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Chen Jun carefully held his breath, holding a heavy training sword in both hands, and he stepped forward in a lunge. He squatted slightly and moved the center of gravity to the bottom. Oppo from Chen Jun Bald Otto held a pointed shield in his left hand and held a wooden sword in his right hand.

"Drink." Chen Jun shouted loudly, and took the initiative to attack Otto quickly, stabbing bald Otto with the advantage of the length of the heavy sword in his hand. Bald Otto hurriedly used a shield to block it, and Chen Jun quickly turned into a stab.

"Yeah." Bald Otto's face changed and he quickly took a few steps back and adjusted his defense.

"Otto, defense alone can't hit me." Chen Jun said to bald Otto, and Otto shook the wooden sword in his hand and lowered his body.

"Sir, you are ready." Bald Otto used his shield to defend, and the wooden sword stabbed accurately. He knew that the heavy sword was larger than the wooden sword in his hand in both length and weight. If it was hit, it would be miserable. He wisely approached Chen Jun, intending to eliminate this gap at close range.

"You are very smart." Chen Jun used a heavy sword to knock down the wooden sword that attacked his chest, and then chopped it down from above. Bald Otto used the wooden sword to block the attack horizontally, but the weight of the sword almost made him unable to bear it.

This kind of combat skill of attacking from above and defending from below was learned by Chen Jun when fighting with the Baron's adjutant. Although Chen Jun lost his divine power, his comprehension was still so keen, but because he didn't need it when he had divine power in the past, he now appeared instead.

The two sides were back and forth on the training ground, and the wonderful confrontation made the Castle Sergeant and Mag on the training ground stunned. Soon Chen Jun knocked the sword in the bald Otto's hand and won the victory.

"Sir, you are such a fighting genius." Bald Otto said in admiration. The young servant William handed the linen to wipe the sweat on the two. Chen Jun wiped the sweat while recalling the movements during the fight. His hard practice every day made him very flexible and proficient in the application of various weapons.

"How many soldiers have we recruited today?" Chen Jun asked Bald Otto. Since defeating the Baron, farmers from the surrounding territories have come to surrender one after another. Mark's formerly sparse population has now reached more than 200 people, and there are more than 60 young and strong laborers.

"Thirty-five people, sir."

"Part all of these people into the spear team, and let Mag and the others be responsible for training these people."

"Yes, but those farmers who defect to you are better off being cautious, sir." Bald Otto was of course happy with the population growth in the territory, but was also very worried, because these people are likely to be fugitives in the surrounding territory, and taking them in will cause unnecessary trouble.

"What's wrong?" Chen Jun asked in confusion.

"It's nothing for those farmers to leave their villages. I'm just worried that the captive owners of those villages will be unhappy." Bald Otto said helplessly. After all, in the feudal era, land was a symbol of all wealth, but the land must be cultivated. The farmers must escape or reduce it, which means the shrinking of wealth. At first, the noble knights who stayed in the city or fought everywhere would not care, but it would cause trouble in the long run.

"Well, you are right. Stop taking in those people for the time being. If you really don't want to leave, set up a gathering place on the border and let them stay there first." Chen Jun knew that these nobles were intricate, and it was not the time to blame them.

"Sir, wise."

“Have all the items in our warehouse been sorted out?”

"It's sorted out, are you really going to Han Ruowei in person?" Bald Otto asked curiously. On the one hand, Chen Jun wanted to exchange the seized spoils for money and plowing oxen, and on the other hand, he wanted to see if he could find someone to hire him. Now his territory is consumed too much money, and it is a bit stretched to restore territory construction alone.

"Yes, I have to go there. I heard that Han Ruowei is a big city, so I want to see it."

"Then I'll go with you." Bald Otto said.

"No, the defense of the territory cannot be separated from you. I will let Mag and the spear team go with me." Chen Jun patted the bald Alto's shoulder and said.

"That sir, I wish you peace."

At dusk, Chen Jun came to Marty's grave alone. This was a lonely small tomb in the clearing ground in the forest. There was a cross on the grave. Chen Jun held a bouquet of wild flowers in the forest in his hand. He gently placed the flowers in front of the grave and reached out to take out the crystal neck pendant on his neck. While stroking the neck pendant, he recalled every bit of it with Marty.

"Sir." Suddenly, a slightly hoarse voice came from behind. Chen Jun turned around and saw that it was Marty's father.

"Hello, Fred."

"Have Marty gave you this pendant?" Fred said, looking at the crystal pendant in Chen Jun's hand. Chen Jun was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

"yes."

"She loves you very much." Fred looked at his daughter's grave, "That pendant is something that the Carl family has passed down for hundreds of years. I hope you can cherish it."

"Of course." Chen Jun answered quickly, and Fred turned around and left without saying anything, as if he was just to say this to Chen Jun.

A few days later, a team of carriages were ready to go in the castle. Chen Jun was wearing black armor and rode on the horse. Beside him was a team of fifty-person spearmen. These spearmen were wearing leather armor or mail, and were full of energy. They resisted the spears on their shoulders and lined up in an orderly manner. One person in front of the team was holding Chen Jun's flag.

This triangular flag was designed by Chen Jun himself. The middle is white, the upper and lower ends are black, and the white background is a black eagle on the front, which looks very majestic. Only Chen Jun knows that this is the Empire Eagle of the German Empire. Of course, Chen Jun dares not call it the Empire Eagle now, so he can only win the favor and call it the Warrior Eagle Flag.

"Soldiers walked." Mag ordered the spear quadron to move. A drummer in front of the left side beat the drum vigorously and rhythmically. With the sound of drums, the soldiers in the square formation advanced at the rhythm. In the center of the square formation, there were five crossbowmen providing long-range strikes for the square formation.

"It's a pity that there are too few cavalry." Chen Jun sighed at the square formation he was training. Only when the infantry and cavalry were combined in a long range can it be called a perfect battle formation.

The horse team followed closely behind, with the carriage containing the trophy to be sold, as well as food and water provided to the soldiers. In addition to some fruits that are usually eaten, there is also the bacon specially made by Chen Jun. These bacons are pieced together with wooden boards to form a confined space, and then the pine branches are placed underneath and smoked with fire.

This method was learned by Chen Jun from Sichuan people downstairs. When Sichuan people made bacon, the greedy people rushed to buy it. These bacons are not only beautiful, but also easy to preserve and not easy to rot. They are an indispensable item during the march.

When the soldiers ate this bacon once, what Chen Jun did not expect was that the soldiers expressed their absolute loyalty to them. These people joined the army to fight just to fill their stomachs. Now they can not only eat enough but also eat better than the nobles. They are unwilling to serve such a generous lord.

The high morale made them grit their teeth and hold on to the training they faced. Soon the recruits integrated into Mag and their team, which made Chen Jun research the recipes recently.

A group of prisoners were tied up with ropes behind the horse team. Because there were fewer soldiers in the castle. In view of the safety of the castle, Chen Jun was worried that these prisoners would be restless, so he simply tied up half of the prisoners to send them to Han Ruowei as slaves to sell. Anyway, the territory was almost built, so he could buy more things from the money he sold.

The team drove out of the territory in a vast way. Unlike the caravan, Chen Jun's team did not need to tax any territory. After all, the noble bloodline was still very useful. As long as they were not in a hostile state with the local lords, the guards dared not stop them. They were just on alert.

"That's great. I'll just buy some goods from Han Ruowei and sell them everywhere. The price will definitely be cheaper than others." Chen Jun keenly saw the profits and made up his mind to work with Ruowei to make money when he arrived at Han Ruowei.

"Stop, stop." Just as Chen Jun was still thinking about how to make money, suddenly when he was passing through a forest, a tree was crossing the road on the muddy road, and two people wearing animal hair exposed clothes and stubborn faces were blocked.

"What do you want to do?" Mag stepped forward and questioned.

"I saw that you brought too many things. Can you share some for us?" The two of them said with a smile on their faces. Chen Jun was angry that he met the Green Forest hero.

"What do you want? I only have a sword in my hand that can give you. How about inserting it into your stomach?" Chen Junce immediately rushed forward to the two robbers. When the robber saw it, he quickly turned around and ran away.

"Sir, let's go chase." Mag saw the escaped robbers and was eager to catch up with these bold guys.

"No, wait." Chen Jun felt something was wrong. There must be a reason for the two of them to rob the horse team that had so many of them.

Sure enough, dozens of people flashed out from the forests on both sides. They held bows and arrows in hand, and the soldiers in the cavalry were a little panicked. The new recruits among them didn't know what to do, while the veterans were much calmer.

"The soldiers in the square formation protected the convoy, and the crossbowmen fought back." Chen Jun ordered loudly, and the sound of drums sounded in the formation under Chen Jun's order. The soldiers protected the convoy with long spears. The crossbowmen used their feet to drive the crossbow and arrows, and then aimed at the robbers in the forest to shoot out.

"Sir, I'll take some veterans in and kill those robbers." Mag suggested, Chen Jun nodded and then pulled out his sword and rushed into the forest. Mag and several veterans followed closely behind.
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