episode_0054

Cass thoroughly enjoyed the A1 pilot factory complex.

It is certainly slower than the construction of the Crystal Palace, where Britain held the World’s Fair during the Industrial Revolution, in just six months, but the fact that factories are already lined up in A1, a large factory area, in just one month is a very encouraging rate of industrial expansion. It was.

And although putting all eggs in one basket may not be the rule for investment, the future new revolutionary army was also being diligently trained in the Girex territory for the concentration effect and confidential security for revolution preparations.

“Almost arrived. Kasduks. It is now a militia on the outside, but on the inside it is a training center for the new revolutionary army of the future. It’s time to inspect our new style army.”

“There is a training center in such a small basin. The enemy would not be able to infiltrate easily due to the steepness of the basin.”

On the surface, they were the Girex Militia, but their real name was Bemes New Revolutionary Army. The new-style soldiers using new weapons were training intensely at a training center in a small, exquisitely built site, as if they were met by Meteor.

We arrived in front of the main gate to the site and quietly got out of the carriage.

Since the steam and smoke were too noisy to travel by early steam train, they came to the secret security training center in a quiet carriage.

“Vivat Revolution! Salute to our leader Kasduks and Commander Crom’el!”

“Vivat Revolution! Vivat la Bemes!!! Only glory to the revolution!”

The guards saluted sharply and greeted us as we entered the main gate.

The guards at the main gate of A1, which was an industrial complex, were not ordinary, but the guards of the New Revolutionary Army, many of whom were rough refugees, were truly giving off an incredibly bloody spirit.

Women and children with weak courage would naturally turn blue.

At first glance, I felt like I was surrounded by killers.

They were monster-like men born after the harsh storms of the world.

hmm! This level of spirit is the courage to become a line infantryman!

If they could not show such force and sharp rituals, they would not have become the first line infantry of the new era who were not at all afraid of swords, spears, and magic.

You have to believe in new weapons, believe in revolutionary ideas, and maintain the line and square without a single doubt to be able to fight while maintaining the line without being scattered even when armed cavalry charges!

The first heat weapon army fighting cold weapons had to have this level of spirit.

I waved my hand and returned the salute of the fierce but spirited New Revolutionary Army guards.

“This is really great momentum. Since ancient times, line infantry has to do something like this.”

“Yes. The collapse of the line is the death of the battalion! This is truly a wise statement. Dux, now you will inspect our disciplined training of 10,000 new revolutionary troops. Where is Jean-Jacques von Dehaat, the division commander of the New Style Army?”

“Your Excellency Chromel! Jean-Jacques von Deha, division commander. It’s here!”

“This person is the representative of our Shinsik group. Are you the division commander in charge of the line infantry and field artillery?”

“Yes! Dux! Jean-Jacques von Dehaat is very brave and patient, and he is like my right-hand man, a smart man who can handle line infantry very well and has experience studying in developed countries!”

I looked at the division commander, Jean-Jacques von Deha, who looked a bit gentle but had very sharp eyes.

hmm. He will be released when he is released, but he looks like a soldier who will fight like crazy if necessary.

He seemed to be a general who would naturally elicit loyalty and teach the line infantry ritual that bordered on brainwashing.

“Nice to meet you. Jean-Jacques von Deha Division Commander. I am Cas Magdia. I am a dreaming student.”

“Dux! It’s really nice to meet you! Our revolutionary heart and hot blood will run solely for the ideals of Bemes!”

Jean-Jacques saluted me nicely and then looked at me intently.

Are you suspicious because I look too young? However, even though my thoughts and books contain a lot of plagiarism, it is true that I wrote them myself. So, as a plagiarist of light working hard for the future, I proudly received Jean-Jacques’ attention.

Soon, Jean-Jacques nodded as if he understood.

“Dux! As expected, your spirit is extraordinary! Then, both of you, please join us in inspecting our new team!”

“Good! Division Commander Jean-Jacques! Let’s see how they are currently training the new weapons that will be released in the future.”

I followed Jean-Jacques, who smiled confidently, and started inspecting the first new division with Crommel.

A very large army in the Middle Ages, numbering as many as 10,000 men. I couldn’t help but expect this since it was a new style.

I couldn’t help but have high hopes for this division as it was growing frugally through the sale of aluminum and embezzlement of numerous investments.

It was time to meet a modern army that was easily five centuries ahead of its time.

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“Ready! Shoulder gun! Fire!”

“Fire!!!”

bang! bang! bang!

A line infantry battalion consisting of three rows, with the first row kneeling and the second and third rows standing, began firing a salvo at the virtual enemy target in front of them.

The distance between the infantry battalion and the target is only 100m. The facial expressions of the enemies depicted in the picture were blurry.

A battalion of up to 500 people goes bang! Let’s start shooting the practice steam musket. A strong steamy fog that obscured vision and the sound of loud gunfire rained down.

The practice steam musket produced a realistic firing sound, thick steam fog, and large recoil.

However, the trained line infantry battalion fired paint bullets at the virtual enemy target, instantly painting it red.

“Good! The next battalion is a sequential shooting demonstration by platoon!”

“Yes! Kill them in each platoon!”

As the 1st Infantry Battalion retreated, the 2nd Infantry Battalion quickly appeared at the demonstration site. Then, under the command of second lieutenant platoon leaders, they were quickly divided into 20-member platoons.

Under the orders of the platoon leaders, each platoon began firing sequentially at the virtual enemy without stopping.

This time, the blue paint bullets continued to paint the virtual enemies without stopping.

The 15 platoons are well divided into percussion platoon, loading platoon, standby platoon, and reserve platoon, firing continuously at the enemy without rest, giving them no time to breathe!

It was like a storm of bullets.

How about “? A massive one-shot attack with a volley of fire. What about the continuous attack of wheel-to-wheel warfare through sequential firing by platoon?”

I was impressed by the 1,000 elite musketeers of the 2nd Battalion who were trained better in the two most important core tactics of line infantry than I expected.

“That’s amazing. They haven’t given out actual bullets yet. Such a high level of training.”

“Haha! Everyone saw the incredible bullet power of the prototype. Who would neglect training just because of paint bullets? Everyone has already fallen in love with this powerful gun.”

is it? Steam bullets, a reinterpretation of modern shell bullets, were made by the highly compressed steam inside exploding rapidly after being fired, causing the warhead to fly quickly.

The impact force is over 3000J, which is twice that of a modern rifle. It’s a really big gun.

“But. I also dug up the shape and steel wire of the Minietane. The problem with steam muskets is that the range is 100m.”

Like the soldiers, I was impressed by the incredible destructive power, but I was a bit annoyed by the fact that the range was the same as black powder’s 100M. Even though it was a steam musket, which was a rifle-musket, this was the only weapon that had a range because it was a steam bullet.

“But, Dux. Steam muskets are really cheap and great for short-term training. It is said that good archers can shoot over 100 meters. How many years does it take to train?”

“In addition, it is very difficult for arrows to pierce iron armor. In comparison, steam muskets have a range of a whopping 100 meters and have an incredible impact force.”

I thought about this after hearing Division Commander Jean-Jacques praise the steam musket.

Well, since it is a full-length and steam bullet, it only fires 2-3 rounds per minute at a distance of 100 meters due to heat dissipation issues, but it is fired without much training. It was a weapon of tremendous efficiency.

Moreover, it is important for the revolutionary army to have a large number of undertrained soldiers. Honestly, anyone could shoot to some extent in about 10 days, which would be of great help to many revolutionary troops. Because peasants with guns are better than peasant soldiers fighting with iron chains and plows.

Moreover, in the Middle Ages, when steel production was still difficult, it was a weapon with such a powerful force that it tore through iron plates like a monster. A weapon that can easily pierce the armor of most soldiers.

“Then, next will be the live fire of the artillery battalion.”

After the great demonstration by the 2nd Line Infantry Battalion, the artillery battalion’s live fire began soon after.

Surprisingly, the widespread use of steam bullets in steam muskets has not yet been completed, but steam artillery has already been fully developed.

As expected, in the original history, it was easy to develop large-scale inventions first, just as muskets were developed slowly after artillery was developed.

Miniaturization is really difficult to begin with.

“The artillery battalion should fire on the 1km bombing area, which is the target!”

“Firing!!!”

The prepared field artillery battalion moved six 4.8-inch artillery pieces and prepared to fire. What a huge artillery wheel. I’ll do well in any field.

“Fire!!!!!!”

pop!!! Pow! pop!!!

With a loud burst of air and a trembling tinnitus, a huge metal cannonball began to fly through the sky, exceeding the speed of sound.

I clearly saw the cannonball flying far away through the empty eyes of the heavenly body.

The power contained in the cannonball is so dangerous that even if you are not an ordinary person, unless you are a high-level knight.

There is no need to train for decades.

It was truly a great long-range weapon that would destroy the era of knights.

“This Caliburn cannon has an effective range of 1km and an absurd maximum range of 2km in siege warfare. I have never experienced an attack from such a long distance in my life. Moreover, an experienced artilleryman makes such an attack once per minute, even taking into account heat dissipation.”

Division Commander Jean-Jacques spoke with admiration for the greatness of cannons and artillery.

I guess so. No matter how great the magic is, unless you are a wizard in a story using a legendary meteor or a person who has reached the 6th rank, currently called a wise man, a long-distance magic attack of more than 1km is absolutely ridiculous.

So, due to the difference in range, not only knights but also wizards will die.

“And what about the cannon’s short-range explosive shells?”

“It is said that the prototype has now moved on to mass production. However, there is a problem that the effective range of the cannon is halved to 500m when using explosive shells. You can’t make an explosive shell explode in a gun barrel.”

“Is that so? But, it really is a great advancement in cannon. Artillery really is the future. In the future, if field artillery can be easily pulled by steam car, our artillery can truly become gods of the battlefield.”

“Yes! We will definitely give the artillery battalion more practice in driving, reloading and shooting guns!”

Artillery is the god of the battlefield, a phrase that is so boring these days.

However, it would be a very new and shocking reality in this world.

How on earth are you going to stop a heavy 4.8-inch cannon ball that easily exceeds the speed of sound coming from 1km away? The wizard’s barrier and castle walls will also be shattered.

As a result of inspecting the new style army, it was found that it had enough power to fight even a feudal army with fantasy elements.

Even though the power balance in this world is low power at the bottom and inflation at the top.

The new revolutionary army was evaluated only as very strong.

There is a strong smell of the opium wars in history.

If you fight well, more than 10,000 of your opponents will die, but not even a thousand of your allies will die. Even if there are wizards and knights.

When completed, this new revolutionary army of 10,000 men will probably be stronger than the 100,000-strong feudal army.

In addition, we will continue to create new divisions, so if we create only 3 divisions, we will have a strength of 300,000 people.

If we include the large scale of the popular army that later rises up in revolution, the royal family of Bartholme will have to interrogate the Duke of Trail, disguised as the Demon Prince Barankan, for heresy as requested by the revolutionary army in order to avoid a civil war.

I closed my eyes, thinking only about the great revolution that would soon take place.

The time is not far when modern people’s fast blitzkrieg, shocking and terrifying, will be shown to the slow-paced medieval people.