The Rise of the European Emperor

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The day after Marin arrived in Lübeck, that is, the day the Bursa coalition set off, the sky suddenly began to rain continuously. The farmers are naturally happy because God is helping them irrigate their fields. However, Marin was not happy. Because the matchlock can't be used anymore...

This is a very serious problem, because if Marin's arquebus is ineffective on rainy days, then the urban offensive and defensive battle is a battle of pure cold weapons. The previous offensive and defensive battle in Dublin fully proved this. On rainy days, Edward's arquebusiers were completely ineffective and lost their firepower advantage. And the rain-proof sheds they tried to build were all burned by England with rockets when the rain stopped. This detail, Sahi, who Marin placed in Edward's army, has already written a detailed report.

Seeing that the Bursa coalition is coming, if the problem of not being able to fire on rainy days is exposed, Frederick III's shrewdness will definitely take advantage of it.

Therefore, Marin must find a solution in time...

In the drizzle, Marin strolled at the foot of the city wall of Lübeck, watching the soldiers set up tents in the open space. On the edge of the street, the residents and the soldiers had an argument.

Marin hurried over to check what was going on...

It turned out that because there was no open space at the foot of the city wall, the three soldiers set up their tents on the street. Originally this was nothing, but the problem was - their tents blocked the door of the residents... So, the dispute happened like this...

In the end, Marin ordered the soldiers to remove the tent. He personally supervised the three soldiers and carried away the small military tent where they lived...

"Take it away..." Marin suddenly thought of something, and stood there stunned...

After a while, Marin slapped his head violently and laughed out loud:

"Haha, I figured out a way!"

Marin learned from the scene just now - since the Musketeers only need to cover the rain when it rains. When it's not raining, you can lift up the place that covers the rain and take it away...

When Edward's army fought against the British army, it was relatively rigid and built rain-proof thatched huts on the city walls. Of course the musketeers could keep firing when it rained. But when it wasn't raining, he didn't dismantle it either. Can the British see it? Directly fired rockets with English longbowmen and burned the thatched cottage. And Edward couldn't keep building thatched huts, after all, there weren't that many building materials in the city. For building a stone house on the top of the city, not to mention the material problem, the construction period is also very long and inconvenient. Moreover, that investment is also huge...

But Marin realized from the curtain just now - since the Musketeers only need to block the rain when it rains,

So why not get a movable rain cover to keep the musketeers out of the rain?

When it rained, it was carried up the wall for the Musketeers. If it doesn't rain, just carry it down... Anyway, there are a lot of strong people...

Rockets can indeed burn down tents that block the rain, but I let Min Zhuang carry it down when the rain stops. It doesn't make sense for you to launch rockets...

Thinking of this, Marin immediately approached Lübeck Grand Chancellor Tagfacht to discuss the matter. Originally, Marin planned to make a batch of large umbrellas similar to those used in the stalls of later generations. However, in this era, there were no umbrellas in Europe at all, and there were no craftsmen and accessories to make umbrellas. By the time craftsmen develop umbrellas, the battle may be over.

Then, Marin considered using tents. However, the tent also has problems. The tent is made of fabric, which cannot withstand bows and arrows at all. The enemy's bows and arrows can't use rockets to burn tents when it's raining. However, arrows can also shoot through tents. Once the tent fabric is slashed by sharp arrows, there is no rainproof effect...

Marin also thought of building a masonry hut on the city wall, but the construction period was too long. Seeing that the enemy army will arrive in a few days, we must find a way as soon as possible...

Marin's fingers tapped on the table, making a muffled sound. Then, Marin's eyes couldn't be moved from the table...

Suddenly, Marin got under the table, put his fingers together, and made a shooting posture:

"Bang——" Marin also gave a voiceover in his mouth. On the side, Kahn, who was acting as a bodyguard, was stunned. He couldn't figure out why Marin would suddenly get under the table and act like a child. So, an idea popped into his mind - is the young master crazy?

But Marin quickly got out from under the table, then patted the table all over the floor and said:

"In this form, it can block the rain and also block the thrown arrows!"

Then, Marin hurried to the residence of the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht. When Kahn saw it, he hurriedly ran after him - he was worried that Marlin was crazy, so he had to follow...

Fortunately, Marin was not crazy, he just went to talk to the Grand Speaker of Tagfacht about the urgent construction of a wooden shed...

Marin designed the wooden shed, which is open front and rear, and the top and four feet are all wooden. And the sides are hanging cloth. The hanging cloth on both sides is for rain protection. The wooden board above the head is to guard against the projectiles of the archers under the city.

The archers under the city walls could not directly shoot the musketeers with the protection of the battlements, they could only shoot in a curved line. Most of the bows and arrows come down from above. Therefore, if you want to resist, it is best to use wooden boards on it.

This cuboid-shaped wooden shed can accommodate two people, and the person in front is naturally a musket shooter. The person behind is responsible for loading the musketeers. Each wooden shed is placed in a lookout for easy shooting.

Moreover, because the arquebus is going to shoot down the city wall. Therefore, this kind of wooden shed has a board extending to the front, just to protect the arquebus from the rain and prevent the arquebus from getting damp.

Because only the top plate and four brackets are made of wood, and there are only rags on both sides to keep out the rain, this kind of wooden shed is not only convenient for shooting in rainy days, but also very convenient to move. Two civilian husbands can go down the city wall or lift it up.

Soon, under the arrangement of the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht, the carpenters in Lübeck produced a sample. After testing, this kind of wooden shed is very good for arquebus shooting in rainy days. Also, it's easy to get out. Therefore, this humble wooden shed is called an active shooting shed.

After the test was successful, the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht immediately ordered the carpenters in more than a dozen shipyards in Lübeck to make every effort to build a shooting shed for this kind of activity, so that the arquebusiers in Marin could shoot in rainy days.

Moreover, on weekdays, if the cuboid shed for this kind of activity is also hung with cloth at the front and rear to block the wind, it can be used as a single tent, which can be said to serve two purposes.

As for whether it is possible to build thousands of mobile shooting booths in a few days? This is not a problem at all. Because, Lübeck is the shipbuilding center of this era, with more than a dozen shipyards and thousands of shipbuilders. And every shipbuilder is an excellent carpenter. Besides, the shipyard should not store too much wood...

As for cost? Is it a thing for the wealthy Lubeck?

In this way, thousands of shipbuilding craftsmen put down the shipbuilding task, found suitable wood from the shipyard, and began to build this simple mobile shooting shed. In addition, the Grand Speaker of Tagfach also ordered city residents to donate rags that are not used at home, and then the city hall organized women to sew those rags into large cloths to cover the sides of the mobile shooting booth... . () "The Rise of the Emperor of Europe" only represents the author's point of view. If you find any content that violates national laws, please delete it. The position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.

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