Eagle Byzantium

In the afternoon, due to rain clouds, the entire light became gray, so the servants in the palace, under the command of the sweating Staurachos, set up in a courtyard with stables. A dome-shaped awning with a crackling sound Among them, Anna was wearing a robe, and the little sunfish was holding a red umbrella, stepping through the puddles, and came to the seat under the awning. A row of Saracens and Syrian technicians under it hurriedly saluted, and then Samuel Fa He walked to the middle area, bowed to the princess in purple and said:

"The maids reminded me just now that Her Royal Highness the Princess has been blessed by the Virgin Mary, so excessive explosions and violent noises cannot be made to avoid scaring Her Highness."

"Yes, that's why I chose a secluded place. In addition, there is no need to display weapons that make loud noises. A woman has just given birth in the acropolis."

Then, Staurachos took the slip from the Director of the Ordnance Department and handed it to Anna, "You used the header to indicate - the defensive fire formula of the Roman Empire, the fire pot of the Saracens , and the nitrous fire spears used by the Venetians and the nitrous rockets used by the Turks? Are these four recipes in total? "

"Yes, Your Highness, the formulas of the Fire Spear and the Fire Jar are actually the same. The Venetians learned them from the Saracens or Persians when they were doing business. The formulas of the Guarding Fire and the Fire Jar are also similar. They are both the same. It is made of strong fire oil mixed with some sulfur and asphalt. The fire tanker used by Konya Turks is to light the mouth of the tank first. straw rope, and then throw it out. As long as you are skilled and calculated correctly, after the can flies to a certain distance, the fire on the straw rope will burn to the kerosene, and it will burn. Once the can is smashed on the target, it will be even more powerful. Fueling the fire. And what about the so-called fire?" As he spoke, Samuelfa walked to the three fixed transmitters on the other side of the awning and installed them. Both Na and the little sunfish could easily see clearly that this launcher was actually a crossbow rack used by the Romans. A spear wrapped in a thin leather bag was inserted into the upper chute. "The leather bag and the iron spear are They were all coated with rosin in order to keep the heat constant during the injection process, and the leather bag contained 'fire salt'. It is a mixture of asphalt and ointment. It is in the form of black ointment. It can be pounded into powder after drying with a wooden stick, but please take a closer look at it." After saying this, Samuel said from the brazier next to him. Among them, a piece of burning charcoal was twisted with iron pliers and placed on the leather bag - Agnes hurriedly covered the princess's ears.

But after some black smoke came out, the iron spear did not change at all.

"Can't you burn it?" Anna pushed away Little Sunfish's hand and asked with a frown.

"Yes, so many people who captured the Venetian fire spears can't use them, and they can't pry into the secrets, including your father." Then Samuelfa walked to the second launcher , then used a hemp rope to borrow fire from the brazier, and continued to light the skin bag containing "fire salt", but it still couldn't be lit.

"Strange, how can this kind of fire spear carry a violent fire and exert a destructive effect?" Agnes muttered.

She knew that even in the previous defense battle of Bari City, the red-handed veterans who participated in the battle recalled that although the Venetian city-state supported Gawain in a batch at that time, the control of these fire spears was all done by Venetian sailors and craftsmen. None of them could interfere - so Gawain also secretly became ruthless and captured a group of Saracen craftsmen before and after the Battle of Antioch City, forcing them to develop the formula.

"The secret is not in the formula at all, but in the method of igniting the fire." Samuelfa replied, and then he raised his arm, "Your Highness, please turn your back, so as not to be frightened by the light of the third iron spear on the horse."

The little sunfish was just about to reach out and cover Anna's eyes again, but was pushed away by Her Royal Highness, "It doesn't matter, I really want to see what it's like to shoot people or equipment with gunfire. Such courage. No, what about protecting Seleucia?"

"Yes, yes." Samuelfa bowed, and then he pulled out a wooden handle from the brazier. The front end was a completely red-hot armor-piercing cone. This kind of weapon was used by the soldiers of the Guardian Brigade. They were in hand-to-hand combat. He would use this thing to smash the enemy's helmet. Because it burned completely bright red, a wooden handle was used to insulate it from the heat to prevent his hands from being burned.

In an instant, Samuelfa ignited the skin bag. After a dazzling light like lightning, Anna felt that the entire launcher was almost swallowed by the white fireworks. Then another master craftsman pulled the trigger, and the fire ejected. The spear was accompanied by a long whistling sound and camet-like unceasing bright light. It frightened the horses in the stable to neigh and kick, and flew straight out for a hundred meters. A few feet away, a large wooden target covered with leather was pierced through the wall over there. The crazy flames were still going on - Anna and Agnes both saw that this extremely high temperature could be a terrifying white fire ten times as strong as boiling water. , how to expand the penetration hole of the melted iron spear, and completely burn the large wooden frame into a ball of flying ash in a short period of time - even in the falling rain.

"It's really like a white death comet." After a long time, Anna admired, "But Samuelfa, if you are so proud, you can't imitate the kind of gunpowder that Venice and Saracens have, right?"

"Of course not, Your Highness, the princess. According to the craftsman from Persia (these were taken in by Gawain after the flight of Cobuha, and only Gawain knew their value after the fall of Attak), as long as the Saracens are salted Fire salt, sulfur from Lombardy, and charcoal from Anatolia are mixed together to make However, after I tried it, I felt worried. Your Majesty, I thought I had discovered something as terrifying as the devil. The Persian craftsman said that in the far east, people there used a large number of these things in war. Made weapons." When the director of the Ordnance Department said this, he kept crossing himself.

"Idiot Samuelfa, as long as such weapons can be used in wars against infidels, it is the wisdom given by the Lord and the Virgin." Anna held on to the handle of the chair, very angry at the other party's stubbornness, "Besides, Easterners are not Already using these things, then I We need to seize more equipment. What if the Huns or Turks from the far east become stronger and invade here, carrying such terrible weapons, but we are completely unable to resist them, and they refuse to convert to Christianity? It’s your fault, idiot Samuel Fa!”

"But we have to deal with His Majesty the Emperor right away? That's not a heretic." The director is an upright engineering man.

"There must be an enemy to use as a test first, and then improve it to be more powerful against the heretics." The purple-clothed princess' answer was almost a tongue twister, but she soon became impatient and asked the director of the Ordnance Department to show the results as soon as possible. (To be continued ~^~)