Summoning Total War

Chapter 12 Clothing, food, housing and transportation are civilization

crisis!

The vampire immortal swung the knight's sword in his hand without hesitation, holding it high in front of him with the silver cross swordsmanship inherited from the central knights. This swordsmanship is similar to the fighting skills of medieval knights and is inherited by the Italians on the Sicilian Peninsula. The style of swordsmanship since the end of the Roman Empire. The attack method of swordsmanship is famous for its wide opening and closing. The downward slash and side slash are extremely lethal. The core of the swordsmanship is a staggered cross. It is a very simple and practical but lethal method. Amazing swordsmanship!

If this swordsmanship can be used to the level of "great skill but clumsiness", its lethality will not be weaker than the exquisite skills of high elves.

"Never lower your sword!"

This is the core of cross swordsmanship, and it is also the swordsmanship most suitable for weapons such as knight swords!

Whether it is this plane or Murphy's original plane, unless there are fundamental changes in the weapons used by the evolution of civilization, this basic technique evolved based on the characteristics of the weapons will not change. In previous civilizations, Westerners had physical advantages, so most of their swordsmanship tended to focus on open and closed swordsmanship. They relied solely on brute force in battle and did not pursue superb skills. Therefore, although they have their own swordsmanship, the swordsmanship moves are very simple and are not as complicated as the Eastern civilization. Naturally, they have not formed a school.

During the Crusades, Western swordsmanship reached its peak. Knights from various European countries set foot on the land of Jerusalem. In the battle with the Islamic world, they integrated the swordsmanship of the entire Europe of that era into one!

If you want to give this swordsmanship a name, it might be the same as the swordsmanship of this plane, called cross swordsmanship.

Because the core of this fighting technique, which evolved according to the type of weapon, is a staggered cross. Get rid of the modifiers in martial arts novels and just look at the fighting methods. Put aside weapons such as guns, axes, knives, etc., and take the sword as a weapon. All fighting skills, that is, the so-called martial arts moves in the East, etc. etc. In fact, they all evolved based on the type of weapons.

The swords used in the West are obviously heavier, so they are more suitable for chopping. Their attack moves also focus on the two words "cleave and slash".

Dongfang's swords are much lighter, and the difference in weight determines that Dongfang's swordsmanship is suitable for using cumbersome techniques. There is a true truth on the cold weapon battlefield, that is, the heavier the weapon, the less skill it requires. Just hit it directly regardless of the situation. If it is on the battlefield, the Western heavy sword has an overwhelming advantage, but if it is a one-on-one battle, then the Eastern swordsmanship can be said to be invincible.

But it is precisely because of this that there are basically no swords on the battlefield in the East, instead knives are used!

Because the Eastern swordsmanship has evolved to a later stage and it is difficult to adapt to the battlefield. This kind of swordsmanship that has evolved to a later stage can give birth to peerless swordsmen, but there is no way to cultivate qualified swordsmen in large numbers! In the later period, in the Middle Kingdom, the sword became one of the decorations of the literati, and became a necessary prop for picking up girls and showing off!

At the end of the Middle Ages, knights gradually withdrew from the stage of history, and Western swordsmanship also began to enter a period of decline.

Especially after the Crusades, the glorious swordsmanship that was born to adapt to the times began to be passed down. In the end, almost nothing remained. The West entered the gunpowder civilization hundreds of years earlier than the East, and also entered the decline period of swordsmanship hundreds of years earlier. As for the East, it was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that it began to enter the period of decline after the evolution of civilization, so some of it was preserved.

Under civilization, we are all ants!

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After seeing the vampire immortal in front of him perform this familiar starting position, the corner of Murphy's mouth suddenly curled up.

Because he can also do this swordsmanship!

We must mention weapons here, that is, the knight swords in the original world tend to be early and primitive knight swords. Because of the backward forging technology, that plane is far inferior to the world Murphy is in now. The knight swords used in this world are more similar to the half-hand swords popular in the West during the Middle Ages. They are also called "hybrid swords" and are known as a milestone in the history of swords!

The half-handed sword is the illegitimate child of the one-handed sword and the giant sword. It has length and attack power advantages over the one-handed sword, and is easier to carry than the two-handed sword.

This weapon combines the slashing of a two-handed sword with the thrust of an early knight's sword. It can be used with both hands or with a shield. It can be said that it is one of the sword types that has multiplied to its peak in the cold weapon era, and finally became a standard knight. One of the configurations of the sword! In contrast, the core of the Eastern battlefield still favors knives. Not to mention the well-known Heng Dao, Mo Dao, Pu Dao, Huanshou Dao, etc. Later waist knives, rolling back double knives, spleen knives, and double-handed belt knives. Knives, back knives, nest knives, mandarin duck knives, stern knives, cutting knives, wind knives, etc. are even more dazzling.

In the world where the Kingdom of Athens is located, it's not like Murphy doesn't want to change weapons and forge these more lethal weapons.

The fundamental reason is that the civilization level of the entire plane is not enough, and there is no way to provide the level of craftsmanship required to forge these weapons. Even the dwarves, who are known for their forging skills, have a level of craftsmanship that is equivalent to that of early medieval civilization at best.

The current forging technology in Athens is still at the level of "hundred steel-making", and the minimum standard for forging these weapons also requires the "steel filling method" of the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the Middle Kingdom!

As for the forging process of the hybrid sword in front of me, the required level is even higher.

Because the craftsmanship of this sword was born in the 15th century on earth, and there is a gap of nearly a thousand years between the civilization stage of the Kingdom of Athens!

Although Murphy strives to improve the level of human civilization and develop the level of craftsmanship in all walks of life as much as possible, the average level of civilization in the kingdom is at best equivalent to that of the Roman Empire, which was around the third century AD. This is the reason why he has the "Total War" auxiliary system, a killer weapon. Otherwise, the overall civilization of mankind would still be at the level of BC.

How difficult is it to develop a primitive civilization?

This is definitely not something that specialized talents in a certain industry can do, unless it is a whimsical thing! Without time to accumulate bit by bit, without the step-by-step transition of the times, covering the level of civilization in all walks of life, how could it be possible to advance by leaps and bounds because of a slight change? Can you make guns if you can forge steel? Can everyone be fed with guns? Can you say that everyone is equal?

Murphy once heard a saying, "Civilization is based on basic necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation"!

Therefore, for Murphy, if possible, this plane is not only a place for warriors to advance, but also an important key for the Kingdom of Athens to transition as soon as possible and enter a civilization equivalent to the Middle Ages. Whether it is the evolution of production tools, the development of forging technology, or the research on military distribution tactics, etc., there are all things worth learning from and taking the best of them.

Therefore, he needs not only soldiers, but also a large number of scholars.

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(I just got off the train today, and I’m still a little tired. Let’s just write this much for now. I’ve been bored on the train these days. I read a lot of books, read a lot of things, and found a lot of interesting things. - Stupa.)