The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1025

Deng Pu and Fu Mo led the cavalry like a whirlwind, and quickly approached the battle formation of the Jin army. However, they were surprised to find that the Jin army did not form a phalanx of infantry, but a formation of chariots. array.

This kind of chariot is no stranger to the Shu army. It is the van used by the infantry of the Shu army. Although there are some differences, they are still similar.

Ma Long liked to engage in research, invention, innovation and creation since he was a child. This is very similar to Ma Jun. Although Ma Long is from Dongping, Yanzhou, and has nothing to do with Ma Jun, who was born in Fufeng Ma's family, he is more famous in this era. Er Ma's reputation is indeed very great, and Ma Long has admired Ma Jun since he was a child, and he is fond of Ma Jun's various inventions and innovations.

When Liu Yuan rebelled in Bingzhou, Ma Long, who was far away in Yanzhou, was worried about the country. The strength of the Hu people lies in the strength of the cavalry. Huge puzzle.

At that time, Ma Long was only engaged in by Wu Meng of Yanzhou, and he was only a small official of [-] shi. It stands to reason that such a big matter should not be considered by him, but Ma Long, who likes to study, developed a countermeasure against the creation of his predecessors. The cavalry's weapon - the sidecar.

Of course, before this, Liu Yin had improved and created a new side van on the Hexi battlefield, and put it into practical application, breaking the function of the Hexi Xianbei bald tree.But the occlusion of the news did not let Ma Long know about it, and he had no chance to see the actual side van of the Shu Army. Ma Long devoted all his energy to the improvement and research and development of the side van.

It wasn't until later that Liu Yin's van was used on the Jizhou battlefield that Ma Long realized that Liu Yin had already developed a van before him, which made Ma Long very frustrated.Of course, Ma Long's frustration is not because Liu Yin developed the van first. After all, there are no patents in this era. This kind of weapon dealt a great blow to the Jin cavalry.

What Ma Long didn't know was that Liu Yin's side car was actually learned from him secretly. In history, Ma Long created the side car, and the target of dealing with it was the function of the bald tree.At that time, the Jin army had been defeated repeatedly, and all four governors died. Even Jia Chong was so frightened that his legs limp, and he dared not go to Liangzhou, so he found a chance to marry Sima Yan and his family.The function of the bald tree is very popular in Liangzhou, and no one can stop it.

At this time, Ma Long was ordered to go west with only [-] warriors he had recruited. In the eyes of many people, Ma Long was suicidal. After eight months of no news, Even Sima Yan, who once supported Ma Long, wavered, thinking that Ma Long's entire army had been wiped out.

But then the news from Liangzhou fell through everyone's glasses. With these 500 people, Ma Long ran for thousands of miles, smashed Hexi Xianbei, forced the bald tree machine into a corner, and was finally demoted to Jin Killed by Hu people.

The reason why Ma Long succeeded in calming the function of the bald tree was that the secret weapon he relied on was the sidecar. He improved the sidecar according to Zhuge Liang's invention and innovation before his death. During the march, he used the sidecar to protect the infantry and effectively blocked To withstand the impact of the Xianbei cavalry, at the same time there are a large number of archers behind the car.These archers were all strong men specially recruited by Malone. Malone had one requirement when recruiting, that is, they must be able to pull a two-stone strong bow and a twelve-stone crossbow.These archers shot without fail, and every attack by the Xianbei people suffered heavy casualties. Ma Long marched thousands of miles, beheaded tens of thousands of enemies, and completely wiped out the function of the bald tree.

Of course, Liu Yin's reincarnation in this life will no longer give Ma Long any chance to show his talents, and it is precisely by stealing Ma Long's ideas that Liu Yin was able to quell the rebellion of the bald tree function, and let Ma Long's side car Really into the battlefield, the night for several years.

When Ma Long fought against the Huns in Qingzhou, he also used sidecars, but the number was extremely limited and did not form a large-scale application.

Later, after Ma Long became the deputy governor of the rebellion, he participated in the battle against Shu. The strength of the Shu cavalry left a deep impression on him. The idea of ​​​​building a large-scale partial van was born.

Building a van requires a lot of manpower and material resources, wood, ironware, craftsmen, etc. The requirements are extremely huge. Ma Long has no authority to call so many materials, so he can only discuss with Sima Jun.

Knowing that the Shu army had sidecars, Sima Jun agreed to Ma Long's request to build a large number of sidecars.

With Sima Jun's support, Ma Long had the opportunity to build a van.

Ma Long's side van is slightly different from the Shu army's side van. The side van developed by Liu Yin has an integrated structure with a unilateral design, while Ma Long's side van is movable. It can be disassembled. Although compared with Liu Yin's van, the Mashi van is slightly less sturdy, but it is slightly better in terms of maneuverability.

Since the box body can be moved and disassembled, Malone's vans can be flexibly arranged, and the position of the box body can also be moved left and right. The vans can be used on both sides without changing the direction.

However, it took a long time to build so many vans. Until the defeat of Wen Yang and Sima Jun, none of Ma Long's vans were put into actual combat.Of course, Wen Yang and Sima Jun who entered Bingzhou didn't need to use the van. The van was excellent against cavalry, but it might not be so easy to use against infantry.

This time Ma Long was ordered to guard the Qinghe Plain, and the invading Shu army was all cavalry, which made Ma Long very excited. It seemed that his inventions and innovations had finally come into play, and he could finally show his face on the battlefield.

Ma Long chose Jieqiao as the main battlefield. Firstly, it was the stage where Yuan Shao Gongsun Zan fought. Secondly, Jieqiao is backed by the Pan River and the terrain is flat. It is a good place for the sidecar. Gongsun Zan laid the foundation for conquering the north of the Yellow River in one fell swoop, and this time Ma Long wanted to take advantage of the blessed land of Jieqiao to defeat the cavalry of Shu in one fell swoop and completely reverse the situation in Jizhou.

Hearing the news that the cavalry of the Shu army were marching southward and heading straight for the Jieqiao, Ma Long immediately ordered to sacrifice a chariot formation, and set up a formation ten miles south of the Jieqiao to meet the cavalry of the Shu army.

One after another, the sidecars were densely packed in front of the Jin army's infantry formation, forming a circular defensive position. Behind the sidecars, countless archers were waiting for their bows, ready to kill.

(End of this chapter)