Not unexpected at all, the reason why the Musketeers stationed at Dongsheng Fortress suffered such a miserable defeat was mainly because they were all new recruits.

The veterans who left Dongsheng Fortress last time have been transferred back and replaced by newly recruited soldiers.

Even after completing military training in Border Guard Town, these recruits have no actual combat experience.

Facing the rebels who launched a sudden attack, most likely they failed to respond in time and were killed mercilessly by the opponent.

Even so, when Irving heard this casualty data, he couldn't help but feel anger on his face.

So many people have died, those rebellious nobles must be punished as they deserve!

"No matter what, Viscount Jarvis, we will sort out the list of these fallen soldiers later, and apply for a pension from the Ministry of Finance after we return, which must be distributed to their families." Owen said firmly.

"Understood." Jarvis responded.

"Wait a moment."

Kuros suddenly said: "These soldiers died while defending Dongsheng Fortress. The pensions will be paid by our Youmu family."

After looking at Kuros, Owen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

After understanding the casualties, it is time to deal with the rebel nobles who fled back to their own territory.

After scanning a circle of people present, Owen said slowly: "Now that order has been restored in the city, it is time to take revenge on those rebels."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the officers present immediately became serious, waiting for the lord's order.

"I am now ordering the People's Army to dispatch immediately to recover the territories around Dongsheng Fortress one by one. The nobles who dare to resist allow you to kill them without regard. The time limit is seven days."

"Yes!" the officers responded in unison.

Since it was the other party who made the first move, don't blame Owen for being cruel. He has decided to consolidate Dongsheng Fortress and the surrounding land into his own hands this winter.

For those rebels, Owen would not be so kind as to give them the same treatment as Baron Matt of Laifeng Port, with all their territory and property confiscated.

As for the nobles who did not participate in the rebellion, they will be called together at that time and forced to make a choice.

Once the Pearl and Koret families are eliminated, and the Youm family is on Owen's side, Dongsheng Fortress will be completely in Owen's hands, and those small nobles will not be able to make any waves with their meager power.

"Then you hurry up and prepare for the expedition." Owen said.

After receiving the order, the officers exited the office one by one.

Then, Owen turned to look at Kuros and reminded: "The plan has changed. I plan to launch an attack on the old system now. Are you ready?"

"so fast."

Kuros knew what Owen was going to do. This was undoubtedly going against the entire aristocratic class. If he did not have strong strength, he would definitely suffer failure.

In other words, Irving now has enough confidence, otherwise he would not have taken action in advance.

As a supporter of Irving, Kuros also has to take action.

"Don't worry, the main thing is to convince my father. I have confidence in this." Kuros smiled slightly, "My father is a smart man. He will definitely be able to see the current situation clearly and make the most correct choice."

"Well, I believe you."

After the meeting, Owen came to his desk and sat down.

Because he had to deal with the rebellion, he had to stay in this castle for several days. During this period, he didn't know if Border Guard Town would encounter an invasion from the south by undead monsters.

However, with cannons, heavy machine guns, and the Templars present, even if the number of soldiers is reduced, there should be no problem in defending the northern wall.

Suddenly, a window pops up at the bottom of the field of vision, which is a contact from Winster.

Owen reached out and clicked to connect.

[The test results are out.] Winster said as soon as he came up.

Yesterday, Irving transferred some of the enemy's black powder and asked Winster to test its composition and proportions.

[What was the result?] Owen asked.

[As you guessed, the ratio of black powder is not the best, and there is an extra substance added to it. However, its burning efficiency is no less than the black powder produced in Bianzhu Town. 】

[What's going on?] Owen was shocked.

It's obviously not the best ratio, but its combustion efficiency is comparable to the best ratio of black powder. What's extra added here? Is it the real best black powder formula that Winster hasn't discovered yet?

[The reason is ash powder, which is added to the enemy’s black powder.]

[Ash powder?! Is it the residue left after the hot magic stone exhausts its magic power? 】

Hearing this answer, Owen couldn't believe it for a moment.

What has always been considered garbage can not only break the curse of Kazitu, but also increase the burning efficiency of black gunpowder. It is simply a treasure!

[That’s right.] Winster responded in the affirmative.

[What is the principle of this? Why does adding gray powder have such an effect?] Owen asked impatiently.

[Although the ash powder is the product of the hot magic stone after exhausting its magic power, there is still a very small amount of magic power in it. The principle is very simple. When the black gunpowder is ignited, the magic power in the ash powder is stimulated and acts as a combustion accelerant.

function to speed up combustion efficiency.】

[I see, it has something to do with magic.] Owen understood.

After digesting this principle, he used this to draw inferences and put forward various hypotheses to Winster.

[If ash powder can speed up the burning efficiency of black gunpowder, can it also speed up the burning efficiency of smokeless gunpowder? Since magic is mainly at work, grind the hot magic stone into powder and mix it with smokeless gunpowder, and the effect will be

Wouldn’t it be better?】

[I don’t know, but I don’t rule out the possibility. It’s worth doing an experiment to test.]

I didn't expect to gain a lot from the enemy's black gunpowder. What a surprise.

In the next few days, the People's Army launched several battles in the area around Dongsheng Fortress.

Under the leadership of Viscount Jarvis, the army relied on powerful firepower to attack the mansions of the rebel nobles one by one.

Knowing that they could not defeat the civilian army, most of the rebel nobles chose to surrender out of fear of death. A few secretly took their families with them and planned to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but unfortunately they failed.

All these captured nobles were escorted to the dungeon of the Lord's Castle of Dongsheng Fortress, waiting for Owen's trial.

Only a handful of nobles chose to fight to the end, such as the Coret family, whose countess and many family members were shot dead by soldiers on the spot.

Perhaps it was because in the previous self-defense battle, Count Colette was killed and his son Victor was frightened that he went crazy, that made the countess hate Owen so much.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Bullets and cannons don't have eyesight. War is always accompanied by casualties. Death is a normal thing and cannot be avoided.
Chapter completed!