Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence-Chapter 406 - 170: The Surefire Strategy – Blitzkrieg_3

Additionally, they have 20-300 members of the Preparatory Knight Order. These individuals are not at the level of Armed Attendants but are Ranger Knights preparing to take the entry examination for the order. Many of them are descendants of Kingdom Knights, gathered from all corners, with at least the strength of an Apprentice Knight.

Therefore, aside from the Flame Sun Knight Order and the Fallen Wolf Mercenary Corps members, the number of elite knights directly affiliated with the Hesse Territory is far from reaching a thousand in scale. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

However, if we include these Church Knights and the cavalry of the Free People’s Corps, the number of elite knights that the Hesse Territory can mobilize reaches even up to a thousand.

In any world, a thousand gleaming heavy cavalry charging forward is an overwhelming, invincible military force.

Especially with the inclusion of a large number of Dwarves in the territory, the Fine Level battle armor might account for 60% to 80% of the equipment. Although not all the army is equipped at this fine level, it’s already a crushing advantage over the monsters.

They are divided into approximately 20 assault formations or warbands, launching successive assaults. It’s likely that just a few waves of charges can annihilate an entire Monster Legion before they even have time to react.

Moreover, with an excellent Commander-in-Chief and tactician at the helm, these Cavalry Corps can be divided into three waves, left, center, and right, ensuring they remain energetic, able to fight continuously for a day and night, and maneuvers across the battlefield, leaving opponents dizzy and unable to mount a counterattack, forced into passive defense.

Regarding defense, Oerstein continued, "The Guard forces are divided into two parts. Besides the Blood Pine Forest Fierce Beast Slayer Camp among your Directly Affiliated Attendants guarding Heisen Castle, the remaining troops plan to first defend the town of Hesse, intercepting opponents in batches, until it’s no longer defensible, and then slowly retreat into the Heisen Castle."

"This is also to boost the morale of the defending troops. After all, our Provincial Legion, Free People’s Corps, and Manor Guard Team altogether have nearly 4,000 people. If we directly abandon the city to defend the castle, there wouldn’t be enough space for so many guards, and it would also shake the soldiers’ morale."

Su Li nodded. He might not need to be concerned about the morale of the Free People’s Corps, but he must pay attention to the Provincial Legion.

He has about 500 High-level Directly Affiliated Attendants, while the Provincial Legion number more than 1,500. Along with approximately 800 from the professional Free People’s Corps, this makes up his most elite regular army, whose morale must remain high.

Moreover, relying on the cities to mount a resistance benefits Oerstein’s knightly main force by gaining time for them to take the initiative in attacking.

After thorough contemplation, Su Li then nodded and said, "Let’s proceed with this tactical deployment. We must defeat the Green Dragon with absolute high morale and fervent combat intent!"

With Su Li’s resolution issued, Oerstein immediately started laying out everyone’s defensive positions on the sand table. Champions like Dorglin, Tiberus, even Dietrich and Rong’en, each were assigned to command nodes and critical junctions, so they can swiftly support areas where battles erupt as needed.

Even Dwarf Rangers sitting on the squares with firearms, under this deployment, can rush to assist three or four battlefields within five minutes.

With the aid of the sand table, the Hesse Territory’s deployment and control capabilities reached their zenith, ensuring that should a battle erupt at any location, the army would not be at a significant disadvantage in terms of scale, and could receive additional reinforcements during critical moments of combat.

After the deployment was completed, Oerstein and Hilude, leading all knights, divided into two teams and began tactical drills.

This is one of the favorite activities of the Violet Followers of the Sun Goddess. In the absence of physical training, the followers of the Sun Goddess engage in extensive military strategic discussions, including army deployment mobility, terrain utilization, and artillery placement, then conduct tactical rehearsals to enhance their command skills and combat efficiency.

It is said that Violet, for her loyal followers who gained honor during her lifetime, prepared a special afterlife world.

In the afterlife, the souls of devoted followers enter a magnificent hall where they are distinguished by their rank of achievements during life. Commanders find them gathered together with massive sand tables and lifelike miniature models before them, where they can discuss tactics and engage in mutual combat. The souls who were soldiers during life join the battles among the miniature models.

Victors who survive a campaign may join the ranks of commanders, and even those who ’die’ in battle are not destroyed but only temporarily withdraw from the game to spectate discussions or join another campaign.

After the battle, the commanders discuss the events of the campaign among themselves, while others rest and prepare for future endeavors. For these military men, this eternal army and endless warfare is the best thing— everything for the perfect army and perfect tactics.

The Violet Followers of the Sun Goddess are professionals in this field, their forte being tactical planning and organizational deployment. They even serve as military advisors to nobles on the battlefield, sometimes directly commanding squads or entire legions, using their skills and reputation to prevent militia collapse, or mercenaries from running off with the money, or— when a commander is too inept— taking over command directly.

The noble commander Su Li is most skilled in delegating. He knows his limits; leading 5,000 elites against 5,000 monsters might be a breeze, but leading 5,000 elites against a 10,000-strong Monster Legion would stretch him beyond his capabilities.