black belly prince cruel concubine

Chapter 43 Returning to the Palace

Yi Mo closed his eyes and took a deep breath, the faint fragrance penetrated into his heart, and his impetuous heart gradually calmed down.With a wave of his hand, the wide sleeves rolled up a strong wind, and the wooden window "Peng" closed in response, isolating the large sea of ​​flowers outside the window.

His eyes once again fell on the army list on the desk, one hundred thousand soldiers, one hundred thousand soldiers... Regardless of food, clothing, housing and transportation, it takes a lot of energy to just have a weapon.The most common types of handheld weapons are divided into four categories: crossbows, polearms, short arms, and defenses.Bows and crossbows are divided into strong bows and long arrows, light bows and short arrows, hard crossbows and light crossbows...

When Cheng Yimo was frowning, Qinglong arrived.

"master."

"En." Yi Mo nodded, "Did you bring it?"

"Bring it." Qinglong clapped his hands, only to see two bearded men and an old man in sixties push the door open.

The two big bearded men are both strong and built. Although the thick arms are separated by thin clothing, the strong protrusions on the arms can be vaguely seen.

The old man was short and strong, with deep and shrewd eyes, and his breath was long and his steps were light and steady. He should have martial arts cultivation.

Qinglong pointed to the old man and introduced: "Master, he is the number one blacksmith in Wangchuan, Tie Jing, and beside him are his two disciples, Tie Da and Tie Er."

Yi Mo sized up the three of them for a while, his eyes fell on the old man, and he said coldly, "How much do you know about military weapons?"

The one who answered her was Tie Da on the left hand side of Tie Jing, with a manly and cheerful voice, "It depends on the type of weapon. If you are an archer, you have to use a bow and crossbow. Bows and crossbows are divided into strong bows and crossbows." Long arrows, light bows and short arrows, hard crossbows and light crossbows. If you are infantry, you can use long handles and short weapons, such as long spears, long spears, maces, etc. If you are cavalry, you can use horse lances and maces... Personally I think that maces are the most suitable for cavalry, because the maces are heavier in the hand, and with the momentum of the horse running, one swing down, even if it is protected by a helmet, the brains must burst out. But there are also disadvantages, and the disadvantage is that It’s too heavy. Cavalrymen are already wearing heavy armor. If you add heavy maces, ordinary horses can’t bear its weight at all...”

Tie Da did not hide his clumsiness, expressing clearly what he knew and even his own opinions.

Yi Mo nodded, and asked again, "Do you know how the current Ministry of War allocates the iron cavalry to the barracks in various places?"

Tie Er stood up and replied, "I know. The configuration of iron cavalry in each fiefdom's barracks is the same, half of which are spears with strong crossbows and heavy armor, and half are horses. When the black iron cavalry came, these excellent equipment seemed a little pale. The armor worn by the black iron cavalry under the prince's seat is mainly plate armor for the chest, and it is equipped with leather goods to protect the joints and shoulders." There was a hint of reverence in the tone And envy, "That kind of plate armor is cast by a special method. It is much lighter than traditional armor, but its protection ability is much stronger. Even the horse lance used by the prince is stronger than other cavalry. Horse lance is powerful. A long weapon that is large but extremely difficult to operate. Take the horse lance deployed by our Wangchuan cavalry as an example. Although it has great lethality, the weight distribution on both ends is uneven, which greatly increases the difficulty for soldiers to control the horse lance. However, the horse lance used by His Royal Highness’s sixteen black cavalry is equipped with a fine steel lance head in the front and a red copper lance head in the rear. It is constantly adjusted until the weight distribution of the head and tail is even. At the height of the foot, the entire zhangba horse lance can be held in mid-air like a scale beam without falling or falling. In this way, a general riding on a horse can keep the tip of the lance forward without any effort, and the cavalry can swing it as long as they hold the middle Freedom, it doesn’t look bulky at all, and it doesn’t require too much effort when sprinting on the flat end. It’s just that it’s expensive and cannot be deployed on a large scale.”

After listening to the two people's extensive discussion, Yi Mo's face softened a lot, and he nodded in satisfaction, "You guys are right." What she wanted was not a reckless man who could only forge iron.

Cheng Yimo's nod was recognition of the three of them, and Tie Da Tie Er heaved a sigh of relief at the same time, even the firm bulge on his arm was relieved.On the way here, Qinglong told them that as long as the other party asks a question, they should answer as much as possible, no matter right or wrong, it is best to express their unique opinions.If the other party nods, they can stay.

Tie Jing took a step forward, cupped his hands in salute, and said respectfully: "I wonder what kind of weapons the master wants his subordinates to forge?"

Tie Jing was indeed a smart person, seeing Cheng Yimo nodding his head in recognition of them, he immediately stepped forward and called her master, and from Cheng Yimo's few words, she could tell her purpose.

Cheng Yimo hadn't made a decision yet, so he didn't want to say more, at this time Suzaku just came in, and Cheng Yimo waved his hand to let the three of Tie's family go down.

Suzaku served Yimo a cup of tea, and said enthusiastically, "Master, why don't we turn all [-] soldiers into heavy cavalry."

Heavy cavalry is the most elite unit, and the strength of a military camp mainly depends on the strength and number of cavalry.It's no wonder that Suzaku wanted to turn one hundred thousand soldiers into heavy cavalry in a whimsical way.

Apparently, Qinglong disagreed with Suzaku's idea, "The various armies are against each other. Counting the ancient and modern history, although the cavalry is very aggressive, it is not the main combat force."

"Why?" Suzaku asked puzzled.

Cheng Yimo took a sip of tea, and slowly said, "The cavalry-based combat method is mostly field warfare. Once it comes to the battle for the city and land, the cavalry can only be used as an auxiliary. In the battle for the city, Most of the time, infantry battles are fought, and cavalry is used to chase down the rout, or as a surprise attack on the army. Once the infantry forms a formation, as long as the cavalry does not have an absolute superiority in numbers, most cavalry will not take the initiative to fight with it. Especially long spears Infantry, once in formation, the cavalry cannot confront them head-on.”

Suzaku curled her lips, she just thought that having [-] heavy cavalry must be very prestigious, after careful calculation, they Wangchuan only had [-] heavy cavalry, if their master had [-] heavy cavalry, wouldn't they be able to walk sideways in the entire Chengtian Dynasty.

In fact, Cheng Yimo didn't want to build [-] heavy cavalry, but the funds did not allow it.She has already used all her assets to support the [-] soldiers, and even the money to build [-] heavy cavalry now has to be taken from the palace.

So Cheng Yimo's biggest worry now is money.

In front of the Thunder King's Mansion, there was a gorgeous and expensive carriage parked. The old butler of the Palace stood up and smiled and led a beautiful woman out.

The woman is wearing a white peony tulle, a white skirt that drags the floor with plum blossoms, and a soft green belt around her slender waist, which makes her figure even more beautiful.The delicate maid supported her, with a light gauze hanging on her face, the breeze rippling the light gauze, revealing her delicate outline.Although you can see the face clearly, you can see that she is a gentle and beautiful woman by looking at the delicate and soft figure that is steadfast in the wind and willows, and then looking at the clear and flowing eyes full of spring water.

Seeing her docile appearance, the old butler liked her very much. He waited beside her with his arms raised, and said with a kind smile, "Miss, please slow down, and be careful not to fall."

The woman kept walking, her exposed clear eyes bent into a beautiful crescent shape, "Cheng Bo, you go back. Mother is waiting at Xiaoye Temple, I have to hurry up."

(End of this chapter)