Heroes of the Invincible Knight

There have been bursts of roaring sounds from a canyon in the Northland recently, and the nearby beasts were frightened by these frequent sounds and fled to further places.

Because there is no prey, most human hunters will not approach this valley again. Even if there are occasional curious guys who want to find out, they will be stopped by patrolling soldiers outside the valley. Only then will he be let go, and he will be given a severe warning.

"Master Richard, although the steam crossbow is still not stable enough, we have indeed found the explosive gunpowder you mentioned. You are really a genius."

Bellucci, who was in charge of gunpowder research and development, was accompanying Richard to watch the power of the gunpowder explosion in the canyon. He saw a soldier igniting the fuse from a distance and then quickly got into the hole dug next to him. A gunpowder weighing several kilograms Ten seconds later, the medicine package exploded with a bang, half of the wooden targets within ten meters fell down, and the remaining ones were also damaged. None of the targets were intact.

"Look, Mr. Richard, this is equipped according to your prompt ratio, and more than 100 pieces of iron are added inside. This explosion, a radius of 20 meters is within its killing range!"

When Bellucci introduced the gunpowder kit to Li Cha, he couldn't help dancing. Obviously, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart.

On the other hand, Li Cha was equally excited. Although the explosive power of this gunpowder bag was a bit small compared to those he had seen in his previous life, and even compared to this thing, it could only be regarded as a large-scale firework. At this time, it was a breakthrough from scratch.

It doesn't matter if the power is not enough, as long as the ratio is adjusted correctly, at worst, I will increase the weight, and the entire 20-jin large medicine bag, if ignited and directly thrown with a trebuchet, the lethality is definitely considerable.

It can also be made into a small medicine bag of a few kilograms, transported directly into the air by griffins and giant dragons, and thrown directly from the air to the enemy's army formation, soaking some feces in the iron sheet, and it can also damage the enemy who is scratched by the iron sheet. The army inflicts secondary damage.

In an instant, Li Cha's mind flashed several simple and easy-to-implement yet very vicious methods of use.

Of course, it is difficult for this level of gunpowder to play a decisive role on the battlefield. When modern artillery and flintlock guns appeared, they could not absolutely suppress cold weapons, but as a tactical weapon, gunpowder The bag is enough, at least with the Hunter family's air power, it will be no problem to beat the orcs by surprise and win a battle or two first.

It's a pity that Li Cha's understanding of this aspect is only so far. The gun technology behind it is completely a concept. I don't know much about the principle, so I can only draw a sketch for the researchers. , I will leave it to the other party to develop slowly, and I am afraid that I will not see any finished products every few years.

Of course, after the emergence of gunpowder, its role may not be fully reflected in the military. In the future, the Hunter family can also use gunpowder to improve efficiency when building roads and opening mines.

Of course, these are things for later, the most important thing now is to apply gunpowder to the military as quickly as possible, and try to teach the orcs a lesson in the upcoming battle.

"What is the production of gunpowder now?"

"We have no shortage of materials. There is a saltpeter mine not far from Miracle City. It is very convenient to mine, and the other two materials are easier to obtain. As long as we add more people, we can prepare hundreds of catties of gunpowder in a day. Ours is just a matter of transportation."

The preparation cost of black powder is really not high. For Richard, who owns the entire Northland and River Valley, several materials are almost free. The only cost is transportation, especially the transportation and storage after the production is completed. .

It is necessary to prevent fire and moisture. Although Li Cha is not a professional, he still has some basic common sense. When the black powder experiment was just successful, Li Cha ordered Bellucci to make a storage and transportation plan, forming a complete set of transportation And management methods, safety up, transportation costs and storage costs will naturally go up.

However, upon hearing this output, Li Cha still nodded. It is not a lot to mix hundreds of catties a day. At least it is enough for the current stage where it can only be used to make explosives. Now start preparing, at least when the war begins. It can produce tens of thousands of catties of black powder.

"Well, let's configure a batch according to the current optimal ratio, and we must pay attention to safety."

"Don't worry, Mr. Richard, there will be no sparks in the storage place."

"Also, you must keep it secret. I don't want to hear any news about it outside before I go into battle for the first time. Do you understand?"

Although the target of the war is the orcs, there are real spies among the human beings now. Li Cha is worried that the news of the black powder will be leaked, and he will lose the suddenness of his first appearance.

"Currently the valley can only enter and cannot enter. Anyone who has seen the power of gunpowder must not leave the valley until the ban is lifted."

"That's good."

In the valley, Bellucci, who is in charge, is not the only one who is in charge of management. There are also people from Yusidu mixed in, watching at any time, and there are a large number of patrols blocking the periphery. As long as there are no people like Richard who can move instantly, The secret of gunpowder will not be spread out for the time being.

"Is the Griffin Rider ready?"

After giving instructions about production and secrecy, Li Cha asked about the Griffin's actual preparations. Today he came to see how the gunpowder exploded to cover up, not just to watch a gunpowder pack blow up several fixed wooden targets. It doesn't really make much sense.

The key is the issue of delivery. It is really convenient to use the catapult tip gun, but the Northern Army has to pass through the jungle. This kind of war equipment is difficult to transport. Now the main idea is to use the Griffon Knight or the dragon to carry out the air delivery.

"My lord, look over there!"

"Crazy!"

Just when Li Cha was asking questions, more than a hundred griffins flew over the canyon. These griffins basically had a petite rider sitting on them, and the leader was Sang, the leader of the Griffin Knights. Madeleine.

As a new refugee, Sandrine worked very hard. She was always the most active and diligent in training, and she also strictly controlled the training of her soldiers. With Sandrine's training by example, the other knights under her I also practiced desperately to get familiar with the new tactics of the Griffin. After two months of training, these carefully selected Griffin Riders were basically able to complete simple tactical coordination actions with the Griffin, and completed a combined attack on the enemy in the air. .

And Sandrine's efforts are naturally rewarding. Sandrine has already obtained the training camp spot that Richard promised before, and her strength has also been successfully improved from the elementary knight to the intermediate knight, which makes her more motivated. .

The fixed-point bag-throwing technique that was added not long ago has also been mastered by her, and now she is going to bring this group of Griffin Knights to show Richard the results of the training.

At this time, the equipment of the Griffin Riders has changed a little compared to before. After the appearance of black powder, the original handaxe used to throw down naturally has no meaning, and only a weight-reduced lance and A short crossbow freed up about ten kilograms of load to turn it into two square medicine bags.

"It has arrived at the predetermined position, ready!"

Sandrine, who was flying at the front of the team, suddenly raised a red flag in her hand, and the surrounding Griffon riders quickly took out items similar to flint, and ignited the medicine bag hanging on the Griffon. The ignited medicine package was thrown from the sky.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

More than a hundred explosive packages fell to the ground at the same time, causing a continuous explosion and roar. Coupled with the echo of the valley, ordinary people might lose their hearing.

However, because of Richard's size, ordinary people in the valley have already worn earplugs, which has little effect, and existences above the knight level will not be hurt by the sound of the explosion. Of course, if they are standing in the explosion range Nei may be another story.

A burst of thick black smoke suddenly rose from the place where the explosive package was blown up. The thick smoke produced by this primitive black powder can sometimes even have the effect of covering the battlefield. The black smoke in the entire valley ran for several minutes before gradually dissipating. , barely able to see the place that was bombed by the Griffin Riders just now.

There was a mess within a few hundred meters, half of which was destroyed by densely erected wooden targets. If these were all orcs, this round of bombing alone would have caused the orcs to lose hundreds of people. Killing orcs is much simpler.

"Precise throw!"

However, the demonstration was not over yet. After Sandrine waved a flag of another color, the Griffin Riders who had just finished throwing quickly turned around again, and then rushed towards the ground, within five feet of the ground. At a distance of ten meters, they stopped suddenly and corrected their flying posture. At the same time as the griffins made this movement, the rider on their backs also dropped another explosive package.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The range of this attack is not as good as before, but the effect is worse than the previous one, because the explosive packs are thrown densely, which exploded with greater power in a small area, and almost all the wooden targets standing around were blown to the ground.

After the release of the two explosive packages, the Griffin Riders also completed their display actions, all lifted into the air, and left in a neat line.

"good!"

After watching the demonstration of the Griffin Rider, Li Cha was also quite satisfied. The accuracy of this throw was above his expectations, and the accuracy of throwing from a height of more than 100 meters was also more than half, and the others were not outrageous. , it can be regarded as expanding the strike range, and the precision throwing within 50 meters has reached a 100% accuracy rate. Almost all Griffin Knights have thrown explosives within the target range. With air power, the Griffon Knight's lethality against ground enemies has been greatly enhanced.

This is just the usage of the Griffin Knight. If it is replaced by a giant dragon, it will directly load two 100-kilogram black powder bags on the dragon. Throwing one down is not much less powerful than a heavy cannon.

After finishing the demonstration, the Griffin Riders who took a circle in the air returned to the station. Now they also belong to the blocked group. Before using the black powder, they also cannot contact the outside world at will...

"Master Li Cha!"

Sandrine, who led the team to complete the task of dropping the explosives, quickly came to Li Cha. Sandrine, who got off the griffin, was wearing tight leather armor, and she looked a bit heroic with the strength of her knight.

Sandrine, whose strength has just been promoted to the intermediate level of the knight, has a feeling of high spirits all over her body, and she even looks a lot younger.

In the past, knights were her biggest goal. With the resources of the Lancet family, it was impossible for her to raise a woman to the level of a great knight, but the resources of the Hunter family were much richer than that of the Lancet family. , is easier to obtain than the resources of the Lancet family, and now her goal is also set on the Grand Knight.

Sandrine thinks she can get those knight potions that can improve the level of fighting spirit cultivation, so whether it is training fighting spirit or training soldiers, she is more attentive than when she was at Lanster's house. Before, she sat down and did her best It's enough for Kinnear to be worthy of that little, and now she wants to strive for more credit in the Hunter family.

"Master Li Cha!"

After arriving in front of Li Cha, Sandrine saluted respectfully, Li Cha nodded in response and asked:

"Can all Gryphon Riders do this now?"

"Currently only the most elite 100-odd cavalry can do it, and there is still a gap in the rest. The ones who performed better are mainly the former Sword Eagle Knights. The newly recruited fighters still have a short flight time and can complete tactics. It’s not easy to move.”

Facing Li Cha's question, Sandrine answered truthfully, the training of Griffin Knights is no better than that of infantry soldiers, and they have to overcome their natural fear to soar into the sky. The training time of two or three months is still too short. Only a little knowledge of the Eagle Knight can make the Griffin Knight form an army so quickly. Otherwise, if everything is trained from scratch, it will take half a year to basically form combat effectiveness.

Li Cha nodded. He naturally understood that the training of Griffin Knights was not easy, and that Sandrine was able to achieve the current achievements. He didn't need to ask for anything, but he just told him to strengthen his training.

"Sandrine, do you have a way to control the explosion height of the explosive package?"

"Control the explosion height?"

After Li Cha asked this question abruptly, Sandrine didn't react at the first time, and only after Li Cha explained did she understand what Li Cha meant.

"Theoretically, it should be possible. The length of the fuse and the throwing height can be controlled. As long as the time is calculated, it should be feasible for the explosive package to explode at a height of about two meters."

Sandrine gave an affirmative answer after thinking about it, and Li Cha then promised:

"Within twenty days, if you let fifty griffin knights do it, you will be considered to have completed the task. After the task is completed, I will give you this knight potion as a reward."

When Sandrine first heard about the twenty days, she still felt that the time was not enough. Before she could raise an objection, Li Cha blocked her back with the last sentence.

Twenty days, as long as the most elite dozens of people master it, it seems that it is not impossible?

"Yes, Master Richard! We will start a new training program immediately!"

Of course, Li Cha's request was not decided by patting his butt. If the explosives can be controlled to explode in mid-air about two meters away, the casualties caused will definitely be several times stronger than the explosion after landing...