175: Chapter 177 The Qin Dynasty's Military System: The Establishment of the First Expeditionary Force!

Although General Wang Jian is strong, he can only be summoned once the Generals Mansion reaches Rank 4. For now, the main focus must remain on the upgrades currently available.

The Generals Mansion panel regarding generals has not changed; it is simply about upgrading general skills. Active skills, like previous upgrades, all increase skill effects by 10%.

General Meng Tian's passive skill has shifted from the Great Wall to all infrastructure facilities. This means the cost of laying roads in the future will be further reduced, which is a great thing.

However, these upgrades are merely icing on the cake and do not play a decisive role in troop expansion. Although completing all upgrades can yield an improvement in strategy effects, that is not the current priority.

After a rough review, Su Yang flipped through the panel and arrived at the Training Ground module.

[ Training Ground ]

[ Strategy: Great Qin Military System ]

[ A well-defined Great Qin Military System can batch summon and train soldiers ]

[ Scout units are grouped by tens, cavalry units by fifties, and infantry units by hundreds. Summoning and upgrading by squad will receive a 50% cost reduction ]

[ Note: Soldiers summoned and upgraded by squad cannot be separated; future operations and training will be conducted in units of one hundred (When casualties occur in a squad, replenishment costs are not reduced) ]

[ Note: Already summoned units can also form squads once they reach one hundred; different Ranks will not affect squad formation ]

[ Note: Formed squads can train as a unit in the Training Ground to obtain different directional team bonuses ]

[ Expeditionary Infantry ]

[ Where the blade points, nothing remains undefeated ]

[ Train an infantry unit to conquer enemy nations ]

[ The Expeditionary Force will receive a series of buffs when far from Qin Dynasty territory ]

[ Effect: Spear of Expedition ]

[ Morale increased by 20%, fuel consumption reduced by 20%, ranged unit ammunition capacity increased by 50% ]

[ Training Cost ]

[ Each Expeditionary Infantry unit consumes 50,000 command points ]

[ Upgrade the Generals Mansion to unlock stronger Expeditionary Infantry types ]

[ Expeditionary Cavalry ]

[ Where the blade points, nothing remains undefeated ]

[ Train a cavalry unit to conquer enemy nations ]

[ The Expeditionary Force will receive a series of buffs when far from Qin Dynasty territory ]

[ Effect: Spear of Expedition ]

[ Morale increased by 20%, mechanical beast movement ability increased by 20%, energy shield repair speed increased by 20% ]

[ Training Cost ]

[ Each Expeditionary Cavalry unit consumes 50,000 command points ]

[ Upgrade the Generals Mansion to unlock stronger Expeditionary Cavalry types ]

[ Special Forces ]

[ Imperial Guard ]

[ The Imperial Guard are the Son of Heaven's bodyguards ]

[ Train a unit to guard the Empire's territory ]

[ The Imperial Guard will receive a series of buffs when fighting within Qin Dynasty territory ]

[ Effect: Wall of the Imperial Guard ]

[ Morale permanently increased by 30%, energy shield repair speed increased by 50%, ranged weapon reload speed increased by 50%, ammunition capacity increased by 100% ]

[ Training Cost ]

[ Each Imperial Guard unit consumes 100,000 command points ]

[ Upgrade the Generals Mansion to unlock stronger Imperial Guard types ]

After reviewing the contents of the Training Ground, Su Yang was extremely excited. This was the effect he wanted, the buff the territory needed most right now.

If the Generals Mansion was an upgrade for general units, then the Training Ground was entirely an upgrade for soldiers.

First was the brand new strategy brought about by the upgrade—the Great Qin Military System. After unlocking this strategy, he could summon and upgrade soldiers by formation and receive a 50% reduction in command points consumption.

A 50% cost reduction! What a terrifying number! Back then, the reward for first place in the Nations Hegemony Tournament was only a short-term 30% reduction in military expenses. But now, as long as soldiers were summoned by formation, he could obtain a permanent 50% reduction in military expenses.

Taking 100 units of Great Qin Elite Soldiers as an example, the cost of a Rank 5 Great Qin Elite Soldier is 1,200 units. Previously, if he wanted to summon 100 units of Great Qin Elite Soldiers, he would need to consume a full 120,000 command points. But with the Great Qin Military System strategy, he only needed to consume 60,000 command points to complete the summoning; the cost was directly halved!

Moreover, all future upgrades surrounding soldiers would be conducted by formation; the radiation area of a single upgrade would be at least 100 units of soldiers!

In addition to the strategy, the Training Ground also brought brand new military formation training content. Through specialized training in relevant areas, each unit could perform its own duties.

Social division of labor is a sign of intelligent beings, while military division of labor is a symbol of a powerful, professional army.

According to the current division of labor, in the broad direction, the troops were divided into two types: the Expeditionary Force and the Imperial Guard. The Expeditionary Force would receive bonuses when going out to conquer territories, while the Imperial Guard would receive bonuses when defending territory.

Under the major categories, the Expeditionary Force was further subdivided into two branches: the infantry branch and the cavalry branch. The infantry branch included a series of infantry units such as the Elite Soldier, Crossbowman, Scout, Skyfire Guard, and Fire Dragon Guard. The cavalry, on the other hand, could be a series of units equipped with mechanical beasts: Elite Soldiers on horseback, Crossbowmen on horseback, and Scouts on horseback. Both upgrades could allow the troops to obtain relative effect improvements.

Analyzing it only in his mind would be confusing, so Su Yang started hands-on operations directly. The first step was to upgrade the Expeditionary Force led by General Li Xin and General Meng Tian.

The appearance of the Protoss made Su Yang realize the importance of energy shields. First, there was the poison gas attack conducted through the air by the Shadow Zerg, and later, the energy beams and mind control of the Protoss that ignored armor. As future enemies grew stronger, their attack methods would also become increasingly varied.

Therefore, if he wanted to enhance the defensive capabilities of his troops, he could not just strengthen armor; he also had to expand more defensive means.

Su Yang opened the panel and began to divide the troops according to the System prompts. This Expeditionary Force consisted of 100 Elite Soldiers, 60 Crossbowmen, 10 Scouts, 4 Fire Dragon Guards, and 2 Skyfire Guards.

According to the System, all infantry units could be organized into the same team, and Scout units, despite riding horses, could also be organized into an infantry team. One Elite Soldier, Crossbowman, or Scout counted as one soldier, while 1 Fire Dragon Guard or Skyfire Guard was equivalent to 5 soldiers.

Based on the number of troops, Su Yang's thoughts flickered as he began to divide them. He split all units in half and then formed teams respectively. Each team consisted of 50 units of Elite Soldiers, 30 units of Crossbowmen, 5 units of Scouts, 2 Fire Dragon Guards, and 1 Skyfire Guard. It perfectly added up to two 100-man expeditionary teams!! It was as if some force had arranged it in the dark!

The team formation was completed, and Su Yang named them the First Expeditionary Team and the Second Expeditionary Team. The centurions of the two teams were set as the two soldiers who had followed him the earliest—Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu and Armored Elite Warrior Zhao Zhang. From then on, the first batch of structured Great Qin teams was assembled. This was a symbol of the standardization of Great Qin military industry, and also the starting point for the explosive expansion of the Great Qin army!