Liu Xin has always attached great importance to the construction of cavalry. He has long wanted to form a heavy cavalry for charging into battle. In order to form such a heavy cavalry unit, the institute has carried out a lot of work, but has encountered many problems.
difficulty.
First of all, due to backward steelmaking technology, the quality of the produced iron is not up to par. To create such a set of armor with strong protective power, the scales need to reach a certain thickness, otherwise they will not have the expected effect. Gong Ji·Yan
Then pass on the latest chapter. As a result, the armor will become very heavy. If the man and the horse fall to the ground, they will not even be able to get up. Equipped with such armor, the cavalry will lose important mobility.
The second is the choice of war horses. The heavy cavalry is an assault force and does not need to march long distances. The endurance of the war horses is not very emphasized, but the war horses are required to have strong load-bearing capacity and explosive power. In the past, the war horses in the Han army were mainly grassland
Horses. Prairie horses have very good endurance, but their weight-bearing and explosive power are not enough.
There is another more important reason that limits the development of heavy cavalry, and that is funding. Both war horses and armor require a lot of money to support. The cost of equipping one heavy cavalry can be used to equip three to five light cavalry.
It was not until last year that these three factors that restricted the development of heavy cavalry were completely resolved. The use of coal greatly improved the quality of iron and iron, and the restart of the Silk Road brought a lot of wealth to Liu Xin, and the submission of the countries in the Western Regions
Tall war horses were also provided. After solving these problems, the institute mobilized all its forces and rushed to produce 20,000 sets of armor before the end of the year, which are now in use.
This process of rushing to make armors has also greatly improved the technical level and management capabilities of the institute. Technically, they can now produce better iron and design better armors. In terms of management, they
Invented standardized production and assembly line operations, making
Production efficiency is greatly improved. The error between each component at the same position is controlled to a minimum and can be replaced at any time. The craftsmen are responsible for each process of forging, grinding, lining, and assembly on the assembly line, and their actions are more and more precise.
Become more proficient and more efficient.
Without these technologies, financial support and management improvements, these armored cavalry, armed from head to toe, would not appear on the battlefield.
The armored cavalry's protection has reached the extreme, and their weapons are equally sharp. In addition to the necessary cavalry-specific bows and arrows, each person is also equipped with two short crossbows for close combat, and their main weapon is a spear.
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Although the weight of the armor has been reduced a lot, it may be okay for the soldiers to swing their sabers and make various chopping movements for a short time, but over time, it will definitely be too much for everyone. The role of the armored cavalry is to use the powerful impact force
, tearing the enemy's military formation into small pieces. With the impact of the war horse, the spear can also easily penetrate the enemy's armor, and there is no need to chop.
Now, the 20,000 Han armored cavalry were divided into four teams, and broke into the Wuhuan cavalry like four heavy tank troops. The Wuhuan cavalry, who were skilled in mounted archery, rushed to the battle, shooting random arrows at the Han army like raindrops.
However, these feathered arrows were contaminated by the Han army
The armor of the cavalry immediately slipped off, and could not hurt a single hair of the Han army. The style of these armors was based on the armor of the Qin Empire. Except for a pair of eyes exposed, other parts were tightly covered, leaving nothing behind.
A slight gap.
Then, the Han army's armored cavalry inserted into the Wuhuan cavalry like four wedges, cutting the Wuhuan cavalry into five pieces. The Han army's cavalry thrust their spears randomly, and from time to time, Wuhuan's horse fell off the east horse, causing the horse to fall off.
Most of the Wu Heng cavalry did not die immediately, but the large group of armored cavalry that followed quickly ran over them, and their thick horse hooves were nailed with iron palms, trampling them into a pile of flesh.
The Wuhuan people have never seen such cavalry. In fact, they are like other peoples living on the grasslands. Salt, iron and cloth are extremely scarce materials for them. Not to mention wearing a suit of iron armor, most of them even
They had no common clothes, and some people even wore winter fur coats. Facing these "invulnerable" enemies, they suddenly felt at a loss.
In fact, the armor equipped by the armored cavalry can indeed effectively prevent the damage of bows and arrows, but it is impossible to completely prevent the scimitars from cutting. It’s just that the Han army’s armored cavalry all used spears that were eight feet long.
Huan Ren's scimitar could not reach the Han army, so he was stabbed under the horse.
The extremely powerful armored cavalry rushed forward and opened four straight avenues in the Wuhuan formation. Without stopping at all, they continued to charge towards the Yuan Jun cavalry in front. Although the weight of this armor has been reduced a lot, it is still maneuverable.
Their performance and flexibility are still not comparable to light cavalry. Therefore, they cannot turn around immediately, but need to rush behind all enemies and then fight back.
At this time, Yan Liang had just restrained the chaotic team and was about to continue fighting towards the trench. The Han army's armored cavalry rushed over from behind at an astonishing speed. Twenty thousand war horses and eighty thousand iron hooves stepped on the ground.
, the sound made was completely different from the "ding" sound they usually heard, as if someone was holding a drumstick and beating it in their ears.
Yan Liang had never seen such a powerful cavalry. He did not dare to continue charging towards the Han army position, otherwise he would be surrounded by enemies from both sides. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the soldiers to face the day of living with his sister.
The two cavalrymen collided violently, and the Yuan army was immediately thrown off their backs. They were already in chaos, and their situation was worse than that of the Wuhuan cavalry who had just suffered heavy losses. In an instant, they were scattered to pieces.
While Yan Liang stopped the fleeing sergeants, he brandished his sword and charged into the armored cavalry formation. The four armored cavalry at the front all thrust their spears at them. Yan Liang shouted, and swept across with his broadsword, striking out four spears.
Flying into the sky.
All those who can be selected as armored cavalry are strong and powerful, each with an arm strength of several hundred kilograms. They all hold a spear with one hand and can easily knock the enemy off their horse, but now Yan Liang actually killed four spears with one blow.
Knocked up, Yan Liang’s strength is evident
The anger was astonishing. However, the four armored cavalry who lost their spears did not panic. Instead, they raised their left hands and aimed at Yan Liang at the same time. They cooperated with each other tacitly. Three points of cold light attacked Yan Liang's upper, middle and lower directions, and there was still a little cold light.
Go straight to Yan Liang's war horse.
In the battle in front of the trench just now, Yan Liang was almost thrown off because his horse was injured. He was much more alert now. But the four armored cavalry moved so fast that Yan Liang couldn't see clearly what these cold lights were.
He just subconsciously waved his sword to block the horse.
With a "ding" sound, the cold light hit the back of Yan Liang's knife, bursting out a few sparks, but the other three cold lights had already arrived in front of Yan Liang. Yan Liang quickly lowered his head, only to feel a burning pain on his cheek.
It turns out that these four armored cavalry all hold spears in their right hands and crossbows in their left hands. This short crossbow is very sophisticated and can be fired with one hand. The only drawback is that the range is too short and can only be used in close combat, but its power cannot be underestimated.
Look. Just now they shared the same
Four iron arrows were fired, one was blocked by Yan Liang's big knife, two were moved out of the way by Yan Liang, and one flew past Yan Liang's cheek, making a three-inch long gash on his face.
, making his already ferocious face even more ferocious.
After the four armored cavalry fired their crossbows, they immediately turned their horses' heads and split to both sides. The other four armored cavalry behind them rushed forward quickly, and stabbed Yan Liang with four spears from four directions.
From the corner of his eye, Yan Liang had already caught a glimpse of his subordinates who had already lost their ranks and were running around. The powerful cavalry of the Han army came in four directions. Even if he could block one of them with his own strength, the others would be killed.
With a three-pronged charge, the defeat has been decided. What's more, these cavalrymen
It's not that easy to deal with. He was injured after just one confrontation. Don't look at the fact that he just knocked away four spears with one blow. In fact, he also used all his strength. His arms are still slightly numb. He doesn't know that he can still
If I knock off a few more spears, if I continue to fight, I'm afraid I'll have to explain myself here.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang did not dare to fight, so he reined in his horse and walked aside.
The Han army's armored cavalry did not pursue them, but ran them over in their original direction, leaving bloody corpses on the ground. They rushed to the back of Yuan Jun before turning their horses' heads and heading south for another round.
charge.
At this time, the two cavalrymen of Yuan Jun and Wuhuan were mixed together. They did not dare to face the Han army's armored cavalry again and fled in all directions. This is a plain, and they are all light cavalry, so their mobility must be stronger than that of the Han army.
If the Han army pursues the armored cavalry of the Han army, even if the armored cavalry can bear it, the horses under their crotches may not be able to bear it.
However, they had not escaped far when they heard the sound of shrill horns from all around. Tens of thousands of Han army light cavalry came to kill them from three sides, shooting random arrows like raindrops. Cavalry archery is originally a tradition of the grassland people.
Special skills, Yuan Jun usually practiced these. When they saw the opponent's arrow coming, they didn't think much, they immediately picked up the bow and shot back.
However, the range of the Han cavalry's bows and arrows was much higher than theirs, and the arrows they shot fell into the dust without any suspense, without even touching the shadow of the Han cavalry.
The cavalry were very fast. When they were about to shoot the second arrow, the Han army had already rushed in front of them. The sharp sabers drew beautiful arcs in the air, slashing Yuan Jun and Wuhuan cavalry one after another.
Fall off the horse.
The cavalry of Yuan Jun and Wuhuan also carried weapons for close combat. Yuan Jun was still equipped with the old-fashioned Huanshou sword, which was very bulky and not suitable for cavalry to kill. Wuhuan's scimitar was slightly better, but it was not as good as the one specially used by the Han army.
The saber is coming, but it's still not good enough
It’s so big. The most important thing is that Yuan Jun and Wuhuan cavalry are now in chaos, losing their formation and queue. The power of the cavalry in close combat has been weakened by at least half. ps: To view the latest chapter of this book, please search the website: (.c) None