"Boom!" At this time, in the camp of Bashang, Qingji was accompanied by Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Tian Sui Tho and other generals, inspecting the training of the cavalry.

On the huge school grounds, the sound of horses' hooves was chaotic and dusty. One after another, the iron cavalry of the Wu Kingdom grasped the reins of the war horse in one hand and the sword of the horse chopping in the other, and cut off the scarecrow on the opposite side with the momentum of the Huashan Mountain.

They come and go like the wind, galloping across with skillful horsemanship, even on horseback.

Qingji only saw another group of cavalry, with bows and arrows on horseback. Holding the bow, setting up the arrow, and releasing the arrow, the three-step action was completed in one go, and the arrow was accurately shot on the target eighty steps away on the opposite side.

Although they will not hit the bull's-eye, they will not miss the target, which is enough to prove that the cavalry and archery skills of these cavalrymen have been practiced at home and are very skilled.

Cavalry shooting, arrays, crackling, catching and fighting, detachment exercises, etc., all kinds of drills are indispensable for the iron cavalry of Wu State.

This kind of systematic training is incomparable to the nations and the Rongdi. It is worth mentioning that at the beginning, the training of the iron cavalry of the Wu State was basically guided by Rong Di or the people of the old Qin.

You can't go wrong to learn from the experience of these people who grew up on horseback. As for the systematic training method, it is a "Cavalry Drill Code" compiled by Wu Zixu and Sun Wu.

"Not bad." Seeing that the iron cavalry were so skillful in bowing and horses, Qingji couldn't help but bow his head slightly, quite satisfied.

This iron cavalry regiment, after several years of training, has long been able to put into the battlefield. It's just that in recent years, there has been no war in the Wu Kingdom, and there is no place for cavalry like them.

"There is such a rapid reaction army that comes like a bird and goes like a string, galloping across the field, how can there be a reason not to win?" Hearing this, all the generals deeply agreed.

"Wu Zixu."

"The minister is here!" Qing Ji pointed to the cavalry who were training on the school field and asked, "Can you build a heavy cavalry according to the specifications of the heavy infantry like the trapping camp?" ”

"Heavy cavalry?" Wu Zixu was stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't have this kind of concept.

"Heavy cavalry must be well armoured, completely covered with the whole body, even the eyes must be completely protected, and the man and horse must be the same. The horse's head, body, legs and other parts should be equipped with armor, so that the spear cannot be pierced, the arrow cannot be pierced, and the blade cannot break the armor. ”

"Shhh Hearing this, the generals present couldn't help but gasp and were very surprised.

Qingji really dares to think! All people and horses are equipped with heavy armor, not to mention how expensive the cost is, which is a great test for the manufacture of armor.

Thanks to the Wu State's advocacy of excellence and the prevalence of the iron smelting industry, the craftsmen of the Wu State were absolutely first-class in terms of weapon manufacturing.

However, it is understandably difficult to create armor that cannot be broken by any weapon. It can be done, but the cost is not ordinarily high!

Wu Zixu thought for a while, couldn't help frowning, and said: "King, it's not easy to build such a heavy armored cavalry. ”

"As the king said, not only did they have heavy iron armor, but even their horses were all clothed in iron armor, and when they advanced, it was as if a wall of steel was pressing against them."

"It's just that their vision is very small, and it's basically limited to the front of them."

"They can only charge, turn around and charge again, but they must not stop hand-to-hand combat." Qingji nodded and said, "What the widow wants, this is the effect." "Now, the tens of thousands of iron cavalry cultivated by Wu are basically light cavalry.

As a traverser, Qing Ji knows the power of the heavy armored cavalry, how can he not want to create such a strong heavy armored cavalry?

In the era of cold weapons, a solid formation is the basis for ensuring victory, high morale is the key to victory, and once the enemy's psychological balance and organizational foundation are destroyed, it is equivalent to victory.

The main purpose of heavy cavalry is to destroy the enemy's formation and hit the enemy's morale of super cavalry and human tanks.

However, they also have their flaws. The heavy armored cavalry has the disadvantages of single function, poor reflexes, weak combat endurance, and less mobility than ordinary cavalry.

At the same time, this branch of the army is still a very expensive branch of the army, mainly because the metallurgical technology is not developed, and the armor equipped with heavy cavalry has become very expensive.

And the heavy cavalry has relatively high requirements for the selection of war horses, equipment care, logistics and transportation, etc., so it is really one

"Burn money" troops! Sufficient thickness and area results in a huge weight, which in turn sacrifices maneuverability.

Historically, the Mongol light cavalry relied on mobility to achieve victories against the large number of heavily armored cavalry of Western European knights.

"King, to build such a heavy armored cavalry, you need high-quality armor and horse harnesses, and select soldiers with strong physiques and powerful war horses." Wu Zixu shook his head and said, "If these three conditions can be met, the minister will definitely be able to create a powerful heavy cavalry for the king." ”

"Good." Qing Ji bowed slightly: "The widow only needs three thousand heavy armored cavalry." Time, money, manpower, etc., are not a problem, no one cares about the process, as long as the result! ”

"No!" Wu Zixu immediately agreed. The cost of heavy armored cavalry is so expensive, Qingji will not spare no effort to build too much.

The heavy armored cavalry of 3,000 people is enough for the use of the Wu State and swept the world. Qingji inspected the cavalry who were practicing to catch and fight on the horse, and couldn't help frowning when he looked at it.

When Wu Zixu, Sun Wu and other generals who were following Qingji saw this, they couldn't help but jump in their eyelids, for fear of making Qingji unhappy.

I saw two cavalrymen holding war spears, when they grabbed and killed, between the swings, the sleeves of the relatively wide battle jackets flew up, and the arc of the action was not too large, even when dodging, it was not convenient to leave the war horse in a short time.

Obviously, the movement of their slashing is more restrictive, to be precise, the flexibility of the body is greatly limited.

"Second and third sons, do you see anything wrong with this?" Qing Ji pointed to the two cavalrymen who had already decided the outcome and asked.

"This ......" The generals couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Find a Rong man for the widow."

"No!" Not long after, a Rong man who was in charge of teaching cavalry came to Qingji and bowed respectfully.

Qingji asked him to stand with a dismounted cavalryman, and asked the generals again, "Can the second and third sons see the difference between them?" When Wu Zixu heard this, he stepped forward and replied: "King, one of them is a Rong person, and the other is a Wu person. ”