Chapter 199
"Rapid mobile troops?"
"That's right. ”
"Striking at the rear, does it make sense?"
"Of course it makes sense, the rear has suffered heavy losses, and it's useless to win at the front. ”
"This is purely aimed at killing and injuring the enemy population, isn't it?
"Who's to say it isn't, but the problem is, they're really going to do it. ”
Reynard's brows furrowed, and Esther tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and the two leaders of the Northwest Republics and the Secret Service were lost in thought.
"I'll set the tone first. Seeing that they didn't speak, Sui Xiong said, "We must oppose this practice." I don't care how they fight, there is a bottom line that must be emphasized - this kind of purely aimed at killing and injuring civilians will never be tolerated!"
He paused, then emphatically repeated: "Absolutely!"
"In that case, then things will be easy. Esther smiled, "Let's send troops too, isn't it just to play fast maneuvering, they can play, we can play too." ”
He really didn't talk nonsense, and it took a large number of skilled knights from adventurers to move quickly. These people must be familiar with the skills of the ranger and also know some of the skills of the thief, and the two must work together to have this effect.
And now, if there is any place where adventurers have the most skilled knights, it is naturally the Northwest Republic.
For decades, the North-Western Republic has been working to attract talent, the most common of which are retired adventurers. There are all kinds of talents among these adventurers, and many of them are engaged in education. Thanks to their efforts, there are currently a large number of young people in the Northwest Republic who are equivalent to low-level adventurers.
As for riding, it's not easy to be proficient in riding, but it's not difficult to ride a horse. Not to mention anything else, there is a "Summoning Phantom Pony" in the low-level magic, which will become a "Summoning Phantom Pony" when you level up, and you can summon a horse with excellent physical strength and gentle and obedient steed. As for how to use this spell, if you put it together, it is not impossible to equip the whole army with spell props that can use this magic.
Although the cost is relatively high, it can effectively improve the mobility of the army. Moreover, magically summoned foals do not need to eat grass, and can be canceled when not in use, which can also greatly reduce the target.
When Esther was a spy, he loved this spell. His spell qualifications are acceptable, but because he doesn't have much time to practice, although he knows a lot of spells, he doesn't really master much, and "Summoning Phantom Pony" is one of the highest spells he has mastered.
Of course, this was a thing of the past, and now he could basically cast any spell he knew, but he didn't really need spells much now. One is busy with work, and the other is strong to a certain extent, in fact, one law is all over the world, unless he wants to fight with a master of the same level, otherwise he doesn't use magic, and he doesn't even need to fight for energy, just relying on basic physical fitness is enough to solve the problem.
"Summon the Phantom Pony...... The easiest way to do this is to make a rechargeable wand, which is preferably mid-level for safety, allowing you to cross swamps and shoals. To reach this level, the price of the wand will probably reach 20,000 gold coins, and if you equip hundreds of people, it is really not a small amount!" Renard has also been quite concerned about logistics intelligence over the years, and quickly calculated the cost.
"If you use an alchemy factory, you can cut the cost by half. "If you can use a group lighting ceremony, the cost can be lower." ”
"No matter how much you reduce it, it's hundreds of thousands of gold coins!"
“...... It's a bit higher, but if you think about it, you don't need a wand per person. Esther pondered for a moment, and said, "A wand can cast fifty spells, leaving ten for each person, plus the replenishment of the casters in the army, an average of five people, more than enough." ”
Renard breathed a sigh of relief, and in this way, the cost was reduced to an acceptable level. Although it will still be sky-high if it is really equipped in large quantities, at least this "sky-high price" is already a sky-high price of value for money, rather than a flashy sky-high price.
As a god, Renard doesn't care about money, but he cares about how well it's spent. Give each of the entire Rapid Mobile Force a "Summoning Phantom Pony" wand and it's not worth the money. But if it's one for each team of five, it's worth the money.
A wand of seven or eight thousand gold coins may seem expensive at first glance, but in fact it can summon fifty phantom horses, and even if he loses one horse in three tough battles in his experience, fifty phantom foals are equivalent to at least fifteen or sixteen horses. An ordinary horse that is not heavy is worth about one hundred and fifty to two hundred gold coins, then that wand is worth two thousand to three thousand gold coins.
In fact, summoning a Phantom Pony wand is far more reliable than a warhorse when it matters most. The summoned Phantom Pony will not be frightened, and its ability to take damage with its semi-virtual body is much higher than that of ordinary war horses, and more importantly, even if it is "killed", it only takes a few seconds to re-summon it.
Many times, whether there are horses or no horses 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, and each squad is equipped with a priest, and using up mana before praying every day can restore a lot of the wand's casting, and it can greatly extend the life of the wand.
All in all, it's a lot of money, but it's worth it.
In addition to this wand, the Rapid Mobile Unit will need some other equipment.
First of all, the lightweight armor, in order to pursue the convenience of movement, heavy full-body armor is definitely not to wear, in order to prevent being targeted, it is best to wear leather armor - of course, there is no doubt that you can only wear leather armor made of powerful Warcraft leather, which will definitely not be cheap.
Then there are the weapons, both light crossbows and bows and arrows are needed, and enchanted crossbows and enchanted arrows are definitely needed. Of course, all long and short weapons must be enchanted, but these are better, and almost everyone in the middle class of adventurers has some good handy guys, at most they can help them pick up the gaps.
Finally, there are consumables, the three armies have not moved the grain and grass first, and the fast mobile troops must not carry heavy wagons in order to pursue speed, so they must use space bags to save supplies. Food, water, medicine, and all sorts of spare alchemy items...... Broken down in bits and pieces, it's not a small amount.
"It's worth it, though. "We, the Northwest Republic, should also have our own rapid mobile troops. ”
"Fast maneuver...... Can't spellcasters?" asked Sui Xiong, puzzled.
"A mage-type spellcaster is more of a scholar than a warrior. Let them fight, only as a last resort. Priest casters are more warriors, but they shouldn't be heavily involved in combat. In contrast, the formation of a fast mobile unit with rangers and thieves as team members and clerics as captains is more cost-effective in terms of manpower, although it is more expensive in terms of money. ”
Speaking of this, Renard couldn't help but smile: "People are more important than money, aren't they?"
Sui Xiong also smiled: "You're right, money is something to be spent, and people are much more important than money!"
So, the matter was settled.