To try the masterminds of the rebellion, Owen also traveled south on a cement steamer.Instead of going straight to the pier of Dongsheng Fortress, the ships docked at a hidden section of the river on the outskirts of the north, and the soldiers quickly disembarked and landed, forming a formation on the shore.During this time, Viscount Jarvis sent scouts to investigate the gates of the Dongsheng Fortress.As soon as the army was put in order, the scouts returned, reporting that the northern gates of the Dongsheng Fortress had been captured by the enemy, and that they were not numerous, and that they were armed with spears instead of muskets.This scenario is in line with Irving's prediction.Even if White could get craftsmen to imitate muskets, Wang Du did not have the industrial level of standardized production in Frontier Town, and could not achieve large-scale mass production, so he would definitely not be able to provide too many muskets to the Pearl and Corette families.There was nothing to say, Owen asked Viscount Jarvis to lead an army into the Eastrising Fortress from the front.How could a mere spear be able to beat a bolt-action rifle in the hands of the KPA?
Just do it.The ensuing battle was somewhat unexpected to Owen's, and the enemy's performance was too weak.Seeing a group of troops in uniform appear from the north, the soldiers above and below the city gate were instantly frightened.The sniper, who was hiding in the distance, fired a single shot to kill one soldier, and the others were so frightened that they threw down their weapons and turned and fled in panic.The KPA didn't even need to fire a second shot to take the North Gate.The enemy ran away without resistance, and Owen didn't know what to say.Obviously, the Pearl and Corette families should have thought that the border town was too busy dealing with the undead monsters in the north to deal with the rebellion that occurred in the Dongsheng Fortress, so they sent a few miscellaneous soldiers to guard the city gates.Next, instead of sending soldiers to stay behind the city gates, the People's Army went straight to the lord's castle and struck at the rebellious nobles with swift speed.The enemy had a small number of muskets, a long reload time required to complete a shot, and no tactics similar to three-stage fire were used.It seems that after the other party got the musket, he couldn't wait to send troops to mutiny as soon as he was familiar with the operation method.Taking advantage of this shortcoming, KPA only had to avoid a round of fire and then launch a counterattack to defeat the opposing side.Probably didn't expect the border town to send troops to Dongsheng Fortress so quickly, and the offensive was so fierce, the knights and guards on the side of the rebel nobles were directly dumbfounded.The same musket in his hand is held, why is the opposite side reloading so fast than himself?
Sensing the huge firepower gap between the two sides, the rebel nobles soon lost their will to fight and resolutely abandoned the castle and fled.Owen recaptured the castle without much effort.The battle entered the liquidation stage, and the KPA wanted to drive all the rebels out of Dongsheng Fortress and restore order in the city.On the way to the castle, Owen saw several houses burned down, and there were several corpses of civilians in the corner who had not had time to move.There is no doubt that the rebellious nobles allowed the mercenaries to sack the fortress.Therefore, Owen hates those undisciplined armies, burning and looting everywhere, which is clearly a bandit act!"
Your Lord!"
At this time, Kadir hurried over and reported: "Count Yum and they have been found, and they are all imprisoned in the dungeon, and we have released them." ”"Take me there."
Owen said.On the way, the soldiers dragged away the corpses of the enemy, and the ground was littered with broken furnishings and a lingering smell of blood."
Wait a minute."
Seeing something, Owen suddenly stopped."
What's the matter?
Your Lordship. ”Kadir asked, looking back."
Bring the two guns on the ground and show them to me."
Hearing this, Kadir hurried over to pick up the two muskets left behind by the enemy and handed them to Owen.Although the two muskets are similar in appearance, the details are noticeably different.A more delicate-looking gun with the mark left on the end of the butt from the production of Frontier Town, which is the first generation of muskets made in Frontier Town.Since the enemy had this gun, it means that he killed the soldiers sent to garrison Dongsheng Fortress and took away their muskets.I don't know what the casualties of this musket unit were, but I'll have to count them later.The other one is rougher, and there are traces of beating on the barrel, which is undoubtedly a musket imitated by the craftsmen of the royal capital, and the technical level is obviously a big difference between the border towns.It may be that the craftsmanship of the imitation is not good, or it may be the trial product in the early stage of the imitation.Owen didn't think that White would be kind enough to provide the Pearl and Corette families with fine muskets, and he must have given away the defective goods.In any case, this is a front-loading flintlock rifle that has been outdated, and it is impossible to beat the bolt-action rifle equipped by the KPA."
My lord, this is the black powder used by the enemy."
Kadir handed out another small cloth bag.Oh?
The black powder made in the royal capital, Owen took the bag curiously.When I opened it, it was a familiar black powder, and I didn't know who could research the formula of black powder in such a short time, which was quite powerful.I sniffed it closely, and the smell of rotten eggs ......
Wrong!
It feels a little different, and the taste is a little light compared to the black powder made in Bianshu Town.Odd?
Isn't this the best ratio of black powder?
In this case, the combustion efficiency will be worse.Or are you used to the smell of black powder and have a sense of smell?
If only there were lizardmen, they had a keen sense of smell and must have smelled the difference in the black powder.With a slight frown, Owen shook his head and put away the bag of black powder.Forget it, I'll find time to secretly transfer it to Winster and let him test the composition and ratio of black powder.Owen then went to meet with the imprisoned Earl Yum and his party.Count Yum's eldest son, Kuros Yum, blamed himself for his carelessness and failed to defend the fortress of Dongsheng, which was captured by the Pearls and Correts.Owen did not blame Count Yum for them, and explained that it was all a conspiracy of White.Glancing at the people present, Owen finally reassured: "Please rest assured, my army is fighting the remnants of the rebels in the city, and I believe it will be pacified soon." ”"Thank you very much, Marquis Eisen."
Kuros stroked his chest and saluted.Seeing this, the rescued people at the scene also saluted one after another to express their gratitude.The next day, order was restored to the fortress.The rebel nobles fled back to their territory with the remnants of their troops to prepare for defensive battles, and they didn't think that Owen would let them go easily.At the castle, Owen summoned some important people to the well-furnished office and held a meeting there."
Have the casualties been counted?"
Owen turned his head to look at Viscount Jarvis."
The statistics are out."
Viscount Jarvis reported, "Five people were wounded in yesterday's battle, all of whom were promptly brought to the church for treatment by a high priest and are in good condition. ”Speaking of this, he also specially nodded to Angelica behind Owen to express his gratitude.Angelica didn't take part in the battle yesterday, but she ran to the church and didn't know what trick she used, so that the archbishop promised to give priority to the treatment of wounded soldiers."
The other is the musket team stationed at Dongsheng Fortress, and the casualties are somewhat heavy."
At the mention of this force, Viscount Jarvis's face was a little gloomy, and he said slowly: "Of the thirty people who garrisoned the castle, twelve were killed, the rest were injured to varying degrees, and the twenty people who were in charge of patrolling the city wall were all killed. ”This lord is backed by a tech tycoon