Become the Archbishop from Douluo

Lou Gao gathered all his cronies and prepared to plan a big event.

Blacksmith Ku Xingluo has been around for a long time, and when they heard about this kind of thing, several loyal apprentices immediately decided to follow.

Lou Gao's preparations are divided into three steps. The first step is to intercept the armaments. This requires the disposal of a group of craftsmen. The armaments built in the past two weeks are reasonably retained on the grounds of defective products and returned to the factory for maintenance. In fact, it is their own Hiding it, if there is no news for too long, then return this batch of armaments to the empire.

The second step is to gather about [-] absolutely loyal craftsmen and start manufacturing these street fighting weapons, professional anti-soul master hand cannons. Fortunately, the production process is not complicated. If hundreds of them can be produced, then the blacksmith association will have Greater confidence to expel Xingluo's army and let Gengxin City stand on its own.

The third step is to stabilize Governor Dai and let him relax his vigilance. This requires the craftsmen to work harder. The specific measures are to add two working hours a day. But this will not last long, if nothing happens. , Lou Gao also has a way to restore the current state.

Lou Gao's deployment is progressing very steadily. Within a week, the Blacksmiths Association has mastered about 80% of the entire Gengxin City's armaments.

Today's Gengxin City has become a powder keg under the extreme pressure. If no one explodes the star, then the blacksmiths in Gengxin City will probably have someone spontaneously stealing weapons to plan a riot.

This is undoubtedly a huge hidden danger. Before the time comes, such behavior will undoubtedly arouse the high vigilance of Xing Luojun, so Lou Gao also uncharacteristically conducts a strict search of the Blacksmiths Association.

Fortunately, this situation did not last for a few days.

Dai Mubai publicly reprimanded the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire for sending someone to steal the Earldom's core engine, and immediately mobilized an army of one hundred thousand, divided into three groups, and launched a sneak attack.

There are two provinces around the earldom, both of which are the main members of the trade with Dai Mubai, with a lot of income, so there are not many defenses in the border area.

Dai Mubai's army has already been mechanized, and there are quite a few self-propelled artillery and tanks. These 10 people are the best of the best, specially used for quick attacks, but in fact the army that Dai Mubai can mobilize is extremely large. Not only that, Dai Mubai mainly exchanged for population and food these few years, and in the earldom, there are at least 30 people who can fight.

In other words, everyone can be a warrior and can be met. Once they invade the earldom, they will fall into the abyss of guerrilla warfare.

The Xingluo royal family has about 20 people in the border area of ​​the earldom, with a mixed organization, including new serf troops and cavalry regiments, Dai Mubai immediately led the army to enlist them.

This was an unprepared battle. Originally, the Xingluo Army had a substitute for equipment. When the fight started, the main soul masters and cavalry quickly began to retreat, leaving the new army of serfs behind.

The new army's combat effectiveness was not high in the first place, and now that the nobles and lords have all run away, they will not resist, even if they surrender directly.

In this battle Dai Mubai directly captured [-] prisoners and sent them back to the earldom for reform, most of the remaining people have already fled in all directions.

The main force of Xingluo ran away, and the two surrounding provinces also chose to surrender, hoping to retain their status. Dai Mubai arrested all these old nobles, and began to execute them after the public trial, basically 90% The nobles have reached the point where Dai Mubai's crimes are unforgivable.

Their relatives were also sent to the earldom to start labor reform.

In one day, Dai Mubai occupied two provinces like lightning through a sneak attack. Although the public trial was very smooth, it also meant that no one would choose to surrender later.

When the news reached the Xingluo royal family, Dai Yun was furious, and immediately ordered 120 million soldiers, preparing for the royal conquest, to fight Dai Mubai to the death.

These 120 million troops are not comparable to those of the line-filling legions. They are all the elite of the elite, including the Royal Knights and the Beast Legion that Xingluo is most proud of, as well as the new Xingluo army composed of absolutely loyal ordinary people. Although Mubai's army has some generation gaps, they are not far away, and they can still fight with the advantage of numbers.

When Dai Yun assembled his troops, Xue Qinghe also issued a statement, severely denouncing Xingluo's recent attacks on Tiandou, looting caravans, and massacring civilians. Then he decided to send 30 troops to support Dai Mubai, and recognized him as the only legal regime in Xingluo .

Wuhundian and the Nine Provinces Empire also issued a joint statement asking all parties to exercise restraint, but there was no clear action, and both inside and outside the words were meant to be biased, to the effect that Xingluo would officially cede half of the territory, along the empire The almost completely divided Tianyun Mountains in the center are divided, and the east and west are opposed to become two countries.

The reconciliation plan is nothing but talk, how could Dai Yun allow Xingluo to divide and rule?

Civil war is inevitable, and now, the eyes of all parties have fallen on Gengxin City.

This capital of blacksmiths has become a battleground for military strategists under the current situation where the two sides are almost at a stalemate in military power. Xingluo needs to withdraw a large number of workers back to the core territory of the empire to continue producing armaments, and Dai Mubai also needs to It is necessary to attract these blacksmiths, and there is also a need to attract these blacksmiths to create high-end equipment, and at the same time, it can cut off Xingluo's supplies in this regard.

However, the treatment of craftsmen is very different between the two sides. If the Blacksmiths Association seizes this opportunity, it goes without saying that it will fall to anyone.

After realizing this, the Xingluo people began to force the blacksmiths to move. Many blacksmiths were unwilling to leave, so the Xingluo people plundered their families and burned their homes. Bloody conflicts were everywhere.

And [-] of the best blacksmiths have gathered in the Blacksmiths Association.

"What the president is doing, it's at this time. If you don't have soldiers, you will have no chance." A senior blacksmith couldn't help but said anxiously.

People from the Star Luo Empire were arresting people wantonly in the city. Fortunately, the military equipment intercepted a few days ago and the people with lofty ideals selected in advance have been hidden. With these people, Gengxin City's War of Independence is not an impossible thing .

But the real difficulty is that there are more than 1000 Xingluo soul masters in Gengxin City, and tens of thousands of armored men are stationed around. Once pressed up, it is completely impossible to rely on existing weapons to be independent.

Even though this battle is extremely difficult, if you resist, you can still survive. If you don't resist, you will be dragged to the inland by the empire. In today's situation, you are probably worse than a slave!
At this critical moment, Lou Gao disappeared.

"It doesn't matter, brothers and sisters, for the future of the Blacksmiths Association, for the future of all blacksmiths, we must reverse!" A burly man stood up, raised his arms, and began to mobilize everyone's emotions.

"Defend the Blacksmiths Association!" Everyone in the hall raised their weapons and prepared for war.

Just when everyone was about to start a battle, one person stood up and shouted: "Enough, have you forgotten the soul master on the other side?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately calmed down a lot.

Although there are many soul masters among the blacksmiths, they all understand the level. Basically, all soul skills are for the service of blacksmithing. How can there be talents in combat?
Relying on the existing firearms, it is impossible to achieve crushing at all, and this is really a desperate fight.

Seeing that everyone looked depressed, the man said again: "In my opinion, the teacher is now building some kind of weapon that can turn the situation around. During this time, he has been having an epiphany. Rather than acting rashly, it is better to take advantage of Xingluo's arrival for a while." At that time, everyone should search for more people to ensure logistics."

As soon as the words came out, everyone expressed their agreement, and immediately arranged the task and scattered away.

When the blacksmiths started to move, the Star Luo army also moved. After breaking through most of the empty doors, they finally realized where most of the blacksmiths were.

The Xingluo army slowly surrounded the blacksmiths' guild, and the blacksmiths also put out their prepared defensive equipment, no longer concealing their intention to confront.

At this moment, Lou Gao finally appeared.

He looked a lot more haggard than the previous few days, and he walked out accompanied by several apprentices.

"The president has grown up!"

As soon as these words came out, the blacksmiths immediately became excited.

"President! Please give the order!"

"The Star Luo Empire is too deceitful, let's fight them!"

All the blacksmiths looked at Lou Gao, Lou Gao just waved his hands, and then several apprentices came out from behind pushing two brightly colored cannons, and put them on the balcony on the second floor.

"My comrades and friends, I already know what kind of situation we are facing now, and I also know that we can no longer retreat. In order to gain the greatest possible advantage in this war, I have modified several weapons, Including these two giant cannons, they can help us solve the threat of hostile soul masters as much as possible."

"However, it is still a hard battle with a lot of sacrifices. I hope everyone can understand this." Lou Gao saluted everyone.

There was nothing to say, the people who came here were all people who had already decided to defend to the death the Blacksmiths Association, the only organization. No amount of words would help at this time, so everyone continued to deploy defenses.

The residence of the Blacksmiths Association is a manor-style building with a large area. It is also open every month to exhibit its advanced products on weekdays, and it is also a high-rise residence.

Therefore, an army of thousands of people can be deployed here, and the two giant cannons manufactured by Lou Gao are also installed on both sides of the attic of the manor to ensure that most of the enemies can be hit.

Lou Gao was cruel this time and had no intention of negotiating. When Governor Dai and his Xingluo army appeared on the avenue, everyone launched an attack together.

Lou Gao's giant cannon is a modern weapon that incorporates his understanding of craftsmen. After the shell explodes on the ground, it will sputter out hundreds of small marbles with a diameter similar to that of a bottle cap.

These marbles are also filled with high-purity gunpowder. He has accurately calculated the metal's ability to withstand explosions, so after the shell explodes, these marbles will fly outward for a distance of 20-[-] meters without being affected. , and then exploded directly in the air.

After the explosion, these marbles will burst out metal fragments due to the kinetic energy, and these advanced metals will easily penetrate into the soul masters of the soul sect and below.

This cannonball is a three-stage attack. If it is blasted in a crowded place, it is enough to kill thousands of people.

When it exploded, even the metal fragments were stained with blood after causing damage, and the whole had a kind of beauty like fireworks.

This time is undoubtedly a typical example of using a cannonball. Most of the hundreds of people sent by the Governor's Mansion to encircle and suppress were killed or injured. Contra's strength is not dead yet.

Standing up with difficulty, Governor Dai was about to retreat, but he saw a group of blacksmiths rushing out with pistols in their pockets. It could not be explained that it was a random shot, directly smashing them to pieces.

In this way, a generation of agents of the royal family who were not considered heroes died suddenly.

Once the governor died, it could be said that there was no leader in the group. The Xingluo army immediately fled in all directions, preparing to retreat from Gengxin City before making plans. Lou Gao also seized this opportunity and directly asked everyone to move the two giant cannons to the city wall, and then the army left. The association began to pursue the remnants of the soldiers, and at the same time mobilized the relatives of the blacksmiths to spread propaganda, mobilizing more blacksmiths and ordinary people to participate in the Gengxin City War of Independence.

The cardinal of the Wuhun Palace in Gengxin City saw the war and did not try to dissuade them, but began to gather people to appease the people. This move was undoubtedly helping Lou Gao to stabilize the hearts of the people, and to appease those who did not necessarily obey discipline. group of soul masters.

Lou Gao already had a very high reputation in the local area, and he quickly stabilized the hearts of the people. After completing the investigation work, he was ready to meet the attack.

The Xingluo army did not counterattack immediately, but set up a camp outside the city where the artillery fire could not reach, and asked for reinforcements from the empire.

The Xingluo royal family really attached great importance to Gengxin City, so they dispatched [-] elite soldiers to support them from the entire front against the rebels. The difference between elite soldiers and ordinary soldiers is that the armor on their bodies is immune to bullets.

This is the result that Xing Luo made in the past few years before being assimilated by hot weapons. The existing metal strength can completely achieve immunity to bullets, and it can also avoid the damage of shell fragments. These are covered in black armor, and even the horses are completely covered. Elite knights, even ten years ago, would have become the nightmare of the Heaven Dou Empire.

It can only be said that war has indeed promoted the development of science, but there is no phased breakthrough, so we can only think about making thicker armor and forging sharper swords.

The remaining 5 people are the original garrison army around Gengxin City. They are all new troops composed of hot weapons. They have guns and cannons. The level of proficiency makes their combat power exceed these conscripts, but the gap in numbers is also hopeless.

Therefore, after the Star Luo army was assembled, they did not encircle the city, but placed all the troops in the east of the city, hoping to annihilate the rebels in one fell swoop and achieve a hearty victory. All six thousand of them were placed in Dongcheng to fight to the death with the Xingluo army. (end of this chapter)