Glancing at Aggravain and seeing him nodding in affirmation, Arthur smiled.
He said to several knights around him: "Victory is definitely in our hands. All that needs to be done is to minimize the casualties of the soldiers. Gentlemen, while gaining glory, please don't forget your own responsibility."
"Yes!"
After receiving the answer, Arthur looked at the soldiers behind him.
There were about 4,000 in number, and they seemed a bit fragile in front of 10,000 enemies.
However, there was no despair on the faces of the soldiers. Instead, they looked murderous, as if they couldn't wait to make achievements. Yes, people in this era value glory, and the fastest way to obtain glory is to kill enemies on the battlefield. Only in this way can you prove your bravery.
Those are things that Arthur doesn't understand, but they are real.
If you are curious, can the glory really make you stronger and allow you to survive?
Whether they are soldiers or knights, they will answer firmly - yes!
And now, following the incarnation of the Red Dragon and becoming a part of the legend of defeating the White Dragon, what's the point of failure? If this is not glory, what else can it be?
Therefore, these soldiers have long forgotten life and death.
Arthur was quite helpless about this.
He was very afraid of these guys. He went all out and killed the enemy until he got carried away. In the end, he lost his life. That was not worth it.
You know, Camelot's population is not large, and in Arthur's eyes, population is not a drag, but real productivity. If you want to develop, you cannot do without population. Every one of them is very precious.
But in the current situation, telling knights and soldiers to cherish their lives would easily demoralize them and should never be done.
It's not that there are no ways to protect soldiers.
Such as battle formations and weapons.
But these all take time.
A real army requires the cultivation of tacit understanding among soldiers, the most basic uniformity, and the execution of orders and prohibitions. Soldiers cannot do this. Not to mention the various battle formations that require extremely high coordination, the current Camelot is simply incapable of forming them.
As for weapons, there are many varieties.
For example, weapons can be upgraded, and magic can be added to make them into rituals. In Arthur's vision, standard magic ritual weapons will be mass-produced in the future.
Of course, those are still far away.
Speaking more recently, the diversity of weapons.
Most of the weapons of this era were knight swords, knight spears, spears, battle flags, etc. Even bows and arrows were rare.
Most importantly, the shield.
Yes, not many people in Camelot wear shields at all, thinking that kind of armor is a sign of cowardice. Soldiers have no financial resources, and knights disdain them. In this way, the shield became something that everyone despised. However, that is exactly what constitutes the soul of the battle formation, and is the key to large-scale suppression.
Even in some wars, shields are more important than conventional weapons.
Because swords can curl their blades, various problems may occur if they are not properly maintained, but shields cannot. It will always be a partner you can rely on to protect your companions and yourself. Whether used for defense or attack, it can have quite good effects.
However, the Camelot army did not.
No!
When he first learned about this, Arthur was heartbroken.
Without this thing, how can we resist the enemy's charge?
Are you risking your life?
"War is too deformed in this era."
Not just weapons, but traditions.
The British tradition is basically head-to-head combat, with one group of soldiers charging against another group of soldiers and then fighting. There is no strategy or plot, which side is braver, which side has better equipment, and which side wins easily.
Except for siege battles where there are some cases where a small number wins a large number, the others basically win with a large number of people.
There are no such things as strategies, but most of them only target individuals or small teams.
There are no night attacks, fire attacks, floods, etc.
It's so stupid!
So...
"Just today, let me correct your understanding of war." Arthur murmured softly.
Immediately, he raised the sword of choice high.
Although the [Pseudo-Red Dragon Factor] and cool special effects have been lost, the power of speech is no worse than the special effects caused by magic.
"Gentlemen! War is coming!"
A word spread throughout the team behind him.
"Behind us is a country that must be protected. Some people say that the walls of Camelot are indestructible. As long as the walls do not collapse, Camelot will not be captured. Now please tell me, what is that wall protecting? Are you all weak people who can only be slaughtered after leaving the city wall?"
"Absolutely not! The bravery of Camelot's soldiers spread throughout the British Isles ten years ago. Before the arrival of the Saxons, other countries were afraid of our cavalry. Since when did we need to rely on the protection of the city walls? "
"The walls of Camelot protect our citizens and the powerless. And we, proudly raising our weapons, are the strong and the ones who protect the weak. Come on, if you are awake, declare to me, the city walls of Camelot were never made of dead stones!"
"We are the walls of Camelot, before and now! Behind us are our wives, children, parents, friends, and all the people we care about who need to be protected, so our protection is unbreakable! With the sword in our hands, we The glory we defend is made up of our flesh and blood, and it is known as the most indestructible wall in the world!"
"Ten years ago, the late king was defeated. People thought that Camelot was in decline from that moment on. They said that we were afraid and did not have the courage to face the enemy again. That was our shame. In this case, gentlemen, at this moment we The opportunity has come, let us use the sword in our hands to tell the world that we have never been afraid, Camelot is still strong!"
"Oh!!!"
"Oh!!!"
"Oh!!!"
"Oh!!!"
"Oh!!!"
Morale was at its peak, and everyone was excited.
No longer just out of the yearning for glory, people were mobilized to refuse to admit defeat and the shame that had been suppressed for ten years.
Now it exploded in one breath, and the momentum became one, making the originally confident Saxon army become cautious and even panicked.
"This is the real unparalleled army." Lancelot looked at this scene excitedly.
"Ah, the king's figure is full of brilliance. As long as anyone looks at the king's figure, everyone will surrender, and we will be invincible!" Gawain tightly held the sword in his hand, subconsciously tensing his muscles in excitement, It made the war horse under his crotch moan in pain.
Only Aggravain remained calm.
The dark knight stared at Arthur from beginning to end, his heart filled with contentment and satisfaction.
Putting one's own safety first, he will not lose his composure because of the emergency, nor will he forget about the inevitable victory. He does not care about glory or means, and he will never stop once his eyes are set on the target.
In history, he might be a tyrant or a faint king who has been criticized a lot, but in the eyes of Aggravain, this is the most perfect incarnation, the only person who can make Camelot prosper.