In the Hoge Mining Office, Levi put down the Zeelandia Professional Adoption Directory in his hand and began to work at his desk to clean up the government documents he had accumulated during his absence.

Because he had been in a state of slumber for a long time, Levi had already delegated some authority to the hands of Iger, Tiger, and Fischer, while the direct authority to dispatch military power was in the hands of the jackal commander Hotz.

Therefore, most of the things piled on his case at this time were long-term intention plans.

The time limit is based on five to ten years, which requires Li Wei to sign and attach his magic paw print.

Most of them were originally drawn up by the management based on Levi's will, so he only needed to review them and annotate them.

In fact, if a secretary with high enough professionalism could help handle these matters, Li Wei would be much less worried.

As the saying goes, if you have something to do, the secretary can do it; if nothing happens, cough cough, then it'll be fine.

However, Li Wei has not yet found a suitable person to do this.

The three pillars of Zeelandia, Iger, Tiger and Fisher, all have their own areas to be responsible for, and it is impossible for them to play this role.

Hotz?

That guy can lead troops and charge in battles, but he can't read a word, so he can only be regarded as a reckless man with some battlefield talent.

As for Alley, this guy is naturally proficient in dragon language, demon language, celestial language and common language, and his IQ is not bad either.

It's just the devil's nature

If left to her, Zelandia would probably collapse in a few days.

Levi turned his head, and when he saw his cheap daughter lying on the corner of the desk, dripping with tears at least three feet away, he finally gave up and silently turned his eyes back to the complicated government affairs.

He didn't know how long it took, but when he saw an article about the "First Draft of Zelandia's New Army Organization" proposed by Tiger, he suddenly frowned and started thinking.

The limitations of the times and environment will also limit the development of the system, and different military systems are directly related to the military mobilization capabilities of a territory or even a country, the military's combat effectiveness and rapid response capabilities, etc.

The difference between the advantages and disadvantages of military systems is, to some extent, vastly different.

Levi quickly read through the organizational formula proposed by Tiger. Although he did a good job in his homework, he still felt that he couldn't get rid of Corell's old routine:

That is to say, it is built around heavy armored knights as the core, infantry and archers as supplements, and spellcasters as flanking fire support troops.

However, perhaps due to the influence of Levi's retro-style battle group, the original fire support force was changed to the main long-range force. However, in some attack formations, some caster support of the combat force was still retained.

For example, a level 4 warlock or mage can cast [Scorching Ray], and can also cast multiple mage armor and various shield spells to protect himself.

Equipped with a magic missile wand and three fireball scrolls, it is equivalent to having a machine gun and rocket launcher that uses magic ammunition.

And equipping such a warlock is far more economical than equipping a heavily armored knight.

The only problem is the caster's endurance

They often become a group of worthless worthless people after they have used up their spell slots.

It may be suitable for small-scale battles, but it is definitely not suitable for a large-scale battle.

Perhaps this is the reason why the chainsword is so popular among Zeelandian War Mage groups.

The long-term mining career has given them a physique that is not inferior to that of some human knights. After using up their spell slots, with the help of their mage shields, they are even stronger than some fallen ordinary knights.

But Li Wei always felt that if it really came to the point where the elite mages were forced to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy with bayonets, then there must be something wrong with the military organization and tactics.

Levi issued them expensive chain swords. The original purpose was just to allow them to use physical means to protect themselves when encountering emergencies, rather than to let them actually go up and fight the enemy with bayonets.

Legal practitioners cannot afford such consumption.

And they are definitely valuable wealth and strategic force in any force.

Just look at the dismal ratio when mages recruit apprentices. It is so difficult to recruit new apprentices, not to mention the long training cycle required.

Under this kind of military system, the tactics that can be adopted are very limited, among which are the most important and most effective ones.

In addition to the fire support of the mages, the rest is nothing more than a piercing charge of heavy cavalry groups, volleys of archers, and a defensive fish-scale shield formation.

Among them, heavy cavalry has developed to the present and is an essential institution for almost every powerful city-state.

At the same time, knights, the lowest nobles, are often the cornerstone of a country's aristocratic system.

The early armies of the Dark Ages were just a group of unorganized soldiers on foot.

When heavy cavalry emerged among city-states, the best army was a group of unorganized knights.

However, in combat, knights would attempt to engage their enemies one-on-one, and dismounted soldiers would be sandwiched between friendly and enemy knights.

This method of warfare was actually very dangerous, because most of the early foot soldiers in the valley were farmers who had been temporarily recruited and had not received combat training.

When the cavalry penetrated each other during the handover between the two armies, it was difficult for these farmers and soldiers to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Once the casualties were too large or the situation was too chaotic, a large-scale rout would often occur.

Under such circumstances, even if the battle is won, gathering the fleeing peasants and soldiers is a headache enough for any commander.

Therefore, the tactic of heavy cavalry attacking in groups became inevitable in the development of the times.

As for the volley of archers, it is very suitable for defending cities and attacking fortresses, but without the protection of infantry on the battlefield, it can easily be defeated and eliminated by the formation.

At this point, it reflects the value of legendary crossbowmen like the drow elf Ikariya.

One man forms an army, swinging arrows like rain.

One person can suppress a city-state with long-range firepower.

The key is that non-legends can hardly handle her, but if she is allowed to suppress fire with humanoid rockets, there will be almost no suspense in this battle.

Ikariya's legendary treasure [Mountain Crossbow] is now in his hands. Unfortunately, he does not have a legendary crossbowman who can use it, not even a high-level archer.

As for the fish scale shield formation, it was the one used in the defense battle against the orcs in Gelthorne and in the new camp against the orcs. Its performance in the two consecutive battles was remarkable.

In this formation, soldiers can hold their shields high to form a dense shield array to resist cavalry charges and archer saturation long-range attacks at the expense of mobility.

However, this formation requires the soldiers to stand shoulder to shoulder with each other, and all soldiers adopt defensive and counterattack tactics. When encountering a large-scale spell attack, it is very easy if the same battle magic group does not carry out spell counterattack.

Collapsed.

It’s not that Tiger didn’t innovate. For example, after Levi went deep into the Griffin Mountains and captured a large number of griffons some time ago, Tiger suggested forming a group of griffon scouts similar to those in Jishui City.

In Li Wei's view, griffin knights may indeed be capable of serving as excellent scouts, but the price/performance ratio is too low.

The mage has [Dancing in the Sky] and does not need a mount.

If you really want to throw a hammer to the gryphon knights, the load capacity will be a problem. You can't equip each person with a space equipment. Even the elven empire at its peak could not afford such luxurious equipment.

The griffin archers' lethality is a bit unimpressive.

Let's leave it alone for now and look back to see if Ige and the others can develop some targeted long-range weapons.

In addition, there is a medical team system composed of a combination of priests and Zeelandia's newly developed surgical emergency team. The average cost of a set of full-body plate armor is about a quarter, which is the price of thirty disaster coins.

, you can equip a low-level priest with an enchanted healing wand for light wounds.

Such a priest can cast spells such as [Secondary Healing], [Blessing], [Entropic Light Shield], [Sanctuary], etc., so that he can safely run back and forth in the battle queue and use his wand to rescue the injured.

soldiers.

This point made Li Wei's eyes light up, but the problem was also outstanding.

That's because they were born in the Dark Realm. Priests, especially priests of the righteous gods, are in extremely short supply!

Li Wei highlighted it here.

At the end, Tiger raised the issue of mount selection for cavalry formation and the formation of special forces deep behind enemy lines.

He suggested that their dwarves could capture some alpine goats in the Griffin Mountains and tame them into mounts. Alpine goats were very suitable for their height, but domestication was a long-term process.

As for human cavalry mounts, he even made the whimsical suggestion of taming the winter wolves unique to the North.

Although the stamina of a magical beast like the winter wolf is slightly inferior to that of a horse, its explosive power in short-distance charges is much stronger than that of a horse.

At the same time, they also have strong melee capabilities and a breath ability that can cause large-area damage. They can quickly break through the enemy's defense line, allowing slower-moving follow-up troops to continue to expand the results.

But domestication is more of a problem. The unfamiliar white-eyed wolves in the North are talking about them.

If you use the [Animal Companion Oath Binding] scroll, the cost is too high.

The Orc's Frost Wolf is a good choice, but it's the Orc's treasure, so I can only think about it.

As for the formation of special forces, he actually proposed to form a group of infiltration troops mainly composed of bards. A team of level 4 bards can use [Invisibility], [Transformation] and other spells, combined with bluffing, to

Disguise and negotiation can easily penetrate behind enemy lines.

Once they enter the enemy's rear, they can use spells such as [Detect Thoughts] and [Suggestion] to collect intelligence, and then use the [Animal Messenger] spell to quickly transmit the intelligence back to their own headquarters.

Seeing this, Levi shook his head, smiled, and crossed it out directly.

Tiger obviously didn't know enough about Remulu's slime army.

Now with Kaka's central coordination, the problem of slimes' lack of IQ when acting alone can be solved by artificial intelligence carpet exploration. Although it is still a bit stupid, it is better than letting a group of slimes with no IQ to speak of.

Mu Chaos's free movement is much stronger.

With this group of special infiltration troops who can go deep behind enemy lines without fear of death, why should they do what the Harpers did?

“There are still many problems”

Levi kept tapping his fingers on the table, thought for a while, and said in his mind:

"Kaka, let Iger, Tiger, Fischer, and Hotz come to see me."

"At your will, Masta."
To be continued...