total war rise of empire

Chapter 132 Cheap Army Expansion

Although Lei Zihao felt that the explanation of the total war system was a bit far-fetched, it seemed to be correct in theory. Of course, understanding the price difference was just Lei Zihao satisfying his thirst for knowledge. For him, whether it was 5000 gold coins The heavy cavalry or the [-] gold coin archer are not something he can afford...

"It seems that now I should burst out some cheap and practical troops first, and increase the number first is the kingly way!"

Lei Zihao resolutely took aim at the loyal, brave and cheap Imperial Guards who seemed to have good morale!
Judging from the data, the imperial guards are enough to be called a heavy armored army. Even if the defense is not as gorgeous as the heavy armored golden shield soldiers, it is much stronger than most noble standing soldiers in the human main world!
Through the information obtained from the prisoners of the Crusades, Lei Zihao has roughly learned about the armament situation of the main world of mankind!
Because of the perennial noble civil war, even for a small bag of pepper can make two nobles brains out of their minds...

Therefore, the main human world has never lacked soldiers and mercenaries with combat experience!

In fact, in order to get rid of the endless oppression of noble lords, those lower-level soldiers who have killed people will choose to join the mercenary team with a relatively high degree of freedom and will not be exploited too much!
The Mercenary Alliance is also one of the few loose organizations in the main human world that is not controlled by the church and is independently supported by lower-level human warriors!

The reason why the mercenary alliance can thrive in the main world of humans is that they will provide the credibility and combat effectiveness evaluation of each mercenary to the noble lords who are frequently in war, so that those noble lords who are not smart, You won't be tricked and abducted by black-hearted, greedy and fearful mercenary scum!

The mercenary alliance will record the past employment status of each mercenary legion and count the reputation, so that the mercenary industry, which has a low degree of trust, can flourish and develop, and those with high reputation can get higher commissions and a steady stream of customers However, mercenaries with low reputation will not be able to gain a foothold in the mercenary world!
The mercenary alliance's approach undoubtedly greatly reduced the sense of honor and the escape rate on the battlefield of mercenary organizations, and also made those noble lords feel more at ease in using them!
There are even many mercenary organizations that have developed magnificently. Due to their excellent reputation, they have grown into a military organization that cannot be underestimated, with hundreds of small corps of branches!
Of course, the concept of upper and lower ranks of this kind of mercenary organization is very vague. After all, the pursuit of being a mercenary is the freedom and carefreeness. It is impossible to use the strict hierarchy of the nobles to restrain it. Still big!

Except for the close cooperation between each other during wartime, the various small mercenary regiments belonging to the same mercenary organization rarely have a basis for cooperation with each other!

There is only one thing that can make them work together, and that is the golden cutie!

The main currency of the human main world issued by the organization behind the Lord of Glory, with the church gold coin of the Angel Warrior engraved on it!
Many vulgar mercenaries call this church gold coin the 'concubine' of the Lord of Glory...

Angels are fighters under the command of the Lord of Radiance, and the female angel warriors either show their long legs or show their breasts. The angel armor and Freya's armor are comparable in terms of exposure!

Of course, this is just an artistic portrait, just for the sake of beauty. If you go to the battlefield, it is safer to wear more armor and helmets...

Strictly speaking, the equipment of Lei Zihao's imperial guards has already surpassed what most mercenaries can afford!

The regular heavy chain armor of the imperial guards can only be equipped by the core personal guards of the noble lords and the church trial army!
Of course, the few elites like walking knights are exceptions...

Using the imperial guards as the main force of the standing army is quite extravagant even in the eyes of the king of the human world!
Maintaining a standing army of heavy armor is a considerable financial burden. With that kind of money, it is more practical to temporarily recruit a large number of mercenaries during wartime. Anyway, in the Mercenary Alliance, there are some cheap mercenaries who are willing to work hard to make money!
Mercenaries are equipped with their own armor and weapons, and the mercenaries only need to pay money and food in wartime!

"Nearly 5 gold coins, let's buy [-] Thousand Guards first! The heavy Golden Shield Army is a little expensive, and now there are elites with similar equipment like Scarlet Crusaders and Spartan Guards, so there is no need to buy them again." I bought the heavy Golden Shield Army, and after buying the remaining gold coins of the Imperial Guard, I can pull out another thousand-man archer, and some ballistas and other projection machines!"

Lei Zihao made a silent calculation in his heart, and spent a meal on the operating platform. Ten ballistas equivalent to the peak period of the Roman Empire, that is, torsion catapults, plus a large number of matching firelights, fuel and other ammunition, fired 4 Level projectile range, although these are machines, after purchase, the system and the operators are embodied!

The ammunition thrown by the ballista is equivalent to a fire pot, and the catapult can be easily moved with the army. When the fire pot is lit on the battlefield, it is thrown into the enemy's formation, and it explodes after touching a hard object, which will cause great damage to the surrounding enemy soldiers. Big scare and burn!

As long as it doesn't rain, the fire cans projected by this ballista are still very useful. A few rounds of throwing before the charge can pose a great threat to the enemy's formation, causing confusion and gaps in the opponent's tight formation, and providing convenience for one's own charge. !
The kerosene filled in it is splashed on the enemy soldiers, and it cannot be extinguished with water. It can only be reduced by rolling on the ground with soil. It is conceivable that as long as you are hit by this kind of fire can, you will basically lose the fire. Gained the ability and courage to continue fighting!

Five Imperial Guards of Thousands and one Archer of Thousands also came out. The reason why Lei Zihao only recruited one archer of Thousands was mainly because the enemy army he was about to face was likely to There is a large proportion of the armor rate. To be honest, the damage of the ordinary step bow to the armored army is really unsatisfactory, but the range of the crossbowman is flawed. The real crossbow has not yet appeared. Lei Zihao can only use bows and arrows Handy enough...

The reason why Qin’s crossbowmen were so powerful during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period was mainly because the equipment rate of powerful iron armor in that era was too low, and even many armors with good protective performance were not invented, so Qin’s crossbowmen got Full kill play!
In the later cold weapon battlefield, the protective power of iron armor became stronger and stronger, and the role of bows and crossbows was greatly weakened. Naturally, the mode of warfare moved closer to melee combat...

Especially during the Tang Dynasty, the Mingguang Armor took the armor's restraint on bows and arrows to the extreme. The mounted archery that the nomads were proud of almost lost its effect under the protection of the Mingguang Armor!

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