Struggle in the Steam Age

After explaining some things to Knight Joseph, Lawrence walked down the city wall and left the camp to check the positions of the steam machine guns and clockwork machine guns that were finally transported from the Republic of New Island. Different from the traditional frontal layout in this world, Lawrence asked the soldiers to place machine guns in the fortifications on the side of the position.

"How's the situation?" Just as Lawrence got out of a bunker, he happened to see Nora flying over by himself, so he asked loudly.

"I killed thirty or forty goblins just now." After flying close, Nora adjusted her direction and floated in front of Lawrence and said, "But there are still a steady stream of goblins seeping in from behind the bush-covered hills, giving me the feeling They're trying to decimate our situation with enough lives."

"This is normal." Lawrence said to Nora while walking towards the underground fortification where Safir was located: "Goblins are not us humans, and it is normal for them to trade their lives for information." .I think the other party has dropped more than 1,500 corpses in front of our position in the past two days, but they have also roughly figured out our situation."

"To be precise, it's what you want them to know." Nora said with a smile, "At least these days we just used the firepower of our rifles to drive or kill the group of goblins who came to our position. But it did not expose any of our heavy firepower other than the few guns on board."

"But the goblins with spellcasters are not fools." Lawrence shook his head and said, "They will certainly not believe that we only have such a little heavy firepower, so it is more difficult to fight. Because we have to expose part of the firepower to win the other party's trust, let us They know we have so much firepower, but they can't scare them away by exposing all the firepower."

"Indeed, this speed is difficult to grasp." Nora's small face showed a tangled look. "If we don't use heavy firepower, we may not be able to defend on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will cause the opponent to retreat with suspicion. And if we use heavy firepower too strong, it will also scare these goblins away. This speed is really difficult to control."

While talking, the two of them had already reached a single-person hideout dug on the edge of the trench. Then I saw Safir carefully inspecting the concealment and the condition of the road between the concealment and the front trench. And fully armed with weapons running on this road.

As a superhuman who is not good at military and does not need command, Safiel volunteered to assume the position of commando captain. The task is to lead the elite troops to drive the goblins out when the goblins enter the trenches. And now she is using on-the-spot investigations to formulate reinforcement routes after attacks in various places.

"Lawrence, Nora, you're here." At this time, Safiel also saw Lawrence and the others coming and greeted them, and at the same time flipped the strand of hair falling in front of his eyes.

"Yes, let's take a look at the specific situation. After all, according to the investigation situation, the enemy may come over tomorrow." Lawrence showed an apologetic expression as he said. "Sorry to get you involved in this war as soon as you're done, you can actually go to the camp to rest, there's no need to—"

"Don't say that." Safir interrupted Lawrence with a smile. "This is our own war. Everyone needs to contribute to this, and I am no exception. But since I am not as good as you in commanding the overall situation, I am not as good as Fatina in commanding those ratmen. Even worse Dr. Liszt, an ordinary person, set up a temporary hospital. After much deliberation, the job of being a stormtrooper is the only job that suits me."

"—Thank you." Lawrence. At this time, I don't know what to say, so I can only express my inner feelings with some empty thanks. At this time, Safir stepped up and kissed Lawrence's cheek, and then whispered in his ear. "There is no need to say thank you between us."

Lawrence's cheeks suddenly became as red as the sunset, after the two of them looked at each other for a while, in order to get rid of the current embarrassment. Lawrence forcibly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, is there anything else you need help with?"

"Not for the time being. I have to say that your arrangements for this period of time are very reasonable. I think everyone's morale is very high." As Saifeier, who has been staying with ordinary soldiers in the trenches for the past few days, she has a very good relationship with the grassroots soldiers. The specific situation is quite familiar. "And as commandos, the Ratmen's fighting will and combat skills can be called elite, especially when paired with the batch of shotguns you got from the New Island Republic."

"If that's the case, that's good." Lawrence nodded with a smile, and continued: "Today I will stay with you in the concealment department on guard. Because I don't know when the war will break out, I will be closer to the front line Always a good thing."

"Live in the concealment department? Then who is in command of the army now." After hearing what Lawrence said, the corners of Safiel's mouth were slightly raised, but his face soon recovered and he asked a question. After all, according to tradition, Lawrence is the supreme commander, and staying in the frontline trenches as the supreme commander always makes people feel something is wrong.

"I have already handed over the command of the army to Knight Joseph. After all, he is the only professional soldier here, and he is more able to play a role in this situation. For this war, I think amateurs like me are still It would be more appropriate to do some tactical work on the front line and boost morale."

After speaking, Lawrence shrugged his shoulders. He was quite self-aware in this regard, knowing that he was not good at commanding the army to face the enemy after the battle broke out. After all, he learned all his military knowledge when he was a keyboard military expert. It's fine to talk about it on paper, but it's fine in real life.

For the rest of the day, Lawrence stayed in the trenches on the front line, consoling the soldiers and boosting morale. Somewhat to his surprise, wherever he went, the guards and improvised militia raised their arms and cheered. Not at all the nervousness of facing war that Lawrence feared.

After Lawrence inspected the situation and told Safir about his doubts, Safir, who had been staying with these grassroots soldiers on the front line for the past few days, showed a clear smile. Then help him analyze a little bit why everyone's morale is so high.

"It's very normal for everyone's morale to be so high. After all, there were not many nobles who were willing to stay on the front line of the war with the soldiers. Besides, although you designed and commanded the construction of this series of fortifications, although everyone can't understand it It's mysterious, but it gives people a very safe feeling-"

The summary of these contents is that although Lawrence himself does not have that kind of awareness, for ordinary people, a high-ranking noble who is an earl is willing to stand with them at the forefront of the war than how many mobilization speeches can stimulate everyone's morale.

In addition, those guard soldiers felt extremely honored to be able to fight side by side with the lord, and the militiamen felt that it was very worthwhile to work for a lord like him because of Lawrence's attitude towards them these days. Therefore, the overall morale of everyone can be said to be very high now.

"And as far as I know, the guards of the Earl's Mansion have experienced wars, so naturally they won't be afraid. And these militiamen have also seen a lot of goblins, so they won't collapse directly in the next battle. So I think we just need to keep If we are cautious now, this war should be able to win a beautiful victory."

"It would be great if this is the case." Lawrence nodded in satisfaction. He has done everything he can do now, and then he needs to see how the situation will be when facing a real war.