Roland learned that a large group was approaching the next morning, and Lightning's routine patrol found the slow-moving team.
"What, more than a thousand people?" He was stunned. Didn't he say the fifty-member messenger group
"Um," Maisie added, "but there aren't many horses, only six!"
"And the walkers... what about their clothing and weapons?"
"Ordinary, most people don't have armor, just ordinary linen clothes," Lightning said, "There are also various weapons, but there are hundreds of people with short spears on their backs."
With such a poor level of equipment, are they all forced civilians or serfs? Roland wondered that there was no special training for the militia in this era. To put it bluntly, it was the logistics team responsible for carrying food, grass and baggage for the knights, and sometimes used as cannon fodder to consume the enemy's arrows.
If Tifeko wants to use force to solve himself, it is impossible not to understand the battle that broke out between Changsong Fortress and Border Town. The more than 200 knights in Duke Lane's coalition were unable to reach the edge of the town, let alone the militiamen running on their legs. Knowing the battle process and result, they still have to march to the town, they can only say that they are sure to break through the dense line of guns.
Roland couldn't help but think of the church pill.
He had guessed before that while the church supported him and Garcia, it also supported Tifeko. If all these people had pills, things would be completely different.
It can make humans run as fast as horses in a short period of time, and at the same time not afraid of pain, that is to say, the platoon of guns will face the impact of more than a thousand knights, as long as one person rushes into the team, it will give the first The army brought casualties.
Fortunately, the first army is no longer the army it was more than two months ago.
Although the revolver rifle has only been replaced with a hundred or so, the firepower projection density has far exceeded that of the flintlock troop. Especially after the shooter is equipped with a special loader, the enemy who enters the range of 300 meters will encounter continuous encounters. Incessant attack. The artillery team has also been expanded after the fortress battle, from the original four groups to the current twenty groups, each group is equipped with a 12-pound field gun modified, increased the double diameter, and increased the effective range to kilometers above.
But Roland thought of another question.
"Have you noticed that those who walk are wearing God's Stone of Retaliation?"
"I don't dare to get too close," Lightning pointed to Maisie, "This guy can see much better than me when he turns into an eagle."
The latter shook his head and said, "I didn't see it, maybe it was hidden in the clothes!"
"In this case..." Roland pondered, "You can fly with Nightingale again. You can fly at a height of about ten meters with only one person on your back, right? You fly along the Chishui River. If the ships pass by, Nightingale will turn into a foggy state and move forward." He looked at Nightingale, "After approaching the enemy, you can observe from a distance whether anyone in the main unit is carrying the Stone of God's Retribution, and do not attack without authorization."
"Yes." Nightingale and Lightning said in unison.
Just as the three were about to set off, Roland stopped them, "Remember, safety is the most important thing, protect yourself."
"No problem," Nightingale blinked and smiled.
After the witches left, he felt a little uneasy. Was the last sentence too much like a flag
Moreover, he also realized a major mistake in his work, that is, the intelligence control of Changsong Fortress was too weak. If Peero hadn't sent a messenger, he would probably have encountered the situation that the enemy only discovered when they hit the door. Once caught in a street battle, the First Army, which lost its firepower advantage, would be difficult to restore the situation.
He is still too young and too simple, Roland thought, this link must be made up after the war, and not only information, but also Peiro should have his own staff.
The prince sat at the table restlessly, and was not in the mood to eat Chinese food. He was only relieved when Lightning flew into the room with Nightingale on his back like a elf.
Maisie flapped her wings and landed on Nightingale's shoulder, and said loudly, "No coo, no coo!"
"No Stone of God's Punishment?"
"Most of them don't," Nightingale took off her hood, and her blond hair spilled out. "I observed from the front of the team to the end. Except for the ten leaders, there were only three or four black holes in the militia."
"Very good," Roland immediately formed a preliminary battle plan in his mind, "Are you all hungry? Go to the restaurant first and tell the chef what you want to eat."
"Honey sauce barbecue!" Maisie spread her wings and raised her head.
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Outside the east end of the town.
Fanner glanced at the busy masons and workers on both sides of the avenue, "What are they building?"
Hundreds of people first dug several large pits in the ground, and then built brick walls around the pits. He thought that the two ends of these walls would be connected to block the road, but he did not expect that they were built around the pits.
"Whatever, I only know that there is another enemy to beat," Yupi said excitedly while fixing the gun mount in place.
Indeed, Vanner thought. Since defeating the Duke's coalition last time, His Royal Highness has handed out a bronze emblem to each member of the artillery crew... No, it's a medal. The front of the medal has a high wall pattern that symbolizes Changsong Fortress, and the back is engraved with the year number and record.
In addition to this honor, everyone has risen one level, and now Fanner is the captain of the artillery team, in charge of ten artillery teams. The Rodney brothers, Catpaw, and Yupi were promoted to team leaders, and three of them were transferred to the newly established team to teach those new recruits how to operate artillery.
The most exciting thing is that His Royal Highness the Prince has fulfilled his promise. Fanner has been allocated a piece of land on the east side of the town, at the foot of the Desperate Mountains. The right to use already belongs to him.
So when they learned that there was an enemy who wanted to invade the town, the First Army suddenly boiled, and everyone was gearing up, hoping to make a contribution in this battle.
When dusk fell, Fanner, who had finished a day of training, wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat on the gun stand to rest for a while. All afternoon he spent the whole afternoon checking whether the recruits had followed the regulations to fire the guns, and his voice was almost smoking.
"Drink some water," Yupi handed over a pouch.
"Thank you," Vanner twisted the lid off and drank it.
"I think I know what they're going to build," said the former proudly, with the corners of his mouth raised.
"Really?" He returned the skin to the other. At this time, the brick wall had been built to half a person's height, and the earth pit was roughly encircled into a hexagon. However, each wall has a long and narrow horizontal gap at the position of 30 to 40 cm above the ground, which is a bit like a window, but it is a little narrower. "It won't be a house."
"It's not wrong to say it's a house. I just went to ask a mason," Yupi nodded, "he told me that this is something that His Royal Highness the Prince came up with, as long as the musket team hid in this half-buried house and opened fire , there is no worries. But it has a unique name, and His Highness calls it a bunker." (. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, your support is my greatest motivation. Please come. )