"Well, in addition to telling you this, I also want to remind you not to offend the Fire Phoenix Army. We may need to win them over in the future. As for the Fire Lion Army, I hope you will try not to offend them as much as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble.
In addition, we have another purpose for this trip, which is to further win over the loyalty of the Western Lords to the Emperor, and also to try our best to win over Bora and make his Andrell our ally.
Since we are going to Andrel with the Fire Phoenix and Fire Lion Legions this time, if Pavel and I take any action, it will attract too much attention, and the other people below are not smart enough, so I hope you can help us win over the important figures from those two parties as much as possible at some point. . . . . . "
Sack quickly pointed out the key point, which was to gain as much support from local forces as possible. When the last expedition to the Senke Federation was launched, Lord Baroque pledged his loyalty to the emperor and sent his own illegitimate son to the imperial capital to serve. Along with this, the always neutral Wink wizard and his magician troops also changed their stance. After tasting the sweetness last time, Duke Shalo and His Majesty the Emperor must be very eager to gain more support from local forces. So this time when there was a problem in the local area, they changed from being reluctant to send troops last time to being very enthusiastic to sending troops, no doubt for these little tricks.
"As long as you give me instructions, I will do everything I can to complete them. Or we can do as we did last time, give those wavering fence-sitters some shock, and then give them some sweet treats. Are we still afraid that they will not submit then?"
"If we had formed an army like yours back then, I think we would have been able to shock them. But now, although your longbow is powerful, its shocking power is not as great as those heavy catapults and crossbows. What a pity..." Sack felt discouraged when he heard that the emperor and the ministers of state did not want to give the minister of military affairs and the minister of finance an advantage, and actually stopped the large-scale deployment of those weapons.
But to be honest, although the power of the longbow is unquestionable, its shock and deterrence are definitely not as good as those of the giant trebuchet and the instant crossbow for large-scale group shooting. The giant trebuchet shocks the enemy with its ultra-long distance and unmatched destructive power, while the instant crossbow is famous for its large number of one-time firing to carry out a ranged extinction attack (96 giant crossbows can be fired at one time, but it takes more than 2 hours to reload after firing). These are definitely not comparable to the longbow that looks relatively light.
"Your Excellency, do not worry. I believe that His Majesty the Emperor has a legitimate position. As long as our Flame Legion demonstrates strength that surpasses the other two legions, anyone with eyes will not give up their loyalty to His Majesty."
"I hope so, but we can't give up any opportunity to increase our strength. Originally, our legion was not included in this expedition, and it was an order given by His Majesty. If we don't make some progress, it would be too unfair to His Majesty. Well... by the way. When you go back, find Rogge and withdraw 10,000 gold coins. This can be regarded as your expenses in the academy! I know that you fought fiercely with that prodigal son Rocart, and I have also heard about how crazy you are. This money can compensate for your losses." Speaking of the battle between Rocart and me, Sack couldn't help shaking his head and sighing heavily.
"Thank you, sir. I will go and prepare for the expedition..." 10,000 gold coins, although it seems a lot, is actually very pitiful. If I hadn't used those advanced technologies in the magic scroll battle between Rocart and I, then this money would be just a drop in the bucket, even less than 1/10 of the price of the magic scrolls I used. But it's worth it, for me it's still a reward for Yaruo and Yunyue's hard work.
After saying goodbye to Thacker and the others, I immediately rushed to the military camp. We will be going to war tomorrow. I have already made a big promise, so I must not make a fool of myself. I wonder how Matthew and the others have modified the longbows according to my design
I rushed to the military camp in a hurry. Just when I was a few hundred meters away from the camp, I heard a group of people running out of the camp, and then dozens of horses immediately surrounded us from both sides. At the gate of the camp, a row of longbowmen were already lined up neatly. . . . .
"Stop moving forward, the Flame Legion's 6th Division is stationed ahead..."
Listening to the orders shouted by the soldiers on both sides, I immediately pulled the reins of the horse, and the guards behind me also stopped neatly behind me. Although I am the commander of the division, I don't want to be shot into a hedgehog because of my radical behavior before the other side recognizes me.
"You are so blind that you dare to speak to the division commander like this..."
"Don't blame them, they are also carrying out the mission, it is their duty..." Interrupting the guard, I took off my cloak.
"Greetings, sir..." As he spoke, one of the soldiers who came over immediately fired a white light bullet into the air. Then, the soldiers lined up outside the military camp dispersed to both sides.
"Sir, why are you back now? Last time you came to modify the longbow, didn't you say that you would be out again after a while?" Matthew hurried over and grabbed my reins, a little curious about my arrival. It was true that I would fight with Rockart again in a few days. This was the time for me to step up my strength. I didn't want to lose to that guy, even though the possibility was very small.
"Emergency military order. There is a possibility of war in the west of the empire. I am here to ask you to prepare for war immediately. We must set out tomorrow morning."
"So soon? But fortunately, we have been training according to the method you said, and I can have the troops ready in just a few hours. But sir, you have to tell the staff a little about our action plan so that they can make better plans and prevent possible situations." Speaking of the possibility of a war, Matthew's expression did not look like a man who was about to go to the battlefield. He looked like a cat that had seen blood.
"How is the effect after adding those things?" On the way to the division headquarters, I couldn't help asking Matthew about the effect of my further improvement on the longbow. The double string design, the fixing rod, the distance scale, all of these I spent a lot of time and effort to come up with. If there is no effect, it would be really embarrassing!
"Sir, the double string plus fixed rod, using the two pulls you mentioned and then shooting like a crossbow, can completely allow ordinary soldiers to use covering fire to deal with magicians. In addition, the distance scale you mentioned, after adjustment, can not only determine the projectile distance well, but also be used as a sight. At close range, I think no archer's shooting accuracy exceeds ours." After talking about those designs, Matthew was full of admiration. But of course, otherwise, how could I still be here
"As long as it works, then you should prepare to set off now. I will also go to the General Staff to discuss the march and combat plans with those guys..."