I will never be Renzong

Chapter 77

"Report to the official family! The Si Xiao cavalry army in front of the temple is divided into 23 commanders, including the upper and lower cavalry, the Xiao cavalry crossbowmen, and the Xiaodi in front of the hall. Each command has 400 people, plus the logistics force, a total of more than [-] people!"

Di Qing was first arranged by Zhao Zhen to join the Xiaocai Army, so he naturally knew the organization of the Xiaocai Army well.

"To tell you the truth about the three generals, I intend to reorganize the cavalry army. The logistics personnel will not be moved for the time being. Each command will be increased from 400 to 500 people. The division of the upper and lower troops will be cancelled. From then on, the cavalry will only be divided into two types. Heavy cavalry, the other is light cavalry. Mao Ze, take two guards to bring the armor and weapons I prepared!"

Zhao Zhen shouted towards Zhang Maoze who was beside him.

Zhang Mao left and came quickly, and the two guards put two different pieces of armor and weapons in front of Zhao Zhen.

"Zhang Kang, put on the light armor, and the saber! Di Qing, go and put on the heavy armor, and take the spear."

These two pieces of armor and weapons were built by Zhao Zhen in advance. If they can get the approval of the three today, they can be mass-produced.

"The last general takes orders!"

The two bowed their fists together.

Zhang Kang was wearing light cavalry equipment, so he was dressed quickly, while Di Qing was wearing heavy cavalry equipment, which was a bit troublesome, after all, he was fully armed.

"Zhang Kang! Go pick up the saber and ride on the horse, let's practice!"

Zhao Zhen said to Zhang Kang.

A guard brought the horse, Zhang Kang immediately got on the horse, raised his saber and slashed at the wooden horse dummy cavalry not far away. With one swing of the saber, the dummy cavalry's head flew far away.

Zhang Kang was obviously stunned, he didn't expect this knife to be so sharp?Moreover, this length and lightness are moderate in size, and it is much easier to use than the spears and machetes that the Xiaocai Army usually uses for drills. It is so sharp that it must be made of fine steel!
"it is good!"

Cao Wei yelled loudly. After Zhang Kang dismounted, he came to Zhao Zhen's side. Before he could say anything, Cao Wei snatched the saber from his hand, then turned on the horse, and pointed at the dummy cavalry with teeth and claws. Cut it off, go down with a knife, and this time the dummy cavalryman who lost his head was cut in half down the middle.

"Old General Cao is really a great general of Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but praise.

"Officials! This pair of armor is moderate in size and light, and this weapon is extremely sharp. If the cavalry of the Song Dynasty can be equipped with this equipment, why worry about Yanyun's injustice!"

Cao Wei said excitedly to Zhao Zhen.

"Di Qing! Go try it too, remember to find a good horse."

Zhao Zhen said to Di Qing on the side.

It is not that there were no heavy cavalry in the Song Dynasty, but there were really no heavy cavalry armed to the teeth like Di Qing, and the weapons used by the heavy cavalry in the Song Dynasty were mostly spears, maces and the like.

After Di Qing got on his horse, he rushed towards the Trojan Horsemen. Although he directly knocked the Trojan Horse Troopers into the air, his speed was obviously half a beat slower than that of the Light Cavalrymen.

After Zhao Zhen watched it, he was silent all the time. He was also wondering whether to form a heavy cavalry. The impact of heavy cavalry is undoubtedly powerful, but it also has fatal flaws. A great test.

Secondly, once the cavalry lost their speed and fell into a melee, the heavy cavalry lost its greatest advantage-impact power, and being in the enemy's position, it was easy to be pulled off the horse and killed by enemies in all directions.

Although the heavy cavalry is powerful, it is not invincible. When faced with a long-armed infantry formation that is tightly formed and covered by terrain or fortifications, the heavy cavalry is often unable to attack. If they charge rashly, even if they can rely on a strong impact to destroy the enemy , itself will also suffer considerable damage, the value of heavy cavalry is extremely high, both training and maintenance will consume a lot of money and resources, so such losses are unacceptable in most cases.

"Officials! I'm afraid there are only ten soldiers in the armored cavalry army that can bear it, so the general thinks that heavy cavalry is not suitable for large-scale formation!"

Cao Wei paid homage to Zhao Zhen.

"General Cao is right, so I don't plan to form a large-scale heavy cavalry, and the current finances are not enough to support large-scale heavy cavalry training. Di Qing asked you to select 16 qualified cavalry from the cavalry in Beijing. Heavy cavalry officers and soldiers, form a command, you will be the commander, train the heavy cavalry, in addition to reorganizing the Xiao cavalry army, all the cavalry of the Xiao cavalry army will be assessed, leaving 8000 commanders, a total of [-] people."

Zhao Zhen thought it over before he said.

"Let's not be busy with training these days, and focus on selecting soldiers first!"

Zhao Zhen said.

"Officials! What if the Valiant Cavalry Army can't jump enough to pass? Should they be selected from the whole army?"

Di Qing clasped his fists and asked, light cavalry is easy to pick. After all, soldiers in the Song Dynasty valued arm strength, but heavy cavalry was not so easy to pick.

The cavalry in the Song Dynasty was not limited to the Xiao cavalry army, but if you want to choose a man from the whole army, you must discuss it with Cao Yong and Zhang Zhibai. Zhang Zhibai is okay, but Cao Yong may not be so easy to deal with.

"The recruiting of the whole army is inappropriate, how about this, first pick the candidates, if there are not enough, let's talk about it later!"

Zhao Zhen replied.

In Funing Hall, Zhao Zhen was lying on his back on the bed with his eyes slightly closed, but he was thinking about various issues related to the reorganization of the Xiaocavalry Army. First of all, it would cost a lot of money to replace weapons and equipment for nearly [-] people. It doesn't cost much, but the replacement of new equipment and the wear and tear of the horse's hooves have been resolved, so the number of training sessions will definitely increase. As a result, the consumption of food and grass will inevitably increase. Soldiers and horses must not be allowed to go to training hungry!

Similarly, more training will make soldiers feel tired, or even bored. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are no better than the soldiers who served the country bravely in the later generations. Many of them are the lowest-level civilians. The military pay must be increased, but it cannot be allowed for those soldiers to get it for no reason.

The military technology of the Song Dynasty can be said to have been at the top level in the world at that time, but foreign wars still lost more than they won. Except for the civil servants leading the army, a large part of it was due to the fact that the soldiers were not brave enough to fight, and the generals did not know the soldiers. Caused.

Solving this problem is by no means a one-time achievement. It is easy to prepare food and grass, but things like military souls are really tricky.

In Zhao Zhen's previous life, he liked to watch bright swords. The independent regiment led by Li Yunlong had a kind of sword-pointing and invincible spirit of bright swords, and the military soul is the most important thing in an army.

Fate of the nation, everyone is responsible!The soldier is the one who stands out among the thousands of people who need to carry the rise and fall of the country.He cannot escape, does not allow a reason to escape.A soldier is a knife, and the fire that turns it into a knife is the soul of the soldier.

It is easy to form a cavalry, but it is a difficult task to establish an indestructible belief in this cavalry.

(End of this chapter)