The fixed-loading ammunition in the musket era had no technical content, it was just a simple idea that could be completed.
However, real bullets require a bit of technology, but now that the percussion gun has been invented, the only technical difficulty with bullets is the design of the barrel.
Lorn had already given instructions on this.
It was impossible for the craftsmen of the Stuart family to modify the flintlock gun to Lorn's satisfaction, but the difficulty of modifying it from the percussion gun was reduced a lot.
As long as you give them time, they will be able to hand in an answer sheet.
However, the industry in the north is almost zero, and it is still impossible to compete with Brilliant City in terms of technology.
Moreover, the rifling in the barrel also requires special machinery and equipment.
At this stage or even in the next few years, it is impossible for Lorne to be on the same level as Glory City in terms of technology.
But as long as the Li family doesn't really design bullets and breech-loading guns, the Cyborg Lorne will still have the power to fight.
For example, today's battle proves that in the era of muzzleloaders, cold weapons are still the main force on the battlefield.
The Li family was defeated because they were too superstitious about the power of muskets.
They must not have thought that an army could actually rush to them with their bullets.
Lacking the equipment for close combat, looking at the Brilliant City soldiers who were almost being slaughtered in the distance, Lorne calculated how long the Li family's army could last.
Originally, he estimated that half an hour would be their limit, but in desperate circumstances.
The natives of Wizard Island who could not surrender showed no less tenacity than the reformers, but even so, they had no chance of making a comeback.
The scouts arranged by Lorne did not find their follow-up reinforcements.
No matter how stubbornly they resisted, the fate of these people was already doomed.
However, Lorne did not have the final say on what happened on the battlefield.
Li Anbang was unable to save his brother in time, but John's army was not far from Lorne's position.
Although Li Anjie did not ask for help from the besieged army, seeing that the Morris family and the northern soldiers were not attacking him, Baron Carter did not know their plans.
After looking at the time, he could guess what was happening at the moment.
As a result, Baron Carter will definitely not be too happy when he sees the Morris family and the coalition forces in the north showing their ease.
If, as he guessed, Lorne was attacking the reinforcements in Glory City, and he was lucky enough to win, it would be terrible news for John.
Because what the Morris family had to do next was to persuade him to surrender.
By then, he was sure that the nobles who had just discussed countermeasures with him would capture him as soon as possible and choose to surrender.
Having surrendered once, it was not difficult at all for these people to lay down their weapons again.
But those people could surrender, but it was impossible for John to ask Lorne to let him go.
In order to save himself and to help the reinforcements that he didn't know existed, John called in his adjutant Misio.
"The situation may not be good.
This is a trap set by the Northerners.
The commander may have been ambushed by them.
If we don't find a way to break out, soon our companions will give us as gifts without anyone taking action. ” If Misio can be John's assistant, he must understand John's situation.
What's more, the so-called adjutant is, from a certain perspective, meant to monitor the capitulation faction of the empire like John.
Knowing that John could not surrender to the North, Misio did not think that Baron Carter was being alarmist.
After communicating with John in detail and finding that the situation was indeed serious, he said.
"I will inform others that if we really want to break out, we can only do it as soon as possible.
While the army is still under our control, we can create an opportunity to break out.
But where will we go after we rush out?"
The other people Misio was talking about were not the nobles who surrendered, but the lieutenants who were also born in Brilliant City and were regarded as one of his own.
Most of the officers in the army are also served by their own people, so he said that the army is still under their control.
It's just that two legs can't run as fast as four legs.
Even if they rush out, they won't be able to run very far.
And since it was John who made the suggestion, of course he already had a solution.
"Gather all the war horses and bring only the most elite soldiers.
Let the others take charge of the rear.
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It doesn't matter even if they surrender.
We only need to bring people to join the army commander.
We must not let the conspiracy in the north succeed."
After taking away all the elites and deliberately letting a group of Imperial people surrender to slow down the Morris family and the North, John is now getting better and better at docking tails.
And Misio is neither from the empire nor familiar with the nobles who surrendered, so of course he won't care about this.
Instead of staying and waiting for reinforcements, he was more inclined to John's initiative to break out.
What's more, if the situation is as John said, leaving him in an almost certain death situation.
Breaking out of the encirclement can not only save your life, but you can also try to join Li Anjie and lose some soldiers who can be recruited at any time.
Misio is not worried at all that he will be punished.
After all, these officers from Brilliant City are the real helpers of the Li family in ruling the empire, especially elites like Misio.
Making mistakes will not block his official career.
Moreover, the army composed of these imperial people is expendable.
If anything happens to Li Anjie, it will be a real disaster for Misio.
Not only him, but the other adjutants of Brilliant City also had the same idea.
Everyone's intention was to abandon the current mission and lead a group of elites to join Li Anjie as soon as possible.
It is easier to distinguish where the so-called elite are.
Excluding some of John's people, the officers from Brilliant Island can definitely get a good horse each.
Then came the soldiers equipped with flintlock muskets, who were also the confidants of each officer.
Like Li Anjie, people from Brilliant City take firearms very seriously, and they don't even let others touch them unless they are directly related to them.
However, it is not unreasonable for them to value firearms.
Even if they are just backward flintlock guns, these weapons are already very powerful after adding rifling.
The armor-breaking ability is beyond the reach of ordinary bows and arrows.
Even a knight may not be able to save his life if he hits a random shot.
The armor is like a paper toy in front of these weapons.
It may not have enough firepower to deal with Lorne's cyborgs, but it is also enough to deal with the Morris family, who are already frightened by them, and the Clark family, who have just suffered some losses.
Enough.
According to John's arrangement, the flintlocks and the knights under him were gathered together to form a powerful breakthrough force.
With the help of the cover of ordinary soldiers, and after staring at the Morris family's position and shooting, they successfully broke out of the encirclement.
However, there is no numerical advantage after all, and the firepower is only thousands of flintlock muskets.
It is definitely impossible to defeat the Morris family and the army in the north
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