Of all combat teams, the first to inflict damage to the enemy is the ranged unit. An indispensable branch of their army, their role on the spot is not limited to the beginning of the war. However, the long-range arms are relatively high-tech, and their dependence on equipment is also relatively high.

So Townsend didn't have the impulse to expand the ranged troops, and only two teams were needed at first.

The main weapon of the ranged team is the longbow, which consists of soldiers with the best shooting skills. At present, they can only take on the task of long-range suppression on the frontal battlefield, and a longbow, three bags of heavy arrows, a waist knife, and a set of half-body leather armor are all they have.

After the long-range team is decided, it is the backbone of the frontal battlefield - the pikes. The three pikemen were Townsend's main attacking force, consisting of the most athletic soldiers, armed with large shields, spears, and a small amount of iron armor, and were responsible for frontal breakthroughs or defenses.

The other three teams were light infantry both offensive and defensive, armed with javelins, round shields, waist knives, and leather armor. In the initial phase of the war, they were responsible for protecting the flanks and longbowmen, participating in the attack and defense in the middle section as the situation, and naturally acting as the main force in the pursuit at the end.

Townsend doesn't count the defeat of the battle now, he only has such a few people in his hands, and he has no capital to defeat at all!

Of the other fifty people, Townsend all remained with him as a personal guard.

It's not that he's cowardly, it's that he really doesn't know how to arrange it - these people are all outliers among the human race, and the physique difference is very large, and there are all four hands with one eye and fins on their hands and feet that look more like monkeys than monkeys, and forcibly stuffing them into the team can only destroy the overall balance.

After thinking about it, Townsend could only keep them by his side and teach them according to their aptitude. Those with strong physiques are trained to guard and attack; those with sharp actions are trained to be stealth and assassinated; and those with special talents simply do not make rigid surname requirements and try to give full play to their strengths.

Therefore, the Guards are varied in terms of equipment, and even retain the traditional weapons of the tribe.

Not to mention, Townsend found a lot of talent in a few days. Some people can dive for a long time with gills behind their ears, some people can glide, some people blow arrows with hundreds of shots, some people have amazing skills in stealing chickens and dogs, some people can see very far, and some people have an unusually developed sense of hearing...... Soon, Townsend's pro-guard had a nickname, and with the connivance of others, the children called them "The Circus".

Townsend was not angry at all, because the training plan was drawn up by his own hands, and he knew how far everyone had been trained, which could not be described as hard, but completely based on the maximum amount of nutritional intake. As the supreme commander, he could not suppress all the emotions of his subordinates, and the situation was conducive to competition.

The commanders of all the teams are descendants of Townsend, and there is no favors to speak of when conducting training.

Three times a day, armed cross-country, each time ten miles, this is to exercise physical fitness and endurance; twice a day queue training, this is to exercise discipline and perseverance; twice a day tactical training, this is to exercise personal combat skills and courage; getting up, bathing, eating, and sleeping are all together, this is to cultivate the centripetal force of the team -- after dinner, there are review meetings, cram schools, and soldiers are training even in their dreams!

It is fair to say that the tribal warriors generally have low comprehension because they do not have a systematic enlightenment education, but they are very tenacious and can endure hardships. In Townsend's memory, this level of training could easily lead to turmoil, but here on the contrary, everyone gritted their teeth and persisted, and no one said strange things and deserted.

The reason is simple - there is something to learn, and these warriors are happy.

They are not good at expressing themselves, but they respect their superiors in their hearts. After almost a month, the results of the closed training began to be felt.

First of all, the bad habits brought by the soldiers from the tribal villages have been basically corrected, and they are now able to stand upright, sit upright, and can kick a little right; secondly, they have initially mastered military knowledge, and everyone can count from one to a thousand, know more than 100 words, distinguish between front and back, left and right, up and down, and far and near, understand orders, and memorize military rank marks.

In the end, they laid the foundation for in-depth training, and at least the formation of a squad of 30 people was well trained......

To this extent, the bitterness and bitterness are really indescribable. I don't know how many officers' voices were hoarse, and I don't know how many sticks were broken, but the two doctors were quite happy, because they brought out several apprentices who treated their wounds...... But all in all, the combat unit of Thorn Rose has a rudimentary form and has a certain combat effectiveness, at least it is no problem to single out a unit like the Vulture Wing.

The training of this force is very important to Townsend. Although the composition of the unit is not particularly elite, it is completely suitable in terms of flexible surname, and without encountering a very strong opponent, he can use this army to build a surviving territory and allow Thorn Rose to develop.

At the same time, preparations on the caravan's side were in full swing.

Townsend was right before, for Thorn Rose, the priority now is survival. The armed forces are only a necessary means to ensure the fruits of victory, of course, if they cannot survive, they can occasionally be robbed, but they must not last long. If you want to survive and develop, the most powerful means is to support yourself by smuggling trade in caravans and earning high profits.

Of course, there are all kinds of ways to do business, but the basic conditions are always the same - if you want to do business on the West Coast, you first have to gather a lot of information, you have to know the production of each region, the regional price difference of various commodities, and even know where you can't go. Bennaider did a good job of this, because he had a lot of acquaintances, and he could get information by talking to people everywhere.

But other preparations are more complicated, such as transportation. There are many places on the West Coast where there are no roads, and even if there are, they are small roads, and the carriages with wider ones cannot be passed, and pack horses are short-distance trafficking, and the efficiency of long-distance transportation is very low, and the mode of transportation must be changed - the area of Warehouse Town is a closed peninsula, so the first choice is the boat.

More than 200 laborers were building ships during this time, but it was obviously too late to build all the new ones. So at Townsend's suggestion, Benneid had some old ships bought, and the laborers removed the above decks, connected the two hulls with girders, and rearranged the hold and superstructure—it looked magnificent, with two sails and rudders and slurry, but it was sadly slow.

The old shipwrights told Townsend that because the connection process was not good, the assembled ship would take more than half a year at most, and then it would fall apart carefully.

Townsend could see that this thing was for emergency use anyway, and he didn't expect it to last long, as long as it could carry cargo. After making money, are you afraid that you will not be able to buy a ship? So the vigorous ship rebuilding project continued, and five ships were built in a row, which could accommodate the entire caravan. The army has also begun intensive training for escorts, for the simple reason that it is necessary to do business, otherwise everyone will go hungry in winter.