Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 56 Two Flag Troops
  "The Knights of the Sword and the Rose? Is there still such a knighthood under Aunt Anne?" On the top deck of the Hundred Gem, Perfectcott was sitting at a small table, drinking afternoon tea while receiving the reception. This team of knights was dispatched.

They are not guard knights, and their strength is naturally not as exaggerated as all the great knights. Even the squire knights they brought are just knight apprentices and have not become official knights.

But they come from a knighthood led by Princess Anne herself, and are more trustworthy than the knights of the guard who are now suspected of being loyal.

After all, the recruitment, training, and combat of these people are all handled by Princess Anne herself. If they are not trustworthy, then Princess Anne will not be able to come up with more worthy newcomers.

Faced with Purficott's question about the name of their knighthood, the knight leading the team explained to Purficott: "The Knights of the Sword and the Rose were founded two hundred years ago and were adapted from a knighthood during the War of the Roses. , has been serving the royal family for hundreds of years.

Although not as famous as the Royal Guard Knights, they undertake more royal duties. Whenever a member of the royal family serves in the military, one of the knights under the royal family will be assigned to their name as a guard.

After Her Royal Highness Princess Anne was canonized as the eldest princess, the Knights of the Sword and the Rose were assigned to the eldest princess's name.

The members of the Knights are also personally selected and trained by Her Royal Highness the Princess. We have followed Her Royal Highness to participate in the empire's war in the desert kingdom and fought against the French army, so we have gained the trust of Her Royal Highness. "

"So how many people did you bring this time?" Purficott's eyes glanced at the other people behind the knight, and then turned his attention to the document in his hand.

Upon hearing Purficott's question, the knight replied to her: "I brought two flag teams with a total of fifty people, including five grand knights, including the flag captains and adjutants of the two flag teams, and as I am the knight commander.

Because the Knights of the Sword and the Rose have to undertake war missions all year round, we are more accustomed to operating in larger units. Therefore, Her Royal Highness the Princess has established the position of Knight Commander, who is responsible for commanding multiple flag units to fight together during wartime. "

Having said this, the knight commander deliberately puffed out his chest so that the medal on his chest shone brightly in the sun.

But Purficott didn't care about it. As for medals, her grandfather had so many medals that they could be woven into a piece of armor. This knight didn't have enough.

"Well, how many people are there in your flag team, and how many knights and knight apprentices are there?" Perficott picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and continued to ask without raising his head.

Purficott's indifferent attitude slightly frustrated the knight commander, but he quickly replied: "The number of flag troops of the Knights of Sword and Rose ranges from 20 to 30 people. Generally speaking, there are twelve official knights and Eight to fifteen knights squire.

However, it is inevitable to encounter casualties in war. Occasionally, new people are added, and if the wounded recover and return to the team, the number will be overstretched to a certain extent.

At the same time, we will also adjust the ratio of formal knights and knight squires in the team according to actual combat needs. Sometimes some knight squires have reached the strength of formal knights, but have not yet completed their promotion, and they will continue to stay as knight squires. Among some flag teams.

Like the two flag teams I brought this time, there are a total of thirty formal knights, eleven of whom are knight attendants with the strength of formal knights. "

Knights and knight squires are not strictly linked to their strength, which Purficott has long understood. After all, Foster is technically still her grandfather's knight squire, but she is already a knight of the rank of knight.

After all, the real world is different from the game. You won't automatically get a new title after you reach your strength. Purficott was generally satisfied with the group of knights sent by Princess Anne.

Four great knights left, and in exchange for five new great knights and a group of official knights and knight apprentices, all of whom had experienced the test of fire, this did not result in much loss of combat power, and it also increased the strength of her hands. Manpower available.

But this also left Purficott scratching his head. The structure of this exploration team is now seriously unbalanced, and there are too many combatants.

A standard regiment of Knights of the Guards that is missing four people, two full regiments of Knights of the Sword and Rose, and an infantry company organized according to the standards of the Guards. In total, there are almost more than 200 people. This is not yet Count the twenty security personnel O'Connor oversees.

The number of officially working exploration personnel in the exploration team is less than one-third of the armed personnel, which is really difficult.

It was as if the exploration team was accompanying the army.

However, Purficott did not struggle with this matter. After letting the knight commander meet Samantha, he asked Foster to arrange a cabin for them.

This knight commander was obviously a sensible person. After boarding the ship, he did not settle down his men first, but brought everyone together to visit Perficott. This undoubtedly won Perficott's favor.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the telegram sent back by Purphycott. After all, Sir Beckett was driven away because of his disrespect for Purphycott, which triggered a major purge against the reformists in Langton City. of.

How could this not make the knight commander who was temporarily transferred feel nervous and pay more attention to this point?

After finishing dealing with the Knights, Purficott looked up at the sun in the sky, then stretched out his hand to hold the sun hat on his head, and asked Befa beside him: "Befa, how many days have we been at sea? "

Befa couldn't speak, but after Purficott asked, she quickly gave the answer Purficott wanted, stretching out her hand to make a "four" gesture.

"Four days? It seems that we are about to enter the northern route." Purficott estimated the voyage, and then nodded slightly, feeling somewhat worried in his heart.

Before setting off, she had heard that the number of shipwrecks on the northern route was increasing, and many ships traveling this route had encountered icebergs.

Now that it is time for her to take this route on her own, it is inevitable that she will feel worried.

"If it doesn't work, install some searchlights on the ship and arrange for manpower to watch and patrol day and night to avoid hitting icebergs." Purficott still cherished his life, so he secretly made up his mind to try his best to avoid hitting icebergs.

So after she made up her mind, she said to Befa: "Notify the captain that I have something important to discuss with him and ask him to come over at a convenient time."

(End of this chapter)