Chapter 316 Practical combat exercises of the entire army and all arms
However, Nalant had started preparations for this autumn war early. Now he only needed to arrange the territory and load the war supplies into the truck, and then he could leave and head towards Tulip City.
In this way, a total of fifteen days of assembly time is still sufficient.
However, in order to prepare for his first principality war after time travel, Nalant decided that he still needed to patch the team before setting off, which was to conduct a mixed actual combat exercise.
The location of the actual combat exercise, Nalant, was planned to be on the beach, because there happened to be enemies there.
Last time, the Tulip Knights strangled the fish-man sea monster under the order of the Earl.
But after all, there are so many fish-men and sea monsters, and many of them escaped into the sea at the last moment and became fish that slipped through the net.
Now more than a month has passed, these fish that slipped through the net have reappeared, and there are six to seven hundred fish-men and sea monsters once again occupying hundreds of meters of beach.
These fish-men and sea monsters are not very strong, but they are quite fearless in the face of the enemy's initial attacks. They are an excellent whetstone for training soldiers.
However, before this actual combat exercise, Narant still needs to reorganize his team.
Because now Vivian's archer team and Quirk's swordsman team have begun to practice fighting spirit, these twenty-five people will become a whole group in the future, that is, the Storm Cavalry Regiment.
The reason why Nalant arranged it like this is because after a month of Catherine's teaching, all the guards under Nalant, except for a few lucky girls and the guards recruited later, whether they are barbarians or quakes, are also
Or ten longbowmen, now all masters of swordsmanship.
It can be said that the ten longbowmen who were only good at long-range attacks in the past have now become elite soldiers capable of both near and far.
Therefore, if they join the Storm Troopers, they will not have the disadvantage of only knowing how to attack from a distance but not being able to fight in close combat. In terms of force, they will be even better than the original swordsman team.
Of course, the position of captain of this Stormtrooper Regiment is still reserved for Quick.
In addition to loyalty, Quick is also a veteran on the battlefield. Nalant can only feel at ease if he hands over the Knights of the Storm.
As for Quick not being a marksman, it won't matter when Vivian awakens her intermediate talent in the future.
This is also Narant's new idea after figuring out this little bug in the system.
Because if you want to give Vivian and Catherine positions such as captain, chief instructor, commander, etc., you can just rely on Nalant's words, and the system just accepts Nalant's empty promise.
After Vivian resigned from the position of the Longbow Team, Nalant had another important task entrusted to her.
That is the long-range firepower team that has just been formed, that is, the trebuchet and ballista team.
From now on, the team will be managed by Vivian, with her as the captain.
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After reorganizing the team, on the first day before departure, Narant started this "actual combat exercise of the entire army and all arms."
"Reporting to your lord, there are ten people in the personal guard team, and everyone is here!"
"Your Majesty, there are a total of twenty-five members of the Storm Cavalry Regiment. All personnel are here!"
"Reporting to your lord, thirty barbarian guards have arrived!"
"Sir, the long-range fire team has a total of fifty people. All personnel are here!"
"Sir, the battlefield rescue team consists of twenty people, and everyone is here!"
On the beach by the sea, except for the twenty barbarian guards responsible for garrisoning the castle, all the combat forces in Nalant's hands gathered here.
At this moment, there were a total of one hundred and thirty-five people on the beach, and everyone, including twenty medical girls, stood straight and reported to Nalant!
"Very good! Tomorrow we will go to Tulip City to complete this year's recruitment order! And I believe that this autumn recruitment order does not need me to say more, you also know what it means!"
"Such a nationwide campaign is completely different from the few small battles we have had in the past! At that time, there will not only be the enemy's king's legion, but also the legion of the great nobles!"
"Although with the strength of our Storm Territory, Lord Earl will not let us directly face the enemy's elite!"
"However, the military situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee that we will not encounter the armies of these great nobles!"
"So, if we want to survive this war and survive with honor, we must improve our combat effectiveness as much as possible!"
"Although our enemies today are only a few hundred fish-men and sea monsters, I hope you can take them seriously, because on the battlefield, the enemy will not give you any chance to come back!"
"Tell me now, do you understand?"
"I understand, sir!"
"Very good! Let's get started!"
"Yes, my lord! For glory! Fight to the death for your lord!"
"For glory! Fight to the death for your lord!"
Suddenly, there were shouts on the beach all day long.
For low-level civilians or serfs like them, although war is dangerous, it also represents an opportunity.
Not to mention the earth-shattering knighthood, as long as you gain meritorious service and survive, the monetary reward will be absolutely tempting.
Following the shouts here, the fish-men and sea monsters more than 300 meters away also noticed their group, and began to make a commotion. Then they slowly began to gather, and then approached Nalant and the others.
"Vivian! Five rounds of shotguns!" Nalant no longer delayed, riding on the back of the white dragon, he gave the order directly to Vivian.
These five rounds of shotguns mean that each trebuchet is loaded with five stone bombs.
In addition to being used during city sieges, catapults can also be used in close combat.
However, in the case of hand-to-hand combat, there are many enemies to face, so the bigger the catapult projectiles are, the better. Instead, they need to be in sufficient quantity, so that they can kill as many enemies as possible.
Therefore, Narant equipped his catapult with two specifications of stone projectiles, one was a basketball-sized projectile like last time, and the other was a fist-sized projectile.
Of course, don't underestimate the fist-sized projectiles. If it is hit by a projection vehicle, it's unclear whether the body will be intact.
"Yes, sir!" Vivian saluted immediately after receiving the order, and then looked at the five catapults at the rear of the team.
"All catapults listen to the order. Your Majesty has the order. Five rounds of shotguns. Load them immediately!"
"Five rounds of ammunition, load immediately!"
As Vivian conveyed the order, the guards responsible for operating the catapult quickly moved and pulled the winch to start loading ammunition.
Narant's manning for the ballistae and catapults was five people per vehicle.
Although these new recruits had only joined the Guards not long ago, the operation of the catapult was very simple. It only took more than ten seconds for each team of five to complete the loading of the stone bombs.
"Launch!" After the catapult was loaded, Vivian gave the order directly.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the five catapults suddenly shook, dozens of fist-sized stone projectiles were thrown out, drawing a parabola in the air and hitting the fish-man sea monster in the distance.
Bang bang bang!
Hugahuga!
The next moment, a total of twenty-five stone bullets fell into the group of fish-men and sea monsters at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Because of the large number of murlocs and sea monsters, more than ten murlocs and sea monsters were immediately hit on the spot, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.
As for the remaining stone bullets that did not hit the enemy immediately, they bounced on the beach and then flew up again, hitting the monster group behind them.