For a long time, Liu Xin has attached great importance to the construction of cavalry. He wanted to form a heavy cavalry for a charge. In order to form such a heavy cavalry unit, the Institute has done a lot of work, but it has encountered a lot of work. difficult,
First of all, due to the backward steelmaking technology, the quality of the produced iron is not good enough. To build such a set of super protective armor, it is necessary to make the scales reach a certain thickness, otherwise it will not play the expected effect. , The armor will become very heavy. If people and horses fall to the ground, they can’t even climb up. Equipped with such armor, the cavalry loses important mobility.
The second is the choice of horses. The heavy cavalry is an assault force and does not require long-distance marches. The endurance of the horses is not very emphasized, but the horses are required to have strong load-bearing capacity and explosive power. In the past, the horses in the Han army were mainly grasslands. Horses, prairie horses have good endurance, but they are not enough to carry weight and explosive power.
There is another more important reason that restricts the development of heavy cavalry, that is, funds, regardless of horse or armor, need a lot of money to support, the cost of equipping a heavy cavalry can equip three to five light cavalry,
It was not until last year that these three factors restricting the development of heavy cavalry were completely resolved. The use of coal greatly improved the quality of the iron. The restart of the Silk Road brought Liu Xin a lot of wealth, and the Western countries surrendered. A tall warhorse was provided. After solving these problems, the research institute mobilized all its strength. Only by the end of the year 20,000 sets of armors were produced, and now they are put into use.
The process of rushing to make armor this time has also greatly improved the technical level and management capabilities of the Institute itself. Technically, they can now produce better iron and design better armor. In terms of management, they Invented standardized production and assembly line operation, which greatly improved production efficiency. The error between each component at the same location was controlled to a minimum and can be replaced at any time. Forging, polishing, lining, and assembly processes on the assembly line, the craftsmen are all Take their own responsibilities, their movements are becoming more and more proficient and more efficient,
Without these technical and financial support and management improvements, now these armored cavalry armed from head to toe will not appear on the battlefield.
The protection of the armored cavalry has reached the extreme. Their weapons are equally sharp. In addition to the cavalry-specific bows and arrows that are necessary for the personnel, each is equipped with two short crossbows for close combat, and their main weapon is a spear. ,
Although the weight of the armor has been reduced a lot, it may be okay for the soldiers to swing their sabers to make various slashing actions in a short time, but over time, everyone will definitely be overwhelmed. The role of the armored cavalry is to use the powerful impact , Tear the enemy’s army formation into small pieces. With the impact of the horse, the spear can easily penetrate the enemy’s armor. There is no need to chop.
Today, the 20,000 armored cavalry of the Han army are divided into four teams, just like four heavy tank troops, breaking into the Wuhuan cavalry team. The Wuhuan cavalry who are good at cavalry and shooting rushed to the battle, and the arrows were raining at the Han army. However, these feather arrows touched the armor of the Han cavalry, and immediately slid down, and could not hurt a single hair of the Han. The style of these armors was based on the armor of the Great Qin Empire. Except for a pair of eyes exposed outside, the other parts were all It is tightly covered, leaving no gaps,
Then, the Han's armored cavalry was like four wedges, inserted into the Wuhuan squadron, and cut the Wuhuan cavalry into five pieces. The spears of the Han cavalry stabbed indiscriminately. From time to time, Wuhuan fell under the east horse and the horse fell. Most of the Wuheng cavalry who came down did not die immediately, but the ensuing brigade of armored cavalry quickly ran over them. The thick-mouthed horseshoes were nailed with iron palms, and they were crushed into a pile of mud.
The Wuhuan people have never seen such a cavalry. In fact, they are the same as other peoples living on the grassland. Salt and iron cloth are extremely scarce supplies to them. Not to mention wearing iron armor, most people They don’t even have common clothes. Some people even wear winter leather jackets. Facing these “invulnerable” enemies, they suddenly feel at a loss.
In fact, the armor equipped by the armored cavalry can indeed effectively prevent the damage of bows and arrows. Huan Ren’s scimitar couldn’t reach the Han army and was stabbed under the horse.
The extremely powerful armored cavalry kept rushing over, wading through four straight avenues in the Wuhuan formation, without stopping at all, but continuing to rush towards the Yuan Jun cavalry in front. Although the weight of this armor has been reduced a lot, it is mobile. Sex and flexibility are still not comparable to the light cavalry, so they can’t immediately turn around, but need to rush behind all the enemies and then fight back.
At this time, Yan Liang had just restrained the chaotic team, and was about to continue to kill the trench. The armored cavalry of the Han army rushed from behind, at an astonishing speed, with 20,000 horses and 80,000 iron hooves stepping on the big On the ground, the sound is completely different from the "de" they usually hear, as if someone is holding drumsticks and tapping them in their ears.
Yan Liang had never seen such a powerful cavalry. He did not dare to continue rushing to the Han army position, otherwise he would fall into a situation where he was attacked by the enemy, and had to bite the bullet and lead the soldiers to greet him.
The two cavalry smashed into each other fiercely, and Yuan Jun suddenly turned on his back. He was already in chaos. The situation was not as good as the Wuhuan cavalry who had just been hit hard. He was immediately washed away.
Yan Liang shouted at the fleeing sergeant, and swung a knife into the armored cavalry formation. The four armored cavalry rushed to the front and stabbed the spears in their hands. Yan Liang shouted, and the sword swept across, four shots long. The spear flew up in the air,
Everyone who can be selected as an armored cavalry is tall and powerful, and everyone has a few hundred kilograms of arm strength. They all hold a spear with one hand, and can easily pick and drop the enemy, but now they are actually shot by Yan Liang with four spears. Knocking off, it can be seen that Yan Liang's strength is amazing. 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 and attacked Yan Liang's upper, middle and lower three points. On the road, there is still a bit of cold light heading straight to Yan Liang’s horse,
In the battle in front of the trench just now, Yan Liang almost fell down because his horse was injured. He was already a lot more vigilant now, but these four armored cavalry moved so fast that Yan Liang could not see what the cold light was. Something, just subconsciously swinging a knife to block the front of the war horse,
With the sound of "dang", that little cold light was hitting Yan Liang's knife back, and a few sparks burst out, but the other three cold lights had reached Yan Liang's approach. Yan Liang hurriedly lowered his head, only to feel a fiery pain on his cheek.
It turns out that these four armored cavalry are armed with a spear in the right hand and a crossbow in the left hand. This short crossbow is very sophisticated and can be shot with one hand. The only drawback is that the range is too close. It can only be used in close combat, but the power cannot be underestimated. Gawking, they had issued four iron arrows just now, one was blocked by Yan Liang's big knife, two were moved away by Yan Liang, and one flew past Yan Liang's cheek and struck a three on his face. The inch-long big mouth made his already fierce face even more hideous.
After the four armored cavalry fired their crossbow arrows, they immediately turned their horses' heads and divided them to the two sides. The other four armored cavalry behind them quickly rushed up, and the four spears pierced Yan Liang from four directions.
Out of the corner of Yan Liang’s eyes, he had already caught a glimpse of his subordinates who had long been out of queues and were running around, and the powerful cavalry of the Han army was killed in four ways, even if he could block one of them with his own power, let the others Three-way and one-strike, the defeat has been settled. Moreover, these cavalry are not so easy to deal with. Only one face, he was injured. Don't look at the four spears he flew with just now, in fact, he also used his full strength. His arms are still a little numb now, he doesn't know that he can fly a few more spears, if he keeps on fighting, I'm afraid he has to explain himself here.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang didn't dare to fall in love with the battle, so he reined his horse and walked aside.
The armored cavalry of the Han army did not chase, but ran along in their original direction, leaving behind a spot of bloody corpses. They rushed straight behind Yuan Jun before turning their horses and heading south for another round. charge,
At this time, the two cavalry units of Yuan Jun and Wuhuan were already mixed together, and they were afraid to face-to-face confrontation with the armored cavalry of the Han army. They scattered and fled. This is the plain. They are all light cavalry, and their mobility must be better than that of the Han. The armored cavalry of the army, if the Han army is in hot pursuit, even if the armored cavalry can bear it, the horses of their army may not be able to bear it.
However, they did not escape very far, they heard the screaming horns from all around, and tens of thousands of Han light cavalry came from three sides and shot them like raindrops. The horses and shoots were originally grasslands. The nation’s housekeeping skills, Yuan Jun’s usual practice is also the same. Seeing the opponent’s arrow shot over, they didn’t think much about it, and immediately picked up the bow and shot it back.
However, the range of the bows and arrows of the Han cavalry was much higher than theirs. The arrows they shot fell into the dust without any suspense, and even the shadow of the cavalry of the Han cavalry was not touched.
The cavalry was very fast. When they were about to shoot the second arrow, the Han army rushed in front of them. The sharp saber drew beautiful arcs in the air, smashing Yuan Jun and Wuhuan cavalry one after another. Down,
The cavalry of Yuan Jun and Wuhuan also carried melee weapons. Yuan Jun was equipped with an old-fashioned ring head knife, which was very heavy and not suitable for cavalry. The scimitar of Wuhuan was slightly better, but compared to the special-purpose sword of the Han army. When the saber came, it was still a long way off. The most important thing is that Yuan Jun and Wuhuan cavalry are now in chaos. They have lost their formation and formation, and the cavalry's melee power is at least halved.