Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 250 Xuanjia Army Plate Armor
At this time, Li Yuanji stood up, held his head high and said, "Soldiers will cover the water and soil. If Li Zitong and Du Fuwei come over, they will be killed, so that we will not have to conquer the East China Sea and Jianghuai in the future."

I can only say that it is indeed you, Feng Chu.

Changsun Wuji said in a strange way: "His Royal Highness King Qi, if Li Zitong and Du Fuwei join forces to support Luoyang, let alone hundreds of thousands of troops, you can't learn from Zhao Kuo and underestimate them."

Li Yuanji frowned, "Who is Zhao Kuo?"

"Pfft." Li Shimin almost couldn't hold back, and almost laughed out loud.

All the civil and military personnel in the tent couldn't help laughing.

Li Yuanji's face was gloomy, very displeased with the ridicule of these people.

Li Zhiyun shook his head, straightened the topic, and asked, "Second brother, we have to prepare for the worst. If Li Zitong and Du Fuwei really come to support Wang Shichong, then they will go to Hulao Pass. Now they are stationed in Hulao The gate is Zheng Jun Wang Xingben, we must first take Hulao Pass, prevent Li Zitong and Du Fuwei's reinforcements from entering Henan County, and destroy our plan to surround Luoyang."

"Fifth Brother is right." Li Shimin said: "Actually King Qi is right. If Li Zitong and Du Fuwei come to support Wang Shichong this time, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

Fang Xuanling reminded: "Your Highness, you still need to be more careful. Now that Luoyang is in a desperate situation, you can't lose the big because of small things. If we can break Luoyang first, and then gather forces to face Li Zitong and Du Fuwei, then our chances of winning will be even greater. "

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. If Wang Shichong got the news that Li Zitong and Du Fuwei came to rescue him, he would definitely defend Luoyang City. The cold weather today not only restricts Wang Shichong, but also restricts us. I mean Yes, lead the elite to attack Hulao, leaving the army to continue besieging Luoyang."

Li Zhiyun thought to himself, isn't this the same trick used to deal with Dou Jiande in history.

Immediately, Li Shimin ordered that King Chu and King Qi continue to lead their troops to besiege Luoyang, while he led three thousand Xuanjia troops to attack Hulao.

Li Zhiyun also knew very little about the mysterious armored cavalry in Li Shimin's hands.Because this army belongs to Li Shimin's trump card elite army, and the number of appearances is very small.

When confronting Liu Wuzhou, Li Zhiyun met him once in a hurry.

The eight-character description is; people wear heavy armor, and horses carry heavy armor.

One person, one rider, plus their heavy armor, probably weighed more than [-] catties in total.This is still Li Zhiyun's conservative estimate. If you are bold, the per capita weight of the Xuanjia Army may only be around [-] catties.

The cost of building such a troop is terrifying.

People are second, mainly because of the huge cost of horses and armor.

Horses that can carry heavy armor are good horses, and even many cavalry have one man and two horses, one horse carries the man on the back, and the other bears the armor.

When he saw the Xuanjia Army, it was exactly as Li Zhiyun expected.

Three thousand soldiers, black armor and black clothes, carrying a longbow, holding a horse spear, carrying a cold front and a fierce aura.

"Second brother, your Xuanjia army is really majestic." Li Zhiyun said softly.

Li Shimin smiled and said with emotion: "Zhiyun, to tell you the truth, this army is the old soldiers who followed me in Jinyang. They have experienced life and death fights, and they are different from ordinary people. This is not the most important thing. The important thing is that you Do you know how much a pair of armor for the Xuanjia Army costs?"

"How many?"

"This number." Li Shimin spread five fingers.

Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "Five hundred hanging?"

"Hahaha." Li Shimin laughed, "Zhiyun, you are really interesting."

Changsun Wuji, who was about to mount his horse, smiled and said, "His Royal Highness, five hundred ounces can only buy a piece of shoulder armor from the Xuanjia Army."

Li Zhiyun smiled and did not answer.

Li Shimin got on his horse, picked up the horse, and said to Li Zhiyun: "King Chu, I will leave Luoyang to you. Wang Shichong must be trapped to death."

"King Qin, don't worry, I understand." Li Zhiyun cupped his hands.

Li Shimin nodded, turned his horse's head, and shouted, "Let's go."

Rumble!
Three thousand Xuanjia troops rushed towards the tiger prison amidst the smoke and dust.

Li Yuanji snorted coldly, "What are you showing off? If the emperor didn't give him money, how could he build such an elite team?"

Li Zhiyun chuckled, he really wanted to tell Li Yuanji that he actually had such a soldier in his hand, and he hadn't armed it with imperial money.

Among the crowd, Yu Chigong poked Qin Qiong quietly, and said in a low voice: "Tell me, how does our Plate Armor Army compare with the Xuanjia Army?"

Qin Qiong thought for a while and said: "It's hard to compare. Our plate armor army must have lighter armor than theirs, but the Xuanjia army has experienced battle formation, and our plate armor army has not."

"That's true."

"Cough cough." Xue Yuanjing coughed from the side, and he lowered his voice, "Be careful, you two, the Plate Armor Army is a secret."

"Yes." Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong shut up at the same time.

Under the personal supervision of Li Zhiyun, Weihe's hydraulic forging hammer has been able to start forging plate armor.

There is a difference between the plate armor and the armor of the Xuanjia Army.

It can also be seen from the name that the plate armor is a whole piece of armor, which contains all the upper body parts such as the chest guard and shoulder armor.At the same time, such as calf armor, thigh armor, arm guards, iron gloves, etc., are all small pieces.When wearing it, it can be done by one person.

Armor is an enhanced version of chain mail and scale armor.This kind of armor, fully armed, is very heavy, and a soldier cannot wear this kind of heavy armor alone.

Fully armed knights in plate armor can release their limbs and joints to the greatest extent, and they don't have extra armor to increase their weight. Every part of the armor can perfectly cover the place that needs protection.

After Li Zhiyun's improvement, the plate armor knight developed in the direction of "European knight".There is even beyond.

Why, because Li Zhiyun has both a hydraulic forging hammer and a blast furnace.

Compared with the cumbersome parts of chain mail, the advantages of plate armor are not too obvious.Faster to build and better defensive performance.At the same time, the weight can also be reduced.

The only pity is that Li Zhiyun does not dare to produce on a large scale yet, but only produced about a thousand sets, armed with guards and elite cavalry.

He wants to experiment while improving on the battlefield.

As long as the direction is right, it will not be a problem to use the Weihe Workshop for mass production in the future.Even, in the future, he can create this kind of 'close-fitting plate armor' for war horses.

The armor of the horses of the Xuanjia Army is actually still armored, and the horse's legs and other places are still exposed.

Li Zhiyun has put the making of horseshoes on the agenda, and then the making of horse leg armor, horse body armor, and horse iron surface will also start one after another.

He believed that his plate armor army must not be much worse than Li Shimin's Xuanjia army.

Li Shimin went here and took several generals under his command, such as Qu Tutong, Hou Junji, Zhai Changsun, Shi Danai, Shi Wanbao, and others.

Because of the changes in history, Qin Qiong and others are now Li Zhiyun's cavalry, so naturally they will not command the Xuanjia Cavalry.

It was freezing cold, Li Zhiyun led soldiers and horses to patrol, and happened to run into Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan and Li Daozong were also in the large army that conquered Luoyang this time. They led the soldiers and horses to besiege the south and north cities of Luoyang.

"King Qin is very courageous this time." Li Daoxuan rode the horse and Li Zhiyun walked side by side, and the two brothers chatted while walking the horse.

Li Zhiyun said: "Second brother has always been courageous, so it's not surprising that he did this."

Li Daoxuan nodded and said, "Fifth brother, tell me, if King Qin really defeated Li Zitong and Du Fuwei this time, then he will really become famous all over the world."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's eyes froze.

Without Dou Jiande, it is possible for Li Zitong and Du Fuwei to come.
No way.

(End of this chapter)