Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

Joan of Arc shrank behind Ma Youfu, looking around, not as straightforward as before.

She was so devoted before that she didn't even notice that Youfu Ma had used soundproofing techniques on the warehouse, and thought that the sound of her indulging and cheering screams had spread outside.

"What's the matter, Jeanna?" Ma Youfu asked knowingly.

"Teacher... let's go quickly..." Joan of Arc hoped to leave quietly in the early morning when there were few people.Without witnesses, no one would associate the erotic affairs that happened in the warehouse with her.

Looking at the shy and pretty girl in front of him, and recalling her completely different personalities, Ma Youfu found himself enjoying this kind of game more and more.

After enjoying the active enthusiasm of "Bad Joan of Arc", he wanted to taste the purity and simplicity of "Good Joan of Arc" even more.

"I was overworked last night and my waist was injured. I can't walk fast now." Ma Youfu joked and gave Joan a meaningful look.

The girl's blue eyes shone with shyness, she glared at Ma Youfu, and said angrily, "Teacher, you are really wicked, please don't bully me..."

"I can't do this." Ma Youfu turned around suddenly, hugged the girl's delicate body full of youthful vigor, and pushed her against the wall.

Joan of Arc suppressed her nervousness, and whispered: "Teacher, please don't be like this... After returning to Tarascon Castle, I, I... I don't want to be seen by others..."

"So what if you see it? Does anyone dare to criticize the relationship between the Marquis of La Manche and the Saintess of France in person?" Ma Youfu said with a smile, "Besides, it's too late now. If you don't believe me, look over there."

Not far away, two girls, one big and one small, happened to pass by.With baskets in their hands, they probably wanted to get up early to search yesterday's battlefield to see if they could find any unexpected gains.

Although the battlefield has already been cleaned, for the two children, as long as they can pick up a few coins, or a few metal objects such as broken sword fragments, it is a big harvest.

They looked at the pair of young men and women hugging tightly not far away, their young eyes were full of curiosity.

"Sister, what are they doing?" the younger girl asked.

"I don't know. But that gentleman seems familiar... By the way! He was the one who healed the elder's injury with a white light last night!"

"Why did this gentleman and the beautiful sister suddenly start to talk to each other? Are they slobbering each other?" The younger girl became more and more curious.

"I don't know either. It seems to be called 'kissing'?" The older girl tilted her head.

Then they remembered that if they went late and the good things were picked up by other children, they would be severely scolded by their mothers, so they ran away holding hands.

At this time, Joan of Arc, who had already been immersed in her lover's passionate kiss, didn't notice this at all.She only wishes that this sweet moment can last forever, forever.

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In the battle at Scipio Port, although the casualties were not large, the impact was extremely far-reaching.

Although the undead pirates' bold invasion was repelled by Ma Youfu, it also made people realize that Claudio's previous rhetoric was simply untenable.The undead pirates did not focus on the pagan kingdom in the south.In other words, that vampire lord has no main target at all, as long as it is a human coastal town, it may be attacked.

It's a pity that Claudio has disappeared since the Battle of Scipio Port, and there is no way to find him to settle the score.Those who knew that Claudio had visited Scipio Port that morning were guessing that this rising star of the Purification Court, the most watched new generation of the Visconti family, had already lost his life on the chaotic battlefield.

Not to mention how sad the Duke of Milan was after losing his family's talents, at least after the Battle of Scipio Port, the situation against powerful enemies from other worlds began to improve.

Not to mention the various other small states, the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Duchy of Anjou, and the Kingdom of France have formed an "Azure Alliance", expressing their intention to gather strength to defend the azure coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.Even the Kingdom of Aragon has changed its alert attitude towards France and Provence, expressing its willingness to provide all assistance except sending troops and money for the sake of being believers of the Seven Saints.

And the Pope, who was far away in Rome, also temporarily gave up the dispute with Ma Youfu over the religious and secular power.He issued an edict to ask the clergy in Provence, Savoy, and Genoa to do their best to cooperate with the Marquis of La Manche in driving out the undead pirates.

As for the French Church, they will not obey the orders of the Holy See at all, so the Pope is not pretentious.

The recruiting wool soldiers who had been training for several months in the barracks outside Paris had been reorganized by Field Marshal Richmond appointed by Charles VII, and began to march south under the banner of the Crusaders.

But before setting foot on the North African desert, the first task of this army is to assist the Marquis of La Manche in defeating the undead pirates.

In addition, Mayouf's Normandy army is also intensively undergoing expansion and training. It is expected that in two months, they will board the remodeled fleet, bypass the Iberian Peninsula, pass through the Strait of Gibraltar, and arrive in Provence.

There is also the Burgundy Crusade, which is about to complete its assembly.This army will be led by Charles, the heir of the principality, and the troops will go south in two ways.

Influenced by Ma Youfu, Charlie, the future leader, pointed out the theory of superior firepower in advance, and paid special attention to artillery.However, because he did not secretly learn Ma Youfu's cannon-casting technology, and because there was a difference in the way of using artillery, many of the artillery ordered by Charlie were heavy artillery weighing more than one ton.

These big guys have to follow the medieval road, cross the central plateau, and transport them to the south of France. I don't know how much manpower and animal power will be spent.So Charlie had to divide his troops into two groups. The artillery, like the Normandy army, went to Provence by sea.The infantry and cavalry went south by land.

Because of the sudden appearance of undead pirates from another world, the three-way crusaders who had assembled in a leisurely manner suddenly accelerated their preparations.

Not to mention the Central Crusaders with France and Burgundy as their main forces.As for the Eastern Crusaders, Emperor Sigismund of the Shinra was very pleased with the appearance of the undead pirates.When the Italian states were in a hurry in the face of a huge threat and asked the emperor for help, it was very helpful for Sigismund to consolidate the interests of the empire in Italy.

Among the three Iberian kingdoms, the Kingdom of Aragon, which had major interests in the western Mediterranean, had to change its attitude, actively responded to the call of the Crusades, and began recruiting troops.

You know, Sardinia under the rule of Aragon is less than fifteen kilometers away from Corsica, which is being ravaged by the undead!

Chapter 370: Making Cannons Is Not Easy

Time came to mid-January.At noon that day, Ma Youfu had a meeting with the special envoy sent by the Duke of Savoy and the Governor of Genoa to discuss the countermeasures to defeat the vampire pirates.

In the Battle of Scipio Port, the enemy suffered the most losses, but some cheap zombie cannon fodder. Although there were some casualties in the advanced arms, the overall impact was not significant.Especially its powerful sea power, unscathed.

It's just that after the first setback, the vampire lord's arrogance disappeared, and he no longer dared to attack around unscrupulously, so much so that the entire northwest coast of the Mediterranean was panicked.

Count Noctis has now switched to a more conservative strategy. The undead fleet headed by Castle Black is now only patrolling around Corsica Island, firstly to prevent human attempts to land, and secondly to support the army's attack on coastal cities.

The goal of the vampire pirates is obviously to completely capture the island of Corsica, convert all the population and resources on the island into military power, and then seek a decisive battle with humans.

For this strategy, the human side has not much to do.

Although as more and more crusaders arrived in Provence, the strength of the army on the human side grew rapidly, but the navy was another situation.

Part of Genoa's navy suffered a devastating blow when Ajaccio was attacked, and the rest, because of their numerical disadvantage, adopted an attitude of avoiding war against the Undead Fleet and stayed in the port of Genoa.Although the Republic's various shipyards are building new warships at full capacity, it will take time.Not to mention that it is not easy to replenish lost sailors and officers.

The calculating Genoese businessman knew that if his fleet suffered a large loss in the battle against the undead pirates, even if he won, the Republic would completely lose the possibility of competing for hegemony in the Mediterranean.

The Venetians have now seized the opportunity to erode Genoa's trade share in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.If Genoa suffers another loss, the consequences will be disastrous.

And don't forget Aragorn.

More than 100 years ago, Aragon took the rich Sardinia from Genoa.Alfonso V, the current monarch of Aragon, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.What if the Genoa navy and the vampire pirates took the opportunity to take Sardinia when the Genoa navy and the vampire pirates were both at a loss?

For these reasons, the Genoa Navy, which was originally the most powerful sea force in the Western Mediterranean, has become an existing fleet that has been staying in the port behind closed doors.

As for the other countries in the "Azure Alliance": Savoy, Provence, and the French navy... Laughing, there is no standing navy at all.

The attention of the feudal lords was mainly on the land.When you really need sea power, you can temporarily spend money to hire a fleet of sea merchants, isn't it all right?

To sum up, although the countries of the Seven Sages along the Mediterranean Sea are no longer in a situation where everyone is in danger and worried that the undead pirates will land at any time, they are still weak in defense and weak in offense.

Fortunately, under the call of the Holy See, there are various armed groups, adventurer teams and other small military organizations among the people. With the support from nobles and wealthy businessmen, batch after batch took small boats and secretly went to Corsica , to support the local people against the attack of the undead army.

His Excellency the Pope has done some personnel work this time.These valuable support forces have given the Corsican people hope to continue their resistance.Otherwise, I am afraid that before the Normandy fleet can form its combat effectiveness, Corsica will be completely fallen and turned into a demonic realm of the dead.

The situation is constantly changing, but Ma Youfu is carrying out various tasks step by step, preparing for the planned decisive battle.

After lunch, an attendant came to report that three deacons from the Wisdom Sect came to visit.

Ma Youfu asked René I to borrow a small lounge to meet the three members of the Wisdom School.The first day the two parties met, he received a "surprise", or "shock."

Ms. Baya knelt down in front of Ma Youfu with an excited face, took Ma Youfu's hand with a pair of metal palms, and kissed the back of his hand.

"The wise man from the east, the great and wise son, Ke Luo's chosen one, we will pledge our allegiance to you..."

After a lot of tossing and calming Ms. Baya's excitement, Ma Youfu learned the ins and outs from the inquiry.

The effect of the nano power was very good. Copernicus woke up after two days of coma and returned to normal.

He told the other two deacons that he saw a pure white light in his dream and a book containing all the knowledge of the universe.

Copernicus believed that this was a revelation from the God of wisdom to himself.

Later, Baya and Gaucher told about Ma Youfu's treatment of Copernicus.After a rigorous discussion, the three of them read various historical books and classics for verification, and finally came to a consistent conclusion: Ma Youfu is Ke Luo's chosen one.If the belief in the God of Wisdom is to be popularized again in the world, and the entire western church is to be reformed, and the worship of the seven saints will be transformed into the worship of the eight saints, the greatest hope must fall on this Seresian.

At the same time, the three of them also established a new canon for the Wisdom faction: unless it violates the fundamental teachings and interests of the Wisdom faction, the entire faction should fully support the cause of the Chosen Ma Youfu.

This time, the three sect deacons came to Tarascon Castle to swear allegiance to Ma Youfu.

Among them, Ms. Baya has the most pious and fanatical attitude.Because she suffered too much before joining the Wisdom faction to obtain salvation, her faith is also the strongest, which is understandable.

And Copernicus seems to have become Ma Youfu's fan.Well, judging from his actual age of more than 100 years old, it should be more reasonable to call him "Master Mi".

This scholar from Poland, who came from a wealthy family, took out the energy to study ancient Greek astronomy works, and began to study Ma Youfu's life story.

Since the history of living in China is no longer available, Copernicus investigated Ma Youfu's experience after being exiled in Europe more carefully.

In addition to studying the achievements of Ma Youfu and his influence on France and even the whole of Europe in politics, economy, culture and life, Copernicus also carefully read several novels written by Ma Youfu.

Reading is a very happy thing, but the body is prone to weakness - this is the truth that Copernicus has recently realized.

Among the three deacons, it was Gaucher who trusted Mayoufu the most at the beginning. After confirming that the Marquis was the chosen one of the God of Wisdom, he behaved relatively calmly, often posing in front of Baya and Copernicus. A look of "Look, the old man really has the foresight, I already knew it" expression.

After swearing allegiance to Ma Youfu, the three deacons sat opposite Ma Youfu and had a detailed discussion.

"Master Marquis, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble and intensify the conflict between you and the Holy See, we have decided to temporarily keep the important news that you are the chosen one of Ke Luo a secret. Only those who have the highest power in the entire Wisdom faction can participate The sect deacons who make major decisions can know this matter."

"A wise choice. When the conservative forces in the Holy See are still strong and stubborn, you should really keep a low profile." Ma Youfu nodded in agreement.

He is not interested in being a magic stick, and if he can make the Wisdom faction serve him loyally, his goal has been achieved.

"Thank you for your understanding." The three deacons thanked in unison.

Afterwards, Ma Youfu talked about the really important things now: "Everyone, I plan to create a powerful weapon that can destroy the undead black castle. Now I have a preliminary idea, but how to turn the idea into reality still needs your help." help."

Keeping the secret about the Philosopher's Stone, Ma Youfu revealed his plan.

As an alchemist, Gaucher, who has the most research on gunpowder weapons, said: "My lord, you said that you need a cannon with a range of [-] kilometers. How big is the shell?"

"About ten kilograms." Ma Youfu said.

When the magic power stored in the Philosopher's Stone reaches the upper limit, it will become unstable.In order to ensure that the Philosopher's Stone would not disintegrate due to the instantaneous high temperature and pressure when the artillery was fired, he planned to put a metal shell on the outside.In addition, a magic circle should be set on the shell, and a guiding function and a trigger mechanism should be added.

After calculation, he believes that a 24-pound (about ten kilograms) shell can meet this requirement.

Gaucher didn't know Ma Youfu's secret, which was able to destroy a huge castle with a ten-kilogram iron cannonball.But this request made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Stone-shooting guns that fire hundreds of kilograms of stone bullets are not uncommon in this era. Ma Youfu only needs a 24-pound gun, which sounds not difficult.

But if you take into account the extremely outrageous range requirements of this artillery, it is very tricky.

To get the cannonball far enough, you have to add enough gunpowder.To allow such a large amount of gunpowder to explode safely in the barrel, the wall of the barrel must be made thick enough to ensure that the barrel does not explode.For range, this special artillery must have a sufficient aspect ratio.This again increases the weight of the gun.

Finally, according to the newly discovered ballistic principles of this era, long-range weapons launched at a 45-degree angle can achieve the maximum range.Therefore, a special gun mount had to be made for this long, big and heavy artillery.It's no small project, either.

After a rough calculation, several people learned that it would cost at least tens of thousands of livres to manufacture such a weapon.If you count the failures, rework, and experiments that are almost certain to occur, I am afraid that forty to fifty thousand livres will not be able to bear it.

And there is no guarantee of completion time.

After all, the technical standard of this weapon is unprecedented, and there is no precedent for reference.

Ma Youfu gritted his teeth and endured the problem of excessive cost.Who told him to have more money?However, the time delay that is very likely to occur, and even if the artillery is built, there will be a huge failure rate. These two problems cannot be ignored.

Seeing Ma Youfu in deep thought, Copernicus, who had no right to speak on the issue of firearms, suddenly said: "Master Marquis, recently, I read the first volume of your historical novel "Three Kingdoms" "Yellow Turban Uprising" .”

Chapter 370 IX The More Exciting The More Pleasant

The others didn't know why Copernicus suddenly started talking about novels at this moment, and all looked at him suspiciously.

Copernicus cleared his throat and explained: "The Eastern Kingdom described by the Marquis in the book is fascinating, and the wars and strategies in it are even more fascinating. I am very fond of General Huangfu of the Han Empire and Zhang Jiao, the legendary sky warlock. I especially liked the battle in Jizhou, I read it more than a dozen times..."