Shoes appeared in ancient Rome as early as the first century B.C., but in the original history, the principle of introduction was as late as the Five Dynasties. Pei Gai naturally knew that this thing was very good for protecting the horseshoe and preventing slippage, so he tried to "invent" it early, but unfortunately the fantasy was simple, but the actual development was difficult......

Fortunately, knowing the source, it is easy to steal the technology, he inquired from the merchants from the Western Regions through Zhang Yu in Liangzhou, and finally learned this technology not long ago, and it was used on the armored horse.

There were 800 mounted knights, one man with two horses, and 1,600 armoured horses, in addition to three servants and two pack horses.

At this moment, there are naturally not as many eight hundred horsemen, but only two hundred horsemen as a demonstration, and when Pei and the others climbed the mountain beam, Hu Cong was assisting the knight to put on armor and at the same time sorting out the armor of the war horse. The equipment of these servants is relatively rudimentary, and basically only has leather and body armor.

After the armor was fully equipped, Hu Cong helped the knight to step on the stirrup and mount the horse. On the mountain beam, Chen An asked, "I don't know how much does this full-body armor weigh?" Pei Gai replied indifferently: "Sixty-five pounds." Chen An couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this-he estimated that the general's battle armor he was wearing when he was in battle would be fifty catties......

Pei Caixin said that this is a fart, Jin Jin is sixty-five, but it is only fifteen kilograms in later generations, and the whole body plate armor in the European Middle Ages is generally more than twenty kilograms.

Oh, although Chen An is small, he has great strength, and he should not be underestimated. And it is estimated that making him a full-body plate armor is at least five kilograms lighter than making a set for Zhen Sui......

After the knights mounted their mounts, the servants presented their weapons - first tied a skinned wooden shield to the knight's left arm, and then stuffed a large horse lance into his right hand. The knight holds the reins with his left hand and controls his mount, and the lance of his right hand is raised diagonally upwards at an angle of 45 degrees.

Two hundred riders, two rows in front and back, fifteen paces apart, the queue is neatly aligned. One of the three servants of each retreated to the back of the formation, and the other two were sandwiched by the knights, who were on the right and left of the horse's hips. Pei Cai raised his bamboo cane and pointed at it, and explained to the second general: "The third person should stay behind the formation and take care of the pack horses, prepare the horses, and prepare the equipment." ”

The drums sounded at the end of the battle, and at first there was no hurry, but the knight rode forward because of the drums, and his central stride was slightly larger, and the left and right wings were smaller, gradually forming a cone. The servants followed, and they all took up their weapons—the one on the left was holding a crossbow and had already set up a crossbow bolt, and the one on the right was holding a spear.

The drums grew faster, and the speed of the armored cavalry gradually increased, and eight hundred iron hooves landed on the ground, and their sound was like thunder, almost drowning out the sound of the drums behind the formation. Even if Pei Gai and the others were immediately on the mountain beam, they couldn't help but feel that the earth was trembling faintly......

When the tip of the conical array was about eighty paces away from the targets and stakes, the left side of the first row of knights pulled the trigger first and fired a round of crossbow bolts at the "enemy formation". The main purpose of this round of fire is to shake the enemy's heart, disrupt the opponent's deployment, and at the same time prevent the opponent from returning the enemy with a neat array of arrows - if the enemy throws a bow and arrow, he can almost hit the knight on the horse.

After a round of shooting, the two sides were within 100 paces of each other, and the speed of the first horse rushed forward. After a few breaths, the second row of armored cavalry was also a hundred paces close to the enemy, so its left side was also aimed and released, and a lot of crossbow arrows were already inserted into the target opposite.

By this time the tip of the cone was less than fifty paces away from the enemy's formation, and immediately the knights shouted in unison, leveled the horses, and began the final charge. Liu Yang and Chen An were both thinking to themselves, if I were on the opposite side of these armored cavalry, how would I set up a formation to stop their charge? Even if the spear array is like a forest, with such a strong protection as an armored horse, I am afraid it will be difficult to perform......

The spear may not be able to successfully pierce the enemy's armor, especially if the "convex iron plate" on the knight's chest is in the middle, it is estimated that it will be swung open, and maybe the spear shaft will be broken by force first......

In an instant, the first row of armored cavalry had already rushed close to the "enemy formation", and hundreds of horses were stabbed, and the targets and wooden stakes in front of them were stabbed down one after another. However, because these objects representing the enemy soldiers were arranged too densely, the first platoon of armored cavalry was soon forced to stop, and the rear platoon gradually slowed down and could not make the final sprint.

I think that Pei Gai was outside the Yanshi City, fighting against the Hu soldiers, he had encountered this situation, once the armored cavalry could not completely destroy the enemy formation through the first round of charge, it was easy to fall into the formation, and it was difficult to turn around. To this end, he not only increased the protection of the armored cavalry, but also added a second weapon to those knights-

Immediately, when the knight saw that the enemy was not defeated—the stake, of course, would not run on its own—immediately abandoned his grown horse, and took out a second weapon from under his saddle. The vast majority of knights used the most common short weapon of the year, the ring-headed straight sword, but some knights also used thickened iron swords, or large-headed halberds, narrow-bladed hand axes, and iron-headed short swords. The so-called "iron head short" is a bit like the golden gourd and copper hammer of later generations.

The short weapons were condescending, smashing those targets and stakes, and all the sawdust flew sideways and shattered in a moment. The knights in the front row were like a steamroller, slowly opening up and moving forward, and soon completely broke through the "enemy formation......

After watching the exercise, Pei Cai asked the second general next to him: "What do you think of the power of this armored horse?" ”

Chen An couldn't help but shudder slightly, and then replied: "Extremely strong, although it is only two hundred horsemen, and there are less than a thousand followers, it is expected to destroy nearly 10,000 enemy troops in front of you!" ”

Pei Cai smiled and asked again: "However, the shortcomings of this armored horse, have you also seen it?" ”

Chen An couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart that this thing still has shortcomings? Why didn't I see it? I heard Liu Yang say next to him: "The last general thinks that there are two shortcomings." ”

Chen An sincerely asked for advice: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Liu Yang first said: "Everyone is heavily armoured, horses are also armored, and the cost of a ride is no less than a hundred pawns - it is too much money......"

Pei Gai smiled: "Qing's words are very true. I practiced these 800 armored horses, and if it was easy to ride lightly, it could be 5,000, and if it was easy to use foot soldiers, it could be tens of thousands. In short, if you spend a penny and spend a penny, you will get a penny, and Chen Anshi can break through the army, which is the reason. ”

Chen An couldn't help but ask blankly: "In that case, why don't you spend this expense to recruit 10,000 soldiers, but have to work hard to build armored horses?" ”

Pei Gai Zhengse replied: "There are so many households, if I recruit 10,000 soldiers, there will be 10,000 fewer farmers in the fields, why not re-elect 800 brave and strong to be the first horse?" And the courage of ordinary armies, how can I ride eight hundred armor horses? It is the old soldiers who are fine but not more. ”

Chen An nodded to be taught, then turned his head to look at Liu Yang again. Liu Yangnai continued: "The second shortcoming, limited by the terrain, if the road is not flat and hard, it is inconvenient to gallop, this is not as good as light cavalry. ”

Pei Gai nodded, and said with a solemn face: "This shortness is very fatal, so it is not easy to put into the battle formation, we must carefully survey the terrain according to the situation, and when the two armies face off on the plain, we can reap the miraculous results." After a pause, he said, "I also tried to disassemble the armor cavalry and cooperate with ordinary foot soldiers for the purpose of small bursts, but unfortunately I have not yet practiced it." ”

As he spoke, the two leaders of the armoured cavalry had already mounted their horses up the hill - of course, they had thrown down their heavy weapons and replaced them with unarmored mounts, which would not have been able to climb up without them, and came to the front and took off their helmets. Chen Andingqing saw it, but he recognized it - he didn't find nothing in the cardinal, at least the generals of Pei Jun basically recognized one - one was Pei Xiong, the general of the Dadu Governor's guard, and the other was Lu Songduo, the general of Hu Han.

Pei Xiong clasped his fists and saluted Pei and the others, and asked, "How does the lord look at this formation?" ”

Pei Gai smiled: "It's okay." Then he looked at Liu Yang and said, "I will divide half of the armor and ride to Pingyang with Qing and others to try the knife to see the actual effect, is it possible for Qing to use it?" ”

When Liu Yang and Chen An heard this, they were all overjoyed, and hurriedly gave up their hands: "It will be used in the right place, so that it will make meritorious deeds and live up to the trust of the metropolitan governor." ”

Pei Gai nodded, and then looked at Lu Songduo: "This half of the first horsemen will be led by Qing." ”

He originally planned to let Pei Xiong serve as the commander of the armored cavalry, especially Pei Xiong had been in Tuoba Xianbei for a long time, and he had some experience in the use of heavy cavalry. But Pei Xiong resolutely refused to leave Pei Cai's side - asked me to help train the troops, no problem; If you want me to lead an expedition, this will not work, I am a slave, and I should always be by the side of my lord.

So he finally appointed Lu Songduo to be in charge of the armored cavalry, because Lu Songduo was strong and strong, and he was good at riding, and he was almost not under the most athletic people in the "Liangzhou Horse". Moreover, if Lu Songduo talks about the overall situation and strategic outlook, he can't mention it like Chen An, and it doesn't even seem that he can even cultivate it, and it is difficult to take on the responsibility in the field, so it is better to be the commander of a special army.

Pei should take care of Liu and Chen Erjun and said: "Qing is waiting to go to Pingyang, looking for an opportunity to go to the West River, between Yong'an and Jiexiu, if Shi Sheng dares to come to meet him, he can try to break the enemy with this armor......"

From Sizhou Hedong and Pingyang, to Xihe and Taiyuan in the north, and even Xinxing and Yanmen, which are almost equal to Shanxi Province in later generations, the basic terrain is that there are mountains in the east and west, and only one or two narrow river valleys and plains in the middle are conducive to reclamation and convenient for the movement of the army. Among them, the east and west of the river belong to the Yuncheng Basin, there is the Linfen Basin in Pingyang County, and the Xihe and Taiyuan are the Taiyuan Basin; From Yongan County, the northernmost county of Binh Duong County, to Jiexiu County, the southernmost county of Xihe County, it is located at the junction of two major basins, with hills and narrow roads.

When it crosses the mountain and enters the Xihe, in the south of Jiexiu County, there is more than 30 miles of flat land, and the high mountains on the left and right are towering, and it is difficult to carry out a large-scale maneuver. If Shi Sheng does not fight, the Jin army can directly force Jiexiu, and if he comes to fight, this place will be set as a battlefield, which is very suitable for the use of armored cavalry.

One is flat, which is convenient for heavy cavalry to charge, and the other is narrow, not afraid of being copied to the flank by the enemy. If you can spread the armored cavalry all over the plain and push it flat, it will be like a piston in an engine, and none of the enemy can escape unless you climb the mountain......

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When Pei Gai was planning to push north from Pingyang, causing strong pressure on Shi Sheng, forcing him not to increase his troops on the eastern front, and even having to ask Shi Le for reinforcements, the battle for the east had already begun.

In October of the sixth year of Jin Jianxing (the first year of Shi Zhao Jianping), Zhao Zhendong's general Hu Yanmo led 7,000 Chinese troops, and they went straight to the city of Yanci.

Shile was established, one was copied by Hu Han, and Hu Han was copied from the Jin Dynasty...... It was in Xiangguo that also built seven armies and five schools, as the Chinese army, but because each general had its own division, and even the number was thousands, the total number of the Chinese army shrank, and each army was only five or six thousand people (the first army of Jin was originally tens of thousands). Led by Huyan Mo, the main force is the left guard, don't give more than 1,000 horses, and the combat effectiveness is still relatively strong.

At that time, there were more than 10,000 soldiers in the city, but most of them were just tunding of the Ministry of Military Justice, and those who could really be regarded as "soldiers" were slightly less than 4,000 and more than 3,000. Shao Xunai urgently sent envoys to Luoyang and Donglai for help.

In fact, there is no need to wait for him to ask for help, Huyan Mo has only left from Xiangguo not long ago, and before he approached Leling Kingdom, Zu Ti has already gotten the news, plus Wang Gong has passed the book before, saying that the thief will attack after the autumn - but it is false or real, I dare not judge. So Zu Shizhi immediately sent Ma Xingwen Donglai and asked Su Jun to go to the north to rescue Shao Xu.

Su Zigao and Wei Yinzhi are waiting for this military order, so that they can justifiably ask for military funds from Qingzhou Assassin Shi Xijian, as well as Donglai and Changguang Second Counties - otherwise, if you are tired of mistakes, the responsibility is all yours!

In fact, before this, Su Jun had already sent a lot of grain and equipment to Leling with the sea ships of Wei Xun, and I believe that it can support Shao Xu to defend the city for three to four months without a problem - if the army is killed, it may not be possible to rush to the grain, if the enemy surrounds the city, how can the grain and grass enter the city?

As for directly sending troops to rescue, Su Zigao didn't think about it for the time being. Mainly because Qingdao and Hebei are separated by the Yellow River, but Leling is next to the Yellow River, and there is only a vast sea in the north of Donglai. If you want to rescue you by land, you must first pass through the Beihai Sea, enter Le'an, and then wade from the western part of Le'an - located in the northwest direction of Guanggu......

Su Jun and Cao Wei agreed to row Weishui and rule, in fact, Cao Jun did not dare to go east out of the huge waves, even so, Le'an also belongs to Cao Wei's rear, if you want to kill the past, it's no problem for you to go through this to rescue you, aren't you afraid of being cut off by others?

That's why he ran to discuss with Wei Xun, and said Think about it carefully, is there a more convenient place to land near Leling? We'll probably have to send troops from Kaido. Wei Xun spread his hands and said that I told you last year, almost the entire Jizhou, there is no place to dock sea ships in the coastal areas!

The southern part of Jizhou, that is, the area of Dongying and Binzhou in Shandong Province in later generations, was still sinking in the sea in these years, but the seabed was already relatively high, and there were dense reefs everywhere, making it difficult for ships to behave. As for the northern part of the country, the coast is mostly saline-alkali land, and there are few people, even if you find a suitable place to land, how far will you have to go to reach the city of Hatji? How to ensure this transportation?

Su Jun couldn't help frowning, saying that in this way, it is difficult for us to even harass the rear of the thieves and reduce the pressure of disgust? Wei Xun smiled and said: "That's not necessarily, I have a plan, or it is feasible." ”

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