Of course, what Zhu Houzhao said is that although the heavy armored cavalry of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song Dynasty naturally did not have good horses because there was no horse grazing, and it was impossible to achieve the quantity and quality of the heavy armored cavalry of the Sui and Tang dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, the heavy armor of the heavy cavalry was only twenty-five catties, which was the top, and more was twenty catties. However, the Ming Dynasty is different from the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of horse grazing.

Zhu Houzhao's eighty pounds of heavy armor, plus eighty pounds of mace, plus bows and arrows and other odds and ends, and finally Zhu Houzhao himself, the horse carrying Zhu Houzhao only needs to carry three hundred pounds.

This weight has reached the weight of the mounted cavalry of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and it is impossible to ride long distances, and an armored cavalry is often equipped with 1-2 servants and horses, and the horses are used to carry armored weapons when they are not fighting. This is naturally not difficult for Zhu Houzhao, as the crown prince, there are more than one or two people around him, that is a lot. It's no problem to use horses for weapons and armor, and for carriages.

However, Zhu Houzhao also knew that there were not many opportunities for him to wear this thing, and more often he would wear another set of armor next to him.

This set of armor is a set of light armor, of course, this light armor is also for Zhu Houzhao, the same fish scale armor, but the weight is only forty catties, which is actually the weight of the armor of a heavy armored cavalry. With the top materials and the top forging skills, Zhu Houzhao's armor is definitely the pinnacle of this era. There was also a knife next to the armor, which was another weapon of Zhu Houzhao.

This is a horse chopper.

The hilt is slender and the blade is wide and thick, which is not conducive to stabbing, but it is definitely good for chopping, which is a weapon that cavalry likes very much, and is much more flexible than a spear. Zhu Houzhao's horse chopping knife weighs forty catties, although it is not as good as the mace, but it is heavy enough. In fact, Zhu Houzhao chose such armor and weapons, it was also a last resort, there was really no suitable mount.

"I don't know when I'll get a BMW!" Zhu Houzhao sighed like this countless times.

You must know that Guan Yu in history, people rode red rabbits, holding Guan Yu and carrying the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, which is also a horse that can be resisted. is talking about Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and the overlord gun is not light! As for Li Yuanba and his ilk, not to mention, Zhu Houzhao also wants such a horse.

This reminded Zhu Houzhao of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, according to the annals, after Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty sent an envoy to the Western Regions, the Han envoys began to frequently travel to and from the countries of the Western Regions. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was fond of BMWs, was overjoyed when he heard the news, so he ordered the chariot to be an envoy and bring a gold horse made of gold for a bloody BMW, but was rejected by King Dawan, and the Han envoy was also killed on the way back.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious and sent the general Li Guangli to make an expedition to the Dawan Kingdom, but the people of the Dawan Kingdom could not resist, so he killed the king, negotiated peace with the Han army, and agreed to provide good horses to the Han Dynasty. The Han army selected 3,000 good horses to transport back to the Central Plains, but these horses suffered heavy losses after a long journey, and only more than 1,000 were left when they arrived at Yumen Pass. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who got the sweat and blood BMW, was very happy and gave the good name of "Tianma" to the sweat and blood BMW.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also allowed the good horses of the Western Regions such as the sweat and blood BMW to be crossed with Mongolian horses, and bred the Shandan military horses in the Shandan Military Horse Farm in the Hexi Corridor, and since then, the horse breeds in the Central Plains have been improved, and the productivity of the Han Dynasty and the equipment of the army have also been greatly enhanced.

From the Han Dynasty into our country to the Yuan Dynasty, multiply for thousands of years, but in modern times, it is difficult to see the name of the BMW in historical materials, and the BMW is almost extinct in our country.

Zhu Houzhao, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, wants these horses now, although there seems to be no such horses in the Ming Dynasty now, but Zhu Houzhao knows that there are still in this world. Because in the later generations, Zhu Houzhao knew that there were, and there were all in the future, and now there are naturally them. Although there is no longer a country in the country, it still exists in Turkmenistan and Russia in later generations, but it is not known who is now in charge of that place in this era.

But it doesn't matter, whoever you love, no matter who is in charge, you can get it back if you want to, Zhu Houzhao is confident in this.

When Zhu Houzhao fantasized about riding a sweaty BMW, Wang Shouren was staring at Zhu Houzhao's armor with big eyes, not to mention the process materials or anything, of course it was the best. What shocked Wang Shouren was not this, but the weight of these armors and weapons, this is too heavy, right? You must know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just ten years old, although he has grown quite tall.

But I'm afraid that this kind of weight is not something that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can bear? That's too heavy too!

Although it is also rumored in the court, all of them say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is good at martial arts, likes martial arts, and also follows people to learn archery and horse riding, but the courtiers don't take it too seriously, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too much, right?

Ignoring Wang Shouren's shocked appearance, Zhu Houzhao instructed Liu Jin and the others: "Wear armor!" ”

Liu Jin and the others naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly put on the forty-pound set of armor for Zhu Houzhao, put on the armor, put on the helmet, and Zhu Houzhao picked up the horse chopping knife that was put aside behind him. Looking at the bronze mirror, Zhu Houzhao shook his head, the quality of the mirror is too inferior, and he will have time to make a large glass mirror.

"Wang Aiqing, let's go!" Zhu Houzhao greeted Wang Shouren with a smile, then turned around and walked outside, the armor on his body rattling.

Zhu Houzhao quite likes this feeling, walking in armor without making a sound, it feels like driving a sports car in later generations and not hearing the roar of the engine. When have you ever seen a sports car NVH done so well that you can't hear anything, you just want that roar. The current Zhu Houzhao is like this, there is no such sparse sound when walking, so what kind of armor is he wearing.

Looking at the excited His Royal Highness the Prince, Wang Shouren felt a little dry, this is really His Royal Highness the Prince, how is this different from what he thought?

Zhu Houzhao walked outside, stretched out his hand to pull the saddle, and then turned over and got on the horse, he didn't even need to get on the horse stone, he was very flexible, which showed Zhu Houzhao's superb riding skills.

There was still a bow and arrow on the horse, Wang Shouren also knew how to shoot arrows, and he shot very well, but when he saw Zhu Houzhao's bow and arrow, Wang Shouren didn't know what to say. It's really Zhu Houzhao's bow and arrow that is too heavy, so it looks like a heavy bow! Normal bows and arrows are about one stone, and if you can open two stone bows, you are already a great archer, and if you can open a three-stone bow, that is a legendary level, for example, Huang Zhong, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, is a three-stone bow.

Zhu Houzhao's bow is a three-stone bow, in fact, Zhu Houzhao can now open a five-stone bow, but it can't guarantee accuracy, and the three-stone bow can just ensure accuracy and precision, so this three-stone bow is Zhu Houzhao's main bow.