Those sharp pieces of iron made the scalps of the knights present numb. It was hard to imagine what would happen if it fell on them.
"It's a bit interesting." August was very interested.
These clay bombs cannot hurt him, but if they are dropped on a large scale on the battlefield, they may cause considerable casualties to the army.
August personally took out a bomb from the basket, threw it on the ground and broke it into pieces. He wanted to see what substance was inside.
"Click!"
The clay pot bomb shattered, raising black powder, and many iron nails rolled out.
August leaned down, picked up a handful with his thumb and forefinger, put it to his nose and smelled it.
Although the smell is slightly weird, the more you smell it, the more you smell it. Why?
At this time, a wisp of sparks drifted down from the torch in Hope's hand and landed on the black powder.
"Wow!"
A burst of white light came on, accompanied by thick smoke and a choking smell.
August felt a strong burning sensation on his hands, and his eyes were dazzled by the light.
Hope was so frightened that he quickly fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "Sir, I didn't mean to do it. Please don't kill me."
August wiped off the black residue on the back of his hand. His skin was red, but there was no injury.
"Get up." He said calmly, "I see you still have black pipes used to defend the city. If you operate them for me, I won't kill you."
"Yes, yes," Hope said quickly, getting up tremblingly.
Not long after, the knights brought in a dark cannon and more than a dozen projectiles.
August said to Hope: "Let's get started."
Hope hesitated and said: "Sir, this needs to be filled with a barrel of gunpowder before it can be launched."
"Fire, medicine?" August had never heard such a weird name before, "What is that?"
"It's the black powder in the clay pot bomb." Hope explained.
"Then take them and bring them to me."
Hope said hesitantly: "It's been used up."
August pinched his eyebrows and said angrily: "Can't you pour the gunpowder in the clay pot bomb into it?"
"But there are all iron nails and iron pieces inside, which not only scratches the barrel, but also affects the launch."
"Come here!" August shouted.
After his voice fell, fifty or sixty knights poured in from outside.
August tilted the basket of the hot air balloon, pointed at a large pile of clay bombs, and said: "Pour out the contents and pick away all the iron nails and pieces, leaving only the black powder.
I want to use."
"yes!"
Many knights immediately got busy. This was not a good job. There were hundreds or even thousands of "sauce" in each clay pot bomb.
But there is strength in numbers, and with the efforts of dozens of people, they finally produced five barrels of gunpowder.
Next it was Hope's turn to take action. He poured a barrel of gunpowder into the barrel, inserted the projectile, and inserted the fuse.
The action is quite smooth.
August said: "Keep firing at me. I want to see how powerful these things are."
Hope wiped the sweat from his forehead and adjusted the angle of the cannon obediently.
After he completed the preparatory work, he immediately lit the fuse.
Hope has already understood the strength of the adult in front of him, so naturally he won't have any worries.
"Boom!" The gun muzzle burst into flames, and then a projectile flew out at an extremely fast speed.
August was no longer as calm and clear as before, he held up a fighting spirit shield in front of him.
The next moment, the cannonball landed on the shield, causing it to shake slightly.
However, an attack of this magnitude was nothing to an eighth-level knight. The shells were squeezed and deformed by the impact, but they still failed to break through the defense.
"The power is not bad, enough to injure or kill knights of the third level and below." August murmured.
This clay bomb and artillery complement each other, one is a range strike, and the other is single target damage.
And more importantly, this is not a magic prop. Even an ordinary person can operate it at will.
August asked: "Where do these things come from? How come I haven't seen them used by you in the Night Dog Kingdom before?"
Hope answered honestly: "It was shipped from the Blazing Dragon Kingdom, and there was a dedicated person to teach us how to use it."
August couldn't help but think of Jessica's words. If there were a thousand hot air balloons and ten thousand artillery pieces on the battlefield, could the army of the Rodian Free Kingdom be able to withstand it?
Thinking of this, he was startled and broke into a cold sweat.
No wonder the Blazing Dragon Kingdom can make nearby countries surrender, it seems to be something.
This thought didn't last long, and August let out a chuckle: "Haha, so what if these strange weapons can cause a lot of casualties to the army, they don't have top experts, only His Majesty Adela takes action
It is our Luodian Free Kingdom that will capture King Chris and win in the end."
At this point, August has gained some understanding of the weapons brought by the Blazing Dragon Kingdom.
Then, he ordered his adjutant: "The whole army will rest and we will march to the next city in half a day. Bring all the prisoners with me. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed on the spot!"
"yes!"
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Night Dog Kingdom, the royal capital.
"Three days ago, the Free Kingdom of Rodian launched an invasion against us and sent an army of more than 40,000 people, led by the eighth-level strongman August." The knight knelt down on one knee, his face showing exhaustion.
"Marquis Jessica fought against them tenaciously, but I'm afraid she is no match for August."
Although he hurried on his way, it still took him three days to reach the royal capital.
King Festa listened to the report of the knight in front of him, his brows squeezed into the shape of "chuan".
"We have been at peace with the Free Kingdom of Rodian for so many years, why are you attacking us now?" Festa roared, his face full of anger.
The messenger knight lowered his head and whispered: "What August means is that he is dissatisfied with our submission to the Blazing Dragon Kingdom and wants the Night Dog Kingdom to switch allegiance to them."
Festa was pacing back and forth, looking very uneasy.
He can take action to resist August, and an army of 40,000 people is nothing, but it is inevitable that the Free Kingdom of Rodian will send more strong men.
There is still a big gap between the two countries' national strength.
Just being a top expert is one level behind.
"Pass my order to send three teams of knights into three groups, go to Dawn City in the Blazing Dragon Kingdom as quickly as possible, and report the news to His Majesty Chris." Festa ordered.
The reason why he did this was because he was worried that one team might encounter an accident, and sending a few more teams would ensure that the message could be conveyed.