Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

When the first infantry battalion arrived at the city gate, there was no resistance here. Angelo and his men all ran away.

They quickly occupied the city gate area. The residents in the city had been scared and hid at home with their doors and windows closed. The whole town was quiet. Bryce left a company to guard the city gate and commanded the other two companies to march towards the lord's mansion.

Paul quickly came to Butuya with his staff and the musket company. He had seen through the telescope that Angelo and others did not even return to the city and ran around the city wall. It was a pity that he did not have a cavalry team and had no way to stop their escape.

Bryce sent someone to report that he did not encounter any resistance along the way from the west gate to the lord's mansion. One company of soldiers had occupied the lord's mansion, and another company had searched the surrounding area with the lord's mansion as the center to see if there were any remaining enemies hiding.

After arriving at the lord's mansion, it was already a mess. After a detailed search by the Alda army, the participant in the conspiracy, the butler Miles, was not found. He must have sneaked away.

His subordinates and confidants - servants and guards arranged by him in the lord's mansion, after learning the news of the failure of the seal-bearing steward outside the city, must have been afraid of being liquidated, and they stole the valuables they could find and fled.

The remaining few servants hid in the corner and trembled, and these people were temporarily detained by the soldiers.

An hour later, the second battalion collected prisoners and counted the battlefield, and entered the city of Butuya. They cooperated with the previous troops entering the city to conduct a detailed search of the entire city and occupied the other three city gates.

At this time, the lord's mansion was also simply cleaned up, and Paul summoned the officers to have dinner together in the hall.

The victory just won made the officers excited. The Arda army defeated an enemy twice as large as itself. In a border place like the Northwest Bay, it can really be called an "epic victory".

They didn't eat well, and kept sharing their experiences in the battle with each other.

"I was standing at the front row of our company. You didn't see the situation at that time. A large group of Bayerdin militiamen tried to attack our formation. It was such a huge crowd. Fortunately, they were holding either sickles or shovels, and we stabbed them with a row of spears. Those poor people who ran to the front were stabbed to the bone, and a shovel also cut a large piece of skin off my shoulder."

Captain David had a bandage on his right arm and described his experience of leading the spearman company to block a large group of Bayerdin militiamen.

After the battle began, the musket company was on the left wing, while his company was on the right wing. The enemy in front rushed to their eyes during the interval between mortar firings because there was no deterrence from the muskets. In fact, they were the only team that had engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy in this battle.

"Now that I think about it, I'm still scared. The edge of that thing is quite sharp. If it cuts my head..."

"Here's a toast to you. I hope his shovel is not used to shovel manure."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone still repeatedly praised the performance of the artillery on the battlefield. If it weren't for the artillery company's earth-shaking volley, which wiped out the enemy's knight team, I'm afraid many people present would be in danger.

The artillery company commander Winder was greeted by other officers one by one. If Paul hadn't strictly prohibited drinking at this time, I'm afraid he would have been drunk tonight.

Some people also felt that there were many regrets in this battle, such as Bryce.

"Alas, it's a pity that we don't have cavalry! Otherwise, those traitors wouldn't have escaped."

The officers agreed with this, not only because they couldn't pursue Angelo and others: Count Graman was too cautious. He didn't allow the enemy to retreat and was afraid that the teams would be too far apart and surrounded by the enemy with more people. He was even more afraid that his precious artillery would be sneaked up and killed after losing the cover of the infantry.

If there was a cavalry team, with their high mobility, they could drive away the enemy that might appear on the flank or rear in time, and support the besieged friendly forces in time, so there would be no need to be so timid on the battlefield.

Paul comforted everyone: "Don't worry, there will be bread, milk, and everything." Looking at the high spirits of the people, he was also very excited.

It was dark at this time. Considering that the army had walked for a day and had just gone through a fierce battle, Paul didn't want to toss anything anymore. It was the right thing to let the officers and soldiers rest as soon as possible.

He gave instructions on several things: first, to be vigilant and prevent the destruction of the remaining enemies inside and outside Butuya; second, not to harass the residents, and to set up tents on the street if there are not enough barracks in the city; third, to manage the prisoners.

After everyone dispersed, Paul arranged for people to ride fast horses back to Huxin Town overnight to report the news of victory to the people who stayed behind, and asked Myron Garnard to set off for Butuya the next day.

The guards prepared a room for Paul to rest. After 10 o'clock in the evening, he lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep for a long time, and his excitement was still unsettled.

The previous extermination of pirates was just a small test, and that victory did not give him much sense of accomplishment, just a group of desperate criminals.

But this time, sending troops to Bayerding was his first direct confrontation with the power of the old system in this world. Although this system only revealed the tip of the iceberg, this victory gave him the confidence to pry the iceberg. The advantage in technology allowed him to stand at the top of the world in a certain sense and overlook all living beings.

Firearms showed great power in this battle. According to the description of the officers at dinner, thanks to the tough folks in the northwest and their stubborn minds, a group of militiamen who were temporarily recruited and trained for a few days could still touch the enemy and muster up the courage to fight with the enemy. If it were people from other places, especially those sissy men in wealthy areas, they would probably be scattered by a round of volleys.

In the future, when I further popularize firearms in the Arda army, everyone will have a musket and shoot rows of lead bullets in a uniform manner according to the officers' commands. The enemy will be defeated in groups before they can touch them, and the supporting artillery clusters in the rear will shoot wherever they point. The scene is exciting to think about.

No mistake, one song, one post, one content, one book, one forum!

Queuing up and shooting is the romance of men.

There are also cavalry units mentioned by the officers. In this era without Maxim, cavalry is indispensable. If you don't have cavalry and the other side has cavalry, then you will be too passive in tactics.

Of course, this requires money, money, and money.

The scale of the paper mill and the porcelain factory must continue to expand, and he decided not to wait for the opening of the sea route, but to directly use the land trade route. The sales range of new products is not limited to the northwest, but to expand to the entire kingdom and the entire continent.

In the past, he was always afraid that rapid development would cause the covetousness of surrounding forces, but Paul's confidence doubled at this time.

Victory made him no longer timid.

Thanks to "Zimike" for the reward.