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n“Form up, charge over, and then… capture and kill.”

nPhilip thought for a moment and replied hesitantly.

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nMonn’s expression was calm, but he was a little surprised.

nThere were all kinds of battle formations and art of war in his previous life!

nMoreover, the art of war and battle formations were discovered in the era of cold weapons!

nHaving a flexible and efficient battle formation allowed the same number of soldiers to unleash their combat strength, and the gap between opponents would increase by more than ten times!

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nAnd for commanders, whether they understood the tactics or not.

nIt would almost directly determine the direction and even the outcome of the war!

nIn this era… didn’t these things exist?

nMonn still asked after thinking for a moment.

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n“Do you usually have a combination of knights? Are there any changes in the battle formations?”

nPhilip was even more confused.

nWhat was that Cardinal Monn talking about?

nThey were knights with strong individual combat strength!

nAn ordinary attack would be many times more powerful than the formation of ordinary soldiers!

nWhat formation did they need with such strength?

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nThe Holy Knights would fight in small groups even when they were out to hunt dark creatures, especially when they did not usually have large-scale wars.

nWhat kind of formation was needed under such circumstances?

n“Cardinal Monn, the knights are powerful beings. They don’t need the formations you mentioned!”

nPhilip shook his head and replied.

nHe was a little apprehensive in his heart.

nCardinal Monn… could he be an amateur?

nEveryone knew that the most feared thing when leading troops in battle was an amateur commanding an expert!

nHowever, the highest commander of the Holy Knights had already become Monn with Andrew’s handwritten letter.

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nPhilip could not say it out loud even if he had any dissatisfaction!

nMonn was somewhat shocked after listening to his words.

nHe finally understood that this era was not without formations.

nIt was because the Holy Knights did not have formations!

nThey thought that they were powerful and disdained to use any military tactics or battle formations!

nMonn sighed slightly upon thinking of that.

nToo ignorant!

nBe it large-scale battles, small-scale battles, or even small-scale battles.

nA good array formation would be able to play a huge role!

nThe most famous battle formations in his previous life.

nFor example, the Three Talents Formation, the Six Alpha and Six Beta Formation, the Big Dipper Formation, and so on.

nThey were all the essence of battle formations that had been tested countless times!

nMonn was an author of web novels in his previous life. He had done a detailed understanding of these battle formations!

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nNow, it was just the right time to use them.

n“There’s no time to lose.” Monn thought for a moment and said directly.

n“Philip, gather all the Holy Knights and gather at the drill ground!”

nMilitary orders were orders that not to be questioned. Philip did not ask anything more. He immediately saluted and turned to leave.

nTen minutes later.

nMonn came to the high platform of the military parade and looked at the drill ground, where soldiers were gradually gathering loosely.

nThere was no strict military discipline in that era!

nThe Holy Knights were not trained from some military academy since they were young.

nThey joined the Holy Knights because they already had a certain level of strength or because some of them had a hard life could not live on!

nAlthough they would also go through some steps such as swearing an oath.

nBut to be honest, if these Holy Knights were said to have strong faith in the Orthodox Church…

nPerhaps even Pope Andrew did not believe it!

nBut everyone was like that in that era.

nEven the Kingdom of Kate’s army was the same.

nMost of the warriors had joined the army because they were told to or because they have nothing to eat, so they were forced to join the army!

nThe military discipline was lax, and all kinds of bad habits were serious in the army!

nAnd that era was an era where military force was respected!

nTherefore, people did not care too much about the mental state of the soldiers at the bottom level.

nAnyway, the main force would always be those powerful and powerless experts when they were on the battlefield!

nThe outcome of a war, or even most of the time, depended on the confrontation between the commanders!

nAlthough the Holy Knights were individually strong, they were still similar to ordinary soldiers.

nEveryone fought alone on the battlefield, except when they were surrounded by dark creatures in the dark calamity.

nIt was the commander who pointed out where everyone would charge in ordinary battle!

nThe army would immediately disarm and surrender if the commander died in the battle!

nThey might not surrender while facing the dark creature, but they would run away!

nSuch unorganized and undisciplined mentality could be seen from the speed at which the soldiers gathered!

nFifteen minutes had passed since Andrew gave the order.

nNot even 3,000 people had gathered on the drill ground!

nMany knights who were scattered from afar had not even put on their battle armors properly.

nMonn also saw a few knights who were eating bread while laughing!

nHis face turned gloomy.

nSuch an army might not be able to achieve much on the battlefield when they had the advantage!

nNot to mention, it might be the one who was at a disadvantage this time?

nSince Monn had already promised Pope Andrew, it was his job to lead the Holy Knights well and win that war!

nNot only that Monn would feel bad if he could not complete it well.

nThe Clock-In and Out 9-to-5 from Work System would not allow it either!

nOnly by working hard could he clock in and out!

n“Go and call Philip over.”

nMonn ordered a knight who had been standing beside him.

nThe knight quickly ran away after receiving the order.

nPhilip ran over from afar five minutes later.

n“Cardinal Monn, you called for me?”

nMonn nodded, his expression gloomy as he spoke in a deep voice.

n“Holy Knights, has it always been like this?”

nPhilip looked at the drill ground, his face full of confusion.

n“What… like that?”

n“I’ve already given the order to assemble 20 minutes ago. These warriors haven’t finished assembling yet! The opportunity to fight would be fleeting if this were on the battlefield. Don’t tell me that we should bear the loss of a battle just because they assembled slowly?”

n“But everyone is like this…”

nPhilip scratched his head, somewhat unable to understand.

nNot to mention these individual strengths, everyone had their pride of Holy Knights in their hearts.

nA gathering involving close to 30,000 warriors would at least take more than an hour, even among the ordinary warriors of those kingdoms!

nWas there a problem with that?

nMonn took a deep breath. He could not express the anger in him.

n“Now, Philip, I need you to use the fastest method to tell all the knights that I will kill one out of twenty of them if they don’t arrive at the drill ground in ten minutes and gather in an orderly manner.”

nMonn’s voice was cold and stern!

nPhilip was shocked!

n“No, Cardinal Monn! We can’t do this!”

n“These knights are all loyal believers of the Orthodox Church. How can we kill them at will?”

nMonn was too lazy to explain to him.

nHe turned around, and the holy power in his body rose.

n“Philip, are you going to disobey the military order?”

nChill ran down Philip’s whole body, even if Monn only looked at him with words that did not seem to be threatening with the support of the Holy Rank’s power.

nPhilip immediately recalled what happened a day ago upon looking at Monn’s expression!

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