Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 49 Staffing Allocation

Night fell, and the bright moonlight shone down.

In the stillness of the night, the woods below were no longer as harmonious as they once were.

The area has been transformed into a battlefield, with clusters of bonfires in the center, emitting the smell of burnt flesh and blood.

After the knights from each side claimed the remains of their soldiers and cleaned up the battlefield, they began to deal with the corpses.

The war initiated by the alliance is not over yet.

Apart from the noble knights who died and were sent back, the other serf soldiers were burned on the spot in accordance with the kingdom's tradition.

Erect a stone monument on this battlefield to record the name of the war, as a final tribute to them.

After finishing recording the casualties and military achievements of his soldiers, Rhodes returned to his tent.

At the same time, Holmes and Loren were summoned.

"Charlie is preparing to continue his attack on Sarko Ice City. What do you think?"

Rhodes asked the two men about their next steps regarding the league.

"That's too risky," Holmes said with a worried expression.

"The Wolf Chieftain's tribe has shown far greater strength than we imagined. This skirmish has demoralized all sides of the alliance, and continuing the fight is probably not a good thing."

He shook his head and said he was against continuing the siege.

In the post-war casualty count, the Allied soldiers suffered more than 600 dead and wounded.

They haven't even seen the enemy city yet, and their morale is already about to collapse.

Furthermore, there was one more thing Holmes didn't say directly.

As the most important core of the alliance, that Knight Charlie did not demonstrate the qualities a leader should have.

The relationships between the various alliances of knights are now strained, and decisions cannot be made around him.

If they can't unite as one, it's uncertain who will fight whom once they arrive in Sarko Ice City!

Rhodes did not respond immediately after hearing this, but looked at the silent Loren.

"Loren, what's your opinion? Don't hold back, just say what you really think."

Holmes was Rhodes's mentor knight, and they had a close relationship that allowed him to speak freely.

However, as a knight who joined later, Loren rarely expressed his opinions in the army because he had previously worked for Mansaru.

He mainly studied Rhodes or Holmes.

However, Loren had lived on the border of the duchy since childhood and had a deep understanding of the northern barbarians.

They clearly have a clearer grasp of the situation.

Seeing Rhodes looking at him, Loren thought for a moment and then said, "Judging from the number of wolf chieftains ambushed this time, at least ten tribes in the vicinity have chosen to unite and gather in Sarko Ice City."

"There are probably over ten thousand wolf chieftains there now, and the city of Sarko cannot support so many people. If left unchecked, the wolf chieftain army will surely attack the newly established territory within a month."

"Moreover, your status is special." Loren paused, then thought of Mansaru, his expression turning sour.

"You mean?" Holmes suddenly realized what was happening, and his expression turned grim.

"That's right. As a descendant of the royal family, your whereabouts and territory have already been exposed. You will probably be attacked by the wolf chieftain's army immediately."

William the King's reputation in the North was legendary!

After Mansaru betrayed Rhodes's information, his grandfather William's reputation was almost proportionally transformed into the barbarians' hatred of Rhodes.

Loren continued, "Once this alliance disbands, it will be much more difficult to rebuild it. We must seize this opportunity to eliminate the Wolf Chieftain's main force to ensure the safety of your territory."

Holmes frowned, pondered for a moment, and then offered no rebuttal.

Rhodes nodded, agreeing with his assessment.

This is indeed the reason why many Alliance Knights, despite their dissatisfaction, still remain here.

The formation of the allied army to attack the barbarian city was driven by both self-interest and the pursuit of self-preservation.

The ideal goal, of course, is to capture the city.

The wealth of Sarko Ice City will be divided up, and a large number of barbarian slaves will become high-quality labor, greatly promoting the development of each territory.

The alliance can also use this city as a front-line fortress to resist subsequent barbarian attacks and ensure the safety of the territories behind it.

This can be described as killing two birds with one stone, making everyone happy.

The mid-level objective is to breach the city; even if they cannot occupy it, they can still plunder its wealth and labor force.

Everyone made a fortune.

The minimum objective is to work together to defeat the barbarian army.

If you can't conquer the city, at least cripple the enemy so that they have no strength left to attack them later.

This is also Rod's goal; what he lacks most right now is time.

No matter how bright the future of the territory may be, it will all vanish like a bubble once the wolf chieftain's soldiers charge in.

Therefore, he had to ensure that the barbarians would not have the strength to attack him in the next few months.

The following morning, the alliance began to reorganize its troops.

With the unanimous agreement of the six Knights of the Round Table, the siege continued.

The wolf chieftain's soldiers are not weak, but judging from previous battles, they are not so powerful that they cannot be dealt with.

Charlie confidently assured him that he had a way to breach the city walls.

Looking at the fiery spear emblem behind him that pierced the earth, everyone decided to give him a try.

However, at the unanimous request of the other five Knights of the Round Table, the Allied forces needed to be reorganized.

Different staffing levels will be established based on clearly defined responsibilities.

The units are organized into brigades of 100 men, battalions of 500 men, and regiments of 1,000 men.

Charlie led his 800-strong, under-strike force, with his own Fiery Knights at its core.

Other Knights of the Round Table also rallied different alliances around their own orders, forming their own assault and reconnaissance squads.

The distribution of the spoils will then be decided by the respective captains through discussion, and then distributed to their subordinate knights by the captain.

Instead of being distributed by Charlie.

Charlie, who was walking at the front, looked very unhappy.

Although the alliance did not disband, his leadership power was divided in half!

Compared to him, Rod was in a good mood.

As one of the six Knights of the Round Table in the alliance, he also became the leader of one of the forces.

However, unlike the other Knights of the Round Table, he did not try to win over the remaining knights.

Instead, they gathered over four hundred serfs who had nowhere to go due to the death of their lord.

The knight's order of knights was strong, but they didn't obey orders.

Being a ranger alone, not preparing to charge, and blindly joining other knight orders in the team will only disrupt the rhythm of the battle.

And these ownerless serf soldiers...

After the battle is over, is it possible that someone will crawl out of the ground and take them back? Rhodes thought happily to himself.

Because of insufficient manpower, the unit was formed as a battalion, becoming the sixth Divine Arrow Battalion outside of the five regiments.

As compensation for the concession, Rhodes asked the other Knights of the Round Table for a batch of crossbows and shortbows as equipment.

The other knights noticed that his team only had slightly more than half the number of their own.

The fact that they didn't even need the main fighting force of the knights moved him to tears on the spot.

They all awkwardly stuffed weapons into his hands.

Currently, half of these 400-plus serf soldiers are equipped with crossbows, and the other half with shortbows.

On the march, Rhodes was training them to quickly find their positions in battle.

To expect a group of serf soldiers to form a battle formation in a short period of time is pure fantasy.

Therefore, Rhodes's solution was to have them coordinate with the shield and spear formation.

Once the shield and spear formation is set up, use the shield and spear soldiers in front as coordinates to determine where you should stand.

At least this way, we won't be running around like headless flies anymore.

(End of this chapter)