''Line up and get ready to charge!'' ‘’

At Byron's request, Fatis began to train the more than a hundred cavalry that the Peony mercenaries now had, training them to use the "wall charge" that Byron demanded.

Because most of these cavalry were mercenaries, and most of them were experienced cavalrymen who had hired riders upward, and they had good riding skills and sufficient experience, so it was not much difficult to train.

The disadvantage of each is that Byron has a limited understanding of this cavalry tactic, so his combat effectiveness cannot be maximized.

After the last battle, Byron exchanged half of his equipment for silver coins that were of poor quality or more damaged, and distributed the rest among the soldiers on his team. The cavalry units, in particular, received the best of the spoils.

A large number of heavy cavalrymen wearing chain mail and even cuirasses and plate armor, riding armored war horses, lined up in a dense formation, and when they charged the enemy's formation, it was almost like a tank crushing it. The enemy infantry and cavalry units, which were in disarray, could not hold out for long under this onslaught.

The last time they used this formation, Byron had achieved a lot of results, so Byron also planned to extend this method to all his cavalry, so that they could quickly form a suitable formation when they needed to attack.

Of course, because the losses of the soldiers in front of the opposing army's formation would be unimaginably high, so Byron had to strengthen the discipline requirements for his soldiers. Otherwise, the soldiers in front will be afraid of the soldiers in the case of heavy losses, so that they will affect the attack of the soldiers behind, and even destroy the entire offensive formation.

Byron remembered one of the game's heroes, Resarit, who governed the army with a high standard of strict military discipline, and if he had trained to that standard, he would have been fine. However, Byron has not heard from him yet, and in the mercenary army, too strict discipline can sometimes be counterproductive.

During these ten days, Byron spent most of the time in the villages and towns near Norma. Because he had earned some silver coins, and in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, Byron was very generous, not only holding a large open-air feast, but also paying for the outstanding soldiers to go to the bathhouse to find women to enjoy. Of course, he was still the same as before, determined not to go there.

If you catch some fatal disease, your life will be ruined. However, Byron also remembered that there was a place in Parabun that could only be entered by high society, and the young ladies there were all of a very high level, and they were all very good-looking, and he could spend some money to enjoy it. Of course, this kind of thing will have to wait until after the war.

While the cavalry units were training for wall-type offensives, the infantry units also began a new round of upgrades and re-equipping. Byron equipps them with captured equipment, and many of the mercenary sentries with sufficient experience but limited financial means have been upgraded as a result. There were also some caravan guards who also changed into full-body chain mail and were promoted to the rank of hired chess players.

Further up, though, it's hard to level up.

Hiring a rider is a high level of equipment and experience, and the problem of horses is always plaguing him.

A caravan guard requires only a daring traveling horse, and hired riders require sturdy hunting horses and fast horses. Level 5 cavalry, such as mercenary cavalry, is equipped with military horses that can withstand the weight of heavy horse armor and heavy riders. These horses have to be of good breed and take a long time to train, and even Swadia, a large cavalry country famous for its heavy cavalry, can produce hundreds of military horses in a year, and most of them are booked in advance by the nobles.

And in terms of price, it is also difficult for mercenaries to afford. The military horse that Byron got from the impostor knight and the chain mail horse armor on his body were worth three or four hundred dinars on the market, and if he wanted to arm 100 heavy cavalry, it would cost at least 30,000. Combined with the chain mail and plate armor or cuirass, as well as the cotton robes and other components, a heavily armed Swadia heavy cavalry unit would cost a minimum of 50,000 dinars, not including supplies and maintenance.

Byron's heavy cavalry all brought their own equipment, so Byron's expenses were not much. But once there is a loss, then Byron has to pay to make up for it. If he wanted to train his heavy cavalry troops, he would have to afford the huge expenses.

After spending 3,000 dinars on a horse farm near Norma and buying twenty good horses, Byron no longer dared to charge frontally with cavalry like he had done in Vicchia. Sometimes, a war horse is worth more than the life of many ordinary soldiers, and the death of one will make him feel pain.

The cost of heavy cavalry is intimidating, and the cost of hoplites is not low. So far, Byron has only 5 Swadia infantry and 25 mercenary infantry at level 4 infantry. If the limitations of cavalry lie in horsemanship and horses, elite infantry looks at the foundation of battlefield experience and training.

In addition to a body of equipment that is no different from that of heavy cavalry, every fully armed regular heavy infantry must undergo strict training and be able to form a stable position on the battlefield. Otherwise, just find a gang of thugs wearing the same equipment and rush over, and a round of attacks on the opposite side can turn into a pot of porridge, and you will be pitted by yourself.

The strength of the infantry in Byron's army seems to be good, but if you encounter an enemy of the level of the Rhodok heavy infantry phalanx, the probability of the Peony mercenaries winning is too low when the number is comparable.

There are also long-range troops, which are the shortcomings of the peony mercenaries. Although the number of regular crossbowmen exceeded 30, and nearly half of the soldiers in the army knew how to use crossbows, and they were also equipped with captured Rhodok crossbows, the level was still very limited and could only be suppressed by numbers, which was still too far behind the archery troops of Rhodok and Vecchia.

But so what, Byron didn't even have 20,000 dinars on hand now, and even if he sold all the loot, it was still too far from the elite troops he imagined the king would pay attention to.

This is also an important reason why Byron has always wanted to become a noble lord, if he has his own domain, he will have a large amount of tax and duty revenue, and it is even better if the territory has forests and mines. And the people had to serve him, so that he could be more convenient in every way.

Ten days is a short time, and not much can be done. Nevertheless, Byron provided his soldiers with the best possible rest, and gave the wounded the best recuperation environment that could be obtained in the area.

Replenish the horses and armaments that were expended and replenish the provisions. By the time they get to Fort Gruenward, I'm afraid there will be more dirty work waiting for them mercenaries to do.