Chapter 6 Knives, Bows, Spears and Crossbows
"Brother Zhang, you can send the guerrillas back immediately and report to the camp and family first, so that everyone can be careful and concentrate on being prepared. We will set off the camp one day later."
"promise."
"Brother Li Wu, you should replenish all the machinery, utensils, grains and materials, so that the healthy horses can rest for a day and prepare for this trip. This trip will be sure to be foolproof."
"promise."
"Brother Zhang, the camp's athletes rely on Brother Zhang to explain, so that everyone knows that we are not escaping the camp to avoid war, but we must go back to protect the safety of our families and relatives.
It’s not a foreign war, it’s better not to fight, and it’s not glorious if you lose your life.”
"promise."
"Report. Mr. Lang, there are troops from the east outside the camp, two miles away from the camp."
Zhang Liang suddenly stood up: "It must be that Li Ni's three generals arrived, why is it so fast?"
"Don't panic. Brother Li Wu goes to prepare, Brother Zhang, help me with the armor and send me a command." Zhang Jun stood up calmly and gave an order.
The messenger Nuo said, and Li Yingyou hurriedly left the tent, clasped his fists and hurriedly left the tent. Zhang Jun transferred to the inner tent and Zhang Liang helped to wear the Mingguang Armor.
"Does your husband have a degree?"
"Don't worry, I have my own way."
The armor is not heavy, and the style is a bit like the Western full-body armor and the type with a mask.
In fact, Western armor is basically what we learned from us. In this historical period, whether it was the Uighur Tubo or the Tang Dynasty, metallurgical armor was quite advanced.
The barrier knife was hung after it was hung on the waist, and the horizontal knife was hung on the side of the waist. Zhang Jun did not bring a long bow, and walked out of the military tent with the Mo knife in his hand.
As a result, when I got outside the tent, I saw a horse spear standing at the door. If I could stand in this place, it would definitely be my own, and I felt quite familiar with it. It would be fine.
So he put down the Mo Dao and picked up the tall horse spear with colorful flags hanging in front of him.
I only felt that the horse lance was four or five or six meters long, and the head of the lance was at least fifty-five centimeters long. The sharp double edges shone with a cold light, as if there was some oil on it.
It’s not heavy, that is, it’s about thirty pounds. I feel that the balance is particularly good and I won’t feel panic even if I hold it horizontally in my hand.
Zhang Jun's body is over 1.8 meters tall, and in this era, he is absolutely awesome. The average height in the Tang Dynasty is 1.6 meters tall, you can imagine it.
This horse spear is longer than the two Zhang soldiers.
In fact, the spear is another name for a spear. It is called different depending on the length. The spear is the longest, the rod is long and the spear head is long. The spear head is very similar to the sword, which means it is much thicker.
The spear is shorter than the spear, and the rod and spear head are shorter, about three meters and five meters, while the spear is shorter, only more than two meters.
The main reason is that the usage is different. The spear and spear are both horse weapons and special weapons for heavy armored cavalry. They are not available to everyone and the cost is too high.
The main reason for the high-end and luxurious military orders in the Tang Dynasty was that the military system was the system of government. Everyone brought their own armor, weapons and horses. Of course, they would carefully build and try to do a better job, which is both guarantee and vanity.
After the Song Dynasty, spears were eliminated because of their cumbersome production and high cost. The main reason was that heavy armored cavalry also disappeared into the long river of history.
The personal soldiers led Zhang Jun's war horse over.
The soldiers on duty were all armed and stood on standby, divided into three teams in front, middle and back, the front team held a sword, the squadron held a heavy sword, and the back team held a crossbow. This is the basic team type of the Tang army facing.
The cavalry were divided on both sides, mainly auxiliary warfare to encircle the enemy to protect the side Hebei region.
All soldiers were armored, with bright light armor, infantry armor and light armor (leather armor). There were three human weapons: knife, bow, and gun. The knife was in the hand, the bow was hung on the waist, and the spear was cross-sided behind the shoulder.
Mo Daoping also has a bow.
Everyone was given thirty arrows, and the crossbow soldiers also had an arrow basket carrying a back, which contained 100 crossbow arrows.
Because of its slow speed, the crossbow was only shot in the first battle, and then it was replaced by a bow and shot. The soldiers holding the crossbow did not participate in the attack and were assisted in the battle behind, but they did not have combat power and charged like a horizontal knife.
The barrier knife is not the main weapon, but it is also a handful of people, mainly used to fight closely. It can be said that it has reached the teeth.
Because there is only one battalion of people, this configuration is not all, and there are no heavy armored cavalry and heavy armored infantry.
The heavy armored cavalry horses were all armed, but with the surrender of the nomadic peoples, the heavy armored cavalry was gradually decreasing, and the light armored cavalry became the main force.
There was no shortage of horses in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang cavalry was definitely the most powerful force of this era, and even the Turks and other horse-defying nations were incomparable.
The Tang army was still strong, and the infantry also rode on horseback. During the war, they dismounted the horse and arranged the array greatly saved their physical strength and improved their combat effectiveness.
The most domineering thing is the tactics of the Tang Dynasty army, which is to surround and annihilate them all, without any other ideas. This is true when facing ten thousand, and still the same when facing ten thousand people, it is to attack and attack until there are no more enemies standing in front of you.
Zhang Jun observed his war horse, black and red, and the horses were all equipped with saddles, or the Gaoqiao saddle.
He mainly looked at the stirrups and feet. He was not sure if there were stirrups and hooves at this time, but he was obviously worried about it. Not only did the stirrups have them, but they were also quite exquisite. The hooves were trimmed very comfortably, and they were obviously hung with socks.
The horse's tail was trimmed and wrapped into a ball-shaped shape and raised, and the horse's hair was carefully woven to prevent it from flying randomly to affect the movement of the cavalry. There are armor on the forehead, cheeks and chest of the horse.
The tall war horse sniffed a few times, ran to Zhang Jun in small steps, rubbed his neck a few times, feeling very touched.
Zhang Jun didn't know horse breeds very well, and he didn't know what kind of horse it was. He looked tall and majestic anyway.
He raised his hand and patted Dama's neck, pulled the saddle with one hand and kicked it up, Zhang Jun sat up steadily. He found that the high bridge saddle was much more comfortable than the current saddle, and clamped his body in front and back, making the rider more stable and easier to do movements.
The stirrup is made of wooden, you will know it when you step on it, and it is covered with copper skin. He saw that the cavalry on the back were all wooden kicks, and nothing was wrapped. I think this is also a symbol of identity.
"Be careful, my husband." Zhang Liang reminded him under the horse. The chief general came out of the camp, and he was responsible for guarding the camp and could not go out with Zhang Jun.
"Don't worry, I'll go and meet those three generals and go back." Zhang Jun shook the long horse spear in his hand, looked for feelings, and his confidence increased greatly.
The center of gravity of the horse lance is at the back, and even if it is flat, it will not increase the burden on the cavalry. It has to be said that the craftsmanship of this era is indeed powerful.
When Zhang Jun became familiar with the feeling of riding on the horse, he came out of the camp with his troops and could already see Li Huaiguang's troops rolling towards him.
I can't tell how many people there are. Anyway, there is a large group of hooves, and a cloud of snow dust is shaking.
It seems that riding a horse and running long distances in this era can easily cause lung diseases. How much dust does it have to be inhaled? The main generals don’t have to suffer because in this era, the main generals at all levels must be ahead.
There is no need to command. The infantry behind them scattered to both sides, arrows into the strings and crossbows pointed to the sky, and the sword soldiers bowed to the right one at the same time, and could swing them quickly at any time. They were well trained.
The cavalry also listed the charge formation and stared at the people coming in front.
Zhang Jun did not make any moves, but pointed the horse spear diagonally above the side, so he could fall down and stab or block at any time. This is the original memory of this body, muscle memory, and a skill that has been practiced for a long time.
The cultural people in the Tang Dynasty were not weak scholars. They could basically get on horses, swing their spears and dismount their swords. A strong body and basic martial arts were abilities that must be mastered. The distinction between civil and military in this era was not so separate.
In fact, it was almost the same in the Song Dynasty, and there were many cultural people who could fight. It was not until the late Northern Song Dynasty that civil and military officials completely became opposites.
Chapter completed!