"In just seven weeks, the dwarves of Moriah have taken over the three northern provinces of Tulip...... and the Seven Weeks War has taught us that the dwarves who are as hard as a rock are still a neighbor worthy of our vigilance. During the Seven Weeks War, Tulip's soldiers have discovered that the dwarves are wielding new weapons. These weapons are called muskets and cannons, and they are very similar to the Crystal Gun and Crystal Cannon, but the rate of fire is faster, and the projectile is not dragon's blood and crystal, so our blockade of the dwarves' strategic resources in the past has completely lost its meaning. ”

"So I think if our country wants to continue to compete for supremacy on the continent, we will see these dwarves as an adversary to be taken seriously......"

"Professor Mahan, Tulips' defeat on land has made their naval blockade of the Dragonheart Kingdom no longer possible. In the Battle of Chatham, Tulip's General de Ruit used Pegasus to complete the surprise attack, and the Dragonheart Kingdom also used the Dragon Eagle and Airship bombing tactics...... Professor, does this also mean that the sail warships of the past can no longer keep up with the changes of the times?"

"Second Lieutenant Bonaparte, you have a very good question. The gray-haired Mahan put down the whip in his hand.

"The destruction of the Pirate King Blackbeard's fleet was a massive bombardment by the Viking Dragon Knights, and although we don't know much about this naval battle, it is undeniable that air superiority has become an important weight that affects the balance of war. ”

"Professor, should we also set up our own air combat units in the Rhine Kingdom?"

"Hehe, it depends on whether His Majesty Louis XVI is willing to cut his love and take out the manticore guards that he has cherished for a long time. ”

"Haha~"

Inevitably, there were a few suppressed laughs in the classroom, but they soon fell silent.

For His Majesty, who is mediocre and brutal, who only knows how to oppress the common people and is arrogant and lascivious, he does not care about such a thing at all, and it is even more impossible to get him to hand over his guards. There have been several demonstrations in the country recently, and although they were quickly dispersed, everyone felt the prelude to the storm.

Therefore, as students of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in the Lion City of the Rhine, it is better for them to try not to talk about such things.

"Professor, how do you think you should deal with this air superiority?"

Mahan waved his hand and motioned for his favorite student, Bonaparte, to sit down, and then said with a smile, "I have thought about this question before. ”

"The way I came up with this was to modify our old weaponry and increase the rate of fire of the guns so that they could use their powerful firepower to hit nimble flying creatures in the air...... As for the navy, I think we can put the existing ships on steel decks, or even build a battleship made of pure steel. This not only avoids fire, but also protects against aerial bombardment by small bombs...... Of course, these are just some of my assumptions, and the future is still in the hands of you young people, so today's homework is ......"

When the students in the classroom had left, Bonaparte closed his notebook.

The root cause of the slow rate of fire of a cannon is because of the cumbersome process of reloading, so how can this process be simplified?

Bonaparte felt that it was possible to use rear-loading shells.

In the past, the gunsmiths of the Rhine Kingdom had already tried this method, but the constant breath-holding problem caused the cannon to have a short range and was prone to accidents, so wouldn't it be better if the magic crystal powder and dragon blood were unified in a metal cannon shell and fired by firing the dragon blood with a firing pin?

Thinking of this, Bonaparte's eyes lit up, and he needed to rush back as soon as possible to try it......

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Standing on the walls of the Otlan Fortress, looking at the carloads of supplies pulled in by the dwarves, Green couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"What are they doing? Now that they have occupied the three northern provinces, they should manage it well, and now they have brought everything back, so what if there is another war in the future?"

"There will be no more fighting. Mary glanced at Pipsqueak, who was rubbing around Fury, and continued, "Dwarves can go to war with human nations over territorial disputes, but if they want to expand their territory and occupy new places, this is something that all surrounding human nations will not tolerate. ”

"And now that Tulip's naval fleet has returned, they can't sail to land, but they can strike at the dwarven supply lines along Tulip's canals and lakes. ”

"So now the two sides may have planned negotiations...... Therefore, the dwarves will want to plunder more before a full withdrawal. ”

I see!Green touched his chin.

As a famous "sea coachman", Tulip's shipbuilding industry is also very developed, almost half of the sailing ships on the Demon Continent are built by Tulip, so if he wants to get more ships, Green feels that this is an opportunity.

After conquering the three northern provinces, the dwarves also captured a large number of sailing ships under construction. These ships are of little use to the current dwarves, but they are much needed by the kingdom of Navia......

Just as Green was thinking about going back to Leopold and getting the ships to Moria, Sam jumped off Meatball's back with an excited face.

"Green, let's go back quickly! I heard that there are some pretty elves in Riptide Castle, and they are riding a very strange flying beast. ”

......

The Seven Weeks victory over Tulips by the Moria Dwarves shocked not only the surrounding human nations, but also the Dwarves themselves.

For a long time, human beings have squeezed the living space of dwarves by virtue of their advantages in all aspects, and they have also limited a lot of resources imported into the dwarf kingdom.

The attitude of the human has made many dwarves angry, but there is nothing they can do. They are now powerless to resist at all, and they have completely lost their right to speak on the Demon Continent, but because sometimes they have to buy some necessities from the human kingdom, their different attitudes towards humans have caused the current division of the dwarves.

Among the three kingdoms of dwarves, Moria's living conditions are the worst, and at the same time, he is the worst, and he didn't expect to be able to defeat Tulips in this war, which makes all dwarves have a feeling of raising their eyebrows.

After many years, he came to Riptide Castle again, looking at this familiar and unfamiliar face - the current Queen of Bavaria, known as the Iron Rose, Olena, Leopold stood quietly for a long time, and then stepped forward and said, "Long time no see, Olena." ”

"yes, long time no see. ”

Dwarven women are not as big as men, but there are still not many human women who have the weak temperament, and in Olenna's body, this dwarven woman's unique strong and beautiful characteristics are particularly prominent.

After greeting Leopold, she moved out of the way.

"It is a pleasure to see you, Your Highness Leopold, and may Eva, the goddess of nature, protect you forever. ”

"Your Highness Shirna!"

Only then did Leopold recognize the elven princess in front of him.

He hurriedly returned the salute and turned his head to look at Olena.

"Is this something?"

Although the relationship between the elves and the dwarves has improved a lot later, it is limited to the black iron dwarves in Bavaria, and now a few elves are enough to surprise Leopold, but he didn't expect that there is an elven princess among them.

"Let's go inside!" Olenna blinked.

Although so many years have passed, the tacit understanding between the two is still not strange.

Leopold sighed inwardly, then nodded.