Zhao Yu watched as he walked, this offensive and defensive battle was fought in a decent manner, even on the most fierce battlefield in Baihuling, and all departments followed the measures in the code to deal with it. In his opinion, the only bright spot came in the attack, the 1st Brigade's close-range firing tactics, and the enemy was thrown into confusion after a volley, which led to the collapse of the formation.

"Tian Tong, why did you violate the code of conduct and give the order to shoot within forty paces?" Zhao Hao asked, pointing to the breakthrough point of breaking the formation.

"Your Majesty, one of the enemy troops has been repulsed by our army one after another, and their morale is already low, and they are like frightened birds, which may collapse if they are given another fatal blow; Second, we lost artillery support during the attack, and if we want to break the enemy's position, we must not only deal them a heavy blow, but also suppress them in terms of morale, so that they will be afraid before fighting! Tian Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated and said.

"The third is that the last general is worried that the bows and arrows of the Yuan army, if we shoot at a distance of 100 paces according to the discipline, the hit rate is low, and it is not enough to cause great damage to the enemy. We can only continue to attack the enemy by marching and shooting, so that the engagement time is prolonged, but the enemy can continue to mobilize archers to block us, which will cause greater casualties, it is better to endure and enter the distance with the greatest lethality of muskets to inflict heavy damage on the enemy at one time. ”

"Your Majesty, the last general also feels the same way!" Li Zhen, commander of the Second Brigade, took over and said, "We can block the enemy's onslaught, in addition to defending the city, artillery also plays an important role. The enemy was intercepted by artillery fire on the way to attack, inflicting heavy casualties on them, and it was the end of the attack to the city. Therefore, without the support of artillery, if you want to hold off the enemy with muskets alone, you need to invest more troops and increase the density of firepower, otherwise it will be difficult to suppress the archers who are faster than us. ”

"Well, there is indeed a problem, our infantry lacks small support firepower, which does cause some difficulties in defense and breakthrough!" Zhao Hao nodded and admitted that this problem existed.

In fact, there has long been a debate about who is superior and inferior between the bow and the musket, and Zhao Yu also participated in it at the beginning, and he personally experienced a big debate in the Great Song Dynasty, but he won by speaking with the performance of the musket, and was able to install and promote the musket. In fact, there was only one central reason for winning this debate, and that was that musketeers did not need to train for long periods of time and had little to no dependence on physical and technical skills. Longbowmen, on the other hand, require years of training and are physically demanding in battle.

But this does not mean that Zhao Hao did not know that muskets also had insurmountable shortcomings compared to bows, and it is fair to say that the other factors listed by both sides are indeed not unreasonable, such as slow rate of fire, poor accuracy, heavy weight, and high faults. However, he knew that in fact, no one could say anything about the range and hit rate, and the musket had an advantage in range. Bow maintenance is also tedious, especially in the humid and rainy environment of the south, where the bowstring is easily slackened by moisture. Drawing a bow is also a manual task, and continuous firing will also cause fatigue, resulting in a slowdown and a decrease in range.

The biggest disadvantage of muskets and bows is actually in the rate of fire, an archer can shoot six times in a minute, while a strictly trained musketeer can only complete a maximum of five reloads, and the average person can reach three after training, and this is still without any mistakes. While musketeers generally use three rows of depth when firing, archers can reach six rows of depth, and the rear row can use projectiles to increase the density.

The accuracy of the musket is insufficient, the firing range is short, and the rate of fire is slow. The solution, that is, to increase the accuracy and rate of fire by increasing the density and the number of people, is why a dense queue of musketeers is used. As for the proximity of the range, the only way to make up for it was to march in line to bring the two sides closer, and the musketeers had to line up and keep advancing against the opponent's attack to close the distance and let the opponent into their own range.

However, linear tactics are designed to target the weakness of muskets, which also leads to inevitable casualties when closing the distance between the two sides. In addition, the performance of the compound recurve bow is so good that both cavalry and infantry can use the recurve bow to shoot in rapid motion. The advantage of the breech-loading musket was offset, and it also led to the prevalence of archery and horse archery in China for thousands of years, until it was eliminated by foreign guns and cannons.

Perhaps this reluctance is similar to Zhao Hao's current 'attachment' to ballistas. But it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to change, but he still needs to be observed, and after more actual combat tests, rash change will cause chaos. And the weapons that can accompany the infantry army must not only be lightweight, but also be able to fire quickly and continuously to suppress the enemy's archers, but there are no ready-made firearms in the army now!

Zhao Hao had no solution at the moment, so he could only keep it in mind and lead everyone to walk outside the valley, which was even more messy, the camp tent was crooked and collapsed, and the corpses of people and horses were compatible, obviously there was a chaotic battle here. He looked through the corpses of the enemy, most of them wounded in the back, showing that they had not organized a decent resistance at all, and had been killed in the run, and it seemed that defeat would be applicable to any army.

Walking further, you can see the messy horseshoe prints, and there will be scattered corpses in the distance, Zhao Yu walked over to check them one by one, and found that there were both his own soldiers and those of the Yuan army, and most of his soldiers were shot in the face of arrows, or killed by blunt objects, and few were injured by sharp weapons. In addition to being killed by muskets, most of the enemy soldiers were assassinated with sharp weapons.

"Report to Your Majesty, the commander of the cavalry brigade baggage battalion, Xu Shang, is cleaning the battlefield!" Suddenly, someone stepped forward and saluted.

"Commander Xu, have the wounded been gathered?" Zhao Yu raised his hand and asked politely.

"Inform Your Majesty, the wounded have been simply bandaged by the medical team and sent for further treatment, and now the bodies of the dead of our army are being searched!" Xu Shang replied.

"The remains of our soldiers must all be found, their names and surnames registered, their lives and their lives converged, and the burial places must be marked!" Zhao Yu nodded and admonished.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Shang saluted again.

"Oh, wait a minute." Xu Shang was just about to leave, but Zhao Yu suddenly remembered something and stopped him, "Why were most of the sergeants you sheltered and rescued injured, and where were they injured?" ”

"Your Majesty, according to the preliminary statistics of the last general, most of our sergeants were wounded by bows and arrows, and the injuries were generally in the limbs and faces; There were few injuries to the chest and abdomen, and there were armor to block them, but they were not fatal, and many of the dead were trampled by horses' hooves after falling from their horses. Xu Shang thought for a moment and replied.

"Okay, I got it!" Zhao Yu made it clear after hearing this, and waved his hand to let him get busy.

"Most of the wounded in our brigade are also in the limbs, so it seems that the cuirass designed by His Majesty has a good protective effect, and it is difficult to be penetrated by bows and arrows, which is no worse than the iron armor of the cavalry." Tian Zhong, the commander of the First Brigade, said with a smile.

"But at the beginning, I remember that many people complained in private, saying that I favored one over the other, let the cavalry wear iron armor, and the infantry wore some broken porcelain." Zhao Yu just asked to see how protective the porcelain cuirass was, and now it seems that the original goal has been achieved. Thinking about it, it was questioned by many people at the beginning, and several generals around him teased.

"How do you say that Your Majesty is Shengming!" Several people laughed when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, Fang Sheng is back." At this time, Ni Liang reported. Everyone looked north, and saw that the dust and smoke were billowing from there, and a group of cavalry was quickly late in the direction of the valley.

"See Your Majesty!" Fang Sheng received a notice on the way that His Majesty was inspecting the battlefield in front, and he immediately urged his horse to arrive first, and dismounted thirty paces away and rushed over to see it.

"Did you enjoy killing today?" Zhao Yu looked at the bloodstains on his battle robe, and knew that Fang Sheng personally went into battle to kill him.

"Hehe, the last general didn't hold back for a while, and rushed forward twice!" Fang Sheng replied with some embarrassment.

"How many did you kill?" Zhao Yu's face softened slightly.

"Your Majesty, the last general will kill one thousand-commander, two centurions, and seven or eight ordinary soldiers, but it's a pity that the bald man ran away. I chased twenty miles but couldn't catch up, and I could already see the city in front of me before retreating! Fang Sheng straightened his waist and said.

"That's amazing! You are the only one who has killed the generals in front of our army, what should I reward you? Zhao Yu's eyes stood and he smiled.

"Your Majesty, the last general knows that he is wrong!" Fang Sheng saw that His Majesty's face was not good, and immediately understood, and hurriedly asked for sin.

"Get your knife!" Zhao Yu ignored him, but stretched out his hand.

"Your Majesty......" Fang Sheng saw that His Majesty wanted his own knife, and he sighed in his heart, according to the regulations of the discipline, the chief officer at the first level of the command is forbidden to leave the command post without authorization, and his Majesty wants to deprive himself of the right to command if he violates military discipline, but he still holds the knife in both hands and hands it to His Majesty.

"Is this knife okay?" Zhao Yu took the knife, pulled out a piece and immediately smelled a bloody breath, he frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, this saber can be stabbed and chopped, and it is very handy." Fang Sheng didn't know what he meant, and replied with a frown.

"Hmm!" Zhao Hao snorted, pulled out all the knives, handed the scabbard to Ni Liang, took the knife to the front and carefully examined it, and then pulled the knife and slashed twice.

"Your Majesty, the Fang system is just impulsive, and the crime is not to death!" Ni Liang was startled when he saw His Majesty's splitting knife, and hurriedly spoke.

"Your Majesty, Du Tong is right, Fang Tong's temperament is impatient, it is just a rise of killing, it is definitely not intentional, please be merciful to your subordinates!" Tian Zhong also hurriedly stopped him. He knew that this was an extraordinary period, and the little emperor would make an example of him in order to rectify military discipline, and if he didn't get it, he would really take Fang Sheng and cut him with his own hands.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Although Fang Commander violated military discipline, for the sake of him having just killed several enemy generals, it is better to spare him! Li Zhen followed and pleaded.

"Don't plead guilty yet!" Sun Jin kicked the little face white, cold sweat flowed, and Fang Shengdao, who was stunned on the spot.

"Your Majesty, the last general is guilty, and please forgive me this time!" Fang Sheng didn't expect the matter to be so serious, and knew that His Majesty was very strict in governing the army, and when he saw him draw his sword, he felt that he was finished, and his mind was blank, and he reacted after being reminded by Sun Jin, and knelt down in the tunnel.

"What are you doing here?" Zhao Hao glanced at everyone and said sharply. His face was stern, but his heart was extremely broken, what and what is this, he really just wanted to see his knife.

After arriving in this world, Zhao Yu 'invented' many objects, including this saber, although it has been experimented, but it has not yet been tested in actual combat. Everyone understands that there is a difference between the experimental state and the actual combat state, especially in the actual combat There are many unexpected situations, which are by no means imaginable in the experiment, so he has always been worried that transplanting modern things to ancient times will not adapt to the soil and water, and this time on the battlefield is not only for people, but also for the test of new weapons.

During this period, the cavalry of the Yuan army was equipped with not only horse bows, scimitars, and spears, but also auxiliary weapons such as maces and lassoes; The cavalry of the Song army was often equipped with bows and arrows, spears and ring-headed knives, but they were all bows and knives as the main weapons. At the moment, Zhao Yu replaced the bow and arrow with a musket, but there must also be a melee weapon, and the ring head knife is honestly not suitable for cavalry, so Zhao Yu wants to replace it with a modern cavalry knife.

The style of the modern cavalry knife can be traced back to the shadow of Britain and France, and the British and French cavalry because of the difference in combat thinking and actual combat experience, so that the cavalry's standard weapons and killing actions have their own characteristics, and they take two paths. The difference between the two schools of the army may be due to the fact that the British army had enemies all over the world, many of whom were the poorly disciplined Eastern cavalry, while France, as a continental country, fought mostly against well-trained and disciplined European armies. The British cavalry was armed with a scimitar suitable for chopping, while the standard weapon of the French cavalry was a straight sword suitable for assassination.

The advantage of the scimitar is that it leaves a huge wound when chopping, which can easily shake the enemy's heart; The slashing action is easy to complete continuously when charging, which is convenient for repeated rush kills; The disadvantage is that slashing is easy to injure and not easy to kill. The advantage of a straight sword is that although the wound caused is not large, it is almost certain to die if it stabs the torso or the head, and the disadvantage is that it is not easy to pull out after stabbing the opponent when charging quickly, which is not conducive to repeated killing. Whether to use a scimitar or a straight sword, both Britain and France believe that their choice has solid practical and mathematical persuasiveness.

As for which genre to choose, of course, it will not be Zhao Yu alone in history, but he chooses to believe in 'Brother Barton'. The famous American general Patton, who also had a painstaking struggle over whether the cavalry should use a scimitar or a straight sword, finally surrendered to the skills of the French after a week of in-depth learning from the European professional sword champion Clary, and the combat action of the American cavalry changed from chopping to assassination, and the cavalry sword equipped by the American army according to Patton's research is therefore called the Patton sword.

Zhao Yu copied the Patton sword from memory, this cavalry knife has a straight design, the knife is two feet two inches long, the blade is eight minutes wide, and the blade is very long, which can be perfectly used for assassination and chopping. However, due to the current state of the art and materials, he made some improvements, the blade near the handle was not open, and the thickness was increased appropriately, and the casting of two ridges also increased the strength.

At that moment, Zhao Yu just wanted to see if Fang Sheng's blade was damaged or even broken after killing many enemy soldiers, but as soon as he pulled out the knife, it caused a misunderstanding. But since they had misunderstood, he felt that there was no need for him to be polite......