177: Chapter 179 The True Strength of the Qin Dynasty: The First Cavalry Army

Although building the Great Qin Iron Cavalry would be cool, Su Yang discovered it wasn't that simple.

As a type of heavy cavalry, the Iron Cavalry required not only heavy armor but also, most importantly, lances.

However, the current infantry units all used chainsaw greatswords, which were unsuitable for charging.

According to the Intelligent Brain's analysis, to mass-produce lances for the troops, he would need to unlock the Rank 2 Foundry and initiate industrial production.

Upgrading the Rank 2 Foundry and mass-producing lances would consume a large amount of steel resources.

He had to wait until the territory produced enough steel resources before he could upgrade it, so the concept of the Great Qin Iron Cavalry had to be shelved.

But now, the territory needed a unit to explore the direction of the Spain stronghold, so he had to summon a team.

After a flurry of thoughts, Su Yang found the perfect solution.

While the Iron Cavalry was indeed imposing and mighty, it was ultimately a close-combat shock force.

The Spain direction was mainly the Shadow Zone Xenomorphs; they didn't have high armor and didn't require too much damage to kill.

The trickiest part about dealing with the Nature Race Insect Swarm in the Shadow Zone was the poisonous gas they released after death.

Based on previous combat experience, melee units simply couldn't handle it; as soon as they got close to kill, they would inhale the toxic fog.

A better solution was the Crossbowman, using crossbows for long-range kills.

But Crossbowman units didn't have high movement speeds, and without front-line protection, they could easily be rushed by Xenomorphs and suffer devastating blows.

So, what was needed now was a unit that had both long-range damage and the flexibility to maneuver and kite.

The answer was obvious: mounted archers!

Fifty cavalrymen could form a cavalry squad and gain the strategy reduction effect.

And this "cavalry" didn't just refer to lancers charging into battle; any unit riding a horse could be considered a cavalry unit.

And a Crossbowman plus an Improved Blazing Colt meant a mounted archer unit that could both launch long-range attacks and possess high mobility!

In ancient times, the mounted archers of the nomadic tribes on the grasslands were a headache for every successive Dynasty of Huaxia.

Now, going full circle, am I the Xiongnu?

However, being able to give so many Dynasties a headache proved the power of mounted archer units.

Thinking about such a unit charging into the Shadow Zone, it would definitely be an invincible force.

No sooner said than done, Su Yang flicked his mind and directly opened the Imperial Armor Camp panel to start mass summoning.

First was summoning the soldier units; for the 50 soldiers, Su Yang planned to use 48 Crossbowmen paired with 2 Scouts.

Scouts were essential units for a squad; two Scouts for a 50-person team was just right.

[Unit Summoning, command points reduced by 50%]

[command points - 30800]

[Rank 5 Great Qin Armored Crossbowmen * 48 summoning...]

[Rank 5 Great Qin Potential Scout * 2 summoning...]

The Imperial Armor Camp rumbled into operation.

Su Yang watched as the soldiers walked out from the mechanical gates in rows, one after another.

The sounds of machinery operating and steam surging constantly intertwined.

It had to be said that this scene of mass summoning was far more shocking than when they came out one by one before!

And with the newly added strategy, 50 Rank 5 units only cost 30,800 command points!

In the past, this would have been impossible!

After the soldiers were summoned, the main event followed—the warhorses.

The Blazing Steed, after improvement, was not only more flexible but also equipped with an energy shield, further enhancing its defensive capabilities.

With the investment of command points, the Heavy Equipment Battalion began to roar.

Great Qin's first batch of cavalry was about to be born.

[command points - 37500]

[Rank 2 Improved Blazing Colt * 50 summoning...]

Neigh—

Soon, a large group of mechanical horses rushed out of the Heavy Equipment Battalion.

With neighing, bursts of steam poured out from their noses.

The newly summoned Crossbowmen and Scouts vaulted onto their horses, and the cavalry team was officially formed.

Su Yang named this mounted archer unit the Great Qin Expeditionary Ranger Squad 1.

With the Ranger Squad formed, Su Yang reorganized the troops within the territory into one unit.

30 Elite Soldiers, 40 Crossbowmen, 4 Skyfire Guards, and 2 Fire Dragon Guards.

The garrison unit had a higher proportion of long-range units than the expeditionary units, making it more suitable for defensive battles.

With this, all units in the territory had completed their organization; now, Great Qin possessed four squads in total.

Among them were three hundred-man infantry squads and one fifty-man Ranger Squad.

Except for the garrison troops, the three expeditionary squads were all at full capacity and full Rank.

This current scale had already reached the upper limit of the territory's resource output.

Especially after the addition of a full 50 units of Improved Blazing Colts, the fuel consumption for each supply run for the troops had exceeded 600 units!

Currently, the daily fuel production of the Chemical Center was at most 400 units. Following the frequency of refueling once every day and a half, the consumption was almost greater than the production.

And the production capacity of a Chemical Center was fixed and could not be changed.

Even if they killed more Xenomorphs, it only increased the production of biological crude oil; the process of converting bio-oil to fuel was bottlenecked by the Chemical Center.

Therefore, if he wanted to form more cavalry or further expand the troops in the future, he must obtain more fuel sources.

Only by upgrading the Main Base to Rank 6 could he upgrade the Chemical Center; otherwise, he would have to seize resources from other countries.

If he could capture Afghanistan or other major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, then the oil problem could be solved.

He wondered which country was in the area of the Wailing Mountains; he hoped it was a resource-rich nation, Su Yang thought to himself.

Finally, he switched to the army panel, which neatly displayed the four squads currently in the territory.

After a whole morning, he had finally completed the organization of the Great Qin Troops, and Su Yang felt incomparably satisfied.

There was nothing more exciting than watching the territory and the army grow stronger step by step.

Today was already the fifth day of the week; once this week ended, the lord rankings for the struggle for hegemony would arrive.

To get a ranking, he had to conquer as many territories as possible.

He had to seize the remaining time.

Without further ado, Su Yang directly dispatched the newly formed Expeditionary Ranger Squad to the Shadow Zone in the direction of Spain.

The Ranger Squad didn't need General Meng Tian to clear the way because the Blazing Steed was a multi-functional vehicle, and it would not have movement penalties even in complex terrain.

Furthermore, the speed and endurance of the Blazing Steed were almost double that of the black iron chariot.

This meant that the Ranger Squad had a faster exploration speed and a larger exploration range compared to the infantry squads.

The city gate opened, and Ranger Squad 1 roared out of the gate, disappearing into the dense forest under Su Yang's gaze.

Now, with three squads in the north and south of the territory, the exploration speed had greatly increased.

It was time to rush out of the heart of the Bug Swarm Tide and let other countries feel the true combat power of Great Qin!

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"Marshal Hakimi, Marshal Hakimi, please reply if you can hear me..."

In Poland Territory, inside a European-style castle.

The Chief Financial Officer of Poland was sitting in front of the radio, calling out incessantly...