Modao, a word that is both familiar and unfamiliar to everyone. It is said that it is familiar because throughout the history books of the Tang Dynasty, this vocabulary has appeared in many places; It is strange because to this day, people still do not fully know the specific structure of this divine weapon.

And speaking of this Mo knife, I have to talk about this Mr. Zhang. Before marrying Tubo, he was a good hand in forging this Mo knife in the Ministry of Industry. Of course, after marrying Tubo, in the face of such a divine weapon, he did not dare to spread it at all!

It was only after hearing that Wang Xuance led the Tang delegation to be so humiliated in this foreign land, and that the body of the Tang Dynasty was abused to the core, that he had such an idea of being ashamed of the country. Therefore, at this age of knowing the destiny of heaven, he still leads art to join the army; Lao Ji Fu is determined to be thousands of miles, and his impassioned feat has touched the hearts of countless people!

Ever since they had gone out of the city of Raja, and had joined forces with the army of seven thousand of the Nibrahvara at the city of Patan; A group of craftsmen led by Mr. Zhang discovered that this mud bhara was a country lacking iron, and many pig irons were also imported from the five Indian countries through trade.

Although King Deva searched for it in many ways, he only found a thousand catties of pig iron, so the forging of Mo Dao could only be carried out slowly for the time being. Although they encountered a small setback, this idea never made Wang Xuance, Zhou Zeng and others give up; Therefore, every time a country is surrendered, Zhou Zeng took the lead in finding out whether there was pig iron in this treasury!

Although there were some findings, the gains were not very large. However, the most surprising thing for them was that this opportunity came as soon as it was said, since conquering this Brahmana country, Zhou Zeng found 5,000 catties of pig iron in the treasury.

So, I hurriedly sent it to Mr. Zhang's account in person; Let his talents be unleashed, and his ambitions can be shown.

According to the needs of the war, as well as the specific number and combat power of the five Indian horse armies, according to Wang Xuance's calculations, four hundred Mo knives are enough! Therefore, since he got enough pig iron, Mr. Zhang took his disciples to forge this magic weapon day and night!

If we want to understand what kind of magic weapon this is in the peak era of cold weapons, we have to start from the beginning. To put it bluntly, this Mo knife was a special long knife unique to the Tang Dynasty army at that time.

Its origin can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty in the middle of the sword, when the sword was cast by Shang Fangling, so he also had a more resounding name Shang Fang Sword, which then evolved into a symbol of imperial power!

At that time, the sword made for cutting horses was a two-edged sword, which was mainly used by the royal family; This type of sword is mainly used to sweep the waist or leg of the enemy. Later, in order to resist the Hun cavalry, a long handle was installed on top of this two-edged weapon, which became a sharp weapon for the Western Han army to resist the cavalry!

With the passage of time, this sword has absorbed the Han Lu Mo sword, as well as the shape and smelting technology of the long knife of the Six Dynasties, and its appearance has also changed greatly.

Later, after a series of improvements, by the end of the Sui Dynasty, its total length, the length of the wooden handle, the length of the blade, the width and the style had been revolutionized, making it more conducive to dealing with cavalry!

Therefore, this new type of weapon with foot riding is called Mo Dao by the Tang people!

According to the Tang system: this kind of Mo knife, there are specific departments for casting, storage, and management. Because it is extremely sharp, the slashing effect is excellent, and the damage to the cavalry in the war is very great, the Tang people often talk about this knife, when slashing: the white blade is like snow, the rank is like scales, and the red blood star streams. If the cavalry is used as a tank, the tactical role of this sword is equivalent to today's anti-tank weapons; And because of its great deterrent power, it was also used for high-ranking civil and military officials and the honor guards of feudal towns, but this is a later development, so I will not show it today.

The purpose of the birth of the Mo Dao is very clear: it is to kill the cavalry and cut the war horse. Therefore, it is made of fine iron, according to records: it is about one zhang (three meters) long and weighs about fifteen catties; Whoever is in battle against the enemy must first fire a volley with a strong crossbow and a hard bow to frustrate the edge of the enemy's cavalry. Then use spears to resist the horse formation, so that the enemy cavalry loses the speed of impact. Then the Mo swordsman formed a formation to counterattack it, with fifty people as a team, six teams of three hundred people as a group, before the Mo swordsman waited for the enemy, they all sat on the ground to store energy, waiting for the enemy to come, and the crossbow resisted the enemy's gap, the soldiers were wearing dozens of catties of heavy armor, holding fifteen catties of two-edged Mo knives. After receiving the enemy, the sergeant of the front team swung his knife and slashed violently, and after the cut, the rear team went out and then chopped again, so that several teams advanced one after another, taking turns to chop and slash alternately. The sword light enters like a wall, the god blocks and kills the god, the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha, the enemy is in a bitter fight, and when the knife array is raided, it is all defeated.

The above paragraph is a record of Modao; Although the Mo knife is powerful, it has a disadvantage: the production cost is very high, and the quality requirements for soldiers are not low.

Those who fight with strange knives must be elite soldiers. And these swordsmen are all brave and strong men in the army, who have been strictly selected to escape. Because the Mo knife is one zhang long, the knife is heavy, if the strength is insufficient, the knife technique is not refined, and the operation is not familiar, but it will be made by this knife!

After talking about the advantages and disadvantages of the Tang Army's divine weapon, I have to talk about this cavalry when I come back.

Combat objects in the early Tang Dynasty: Turkic, Xue Yantuo, Tuyuhun; They are all elite cavalry, as the main force of battle. It is good at using cavalry, fast maneuvering, and powerful impact to strike infantry; Ordered the infantry to be defeated before they could organize and effectively counterattack.

History said that the cavalry "soared to the lightning", "the wind relaxes the birds to go, and the birds come and go", "the head does not conflict, the first thing to enter", "the clouds and birds gather", etc. Due to the speed of its impact, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to resist.

At a time when firearms with great lethality have not been effectively used on the battlefield, there are no other fundamental measures to ensure victory and foolproofness except for long and sharp weapons such as the Mo knife, the long halberd, and the long sword, which can overcome the enemy's stormy attack to a certain extent.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it happened to be a watershed in the history of weapons, the era of cold weapons and the age of firearms; When this cavalry was rampant on the battlefield, it was impossible not to use the Mo sword.

The use of Mo Dao and the formation of defense are also because they see the weaknesses of "although Hu Qi is sharp, he can't hold the weight", "he can't last long and rush forward", and "he can't fight hard at a sudden start".

When the cavalry launched a wave of powerful charges, the physical strength of the men and horses was very high, and it was advantageous to break through the gap quickly. As soon as the offensive did not work, he left in frustration.

Once the enemy is settled, the Tang Army, which is good at foot combat and is good at holding on top, can turn passive into active and annihilate the enemy!

Therefore, change everyone's concept today, remember that in ancient times, whether it was a man or a war horse, there was physical exertion, and there were advantages and disadvantages. It's not like our machines today, which are endless. This is also the principle that the ancients paid attention to the conquest of war, paid attention to one drum, then declined, and exhausted......

The editor said: Mo knife is a topic that can never be sharpened, this section explains that Mo knife, which is much stronger than what gold finger!

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