"It's so beautiful......" In the City Lord's Mansion in Mayne City, the City Lord of Ensel was rubbing his hands and looking at the ten identical chairs.

"You said it was made by that Iran Hill kid in Seris City?" He reached out and stroked the glorious lacquer surfaces, and asked the merchant beside him with great greed.

"Yes! My lord! I spent 20 silver coins per chair, and it was indeed made by Seris, which I confirmed many times. The merchant replied respectfully.

Seris has a new woodworking technique, which makes the Lord of Ensel salivate. He hopes to get his hands on this craft and make himself richer.

"And these beautiful fabrics......" After looking at the tables and chairs, Ensel looked at the fabrics again, and his hand caressed the supple fabric as if caressing his lover's carcass.

It was an indescribable feeling, almost like a lover stripped of his clothes—Ensel had not even forgotten to speak, he just looked at the rainbow-like fabrics and admired them intently.

Finally, the greedy lord of the city stepped out of his small world, withdrew his gaze from the gorgeous fabrics, and finally had the appearance of a superior person.

"Very good...... Very good! He nodded pretentiously and looked at the generals beside him: "If we attack Seris, what are the chances of winning?" ”

As soon as he heard his city lord ask this, the general knew that he had moved to provoke a war. So he pondered for a moment and replied, "There is about a 70% chance of winning." ”

Although Seris's soldiers are elite, have special products of tetan, and have superior armor and weapons, the other side needs to defend in too many directions.

"We only need to defend in two directions, but they need to defend in four directions, and although there are many troops, they need to be dispersed...... This is our strength. "The general also has two brushes, and has come up with a seemingly feasible attack plan.

"We were the first to gather troops, and then suddenly launched an attack on the border! The city of Seris was caught off guard and was bound to suffer heavy losses. Instead of pinning his victory on his own troops, he wanted to prolong the war and look forward to the addition of other forces: "When our attack is effective and the other side has to retreat to Seris Castle, the forces in other directions will take advantage." ”

Everyone understands the truth of Qian Bao's touching heart, and after listening to the plan said by his general, the city lord of Ensel immediately felt that it was a feasible plan.

At that time, as long as he divides the benefits to the lords in other directions, then eighty percent of the Arrant Empire will not take care of such trivial matters.

As long as he carries the 1,000 gold coin tax tribute of Seris City, then the Arrant Empire will not have any loss, if he is willing to pay an additional 300 gold coins, he can still raise his position to the top.

Thinking of this, Ensel could no longer hold his breath: "Gather all the soldiers!" Arm those peasants too! I will personally lead an army against Seris! ”

"Your Excellency is wise! Such a good process...... Those craftsmen should belong to me, Mayne! On the other side of Ensel, his henchmen praised with a wicked smile.

"Send a message to the Greer City Lord of Ferry City! Borrow 500 elite soldiers from him! As long as you take Seris City, the benefits will be half of him! "Unsel, who felt that his strength was a little inadequate, made a decision that he thought was sound.

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Chris on the other side, sitting on a high platform and looking at the first-generation artillery being trained in the distance, couldn't hide the joy on his face.

After making two prototypes, he improved the design drawings and built 20 more advanced guns by hand and with the help of machinery.

Thanks to a more powerful smelting formula, Chris's blacksmiths mixed a new type of steel with a special material of Pyroxene to forge a powerful modern cannon body.

In addition to the use of rifling technology, the new artillery adopts a series of new technologies such as reloading and fixed loading shells, and the shells also use touch explosion fuses, which suddenly increase the power by dozens of times.

Compared with the Type 1880 artillery that Deser saw, Chris now has almost the same weapons in his hand as around 1900, almost as advanced as the artillery of the First World War.

Chris has improved the artillery mount these days, added a hydraulic re-entry device, and suddenly made the artillery in his hand have the prototype of modern artillery.

It is precisely because of those inexhaustible technical experiences in his mind that the weapons in his hands have developed by leaps and bounds.

20 howitzers of 90 mm caliber with a range of 7 km, powerful and quick to load. Whether in the field or in siege, these guns can provide very strong fire support for the troops.

Also in order to serve these artillery, Chris personally selected 50 soldiers from the veterans for training, and taught modern artillery dispatching and command knowledge in the way of supplementary classes.

What is now restraining Chris's frantic expansion is the basic knowledge of his subordinates and the shortage of industrial equipment. He even had the design drawings of the American F22 fighter in his head, but unfortunately he didn't even have an electric machine tool......

The artillery and shells made by the most traditional methods already have a powerful force beyond this era, but Chris knows in his heart that at this moment, he is far from being able to withstand the wear and tear of war.

At this moment, he is like the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the industrial foundation is too thin, and he can only barely solve the problem of whether there is a problem, and cannot support a protracted large-scale war.

For him now, the good news is not nothing: after all, other countries in this era do not even have such an industrial foundation!

"Range 40! Reloaded! On the artillery position in the distance, the officer in charge of the command waved the small flag in his hand and shouted the password loudly.

The soldiers, who had repeatedly practiced reloading with solid training shells made of iron, withdrew their heavy shells from their chambers out of breath and began preparations for the next reload.

Shells were too expensive, and the number of people needed for artillery was considerable, and of the 500 recruits Chris recruited, 400 were trained specifically for artillery.

Each cannon is operated by 10 soldiers, including a commander, a gun commander, 3 operators, 3 loaders, and 2 horse-drawn carriages.

In addition to these 10 soldiers, there are 10 other soldiers who follow as substitutes. They did not have operational tasks, but were only responsible for learning for future expansion of artillery.

"My lord, the news just sent that the special carriages prepared for these cannons have all been manufactured, and now these cannons can completely keep up with the speed of the cavalry." Wagron stepped up to the podium and delivered good news.

As a man who knows the future of industry, Chris prepared a carriage for the whole army in order to make it possible for the whole army to move quickly. In this way, he has a fast and mobile force that can quickly rush to the direction where the crisis has erupted.

His artillerymen had a four-horse four-wheeled carriage for every five people, which was responsible for transporting the horses' grain, grass, shells, tents, and tools...... The standard infantry also had horse-drawn carriages for transportation, and every 10 men traveled in one carriage.

Because of the large amount of gold coins spent, Chris's "Mobile Force" is quite luxurious. He prepared 100 carriages of various models, so that the entire army had "wheels".

"Now, no matter in which direction there is a problem, we can immediately send 500 cavalry and 500 infantry in that direction." After twenty days of hard work, Chris was relieved. He is now ready for the battle ahead, and he has the strength to keep his fortune.

"There's been some movement on the bunker lately, and the barbarians in the north seem to be interested in us." After reporting the good news, Wagron told Chris another not-so-good news.

The wealth of Seris has attracted the covetousness of the surrounding forces, and the situation is not good, and the peace in front of him is more and more like the calm before the storm.

"Send 100 more soldiers to the north! Increase the number of border guards to 300 people! We need to make our attitude clear! Don't show weakness in this regard! Chris commanded with a frown.

"Yes! My lord! Wagron also felt the pressure like a mountain. In addition to Chris's new 500 new troops, 300 soldiers is almost all they can draw now.

If the northerners make any more moves, Seris will need to draw cavalry and new troops to the northern border. This is definitely not good news for Chris, who doesn't have many mobile units.

"In addition, Mr. Desel did not break his promise, he paid us the tax tribute of the Arrant Empire, and the tax envoy of the Arrant Empire has just sent us the tax payment voucher and praised our positive attitude towards paying taxes." When Wagron mentioned this, he felt a little painful.

Seeing Waglon's expression, Chris laughed: "Hahahaha, the tax envoy is so reasonable, Steady didn't break the bank, right?" ”

"When the tax collector was gone, the most expensive purple cloth filled a whole wagon." Wagron grumbled angrily.

"It's not expensive! As long as the Arrant Empire doesn't put pressure on us, this money is not a waste of money! Chris, who had already felt the pressure of defense, said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

What he lacks now is not money, but time for development and defensive strength. If you can fix these problems, it's definitely a good deal to spend some.

"One last thing...... My lord, the parts you asked for yesterday have already been made...... Mistress Chris from the blacksmith's side asked me to bring a message that the steam engine could be assembled. Wagron seemed to remember something, and spoke again.

"Let these artillerymen continue to train! Hurry! What we lack now is time! Chris stood up, patted Wagron on the shoulder and ordered, "After all, there is more good news than bad news, and this is the best news!" ”

After saying that, he stepped off the high platform, turned over and galloped in the direction of the workshop.