king of the castle

Chapter 321 Actively preparing for battle

Roger only stayed with the hammer dwarves for one night, and unloaded the things he brought back the next day. 【】It's an eventful time right now, and he doesn't feel at ease leaving the territory for too long.

When they left, the dwarves kept thanking Roger, saying that he would come as soon as he came, and it was really embarrassing for everyone to bring so many things.Roger smiled and said that these were just gifts for good friends, and if the dwarf friends didn't accept them, they would be sorry for him.

After hearing what Roger said, the hammer dwarves reluctantly accepted what he brought, and told Roger not to be polite when he came back in the future, so that they don't need to spend so much money again.

Roger didn't think it was a waste of money.Some wheat and dozens of barrels of ale were exchanged for ten ballistas made by dwarves. This kind of business is extremely cost-effective no matter where it is placed.You must know that the dwarves have always been stubborn, and they are not even willing to say a word to them, let alone build weapons for each other.

But in the eyes of the dwarves, the vast majority of human beings are a combination of liars and cowards. They would rather hide in the mountains and live a hard life, and they would rather let the things they build rust in the warehouse than have too much contact with humans. touch.Even if ordinary people pay ten or even a hundred times more than Roger, it is impossible to buy even a ballista from a dwarf.But the hammer dwarves agreed to build ten crossbow beds for Roger without hesitation, entirely out of friendship with him and not because of the grain and ale.

In fact, if Roger sold the crossbow bed made by these ten dwarves, he could easily sell it for a large sum of money.Of course, he would never do that.There is a saying in the world of Turonzo: dwarf products must be high-quality goods. These ten crossbow beds have a great effect on Roger's defense ability of the territory, and he is absolutely unwilling to sell them.

Returning to Kent Town with Roger, there are more than 20 hammer dwarves. They were sent by the chief to help Roger strengthen the defense of Kent Town.The dwarves not only have first-class casting skills, but also have the highest level of construction on the continent.It was of course Roger's wish for them to help strengthen the walls of Kent Town.

These dwarves are some of the most skilled builders of the Hammer tribe, and they immediately went to work as soon as they arrived in town.For general construction work, these dwarves guide the townspeople through it.And some particularly important places, such as the foundation and main pillars of the wall, they will build by themselves to ensure that the entire defense is strong enough.

The construction level of the dwarves is indeed not to be underestimated. With the addition of these dwarves, not only the construction speed of the wall has been accelerated a lot, but it has also become stronger than before.This surprised Phil, who was in charge of building the fortifications.

Roger personally conducted an experiment on the part of the fence that had already been built, and asked the guards to carry a section of logs to hit the town's fence and gate. As a result, they hit each other about ten times in a row, and neither the fence nor the gate remained motionless. Can't find it.

According to the dwarves, the walls they reinforced are almost as strong as the walls made of stone by humans.The only drawback is that wooden walls are more likely to burn, so beware of enemy fire attacks.

While the dwarves and humans were working together to build the walls, the castle's advanced shooting range was also completed.Compared with the first-class shooting range, the advanced shooting range occupies a larger and more spectacular area, and the most important thing is that the advanced shooting range can train more advanced crossbowmen and heavy crossbowmen.

The weapons used by the heavy crossbowmen are more powerful than the light crossbowmen. Not only is the range dozens of steps farther, but they can even shoot through ordinary plate armor within a distance of fifty steps. It is definitely a sharp weapon for long-range attacks.Of course, heavy crossbows also have high requirements for using them, and the tight and hard crossbow strings cannot be pulled by ordinary people at all.Therefore, the heavy crossbowmen trained in the advanced shooting range are all big and round, and they are all soldiers of large stature.

With the addition of heavy crossbowmen, the defense of Kent Town will be more assured.However, their weakness is that the shooting interval is too long, so the army still has to maintain a certain number of longbowmen.Of course, there is no need for light crossbowmen to continue to exist, and all of them have been transferred to heavy crossbowmen by Roger.

Heavy crossbowmen can also operate more terrifying weapon crossbows, and all the crossbows sent by the dwarves will be handed over to them for use.

While everyone in Kent Town was working hard to protect their homeland, the hammer dwarves in the Red Mountains were not idle.Although the forging skills of the dwarves are among the best on the entire continent, it is not easy to build a ballista.What's more, Hammer promised Roger to build ten crossbow beds for him within 20 days, so the time was even more pressing.

The dwarves always keep their promises, and since they promised their friends, they tried their best to do it.So the whole tribe of Hammer dwarves was mobilized, and even the little ones who hadn't grown beards were called in to blow the bellows and add coal to help build the ballista.

And those master blacksmiths in the tribe worked even harder. They worked almost day and night, and only went to rest for a while when they couldn't survive.Two dwarves were so tired that they accidentally burned off their favorite beards while working.This made the two feel distressed for a while, and they vowed to stay in the camp until the beard grew back, and never let others see the beardless dwarves.

The efforts of the hammer dwarves were not in vain, and all the ballistas were finally made within the deadline.Just three days after Roger left No.20 in the Scarlet Mountains, the hammer chief of the dwarves arrived as promised, and ten brand new ballistas came to Kent Town with him.

These ballistas were loaded into carts pulled by alpine reindeer, and escorted by a team of dwarves, they slowly drove into the town of Kent.The dwarves never knew how to cover up, and the ten crossbow beds were transported into the town in such a grand manner, which immediately caused a sensation.

The townspeople and merchants gathered on both sides of the road to watch these big killers. This is the craftsmanship of the dwarves!Even the crossbow beds made by humans are not easy to see, let alone the high-quality goods made by dwarves?

Those merchants are very itchy when they look at these crossbow beds. If they can get these crossbow beds, how much can they sell for?However, he only dared to think about it, and never dared to put it into action.These crossbow beds are used by the lord to guard the town of Kent, who dares to use their brains?

For the residents of the town, having these ten crossbow beds, together with the fence built under the guidance of the dwarves, really made people feel at ease. They felt that no matter how many enemies came, they didn't have to worry about the safety of the town.

After receiving the news, Roger also came to welcome the dwarves. He saw the red eyes of the hammer, and knew that the dwarves must have been working hard recently, and he was a little moved. He patted the dwarf chief heavily and said, "I really want more of you this time." La!"

Iron Hammer said boldly as before: "What did you say, we are friends, aren't we?"

"Yes, we are friends!" Roger also laughed loudly: "Go, go to the baron's mansion, I will treat my friends to drink!"