Successfully taking Lion's Roar City and capturing Duke Connie alive can be said to be a big victory.However, White was not very satisfied with the result, as his second sister, Trist, fled by boat to Bibo County.Located at the mouth of the Ulshui River, Bibo County is the largest port city in the Chenguang Kingdom and the most prosperous place for commercial and trade activities.Now is not the time to continue the march to attack Bibo County.There are many reasons for this, the most important of which is that the black powder has been almost depleted in two consecutive battles, and it is probably not possible to capture Bibo County as easily as this one.The Magic Stone Research Association consumed a lot of raw materials and often conducted research day and night, so it was only two weeks ago that it figured out the composition and ratio of black powder, which was not in vain to invest a large amount of research funds every year.In addition, it will take a lot of time to take over Lionroar and the surrounding area, as well as judge those southern nobles who have not been able to escape, and assign other nobles to govern it, etc.By the time these things are dealt with, and enough black powder has been made and stockpiled, it will almost be winter.According to the practice of warfare in the past, winter is a truce, after all, the army is not suitable for fighting in severe cold weather.Therefore, after trying the guilty southern nobles and handing over the city of Lion's Roar to the newly appointed duke, White led the army back to the royal capital.If you want to capture Bibo County and end the crisis of the kingdom once and for all, you can only wait until next spring, when the snow has melted almost before leading the army.White is not in a hurry, the Lion's Roar City has been taken, and the second royal sister Trist can't make any waves now.What's more, the Dawnlight Kingdom has to deal with another crisis in the winter - the southern invasion of undead monsters.The Red Sand Fortress is the main battlefield against the undead monsters, and it is still necessary to provide support, and the other battlefield is the border town.Frontier Town......
White's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he couldn't help but smile evilly, this winter will definitely cause some trouble for Marquis Eisen.…… Frontier Town.The day after the end of the plenary session, the artillery team conducted a test firing of the new artillery on the northern wall.The heavy artillery was made in strict accordance with the design drawings, there were no problems with the quality itself, and the main thing was to test two new shells.One is a solid shell, which can be seen as an enlarged version of the new bullet.The technical difficulty is not high, and at this stage mass production of such shells is carried out first.The other is a howitzer shell with a trigger fuse inside the warhead.Once successfully triggered, the warhead will be immediately detonated, and the explosion and combustion will be used to produce fragments, metal jets, shock waves, smoke, etc., to destroy targets around the landing point of the shell.Since there are design drawings of howitzer shells, it is possible to make them, but it is still a little difficult to manufacture them in batches, so I made a few pieces for preparation.After the test firing of the artillery team, the effect was unexpectedly good.The new gun is capable of reloading shells, which is easier to use than the old gun, and the time between shots is much shorter.Moreover, the range of the new guns can easily exceed the limits of visual observation, and it is difficult to see the landing point of the shell at the maximum angle of fire, even with a telescope.This amazed Viscount Jarvis, who said that if he could detect the enemy's position in advance, he could completely use a round of ultra-long-range artillery fire when the opponent was unprepared, and crush the enemy's confidence on the spot.Owen was quite satisfied with the results of such a test launch, and instructed Blue to make the artillerymen familiar with the operation of the new gun as soon as possible.Considering that the KPA would definitely be equipped with more of these heavy artillery pieces in the future, Owen felt the need to expand the number of artillery and form a separate artillery battalion.A few days later, Owen took Marpel and Angelica to the training ground on the northern wall."
Marpel, I have a gift for you."
As he spoke, Owen took out a wooden box and opened it in front of Marpel, which contained a silver glittering pistol and more than a dozen bullets."
What is this?"
Seeing the contents of the wooden box, Mapel showed a puzzled expression.She knew it had to be a gun, but it was too short compared to the bolt-action rifles that the KPA was equipped with."
This is a revolver, which I ordered Geeta to make."
Owen explains, "It doesn't have a long range compared to bolt-action rifles, but it's suitable for close-quarters combat.As my chief knight, I feel you are worthy of this pistol. ”Picking up the revolver and taking a closer look, Marpel noticed that there was also a text engraved on the handle of the gun - for Marper Javis."
I had this text engraved on it, and it's now your exclusive weapon."
Owen said with a smile."
Thank you, Lord Owen!"
With a big smile, Mapel was now so happy that he couldn't put down the revolver."
Whew—you've got a hand at making women happy, Marquis Eisen."
Angelica on the side couldn't help but tease."
Ahem."
With a fake cough, Owen hurriedly changed the topic: "Marpel, the pistol has been loaded, can you try to take advantage of it?"
”"Hmm."
Marpel nodded.However, she had only used a rifle equipped by the KPA, and the revolver was so short that it seemed to be used with one hand.So, Mapel raised his pistol with one hand and aimed it at a distant target."
Wait."
Seeing this, Owen stepped forward and taught: "Although you can shoot with one hand, but this is not very accurate, it is best to hold the lower ...... of the handle of the gun with your left hand" While saying and teaching, Owen grabbed Marpel's left hand and personally taught her the correct posture of holding the pistol.Due to the close proximity of the two, Mapel's face couldn't help but flush, as if there was a fawn beating in his heart.There was a thud of gunshot, and the bullet hit the target accurately.After that, Mapel fired several more shots, only one missed the target, and all the other bullets hit."
It's not bad."
Owen applauded."
That's all taught by Master Owen."
Marpel's heart was overjoyed, and she was finally praised."
So, let's take the next step of testing."
Owen took out a bullet from the wooden box and handed it to Marpel, and explained: "This is a special bullet with a small high-quality hydrating magic stone embedded in the warhead.When it's time for the test, you try to inject a blast of magic into the pistol and pull the trigger. ”Not only that, but the revolver given to Mapel was also made by Geeta using techniques learned from dwarven craftsmen.The metal part of the pistol is quenched with dragon's blood, and the magic guide rate is extremely high."
Oh?"
Angelica instantly understood, "Marquis Eisen, this is your true purpose, you want to use magic power on guns." ”"Pretty much."
Owen did not deny it, and continued: "I wanted to carry out such a test before, but I was too busy, and I lacked enough raw materials and related technical processes, so I never put it into practice. ”There was really no way to be busy before, and at that time, the city hall had not yet formed its current scale, and many things needed to be done by Owen himself.Most of the high-quality magic stones required were obtained during the confiscation of Duke Eddie's property.The acquisition of dragon blood was an accident, and it was tested on a revolver, and Owen didn't feel like it was wasted at all.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon