"Rapid Mobile Force?"
"That's right."
"Does it make sense to strike at the rear?"
"Of course it makes sense. The rear suffered heavy losses, and it would be useless even if the front was won."
"Is this purely aiming to kill the enemy's population? This is not authentic!"
"Who says it isn't? But the problem is, they are really prepared to do it."
Leonard frowned, East tapped the table with his fingers, and the two leaders of the Northwest Republic's army and secret agents were lost in thought.
"Let me set the tone first." Seeing that they were silent, Sui Xiong said, "We must oppose this approach. I don't care how they fight, but there is one bottom line that must be emphasized - this kind of behavior that is purely for killing civilians will never be tolerated. Target approach!”
He paused and emphasized again: "Absolutely!"
"If that's the case, then things will be easier to handle." East smiled, "Let's also send troops. Isn't it just about fast maneuvers? If they can do it, we can do it too."
He really wasn't talking nonsense. Things like rapid maneuvering required a large number of skilled knights who were adventurers. These people must be familiar with the skills of rangers, and also know some skills of thieves. Only by combining the two can they have this effect.
Now, if there is any place where there are the most skilled knights born from adventurers, it is naturally the Northwest Republic.
For decades, the Northwestern Republic has sought to attract talent, most commonly retired adventurers. There are all kinds of talents among these adventurers, and many are engaged in education. Thanks to their hard work and teaching, there are currently a large number of young people in the Northwest Republic who are equivalent to low-level adventurers.
As for riding skills, it is not easy to be good at riding, but it is not difficult if you just want to ride a horse. Among other things, there is a "Summon Phantom Horse" in low-level magic. After upgrading, it will become "Summon Phantom Horse", which can summon a horse with excellent physical strength and gentleness and obedience. As for how to use this spell, if you put it together, it is not impossible to equip the entire army with spell props that can use this magic.
Although this cost is relatively high, it can effectively improve the mobility of the army. Moreover, the foal summoned by magic does not need to eat grass. The summon can be canceled when not in use, and the target can be greatly reduced.
When East was a spy, he liked this spell very much. His spell aptitude is acceptable, but because he doesn't have much time to practice, although he knows a lot of spells, he doesn't really master many. "Summoning the Phantom Horse" is one of the most advanced spells he has mastered.
Of course, this is a thing of the past. Now he can basically cast any spell he knows, but he actually doesn't have much use for spells now. Firstly, he is busy with work, and secondly, after his strength reaches a certain level, he can actually master all kinds of skills. Unless he wants to compete with masters of the same level, he will not even use spells, not even fighting spirit, and just rely on basic skills. physical fitness is enough to solve the problem.
"To summon the phantom pony... the simplest way is to make a rechargeable wand. In order to ensure safety, the magic level of this wand is best to reach the middle level, so that it can cross swamps and shoals and facilitate movement. To reach this level, The price of the wand will probably reach 20,000 gold coins. If it is equipped for hundreds of people, it is really not a small sum!" Leonard has also been very concerned about logistics information over the years, and quickly calculated the cost.
"Using an alchemy factory can reduce the cost by half." East said, "If a group enlightenment ritual can be used, the cost can be reduced even more."
"No matter how low it is, it's still hundreds of thousands of gold coins!"
"... It is indeed a bit high, but if you think about it carefully, there is no need for each person to have a wand." East thought for a while and said, "A wand can cast spells fifty times, leaving ten for each person. , plus the addition of the spell casters accompanying the army, an average of five people per team is more than enough."
Leonard breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, the cost was reduced to an acceptable level. Although the equipment would still be sky-high if it were purchased in large quantities, at least this "sky-high price" would be a value-for-money sky-high price, rather than a flashy sky-high price.
As a god, Leonard doesn't care about money, but he cares about whether the money is spent well. Giving everyone in the entire fast mobile force a "Summon Phantom Pony" wand is money well spent. But if you get one for each five-person team, it's money well spent.
A wand of seven to eight thousand gold coins may seem expensive at first glance, but in fact it can summon a phantom colt fifty times. Even if he loses one horse in three tough battles in his experience, fifty summons of the phantom colt is at least equivalent to Fifteen or six horses. An ordinary non-heavy horse is worth about 150 to 200 gold coins, so the value of the wand is equivalent to 2,000 to 3,000 gold coins.
In fact, at critical moments, the wand to summon the phantom colt is far more reliable than the war horse. The summoned phantom horse will not be frightened, and its ability to withstand damage due to its semi-corporeal body is much higher than that of ordinary war horses. More importantly, even if it is "killed", it only takes a few seconds to be summoned again.
Many times, having a horse or not having a horse is not a matter of advantage or disadvantage, but the difference between life and death!
Not to mention that there are many priests in the Northwest Republic. Each team is equipped with a priest. Using up all the mana before praying every day can restore a lot of the number of spells cast by the wand, which can greatly extend the service life of the wand.
All in all, although it is a large expense, it is indeed worth it.
In addition to this wand, fast mobile troops also need some other equipment.
The first is lightweight armor. In order to pursue the convenience of movement, heavy full-body armor is definitely not allowed to be worn. In order to prevent being targeted, it is best to wear full leather armor - of course, there is no doubt that the armor can only be made of powerful Warcraft leather. Leather armor, the price will definitely not be cheap.
Then there are weapons, light crossbows and bows are needed, and enchanted crossbows and enchanted arrows are definitely needed. Of course, all weapons, long and short, must be enchanted, but these are better. Almost everyone in the middle-level adventurers has some good ones, and at most they can help them fill in the gaps.
Finally, there are consumables. The three armies go ahead without using food and grass. In order to pursue speed, fast mobile troops must not carry baggage carriages, so they must use space bags to store supplies. Food, water, medicine, and various spare alchemy items... all counted in bits and pieces, it's not a small sum.
"However, it is all worth it." Leonard said, "We in the Northwest Republic should also have a fast mobile force of our own."
"Move quickly...can't the caster do it?" Sui Xiong asked in confusion.
"Mage casters are more like scholars than warriors. Letting them fight can only be a last resort choice. Priest casters are more like warriors, but they should not invest heavily in Go into battle. In contrast, forming a fast mobile force with rangers and thieves as team members and clerics as captains is more cost-effective in terms of money, but it is more cost-effective in terms of manpower."
At this point, Leonard couldn't help but laugh: "Compared to money, people are more important, aren't they?"
Sui Xiong also laughed: "You are right, money is just for spending, people are much more important than money!"
So, the matter was settled.