Daming wolf ride

Updated: 2012-10-09

Tiefutu, also known as Tiefutu, is a heavy armored cavalry soldier. According to historical records, it was created by Jin Wushu, a general of the Jin Dynasty. Together with the kidnapper horse, he accompanied Jin Wushu to conquer the Song Dynasty and made great military exploits. exterminate.

"The iron floating figure and the kidnapped horse are nothing more than the golden man, so it may not be true. In the world, there is no reason for three heavy armored cavalry to walk together. You must know that the northerners use horses, but the main thing is to control and maneuver them. If three horses connect, horsepower Since there are differences, it is bound to be the same as before and the other; but the three are connected, or the courage is not equal, and the brave is tired by the timid. This is easy to understand. You have been in the army for many years, how can you not know? But I don’t know why Xiao Cao is for you Build this iron pagoda?"

Qiu Hejia is familiar with military books, so he naturally knows the story about the Iron Buddha of the Jin Army recorded in "History of the Song Dynasty". He has doubts since he read the history. Dayong wanted to build an iron pagoda, so he couldn't help expressing his doubts. He felt that Shi Dayong took it for granted that he wanted to build an iron pagoda, and it was not advisable, not advisable.

But Shi Dayong said: "The last general thinks that the iron Buddha's statement should be true. The principle of three riding together is the same as that of Cao Cao's chained boat in the battle of Chibi. The difference is that one is in the water and the other is on land. That’s all. As long as you practice properly, it’s impossible for three riders to go forward and retreat like one rider.”[

Hearing Shi Dayong compare Iron Buddha Tu with Tiesuo Lianzhou, Qiu Hejia couldn't help laughing: "Dayong, Dayong, what can I say about you? Since you know the allusion of Tiesuo Lianzhou, how can you?" I don’t know what will happen to Cao Cao’s [-] sailors? Even if the three of Tiefutu can ride together, if one rider falls to the ground and the second rider can’t let go, they will also stumble. Haven't they all become fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered?"

"This……"

Shi Dayong was stunned there, he only wanted to build the iron pagoda of the Han people, but he forgot the great disadvantage of this iron pagoda.His head turned quickly, trying to think of a solution.

Seeing that Shi Dayong was silent, Qiu Hejia smiled and continued: "There are ten advantages in using cavalry: one is to meet the enemy from the beginning; the other is to ride on the enemy's back; Fifth, cover their food and cut off their military routes; Sixth, defeat their Tianjin Pass and open their bridges; Seventh, cover their unpreparedness and attack their unorganized brigade; Eighth, attack their slack and surprise them; Ninth, Burn their accumulations to empty their city; ten days to plunder their fields to tie up their children. These ten benefits are the essence of horse riding. May I ask, what benefit does this have to do with the Iron Buddha?"

The way of cavalry lies in maneuvering. Cavalry has always been victorious, and victory is based on this maneuver.That Tiefutu is a cavalry soldier with heavy armor, the man and the armor weigh more than two hundred catties, how can this horse run fast, how can it run.Lost the most important mobility of cavalry, how is it different from that of infantry?

Throughout the dynasties, there are not many heavy armored cavalry. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the cavalry has been dominated by light cavalry, as is the case with the Eight Banners who built slaves.During the battle, they came and went as fast as lightning, which really caused the Ming army a lot of trouble, but there was nothing they could do about him.In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao army and the Xixia army also used light cavalry in this way, and there were very few heavy armored cavalry like the Iron Buddha who charged forward.

Just like that Iron Buddha Tu can only have [-] riders at most, and [-] Qingqi horses are needed to cover them before they can charge the Song army head-on.Even though it was as powerful as a humanoid tank, wasn't it destroyed by the Song army in the end?Since then, the Kingdom of Jin has never built an iron pagoda.

From this, it can be seen that this Iron Buddha is by no means a big killer, nor is it indestructible.Now, Shi Dayong wants to build an iron pagoda of the Han people in a whimsical way, which is turning back the wheel of history.Just imagine, if this heavy armored cavalry is really invincible and sure to win every battle, why has it disappeared since the Jin Dynasty?

In the [-]th century, the West was already the age of firearms, and the future would also belong to firearms. However, Shi Dayong wanted to go against the trend of history and engage in this obsolete heavy cavalry. I really don't know what he thinks.

Travelers want to lead the times, not go against the times.

But Shi Dayong didn't think so. After thinking for a while, he still insisted on his opinion. He said to Qiu Hejia: "Master Futai said that it is true to use riding ten benefits, but the general thinks that the iron Buddha is actually a If we use the sharp weapon of the Ming Dynasty to destroy the slaves, if we use it properly, Ping Liao will be just around the corner."

"Oh, I heard the details."

Although Qiu Hejia felt that the Iron Buddha was too whimsical, he was not stubborn. If Shi Dayong was right, he might not support it.

"The Eight Banners of Jiannu are all light cavalry, and they are good at riding and shooting. When the final general fought against their bordered yellow and bordered red flags in Dalinghe, they suffered from their big arrows. Now that I think about it, I am afraid of the future." That's why Mo Jiang thought of using this iron stupa to restrain their big arrows. The iron stupa is covered with heavy armor, only the eyes are exposed, and there is a gap in the whole body. No matter how hard you try, how can you bear me!"

"That's the reason, the armor is thick and the arrow can't reach, but there is no need to rely on the iron stupa, but it is enough to ask the soldiers to wear two more layers of armor." Qiu Hejia said disapprovingly.

Shi Dayong nodded, but said: "If you wear more armor, it is not as powerful as this Iron Buddha. Master Futai also knows that in today's world, whether it is my Ming Dynasty, Jiannu, or Mongolia, the armor worn by the cavalry is not a chain Zijia, Mianjia and other two courses, in addition to this, they are paired with heavy armored cavalry. Imagine that in the future, our army will face off against Jiannu. Go directly to the leader of Jiannu, and use Jiannu light cavalry to resist. In this way, Jiannu's position will be chaotic, and the rest of our army can take advantage of the situation to rush forward. If this is the case, we will surely win."

Speaking of this, a look of pain appeared on his face, "If there is no cavalry that can restrain the Jiannu, my Ming soldiers really can only fight head-on with the Jiannu cavalry with flesh and blood, and kill a hundred enemies. , self-defeating [-], it is really heart-wrenching."

"Ugh…"

Qiu Hejia also sighed, the Jiannu cavalry is powerful, but Daming has many infantry, and the cavalry is attacked by infantry, so the casualties are naturally heavy. [

After a while, he opened his mouth and said: "I finally understand, your so-called Iron Buddha is just trying to use it to make a strange move, to bring out its unexpected effect, it is definitely not a deliberate operation, thinking it is a long-term solution?"

"Master Futai is wrong again. The general really wants to build a heavy-armored cavalry Iron Buddha that belongs to my Ming army and belongs to the men of the Han family! ... But the general also knows that this iron Buddha is not easy to build. , even if Master Futai fully supports the junior general, the latter does not dare to guarantee that it can really be built."

Shi Dayong really has no bottom line, the price of heavy armored cavalry is too high, and with Daming's current finances, he may not be able to afford it.What's more, this is just his private behavior as a general. In the eyes of outsiders, the iron pagoda he built is actually building his own family, not building a strong army for the court.

But with the support of the governor of Liaodong, Shi Dayong would be able to build the iron pagoda openly, and he would be able to obtain all the resources allocated by the governor's office without worrying about money.But instead of worrying about money, there are many other things to worry about.

War horses are not the main problem. Most of the Liaodong Army rides Mongolian horses, which have excellent endurance and can carry more than 200 catties. The heavy armored cavalry itself abandons speed and only relies on brute force to collide, and does not value speed. .The difficulty lies in this armor. Both men and horses are equipped with armor, which completely puts people in the armor. The selection and construction of this armor is a big problem.

Of course Shi Dayong hoped that this armor could be used as a heavy armor, but the lighter the better.But how to get an optimal point between the two is beyond what he can know.

There are also craftsmen accompanying the army in Jinzhou, and there are quite a few of them, hundreds of them, but there is not much wrought iron, which needs to be transported from the pass, and there is too little time to come and go.With the existing resources, how many iron pagodas can be built is unknown.

After the Iron Buddha was built, how to make people ride and run in, how to coordinate soldiers and soldiers, and how to make the best use of the crushing force of humanoid tanks, etc., are all difficult problems to be solved.The other Iron Buddha requires at least two auxiliary cavalry, so Shi Dayong doesn't have enough cavalry and horses to use.

Huang Taiji's army is coming soon, and his own Songshan army has been disabled, and it is impossible to pull it out now.Outside of the pass, Qiu Hejia was only one of Shi Dayong's direct descendants, apart from his personal troops of the governor's yamen, so there was no way to send troops to supplement him.

Right now, although Shi Dayong is already a member of the third rank, but in Jinzhou City, he has the least number of troops.The [-] cavalry allocated by Zu Dashou and the [-] remnants of the cavalry battalion were the only things he could do.Turning these [-] cavalry into heavy armored cavalry is probably Shi Dayong's only choice in desperation.

He was really afraid of being shot by the big arrows of the Eight Banners. When he was thinking about how to avoid being shot by the Eight Banners cavalry, he instinctively thought of wearing heavy armor, and then thought of wearing both men and horses. Finally, he naturally thought of heavy armored cavalry. , the name Tiefutu flashed in his mind.

But it is undeniable that another important reason why Shi Dayong insisted on building the Iron Buddha was that he did not believe that the Han people had no way to really defeat these nomads in field battles other than improving the firecrackers!

Heavy armored cavalry is his second attempt after Changmu, which belongs to the era of cold weapons.

Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that when the traverser has the idea that only firearms can defeat alien races, because this doubt tells the world from the side, we Han people can use it, we Han people can be conquered casually, and we Han people are bloodless !We are nothing without firearms!

No, absolutely not!

We would rather not have a civilization that can be conquered by barbarism.

What we need is savagery that can conquer savagery!

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"How is Xiao Cao doing?" Qiu Hejia asked suddenly.

Shi Dayong replied: "I've been working on it for a few days, and I'm anxious to go back and see what it's like. If it's really possible, I would like to ask Lord Futai to fully support the general in creating a heavy armored cavalry that can defeat the enemy. !"

Qiu Hejia pondered for a while, and did not agree on the spot, but said: "Let's see if this ride can be done. If it is possible, I will try my best to make it easier for you."

Shi Dayong clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Futai!"

Qiu Hejia nodded slightly: "Your heart is not here now, so I won't tell you more. You can go back and have a look. If it succeeds, ask someone to tell Ben Fu. I can take a look at it in your camp. Take a look. Can you, Iron Buddha, really help Ben smooth Liao!"