"And your tactical training is insufficient!" Kayal's words sealed the verdict.
Perhaps after ten years, after experiencing twelve invasions by the Anglo-Saxons and a long period of attrition, they would become battle-hardened, accumulating combat experience and tactical training with lives, but now, there was no time for them!
Kayal's vision was not limited to this small island of Britain, nor was it merely to repel the powerful and famished Anglo-Saxons!
His vision was grander, further-reaching, more ambitious, and more vibrant.
Artoria did not know that the Gauls, after being severely beaten, would join forces with the Anglo-Saxons to invade Camelot, but when she was Kayal's bodyguard, she vaguely knew what Kayal's objective and plan were.
At that time, as Kayal's confidante, he did not hide anything from her, but she was secretly amazed by Kayal's plan.
Now, however, she worried that Kayal's stubbornness would drag all of Camelot into the abyss of war.
As the saying goes, 'where you stand determines what you see', Artoria, with a different position and perspective, had abandoned her former naivety and begun to think critically.
She possessed the demeanor of a great general, but she had little political insight, mostly derived from Kayal's teachings and explanations.
Kayal had not told her about the limitations of an island nation, which showed a slight touch of Kayal's male chauvinism, as he tended to keep everything to himself, thinking and finding solutions alone.
Kayal's words infuriated the Knights of the Round Table, but they could not refute him.
After facing Kayal's masterful manipulation of people's hearts, they understood the principle of winning hearts and minds!
Although human hearts are unpredictable, this was precisely the terrifying aspect of Kayal.
The entire nation of Scotland, including Joan, the King of Scotland, the Scottish rebels, and the Scottish army... almost became the smoothest and easiest battle.
A country that had confronted Camelot for over a decade was annihilated just like that... as simple as drinking water and eating a meal?
Kayal only made two moves: defeat the main Scottish forces, and wait.
This caused Scotland to fall into a series of predicaments, step by step.
Everyone believed that even Camelot, when facing Kayal, would not escape this fate.
Seeing everyone silent, Kayal smiled contentedly; he wasn't afraid of their anger, only their submission.
Tactics must be combined with theory and practice to be effective.
Looking at China throughout history, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Yue Fei, Xu Da—which of them didn't study diligently for decades and then become famous overnight?
These Knights already possessed sufficient practical experience; with a proper understanding of theoretical knowledge and by reining in their arrogance and swagger, Kayal believed they would all become independent generals—even the most useless could serve as a vanguard to lure the enemy, right?
His army did not need mere charge-happy idiots!
Kayal picked up a piece of chalk and began writing on the blackboard, "To defeat your enemy, you must first understand him.
How much do you know about the Roman heavy infantry?"
Kayal drew a simple heavy infantryman on the blackboard and asked.
"But we've already defeated them!" Gareth asked, puzzled.
"Remember!" Kayal suddenly turned around and stared at him, saying, "It was King Uther... who defeated them!
Did you experience that battle? How much do you know about heavy infantry? How much do you know about javelin throwers? Have they made any progress over the years? Are their weapons bronze or steel? What is their total number?"
Kayal's barrage of questions made Gareth shrink his neck in fear.
Kayal shook his head and drew a shield next to the heavy infantryman.
Inside the shield was a mechanism, which was for the Scottish heavy shield-bearers.
This mechanism could directly eject a sturdy iron spike, allowing the heavy shield-bearer to embed it into soft soil, making it as stable as a root.
"This is something King Uther did not have when he faced Scotland back then.
Now, go thank the Scottish rebels, otherwise, it would have been us facing these iron fellows."
Kayal pointed coldly at the structural diagram.
In fact, the moment he got his hands on this large shield, he already knew its structure—a very ingenious and practical design.
By integrating with the earth, becoming one with it, and using the earth's strength to resist the impact of horses... perhaps only the Scottish, who worshipped Gaia, the Mother Earth, could have conceived of this method?
However, it was still too naive, Kayal secretly shook his head.
Although this design was clever, it was still limited to the concept of "blocking."
The Impact force generated by the horses could not be eliminated.
Even though Camelot's two-ton tall horses, covered in barding, galloping at full speed, could not dislodge the deeply rooted shields, the immense force could easily shatter the warriors behind the shields.
"And Camelot? Besides heavy cavalry, can you tell me what other specialized units Camelot produces?"
Kayal scanned them, as if it were their fault, and they all lowered their heads.
"I presume you already understand how much Camelot's mainstream military strength differs from the rest of the world, right?"
Kayal was actually just fear-mongering and trying to scare them; they would realize it after class, but for now, Kayal was still much more formidable.
"So, your assignment for this month is to present me with an army you've conceived by this time next month.
It doesn't matter where, any army capable of fighting in special environments will do." Kayal said, appearing very open-minded.
Then, he tidied the parchment scrolls in front of him, ignored the thirty-six Knights of the Round Table deep in thought, turned, and walked out of the classroom.
Artoria followed closely behind, walking one after the other on the way back.
Kayal slightly slowed his pace, falling half a step behind Artoria, showing her sufficient respect and signaling to outsiders: Artoria was in charge.
However, Artoria showed no reaction, which made Kayal sigh.
"Lily, you still have much to learn!"
"Kay, what is your plan?" Artoria had never seen through Kayal from beginning to end, so instead of trying to understand him, she asked him directly.
"Just brainstorming," Kayal smiled and nodded, "and choosing the best to follow.
My personal idea is to spend five years building several armies with unique characteristics and comprehensive combat power as experimental fields.
After all, a complete national army needs shields, spears, swords, guns, and arrows—these are all indispensable."
Facing Kayal's words, Artoria nodded gently, walking and pondering.