Jin Feng made iron wire originally to fix the beams when building a house. When he was arranging the iron wire last night, his palm was pricked, and the idea of using iron wire to deal with the cavalry flashed in his mind.
As for whether he can succeed, he has no idea.
Because iron wire must be made from wrought iron with extremely low carbon content, which requires high craftsmanship, it appeared very late in history.
Jin Feng has never seen any precedent in history of using iron wire to fight cavalry.
Qinghuai's resentment towards the cavalry was too deep. Although he didn't believe that the soft wire could deal with the cavalry, he still decided to give it a try after hearing Jin Feng's suggestion.
The wire is already there, all you need to do is screw the iron spikes on it.
Jin Feng called Mancang back and two more of Qinghuai's guards. They worked for more than an hour to make a six or seven meter barbed wire fence.
I found a flat place in the back mountain, casually threw the barbed wire fence into the middle of the path, yawned and nodded to Qinghuai: "Let's get started."
He didn't sleep all night last night and he was almost exhausted.
"Is this enough?"
Qinghuai was not very optimistic about the barbed wire fence in the first place, but when he found out that Jin Feng had a negative attitude, he felt that it was even more unreliable.
"Let's try it first and then talk."
Jin Feng took a few steps back, found a stone and sat down.
"He Wei, go and try it."
"yes!"
A guard led the horse out of the team with a somewhat unhappy expression.
However, Qing Huai gave the order, and the guards could only get on their horses even if they were not happy.
Not daring to lose his temper with Qing Huai, he angrily asked Jin Feng, "Sir, what should I do?"
"Just ride your horse across the barbed wire fence."
Jin Feng didn't care about the guard's attitude and pointed at the barbed wire fence with a smile.
"drive!"
The guard pinched the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse immediately started to trot.
It was okay when both front hooves of the war horse stepped into the barbed wire fence, but when the horse's hooves were raised again, the wire stuck in the shoe immediately wrapped around the horse's leg.
The iron thorns on the wire also penetrated deeply.
The war horse was in pain and tried desperately to shake off the wire, but the more it struggled, the tighter the wire became, and it fell to the ground with a thud.
Fortunately, the guard was well prepared. When the horse fell to the ground, he rolled to the side and was not crushed under the horse.
Looking back, I saw the four hooves of the war horse kicking wildly, trying to push away the barbed wire fence.
As a result, he pushed harder and harder, and the iron thorns pierced him deeper, causing him to roll on the ground in pain.
This time it was fine, it was directly wrapped around the wire.
Blood flowed down the horse's legs and belly, and soon the path was stained red.
Several guards nearby rushed forward to help, and it took a lot of effort to get the barbed wire down.
At this time, the two front legs, belly and back of the war horse were already covered with wounds. Although it was not dead, it could not be ridden for the time being.
Qinghuai rubbed his hands in excitement: "Sir, it's really possible!"
"Master Marquis, what you are doing is too idealistic. If there is a war, who would see the barbed wire fence in front of them and ride into it? Can't I just go around it?"
The guard felt sorry for his horse and deliberately played the opposite tune.
"Then I will lay out more so that you can't get around it," Jin Feng said.
"Then I'll let the war horse jump over!" The guard was still unconvinced.
"Then I'll spread it twenty steps wide so that you can't jump over it!" Jin Feng replied.
"Sir, I'm afraid I've never seen cavalry charging into battle. At first glance, they are all men and horses. Twenty paces wide can't stop a few horses." The guard said: "You can't cover the entire battlefield with barbed wire, right?"
"The advantage of cavalry is its impact power, but its disadvantage is also its impact power. Once a war horse starts running, it cannot stop immediately with just a shout."
Jin Feng said: "I don't need to trip the entire war horses on the battlefield. I only need to trip the front row. The ones behind will easily hit them. Even if they are not tripped, they will be slowed down.
The cavalry stopped, what else is there to fear?"
"I……"
The guard wanted to retort, but couldn't find the words.
"Okay He Wei, I have some gold healing medicine in the house. You can use it."
Qinghuai stopped the guards and bowed slightly to Jin Feng: "Sir, by creating such tactics, you have saved the lives of countless well-off men. Please give Qinghuai a compliment!"
"Master Hou is too kind."
Jin Feng waved his hand and said: "Master Marquis now believes that I can deal with the cavalry, right?"
"Believe it!"
Qinghuai nodded without hesitation.
The lethality of the heavy crossbow has long been proven. The problems of stringing and filling have been solved by Jin Feng. The only problem now is the production materials and technology.
Through these few days of contact, Qinghuai had a certain understanding of Jin Feng.
This is a cautious person who never says everything he says.
Since Jin Feng said that he is 70 to 80% sure of solving the problem of manufacturing materials for the heavy crossbow, then it can definitely be solved.
"Don't worry, sir, I will write a memorial later and ask your Majesty to grant you a title!"
Qinghuai said: "If your Majesty does not agree, I am willing to give up my title to you!"
"No, you are not joking. This tactic is just our idea and has not been verified in actual combat. If something goes wrong, it will be over and both of us will be beheaded by His Majesty!"
Jin Feng quickly stopped Qinghuai.
This guy had just suffered a defeat, and the emperor was very dissatisfied with him. At this time, he went to court to ask for a title. It would be damning if the emperor agreed.
"What are you going to do, sir?" Qinghuai asked.
"I think we should make a batch of crossbows and barbed wire first, send them to the battlefield to kill a group of cavalry, and prove that the cavalry can be restrained. It won't be too late to report them later."
Jin Feng said: "In this way, Mr. Hou has made a contribution and his words will have more weight."
"But my military power has been taken away, and I can't go to the battlefield for the time being."
Having said this, Qinghuai felt a little depressed.
"Then find a way to get it back."
Jin Feng said: "I heard from Brother Liang that your defeat this time was not due to war crimes. If you find a way to move around, there should still be hope for you to get your military power back, right?"
"It's not a big problem, but..."
Qinghuai hesitated.
He is not the legitimate son of Duke Qing, but the son of a concubine, and has been disliked since he was a child.
That is to say, in the past few years, he has made meritorious service in the army and gained face for the Duke of Qing, and his and his mother's status in the family has been improved.
But he still didn't like the extravagant and impersonal Duke of Qing. After his military power was taken away, he would rather stay in Jinchuan County or even Xihewan than return to Bianjing.
"Master Marquis, if you have a way, then think of a way quickly. When we left, He Mingqin took over the Tielin Army. That guy is a good player in brothels and casinos. He doesn't know how to fight at all!"
Zhong Wu knelt down on one knee and begged: "If you return to the front line one day earlier, our brothers will die less."
Zhong Wu's words hit Qing Huai's weakness.
When he left, a dandy general took over the Iron Forest Army.
I heard that on the second day after taking over, he recklessly led the Tielin Army to the front of the battle line.
"Okay, I'll write to my father later and ask him to do some exercise. Sir, you can also make the wire and crossbow as soon as possible."