Saleen sat in his car. Emperor Qin Yin not only gave Princess Rex ten battalions of military power, but also directly gave him a thousand swordsmen. wwW,QuAnBen-XIaoShuo,cOm Qin Yin's royal swordsmen, like the holy knights of the Holy See, are lifelong professions. Their birth, old age, sickness, death, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all the responsibility of the state. The life of a royal swordsman exists for fighting.
Regardless of his origin, as long as a swordsman has practiced to the level of a great swordsman (that is, a senior swordsman), he can become a mid-level officer. If he becomes an ordinary swordsman, he can be promoted to a low-level officer, and his children will be trained by the country. This is a huge temptation for many civilians.
However, the selection of royal swordsmen is extremely strict, and the number has always been maintained at less than 100,000. In the past four hundred years, the number has hardly exceeded 50,000.
In addition to qualifications, loyalty to the empire is also very important. Often the son of a royal swordsman can easily become the next generation of royal swordsmen, while the chance of a civilian is almost slim. Because many children of minor nobles cannot obtain inheritance rights, loyal to the royal family and becoming a royal swordsman has become a good way out.
Saleen's chariot was specially designed for mages. Like Princess Rex's carriage, the wind could be seen from all sides and it could accommodate ten people. Officially setting off for the expedition, Rex couldn't let Salin and others in her carriage, so all the soldiers were arranged for protection.
For Salin, this treatment was not bad. In addition to Sikka and Nailisi, there were six more swordsmen in the car, one of whom was the familiar Tinis. A small team was arranged around Salin's carriage, protected by a hundred swordsmen. Salin didn't know why his salary improved so quickly. Maybe it had something to do with Joey.
Ten battle mages followed behind in a chariot. Qin Yin's chariot was exquisitely designed and could form a simple fortress when encountering enemies. Even Yunliu's Warcraft swordsmen would find it difficult to break through.
The thousand swordsmen brought by Rex have been transferred to Beizhen. By then, the size of the Kushui Army has expanded to 2,000 people. Including the auxiliary soldiers, the number is close to 3,000 people.
With such fighting power, they are not afraid of attacks by the nobles of Hadithay City. Emperor Qin Yin had a thoughtful idea. The elite of Hadesai City would not exceed 5,000. Half of them were recruited by the emperor, leaving only 2,500. At least 2,000 should be left to defend the city. The remaining 500 would not be able to attack the city. The Bitter Water Army poses a threat.
If there are assassins, there is no need to worry. The combat effectiveness of assassins lies in concealment and explosion. However, in the army, the role of assassins is very small, unless they are assassins of Byrne's level.
Salin did not expect that Rex would hand over Tinis to him. Tinis was already a senior swordsman and not too old. He looked less than thirty years old. Such a person would be Rex's arm in the future. Saleen now fully understood the importance of swordsmen to magicians. He was not in a hurry to practice magic at this time, but chatted with Tinis.
"Tinis, where have you been all these years?"
"Yunliu." Tinis answered extremely concisely without saying a word of nonsense.
"Have you seen the Warcraft Swordsman?" Salin was not discouraged. He could always find a way to communicate with Tinis. Sure enough, when it comes to this, Tinis talks a little too much.
"I've seen that Yunliu doesn't have any war horses, but there are quite a few warcraft swordsmen."
"How can a swordsman sign a contract with a monster if he is not a magician?" Salin asked curiously.
"You don't need a contract, you just need to defeat the monsters, so the monster swordsmen are not that scary. Their monsters are generally of very low levels."
Salin thought of the Silver Sword Master captured by Rex's design, and he only had a level six monster with him, and he confirmed his thoughts in his mind. Contracts are only magic that works on intelligent creatures. For low-level monsters, contracts are a waste of the magician's mental power.
No wonder magicians would rather create puppets than tame monsters. Puppetes do not need food, drink, or care, and can be discarded at any time, but monsters are living beings and are troublesome to carry around.
Qin Yin's regular army did not have infantry in the pure sense. The infantry also had to ride horses and move very fast. If necessary in battle, a large number of magicians can add acceleration spells to thousands of cavalry, making the empire's cavalry more maneuverable than any other country.
Soon the army left the imperial capital and advanced north. It is impossible for 100,000 people to move forward at the same time. The 10,000 troops of the forward battalion will open a distance of at least 100 miles, followed by the large army. The large army must also be divided into three parts, each with 30,000 troops, leaving 10,000 rear troops in the end.
Even if there are ten thousand people, they will not gather together and will be divided into ten flag regiments. Two of the flag regiments are mage camps, and 200 low-level mages will be arranged inside. These two flag regiments are the main force of the entire swordsman battalion. One of them supports the infantry, and the other serves as a reserve team and is a cavalry formation.
What affects the speed of the army is the auxiliary soldiers. The auxiliary soldiers usually only have one horse, and some even need to ride in a car. This is not a problem in Qinyin territory, there are enough roads to choose from. If the roads are bumpy in an area with few cities, the auxiliary troops will affect the forward speed of the entire army.
But there is no way. When attacking a city, auxiliary soldiers are the vanguard, and the mortality rate is high. No army will let elite soldiers attack the city in the first wave. At the same time, the auxiliary soldiers are also responsible for serving the horses and swordsmen, so that the elite troops can maintain a high combat effectiveness.
The troops on this expedition can reach the border in a month at most, but it will also take a month to cross Garulan. During this period, more nobles would respond to the emperor's call and send troops into Garulan. By then, there will be at least close to 200,000 Qin Yin elites and more than 500,000 auxiliary soldiers in the entire Garulan. If you include the peasant soldiers recruited in Garulan, the expeditionary force will soon expand to one million.
The emperor not only wanted to calm down the situation in Garulan, but also obviously wanted to invade the Principality of Shen'en. As long as the war goes smoothly, more nobles from Qin Yin will join the ranks to carve up that land.
In the past two hundred years, the number of civilians in Qin has increased dramatically, and many nobles are eager to expand. The same is true for other countries. The roots of instability have long been planted, and the black magician's unrest is only the trigger. It doesn't matter in an isolated land like Phoenix, but if Garulan is in chaos, all countries will be unable to sit still.
Salin soon became familiar with the six swordsmen. Princess Rex did not hide the fact that he sent the green dragon magic core to Bishui County. Everyone had a good impression of this magician.
Saleen described the battle with the Red Line Thieves, and even Tinis admired him. At that time, Salin was only a first-level magician, and he was very likely to die against a group of thieves.
Just like this, as the army moved forward, Salin communicated with the swordsmen during the day, and practiced crazily during his rest at night. He faintly touched the edge of the third level, and was just a little short of breaking through.
Salin knew that this was because he had too little accumulation and a short training time. However, with Joey helping him transform his body, the boundary between level three and level four was much smaller, and there was not even the so-called so-called practice among other magicians. threshold.
So Salin is not in a hurry. It is only a matter of time before he becomes a great magician. During this time, he will master more third-level magic.
Magicians do not always release high-level magic when fighting. In fact, many great magicians use low-level magic to fight. Why unleash an elemental storm if you can kill enemies with acid splash? The magic string is limited. Get the maximum result with the minimum cost. This is the way a magician fights.
Saleen is not stupid enough to charge into the battle. There are six third-level magic spells stored in the devil's magic book. When he really needs to output attacks, this is his capital. He also studied the bronze magic book he got from the temple. He found with some regret that unless he became a great magician, he could not turn the bronze magic book into a weapon.
This reflects the value of the Devil's Magic Book, which is not restricted by level. As long as you can perform magic, you can store it in the Devil's Magic Book for later use.
As for the scroll Lanni gave him, Salin was reluctant to use it. He is only a second-level magician now, and this strange scroll can cast spells across two levels. In other words, under the current circumstances, if he asks someone to successfully make this blank scroll, he can only cast a fourth-level magic once.
The scroll is a one-time item. Salin has a plan in mind. The next time he sees Joey, he will find a way to ask him to make a level 10 scroll for himself, so that when he is level 8, he can release level 10 magic. .
Level 10 magic, as long as it is used properly, can kill any strong person below level 9 on the Myers continent. Even if a ninth-level magician encounters a tenth-level magic, it is extremely dangerous.
The army has begun to turn. Princess Rex's troops separated from the expeditionary army and headed southwest, while the emperor's expeditionary army wanted to go directly west and enter the Principality of Garulan.
Kushui County has a main road in the east and north, but there are only rugged mountain roads in the west and south, and the terrain is closed. The Kushui Army bypassed the city of Hadithay. Although they showed some weakness, they avoided a lot of trouble. If the army of Hadithay City wanted to attack the Kushui Army, they would have to march more than five hundred miles. Moreover, the emperor had already transferred half of Hadithay City's elites, and could send out less than a thousand people. Princess Rex did not have to worry at all.
Salin was a little worried. Has the silver swordsman who killed Count Mocolari returned to Tangulas? If not, will there be another assassination? If it happens again, even though there are more soldiers around Rex, the Silver Sword Master will be more careful and will not fall into the trap easily.
The ones who can really deal with the Silver Sword Master are the people of Faerun. A magician like Saleen is nothing more than a loser who can be destroyed with a wave of his hand in front of the Silver Sword Master.
However, it seems that Faerun has taken many eighth-level magic scrolls from the emperor's warehouse. The scrolls that can be stored for a long time are of the highest quality. If the Silver Sword Master faces Faerun, he may not be sure of winning.
[You don’t have to worry about the protagonist’s level. According to the rules of Myers Continent, the protagonist’s strength is not the fastest, but it’s about the same. Having many magic books is an irreplaceable advantage. Imagine that when the protagonist is at level three, he can cast 7 more level 4 spells than a magician of the same level (6 come from magic books, and he can cast more spells. A), if the protagonist reaches level 6, he can release 7 more wizard-level magics, so I don’t dare to let the protagonist soar. If he surges too fast, he will become invincible, so why should Sika do it? What is Nelisse doing? When the little devil becomes an adult, everyone is looking forward to it. Magicians are not used to charge into battles, as long as they can make the final decision]