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At this time, the tall soldiers lined up in a phalanx, wearing heavy armor, each holding a spear in their hands, under the leadership of Qin Qiong, shouted again and again, doing the repetitive action of stabbing out, retracting, stabbing out, and retracting.

Although the movements of these civilians who have just put on the armor are still a little jerky, they lack the taste of soldiers.

But everyone can see that these carefully selected tall men are all in good physical condition. They wore such heavy armor, and they could still hold their spears and stab them again and again.

"Hey! Hey! Hey ......"

The soldiers roared loudly under Qin Qiong's command, and after practicing a few more times, they also looked a little presentable.

Du Ruhui saw that Qin Qiong and his soldiers were so attentive in training, they didn't even pay attention to the marshal when they arrived, and hurriedly coughed a few times to remind him.

Qin Qiong turned around at this time and saw Yu Ming and Du Ruhui, who were watching them practice with a group of personal soldiers, and he hurriedly said to the sergeants: "You can practice first!" Let me say a few words to the marshal! ”

After that, he hurried to Yu Ming, bowed down and said: "The last general, Qin Qiong, doesn't know that the marshal is coming, and he has missed the distance, so please forgive the marshal!" ”

"Hehe, I didn't inform you before I came, what a crime General Qin has." Yu Ming smiled slightly, then pointed to the soldiers who were training in front of him and said, "Shubao (Qin Qiong's words), you have trained these recruits very well!" With their physical fitness, I'm afraid that you, the victorious army, may not be able to gather so many people...... Also, where did you get so much heavy iron armor? ”

After Qin Qiong heard this, he smiled a little embarrassedly, and hurriedly arched his hand to Yu Mingyi, "Dashuai, the armor is because when Lord Wei asked me to pick the armor, I happened to enter the tent with these hoplite armor. That's why I took it all! ”

"And about half of these sergeants are from Shandong, my hometown. They are all physically strong, and many of them have worked as hunters before, unlike those farmers who are born as farmers, who are a little stiff and rigid in their movements. Because these people are all good, they train very quickly. Many of them were originally good at kung fu, and some of them had even hunted tigers, leopards and beasts in the mountains. ”

Yuming was only saved at this time, Qin Qiong was a native of Licheng, Qizhou (now Jinan, Shandong), Shandong people were born tall, and they were also known as Shandong Hans in later generations. No wonder you can find so many tall and majestic men.

He looked at the large group of strong men in front of him, and nodded, such a group of tall soldiers gathered together can indeed play a great role in the battle. Especially looking at these infantry wearing heavy armor and holding spears, it reminded him of the Modao team that crisscrossed the Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty.

"That's right! I remember that when His Majesty led the main force to withdraw, he only brought with him the necessary military supplies, and a lot of weapons and equipment were left behind. I just don't know if there is a Mo knife in it? Yuming asked.

"Mo Dao? I've never heard of such a weapon! After Qin Qiong heard this, she was stunned for a moment.

When Yu Ming started the Sui Dynasty, there was no such name as Mo Dao, and this kind of name seems to have been called this in the Tang Dynasty.

The predecessor of the Mo knife was the horse sword made by the Shaofu of the Han Dynasty, and its function was that although the emperor of the Han Dynasty gave the horse sword to the Southern Xiongnu, it also contained the military purpose of helping it to "fight and attack". However, due to the complex casting process of this sword, it must be forged into a sharp blade on both sides and a thick back in the middle, and the process is more complicated. Therefore, the entire Han Dynasty was basically only placed in the court, mainly serving the royal family, and was not used for military operations.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty became the political and economic center of the world at that time through enlightened politics and strong military power, from the unification battle in the early Tang Dynasty to all the internal and external wars in the Tang Dynasty, there was a weapon that had an unprecedented impact on later generations in the history of cold weapons - Mo Dao.

This is a long, double-edged knife that is heavier, about fifty pounds. It's quite a heavy combat weapon. During the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains army began to be equipped in large numbers.

Mo knife is used as an important war material equipment for the army, and in the middle of the Tang Dynasty as a military equipment, it is strictly forbidden to make and hide privately, it is developed from the Western Han Dynasty horse sword, and absorbed the shape and smelting technology of the Han Lu Mo knife and the long knife of the Six Dynasties. There are specific departments for casting, storage, and management. The Mo knife is sharp, and the slashing effect is good.

In warfare, it was mainly used to slash enemy cavalry, its tactical role was equivalent to today's anti-tank weapons, and because of its great deterrent power, it was also used as a guard of honor for military officials and feudal towns.

And Yu Ming remembers it very clearly: the participation of the Modao Army in the battle played a decisive role in any available battle examples, and the Modao Army, as a single combat strike force in the battle sequence, made great contributions to the battle of the Tang Army in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. The Mo knife is a key weapon to change the disadvantage of the Han people and the nomadic tribes who are good at riding and shooting, and give full play to the advantages of infantry.

Therefore, since Qin Qiong was seen training hoplites, it was better to let them use traditional spears as weapons. It's better to build a Mo Dao army in advance.

Thinking of this, Yu Ming smiled and said, "Shubao, in fact, I thought of a better weapon. With this weapon, your combat effectiveness will be greatly increased! ”

"Oh, what kind of weapon is that!" When Qin Shubao heard this, he was naturally energetic.

"It's the Mo knife I told you, it's a long-handled broadsword similar to a horse sword." Yu Ming said with a smile.

After Qin Qiong heard this, he was a little disappointed and said, "It turns out that the big marshal is talking about the horse sword?" I've seen this thing before when I was taking my armor. They're okay, they're a little shorter, but they're about five feet, and our infantry is wearing heavy armor, so it's not appropriate to take a sword! I think it's better to hold a spear, and the infantry with heavy armor and a spear with a long spear can definitely kill the enemy infantry on the opposite side and make them suffer heavy casualties. ”

After Yu Ming heard this, he laughed, the cost of training hoplites is quite a lot. If he really wants to spend money to build a hoplite, he will never be able to use them alone against the infantry.

From ancient times to the present, in all dynasties, there has been no shortage of hoplites, but most of them are only infantry used against the enemy.

But Yuming knew that the phalanx of heavy infantry with heavy armor and long-handled weapons was the real cavalry nemesis, which could resist the frontal impact of the enemy's cavalry. And if you can still equip the Mo knife, it will really be like a tiger.

When fighting the Korean cavalry, they can advance like a wall of steel.

After planning in his heart, Yu Mingfang asked, "Since you saw it when you took the armor, do you know how many of those horse swords?" ”

"Lord Wei once said that these heavy armor and horse swords are all military equipment from the sea, and the number seems to be about the same as armor, and there are more than a thousand. I'm probably still lying in the warehouse. That weapon is not for ordinary soldiers! Qin Qiong thought for a while and replied.

Yu Ming smiled, he already had an idea in his mind.

"Ruhui, you should go back to the camp at once, check among the craftsmen who remained, and select a group of fine blacksmiths from among them. I'm going to use the sword as a base and transform it into a new broadsword. He said at this point.

Du Ruhui nodded hurriedly, and then said goodbye and left.

After Du Ruhui left, Yu Ming looked at Qin Qiong again, and then said with a smile: "Shubao, do you want to recruit more big soldiers like this?" ”

"Of course I do! Qin even wants to rebuild the Eight Winds Camp! When Qin Qiong heard this, she was immediately pleasantly surprised.

Yu Mingfang laughed and said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance now." You hurry up and recruit people, continue to recruit some tall and stout men like this in front of you, and you can expand the number of people to thousands. I would like to form a battalion of heavy infantry. The food can be better than that of other people's soldiers, according to the standards of Zuo Ling's guards. At the same time, each selected soldier was also given an additional five copper coins. And these extra expenses don't have to come out of your victories. When you arrive, you go directly to Wei Zheng to ask for money. ”

After Qin Qiong heard this, she became excited. He didn't expect that he would really do such a good thing. Such a good treatment, I am afraid that Yuming's descendant Zuo Ling Weijun will not be able to reach it. If the Eight Winds Battalion is really rebuilt, then his Shengjie army will become the first army of the Liaodong Camp in the future.

"Dashuai, are you telling the truth?" He couldn't believe his ears.

Yu Ming smiled and said: "Of course it's true, when the time comes, all of you will be wearing heavy armor, and your weapons will not be spears, but all of you will use Mo knives that have been lengthened to about seven feet...... Well, the style is similar to the sword of a chopping horse, but it is a little different. At that time, your Modao army can form a phalanx, and when you fight, it will be like an iron wall advancing. Not to mention the infantry, even the cavalry will not be able to resist, and the enemy will be crushed in front of such a phalanx. This Modao Army of yours will become the signature battalion of the whole army! ”

"In times of great war, you can break through the enemy's formation, open gaps, and achieve victory at critical moments. If you do well and make great achievements. Even if I save money, I will continue to have the craftsmen make the heavy armor and swords worn by these infantrymen. At that time, not only will the thousand people be equipped with a complete set of weapons and equipment. It can even be expanded to 5,000 to 10,000 people...... Of course, it depends on the results of your current training and your future achievements! "Yu Ming is colorful.

Although Qin Qiong didn't understand Yu Ming's thoughts. I don't understand why he was suddenly asked to train this unit into a heavy Modao infantry specializing in cavalry. In his opinion, infantry against infantry, cavalry against cavalry is the right choice.

Because even if his hoplite defeated the enemy's cavalry, others could quickly run away on horseback. But if you lose in the confrontation, the infantry will not be able to outrun the cavalry. Then they will be completely defeated and suffer heavy casualties.

But now Yuming is the coach, he is just a general, so naturally he can only carry out the boss's orders.

And with the issuance of the camp order, the blacksmith who transformed the horse chopping sword into a Mo sword, and the work of Luo Gao's thick and strong men in several other armies is also in full swing......

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