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Chapter 256 The Enemy's New Weapon

"I think it's not bad here." Eugene pointed down the mountain and said, "The road here is uphill, and the left side is a mountain that is difficult for large troops to pass. Although the mountain on the right is not steep, there are two large lakes there, limiting the enemy's ability action."

"The hill by the lake is relatively steep, and a side position can be set up there to attack the enemy from the flank. The position between the two positions can be used as a cavalry passage."

This time the Southern Front Corps focused on defense, so Eugene, who had experience in defensive warfare, was brought in, and half of the staff came with him.

Franz Jr. agreed to his plan and was about to issue an order when Frederick asked, "Why isn't the flank position set up on a higher hill to the left? It's also steeper there."

Eugene immediately replied: "It is precisely because the mountain is too high that once it is surrounded, the supply line will be cut off, especially the water source. Behind the small hill on the right is the lake. The water source is guaranteed, and we are not afraid of being completely surrounded."

Frederick nodded, turned his head and said to a group of staff behind him who had different opinions: "You heard me, you can't just choose a position based on a book."

The Army of the Southern Front built its position based on the terrain, a battalion of the cavalry regiment and scouts went out for reconnaissance, the artillery began to measure the shooting area, and Frederick and Richard Nall were fishing by the lake.

Richard Nall told Frederick about their actions in Constantbul: "The army in Constantbul has been greedy for pleasure in recent years, and the officers openly brought their mistresses into the barracks, and the mistresses beat and scolded the soldiers. "

"The Griffin Knights are managed by Phocas' brother-in-law Siri. He was only one step away from my level. In just a few years, I'm afraid he can't even beat you."

"At the beginning, I was not sure that I would attack the Griffon Knights without being noticed by him, and I was discovered by him during the make-up reconnaissance. He told me, let me cut the Griffin into pieces .”

"In the end he used the bones of seven griffins to piece together the remains of 7 griffins, and he settled the bill."

"The garrison in the city can't say anything. Our people bought two military camps to manage the procurement, and just packed the explosives in wine barrels."

"We also contacted the Royal Mages, but there was no progress. Many magicians there came from the Ghazi Empire. I suspect that Phokas is actually a puppet of the Ghazi Empire."

Frederick put the fish he caught into the fish guard, and said in a deep voice: "The latest news is that the Ghazi Empire has entered, and their sea power will attack the Ma River estuary. An army of 1 people has already arrived. Arrived in Constantbul as a mercenary."

"It is said that this army is Emperor Ghazi's Guards. It is equipped with the latest weapons. It was originally intended to be used against the Kush Kingdom."

The latest information comes from Mrs. Sophie's intelligence department. There is a problem with the timeliness. The information is that the so-called mercenaries have assembled, and when they arrived yesterday, these people had already landed in Constantbul.

Richard Nall frowned and asked: "I can't help you in the battle at sea, do you have any solutions?"

Human beings bound by gravity have to thrash in the water at sea. Even if they can fly for a short time, it is not enough for the sea.

Today's transport fleet is dominated by merchant ships with weak combat capabilities. Most of the combat-capable ships have entered the Mahe area, and they are all Haileding ships. It is not clear how much fighting will they have.

Frederick replied with certainty: "I believe in Lilu."

For Frederick, the best way is to ask Baron Adiken for help, but he is currently beating the heads of the pirates in the North Sea area, and the fleet will not be able to fly over for a while.

Now the Wesson Army's own sea power consists of the Flying Tulip merchant ship, the Lexington and Saratoga flat-top ships, and 5 riverboat converted gunboats. Lilu said that it is enough.

Richard Nall no longer worried after hearing what he said. At most, all the boats shrank into the Mahe, and if the enemy landed, he would fight to death.

"Where are the Praetorians?" he asked. "What can you do?"

Frederick said disdainfully: "They should have no problem against the army in other places. In front of us, hehe, the chance of winning is even smaller than my defeating you."

Meanwhile, in a ranch outside Constantbul, the Janissaries from the Ghazi Empire are demonstrating the new weapons they have brought to Phocas and his men.

I saw a few Janissaries soldiers cut a waterproof cloth bag, poured the black powder inside into a gun barrel with a diameter of about 90mm, and then put it into an iron ball wrapped in soft leather, and then used the stopper rod The pressure is real.

After the loader left, someone slightly adjusted the elevation angle of the muzzle through a screw, and then fired.

There was a muffled sound, white smoke spewed out, and the entire sports car slid back two meters, and the screams of sheep came from 600 meters away.

Immediately, someone rode over to count the dead sheep, so as to calculate the casualties when the people were shot in the formation.

Phocas had a bright smile on his face when he heard that this cannon could kill at least 30 people. This time, the Ghazi Empire brought 20 of these bronze cannons, which can shoot three times in two minutes. You can kill almost 2 enemies.

He waved his hand, and immediately someone brought a plate of gold coins, first grabbed a handful and handed it to Arda, an officer of the Imperial Guard of the Gazi Empire who led the team, and then asked to call the people who fired just now. several.

Arda began to arrange the next project, and the flock of sheep was driven closer. This time, shotgun shells packed in tin cans were stuffed into the gun barrel, and a large number of flocks of sheep were instantly knocked down.

Phokas smiled brighter, grabbed a handful of gold coins and handed them to Arda.

The third project was replaced with a thicker pipe with a caliber of about 120 mm. The solid shell suddenly collapsed a wall of the cabin 800 meters away.

In the fourth project, a group of soldiers with muskets came up, and a target made of hard wood was erected 50 meters away.

The structure of this kind of musket is similar to the folding air gun exported from Wessen State. It has two 15mm barrels and a long bracket on the ground. After breaking the barrels, the bullets are stuffed into the barrels. There is a layer of bullets on the outside of the bullets The soft skin is sealed, and the gunpowder capsule at the other end is filled with gunpowder, and then closed.

It's just that there is a problem with the airtightness of the connection position. When the gun is fired, white smoke will be sprayed to both sides.

In order to prevent the white smoke from spraying to the soldiers on both sides, the gap at the joint is facing forward, and those who stand side by side are fine.

These musketeers kept loading and shooting under the officer's command, and they were very skilled, and they smashed the wooden board into a sieve in a short while.

"Very good, very good!" Phokas was very satisfied when he saw the wooden board full of holes. This kind of musket was much more powerful than the folding air guns sold in Wessen State. That kind of air gun was only for hunting, and it was not very useful on the battlefield.

Combat in this era pays attention to the integrity of the formation. If one side's formation is broken, the fate of being slaughtered will follow.

The new weapons brought by the Ghazi Empire this time are aimed at this feature. The artillery destroys the enemy's formation at a long distance, and the muskets cause confusion to the enemies in the front row before reaching the enemy, and then the infantry assaults to slaughter the chaotic enemies.

Phocas' subordinates were also discussing aside, planning to buy some muskets for their own use.

Someone asked Alda: "How do you make the black powder you use?"

Arda shook his head and replied, "I don't know, only royal alchemists can do it."

He only knew that the formula of this fire powder was improved by someone in the palace, and he didn't know anything about the rest, and he didn't dare to inquire about it.

That night, Phocas announced in the palace that the whole army would go north in three days and retake the Mahe area.

(End of this chapter)