0295, the rise and fall of mounted cavalry

"Equipment" is the armor of the war horse.

As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, the word "turquoise cavalry" has appeared frequently, and its main role is to launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

In one war after another, the vest appeared.

The first was a piece of leather hanging under the neck of a war horse, also known as "dang chest." ”

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, warlords large and small stepped onto the stage of history.

The original national army has also transformed into a force with private soldiers as the core.

In order to increase the combat effectiveness of the army, the warlords did everything they could to develop a variety of weapons and equipment.

The armor of the human has developed from the "two-grade armor" to the "bright light armor." ”

Takahashi saddles and stirrups also appeared on the horses, which multiplied the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

According to "Liutao", the role played by one cavalry is equivalent to forty foot soldiers.

At this time, in addition to having great mobility, cavalry can also use bows and arrows to shoot opponents from a distance.

In hand-to-hand combat, spears and sabers are also used as weapons.

In addition, the overwhelming momentum of the war horse when charging will often make the opponent collapse immediately.

They act as masters of the battlefield, and once they are in battle, they can often turn the tide in an instant.

With the importance of war horses highlighted, the simple "chest" can no longer keep up with the needs.

By the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the equipment had developed into full-body armor, which could be effectively protected in other places except for the eyes, nose, limbs, and tail.

But over time, the shortcomings of mounted cavalry were also revealed.

Although the armor increases the protective power, the heavy force also weakens the mobility of the war horse.

So that they are only suitable for frontal assault, and should not be interspersed and detoured.

However, the means of countering the cavalry are increasing, with strong bows and crossbows, spears and halberds, and more and more dense military formations.

Attacking from the front, mounted cavalry often suffered heavy losses.

From a price-performance point of view, this is an extreme loss.

And even more fatal was the rise of the light cavalry, when China ended the division of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and returned to the Sui Dynasty.

In the steppe, a powerful nomadic state of the Turks also appeared.

They made full use of the mobility and flexibility of the light cavalry, and often went around to the rear of the Sui army to launch attacks.

And against the heavy cavalry of the Sui Dynasty, it was difficult to resist the attack of the Turkic light cavalry.

You even have to cooperate with the infantry to compete with it.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the mounted cavalry suddenly weakened.

The rising Don army followed the example of the Turks and created powerful elite light cavalry units.

Although, the mounted cavalry continued until the Song Dynasty, but the role was no longer so obvious.

Until the Liao and Jin periods, mounted cavalry flourished for a while.

However, after the battles of Shunchang and Yingchang, the historical books were no longer seen.

It's a pity that the Chinese cavalry in the later ones took the wrong path, so that they were pulled farther and farther.

By the time of the Battle of Wanqing Bali Bridge, he had already become the object of slaughter.

Looking at the photos, Xiang Nan said:

"Is it the armor of the Anzai Protectorate?"

In the Tang Dynasty, the most elite was the Anxi Protectorate Army.

Their equipment level is much better than that of the domestic ones.

Lin Chao replied:

"Yes. However, the armor is in a bad condition, and now all the replicas on display are on display. ”

"Sure enough!"

The people at the National Museum couldn't help but sigh.

Although they had been mentally prepared, their hearts were still heavy.

At this time, Yan Xinyu said in an impatient tone:

"Don't sell it here, take out the things!"

This bad boy is ready to empty the white wolf again,

However, the cultural relics found this time must be left behind by the provincial museum, and must not be picked up cheaply by others.

Lin Chao had no choice but to press a button on the wall.

"Buzz!"

A wall slowly rises up.

Only then did the people in the house realize that there was a cave here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Bastian's estate was bought by me for $8 million in the middle of last month. But they're in terrible condition, the metal parts are fine, the leather parts are almost rotten, and we're in the process of repairing them. ”

"Wow!"

Even Xiang Nan, who was used to seeing big scenes, was so shocked that he took a breath of cool air.

If there is no mistake, the laboratory in front of you is completely enclosed and filled with inert gas, which can effectively prevent the artifacts from being damaged again.

However, it is extremely costly, with hundreds of millions of dollars invested.

Not to mention the other equipment inside, some of which don't even have a national museum.

But soon, Xiang Nan frowned again.

"Director Lin, what kind of potion did you spray the nail tablets?"

The protection of cultural relics has always been a troublesome matter, and even with the development of science and technology, it is impossible to solve problems such as oxidation.

For example, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang are colored when they are dug up, but they fade quickly.

Although countless solutions have been thought of, these problems have not been solved.

"This is a protective coating that we invented, which can form a film on the surface of cultural relics, which can avoid direct contact with air and have a certain corrosion resistance."

Xiang Nan's brows tightened.

They have come into contact with many such agents, most of which are exaggerated, and even damage cultural relics.

The museum is also cautious about this.

"Director Lin, how many experiments have you done, are you too hasty?"

Lin Chao took out a manual and handed it over.

"This is experimental data, you can find someone to corroborate it, I can't provide the medicine for free, and the price per milliliter is about 10,000 yuan."

It's not that he opened his mouth widely, with Bluestar's existing technology, it is extremely difficult to produce such a potion.

Only in Zhao Ming's laboratory can produce small batches, and the cost is not low.

Xiang Nan flipped through a few pages and couldn't help but be surprised.

The rigor of the experiment has exceeded the standards of the National Museum.

"Can it be used for calligraphy and painting?"

Lin Chao shook his head.

"The material is different, the medicine is different, the price of rice paper is doubled, and the price of jute paper is about twice as much."

Xiang Nan says:

"Director Lin, I'm very interested in this, how about buying 5 ml first?"

In the National Museum, she also has a task to protect and restore those ancient calligraphy and paintings.

Although many measures have been taken, the effect is not very good.

If this agent works, 100,000 per milliliter is not a problem.

Lin Chao took out a notebook and flipped through a few pages.

"It can only be sold for 2 milliliters, and the museum has recovered a lot of old books, which are now being repaired."

"Oh!"

Xiang Nan suddenly became interested.

"Can you give me a tour of how you restored the ancient books?"

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"That's totally fine."

Yan Xinyu interjected and said:

"Curator Lin, when will the Mingguang armor and equipment be repaired?"

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"There are a total of 8 pieces of armor, including 2 pieces of Liangdang armor, 1 piece of Sui Dynasty Mingguang armor, 4 pieces of Mingguang armor in the middle Tang Dynasty, and 1 piece of late Tang Dynasty armor. There are 2 pieces of equipment, which can only be preliminarily concluded to be in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the specific information can no longer be examined. ”

"The restoration work has been completed and it will be exhibited to the public when it opens next year. The imitation work is quite smooth, 10 payments can be made every month, the price is more than 50,000 yuan, and I guarantee that all are antique technology. ”

Yan Xinyu couldn't cry or laugh.

If someone else has such a collection, I'm afraid that the first time is to do research and produce results.

Lin Chao is good, he is thinking about making money.

"How short of money are you?"

"I can't wait to get a stall on the overpass to ask for food!"