When the remnants of the scout cavalry returned to the 13th cavalry regiment, everyone's faces showed a slight relief.
The military information brought back was naturally submitted by the captain of the scout according to the military system, and Char was brought back to the Guards by Kevin.
Seeing those scouts and cavalry who fought side by side silently leave and return to the camp, Xia Ya's heart suddenly became a little bit blocked - back on the road in the past two days, everyone hardly said much on the road, an invisible fire was burning in Xia Ya Ya's heart burned fiercely, and the more it burned, the more prosperous it became.
Watching the scouts and cavalry leave, Xiaya looked at the captain's back...
Suddenly he felt very lucky.
At least, the old guy died on the bed, and he could bury him with his own hands. And the captain's son - in order to hurry back, they didn't even have time to bury the body!
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Neither Xia Ya nor Kevin had time to rest. They had just returned to the tent after returning to life in the Guards. Before the two of them had time to untie their armor belts, someone came from outside to say: The general wants to see them, Now.
When he came to General Adric's tent for the second time, Char immediately felt the difference in the atmosphere. At the entrance of the big tent, the number of guards on duty doubled, and everyone's faces were full of pre-war tension.
While waiting for the announcement, Xiaya and Kevin were standing outside the tent, and from a distance they heard angry shouting and shouting from the tent, followed by a fierce quarrel.
After a while, several generals came out of the tent, and Xiaya recognized that one of them was Butler, the silver-haired middle-aged man who had seen the third flag regiment, and the others must have also They are all generals of the flag regiment under the 13th Cavalry Regiment.
When seven or eight people strode out, everyone's expressions were different, some were worried, some didn't care, and some had fire-breathing eyes full of anger. When they came over, Kevin immediately pulled Xi Ya, and the two backed away, beating their chests and salute.
After these people were gone, looking at the doubts on Xia Ya's face, Kevin said: "It must be a pre-war meeting, and the following flag regiments have scrambled for who to play as a striker - this is a common thing. .Looking at the look on Butler's flag officer, probably the striker's chance fell into his hands this time."
The map on the wall in the tent has been painted in various colors, and some dense military symbols have been marked in various regions, and these symbols have also been painted in various colors.
As soon as Xia Ya saw this map, which seemed to be beyond recognition, she was suddenly stunned, and subconsciously took a few more glances...
This... looks like a symbol on a military map? I remember that the old guy's book had a special description of these things. When he was a child, Xi Ya looked at it for fun, and once took a map of the wildfire field and doodled for a while.
Well, the square symbol represents your own station, the circle symbol represents the logistics facility, and the dotted line represents the logistics transportation line.
There are also all the triangles representing the various hill heights, and the ovals representing low-lying areas. Some areas on the map are drawn with small green flag symbols to indicate safe areas that have been searched.
And some places where small crosses are drawn indicate that there have been small-scale conflicts with the enemy.
Xiaya couldn't help but be a little dazed, until Kevin next to him pulled him, and then he came back to his senses. When Char looked up, he saw General Adric looking at him with interest.
The domineering general was blushing and his forehead was slightly oily and sweaty. He was holding a small dagger with a golden hilt in his hand, and was randomly cutting a thick piece of paper into pieces.
He looked at Xia Ya, and the movement in his hand did not stop. After examining it for a long time, Xia Ya felt a little scalp tingling, and General Adrick withdrew his bright and scary eyes.
"Do you understand the military symbols on these maps?" Adric captured Char's expression looking at the map when he first came in.
Xia Ya hesitated for a moment: "Know some." Kevin next to him turned his head curiously and looked at Xia Ya. Xia took a breath: "Some of the books I've read have these things."
"Very good." Adric nodded, picked up a charcoal pen in front of him and threw it to Char: "Mark the place where you met the Odins and the conflict on the map for me to see."
Xia took the charcoal pen without hesitation, walked to the map and found the exact location, then drew a small cross on it, thought about it, and marked a small circular symbol next to it... The last one The action made a look of satisfaction in Adric's eyes immediately.
The last symbol on Char's painting, in Byzantine military symbols, represents the front of the enemy's search force.
"It seems that you really understand these things." Adrick smiled, he withdrew his eyes, nailed the dagger in his hand to the table, and his face became serious: "I know the result of your outing this time. .Well done…”
His eyes were fixed on Xi Ya: "You killed six Odin's icefield hunters alone?"
"... It's five." Xia thought for a while, and said calmly: "I killed five, and I injured one of them. Kevin killed it."
The general nodded, he stood up, walked around the table, and walked in front of Xia Ya. This domineering general was very burly. When he stood in front of Xia Ya, Xia Ya felt that he was not alone, but in front of Xia Ya. A lion - the lion king!
Adrick looked at Xiaya with bright eyes: "Look up and stand up!"
Then the general pressed a rough hand on Char's shoulder and pinned a badge on Char's chest: "This is your rank."
His tone was serious: "Originally, you were supposed to be a private soldier, but since you performed well in this mission and killed five Odins, according to the imperial military law, I promoted you to a sergeant."
This badge is just a slightly raised black iron piece that was polished. Xi Ya didn't care much about it at first, but when he saw this black iron piece, he suddenly thought of the captain of the scout, his dead son, as if he was wearing a This badge.
"I hope you understand a little, here, this badge represents the glory, blood, sacrifice..." Adric's voice was very majestic: "In addition, you killed five enemies, according to the imperial military law, you can get one The Dark Iron Medal of Courage will be declared by the Military Law Office and will be sent to you soon."
Having said this, he suddenly turned to look at Kevin: "Kevin, how long did you enlist in the army to get your first Medal of Courage?"
Kevin seemed a little embarrassed, scratching his head before smiling bitterly: "I can't remember, but it should be a year later..."
"Ha! It seems that this new kid is better than you!"
After Adric finished speaking, he walked back to the table: "Kevin, take this kid to pick up the newly arrived warhorse, and, starting today, the Guards will be equipped with cavalry equipment!"
Kevin's eyes lit up immediately: "General, are we going to attack?"
Adrick glanced at Kevin with a smile that was not a smile in his eyes. Kevin immediately understood, beat his chest excitedly, pulled Xi Ya, who was still in a daze, and ran away.
After leaving the tent, Xiaya remembered and asked Kevin what the medal of courage was.
According to Kevin's explanation, ordinary soldiers in the Imperial Army can get a Medal of Courage if they can kill more than five people on the battlefield. This medal will also become the capital of merit for future promotions.
The Dark Iron Medal of Courage is awarded only to ordinary warriors without military rank. Once promoted to become an officer, you can no longer get this kind of medal.
In addition, the Dark Iron Medal of Courage has a special benefit: after veterans who receive this medal are discharged from the army, they can be exempted from paying all taxes in the empire for life.
Xiaya was quite disapproving when he heard it—he originally lived in Wildfire Town, and was not from the Byzantine Empire. He had never paid taxes to the Byzantine Empire.
Kevin took Xi Ya back to the tent. The bald man was very excited. The reason for his excitement was simple: "The Guards are rarely equipped with cavalry equipment. Since the general has given this order, it is obvious... The battle is about to be fought!"
After a pause, he smiled and said, "Okay, now I'll take you to pick up your warhorse, and finally I don't have to let you torture my horse."
After a battle, Kevin became a lot more affectionate towards Char. Obviously, he had begun to accept Char as his comrade-in-arms.
"When you become a sergeant, you are considered a 'main soldier'! Generally speaking, in the army, private soldiers can only serve as auxiliary soldiers, and only when they become main soldiers can they serve as real soldiers. We are a cavalry unit here. The requirements of the main soldier are much stricter than that of the infantry regiment. You can now receive two warhorses, both of which are your mounts, as well as your cavalry equipment, armor, shields, spears…”
Speaking of this, Kevin suddenly stopped and patted his head: "Ah! I almost forgot an important thing."
"What?" Xia Ya was a little puzzled.
"Your squire!" Kevin smiled: "You are a formal cavalry now, a formal cavalry will be equipped with squires, and as a general's personal guard, we have a special treatment, we can One-to-one with a squire. If it is in the flag regiment below, several cavalry will share one squire."
"Retainer? What's that for?" Xia obviously had limited understanding of the details of this kind of army.
Kevin frowned: "You guy can even read military maps, but you don't know this?"
He explained patiently: "Look at me, my current military rank is a cavalry commander. I have three war horses, two sets of standing equipment, weapons, shields, uniforms... In this case, someone has to take care of my war horses, Feeding the horses, cleaning the horses, and wiping the armor and weapons... These chores have to be done by someone? Of course I can't do these things by myself, otherwise, just taking care of the three war horses, I don't have to do other things every day. ."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "The squire is your entourage. You are in charge of the war... Everything else is left to the squire. Even if you are injured, the squire is responsible for taking care of you."
As he said that, he patted Xi Ya, then walked forward, and said loudly as he walked: "Let's go, I'll take you to the civilian husband's camp first, and choose a suitable candidate - let me explain first, according to the tradition of our Byzantine army, You need to pay for the squire of the cavalry yourself! Anyway, your military salary is not too low, and you can fully afford to hire a squire."
Speaking of this, Xia Ya suddenly remembered an important thing, and he strode to catch up with Kevin: "Hey! What's my current military salary—er, where can I get it?"