Release that Witch

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Roland walked into a messy castle, and the Earl of Perrault and Hermon had already kneeled in the hall to welcome themselves.

The bodies on the ground have all been removed, but the **** smell is still lingering. The broken furnishings and broken weapons can be seen everywhere. He can almost imagine the scene where the two sides repeatedly killed in the battle for the castle.

"Get up," Roland walked over to him, bending over and holding his arm.

"Yes," Pedro's voice was a little choked. "Your Highness, you are finally here."

"You are doing very well," he said quietly. "The four families will pay the price they deserve, and the murderer will be brought to justice."

"I haven't been able to keep a long song fortress for you..."

"You have tried your best, this is not your fault," Roland sighed. Pei Luo is not a manager who can fight for good warfare. It can be seen from the previous Qingqi wins the city and this aristocratic rebellion. He is good at operating territories, is very proficient in trade, and is good at capturing opportunities, but not a power seeker. Fighting and conspiracy are not at work. This time, if the Second Army did not enter the castle in accordance with emergency measures, I am afraid that he could not hold it for two days.

But this does not mean that Pedro Hermon is not a good manager. If he is not good at fighting, he should give him a territory that does not need to fight. Compared with the talents that can be played, Roland prefers the operators who have the minds of businessmen.

"I believe that there must be incentives for this riot," he looked around at the venue. "This is a downright conspiracy. The enemy is trying to subvert the order of the West, so as to seek benefits that are not theirs!"

The scene was quiet, whether it was the first army soldier armed with a gun, or the knight with a wounded body behind Pei, looked at the prince.

"For this reason, they did not hesitate to commit felony, murder the nobility, kill the people. After the war, today, I don’t know how many people will lose their families and how many houses will be looted. But in the end, their conspiracy has not succeeded. Your unyielding resistance has prevented the fortress from falling into a bigger tragedy. Your performance is heroic, and your will is worthy of praise!"

The knights unknowingly put their chests a little higher.

"But the battle is not over yet, the traitors are fleeing, and then we are at the moment of revenge! I swear that no matter where the enemy hides, they will not escape the trial that will come, whether in the territory of the four families... ... still in the kingdom!" Rolandton paused and said with conviction, "The chief culprit of the rebellion will inevitably be sanctioned! Your blood... will not flow in vain!"

"Long live the Highness!" Pedro and Earl of Hermons squatted again.

"Long live the Highness, long live!" Then came the surviving knight and the Second Army soldier.

Soon everyone was kneeling on one knee, the upper body was straight, the right hand was holding the chest, and a slogan was shouted in unison.

"His Royal Highness, Long live!"

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After pacifying the people present, Roland recruited Pedro, Fanna, Brian and the Iron Axe to the study on the third floor of the castle. It was also the only place that was not invaded, and the furnishings were basically intact. He knows that he will probably spend his time here in the next few days.

The first is to understand the situation in the city. He looked at the iron axe. The latter immediately reported to the report: "The North Gate and the Dongcheng Gate occupied by the four major families have been retaken by the witches. Now the first army is under the guidance of Miss Hillvi. The insurgents in Qinglan City should be able to restore order in the city tomorrow morning."

"What about casualties?"

"A total of six people have been injured so far, all from the rifle battalion, but they have been treated by Miss Nana."

"What about the Second Army? Is there any statistics?"

"Not yet...but as far as the news is known, the casualties are heavy," Brian hesitated. "The two teams that went to support the city wall were defeated and have not been gathered up. Among the 50 people stationed in the castle, Eleven people were killed, and almost none of the soldiers patrolling the wall survived."

Roland nodded. This hundred people can persist for two days and benefit from the intensity of the war in this era. Especially when the enemy lacks effective weapons, the defending party can often occupy a big advantage. If the firearms were not used by the other side, relying on the flesh and blood of the mercenaries and the guards, it was difficult to break the lord's castle. At the beginning of the design, the building fully considered the prevention of the enemy.

Thinking of this, he told the iron axe, "Let me take a few firearms used by the rebels and let me see."

Roland is very concerned about the new hot weapons of this era. Although it is known that the day will come soon after the birth of snow powder, the speed of research and development of Tefco really surprised him.

The iron axe quickly executed the order. After a quarter of an hour, several lengths of different lengths of weapons were moved into the study by soldiers.

After seeing the real thing, Roland quickly understood why the other party could build the weapons in such a short period of time.

In a sense, these long tubes cannot be used as muskets. They have no triggers, no firing devices, and only a metal tube with openings at both ends. Deeper at one end, used to fill gunpowder and projectiles, with a needle-shaped hole at the end for ignition; the other end is shallow, and the handle is inserted after inserting a bamboo pole or wooden stick.

Structurally, it is very similar to the prototype of the musket, the firearm.

This original firearm filling process is the same as a flintlock, but the launch is more cumbersome, requiring the gunman to clamp the wood under the arm and the other holding an open flame to ignite the gunpowder. Due to the limitation of the posture, even the aiming can not be done when shooting, and it can only point to the front.

However, it is still a hot weapon, and it is inconvenient. Its launching principle is exactly the same as that of the rifle. The barrel and projectile are no different from the latecomers. Therefore, the power is far greater than the bow, as long as it hits. The Cavaliers can't stop it.

Moreover, these various types of fire guns can clearly see the effort spent by Tefco on the transformation. Some are made of iron, and there are clear marks of beating on the tube, and some are probably cooked. Copper pouring, the appearance is smoother. Considering that this is only a test product for the four families, the fuels used by Tefco should be better.

Only... the best firearm gun is still a fire door gun.

When the spring offensive was launched, Wang had no chance of winning in the face of the Western Army equipped with runner rifles, bolting rifles and heavy machine guns.

Roland moved his gaze back to the four people. "From tomorrow, the first army will recover the suburbs of the Long Song Fortress one by one. Any aristocrat who resists can be killed on the spot. I hope that after a week, the whole West will be unified!"

"Follow, Your Highness!" The four men answered in unison.