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Chapter 87: Preparations (Part 2)

Fifteen a week, there are currently about 120 blacksmiths in the territory, 30 skilled blacksmiths, and about 90 apprentices. That is, about one master takes three blacksmith apprentices. So according to what he said, it takes two blacksmith masters and six blacksmith apprentices to make one in a week?

The efficiency is really too slow!

Although it is steel, the strength of cast iron carburized steel is still much lower than that of later steel. Although it is ahead of other bronze weapons and iron weapons of this era, it is not much like the large kitchen knives used to kill pigs and chop bones in later generations. Of course it's not the kind of stainless steel, but the kind of kitchen knife made by a blacksmith in the countryside in the previous life, a metal with a hardness between iron and steel.

Thinking of this in his heart, Murphy couldn't help feeling emotional.

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

"At present, everything in the blacksmith shop is put down, and we will try our best to forge the double knives worn by the Spartan conquerors according to the steel of this texture." At present, there is still more than half a month before late autumn, enough forging to arm Sparta Conqueror's sword. The surplus will be given to the priests of the Temple of War to equip them, because they will also follow Murphy to the expedition!

In this battle, Murphy can be said to have laid down all his belongings!

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

A trace of excitement appeared on the face of the middle-aged blacksmith.

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

"From now on, you will be in charge of everything in the blacksmith shop. As long as you can forge weapons with better performance, I will never be stingy with rewards." After finishing speaking, Murphy turned around and told the clerk behind him: " All the blacksmith masters in the blacksmith shop will be rewarded with ten acres of land, and the apprentices will be rewarded with five acres."

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

As the Gnolls around the territory were cleared away, more and more land could be cultivated. In fact, after Murphy prepared for this battle, he began to reward the land generously. After all, the land is only valuable if it is cultivated. At present, the total area of ​​the territory is about 1,200 square kilometers. Due to the proximity to the Nidolia River, the terrain is flat, of which about 600 square kilometers can be used as cultivated land.

The measurement method of the city of Athens is a little larger than that of Zhongtu. The measurement method of Zhongtu is that one square kilometer is equal to 1500 mu. In the measurement method used by the city of Athens, one square kilometer is about 1,000 mu.

That is to say, if the current territory is completely dug out regardless of whether it is poor or rich, there will be about 600,000 acres of land.

Of course, there must not be so many actually cultivated.

Because reclaiming arable land is the priority to choose fertile land with rich water sources. However, as long as the population is sufficient, there is no problem in reclaiming a land of 200,000 to 300,000 mu.

According to a population of ten acres of land, there is absolutely no pressure to support tens of thousands of citizens in the territory. Because based on the calculation of a family of three, 30 mu of land is more than enough. In fact, the land that Murphy is awarding now is all the fertile land that has been reclaimed first, and it is very convenient to be close to the Nidolia River, irrigation areas, etc. It is exaggerated to say that one mu is more than five mu, but there is absolutely no problem comparing two or three mu.

In the relatively conservative background of ancient times, if we want to vigorously develop technology, we can only rely on the lord's rewards to arouse the enthusiasm of the people.

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

There will be pirated copies in future generations, let alone this era!

Almost as soon as Murphy gave this order, the beep of the "Total War" auxiliary system also rang in his ears.

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

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

entourage?

Murphy was overjoyed.

Because of the appearance of cast iron carburizing steel, the blacksmith shop in the territory temporarily gave up the manufacture of other weapons, and was responsible for making new weapons with the double-knife model of the Spartan conqueror. Murphy's order was that the Spartan Conqueror and the Priest of the War Temple must be fully dressed within half a month.

In fact, one of the things Murphy is thinking about now is.

Will he use the Spartan conqueror as a model in the future to train a group of heavy infantry who use knives or swords. Due to the lack of texture of bronze weapons, the attack method is mostly assassination, and the weapon is easily broken by hacking. So in this era, the sword is one of the dominant weapons. However, with the improvement of forging technology, the fighting method has gradually changed from stabbing to chopping. As long as the quality of weapons improves, chopping will be more powerful than stabbing in melee combat on the battlefield. This is also the reason why sword cutting gradually rose on the battlefield in the Middle Ages. Even in the East, before the sword completely replaced the sword, the Huanshou Sword and the Horse-Chopping Sword appeared and evolved into the famous Mo Dao! (Against cavalry is one reason.)

Anyone who has seen the style of Tang Dao can fully see the transformation from sword to sword in history.

And the most important point is that a knife is easier to train than a sword. Slashing requires relatively high physique and strength, but the technique is not too cumbersome.

There is precedent for the Spartan conquerors, and they shouldn't have much problem training soldiers using the knife as a template.

And most importantly.

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

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

If you encounter a race that mainly uses bows and arrows like centaurs, you can basically wait for death!

In the future, there will definitely be a need for an infantry unit with strong offensive capabilities. At this time, what Murphy considered was the units that used heavy weapons such as giant axes and scepters, as well as infantry equipped with swords.

(The chopping sword is basically a two-handed sword.)

All right.

Murphy admitted that after improving his forging technology, he thought of a well-known unit—Modao Bing!

Mo Dao Bing is a very lethal unit, but its flaws are also very obvious. The requirements for weapons are very high, and the requirements for soldiers are even higher. Because Mo Dao soldiers are equipped with heavy armor, and they use the elite of the elite as their formation, it can be said that there should be no problem for soldiers who use Mo Dao to become generals of a hundred people. To put it more simply, Mo Dao Bing has very high physical requirements for soldiers!

Weapons can be solved by improving the forging process.

And the dwarves in this world are very good at forging.

Then the problem is in the physique. The physique of the Greek soldiers is not too tall, but don't forget the Spartan soldiers! They are born soldiers, trained from an early age!

The most important point is!

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

A Spartan warrior who has entered a state of frenzy or even berserk can erupt with a powerful force far beyond the limit of human beings!

Then, in this way, the strict requirements for strength and quality can also be met. Although Murphy only knew the general shape of the Mo Dao, if it was possible to imitate a weapon similar to the Mo Dao, then there would be no need to train sword-slashing units and heavy weapon units in the later stage.

In terms of the ability to break the formation, Mo Daobing wins!

The physique of a Spartan warrior, coupled with the terrifying lethality of the Modao!

Imagine, Mo Dao, Spartan muscles, bright red cape, plus that iconic red pants!

Murphy felt that the future was bright.

The Greek infantry phalanx has a single combat method, and its biggest weakness is that it is clumsy and not flexible enough. In the war between Rome and Macedonia, it was because of the terrain and the dispersion of formations during the pursuit. As a result, Rome fought a big pushback!

Therefore, it is necessary to supplement other arms to cooperate with the Greek phalanx in the future.

This was also in Murphy's plan.

The next day, Murphy convened others to discuss his tactics of holding the canyon.

Due to the level of civilization of the times, the conditions for many tactical applications are insufficient. In fact, Murphy's plan is far better than the two generals directly forming a defensive line to fight.

In fact, the only useful advice came from Lady Elizabeth instead.

Advice is also simple.

— Poison arrows!

There are quite a few poisonous plants near the Karazan Mountains, for example, a plant similar to the blood-sealed throat tree, as long as you extract their poisonous juice and soak the arrow clusters in it for a period of time. Even if the poisoned arrows didn't kill the gnolls on the spot, the poison behind them could kill them. At the lowest level, it can also make them lose their combat effectiveness.

very simple.

But it is a very effective method.

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

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

But the rewards are also rich.

As long as he can win, then Murphy has truly laid a foundation in this world!