Chapter 82 Promoting to an officer on the frontline (2/2)

Pointing at the garrison officer, Shaar said with a loud voice: “Eh……Slate? Yes, your name was Slate, right?”

The garrison officer smiled and nod.

“Very well! Slate, my friend, you are responsible for all of the wounded soldiers! Organize all soldiers in auxiliary barracks, as well as the logistic troops. Take at least a thousand men, and prepare them for the battle. Provide them with equipment for the fight, and increase their combat effectiveness as much as possible. Sarbar!”

Sarbar immediately straightened his back: “Here!”

“Sarbar, you are responsible for choosing a hundred men that can ride horses! If I remember correctly, there are more than hundred horses in the logistic camp, right?”

“Ah, if add the horses responsible for pulling the carts, there should be enough to scrape together two hundred of them.”

“Alright! Then you can add a bit more……You are responsible for selecting two hundred men! No matter if it’s for patrols or as combat strength during the attack, the cavalry is essential and we need as many as possible. Also, Kato! I know that you are injured, but I need you to temporarily take over control of the logistic battalion and the supplies for now! Your work will be burdensome, but I need you to settle all the wounded soldiers ……Also, organize the manpower to reinforce the fortification! See if the quartermaster has anything we can use, and take everything!”

Subsequently, Shaar immediately gave another five orders. Although it was his first time giving commands, and he was a bit nervous in his mind, he simply steeled his heart in the end. In any case, all these things were written in the books of the old man, and even his aura while giving these orders was extremely majestic.

Although the men here were not the combat troops, they were still all from the 13th Army and were highly disciplined. After receiving their orders, no one refuted them and immediately started to follow them.

Shaar grabbed Kato and whispered: “I will let you take care of this ass selling knight. Watch over him with care and don’t let him run away ……We can’t allow him to run right now. Once he runs away, perhaps our brothers of the 13th Army won’t be affected, but these routed troops will immediately fall into panic……”

Kato nodded and stared fiercely at Bonfret: “Relax, I will watch over Sir Knight tightly – like a kidnapper.”

The 13th Army was indeed worthy of being the iron army of the empire. Once they started to get into action, they immediately displayed their powerful efficiency.

In less than two hours, the statistical work was already completed.

From the soldiers that were left behind to protect the camp, to all those that were reassigned to various places, there were a total of 1500 combat soldiers, which included more than 200 archers. When Sarbar gathered all the horses from the logistics camp, he had collected about 300 horses. However, only one-third was genuine warhorses. Fighting cavalrymen were actually not that difficult, since the 13th Army was a cavalry unit. Even if they were auxiliary soldiers, their horse-riding skill was quite proficient, and Sarbar quickly collected more than 200 cavalrymen.

Kato took over the control of the military supplies and took all the reserve commodities from the warehouse. He unexpectedly found more than 300 sets of heavily armored infantry equipment, and 60 sets of heavily armored cavalry equipment. Without the slightest hesitations, Shaar ordered them to strip the armor off the heavy cavalry equipment, and use it as heavy infantry armor. With this, they reluctantly assembled 400 heavily armored infantrymen.

This approach gave Sarbar some doubts, since this sturdy fellow actually hoped to command a heavy armored cavalry unit, even if it was a trivial 60 riders. However, Shaar’s explanation immediately made Sarbar accept his decision.

“Although a heavy armored cavalry unit is powerful, if we can’t assemble a sufficient number ,and only have a dozens of riders, we will be unable to create an impact force during the charge. Therefore, we might as well not create one at all! It would be better for the infantry to wear heavy armors. After all, we only have a small amount of cavalrymen, and they will mainly be used to coordinate the search, and for harassment ……Wearing heavy armor will affect their mobility instead.”

After listened to the explanation, Sarbar immediately nodded in approval and simultaneously patted Kato while talking loudly with a smile: “You see, like I said! This kid really resembles Sylvia!”

“Shut up, you stupid giant! Did you forget the general’s order?!”

Shaar was suddenly stunned and looked at his two companions: “Hm ……it’s the second time I’ve heard this name Sylvia. The first time, l heard it when I was at the general’s side……Is that person also one who’s in the 13th Army? How come I haven’t seen that person yet?”

Both Sarbar and Kato looked at each other and immediately closed Shaar’s mouth at the same time as looking suspiciously around with their heads.

After waiting for a while, Kato turned his head and smiled bitterly while whispering: “This…it’s better that you don’t ask. Sylvia, this name, among us Praetorian Guards, it’s a taboo to mention it……The general doesn’t allow us to mention this name. Every time it’s mentioned, the general’s rage is brutal.”