【Mercenary Halberdiers】

【Woodland Mercenaries】

The former class does exist in the Mounted Slash expansion Fire and Swords, but that was already in the Musket era, and these inexpensive soldiers with half-body plate armor and halberds are much stronger than Byron's mercenaries, so it obviously won't be the same thing. As for the woodland mercenary, it doesn't appear in the game at all.

Most of the soldiers of the logging team are recognized by the system as mercenary halberdiers, and can be upgraded to [Halberd Sergeant], and a total of 16 people in the logging team, including the two captains, are recognized by the system as mercenary halberd sergeants. And interestingly, although there are no changes in equipment, the proficiency of some mercenaries has increased when they are not even aware of it.

Byron tested them against other soldiers who had been upgraded through the system, and concluded that the level of these soldiers judged by the system to be mercenaries was basically the same as that of the level 3 infantry of various countries, and they also had the ability to form a phalanx like the Rhodok infantry. In addition, in reality, the salaries of these mercenaries are determined by Byron and are not as high as in the game, so it is perfectly feasible to stock up on these halberders.

As for the hired halberd sergeants, their equipment is similar to that of the Swadia infantry, and some halberd sergeants are even equipped with plate armor and plate armor parts, and their combat effectiveness is slightly higher, which is considered the better of the level 4 infantry, but it is also the weakest of the classes called sergeants in Calradia. Just like the Kugit Lancers, although they are top-tier soldiers, they can only reach level 4 at the highest level.

The latter kind of [woodland mercenary] is a class that has been reclassified by the system after the bandits return to peace, because there are level 2 or even level 3 soldiers such as bandits, bandits and even pirates in the game, and they will become level 1 recruits again after being recruited and upgraded by the player, so I have to make such a new class to link it with reality.

Woodland mercenaries are actually similar to bandits, they can fight in close combat and shoot arrows, but their level is not very high, and they can only be regarded as level 2 soldiers.

There are two upgrade items for woodland mercenaries, namely [Mercenary Halberdier] and [Hired Crossbowman], although they are both mercenary line troops, but the development direction is still very Rhodoc-style. However, in Byron's opinion, upgrading to a mercenary halberd is naturally more cost-effective, because there is also a difference between it and the game, and other weapons can still be used after the class is upgraded.

For example, the Swadia class, even if it is not a crossbowman, because it has to be trained in crossbows when it is a militia and light infantry, it also has the ability to use crossbows, but the accuracy is really not complimentary.

Similarly, many of the halberdiers also knew how to use bows, but they couldn't pull hard bows and their accuracy was worrying.

Therefore, there are actually many people under Byron who can use crossbows, and his way to make up for the lack of long-range firepower is to prepare bows and crossbows for these non-crossbow soldiers in peacetime, and fire a salvo with crossbowmen on the battlefield, and immediately change weapons to launch a charge after firing a few times. This was a reluctant move, but it was surprisingly useful.

Of course, the side effects are also obvious, and his heroes have complained to him more than once that this method of warfare often leads to confusion when attacking infantry phalanxes.

In addition, because of the many battles he has experienced, there are many types of troops that can be upgraded in Byron's army, and those Salander desert mercenaries who have taken refuge in him are naturally no exception. These soldiers who were judged by the system to be desert bandits will naturally not be stupid to become level 1 recruits after upgrading, but will become a class very similar to the Salander riders: [Desert Cavalry].

The upgrade cost for a single cavalry is 250 dinars, which is not too expensive. The upgraded cavalry wears a veiled helmet with a veiled face, a layer of soft armor, a layer of extended chain mail, a robe to protect the armor from rising temperatures caused by sunlight, a scimitar and a spear, and a few javelins for throwing on their backs, with a stronger desert horse under their crotch.

The Desert Cavalry is on par with the Salander Riders and belongs to Level 4 Cavalry, but it cannot be upgraded.

There are also several heroes whose strength has also been improved, the dominance of Fatis and Alleyne has been increased by 1 level, the Svadia skill has one more [Svadia Knight], and the [Vekia Knight Preparation] in Ellen skill has also become [Vekia Knight], and the riding skill has also increased by 1 level.

Bandak and Desay Vi also each gained Level 1 Dominance, which Byron did not expect.

Byron also upgraded by 1 level after the last fight, and after hesitating for a while he added a little charisma again, intending to increase charisma to 15 before turning his head to increase agility. Now when he looks in the mirror, he will feel that his temperament is completely different from when he first crossed over, full of masculinity, and even more handsome after trimming his beard and hair, which gives him the capital to hook up with women, and can make his heroes and soldiers more aware of their "leadership temperament", loyal to him, and serve him.

Now Byron has fewer hands, upgrades have slowed down, and he has more time commanding than going into battle in person, so he values charm very much.

It cost him a full 80,000 dinars to upgrade these classes under his command, and this is because of the help of the Viruga Armory to reduce the cost of equipment, otherwise it would have been easy to get 100,000. However, there is no way, and finally some Swadian infantry on horseback can be upgraded to heavy cavalry, but the horse problem cannot be solved locally, and the cost of upgrading each person is more than 1000, of which horses and harness and horse armor account for half. And it's interesting that when a caravan of fine horses suddenly appeared near Viruga, no one wondered how they got here!

However, although it has paid a lot, the mercenary unit under Byron has also undergone a qualitative change, and even the women in the camp who were rescued by Jamila and have been following Byron's troops to do chores have put on chain mail and carried serious bows and crossbows. Rolf's miscellaneous fish have also been upgraded to mercenary swordsmen and mercenary infantry, and the troops are completely new compared to before.

Byron's 2,000 main forces are basically above level 3, which can be said to be not a strong combat force. As long as discipline was strengthened, Byron was confident that he would be able to fight and win against an equal number of regular Swadian troops. Generally, when the counts gather 2,000 troops, half of them will be conscripted militia, and the elite is only a few, and the overall strength is naturally not as good as Byron's, but it is much cheaper to maintain.

The trade-off, of course, is that the hundreds of armors that had been stored in the Viruga Armory have all been taken, and the huge warehouse now only stores a few soft armor and wooden sticks used to stun the drunkards.

The problem of weapons is also solved by the system, and after every battle, a large number of weapons are damaged or even scrapped. The pieces of broken iron that even the blacksmith would not want to return weighed five pounds, and Byron ordered them to be stuffed into a new batch of taurets, making 200 taures before they were used up.

"To fight a war is to fight for money." Looking at the blacksmith who was busy with broken heads and the piles of torn armor and weapons, Byron had a deeper understanding of this sentence.

It also made him love his mace even more, it was powerful, armor-piercing, and much more durable than swords and the like.