The opponent's dirt pile cannot stop the bombardment of its own heavyweight shells, but the enemy's dirt pile can block the bombardment of the opponent's small shells of two or three pounds...... It's all crushing......

Ma Lin suddenly felt that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. Like this Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is the true hero of the indigenous people of this era. Originally, the famous Spanish phalanx was invented by his old man. However, after Marin crossed, he didn't want to create it by himself with a bare face, and named it "Marin Phalanx......

But people go Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba still has real skills, for example, the earthen wall he made easily blocked the small-caliber infantry artillery of the French army, so that the artillery array of the French army that crushed the English longbowmen lost its power.

The French army had hundreds of artillery pieces, but they were all small-caliber infantry guns of one or two pounds. In the face of the English longbowmen who were only defended by oblique wooden stakes, the French artillery was mighty, and the longbowmen that England had only trained for more than ten years were bombarded, and established the status of the hegemon of the European continent. Kogonsalo. Morality. In Córdoba, the trenches were dug directly and the earthen walls were piled up, which directly gave the French the advantage of hundreds of small-caliber guns. The Spaniards, on the other hand, were able to hide comfortably behind the earthen walls and shoot at the knights who were rushing up by the French......

However, Marin can't be blamed for this. Strictly speaking, Marin was an ordinary person in later generations, but he often visited military forums. All his tactical thinking was learned from the great military masters in history. So, he's actually just a copycat king. For example, this phalanx is a cottage from Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba. Moreover, it is not quite a copycat. Because, he put Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba's earthworking know-how has been lost......

The reason why this is so is because Marin's later thinking is at work. According to Marin's later memories, a mound-like mound was okay with bullets. In the face of artillery, even the most rubbish small cannon in later generations cannot be stopped.

But he forgot that in Europe in this era, the artillery used was so weak that it was a mess. For example, the light artillery of the French has a range of only two or three hundred meters. In later generations, any small-caliber artillery had a firing range of several thousand meters, which could not be compared at all.

That's why he had the wrong judgment that the mound of earth couldn't stop the artillery. But Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba told him with facts - in this era, mounds can also block shells......

Fortunately, Marin is not a paranoid person and is willing to learn from others' strengths. As a result, the artillery units of the Beihai State were expanded. For example, the artillery battalion sent was originally 180 people and served 18 guns. But Marin added 120 people, and these additional manpower, in addition to helping to transport shells, also helped dig pits and mounds of earth. In this way, if there is a battle with the enemy in the future, the artillery losses of the Beihai State will not be very large.

……

Seeing the 18 cannons lined up, King Edward was very envious. He ran to the artillery, touched it with his hand, knocked it, and his eyes were full of envy......

"How much copper does it cost to spend such a big artillery?"

He didn't see that the 32-pounder Cullen guns were made of steel, because the Marlin Chicken Thief had the guns and muzzles painted with gold paint. It looks like a copper cannon. Of course, no one would consider it a golden cannon......

Looking at Edward, whose face was full of envy, Marin smiled and said:

"There isn't much copper, and a cannon only uses a thousand hundred pounds (hundreds of kilograms larger......"

This is very pretentious, because the price of copper in Europe is very expensive in this era. The ratio of silver to copper is 1 to 15, which means that a cannon is worth as much as hundreds of pounds of silver......

Listening to Marin's words, Edward smacked his tongue. He didn't have that much money, but in order to maintain an army of 20,000 in London, he was strapped for cash, where could he have the money to buy copper cannons? So, he can only envy. Fortunately, Marin was his titular vassal and was willing to send artillery to fight for him......

……

Because the 20,000 people have not yet been transported by ship, the army in Dublin is a bit bored now. Edward simply had the army begin to practice tactics in preparation for the upcoming battle.

But Ireland is a rainy country, and the rainy season is all year round. Even though Dublin was on the east coast, it rained in the winter, which caused great inconvenience to the army's exercises......

For example, when the English knights were practicing the charge, because of the rain, they were directly blinded by the rain in the middle of the charge. During a drill, two knights collided directly with each other, and both fell off their horses and were injured.

"What's going on?" Edward asked in an unkind tone.

The officer in charge of the investigation said helplessly:

"The rain is too heavy to open my eyes......"

Ma Lin thought so, when he rode an electric bicycle in the future, he encountered heavy rain, and he couldn't open his eyes without a helmet with goggles. In particular, during the charge, the eyes were hit the most by the rain, making it impossible to open their eyes.

At present, the helmets of European knights are all bucket helmets. The mask can be moved up and down. Normally, the visor is stuck on top of the helmet. Before fighting, the knights would pull down their masks to protect their faces before charging ......

But no matter what, the mask for the eye area won't block it. Otherwise, the knight will be blind. But the eyes are exposed, and once they rush up, they will definitely be hit by the rain when it rains......

"What to do?" Edward sighed.

If it were elsewhere in Europe, it would be a big deal to stop the war on a rainy day and wait for a sunny day. But in this part of Ireland, it rains 12 months a year. If you really want to see it rain, stop and wait, unless you don't want to hit it......

"Marin, can you help me figure out a way?" Edward could only count on Marin, the "scheming" nominal subordinate. Moreover, Marin never let him down......

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"This ...... I think about it......" Marin fell into deep thought......

Ma Lin first thought of the hat commonly used in southern China in later generations, a large hat woven of bamboo strips to protect against rain. Moreover, because of the large brim of the hat, the eyes of the person wearing the hat will not be disturbed by the rain, which can affect the vision......

But Marin quickly ruled out the hat, because he couldn't get the English knights to wear the hat. After all, the hat has no protective power, and those knights who spare their lives will definitely not wear it.

As for putting the hat on top of the bucket helmet? It's doable. However, once the battle was fierce, the knight charged, and the hat on top of the bucket helmet fell very easily. In this way, the knight's vision will be affected by the rain again......

"Unless, add brim to the knight's bucket helmet......"

Thinking of this, a kind of hat suddenly popped into Marin's mind - a flying saucer hat. At the same time, I also remembered a stalk - a certain director surnamed Li, who is called "director of flying saucer hats"......

The legendary director Lee In-gang seems to have an unusual preference for UFO hats. You can use a flying saucer hat in "Jin Yiwei", after all, in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the flying saucer hat was indeed a very commonly used helmet in the army.

But what does it mean that "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Unloading Armor" with the background of the Three Kingdoms and "Heavenly General Hero" with the background of the Western Han Dynasty also use flying saucer hats? Did the history teacher die early or did he substitute the PE teacher? You must know that the UFO hat only appeared in the Yuan Dynasty......

However, complaining is complaining, but Marlin knows that this kind of flying saucer hat is really good for fighting in rainy days. With a wide brim, the rain could not easily attack the knight's eyes......

So, Marin hurriedly asked the blacksmiths in the British army in Dublin to make a few flying saucer hats and give them to the English knights for trial.

However, the knights refused to use the saucer caps. The reason is simple - UFO caps are not easy to install masks......

The helmets of the Plate Knights all have movable masks, and in normal times, the masks are lifted to the top of their heads, revealing their faces. Only when it is time to fight, will the mask be pulled down.

The wide brim of the UFO hat makes it impossible to pull the mask up or down. In this way, the faces of the knights are dangerous in war. Therefore, the knights refused to use such UFO cap helmets that could not be fitted with masks......

The opinions were fed back to Marin, and Marin patted his head and said:

"Hey, what's my question. This is easy, look at my modding! ”

Then, only the blacksmith modified the mask and changed it to a mask that could be pulled down......

This design is the design of the World of Warcraft game that Marin played in reference to his previous life. When he was playing 8.0, he saw that the guards of the island nation of Kurtilas were wearing this kind of flying saucer hat with a mask that could be pulled down.

And the prototype of the kingdom of Kurtilas in the game is actually England. Because, England is similar to the kingdom of Kul Tiras in the game, both are rainy and cloudy countries. In such a rainy area, a flying saucer hat type helmet with a pull-down mask is indeed very suitable.

Soon, the UFO helmet with a pull-down mask was made and given to English knights for trial......

In fact, England also had a skeet hat type helmet at this time. However, because no one thought of using a drop-down mask, making the saucer hat less safe than a bucket helmet, few riders liked to wear a saucer helmet.

But the design of Marlin's pull-down mask ensures the safety of the UFO helmet. Then, it was happily accepted by the knights of England......

And Edward is also very simple:

"Well, in the future, the knights' helmets in England will be in this style!"

After all, England is also a rainy and foggy island nation, and this flying saucer helmet suitable for rainy weather is very suitable for the weather needs of England......

In this way, a flying saucer hat helmet with a pull-down mask, inspired by the game's NPCs and the great director of the flying saucer hat, became the standard equipment of the knights of England. Even Edward himself ordered a deluxe version of a UFO helmet with a pull-down mask to be built for his own use......