Rise of the Empire Total War

Richard didn't continue to listen to Mobutu's words, because he knew that he didn't need to listen anymore. He already had guesses in his mind about the so-called weapons that could change the war in Mobutu's mouth.

gunpowder!

It can easily destroy solid rock, and the loud noise when it explodes is like the roar of a god. Although he doesn't know what the roar of a god is like, Richard can still guess what it is describing by feeling.

"The weapon you mentioned... is it powerful?"

"It's not a question of whether it's serious or not. It's really that kind, a rare kind... It's shaped like loose sand and its color is black, but it will ignite when it encounters fire. A small amount of it will be ignited and die." Not much damage, but enough ignited to crack even solid boulders."

Speaking of this, Richard directly confirmed his guess, and he didn't even need to continue asking.

"So, where is this weapon you speak of?" he asked.

"I didn't bring it with me." Mobutu said with a wry smile. After speaking, he seemed to be afraid that Richard would think him a liar, so he quickly explained: "Although I didn't bring it with me, I know how to make this weapon! "

"Oh?" Richard became interested and asked, "Then can you make it now?"

Mobutu said confidently: "As long as you prepare all the materials, I can make it at any time."

"Okay!" Richard nodded, slapped his hands, and said, "Mobutu, I will let my lieutenant general Kondra negotiate with you. You can talk to him about anything you need, as long as you can produce what you said Weapon, I will reward you heavily."

"Thank you, Earl." Mobutu barely stood up from his seat, and said, "As long as you can defeat the usurper Bandak, you will give me the best reward."

Looking at the flame of revenge burning in Mobutu's eyes, Richard suddenly understood the anger he felt towards Bundak in his heart.

No matter who is dragged down from a high-ranking son of the president of the chamber of commerce to an insignificant cripple, everyone's mentality will collapse.

At this moment, the system that had been immersed in his mind for a long time suddenly sent out a reminder, which gave Richard a shock.

[New Follower: Gunpowder Expert

Introduction: This person is proficient in the configuration of gunpowder,

Willing to serve you and become your follower. (command gunpowder troop commander +2)]

[Note: When this person develops the finished product of gunpowder, you will enter the Gunpowder Age. Artillery workshops and subsequent buildings will appear in the urban building sequence. You can also recruit junior hand artillery in your barracks (more advanced arquebus and smoothbore guns) The gun is temporarily unobtainable)]

"Fuck!" Richard almost couldn't help swearing in front of Mobutu, but he quickly suppressed it, looked at Mobutu calmly, and said, "In this case, go down and wash yourself first." Take a bath and change your clothes, I will send a well-trained doctor to treat you later."

"Of order, Lord Earl." Mobutu promised, and left the study with the support of the guards. After he left, Richard opened the system interface again, and looking at these words, the degree of surprise in his heart was self-evident.

"I've always thought about using the supplies in my hand to try to deploy gunpowder after returning to Cuban Island. I never thought that before this, I would actually acquire a gunpowder expert who has always been a tasteless gunpowder in the game." Richard murmured in a low voice. Dao, full of emotion for the impermanence of fate: "Also, it is really surprising that the gunpowder expert who has always been a tasteless player in the game has become an important stepping stone for me to enter the gunpowder era."

"I really want to see the army equipped with gunpowder weapons to kill on the battlefield, like the god of war."

...

The early gunpowder weapons could not change the direction of the war after all. Richard knew this very well, so he quickly recovered from the shock brought by Mobutu, and then focused on managing the refugees piled up in the city . These refugees staying in the city will undoubtedly do harm to the city, and the influx of refugees will only bring about frequent security incidents and various rumors. If the enemy troops approach the city, Richard will not be able to guarantee There are Bundak's spies, who are ready to cooperate with each other.

Therefore, the management of refugees has become the top priority at present. At least before Richard crosses the sea and returns to Cuban Island, he must first deal with the refugee problem.

According to Richard's original idea, it was to let these refugees join the army and earn food for Richard's survival, but as mentioned earlier, Richard had no way to guarantee that Bandak's spies would not be mixed in, so this idea Crossed out quickly. Therefore, there is only the last and most simple and crude method left, which is to build a refugee resettlement camp directly outside the city to accommodate all the refugees, and then stuff all the refugees in the city into it.

The resettlement was done, but Richard couldn't guarantee the security. He couldn't guarantee that the coalition forces of Bundak and Jutian would not swing the butcher's knife at the refugees when they got here.

No way, in the current situation, this simple and crude method is the most suitable.

Of course, before that, Richard would also send some instructors to organize a militia force among the refugees, equip them with old weapons and equipment stored in Bell Harbor, and let them protect the safety of the resettlement camp.

...

Meanwhile, Ravana City.

The Winster Expeditionary Army led by Winster King Jutian himself finally arrived in Ravana City, and was warmly welcomed by the new King Bandak outside the city. On the location, the two sides disagreed.

According to Bandak's idea, let the Winsters stay in the siege camp left by Richard outside the city to deal with it for a few nights, and after a few days, they can send troops together to attack Richard who retreated to Port Bell. But Zhu Tian didn't think so. He coveted the prosperity of Ravana City, and he wanted to let the army enter the city and stationed in the military camp in the city. what to do.

However, he has no way to resist, after all, he is now in a position of asking for others.

In desperation, Bundak had no choice but to give in, acquiescing that the army of the Winster Kingdom entered the barracks in the city. Sure enough, when he held a welcome banquet for King Jutian, who came from afar, the Winsters stationed in the city were not honest.

Over the past few days, the conflict between Winster's army and the residents in the city has become increasingly serious. The former even slipped into the aristocratic district and blatantly broke into the aristocratic mansion.

Before the dissatisfaction of the common people and the nobles in the city reached its peak, Zhutian finally agreed to jointly send troops to conquer Richard, but before he set off, he extorted 30,000 Morse coins from Bundak as military expenses, and then left swaggeringly This already miserable city.