Under the decision of Masahiro, the first cavalry team of the Luo family was formally established, named the first cavalry team, consisting of a total of fifty standing cavalry, plus a hundred war horses, the cavalry general is Miyazawa Heihachi (that is, Isono Yuanchang), stationed in the Luo family ranch near Zhanggao Mountain, and the horse journey is less than half an hour away from the mansion of the lord of Nogaoshan.\\

After deciding on the affairs of the cavalry, Masato arranged several more things about the equipment of the cavalry.

First of all, there is the issue of the weapons of the cavalry. Because the Japanese knife is too thin, it is not suitable for cutting immediately like other scimitars, and it is necessary to control the knife with both hands to maintain a certain angle of entry. So the first thing that came to Masara's mind was to forge some sabers suitable for riding and fighting. After thinking about it, Masato finally remembered the horse chopping knife of later generations.

Generally speaking, the saber for cavalry is a wide back and thin blade, and the blade is relatively heavy, which is conducive to increasing the strength of the chop. The characteristics of the chopping knife are: the handle is long without a gauntlet, the blade is slender, the blade is sharp, with the tip of the knife and the blood groove, so that in addition to the saber can complete the cutting, chopping, chopping and other actions can also be stabbed, poked and other functions, often stabbing and poking can make the enemy lose combat effectiveness quickly, the role of the blood groove is not to bleed, the main role is that if the knife body does not have a blood groove after the knife pierces the human body, due to the violent contraction of the muscles, it becomes very difficult to draw the knife, but after adding the blood groove, a gap can be created between the muscle and the knife body, In this way, the air enters the muscles, and it is easy to draw the knife for the next tactical move, which is the same reason as the blood groove on the bayonet. In addition, the horse chopping knife can also be held in both hands and used. Similar to the knife style, this allows the cavalry to continue slashing after dismounting.

In addition to the saber, Masarashi also improved the horse gun based on his own memory, so that the length of the gun was more suitable for the height of the local Japanese war horse.

After the weapon was determined, Masato put forward a request for the armor of the war horse. The armor was mainly made of leather. The advantage of leather is that it is light, easy to fight right away, and it is not too burdensome for the horses.

Eventually, Masayo even decided to forge stirrups and horseshoes on his own. According to the political conscience, stirrups and horseshoes were not used or needed in Japan before the Meiji era. However, these two harnesses were extremely important for cavalry.

A stirrup is a pair of pedals that hang on either side of a saddle. A harness for horseback riders to use when they get on a horse and to step on it. The role of stirrups is not only to help people get on the horse, but also to support the rider's feet when riding, so as to maximize the advantages of riding a horse and effectively protect the safety of the rider.

A horseshoe, also known as a horseshoe, is an iron hoof-shaped object bound to the hooves of horses, cattle and other livestock. The horse's hooves are made up of two layers, the one that touches the ground is a layer of hard keratin about 2-3 cm thick, and the upper layer is a living keratin. The horse's hooves are in contact with the ground and are rubbed against the ground. The corrosion of stagnant water will fall off quickly. The main purpose of nailing the horseshoe is to delay the wear and tear of the horse's hooves. The use of horseshoes not only protects the horse's hooves, but also makes the horse's hooves grip the ground more firmly, which is beneficial for both riding and driving. The binding of the horseshoe is to use nails to fix the horseshoe on the skin of the horse's hooves, that is, to cast the "horseshoes" into shape, and then put them under the feet of the horse, and then use a hammer and nails to nail this thick iron into the sole of the horse's feet, and use the barb of the iron nail to fix it on the horse's ankle bone. Avoid falling off.

In the past, it was really impossible to create these things just by relying on a few blacksmiths existing in the Luo family, but now that a few craftsmen from the Ming Kingdom have come, the problem of these techniques is no longer a problem, after all, the Ming Kingdom is already very advanced in this kind of technology. Therefore, after Masarashi drew the style of the saber, horse gun, stirrup and horseshoe, he handed it over to Togo Heiji to arrange for craftsmen to study and build. As for the leather, it can only be purchased by the Kamiya family and Nobuyasu Amada.

If the cavalry of the Luo family is equipped with these equipment. Coupled with the right horseback riding tactics, it will definitely become a formidable force on the battlefield. Of course, it also costs a lot of money. Equip all cavalry with this equipment designed by Masayo, plus the purchase cost of war horses and ploughing cattle that was set before. As well as the exchange plan for entering Beijing with Nawu, the more than 20,000 copper coins in the Luo family's warehouse were almost exhausted, and it was even possible to use part of the reserve of gold and silver to pay in advance. So it's no wonder that after a rough calculation, Togo Heiji couldn't help but tremble all over. I couldn't help shouting in my heart, this family master is really a loser!

After the assessment, the retainers of the Luo family once again devoted themselves to the busy construction of the territory. As the head of the Luo family, he can't be lazy, so in addition to occasionally returning to the mansion of the lord of Nogaoshan to have a good time with a few wives and concubines, Masahiro almost devoted himself to the construction of the territory.

And as the news of Zhengliang's acquisition of the official position in the imperial court spread, the Shao Er family, who once pressed the Luo family with the righteousness of guarding, gradually quieted down. And Haoqiang, such as the Omura family and the Xixiang family, who have hatred for the Luo family, are also burying their heads in spring ploughing. Everything seems to be developing in the direction envisioned by Zhengliang.

The time entered May of the tenth year of astronomy, and the spring ploughing finally ended. At this time, Masahiro received a report from the Luo family who was ambushed in the territory of the powerful people in Hizen, and the powerful people in Hizen seemed to be restless.

First of all, the Shao Er family met with the two powerful envoys sent to the Shifu Temple City by the Omura family and the Xixiang family, and then the Shao Er family intensively sent a large number of detectives to the various Haoqiang, echoing that, each Haoqiang also sent envoys and even the head of the Haoqiang family to Shifuji City in person.

"Something is wrong!" Now even fools can see that the Shao Er family has made a move, and it is still ill-intentioned, and it is even very likely that it is aimed at the Luo family. In order to be precautionary, Zhengliang strictly ordered the various teams at the border of the territory to strengthen their defense, and at the same time speed up the stockpiling of materials to defend the city in case of possible emergencies.

At this time, the Shao Er family finally challenged the Luo family. The Luo family dominated Songpu County in just one year, and even occupied part of the territory of Kishima County and Piki County, and recently won the approval of the imperial court, so that the Shao Er family, the nominal guardian of Hizen, could not sit still.

On May 8, the tenth year of the Astronomical Calendar, the Shao Er family interrogated the Luo family for the crime of disrespect for not coming to Okazaki as ordered, and called on the heroes to crusade against the Luo family. It seems that Shao Erdong Shang really feels threatened, judging from the Luo family's blatant disobedience to his summoning order, and even the rapid recognition of the imperial court, the Luo family will definitely not be willing to submit to his Shao Er family. Therefore, he decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb, ignoring the fact that Zhengliang was recognized by the imperial court, and directly attacked the Luo family.

The speed at which things developed was beyond Zhengliang's expectations. On the ninth day of the fifth month of the tenth year of astronomy, on the second day of the call of the young two families, Masara received information that the Hizen heroes were divided into three ways to attack.

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