Chapter Twenty-Nine: New Weapons

Menes had already planned to hire Butehamon, and today he was just climbing the pole.

Bute Hamon has a flexible mind and can do business, so he is also the richest aristocrat in the Holy Cat State, and the last incident impressed Menis.

Secondly, this guy not only has money, but also has a good reputation, if he is put in charge of the finances, if there is anything that needs to be raised in the future, as long as he is willing to take the lead, others will follow.

The most important thing is that this guy has money, in case of financial problems or this guy embezzles money, it is easy to do it and directly copy his house to pay off his debts, anyway, he has money.

The name of the newly established company was also decided, and the state of the Holy Cat was in the southernmost part of the kingdom, so the company was named Pta Hand Industrial Co., Ltd., and the symbol was the right hand of Ptah, the protector of artisan art.

The CEO of the company is, of course, Menes, the treasurer is the fat Butehamon, the personnel administration officer appoints Winover, and the technical executive is Daydia.

Dedia can really learn super strong, it's only been a few months, basic math is already very proficient, Menes has been insisting on attending classes every day, teaching him some basic physics and chemistry, Dedia is fascinated, every day in addition to normal work is to bury his head in his small room to study and do research.

The principle of glassmaking was very simple, Menes said it once and Dai Dia remembered it, and began to study how to produce it industrially and increase production.

It wasn't long before Menes was able to make a fortune from this, and Putta's Hand Industrial Co., Ltd. was established, and Menes also gave 10% of the shares to the Daidia family for free as a stake in technology.

The matter of money has basically been solved, and now the main thing is to strengthen the building of the army.

Last time, I raised a batch of metal by smashing pots and selling iron, which has been made into weapons, helmets, bows, spears, short knives, leather armor, horse harness, etc.

Menes pulled the army to a remote place to begin training, and all the soldiers were not allowed to return home during this time.

The beggar army finally changed its equipment, each with a polished bronze spear, a wooden shield covered with cowhide, a copper helmet on his head, cowhide armor, leather shoes, elbow pads, and shin armor, no one dared to laugh at everyone for being a beggar army.

Menes also made military flags, army emblems, and gave the brigade a majestic name, "Anubist Clan".

The new weapons made the soldiers love it, and after so many years in the army, when did they have such a good weapon? Armor is also distributed for free? Isn't it only for officers? And there is also a helmet, so that they will never be afraid of slashing again.

Equipped and the soldier felt that he was already invulnerable.

Menes took out a batch of bows and crossbows, and showed everyone how to use them on the spot, there are no archers in the army, and there are a lot of crossbow arrows made this time, a total of more than a hundred, so one per person for the time being.

Soldiers can use it normally after practicing a few times, this is the benefit of the bow and crossbow, it is easy to get started, as long as you aim a little, you can shoot the target, and the power is much greater than the general bow and arrow, it is really a good weapon, but the loading and firing is too slow, everyone has to practice more, and the speed can be improved if you are familiar with it.

Finally, Menes led a few horses to demonstrate the role of cavalry.

For this cavalry demonstration, Menes himself had been studying for a long time with Nacht, and several times he fell down and almost died.

The soldiers were very curious, in the past, the nobles used to fight with chariots, but now they actually rode horses?

The Kemert Kingdom is not without cavalry, but it is generally used for reconnaissance, so someone can ride a horse, but the level is average, the important thing is that the cavalry of the Kemert Kingdom, there is no regular saddle just a blanket on the horseback, so as not to grind the buttocks, and there are no stirrups.

In this way, the rider has to rely on the strength of his legs to clamp the horse's belly, which is not conducive to the cavalry to fight with both hands, and cannot exert force when charging, and often falls off the horse after hitting the target.

Menes carefully explained the use of war horses, including saddles, stirrups, bridles, etc.

Then he and Nacht got on the horse and showed everyone how to handle the horse.

Menes and Nacht rode their horses at high speed, and the horses seemed to have spirits, and when they encountered obstacles, they could jump high and jump over, or avoid them in time, turn around, retreat, and even stand upright.

Menes sat on his horse and ran at high speed, and with his free hands to bend his bow and shoot an arrow, an arrow hit the target, drawing applause from the audience.

With a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, Nacht rushed towards the army, and everyone rushed to dodge in fear, Nacht rushed through the crowd and stabbed the spear into the scarecrow's body.

Menes rode very imposingly on her horse, and said loudly" The role of cavalry is not only used to impact the local camp, its biggest strength is mobility, which can save physical strength for our soldiers, carry more equipment, when attacking, run back and forth with bows and arrows to hit the enemy's dense formation, when the enemy wants to attack us, we can quickly get out of the battlefield, back and forth The enemy's physical strength will also be exhausted, morale is low, and the formation is loose, at this time we gather the formation, and a full charge can defeat the enemy, which is the advantage of cavalry. ”

Menes finished and shouted, "Who wants to join the cavalry?"

The soldiers shouted "I do!"

Historically, charioteers have mainly consisted of nobles, but now who wouldn't want to be a cavalryman with their own horses?

"Okay, everyone is willing, but we only have a dozen horses now, so we have a martial arts competition today, and the winner is eligible to become a cavalryman. Menes yelled.

"Good, good, the victor should be a cavalryman, we want you, Lord Menes, how do you compare?"

"Triathlon, archery, horseback riding, wrestling, and the winner joins the cavalry!" Menes said and waved for Nacht to explain the details.

Nacht straightened the team and said, "Riding is easy, all the people get on their horses and run to the stone pillar in front of them, and they must let go of their hands during the ride, and they must not fall off, and the fastest one to arrive is the winner." ”

"The second event, the archery competition, has 10 arrows per person, and the one who hits the most targets wins. ”

"In the third event, wrestling in pairs, the last 10 were the winners. ”

"We will select ten people to join the cavalry team based on the results of the three results, do you understand?"

"Understood!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

The first competition horseback riding, this is basically difficult for everyone, most people are even difficult to get on the horse, many people are thrown on the ground by the horse, can run to the stone pillar according to the requirements of a total of more than a dozen people, most of them have fallen, this is no way, cavalry training takes time.

The team leader Bata performed well, got on the horse smoothly, and quietly comforted the horses before departure, very much like a rider, not running fast, but with his empty hands and leg strength to control the horses, he successfully reached the finish line, which was the best performance of all personnel.

In the second round of the archery competition, everyone used bows and crossbows, and the performance was acceptable, but there were many people who missed the target.

Bata is still doing well, and Dill is also doing well, with the two tied for first place.

The last round is a wrestling match, which everyone knows, and the soldiers who didn't perform well in the first two rounds want to beat their opponents in this round, and everyone is riveting their strength to beat their opponents.