Chapter 7: 7 Ranger Killer
Chapter 7 7 Ranger Killer
When Weiss finally moved the tree trunk blocking the road and came back, the seriously injured bandit lying on the ground groaning had stopped moving.
It wasn't that Tang Mo made up for it, but that the other party suffered excessive bleeding and soon lost consciousness. In this era, there is a shortage of medical treatment and medicine. If a person is shot through the internal organs with a musket, there is nothing that can be saved even if he is not killed immediately.
This is not a battlefield, but there is a nauseating smell permeating the air. There was the sound of insects chirping all around again, and everything seemed to be returning to silence.
The smell of gunpowder smoke became lighter and could no longer cover up the smell of blood scattered on the ground. Weiss looked at the corpses lying on the ground scattered under the light, and had not yet shaken off the shock.
In the past, he would not bother to do odd jobs like moving barricades. That was something only minions would do.
But today, after hearing Tang Mo's order, his legs moved involuntarily. He was sweating profusely trying to move the tree trunk away and did not dare to come back and call Tang Mo and Luo Jie for help.
At this moment, when he came back and saw these corpses at his feet, he still had an unreal feeling.
A terrifying weapon that fires five shots in a row! Hell... he even thought of a name for the weapon while moving the tree - Ranger Killer!
If this kind of weapon spreads, people like him may really have no way to survive. From now on, anyone can do the job of a mercenary, just buy a weapon like this!
"Wes!..." It was Tang Mo who spoke first, breaking the silence of the night: "I hope you won't tell the earl what happened today."
"Why...why." Weiss was stunned. He looked at Tang Mo and suddenly felt that the young man in front of him was a little unfathomable.
According to the vague script in his mind, shouldn't it be like this: What Tang Mo actually wants to present is this secret weapon that can fire five shots in a row. Of course, the earl will be ecstatic, and the cooperation between the two will Very smoothly unfolded.
Does he still have to figure out what happens next? This kind of weapon will immediately appear on the battlefield. As the war breaks out and spreads, Cyric will immediately imitate it on a large scale and sell it at a low price to seize the market and crush all competitors.
Although the outcome is doomed, Tang Mo will earn more gold coins than he can spend in several lifetimes before he is crushed... Isn't this his purpose?
But what he never expected was that Tang Mo actually... actually asked him not to tell the count about this secret weapon? What the **** kind of operation is this?
"I just made this thing a few days ago. It's not a mature product that can be sold yet." Tang Mo explained: "This time I went to the Earl to sell the K1 fast gun, so I didn't want to get into trouble."
"Before you said you were willing to stay and work for me... I think it's time to talk about this matter." Tang Mo glanced at Weiss and continued: "Since you said you have loyalty, then I hope You give it to me now."
If it were before, Wes would have been very relaxed when accepting such a deal. He would have smiled and said to his employer, thank you for your trust, I will not let you down.
In fact, he is indeed very reputable, and this is the criterion by which he lives. However, he was silent now, staring intently at the young man standing in front of the carriage under the slightly trembling gaslight.
"What? Weren't you very eloquent before?" Tang Mo broke the silence again and asked first.
"This is a very dangerous job, but I think the rewards must be huge." Weiss said solemnly, looking at Tang Mo intently and said, "I'm wondering if I'm lucky enough to get my share." reward."
“I can wait a little longer.” Tang Mo shrugged.
"Okay, I'm willing to serve you!" Weiss put his hand on his chest, bowed slightly and said solemnly: "From this moment on, I am no longer a ranger, I will become your knight."
"Very good! My knight, let's go. We have to rush to Beiling tomorrow morning. The road of more than a hundred miles is not easy to walk." Tang Mo turned around and jumped on the carriage, holding the one with an arrow stuck on it. The car door is closed.
If anyone in this world can really judge another person's future based on their face, Tang Mo doesn't believe it.
What he prefers to believe is data analysis, a comprehensive assessment based on facts and interests.
So Tang Mo knew that the reason why Weiss was willing to stay and work for him was definitely not because he saw any imperial appearance in Tang Mo. If the other party stays, it's more of a gamble on their future.
No matter how you look at it, the K1 fast gun developed by Tang Mo must represent the future direction of weapon development. The secret weapon revolver in his hand is also a bargaining chip.
As long as you join Tang Mo's forces early, you will definitely get more benefits when Tang Mo rises. This was the reason why Wes was tempted, and also the reason why he finally decided to join.
This kind of behavior of burning a cold stove is actually not difficult to understand. It is similar to investment. As long as everything goes well, you can make a lot of money. So... what if Tang Mo fails?
Of course there is nothing surprising, it’s just an investment failure. Tang Mo felt that when that time really came, Weiss would definitely sever the relationship with Tang Mo without hesitation and throw the **** loyalty into the garbage heap - then he would not have any problems or suffer any consequences. implicated.
For Weiss personally, this was a sure-profit deal, but for Tang Mo, it actually didn't matter to him.
Anyway, I need the help of someone with good information and skills like Weiss. What's more, Tang Mo has always wanted to find a security guard for the workshop. Weiss came to the door himself, which can be regarded as making the best use of it.
As for loyalty, what a joke! Tang Mo is not a child. He doesn't believe in so-called loyalty. He only needs Weiss to provide him with some security when facing the thieves - just like what he did just now.
Old Roger was a blacksmith and a good engineer, but he was not a qualified warrior. This can be seen clearly from the encounter just now. Old Roger, who was only responsible for loading ammunition at that time, had his hands shaking!
It is reassuring to have such a confidant help manage the company, arrange production, and even participate in the work himself, but it is obviously a bit too much to ask him to face danger with him.
If Tang Mo had another choice, he would not let Old Roger follow him to adventure in the Vicious Forest. But there was no way, Tang Mo really couldn't find a suitable candidate to be his follower.
Although Wes is still not qualified for this job in a short period of time, it is obvious that with Wes here, some small-scale conflicts will at least no longer embarrass old Roger.
Weiss bowed slightly, watched Tang Mo get into the car, and then went to prepare the carriage again. Only then did he remember that during the gunfire just now, the two horses pulling the carriage did not neigh nervously.
But then he felt relieved. The horses in the arms workshop often heard the sound of gunshots, so they might be used to it...
He guessed it right. When Tang Mo was experimenting with weapons, he was often next to the stable. On the one hand, he was training the horses to get used to the sound of gunfire, and on the other hand, it was also because there was really no other place in the workshop where he could use it.
The carriage was on the road again, and no one cared about the bodies left on the roadside. This is the case in this era. There are such unlucky people everywhere in the wilderness. Some belong to passing merchants, some belong to robbers who block the road...Who cares about this?
Tang Mo was sitting on the slightly bumpy carriage, loading new ammunition into his revolver, and looking at Roger who was blushing with a smile.
Although Roger boasted that when he was young, he once faced three robbers alone without changing his expression, it seems that these words are obviously untrue now.
The battle just now revealed old Roger's true colors. He had never experienced a real battle. His hands were shaking so much just now that he couldn't even load a bullet into the gun's chamber.
You must know that his hands are actually very stable, and they are even more reliable than machine tools when grinding parts. But just like these hands, they were shaking violently just now.
"Leave this kind of thing to us from now on." Tang Mo stuffed a bullet into the magazine through the preset gap in front, and then pressed the ammunition with the pressure rod under the barrel.
Then he turned the cylinder and began to clean the second empty cylinder, which still had remaining paper shells and impurities that had not been completely burned.
Before the invention of metal bullet cases, loading firearms was actually a very troublesome task. Even if Tang Mo could create a revolver that fired continuously, he couldn't change this law.
Only when smokeless gunpowder that can burn quickly and leave almost no impurities is developed and loaded into a metal fixed-loading bullet, the true continuous shooting of the weapon will have practical significance.
The practice of continuously firing and then directly loading new ammunition is almost the same as committing suicide nowadays - there will be residues in the bullet chamber or chamber, which will affect the firing of the bullet, cause misfire, and cause explosion. chamber, will lead to duds...
Throughout the ages, how to take care of weapons has been part of military training. The more carefully you take care of your weapon, the more it can help its owner gain an advantage on the battlefield.
So, ancient warriors wiped and polished their long swords with oil, and later soldiers used oil and brushes to maintain the bolts and chambers of their guns.
“I’m old, and from now on you young people will rule the world.” Old Roger said with some embarrassment.
"No, Uncle Roger, you will soon find that you are busier than you are now." Tang Mo was joking with Roger while repeating the tedious operation again, loading new bullets into the bullet chamber. .
In a sense, this new revolver is actually a half-finished product that lasts twenty seconds of pleasure and half an hour of discomfort.
Because of the immaturity of the ammunition, it cannot yet become a truly epoch-making weapon. However, Tang Mo will soon use his golden finger to get smokeless gunpowder, so newer weapons will appear soon, changing the existing rules of war.
(End of this chapter)