Release that Witch - Chapter 1238

[Chapter 1207 New Idea]

Graycastle, Neverwinter.

Due to the inconvenient transportation of the fortress artillery, when the artillery battalion went to Langxin and Yongdong in turn to implement His Majesty’s population migration plan, the artillery battalion was rarely idle.

In addition to daily training and helping with the autumn harvest, non-duty teams can return home and spend this precious leisure time with their families.

Fan Na is no exception. Now that he is the battalion commander, it is difficult for him to apply for a vacation. Naturally, he cherishes such an opportunity.

In addition to spending time with family and visiting neighbors, gathering with old friends is also an essential activity.

After all, drinking is not allowed in the military, and if you want to have a drink, you can only wait until you are on vacation.

After these years of development, the commercial prosperity of Neverwinter City has long surpassed that of the old royal capital. The commercial street plan advocated by His Majesty, that is, any house facing the street will be built in the form of shops with upper and lower floors for rent, has also changed from being ignored by no one. It’s hot right now.

Merchants from other places have settled in one after another, either selling special commodities shipped from various places, or converting them into hotels, restaurants and wine shops.

If the convenience market provides the necessities of life, then these shops are supplements to enrich life.

Walking on the streets with people coming and going, Fan Na couldn’t help but feel a little moved by His Majesty’s foresight. Even though there were lots of hawkers around him, the roads in the urban area were not congested at all—vendors wouldn’t pile up their shops all over the street, everyone was shuttling around. On the dedicated slate aisle, the carriage was running on the black pavement, and everything seemed to be in order.

He remembered that when the construction team first laid the lines and built the road, many people did not understand why the street was built so wide, especially the separation of people and carriages seemed superfluous and unnecessary.

Now it seems that this plan is just right, it seems that His Majesty has foreseen this scene in advance.

Passing through the two main roads, the “Lucky Cannonball” tavern appeared in front of Faner, which was also the destination of his trip.

Walking into the store, someone limped out from behind the bar and greeted him immediately, “My lord, you are here!”

“My lord, that’s the name in the army. You are no longer in the first army. Just call me Fanner.” He smiled and hugged the visitor, and patted him on the back, “The recent business How, it should be pretty good, right?”

Compared with the other party’s name, the nickname Tieguai impressed Fan even more – during the fierce battle at Tower No. He charged at the enemy, but was pierced by a spear from the abdomen to the legs, and lost consciousness on the spot.

Although his life was saved by Miss Angel afterwards, due to too many missing parts, he could not fully recover in the end, so he had to temporarily press an iron rod on the whole right leg as a substitute, and the nickname of Iron Crutch has also been passed down.

After retiring, Tieguai received a subsidy, and together with the accumulated salary, he opened the “Lucky Cannonball” tavern in Dongcheng District, which can be regarded as a frequent gathering place for the First Army during vacations.

“The rent will be reduced during the injury period, which is enough to support the family.” Tieguai rubbed his hands, “Of course it would be even better if you could come to visit more times.”

A feeling of gratification surged up in Fana’s heart, “Then I’ll have to wait until I quit, or become like you. By the way, Brother Rona, are they all here?”

“It’s all upstairs, I’ll take you there.”

“No, no, no need, you do your own work first, and then come up to have a few drinks with everyone when there are fewer guests.”

“Okay, then it’s a deal,” Tieguai replied readily.

Faner walked upstairs, and immediately saw the old guys sitting around a round table.

Yupi, Cat’s Claw, Rodney, Nelson… When the artillery battalion was first established, they were just a group of young men in the same artillery crew, the kind who would be terrified when they saw knights charging.

But now, they have basically become the core backbone of the artillery battalion, each with its own subordinates. If it weren’t for such a special holiday, it would be difficult for them to gather together like before.

After that, there was a happy time of drinking and drinking, and the group talked about everything, but the most talked about was still the army itself and the battle of God’s will to face in the future.

After all, according to His Majesty, the scale of this war is unprecedented, and the entire continent will be involved. It is really unknown how many people will be able to sit and drink together after the war is over.

“Actually, we are already considered lucky, at least we don’t have to deal with those monsters head-on,” Rodney sighed after drinking the ale in his glass, “If the artillery positions are all lost, it will basically mean that the whole line is defeated. ”

“The question is, who knows what new tricks the devil has… Wasn’t Tower 1 site caught off guard?” Catpaw shrugged, “I only hope that when that time comes, the soldiers under him will fight back anyway. ability, instead of just waiting for the guys from the Musketeer Battalion and the Special Tactics Squad to come and rescue them.”

These words resonated with everyone, “That’s right, it would be great if we also had powerful burst weapons. The revolver rifle is okay against knights, but it’s not enough to suppress the devil.”

“Forget it, I heard that the army has a plan to completely replace the bolt-action rifle, and soon you won’t even see the revolver.”

“No way… Battalion Commander, is this true?”

Seeing everyone looking at him, Fan Na nodded and said, “In fact, the first and sixth squads have already replaced with new weapons, but because of production problems, it will take some time for the other squads to complete.”

Youpi frowned, “I’ve tried the new gun too. Its accuracy and power are good, but the speed of firing and pulling is really not suitable for use as a melee weapon. Can’t the artillery battalion continue to use the original weapon?”

“I’m afraid not, this is the decision of the higher authorities.” Faner pointed at the top of his head, “The revolver uses old-fashioned black powder, and the bullets look similar. It is definitely more cost-effective to save these workers to make new bullets.”

“Then… let Mr. Iron Ax tell His Majesty, how about UU Kanshu www.sonicmtl.com design a new weapon for us?”

“Don’t even think about it,” Nelson snorted. “There is such a good thing, why don’t they snatch it from Brett?”

“That’s right, the artillery battalion has enough guns,” Catpaw imitated Brett’s tone and said, “Don’t you always say that the thicker the pipe, the better? This kind of small water pipe should be kept by our Musketeer Battalion-man Let’s go drink!”

Everyone laughed and raised their glasses, only to find that Faner didn’t respond, but looked at the wine in the glass motionless, as if thinking about something.

“battalion commander?”

Fan Na touched his chin and said slowly, “What if we build it ourselves?”

“Build what? A new musket?” Cat’s Claw raised an eyebrow, “Battle Commander, are you not drunk?”

“Come on! I don’t know if you have noticed that whether it is the shotgun used by the Special Tactics Team or the Mark I heavy machine gun of the Musket Battalion, they all fire repeatedly through an air duct.” Fanner recalled Said, “I have seen many weapons that were disassembled and recycled after being scrapped. Although the structure is different, the principle is almost the same.”

“Uh… really? Why don’t I know?”

“So the battalion commander is he and not you.” Rodney pouted, “But even so, it will require a lot of manpower and materials, and the factory that produces weapons is not under the control of Master Iron Ax.”

“No, what I mean by manufacturing is to improve the existing guns.” The more Vanner said, the more he felt that his thinking became clearer. You can try it with the assistance of skilled workers.”

The other three looked at Yupi in unison.

The latter sighed, and raised his hands helplessly, “My brother works in the industrial zone, but he is in charge of the processing and assembly of steam engines. I’ll take you there tomorrow.”

[End of this Chapter]