Chapter 486 Arms
“Well, if Mr. Leadbetter is coming, we welcome it. But we must be prepared for war.”
Marcus, the Speaker of the Council, finally made the following decision Decide.
He turned to Joe Foster, "My friend, how about I leave the job of entertaining him to you?"
"I am willing to take on this difficult task." Ste nodded.
The speaker asked again: "Now, could you please tell us about our armament situation."
The weapons of the Corner Bay Alliance are mainly purchased from the Northwest Bay.
At the beginning, the alliance did not want to rely too much on the Northwest Gulf, but unfortunately the weapons sold by the Northwest Gulf were of high quality and low price.
For the price of making a sword at home or buying it from somewhere else, you can actually buy five to ten swords in Northwest Bay, and the quality is quite good.
This has led to the Horned Bay Alliance becoming more and more dependent on the Northwest Gulf when expanding its arsenal. Everyone wants to spend less and do more.
Members of the Council cannot figure out how the Northwest Bay can keep prices so low, especially iron, an important raw material for making ordnance. Could it be that the iron in the Northwest Bay can emerge from the ore on its own?
Foster cleared his throat and said confidently: "Colleagues, although once the war breaks out, the Holy See will most likely support them at the Corner Bay Church, but we are also fully prepared. To offset this advantage of the church.”
“First of all, it’s armor. We currently have a total of 30,000 sets of metal armor, including more than 3,000 sets of high-end armor, and more than 50,000 sets of leather armor. Armor, even if we expand the army according to the limit of 150,000 people, we can achieve at least 50% of the armor approval rate."
"Secondly, in terms of weapons, there are currently a total of 100,000 in armory in various places. One hundred thousand spears, thirty thousand one-handed swords, ten thousand long bows, thirty thousand short bows..."
"In terms of large equipment, a total of one hundred ballistae and thirty large trebuchets were built. , a hundred small catapults, siege engines..."
"In terms of animal power, there are a total of more than 35,000 horses and 10,000 mules..."
"In terms of food..."
The arms trade with the Northwest Gulf is mainly carried out by Fu It was conducted by the eldest son of the Marquis of St., and the Marquis was also very concerned about this matter. Before this meeting, he wrote down various data on paper.
After a while, Marquis Foster finished reading the various statistics on the paper.
Finally, he concluded: "If we arm our army according to the numbers above, we will create a powerful army that has never been seen in the history of Cape Bay. Even outside of Cape Bay, this An army of this size is also rare, and thanks to the weapons from the Northwest Gulf, we will truly arm each soldier into an offensive and defensive killing weapon, instead of a group of ragged soldiers holding pitchforks. Militia.”
"Our military organization is extremely advanced. When recruiting soldiers, they only need to come over. The government will provide unified weapons and armor and provide training. As for our inland neighbors, their soldiers also need to prepare their own weapons. "
"In addition, we have also negotiated with the major mercenary groups in Cape Bay, and they are willing to accept our employment-of course when we need them."
After listening to Foster's talk about the armament situation, everyone in the Speaker's office became more confident.
Horace waved his fist excitedly: "That's right, this is how you should retaliate with fists with fists, and retaliate with swords with swords. The army of the church will definitely be scared to death in front of the allies who use their full strength. But-"
He suddenly frowned and said in a warning tone.
"Beware of traitors, especially those who talk all day about the church and the church."
After hearing his words, everyone laughed to themselves. Everyone knew that Horace was talking about "Pious Simon" "Si", a very devout congressman, and Horace are usually very at odds with each other. Recently, due to the tension between the alliance and the church, he has been staying at home and rarely comes to participate in the council's discussions.
At this time, a congressman suddenly asked: "Did our fleet arrange combat missions when fighting on the ground?" As soon as he raised the question, everyone burst into laughter and blushed.
Do those bumpkins who grow up inland have battleships? When dealing with a bunch of landlubbers, do we still need to discuss the issue of the fleet?
Speaker Marcus still answered his question: "Although everyone may not take it seriously, I am still preparing to recruit a hundred warships in case of unexpected events. There are already a large number of combat-capable ships registered and will no longer sail. Once If necessary, our port can gather at least fifty ships with sufficient personnel within three days."
"An accident happened?"
Horace asked: "We are prepared. Are those allies rebelling and switching to the church? "
The speaker replied: "Oh, Mr. Horace, don't make such malicious speculations about our allies who have signed an offensive and defensive agreement. I believe that our allies are in power. What worries me is their armament level. They may not be as prepared as we are. "
"Once...I mean once, one of their ports is attacked. If they are captured from land, they can threaten our merchant ships. As long as they have money, they can still recruit a group of sea desperadoes.”
"In addition!"
Speaker Marcus looked around at everyone and said.
“We must beware of the threat from the Holy See. Although their port is a bit far away from us, we must be on guard.”
……
“A sneeze!”< br>
The militiaman on duty sneezed. Feeling dizzy, he covered his nose and blew his nose, then casually touched the brick wall next to his post.
This is a checkpoint on the border of the Corner Bay Alliance. It didn't exist originally and was newly added half a year ago.
Since the conflict with the church became public, the Corner Bay Alliance has built a large number of such checkpoints on the border, a five or six-meter-high watchtower made of wood or masonry, with a watchtower for the garrison. Resting huts are often manned by only two or three guards or local militia at a level.
Their purpose is not defense but vigilance.
The militiamen on duty felt that they were very unfortunate. They had caught a cold, but their application to go home and rest was rejected by the superiors. It was all because of this damn situation.
Um? What is that?
The guard's pupils quickly focused towards the far side of the road.
This was originally a trade road. In the past, it carried most of the commercial transportation between the Corner Alliance and the landlocked country of Sealand. However, since the situation worsened, the road has become increasingly deserted. Today, Only rabbits could be seen scurrying from one side to the other from time to time.
However, at this time, a group of carriages and horses appeared on this road that had been deserted all day.
Are landlocked countries about to invade?
The militiamen became extremely nervous and looked in that direction with wide eyes.
Please vote!
(End of this chapter)