Chapter 607: Good and Bad
Immediately afterwards, under Su Huan's command, the Flying Phoenix Fire Cavalry demonstrated conventional tactical drills such as high-speed dive attack, high-altitude bow and arrow shooting, emergency evasion, and full-speed advance.
Under the impact of the dive, thousands of giant flying eagles rushed down at high speed. This momentum was much more terrifying than the charge of cavalry groups, and even the top generals present could not help but change their colors slightly.
The high-speed maneuvering made everyone in the room scream, the terrifying speed like a sharp arrow is two blocks away from a war horse. In a pure competition of movement speed, even the fastest silver dragon cavalry is far from an opponent!
This was expected by everyone, after all, one is flying and the other is running, there is no comparison at all.
In addition, the reason why Feifeng Huoqi has the word "fire" is because they have mastered simple means of controlling flames. Now because the training time is too short, currently only the flames can be attached to the arrows to cause burn damage to the enemy. Ordinary arrows can also be used as rockets under special circumstances.
Some talented soldiers have been able to mobilize the power of fire at a deeper level, cast spells similar to fireballs or create a layer of flame shields on their bodies, but the attack power of this fireball is not as good as bows and arrows, and the flame shields are also less cost-effective , to be further developed. In addition, the number of soldiers who have mastered this ability is very rare, there are only more than 20 soldiers out of a thousand.
The most surprising thing is that the seemingly fragile Feifeng Huoqi has considerable defensive ability. Facing enemies in the sky, only long-range attacks can threaten them.
However, ordinary bows and arrows are not effective against them.
The first point is that they are flying in the sky, the power of the bow and arrow is greatly reduced, and the other point is that the giant eagle is not as harmless as it looks!
They master a simple wind spell, which can form a shield made of strong winds in front of them. Can effectively block arrow attacks. Of course, if the top-level long-range troops like the Sun Shooter are responsible for the defense, it is better for the Feifeng Huoqi to choose a detour. To a certain extent, the Sun Shooter is the nemesis of Feifenghuqiqi!
In addition, a small number of elite giant eagles also mastered an offensive spell similar to wind blade, with considerable attack power. Multiple elite giant eagles can also be used together to form a storm effect. The group damage effect is very good, and it can also pose a great threat to high-level generals.
If the flying phoenix and fire cavalry continue to train and further develop the flame ability, and cooperate with the giant eagle's ability to control the wind, the fire may bring more surprises to people by taking advantage of the wind.
Of course, the flying phoenix fire cavalry also has many shortcomings.
The first point is what has been exposed just now, the take-off speed is too slow!
If there is a sudden encounter, with the flying phoenix and fire cavalry taking off so slowly, it is estimated that the front line has been fought and the flying phoenix and fire cavalry has not really taken off yet.
If Feifeng Huoqi was suddenly attacked by someone, it would probably end badly! Of course, it is estimated that there are not many armies in the world who can break through the peripheral investigation of Feifeng Huoqi and directly attack.
However, just to be on the safe side, in the future, whenever the Flying Phoenix Fire Cavalry is used, a certain number of auxiliary troops must be equipped.
Another point is that after being transferred to flying phoenix and fire cavalry, soldiers generally carry lighter weapons and equipment in order to be able to ride flying eagles. Although the armor has been made of high-grade leather as much as possible, the defensive power of the knight itself is still far inferior to that of ordinary soldiers of the same level.
In addition, the super-control flying eagle will also greatly occupy their other abilities. Once the flying eagle is lost, the melee combat ability is not as good as that of ordinary troops of the same level. This is a shame for prefecture-level special units. Under normal circumstances, prefecture-level special units can leapfrog ordinary units!
Of course, the flying phoenix and fire cavalry in the flying eagle state can hang a large number of prefecture-level special units!
Another point is that the giant eagle has a very proud personality. Except for a very small number of special people, the eagle absolutely refuses to be ridden by anyone other than knights. In other words, the plan to use the Flying Eagle as a transport plane to quickly mobilize troops failed.
Finally, Flying Eagle is not a war horse, and its stamina is not particularly outstanding. It is also mentioned in the attribute description of the Phoenix Fire Cavalry that the Phoenix Fire Cavalry can fly and move in short and medium distances, which also shows that the Phoenix Fire Cavalry is not very capable of long-distance movement.
Shang Ji asked Su Huan. According to the test, when carrying soldiers, the flight distance of Feifenghuoqi is only about 200 kilometers. In other words, the combat radius must be limited to less than 100 kilometers, otherwise problems will easily occur.
If a flight exceeds 200 kilometers at a time, it needs to rest for a while before continuing to fly. Of course, if the situation is urgent, it can also fly with overload, but this will cause great damage to the war eagle.
Under the premise of ensuring that the war eagle is not irreversibly damaged, the flying phoenix and fire cavalry can maneuver and fly more than 5,000 kilometers in a day. If the battle situation is urgent regardless of the cost, the distance can be doubled!
By the way, Pingzhou currently spans only 7,000 kilometers from east to west. If Xiangping is used as the starting point, Feifeng Huoqi can march to any place in Pingzhou within a day!
Ordinary light cavalry can march 700 kilometers a day, and it is up to 300 for infantry. Even with special units such as Black Armored Xuanqi and Silver Dragon Iron Cavalry, it is only in the early thousand. This is still because of the increase in flying wings, and the speed of the army of other princes has to be reduced by a certain amount. No matter how fast the speed is, it will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the army.
Of course, this is an average calculation, and the unconventional march of a small group of high-level elite troops is not included. Shang Ji is riding a Lilong horse alone, and his average speed can be faster than Feifeng Huoqi, but this is completely meaningless in a large-scale war!
For Lilong's level of BMWs, there are only more than 20 horses collected in Pingzhou, most of which were brought by historical generals.
In the established army, the flying phoenix fire cavalry is the most mobile unit known to Shang Ji, and it can ignore any unfavorable terrain!
Including Shang Ji, everyone listened seriously to Su Huan's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the Phoenix Fire Cavalry. Although there are some shortcomings, the flaws are not hidden. The Feifeng Fire Cavalry is still an enviable super strategic unit that makes people drool!
"Okay, okay!" Liu Yi said three good words in a row, clapped his hands and said: "Such a rare army, it needs to be expanded immediately. Although the flying phoenix and fire cavalry are elite, the number of mere thousand is too small. The following subordinates In my humble opinion, it takes at least 10,000 to really play a decisive role on the battlefield."
Su Huan's expression turned bitter when he heard the words, and he cupped his hands and said, "General Liu, this flying phoenix fire cavalry is all right, but the training is very difficult and there are many restrictions. There is little hope of expanding to 10,000 people in a short period of time!"
"Oh? Tell me, what are the restrictions?"
Seeing heavyweights such as Shang Ji and Liu Yi looking at him, Su Huan knew that this was a good time to complain. How big the Phoenix Fire Cavalry will be in the future depends on its performance this time!
After brewing his emotions, Su Huan said slowly: "First of all, the training cost of Feifeng Huoqi is very expensive!" After a pause, Su Huan added: "Very, very expensive, the Lord should already know this."
After speaking, Su Huan looked at Shang Ji with an innocent expression.
The corners of Shang Ji's mouth twitched when he heard this, Su Huan's words really sounded right!
After the training of the thousand flying phoenix fire cavalry, the average training cost per person exceeded three thousand gold. This price made Shang Ji's eyebrows twitch.
In addition, the food intake of the Giant Eagle also exceeded Shang Ji's expectations. If it weren't for the Pingzhou Navy to provide very cheap seafood as food, the daily consumption of the Eagle would be a terrible expense!
"Wait first, wait first. Let's see if this thing can be used as the armor of Feifeng Huoqi." Nearly half of the three thousand gold was spent on the armor, and Shang Ji quickly took out a set of rattan armor that he traded with Yanhuang. To Su Huan.
Rattan armor is slightly heavier than leather armor, but not by much. It is acceptable for businessmen to sacrifice a little mobility in exchange for a significant drop in price.
Su Huan took the rattan armor, first tested the defensive power of the rattan armor curiously, and then his eyes lit up immediately, the defensive power of the rattan armor far surpassed that of the leather armor, there is no doubt about it.
"This thing is afraid of fire, but I don't know if your flying phoenix fire cavalry's ability to control fire can overcome this!" Shang Ji pointed out the fatal flaw of the rattan armor.
"The last general is rude." Su Huan clasped his fists, took out a torch in front of Shang Ji and all the generals, and lit the vine armor.
This vine armor really lived up to its reputation of being afraid of fire. Although the surface was treated with simple fire prevention, it still burned quickly under the continuous burning of the flames. Moreover, once the rattan armor started to burn, the fire spread rapidly, and the flames rose to a height of more than one meter in the blink of an eye. If there were soldiers among them, I am afraid that they would already be burning people by this time.
Seeing that most of the rattan armor was burned, Su Huan waved his hand, and the flame quickly weakened as if it was under control, but within two breaths, the flame was completely extinguished, leaving only a completely unrecognizable rattan armor on the ground.
"Hahaha, my lord, the flames caused by the ignition of the rattan armor are just ordinary flames. With the ability of the flying phoenix fire cavalry, there is no way to control it."
"Will equipping rattan armor affect your use of fire skills? Don't burn yourself!" Shang Ji asked slightly worried.
"Of course not, Lord, don't worry, as long as we don't want to, the rattan armor will never be burned because of our own fire skills!"
"Okay, okay, then the standard armor for flying phoenix and fire cavalry will be replaced with this kind of rattan armor. Does Yanchen have any opinions?"
"No, thank you Lord for your gift!"
The defensive power of the rattan armor can even be compared to normal Jinyao-level equipment, and it is three blocks higher than the leather armor equipped by Feifeng Huoqi. Large-scale equipment of rattan armor has only advantages and no disadvantages for Feifeng Huqi, so Su Huan is naturally happy.
Shang Ji is also very happy to be on the sidelines!
The quotation for a set of Rattan Armor Yanhuang is 600 gold, and Shang Ji believes that it will definitely be cheaper if you buy it on a large scale. It should not be a big problem to win 500 gold.
This price is nearly a thousand gold cheaper than the previous leather armor, and the cost of Feifeng Huoqi has dropped by one-third. Although the price of two thousand and one person is still scary, it is much better than three thousand!
"Besides the cost, what are the other conditions that restrict the expansion of Feifeng Huoqi?" Liu Yi asked from the side. As for the specific cost, he did not ask. This is not his concern, and it is Shang Ji or Deng Yan who is troubled.