Spears Treatise II
| Spears Treatise II Written by Berelon vir Mar |
| "An Essay on the Necessity of a Military Reform, Backed by Compelling Evidence and Indisputable Arguments. Part One" Allows you to learn the following Spears abilities: Determination Pikeman Stance Wounding Spearhead Reading this book grants some Experience. |
The Strife brought a lot of inspiration to commanders on all sides of the conflict, but it's the strategists of the Magistrate who are most determined to make their new ideas a reality. 300 |
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| “ | The Strife brought a lot of inspiration to commanders on all sides of the conflict, but it's the strategists of the Magistrate who are most determined to make their new ideas a reality. | „ |
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- Always sold by Valden vir Krenn, owner of Vir Krenn's Printing House in Brynn.
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...When it comes to strategy and tactics, royalist commanders are rather close-minded: just like a century ago, the Council army continues to primarily rely on heavy cavalry. Their infantry consists mostly of poorly-trained peasant levies, which take to their heels the moment they lose sight of their lord's banner.
Therefore, in order to properly deal with our most sworn enemy, it's most advisable to focus on the reforms that will help us counter the Council's army composition specifically. If the enemy relies on cavalry, it's only reasonable to triple our efforts at training pikemen and crossbowmen, making them a backbone of our army.
It's worth mentioning the practice introduced by Commander Damian of the renowned Albatross brigade: by using a formation reminiscent of the antique phalanx, he achieved a decisive victory against Duke der Narn in the battle of the Chilly Ford. Regardless of what anyone might think, the future of warfare is pikemen. I've been saying this for at least a decade, and I'm saying it now as well...
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