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Roland walked into the ruined castle, where Pero and Count Hermon were already on one knee in the hall to greet him. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The corpses on the ground had all been removed, but the smell of blood still lingered, and he could almost imagine the two sides fighting here and again during the battle for the castle.

"Get up," Roland walked up to him, bent down and took his arm.

"Yes," Perro's voice choked slightly, "Your Highness, you're finally here." ”

"You have done a good job," he said in a deep voice, "and the four great families will pay the price for this, and the murderers will be brought to justice." ”

"I didn't manage to defend the fortress of Changge for you......"

"You've done your best, it's not your fault," Roland sighed. Perot was not a warlike administrator, as can be seen from the previous light cavalry seizures and the current rebellion of the nobles, he was good at managing territories, was very proficient in trade, and was good at seizing opportunities, but he was not a strategist, and he was not good at fighting and intrigue. This time, if it weren't for the Second Army stationed in the castle according to emergency measures, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to hold out for even two days.

But that doesn't mean Perro Hermon isn't a good manager. If he is not good at fighting, he should give him a territory that does not need to be conquered, and Roland prefers operators with the mind of a merchant to those who can fight.

"I believe there must be a reason for this uprising," he said, looking around at everyone present, "This is an out-and-out conspiracy, and the enemy is trying to subvert the order in the West for the benefit of not being theirs!"

The scene was quiet, and both the soldiers of the First Army who were on guard with guns and the wounded knights behind Perot all looked at His Royal Highness the Prince with burning eyes.

"For this reason they did not hesitate to commit serious crimes, murder nobles, and kill people. After today's war, I don't know how many people will lose their families and how many houses will be ransacked. But in the end, their plot did not succeed, and it was your unyielding resistance that prevented the fortress from descending into an even greater tragedy, and your performance was nothing short of heroic, and your will is commendable!"

The knights unconsciously held their chests a little higher.

"But the battle is not over yet, these rebels are fleeing in panic, and now is the time for our revenge! I swear that no matter where the enemy hides, he will not escape the judgment that will come, whether it is in the territory of the four great families...... Still in the royal capital!" Roland paused and said categorically, "and the culprit who caused the rebellion will inevitably be punished......! It won't be in vain!"

"Long live Your Highness!" Perro and Count Hermon knelt down again.

"Long live Your Highness, long live!" followed by the surviving knights and soldiers of the Second Army.

Soon everyone got down on one knee, stood up straight, put their right hand on their chest, and chanted a slogan in unison.

"Long live, Your Highness Roland!"

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After pacifying the people present, Roland summoned Pero, Vanna, Brian, and Iron Axe to the study on the third floor of the castle, which was also the only place that had not been invaded, and the furnishings were basically intact. He knew he was likely to spend the next few days here.

First of all, he looked at the iron axe, and the latter immediately came out to report: "The north and east gates occupied by the four major families have been recaptured by the witches, and now the First Army is clearing out the rebels in the city under the guidance of Miss Sylvie, and order in the city should be restored by tomorrow morning." ”

"What about casualties?"

"So far, six people have been injured, all from the rifle battalion, but they have been treated by Miss Nanawa. ”

"What about the Second Army?

"Not yet...... But as far as we know, the casualties are relatively heavy," Brian hesitated, "the two squads that went to support the city walls were routed, and they have not been gathered up so far. Eleven of the fifty men who garrisoned the castle were killed, and almost none of the soldiers patrolling the walls survived. ”

Roland nodded, this hundred or so people can hold out for two days is also due to the fact that the intensity of the war in this era is not high, especially when the enemy lacks effective offensive weapons, the defending side can often occupy a greater advantage. If it weren't for the fact that the other side also used firearms, relying on the flesh and blood of the mercenaries and personal guards, it would have been difficult to break through the lord's castle - this building was designed with the enemy in mind.

Thinking of this, he instructed Iron Axe, "Go and get some firearms used by the rebels for me to see." ”

For the new hot weapon of this era, Roland is quite concerned in his heart, although he knew that this day would come sooner or later since the birth of Snow Powder, but the speed of Tifeco's research and development really surprised him.

The iron axe quickly carried out the order, and after half an hour, several long-barreled weapons of various lengths and shapes were moved into the study by the soldiers.

After seeing the real thing, Roland quickly understood the reason why the other party was able to create this batch of weapons in such a short time.

These long tubes could not be considered muskets in the sense that they had no trigger, no firing mechanism, just a metal tube with holes at both ends. One end is deep enough to be used for gunpowder and projectiles, with a small needle-like hole at the end for ignition, and the other end is shallow enough to be used as a handle when a bamboo pole or stick is inserted.

Structurally, it is very similar to the prototype of the musket, the musket.

This primitive firearm loading process is the same as that of a flintlock pistol, but firing is more cumbersome, requiring the gunner to hold a wooden rod under his arm and the other to hold an open flame to ignite the gunpowder. Due to the limited posture, I can't even aim when shooting, so I can only point straight ahead.

But it is still an out-and-out hot weapon, regardless of all kinds of inconveniences, its firing principle is exactly the same as that of a flintlock pistol, and the barrel and projectile are no different from those who come after, so the power is far greater than that of a bow and crossbow, as long as it hits, the knight's armor can't block its blow.

Moreover, these muskets of different shapes can clearly show the effort that Tifeco has put into the transformation, some of them are rolled in iron sheets, and there are clear marks of beating on the tubes, while some are probably poured from wrought copper, and the appearance is relatively smooth. Considering that this is only an experimental product for the four major families, Tifeco's own firearms should be better.

Merely...... No matter how good a musket is, it is still a musket.

By the time the Spring Offensive was launched, the king had no chance of victory against the Western Army, armed with revolver rifles, bolt-action rifles, and heavy machine guns.

Roland shifted his gaze back to the four, "Starting tomorrow, the First Army will regain the outskirts of the Changge Fortress one by one, and any nobles who resist can be killed on the spot, and I hope that in a week, the entire Western Territory will be unified!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" the four of them replied in unison. (To be continued.) )