Redel, Ham and others were dumbfounded by the sudden change in the situation. They could not see the roar of artillery fire in the valley. They could only hear the continuous sound of artillery fire, but every move of the musketeers was reflected on them. See clearly.
These people just held something like a long stick in front of them and pressed a small pull ring. A burst of fire followed by a loud noise, and then the fierce cavalry fell off their horses one by one. down.
"Sir Linn, what kind of weapon is this? Is it the power of magic?" Reidel asked with great curiosity.
"No, it should be said that this is the power of technology!" Linn said with a smile.
"Technology?" Red paused for a moment, with a confused expression on his face.
"That's right!" Linn nodded, "Actually, to put it bluntly, whether it's a musket or an artillery, in the final analysis it's just about throwing rocks with more force!"
Ham, who was eavesdropping on the side, had a very strange expression on his face. He felt that this mysterious adult must be joking. How could such a terrifyingly powerful weapon be associated with throwing stones.
Philip and others also looked dumbfounded, but they could not refute Linn's words. After all, the other party was right. The principle of a musket was to use the impact of flames and explosions to throw stones!
"How's it going? Did you see anything?" Lin En straightened his face and asked.
"The number of the Musketeers is still too small. If the cavalry didn't retreat just now, they might have rushed over..." Orlando said in a deep voice.
The effective range of the flintlock gun is only about 80 to 90 meters. For the cavalry, it is a charge. If the dual deterrence of artillery and muskets did not make those people lose their courage, I am afraid there will be a lot of casualties.
"The rate of fire is the biggest shortcoming of this thing. It would be great if it could load two or even three rounds of projectiles at once!" Orlando said with emotion.
Philip shook his head. He felt that this flintlock gun was already a perfect creation. If it could fire more times, wouldn't a skilled gunner be more powerful than many wizard apprentices or even first-level wizards?
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"Don't panic, those followers of the evil god will not be rampant for long. The great Lord of the Stars is watching us from the shortcomings of the Kingdom of God. Those who died heroically will receive eternal glory in the Lord's Kingdom of God..."
On the other side of the battlefield, Archduke Rickman shouted loudly, trying hard to maintain the order of the legion, but his voice was slightly trembling, and it was obvious that his heart was not as calm as it seemed.
At this moment, Rickman is already riding a tiger and is unable to get off.
Since this operation was related to the throne, when he assembled the army to go south for the crusade, he used all his strength to reorganize the troops. Not only did he bring a lot of personal soldiers of the nobles, he even brought a lot of soldiers with him. A cavalry of two thousand men.
This kind of power is more than enough to be used as the main force to conquer a kingdom, let alone a small mining slave rebellion!
Who could have imagined that thousands of well-trained regular troops with strange weapons suddenly appeared among the ragged mine slaves, beating his cavalry regiment to pieces, and even wizards were involved, using magic to target them. They bombed wildly...
The cavalry brigade that fled in panic finally managed to return to the queue, but at the cost of nearly half of the casualties.
Most people died from the blows of muskets and artillery, but many people also fell under the stampede of teammates and collisions while escaping...
Seeing the miserable state of these people, Joyce broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. Fortunately, the reckless Johnson blocked the disaster for him, otherwise he would be the one dying on the battlefield now.
But before Joyce could be thankful, Rickman had already grabbed him by the collar and spoke viciously. "Count Joyce, is this the mine slave rebellion you told me about?"
So many wizards and a legion of thousands of people appeared in the earl territory at the same time, mixed with the rioting mining slaves, Joyce, as the lord, could not be unaware!
And now think about it, how could some unorganized mining slaves drive the lord Joyce out of his territory? It was clearly the believers of the evil god who provided help behind the scenes!
Joyce didn't mention all this information. Rickman couldn't help but wonder if the other party was a spy sent by the second prince. No wonder the one sitting firmly in the capital didn't look anxious at all.
Some of the nobles present wanted to chop Joyce alive on the spot.
Faced with the Grand Duke's questioning, Joyce was speechless. After all, he really knew nothing about the forces behind this group of mining slaves.
"Now is not the time to ask questions, Rickman, first find a way to end this battle, and then slowly settle the matter after you go back..." Archbishop Nord said in a deep voice, and the priests behind him set up a series of strong magical powers. The barrier blocked the incoming artillery fire.
But they obviously cannot take care of every part of the battlefield, and can only protect a small area in the center of the battlefield.
The sound of artillery fire continued, and Nord was also anxious. Is it possible that the magic of these wizards is unlimited?
Rickman pushed Joyce away angrily, then calmed down a bit and asked solemnly. "Bishop Nord, do you have a way to use divine magic to eliminate those wizards hiding in the valley?"
This is the key to breaking the situation!
As for those musketeers with strange weapons? After the initial shock, Rickman quickly realized a shortcoming of this weapon, that is, the range was less than 100 meters.
Once the cavalry brigade crosses this distance, the weapons in their hands can no longer break through the armor, and the musketeers will immediately stop shooting.
The effective throw distance of the longbow is about 130 meters. They can take advantage of the long-range throw of bows and arrows to fight back with bows and arrows where the opponent cannot reach them.
Then the heavy armored infantry with shields advanced slowly, aiming to attract the attention of these people in front. The remaining more than a thousand cavalry troops attacked from both sides, driving away the mining slaves and allowing them to squeeze the musketeers inside. , interfere with their actions...
Rickman, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is undoubtedly keen. After calming down, he quickly thought of a way to deal with it, but the most important problem was to stop these round bombs that kept flying from the valley, otherwise their long-term The archer couldn't stand his ground at all.
Nord thought about what kind of magic could span hundreds of meters and still retain enough power.
"We can beg the great Lord to send down the doomsday judgment and burn everything with the eternal fire of purgatory, but... we need some time to gain the Lord's mercy!" Nord said slowly.
