No matter how you calculate the ammunition, everyone can only carry 100 rounds at most.
At present, the standard caliber ammunition of Caparia is still too large. Yang Hao believes that it is necessary to research small-caliber weapons to facilitate carrying more ammunition while ensuring that the Bayerjans can also use them.
But before that, he still has to use his current weapons to fight against the Imperial Knights of the Roman Capital.
Although Gasson disbanded the national army that was equipped with steam rifles at the time, it did not mean that he would be so stupid as to disband the Imperial Knights in the royal capital as well.
So in a sense, the biggest enemy Yang Hao faced when he infiltrated Wangdu this time was the Imperial Knights, which had a total of 2,000 people.
There are 2,000 people in the establishment. Even if Gassen took most of the people away, there are still 1,000 people left in various places in the royal capital.
Although the elves are strong when fighting alone, they are even stronger if they can make detours in open terrain.
But in a narrow terrain, a random punch can kill a master, not to mention the tenacious soldiers who are definitely a lot of good-for-nothings but have received complete Imperial Knight training.
It is extremely unrealistic to use 20 people to fight against half of the Knights. Not to mention the remaining mages -
Therefore, Yang Hao requested that this operation be as quiet as possible... Weapons with strong noises would only be used when it was unavoidable.
These included the Gappa 1405-style rifle, which was used to provide fire support in emergencies and would be carried by every elf with a shorter barrel to be more suitable for indoor combat, and the "pistol" that Arthur had improvised.
Strictly speaking, it was a semi-automatic weapon that Arthur had made himself. It had the same 12.7-108mm caliber, but the difference was that it had a five-round magazine, and while it was fed from above, it could also fire semi-automatically.
Arthur said that this was originally a model made for the development of the next generation of semi-automatic rifles. Considering Yang Hao's actions this time, he realized the shortcomings of firearms in small arms, so he temporarily made this pistol.
The pistol doesn’t have a scientific name yet and its numbers are limited, but it can definitely come in handy in confined terrain.
Yang Hao was extremely grateful to Arthur for his hard work. After he was promised a one-month vacation after his return, he prepared to set off with the elves.
The team heading to the capital this time consisted of 22 people. In addition to the 20 elf masters who specialized in assassination, there were two other races, one of whom was Nia, the diplomat from Ishugard who was going to transform into a dragon near the capital, and the other was naturally Yang Hao himself.
"So how exactly are we going to enter the border of the Roman Empire, bypass the rebels and sneak into the capital
As far as I know, the Roman Empire is in chaos right now, and it's hard for my spies to find a safe path... Could it be that the elves have their own channels?"
"That's natural - but those channels must be accessible to an ordinary human like me. After all, I have to go there in person to handle everything, let them let down their guard on the spot to avoid any trouble, and then take away everything that can be taken away..."
"Actually, it's okay for you to stay in Fingel, right?"
When she said this, Nia shrugged her shoulders. After putting on a black tights that was easy for her to move in, her curvy figure looked particularly beautiful.
The lively and moving dragon's tail always gave people the illusion of a dog's tail, but looking at the sharp scales on the dragon's tail, Yang Hao finally gave up the bold idea of touching it.
"After all, strictly speaking, it is the elves and I who are executing the tactics. You just need to stay at home and wait for the results to come to you. Is it really necessary to take the risk?"
In response to Nia's question, Yang Hao gave a very clear answer.
"But if I don't see them being rescued with my own eyes, I will live in fear all the time... Besides, there are some places that only I know how to get to, and the elves actually have very limited information about the palace. At least they don't know where Anna's bedroom is."
On the one hand, it was because of his personal feelings. Just like those family members who were waiting for their loved ones to recover in the hospital -
Obviously, they only needed to leave one person there, but in the end, wasn't the whole family waiting there? It was just because of the close relationship between their family members.
On the other hand, it was because of the complex topography of the Roman Palace... Although the elves successfully sneaked into the courtyard through a poorly maintained inner wall of the palace, in fact, they only had a vague understanding of the complex topography inside the palace.
To put it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, the Roman Palace is a question bank. The elves now only know how to solve the first ten questions at most, but Yang Hao knows how to answer the entire question bank.
Yang Hao understood the internal structure of the Roman Palace better than the elves. He could walk to Anna's bedroom and the treasury with his eyes closed, not to mention the patrol route that avoided some fixed sentries in the intricate palace.
Under such circumstances, Yang Hao is actually the most indispensable and important person in this operation.
After Yang Hao's explanation, Nia understood the importance of Yang Hao.
She no longer asked for reasons, but waited patiently for the elves to give the signal to move forward.
She was somewhat skeptical whether Yang Hao had the ability to march quickly for a long time. After all, even if there were means of transportation, if he had to reach the vicinity of the Roman capital from the border within one day, and might have to take a bumpy detour from time to time, could a regent with average physical fitness really withstand the bumps on the road
Hei Long was skeptical about this. Facing Hei Long's doubt, Yang Hao used his body to prove his toughness to her.
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Long ago, the Elven Kingdom built an intricate webway system through the efforts of the rangers.
This webway system starts at the border of the Forest of Elves and covers the entire territory of the Roman Empire. It even has the intention of moving towards the uninhabited mountains in the east that are full of magical residues.
Yang Hao once asked Finn the reason why he did this, but Finn just rolled his eyes at Yang Hao, then reached out and grabbed the Regent King's cheeks:
"Isn't it because Roman developed too rapidly at that time? I really suspect that Benjamin is a chosen one. Otherwise, how could he use that unique charm to directly unify a group of barbarians who originally had extremely different opinions
We were worried about what Benjamin might do to us, so we had the rangers build these webway systems in advance to ensure intelligence advantage..."
In short, the construction of the webway system is related to Yang Hao's sworn brother, and the use of the webway system this time is also related to Yang Hao's sworn brother.
This made Yang Hao feel deeply moved, and it was also the first time he experienced the power of the elves' "Webway".
This is actually an underground subway system built with the roots of oak trees, using a large number of enchantments and elven magic techniques. If Yang Hao was given a chance to make an analogy, he could only come to this conclusion.
This "subway" is extremely complicated to use. He even has to rely on the help of a magic master to enter the webway and be led forward.
The feeling of moving forward in the webway is like walking naked underwater.
At first, Yang Hao seemed extremely uncomfortable, but after passing "one station" and finding that he had covered a distance of more than ten kilometers in less than ten minutes, Yang Hao immediately fell in love with the feeling of this convenient transportation.
He asked the accompanying wizard whether this kind of thing could be used in China. The wizard shrugged and said of course it could be used, but the problem was that the webway system could not transport materials and could only move between points based on "people". If it was used in the Elf Forest, it would be a waste of space...
"But the problem is that we can use this system to build a huge underground network, allowing Bayerjans and Japaria to easily connect with each other, right
By then, I will be able to travel between the two places happily even without the help of the mages, so I personally think that this "Network System" is very necessary to be used in China..."
"Really? Your Majesty, the Regent, you know more than us, so we will definitely not say anything. But is this webway system really valuable to the people?"
"Of course there is - but we'll talk about the details after we get back. Anyway, we have to work hard to continue construction after we get back, and we can't waste this good thing."
Yang Hao ended the topic with a smile. It wasn't that he didn't want to explain to the old elves, but the black dragon lady in tights behind him was looking at him with more and more hunger...
In order to whet the appetite of the Isgardians, to make the traffic between the two countries of Gabai more pleasant and convenient, and to make the two countries of Gabai become brother countries that can travel between the two places within an hour, and for the development of people's livelihood and military in the future...
Yang Hao decided that after returning, he would tell everyone about the application of "subway" in real life, so as to activate the elves' blocked nerves and make everyone's life more convenient and prosperous in the future.
They continued to travel through the webways, passing through countless intricate and unplanned stations along the way.
These sites are either located underground or in remote caves somewhere on the surface. Their common feature is that they are hidden and far away from populated areas.
Seeing that the site can reach the surface and go deep underground, Yang Hao is more determined to vigorously develop the network system.
However, if I still rely on Mr. Arthur, I might be hit by Viya before Arthur dies at work.
In this case, we have to carry out education in Bayerjans and Japariya...
Yes, because of their lifespan, the elves are "mentors" who are proficient in countless skills. Why can't we let the elves go to Bayer Zans to be teachers
This will not only save time, but also money. Most importantly, it will allow them to get to know each other better. In addition, they can build a "university town" on the border between Bayerjans and the Forest of Elves in a reasonable way, and then build a new capital based on the "university town"...
In this way, citizens don't have to worry about their children being born to work as bricklayers, nobles can learn more knowledge from foreign countries, and elves will not be idle. Our family has won three times with almost no investment, which is called triple wins - is there a problem with this? Of course not!
Yang Hao really has to thank the existence of this "Webway"... If it weren't for the "Webway", his previously drained brain would probably not be as flexible as it is now.
But if I do this, I will have to look into all the hidden technologies of Caparia one by one.
Otherwise, God knows how much technology with infinite possibilities has been wasted by the elves - with such sighs, Yang Hao and his team finally arrived at the Webway station located in the area around the Roman capital on the evening of the 12th, and hid in a hidden place on the surface to rest for a while.
Yang Hao looked a little tired. It was not because the use of the webway would have a negative impact on the body, but because the elves had no plan to build webway stations wherever they wanted, which was really outrageous.
Although the elves have marked every webway station... but aren't you too perfect
There are three villages within the 10-kilometer radiation zone, so you built a station around each of the three villages, and then in order to facilitate transportation between the stations, you connected these stations into a spider web-like structure...
"This is even more outrageous than the Spider Web Avenue in the capital of Ishgard..." Miss Black Dragon, who was also confused, sighed subconsciously, "Although it is convenient, for some people who are directionally challenged, even with a map, this is a nightmare structure... Couldn't you elves be more convenient when building it?"
"Miss Black Dragon, there is something wrong with what you said - His Majesty the Regent was not in our country at that time, and we built this only for the use of the rangers. Who knew that the rangers would later turn the "webway" which originally only had a few main roads into this?"
The Archmage shrugged, "So this can't be blamed on us. The Rangers out there should be blamed."
"This is something that even your rangers can expand?!"
"In theory, yes. But in most cases, a wizard will still be needed."
"Is this true..."
Nia seemed to be once again immersed in the powerful magic of Caparia and could not extricate herself. Yang Hao took this opportunity to discuss with another elf master the important matter of sneaking into the distant Roman capital.
Although it was true that they were disguised as Isgardians, the Roman capital was a place with extremely strict entry and exit inspections. They certainly could not go directly through the main gate, but even if they wanted to go through the "side door", they had to avoid being discovered by the garrison left behind.
This time they are not sneaking in alone, but twenty-one people - including Yang Hao, a complete burden who is useless except for being familiar with the map of the royal capital... Their infiltration can be said to be extremely difficult, but fortunately, Ishugard will provide assistance.
"When Miss Black Dragon transforms into a dragon and causes chaos, let her fly to the other side of the city wall so that we can sneak in from the other side."
The master pointed at the black dragon Niya and said, when Niya heard someone mention herself, she immediately sat up straight and acted a little pretentiously.
"This way, we can easily pass through the two must-go paths and must-cross walls in succession... But this way, Miss Nia will leave faster than we imagined... Then the time left for us to rescue people and cast teleportation magic will definitely be relatively less."
"That's acceptable. Then let's not talk about the infiltration issue for now - let's talk about intelligence. I remember that Anna and the others have a mage's tracking spell on them?"
Yang Hao's doubts were based on information the elves had collected a long time ago.
For a race like elves who are naturally friendly to magic, they can easily tell whether a person has been corroded by magic.
Naturally, they easily discovered through visual inspection that the little queen and the president of the court were under tracking technology.
This is a special spell that is extremely difficult to deal with tactically and strategically. The elves have many ways to deal with it.
But if they want Ishugard to take the blame, they still have to adjust their work...
The elves set their sights on Nia, and Nia twitched her lips and said that she would fly directly towards Japaria under the cover of night, and then wait at Finkel's side for the elves to transfer the "tracking spell" to herself intact, and then she would fly around the sea and come back after the spell lost its effect.
"Then they will think that this operation was carried out by us from Ishgard. After all, in their understanding, only Ishgard and Alessi people would appear along the coast. As for why they took off from Caparia first? Of course, it's because we want to put the blame on Caparia..."
"It sounds reasonable, but I have a feeling the Romans will target us directly..."
"So do it halfway?"
"It's not impossible..."
They discussed it for a long time, and finally confirmed the transfer of the tracking technique to the edge of the Monster Forest. This matter was temporarily confirmed.
The moon rose, and under the protection of the elves, Yang Hao fell asleep after eating.
He dreamed of the young queen's innocent face many times. He did not forget that this lovely girl would jump on him with joy every time he came back.
He dreamed of the presiding judge, because if it weren't for her efforts, he would not have been able to hold on until now.
It is no exaggeration to say that they are one of the most important people in Yang Hao's life today.
Although their status is definitely not as high as Theresa who sucked the wounds with him and crawled to the present, nor as high as Finn who gave him another chance for revenge, or even as high as Naluga who provided him with countless help... but they are still very important in Yang Hao's heart.
He must rescue the two important women in his life - just as Yang Hao was murmuring in his sleep, he woke up with a faint silver light flashing before his eyes.
It is already the morning of January 13th.
After eating a hot meal with the help of the elves, they saw a large number of troops appearing at the main gate of the royal capital from the high ground in the seclusion.
The elves were estimating the numbers, while Yang Hao was looking at the flags of the troops.
In the Roman Empire, the flags of different troops had different characteristics. By identifying the flags, we can roughly determine the composition of these troops.
In Yang Hao's eyes, in addition to the royal flag of the Roman royal family, this army also had the flag of the Imperial Knights, the flag of the Royal Capital Guard, and the magic flag of the Mage Corps.
In other words, did Gassen transfer half of the garrison in the royal capital just to hold a meeting with General Dreshuka
Yang Hao was trying to determine how many people were in the city, while the elves had already given an exact estimate:
"This army should have around 8,000 people. If nothing unexpected happens, they will most likely join forces with the Alesse people..."
"Eight thousand people are protecting Gassen to attend a meeting. I guess only he would squander money like this... Okay, let's continue waiting. Entering the capital during the day will only bring more dangers. Miss Nia, you should also continue to rest. We still need you to help at night."
“Tsk.”
Nia rolled her eyes, obviously upset by Yang Hao's tone of treating her like a beast of burden.
But I didn't realize that I was just a useless beast in this operation...
So in the end, Nia gave up thinking and chose to follow Yang Hao's advice and continued to lie in her sleeping bag to rest.
The infiltration team spent a long day outside. During this time, they observed that the capital had entered a state of martial law after Gassen left. The mage towers that were still guarded by mages were emitting a faint glow, but the more important place was the mage tower of the Night Witch, which was also high above the Roman Palace.
The mage tower was emitting black smoke that Yang Hao was familiar with, which was a sign that the mage tower was functioning normally and its owner was moving around.
He knew that he was bound to have to deal with his former lover, but he also prepared a trump card to fight against Priscilla or even kill her...
But the magic of the night is indeed too troublesome. This kind of magic is extremely difficult in both strategic and tactical terms... It must be treated with caution.
But then again... If we let the blind golems bear the negative effects of night magic in the future, doesn't it mean that the Night Witch will be useless on the battlefield
Yang Hao fell into deep thought, and at this moment, Niya, who had gotten up at some point, said that she saw a caravan loaded with goods moving forward on the national highway
"There are rebels everywhere in the central region now. How can a caravan pass through the encirclement and head towards the capital without being robbed?"
Yang Hao was confused and looked in the direction Nia pointed. He indeed saw a caravan moving forward with heavy goods.