To some extent, women are indeed the best objects for men to vent their desires and relax their spirits. Especially for soldiers in this era of queuing to be shot, if there are no women for them to vent the psychological pressure of panic and helplessness on the battlefield after the war, but they must strictly abide by military orders and face death, they will easily suffer mental problems.
Claude finally understood why the aristocratic sons of Belklin always went to the bars of Ames City to look for women to accompany him every time they came back after following him on a mission. Facing the enemy's threat to their lives and witnessing the casualties of their comrades, every soldier returning from the battlefield is indeed very nervous. Only good wine and women can make them relax and experience the beauty of being lucky enough to survive the battlefield. .
Claude has very strong self-control. He has been in the army for more than two years now, and fighting on the battlefield is already very common for him. But the war was still going on, and Claude didn't know if he would survive in the end and go home to visit his relatives. The mental pressure was accumulating little by little. Although he was very confident and trustworthy in front of others, he felt a little depressed in his heart. During this time, he often dreamed about himself in junior high school with Bockar, Viriklo and the others at night. The experience of going on an adventure
It wasn't until this night that Claude finally understood the beauty of women. He was very tired yesterday, but he slept very soundly without any dreams. When I woke up in the morning, I did three morning exercises with the beautiful lady, and they didn't get up until noon. Although the body is tired, it is relaxed. My spirit was also unusually enriched and uplifted, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off me, and my thoughts were particularly clear. The depression that had been suppressed in my heart in the past was swept away, and there was no longer the occasional feeling of decadence and despair.
"Sir, this is the carrier pigeon reply from the battalion headquarters that the correspondent received this morning." Michael Jack had been waiting outside the door and handed over a piece of tissue paper as soon as he saw Claude coming out.
Claude took it and looked at it. It said that he already knew the situation and was sending people to Pacasia City to investigate the relationship between Baroness Vacusili and Master Bird. It would take about three days. Please treat the Baroness well. , Don’t offend this noble lady before the situation is investigated and understood. Signed by the battalion commander, Major Leedfunk.
Well, I will treat her well. She has already been treated to the bed now. There is no subordinate who is more dedicated and harder working than me.
"McJack, take the big man Gimi to ride a horse to visit the villages along the way. Buy me some ingredients that are suitable for the table. If there is good wine, buy some. Come back before five o'clock in the afternoon. I need to cook for the Baroness. A delicious dinner." Claude threw a money bag to Michael Jack, with six or seven gold crowns in it.
"As you command, sir." Mike turned around and went to find the big man, Germi.
At noon, Claude and Mrs. Beauty just had a casual meal. Claude had a good appetite and ate seven fried eggs in one breath. After all, he consumed too much energy last night and this morning and needed to replenish himself.
In the afternoon, Madam Beauty went back to her room to take a nap. Of course, it was Claude's bedroom, and the small suite originally given to her became the residence of her two maids. Claude is going to patrol the checkpoints on the mountain road and deal with some emergencies. As the highest-ranking officer here, he cannot accompany the beautiful lady to bed and sleep.
When Marki, a veteran, saw Claude coming to inspect, he had an expression of envy and jealousy on his face and raised his thumb to show his admiration. After a dinner, a few bottles of good wine, and a whole night of chatting, the Baroness of Vacusili was tricked into sleeping with her. Only Claude, a pretty-faced officer, has this ability. Markchi, who lives downstairs, heard last night's movements very clearly. At this moment, he was thinking about whether to take advantage of the Baroness's two maids, so he had to find an opportunity. Go try it, maybe they are bored and lonely too.
Claude pretended that he didn't see Macchi's raised thumb. He first asked about the number of people who had passed the checkpoint today, and then asked about the situation of the small group of scout cavalry who came back last night. This small group of soldiers was divided into three groups and four groups to conduct reconnaissance on the two mountain roads leading to the Karnas Prairie and the eastern part of the Eskiline Principality. They left early and returned late, because Claude was there when they returned. Chatting with the beautiful lady, so it was Markchi who received the report.
"There is nothing abnormal." Seeing that Claude was not interested in his thumb, Markchi had to take it back angrily: "The last group of scouts came back yesterday and reported that they also entered the Karnas Prairie in the afternoon, about I ran for more than twenty miles and walked around a lot, but found no signs of people gathering, so I came back a little late."
"This is a normal phenomenon." Claude nodded: "The Principality of Karnas and the Principality of Eskilin are different from our kingdom. They still implement the territorial lord system. For example, our two mountain roads lead to They are both private territories of the two principalities. Even if the military of these two principalities wants to send troops, they must obtain the consent of the lords here and provide compensation. Only then can they attack us through these territories. If the compensation is not As agreed, those lords will not allow the army to pass through their private lands."
"How is this possible?" Mark Qi opened his mouth in surprise: "This is a national war, how can those lords do this?"
Claude laughed: "It's not surprising. They had a war with our kingdom, and these territorial nobles also sent troops and money to fulfill their obligations. Their territories are passed down from generation to generation, so they attach great importance to the sovereignty of the territory. , like when their kingdom sends out troops, they always go along the national highway and will not easily enter private territory. Unless their territory is invaded, those lords will take the initiative to invite the army of their own country to enter, otherwise they will resolutely refuse the army to enter. Territory, and will even use force to resist.”
In the next few days, in addition to frequently performing love action melodrama in bed with the beautiful lady every night, the two of them mostly ate, drank and chatted together, and soon found a common hobby between the two, which was the passion for firearms. Research. First, Mrs. Beauty drew a sketch, showing her idea of a musket phalanx. On the drawing, there were twelve muskets in a row, with a total of four rows of 48 muskets welded to a rotatable iron frame. , this iron frame can also be mounted on a carriage for easy movement.
What Mrs. Beauty means is that when faced with an attack by a large group of light cavalry, this musket formation can be arranged in front of the position and fired at the same time, using intensive firepower to cause damage to the incoming cavalry. Claude looked at the sketch and shook his head. He pointed out that this kind of musket phalanx was actually a one-time firepower. It would be too time-consuming and troublesome to reload after firing, and it was not practical on the battlefield. It is not even as lethal as the shotgun shells fired by light infantry artillery. The only advantage is that it hits farther than the shotgun shells fired by artillery.
Mrs. Beauty had to admit that what Claude said was very reasonable. In fact, she was unable to turn it into reality because of the difficulty in loading the firepower phalanx she envisioned. Her father, Master Bird, also believed like Claude that only intensive and continuous firepower could stop the light cavalry's rapid assault. Unfortunately, her idea achieved intensive firepower but not continuous firepower.
The problem is that the Falea continent has been making muskets for hundreds of years, and this muzzle-loading matchlock gun has almost been studied to the point of perfection. Even the Kingdom of Overas, which prides itself on the quality of its military industry among all countries in the eastern part of the continent, spent nearly twenty years studying hard to increase the limit range of its matchlock gun to 350 meters. You must know that the Obash II standard rifle equipped by the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas has always been famous in the mainland. It is the best in terms of weight, range, durability, quality and reliability.
This is also the real reason why the Obash III standard musket, which mainly focuses on precise aiming and shooting, appeared on the battlefield and was quickly copied after being captured by the anti-Austrian alliance armed forces. Quite simply, while maintaining the above advantages, the firearms production in the Kingdom of Overas has added the advantage of precise aiming and shooting. Even if the countries of the Anti-Austrian Alliance cannot explore the combat effectiveness of such precision-aimed shooting muskets during the offensive like the Austrian army, the performance of the imitation muskets is also quite different, but the soldiers of the Anti-Austrian Alliance can still use them in defensive battles. This precise aiming and shooting musket caused heavy casualties to the attacking Austrian army.
Madam Beauty purchased two captured Obash Type III muskets at a high price on the black market just to see if she could get inspiration from this aspect. In her opinion, precision aiming and shooting muskets are indeed very effective in dealing with a small number of nomadic cavalry, but the same front-loading style made her very disappointed. No matter how fast and skillful the reloading action is, a soldier can only shoot up to three times in one minute, and this requires no operational errors.
So when Mrs. Beauty jokingly asked Claude if there was a better and faster way to load, Claude stared at her for a while, shook his head and asked, "I really don't understand you gun designers. Why do you have to deal with muskets? Just lengthen the barrel, change the appearance of accessories, reduce weight, etc. Why not consider changing the ignition method and gun. If you want to increase the firing speed of the musket or even be able to fire continuously, then maybe you can imagine the following Guns and gunpowder were changed from front-loading to breech-loading."
Mrs. Beauty didn't notice the last sentence of Claude's words at first. She retorted: "Many designers have already considered the changes in ignition methods and guns, but the muskets they trial-produced are not as effective in terms of lethality or range. It is far inferior to the standard muskets currently equipped by the armies of various countries, and is even inferior to shotguns. Such muskets have no future at all."
Claude sighed: "You gun designers all think so, so the current musket design has reached a dead end, and there is no way back. Think about it for yourself, the first gun hundreds of years ago The muskets produced are definitely not as powerful as the current muskets, but step-by-step improvements and improvements have led to the mature standard muskets we have now.
Those trial-produced muskets may have unreliable performance, short range, and low lethality, but it will take time to study how to improve them and slowly improve their performance to a level comparable to current muskets. Perhaps then, it will be a page worth remembering in the history of musket development, because you have blazed a new path that is completely different from the matchlock gun. "
The beautiful lady was stunned. She felt that Claude's words had entered her heart. At this moment, she remembered the last words Claude had just said: "You said before that you should change the front-loading type to the rear-loading type." chamber-loading type, is that possible?”
"Why is it impossible?" Claude asked back: "I often think that if you make a hole in the barrel, open the hole every time you load, put the gun and gunpowder in, and then cover the hole for shooting, then it will How convenient is it? Besides, don’t we all have paper tube bullets that are fixed now? It would be even more convenient if we could directly load the paper tube bullets behind the barrel.”
"You go out first and let me think about it." The beautiful lady seemed to have been opened by Claude to a new door. Outside the door was a brand new world. She was suddenly full of thoughts and inspirations. Afraid that Claude touching her would affect her thoughts, she drove Claude out of the room.
Good times always pass quickly. Four days later, Claude received another carrier pigeon communication from the battalion headquarters. The identity of the beautiful lady had been confirmed. She was indeed Master Bird's beloved daughter, Baroness Vacusili. Major Lederfonk ordered Claude to apologize to Lady Beauty and let her go. At the same time, on behalf of the Ministry of War, he sent an invitation to her and her father, Master Bird, hoping that they could go to the Royal Capital if they had time. The superiors would arrange for them to visit the Musket Research Institute. .
One night before they parted, Madam Beauty and Claude had a passionate affair. She told Claude that she would go to the Kingdom of Ovelas with her father, but she just needed her father to be in better health. In addition, she got some inspiration and ideas from Claude. She will study it carefully when she goes to her father this time.
On the third day after bidding farewell to the beautiful lady, Major Leedfunk came to inspect.