Hughes nodded, then motioned to Owen beside him and introduced: "This is our king."

Hearing this, the patrolling soldiers looked stunned at first, and then hurriedly bent down to salute with apology.

"I've met your Majesty."

"Well, you can continue patrolling." Owen said nonchalantly.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The patrolling soldiers seemed to be meeting the king for the first time. They looked very nervous and were very cautious when leaving.

After they left, Owen turned to look at Hughes and said: "Knight Commander Benjier, it's time to change your weapons and equipment. In this case, it will be much easier to resist the undead monsters this winter."

"replace?"

Hughes glanced at the "short stick" carried by the soldier behind Owen. He had noticed it a long time ago, but he just couldn't ask questions.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the weapons equipped by your army are very powerful and invincible on the battlefield. But I have never seen it with my own eyes. I don't know how powerful it is, and I don't know whether the soldiers can get started quickly. If the change of weapons leads to the overall loss of the army,

The decline in combat effectiveness and heavy casualties when fighting undead monsters will be a heavy blow to Red Sand Fortress."

"I understand your concerns." Owen smiled confidently, "Don't worry, I guarantee that the new weapon will definitely surprise you. Let's go down and give it a try now."

In this way, Owen and his party arrived at the training ground for crossbowmen behind the city wall.

Borrowing a rifle from a soldier, Owen personally introduced it to Hughes: "This is a bolt-action rifle. Its power and range far exceed the crossbows you are currently equipped with."

After the introduction, it was time to open the eyes of Hughes. Owen returned the rifle and asked the soldier to stay away and aim at the target.

The result naturally shocked Hughes, and he finally understood why the new king's army was able to defeat the Knights of the Royal Capital.

At the same time, Hughes also discovered some shortcomings.

"The range and power are indeed amazing. Facing undead monsters from a long distance is a great advantage. But if an undead monster gets close to you, what should you do? Use the tail of the bolt-action rifle to hit it?"

"It's okay to do this."

It was rare for someone to discover the shortcomings of a rifle so quickly, and Viscount Jarvis couldn't help but step forward to discuss it with him.

"However, we have a melee bayonet designed for the rifle, which can be mounted to fire at approaching enemies."

With that said, Viscount Jarvis asked for a bolt-action rifle and a bayonet from the soldiers. After loading them, he showed Hughes how to stab them.

"oh?"

This made Hughes's eyes light up. He didn't expect that the rifle could be assembled with the bayonet.

"It's interesting, can you give me a try?"

"no problem."

Taking the rifle with the bayonet installed, Hughes imitated the action just now and stabbed it a few times. He wanted to confirm whether the assembly between the bayonet and the rifle was firm?

He was very satisfied with the result.

"It's really good."

Houston immediately fell in love with the rifle in his hand, and asked again: "Excuse me, how long does it take to master this weapon?"

"After just over a month of rigorous training, the soldiers here will be able to hold a gun and go to the battlefield. I can guarantee this." Viscount Jarvis said with confidence.

In more than a month, it can indeed train a powerful musketry unit before winter comes, and become a sharp sword against undead monsters.

His heart was beating, but Xius still felt uneasy.

"I see that this bolt-action rifle is so sophisticated, and the bullets used are also made of metal. It must be very time-consuming to make, and it is difficult to form effective combat effectiveness without sufficient support. On the other hand, wooden arrows for crossbows are much easier to make.

, even if the power and range are not as good as that of a rifle, they can be managed in sufficient quantity and can be recycled.”

"Hahaha--"

Hearing this, Viscount Jarvis couldn't help laughing.

"You don't have to worry about this. Our king is very talented. He invented many things in Dawn City and created a new production model like the factory. The number of bullets produced by the military factory in one day is more than you can finish in ten days and ten nights."

Guns can arm your troops in a short time. In His Majesty’s words, this is the huge productivity brought about by industrialization.”

"This... is everything you said true?"

Hughes looked in disbelief. Why did he suddenly feel that he was seriously out of touch with this era?

"Absolutely true."

Viscount Jarvis affirmed: "Moreover, we not only have bolt-action rifles, but also other more powerful weapons."

"A more powerful weapon?" Hughes immediately became interested, "Can you tell me in detail?"

"I knew you would be interested, our side..."

Viscount Jarvis then chatted with Hughes about heavy artillery and heavy machine guns. They had a great time chatting. In the middle of the conversation, he called Marpel over and asked her to show off the revolver presented by Owen. Later in the conversation, they also talked about the first generation.

Musket.

Owen on the side looked at the two chatting animatedly in silence, without interrupting from beginning to end.

This... It seems that as a firearms enthusiast, Viscount Jarvis has found a friend with whom he can chat well.

"His Majesty."

Finally noticing the forgotten Owen, Hughes walked over and said, "You are right, it is time to replace the weapons and equipment of our Red Sand Fortress army. Please provide support with new weapons and instructors to train soldiers."

Viscount Jarvis also stepped forward and requested: "Your Majesty, please allow me to stay in Red Sand Fortress to train soldiers. I have experience in commanding against undead monsters on the northern city wall and can provide necessary support."

"Oh... sure." Owen agreed.

The railway construction plan connecting Auroville City to Red Sand Fortress is currently only building the section from Auroville City to Nuwa.

Owen has to find time to have a good talk with the Dwarves and the Alliance of All Races to speed up the progress of the railway construction plan.

Before that, Dawn City supplied weapons to Red Sand Fortress, which had to be delivered by water to Dongsheng Fortress, Junhui City, then to Fengsui City, and finally by land.

Fortunately, Owen has already recaptured Fengsui City, and this weapons transportation route can be established relatively safely, but the transportation time is a bit long.

Regarding weapons support, Owen planned to discuss it with Hughes in detail later. Now it was time to inspect the next place.

"Xius, I know that Red Sand Fortress is a place with severe water shortage. Take me to see your reservoir."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Hughes nodded and said, "Please come with me."

Under the leadership of Hughes, Owen and his team came to one of the reservoirs in Red Sand Fortress.

From a distance, the protruding part of the reservoir on the ground looks like a well, with a smooth stone slab pressed on it to seal it.
Chapter completed!