"Why did you come out? Come in quickly, it's windy outside! Be careful if you catch a cold!"
Otto looked at Sophie with love and quickly stepped forward to help his wife.
I have to say that the bonus of the Wonderful Eagle Castle is really powerful. Not long after returning to the Eagle Castle, Sophie became pregnant. Now, it has been more than four months, and the pregnancy can be clearly seen.
Sophie put her hand gently on Otto's body and smiled.
"It's too stuffy in the room, so I just wanted to go out for a walk and get some fresh air. Besides, there's no such strong wind as you mentioned, I didn't even feel it."
"Yes." Otto said seriously. "It's obviously very windy, how could I not feel it?"
With that said, Otto motioned to the maid on the side.
"Go and get the cloak for Madam."
"I'm not that squeamish." Sophie rolled her eyes at Otto and walked slowly in the garden with Otto's support. "Are you worried about me or the child?"
"Of course..." Faced with this kind of soul torture, how could Otto, who had read the reference answers, give the wrong answer? "Of course I'm worried about our child and the child's mother."
"Hmph!" Sophie was obviously dissatisfied with Otto's answer. "By the way, can you beat El less often? He has been coming to me to cry a lot during this time."
"He still dares to find you?" Otto's eyes widened and he was furious. "This kid really deserves a beating. He didn't take the martial arts training class well, and he didn't take the literacy class well. Did you know that before him?
A few days ago, he actually fell off his horse while training his riding skills, which frightened the attendants.
He is a nobleman, and he can't even ride a horse. If this spreads out, it will bring shame to the Alahorf family. I really don't know what Mrs. Kailin has been doing to teach him these years."
After hearing what Otto said, Sophie also felt that it was not easy to speak for El.
"But he is still young after all, so these things cannot be rushed."
"Young?" Many memory fragments emerged in Otto's mind, and he shook his head and said. "When I was his age, I could beat Gent and the others so hard that they couldn't fight back. What about him? I'm afraid he can only be beaten by the attendants on the ground.
You deserve a beating."
"Are you sure you can really beat Ginter and the others? Is it possible that they are concerned about your identity, so they don't dare to fight back?" Sophie glanced at Otto and said mercilessly.
"How is that possible?" Otto thought about the figure of Jinte and other personal guards who bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield, and then thought about his own performance on the battlefield, and suddenly felt that it was not unreasonable. Maybe the people around him had really been letting off steam.
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"Absolutely impossible." However, Otto obviously refused to admit it and continued to say harshly. "That is my own strength. I..."
"Master, your letter!" Knight Wade, no, Baron Wade, came in a hurry and handed a letter to Otto with both hands.
Otto waved to the maid on the side to come over and help Sophie, and he quickly opened the letter and read it.
After quickly browsing the contents of the letter, Otto looked as usual, put the letter in his arms, and then glanced at Sophie.
Sophie showed an intimate smile and gave Otto an "I understand" look.
"Since you have something to do, you should go ahead and do your work first. I have my servants with me, so you don't have to worry."
Otto was not polite to his wife, nodded, and called Wade, Gent and others into the study.
"Master." Several people saluted respectfully.
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense to you anymore," Otto said straight to the point.
"Just now a letter was sent from the Sighard family. The letter said that His Majesty the King fell seriously ill not long ago and was not in good health. He was preparing to call the Duke of Bavaria to serve as the regent of the kingdom.
At the same time, they want to take this opportunity to start a war with Duke Nordgård and seize the land of Nuremberg in one fell swoop."
"Master, are you planning to fight in person?" Gent, who has become a knight, asked softly.
"Well..." Otto tapped his fingers on the desk, thought for a moment and then shook his head.
"No, I won't go this time. As you know, Sophie is pregnant. I don't want to leave Eagle Castle at this time."
"Then who is the young master going to send to lead the army? Baron Dillon or Baron Charlie." Wade asked with a frown.
"No, you go there yourself!" Otto pointed at Wade, then at Gent and Ivo.
"You will be the commander, and Gent and Ivo will be your deputies. I happened to have promised Baron Hill that this time I would let the two of them gain some military exploits."
"Okay, will the Guards be handed over to Gent?" Wade continued to ask. "How many troops are the young master planning to send this time? Are you not going to mobilize the vassal's army?"
The Guards are the standing army formed by Otto. Their number has increased compared to before. There are now more than 1,200 people. This is mainly because Otto became a lot richer after acquiring the Zurich Territory.
"You draw 500 men from the Guards, 300 cavalry, and other infantry, and then recruit 500 militiamen from the territory to make up 1,000 people. Inform the barons that each of them will send 100 levies, oh, The two barons in the Zurich area asked them to pay an additional hundred.
Well, I will write another warrant to you, giving you full authority to mobilize the troops in the Swabian territory, and let the knights there cooperate with your actions. You can mobilize the troops according to the situation."
"I understand, I will not let down the young master's expectations, and I will definitely win for the young master." Wade was very touched by Otto's trust.
"By the way, this war is a war for the Sighard family. We should try our best to cooperate with them and not steal other people's limelight. Do you understand?" Otto looked at Wade thoughtfully.
Wade didn't understand. It seemed that he was saying not to steal the limelight, but the actual meaning was to let him preserve his strength as much as possible.
"I understand, young master, don't worry, I will definitely bring everyone back safely and victoriously."
"Well..." Otto nodded with satisfaction and looked at Gent who was eager to try.
"What, Gent, do you have something to say?"
"Young Master." Jin Te and several knights looked at each other and said through gritted teeth.
"Master, we also want to participate in the war! Please allow us to go to war, Master."
"Yes, Master, we also want to join the war."
Now that the military merit system has been announced for some time, everyone in the territory is inspired by this military merit system. Compared with the opaque reward systems of other lords, Otto's visible and quantifiable military merit has undoubtedly given More hope and motivation for everyone.
The difference between knowing how much military merit you have accumulated to become a noble, and waiting for good luck to be favored by the lord and becoming a noble is visible to the naked eye.
Therefore, all members of the Guards train very hard and are extremely eager for war.
Now, with the opportunity to do some military exploits, even Otto's personal guards couldn't help it.
"Nonsense!" Otto suddenly slammed the table.
"Have you forgotten what the lowest military merit is? Why do you think this kind of military merit exists?
If everyone doesn't listen to orders and thinks of going somewhere where they can make meritorious deeds, I don't think there's any need to fight, and we'll be done with it once we lose.
Fortunately, you are still with me every day. Have you forgotten what I usually say? Listen to the command and obey the order. This is the first military order, no matter who it is.
Even you people around me are taking the lead in making such a fuss and thinking like this. What is the ethos of the entire Guards?
There are many battles fought for you, and there are many opportunities for meritorious service, but if you don't obey the command and military orders, no matter how great your military exploits are, it will be useless.
You guys, why don't you learn from Bud and be more obedient and sensible? You should reflect on it after today.
Especially you, Jinte, as the deputy commander of the Guards, is this how you lead the troops? I will deduct 30 combat points from you. In the next time, give me the time to rectify the situation in the Guards. I don’t want to see this situation again.