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Under Masaragi's decision, the Luo family's first cavalry squadron was formally established and named the first cavalry squadron. It consisted of fifty standing cavalrymen plus one hundred war horses. The cavalry general was Miyazawa Heihachi. That is, Isano Yuanchang, who is based at the Luo family's ranch near Zhang Gaoshan, less than half an hour's ride from the Ye Gaoshan lord's mansion.

After confirming the matter of the cavalry, Zheng Liang arranged several things about the equipment of the cavalry.

First, there is the issue of cavalry weapons. Because the Japanese knife is too thin, it is not suitable for chopping immediately like other machetes, but it must be controlled with both hands to maintain a certain angle of entry.So what Zheng Liang thought of first was to forge some sabers suitable for horseback riding.After thinking about it, Zhengliang finally remembered the saber of later generations.

Generally speaking, the sabers used for cavalry have wide backs and thin blades, and the blades are relatively heavy, which is conducive to increasing the strength of chopping.The characteristics of the saber chopping knife are: the handle is long and there is no guard, the blade is long and thin, and the blade is sharp, with a tip and a blood groove. Stabbing and other functions, often stabbing and poking can make the enemy lose combat effectiveness quickly. The function of the blood groove is not to let blood out, but the main function is that if the blade does not have a blood groove, after the knife penetrates into the human body, due to the violent contraction of the muscles, it will become difficult to draw the knife. It is very difficult, but after adding the blood groove, a gap can be created between the muscle and the blade, so that air can enter the muscle, and it is easy to draw the knife for the next tactical action. This is the same as the blood groove on the bayonet.In addition, the horse chopping knife can also be held with both hands and used.It is similar to the style of fighting a knife, so that the cavalry can continue to slash after dismounting.

In addition to the saber, Zhengliang also improved the horse gun according to his own memory, so that the length of the gun was more suitable for the height of the local Japanese horse.

After the weapons were determined, Zheng Liang made a request for the armor of the horse.Armor is mainly made of leather.The advantage of leather is that it is light and easy to fight immediately, and it is not a big burden on the horse.

In the end, Masara even decided to forge the stirrups and horseshoes himself.Zhengliang knew that stirrups and horseshoes were not used or needed to be used in Japan before the Meiji era.But these two harnesses are extremely important for cavalry.

Stirrups are a pair of footrests that hang from either side of the saddle.Harness for the rider to step on when mounting and riding.The role of stirrups is not only to help people get on the horse, but more importantly, to support the rider's feet when riding, so as to maximize the advantages of riding a horse while effectively protecting the rider's safety.

Horseshoes, also known as horseshoes, are iron hoofs bound on the hooves of horses, cattle and other livestock.The horse's hoof is composed of two layers. The layer in contact with the ground is a layer of hard cutin about 2-3 cm thick, and the upper layer is cutin.The horseshoe is in contact with the ground and is subject to friction from the ground.Corrosion by stagnant water will fall off quickly.The main purpose of nailing horseshoes is to delay the wear and tear of horseshoes.The use of horseshoes not only protects the horseshoe, but also makes the horseshoe grip the ground more firmly, which is very beneficial for riding and driving.The binding of the horseshoe is to use nails to fix the horseshoe on the horny skin of the horseshoe, that is, to burn the "horseshoe" into shape, then place it under the horse's foot, and then use a hammer and nails to nail this thick piece of iron into the sole of the horse's foot. Use the barbs of the nail to secure it to the horse's ankle bone.Avoid shedding.

In the past, relying on the few blacksmiths already in the Luo family really couldn't make these things, but now that a few Ming craftsmen have come, these technical problems are no longer a problem. The class technology is already very advanced.Therefore, after Masara drew the styles of the saber, horse spear, stirrup and horseshoe, it was enough to hand it over to Togo Heiji to arrange craftsmen to study and build it.As for the leather, it can only be purchased by entrusting the Kamiya family and Yu Tianxinkang.

If the Luo family's cavalry is equipped with these equipment.Coupled with the appropriate horseback riding tactics, it will definitely become a powerful force on the battlefield.Of course, it also costs a lot of money.Equip all the cavalry with the equipment designed by Zhengliang, plus the purchase cost of horses and cattle previously set.As well as the exchange plan with Nawu into Beijing, the more than 2 copper coins in the warehouse of Luo's family were almost exhausted, and it was even possible to use some of the reserved gold and silver to pay in advance.So it's no wonder that after a rough calculation, Togo Heiji couldn't help but tremble all over.I couldn't help shouting in my heart, this patriarch is really too prodigal!

After the assessment, all the retainers of the Luo family once again devoted themselves to the busy construction of the territory.As the head of the Luo family, he couldn't be lazy, so apart from occasionally going back to Ye Gaoshan's lord's mansion to spend some time with his wives and concubines, Zheng Liang almost devoted himself to the construction of the territory.

And as the news of Zheng Liang's official position in the imperial court spread, the Shao Er family, who had once suppressed the Luo family with the righteousness of protection, gradually calmed down.And the tyrants such as the Omura family and the Xixiang family who had hatred with the Luo family were also working hard and finally ended.At this time, Zhengliang received a report from the Luo family who was ambushing in the territories of the Hizen tycoons, and the Hizen tycoons seemed to be agitated.

First, the Shaoer family received high-profile interviews with the envoys sent by the Omura family and the Xixiang family to Shifu Temple City, and then the Shaoer family intensively dispatched a large number of detectives to various powerful places. Correspondingly, Various tyrants also sent envoys and even the powerful patriarchs to Shifuji City in person.

"Something's wrong!" Now even a fool can see that the Shaoer family has made a move, and it still has malicious intentions, and it is even very likely that it is aimed at the Luo family.Just in case, Zhengliang strictly ordered the various teams at the border of the territory to strengthen their defenses, and at the same time speed up the storage of supplies for the defense of the city to deal with possible emergencies.

At this moment, the Shaoer family finally attacked the Luo family.The Luo family dominated Matsuura County in just one year, and even occupied part of the territory of Chushima County and Bichu County. Recently, it was recognized by the court, which made the Shaoer family, the nominal guardian of Hizen, unable to sit still.

On the eighth day of the fifth month in the tenth year of Tianwen, in the name of Hizen's guardian, the Shaoer family accused the Luo family of disrespect for failing to visit Okazaki as ordered.It seems that Shaoer Dongshang really felt the threat. Judging from the fact that Luo's family defied his order to summon him and even quickly obtained the court's approval, it seemed that the Luo's family would not willingly submit to his Shaoer's family.Therefore, he decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb, ignoring the fact that Zheng Liang was recognized by the court, and directly attacked the Luo family.

The speed of development of things is beyond Zheng Liang's expectations.On May [-]th of the tenth year of Tianwen, on the second day after Shaoer's family issued a call, Zheng Liang received information that Hizen's tyrants were divided into three groups to attack.