Reggie knew that the Sand Demon and the White Tower Kingdom's army were both difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect Chris to lose so miserably.
Even Chris himself could not have expected such a result. Accidents are inevitable in war. He does not have as much experience as Joruus, so he will inevitably suffer when dealing with unexpected situations.
But this time the accident was completely beyond his imagination. At the critical moment of attacking the royal capital, some of his weapons were stolen by the enemy.
Chris's soldiers did not receive such generous treatment, especially in the country of Lane, which was full of famine. The monthly salary he gave could not buy much food, and many soldiers were still worried about the livelihood of their families.
Some people say that poverty can breed kindness. This is a complete lie. Poverty can only breed greed, and it is very cheap greed.
Reggie's soldiers are very rich, and if you want to bribe them, you must offer very attractive chips.
But for Chris's soldiers, ten gold coins are enough for them to risk their lives.
Two soldiers who were responsible for guarding weapons got the opportunity to earn gold coins. They each accepted ten gold coins and stole some inferior weapons around Chris.
If what they stole were muskets and artillery, the consequences might not be so serious, because these two items are not so easy to operate, and Chris could tell at a glance that he had lost something.
But what they stole were rockets. Reggie sent a hundred rockets to Chris. These rockets were always thrown in the box and never used.
Chris is a pure pragmatist. In his opinion, since there are artillery, there is no reason to use rockets. Although the range of rockets is slightly longer than that of artillery, the hit rate of the two is very different.
Two soldiers stole a total of sixty rockets, but Chris didn't even notice. When they arrived on the battlefield, these sixty rockets gave Chris a blow in the head.
His artillery had just formed a formation and was moving towards the city wall with the artillery, but Joruus took the lead in firing a rocket at the top of the city.
The method of launching a rocket is very simple. You only need to use a torch to light the fuse. Although the hit rate is terrible, facing Chris' artillery line lined up, Qiaolu does not need to think too much about the hit rate. Just relying on the fuse is enough.
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Qiaolu was very lucky. Six of the ten rockets hit him. Chris, who had always used thermal weapons to bully others, suffered the loss of thermal weapons for the first time. The unsuspecting position was littered with corpses, with the infantry behind him and the cavalry on both wings.
, also became a mess under the attack of rockets.
Before Chris could recover, Qiaolu led the White Tower cavalry out of the city. Their horses had amazing explosive power. They were already in front of them in the blink of an eye. Moreover, they also had two pieces of deadly equipment. One was a single weapon developed by the alchemist.
Fire gun, the other is black powder dumpling.
This kind of dumpling is the dumpling that Reggie saw in the Benlang Kingdom. He thought it was a weapon sold by Sophia to the Benlang people. In fact, the Bayer people don't know how to make such fine things. They are used to stuffing black powder into the round balls.
Muli, made into bulky bombs. These dumplings were also made by the alchemists of the Lion Kingdom. Although the ratio of gunpowder is still bad, these things are very light, and a soldier can easily carry fifty or sixty of them.
These two weapons pose no threat in the hands of Narses, but they are very different in the hands of Qiaolu. He only gave the soldiers one chance to shoot. After firing a round of bullets, he immediately threw away the muskets and switched to cavalry.
Guns and black powder dumplings attack.
The battle turned into a one-sided massacre. Chris was unable to reorganize his formation until the battle was completely defeated.
After the battle, Chris was defeated and fled Lianyucheng. Qiaolu and Chris had exactly the same tactics. Without leaving any chance to breathe, they directly used the remaining rockets to blow down the wall of Lianyucheng.
Losing the protection of the city wall, Qiaolu drove straight into the city. Chris fled again, and was chased by Qiaolu all the way to Huarong City.
Huadong City could not hold on, and the White Tower Kingdom's war horses could even jump over the low city wall. Fortunately, Qiaolu's rockets were exhausted, and Chris could finally use artillery to launch an effective counterattack.
The fighting lasted for three days, and Alishan led the sand demon army to the city. The anxious Chris sent a messenger. He needed Reggie's help, and directly specified in the letter that he needed air support.
Air support means sending out Natalie, but Reggie is not going to let Natalie take risks. The general of the White Tower Kingdom has given Chris too many surprises, and God knows what incredible tactics he will use.
Reggie sent Chris the newly developed black oil cluster bomb. With the support of weapons, even if Chris could not defend Huadong City, he would not lose the Red Ni Pass.
Life was a little too carefree during this period. Reggie was so busy making trains and rails that he neglected the military industry. Now he needed Chris to buy him some time.
There are two arsenals in Shattering Snow City, one factory is used to make guns and ammunition, and the other factory is dedicated to producing airships.
By the end of the month, Chris did not disappoint Reggie and he defended Velvet City.
But Reggie's own results could only be regarded as barely passing, and the factory only produced eight airships. Fortunately, the "threesome" of craftsmen completed the modification of the first battleship.
The steam sailing ship, a warship that Reggie could not imagine, was born. The steam engine was installed on the Falcon warship, driving the propeller, allowing the warship to sail quickly on the sea. Although the power was not as good as imagined, it was at least better than ordinary
The sailboat is much faster.
The most important thing is that this battleship has escaped the fate of relying on the weather. Even if it goes against the wind and current, it can still sail unimpeded on the sea.
Hurley was not satisfied with the final result: "One steam engine, half a shipload of coal, four cannons, two hundred shells, plus sixty sailors, there is not much that can be loaded on the ship."
"It doesn't take too much. It should be enough to bring forty soldiers and one of you."
Hurley said: "You want me to go to the battlefield?"
"Sailors know too little about steam sailing ships, and Calaf and Swindell are not good at fighting. I can only send you."
"I'm not averse to fighting, but I just want to remind you that if you want to support Chris from the sea, forty reinforcements are too few."
"I don't plan to support from the sea," Reggie stood in the cab, gently stroking the steering wheel, "I want to attack from the sea."
"The fleet attacking the White Tower Kingdom?"
"If you can really find it, I don't mind if you annihilate their fleet, but I don't have time to try your luck at sea. You have to attack Golden Lion Port directly."
"It is also a good idea to attack Golden Lion Port," Hurley nodded. "Give us a month, we can also modify four warships, and then we can form a fleet of steam sailing ships."
"You still don't understand what I mean," Reggie pursed his lips. He knew this was a bit cruel, "We really have no time. We can't wait for the fleet any longer, so we can only let you take this ship to the expedition."