Alfonso and Deferio went to the military zone were the Spartans train every day. By now, the Spartans were, more or less, sixty men."For now, we will have an elite of fifty, but the plan is to have one hundred, not all people has the same capabilities are not all of them can adapt to the style of the Spartans, so I will use another methods to form another kind of group, in the militia there are two princ.i.p.al types of units, infantry and cavalry, for now, the Spartans are just the core of our infantry, for long range attacks, we have the Okenano"s daughters, however, the problem of numbers is still there, there are too little, not to mention, we don"t have cavalry, there would be a time that we won"t be able to fight in our home, at that time, we won"t have the geographical advance and we would only depend in our militia, that will we our doom if we don"t do something " Said Alfonso.
"I understand, your highness" Said Deferio.
When they arrived at the training zone, the soldiers looked at Alfonso and they salute with respect, Alfonso saw the big changes in these soldiers compared to the first time he saw them, determination and pride were the things that Alfonso saw in their eyes, he felt rea.s.sure with their att.i.tude.
"My soldiers, I am glad and happy that you haven"t disappoint me I can see in your faces that you have been training with diligence, I have an important announcement so listen carefully, in two weeks, some new soldiers from Tulip will come here to enlist in our militia, so, I will prepare a new unit, this new unit will have different roles and positions in our formation, they won"t be Spartans but something different but, at the same time, with the same value, so I will conduct a small test for all the people present here, I will select twenty of you to be part of this new unit, they will have a different training plan as well as they wont be in charge of Deferio, they will have another leader that I will select, this new leader will have the same position as Deferio and will only report back to me or the one that I put in charge, Anyone has any questions?" Said Alfonso.
"YES, YOUR HIGHNESS!" Said all the group in unison.
They had engraved in their hearts a word that every wants in his or her people and that word is loyalty, the Spartans were clear that they survive the horde and changed their life because of this new lord of theirs, who, despite everything, never gave up on this town, never did he Abaddon his people and turn the tides against an impossible opponent, for that, the Spartans were one hundred percent loyal to Alfonso, in fact, if Alfonso by any chance told them to throw their life to save him, there wont be a single person in the squad that will hesitate.
"If his highness said it, then he is right, there is no need for questions" This was the thought on everyone"s mind.
"Good! Then lets start, I want you to do these series of exercises in the less time possible, however, you must do it a its perfection, don"t sacrifice efficiency for time, understood?" Said Alfonso.
""AS OUR LORD WANTS!"" Said the soldiers.
"Begin!"
Alfonso shouted and pa.s.s a paper with the instructions to Deferio, every soldier did a series of routines while Alfonso and Deferio looked with detail, Alfonso wasn"t exactly a professional trainer nor he was a soldier, however, he didn"t need too, why? Because Deferio was at his side.
"I will try to do my own deductions based on what I see, but the one who will give me the real feedback would be Deferio" Though Alfonso.
"Deferio, look with detail, I will ask you questions, and you must answer according to my standards" Said Alfonso
"I will not disappoint my lord" Said Deferio with seriousness.
Alfonso also looked and tried to be aware of every detail that he could perceive, at the same time, he tried to remember strategies and formations and separate them in categories.
"I will select this one, for now, is the most acceptable one for our weaknesses" Though Alfonso.
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"What is your name?" Asked Alfonso.
In front of him, a young man with black hair and white skin was standing with respect, the training ended, and Alfonso selected twenty men, he talked with Deferio and, after listening to his observations, he selected this young man as the leader, as for why? It was because of his performance.
"MY LORD! MY NAME IS CESAR! ITS MY HONOR TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE!" Said Cesar.
"Cesar, for now one you will be the new leader of my new unit, from now on, you and your unit will train in a separate terrain, you will come with me and attend a three days studying session where I will give you the tactics and the training that you will need, I won"t have the time to give you like I did with the Spartans so I will trust in you to make this work, understood?"
""YES, MY LORD!"" Shouted the twenty men.
"Good, prepare yourself and come tomorrow and the manor in the afternoon, today you will train with the Spartans for the last day" Said Alfonso.
"My lord, what will be the name of our unit?" Asked Gustav.
Alfonso made a small smile.
"I will tell you that later, Deferio you don"t need to send me back I have things to do in the manor" Said Alfonso.
"Have a good day, my lord" Said Deferio.
Alfonso was walking in the snow while thinking.
"Cesar, huh? What a fitting name indeed"
Alfonso made a small and yet cold smile.
"It"s time for this world to see the formations and strategies of the most dangerous empire in my world"
"The Roman Empire!"