I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 173 Join

"Tasli, do you know what your main task here is?" Alpha left Tasli and a group of cadres behind.

"Captain Apollo, isn't our mission to support Rimuru's revolutionary army and protect the people around us?" Tasri's combat capability is very strong, and her command ability is much stronger than Rowling's, but she is not as good as Rowling in terms of being a human being and understanding. After all, no one is perfect.

"No, our focus is not Rimuru, at least not in the short term. You are only responsible for monitoring Rimuru's situation. Even if Rimuru can't hold on and comes for help, you can't help them defend the city. If it really comes to that time, you can use the advantages of the cavalry to carry out harassment attacks on the periphery. Don't use the cavalry as infantry." Tasli is very skilled in this area, and Alpha also believes in her ability, but she is sometimes a little too soft-hearted and not cruel enough.

"Okay, I get it, so what is our core?"

"Our core is Phils, the Phils of the Kingdom of Portos." Alpha pointed to the city of Phils on the map. It was like a nail stuck in Alpha's territory, making Alpha feel like it had something stuck in his throat and he had to get rid of it. The two sides also had grievances.

"I've asked Rowling to find a way to negotiate with Fields. If they know what's good for them, I can exchange them for an iron mine. If they don't, we'll have no choice but to fight. Then you and Rowling will attack together. This will be your core task for the next month." This is the problem that Alpha needs to solve most.

"Okay, I understand." Knowing Alpha's purpose, Tasli can execute the mission perfectly. Tasli is an excellent battlefield commander and executor, but she is weak in overall control.

"Captain Apollo, how do we settle these hired civilians? What if they cause trouble out of idleness?" Liv is now a late-stage supervisor under Alpha. Although she will soon go with Alpha to handle family affairs, she will definitely come back later.

"Wide the passage through Mount Tagula at least twice as wide, and at the same time strengthen the defenses of the mountain roads on both sides." Alpha said while looking at the map.

Although there are many passages at the border between the two countries, most of them are blocked by the Tagula Mountain. If you take the Tagula Mountain passage, you can reach it in two days, but if you bypass the Tagula Mountain, it will take at least one more week. Therefore, it is best to control this passage in your own hands.

"Leave the matters of the laborers to Burt. Remember to ensure their personal safety." In fact, Burt is more suitable to be a contractor. The members of the United Mercenary Corps were originally a group of farmers and herdsmen who could not make a living.

"Okay, leave it to me." Compared to fighting in wars, Burt prefers engineering.

"Captain Apollo, Captain Lotus of the Jiuyuan Mercenary Group wants to see you." The signalman brought the message.

"Okay." Alpha made the final arrangements after arranging everything: "Unless Rimuru requests support, we are only responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance. If the enemy makes any big moves, remember to notify Rimuru and don't let him be ambushed."

"Yes, we guarantee to complete the mission." Everyone stood up in unison and swore loudly.

Captain Alpha put down the map in his hand, stood up and walked to the other side of the meeting room, and called Tasli, Liv and Burt. The three looked at each other and followed Captain Alpha into the meeting room.

"Lotus, why are you so anxious to see me? What's the matter?" asked the leader of Alpha. In fact, Alpha had already anticipated Lotus's arrival, but it was not accurate enough.

"Master Apollo, you are so smart, you must know why I am here, right? Please don't make fun of me." Lotus smiled awkwardly. After all, this matter was not a glorious one.

"But Captain Lotus, have you discussed everything now?" Captain Alpha knew the complexity of the Jiuyuan Mercenary Group. The United Mercenary Group was a group of farmers, the Black Dragon Mercenary Group was a group of cannibals, and Jiuyuan was a mixed bag with all kinds of people.

"That's enough. Those who should leave have left, and the rest are willing to stay." Lotus was unable to satisfy everyone and could only let those unruly mercenaries find their own way out.

"Hasn't anyone suggested that they be hired by the Revolutionary Army like the Black Dragon Mercenaries?" The Black Dragon Mercenaries are now in Rimuru, and I heard that they are doing very well.

"Rimuru's current situation is unclear, so we'd better not join in the fun." There are also many people in the Jiuyuan Mercenary Group who want to go to Rimuru to live out the days, but Lotus saw that Alpha didn't want to go, so he wouldn't go either.

"Rimuru is about to face a decisive battle. It may be difficult to get out by then." Captain Alpha reminded, "It's not just the enemy that won't let us out. I'm afraid the Revolutionary Army won't let the mercenaries out either."

"Can't the Revolutionary Army defend Rimuru?" Lotus was a little surprised.

"If we can hold it, Captain Lotus won't come to me." Alpha pretended to be deep and said, "But everything depends on human efforts. It all depends on what Rimuru chooses."

"Captain Apollo, do you think the Revolutionary Army can be saved?" Lotus was not opposed to the Revolutionary Army. If the Revolutionary Army could hold on, it would be a good thing for the lower-class people. After all, everyone chose to become a mercenary to survive, and a life on the edge of a knife was not safe.

"It depends on their luck." Alpha didn't want to go into the topic any further.

"But Captain Lotus, you have to think carefully. I have removed Captain Burt from his position as captain." Alpha kept Burt here for Lotus to see, so that he would give up. Of course, it would be better if he could stay.

"Captain Lotus, I have just been removed from my position as captain by Alpha. Now I am leading everyone to work on the project as before." Burt smiled. Although the work was the same as before, he did not have to worry about wages now. In the past, he often could not get back the wages for projects.

"This is called making the best use of everything and everyone. I am willing to stay. Please, Captain Apollo, take us in. We are willing to join the Sky Knights." Seeing Apollo's behavior, Lotus, who was originally hesitant, made up his mind.

In fact, Lotus and Burt already knew each other. Lotus also knew Burt's character and knew that he was not suitable to be a mercenary. One could tell from the missions accepted by the United Mercenary Corps. They were basically tasks of helping people build and transport supplies. The pay was low, the work was heavy, and it was tiring.

“But let me make it clear in advance that you will be treated the same as the United Mercenaries. I will not cancel your numbers. You will only be a subordinate mercenary group of the Sky Mercenaries, and all your treatment will be the same as the United Mercenaries.

You will be qualified to be a member of the United Mercenary Group. But don't think you can sit back and relax, this is just the first step to becoming a qualified mercenary.

Next, you need to accept our training. The training content includes mercenary skills, tactical training, combat skills and other aspects. Only if you perform well in the training can you be qualified for promotion. "Alpha said to the mercenaries in the audience.

The United Mercenary Corps divides mercenaries into five levels. Generally speaking, normal mercenaries belong to level three, but no one in the United Mercenary Corps has reached level three yet, and there are only about a hundred people at level two. Level three and above are special forces, and they either transfer to become captains or are promoted to special forces, and of course their wages will also increase accordingly.

"Okay, I'll obey your management." Lotus certainly knew the treatment and standards of the Sky Mercenaries. The quality of the Jiuyuan Mercenaries was much better than that of the United Mercenaries, and he believed that they would be able to catch up with the training plan soon.

"Okay, from now on you will belong to the Sky Mercenary Corps and obey the orders of Captain Tasli directly. You guys go down, and Burt will take Lotus to visit the corps." Alpha kept Tasli and Liv.

"Tasli, when the Jiuyuan Mercenary Group joins, you have to train them well. The personnel here are complicated and need to be carefully selected. After screening, organize a mercenary company of one hundred to two hundred people and let Lotus take them away to blend into Fields. It will be an insurance if they end up on the battlefield." Alpha was already considering Fields. After all, the walls of Fields were strong and the personnel were sufficient, and a direct attack would cause great losses.

"Okay, leave this to me."

"Captain Apollo, there is a new situation." Monkey ran in hurriedly and said.

"Sorry, Captain." Monkey, the leader of the reconnaissance team, answered, "It's a bit urgent. We just received an urgent intelligence report that a mercenary group called 'Canyon' is heading to our location. Their leader is called Drucker, a cruel and dangerous man. The mercenary group he led has attacked many strongholds and killed many mercenaries. Now, we found that they are heading in our direction and are expected to arrive tomorrow."

"We must formulate an effective battle plan before they arrive." Tasli made a quick decision.

"That's great. Can we analyze the situation of the Canyon Mercenary Group first?" Alpha advised.

"According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Canyon Mercenary Group has 1000 people, including 300 in the main group, mostly intermediate mercenaries and junior fighters. Their weapons and equipment are relatively ordinary, but their leader Drucker is a high-level fighter with strong strength and needs to be small." Monkey reported based on the summarized information.

"Rimuru has just been occupied, why did they suddenly turn around and attack our stronghold? The timing is wrong." Alpha thought.

"I'm afraid the nobles have already started to act in order to block the enemy's retreat route from Rimuru City." Alpha was shocked.

"We may have to take some measures to weaken their strength." Alpha looked at Tasli.

"We can set up traps on the road they must take!" Tasili shouted, "Unite the mercenary brothers and follow me to set up the traps."

Alpha and deputy leader Tasli agreed on a clever plan. The next day, the Sky Mercenaries and the United Mercenaries were ready to fight against the Canyon Mercenaries.

When the Canyon Mercenaries stepped into the trap, Tasli ordered a general attack. In an instant, the archers and slingers of the United Mercenaries fired thousands of arrows and rained stones, which routed the Canyon Mercenaries and caused them to flee in all directions, and eventually the entire army was annihilated.

Tasili captured Drucker and learned that the situation was almost the same as Alpha's speculation, and the enemy had already begun to deploy. So Tasili took advantage of the situation and pretended to be a canyon mercenary group stationed here.

All of this matter was handed over to Tasli to handle. Alpha left Gus's heavy cavalry behind and sent the black-armored dragon cavalry captain Gun to the imperial capital to meet him.

Three days later, Alpha led Liv, Monkey, Darwin, Ito Mii and more than 30 other knights on a journey south.