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After the banquet, the generals did not disperse, but gathered together to discuss things.

As for the military affairs discussed tonight, the generals have a rough idea in their hearts. Therefore, although the banquet in the evening was lively, everyone controlled that they did not drink alcohol and kept their heads clear.

As the host, Bai Hua sat upright.

Sitting on the left is naturally the representative of Lingxi City, in addition to Cao Shen and Zhang Liao, the two generals, Violet, Red Eagle and the three women of Tsing Yi are impressively listed.

Sitting on the right are the representatives of the friendly forces, and there are only three people, namely Xunlong Dianxue, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong. The only exception is that the bright moon shines on the river and does not appear in the main hall.

In fact, as soon as the banquet ended, the adventure players all teleported back to Dali City through the teleportation array. For the next military operation in Lingxi City, he will no longer participate.

After this battle, the [Qingfeng Pavilion] suffered heavy losses, and five of the elite combat groups in the guild were directly destroyed and six were disabled. Although he received a generous pension and remuneration, in the next period of time, [Qingfeng Pavilion] would also have to heal well and strive to recover his strength as soon as possible.

You must know that there are several guilds in Dali City, and they have been coveting the status of [Qingfeng Pavilion]. Seeing that the strength of [Qingfeng Pavilion] has been frustrated, there is really no guarantee that these people will not have any ambitions.

Fortunately, the bright moon shines on Dajiang, don't look at his external arrogance, his means are also extraordinary. He and the two brothers and sisters are really the best among professional gamers.

The demonstration of [Qingfeng Pavilion] to participate in the war has caused a small boom in China. Adventure players form mercenaries to fight for lord players and receive pay, which seems to be a new game mode.

While the risks are high, the rewards are also quite staggering. In addition to the most common gold rewards, some lords directly prescribe rewards for items coveted by adventure players, such as weapons and equipment, martial arts cheats, etc.

As the saying goes, under the heavy reward, there must be brave men.

Now in China, there are even professional mercenary guilds. According to the Western name, they directly changed the name of the guild to a certain mercenary group.

Not only was the name change, but the structure of the entire mercenary group also underwent a re-deconstruction and recombination.

The members of the mercenary group are basically combatants, and in order to match the wilderness battlefield, they have also undergone continuous exploration and change in the matching of their professions, which is completely different from the combination of leveling and playing dungeons.

The leveling team basically has all classes, and it pays attention to balance.

The members of the mercenary group are different, they want to survive on the battlefield, and they will not face small-scale battles, but large formations.

Therefore, it is necessary to require a high degree of uniformity in the profession of mercenaries.

On the battlefield, adventure players have to think of themselves as ordinary soldiers. In this way, it is possible to enforce the ban instead of scattering it.

Some guilds that can't get along with it, after such a change, have even been reborn from the ashes and shine. Most of these guilds are battle-type guilds, but they are not good at management.

Mercenaries, aren't they just for them.

In this way, the player lord and the mercenary group, the two sides are strong and short of each other, and they are an abnormal match. The lords provide strong logistical support, and the mercenary group contributes their combat power, which is considered an equivalent exchange.

According to this trend, the future mercenary group will move closer and closer to the direction of the legion. This is true not only in terms of professional matching, but also in terms of combat establishment and operational command.

Powerful mercenary regiments are mobile combat divisions.

It is reported that the major guilds, especially the top ten guilds, have noticed this problem. According to Lin Jing's letter, [Dead Snow Rose] is already preparing to set up a professional mercenary group under the guild.

For this reason, Lin Jing also wanted to apply to the alliance for a quota of weapons and equipment.

It can be said that the first trial of [Qingfeng Pavilion] is profoundly changing the structure of the player group in China. The seemingly insurmountable boundary between adventure players and lord players is slowly being broken.

As a reborn, Ouyang Shuo understands that all this is the trend of the times, and in the West, where the mercenary group culture is the most developed, this model has long been mature.

In the previous life, it was not until a year later that the mercenary group in China really became popular. Ouyang Shuo, a butterfly, is constantly changing the course of history.

Of course, for a territory like Shanhai City, it disdains mercenary groups.

In Ouyang Shuo's opinion, instead of spending a lot of money to feed a group of mercenary white-eyed wolves, it is better to train a territorial army that is absolutely obedient to the lord.

But in the eyes of some small and medium-sized lords, mercenaries have their irresistible temptation. The main thing is that mercenaries have two major advantages over territorial legions.

For one, mercenaries don't need time to train.

As long as there is money, the lord can call up a large army at any time and wage war. Whether it is defensive, or offensive, it seems to be at ease.

And the cultivation of a territorial army takes at least three months.

Therefore, the more critical situations are dealt with, the more market there is for mercenaries.

Second, mercenaries are "inexpensive".

Although in the long run, it is more cost-effective to raise a territorial army. But in the short term, the cost of a mercenary group is actually not as much as the cost of building an army.

After all, in order to form an army, in addition to the cost of changing jobs, it is necessary to complete the weapons and equipment, and also to pay military salaries, which is a large amount of expenditure.

Based on the above two points, the mercenary market will only become more and more popular.

Even speaking, some big lords, even including Emperor Chen and others, did not rule out the possibility of temporary mercenary groups to help in the war in a critical situation.

In other words, the appearance of the mercenary group has won a very useful hole card for Emperor Chen and other big forces in disguise. After all, the supplies in their territory are quite abundant.

What's more, through the form of mercenaries, adventure players will become more and more involved in the game. The promotion of the status of adventure players will also become the general trend.

And that's exactly what Gaia expected.

"Earth Online" is not only used to screen lord-type talents, but also to benefit the whole people. As the highest level of artificial intelligence, Gaia adheres to the path of neutrality and will never take sides over the other.

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In the main hall, Cao Shen, as a representative, reported the war damage after the war.

In this battle, in the face of the 200,000 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Western Route Army, all master regiments suffered large battle losses. The biggest loss was naturally the Lingxi City Legion at the forefront, which was directly reduced to more than 50,000 people.

In addition, the Luo Shixin division lost more than 1,600 people, and the division of Xunlong City lost more than 2,000 people.

After the Great War, the master groups were scarred.

But according to Ouyang Shuo's overall arrangement, the master groups have not yet reached the time to rest.

The reason why the Taiping Army's westward expedition and Lingxi City were so difficult, although there was the main reason for Ouyang Shuo's intention to indulge, but the most intuitive reason was that the lords of Yunnan Province stood by.

Especially the lord of Kunming County, not only did not help, but also arranged his army on the border, eyeing Lingxi City, so that Lingxi City was still distracted.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo suggested that while the Taiping army had just withdrawn and the other lords had not yet received the news, the army stationed in Lingxi City should seize this rare opportunity to quietly turn the gun and directly annihilate the forces of other lords in Kunming County, so that Lingxi City could realize the unification of Kunming County.

I have to say that Ouyang Shuo's idea is really bold. Even Bai Hua listened to it, and he didn't react for a while. If you think about it, it has strong operability.

First, although Lingxi City has lost troops and lost generals, if you count the Luo Shixin Division and the Dragon Seeking City Division, the strength is actually increasing instead of decreasing.

Because whether it is the Luo Shixin Division or the Dragon Seeking City Division, they are all first-class ace divisions.

In order to aid Lingxi City, the Dragon Hunting Point was also bloody, and the heavy cavalry division trained by Qin Qiong was sent over.

The equipment of the division is on par with the Janissary Division of Shanhai City, and it is only after the dragon search point has almost exhausted the family foundation that it has been purchased from Shanhai City.

Mingguang armor, horse lance, Tang knife, and strong crossbow are all equipped in place.

Coupled with the command of the fierce general Qin Qiong, the combat power is really not far behind the Luo Shixin Division.

And the Spirit Rhino City Legion, after the tempering of this great battle, not only the level of the soldiers has increased explosively, but the individual strength has increased greatly, and even the more important combat experience has also increased.

The army that is not a territory can constantly experience the baptism of actual combat just like the army of Shanhai City. The average territorial army can only have a chance to show its strength on the campaign map.

In normal times, they just suppress bandits.

Shanhai City is different, expanding outward all the way, and experiencing so many wars.

It is precisely in this way that the army of Shanhai City will become stronger and stronger, and the gap with the armies of other territories will also widen. It can be said that only by experiencing the tempering of blood and fire can we become a truly strong army.

The Spirit Rhino City Legion has undoubtedly experienced such a tempering this time. Coupled with the command of the general Zhang Liao, looking at the Chinese region, the Lingxi City Legion can now be called a strong army.

The sum of the two is where the confidence of this expedition lies.

Second, surprise.

The lords of Kunming County watched the excitement with all their hearts, and they could not have dreamed that the army of Lingxi City would wave their butcher knives at them at this time.

Because of the surprise, whether it was the lord of Kunming County or the lord of Yunnan Province, they did not have time to form an alliance and form an alliance to fight against a strong enemy.

So, with careful planning, you can win the battle.

As long as Kunming County is completely occupied, Lingxi City can be regarded as a real foothold in Yunnan Province. No other lord, not even the Alliance, could challenge its leadership.

After all, Kunming County occupies one-third of the territory of Yunnan Province. (To be continued.) )