The 3,000 mercenaries of the 2nd Army attacked on all fronts, and the battle was soon over. The fishmen fled back into the water, not daring to show their heads, leaving only hundreds of corpses on the river beach. While Lord Jomoson commanded his soldiers to clean up the battlefield, Victor and Nelson rode out of the Second Legion's forward camp.

"Haha, it's been a long time since I've had this pleasure like today. ”

Nelson changed into a normal cowhide armor, rode on his warhorse, and waved his fist excitedly. He was still immersed in a hearty euphoria.

In fact, the fish-men fled as fast as they charged, and the armoured mercenaries couldn't catch up with them. The escaped fish-men were one east and one west, and Nelson ran them all the way from the camp to the river, and only killed more than twenty fishmen, and the mercenary soldiers who were left behind did not even capture a single fishhead. But this did not affect the excitement of the soldiers.

While defeat or victory certainly tests the mercenary army's ability to control the battlefield situation, the strong-blooded recruits are desperate for a devastating victory. Victor's gorgeous appearance, invincible fighting posture, and the fact that he defeated the wave of fishmen by himself far exceeded all the fantasies of Randall's mercenary soldiers about the knight lord, leaving an indelible impression in the hearts of every soldier participating in the battle, greatly boosting the morale of the mercenary army, and finally becoming the motivation to move forward bravely and kill the enemy.

Victor is so simple to gain the support of mercenary soldiers, he doesn't need to eat and live together, he doesn't need to love his soldiers like children, as long as he shows his extraordinary strength in battle, no one can shake the loyalty of his family soldiers.

For thousands of years, the ideas of the salvation of the clergy, the protection of knights, and the devotion of the people have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. For the warriors of the family, it is their own glory to dedicate their faith to the Lord of Radiance and to dedicate their loyalty to the Lord. When the sovereign appears on the battlefield as a guardian, the family soldiers will never collapse in the face of heavy pressure, and will defend the sovereign even at the cost of sacrifice.

According to the Earth World, the family soldiers are all brain-dead fans of the family guardians.

De jure, the mercenary warriors of the First and Second Legions were not yet soldiers of the Randall family, and the thoughts and worries of abandoning and being abandoned by the family still had a place to live. In order to train these 6,000 mercenary warriors as the backbone of the clan army, it is necessary for Victor to make them feel the glory of following the clan guardians in advance.

Of course, this is not without a cost.

Nelson smacked his lips and said with regret: "In the next few months, the training ground of the Second Army will not be used for the time being...... My lord, can you ask the other families to lend us their riverbank positions for a few months, and when the fishmen in that area of water come back, we will return the riverbank positions to them......"

There are 11 large and small fish-man mudflats along the Randall Lingjinshui River, and the families of Centaur Hills have responded to the call of the Fish-Man War Order and sent vassal armies and mercenaries to fight against the fishmen on the riverbank. However, their mercenary army averaged less than 400 and could only attack a few smaller river beaches. The two largest river beach positions were taken care of by the Randall family's mercenary army, and now that one of the river beach battlefields was disabled, Nelson began to use the brains of other river beach battlefields.

Victor smiled and said, "You have to train the mercenaries in actual combat, and other families are also honing their own mercenaries." I think it's good, at least it will save me a lot of money in the next few months. ”

Nelson's expression froze, he rolled his eyes, and said, "My lord, the craftsmen of Jinshui City have already built the combined chariot according to your wishes, and it is in the military camp of Pinghu Town. Would you like to check it out?"

Victor suddenly became interested and said, "Oh, take me to see it." ”

The two led the lord's personal guards, along the road, rode horses to Pinghu Town, and arrived at the military camp on the east side of the town before noon. After seeing the riders on the horses, the guards lifted the guard tower and opened the gates of the barracks.

Nelson and Victor rode directly into the camp gate, and galloped to the drill ground behind. In the clearing, Victor saw a unique building.

It is more of a building than a fortification. It is 4.7 meters high, 4.5 meters long, and 2.3 meters wide, and is made of two carriages stacked on top of each other, wrapped in a red copper shell on the surface, the lower compartment is thick and strong, and three fine iron hook and sickle spears protrude from the outer wall. Together, they can attack from a distance and defend at close range, and at the same time have a condescending shooting advantage, which can be called a small fortress.

Nelson motioned for the guards to lead the horses away, and introduced to Victor:

"My lord, I am a layman, I only know that this thing is very strong and easy to use...... Its lower carriage is a baggage carriage, with a maximum load capacity of 7.6 tons, with three shooting holes, which can accommodate 3 heavy crossbowmen, and can also be replaced with a hook and sickle spear...... The upper carriage is a light combat vehicle, with a load of 2.3 tons, and a revolver chassis ballista, which can freely turn the direction of fire, using a fine iron armor-piercing crossbow, with a shot in 20 seconds at the earliest, and an effective range of 500 meters...... In addition to these two weapons, the vehicle is often equipped with 2 heavy crossbowmen, and 2 more heavy crossbowmen can be added for fixed combat. ”

Victor stepped forward and knocked on the side wall, feeling how strong it was, activating the surge again, and tried to push it, but the carriage didn't move. He was very satisfied with this, many large monsters were amazingly powerful, and they could easily overturn ten tons of weight, but the friction area of the carriage was 10 square meters, and its own weight exceeded the weight of most monsters. The result of the monster's force is to push itself out, and it is almost impossible to overturn the carriage, and naturally it cannot harm the soldiers inside the car.

He jumped onto the top of the carriage and entered the chariot's hull, noticing that there were five latches at the bottom, which were connected to the lower compartment to ensure that the chariot part was secure and not pushed down by the monsters. At this time, Nelson also jumped up, pointed to the triangular bracket on the wall of the car and said:

"The master craftsman of Goldwater City told me that this little thing can keep the walls of the car against the big rocks thrown by the ogre...... Hehe, provided they can get past the ballista's range alive. And they have to be careful under their feet...... I don't think they'll be careful. ”

Nelson took out a three-pricked foot peg made of fine iron from the bag next to the small trebuchet, checked it, and grinned: "This little monster that can charge jumped up with its feet in its hands, and then rolled into a ball, and was directly trampled to death by its companions behind...... My lord and master craftsmen are full of praise for your ideas, saying that you are a true genius. ”

Victor smiled and patted Nelson on the shoulder, jumping to the ground and entering the lower compartment. The inside of the carriage also has a tripod structure, and four load-bearing columns are added in the middle, making the small space even more cramped and full of sacks. Nelson said outside:

"The sack is filled with dirt, which increases the weight of the car and can reach 11 tons. When the vehicle is moving, it is replaced with supplies, as long as it does not exceed 7 tons, the car is no problem to drive. Moreover, the parts of the car are all standard structures, which can be replaced immediately and repaired immediately. ”

"Standardization is the most important thing. Victor got out of the carriage and asked, "How long does it take for the baggage carts and chariots to reassemble the wheels and set off for travel, and how manpower?"

"30 trained soldiers, spend 2 hours. It only takes more than 50 minutes to remove the wheels and assemble the fixed fortifications. When Nelson had answered, he eagerly asked, "My lord, do you want me to have someone show you?" ”

Victor shook his head with a smile and said lightly, "No need, it was originally my idea of a mobile camp. ”

The concept of mobile barracks is a tactical concept designed by Victor for the strategy of southern expansion, drawing on the ancient Chinese car formation and crossbow tactics, which can flexibly deploy a circular car formation in an unfamiliar area and difficult supply conditions, build fortifications, quickly occupy key geographical locations, and then calmly collect natural resources to build a stable barracks.

Humans are physically overwhelmed by large monsters such as centaurs and ogres, lack the ability to defend themselves head-on, and rely heavily on strong fortifications. But it takes time to build the castle forts, and the terrain with abundant water and grass is bound to be a living area that both humans and monsters want to grab. In the absence of a fortress, humans will face the attack of monsters directly, and even if the elite rangers defeat the monsters and orcs, ordinary mercenary soldiers will still be harassed and raided by monsters. This not only increases the casualties of the mercenary legions, but also slows down the time it takes to build fortifications, and the human army will be locked in a tug-of-war and a war of attrition with monsters. Because monsters and orcs are doing everything possible to prevent humans from building fortifications in resource-rich areas.

But if, the human army already has strong fortifications, the situation is reversed. If the monsters can't attack for a long time and suffer heavy casualties, they will give up the fight for territory.

According to Victor's vision, each mobile camp consisted of 40 fence wagons, 70 baggage wagons, and 70 chariots, with 1,000 mercenary soldiers, more than 100 craftsmen and doctors, and an elite Ranger of 300 men. A baggage cart and a chariot were spliced together to form a defensive post, 70 sentry posts and 40 grid wagons were connected, plus local materials, and the simple fortifications built were enough to form a temporary barracks.

In addition to the ballistas, trebuchets and heavy crossbows of the chariot sentry, the camp also has thousands of longbows and foot crossbows, which can give the incoming enemy a taste of dense arrows and accurate shooting.

The three mobile barracks are a full army of mercenaries, which together form a medium-sized barracks, and when dispersed, they act as horns for each other, creating an effective defensive depth.

The high knights of the House of York were impressed by the military concept of moving the barracks, and Sylvia gathered a group of excellent craftsmen to build the baggage chariots and light chariots according to Victor's requirements. They worked hard in Pinghu Town for three years and finally made the sample.

All that remains is the question of standardization and detail compensation, and Victor asked: "Do you feel that there are any deficiencies in the baggage and light vehicles?"

Nelson replied, "My lord, it's mainly a matter of animal power. The baggage car has been made to the largest, no matter how big, the chassis will have problems, and no matter how small, the interior space is not enough. However, with a load capacity of nearly 8 tons, it was too difficult to pull a horse, and two horses were too much, so a lot of supplies were consumed in vain. ”

Victor's eyes flickered, and he bowed his head and said, "I know, I'll figure it out...... Is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Nelson scratched his head and smiled: "My lord, a baggage cart costs 280 gold soles, and the chariot costs 700 gold soles, all of which are for the mercenary army to place orders to the hill secret fortress and use military funds to procure them...... You have entrusted the affairs of the family to Lady Nicole, who is very fond of Lilia's stinginess, and Lilia will definitely have to deduct the military budget...... You see, did you make a rule for Lilia that the mercenary corps' budget of 55,000 gold soles per year should not be reduced?"

Victor couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Won't I come back in the future?" Even if I don't intervene directly in family affairs, you and Morin can both meet me and make a case to me. ”

Nelson muttered, "I'm not afraid that Lady Nicole won't be able to compete with you, and when the time comes, she will be angry with me again...... You set the rules in advance, and Lilia has no reason to ask Lady Nicole to cut the mercenary team's budget. ”

Victor nodded and said, "You have a point...... I really should respect Nicole and Lilia, and I can't easily overturn their policies...... Drawing a bottom line on the budget of a mercenary legion in advance can avoid a lot of trouble. However, the budget of 55,000 gold soles is a bit high, and I will set you a guaranteed budget of 49,000 gold soles. If you don't have enough budget that year, you'll have to negotiate with Nicole yourself...... If there is a surplus, it is accumulated to the military budget for the following year. ”

"Why 49,000 and not 50,000?" asked Nelson, confused.

"The minimum budget for military spending is less than 50,000 yuan, which is good to listen to and say...... Lilia's men weren't too blushing. “

"Thank you, sir!" Nelson was overjoyed, hit his chest with his right fist, gave a military salute, paused, and said: "My lord, there is no maid by Mrs. Judy's side, she has been living in the front-line camp after all, it is not very decent, do you have any arrangements for her?"

If I rearrange Judy as soon as I get back, it will only disgrace Nicole, and they won't be able to get along with each other in the future...... Victor sneered, and said with an indifferent expression: "From beginning to end, I didn't want to be a vase, and now I don't need a vase...... Judy has changed a lot, but I would like to dry her for a few more days. ”

Victor didn't care about Judy's current mood, and Nelson, of course, didn't care, and saluted and said, "As you wish, my honorable master." ”

"Alright, I'll go back to Silvermoon Manor first. The night after tomorrow, you go to Mercury Manor, and I have something to explain to you. ”

"Yes, my lord!"

Patting Nelson on the shoulder, Victor beckoned to the guards, mounted his horse, and galloped towards Silvermoon Manor.