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The second recruitment in Border Town was much smoother than the first, thanks to the fact that after the winter food rationing, the militia team was able to distribute more and better food. Every week on family visit days, many team members secretly pass on the bread and jerky they saved on weekdays to their relatives. Roland told Carter and Iron Axe not to interfere, while those relatives happily brought the food home and spread the news to their neighbors.
An army of the people is an excellent example of propaganda in itself. Neighbor-to-neighbor conversations are far more effective than city hall propaganda. Most of the people in the old part of the town now know about this - the militia team formed by His Royal Highness not only has a good salary, but also can eat three meals a day, and the battle with evil beasts does not seem to be that dangerous. Therefore, during the second recruitment, the number of people in the old district increased greatly, and even residents from the new district came to sign up.
The number of people who met the requirements was much higher than Roland expected, so the second militia team was expanded to 200 people, and Carter led the training on weekdays. When the horn sounded, they went to the city walls and stood by as auxiliary troops.
Both the chief knight and the minister's assistant have raised objections to this. At present, the first militia team is capable of fighting against the evil beasts. At this time, the second team is recruited, and the number is more than twice that of the first team. necessary. Food and wages that are higher than those rationed by the general public will increase the burden of financial expenditures, and this extra golden dragon will not play a significant role.
But Roland insisted on his decision.
Because these people were not prepared to deal with evil beasts.
For the time being, he did not dare to inform his subordinates about the plan brewing in his mind. Before the duke took action, he had planned to attack the fortress - Carter and Barov would not be able to accept this idea now.
The Changsong Fortress was different from Border Town. As the official border line of the Kingdom of Greycastle, its city walls were ten meters high and made of bricks and stones. The Duke and the Six Great Families in the West are stationed in the inner city, and the number of mobilized troops is estimated to be around a thousand. Theoretically speaking, it is impossible for a militia team of less than 300 people to win the fortress in a siege battle - even if it is equipped with a cross-era musket.
And because of the existence of the God's Stone of Retribution, witches can't use it as a decapitation weapon, which Roland has repeatedly confirmed to Nightingale. For example, prominent nobles like Duke Ryan and the Six Great Families will definitely spare no effort when purchasing the Stone of God's Retaliation—of course, the outside world is called donation. This kind of stone, which can only be exchanged for donating a few to dozens of golden dragons, has the ability to block witches within a certain range.
Roland's only chance is in the field.
Thanks to this era, most of the wars between lords are conscription mode. The subordinates who want to be summoned will not leave halfway, and the lord will basically go with the team in person, which gives Roland the opportunity to carry out the annihilation war. But how to seize this opportunity, he is still at a loss. After all, all his experience in enticing the enemy and setting up arrays came from film and television works or historical stories, and he never actually did it.
Since he doesn't understand, it's better to do what he is good at first, he thought.
Roland stretched, walked out of the office, and came to the wooden shed in the backyard alone.
The assembled steam engine No. 2 stood quietly in the center of the venue. At first glance, its appearance is much smoother than that of the first steam engine, and the traces of the welds of large parts are no longer as uneven as before. This is the masterpiece of Anna's new ability. Her green fire can drill into small gaps for welding, and the integrity of the large pieces is better than ever.
In line with the research and development spirit that the follow-up model is stronger than the initial model, and the magic-modified model is stronger than the follow-up model, the No. 2 steam engine has been equipped with a centrifugal governor. As the first automatic control system and feedback system in human history, its appearance can be regarded as extraordinary. The structure of the governor is very simple. The main body is composed of two hinged rods with iron balls welded at the ends and a rotating main rod. At first glance, it looks like a bamboo dragonfly that I used to play with when I was a child. As long as the bamboo pole is rubbed quickly, the two rotating fan blades will automatically rise due to centrifugal force.
For the governor, the two iron balls are equivalent to the fan blades—the steam engine drives the main rod to rotate. When the output is too high, the small ball rotates faster, and gradually rises under the influence of centrifugal force, driving the lever to close the small valve. When the output becomes lower, the speed of the ball slows down, and the position decreases under the influence of gravity, thereby increasing the valve. Keep the steam engine running at a relatively constant power all the time.
With the speed controller, steam No. 2 can now undertake some more delicate processing tasks.
The gears previously delivered to the blacksmiths have also been completed, and they are now neatly placed in the corner of the shed.
If you look at it from the perspective of industrial assembly line production, none of this batch of gears can be called a qualified work, all of which are thrown into the defective product box, waiting to be returned. But in this era, they are rare works of art - gears designed according to involutes have a natural harmonious beauty, and the roulette wheel, soaked in lard, exudes a unique luster of metal.
In addition to the gear set, the carpenters planed the base and cap, as well as other components are ready. He asked the guard outside the door to call Anna, and together they began to assemble the first steam-powered boring machine.
In Roland's plan, this was the quickest way to mass-produce muskets.
Relying on a blacksmith to knock out a barrel by hand is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, but with a boring machine, he only needs to pour out one iron rod, and then use a boring knife to drill directly, and he can produce more than a dozen barrels a day.
At the same time, by replacing the cutter head, the boring machine can also be used to cut the rifling, and the shooting accuracy of the flintlock gun with the rifling will be further improved.
In this way, he was sure to arm the two militia teams and nearly 300 people before the end of winter.
But Roland still couldn't guarantee that his subjects could calmly reload and aim shooting when facing the charge of the knights, instead of throwing down their weapons and running around. After all, these two teams have been established for too short time, and they have no experience in fighting others.
Therefore, he must put more powerful firepower on the stage and completely destroy the enemy before they can form a charge.
That's artillery.
As the god of war in the history of human warfare, the lethality and deterrent power brought by artillery cannot be compared with firearms. A six-pounder field gun with enough range to strike when the enemy rallies. It is impossible for the mixed army of this era to maintain discipline under the attack of artillery fire. As long as three or four field guns are equipped, the opponent will not even have a chance to charge.
He had already planned it step by step—with a manual milling machine, he could make working gears, and with gears and a speed-controlled steam engine number two, he could get a steam-powered boring machine. And with the steam boring machine, he can machine a variety of barrels and barrels.
There are still at least two months left before the end of the month of demons. As long as the plan is implemented smoothly, the militia team in Border Town will have the strength to fully compete with the Duke's army.
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