Zhang Bao'er listened to Li Sijing's words, but he was not angry, he smiled and said: "General Li is right, there are many prime ministers in Chang'an, and it is nothing to bring down a few prime ministers." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Now that I'm in the barracks, there are many generals here, I think it's more fun to bring down a few generals, what do you say? ”

Li Sijing was about to open his mouth, but Zhang Bao'er no longer paid attention to him, but turned to Xue Ne and said, "Xue Shuai, let's not talk about the old here, let's go back first!" ”

Xue Ne asked, "Dingguo Gong, where is your group training now?" ”

"Five miles from here!"

"If Dingguo Gong doesn't mind, I want to go and see it, okay?" Xue Ne asked cautiously.

"Xue Shuai said, how could I disagree?" Zhang Baoer was very bold and shouted: "Zhao Langzhen, lead the way, let's return to the team!" ”

"Yes! Team training envoy! Zhao Langzhen agreed.

Two hundred cavalry marched in front and in the rear, and Xue Ne and others followed behind the cavalry, because the road was not far, they did not ride their horses and galloped, but walked forward slowly.

"Dingguo Gong, there will be something unclear in the end, can you give me advice?" Wang Haibin asked Zhang Baoer on the side.

"Governor Wang, you're welcome, what's wrong, just say it!" Zhang Baoer smiled at Wang Haibin.

"Why are the king's cavalry all one man and two horsemen?"

Zhang Bao'er said strangely: "One person and two horses can be rotated when running and charging, so as to prevent the horses from carrying weight for too long and losing their combat effectiveness." Isn't it good that this will allow the cavalry to achieve the ability to achieve strategic maneuver and enhance the ability to sustain combat? ”

"Dingguo Gong, that's not what I meant! Of course, one cavalryman and two horses are good, how could I not know? I just want to know, why does the imperial court distribute so many war horses to your regimental training? ”

This time the expedition against the Khitan and Xi tribes used so many troops, but the imperial court only allocated one person and two horsemen to the Luzhou regiment. Is it because His Majesty once stayed in Luzhou, is it because Zhang Baoer is the Duke of Dingguo? Wang Haibin does feel a little unfair.

"The Imperial Court?" Zhang Bao'er shook his head and said: "Luzhou regimental training is not a regular army, how can the imperial court distribute war horses to us?" These horses are my own! ”

"Huh? Dingguo Gong's own? Wang Haibin was stunned.

Not only Wang Haibin, but even Xue Ne and others were taken aback, they didn't expect Zhang Baoer to spend so much money for Luzhou group training.

"My cavalry is all one man and two horses, and they are blue Turkic horses!"

"What? Turkic horses? Wang Haibin was taken aback again.

Although the Tang Dynasty has implemented horse politics for many years, there are four main types of military horses in the Tang Army: the Three Hippos produced in the Hulunbuir Grassland, the Kazakh Horse in the Western Regions, the Yanqi Horse and the Weile Horse. Among them, the Yanqi horse and the Weile horse, because of their tall and sturdy, long neck, smooth gait, and sensitive response to the reins, were the most used horse breeds by the regular cavalry of the Tang Army. The Turkic horses are better than the above four horses, so the Turkic cavalry has an advantage over the Tang Dynasty in horses. Because of the strict control of the Turks, there were not many Turkic horses in the Tang Dynasty. However, Zhang Baoer was able to equip all his cavalry with Turkic horses with one person and two horses, which was quite an easy thing.

"Dingguo Gong, how much does this cost?" Wang Haibin's eyes widened.

Zhang Bao'er said disapprerovingly: "What is this? If you look at the equipment of our cavalry, everyone is wearing bright light armor, and each person has a tough horse lance! and swords, bows and arrows, all of which are of the best quality. ”

The armor of the Tang army mainly includes 13 kinds of armor, such as Mingguang, Guangyao, fine scales, mountain inscriptions, bird hammers, white cloth, soap juan, cloth back, infantry, leather armor, wooden armor, chains, and vests. Among them, Mingguang, Guangyao, Chain, Mountain, Bird Hammer, and Fine Scale Armor are iron armor, and the latter three are named after the style of armor armor pieces. Leather armor, wooden armor, white cloth, soap, and cloth back are named after the materials used to make them.

Mingguang armor is a shiny plate armor with chest shields, which is very gorgeous and lighter, but the defense power is greatly improved, and only high-ranking generals in the Tang army will equip it. The cavalry trained by the Luzhou regiment is all equipped with Mingguang armor, isn't it staggering.

Compared with the Mingguang armor, what surprised everyone even more was the tough horse lance.

The cavalry of the Tang Army was usually equipped with a long weapon of a horse lance, similar to a Zhangba snake spear, with a sharp and flat front end, which could be picked and slashed or stabbed directly, and a horizontal knife was used in hand-to-hand combat.

There is a lot of attention to the inside of the horse lance, and the lance is not like the wooden pole used in the lance at all, but the main trunk of the high-quality tough wood, peeled into a uniform thickness, and glued together. The toughest wood is the most used for bows, followed by mulberry, oak, and rattan, and the worst is also made of bamboo. Soak the fine scorn in oil repeatedly. The first step was completed, and the process took nearly a year. After a year, the strips are removed and dried in the shade for several months. Glue with high-quality glue paint into a thick, eight feet long, and then wrap the hemp rope around the outer layer. Wait for the hemp rope to dry thoroughly, apply raw lacquer, and wrap it in arrowroot cloth. The kudzu cloth is lacquered, dried and wrapped in a layer, until it is cut with a knife, and the mallet makes a metallic sound, but it does not crack, so it is qualified. Then go to its head and tail, truncated to about six zhang. The front is equipped with a stainless steel lance, and the rear is a red copper lance. Constantly adjusted, the qualified standard is to use a hemp rope to hang at the tail of the lance two feet, the whole Zhangba horse lance can be in mid-air like a weighing rod at both ends without falling. In this way, the military commander can ride on the horse, so that he can keep the tip of the lance forward without the slightest effort. The resulting lance is light, tough, and strong. Generals can charge with horsepower, or swing them in melee combat. It's just that the whole lance takes three years, and the success rate is only forty percent, so the cost is surprisingly high, so the horse lance has always been the symbol of the family's generals.

Hearing Zhang Baoer say this, not only Wang Haibin, but even Li Sijing, who has always been above the top, also felt a little ashamed. Where is this regimental training, and in front of them, these regular troops are simply a group of people called Hanako.

Seeing that Xue Ne and the others had different expressions, Zhang Baoer said mysteriously: "Actually, these are not the most valuable, the most valuable ones are the front!" ”

As he spoke, the brigade of Luzhou regimental training had already entered everyone's sight.

"Dingguo Gong, what are they?" Xue Ne couldn't help but ask strangely when he saw that the Luzhou regimental training had already set up the car formation, and looked like he was facing a great enemy.

Zhang Bao'er explained with a smile: "Oh, I didn't know it was Lao Xue you came just now, and the scouts came with news that there were cavalry approaching, so I set up a chariot formation, just in case." ”

"So, you were on the march?" Xue Ne asked again.