Chapter 696 The Count Is Coming
It is worth mentioning that the principle of lead and drug twisting is very simple. It is paper or rope that is rolled, twisted or soaked to give it the ability to burn gunpowder quickly.
Since the leads of Ye Mu Ling are rubbed purely by hand, the quality varies. Some leads burn extremely slowly, while others burn extremely quickly.
The little fox was so lucky that she lit the "Electric Light Cannon" and she didn't even have time to run away.
"boom!"
Due to the addition of three times the amount of gunpowder and magic super nuclear powder, the double-layered artillery was unable to withstand the violent explosion and exploded directly.
The little fox was thrown far away and fell into the snow.
"I'm sorry, little fox, are you okay?"
Field was so frightened that he almost lost his mind. He quickly went over and pulled the little fox out of the ground.
"It's so exciting~"
The little fox's eyes were filled with stars, and each of its eyes was looking at something different. He was so dizzy and his whole body was ashen. Fortunately, the Chosen One's defense is strong. Apart from the fact that most of the divine shield was blown away, nothing happened to me.
"It's really powerful." Filomena looked enjoying it, showing rare admiration, "It's as sweet as a musical instrument."
Looking at the cannon again, it exploded and half of the cannon flew far away.
"It seems that the damage done by artillery to the Chosen One should not be underestimated." Ashina said with a funny face, "Sir, please equip the army with large-scale equipment immediately."
"I have to compile a manual when I get back." Field wiped his cold sweat. "In the future, the powder twist and fuse will be lengthened to prevent it from exploding so quickly. In addition, explosive bombs and grapeshot bombs will also be produced to enrich the types of ammunition."
This scene shocked Pure White who was peeping from a distance.
All she saw was that the little fox was doing something unknown, and then a flash of white light blew him up.
"They...are playing with self-destruction."
Chunbai took a breath of cold air: "Did we put too much pressure on Field? Or was it too little pressure? They actually started to seek death. No, we can't let them degenerate like this, otherwise the plan will not be implemented."
Thinking of this, Chunbai immediately returned to the depths of the viscounty and thought about countermeasures.
After collecting the data, record the existing problems, let the little fox make slight improvements, and start large-scale production.
"Now that the artillery has been proven to work, it's time to put it into actual combat."
"Just... establish a mounted artillery unit based on 120 people as a team-level unit."
The so-called mounted artillery means that personnel, materials and artillery are all carried by horses to enhance mobility.
An artillery team has 120 people and 8 twelve-pound guns. Each gun is pulled by two monster horses. Two pack horses transport the shells and gunpowder. The artillery team members also need a team of six to eight horses for maneuvering.
A pack horse costs one gold coin, and a Warcraft horse costs ten gold coins. It takes 2-8 pounds of gunpowder to fire a cannon, which also costs two or three gold coins. The artillery and shells themselves, plus the loss of raw materials, factory cost input, labor, daily maintenance...
In other words, a 12-pound cannon costs 650 gold coins when put into the battlefield.
To form a cavalry artillery team, Field made an estimate and felt his scalp numb: "It will probably cost about 7,000 gold coins."
This is still the case when the Night Territory has the raw materials and industrial capabilities to build artillery independently.
"Expensive, too expensive."
If you were a normal lord, you wouldn't even take a look at the artillery. How about giving some sticks and spears to your slaves for a few copper coins? A slave soldier worth 7,000 gold coins can be said to be "my good brothers are endless."
Field was sweating profusely, and suddenly understood why some emperors would rather fall behind than engage in technology.
"Ah? What should I do?" Ashina's wolf ears flattened when she heard the price. "It's too expensive. You can buy a lot of cows and exchange them for a lot of steaks."
"It's okay. The technology is immature now and it's normal for it to be expensive."
Field waved his hand and gritted his teeth and said: "Gunpowder is mainly expensive in saltpeter. Issue a decree to purchase the soil next to the citizens' toilets."
"By the way, saltpeter fields have also started to be planted, so we have to keep costs down."
After pondering for a moment, Field issued another order.
"Ashina, you will select 400 people from the cavalry in the territory and eliminate them to 360 people to form three cavalry and artillery teams."
"Distribute the fighting spirit knights evenly and prepare to form a fighting spirit cavalry group, which will be called the Snow Lion Knights."
"Snow Lion Knights, first prepare five cavalry teams. Four of them are human heavy cavalry teams, and one is a wolf demihuman cavalry team."
"There are 12 people in a company, and each company is required to have half of the fighting knights. The ordinary cavalry is responsible for logistics and mounted shooting. There are 120 people in a team."
"The Territory Mage and the Douqi Archer are out of scale, so we won't need them for the time being."
"In addition, now that the population is sufficient, we will open up the army quota and increase the total number of the army to 2,500."
Five cavalry corps and three cavalry artillery corps, each of which was extremely expensive.
Put it on ordinary nobles, add serfs and mercenaries, and an army of ten thousand people can be established instantly.
Asuna grabbed her ears and said painfully: "Sir, how about sending us alone? I don't want gold coins, I only eat two steaks, and I won't lose to a cavalry regiment."
"Haha, sooner or later the scale of the war will expand and it will no longer be a village war."
Field was amused by her.
In the future, we will have to fight against endless corpses and wars from all directions. How can we rely only on the bravery of a few people.
"What about the infantry?"
"In the future, there will be corrupted demons as infantry in the resistance line. As for the current stage, they will not be used strategically. The situation in the empire is not clear enough. We should first go around to gain benefits and rob people. There is no need to fight a vicious war."
After receiving the order, Asheina immediately went to make preparations.
The Nightfall Territory's water-powered forges, ironworks, and weapons factories were all devoted to building artillery.
At the same time, the snow outside melted, the situation was turbulent, and the price of slaves was soaring. The nobles were crazy about raising slaves and preparing to use them as cannon fodder. Field also joined the competition to snatch people, sending all the caravans to try their best to purchase slaves.
One month later.
February 17th of the Griffin calendar, rain.
It was drizzling. Although there were strong winds and snowstorms in the winter in the North, it rarely rained. Field did not stay in the city hall or the castle, but in the "grand hotel" that had just been built in the night. This is a typical medieval European tavern, built of stone, with iron doors and carvings.
The second floor and the second and a half floors, that is, the attic, are rooms for travelers. The first floor includes dancing, haircuts, poker, drinks and meals.
This is one of the most beautiful houses in Fengqi Town. The people raised funds to build it. In fact, Field also secretly donated some to them.
Invited by the masses, Field cut a ribbon here to congratulate the opening.
"Huh~ Give me a cup of black tea."
Field walked around the house and sat leisurely in a window seat.
The waiter respectfully brought the tea, and Field had just taken a sip.
Hei Yu, wearing a robe, hurriedly pushed the door open.
With a raised eyebrow, Field immediately put down the teacup.
"Sir, I have received the latest news that Swarro's army is coming!"