85_85536 is like this, although William thinks that he has mastered the truth, grasped the direction of the development of advanced productive forces, mastered this and mastered that. But in this argument with Charlumie, he still succumbed to the upper hand.

Just because Charlumi has an example. She could cite countless times that a warrior who had used a cold weapon and killed a musketeer in seconds after his fighting spirit exploded. And what's worse is that many of these cases involve William's father, Baron Otto.

On the other hand, William also came up with many examples of gunpowder weapons and victories on the battlefield - although there is no such thing as a newspaper in this world, but through the word of mouth of the merchants and the teachings of his father Baron Otto, William still understood the armament situation of some countries in this world.

The most important and similar thing about the state of readiness of the nations today is that the great powers are doing everything they can to strengthen their gunpowder weapons - mainly artillery, yes, artillery, not muskets, of course.

There were no separate musketeers in this era, and although the front-loading flintlock musket had been invented, it was more used as a pastime for the rich than as a weapon of war.

The muskets used by the soldiers of some countries were still the simplest and most primitive hand cannons, while the main musketeers of the countries competed to be loaded, and the expanded military equipment was the front-loading arquebus.

This arquebus is completely unusable in bad weather and has a very poor range, power and rate of fire. In the ranks, the main projection force was still dominated by bows and crossbows, and in countries like the Kingdom of West Francia, the love of artillery from top to bottom of the army was almost outrageous.

In the various arsenals, artillery pieces of various calibers were cast one after another. Various artistic means such as gold and silver relief inscriptions were also used on it. However, William was amazed that the main force of the West Frankish Kingdom, whether it was the Praetorian Guard or the standing army, or the private armies of the local dukes, the long-range weapon most often used was the crossbow.

Yes. Although it was equipped with pulleys and forged with precision, in this era, when William used flintlock pistols, Visigoth, as a major power on the mainland, was still using crossbows. This has to be said to be a very amazing thing.

You know, in the Briton Islands, those Bretons who claim to have elven blood have gradually eliminated the longbow and used the musket as their standard equipment.

"Cut, hold on to the stubborn feudal remnants of the remnants. ”

However, in any case, William was defeated in the end. Although it is said that a group of elite musketeers will be trained in the future and then cross the continent, but with Baron Otto alive and well, William's wish seems to be far away. On the contrary, his cousin, having regained the title and domain of the count, could raise a stubborn feudal army at any time if she wanted to.

The Hereford family was doing quite well financially in the Charlumin line. Although the way of managing the territory is extremely backward, it can't stand the foundation of Xia Lumi's territory itself. It is not impossible for Charlumi to restore her private soldiers to the two hundred horsemen of her father's time, if she wishes.

During the period of time when William and Charlumie were arguing, Baron Otto did not speak the whole time, but only smiled and looked at them very kindly. It didn't seem like he wanted to get involved in their argument. Of course, the baron is not necessary, and there is no need to be involved.

"All right," saw William's temporarily humiliating defeat. Miss Charlumi also shook her majesty enough on her cousin. Satisfied, he stood up, confessed to Baron Otto, and then strutted away like a victorious - William looked at her long, thin legs in white stockings, and walked straight and straight, and he felt that they were two chicken paws.

William felt very upset at the time, very upset. But there is nothing he can do other than be unhappy. Glancing at Xia Lumi's plate, he found that the guy had only eaten half of it, the ham meat, and the fried egg were all gone, and he just ate the vegetable salad, so William muttered in a low voice: "Can this guy fill his stomach just by winning the fight?" At the same time, he also looked at his father's eyes cautiously. After making sure that Baron Otto didn't care too much, William swept the eggs and ham onto his plate and munched on them.

In the past few days, I don't know if it's because I'm in the development period, so I've eaten more, or because I've increased the amount of physical training, William's amount of food has increased a lot.

This scared William a little.

He was very satisfied with his current weak appearance. I think this look is very much in line with his aesthetics. So if his body shape changes because of his change in appetite, then whether he has become a muscular strong man or a fat dead fat man, William feels that he has a reason to jump into the river.

Luckily, these nutrients didn't change as William thought. At least so far, there have been no similar changes. William hopes this phenomenon will continue forever.

With Baron Otto's connivance, William finished the breakfast with an extra meal. I went out for a day of training.

The first is a jog, a warm-up for a jog around the Barony of Hereford, which is about two kilometres in circumference. After the warm-up, he put on the weighted whole body armor specially made for him, as well as the aggravated contact sword to do basic swordsmanship training, slashing and stabbing and other basic moves, to do fifty times each, that is, as a foundation, but also to boil up the strength.

After this, William will participate in the training of the ranks, under the command of the captain of the castle's guard and Baron Otto's henchman, Constantine, like a goose, with a group of Baron Otto's private soldiers.

Like the vast majority of the noble private soldiers, Baron Otto's total of one hundred and fifty cavalry standing soldiers was extremely bad in William's opinion.

Despite their level of training, personal martial arts, nutritional status, and loyalty to the Hereford family. But the most important point is that the discipline and the Cheng dù of the formation are relatively bad.

In William's eyes, these people were actually more like stragglers. In the face of a truly disciplined enemy, these forces were either easily routed or completely annihilated.

However, because of Baron Otto's teachings, the personal martial arts and equestrian skills of this group of private soldiers were absolutely satisfactory. Whether riding a spear or a sabre, these people are proficient. In addition, several nomads from the Chincha steppe also brought excellent riding and archery skills.

In the traditional sense, these soldiers, who are proficient in cavalry warfare and are also extremely good in equipment and morale, are worthy of Baron Otto's self-proclaimed "one hundred and fifty cavalry under my command". And in William's eyes, although these people will definitely not adapt to the future battlefield. But it doesn't need to be eliminated. They can be transformed into excellent light rangers. Its functions of reconnaissance, search, raiding, plundering, and protecting the main force can be completed excellently.

In the vast plains, grasslands, and snowfields of the eastern part of the continent, even a million-strong army is a drop in the vicissitudes of life. It is absolutely impossible to fight with infantry alone. And such an extremely elite ranger is exactly what William and all the nobles and generals who want to make a difference in the frontier lands of the Ostrogothic Empire are looking for.

But William was still very unhappy about one thing - that is, his riding skills and riding battles were no match for Charlumie.

Whether it's charging with a rifle, fighting with a saber, or simply testing the speed of a ride, William has won three battles. Twice she was thrown to the ground by Miss Charlumie and knocked off the horse. The pain on the body is twisted and crooked, and at the same time, it is okay to be bruised and swollen at the same time. What's even more annoying is the smug look of Xia Lumi after being a down.

The guy wears casual tight-fitting breeches, a waistcoat, and a laced round helmet. With his feet in the stirrups, he stood on the back of the horse and looked at William condescendingly. William had just been stabbed off his horse by her blunt-tipped riding spear, and he was so stumbling that he couldn't stand up, and could only look up at the guy.

Because the sun was positioned behind this guy, Charlumi was shrouded in shadows all over. This shadow completely covered William's entire body. In addition, William could see her smiling sunflower-like face, a bright face. Really, that's just annoying.

So William got angry, suspended his physical training, and went back to his room to read