Chapter 239 The shield car developed by Gao Shun
The refugee villages are still very hard, with poor conditions and poor hygiene, which is easy to breed infectious diseases. There are still things to pay attention to in details, and arrange for refugees to pay attention to hygiene as much as possible.
Lu Bu arranged for the distribution of some more food and returned it after the autumn harvest. These people should not be hungry. You should know that at this time of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the population was the most precious resource. The excess vegetables and radishes in the army could be distributed to the residents of the people, treating the people well and treating the weak well. This is the custom of the Han Dynasty.
"Wow, wow." The child's crying came from the thatched house.
Lu Bu asked at the door: "Is there anyone inside?"
A man in his twenties came out and saw the people from the government coming to salute him quickly.
"I've met Jun Ye."
"Is the food enough to eat? I heard that you still have a baby at home. Do you have any difficulties and need help?"
The man shook his head: "It's great. My child is just half a month old. My wife and my mother are taking care of him. Before he gave birth to a baby, the government gave him 100 kilograms of cornmeal and forty kilograms of noodles. When he was born without milk, we all thought the child was dead. But the government gave him milk powder, and now the baby is white and fat."
"Well, that's good. When you come, you'll be a family. If you have any difficulties, you will respond. As long as you ask for it reasonably, the government will help you."
Lu Bu and Gao Shun walked away, and the neighbors came over and said, "It's such a blessing to see you at Hou Wen and General Gao."
"What, they were Marquis Wen and General Gao just now. It's so rude. I didn't thank them for their life-saving grace."
In fact, Xuzhou has no problem with financial resources, but there must be a big difference between refugees and soldiers. Soldiers cannot work hard for three years to have a house and land. When refugees come, they have houses and land. How does this make the soldiers on the frontline feel?
Gao Shun pointed to the scene where he manually pulled the plow not far away: "Lord, let's arrange a horse farm for Jinan County, which specializes in breeding mules so that the people can also use livestock to cultivate land. Less than 10% of the farmers with large livestock in Jinan County are too low. The manpower is too slow."
"No problem, but it takes time. This time I saw the grasslands of the Wuhuan people in Youzhou. One or two hundred miles away from Youzhou City, their grasslands were made. Horses, cattle and sheep were built in Bohai County and Jinan County. But this was a long process, and it would take about three years at the earliest. Before that, we should give full play to the uses of local oxen and donkeys. Encourage the people to raise donkeys and breed more donkeys."
Large animals have a long growth cycle and are indeed very slow to develop. Horses raised on the grasslands of the Huns are difficult to train to cultivate farm horses, and they need a second generation. Or they can cultivate mules by crossing them with donkeys. The mules are gentle and more suitable for agricultural purposes.
Jinan County has less than 30,000 households with 200,000 talents. If there are 10,000 extra large animals, it can form huge productivity and improve farming skills. At the same time, large animals can provide a large amount of fertilizer for the farmland.
In addition to agriculture, Jinan County also has some handicrafts, such as rattan, straw weaving, and Liu Bei, weaving straw sandals, straw mats, baskets, etc.
In addition, local fish, shrimp, chicken, geese and duck resources are also rich. Generally, local middle-aged families with local areas usually raise less and eat eggs and meat.
As for the city defense of Jinan County, it was also very good. Gao Shun paid attention to principles and did things seriously. Jinan County was full of troops, and the seven hundred camps were cavalry and equipped with Hun horses.
Five thousand Iron Horse Army, equipped with a sophomore 28 bicycle. Five thousand ordinary infantry are equipped with format shields and weapons, and are the main force in the city guarding.
In the military camp, Gao Shun began to offer treasures and decided to push out the secret weapons in his team.
"There are several carpenters in the infantry who built several hand-pushed chariots. The lord will see if it is suitable for use."
"Oh, let's take a look."
Gao Shun asked the soldiers to push out several four-wheeled chariots from the barracks. The structure was very simple, similar to a van without a chassis. There were shields on all sides, and there were two observation holes at the front of the car. The soldiers pushed forward quickly and could ignore ordinary bows, arrows, crossbows. Isn’t this the Three Kingdoms version of armor?
"Very good, very good. The body of the car is covered with iron sheets to prevent fire, and the impact of iron sprints on both sides is more solid and powerful. This is a very creative idea. It can be used to break through the defense of enemy soldiers and resist the impact of enemy heavy cavalry on the plain battlefield."
"Our army only has the cavalry camp, and the Iron Horse Army only uses iron horses as a means of transportation and cannot be used to rush into the formation. Since there is no sharp weapon to rush into the formation, use human chariots to rush into the enemy camp." Gao Shun's idea was still very good.
Lu Bu observed carefully and found that these chariots could only travel in flat places, and they would stop when the terrain was not good.
"Zhongda, this kind of chariot is too bulky and has no defensive value. It is better to use a wheelbarrow if you are rushing to the formation. Put a shield in front, tie two iron forks, and add a smoke-squirting tube in the middle. Wouldn't it be very shocking?"
When Gao Shun heard this, he praised: "The design of the lord is so clever. Let's let the craftsmen make it."
I immediately called a few craftsmen, and this small change was easy, and now I just did an experiment, and it was not too precise. It was built in a short while, and the smoke-squirting tube had not been made yet.
The wheelbarrow has much more adaptability to the terrain. The most common feature of this kind of shield is that it moves quickly and easily on the flat ground. There are iron spikes in front, which can impact the enemy formation. At the same time, hundreds of vehicles can form a defensive formation.
"The iron spikes and shields in front must be made into quickly disassembled. They usually transport trolleys, transporting supplies, grain and grass, and when used, they become shield trucks. It is still worth studying. Zhongda arranged for craftsmen to try it out, and then conducted exercises and experiments. After success, the drawings and objects were sent to Xuzhou for appropriate promotion in the army."
"Okay, don't worry, lord."
The success of Takahashi Masan greatly stimulated the Xuzhou army's motivation to develop new equipment.
In these wars, the effects of the Xuzhou army's helmets, armor and cephalosporin were very obvious. The first two made fewer injured soldiers, and cephalosporins allowed the injured soldiers to recover quickly, reducing the proportion from wounded soldiers to deaths.
The Xuzhou Army has a complete military medical system and carries a large amount of medicinal materials. The proportion of wounded soldiers who have worsened and incurable is still very low.
Lu Bu thought of improving the baggage carriage and adding protective plates to form an iron spike to block the cavalry, which could provide perfect defense.
In the war, the training of soldiers is on one hand and equipment is on the other hand. Both are very important.
The reason why the Shanxing Camp is so powerful is because Shanxing Camp is the first team equipped with iron armor. Each person has a small yellow crossbow, which has a strong lethality. In addition, the hard training has created Shanxing Camp.
In the afternoon, Lu Bu went to the pig farm in Gaoshun's army again. Whether a team is good or not and whether the combat power is strong, his pig farm must be seen.
Chapter completed!