At this time, Zhu Dayong strode over, and when he came to Zhang Han, he gave a military salute in high spirits.

Zhang Han said: "There are no other accessories for this armor, you can wear it and take a look." ”

"Yes, sir."

Zhu Dayong didn't ask much, he already knew about the trial production of new armor here, and of course he understood what he was doing at this time.

Two craftsmen were helping on the side, Zhu Dayong began to put on the plate armor, and then only put on the iron helmet, Zhang Han silently calculated the time on the side, and it took less than five minutes for the entire armor to be put on.

The middle of the two sides of the iron armor is connected by buckles and belts, and it takes a certain amount of time to wear them and then use these parts to connect them, and then fasten them tightly.

Of course, the speed of armor is a bit slow, and if the infantry is waiting for the enemy, there is enough time, so it is inevitable to be in a hurry. If it is a skilled soldier who wears each other, although the hands are fast, but they have to delay each other, it is almost the same.

At this time, Zhang Han began to plan the establishment of cavalry auxiliaries, cavalry can not always wear armor to act, cavalry battles may break out quickly when encountering cavalry, if there are qualified auxiliaries to help, wear armor, and usually take care of war horses, cooking, these things can be handed over to the auxiliaries to do, the cavalry itself is much easier, and you can polish your combat skills when you have time, instead of spending your energy on chores.

Zhang Han, an infantry soldier, has not planned to allocate auxiliary troops on a large scale, mainly because the auxiliary arms already have a baggage bureau and an engineer bureau, and they will be expanded in the future, one of these two arms is responsible for logistics work, and the other engineer is between the combat soldiers and the auxiliary soldiers.

"My lord, this armor is very good and fits perfectly!"

The plate armor is designed according to the general average body shape and height of the cavalry, basically except for a few exceptions, it can be worn very comfortably on the body, and the buckles on both sides can firmly fix the front breastplate, and after Zhu Dayong put on the cuirass, a majestic iron man appeared in front of everyone.

"Malay!"

After Zhu Dayong put on the armor, the aura of the whole person also changed significantly, and when he walked to the workshop, he went to the courtyard outside, and he ordered his own soldiers to bring war horses, and the breath was very majestic.

Zhang Han said to Li Dongxue: "This cuirass can be polished, which will make the enemy even more frightened." ”

Li Dongxue said: "If the soldiers also use this kind of armor, after polishing, it is the whole body iron armor, and hundreds of people act together, I believe it can make the enemy fearful." ”

Zhang Han nodded slightly, the pikemen and bird gunners in the infantry must still be equipped with chain mail on a large scale, and the jumping soldiers, that is, the Mandarin Duck Array soldiers, will wear full-body plate armor, which will reduce the casualties of the soldiers and retain more veterans with battlefield experience.

Zhu Dayong's war horse was captured by Zhu Dayong in the last battle with the Beiyu, it was a three-year-old sand red horse, extremely miraculous, Zhu Dayong was very tall, like a tall iron man, standing on the side of the sand red horse, it was only not much taller than the horse's waist. When the horse saw that there were many people, not only was he not afraid, but he was excited, and his front hooves began to rise, and his mouth and nose made a clattering sound.

Zhang Han praised: "What a good horse. ”

Zhu Dayong said: "This is given to me by the people of Susang Taiji on the battlefield, if the adult likes it, his subordinates are willing to sacrifice it to the adult." ”

Zhang Han said with a smile: "Of course, you can use what you captured yourself, what do I want to do with such a good horse, and I won't go to charge on horseback!" ”

Zhang Han sometimes wants to be a strong and stubborn general, galloping happily, killing the enemy under the sword, his martial arts have also passed, but being a general is not enough, now there are more and more things, only exercise every day to stay healthy, and become a superb martial arts general, such thoughts have become more and more faint.

But he also liked the situation in front of him, it was indeed an exciting thing to be dressed in a strong and fierce brave general, a war horse and a divine horse, and a man and a horse in heavy armor rushing towards the enemy formation.

Zhu Dayong had already stepped over and mounted a horse, and the yard was originally large, and there was a yard outside every bureau, and there were more than 100 acres of vacant land in the northeast of the Firearms Bureau, which was used to test new firearms, and of course the Ordnance Bureau also had it.

The war horse gradually trotted up, then the medium-speed fast horse, and finally Zhu Dayong raised the speed to the fastest, and people saw that the horse's body became a fiery red afterimage, galloping on the periphery of the yard.

After a quarter of an hour's effort, Zhu Dayong rode back.

Although sitting on the horse, the knight also has to consume physical strength, the waist and legs must match the speed and movement of the horse, in addition to controlling the direction, and at the same time wearing heavy armor, it is nearly June, the weather is very hot, after Zhu Dayong dismounted, the craftsmen began to help him remove the armor, and the back of the cuirass has been wet with sweat.

"My lord, this armor is very good!" Zhu Dayong said with a high spirit: "Fit, it's not heavy, the burden of the horse is not big, the important thing is that it doesn't affect the movement at all, I did a thrust and slash on the horse, and it feels very smooth!" ”

Zhang Han said: "The cuirass only protects the front chest and back, will there be a sense of insecurity, do you want to add shin guards?" ”

"My lord, I really don't have to." Zhu Dayong said excitedly: "According to the cavalry training syllabus compiled by the adults and the General Staff of the Military Command Department, we need extremely strong mobility ability, and of course we can't do it if the protection is poor, but it should be enough to have this cuirass." If you are afraid to show your legs and arms, don't do cavalry at all. Besides, such a thick one-piece iron armor feels extremely safe to wear on the body, compared to scale armor and chain mail, it feels really different! ”

Zhang Han nodded quietly, and said to Li Dongxue: "Finalize, mass production, the fastest to meet all the cavalry equipment." ”

Li Dongxue bowed his hand and said solemnly: "The Military and Political Department must make arrangements as soon as possible, the cavalry equipment is the most important thing in recent times, and the subordinates must do their best." ”

Zhang Han looked at Wang Debang again and said, "Immediately, the butt of the musket should be smaller, the barrel can also be shorter, and it is okay to sacrifice the power appropriately." ”

He didn't urge Wang Debang, it was also decided a long time ago that flintlock pistols are divided into infantry and cavalry, there is no need to put pressure on Wang Debang, even if the flintlock pistols that are not finalized are still very good.

"Your Excellency, rest assured," Wang Debang said, "We will cooperate as soon as possible, and we will definitely make the cavalry use the best guns." ”

Zhang Han smiled and said, "I have always had confidence in you. ”

He also said to Li Dongxue: "If the trial production of plate armor is successful, whether it is a patent or a reward, it is based on the best thickness, don't treat the craftsmen lightly, and don't be stingy with money." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Everyone present bowed down.

……

In Liaodong in June, as elsewhere, the day is very hot, the sun is very strong, people are not going out, and there are hardly any pedestrians in Quang Ninh City.

Only a few vendors carry sour plum soup soaked in ice cubes and sweat profusely along the streets.

Chengfang's robes were also soaked with sweat, and the back showed traces of being soaked, fortunately, there was some wind, and Liaodong was not like Jiangnan, hot and humid, even if the clothes were wet, they would be taken off and hung after a while, and they would be dry after a while.

Cheng Fang was originally from Liaodong, but he was a military household of Shenyang Zhongwei, and he had only heard of it here in Guangning, and he had never been here before.

Guangning is in the northeast direction of the Sancha River and the Xiaoling River, Jinzhou is to the southwest, and then Ningyuan is in the southwest, which is the narrow corridor of western Liaoning, Guangning is in the northernmost part, close to the grassland and the Liaohe River loop, Zhenwu and Xiping Xining forts along the Da Liao River and Shuangtaizi River and Sancha River are dotted around, Gongwei River bank and Guangning.

This is a complete set of defense systems, corresponding to the grasslands in the far north and the central Liaoning region.

To the north is the grassland, to the east is the sea, behind is the Yanshan Mountains, as long as the imperial court controls a Guangning and guards the Sancha River, the hinterland of western Liaoning will be safe, Ningyuan will be safe, there are Ningyuan and Jinzhou in, Shanhaiguan is still the rear, and the Jingshi is even safer.

The status of Guangning was extremely important to the Ming Dynasty, and even surpassed Liaoyang and Shenyang when the North was strong, and in the decades when Li Chengliang was the general army, the general military officer of Liaodong Town was not stationed in Liaoyang, nor was it stationed in Shenyang, but in the city of Guangning.

Even the governor and the eunuch in the Wanli period were in Guangning City, which was the real core of Liaodong Town at that time, and Liaoyang and other places were far behind.

Later, the northern captives were weak, the Jurchens rose, and the general army of Liaozhen moved to Liaoyang, and later, Jingluo also went to Liaoyang, and the governor also went to Liaoyang, and Guangning also set up a governor, but the status was far less than Liaoyang, but now Liaoyang has been captured by the Jurchens, and Guangning has become the top priority...... But Xiong Tingbi was not stationed in Guangning, he stayed in Shanhaiguan, and sometimes in Ningyuan, Xiong Tingbi and the governor Wang Huazhen did not agree, this is already an open secret.

There are not many soldiers in Guangning City, when Yang Yi and Cheng Fang were walking on the street, they found that another battalion of soldiers was sent out, after the city gate was opened, this battalion of soldiers swarmed out, the order was very chaotic, Cheng Fang and Yang Yi shook their heads.

"Captain, these soldiers are not as good as us back then, we are bad enough."

Cheng Fang still followed the old habits of the year, in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, he enlisted in the army, and Zhou Daniu and Yang Yi were in the same team, and of course, Li Mingli, who had no news, was in one place, and later, he experienced a lot, and now he can reunite with Yang Yi, sometimes Cheng Fang himself feels like a dream.

"After Salhu and Kaiyuan, Tieling two battles." Cheng Fang continued: "Now I understand that if a soldier does not practice martial arts diligently, it will harm others, but at present, the imperial court is still dominated by the car battalion and the firearms battalion, and does not urge the battalion soldiers to practice hand-to-hand combat skills. ”

"The battalion is rationed with more than 100 guns, three-eyed, seven-eyed, and nine-eyed guns." Yang Yi was also very dissatisfied, and said: "I heard that the imperial court has not felt that enough, and plans to set up another artillery battalion, and prepare to assemble more artillery and firearms. I don't understand, I don't dare to fight with the captives with white blades, what's the use of holding these guns? I really expect these firearms to make meritorious contributions, that's really a scholar's opinion, and I don't understand military affairs at all. ”