In the end, Sinampei's construction was implemented, and it was not hindered too much in all aspects. In the final analysis, the artillery of this era, and even all firearms, were mere toys in the eyes of conservatives. Even if some people see the promise of firearms, they do not think they can be of much use now.

Therefore, it is better to have good quality goods in hand, but if not, it is not so sad - it is for this reason that the king and his generals agreed that their artillery should only restrain the Galedonian artillery of the same caliber.

As for the reason why the king was anxious to go to Sinampe to design the cannon, it was for the attack and defense of the fortress, not for field battles - although it is embarrassing to say, the people of Capetian still had a large-scale heavy cavalry charge in mind...... This is not something that Sinan Pei can solve,

Seriously, in such a matter of the fate of the country, only enough hardships will make the ruling class change their minds, and Sinampei does not intend to persuade in vain on such a matter - and basically no one will listen to the opinion of a foreign young man.

Although he sympathized with the soldiers of the Capetian Kingdom, he was really powerless. Now that he is tired, he is already very tired of being a good housekeeper for Theresa.

As for taking advantage of this time to cast cannons for the king, and then march on the great road of promotion and wealth, although Sinampei was also very moved, he still gave up this idea after careful consideration - it has been less than a year since he came to this world, he has no connections or qualifications, and as a pagan from a foreign country, he cannot be trusted by others, so in this case, it is better to continue to follow Theresa to eat soft rice. As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and Sinan Pei, who has the experience of failing because of risk-taking, decided to be as cautious as possible.

Occasionally, I followed a few cute girls to brag, play poker, and have nothing to do all day, and if I was in the mood, I would point out the students who were now following me, and if I was not in the mood, I would bully and bully Angus who was still under house arrest.

In the final analysis, his desire to climb up is still due to his dissatisfaction with his current life, whether it is on Earth or here, but once he finds himself quite satisfied with life, his energy is slowly exhausted.

But the wind was quiet and the trees did not stop, and when a messenger on a fast horse broke into the palace, such days came to an end.

The fighting on the front line has deteriorated. Undeterred by the bitter winter, the Galedonian army continued to maintain long supply lines, besieging the fortress of Agincourt, one of the chokepoints leading from Galian, an important port for the Galedonians, to Pali with its large army.

If the Galedonian army continued to attack the city of Pali in the south, then the fortress of Agincourt would become a nail wedged in their supply line, and the fortress inside would rush out of the fortress with impunity and attack the supply team of Caledonia. At the current level of technology, human beings still do not have the ability to compete with nature, and the road that can deliver supplies to the direction of Pali on a large scale is such a road, so it cannot be abandoned at all, just like man has only one throat.

And how dare they go on when they are choked by the throat? So the Caledonians dared to send light cavalry to harass the towns on the plain of Pali and plunder supplies, but they did not dare to send their main forces directly to the city of Pali.

Therefore, it is understandable that the Galledonians insisted on continuing the siege in the cold winter, as long as the fortress of Agincourt was captured in this winter, then the Galledonians would have gained greater strategic initiative, and when such a fortress that held the northern gate of the Pali Plain and could be attacked and defended was charged, the Capetians did not even dare to reassure the spring planting - this is a fatal problem.

In order to conquer this stronghold as much as possible, the Caledonians have brought in the cannons that they have successfully used. When the messenger told the news in front of the king, he was already sweating profusely.

At this time, Sinampei, who happened to tell the king some "hometown experiences", also heard it.

"The giant cannon, is it the giant cannon with a caliber of more than seventy centimeters?" Si Nanpei gasped, he had already learned about the specific performance of this guy not long ago. Although it still fires granite live ammunition, such a large guy is definitely the nemesis of any fortress today. Maybe the ancient Celestial Empire's thick city walls with bricks on the outside and rammed earth on the inside, which can run horses, can withstand the attack of such big guys, but the castles of Eugenia have absolutely no way to survive. It was hard for him to imagine how the Galedonians could have sent this big guy to the front in such a snowy climate. However, this is the case, and it is necessary to come up with a strategy to deal with the current situation, otherwise the Capetian Kingdom will face an even more dangerous dilemma.

"Yes. The herald even looked a little nervous, apparently frightened by the huge beast, "By the time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent me to deliver the message, the outer breastwork of the fortress had completely fallen, and we were resisting section by section......"

"Resist section by section? I think it's a gradual retreat. The king stood up from his throne and shook his brow, "Is there enough of the defenders inside the fortress?"

"And seven thousand soldiers capable of fighting and three thousand lightly wounded. Although it is not enough to go out of the city for a decisive battle, it is still enough to defend the fortress. The messenger replied profusely, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took command of the fortress, the casualties have not been large, but the Galledonians besieging the city have suffered a lot of non-combat attrition. ”

"yes, it seems that Yuge is doing a pretty good job. Alphonse, how many noble reinforcements have been gathered in Pali these days, following my call?" the king paused and turned to his guard attaché.

Huge is the name of the king's only son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Thirty thousand men have been gathered, Your Majesty, and five thousand crossbowmen from Jenova that you hired from Saranyi. The guard attache named Alphonse replied with a stoop.

"Very good, the rest of the guys who haven't come yet, we won't wait. The king's eyes shone brightly, "Tell them to come to the council chamber in the afternoon." We're going to start talking about the expedition. ”

As he spoke, he turned and walked in the direction of his inner chamber, as if to prepare something.

After a while, he turned to Si Nanpei and said, "Mr. Si, if you don't have any arrangements this afternoon, come to the council hall as well." ”

"Huh?" Sinanpei's mouth grew in surprise.