The new batch of armors created by Qiquge Workshop for the Xuanjia Army were made by Li Zexuan in imitation of the Gothic armors of the 15th century. As a masterpiece of medieval plate armor, although the Gothic armors cover the whole body, they are The weight is only 25 kilograms, and steel sheets are no longer used in the joints and shoulder armor, allowing the limbs to move more. In an era when cold weapons were still in use, the defensive power of the Gothic armor was unmatched in the world!
Speaking of armor, we must mention the heavy cavalry in Europe at that time, because both Milanese armor and Gothic armor were tailor-made for heavy cavalry.
Medieval knights were basically heavy cavalry, and they were always trying to make themselves wear thicker and heavier armor. A complete set of medieval knight armor can protect the knight from teeth to toes, making the whole person seem to be in an iron bucket, or sealed in a specially designed can - this is a true "armed to the point" teeth".
The powerful mobility and flexibility give this unit great tactical and strategic significance. As the pinnacle of the cold weapon era, heavy cavalry is the ultimate that cavalry can achieve. With powerful defense combined with heart-stopping impact, this unit can be called the ultimate force on the battlefield. Generally speaking, once a general decides to put heavy cavalry into the battlefield, it means that the war has reached its most critical moment. moment.
Generally speaking, even if the knights are surrounded by guns and swords all the time, they may not be that dangerous. This armor can be said to be airtight in terms of defense. No matter how windy or rainy it is outside, I remain unmoved. For knights, the real danger often does not come from head-on confrontations against knights, such as the rain of arrows fired by the opponent's archers, or the spear array of infantry. The bows and arrows fired by the archers often have difficulty penetrating the knight's armor, and even if they do penetrate, they will only scratch the flesh at most.
Once during the Crusades, British knights were attacked by Arabs. The Arabs used bows and arrows to shoot from a distance, but the only defense the British knights could make was to raise their shields and maintain a dense formation. . The spears used by infantry are generally made of wood, and knights can easily break these cheap spears with their impact.
In fact, as long as they can stay on their horses, the heavily armored heavy cavalry are basically impossible to defeat from the front. They are like an "armored tank" on the battlefield. They can move around and run rampant. They are simply invincible. !
This is why Li Zexuan chose to build a new type of plate armor for the Xuanjia Army, because the Xuanjia Army was the most elite heavy cavalry in the Tang Dynasty. If they put on the hardest armor in the Middle Ages, as long as they are properly trained, these five thousand Xuanjia Army can If Army A quickly adapts to the new equipment and develops combat strength, it will be basically invincible by then!
By then, on the frontal battlefield, the Turkic Wolf Cavalry will never be the opponent of the Xuanjia Army. Unless all the 5,000 Xuanjia Army are exhausted or lose their food and grass supply, these 5,000 heavy armored cavalry will definitely be invincible in this era!
But having said that, just wearing new armor does not make you absolutely invincible. For a soldier, advanced equipment is just an external force. Whether you can control and make full use of this external force depends on scientific training!
Li Zexuan is now combining the training methods of medieval heavy cavalry to write training drills for the Xuanjia Army!
During the day, Li Zexuan carefully watched the training of the Xuanjia Army for a whole day. He also had a general understanding of the training methods of the Xuanjia Army. In summary, it was nothing more than two points, military formation training and Equestrian training! Li Zexuan felt that this was not enough. He wanted to improve the training methods of the Xuanjia Army!
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"Heavy Cavalry Drill Code? At the fourth quarter of the twelfth hour, there is physical training. All soldiers are required to run ten miles with armor on their backs. Those who fail to complete the task in two quarters of an hour will be fined five miles. Those who fail to complete the five miles in a quarter of an hour will not be allowed to eat at noon.
At Chen time, fighting training occurs. All soldiers hold wooden spears and wear armor to fight. A fighting competition is held every seven days in the army. Those who come out on top will be rewarded heavily;
At this time, arm strength training, the training items include but are not limited to push-ups, pull-ups, 100 push-ups, 15 pull-ups. Those who cannot complete the training will increase the training amount every day. Those who still fail to meet the standard after five days of training will be expelled from the Xuanjia Army;
After lunch, all soldiers rested for half an hour. At the end of the day, they conducted formation training, including individual formation and military posture training. The formation training lasted for one hour;
At Shenshi, the cavalry rushes into the formation for training. All soldiers wear helmets and armor, and the horses put on horse armor. They practice the technique of rushing into the formation. Orders and prohibitions are followed in a uniform manner. For battalions or teams that do not meet the requirements, the amount of training will be increased that day. The cavalry's revitalization training lasted an hour and a half;
At the fourth quarter of Youshi, riding and shooting training lasts for half an hour;
At the time of Xu, the officers and men had their meal. At four quarters of the time of Xu, all the officers and men were required to run ten miles with their armor on their backs. Those who failed to complete the task in two quarters of an hour were fined five miles, and were then put into their tents to rest... "
"This... joining the army, I'll forgive you for saying it bluntly. Since the establishment of the Xuanjia Army, there has never been such a ridiculous training method! What are these push-ups? What are the pull-ups? Also, the Xuanjia Army They are cavalry instead of infantry, so why do they need to conduct long-distance running training and combat training? It is really ridiculous!"
The next day, Li Zexuan summoned all the captains of the five battalions to the side tent next to the Chinese army's main tent. Then he took out the fruits of his busy work for several hours last night and asked the five people in front of him to take turns to check. Although there were some illiterate people among the people, there were literate people who read it out in a low voice for him. After everyone had "read" the contents of the "Heavy Cavalry Drill Code", a tall and mighty middle-aged man, He cupped his fists towards Li Zexuan with an ugly look on his face.
Li Zexuan's eyes narrowed and he looked at the big man in front of him. When these five people entered the camp, they all introduced themselves. Of course Li Zexuan knew the identity of this man, it was Sun Tao, the captain of the Y-zi camp!
This guy was the first to stand up, which was expected by Li Zexuan, because Sun Tao was a staunch "Baoqiu faction", and he, Li Zexuan, was on Duan Zhixuan's side.
It was thanks to Sun Zhiping telling him about the distribution of factions within the Xuanjia Army last night, otherwise he would have been caught off guard when encountering this situation now!
"Ha! Captain Sun has never seen these training methods, so why do you dare to conclude that these training methods are useless to the Xuanjia Army? Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it is useless. There are too many things you haven't seen in this world. !”
Now that he was sure that the guy in front of him was a staunch "Baoqiu sect", Li Zexuan was not polite at all. He sneered and said sarcastically to Sun Tao.
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