Chapter 33: A Riding Equipment

(Thanks to the depraved ¥ crazy, lelouch268, and Mai Zaling for the tips of the three children's shoes, thank you)

Looking at the performance of everyone in the tent, Chen Kefu was also very moved in his heart, and his eyes were not moist.

When you are willing to give up your life for you, then what emotion is more touching than this. After traveling so far, Chen Kefu is finally no longer just alone, he has Chenjiazhuang's family and many brothers who have broken the barracks.

"I've made up my mind, so you don't need to say more. I remember that among the captured Goguryeo military equipment, there were still a lot of horse armor and heavy armor? Can anyone tell me how many exactly? Chen Kefu asked the generals in the tent.

Counselor Cangcao hurriedly stood up and said, "The general remembers correctly, there is indeed a batch of such materials in the warehouse of Xincheng, and he also asked Gao Qi at the beginning, according to him, this batch of materials was originally to be transported to Liaodong City, and later it seems that because Liaodong City was under the siege and attack of our Sui army, the Goguryeo people transferred this batch of materials to Xincheng. According to Gao Qi, these were originally made by the Goguryeo royal family at a great cost, and so far so many pairs have been made, and they have been used from the end. Originally, I planned to get Liaodong City to deal with our Sui army, but I didn't expect it to fall into our hands in the end. According to the inventory, there are as many as 3,000 pairs of materials, and the Goguryeo people have indeed spent a lot of money, and the cost of such 3,000 sets of armor is enough to make 20,000 sets of Mingguang armor. ”

Chen Kefu only saw this thing on the material list, but he forgot the specific number, he didn't look down on this thing at first, because he felt that this thing was not too cost-effective, and there would be too many restrictions, but at this time he remembered this thing. Three thousand, if there is such a thing, then the security of his trip is a little more.

"Take us to the warehouse at once, I'm going to see if those things are as reliable as they say, and if they're that magical, then it's up to him to wait for this." Chen Kefu said to Counselor Cangcao.

The generals are a little confused about the dialogue between the two like playing dumb riddles, they don't understand why it's not horse armor and armor, although cavalry war horses are rarely armored, but there are still a lot of war horses will be equipped with leather armor, is there anything different about this batch of armor? Everyone couldn't help but be very curious about this thing. Following the footsteps of Counselor Cangcao, everyone came to the place where the instruments were stacked in the middle of the camp after a while. At this time, most of the rows of warehouses in the middle of the camp were empty because of the distribution of weapons and other defensive materials, but there were still more than half of the warehouses that were full.

Following the footsteps of Counselor Cangcao, everyone finally walked into a palace in the tent, which was still full and did not decrease by half a cent.

Counselor Cangcao said to a few of the guards soldiers, "You guys, carry a box out and open it for you to see." ”

Several soldiers hurriedly carried a box from it, and looking at their struggling appearance, everyone knew that the weight of the things in this box must be not light. Several soldiers took out their knives and pried open the wooden box, and as the box opened, everyone finally saw what was inside, the armor, all armor, and all of them were brand new armor that had not been used. However, these armors are not very different from ordinary armor, and even look so strange.

Chen Kefu couldn't help but be a little excited when he looked at the armor in the box in front of him, "Quickly take it out and put it for me, I want to take a closer look." ”

Several soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to take out the armor in the box one by one, and after a while, they were all placed separately on the ground in front of everyone.

Old man Li Benlei looked at everything in front of him with some surprise, and said in a trembling voice, "Could it be that these made by the Goguryeo people are 'armor and riding equipment'?" "Old man Li has been fighting all his life, and he is very familiar with this thing in front of him, although he is not used much in the army now, but he is still very familiar with it. Among the border troops of the Great Sui and the Praetorian Guards of the capital, there were many troops equipped with this kind of armor and cavalry. This expedition to Liao, but I didn't bring these.

Hu Hai also said excitedly, "That's right, this is the armor cavalry armor, the most powerful heavy cavalry armor in my Great Sui." Damn, how did the Goguryeo people actually have a way to make these armors. Fortunately, they only made 3,000, and fortunately, the waste of Gaoqi didn't equip the cavalry with these armors last time. Otherwise, in the last battle of the new city, maybe we will lose. There was a feeling of fear as he spoke.

Zhang Heye squatted on the ground with bright eyes and looked at the armor, reaching out and gently stroking it. This is the final equipment of the cavalry, and with these armors, it is a symbol of invincibility for a cavalryman. Although it is somewhat exaggerated, for every cavalryman, they once fantasized about entering the hoplite unit. However, the cost of such armor is too high, and the restrictions on their use are too high for heavy cavalry, and they can only play a decisive role in the decisive battle of the large army. However, the Sui Dynasty has been fighting for many years, and it has long been surrendered from all over the world, and the opportunities for heavy cavalry to appear are becoming fewer and fewer. Up to now, the hoplites have basically become His Majesty's guard of honor, and every time they are used by His Majesty to show the strength of the Great Sui in front of those foreigners, it is difficult to see their shadows in real wars. Even the three expeditions to Goguryeo have never seen them.

Looking at the reactions of those veterans, Team Kefu couldn't help but re-identify the understanding of this heavy cavalry. In his previous understanding, since the Sui Dynasty, the heavy cavalry has withdrawn from the equipment sequence of the Central Plains regime in China. So he had always thought that this heavy heavy cavalry was something that would have been eliminated a long time ago, so although he was only surprised when he knew that this thing had been captured, he didn't think about anything else.

But looking at the glittering look in the eyes of the generals, he understood that the hoplite cavalry will always be the king of the cavalry, and once the hoplite comes out, the world will not dare to compete. It seems that he has to find a way to keep these 3,000 armor equipment, maybe he will be able to play a big role one day.

Lu Shishen looked at everyone with some confusion and said, "General, isn't this a pair of armor?" Are you so excited? ”

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Benlei, Hu Hai, Zhang He and other cavalry veterans all looked at him as if they were fools. The old man said worriedly, "As long as there are 3,000 heavy cavalry equipped with armor and cavalry, in a frontal decisive battle, 3,000 can be used to defeat 30,000 enemy troops, especially the impact on the cavalry Chen Xing is the most effective." If the two armies fought a decisive battle, with hoplites, plus light cavalry on the wings, and finally with the infantry phalanx as the rear, then on the battlefield, they could be completely invincible, and no army could stop such an impact. ”

Lu Shishen didn't care at all, and grinned, "Doesn't that mean that the heavy equipment is invincible?" Why is there less and less of it now? ”

Chen Kefu smiled and said, "It seems that you do still have some brains, hoplites, like hoplites, have a huge role in array warfare." But now what chance does the Great Sui have to fight such a battle? Nowadays, we are all fighting small-scale battles, even if they are like the conquest of Liao, they are just siege battles. The Goguryeo people did not fight us head-on at all, so the hoplites would not have a chance to play in Liaodong at all. And the heavy cavalry is not without weaknesses, the weakness lies in the weight, this armor, the horse armor has nearly 80 catties, the soldier's armor also has more than 50 catties, plus weapons and other things, a horse even people with armor have to carry two or three hundred catties, so the heavy cavalry has extremely high requirements for the horse and the soldier, and can not fight long distances. So this kind of high-cost, high-limit heavy cavalry is also becoming less and less. ”

Old Man Li Benlei nodded and said, "That's true, as long as the other party buries the ground thorns, sets up stumbling ropes, and uses a longbow to face the enemy, or uses the spear formation of the hoplites, then the hoplites will not be able to exert an effect." This is the so-called one thing to overcome one thing, but the biggest role of the heavy cavalry is still deterrence, the impact of the heavy cavalry is too strong, and the opponent will be overwhelmed by the indomitable momentum of the heavy cavalry if he is not careful. ”

Under Chen Kefu's orders, Luo Lin quickly brought Chen Kefu's Qinghu. There is no problem at all with the armor and riding equipment of the Western Regions Thousands of horses like Qinghu, and these armor and riding equipment of the Goguryeo people are completely the same as those handed down from the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Central Plains, and the entire horse armor part is also composed of six parts. face curtains; chicken neck; When the chest; horse body armor; After the ride; Parasitism. The "face curtain" is a long, narrow metal cover with eye holes on it, which mainly protects the horse's face; The "chicken neck" is actually a pair of armor on the neck of a horse, which is made of armor pieces and has a buckle in front that can be buckled; When the chest; horse body armor; After riding, it is a large piece of armor in the middle and back of the horse; Parasitism, on the other hand, is a straightened broom-like thing placed on the tail of a horse, mainly to protect the back of the cavalry.

When Qing Hu was finally fully equipped with the entire horse armor, he immediately changed from a beautiful and mighty white horse to a steel giant beast with a strong sense of slaughter. The entire vest is black, and this vest is the most gorgeous set specially selected by Counselor Cangcao from this batch of armor and riding equipment, and it is estimated that it was specially created for the main general. It can be seen that the whole vest is not only exquisite, but also has a protruding iron spike about a finger long on the curtain, and a long iron horn like a unicorn horn on the forehead, which makes Qinghu look even more ferocious. Equipped with a vest, Qinghu also shook his head and sneezed a few times, shaking his head as if to adjust to the extra horns.

Chen Kefu stroked the vest on this baby and said happily, "Such a big thing can be done, everyone, let the thousand soldiers who went to battle immediately choose the best horses from the army, and pick two horses each." One is equipped with a horse armor and the other is not armored. In addition, each cavalryman was equipped with a bow, a crossbow, two pots of arrows, a horizontal sword, and a horse lance. Wear an inner armor on the inside, and a layer of bright light armor on the outside, and be sure to use the best armor. Hurry up! ”

As soon as the heavy equipment comes out, who will compete with the cavalry in the world, Chen Kefu will be in this Liaodong today, and once again exude the light of the heavy cavalry.

Classification of the second on the list of new books, the eighth on the first list, and the seventh are always competing up and down, just now I found that I was put down by him again, and only two points away, fainted, the score is too tight. Everyone, do me a favor, give a recommendation vote, and let's step on him completely