Compared to the lively place in the capital, Oxfordshire seemed very deserted. The occasional banquets held by the kings and nobles in Oxford were no longer luxurious - they began to fall into a brief financial crisis. In order to pay the salary of the knights and militias, the kings and nobles were struggling to get rich.

Sun Chuanting was training the infantry outside the city to arrange them into a tight formation and follow the sound of drums. Anyone who made mistakes in training would be handed over and punished with military sticks, and then went to the priest to repent, so as to put his life and the lives of his companions in danger.

Ci did not take charge of the troops, and in this critical situation, he could only train the new army in a harsh manner. At the same time, in order to prevent these militia from becoming dissatisfied with the strict training, Sun Chuanting combined the local situation in Britain to let the priest calm the resentment of the militia.

The infantry were resentful to Sun Chuanting, but they seemed pious in front of the priest and God and did not dare to complain too much.

In addition to training cavalry, Sun Chuanting also asked the knights of the King's Army to train formations. This made the noble knights feel embarrassed. They think they do not need to receive training. This training like infantry made them feel that Sun Chuanting is equivalent to cheap infantry.

"You arrogant pigs, you are disobedient!" Sun Chuanting cursed the knights who disobeyed his orders, and even brought a few knights who were willing to follow him to fight against the rebels!

When he first trained this group of rebellious and noble knights, Sun Chuanting and the knights fought almost every day. When he couldn't beat them, Sun Chuanting even found infantry soldiers to defeat the knights who disobeyed orders.

After injuring dozens of self-noble knights one after another, the knights finally surrendered and dared not continue to cause trouble.

Sun Chuanting himself was also fighting with the knights, and even his left eye was swollen.

Sun Chuanting, who was desperate for himself and others, suddenly became famous among the King's Army, making the soldiers of the King's Army not want to provoke this cruel devil. Many infantry and knights were walking on thin ice during training, afraid that the devil's instructor would be beaten with military sticks.

"I have never seen anyone treat knights like this before... You are afraid of them. Now they all call you a wizard who can call the wind and rain, a demon who eats people's hearts and livers." Astray followed the king to patrol Sun Chuanting's training. When he saw that the originally unruly knights were now as obedient as his grandson, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Extraordinary things should be done in extraordinary times. The knights are your British knights, but I am not a British nobleman. After this battle, I will return to my army, and they can't do anything to me." Sun Chuanting looked indifferent.

It would be better to say that he had been unhappy with this group of knights, and took this opportunity to teach them a lesson.

Moreover, they would not obey orders for the knights who regard themselves as noble without using military sticks to severely criticize them.

"Now this army seems to have finally become a bit like a continental army." Astley had never seen the Eastern army. He had only seen the Swedish army, the Holy Roman Empire army, the Netherlands army, and the combat effectiveness of those long-standing mercenaries or militias was obviously stronger than that of the militias like Britain who had been in peace for a long time.

"It's still far. Unless there is an absolute gap, the most important thing in marching and fighting is to enforce orders and 80% of the strength of training is enough." Sun Chuanting was not completely satisfied with the training of the King's Army infantry and the cavalry.

"You train in your way, and I will take on any of it." Charles I felt that the army that Sun Chuanting initially trained was in line with his wishes, and did not object to Sun Chuanting's fight with the knights.

"His Majesty the King, when winter passes and the snow melts, it will be time for us to fight the decisive battle with the parliamentary army again. At that time, either we win or the parliamentary victory is not a third possibility. In order to win, please and the nobles generously take out their own property to ensure that the soldiers can receive military pay on time and stockpile food for the battle in spring." Sun Chuanting was not worried about whether he could train the new king army before the decisive battle with the parliamentary army in spring, but he was afraid that the king and nobles would lose their chains at critical moments.

The most important thing for the King's Army is to have enough military pay and food. Without money and food, the army is likely to collapse on its own.

"Don't worry, even if I tighten my belt and don't hold a banquet, I will take out enough gold, silver and bread until I completely defeat the parliament." Charles I said.

"In fact, Your Majesty the King, you can also promise to the nobles, knights, and farmers that you will give them more benefits after defeating the parliament, such as auctioning the land of the parliamentarians, and distributing spoils to them after the victory of the war, so that they can fight for you desperately for the king." Sun Chuanting had to worry about this matter for Charles I.

"I will do what you said." Charles I, who lost the minister one after another, seemed to be still in the attack. In a daze, I thought of Princess Sophia who was still far away in the East. "My playful sister doesn't know how she lived in the East. There are so many things happening in Britain now. I'm really afraid that when she comes back, Britain is no longer the Britain before she returns."

"Your Majesty the King doesn't have to worry too much. It is said that the East is now in peace, and we Britain are in a dangerous civil war, and everyone may die in battle. Princess Sophia is not in England, maybe it is a good thing." Astley said.

Charles I nodded. Even the Count died in the Civil War, and his favorite ministers were executed. Not to mention Princess Sophia, even Charles I was in danger of losing his life. Let Princess Sophia stay in the East again until the end of the Civil War.

"Good news! Prince Rupert successfully occupied the harbor city of Bristol and captured a large number of supplies!"

When Sun Chuanting was training the new king's army in Oxfordshire, 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry led by Prince Rupert sent back the news. They successfully conquered a western harbor city occupied by the parliamentary army in winter!

Breaking the parliamentary army's blockade on the western coastline, the Irish Legion will be able to land from the harbor by boat, join the King's Army, and deal with the Scottish Legion and the parliamentary army!

Not only that, we also obtained a large number of food, gunpowder, and weapons from the harbor city!

"Rupert lives up to expectations, and it seems that he is worthy of use. Our royal army will make a concerted effort to defeat the parliament after the beginning of spring!" Charles I was particularly happy to receive this news.
Chapter completed!