Chapter 156: Strategic Thinking, Compromise, Poaching

"Haha, you little guy wants to get to the bottom of me!" Cruyff didn't think he was angry about such a question, he laughed and said bluntly: "I plan to split all these magic swordsmen and assign them to other mid-level warriors as squires." โ€

"I see." Moriarty raised his eyebrows, and immediately understood the strategic thinking and intention of dealing with it.

Obviously, because of the scarcity of the total number of magic swordsmen, Cruyff has given up on the plan of using them as a separate army and as an organization. Instead, they wanted to focus on the hybrid nature of the Swordsman's ability to be fast and agile with valuable spell abilities, trying to shape it into a secondary combat unit that could provide important spell support to mid-level warriors.

In the past, due to the limitations of factors such as physique and stamina, it was almost impossible for ordinary mages to follow the warrior group for long-distance and high-intensity mobile rush combat. Because the mage's physical strength simply cannot guarantee the high cost necessary in this combat mode. And once he loses his strength or his spirit is low, even if he barely reaches the battlefield, he will never be able to release even a first-level spell, and can only watch it as an ornament. Therefore, in the past, the coordinated combat of mages and warrior professionals could only occur in large-scale positional battles or frontal battles in battles. It is only in such a scene that mid-level warriors can fully obtain the support of buff-type spells from mages, and then burst out with huge combat power far beyond usual.

But now, the birth of the Demon Swordsman has broken the helpless restrictions of the above-mentioned shackles at once.

Once a magic swordsman with the strength of an elite low-level warrior becomes an attendant of a mid-level warrior, he can quickly intersperse thousands of miles with the army without any worries, and launch a thunderous assault on the enemy's flank and rear weak links. Mid-level warriors can also receive magical support from their attendants anytime and anywhere, and their combat effectiveness and battlefield survivability will also be greatly improved.

"So, Your Excellency, you should want to keep as many swordsmen as possible who have support spells or dual spells?" Moriarty directly said the other party's thoughts.

"That's right." Cruyff also generously admitted, "It just so happens that this time, thirteen of the twenty-five magic swordsmen have mastered auxiliary spells such as 'Breath of the Wind', 'Bloodlust', and 'Petrified Skin', and I want to keep them all." โ€

"Hah, you guy." Hearing that Cruyff was about to wrap up the essence of the magic swordsman in one bite, Schmidt directly laughed and scolded: "This is the old bear's big mouth!" โ€

"Hey, hey!" was complained by the old man, Cruyff was not in a hurry or annoyed, just looked at Moriarty with a smile.

"Your Excellency, so the rest of the Demon Swordsmen have only mastered one attack spell?" Moriarty thought for a moment and asked rhetorically.

"Yes, it's all 'magic arrows'. It's good, but my mid-tier warrior doesn't lack that bit of attack power. Cruyff nodded, obviously the old man had already thought through the trade-offs.

"Okay, Your Excellency General, I am willing to accept your arrangement to take the remaining ten offensive demon swordsmen into the guard squadron." After thinking about it for a while, Moriarty finally agreed to take the "rags" that the other party didn't want.

"Haha, good boy, I knew you were sensible." Cruyff burst out laughing, as if he had won a big battle.

On the other hand, Schmidt was a little surprised to hear Moriarty's decision, but he did not interfere.

"Hehe, you are too polite, Your Excellency. Anyway, this time I also picked your advantage and pulled away nearly half of the magic swordsmen out of thin air. If you don't blame the juniors, I'll be satisfied. Moriarty shook his hand again and again: "Moreover, some of the needs of the guard squadron in terms of armament from now on will depend on your care." โ€โ€ฆ,

"Hehe, you shrewd boy, it's a pity not to go to the City Lord's Mansion to be a staff member." Cruyff nodded: "Don't worry, if you need to come to me, I will never let you go back empty-handed." โ€

Although the Guard Squadron had Hockenheim's financial backing, it also needed special ways and means to exchange gold coins for weapons, armor, and supplies. Otherwise, if it doesn't matter and there is no channel, you can't find the temple gate even if you want to throw money. And once the ordnance department apologizes and tells you that the city defense army has placed an order to pick up the goods, and there are no spare materials in the near future, even if you move out of the mountain of Figaro, you can only stare at it in a hurry, and there is nothing you can do.

In the end, it is not necessary for the guard squadron to go to the battlefield in cloth clothes, so that not only will the enemy be killed, but also the opponent will be laughed to death, and even Hockenheim will make a name for himself in Bracada in the north and south for 10,000 years.

Fortunately, now with the endorsement of the military boss Cruyff, the weapons and equipment of the guard squadron have been reliably guaranteed. Even if he could not give face to the Grand Arcanist, the Ordnance Institute would never dare to offend his top boss. And this is another big thing that Moriarty and Schmidt need to win when they come to meet Cruyff.

After agreeing on the reporting time of the Demon Swordsman team and some other matters, Moriarty and Schmidt took their leave of the city defense headquarters. The Intermediate Mage then returned to the Mage's Tower, while Moriarty rushed back to the Olympus Garden to confer with Hyauna and the two Followers.

"There is still a gap of half a squadron, where are you going to fill it from? Or is it preparing to recruit civilians? As a former low-ranking officer in Erathia, White, who was accustomed to basic military affairs, was not as surprised as Hayyna and Guderian were when he heard that Moriarty had suddenly become squadron leader, but directly pointed to the key issue.

"Purely civilian recruits may not be able to meet the requirements of the guard squadron. Both on the part of the city guards and within Hockenheim there was pressure on me. Moriarty shook his head, slowly withdrew his arm from Haiyna's embrace, and then stood up: "Before the Azure Mage Regiment leaves for the front, the combat effectiveness of the guard squadron must be on the table, otherwise it will be too embarrassing. โ€

"So, you can collect some mercenaries locally? Or poach people from Erathia. White asked again.

"Mercenaries can be considered, but the essence is not much expensive, as for how to screen..."Moriarty thought for a moment and looked at his followers: "White, you turned out to be an old soldier, and you are accurate to see the soldiers, so I want to leave this matter to you." If you can, it's a good idea to recruit some veterans from Erathia. Of course, I know it depends on luck. โ€

"Okay, I'll give it a try." Huai Ting nodded.

"As for poaching people from Erathia, hehe, I'm afraid it's even harder." Moriarty sat back on the couch, patted the armrest, and said, "But I'll try to send a letter to Viscount Salk to see if he has any spare men there who are willing to come to Bracada." Although I can't take out a fief as a salary, I still have some gold. โ€

"Baron Ernsberg, isn't it okay?" said Hayuna on the side.

"Where's my father?" Moriarty glanced at his fiancรฉe and said with a smile: "The Ensberg family has never been known for its martial arts, but I am afraid that there are no additional warriors to support. But what you said is also good, since you sent a letter to the viscount for help, but left your own family behind, it made everyone a little embarrassed. Well, I'll write to my father as well. โ€

"That's fine." Haiyuna smiled and nodded, and said no more.

"Guderian, I always see you going out drinking and farting with some fellow countrymen on weekdays. Now that the Moriarty is short of manpower, can you also recruit some dwarven warriors to the guard squadron? White asked, walking over to the Silverbeard Dwarf and kicking him lightly. โ€ฆ,

"Huh? I'm going to recruit too? Guderian looked at White with some surprise.

"Of course." White nodded as a matter of course: "Didn't you always say that you were envied and hated by the other dwarves from Aveli?" Although this time it is not Moritati who recruits followers, the treatment of the guard squadron will certainly not be bad. Your fellow should be interested, right? โ€

"That's right when you say that." Guderian tilted his head and thought for a while: "But the strength of those guys who always rub my wine is very ordinary, except for one who is still a little like a little talk, the others are still low-level dwarf warriors." โ€

"Hehe, that's your own vision is too high." Moriarty looked at the silver-bearded dwarf and smiled slightly: "It is impossible to require everyone to be a seventh-level earth Moradin. You go and try to solicit them, you won't treat them badly. โ€

"Okay, I'll go." Seeing the mage's words, the dwarf no longer shirked: "Speaking of treatment, those boys are not worth any gold coins, as long as the wine is enough." While agreeing, Guderian also took the opportunity to make a request with private goods.

"Hey, you guy!" White immediately glared at the dwarf, but he couldn't do anything about him.

However, even if the three recruitment directions of "screening mercenaries", "digging potential from Erathia's hometown", and "pulling dwarven fellows into the gang" have been determined, how many squadron fighters who meet the requirements can really be recruited from them, Moriarty's heart is still bottomless. So he decided to try the fourth option, though he was not very sure about it.

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