In the large factory of the general supervisor, Zhang Jun was taking a group of generals to visit the hydraulic stamping machine accompanied by Suo Sanjie and several craftsmen. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Squeak・・・・・・ Squeak・・・・・・ Squeak・・・・・・"

I saw that the huge wooden gear was driven by the water force, and the thousand-pound sledgehammer was gradually lifted through the arm-thick iron chain, and then I heard the laborer in charge of the operation shouting in his throat, and the hammer fell heavily with a "clang" and smashed on the steel plate below.

Except for Zhang Jun, the other generals were stunned by such a large machine.

"This ・・・・・・" Han Hu didn't know how to describe it in words, and asked: "Such a giant hammer, is it all lifted by water power?" ”

"Hahahaha・・・・・・ exactly!" Suo Sanjie said proudly: "In the future, the steel needed to build armor and weapons will not need to be tempered repeatedly by manpower, but will be replaced by this tool." This hammer can be forged hundreds of times as a craftsman. ”

"It's really amazing・・・・・・ Wang Meng sighed with his mouth wide open.

"In fact, the use of water power has existed as early as the Han Dynasty, and it has been widely used in the Jin Dynasty in just 30 years, but it is very rare that the western soil is remote."

Craftsman Zheng Adaa introduced: "Generals, if this hydraulic press is not provided by the Metropolitan Governor, we will never be able to make it. So, this is the work of the Grand Duke! ”

Zhang Jun hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Master Zheng is not going to be vain, and the governor of Pontus is just simply dictating his thoughts, and the specific practice and manufacturing are not all the masterpieces of craftsmen?" ”

Zheng Alian threw up his hand and said with a smile: "In order to make this stamping machine, Lao Yu gathered all the craftsmen to brainstorm, many of them in Luoyang and Chang'an, who had seen such a machine that used water power to drive the chain cable transmission. ”

"Mother!" Hu Shuo's mouth was open enough to fit seven or eight eggs, and he shouted: "Governor Dadu, there are always thousands of pairs of armor a day when you make armor like this, right?" ”

Zhang Jun looked at Suo Sanjie with an inquiring gaze, and the latter arched his hand and said: "Governor, everyone, at present, the prison will be able to build 300 plate armor, 200 swords, 70 crossbows, hundreds of spears, and more than 1,000 arrows every day・・・・・・

Wang Meng and Zhou Tong were curious when they heard this: "I don't know what these knives, plate armor, and throwing guns are?" ”

Han Hu also showed a good gaze and looked at Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun smiled and said to Suo Sanjie: "Suo Jian Ling, you can show it to everyone present." ”

"No!" Suo Sanjie respectfully accepted the order, only to see him clap his hands, and the craftsman who had been standing on the side for a long time hurriedly asked the laborer to move the stock of slapping knives, plate armor and throwing guns.

Wang Meng couldn't bear it at first, picked up a slap knife and weighed it in his hand, and asked, "Twenty catties?" ”

Suo Sanjie didn't answer, and Liu Hua, who is now a master knife maker, said: "Exactly, this is a tool used by foot soldiers, and if the generals in the army use it, they can be customized." ”

As soon as they heard that it was used by the infantry army, Han Hu and Hu Shuo hurriedly picked up one each, and after brushing it twice in their hands, Han Hu took the lead in asking: "Governor, I don't know how to use such a long-handled broadsword?" ”

Zhang Jun said: "The slap knife is named by me personally, and it is transformed from the ancient slashing horse sword・・・・・・ After that, Zhang Jun also took a slap knife, waved it twice and introduced: "This kind of knife weighs twenty catties, and it is eight to nine feet long. Its blade is three or four feet long, the handle is five or six feet long, and the bottom is drilled with iron. Lux persists, and those who use waist force to spin and block are all powder・・・・・・ so the word is the most appropriate! ”

Han Hu nodded and said, "The blade is narrow, and the curve is curved. It should be both chopped and stabbed. ”

"Not bad!" Zhou Tongdao: "If these weapons are lined up, I'm afraid no one can stop them." ”

Suo Sanjie said: "Everyone, according to the order of the Grand Governor, since the casting of the Mo knife was completed, I will be the supervisor and have arranged for the soldiers who are responsible for guarding outside to conduct relevant training. ”

"Oh?" After hearing this, several people looked at Zhang Jun eagerly, and Zhang Jun smiled and said: "Ask for the prison order, then let the sons and daughters practice, and let the generals take a look." ”

"No!" Suo Sanjie bowed down to receive the order, and went down to arrange, and within a cup of tea, a team of soldiers came in formation, and the current captain was Xin Yan, who stopped Zhang Jun and others to check the token.

I saw that these soldiers were all wearing armor with strange shapes, and they were wearing crossbow machines that were also different from the ordinary shapes in the army, and they were holding long-handled slapping knives.

Zhang Jun said: "The essence of the slapping array lies in advancing like a wall. According to my conception, when the battle begins, the enemy is three hundred paces away, and the crossbow of the god arm begins to shoot; At the same time, the stone machine also began to throw stones; When the enemy has advanced at 200 or 100 paces, he is still attacked by a stone-starter; Until the enemy enters a hundred paces, the infantry crossbowmen will fire arrows, and then they will rush with swords and fight in unison. The slapping sword array marched like a wall, and no matter whether the enemy came from the cavalry or the infantry army, they were all strangled. ”

・・・・・・Hearing this, the generals only felt a chill down their spines, if they could really do such tactics, then the enemy would be hit three hundred paces away, and then every step forward would face a rain of boulders and arrows from the sky. When the enemy rushes in front of him, and then confronts the slapping knife array that is waiting for him, it is estimated that he will already have his heart and guts, right?

Now only Zhang Jun understands how important the role of the slap knife is. Its shape is very similar to the Mo Knife, but it is more powerful than the Mo Knife in battle. In any available examples of warfare in the Tang Dynasty, the slapping knife played a decisive role. As a single combat striking force in the battle sequence, the Slap Sword Army made great contributions to the battle of the Tang Army in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, the slap knife is also a key weapon to change the disadvantage of few horses and give full play to the advantages of infantry in the war between the Han nation and the nomadic tribes who are good at riding and shooting!

In terms of the specific situation, there are many ways to use the slap knife, and according to the history recorded by Confucian scholars who were more emotional than rational and did not attach importance to combat, there seem to be only two uses of the slap knife, namely slashing and swinging.

However, after rational analysis, Zhang Jun found that this was not the case.

Let's talk about splitting first, according to the history books, Mo Dao entered like a wall, and then chopped and killed together. Because for soldiers, holding the sharpness of their weapons in front of them can effectively boost their morale! Well, it's to give yourself courage! So, what is a normal, plausible attack? Hold the knife in front of you, but bend your arm, leaving the force of the stab. On the one hand, it can effectively boost the morale of its own soldiers, and on the other hand, it can also be very effective in deterring the enemy.

The deterrence brought by the wide and sharp slap knife to the enemy is far from being comparable to that of a narrow spear and spearhead. When you get close to an enemy, stab them with force, or slash, chop, or slash if necessary. The Mo Knife is eight to nine feet long and has a sharp tip, so the stab should be a common attack method for the Mo Knife, otherwise there is no explanation for why it was created with such a sharp tip.

As for the later withdrawal of the knife and the Mo knife from the stage of history, it is not because the role of the two has declined, but because whether it is the knife or the Mo knife, it is very cumbersome in the production process, and the most important point is that if you want to make the enemy smash the knife, you need to build it with steel. From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, it was a perennial war, and armament manufacturing could not keep up with consumption. Especially after the Song Dynasty unified the Central Plains, the number of forbidden troops and Hunan troops was often in the millions, and the imperial court was simply unable to equip expensive weapons, so the heroic slap knife became a luxury war equipment and was shelved.

The main direction of the war in the Song Dynasty is the same northern nomads, in order to deal with the cavalry of Liaojin, the spear and the axe began to become the main weapon of the army, a large number of equipment of the axe Yue from the "Wujing General Essentials" and the Song Dynasty stone carving statue can be corroborated, the production and use of the axe is simpler than the Mo knife, and it is equally effective against the cavalry, the Yuejia military "Ma Zha Knife" "Catch the Knife" and "Chang Ke Axe" break the Jin Army's "chain horse", effective and inexpensive weapons are always important weapons for the army equipment, and the luxurious Mo knife has gradually withdrawn from the war stage, And it disappeared extremely completely, which has to be said to be a pity for China's cold weapons.

All in all, the Tang Dynasty followed the route of elite soldiers, and the Song Dynasty followed the tactics of crowds. From the perspective of historical ending alone, Zhang Jun will naturally choose the former.

On the other hand, the Mo Dao team has been covered up under the leadership of Xin Yan, only to see that they are in a tight formation, the blades are forward, splitting, slashing, stabbing, and teasing with the same action, neatly aligned, and the silver-white sewing is like a snowflake, which is enough to deter the enemy!

After seeing the on-site performance of the slapping array, all the generals were full of praise. Han Hu said excitedly: "Metropolitan Governor, if such a divine soldier can equip the whole army on a large scale, my tiger will have the confidence to sweep away the bloody blood!" ”

"Needless to say!" Hu Shuo also shouted: "I will use this knife in the future, but I want to customize one, twenty catties is too light, and fifty catties is just right." ”

The two infantry generals said fiery, Wang Meng and Zhou Tong looked at each other, and also said: "Dadu Governor, the infantry army has divine soldiers, what will the cavalry do?" ”

Zhang Jun smiled and motioned to Suo Sanjie: "Quan Bin, you can introduce the armor of the cavalry to these two." “

Suo Sanjie took the lead and said, "Please see ・・・・・・ two" He pointed to the armor on the soldier's body and said: "This armor is cast by a hydraulic stamping machine, made of stainless steel, and its protection far exceeds all the armor in the world. With that, he had the spear fetched and stabbed a soldier in the chest, only to hear the sound of "dang", and the soldier took a step back, leaving only a white mark on his chest with the tip of the spear, but the man was unscathed.

Then, Suo Sanjie said proudly: "In the future, whether it is a foot soldier or a cavalry army, you will wear this kind of armor, ensuring that you can come and go freely in the army!" ”

Wang Meng, Zhou Tong, Han Hu and Hu Shuo all came over to check for themselves, and found that the spear was indeed unable to pierce, and they all praised: "What a fine armor!" ”

At this time, Zhang Jun spoke: "Nowadays, the cavalry armies of all countries, whether they are equipped with heavy horses or light armored rangers, are equipped with spears, bows and arrows, and ring-headed knives. This method of warfare has continued from the Western Han Dynasty to the present, and has gradually become ossified, and the foot soldiers have also invented corresponding tactics and formations. For example, when we fought against the Xiongnu elite cavalry in Longxi, even the heavy armored cavalry of the Huns had to pay heavy casualties if they wanted to break our carefully prepared infantry formation・・・・・・"

Except for Wang Meng and the craftsmen present, they all participated in that battle, and after hearing the words, they immediately recalled it, and they couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

Zhou Tongdao: "Dadu Governor, it is not advisable to directly attack the infantry formation with cavalry, you should wander outside, shoot it with a bow and crossbow, and advance with a drum after finding a flaw." ”

"Not bad!" Zhang Jun nodded and said: "It is indeed unwise for the cavalry to rush straight into the infantry formation, but have you thought about it, the war is often ever-changing, and it can not be predicted in advance, if we can avoid wartime damage as much as possible, why should we not do it?" Da Liang's children are all my uncle's people, and my uncle must not want to see my Liangzhou son-in-law die in the battle. ”

Zhou Tong and Wang Meng both clasped their fists and said: "The benevolence of the Metropolitan Governor is unparalleled, which is really the blessing of the cavalry." ”

Zhang Jun waved his hand and said: "The new combat method still needs to be figured out by yourself. Judging from the new equipment now, no matter whether the enemy is a cavalry or an infantry army, no matter what kind of formation. My Daliang Iron Cavalry will break the enemy in three moves, use a crossbow from afar, use a throwing gun at close range, and after breaking through the enemy's formation, directly use a new long knife to solve the problem! ”

Today, everyone's eyes were opened, and the unheard-of armor was displayed one after another. I saw the knife craftsman Liu Hua take a new style of short knife and introduced: "Most of the governors of this knife are named 'hand knives', which evolved from the first knife of the Han ring, and after careful thinking by our craftsmen, it finally has such a shape." ”

As he spoke, Liu Hua gently stroked the blade with his hand and said: "The head of the hand knife is wider, and at the same time, the narrow and straight square head of the ring head knife has been abandoned, and it has become the shape of the current sharp forward and backward oblique shape. The cutting edge is curved and thin, but the back of the knife is thicker. ”

Wang Meng grabbed it first, tried to slash a few times in his hand, and said: "The blade of the knife is not straight, but slightly bent from the blade to the ridge, what is the reason?" Then, Zhou Tong also took it and looked at it carefully, and said, "This handguard is not bad." ”

Zhang Jun said: "You don't need to understand this kind of truth, you just need to test it on the horse, and you will know the subtlety." ”

"Then the general will be rude!" Wang Meng took the lead in clenching his fists, and he couldn't wait to let the guards lead the war horse, turned over and stepped on, and galloped out. I saw that he was constantly slashing with a new saber on horseback, and all kinds of tactical movements were demonstrated.

After a while, Wang Meng hurried back, and before he could jump off his horse, he shouted excitedly: "Governor, this sword is really unique, not only strong and powerful, but also very handy. ”

Zhang Junxin said: "This is improved according to the principle of mechanics, if it is not as good as the ring head knife, then I, the traverser, don't I want to find a piece of tofu to die?" He smiled and waved his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, the general has already started to make every effort to build a new type of armor, and it can be gradually equipped when the basic skills of the conscripted army are firmly established." However, Ben Du said that in the front, with armor that surpasses all countries, it is necessary to have combat power that surpasses all countries. If you can't drive out Hu Lu and can't complete the great cause of recovering China, then you will come to see you! ”

PS: I have arrived in Lijiang and started research. It won't be interrupted...