The Three Kingdoms: Steamed Buns and Pickled Cabbage, I Became the Emperor

Chapter 74: The War Horse Three-Piece Set Appears

"Cough cough!"

Ye Chen heard Mi Zhu bring this up.

Tactical cough retreat.

Regarding Mi Zhu's idea.

If Ye Chen were to make the evaluation.

Very bold.

He loved it.

However, now is not the time for sentimental things.

"We'll talk about this later. First, take a few horses and go with me to the blacksmith shop in the city."

Ye Chen obviously had not forgotten the main reason for his coming here.

After a while.

In front of the blacksmith shop.

"My Lord, why did you ask us to bring the war horses here?"

Dian Wei was a simple-minded man. He looked at the busy blacksmith and asked in confusion.

"hehe!"

"You'll find out later!"

Ye Chen looked at Dian Wei and kept him in suspense.

"Old Li, bring me the horse harness and armor I asked you to make."

The blacksmith shop today.

Under Ye Chen's management, it had long since become the arsenal of Jiangdu County.

After he offered extremely high salaries, all the blacksmiths in Guangling County and even some blacksmiths from other states were recruited by him.

Hear the words horse harness and horse armor.

Everyone was stunned, not understanding what their lord was doing.

Even Zhao Yun was confused.

In this era, heavy cavalry had not yet appeared.

All of them are light cavalry.

The fact that horses could wear armor was beyond their understanding.

"Commander Qu, this is the horse harness and armor you asked me to make last time!"

Not much effort.

Under Lao Li's instructions, several young men came out one after another carrying pieces of armor.

These ones.

They were all forged by Ye Chen using the fine iron rewarded by the system last time.

However, the craftsmen's skills were not enough.

There is still a certain gap between this and the Iron Pagoda that Ye Chen knows.

after all.

This is also something that can't be helped.

He can provide fine iron.

But he doesn't know the craftsmanship to make iron armor.

Finally.

Just build it roughly according to his memory.

"My lord, do you want to put these armors on your warhorse?"

Zhao Yun picked up a vest and weighed it with his hand.

exclaimed.

"Haha, the one who understands me best is Zilong!"

Ye Chen chuckled and directed the blacksmiths to put vests and harnesses on the war horses.

As each piece of horse harness was put on the warhorse, the already tall warhorse became smaller.

He instantly became majestic.

The dim light emitted by the metal armor made people present feel cold in their hearts.

"My lord, this horse armor and horse harness!"

now.

Even a cavalry general like Zhao Yun was shocked when he saw the fully armed warhorse.

I couldn't help but have a gleam in my eyes.

In particular, the two stirrups falling from the warhorse's belly immediately caught his attention.

Ye Chen looked at the armored warhorse and the top-level equipment that came with the three-piece warhorse suit, and nodded with satisfaction.

this era.

There were no double stirrups.

It was not until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that cavalry became popular and stirrups in the true sense appeared.

Unlike the "cloth stirrups" of the Western Han Dynasty, the stirrups of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were made of iron, which were sturdy and not easy to fall off.

Or double stirrups.

in this way.

It can free the rider's hands to the greatest extent, allowing the rider to control balance with only his feet, so that he can charge, stab, chop, and strike on horseback.

The combat effectiveness of cavalry was greatly improved. Due to the invention of stirrups, cavalry gradually developed into the era of heavy cavalry during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

It reached its peak until the end of the Song Dynasty.

At that time, the cavalry was fully armed with armor, which was called "armored cavalry" in history.

Regarding armor, it actually appeared as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, when war horses were mainly used for chariot battles.

Covering horses with armor is to enhance protection in chariot battles.

However, the vests at that time were simple in shape, mainly consisting of three parts: horse helmet, horse neck armor, and left and right body armor.

Although it provides a certain degree of protection, it lacks a chest guard, which is the protective part on the front of the horse's body.

Moreover, the side armor is integral, so once the horse runs at high speed, the part protected by the armor will be exposed.

At the same time, this old horse armor will hinder the movement of war horses to a certain extent, which can be said to be more harmful than beneficial.

Later, during the Battle of Guandu, after defeating the powerful enemy Yuan Shao, Cao Cao sighed: "Benchu ​​had three hundred sets of horse armor, and I can't even have ten sets."

From this we can see that horse armor was very rare even in this era.

It is recorded in the "Book of the Later Han" that "armor" and "shell" should not be used interchangeably, "armor" is made of iron, and "armor" is made of leather.

The "horse armor" that Cao Cao mentioned refers to a complete set of iron horse armor. Even Yuan Shao, who occupied Hebei and had a strong army, only had 300 sets of armor.

And now Ye Chen.

There was no shortage of war horses or pig iron.

As long as he wants.

In a short period of time, a heavy cavalry corps of several thousand people can be built.

This will be his capital to fight for the world in the future.

"Old Li, get a piece of armor and put it on Zilong."

Ye Chen gave an instruction to the blacksmith Lao Li.

Subsequently.

It didn't take long.

Zhao Yun, fully armored, rides on a warhorse covered in iron armor.

"My lord, is this the cavalry you came up with?"

Cheng Yu, who is always calm.

When they saw Zhao Yun in front of them, they were stunned, their faces full of horror.

The men and horses are wearing armor that covers their entire bodies.

Ignore bows and arrows, swords and guns.

If the cavalry equipped with this equipment launches a charge.

It will surely be as powerful as thunder. Even if there are tens of thousands of troops in front of them, they will probably be dispersed in an instant.

Cheng Yu thought of this scene in his mind.

My heart suddenly started to tremble.

"Yes, this is the Heavy-Armored Iron Pagoda!"

Ye Chen nodded.

This epoch-making military force appeared ahead of time during the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms.

He had full confidence in the power of the heavily-armored Iron Pagoda.

With the addition of double stirrups, the maneuverability of the heavy-armored iron pagoda can be greatly improved.

to be frank.

If he were to face this heavily armored cavalry.

He couldn't think of a solution except to turn around and run.

The heavily armored cavalry charged, with the light cavalry providing cover.

It can be said that he is invincible on the battlefield.

The heavy cavalry is the aircraft carrier of this era.

"Zi Long!"

"From today on, all the horses and armor will be at your disposal."

"I just have one condition!"

"Assemble a 2,000-man heavy cavalry team and a 10,000-man light cavalry team as quickly as possible!"

After receiving the order, Zhao Yun immediately jumped off his horse excitedly and clasped his fists to Ye Chen.

"My lord, Zilong will never obey your trust!"

Zhao Yun was wearing heavy armor and tried out the feeling on the fully armored warhorse.

Especially the double stirrups, which made him feel as if he could use them as easily as his own arms.

In the past, when riding a horse, people would hold the horse's belly with their legs.

This is the only way to ensure that the body is stable.

Now with stirrups, my legs have leverage.

Whether it is fighting on horseback or shooting arrows on horseback, it becomes easier.

Especially the war horses were fully armored.

Once it is formed, its destructive power is absolutely unmatched.

Don’t underestimate the fact that there are only two thousand heavy cavalry.

But even if facing an enemy force ten times their size.

Zhao Yun still had confidence that he could defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)