The Type 65 Cavalry Sword is relatively heavy, weighing 1.88 kilograms.
The same Chasik Cossack cavalry sword only weighs 1.2 kilograms, the Indian cavalry sword only weighs 1 kilogram, and the French cavalry sword weighs less than 1.3 kilograms.
Such a heavy cavalry sword cannot be used well without a certain amount of physical strength.
However, the physical fitness of the Han people is actually quite good.
The premise is that during adolescence, nutrition must be adequate and comprehensive. It is best to have good exercise at the same time.
Yang Fan's soldiers all join the army at the age of fourteen or fifteen, which is when they grow up. What they eat at home depends on their family conditions. But the food in the army is very good, vegetables are available all year round, and there is no shortage of vitamins. They also often eat beef.
Sample meat and drink milk. After Yang Fan occupied the Monan Grassland, beef and mutton were worth the price of cabbage.
In addition, the distributed compressed biscuits also contain white sugar, tea powder, milk powder, beef bone marrow and black sesame powder. When softened with water, it can be eaten as black sesame paste, which is very sweet and delicious.
What they are most in need of is calcium.
High-intensity training has increased their height and muscles. Most of them are over 1.8 meters tall, with a few over 1.85 meters tall, or even 1.9 meters tall.
As long as you can't train to death, train to the death, which is the purpose of Yang Fan's army. In addition, the infantry and cavalry drills are all based on the scientific training model of later generations. Combining the battlefield conditions of the late Ming Dynasty and the historical experience of past dynasties, we eliminate the bad and retain the good, and compile
made.
Eat well and train scientifically. The results are even more remarkable.
These young men are currently the best soldiers in the world. The same goes for the navy. They eat a lot of fish. They have enough protein, have excellent eyesight, and have excellent physical fitness.
The Type 65 cavalry sword has a total length of 92.5 centimeters and a blade length of 78 centimeters. With a 90 centimeter horse stick inserted, the length exceeds 1.8 meters. This kind of sword is a slightly scimitar, which can kill and break armor.
The horse club is a hand-held one with a rotating thread inserted into the handle. The iron caltrop head on the other end can act as a counterweight for the gun, which is more conducive to the swing and use of long weapons.
The caltrop head of the horse club is a powerful weapon used by Yang Fan's cavalry and mounted infantry to deal with heavily armored enemies. The caltrop head weighs about one kilogram. It is almost equivalent to a hammer.
The conical steel cones densely covered on it are all made of manganese steel, which are impact-resistant and extremely wear-resistant. The length is ten centimeters, which is enough to penetrate helmets and armors.
Although this thing is not a mace, it is no different from a mace.
The horse stick is actually mainly used for hunting wolves.
Because there are too many wolves on the grassland. Some brave male wolves dare to bite the knight's thigh. At this time, you need to give it a hard blow with the iron head of the horse stick.
But don't let it bite your skin. Even though they are equipped with stab-proof clothing, there is rabies virus in the wolf's mouth. This is no joke.
The technique for beating a wolf is the same as that of a dog, which is to aim at the black nose and hit it ruthlessly. In one stroke, its skin and flesh will twist, its nose bones will be smashed, and all four canine teeth will fly out.
It was so painful that it rolled on the ground and could no longer bite anyone.
The prairie wolf was frightened by being beaten with a horse club. When he saw that the rider's wrist was covered with a leather sheath at the end of the horse club, he was so frightened that he ran away.
Even if this guy didn't die at that time, he would have starved to death. Because a wolf without four fangs cannot hunt. The alpha wolf will also drive it out of the pack, or bite it to death directly. Because the wolf pack never rests.
Wolf.
The long knife, which is more than 1.8 meters long and has a blade of 78 centimeters, is a very terrifying weapon.
It can cut and kill, and it can also assassinate.
The cavalry sword used by the infantry has serrations on the back. It is used as a saw. Because the infantry always has to repair fortifications and the like, logging is a common job.
When these cavalry knives are manufactured, the blade clamping steel is made of electroslag re-melted steel like tank gun barrels, and the serrations on the back of the knife are made of manganese steel to resist impact and wear. The serrations are made of high-speed steel, making them very sharp and durable.
grind.
Because of the reduced weight of the serrations, the weight is increased by raising ridges and strengthening blood grooves in the middle of the blade to compensate.
Generally speaking, the performance and mechanical characteristics of the original knife were maintained. Moreover, Yang Fan found experts to optimize and improve the design of ergonomics. After all, in 1965, there was no concept of ergonomic design.
Once this Yang Mansion sword came out, it immediately became famous throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Material first, design first, very easy to use.
At this time, five shield soldiers were holding horse sticks with both hands and fighting with the Heshuote people with long knives.
When the people who were jumping houses behind were beaten to death by the Shuote people, five of the seventeen or eight people had already been stabbed or hacked to death.
The main reason is that they did not expect that the opponent's sword suddenly became longer and became a long sword held by both hands.
When gunshots rang out from behind, most of the people who jumped into the house were beaten to death, and a few were stabbed to death with bayonets. They were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.
This battle is impossible to fight. Neither cold weapons nor hot weapons can defeat them. They don't have muskets yet, let alone muskets.
However, they were destined to be unable to run. The street was so long and there was no cover. Soon the riflemen behind them loaded their ammunition. There was another volley, and the last Heshuote man on the street fell to the ground and could not get up.
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At this moment, the entire ancient city of Gaochang was full of gunfire like exploding beans. The clear and crisp sound was the gunfire of the green soldiers. They used maroon propellant, which burned in a straight line, had a uniform speed, and had high propulsion efficiency. The sound was also
Crisp and pleasant.
The same thing as fart is the matchlock gun of the Heshuote people. They also have more than two hundred matchlock guns bought from Turkey and Russia. But their gunpowder is still dry powder, which was divided due to bumps during the march.
The first layer of gunpowder failed and it had to be stirred urgently before use. This kind of gunpowder had an unreasonable formula, low nitrate content, and insufficient combustion.
So when I call it, there will be a popping sound, or at best it will be a dull sound.
At daybreak, the gunfire fell silent.
At ten o'clock, the large army finally arrived at the ancient city of Gaochang, an ancient city with a history of two years ago. Since its construction in the Western Han Dynasty, it has been added to and repaired in successive generations. Although many exotic styles have been added, it generally still looks like a Han Chinese city.
It gets bright at half past nine, and the sun can already be seen at ten o'clock.
At this time, the Yang Fan family in the RV had already finished breakfast. Although the ladies like to stay in bed and take a beauty sleep, they all got up at nine o'clock.
At this time, RVs and other vehicles were parked in the wilderness east of the city.
Xiao Niangpi stretched her neck and opened her mouth, waiting for Yang Fan to put a grape into her mouth.
Several other ladies covered their mouths with their little hands and snickered. The ladies always liked to act coquettishly with the master. They either let him tie their napkins or let him feed them with his own hands.
"Wow! The grapes from the Western Regions are so delicious." Xiao Niangpi narrowed her eyes because of the sweetness and said with satisfaction.
"Sir, why don't we use these grapes to make wine ourselves?" Xiao Niangpi said with great interest.
In the past, Yang Fan told bedtime stories about how to make wine from grape juice and white sugar. They were very interested in it. And she really liked sour and sweet wine, but she was not interested in the astringent wine that extracted the sugar.
"Okay, the home-made wine may not be as delicious as the one I made, but just think of it as experiencing the fun in making it. It's very simple. Find a large glass bottle, select ripe grapes, remove the stems and greens
Grains, mold grains, etc. Then, clean the grapes and dry the surface moisture. Containers and tools that come into contact with the grapes need to be disinfected and sterilized with boiling water to avoid contamination by miscellaneous bacteria."
"Put the processed grapes into the container, add fruit wine yeast and yellow rock sugar. After stirring evenly, cover with gauze to ensure air permeability and sealing. During the fermentation process, you need to stir two to three times a day to ensure uniform fermentation. The fermentation is completed
Afterwards, the wine needs to undergo sedimentation and secondary fermentation, which usually takes about 30 days.”
Lin Yueru waited for Kazilan's eyes to widen and said in surprise: "It's done. It's so simple."
"It can be more complicated. It's just a matter of adding some yeast." Yang Fan shrugged and said.
At this time, Xiaoyu came up wearing the military uniform of a second lieutenant and said to the Yang Fan family who were wearing pajamas: "Master, madam, Gaochang City has been captured. The battlefield is being cleaned. Do you want to go into the city to have a look?"