Are there heavy infantry in the current era? Yes, but the armor they wear is basically leather armor, and there is no such metal armor.
As for leather armor, wherever spears and axes are needed to deal with them, spears are much more suitable than spears and axes because spears are lighter than spears and axes.
It's not that Zhiyao hasn't tried it before, it's just that he has already made a batch of equipment and is just trying it out to see if it's useful or not.
"Maybe what I should do is to install spears in large quantities and then make crossbows on a large scale?" Zhiyao thought.
The mainstream weapon in the Spring and Autumn Period was, of course, the Ge. In the late Spring and Autumn Period, the spear and the Ge emerged and replaced the Ge as the mainstream weapon.
After the Warring States Period, spears and swords were no longer enough. Countries began to look for weapons that were easier to train, and spears tended to replace spears and swords.
In terms of the weapons installed, the trend towards simplicity becomes more and more complex as the war progresses. The reason is that the scale of the war is getting larger and larger, and all parties have no professional warriors anymore, so they will definitely choose weapons with a short training period for use.
Quickly arm enough soldiers.
When a soldier learns to use a spear, he doesn't need to go to any advanced level. All he needs to do is master the skill of stabbing.
As for a crossbow? As long as you have the strength to pull the string and understand the instructions, there is usually no need to deliberately aim at it.
Sima Ranju saw Zhiyao chatting and being in a daze. To be honest, he was really used to it.
Why was the Ge the mainstream weapon in the Spring and Autumn Period, but was later eliminated?
You need to understand how to use Go. The correct attack methods are hook and peck. How to hook and peck is particularly important. Improper use can easily kill someone. In addition to hook and peck, it is nothing more than training in blocking skills.
Spears? Form a queue, anyway, they are all thrust together; if you are alone, there are too many enemies. Do you think everyone can become Zhao Zilong?
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was not unreasonable for spearmen to become popular in the lands of the Xia Dynasty. The key was that they were easy to train.
It was the Ming Dynasty that developed the pikemen to the extreme, and especially the Yongle Dynasty, they became the mainstay of the army.
"The Zhi family will attack Qi next year, is it really just for the Tian family?" Sima Rangju asked.
Zhiyao withdrew from thinking, looked at Sima Ranju steadily, smiled before saying, "It's just a step."
Sima Ranju will not be able to be punished directly.
Of course, it wasn't that he didn't understand what Zhiyao meant, it was precisely because he understood that he didn't know what to say.
Zhiyao said: "Will Rang Ju come with me to Qi this time?"
Then again, after Sima Ranju lost power in the Qi State, his situation was really bad. Not only did the family completely treat him as a person without him, but no one in the court contacted the Zhi family to redeem him.
What kind of family does Sima Ranju belong to? His surname is Chen, Tian family, but he is a little far away from Tian Qi's family, so he has long been his own family.
What does it mean that Zhiyao wants to conquer the Tian family and brings Sima Ranju? There is no situation where one's own family is fighting against one's own family. It is nothing more than asking Sima Ranju to make a cut with Qi State, that is, using this time to help Qi State reset its course
Jun, please repay the debt owed by your superior, Ma Ranju, to Qi Jinggong.
"Your Majesty's kindness..." Sima Ranju still seemed hesitant when he said these words, but then he turned to look relaxed and added: "I can't repay you, but I can work for the Zhi family in the future."
Zhiyao's hands covered in long sleeves were clenched into fists, and she was very excited.
It’s done!
This is a person who can stay in the martial arts temple, and having his help will definitely be a great help to Zhiyao.
"I heard that Yang Hu from Lu was working for the Zhao family?" Sima Ranju asked an unrelated question.
Who is Yang Hu? He is one of the Sanhuan retainers who caused the "Falling of the Three Capitals". After the defeat of the Lu State, he fled to the Qi State, and was later recruited by Zhao Yang to join the Zhao family.
Zhiyao knew who Yang Hu was, but she had almost never heard of what Yang Hu was doing in the Zhao family.
Sima Ranju continued: "Yang Hu committed all crimes and fled, and the Zhao family accepted him, and Zhao Meng's hegemony was restored."
What does this evaluation mean? First, it is said that Yang Hu is not a good person at all, or that Yang Hu's character is very bad. It is also said that Zhao Yang will become stronger with Yang Hu's assistance.
Zhiyao thought about it carefully and found that she really had not heard about what Yang Hu had done in the Zhao family.
Judging from some of his deeds, Yang Hu only has a reputation for being able to defeat superiors, and he is not said to have any great abilities.
Sima Ranju said: "Yang Hu is good at government and military, and his actions are easy."
This was the impression Yang Hu left on Sima Ranju in Qi State.
What Sima Ranju didn't say was that Yang Hu was very incompetent. Not only did he anger his master many times, but he also betrayed his followers many times.
Being betrayed once can mean that the subordinate's character is not good enough, but being betrayed by subordinates again and again means that the master's character is defective.
In other words, Yang Hu is a very capable person in domestic affairs and military affairs, but his emotional intelligence is very low.
What Zhiyao didn't know was that Yang Hu was placed in "Jinyang" by Zhao Yang, so naturally he didn't hear about what Yang Hu had done.
There is another thing that Zhi Yao does not know. That is, if nothing unexpected happens, Yang Hu will assist Zhao Wushe, the new owner of the Zhao family, after the death of Zhao Yang. Yang Hu owes a lot to the eventual demise of the Zhi family.
"If the Zhi family had not been friendly to the Zhao family, they would have gotten rid of Yang Hu early on." Sima Rangju said.
Zhiyao listened.
In addition, Zhiyao was not surprised that Sima Ranju saw the threat from the Zhao family. The Zhao family was not only a strong enemy of the Zhi family, but also a potential enemy of the Wei family, Han family, Hu family and other families.
The main reason is that Zhao Yang, the leader of the Zhao family, was too careless and did too many things that aroused jealousy, which caused the Zhao family to lose its credibility and forced various families to become very defensive against the Zhao family.
A few days later, Zhiyao said goodbye to Zhishen and took Sima Ranju, Yurang and others on their way to "Handan".
When they arrived at "Handan", they did not immediately want to lead the army eastward.
Zhiyao continues to manage a series of constructions, one of which is to make the best preparations for next year's expedition.
"The Wei family has a lot of troops, why can't the Zhi family have one?" Sima Rangju asked knowingly.
Zhiyao looked at her husband and motioned for explanation.
Although Jin and Qi are both members of the Xia, many things are different.
The biggest difference lies first in the organizational structure of the army.
On the Jin side, the Qing family has its own expertise, and they originally agreed not to challenge each other's fields. For example, the Zhao family is good at raising horses, and other families will not particularly study the knowledge of horse breeding, trying to replace the Zhao family in raising horses.
Immediate advantage.
Later, the consensus among the Jin Dynasty’s ministerial families developed in many directions. When the Jin Dynasty was at its peak, each family was responsible for the diplomatic relations with several princes, and each family collected the “contribution” of the princes they were responsible for. My family studied armor, and your family studied bows and arrows...
..., anyway, each other has its own patents and will not challenge them easily.
After hearing this, Sima Ranju asked again what he had just said, even the tone was the same.
At this moment, Zhiyao even suspected that Sima Ranju was deliberately trying to explode the conflict between the Jin family.
"The Fan family no longer exists." Sima Ranju said.
this……
With the disappearance of the Fan family, and no family to take over the throne, the blockade of Jin's pottery making was gone, and those who had the ability could seize the pottery market.
The Zhongxing family is also gone, but the Zhi family, who also came from the Xun family, is still there. Who is brave enough to try to seize the textile market?
Therefore, only with enough force as a backing can we control the market share. It does not necessarily mean that other families cannot produce better products.
Therefore, from a certain perspective, the control of a certain field by the Qing family not only destroys the freedom of the market, but also hinders the possibility of a certain family to further research a certain item.
Zhiyao understood what Sima Ranju wanted to express. After the Jin Dynasty was reshuffled, many things had changed. Furthermore, Zhi's training of spear and ax soldiers already involved Wei's expertise. Why not be more bold?
But it was Sima Ranju who had misunderstood here.
The Wei family did not regard the training of heavy infantry as a taboo, but did not allow other families to practice according to the Wei family's training methods, which also included the formations and tactics used by the Wei family's heavy infantry.
In fact, it is like that. How can it be possible to have a monopoly on a certain military branch? If that were to happen, except for the Han family, no one else in Jin could be archers.
The so-called "patents" of the Jin State were in certain fields such as "secret skills", and not all of them were included.
Zhiyao said: "I am about to do it."
The heavy infantry of the current era is very advantageous..., then again, in the cold weapon era, there was sufficient defensive power and advantages, and there was also a highly mobile cavalry, and the combination of the two was very powerful.
Zhiyao took Sima Ranju to a warehouse.
There are a lot of metal armors piled here, all made of iron.
Sima Ranju looked at the armor stacked up in the warehouse. His face was not shocked, but more confused. He turned to Zhiyao and asked: "Of course Zhi's smelting skills are extremely high, and it takes a lot of money to make armor with evil gold."
also."
It's about follow-up maintenance.
Zhishi's smelting and forging technology has been continuously improving. Previously, spearmen and axemen have demonstrated their iron armor, and their defensive capabilities have also been proven. How could Sima Ranju, who has been a guest of Zhishi for a long time, not know this?
Iron is easy to rust when exposed to water. People know that oiling can be used for maintenance, but oil is very expensive in today's era.
Zhiyao took Sima Ranju to another place and came to a soybean oil pressing workshop.
Nowadays, beans are the staple food of the general public. After each crop of the staple food of grains, beans will be replanted.
At the same time, during the fallow period, it is not really left uncultivated. Planting beans does not hinder the fallow period. Their rhizobia can make their own nutrients for their own growth, and they can also fertilize the land.
Therefore, the ancients knew about planting soybeans to nourish the soil a long time ago.
It is not known that beans can extract oil. The oil that people eat comes from animals, so the oil is called "ointment".
Sima Ranju looked around and was completely confused.
"This oil can be eaten and can also protect armor." Zhiyao said.
Sima Ranju bowed to Zhiyao for some unknown reason.
Zhiyao knew the reason.
Just the discovery of a new edible oil by Zhishi is as significant to the current era as the invention of the atomic bomb!
