After hearing Lorraine's words, many officers were quite moved, and for a while they began to whisper among themselves.
The whole barracks was filled with a buzzing sound like a honeycomb.
But after a while, they gradually became strangely silent. They sat upright in their respective positions, like clay puppets, with their mouths tightly closed and not spitting out.
This is easy to understand. Although there will be no casualties in the war, the people sitting here are all noble officers.
Not only do they have force to protect themselves, but they also have war horses. Even if they can't fight, they can just ride away and escape. As for the life and death of those big soldiers, these men don't care at all. If it doesn't work, they will go back and capture some strong men to make up for it.
Just add the numbers.
It would be extremely difficult for them to dig into their own pockets to buy insurance for their soldiers.
Lorraine looked at these ruffians who were stringing copper plates on their ribs without pulling out a single cent. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "Okay, you forced me to do this."
As he said that, he reached out and took out a document, then unfolded it and said: "According to the spirit of Maple Leaf Danlin Academy's Document No. 3 of 832, the special announcement is as follows."
The officers couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what Lorraine was going to do.
Lorraine ignored them and continued: "Under the correct leadership of the three official deans of Maple Leaf Danlin, General Wabdor, Cardinal Obachum and Archmage Lester,
All members of the expeditionary force are united and united.
All soldiers and officers emancipate their minds, forge ahead, work hard, boldly explore various effective ways of expeditionary military work, and establish long-term management mechanisms. We strive to promote team innovation, mechanism innovation, and management innovation... to make military expeditions enter the legal system.
standardized, institutionalized, and regularized management track...
Make your due contribution to world peace and galaxy tranquility..."
He kept talking for a long time, and all the officers were drowsy after listening to it. But no one dared to stand up and protest. For fear of offending Lord Lorraine, he would then let him send him to the death squad.
Lorraine talked for a long time, her mouth was dry, and she finally read to the bottom of the document.
He read hurriedly: "According to the requirements of the meeting, in order to reflect the three principles of justice, fairness and openness, and to establish a complete market access system, every soldier participating in the expeditionary force must purchase insurance."
A group of officers immediately complained.
"Is there any justice?" Someone shouted loudly.
"Yes, we are here to help."
"..."
"We hold a sincere heart..." As soon as the man said this, he immediately remembered what happened to his companion who had appendicitis. He immediately shut up and shrank his body. He was afraid that Lorraine would catch his speech problem.
, praised him twice as "a good man", and then transferred himself to the death squad.
Lorraine dropped the document in her hand and looked at everyone coldly.
When the nobles saw the unkind look in his eyes, their complaints gradually subsided and finally disappeared. The entire venue became silent, and even if an embroidery needle dropped, it would still be clearly audible.
Lorraine pressed her hands on the table, leaned forward, and glanced at the faces of the people one by one. Many of them lowered their heads in guilt.
He coughed slightly and said: "Everyone, let's open the windows and speak out. As soon as you heard that the college was in trouble, you led your troops and came here. The college is very grateful and touched. Here, on behalf of the college, I would like to first
Say thank you to everyone."
After saying that, he bowed to everyone.
All the officers stood up one after another and shouted: "It is our honor to serve the academy."
"Thank you, everyone." Lorraine straightened up, and then continued: "Now that the war has calmed down, if you want to lead the army back, the college will give you military pay and travel expenses. In return, you will also be given a medal of honor.
.In recognition of your contribution during the crisis of the college.
Does anyone want to go back?"
Everyone looked at each other, all smiling and saying nothing. They knew exactly what they were doing here with their team.
Isn't it just that I saw that the opportunity was rare, so I lost my strength so that I could go ahead and grab it. Just for these few beautiful words, I couldn't get rid of it.
Lorraine smiled and said: "It seems that everyone is of the same mind, so I will open the window and speak frankly. I also know very well what you want to do. But don't forget, once you step on the other side's
Land, every move you make represents the college. And Maple Leaf Danlin College’s reputation of always being fair and honest cannot be damaged casually.”
Everyone heard what he said was reasonable, and unconsciously they all fell silent and listened to him carefully.
Lorraine said: "Whether it is the civilians of the enemy country or our soldiers. No matter what happens, Maple Leaf Danlin will be responsible for it.
We don’t want to see the other side’s civilians being killed randomly for a copper. We also don’t want to see our soldiers die on the battlefield without compensation, leaving behind lonely families.”
He paused for a moment, then slowly raised his hand, pointed at the door of the tent, and said: "If you can't even come up with this little money, or are unwilling to come up with it, I think I need to ask you to leave.
Because we need loyal soldiers, not a bunch of beggars or bandits."
He finally concluded: "This insurance premium is not just a sum of money, but a manifestation of strength. When you are able to take out this sum of money, it means that you will no longer go around for a few copper coins."
kill."
This is the truth. As long as you are reasonable, you don't hide it, just because you are afraid that others will know. Instead, you break it into pieces and explain it clearly. Even if everyone suffers a small loss, they will not fail to support it. Because they know
This is to maintain the common order for everyone.
Even a depressed and crazy wolf has its own moral code. Just because of its ferocity and cruelty, it thinks that it is invincible and will be the first to be bitten to death.
The officers of the noble army were no exception. Seeing that what Lorraine said was reasonable, they all acquiesced. However, when they thought about the premium they had to pay, their hearts trembled with pain.
In order to reduce expenses and increase efficiency, a large-scale layoff of the private army has also begun, and all the novices and strong men who were brought in to make up the numbers were paid their travel expenses and sent away. Relatively better troops were left behind. In this way,
If you pay less, you can be more capable when robbing things in the future.
Lorraine watched them come up one by one and reported the number of people after the reduction. Then he let out a long breath. Now through this measure, they finally changed from locusts that left no leaves to scavenging dogs.
.In this way, while the combat power is increased, the damage caused by aggression can also be reduced.
Lorraine casually summoned a company insurance officer who came over and asked him to register the number of people. But he walked out to take a breath.
Catherine thought for a moment, followed, and praised: "Your idea of a market access system is very good~! It really kills two birds with one stone. It also collects money and strengthens the combat effectiveness of the army."
Lorraine smiled and said: "I didn't come up with this. It was an emperor in our place named Frederick the Red Beard who played the Crusades, went to the Holy City to kill people, set fires, and rob money, things, and women.
I came up with it when I was working on it.” (P.S., the author seems to have remembered this, right?)
Catherine frowned, but she was used to him often talking nonsense about "ours and yours", so she softly said "oh" and then asked: "Did he succeed then?"
Lorraine thought for a moment and said, "No. He fell into a small ditch and drowned."
He turned around and watched the registered officers walking out one after another, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The problem of these nobles' private armies was finally solved.
Warships loaded with large armies gathered one after another at the outlet of the sea. Soon, as far as Lorraine could see, there were already shadows of masts and sails.
Looking at the densely packed sail shadows, one can't help but marvel at how strong this team is.
Lorraine, who was staying in the fleet, was sure that he was at the front of the fleet, but he had no idea where the head and tail of the fleet were, nor how wide the fleet was spread out.
Therefore, he could only stay on the battleship with his men and look at the surrounding battleships in boredom.
Only now is the important role of regular navies of various countries revealed.
Commanding such a huge fleet, deploying guard pickets, and protecting the transport ships transporting people and materials in the middle of the fleet, far beyond the visual range, makes the actions of this huge fleet consistent, the signals are complicated, and the deployment is troublesome.
These are far beyond what Lorraine and his crusade, who are accustomed to on land, can handle. This kind of movement requires tens of thousands of legions to be mobilized for combat, and it requires an experienced veteran like Wabador.
.
Even though Lorraine also has this ability, first of all, in the army, which has always been the most senior-based place, he is still a bit unqualified. Secondly, Lord Luo has always been able to sit or not stand, and he can lie down but not sit down.
Instead of letting him waste that time, he might as well drink two more glasses of wine and flirt with Meimei around him.
The ship he was on was an armed warship converted from a large merchant ship. There were dozens of other converted warships that were exactly like this one, surrounding the warship where Lorraine was.
These battleships carried all the personnel of the Maple Leaf Danlin Crusade Army. Lorraine and the mages led by Lester stayed on the same jump ship.
These ships are in the best condition among the entire fleet. And their capacity is large enough. Apart from being a little crowded together, the lives of the people on board are pretty good.
As the commander of the Maple Leaf Danlin student army in this crusade, Lorraine was also assigned a nice cabin.
At this time, the bugle sounded, the captains shouted orders, and the sailors began to raise the sails and set sail.
The bow of the ship slowly broke through the waves, and as the ship gradually accelerated, the water trail behind the stern became larger and larger.
The crusade of Lorraine and Maple Leaf Danlin officially embarked on the journey.
The people gathered on the deck whistled and clapped and cheered.
A mage behind Lorraine shouted to the sky: "Almohad bastard, we are here~!"
Other people also shouted.
Although Lorraine didn't scream, he felt that the man also expressed his feelings. This time he definitely wanted to make those bold guys look good, burn the flames of war to their land, and let those guys know that even if they do it again,
After a thousand years, I still can’t look directly at the maple leaves~!
Lester looked at everyone on the boat, then turned to Lorraine, smiled, and said, "Okay, it's finally started."
Lorraine shrugged and said: "I thought these guys would keep arguing until next spring, so that we can go to sea in a warm time."
Lester shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying: "This period is the best monsoon period for sailing from the sea to Almohad. Those guys will not miss this time, otherwise we will have to draw a big circle and spend more time at sea.
It’s been floating for half a month.”
Lorraine looked around and saw patrolling mages flying overhead from time to time. Then he said: "We rely on our mages along the way.
Let them eat and drink well and try not to get seasick. The Almohads' current naval strength is still not weak. If we fight hard, our losses will be huge, and we have to rely on air superiority. The mages cannot afford to make any mistakes."
Lester laughed, looked at Lorraine, and said: "Don't worry, kid~! The mages in Maple Leaf Danlin have all gone through trials, and it's just a trivial matter to cross the sea by boat.
Those Almohads... Huh~! I'm looking forward to it.
If they can get away from me, I will throw away the title of Forbidden Curse Mage. If one of our Maple Leaf Danlin sacrifices, I will have a hundred Almohad people to bury him~!"
Lorraine lowered his head and did some calculations, and said: "If we don't get back from the Almohads the loss of our Maple Leaf Danlin, including the principal and interest multiplied by one hundred, we will be sorry for this expedition."
"Speaking of which, take everything out of these guys' mouths," Lester said.
Lester pointed to the ships around him. They were all volunteers sent by other forces, and then said: "But it's all up to you. Don't screw it up for me. In the end, we who came here to take revenge haven't even done it yet."
Those gangs of gangsters have gotten so much that Maple Leaf Danlin has tens of thousands of mouths open. If you can’t feed us enough, let’s see if they will go back and tear you apart.”
Lorraine looked at Lester and said: "Old man, you have to have a limit to your greed. Look at the construction sites in the college now. The houses built in the past three hundred years are not as many as the three of you have built in the past few months.
.Look at those prisoners of war. They have only been living for a few days. The most important thing is that you can't deduct everyone's bonus just because they built a house."
Lester blushed, scratched his somewhat hot cheeks with his nails, and said: "Didn't we already pay out four million? The amount of work is huge, and the capital turnover is difficult. It's not like we won't pay it out. We'll calculate it once we get back."
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As he said that, he waved his hands heavily, as if this could drive those things away.
Lorraine smiled and said: "It's up to you~!"
But I was thinking secretly in my heart: How did I find that you are becoming more and more similar to my previous principals? I must be careful in the future and never lend you money, just in case one day I am cheated. Money can be
Won't come back.
Lester had no idea of the evil thoughts in his heart, otherwise he would have kicked him down and fed him to the fishes.
Standing on the bow of the boat, he felt the sea breeze was a bit cold. He coughed slightly and said, "I'm getting older and can't stand the cold wind. It's still warm in the cabin. I'd better go down. Call me if anything happens."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the cabin.
Lorraine looked at his back and shrugged, and thought to himself: Life like this is really boring. I have to float on the sea for more than half a month. I have to think of some way to pass the time. How about a barbecue party at sea? Or
Sea fishing competition? Come on, come together, it will be more fun~!
In the next few days, everything was calm. The battleships headed south every day, and the news from the forward pickets was always that everything was normal.
When we first went to sea, everyone in Maple Leaf Danlin was very excited and stayed on the deck all day. After two days, everyone only wanted to stay in the cabin.
Lorraine started to squat on the stern of the boat to fish with a fishing rod, and then held a barbecue party with a group of mages. This was only fresh for three days, and then the guys were exhausted and suffocated in the cabin.
Ten days later, the battleship ahead encountered an Almohad patrol fleet. The alarm bell of encountering an enemy suddenly rang. Lorraine was asking the captain about the news from the flag. Lester walked out of the cabin and asked
Lorraine: "In which direction did we encounter the enemy?"
Lorraine said: "The news came from the forward three patrol ships."
Lester nodded and said to the mages around him: "You guys follow me." Then he took them into the air and flew forward.
Soon, there was a roaring explosion from the front and the sound of the ship breaking and shattering.
Then came the news that the alarm had been lifted.
Lester landed on the boat, stood still, twisted his neck, straightened his waist, then waved his hands and said, "It's much more comfortable to go out and walk around. I'm almost crazy from being suffocated on the boat." Then he made a stretching pose.
, said: "Shh, it feels comfortable."
He said and walked down the cabin minding his own business.
Lorraine asked a mage who followed Lester: "What's going on?"
The mage said: "They were just three small boats. When they saw our fleet, they wanted to run away. Before they could turn around, Dean Lester blew them into pieces. Tsk, tsk, that burst of fireballs was really overwhelming."
"That's right," a mage next to him said: "The boat is worthless, it will be destroyed if it sinks."
Several other mages nodded in agreement, and one mage said with emotion: "It would be great if it was a big ship. If you get it, you can get 10,000 gold coins."
Lorraine laughed twice. With a vengeful magician and a group of mages who were all trying to rob them, the Almohads were in trouble.
Lorraine thought about it, since he had already encountered the enemy, it meant that this place was not far from the Almohad, so he should be more careful next time.
Lorraine immediately summoned his mages and ordered them to patrol in groups of four in eight directions. The mages' air superiority was enough to ensure that the coalition forces would discover the Almohad fleet first.
Two days later, it was obvious that the Almohads were aware of the arrival of the crusade fleet. Small speedboats kept appearing on the horizon. At first, Lester was still interested in destroying them one by one. Two days later,
After that, Lester was no longer too lazy to deal with these flies, and the mages looked down upon these small fishes, and even kept complaining: The Almohads really don't give them face.