The so-called hoplite cavalry, whether it is the kind of stupid cavalry in an iron pot that prevailed in medieval Europe, or the Tiefu Tu played by the Oriental Jurchens, is actually a spicy chicken!

At least, in Zhang Yue's opinion, that's the case.

This kind of cavalry has a slow movement speed and low support ability.

Except for the infantry phalanx, which was used to storm the enemy, it had little other use.

Just like the German Haw Par tank in mid-to-late World War II, it was expensive, clumsy, and prone to problems.

So he drowned in the cheap T34 ocean.

Zhang Yue remembered that Guderian of Germany said that there are three elements of armored troops: firepower, speed and protection.

And cavalry, there are also three elements.

And it's pretty much the same.

However, in Zhang Yue's view, speed is the most important, firepower is second, and protection?

Considering that the main combat area of the Han army was either the Saibei grassland or the mountainous area of the Western Regions.

Zhang Yue didn't think that the role of protection could be a priority!

After all, because of the climate in the north.

In fact, whether it was the Han army or the Huns, they were able to fight from spring, March to autumn and August every year.

As for after August?

Hu Tian had snow in August and did not have any army, so he was able to maintain his combat strength in the severe cold snow in the northern part of the desert and the heavy snow in the western regions.

Historically, the Huns rashly attacked Wusun in winter, and then they became the predecessors of Napoleon and the Führer, and they were almost wiped out in the icy and snowy Wusun country!

Therefore, during the combat season of the Han army, the temperature of the battlefield was relatively high.

Zhang Yue couldn't imagine the terrible situation of a group of heavily armored cavalry facing off against the enemy in the heat - if it was summer, I am afraid that the enemy would not need to attack, and the cavalry under heavy armor would have been stunned by the high temperature.

Therefore, the heavy armored cavalry, Zhang Yue has always thought that it is a crooked way.

Of course, if the technology continues to develop, and the technology tree of the hydraulic hammer can be pointed out, you can try the invincible cuirassiers of the 18th century Europeans!

This kind of cavalry has speed, strength and firepower.

The wall charge, even in the era of queuing to shoot, is also prestigious!

Napoleon's Guards cavalry once swept the world.

In its heyday, the cuirassiers defeated almost all opponents.

The Markmuliu of the native chicken, the Mongolian cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, and the Arab cavalry in the desert were all in front of him, and they sank into the sand.

It was not until the advent of repeating rifles and revolvers that cuirassiers were eliminated.

At present, Zhang Yue feels that archers and rangers are the king.

Maneuvering at high speed, mobilizing the enemy, thereby creating fighters, and encircling and destroying the enemy's light cavalry is the right choice.

However, this did not prevent him from using heavy cavalry to fool people.

Besides, this is also to lay the foundation for the future cuirassiers.

As soon as he thought of it, Zhang Yue immediately took action.

He first summoned a piece of silk cloth and painted on it the heavy cavalry armor he wanted.

Due to technical limitations, it is impossible for the current Han dynasty to forge the kind of Gothic armor of the European Middle Ages, nor can it create the beautiful Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty.

But it doesn't matter, there are always more solutions than problems.

Moreover, there was a time when the Han family was particularly obsessed with hoplites.

It's the kind of heavy infantry who is fully armored and holds a halberd.

This is a peculiar type of military that developed from the Warring States period, and this heavy infantry often formed an array to meet the onslaught of the Hun cavalry with halberds.

In the era when there were no stirrups and horseshoes, the Hun cavalry had empty impact, but no long-range shooting ability and loitering ability.

Therefore, rely on the Great Wall fortress and fight on the inner line.

Relying on heavy infantry clusters, with crossbow troops and some cavalry support, the Han army often repelled or even defeated the invading Hun cavalry.

For example, Yingyin Hou Guan Ying once led an army of 80,000 people, relying on heavy infantry, to completely expel the Huns from the Great Wall.

However, when the Han army began to break out, the heavy infantry was immediately eliminated.

Now, in the Chang'an arsenal, thousands of heavy armor are sealed.

The only problem is that this armor is chain mail.

The appearance is not so good-looking, and visually, the impact is not enough.

But it doesn't matter, at the very least, it's still ironclad.

In this day and age, there is no one who can pick and choose.

After all, Wusun and the Huns, not to mention the iron armor, have never seen a few catties of iron!

In the entire known world, there is only one country that can produce iron armor - the Han Empire!

The only country that can smelt iron and cast iron on a large scale is only one - or the Han Empire!

The productivity and technical level of the Han family, although in the eyes of later generations, were miserable.

But nowadays, it is the world's most impressive!

The annual production of iron is nearly 3 million catties, which is equivalent to the annual production of pig iron in the British Empire before the Industrial Revolution!

Even crude steel, now Han Shaofu can achieve an annual output of three to five tons.

It's just terrifying!

So, it only needs to be fine-tuned and modified to make the heavy infantry armor fit for the cavalry.

Now comes the main event!

Since the visual impact of the armor is not enough, it can only be compensated for with weapons!

The century-old struggle for hegemony between the Han and the Hungarians led to the creation and invention of a bunch of monster weapons by the Han army!

For example, a repeater that can be fired in bursts.

For example, the rhubarb crossbow, the ultimate individual weapon that can shoot enemies 400 paces away and penetrate five layers of cowhide within a distance of 100 steps!

There is also the most terrifying long-range killing weapon in the era of cold weapons - bed crossbow!

In addition, there is also a kind of Dongdong called the sword of chopping horses, which was born out of thin air, and once equipped a large number of Han infantry to fight against the Hun cavalry.

And this kind of horse chopping sword is the ancestor of the Mo knife in the Tang Dynasty!

However, now, this kind of weapon that was once made helplessly to deal with the Hun cavalry is no longer useful, and most of them are thrown into the arsenal to eat ashes.

Because, in the era of cavalry, no one wanted to run around with a heavy weapon that was more than a foot long.

However, this weapon was prized by the Imperial Family for its powerful shape and sharp, wide blade, and was modeled on the Shang Fang Sword for the Imperial Family's Guards.

In later generations, the so-called Shang Fang sword is often said to be derived from the Shang Fang horse sword used by the royal honor guard in the Han Dynasty.

In recent decades, the Shang Fang Department of the Shaofu. About 100 Shang Fang swords were cast before and after.

Each handle is made of fine iron or even 100 steel, the shape is powerful, the cold light is shining, it can be called the most ornamental weapon on the earth today!

In addition, because of the war, another terrifying weapon appeared in the Han Dynasty - the horse lance!

This kind of super cavalry weapon, which was popular in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, has now come to the fore.

Yu Linwei was equipped with about fifty primitive horse lances as a training and research direction.

This kind of horse lance, although it is not as powerful as the horse lance of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

But, it's scary enough!

The handle is made of Santo wood, which is strong and durable, and can withstand almost all possible impacts.

The lance blade is also terrifying, three feet long and extremely sharp, capable of piercing almost any enemy and skewering them into a skewer.

Only, because the horseshoe has not yet been invented.

Therefore, the prospects for the application of this weapon are somewhat pessimistic.

However, Zhang Yue used it to be scary, but he was completely competent.