting bursts of dazzling light.
Except for the breathing of the war horses, the entire cavalry team was silent. Waves of chilling air emanated from their bodies, which made people feel chilly under the scorching sun.
Chen Mo rode a tall war horse covered in a full set of silver and black armor. Outside the pitch-black Adamantium alloy armor, he wore a black aristocratic robe with silver edges. The Sword of the King hung diagonally at his waist. His cold eyes flashed from his face.
Shooting out from under the armor, the whole person is like an unsheathed sword, unrivaled in sharpness.
Seeing the neat and powerful cavalry regiment in front of him, Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction.
This heavily armored knights group is composed of soldiers from the Territorial Guard. After three days of targeted riding training, all soldiers are able to skillfully control galloping horses.
Moreover, with the help of stirrups to maintain balance, basic horseback fighting is not a big problem. He has initially acquired the combat capabilities of cavalry. All that remains is to practice continuously.
Now that the Knights are ready for actual combat, Chen Mo's expansion plan can finally be launched.
Facing the knights standing solemnly and quietly in front of them, Chen Mo said slowly in a deep and deep voice.
"Knights are the strongest fighting force of mankind on this land, and they are the backbone of foreign wars and the fight against werewolves."
"Having the title of knight is not only a proof of one's strong strength, but also an extremely noble honor."
"In the past, it was difficult to become a knight, but in my territory, it is very simple."
"I have provided you with the best weapons, armor and horses. With your current strength, you can be considered a reserve knight."
"As long as you kill an enemy knight or werewolf alone on the battlefield, you will officially become a true knight!"
When everyone in the knights heard this, they immediately became excited.
You must know that in this Middle Ages where noble lords controlled everything, in addition to necessary equipment and sufficient strength, one must be canonized by the lord before he can become a true knight.
In other words, all knights are actually retainers of noble lords.
Those who have no object of allegiance and have not been canonized by the lord can only be regarded as wandering knights or squire knights.
Only by swearing allegiance to the lord and fighting for it, after proving one's ability and performing sufficient meritorious deeds, can one be officially canonized as a knight.
If their merits are outstanding enough, they may also be granted a small fiefdom by the lord, usually a small village or manor, and then become the lowest-level fiefdom noble.
From the beginning, as a squire knight, constantly fighting for the lord, to obtaining enough meritorious service to be knighted, this process usually takes several years to more than ten years, and obtaining a fiefdom is even more difficult. Only knights who have made great achievements can
, it is possible to get the land rewarded by the lord.
Ordinary civilians need several generations of hard work and loyalty before they can be favored by the lord, become a knight's attendant, and get the opportunity to change their identity.
But Chen Mo now tells them that as long as they can kill an enemy knight or werewolf alone, they can be canonized as knights.
In the past, other than Andrew, others would still find this very difficult, or even impossible, but there must still be many people willing to take the risk and try, because this is an opportunity to reach the sky in one step, and after all, become a noble knight.
, is something that civilians like them never dared to think about before.
Now, everyone is full of confidence, although many of them have just reached the level of squire knights. Not to mention ferocious and brutal werewolves, there is still a big gap between them and ordinary knights.
But the other squire knights do not have as sophisticated equipment as they do, and even the armor and weapons of those knights are much worse than theirs.
With these equipment, they shortened the gap a lot first, and Chen Mo's training method for them was very effective, and their physical fitness improved very quickly. Coupled with the extremely powerful Holy Cross swordsmanship taught to them, in just one year, they
Let them grow from ordinary civilians to powerful warriors that surpass the squire knights.
They believe that even if they can't do it now, it won't be long before they are strong enough to kill an enemy knight or even a more powerful werewolf with their own hands. While proving themselves, they can truly become the noble knight they dream of!
Chen Mo's promise made all the knights' morale rise to an all-time high. They wanted to kill the enemy knights and gain meritorious service right now.
Sensing the strong fighting spirit in everyone's hearts, Chen Mo shouted with a stern face.
"Set off!"
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Earldom of Valen, Blackstone Castle.
The elderly Earl Warren was leisurely drinking afternoon tea in the garden, with several beautiful maids serving him. At the entrance of the garden, two mighty knights wearing armor and carrying long swords were guarding solemnly.
As the highest-ranking lord in this region, Count Valencia owns the largest and strongest castle, as well as the largest number and most powerful knights.
He has more than 50 powerful heavily armored knights and more than 100 squire knights under his command.
There was once a group of more than thirty werewolves that attacked his castle. With the tall and solid black stone walls and the large number of powerful heavily armored knights, Count Warren successfully repelled the wolf attack and
Killed more than a dozen werewolves.
In that battle, more than a dozen knights died tragically at the mouth of wolves, and the knights squire and ordinary soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Despite this, it was still a victory worth boasting about, and it became a talk among the surrounding noble circles, and Earl Wallen also became famous.
Having experienced that tragic battle, Count Wallen was very aware of the power and terror of werewolves, so after hearing the legend about Chen Mo killing the werewolf and personally sending someone to verify the existence of the werewolf's remains, Count Wallen became obsessed with Chen Mo.
Deeply afraid.
He couldn't imagine how powerful it was to be able to kill so many werewolves.