As Li Yongfang's order was issued, most of the infantry in the rear were light infantry without armor. They were tasked with providing fire support for the heavily armored heavy infantry in front.
Li Yongfang had a total of 500 heavy-armored cavalry soldiers as his bodyguards, 3,000 heavy-armored cloth-armored soldiers as the core force, and 12,000 light infantry wearing cotton armor as common soldiers.
.
The army on the Jiannu side was very good at archery, and their level was far superior to that of the Mongols. Whether they were Jianzhou soldiers, Mongolian soldiers or Han soldiers, they were all equipped with bows and arrows.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were only a handful of people who could shoot a tiger-powered bow, and there were only a few among the ten thousand soldiers.
However, the twelve-power tiger-force bow can only rank third among the Hou Jin army. In the entire Hou Jin army, there are 20,000 to 30,000 archers with more than thirteen power, and the most elite white-armored soldiers are even more powerful.
It is generally above sixteen levels!
Although An Sanxi can shoot an 18-power bow at his limit, there are probably hundreds of people who have reached this level in Houjin.
The maximum weight of the English longbowmen in history was only 150 pounds. But the average level of ordinary heavy archers of the Jiannu slaves exceeded this. If the Jiannu slaves were allowed to go to Europe to fight against Britain and France, they would probably be crushed.
The English longbowmen could shoot through the fine plate armor of the French heavy knights, and the slaves had no problem at all. What was even more crazy about them was that they actually gave the infantry hard bow equipment to the cavalry.
Friends who are familiar with bow and arrow sports know that cavalry bows and arrows generally use soft bows and arrows. Bows and arrows exceeding 70 pounds (a little more than five force) are extremely difficult to control on horseback. This is common sense.
Ordinary Mongolian herdsmen use cavalry bows with only five power and more than 60 pounds. They generally use light arrows. In fact, the Ming Dynasty was not that good. It was even worse than the Mongols. By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the army
The quality has dropped drastically and is even more unbearable.
There were many powerful generals in the Ming Dynasty. Although Lu Xiangsheng was a scholar with a Jinshi background, he could draw a 12-power bow, but he usually only used a 9-power bow.
It is said that Lu Xiangsheng had extremely thick arm bones and was a famous archer at that time. He only used a bow with a force of nine. However, ordinary soldiers and infantry generally had less than eight force. The cavalry, like the Mongols, also used a soft bow with a force of five.
.
It's not that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty didn't work hard, it's that the slave-building forces were really strong.
Xu Guangqi recorded, "The thief is within five steps (8 meters) and shoots exclusively at the face and ribs. Every shot will kill him. Who can resist the enemy?"
The reason why the Later Jin Army was outstanding was that they used the hard bows used by infantry on cavalry. In order to offset the impact of the bumps on the horse's back, they usually shot arrows at close range. Because they were not good at riding on horseback.
In fact, they were mounted infantry. They also used infantry's large bows.
A large number of battlefield records show that they often rushed to within ten meters on horseback, and then used tiger-power bows to release arrows.
It uses a force of two hundred kilograms to fire a heavy-duty armor-piercing arrow that is one meter long. Moreover, the arrow clusters made of fine steel are also triangular armor-piercing arrows with reinforced arrow tips. The tip of the arrow has great power per unit area.
terrible.
In this case, even the fine plate armor of the French Templars was shot through.
Even the works of Italian plate armor masters are on their knees.
In fact, Yang Fan is still a little worried about his modern aluminum alloy plate armor. The biggest advantages of this kind of plate armor are its light weight and high strength.
After all, for infantry, mobility is extremely important. If you can't walk if you wear it, it won't work. Infantry walks on two legs. From this point of view, light weight is more important.
At least, so far, the design of aluminum alloy plate armor has been very successful in dealing with the Mongols. Although in terms of metal properties, aluminum alloys also have many problems.
The tensile strength of aluminum alloy exceeds that of steel, but its toughness is much worse than steel.
Simply put, aluminum alloys are harder but more brittle, while steel is soft but more ductile.
When used in automobile frames, when a collision occurs. When the stress limit of the structural parts is also exceeded, steel will resist step by step until one soldier is killed, and its elasticity can offset part of the impact force. While aluminum alloy will
It breaks directly, collapses instantly, and directly "hands down the gun and surrenders".
Moreover, it doesn’t matter if the aluminum alloy is made thicker. Three millimeters is just right. Even thicker it will not change the properties of the metal. It will still be brittle and easy to break under strong force.
In the previous battles on the grassland, because the Mongolian bows and arrows were all soft, they easily blocked the opponent's arrows. However, the performance under twelve or more strikes has not been tested in actual combat.
In human history, aluminum alloy armor has never been used on a large scale, and there is no experience to follow. It can be used against the Mongols, but not necessarily against the Jiannu.
Yang Fan was actually cautious.
Are there any materials that are lightweight and have good performance? The answer is yes.
Titanium alloy is only two-thirds the weight of steel and twice as heavy as aluminum alloy. Aluminum alloy is only one-third the weight of steel. However, the hardness of titanium alloy far exceeds that of other materials, and its toughness and mechanical impact resistance are also
It's incredibly high, corrosion-resistant, and almost perfect.
Why doesn't Yang Fan equip it? The reason is very simple. The cost is too high. This is a rare metal, and the price is scary. And it can't be processed without a high-performance forging machine.
If we spend this unnecessary money, we might as well wear Kevlar bulletproof vests and stab-proof suits. But it won’t cost much.
In modern society, aluminum alloys are, after all, cheap, easy to process, and very cost-effective. They do not rust and require no maintenance. They are perfect for equipping low-value infantry and militiamen.
Therefore, Yang Fan's infantry and militiamen are all equipped with aluminum alloy plate armor, and his elite cavalry are all equipped with Kevlar stab-proof clothing, body armor, and helmets.
Following Li Yongfang's order, the three thousand archers from Jiannu's rear team immediately bent their bows, nocked arrows, and began to shoot.
Yang Fan looked through the telescope. Fortunately, the archers of Han Banner were not as good as Jiannu. They used eight-power bows, and a few used ten-power bows. It shouldn't be a big problem.
Hey, hey, hey! A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, clattering on the infantry's plate armor.
The thickness of the front of the aluminum alloy plate armor is three millimeters, and it is still in various arc and tile shapes. The structural design strength is also very good. There is no penetration.
The militiamen were a little panicked early on, but quickly stabilized.
Arrows fell, and the militiamen's charge horn sounded.
When the soldiers heard the sound of the bugle, they immediately automatically restored the order of the queue as a conditioned reflex. Because, in the long-term training, the biggest training item is the queue. When they hear the sound of the bugle or the whistle, according to different
The tone, you know what to do.
It almost becomes a reflex and muscle memory.
Li Yongfang looked at the well-trained team on the opposite side, their faces gloomy as if they were about to get wet.