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Chapter 240 What is a heavy cavalry
Liu Yan is studying several sets of armor that were rushed back from the front line at night.

Those armors were the Dragon Guards captured in Shijie Zhao State, and they were divided into four layers.The first layer is a bucket iron armor (plate armor) made of iron sheet, with obvious Central Asian characteristics.The second layer is the iron armor, which is perforated by iron armor sheets and connected by iron wires, tending to the stage of piercing armor and scale armor.The third layer is a chain mail made of countless iron rings.The fourth layer consists of five silk undergarments.

It should be noted that, no matter whether it is Central Asia or Europa, barrel-packed armor has not yet appeared, and iron armor pierced by armor plates is still the mainstream all over the world.Plate armor was popular in the Greek city-states from the very beginning, and was later acquired by Rome.However, Central Asia is still a kind of armor similar to armor. For example, Parthian cavalry has scale armor for both humans and horses.

Liu Yan's understanding of history is limited, and he obviously mistakenly thought that the iron barrel armor that only appeared in Europe and Central Asia in the Middle Ages had already been produced.

Scale armor has actually appeared in Chinese civilization for a long time, but the manufacturing process is extremely numerous and complicated, and only some families with background can make some, and the official still mass-produces armor.

Chain mail has already appeared in Central Asia, and it was the standard armor of Parthia.

What is Parthia?In the records of Chinese civilization, Parthia is actually the Parthia Empire.The Parthian Empire has perished. It first fought with the Roman Empire for more than 200 years, and was later replaced by the Sassanian Dynasty.The Sasanian Dynasty, which replaced the Parthian Empire, should be said to be the absolute overlord of Central Asia at present.

"silk……"

Liu Yan was stunned as he looked at the silk clothes spread out one by one. In his impression, wasn't it the time when silk was discovered to be able to prevent arrows during the rise of Mongolia?
What I have to say is that Liu Yan's impression was wrong again. Silk can prevent arrows as early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. It was discovered that the generals of the Han army in the Western Han Dynasty wore several pieces of silk underwear when they went into battle, but they were not like Mongolian underwear. period was used on a large scale.

According to the archaeological discoveries of later generations, the corpses of nobles basically wear several pieces of silk underwear, especially in the tombs of military generals. Silk is almost as important as the armor of soldiers.

In fact, since the opening of the Silk Road in the Western Han Dynasty, silk spread to Central Asia and then to distant Rome, and the role of silk was soon discovered. Central Asians and Europeans pursue silk not only because it is comfortable and gorgeous to wear, but also Also because silk can prevent arrows, silk quickly became popular.

"Dragon Guardian? A real heavy cavalry!"

Liu Yan has a reason for saying that. The armor of the Dragon Guards alone weighs more than 130 catties, and the vest also weighs [-] catties. Even the front half of the horse is covered with a suit made of silk and silk.

In the battle with the Longteng Guards, the Han army fired more than 150 arrows, but only about a hundred cavalry were shot down, and it took about [-] arrows to deal with a heavy cavalry.In the end, the dragon guard was shot like a hedgehog, but he was still alive and kicking.

That is a strong crossbow, not a bow, nor a strong bow!
Liu Yan looked through the combat records again, and read in a low voice: "Within thirty steps, a round of volley shot over fifty riders."

The penetrating power of the strong crossbow within [-] steps can even penetrate the steel plate. One round of salvo is [-] crossbow arrows. Considering the hit rate, the statistics seem a little normal.

In fact, that's really the case. It doesn't mean that every time you shoot an arrow, you will be able to hit the target. It is not bad to hit three out of ten shots on the battlefield.In other words, the crossbow can shoot through the armored cavalry with four layers of protection at a distance of thirty steps.

"Silk...is there any silk production under the rule?"

Liu Yan remembered that silk did not seem to be produced under his rule. At this moment, he attached the same importance to silk as Xu Zheng, Ji Chang and others who were on the front line.

It was a memory leak before, and I knew there was such a thing, but there was no event that touched my memory, so I naturally didn't think of anything.

Now that he knows such a thing, Liu Yan will definitely pay attention to silk.

One thing to know is that the Han Dynasty has heavy cavalry, that is, the Huben Army, but the equipment of the Huben Army is a bit crude compared with the Dragon Guards.

The Huben army has a layer of bright armor on the outside, a set of chain mail on the inside, a layer of linen war robes on the inside, and silk underwear on the inside.

In fact, the Mingguang armor is also made of a mixture of iron armor and leather. The armor is not the style of the armor that is sewn on cloth or leather, but the style with overlapping fish scales. Part of the structure is a layer of leather, and the chest is a Two heart goggles.

Fish scale armor is actually very good in defending against arrows and chopping, slashing, and stabbing. However, the manufacturing process is too many and complicated, but it is better than plate armor. .What I have to say is that fish scale armor is heavier than plate armor because of the different lamination area.

Liu Yanyou weighed it himself. The plate armor of the Dragon Guards weighed sixty catties, and the Mingguang armor of the Huben Army weighed seventy catties.He even specially wore the Dragon Guard's plate armor, and found that once he put it on, it was difficult to bend over, even if he twisted his body from side to side, he would feel a strong sense of restraint.

Fish scale armor is just composed of scales, there is a kind of contraction and extrusion space, it will not appear too rigid when moving, but the process is very worthy of criticism.

Liu Yan originally considered researching plate armor, the kind of cuirassier cavalry, but the results of the first battle in Taishan County were reported, and it was obvious that he should continue to develop heavy scale armor.

Indeed, each era has its own characteristics, and a product that is suitable for a certain era may not be suitable for the next one, so the term "aging" appeared.

In the first battle of Taishan County, Liu Yan was not only a victory, but according to the rule of rewarding [-] system heavy cavalry for every [-] annihilated, he also had [-] new system heavy cavalry.

The heavy cavalry of the system is a system in which both humans and horses wear fish scale armor. Liu Yan checked the literature and found that the heavy cavalry of the system is very similar to Cao Wei's tiger and leopard cavalry, but only similar.

Cao Wei's tiger and leopard cavalry is a kind of cavalry in which both men and horses wear heavy armor. They are equipped with a horse-cutting knife about one foot long and four feet long, and the rest is the back blade.In addition to Zhang Ba's saber, there are two 1.2-meter short halberds in the back box on the back, and a ring-head knife at the waist.

The weapons of the system heavy cavalry are the same as those of Cao Wei's tiger and leopard cavalry, but there is only a difference in the armor. If you want to identify it carefully, you will find that it is more similar to the iron Buddha (or iron kite) of Xixia in the Song Dynasty.

Liu Yan was still studying heavy cavalry, thinking about the development path of heavy cavalry in his headquarters. Cai You came to report that a new special envoy from the Eastern Jin Xiao~chao~ting had arrived.

The special envoy of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was called Gong Ze, who was the guy who fooled Feiyan into attacking Yanzhou.

"I think it's the matter of your majesty lighting up the Han flag." Cai You said with some worry: "The little~chao~ting tried their best to destroy Shijie and go south, so we flashed the Han flag..."

Yes, Liu Yan's order to display the Han flag played an encouraging role, but the side effects were actually ready-made. For example, the Eastern Jin Dynasty who had to curry favor with the Han tribe could become arrogant.

Liu Yan didn't intend to meet Gong Ze in person, and he was not interested in knowing whether Gong Ze was a pseudonym or something else.Instead, he asked Cai You: "Oh? Does Decai think it's inappropriate to show the banner now?"

how to say?That depends on what is needed, or whether you have the strength.

There is no doubt that for the current situation, it is appropriate to say it is appropriate, but it is also inappropriate to say it is inappropriate.

No matter whether Shihu wants to go south or not, he can't get around the Han tribe that occupies Qingzhou, so no matter whether he shows his flag or not, war will always break out.That is, Liu Yan showed the Han flag, which would cause Shi Hu's emphasis on the Han tribe to soar.

Without showing the Han flag, the first conquest target of the Shijie Zhao State would be the Eastern Jin dynasty, but Liu Yan showed the Han flag, and the Han Ministry would "take over" and become the first-class conquest target of the Shijie Zhao State.Not only was Shijie Zhao Guoguo going all out to conquer the Han tribe, but the Eastern Jin small~chao~court would also turn hostile, and it can even be said that the rest of the barbarians would also have the same attitude.

"The war will inevitably break out, and we need cohesion." Liu Yan said with a smile: "There will be no force that will become stronger without passing the test. Any group will gain a firm foothold after a test. There is no better time than now gone."

Cai You was silent.

What strength does the Han Department have?If you count it, the productivity is definitely at the top level, and the number of elite troops is actually not too far from several powerful races, but the available combat power of the next level is seriously insufficient.

"Shihu is determined to cleanse the Jin people..." Liu Yan said with a sigh: "There should be a bright light in the darkness, and we are that bright light."

Cai Jiayou nodded. It was for this reason that they felt that it was dangerous and still agreed to show the Han flag.

In the past, only a small number of Jin people in the entire Central Plains lived well, and the rest basically belonged to the environment of being bullied.

Since last year, Shi Hu has suddenly gone crazy. It is not just a simple bullying, he only has to shout out publicly, but the action is already to exterminate the group of Jin people.

At present, Shihu is playing in different ways, causing Shijie and Zhao Guo to have a lot of Jin people who can't survive.And these Jin people didn't choose to explode, but to find a tree and hang themselves?
"Population is our shortcoming." Liu Yansu said, "We need a large population!"

There was a smile on Cai You's face: "In just seventeen days, we have taken in more than [-] people who came to seek refuge. There are only a few old and weak, and the rest are young and strong." He waved his arm and continued: "Those young and strong soldiers are very enthusiastic about joining the army, and they are a good source of soldiers!"

Cruel things will happen, and only a group of mainly young and strong people will be able to escape into the Han-controlled areas. That is a prerequisite determined by their physical health.

But in this historical version, at least there is a Han tribe that can provide shelter for the Jin people. In the history without Liu Yan, the Jin people need to see the cry of Ran Min in despair.

Liu Yan didn't know what he was thinking, sighed, and said slowly: "Crisis and opportunity always coexist, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)