About 12,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry gathered outside Oxford, the king's flag and various flags fluttered in the bitter cold wind.

As a colonel of the Cavalry Regiment, Sun Chuanting followed Charles I to inspect the king-supporting army from all over the place. The hazy sky was filled with snowflakes, and a group of royal officers were in a heavy mood when facing the king's army, which was gradually becoming stronger and stronger.

It is good that the King's army's strength has been strengthened, but the Parliament will have more funds and the speed of the exploding soldiers is faster than them. As the war between the King and the Parliament escalates, more and more British young men joined the battle that determines the future of the kingdom. Scotland's 21,000 soldiers gathered on the border between England and Scotland, and it is very likely that they will go south to England at the beginning of the spring next year to attack the northern counties that support the king.

"His Majesty the King, has the Irish Legion agreed to land in England and join us against the Parliament and the Vowed Army?" Astley asked Charles I.

"Fortunately, I had sent Count Leicester to take over the Irish Legion instead of Count Straffor. Count Leicester has agreed to join the war and plans to come from Ireland to support him by boat... But we need to seize the next port before that and land the Irish Legion..." Charles I spoke in a heavy tone.

"Those guys from the Royal Navy, if it weren't for His Majesty the King, you tried every means to raise 800,000 pounds to build ships through various channels, where would they have the current work and military pay! They were simply ungrateful!" Prince Rupert waved his fists angrily.

When Charles I heard his nephew scolding the Navy angrily, he hated the Navy very much.

That's 800,000 pounds! Although building a powerful fleet is mostly to increase his personal prestige and Britain's right to speak on the sea, objectively he has revived the Royal Navy and added several important warships such as the King of the Sea.

At this critical moment, the Royal Navy actually betrayed him, the man who provided jobs for tens of thousands of sailors and naval soldiers.

"According to the intelligence of our Fourth Fleet, the Parliament used money to bribe the fleet to serve them, and Your Majesty the King, you did not seem to pay the pay for the naval officers and soldiers after the outbreak of the war, which led to many of them being dissatisfied with you." Sun Chuanting learned from the Fourth Fleet that the Royal Fleet was bribed by the Parliament.

"The war broke out too suddenly. It is difficult for us to pay the raised infantry and cavalry. Where can we pay the military pay for sailors and soldiers... Our war with the parliament can only determine the final victory or defeat." Charles I said.

As Charles I's consultant, Sun Chuanting knew very well about Charles I's current situation.

The king led a group of nobles, squires, and knights to protest against the assembly. Everyone regarded the king as the core figure, but after the king left the royal city, he lost some of the royal land and taxes in the city of London, and could only raise money from the nobles, squires, knights, and priests of the royal family.

This way of raising money is too low compared to the spontaneous donation of money by the parliament and the efficiency of levying taxes with legislative power. In addition, the parliament occupies a relatively developed place, which gives the parliament an economic advantage.

When both sides are evenly matched, the war depends on population, food and money.

It was difficult to just maintain the army's expenses, and it was difficult for Charles I to be as rich as Parliament, and even the Royal Navy bribed them.

"Your Majesty the King, you don't need to be in a hurry. As you said, the victory or defeat on land can determine everything. If we occupy more land, we can collect more land rent, which will gradually make our income exceed the income of the parliament." Sun Chuanting said worriedly.

"That's right, your majesty, please give me an army. I will go and attack the Port of Bristol to welcome the arrival of the Irish army!" Prince Rupert confidently asked Charles I.

Charles I looked at Sun Chuanting and Astley with inquiring eyes. With the sacrifice of a lot of great figures in the royal sect, the two of them undoubtedly became his right-hand man.

"Prince Rupert should be able to do this task," Astley said.

Sun Chuanting nodded the same way.

Although Prince Rupert was reckless and pursued him without authorization in the Battle of Mount Edge, he was a young brave general who was good at attacking. He could still play an important role if he used it well.

"How many soldiers should be assigned to you..." Charles I needed to make an important choice again.

"I plan to train a new army composed of 7,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, so there are only 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry in front of me. You can take it away. I wonder if I can capture the harbor?" Sun Chuanting deliberately provoked.

"Don't say 7,000 people, giving me 4,000 people is enough!" Prince Rupert was young and energetic, and indeed could not bear the excitement, and said confidently.

"Rupert, I will hand you 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry. Be sure to conquer the Port of Bristol before the Irish Legion arrives, so that they can successfully land in England." Charles I said.

"I will definitely not let you down!" Prince Rupert performed the knightly ceremony.

As the instructor of training the new army, Sun Chuanting personally selected 12,000 elite men from the 19,000 people gathered in Oxfordshire, including 7,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.

Sun Chuanting organized them into 5 infantry regiments and 8 cavalry regiments, of which each infantry regiment had about 1,400 men and about 600 cavalry regiments. This legion with a population of 12,000 men was regarded as the real royal regiment.

The remaining 7,000 people were handed over to Prince Rupert, who led by Prince Rupert to leave Oxford and attack Bristol Port westward.

Sun Chuanting and Astraley trained the new Royal Legion in Oxfordshire.

"Prince Rupert is still very young, with more courage and less wisdom. If he can calm down and command the battle well, he may become a general in the future." Astley, as the prince's teacher, when Prince Rupert led his troops away, he couldn't help but say to King Charles.

"A brave battle is not necessarily a bad thing. The cavalry he led can easily defeat the opponent. What he needs is to obey orders and have an obedient cavalry." Sun Chuanting was quite optimistic about Prince Rupert.

Perhaps the young Rupert is not suitable for being the commander, but is a powerful general who is suitable for assault missions. This person needs to be brave and prestigious.

"He is different from his brother. His brother is on the side of the council, and he is very loyal to me. This is why I am willing to cultivate him." Charles I said.

"His brother?" Sun Chuanting asked.

"Yes, the son of Pafalz, my eldest nephew Karl betrayed me, and he chose the parliament."
Chapter completed!