Chapter 40 The Shock of the Chariot
"Forget it, Xiangru, my armor is so heavy that you can't lift it up at all. I'll do it myself." After taking a bath, Yang Gan prepared the armor. Qin Xiangru, who was a personal maid, wanted to help, but unfortunately she didn't have enough strength. Not enough, even picking up the armor is difficult.
It was Krisna who helped Yang Gan get dressed. In their hometown, it was a great honor to be able to wear armor for those who were loyal to them.
Of course, Yang Gan's armor also aroused great interest in the two women. Although it was only the upper body, its defensive power was completely overwhelming their breastplates.
I thought that I couldn't teach much in three days, but I didn't expect that Krisna and Belika were very smart.
Almost a word can be understood by repeating it several times. What is commendable is that their memory is also good.
In fact, learning a language means memorizing it by rote, pointing to something and saying its name. As long as you don't forget it, you can teach a lot in three days.
She also asked Qin Xiangru to lead them to speak the Central Plains language every day, and she didn't show any impatience, but the little devils below were not happy.
It was probably because they were both slaves, so the status of these two women was much higher than that of himself and others, especially since the two women would sometimes rush directly into Yang Qian's inner hall.
He didn't say hello at all, which is very rude and uncivilized in the Xia tradition.
Yang Xuan handed two bottles of pills to the two women and said, "You can only take one pill a day."
When Krisna had two fingers deep inside, Yang Qian wanted to give her a hairy chestnut, but~~~~alas, he couldn't touch her head with his hand raised high.
In the end, he had no choice but to point out that if he took two pills, he might die. Yang Gan tilted his head and stuck out his tongue with a look on his face, which made the two women laugh.
When they got on their horses and were about to leave, the two women actually followed them out, gesturing to follow Yang Gan, but he just shook his head.
There is no way to describe this. The military camp is an important place, and women and those who bring women into the camp are no small matter.
Even if he beheads himself, what can General Tian do? If others give him face, he must also give him face, otherwise it will not be pretty if there is a stalemate.
He looked back at the two women following him and said with a smile, "I'm going to the military camp, but you can't go, or you'll be beheaded."
"Follow, Yang Qian, protect."
"Hahahaha~~~ Take good care of your home and protect the people inside. I will be back in ten days."
"Bang~~!" The two women understood and hammered their chests with both hands.
"Drive~~~"
Seeing Yang Qian riding a strong horse, the two women were not disappointed because they followed the rules of their hometown.
Women are not allowed to engage in military operations, which means they will not be used in wars. This is the same all over the world. In the era of cold weapons, the battlefield is a forbidden place for women.
Of course, except for those with extraordinary talents~~~
After riding the horse for a while, we finally returned to the military camp. At this time, there was smoke and dust billowing outside.
"Boom~~~"
Hundreds of huge carriages rushed across the plain, and the ground shook, like a volcano erupting, like a tsunami filling the sky. The irresistible momentum made Yang Gan look sideways and his heart was shaken.
"Thousands of horses galloping, irresistible!!"
"etc!!!"
Yang Gan suddenly thought of something. After the chariot training, he quickly ran to the Chinese army's tent.
"Old Tian, I'm back."
Tian Zong stood up with a smile and said awkwardly, "Sir, what's the plan?"
Yang Qian looked around and said, "I killed the prime minister's grandson."
.......
Tian Zong was horrified, "You, are you really going to kill him?"
Yang Qian said speechlessly, "Make the sound louder so that everyone outside can hear it."
Tian Zong's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it. The prime minister had power over the government and the opposition, and the Li family was not a fool. If the Li family knew about this, the temple would be shaken.
"Do you still remember why I mounted my horse and fought in Shoucheng? I was just supervising the army, and I didn't have to go to the battlefield."
Tian Zong knelt down helplessly and said feebly, "I asked Young Master, but you didn't say anything."
"Hmph, I didn't know if I was suffering from hysteria at that time, but I was actually provoked by Li Yu to go to the battlefield, but in the end, I fell into his plan."
"He just followed the secret orders of the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister and wanted to take my life. Unfortunately, I was always in the military camp at that time and they had no chance to take action. So they provoked the general and me to let me die on the battlefield without resorting to false hands."
"This time it was even more outrageous. He actually sent his subordinate Li Chao to come directly to my residence to assassinate me. He tried to kill me twice, and I deserved my death. Moreover, my plan failed him this time."
Tian Zong rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, why is this?"
"In his inner hall, I found letters and certificates of illicit affairs with the Huns, which are just for the caravan I formed to find out the location of the Huns."
"You are so brave. You actually dare to plot against Young Master Xia and have an affair with the Huns. I think the Li family has come to an end, but..."
Yang Gan was not afraid of getting dirty, so he picked up the clay pot and poured a few mouthfuls of cold water. "Old Tian, did you know? When I killed Li Yu, I also learned that he thought I died in Shoucheng."
"So I can take credit with my cheap brother. I don't know about others, but in the eyes of my brother, I am a dead person. How can a dead person kill someone? And~~~I am also a partial general under your account now."
Tian Zong suddenly shrank his eyes and said secretly, "No, this guy is trying to drag himself into trouble."
"Haha, sir, you are a partial general, but this is your own merit and has nothing to do with me."
"No, if it weren't for Lao Tian's good guidance, I wouldn't have achieved what I have achieved now. Since you asked for credit, you and I have been rewarded together."
Tian Zong covered his head, now it was either shit or shit, and he couldn't run away.
"By the way, Master, will the chariot you mentioned last time really be useless?" Tian Zong was very concerned about this issue.
"It will definitely be buried in the dust of history, but not now."
"Why?"
"Because of the iron."
"What's the explanation?"
"When one day our entire army can use iron weapons and armor, chariots will gradually withdraw from the army."
"At least not yet, but it shouldn't be increased too much. We are mainly developing more light cavalry now, and reconnaissance and other tasks can be left to the light cavalry."
Tian Zong suddenly slapped the table, "What the young master said is absolutely true."
"Think about it for yourself, if you leave all the light work to the light cavalry, how much role will the chariot have left?"
Regarding large-scale ordnance such as chariots, Tian Zong knew very well, "Of course it's a charge into the formation."
"Well, you are right, but if you form a heavy cavalry force of 3,000 people, all using iron weapons and wearing armor, they can also achieve the purpose of charging into the formation."
Tian Zong suddenly understood the mystery. Once Yang Qian's suggestion was adopted, the production of chariots would not stop immediately.
However, the direction of research will change, thereby increasing investment in smelting iron ore. Any country must make a decision with caution.
Yang Qian had ignored chariots too much in the past, but he did not expect that the scene just now was so shocking. An ordinary army formation of ten thousand people could be broken through with only a few hundred chariots. Chariots in this era are still too important and need to be transitioned.
Confucius established a training school as a necessary subject. Among the six arts was "chariot". Even a figure like Confucius was not willing to ignore the marketable subject of chariot attack. You can imagine how important it is.
"I've thought of something good recently, but I don't know if I can use it." Yang Qian didn't do anything at home, and his mind never stopped.
"Appreciate further details."
"Haha, let me put it out there, I need to make a model first."
"Model?"
"Yes, it is a large ordnance made very small, as small as a palm. Once we are sure that this thing is useful, we can follow the same example and enlarge the materials and equipment."
General Tian cupped his hands and said, "Old Tian, I really admire you. Master, if you become the king one day, the Xia Kingdom will definitely become more prosperous and surpass all other countries."
Yang Gan sighed and walked outside. A voice came from outside the military tent: "I am the king, and there will be no more vassal states in the world."
Tian Zong's heart was shocked, and he looked at the retreating figure in disbelief. At this moment, Yang Gan's back was enlarged infinitely, and a kind of mental stimulation shocked him on the spot.
After returning to his camp, he saw everyone standing in military formation, but this kind of military formation seemed to Yang Gan, well, quite childish, but now was not the time to practice military formation.
"Ran Jing, what's going on? You're joining the army so soon? What the hell are you doing? You're a bunch of new recruits. They don't know how to do anything. You're the first to eat. I'll let you manage the team. Don't you know what I mean? ?"
Yang Gan muttered, "On the roster, you are a veteran who has fought in more than a dozen battles. How come you don't even know this?"
Yang Gan scolded Ran Jing.
Ran Jing looked disgraced and his hands were still bandaged with gauze. "General, I, I am also a recruit. I may have remembered the wrong name on the roster."
Yang Qian was stunned, this, this kind of thing has never happened before. In the previous life, everyone used computers and mobile phones to communicate, and never considered anything else. As long as there is a record, it will be displayed on it, and it will be displayed if it is modified. The black and white text cannot be escaped.
However, this kind of original recording method is not fully preserved and it is really possible that there is a mistake. Yang Gan touched his chin, "Someone must be careless and remember it wrong."
"Can you read?"
"Recognize the characters."
"Okay, let's do this. I guess other veterans don't know how to read. It would be more troublesome if they don't know how to read. Your reading is more malleable, but you haven't seen blood. It's a pity."
"From today on, you stay with me. I won't stay in the army for a long time. I hope there is someone who can train the army when I am away. Do you understand?"
"Understood, General."
Yang Gan nodded with satisfaction, "How many soldiers were selected last time?"
"299 people."
Yang Gan was surprised and asked, "So many?"
"Yes, most of them are new recruits. Some of the veterans are older and cannot keep up with the strength."
"It's a pity that there is only one person missing." Yang Qian was a little speechless. He originally planned to only have 200 people.
Ran Jing pursed his lips, cupped his hands and said, "General, actually I also want to join."
Yang Gan squinted at Ran Jing and said with a smile, "What's your rank?"
"the last place."
..... Yang Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth, "Nah, I've been chatting to death today, and you still let yourself talk nonsense."
Chapter completed!