Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

But then again, this military parade is a novelty and a prestige.

Although the scale of tens of thousands of people seems very shocking, for these prefects, what is more attractive is the brand new arms that appear in front of them one after another.

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"I'm coming!"

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Gradually, the sound of the soldiers' stepping forward alternately was covered by another crisp "da, da" sound, and a large number of towering black shadows appeared in the distance of the horizon.

Seeing this scene, the eunuchs from all over the north began to straighten their eyes.

"Is this a horse archer?"

"A Jiangdong county town actually has an established horse archer team?"

Looking at the figure in the distance, Kong Rong couldn't help murmuring.

Not to mention the south where the water network is dense, even he, the prefect who is located in the Beihai Plain of Qingzhou, did not say that he could have such a number of horses to form an army in this area.

"No, not horse archers..."

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"Not an archer..."

Yuan Yi and Qiao Mao responded almost at the same time.

"These people are not horse archers of our big men, this is a brand new type of arms..."

"It looks... similar to the scimitar cavalry of the Huns back then."

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"Standing on a horse, but you can order and prohibit... how is this possible?"

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Facing the cavalry team slowly walking towards him, those prefects who were born in literati, especially Kong Rong, a top civil servant who was born in the blood of the Kong family, only felt that their minds were buzzing.

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"Da da da……"

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Gradually, the cavalry team was getting closer and closer to the city gate, and Sun Jian narrowed his eyes slightly—he was not Kong Rong, and years of battlefield experience made him believe in his own judgment even more.

His eyes kept looking at the equipment and weapons of the cavalry, and soon, Sun Jian suddenly realized as if he had discovered something.

"Hmm... this kind of pedals?"

With a subconscious smile at the corner of his mouth, as he observed the actions of a cavalryman on the horse, Sun Jian soon discovered that each of the military horses in Zhang Yan's team was equipped with high bridge saddles, which firmly fixed the riders, or simply clamped them. on horseback.

Coupled with the pedals on both sides of the saddle, this prevents soldiers from flying horizontally from the horse's back due to the impact even when they are galloping at high speed.

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"Using the long spear as a weapon, I think it is mainly for charging and assassination...With the saddle and pedals, it can ensure the safety of the rider when charging."

"Plus this thick vest..."

"De Mao, you must have taught the so-called family martial arts for your horses, right?"

Smiling, he said to Zhang Yan who was beside him that Sun Jian quickly understood the true face of this cavalry, and also knew its strengths and weaknesses.

Compared with the more popular horse archers and rangers, the frontal combat capability of this cavalry can almost crush the sum of the former two.

It's just that such power doesn't come without a price.

Heavy vests, saddles, and the weight of soldiers on horseback, these factors make it impossible for such horses to run for a long time. They can only be used as short-distance charges or fighting on the battlefield. They are a real killing machine for infantry formations.

Only in this way, the loss rate of the horses...

"De Mao, if your cavalry team is going head-on, how should you deal with the swordsmen on the battlefield?"

"Let's not talk about barbed wire, even some broken knives can easily cut the horse's hooves and make the whole horse useless, right?"

Sun Jian looked at Zhang Yan curiously.

"Well... It's not a secret. In fact, I put shoes on the horses of these cavalrymen under my command. The purpose is to prevent the horseshoes from being cracked by the swordsmen."

"It's hard to explain this thing, brother Wentai... and everyone, if you are interested, I can share with you the method of building and replacing the shoes. With this thing and the vest, the horse's damage rate It can be reduced to a very low level.”

"Of course, the premise is that you have enough horses."

Without any hesitation, Zhang Yan told everyone the secret of forming the cavalry——

Unlike gunpowder, among the four treasures of cavalry, whether it is stirrups, saddles, bridles, or shoes, they are all easy to imitate. Not to mention that veterans can see through the essence at a glance. head.

If this is the case, then there is no need to hide this kind of thing from them at all. It is better to show it openly and sell the other party's favor.

After all, for Huaxia, apart from these supporting facilities that restrict the development of cavalry, the source of horses is what the princes really need to consider.

Before Cao Cao opened up the Western Regions, the only way for any Chinese prince to form cavalry was to buy from the northern nomads.

In other words, this can only be solved with real gold, far from being produced out of thin air with information about cavalry training on a piece of paper.

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Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Yan can disclose all the secrets related to arms without reservation.

Just as I said before, the cavalry's information can be made public firstly because it is difficult for others to imitate, and secondly because this thing itself is not something that should be kept secret.

In contrast, whether it is the artillery that appeared later, or the black powder that is a high-power product in this era, it is the real secret of Lujiang.

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In this way, soon, the military parade that took one morning ended, and in the remaining time, this army with a total of 6 people will walk through Wancheng for a day, and finally return to the south of the city under the watchful eyes of the people in the city. Inside the big camp.

There, after a short rest, the team that completed the day's parade will enter various exercises on the second day.

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There are many contents of the exercise, but these are only things that Lu Su needs to consider.

As the lord, Zhang Yan's mansion welcomed a somewhat familiar guest that night.

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"Wu Chenghou, you are here."

"The master has an order. If you come to visit, I will take you here and wait for a while."

"The master will be here soon."

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At night, after much hesitation, Sun Jian took the initiative to pay a visit and found Zhang Yan's residence.

After watching this military parade during the day, Sun Jian realized that no matter what those northern guys thought, for him, Sun Jian, this experience was nothing like attending an arms fair different.

Regarding the equipment of the soldiers under his hands, Sun Jian was sure that if Zhang Yan had no extra ideas, it would be impossible to explain in detail as they explained.

In addition, he said hello to Zhang Yan during the day, and when the sky was getting dark at night, Sun Jian immediately looked for him.

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"Brother Wentai, sit down."

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After a while, Sun Jian saw Zhang Yan, who was wearing ordinary clothes and a robe wrapped around him, walking towards him while yawning.

When the two were seated, Sun Jian didn't talk nonsense, but went straight to the point, explaining his purpose as soon as he came up.

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"De Mao, as you know, I'm not that kind of literati, so I'll just tell you why I'm here today."

"No one else is here now, so I just want to ask, is there any surplus in stock of the three-piece full-body armor you used in the daytime military parade, and the plate armor forged from a single piece of metal? "

"Can it be sold?"

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"You and I are both officials in the south. The chaos in the southern barbarians is far beyond the understanding of people in the northern Central Plains. Even if this is another border of the Han Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with it."

"My son from Changsha needs sufficient armor, and I, Sun Jian, also need an invincible team to help me stabilize my current position."

"Perhaps you've also heard that Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, is aggressive. I'm not like you, De Mao. I have some background in the court, so I don't need to worry about the governor adding to the chaos... I can maintain the current situation and manage the three counties in Jingnan, but It’s because the troops in my hands are strong enough.”

"It's just a pity that I lack copper and iron in Changsha, otherwise the number of soldiers in my hands may be more than now."

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After telling Zhang Yan about his general situation, Sun Jian looked at Zhang Yan with some longing.

It was already night, and there were only the two of them around, and there were no outsiders, so he didn't deliberately avoid some things.

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"Hmm... the sale of armor and weapons... is not impossible, right?"

"It's just Brother Wentai, don't worry."

"Let me put it bluntly, cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap. Whether it is armor or weapons in Lujiang, they are not cheap."

"Brother Wentai, your situation in Changsha County... I also know something. Since this year's situation is not good, if you still invest a lot of money in this kind of place, isn't it a bit too militaristic?"

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Opposite him, Zhang Yan's expression was a bit troubled.

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"Brother Wentai, it's not that I don't trust you..."

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"Changsha now, can you still spend enough money to buy weapons?"

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