The Release That Witch
Chapters 60's

The recruitment of the second militia of Border Town went much smoother than the first. After all, during the winter, food was rationed so that the militia members would be given more and better food. On the day of the weekly visit, there would be many soldiers who would secretly transfer bread and meat, which they had stored for a week, to their loved ones. Roland told Carter and Iron Axe to ignore the matter, because when their loved ones happily stay at home with food, the, they will tell their neighbors where they got it.

This would be a perfect example of the word-of-mouth recommendations, which his militia makes. Conversations between neighbors were far more effective than information announced by the town hall . At this point, most of the urban areas in the city already knew it - His Majesty's militia would not only be well paid, but would also eat three meals a day. Moreover, the fight with the demonic beasts did not seem to be as dangerous as previously thought. So during the second recruitment, there were more candidates than the first, and even residents from better districts came to apply.

The number of people who met the requirements was much higher than Roland had expected, so the second recruit received 200 new members that Carter would train during the workday. When the horn is sounded, the new member will also rush to the wall to stand as additional troops stand by.

The Chief Knight and the Assistant Minister raised some objections, such that at this point the new militia group was not qualified to fight the demonic beasts, or that the newly recruited unit has more than twice the number of soldiers of the first unit. An increase in the food rations and salaries of the general public would increase their financial expenditure, but even so, if they gave more gold royals they would not achieve a significant effect.

However, Roland remained on his decision even though these people were not prepared to deal with demonic beasts.

Yet he did not dare to tell his men about the plan he made. No one was allowed to know that he intended to attack Duke's castle - if he told them about his idea now, he was afraid that Barov and Carter would find it completely unacceptable.

The difference between Longsong Fortress and Border Town was simply too great. As the official border fortress of the Kingdom of Graycastle, its walls were ten feet high, and were built brick by bricklayers. With the Duke's private army and the private army of six noble families as well as the city's own army, they could mobilize over 1000 soldiers. In theory, it would be impossible to win a siege when one could only rely on his own 300 troops - even if they were equipped with cross-era weapons.

And because of the God's Stone of Retaliation, the witches could not be used as a killing squad; roland had confirmed this several times with Nightingale. Duke Ryan and important people from six families would buy these stones, leaving nothing to spare - of course, for the outside world these purchases were called donations. If one wanted to buy such a stone, they would have to donate several dozen gold royals. Prohibiting the power of witches within a certain range was the most powerful weapon against the so-called demon slaves and was the greatest source of annual income for the Church.

Roland only had a chance when it was an open field fight.

Thanks to this era, most of the soldiers were recruited before the battle . So if the master did not want his troops to escape halfway, he was required to travel with his troops, which would provide the perfect opportunity to implement Roland's plan of extermination. However, he was still unsure how he could take advantage of this opportunity. After all, his experience of war tactics only came from movies and television work, or historical stories, so he himself had no experience.

In the end, he thought that since he did not understand it, he had to first do the things he was good at.

Roland wanted to lie down a little and leave his office to take a walk in his backyard.

The steam engine II was assembled and stood still in the middle of the field. At first glance, the new steam engine looked much cleaner than before, and the welding marks were no longer as flat as before. This masterpiece was made possible thanks to Anna's new abilities. Its green flame could drill into the smallest gaps for welding, allowing individual parts to be more suitable than in the past.

However, the most important difference between the steam engine II and the old steam engine was not the overall look, but the integration of centrifugal regulators. The first series of automated control systems and feedback systems in human history can be considered an important milestone. The structure of the governor of Roland was very simple, consisting of two iron balls connected by a rope to the main trunk. At first glance it is like a bamboo dragonfly that children play when they are children. If someone quickly rubs the bamboo pole, then the two rotating blades will be forced to automatically rise due to centrifugal force.

For a governor, the equivalent for a fan is two iron balls - when the steam engine is working, the main rod will be driven to spin, and when the output increases too high, the ball will spin faster, and the, gradually increasing its height under the influence of centrifugal force, the valve closure bit by bit. When the output decreases, the speed of the ball will also become slower, lowering its position under the influence of gravity, thus increasing the output of the valve again. This always keeps the steam engine running at a relatively fixed power level.

The gears produced by the blacksmith were sent and placed neatly in the corner of the warehouse.

Looking at them with the perspective of an industrial production line, none of these gears can be called qualified to work on and all of them will be put in a broken box, waiting to be recycled. But in terms of this age, it is a rare work of art - the irregular design of the gears is created with a sense of harmony. The gears that had been dipped in lard exuded a unique metallic luster.

In addition to the gears produced, the carpenter in charge of planning has also built the foundation and other parts that have been prepared. He lets the doorman call Anna so they can start collecting the first steam-powered borer together.

They begin Roland's plan, which he thinks is the most effective plan for mass-producing rifles.

Relying on only the blacksmith who had to manually knock out the barrels was very time consuming, but it was also very boring for the blacksmith himself. Now, he only needed to take out an iron bar and he could directly drill the barrel with a borer. So in one day, he could produce more than ten barrels.

At the same time, by changing the head, the drilling machine can not only be used for cutting but also for carving the rifle. With the flintlock fired, the accuracy of the shot will be further improved.

Therefore, he was convinced that before the end of winter, the two militia groups, numbering nearly 300 people, could all be armed with rifles.

However, Roland could not guarantee that his troops could calmly load, aim, and shoot their targets in the presence of the invading knights. It is more realistic to think that they would rather drop their weapons, turn around, and run away. After all, the training time of the two forces was too short, they had no experience fighting against other humans.

So, he had to bring out stronger weapons into the battlefield, weapons that could defeat the enemy before they could even start their own attacks.

It's artillery.

As the God of War in the history of human warfare, the destruction and deterrence brought by artillery cannot be reproduced with weapons. The six-pound field artillery had the range to strike the other side even before they could assemble. The jumbled army in this era would definitely not be able to maintain discipline in battle while being continuously attacked. As long as he could obtain three or four field weapons, his enemy would never have the chance to attack.

Roland followed the plan step by step - with his manual milling machine, which could be used to process a usable steering device, he would be able to produce a speed-controlled II steam engine, which he could control, and with this machine he can make his own drill. With steam boring, he would be able to process various gun barrels and cannon barrels.

There was still at least two months until the end of Demonic Moon, so as long as his plan went smoothly, the Border Town militia would have the strength to compete with the Duke in full battle.