When the Saintess Arrives, No King Exist-Chapter 879 - 830: Military Factions and Newly Arrived Supplies

"Since learning of the great victory at Marlenpo, Miss Jia Li has taken three days off..."

"But after returning to school, she became much more well-behaved, no longer late every day, and her moral conduct score quickly returned to above ninety..."

"Among the female classmates, she is becoming increasingly popular and has gained the support of many..."

Listening to the news brought by Boned from behind, Jeanne swung her gloves: "Jia Li can be well-behaved? She must be up to something..."

Brother, where did this Jia Li come from? Before, I couldn't even meet her, how did she end up going to school again?"

Horn, however, was scanning the battle report in front of him without raising his head: "She's been at Black Snake Bay all along, only recently did she come over."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Jeanne suspiciously circled in front of Horn, bending down to look at him, "And where did Moliat go?"

Despite his back being soaked with cold sweat, Horn kept his composure: "Recuperating, her injuries were not light."

"Recuperating? Then..."

Seeing Jeanne about to ask more, Horn immediately interrupted her: "How is the situation with officer appointments and promotions?"

Talking about business, Jeanne naturally became serious: "So far, all promotion and transfer work has been completed. Here is the roster, please have a look."

Jeanne extended her hand backward, and a confidential nun handed over the roster.

Picking up the roster, one could see the current number of troops and the status of officers under Horn's control.

After the Battle of Marlenpo, Dass advanced north, forcing the Leia Army into a strategic retreat, reclaiming a large number of lost territories and small fortresses.

However, after entering March, the offensive gradually paused.

War is not a game; there will always be casualties and a decline in morale.

Moreover, Raffel also dispatched decree brigades to attack in four directions.

This group of knights, known for their endurance, high mobility, and preference for small-scale skirmishes, caused significant losses at the front.

To restore organization, morale, personnel, and equipment, the original offensive had to be paused.

Taking advantage of this interval, several disordered battle groups were reorganized and restructured.

After several reorganizations and restructuring, there are currently six battle groups available for combat at the front under Horn's military system.

In terms of infantry, there are Mengse's Guard Battle Group, Victor's Black Crown Battle Group, André's Iron Fist Battle Group, Dass's Chongxin Battle Group (Mountain New Army), and Jeska's Wild Wolf Battle Group (Norn New Army).

These battle groups, some at full strength, some not, total around 23,000 people.

In the cavalry, there is also the Holy Grail Cavalry Corps led by Jeanne, totaling around 1,600 people.

The remaining troops include 8,000 Mountain Knight infantry and 5,000 cavalry, totaling around 13,000 people.

As for Rangers and Cuirassiers, there are 600 Rangers led by Grush and over 1,500 multifunctional Cuirassiers led by Mira.

Altogether, the Holy Alliance's frontline forces surprisingly reached a formidable 39,700 people.

Excluding the temporarily unable-to-fight Mountain Knights, Horn also has 26,700 frontline soldiers under his command.

These 26,700 people are composed of over 600 large and small officers, defined by the Holy Alliance as the leaders of at least fifty-person teams.

The addition of two new battle groups naturally left many officer positions vacant, drawing promotions from the Salvation Army's original two battle groups.

It wasn't that there were no military talents within the two battle groups, but rather that their talents did not meet the standards.

Both the Imperial Guard and Black Champion Army have literacy classes, and most soldiers without literacy credentials can't even become squad leaders.

For progress, the literacy rate within both battle groups skyrocketed to nearly fifty percent in four years.

Being able to read military orders and discipline, write simple battle reports, and understand tactical instructions.

This is Horn's requirement for the grassroots officers of the Holy Alliance, while bravery and intelligence are secondary.

The Wild Wolf Battle Group consists mostly of old soldier officers Jeska brought over from the Black Champion Army.

Meanwhile, the Chongxin Battle Group includes officers Dass brought over from the Imperial Guard.

Although both battle groups have distinct characteristics due to different compositions, they both have clear tendencies.

"Do we need to tackle these cliques within the army?"

Horn did not answer Boned's question but instead looked at Jeanne: "What do you think, Jeanne?"

Jeanne frowned, pondering for a moment: "The soldiers of the Salvation Army belong to the Salvation Army, not Jeska or Dass.

Unlike the knights and their attendants, there is no personal dependency between soldiers and officers.

Wherever there are people, factions are inevitable, even within a hundred-person team, there are several small groups.

Therefore, the cliques within the Holy Alliance Army are vastly different from traditional cliques and do not affect the battle itself.

Instead of deploying people to warn and knock on these groups, it's better to deploy more monks of the Holy Path to counter the outdated concept that soldiers are officers' attendants."

After listening to Jeanne, Horn couldn't help but stand up, reaching out to touch Jeanne's head: "You've grown up too, no longer the little girl."

"I'm also attending literacy classes and military school, aren't I?" Jeanne, although she moved Horn's hand away, sounded somewhat coquettish.

It has been four years, and she's been engaging with military affairs, surely, she couldn't stagnate like Horn's breathing technique?

Maybe it was a natural limitation, or perhaps Horn was too busy with his affairs, his breathing technique was still at the second level.

Originally, a lot of magical beast meat from Black Snake Bay was supposed to be his supply, but Horn sent it to feed the Holy Armor Forbidden Army and Holy Grail Gun Cavalry.

While the two were bantering, a secret monk quickly approached and whispered in Horn's ear.

"Monte Yac? Why is he following?"

......

At the dock of the Damp Dock, Horn, with a skin-deep smile, shook hands firmly with Monte Yac, who wore a sincere smile.

"His Holiness the Pope, I have come this time on the orders of His Highness Charles VIII to deliver aid materials." Saying this, Monte Yac handed over a list.

"Wasn't it supposed to be 100,000 gold pounds? Why are there an extra 20,000 gold pounds?" Quickly scanning the list of materials in hand, Horn thought he had seen incorrectly.

Unexpectedly, Monte Yac laughed: "We owe it to your layout in Windmill Land."

At the sight of Monte Yac taking out "Art Forest" from his bosom, Horn immediately understood.

The front-page headline of "Art Forest" was "The Devastating Defeat of the Leia Kingdom! Over 100,000 Troops Lost!"

Monte Yac looked at Horn with admiration: "Your Armand is indeed skilled. In just a year, Windmill Land is filled with the Holy Path belief."

The main force of Windmill Land, the Leia people, were expelled, and the remaining El people did not trouble the monks of the Holy Path, who were in the same camp.

As a result, the Holy Path belief, suppressed throughout the Empire, spread in Windmill Land.

Coincidentally, the Leia are at war with the Thousand River Valley and have no resources to suppress.

The belief in the Holy Path is like a raging fire consuming Windmill Land, with Armand even beginning to operate openly.

Thus, the source of these 20,000 gold pounds became clear; it must be money from the Windmill People.

It was as if people from all directions were providing money to the Thousand River Valley Holy Alliance to drain the Leia Kingdom's resources.

"In addition to these 20,000 gold pounds, King Charles VIII has another gift." Monte Yac smiled, handing a list to Horn.

Unfurling it, Horn found a roster filled with names of various artisans and citizens.

Monte Yac, without any embarrassment, said: "They are all rebel supporters, artisans, and citizens resisting taxes from various cities, sent to you since your sugar factory and Hot Spring City need manpower?"

"Are you planning for an intervention later if the Thousand River Valley loses?"

"Hey, don't say it out loud."

Horn waved his hand with mild annoyance: "Is there anything else?"

"Nothing else, or rather, there is one more thing." Monte Yac stepped aside, revealing the grim-faced Venice and Abazi, among others.

"His Highness Charles VIII heard of your great victory, and Prime Minister Lorenzo was impressed by your strategic diagonal strike.

He has specially organized a military observation team; would it be convenient for them to go to the front to observe?"