Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

At dawn on September 3, when the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth, the Arda army, which had been gathering near the border for two days, began to march towards Butuya, the capital of Bairdin.

According to intelligence, the four traitors gathered all their forces in Butuya. They planned to spend 3 to 4 days preparing weapons and supplies for combat before attacking Arda. This logistical efficiency made Paul complain. You don’t have to go all the way. I’ll go there by myself.

Since this was the first collision between the new military system established by Paul and the more "regular" military forces in this world, he attached great importance to it and led a part of the staff officers to command in person. Chief of Staff Schroeder led the remaining staff members to sit in Huxin Town and command the militia to deal with emergencies.

There were scouts of Bairdin on the border. The news that the Arda army had crossed the border was sent back to Butuya by fast horses. Shocked by the enemy's speed, Abt wanted to lead his troops to intercept Paul immediately, but the shrewd Angelo advised them to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out under Butuya. In the end, everyone agreed to Angelo's plan.

At about 4 pm, the small town of Butuya appeared in Paul's sight. Through the telescope, he found that Angelo and others had already set up their formation in front of the city gate.

When they got close enough, the enemy's deployment gradually became clear in the telescope.

The main composition of the rebels was 4 infantry phalanxes lined up in a row, each with about 500 people, commanded by a knight standing in front. More than half of the people in each phalanx held a uniform spear, and the weapons of the others were a mess, and some even held farm tools such as pitchforks and hoes. Behind the 4 phalanxes, about 30 archers formed a horizontal team.

In the middle of the four squares, there were four people wearing very gorgeous armor riding on horses. They were probably the four traitors of the Garnad family.

Surrounding them were a team of knights and knight attendants of their respective families, about 30 people.

The highly mobile force of about 30 people was what worried Paul the most. The knights were all wearing armor. Although it was not as gorgeous as their master's armor, it was also well-made and protected all the vital parts of the body tightly.

In comparison, the equipment of the attendants was much simpler. Some of them wore chain mail, while others had no protection at all.

As the Arda army got closer and closer to Butuya, they finally appeared in the sight of the rebels.

Angelo showed a look of contempt and said disdainfully: "Haha, so stupid! After all, you are still too young. You are so arrogant just because you wiped out a few third-rate pirate groups."

Baron Amos beside him asked curiously: "Why did the general manager say that?"

Angelo explained: "They set out at dawn and have walked for nearly a day. Paul Graman may feel okay on the horse, but his soldiers are probably exhausted. How much energy can they have left to fight?"

Although he knew nothing about military affairs, Baron Amos still felt hot on his face. He didn't see such a simple truth.

When the two sides were 300 meters apart, the Alda army stopped advancing. Paul ordered the artillery company to build a firing position on a nearby high ground and sent a platoon of spearmen to assist the artillery and provide protection.

At this time, a knight holding a white flag ran over from the rebels. The battle had not started yet, and holding a white flag naturally meant that he was here to negotiate.

As expected, the knight came to the front of the Arda army and shouted loudly: "Count Graman, Lord Angelo asked me to tell you that if you release Count Garnard and pay 10,000 silver coins, Bayerdin will no longer pursue your crimes. If you continue to be stubborn, we will defeat your army, occupy your territory, and take you to the Duke of the Northwest for trial."

"Yoho!" The words shouted by the knight amused Paul. He pointed at the knight with a whip and said loudly: "Go back and tell those traitors to wash their necks and wait to be slaughtered! I will use their heads as chamber pots."

The knight estimated the size of the Arda army, which was about more than a thousand people. The queue was quite neat, wearing clothes of the same color and style, which made people feel bright, but what's the use of this? They were facing an enemy twice as large as themselves.

And the more fatal point was that except for a few officers on horseback, there was no other cavalry force in the Arda army. The result of this battle was already determined.

"Stupid!" After hearing Paul's reply, the knight sighed in his heart, then turned his horse's head and ran towards his own people. Soon he came to Angelo and others, relayed Paul's reply to them, and described the general situation of the Arda army.

"Hahaha!" Angelo and others couldn't help laughing after hearing the knight's description. The victory or defeat was no longer in suspense.

Angelo looked around and said, "Everyone! We have the advantage in numbers, physical strength, and geographical advantages. If we stand here and wait for the pitiful army on the opposite side to attack us, we will be ridiculed if it gets out. I suggest that we launch the attack."

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Just as Paul was hesitating whether to continue to move forward and take the initiative to attack, or to provoke the other side to attack him, he found that the rebel phalanx began to move towards him, so he immediately ordered to prepare to meet the enemy.

As the order was issued, the spearmen of two battalions and the musketeers of one company quickly changed from marching columns to linear battle formations, while the mortar platoons directly under the two battalions were deployed in the gaps between the teams.

In order to test the actual combat effect of the large-scale equipment of muskets, Paul ordered the artillery not to fire when receiving clear instructions. He instructed the captain of the musket company, Demps, to command the musketmen to shoot.

"Check the equipment... light the match..."

With the loud order of Captain Demps, the soldiers of the musket company took off the match on their bodies, took out the fire tubes and lit them.

"Load the ammunition!"

No mistake, one sentence, one shot, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, one look!

Thanks to the rigorous training and paper shell fixed ammunition on weekdays, it took the soldiers less than a minute from taking off the muskets to loading the ammunition.

While the musketmen were loading the ammunition, the mortar platoons deployed in the gaps between the teams also fixed the gun body, loaded the shotgun, and were ready to fire at any time.

On the rebel side, as the four squares moved, the originally neat formation began to become chaotic. After walking more than 100 meters, the square could not be seen, just like the scene when Paul first inspected the army in the lake town square.

Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, the company commander Demps once again emphasized to his soldiers that they were not allowed to fire before receiving orders. In order to achieve a better hit rate, they must wait until the distance with the enemy is close enough before firing.

It was not until the rebels were only more than 100 meters away from the Alda army that the company commander Demps ordered: "Prepare to shoot!" The soldiers fixed the matchlock on the snake-shaped rod, put the butt of the gun against the shoulder, and aimed the muzzle flat, aiming at the moving enemy.

"First row, fire!"

Finally, the moment that Paul had been waiting for for a long time has arrived.

Thanks to "MD Reincarnation" for the reward.