"By bugler, form into squads! Invade Scotland at the fastest speed! Kill anyone who resists along the way! Kill all men, children, and old people who resist!" After Kayal, Artoria, and Joan of Arc emerged from the dense forest, they indeed saw eighty thousand Knights fully assembled, with mountains of iron armor, weapons, and… ears piled nearby. Joan of Arc turned her head away in discomfort, but then heard Kayal's loud shout.
Teresa, flowing with fear, unwillingly stopped Kayal's horse and cried out, "No! You can't do this! They are just civilians! They are just civilians! They have nothing to do with the war!"
"Don't you understand, Joan of Arc!" Kayal pointed at the eighty thousand Knights and roared, "This is an invasion! This is a war between two peoples! This is a war between two nations!"
"For the people behind us! What you see as evil slaughter, we do with a clear conscience!" Kayal's roar stunned Joan of Arc.
All the Knights simultaneously struck their breastplates and roared, "Clear conscience! Clear conscience! Clear conscience! Clear conscience! Clear conscience! Clear conscience!"
Perhaps some people didn't have such a high level of ideological understanding, because in their eyes, the so-called Scottish were just meant to be killed, and each life represented a Merits (military merit) for them to climb higher.
Kayal also knew about these situations in the army, because Knight Marquis needed a lot of time and training to climb up, often leading to omissions in cultural studies. This would result in Knights who, despite being powerful in combat, lacked high cultural levels. Although incredibly brave, they rarely produced high-level commanders.
Why is Martial Saint Guan Yu revered? Because he transformed from a criminal on the run to a military commander of a nation. He constantly read cultural works like Spring and Autumn Annals and Records of the Grand Historian to enrich himself. From his strategy of flooding the seven armies, one can see his transformation from a reckless killer to a scholarly general.
And Kayal also believed that after military academy training, these battle-hardened Knights with bloody hands would slowly transform into tactical experts or masters capable of handling things on their own.
And if so, it would be good for them to form teams of twenty Knights to cause some damage and delay the enemy on the European continent… Kayal's calculations clattered in his mind.
Ignoring the stunned and bewildered Joan of Arc, he waved his hand. Only then did Artoria gallop to the front, draw her sword, and symbolically swing it downwards.
The Knights scattered like birds and beasts, centering on the buglers (similar to chiliarchs), and following the routes Kayal had prepared for them, they used their mobility to completely destroy Scotland's will to resist.
Just like the Qing Dynasty did to China back then: resisters, kill the whole family! Those who kept their hair, kill the whole family! Those who preserved books from the previous dynasty, kill the whole family!
Compared to the Qing Dynasty, Kayal, who only killed those who resisted, was truly merciful!
Watching the Knights swarm away and disappear from sight, breaking into smaller groups, Joan of Arc's eyes were blank, knowing that Scotland was completely beyond saving.
Now, the one controlling Scotland's fate… was that man… Shifting her gaze to Kayal, Joan of Arc's eyes revealed a deep-seated hatred: "Who are you! Who exactly are you! Are you a demon sent by God specifically to bring calamity to Scotland! You demon!"
Looking at Joan of Arc with pity, Kayal knew she was on the verge of collapse. He casually cast a white light, and Joan of Arc became drowsy. Before she fell asleep, she vaguely heard the silver-haired man's answer, "I am sage."
After Joan of Arc fell asleep, the heavy infantry, the Claymore girls, and Kayal's students also returned. Kayal entrusted Joan of Arc to the Claymore girls, but then began to order the heavy infantry to take their things and return to Red Leaf Ridge.
Artoria would be stationed in Bradford, receiving all the glory, resources, population, and hope of Scotland that the Knights brought back.
Kayal, on the other hand, would return to Red Leaf Ridge to prepare for the academy's opening.
It was already December, and heavy snow had sealed the mountains. Although the Knights were not afraid, the Scottish people could not withstand such heavy snow. According to Kayal's plan, most of these captured Scottish people, who would be brought to Camelot, would fall on the way back… Then Camelot's more than one hundred thousand bachelors would be blessed!
Even with Camelot's six million people, what was so strange about over one hundred thousand bachelors?
And the subsequent events would involve vigorous population development, extensive education, a continuous outflow of talent, and then using the advantages of talent and high technology to crush Alexander!
Kayal felt a thrill from head to toe when he thought of this. Was he thinking too simply?
But this was a national policy, and there was still room for discussion and a slow approach. A national policy truly took at least ten or eight years to implement.
Kayal had even thought of a name for this plan: the Five-Year Plan, or the Ten-Year Plan.
Kayal calculated in his mind, but a happy expression appeared on his face, causing Teresa to tease him, "Is there something that makes you so happy?"
Kayal smiled and nodded: "With this one battle, Red Leaf Ridge's border defense will be free of worries for ten years. We can peacefully develop agriculture and education."
Teresa was an intelligent woman. Having been with Kayal for over ten years, she was not entirely unfamiliar with the overall situation in Camelot. Watching Kayal's smile, her eyes sparkled, and a playful smile subtly touched her red lips: "Oh~ Have you forgotten Camelot's biggest enemy?"
Seeing Kayal's stunned face, Teresa felt a burst of satisfaction, "The Gauls! The Gauls." No longer teasing Kayal, Teresa finally spoke the name that had always troubled Red Leaf Grand Duke.
After his initial shock, Kayal felt a deep sense of self-reproach. Indeed, a person's energy was limited. After planning the full-scale war against Scotland, he had almost forgotten the existence that constantly harassed Red Leaf Ridge and caused King Uther so much headache.
Kayal had intensified coastal defense construction, with fortresses towering at the estuaries. Not only the estuaries but also the river mouths were lined with fortresses, and every dock had strict auditing procedures. It could be said that while the number of merchants coming to Camelot had increased tenfold, port security was twenty times safer than before.
Over fifty thousand infantrymen were stationed along the coast. Although they had no combat experience, all they needed was to use sturdy fortresses to withstand the first Gaul attack, then light the signal fires and wait for the Knights' rescue.
In other words, so many years of relaxation had even made Kayal forget the existence of such an enemy!