Chapter 87 Preparation for the War (Part 2)

Fifteen times a week, there are currently about 120 blacksmith shops in the territory, 30 skilled blacksmiths and about 90 apprentices. That is, about one master brings three blacksmiths to apprenticeships. So according to him, it is only two blacksmith masters plus six blacksmith apprentices that can make one for a week?

The efficiency is really too slow!

Although it is steel, the strength of cast iron carburized steel is much lower than that of the later steel. Although it is ahead of other bronze and iron weapons in this era, it is not many large kitchen knives used to kill pigs and chop bones in later generations. Of course, it is not the stainless steel texture, but the kitchen knives made by blacksmiths in the rural areas of the past, with a hardness between iron and steel.

Thinking of this in my heart, Murphy couldn't help but sigh.

If a modern stainless steel kitchen knife was brought to this era, it would probably be a rare sharp weapon, right?

"At present, let go of everything in the blacksmith shop, and strive to forge the double swords worn by the Spartan Conqueror according to this texture of steel." There is still more than half a month left before late autumn, which is enough to forge the double swords to arm the Spartan Conqueror. The extra ones are left to the priests of the Temple of War, because they will also follow Murphy to fight!

In this battle, Murphy can be said to be a big deal!

"Did you see that mountain?" Murphy pointed to a mountain not far from the town and spoke, "From today on, the two hundred acres of land under that mountain will belong to you."

A hint of excitement appeared on the middle-aged blacksmith's face.

But before he could reveal it, Murphy's words surprised him again.

"In the future, everything in the blacksmith shop will be left to you. As long as you can forge a weapon with better performance, I will never be stingy with the reward." After that, Murphy turned around and ordered the clerk behind him: "All the blacksmith shop's blacksmith shop's blacksmith shop's blacksmith shop's blacksmith shop's blacksmith shop's land is rewarded with 10 acres of land, and the apprentice's apprentice will be rewarded with 5 acres."

"Yes. Governor." The clerk picked up his pen and wrote it down quickly, and responded.

As the zombies around the territory were cleaned up, the area of ​​land that could be cultivated became more and more. In fact, after this battle, Murphy began to reward the land for a large amount. After all, the land is only valuable for cultivation. The total area of ​​the territory is about 1,200 square kilometers. Due to its proximity to the Nidolia River, the terrain is gentle, and the land that can be cultivated is about 600 square kilometers.

The measurement method of Athenian cities is a little larger than that of Middle Earth. The measurement method of Middle Earth is equal to 1,500 acres per square kilometer. The measurement method used by Athenian cities is about 1,000 acres per square kilometer.

In other words, if all the current territory is opened, regardless of the poor and rich fields, there will be about 60,000 mu of land.

Of course, there are definitely not so many that are actually cultivated.

Because reclaiming arable land is preferred for places with rich water sources and fertile land. However, as long as the population is sufficient, there is still no problem in reclaiming 200,000 to 300,000 mu of land.

According to a population of ten acres, there is absolutely no pressure to support tens of thousands of citizens in the territory. Because according to a family of three, thirty acres of land is more than enough. In fact, the land that Murphy now rewards are all fertile land that is reclaimed first, and it is very convenient to be close to the Nidolia River, irrigation areas, etc. It is a bit exaggerated to say that one acre is more than five acres, but there is absolutely no problem with two or three acres.

In the context of such a relatively conservative era in ancient times, if you want to vigorously develop technology, you can only rely on the lord's reward to inspire the people's enthusiasm.

After all, there is no patent right in this era, and it is useless to have patent right.

There are pirated copies in later generations, not to mention this era!

Almost just when Murphy issued this order, the prompt sound of the "Total War" auxiliary system also sounded in his ears.

"Ding! Discover outstanding talents and include them as followers in the data statistics."

"Excellent blacksmith: He is a blacksmith with profound skills and courage to innovate and find breakthroughs. He has discovered a new forging method that can forge better weapons! There is no doubt that he is the future master of blacksmith! (Terminal forging technology + 2, iron tools research progress has been increased by 10%. "

Follower?

Murphy was delighted.

Due to the emergence of cast iron carburized steel, the blacksmith shop in the territory temporarily gave up the creation of other weapons and was specifically responsible for creating new weapons with the double-sword model of the Spartan Conqueror. Murphy's order was to make the Spartan Conqueror and the priests of the Temple of War be renovated within half a month.

In fact, one thing Murphy is thinking about now is.

Should he train a group of heavy infantry using swords or sword-cutting in the future based on the Spartan conqueror. Due to the insufficient texture of bronze weapons, the attack method is mostly assassination, and chopping can easily destroy weapons. Therefore, in this era, swords were one of the dominant weapons. However, with the improvement of forging technology, the fighting method gradually increased from the original stab to the original stab. As long as the quality of the weapon improves, the power of close-killing slashing on the battlefield will be greater than that of the stab. This is also the reason why sword-cutting gradually emerged on the medieval battlefield. Even in the east, before the sword completely replaced the sword, the ring-headed sword appeared, and the horse-cutting sword evolved into the famous Modao! (Confronting cavalry is one reason.)

If you have seen the Tang sword style, you can fully see the transformation from sword to sword in history.

And the most important point is that swords are easier to train than swords. Slashing requires higher physical and strength, but the skills are not too complicated.

There is a precedent for the Spartan conquerors, and there should be no big problem in getting them to train soldiers with swords as templates.

And the most important point is.

Although the Greek phalanx is powerful, its weaknesses are also obvious.

The combat method is single, insufficient mobility, excess defense, and insufficient offense.

If you encounter a race that mainly focuses on bows and arrows like Centaurs, you can basically just wait for death!

In the future, there will definitely be a kind of infantry troops with strong offensiveness. At this time, Murphy will consider the use of heavy weapons such as giant axe scepter, as well as infantry equipped with sword-cutting.

(Sword-cutting is basically a two-handed sword.)

All right.

Murphy admitted that after he improved his forging technology, he thought of a famous military force - Mo Dao Bing!

Modao Soldier is a very terrible military force, but its defects are also very obvious. Its requirements for weapons are very high, and the requirements for soldiers are even higher. Because Modao Soldier is counterweight armor and takes the elite among the elites as a formation, it can be said that it should be no problem to use the soldiers who use Modao as a hundred generals. To put it simply, Modao Soldier has very high requirements for soldiers' physique!

Weapons and forging technology can be improved.

Moreover, the dwarves in this world are very excellent in forging craftsmanship.

The problem is that the physical body is not too tall, but don’t forget the Spartan soldiers! They are born soldiers and have been trained since childhood!

The most important point is!

Murphy was able to hold a ritual of divine grace for them through the goddess of wisdom Athena!

Spartan warriors who enter a state of fanaticism and even violentness can burst out powerful forces far beyond the limits of human beings!

Then, in this way, the strict requirements for strength and quality can be met. Although Murphy only knows the general style of Modao, if he can really imitate a weapon similar to Modao, then there is no need to train sword-cutting weapons and heavy weapons in the later stage.

In terms of ability to break the formation, Mo Daoping won the best!

The body of the Spartan warrior, plus the terrifying lethality of the Modao!

Imagine Modao, Spartan muscles, bright red cloak, and the iconic red shorts!

Murphy felt that the future was bright.

The Greek infantry phalanx had a single combat method, and its biggest weakness was its clumsiness and flexibility. The war between Rome and Macedonia was due to the terrain and the formation scattered during the pursuit, and it was a big reversal by Rome!

Therefore, it is necessary to supplement other troops in the future to cooperate with the Greek square formation.

This was also long before Murphy's plan.

The next day, Murphy summoned others to discuss his tactics of sticking to the canyon.

Due to the level of civilization in the times, many tactical applications are insufficient. In fact, Murphy's plan is much better than the two generals who directly line up the defense line to fight.

In fact, the only useful suggestion came from Mrs. Elizabeth.

The suggestion is also very simple.

——Poison Arrow!

There are many toxic plants near the Karazan Mountains, such as a plant similar to a blood-sealed throat tree. Just extract their poisonous juice and put the arrow clusters in and soak them for a period of time. The poisonous arrows, even if the gnolls are not shot to death on the spot, the toxicity behind them can still kill them. To the lowest extent, they can also lose their combat effectiveness.

Very simple.

But it is a very effective method.

After finalizing the plan, Murphy no longer hesitated and arranged for the manpower to prepare for the war in half a month.

This is destined to be a tough battle, a tough battle.

But the rewards are also generous.
Chapter completed!