It is not surprising at all that the reason why the musket team stationed at Dongsheng Fortress has lost so badly is mainly because they are all new recruits.The veterans left behind before leaving the Dongsheng Fortress last time have long since been transferred back and replaced with newly recruited soldiers.Even after completing military training in Frontier Town, these recruits have little actual combat experience.In the face of a sudden attack on the rebels, they will not be able to react in time before they will be killed mercilessly by the enemy.Even so, when Owen heard this casualty figure, he couldn't help but feel anger on his face.There are so many people sacrificed, and those rebellious nobles must be punished as they deserve!"
In any case, Viscount Jarvis, wait until the list of these fallen soldiers is compiled, and when you return, apply to the Ministry of Finance for a pension, and be sure to distribute it to their families."
Owen said in a low tone."
Understood."
Jarvis replied."
Wait a minute."
Kuros suddenly spoke: "These soldiers died defending the Dongsheng Fortress, and the pension will be paid by our Yum family." ”Glancing at Kuros, Owen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you." ”Now that you've learned about the casualties, it's time to deal with the rebellious nobles who have fled back to their territory.Glancing around the people present, Owen said slowly, "Now that order has been restored in the city, it's time to take revenge on those rebels. ”Hearing this, the faces of the officers present immediately became serious, waiting for the lord's order."
I now order, the People's Army will immediately go out to recover the territory around Dongsheng Fortress one by one, and the nobles who dare to resist will allow you to shoot them to death, without worrying about anything, and the time limit is seven days.""
Yes!"
The officers responded in unison.Since it was the other party who made the first move, then don't blame Owen for being ruthless, he has already decided to integrate the Dongsheng Fortress and the surrounding land into his own hands this winter.For those rebels, Owen would not be so kind to give the same treatment as Baron Matt of Harbor, and all the territory and property were confiscated.As for the nobles who did not participate in the rebellion, they will be summoned again and forced to make a choice.Cleaning up the Pearl and Corette families, and the Youm family is on Owen's side, there will be no obstacle to the Eastrise Fortress at that time, and those little nobles have little strength and can't make any waves at all."
Then you should hurry up and make preparations for the expedition."
Owen said.Having received the order, the officers exited the office in turn.Then, Owen turned to look at Kuros and reminded, "The plan has changed, I plan to attack the old system now, are you ready over there?"
”"So fast."
Kuros knew what Owen was going to do, which was undoubtedly against the entire aristocratic class, and if he didn't have great strength, he would definitely suffer defeat.In other words, Owen now has enough confidence, otherwise he would not have done it in advance.As a supporter of Owen, Kuros also had to do something."
Rest assured, the main thing is to convince my father that I have faith in that."
Kuros smiled slightly, "My father is a smart man, he will definitely be able to see the current situation clearly and make the right choice." ”"Well, I believe you."
After the meeting ended, Owen came to his desk and sat down.Due to the rebellion, he had to stay in this castle for several days, and he wondered if the frontier town would be invaded by undead monsters during this time.However, with artillery and heavy machine guns, as well as the presence of the Templars, even if the number of soldiers is reduced, there should be no problem guarding the northern wall.At this moment, a pop-up window suddenly popped up at the bottom of the field of vision, and it was a contact from Winster.Owen reached out and clicked on.
[The test results are out.] 】Winster said as soon as he came up.Yesterday Owen transferred a little bit of the enemy's black powder over, asking Winster to test its composition and proportion.
[What is the result?]
】Owen asked.
[As you guessed, the ratio of black powder is not the optimal ratio, and there is an extra substance added to it.]However, its combustion efficiency was not inferior to that of black powder made in the border towns. 】What's going on?
】Owen was shocked.Obviously it is not the best ratio, but its combustion efficiency is comparable to the best ratio of black powder, what is added here?
Could it be the recipe for the best black powder that Winster hadn't even found?
[The reason is ash powder, which is added to the enemy's black powder.] 】[Ash powder?!
Is it the residue left after the scorching magic stone has run out of mana?
】Hearing this answer, Owen couldn't believe it for a while.Something that has long been considered rubbish can not only break the curse of the Kaztu, but also increase the burning efficiency of black powder, which is simply a treasure!
[That's right. 】Winster replied in the affirmative.
[What is the principle of this?]
Why does adding ash powder have this effect?
】Owen couldn't wait to ask.
[Although the ash powder is the product of the scorching magic stone after it has exhausted its magic power, there is actually a very small amount of magic power in it.The principle is very simple, that is, when the black powder is ignited, the magic power in the ash powder is stimulated, which plays the role of an accelerant and accelerates the combustion efficiency. 】[I see, it has something to do with magic.] 】Owen understood.Understanding this principle, he used this to draw inferences and make various hypotheses to Winster.
[If ash powder can speed up the combustion efficiency of black powder, can it also speed up the combustion efficiency of smokeless powder?]
Since it is mainly the magic power that is at work, will the effect be better if the hot magic stone is ground into powder and mixed with smokeless gunpowder?
】[I don't know, but I don't rule out the possibility of this, and it's worth going to the experiment to test it.] 】I didn't expect to find another use of ash powder in the enemy's black powder, which was really unexpected.Over the next few days, the KPA fought several battles in the area around Dongsheng Fortress.Under the command of Viscount Javis, the army breached the mansions of the rebellious nobles one by one with great firepower.Knowing that they were defeated by the People's Army, most of the rebellious nobles chose to surrender for fear of death, and a few secretly took their families to escape while they were in chaos, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful.All of these captured nobles were escorted to the dungeons of the castle of the lord of the Eastrise Fortress to await Owen's trial.Only a handful of nobles chose to die to the end, such as the Corette family.As a result, the Countess and several family members were killed on the spot by soldiers.Perhaps it was the death of Count Corrett in the previous self-defense war, and the frightening of his son Victor, that made the countess hate Owen so much.But this is also a helpless thing, bullets and cannons do not have eyes, war is originally accompanied by casualties, and dead people are a normal thing, and it is inevitable.It was thought that the territory around the Dongsheng Fortress could be successfully recovered, but when attacking the last territory, the territory of the Earl of Pearl, the People's Army encountered some difficulties.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon