With nothing to do in the barracks, Lu Xiaoyu walked back and forth in the camp to see if he could integrate some modern, practical and simple equipment into the ancient army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

I don't know if I don't see it, I was shocked when I saw it, it turned out that although Nanchu was weak and incompetent when he fought with the Northern Yi tribe, he was equipped with really good weapons and equipment. Not only is there a huge number, but there is also a wide variety. In terms of materials, it can be divided into iron, copper, wood, bamboo, leather and other products. Iron weapons mainly include swords, ge, spears, daggers, and arrowheads; Bronze weapons mainly include swords, halberds, spears, daggers, arrowheads, crossbows, etc. Wooden weapons include shields, armor, bows, etc. Bamboo weapons include bows, arrow shafts, etc. Leather weapons include armor, armor, etc. In terms of function, it can be divided into two categories: offensive weapons and defensive weapons. Offensive weapons include bows, arrows, ge, spears, etc. Defensive weapons are mainly armor, gizzards, daggers, etc.

With so much sophisticated equipment, Lu Xiaoyu wondered why this couldn't defeat the Yi clan who relied on brute force alone? He consulted Zhaozhan, the highest-ranking governor of the Flying Tiger Army, except for him.

"General Lu, it seems that you must have known very little about the war between Southern Chu and Northern Khitan and Western Xia before." Zhao Zhan has entered the age of the sixtieth year, and the sword is still not old. While concentrating on personally recording the birth resumes of the soldiers who participated in the selection of the elite team this time, so as not to be mixed with some bad elements, he looked at Lu Xiaoyu with a hippie smile on the side with a little contempt.

Lu Xiaoyu's old face turned red, he really didn't know anything about this, and he was completely chasing ducks to the shelves, so he sat in the position of the general of the Flying Tiger Army.

"It's no wonder that the general, in fact, even if I want to understand the difference between the forces of Southern Chu and the north, it is still useless, and I still can't find a way to make up for the shortcomings." Zhao Zhan shook his head, sighed, and continued to review the soldiers' information.

Lu Xiaoyu knew that Zhao Zhan was also a member of the royal family and nobles, and he naturally looked down on a monk like Lu Xiaoyu who became a monk halfway, so he obviously relied on the old and sold the old, and was unwilling to tell Lu Xiaoyu the truth.

At this time, Lu Xiaoyu made a big salute to Zhao Zhan, "Although I am a general in the military camp who is one level older than you, but in front of outsiders, my family Taishan wants to call you uncle, and I also have to call you a princess." Please allow me to call you a princess, the boy has just arrived in the army, and there are indeed many puzzles, and please give more guidance to the old man. ”

Zhao Zhan saw that Lu Xiaoyu was different from other juniors who sat on the general, and he didn't put his old bones in his eyes at all, but asked him as sincerely as the elders, so he put down the pen in his hand and told Lu Xiaoyu eloquently.

"The infantry of Southern Chu is much better than the Khitan and Western Xia in terms of weapons and equipment, but Southern Chu and them will always fight a defensive war, not an offensive war. They are good at cavalry, and the iron hooves rush into our camp in an instant, and they can directly break up the formation and catch us off guard. By the time we were ready to fight them for real, they burned and looted and then retreated back into their own territory. The current emperor does not want to forge ahead, since the Khitan cannot attack, he will let him mess around in our northern border. If King Wu Yue does it...... Alas, no more. ”

After listening to Zhao Zhan's words, Lu Xiaoyu admired his thorough analysis. In addition, it seems that from his words that he wants to speak, Lu Xiaoyu can hear that these aristocratic forces in Wu Yue seem to be centered on King Wu Yue, and do not take the current emperor in their eyes. This did indeed create the prerequisites for King Wu Yue's future rebellion. You can't blame King Wu Yue for being impure, you can only blame Emperor Xuanhe for being mediocre and incompetent, which will cause a riot below.

Lu Xiaoyu carefully analyzed, that is to say, other types of troops in Southern Chu are stronger than Khitan and Western Xia, but when it comes to really fighting, it is the cavalry that is used the most and has the highest effect. This is the exact opposite of modern warfare, where the use of horses in warfare is already extremely low due to advances in technology. Lu Xiaoyu vaguely remembered that during World War II, Poland was still charging with war horses, and the results can be imagined.

Therefore, since the cavalry of Southern Chu was weak and wanted to confront the Khitan and Western Xia, it was necessary to take advantage of the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, and give full play to the power of the infantry and chariots, so big that the enemy's strongest cavalry would lose their advantage. What do you need to do? Lu Xiaoyu had a small calculation in his heart, and it was necessary to engage in some so-called strange tricks and tricks that the ancients scorned. Those sanctimonious samurai think that a fair duel is not the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain, all the ways to achieve the final victory, even if it is unscrupulous, it doesn't matter, this may be the rogue soul hidden in Lu Xiaoyu's heart that is different from the chivalrous demeanor retained in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

"Zhao Taigong, the kid is not talented, there are indeed several ways to enhance the combat effectiveness of our current soldiers, and it is not necessary to train cavalry, it is enough to train infantry and chariots alone. In fact, the cavalry of the Khitan and Western Xia was not as terrible as we imagined, since our infantry and chariot soldiers were strong, we could completely set up a chariot formation or a spear formation. ”

"Well, that makes sense. However, the practical operations mentioned by the general are not easy. Zhao Zhan stroked his beard and shook his head.

"Don't worry, Taigong, I'll take care of all this. In two days, I'm going to make some new equipment, and you'll know if it's going to be useful. Lu Xiaoyu patted his chest and said.

"Is that true? Then it's all about the general, but don't make fun of me, a bad old man. ”

In the evening, Lu Xiaoyu carefully recalled what Zhao Zhan said, the infantry and chariots of Southern Chu were strong, and there were so many weapons and equipment. Weapons, soldiers, there they are! Lu Xiaoyu took out a pen and paper and scribbled on it, and after a while,

A cloth armor that combines ancient and modern China and foreign countries was born. Lu Xiaoyu originally wanted to restore the modern military uniform, but he thought that in ancient times, after all, cold weapons were the mainstay, and it was easy to get injured in hand-to-hand combat, so he still needed hard armor. Although Nan Chu did not have iron armor at this time, he could completely teach craftsmen how to forge iron armor. But when I thought that I was about to develop gunpowder, the protection of metal armor would be greatly weakened in the face of the power of gunpowder. The outer batch of cotton, the cotton armor lined with armor pieces is fully competent. Therefore, in the end, he decided to mass-produce cloth face nails, anyway, the cotton needed now is produced by himself, and the iron ore Wuyue area is very rich.

This armor designed by Lu Xiaoyu abandons the ancient style of long sleeves and wide trouser legs, combined with the modern short and capable dressing style with Hu Feng, so that soldiers can move more conveniently when marching and fighting.

In addition, racking his brains to recall the production of the strongest tank against cavalry in modern times, although Lu Xiaoyu knew that it was impossible for him to complete such a huge military weapon alone, but it was still possible to draw a gourd and make something simple. For example, it is good to combine the partial van invented by Qi Jiguang, the god of war.

Late at night, General Lu's tent was still brightly lit, where he was carefully conceiving secret weapons.