Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 431 Who is the best soldier in the world 【Subscription】

The military appearance of the later PLA is second to none in the world, but Lu Qian cannot copy it.There is a big difference in feeling between hot and cold weapons.The soldiers in short uniforms, holding rifles, and walking forward are naturally mighty, but you can imagine, a group of people wearing armor, iron helmets, fluttering caps, and holding long guns, knives and iron bones, walking horizontally and vertically. scene?
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He discovered this as early as when he was training soldiers in Liangshanbo. If so, he would turn a straight step into a uniform step.To a certain extent, it also reduces the burden of military training.

Two thousand heavy cavalry.All wore iron busts.

The half-body iron breastplate was actually the prototype of plate armor, but due to the metallurgical technology at that time, it was difficult to shape large pieces of plate-shaped gold and iron into armor.The latter is related to various processes such as ironmaking and quenching.In more detail, there are issues with the grade of iron ore and the phosphorus content in it.

Since the world entered the black iron age, China's metallurgical technology has always been at the forefront of the world, but such things as plate armor have never appeared in Chinese history.There are many reasons, but the poor quality of iron ore is definitely a big poisonous point.

After all, the metal quality of ancient metallurgy is closely related to the taste of the ore. A lucky Malay monkey can also make a sword from meteorite iron falling from the sky.If the West encounters China's iron mines, it will never be able to create plate armor.

The iron smelting masters of the Tokyo Craftsman Camp dug by the Golden Leopard and the Liangshan Army racked their brains, but they could only complete such a half-finished product.This is actually a breastplate, or an enlarged version of the breastplate.Even the armor that runs through the limbs and the lower body and the battle skirt is still a scale armor made of leather ties and armored iron sheets.

If you only look at its upper body, it is really similar to the breastplates of later generations.But if you look at it as a whole, it can only be said that it is more like Mingguangjia in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Mingguang armor is essentially a kind of scale armor, which is protected by large iron armor, which is very similar to the situation in the early development of European plate armor.

Right now, the only difference between the two is the upper body, at least the front armor of the upper body. The Liangshan Army has already achieved integration.

The first to enter the arena is Xiaoqi Zuoying, with five hundred fine riders forming a four-column column.People are like dragons, horses are like tigers.The sun is shining brightly, and its momentum is as heavy as Mount Tai.

The clatter of horse hooves is very uniform.

Since the half-body iron breastplate was finalized, Lu Qian began to focus on the direction of the guard cavalry around him towards the modern cavalry.

When he formed the personal guard cavalry, the Liangshan Army was still in its infancy. Although most of the people he selected were veterans, there were also newcomers.When the pro-army army expanded, the valiant cavalry camp and the hussar cavalry camp were divided into left and right sides, so that more new soldiers could be recruited.The characters inside are mostly people who are good at riding in the land of Qilu, and of course there are some veterans who have surrendered, and even the Western Army.

Now, after practicing for such a long time, they already have the image of modern cavalry.Although the charge is still not to the point where the two cavalrymen can hold an apple between their thighs [I seem to have seen this argument somewhere], walking slowly and slowly like a wall is still not a problem.

"Da da da..." Two thousand fine riders passed by one by one.

The high-pitched cheers seemed endless, and the noisy atmosphere dyed the sky red, reaching its peak when Lu Qianwang's flag floated by.

On the Mingxuan Building in the trade area, the sound of horseshoes would be lost in the loud cheers without being heard by everyone upstairs.

A look of surprise flashed across Yelu Cave Immortal's sallow face. The two thousand fine horsemen were mighty and majestic, with bright knives and spears, and shining fine armor. This scene was beyond his expectation.Yelu Dongxian is an important minister of Khitan, not a Liao traitor, even if he didn't agree with the hardliners' strategy of going south, he was still doing business.

But now, he had to feel lucky.This group of grass bandits in Liangshanbo can actually train such elite horses.He was asked to raise the combat power of Liangshan Army to a higher level.

Because, the army of either side, like the human class, is from weak to strong, and there is an inverted pyramid order.

Just like Liao's Resentment Army, Hanzhou Zhenbing, Xibing and Gong Dividing Army.The same is true for the Liangshan Army, and it is impossible for the gods to select a top-notch strong soldier from a nest of war scum.

"Gudu", the brothers Yelu Zongyun and Yelu Zonglin beside him swallowed hard, and a scene he never expected appeared in front of them.The two brothers only stared at the two thousand fine horsemen, ignoring Lu Qian's civil and martial arts, and the infantry army behind them.

"I have also been in the army for many years. I have seen soldiers and horses from Daliao, Xixia, and Jurchen, but I have never seen such elite cavalry." Chu Mingyu opened her mouth and said.He is the general under Yelu Cave Immortal.

"Sir, this horse army is weird." Cao Mingji also called out.This person, like Chu Mingyu, is the right-hand man of Yelu Cave Immortal.Naturally, he has also experienced in the army for a long time, and even followed Ali Qi and Yao'er Weikang to fight with the Jurchen cavalry in Liaodong.It is a person who has truly witnessed life and death.The two thousand cavalry in front of them seemed calm, like a pool of water.But Cao Mingji had a premonition that once a fight came, this peaceful "water pool" might turn into a raging stormy sea in an instant, devouring endless flesh and blood.

From the cavalry in front of him, Cao Mingji only felt a kind of calmness.This kind of composure is not due to strong will and belief, and never regrets a hundred deaths, just like the Jurchens; they are used to life and death, and don't take life and death seriously; this is the case of the elite Zhenjuzhen on the Liaodong battlefield.They came out of the black water of Baishan Mountain, the Huanglong Mansion, the land of Liaodong, to the Central Plains, and even to the Nanjing Road, they were barren and desolate places, but in the eyes of the Jurchen, they were already paradise.

Because their original life was even more difficult. The Jurchens did not know how to farm, but only lived on fishing and hunting.The climate in the northeastern part of the Northeast is bitter and cold, and nearly half of the year is winter. Not to mention the nobles of the tribe, the people at the bottom will die of hunger every year.What's more, they have to pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom, and the number of the latter is not a small number.

The Northeast is rich in furs, and the colder the place, the better the skins of prey.The dignitaries of the Liao Kingdom obviously preferred having the best furs delivered to them on their own initiative, rather than riding horses and holding bows to shoot their prey.

Although the Wanyan Jurchens had established a military and political system since the time of Aguda's ancestor Wanyan Wugunai, they had even come into contact with the Central Plains culture.But the Jurchens still make a living by fishing and hunting.And when they captured Huanglong Mansion and Liaodong, where the people of the Bohai, Han, Khitan and other ethnic groups were able to farm and produce grain, these people who surrendered were also incorporated into Meng'an Mouke, which was enough to make countless people The Jurchens risked their lives to fight.

Do you know how Meng'an Moukehu is treated?
——The system is Meng’an Mouke’s households. Each ox is three heads, and the population is limited to 25. Four hectares and four mu of land. Forty [404 cattle].

That is to say, a Jurchen household in Meng'anmou Kebu can have up to 120 cattle, 1000 people (masters and slaves), and 161.6 hectares of land—16160 mu; and the tax payment is extremely meager, with a maximum of [-] shi per year. .

This kind of treatment is crazy.

As a military system, Meng'an Mouke households can be hereditary, or brothers will end up with younger brothers, or fathers will die and sons will succeed.Compared with keeping the existing fruits, the lives of the Jurchen soldiers are not worth mentioning at all.Compared to Lu Qian's military exploits, it seems very stingy.

The fearless life and death of Jurchen soldiers on the battlefield has already made Cao Mingji feel terrible.And the southern cavalry in front of him gave him a feeling that he was not weaker than the real Jurchen, and they were even more terrifying.

"If the Jurchens are like a torrent flowing thousands of miles away, they are like a calm sea." Li Ji, the general of Zuozhi Jinwu, said fiercely.He couldn't tell which of the two armies was more terrifying.But if he could choose his opponent, he would prefer the Jurchens.Because they can be seen at a glance, but this southern army is invisible at a glance.

Although the sea can be calm and calm, it can also be turbid and overwhelming.

In response to the "dong dong" sound of the army drum cart, three thousand step armors came one after another. They stepped on the drums, and their footwork was always without a trace of confusion.The well-trained four characters are fully displayed in them.

Wu Yan Yanshou pursed her lips.He had seen the elite soldiers of Daliao, and had also seen the Jurchen army with his father Wu Yanguang, although he was recalled by Emperor Tianzuo soon.But the impression that the Jurchens gave him was engraved in his mind, and he could never get rid of it.

——They are full of morale, their military spirit is like iron, and there is a different vigor in their faces!

They didn't have the tall horses of Emperor Tianzuo's personal guards, nor did they have the bright iron armor and mighty appearance, but they only had the toughness and fierceness of a strong army.

From his memory, the Jurchens seemed to be elites in all battles, and it was common for everyone to kill and drink blood.

But the Jurchens' team was so completely different from the army in front of them.He originally believed that the Jurchens were what real elites should look like, but now the Southerners, the timid Southerners, seemed to have given another answer.

"Mr. Lang, this southerner should not be underestimated!" Kou Zhenyuan said despondently in Wuyan Yanshou's ear.

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The Martial arts arena arrived in a blink of an eye. Amidst the deafening cheers, Lu Qian was the first to see Shi Wengong, who was fully draped, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd, and riding on the back of a white horse.Beside him is an ugly county horse also in armor.

"The young general Shi Wengong/Xuan Zan pays homage to the king. He cannot fully salute with the armor on his body. I hope the king will make amends."

"Hahaha..." Lu Qian burst into laughter, and said, "The two generals are about to level off. General Xuan defeated the Beikou in a row, and made me famous in the Central Plains. General Shi won the two generals with all his strength. Killing a villain like Zeng Mi makes people happy."

"Come on. Give each of the two generals a strong bow and sharp blade, and a good horse."

The reward is not heavy, but it is the heart.Shi Wengong and Xuan Zan were very happy when they heard this.

Someone from here rushed to Mingxuan's downstairs and led the Liao people who were also well prepared to enter the arena.Cave Immortal Yelu had completely absorbed the surprise in his heart at this moment, he wore a three-beam Jinxian crown, decorated with golden flowers, added pearls and jade emerald hair, and hung golden flowers on the back of his forehead.The forehead is also embellished with golden flowers, and a purple belt is tied on the top.Wearing a purple narrow gown, left lapel, round collar, dark gray color, tied with a tie, embellished with gold jade, crystal, and indigo stone, it is "panzi".

This is the Khitan official uniform.

The people behind him also all put on fancy clothes, either purple and black mink fur or sand fox fur.In this era when cotton has not yet circulated in the north, fur is a must-have for wealthy people when the weather turns cold.

Yelu Cave Immortal first asked people to stand aside, and that was also when the banners covered the sun, the trumpets fluttered, and the warriors' armor clanged, and they marched majestically amidst the sound of drums!

Chen Guanxian was waiting at the entrance of the martial arts field.Seeing Yelu Dongxian patting his horse to meet him, "Dare you ask me, is it the servant of Dongxian? Chen Guan, the servant of a certain Daqi Ministry of Rites, is very polite here."

(End of this chapter)