Chapter 176 176. Building an Army

Lordell stood in front of the door of the blacksmith shop, heard the conversation between the two, and knocked heavily on the door.

"What are you two talking about secretly?"

"Nothing." Lovi and Mosuofei looked at each other and coughed lightly.

For some unknown reason, Lodel's eyes turned to the table next to him.

Various assembled firearms were neatly arranged, and various brass bullets were packed in boxes.

She was shocked: "You actually did so much?"

"In the future, the more weapons men have to defend their country, the better," Lowe said proudly.

Luo Deer's eyes were sharp. "I noticed that you always try to do something unreasonable. There are already few men in the territory. If you send them to the front line, if they are killed, it will eventually greatly affect the fertility rate of the territory."

"You don't need to worry about it. With such advanced weapons, the men are capable of taking responsibility. Just give me my weapon back."

Lodel refused to give it to him. He raised his gun and pointed it at Mosophie with a cold expression.

"Madam, please don't!" The panda butler held his ears with both hands, sweat on his face.

This is a weapon that can penetrate steel plates! He doesn't think he can withstand it! Lodel just wanted to scare this lackey and put the gun on the table: "It has not been tested in actual combat. I admit that pistols have certain lethality and portability. But when facing strong opponents like wild boars and giant bears, if you don't hit the vital parts, it's hard to be fatal with just a small wound."

"Pistols are not used against large creatures or hunting. They are essentially for dealing with humans. There are other upgraded weapons for dealing with large wild beasts." Lovey couldn't help showing off.

"Where?" Lodel asked.

"Master, your cannon is not ready yet." Mosoffe winked.

"Yes!" Although the iron cannon was not finished, there were quite a few finished copper cannons, Lovey agreed.

"Madam, they are lying to you." The voice of the elf Green Radish came from beside Lodel.

Laudel stamped his feet and grabbed Mossofie by the collar: "Tell me the truth."

"The iron cannon is not ready, but there is a copper cannon." Mossoff said weakly, and added: "You can go to the blacksmith workshop and ask the manager."

Lodel turned and left.

Lovi helped Mosofi up: "Are you okay, butler?"

"Master, you won't blame me, will you?" Mosoffe said apologetically.

"No, Lodel is a force majeure. Go gather all the members of the organization to the conference room now. I need to have a meeting."

At ten o'clock in the morning, the frost and fog dissipated. The sky was gray and the sun was not visible. On the training ground beside Moon Lake, the guards curiously surrounded the huge brass cannon and looked at it.

It's really too heavy! If it weren't for the fact that both cows and humans in this world are very strong, it would be hard to carry it over.

With one hand on his waist, Lodel was in high spirits as he ordered people to load the ammunition.

"Ma'am, which way are you going?"

"Across the lake!"

"Isn't that too close?"

Lodel measured the distance visually. The training ground was at least 500 meters away from the other side. If it was a trebuchet, the range would be about 200 meters, and the stones would fall on the ice near the center. The range of the bronze cannon should be farther. Wouldn't more than double the distance be enough? She couldn't help but look forward to it and gestured to turn the bronze cannon in another direction: "How about over there?"

The dwarf gunner raised his hand and measured the distance with his thumb and index finger, nodding to himself: "How far do you want to shoot?"

"Hit as far as you can."

"The copper cannon can reach the woods."

"Are you kidding?"

The estimated distance was about two thousand meters, almost ten times that of the catapult, and the trees in sight seemed very short.

The dwarf gunner started loading ammunition without any explanation. It was just a random shot anyway, so there was no need for precise calibration. He just needed to roughly adjust the muzzle angle.

"You'd better stand further away and cover your ears, the sound is very loud," he warned.

Luo Deer didn't care at first, but she thought about her pregnancy, so she stood farther away. With the lady taking the lead, the rest of the people retreated ten meters away.

The dwarf gunner picked up the kerosene lamp and lit the fuse.

In the blink of an eye, the cotton thread soaked in diesel quickly burned up, followed by a loud bang like thunder.

Thick smoke came out of the muzzle, carrying the pungent smell of burning gunpowder. The frightened people hurriedly looked into the distance.

"Where did the iron ball go?"

"On the other side." The dwarf gunner scratched his head. "Do you want another shot? I'll shoot closer."

"No need." Lodel barely caught the trajectory of the iron ball with his eyesight: "Let's go look for it now. Everyone is here. Let's go!"

The guards ran along the lake toward the woods on the other side.

About a moment later, someone found a hole and an iron ball in the bushes.

"Soldier Captain, over here."

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Lodel dodged a few times and half-crouched beside the gun pit, his eyes focused.

Although I was prepared for this result, I was still shocked.

A range of more than two kilometers and a range of two hundred meters are two different concepts.

If this kind of weapon is used to attack a city, the defenders will be under attack from beginning to end, with no room for fighting back.

In addition, it can also be used to hunt dragon beasts.

Even if it is controlled by an ordinary person, a dragon can be treated as prey.

Of course, there are disadvantages, such as inflexibility and difficulty in transportation.

But this is not a problem, there are pistols to make up for the shortcomings. The two can be used together flexibly. It is enough to create a new type of soldiers.

Lodel let go of his thoughts and imagined himself winning every battle on the battlefield, with a slight smile on his face.

In the meeting room of Fulin Castle, a group of elite men listened to the lord's speech.

The general meaning is that he will give members a batch of weapons to improve the status of men.

Then came the pistol demonstration. After loading the bullets, aim at the target and fire a few times to break the armor.

Everyone was shocked.

"My Lord, with all due respect, it would be a waste to give us such advanced weapons. You should give them to the warrior you trust most."

Steward Otto spoke entirely on the basis of the lord's interests.

"Yes, it's no problem for you to give it to us, but what if it gets stolen or accidentally lost?" agreed the carpenter Agu.

"That makes sense." Lovi stroked his chin and fell into thought: "Ask if there are any relatives willing to join the guards. I want to form a guard of 300 people."

Everyone simply started discussing.

In fact, there was a group of male soldiers in the original Guards Regiment, but their number became smaller and smaller later.

In the end, all the soldiers were women, and it took only one year! Lovi questioned Lodel and Zoe, and they both said that the training was too hard and the men couldn't stick with it.

Luo Wei didn't believe it at all. It was understandable if one or two people couldn't hold on, but if a group of people couldn't hold on, it must be because they were excluding and tripping them up.

It took half a month to gather another 100 male soldiers.

Actually, when I heard that the lord was recruiting personal guards, many people were willing to sign up. However, most of them were refugees with questionable backgrounds and were not suitable. Local men were not very interested in being soldiers.

They thought that since they had a woman to support them, why should they do anything dangerous?

In the end, Lowe raised the salary and gradually attracted a group of young people to join.

(End of this chapter)