Chapter 236: Intelligence
The army pressed the border, and the town of Black Iron temporarily closed the port, blocked the river, and stopped all trade activities, and the merchants were temporarily persuaded to leave. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Although Renault also asked the workers in the town to take a temporary refuge in Little Wolf Castle, after more than half a year, almost all the workers refused to leave, and continued to produce in an orderly manner every day.
Especially in the machining workshop, all kinds of machine tools are running around the clock, and one shell after another is being made.
Everyone knew very well in their hearts that the more cannonballs they made, the safer Black Iron Town would be.
Leaving Black Iron Town, when they come back in the future, there may not be their own place here, these workers have survived from hard times, and finally put down roots in Black Iron Town, they have a full meal every day, a neat and beautiful residence, and no one with a brain will leave Lord Renault's place with their own wisdom.
But although the cavalry of the Black Sheep family has not yet been seen, the posture of the 5,000 guards stationed outside Black Iron Town has made everyone's hearts tense.
Dangdangdang -
The bell on the top of the school building rang with a rapid and dull sound, reaching every corner of Blackiron Town.
This is an irregular "evacuation drill" in Black Iron Town, and whenever you hear the bell for evacuation, no matter what you are doing, you must immediately stop and go into the nearby "bomb shelter" to evacuate. No one is allowed to leave until the red flag is lifted.
Renault built a total of 12 bomb shelters, evenly distributed in every corner of Black Iron Town.
The bomb shelter is made of 20 centimeters thick steel plates, and once the heavy iron door is closed, it is almost impossible to open it from the outside unless it is an awakened person with the power of a powerful demonic spirit.
Each bomb shelter is connected to a passageway, as well as to an underground warehouse and laboratory, which is stocked with enough supplies and water for all the townspeople to live for a year.
"Lord Ferrier," the workers in the machine shop seemed a little puzzled when they knew that it was just a drill, "why is there a drill every day, and the time is getting longer and longer, isn't it a waste of time?"
"Yes, Lord Ferret, it's a pity to make dozens of fewer shells every day!"
"Don't say it, Lord Renault must have his intentions in arranging it like this. ”
Ferrier, the blacksmith, didn't know why Renault was wasting his time on this, he thought about it like the workers, and felt that it would make sense to produce more cannonballs.
He also asked Renault in private, and the answer Renault gave him was to avoid panic.
But what is there to panic about, Fei Lie believes in the strength of the Guardian Army and the Black Iron Army, they are not even afraid of demonic beasts, will they be afraid of the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Black Sheep family?
He opened a locked iron door in the bomb shelter, and inside was a small room, through which he could see something outside through the "periscope" and brass pipes installed here.
The streets in the mirror were empty, and the whole town was silent except for the sound of blowers still coming from the direction of the glass blast furnace.
It is not known how long it will take for this exercise to end.
Ferrer was a little anxious, and he was thinking about the new type of cannonball, the "Blue Absolute Pomegranate Bomb" with a large amount of blue stone powder. Before Lord Renault went to Tuk City, he specially explained that at least 500 such shells would be produced.
Now that number was complete, he felt that it was not enough, and Charlotte from the lab thought so.
These cannonballs are designed to deal with the Awakened, and the more the merrier. Anyway, there are many more blue stones, and it is not a problem to make thousands of them.
So Charlotte directly gave him enough blue stone for 2,000 cannonballs, and also gave him some strange green powder, which was supposedly refined from No. 5.
Once a person inhales these powders, or the smoke produced after the powder is burned, the serious ones will die on the spot, and the mild ones will cough and vomit blood, and lose their combat ability.
It's a pity that the amount of green powder is too small, only enough to make 300 grenades, otherwise this kind of biological and chemical weapon alone can make the army of the Black Sheep family have no return.
After a long wait of two hours, the exercise was finally over, and Ferre hurried towards the workshop, only to be called to the town hall by one of the guards.
Renault's hall became a temporary command post, and it was a little crowded today, except for Lauren's absence, all the people close to Renault were gathered, and even Yushi, who didn't like to be lively, squatted in the corner of the restaurant next door to watch the beautiful golden-tailed white fish.
The army of the Black Sheep family had just left the grassland and entered the low mountain range, approaching Black Iron Town from four different routes.
The two brothers, Horton and Horn, were not just reckless men who knew how to rush, and they scattered their forces in order to exhaust the little overstretched force in Black Iron Town.
And they brought a lot of food and various supplies, ready for a long battle.
A smart and calm commander, well-stocked supplies, and a steady and steady tactic, the last thing Renault wanted to see was gathered.
It seems that this time it is not only a contest of forces and weapons, but also a duel of tactics and command art.
In this context, the collection and transmission of intelligence is particularly important. Without the aid of telecommunication, Renault's only advantage now is having Anna.
The glass of the living room window had been completely removed by Renault, and Anna retracted her huge black wings and landed lightly in the center of the living room.
"How?"
"The enemy is clever this time, and after entering the mountain area, the ranks are very scattered, and it is difficult to deal an effective blow to them unless there is dense artillery fire. ”
As she spoke, Anna picked up the little red flags and planted them densely on the sand table.
Looking at the banner representing the enemy army "all over the mountains", everyone's mood was very heavy.
The army of 70,000 people, just put it on the sand table, gives people a heavy sense of oppression. If you were to face such a large army in person, it is estimated that the faint of heart will faint on the spot.
Renault held the small blue flag representing his side, and after a moment of silence, he also began to lay out.
He divided the convoy into 50 teams and walked sporadically three kilometers from the edge of the strange woods.
Each pair of guards was armed with two heavy mortars, and once the Black Sheep cavalry began to assemble outside the strange woods, they were greeted by artillery fire from the guards.
A hundred Black Iron Corps were also scattered, each carrying a mortar and 10 shells.
They lurk on the ridge outside the strange woods, first striking at the cavalry that enters the range, and then retreat back to the strange woods to deploy tripping mines to snipe the enemy spearheads who enter the strange woods.
Then the largest blue flag was planted on the mountain behind Black Iron Town.
On the top of the hill behind the hill is a howitzer position, 40 strong forts are scattered, and the thick barrels of the guns fan to all directions south of Black Iron Town.
Erected on the top of a mountain more than 300 meters high, the range of the howitzer will be increased by 1,000 meters, and the distance within 6,500 meters from Black Iron Town is the range of these big guys.
As long as the cavalry of the Black Sheep family enters this range, they will be suppressed by heavy firepower. (To be continued.) )