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

But what Giles didn't expect was that when he and his vassals were still gathering their troops, the king's army had already gone south.

Giles was shocked when his spies brought the news that Wang Jun had left Jing Yao to Wuyang City.

Because although it has been confirmed that the Wang army will go south sooner or later, according to past experience, there will be a buffer time from the decision-makers making formal decisions to the army starting to take action.

Even Giles expected that he could assemble the army before the kingdom government and take the initiative to attack the king's leader.

After being shocked, the Grand Duke quickly responded and led the only troops at hand to march towards Refuur first.

Giles' surprise deeply reflects the difference between the new and traditional armies of the kingdom.

In previous wars, when the lords were going to send troops formally, there were very few people who could be completely confidential. Generally speaking, news of the troops would spread out actively or passively early without spy enough to spend it. He spyed his mind and sat in the tavern casually, and countless news would come and take the initiative to drill into his ears.

Recruiting troops and hoarding materials, all kinds of messy things may be delayed for a month or even months.

When the army officially sets off, there will be a long "tail" behind it.

In this "tail", there are a large number of vendors who specialize in serving the army. Every time there is a war, they gather like bees that smell the fragrance of pollen and follow the army.

Their business is all-inclusive, selling weapons, armor, wine and food, borrowing and handling spoils, not only directly related to combat, but also eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

There are also prostitutes. The soldiers in the war lived a life of stagnation and were under great psychological pressure. They often needed to find a place to vent their feelings, so the flesh-and-skin business serving the army was also extremely popular.

In addition, the families of officers and soldiers are not only officers, but some soldiers also bring their relatives with them. Especially many professional mercenaries who make a living in battle, they have families and family members all year round. Senior officers will also bring many servants with them. Come and serve your own and your family’s daily life.

It is conceivable what level of such an army is in terms of marching speed, information protection, etc.

The new army established by the Arda Instructors' Regiment for Rodney Eighteen is completely different.

This army has a strict confidentiality system from top to bottom. Any unauthorized information is strictly prohibited from being disseminated to the outside world. Violating confidentiality regulations will be severely punished.

The army is closed and relatively isolated from the society. The entry and exit of the military base is strictly managed. Soldiers usually need to go through approval procedures, including submitting an application for going out, explaining the reason for going out, destination, return time, etc., and need to obtain approval from superiors. The restrictions on officers should be smaller, but there should also be a complete record of entry and exit. People outside need to register to enter the resident, accompanied by insiders, and cannot approach the key areas.

The military supplies are responsible for the corresponding logistics department. In addition to purchasing directly in the market, it will also sign long-term supply contracts with certain merchants. These merchants will be subject to strict qualification review. In short, the merchants cannot be allowed to let the vendors refuse to accept them. Wuyang Wuyang land gathered around the army.

This time the kingdom army went south. Although it was widely speculated in society that the king was about to attack Giles, there was no trace of wind before the army officially set off.

The day before the departure, all the officers and soldiers involved in the operation had already assembled in the camp. Each person packed his bags and rested quietly for a night. The next morning, all the officers and soldiers lined up on the playground and formally ordered each team. Walk out of the camp area in turn, connect from beginning to end, and embark on the road to the south.

During the march, it is impossible for traditional army to carry their families with their own families and follow vendors, and suspicious people who follow the army will be detained.

Because there are no large number of people who are unrelated to combat as a burden, and because of unified training, the physical fitness of soldiers is relatively average, the speed of marching is greatly improved.

Of course, the actions of tens of thousands of people cannot be silent, so Giles can get the news that Wang Jun left Jing Yao, but because it takes time to pass the message, when he learned the news, the kingdom army had already walked halfway. .

When Giles hurriedly led his army to set out halfway, the Kingdom army had already arrived at the Thorn Fortress, and further south was the territory controlled by Giles.

In the last war, it was this fortress that first endured the attack of Grand Duke Tan Lang. The fortress commander Duke Dodge defended the place with the support of Klein and Lester. Then the main force of the royal army went south and pushed the front back. Returning to Giles' territory, but after a series of mutual battles, the subsequent weak Wang Jun retreated helplessly and threw the entire southern border to Giles.

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The one who commanded the Kingdom's army this time was Harrison Abbott. The young general who was eager to enter would certainly not stay where he was, waiting gentlemanly for Giles to come and meet him.

He ordered continued to go south and the army entered the southern border under Giles.

The small territories along the way, like those lords who ruled a village or a town, were unable to resist the kingdom army and had no time to ask for help from the lords who were higher-level. They wisely chose to surrender.

The kingdom army advanced southward, even reaching the Furger wilderness where the last decisive battle with the rebels, while Giles' main force still did not arrive.

As they continued to advance, they finally encountered the first slightly harder bone.

Earl Zeke, the lord of Firewoodland, was a loyal vassal of Giles. He had previously received orders from Five Gangs to summon troops for Giles to send at any time.

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But what he never expected was that in just a few days of busy work, the Kingdom army approached his territory.

After a brief panic, the Count returned to his calmness. He retreated all the two thousand soldiers on his hand into the Huolin Fortress in the territory, determined to guard the place and resist firmly, to delay the advance of the Northern soldiers and gather for Giles in the rear to gather in the rear More troops buy time.

The Kingdom army's persuasion of surrender was sternly rejected by Earl Zeke, so Harrison ordered the siege.

The Huo Fortress is a military fortress with complete facilities and a steep terrain. If it were the case before, even if there were only two thousand soldiers inside, it would have cost the attacking party a huge price.

But the soldiers of Count Zeke had never seen gunpowder weapons that had developed to a very mature level, not to mention that most of them were farmers working in the fields a few days ago.

Harrison put the cannons out and slammed the wall. Although the defenders behind the wall were not killed, the fires, thick smoke, and howling shells still scared them.

After several rounds of artillery, the Wang Jun soldiers holding short guns climbed up to the wall on the ladder. At the distance between short soldiers, they could almost hit the gun. Zeke's soldiers had never seen such a weapon and did not know how to avoid it.

Even if they could not fire continuously, they had no time to reload. After a shot, the soldiers had to replace them with cold weapons and fight. However, when faced with irresistible bullets, when most people realized their fatality, the morale of the fortress defenders plummeted.

Not long after the battle went on, the Kingdom army captured the fortress.