The opposing nation relies mostly on their physical units. They've got beastmen working in the woods, and their 'berserkers' as frontline units.

My homeland uses a combination of alchemists and knights in the army, though we also have a few mercenaries fighting among our ranks and training units of various types.

There are a few knights that use alchemy to supplement their own fearsome combat skills. ...a knight with a flaming sword is certainly very intimidating!