Battle the Mayfly King Again

"My lord, the experimental data from the Eleventh War Zone is in."

Old Abel strode quickly to Richard's side and handed him a report.

"The Eleventh War Zone did not summarize the data, so it was delayed for a while."

Richard's brows rose slightly at that. As he took the report, he said, "No summary? Could the data be that ugly?"

Although Richard had prepared himself for the possibility that the targeted tactics would fail, he was still somewhat surprised when it actually happened.

Could direct command be stronger than autonomous command on such a high-density battlefield?

"Not at all." Old Abel shook his head. "The data is excellent. The new tactics performed extremely well in actual combat. After command authority was delegated, the legions' combat strength improved considerably, while losses fell by nearly ten percent."

"Oh? The data's good." Richard felt a surge of delight and quickly scanned the report before him.

After reading it, he said lightly, "As expected, delegating some authority is quite effective."

This report summarized the key points of the campaigns in the Western Eleventh War Zone over the past few days. The greatest difference between the new and old tactics was flexibility.

Under the new tactical model, the legions' combat methods were highly flexible. Legion Commanders could make tactical adjustments based on firsthand intelligence. With intelligence shared among multiple legions, the Legion Commanders could coordinate seamlessly to shift tactics and accomplish the objectives issued by the Command Department.

Moreover, because the density of legions on this battlefield was so high, the problem of excessive autonomy causing deviations from strategic direction simply had no soil in which to take root.

Without exaggeration, a revolution in military theory had already begun.

"But what exactly is this fellow worried about, that he did not even summarize the