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"Rapid mobile troops?"

"That's right."

"Does it make sense to attack the rear?"

"Of course it makes sense. The rear suffered heavy losses, and it would be useless even if the front line won."

"Is this purely aimed at killing the enemy population? This is not fair!"

"Who said it wasn't? But the problem is that they are really prepared to do this."

Reynard frowned, and East tapped the table with his fingers. The two leaders of the Northwest Republic Army and the secret service were both lost in thought.

"Let me set the tone first." Seeing that they didn't speak, Sui Xiong said, "We must oppose this approach. I don't care how they fight, there is a bottom line that must be emphasized-this approach that is purely aimed at killing civilians cannot be tolerated!"

He paused and emphasized again: "Absolutely!"

"In this case, then things will be easy." East smiled, "Let's send troops too, isn't it just a game of rapid mobility? If they can play it, we can play it too."

He really wasn't talking nonsense. Rapid mobility requires a large number of skilled knights who are adventurers. These people must be familiar with the skills of rangers and also know some of the crafts of thieves. Only when the two are combined can this effect be achieved.

And now, if we want to say where there are the most skilled knights from adventurers, it is naturally the Northwest Republic.

For decades, the Northwest Republic has been committed to attracting talents, the most common of which is retired adventurers. There are all kinds of talents among these adventurers, and many are engaged in education. Under their hard work and teaching, there are currently a large number of young people in the Northwest Republic who are equivalent to low-level adventurers.

As for riding skills, it is not easy to have superb riding skills, but it is not difficult if you just want to ride a horse. Apart from anything else, there is a "summon phantom horse" in the low-level magic, which will become "summon phantom famous horse" after upgrading, which can summon a horse with excellent physical strength and gentle and obedient. As for how to use this spell, if you put it together, it is not impossible to equip the entire army with spell props that can use this magic.

Although this is more costly, it can effectively improve the mobility of the army. Moreover, the foals summoned by magic do not need to eat grass, and the summoning can be canceled when not in use, which can also greatly reduce the target.

When East was a spy, he liked this spell very much. His spell aptitude was decent, but because he didn't have much time to practice, although he knew a lot of spells, he didn't really master many of them. "Summoning Phantom Horse" was one of the most advanced spells he mastered.

Of course, this was in the past. Now he can basically use any spell he knows, but he doesn't really need spells now. First, he is busy with work, and second, when his strength reaches a certain level, he can master all spells. Unless he has to fight with masters of the same level, he doesn't even need to use spells, let alone fighting spirit. Basic physical fitness is enough to solve the problem.

"Summoning a phantom horse... The simplest way is to make a rechargeable wand. To ensure safety, the magic level of this wand should be intermediate, so that it can cross swamps and shallows and facilitate movement. To reach this level, the price of the wand will be about 20,000 gold coins. If hundreds of people are equipped, it is really not a small amount!" Reynard has been very concerned about logistics intelligence in recent years, and he quickly calculated the cost.

"Using an alchemy factory can reduce the cost by half." Easter said, "If a group enlightenment ceremony can be used, the cost can be reduced even more."

"No matter how much it is reduced, it is still hundreds of thousands of gold coins!"

"... It is indeed a bit high, but if you think about it carefully, you don't need a wand for each person." Easter pondered for a while and said, "A wand can cast 50 times, leaving 10 times for each person, plus the supplement of the spellcasters accompanying the army, an average of one for five people is more than enough."

Reynard breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, the cost was reduced to an acceptable level. Although it would still be a sky-high price if it were really equipped in large quantities, at least this "sky-high price" is a sky-high price that is worth the money, not a flashy sky-high price.

As a god, Reynard doesn't care about money, but he cares whether the money is worth spending. Giving each member of the entire fast mobile force a "summon phantom horse" wand is not worth the money. But if each five-man team is equipped with one, the money is worth spending.

A wand of seven or eight thousand gold coins looks expensive at first glance, but in fact it can summon phantom horses fifty times. Even if he loses a horse in three tough battles according to his experience, fifty phantom horses are at least equivalent to fifteen or sixteen horses. An ordinary non-heavy horse is worth about one hundred and fifty to two hundred gold coins, so the value of the wand is equivalent to two thousand to three thousand gold coins.

In fact, at critical moments, the wand that summons the phantom horse is far more reliable than a war horse. The summoned phantom horse will not be frightened, and its ability to withstand damage with a half-virtual body is much higher than that of ordinary war horses. More importantly, even if it is "killed", it only takes a few seconds to summon it again.

Many times, having a horse or not is not a matter of advantage or disadvantage, but the difference between life and death!

Not to mention that there are many clergymen in the Northwest Republic. Each team is equipped with a clergyman. Using up mana before praying every day can restore a lot of spellcasting times of the magic wand, and can greatly extend the service life of the magic wand.

On the whole, although it is a huge expense, it is indeed worth it.

In addition to this magic wand, the fast mobile force also needs some other equipment.

First of all, lightweight armor. In order to pursue convenience of movement, heavy full-body armor must not be worn. In order to prevent being targeted, it is best to wear leather armor-of course, there is no doubt that the leather armor can only be made of powerful monster leather, which will definitely not be cheap.

Then there are weapons. Light crossbows and bows are needed, and enchanted crossbow arrows and enchanted arrows are definitely needed. Of course, all long and short weapons must be enchanted. These are better. Almost everyone in the middle-level adventurers has some good handy stuff, which can only help them pick up the missing.

Finally, there are consumables. The three armies have not moved before the food and grass. In order to pursue speed, the fast mobile force must not bring baggage wagons, so they must use space bags to store supplies. Food, clean water, medicine, and various spare alchemical items... When you count them bit by bit, it is not a small amount.

"But it's all worth it." Leonard said, "We in the Northwest Republic should also have a fast-moving force of our own."

"Fast-moving...can't spellcasters be used?" Sui Xiong asked in confusion.

"Mage-type spellcasters are more like scholars than warriors. Letting them fight is only a last resort. Priest-type spellcasters are more like warriors, but they should not be put into battle in large numbers. In comparison, forming a fast-moving force with rangers and thieves as members and clergy as captains is more cost-effective in terms of manpower, although it costs more money."

At this point, Leonard couldn't help laughing: "Compared to money, people are more important, aren't they?"

Sui Xiong also laughed: "You're right, money is meant to be spent, people are much more important than money!"

So, the matter was settled.