David Charles, the officer of the guard, took the Earl of Quy in a four-wheeled carriage to a remote ravine.

The Earl of Quy had great trust in his bodyguard.

The reason is simple, the two families have been friends for generations.

David Charles's grandfather was the bodyguard of Earl Quy's grandfather, and he was also an important general.

The Flanders region was originally an important domain of the noble princes.

Its successive counts were both vassals of the King of France and an important part of the so-called "Low Countries".

Moreover, because successive Earls of Flanders paid attention to protecting and encouraging the development of handicrafts such as textiles, and at the same time were indispensable partners in the wool industry of the Kingdom of England, the English kings often became the protectors of the interests of the Earls of Flanders.

Therefore, when Count Quy was threatened, he always thought of Edward I the long-legged first...... Of course, this time he couldn't help anyway.

In addition, as the most developed and wealthy region in Western Europe at this time, Count Flanders had a strong financial base, and he was able to mobilize thousands of knights to fight at a time, a force that no political force dared to ignore.

But at the national level, his military strength is not enough...... It is simply impossible to compare with Philip IV, this is a doomed revolt!

But God willing, if he can get the same Oriental weapon that defeated Edward I the long-legged, he will be able to ensure that all the cities in Flanders are undisturbed!

His army was far superior to that of the Scottish peasant mobs...... And Philip IV's army could only barely fight the elite army of England, and Philip IV had a great chance of defeat!

So, he desperately needs that mysterious oriental weapon!

My God, why didn't you think of it before......

In the car, the guard officer David Charles also briefed him on new military movements...... Some of the nobles in the realm began to secretly contact Philip IV.

Count Quy gritted his teeth and said, "You still have to keep a close eye on them...... If they dare to make a fuss, you can directly kill the killer!

We will confiscate their property in the name of treason and distribute it to civilians who have volunteered to defend themselves! ”

The guard officer, David Charles, also introduced the number of civilians joining the army, and yesterday the number reached the peak of these days, and it even reached 8,000 at once!

Count Qu Yi smiled bitterly, these peasants, craftsmen and fishermen, as well as some small merchants and peddlers, their combat effectiveness is there, but how can they compare to the regular army?!

However, they all knew that when Philip IV came, the taxes they had to pay could be doubled...... The will of the people does not seem to be of much use in front of the regular army, and it can only be said that there is more strength than nothing.

The key is still in that mysterious oriental weapon.

When they arrived, Count Quy met the so-called merchants of the East...... But where are they Eastern merchants!

Judging by their skin, their appearance, their clothing, they are purely French people.

When one of the leaders finished the French salute and spoke again, his accent was clearly that of the Orleans region!

The Earl of Quy glanced at his guard officer, David Charles, and then around the ravine, and well, his cavalry could be seen patrolling in the distance.

The guard officer, David Charles, shrugged and said, "They are indeed merchants from the East......"

The leader explained.

Count Quy could only believe that they had been doing business in the far east, and that they had come to his aid because they hated Philip IV's tyranny over the plebeians......

The "Eastern" merchant with Orleans said:

"Although we were once citizens of the Kingdom of France, no one helped us when we were suffering and loved, but it was the Great Shang Confederation that saved us and gave us divine freedom...... So we are just citizens of the Great Shang Federal Empire......"

Count Quy frowned and thought, the alliance between the great merchants?

The "Eastern" merchant with an Orleans accent added: "Shang is a dynasty of the Federal Empire a thousand years ago...... Now it's just a matter of rebuilding. ”

Well, there's enough history there...... The key is to really have that kind of oriental-style weapon!

The "Oriental" merchant with an Orleans accent shook his head, and several of his Caucasian assistants hurriedly lifted a long wooden box from a four-wheeled carriage.

Upon opening, an oriental weapon appeared that Count Quy had never seen at all.

The Earl of Quy looked at David Charles, the officer of the guard, and he whispered, "This is the weapon...... They'll show us ......."

Then, the Caucasian assistants did something to the weapon quickly, then picked it up and aimed at the trees in the distance.

Hearing only the sound of "pop", Count Quy shuddered for a moment, and then saw that a piece of bark had been knocked off the trunk of a tree!

How can this be?!

The guard, David Charles, whistled loudly with his fingers, and several of the guards ran up, one of them carrying a knight's helmet with what appeared to be a hole in it, which seemed to have been chiseled out of a pickaxe...... Some knights were mortally wounded.

After the guard had run a few dozen paces, he hung his helmet on a branch more than a man high, and ran back.

At this time, the "Eastern" merchant with an Orleans accent personally held the oriental weapon, took a serious aim, and then there was another "snap", and the knight's helmet flew out in response!

Oh my God......

A guard went over and picked it up.

Count Quy looked at it seriously, my God, this weapon can easily kill an armored knight in attack, let alone an ordinary cavalryman.

He saw another hole!

It turned out that the previous hole had been demonstrated by them once...... No wonder the guard officer David Charles took them so eagerly and so seriously.

The "Oriental" merchant with an Orleans accent said: "This 'fire cap gun' is more convenient than the 'arquebus', and has a higher rate of success than the 'flintlock pistol', and is much better than that used by the Scots......"

Count Quy couldn't understand the terms, but he could understand what he was saying!

His eyes lit up and he immediately asked, "How many of you have?" ”

"Five hundred...... And the ammunition needed! ”

“…… Too little...... I can pay a high price to come! ”

"Not a lot! If used correctly, the front can withstand the onslaught of 3,000 cavalry! ”

"Philip IV had tens of thousands of cavalry!"

"Hehe, we still have barbed wire, and 'marching artillery'!"

“……”

The "Oriental" merchant with an Orleans accent waved his hand, and his white assistant pushed a thick guy with red rust and two wheels from behind the four-wheeled carriage.

There they were bustling again......

David Charles, the officer of the guard, took him by the arm and retreated, and the Earl of Quy noticed that his guards were also retreating...... They retreated for more than two dozen steps before stopping.

What's going on? Don't need to get close and take a serious look?!

When they were done, they lit torches with something called matches.

The Earl of Tricky knew the miraculous match that could burn with a single stroke, and a single English silver coin could only buy twelve boxes.

What are they going to do?!