Chapter 166 is equipped with short crossbows, stirrups, and horseshoes

Therefore, without the outbreak of a major war, the installation of short crossbows must be unrealistic.

Even if it was expected that the world would be more turbulent and the war would gradually increase, Mao Jue still stood up to persuade him.

In fact, Xu Ding really had plans to arm both cavalrymen.

That's eight thousand short crossbows.

A short crossbow is equipped with at least 100 crossbow arrows, and the number of crossbow arrows required for two cavalry alone can be as high as 800,000 to 1 million.

The cost of a crossbow is about 8 yuan, and a short crossbow is 2000 yuan.

The total cost will be 22.4 million to 28 million.

This alone is a huge gold swallowing beast, and that doesn't include maintenance.

One can imagine how much food it costs to arm an army.

"Otherwise, we will first set up an army." After doing a little calculation, and after getting the approximate number, Xu Ding cut his waist in half to achieve his goal.

However, Mao Jue still disagreed, and the cost required was still large.

"My lord, the new type of short crossbow is a sharp weapon of our army, but it has always only just taken shape, and it has not been tested on the battlefield, so it is not suitable for large-scale installation, and how can such an artifact be placed in the hands of two cavalry captains alone, it is better to build a thousand horses and equip the government guards first." Xi Zhicai stood up and said.

Equip the guards?

Xu Ding pondered for a while, and Guo Jia also said: "My lord, since Mr. Huang's daughter can improve a short crossbow, it may not be possible to go further, first equip a thousand, and when there is a better short crossbow in the future, it is not too late to add it in the future." ”

Guo Jia is not unreasonable.

Xu Ding knew what they were worried about, first, they were afraid of spending money, and second, the new type of short crossbow was too powerful, and the captains of any army and other armies would have opinions, on the contrary, let the guards equip it without this effect.

Xu Ding finally had to nod and said, "Okay, build a thousand first, and give it to the government guards." ”

All three smiled.

In this way, the original military expenditure of 2,000 to 30 million was cut to about 10 million.

After dealing with foreign affairs, the sky became dizzy, and the four girls in the house ate and chatted together, and the next day, Xu Ding asked people to call Zhao Yun, Liang Xi, Huang Zhong, and Han Dang.

The four of them came to sit down, and Zhao Yun asked, "Lord, what is the important matter for you to call us over?" ”

Xu Dingding nodded, and then said: "I called you here mainly to ask you how you feel about the dispatch to Youzhou, have you made a summary of this expedition, and have you found the shortcomings of our cavalry?" ”

The four of them glanced at each other, and then Han Dang said: "Lord, we have indeed found a lot of problems in this dispatch, our cavalry is still early, and the training is not enough. ”

The other three nodded in agreement.

This is a fact, if there is no promise, even if a few of them are brave, but they dare not say that the army of Shangwuhuan is defeated, but it is extremely difficult to win a big victory, and even have to pay a great price.

"Excellent! The four of you will be aware of your own shortcomings and not be complacent, which is what I expect. Xu Ding was very satisfied with the performance of the four people, and then asked:

"Do you think that the two most important problems of our army now are that the training is not enough, and the horsemanship cannot reach the barbarian soldiers or the cavalry of the frontier, and they cannot exert their maximum combat effectiveness; Second, the number of battles on the battlefield is small, and the experience is still too little?"

The four of them nodded, Han Dang was the most vocal, because he was a soldier at the border pass in western Liaoning, and he stayed at the border pass for several years, and finally because the guards were in the family, he felt that he had no future, so he went south.

Too little experience, this is a big problem, Xu Ding knows why Gongsun Zhan's White Horse Yicong is so powerful in the original history, which makes Yuan Shao afraid of it.

It's because of Gongsun Zhan's paranoia, this big madman who has nothing to do in Liaoxi will find Wuhuan to fight, that is a small fight in three days, and a big fight in five days.

Bai Ma Yicong is really trained from the fight of blood and fire, so he will be extremely elite and become his reliance on the Central Plains.

The real elite soldiers are forged by rigorous drills and baptism of war, not by shouting slogans.

"My lord, are we going to go on another expedition?" Zhao Yun seemed to hear the taste, so he took the initiative to ask.

He believed that Xu Ding would not come to them to talk about this for no reason.

The other three looked at Xu Ding expectantly when they heard this.

Xu Dingdao: "It's still Zilong's clever mind, that's right, I called you over this time to hope that you don't relax, and we may go to fight in Bingzhou after the year." ”

And state!

The four of them instantly understood the goal of the expedition.

Following the turmoil in Youzhou and the two Zhang united Wuhuan against the Han Dynasty, the imperial court requisitioned the Southern Xiongnu to quell the rebellion, but the Southern Xiongnu followed the rebellion, and the area around Shuofang in Bingzhou was also turbulent.

Fight the Southern Huns!

The four of them couldn't help but be excited, and their hearts were full of anger.

"However, when I go to Bingzhou, I will only bring a lieutenant to the state, as for which army to bring, I haven't thought about it yet, and then I need to be assessed, and which army captain wins, I will bring which army captain." Xu Ding looked at the four of them with a smile.

The four of them were stunned when they heard this, and then Zhao Yun looked at Huang Zhong and Liang Xi looked at Han Dang.

Only when there is competition can there be pressure, and only when there is pressure can there be progress.

From this moment on, the two cavalry captains were going to compete with each other in secret.

Then the four of them came out together and hugged their fists and said: "Lord, we will not fail in our mission, and we must train a cavalry that will not disappoint the lord before we go on the expedition." ”

"Good! Then I'll see. Xu Ding nodded slightly, then let the four of them return to their positions, and then said:

"In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, I am going to build a batch of gadgets for the cavalry, and equip all of you two captains before the New Year."

Raise the gadgets for cavalry?

The four of them were a little dazed.

Huang Zhong asked, "What is the gadget that the lord is talking about?" ”

"Two small objects, one called a horseshoe, are nailed to the horse's cry like iron hooves, which allow the horse to run freely on any terrain; The other is called stirrups, which are tied on both sides of the saddle and suspended on both sides of the horse's belly, which can be used to stabilize the body during wartime, and can relieve the pressure on the legs and save physical strength when resting. Xu Ding stood up and continued:

"Let's go! I'll take you there. ”

(The saddle was there as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the archaeological name is the Han saddle, so I won't take it out separately to install 13 here, but the Han saddle has a lot of improvements, and it may be mentioned later if necessary.) ）

Horseshoe, stirrups!

It can really be so magical, and the four of them are curious and looking forward to it.

Then followed Xu Ding out of the Taishou Mansion and came to the ordnance forging department under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Department.

The person in charge of the ordnance forging department was Lao Li Tou, who was helping Zhang Fei and Guan Yu take pictures of weapons in Youzhou, Xu Ding felt that this person's forging skills were good, so he invited him directly.

"Lao Li, how many pairs of Ma Ma T and Ma Ma P have played?"

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