After returning to the forest camp, Suldak sat in the command post and reviewed the entire battle.
In fact, in this battle, Surdak adopted a multi-front battle for the first time. The Ant Cavalry and the Constructed Knight were completely out of his control on the battlefield, but now it seems that the two sides are cooperating quite tacitly.
Although some unplanned minor problems occurred, with the help of the magician investigation team, all problems were solved.
This time the West Route Lord Army made a surprise attack on the Yangchang Canyon. There were two main factors that led to their complete victory:
The first point is that the ghost-marked soldier ants are indispensable. Without the ghost-marked soldier ants who walked across the mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground, Surdak's lord army would not have any geographical advantages in this canyon battle.
The second point is that the magician reconnaissance team conducted on-the-spot inspections and magical image reproduction of the entire Gandaur Mountains. If the magicians hadn't discovered this mountain road hidden in the mountains, if it hadn't been for the magicians who were in trouble when constructing the Knights.
, dropped nearly a hundred barrels of explosives, then this battle is likely to turn into another situation.
What made Surdak very emotional was that the entire combat plan was gradually perfected by Selena, Samira and Gary Decker while sitting in front of the sand table and chatting.
After determining the battle plan, all Suldak needed to do was to spend money and send troops.
This time he spent 140,000 gold coins to purchase 100,000 cattle and 50,000 sheep from the ranchers on the big meadow. These cattle and sheep were nominally purchased as rations for the ghost-striped soldier ants.
But in fact, these cattle and sheep rushed to the northern area of the Great Meadow, but they were a bait thrown out by the evil ghost army on Moyun Ridge.
This herd of cattle and sheep lured hungry evil ghost warriors from Moyun Ridge, and then Surdak's lord army sent ant cavalry to occupy the middle pass of the canyon, which was equivalent to blocking the necks of these evil ghost hunting groups. Then the soldier ant army led
The heavily armored infantry charged long distances in the mountains and surrounded the evil ghosts at the southern entrance of the canyon.
In fact, the heavy armored infantry regiment staying at the forest camp has been constantly resisting the raids of the scout teams sent by the Moyunling Evil Ghost Corps in the past few days.
During this period, the caravans of merchants in the free market were also attacked by evil ghost hunters, and those who were unlucky also suffered considerable losses.
Therefore, this victory belongs to the entire West Route Lord Army.
If we only count the unidentified black magic crystals seized this time, there are almost 8,000 that have been handed over to Surdak. Calculated according to the current market price, one black magic crystal has a market value of about 20 gold coins, which is
It was Surdak who obtained a trophy worth 160,000 gold coins, but this black magic crystal still needs to give the warriors nearly half the value of merit rewards, and the prizes that can be redeemed on the merit list are all from Surdak.
Bought from a trading house with real gold and silver.
Therefore, in a detailed calculation, there are only less than 4,000 unidentified black magic crystals that can actually reach Surdak's hands, worth about 80,000 gold coins.
Surdak spent 140,000 gold coins just to buy cattle and sheep from the ranchers on the big meadow this time. This does not include the consumption of other materials, so based on this calculation alone, the battle of Surdak
The net loss is 60,000 gold coins.
But did Surdak actually lose money? How is that possible...
War is a hugely profitable industry. As long as you win, no matter how outrageous the cost, you can always get something in the end.
What Surdak earned this time was a large herd of cattle and sheep. At least 90% of these cattle and sheep are still alive. They will become the largest logistical support for Surdak's Western Route Army.
However, the direct beneficiaries this time were the soldiers of the Lord's Army who followed Surdak on the expedition.
They brought back more than 4,000 black devil skins alone, as well as various weapons such as fist swords, combat knives, and short flying spears used by the evil warriors. These weapons were reinforced with some magical black iron.
Weapons, so the unit price purchased by merchants in the free market is around 20 silver coins per weapon.
In addition to these gains, the most exciting thing for the Lord Army soldiers is the achievements they have obtained. These achievements can be exchanged for rewards on the exchange list at will.
Only those experienced veterans know that the bottom line on the merit list states that 'merits can be exchanged for magic crystals and gold coins', but that was done at the end of the war when there was really nothing good worth exchanging.
An act of desperation.
Now, of course, it's first-come-first-served. The prizes on the merit list are all good things that Surdak got from the merchants of Malacom at the purchase price. It's hard to buy something of this quality at this price in the market.
thing.
The infantry soldiers returned to the forest camp and did not even sell the captured black magic skins and black iron weapons to the group of merchants. They went to the logistics office of the forest camp to redeem the rewards of their choice.
When they received sophisticated magic weapons from the warehouse...
The most outrageous thing is that a captain named Nelius in the Construct Knights actually turned in 127 unidentified black magic crystals this time, and thus received 127,000 merit points.
Immediately reaching the top of the merit list, Nilius exchanged for a brand new set of magic pattern armor in the later stage that day. It was simply a battle that gained wealth that many warriors could not save in a lifetime.
What's even more outrageous is the business acumen of Captain Nelius. He directly rented this set of magic pattern constructs to a first-class warrior, and relied on his connections in the Construct Knights to sell this first-class warrior.
The warrior becomes a construct knight, and the conditions are very simple. If the magic pattern construct is damaged, the warrior needs to repair it at his own expense. In addition, half of any rewards gained on the battlefield will belong to Captain Nilius.
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Well, to be fair, Surdak's Construct Knights have indeed grown because of this, and the benefits have also been obtained by Captain Nilius. As for the first-turn warrior, he has fulfilled his life dream and became a contract Construct Knight.
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After this incident spread in the forest camp, it also triggered a lot of controversy, and the officers in the army had mixed opinions about it.
As his immediate superior, Andrew called Captain Nelius over and scolded him severely.
There are also some officers who think that Nilius is understandable in doing so. After all, he earned it with his own life. It is completely his freedom to use the set of magic pattern constructs as he wants. No one stipulates that the magic pattern construct that he has redeemed can only be used by himself.
use.
And those lords and commanders who have always had a negative attitude towards the merit list in the forest camp will inevitably suffer complaints from their subordinates this time.
Although there are some things that I would not say to my face, I will be criticized and criticized behind my back...
Only the person involved knows that kind of feeling. It is really a kind of sadness that is too painful to describe.
The soldiers of Lord Suldak's army have long been accustomed to selling their trophies to the merchant groups accompanying the army, but this time Lord Suldak's army entered the Warsaw plane, and the merchant groups belonging to Lord Suldak's army had not yet arrived in time.
Follow me, so the soldiers habitually did not sell this part of the spoils...