Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 123
Wang Ermao asked: "Brother, Master Chai said just now that you often eat pork, chicken, and prawns that are longer than chopsticks. Is it true?"

"It's still a lie. Our Mr. Chai is a god-like existence. He beats tigers with a shovel and beats a thousand at thirty. That's more accurate than nails. We eat pork, chicken, and fish almost every day. Prawns are not only longer than chopsticks, but they can take up half of your hand," said Wang Damao.

"By the way, the military salary for the first month hasn't been paid yet, but during this period of time I've always been number one in training. There are six hundred coins here, but I don't need them. You can take them home and use them." Wang Damao said. He took out a string of money from his body and handed it to his mother.

Da Mao Niang was startled. It is not easy to make money. Ordinary laborers may not be able to get ten cents for two meals a day.

"This, this, there is no military salary, so much money, you must have done something bad." Big Mao Niang said worriedly.

Wang Damao said: "What are you talking about? I am the No.1 runner. Chai Tuan trains his fancy. The promotion is faster. The training rewards given in the battalion. Those veterans really have a lot of bonuses. After a battle, they will be rewarded dozens of taels of silver. .”

"That's right, that's great. It seems that you don't have to worry about a daughter-in-law. After accumulating a year or two of military pay, you can talk about a daughter-in-law." The big hairy lady said.

Da Mao said: "Don't talk about that for now, mother, let me tell you something serious. The army is still recruiting, only 700 people, and I heard that they are the last batch of soldiers who can lead donkeys. After all, donkeys are not cheap. Don't say anything, tell my second aunt's cousin that he signed up late last time, and regretted it to death."

"Okay, mother will remember."

Wang Ermao went to touch Da Mao's saber, wanting to take it out to have a look.

Wang Damao quickly stopped him and said, "Er Mao, you're messing around again. This is a real guy, don't move lightly."

"It's so stingy, I can't even look at it." Wang Ermao said angrily, "I will be a soldier when I grow up."

The happy time is always short. After a while, the whistle blew, and the soldiers tidied up their armor, said goodbye to their parents, wives and children, quickly assembled and returned to the team.

Next, the cavalry dismounted and came to meet their families. First, they checked the donkey, and second, they reported the situation. They quietly passed on the information that the army still wanted to recruit people, and let the family take back the rewards of the army.

A few days ago, Chai Lin handled several cases and got more than 4 taels of silver. Because Hongtong Bank sent people to assassinate him, Chai Lin angrily destroyed a bank of Hongtong Bank and got 5 taels of silver. The cash in hand is 9 taels.

Chai Lin is very clear about the overall historical trend. The last years of the Northern Song Dynasty is a chaotic time. In troubled times, heroes are everywhere.

Making soap, horse-drawn carriages, and boats, no matter how well the business is done and no matter how much money it makes, it must be supported by a strong armed force.So Chailin, a local rich man, wholeheartedly wants to build the army well.

Now the team has risen, the original guards, six hundred recruits, people brought by Ruan Xiaoqi, and people brought by Chai Qiang.There are also twenty female soldiers trained by Pang Qiuxia.In this way, there are at least 800 people. The document from the Privy Council given by Master Su, the prefect of Su, asked to recruit 700 township soldiers, and now there are still [-] people short, so the first thing to do is to recruit people when money is abundant. With the help of the donkey distribution, let the military members publicize it in a small area, because there are few people recruited, and there is no need for fanfare publicity at all.

In the white tiger's tent, Chai Lin sat in the middle, and the generals next to him lined up on both sides, each with a dignified appearance, wearing cowhide armor.

After the recruits matured, the military system was reformed and the battalion system was implemented.Chai Lin is the person in charge, in charge of the entire army, this is an unshakable center, the staff officer Bian Xiang.

Chai Yong, the battalion commander, and Chai Qiang, the deputy general, mainly consisted of the guards of the Chai family, that is, the oldest cattle wholesaler. Everyone jokingly called them the cow guards.There are 150 people in the pro-barracks, which are composed of mixed infantry and cavalry, and are the elite of the township barracks.

In the heavy infantry battalion, the chief general Wu Song and the deputy general Liu Xiongda.The selected big man of Yishui used a horizontal knife with a handle length of [-] centimeters and a blade length of [-] centimeters.It is said that it was cut out with a single knife, and the man and horse were broken.

In the mountain barracks, the chief general Bian Xiang and the deputy general Zhang Xiang.Zhang Xiang is usually unknown, but he is actually a good hunter, walking among the mountains and forests all year round.A hundred light infantry, almost all woodcutters or hunters.Equipped with boar spear, bow and arrow.Mountain camps pay attention to flexibility and speed.Therefore, the armor is very weak, but the bow and arrow are strong. All the bows used are composite war bows obtained from the Cangzhou government treasury. The range can reach 180 meters, and the effective distance is also [-] meters away.

In the Sword and Shield Battalion, the main general is Lu Da, and the deputy is Li Nianzi.This battalion is also light infantry, equipped with a large shield about one person high, and those with round shields have waist knives, and there are also spearmen. Although the number is not large, there are quite a lot of arms.After all, Ruda was the only officer in the army who had experienced war.

Pang Wanchun, the leader of the Qingqi Battalion, has a hundred light cavalry under his command, riding prairie horses.With bows and arrows as the main weapon, the training is mainly on riding and shooting.The method of cavalry and shooting is adopted, without contact with the enemy, the enemy advances and we retreat, and the enemy retreats and we approach.These 100 people are all selected men who can ride horses, and are talented in bows and arrows, and they are still very successful after intensive training.

Lin Chong, the head of the heavy cavalry battalion, has a hundred heavy cavalry under his command, equipped with Yanyun's tall horses, and mainly use spears and simple knives for close combat.

In addition, there are more than ten auxiliary soldiers in each battalion, including the Huotou army, medical soldiers, equipment maintenance and so on.

Chailin said: "Light infantry and light cavalry have good armor and steel helmets, and their defense is good, but cowhide is too weak in preventing bows and arrows. If the enemy's bows and arrows are fierce, they will still suffer heavy casualties. In the case of adding too much weight, I made a small change to the leather armor, please take a look."

Chai Lin beckoned, and a soldier brought over two sets of double-layered cowhide armor and a dozen thin steel plates.

Chai Lin took it and inserted six steel plates into the front of the cowhide armor and four steel plates into the back.

"Let's take a look." Chailin passed the leather armor to the generals.

Bian Xiang was the first to get it. He was surprised and said: "This method is good. It just adds a few pockets on the inside of the original leather armor, which can quickly fix the iron plate, which increases a lot of defense."

"Let Sajia take a look." Lu Da took it and looked at it. Six iron plates were added to the front, which basically covered the heart and abdomen.The back four iron plates also cover the back, as long as the back is not a bit too big, it is still no problem to prevent most bows and arrows.

Lu Da took ten pieces of iron in his hands and tried them out, saying: "The total weight is only four catties, which is a reasonable weight. It's just a question of whether such thin pieces of iron can hold back bows and arrows."

Chailin smiled and said: "You are all wrong. This is not a piece of iron. This piece of steel looks similar, but the degree of strength is different. Come on, let's go to the school grounds to try."

(End of this chapter)