With regard to the development of new artillery, he envisaged a number of options. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As the saying goes, there is no best weapon, only the most suitable weapon, and considering the opponent, the battlefield environment, the production level and other aspects, he finally chose a mortar that can be far and near, and the cost is low to replace the outdated front-loading field artillery.

Its firing range can effectively cover an area of 200 meters to 3,000 meters, filling the gap between heavy machine guns and fortress guns, while enhancing the effectiveness of strikes at close range.

Due to the existence of a desperate defense line, the most important role of the mortar is to fill the gap, which can be carried by the soldiers, over the mountains and mountains, and establish an artillery position at any point in the mountains, which is light and easy to carry, which is difficult for other weapons to achieve. In addition, the difference between the elevation of the foothills is very common, and the curved fire can exert the maximum power in this terrain.

And the level of production in Neverwinter was what made Roland finally make this decision.

The structure of the mortar is much simpler than that of the howitzer, the shell shell can be made of cast iron, the barrel body is not rifled, and the production requirements are lower, which will not affect the production capacity of the 152 mm gun. If a small-caliber field gun were to be developed, whether it was a stationary retractor, a rifled barrel, or a corresponding trigger-fuse shell, it would conflict with the current attempts to produce the fortress gun independently.

In the case that the new machine tool and processing technology have not yet been fully tested, even if the attempt fails, there is Anna as an emergency means to supplement the key parts of the fortress cannon with black fire, and the impact will not be too great. However, with the addition of new field artillery, the production pressure will inevitably increase exponentially, and the First Army may fall into a dilemma of having no artillery available.

In addition, Roland also considered developing grenades for individual soldiers as supplementary weapons, and even made several samples for testing, but the performance of the test product filled with black powder was really unbearable, and it might be of some use in the urban battle to recover the Grey Castle, but in the face of evil beasts and demons, its power was not enough.

Considering that Neverwinter's chemical production capacity was not yet the luxury of distributing grenades filled with double-base gunpowder to each soldier, he had to abandon the plan.

......

After dark, Roland went down to the second floor and knocked softly on the door of Anna's bedroom.

With a creak, Anna poked her head out from behind the door and looked a little surprised to see that it was him.

But the surprise lasted less than a second, and soon a faint blush appeared on her white face.

Walking into the room, Roland picked her up from behind, came to the side of the bed lightly, and fell back on the soft bed with her.

"How are you ...... today?"

Anna's blue eyes sparkled like jewels in the night.

Usually, she would take the initiative to find Roland two or three times a week, and according to her, such a frequency would not affect her daily work. Of course, if Roland asked, she would not refuse. It's just that since he confessed his feelings for the nightingale, he always felt very weak, and he hadn't taken the initiative to ask Anna for anything for a long time.

And it was the first time she had come to Anna's room in person - although she was the only one of all the witches who lived alone, after all, there were leaves and books sleeping next door, and the two of them would always have a deep exchange of feelings upstairs when it came to soundproofing, so it was no wonder that Anna would be surprised by such a situation.

"I'd like to talk to you about the dream world," Roland whispered in her ear, "I don't have time to go into detail in the afternoon, but you want to know more...... About the life I have experienced in the past. ”

"Are you dreaming of another world?" Anna quickly guessed the truth.

"Yes, it's like a world based on my memories, but it has a lot of special features, such as the power of nature, which is very similar to magic......"

The night she confessed to Anna, Roland found that she was not ignorant of the Nightingale, but she had been waiting for her to speak up the whole time. Since then, he has understood Anna's approach, although she will not hide her emotions or thoughts in front of him, there are some things that she will wait patiently, the only reason is that she just doesn't want to embarrass him.

This made Roland faintly worried, he didn't know where this boundary was. If one or two things continue to accumulate, will it make her gradually change to the direction of hiding her thoughts and being silent, and he prefers Anna, who now trusts him wholeheartedly and is outspoken, rather than becoming silent because of fear of harm.

So Roland didn't plan to hide anything from her anymore, even if she didn't take the initiative to ask, he would confide in.

Anna obviously saw his thoughts, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "I know, so let's start with your residence, in your dreams, do you also live in the castle?"

"No, it's a tube building, like an apartment with a lot of people, everyone has a small suite, and I have a guy in my room that you would never guess. ”

"Hmm...... It can't be Jieluo, right?"

"Poof, ahem, why?"

"It's very simple, you said that you had such a dream after defeating Jieluo in the soul battlefield, and half of the birth of the dream was related to you, and the other half was related to her, right? Merely...... She didn't attack you again, did she?"

"No, she lost all her memories before she woke up, and became a teenager - the kind of guy who has no hair on his mouth, but thinks he knows everything. ”

"I was in my teens and we lived together...... Did she become your family?"

"Well, Jieluo was fostered by her parents and came to me, so she can be regarded as a tenant. ”

"yes, then you'll have to take good care of her. ”

"Why? That's a dream. ”

"But didn't you say that there was no difference between it and reality, and if that was the case, why should you distinguish whether it was a dream or not?"

Roland was once again amazed at Anna's different thinking from ordinary people, and the content of the chat seemed to be running in the direction of derailment, but seeing Anna's bright eyes and intriguing tone, he didn't bother to mind these details.

From the Soul Building to the memory fragments, from the Force of Nature to the Martial Arts Association, at the end of the conversation, Anna's voice gradually deepened - she pillowed Roland's arm, her chest heaving slightly, and her breathing became more and more steady...... Although he had fallen asleep, his other hand was firmly on his waist, as if he did not want him to leave, so that he could not return to the bedroom without alarming her.

Let's just spend the night here, and hopefully no one will notice him coming out of his bedroom on the second floor tomorrow morning.

Roland kissed Anna's smooth forehead and put his arms around her and fell asleep.