Chapter 601 But the problem is, this little brother is too special to run
Chapter 601
Archers, also known as light cavalry, can be said to be the pinnacle of heavy cavalry in Chinese history since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The promotion and use of stirrups changed the heavy cavalry's weapons from the ring-shou sword in the Han Dynasty to horse spears, spears, and protective gear into stronger armor.
I still remember that when Yang Qian was in Goguryeo, he watched tens of thousands of heavy cavalry destroy everything and dominate the battlefield. It was such a shocking scene.
Whether it is the Sui Dynasty or Goguryeo, they will desperately equip their cavalry to be stronger and their attacks will be sharper.
Just talking about the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Shi Zhao regime of the Jie tribe had a black dragon army, which was the imperial forest army of Shi Zhao. It was not many in number. They wore armor and riding gear, wore masks, and were luxuriously equipped. But after the battle, Among them, he was defeated by the famous general Xie Ai of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Another example is the Murong Yan regime in Xianbei. The brilliance of Xianbei's chain horse appeared in the era of Murong Ke. Murong Ke was also a rare famous general in the Xianbei regime because he was very good at using cavalry.
In addition, there are also the tiger pattern uniforms of the Xianbei people of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Helianbo Huxia cavalry of the Huns, the Liangzhou cavalry of the former Liang regime, and the Baibao Xianbei of the Northern Qi...
They were all heavily armored cavalry units that were famous for a while. The imperial cavalry of the Sui Dynasty were also heavily armored cavalry.
Although he is very powerful, easy to use, and his attacks are very sharp, there is one problem. When facing the nomads, he seems to have short legs...
The nomads, especially the Turks, used almost all their steel to make various weapons. There was no way they could be like the powerful Sui Dynasty, who were so luxurious that they even wore armor on their horses.
Therefore, the Turkic cavalry, in front of the Sui cavalry who were armed to the teeth, had no defensive power or offensive power.
They are both younger brothers...but the problem is, this younger brother is so damn good at running away.
That's right, when the Central Plains was strong, the surrounding countries, whether they were Turks or Tuyuhun.
They can only be younger brothers, or even things younger than younger brothers (please mark the key points on the blackboard, it is an affectionate term for younger men of the same generation, not a noun.)...
Okay, let’s go back to two paragraphs ago. Why do we say that this younger brother can run because he lacks iron.
Therefore, iron can only be used where it is most needed, such as weapons, as for the body, and mounts.
I'm sorry, but allowing you to wear leather armor is already a gift from the Changsheng Heaven to you tribal warriors.
Thirdly, there are also many tribal warriors riding on horseback with their bare buttocks wrapped in a leather robe.
The lack of protection made them lose their defense, but it brought another benefit.
That is powerful mobility. The iron cavalry of the Sui Dynasty weighed more than 100 kilograms with human armor, vests and weapons, which was equivalent to a war horse needing to carry two people.
As for the tribal warriors, wearing the leather armor and leather robes on their bare buttocks, haha, the added weight will not exceed thirty kilograms.
Then here comes the problem. Excessive load will inevitably lead to a decrease in the speed and endurance of the war horse.
Naturally, when the two armies faced each other, the 300,000 Turkic cavalry armed with scimitars would definitely not be able to defeat the 50,000 Sui heavy cavalry.
But once the distance is opened, sorry, they can easily defeat the Sui Dynasty's heavy cavalry. In a word, they will tire you to death even if they can't kill you.
Therefore, this is the reason why, in another historical time and space, Li Yuan took the initiative to imitate the Turkic cavalry and form light cavalry after he became a defender in Taiyuan.
However, compared to Li Yuan in another historical time and space, Yang Qian has a broader vision and foresight.
What's more, he also knew from the fragments of history that the nomadic army would make the whole world tremble under the iron heel at a certain period of time.
Yang Qian already knew very well that after ten or twenty years of rest and recuperation, his Turkic brother had begun to become strong enough.
It is impossible to watch the chaotic land of the Central Plains being unified in the shortest possible time.
That was not in their interests. The greedy Turks, in another historical time and space, would have taken advantage of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and profited from it.
Almost all the heroes in the Central Plains bowed their heads to the Turks and paid tribute. But they were them, and Yang Qian was not them.
They could bow down to the Turks and pay tribute to the Turks for their own benefit, but Yang Qian was not happy. In a word, the face could be unnecessary and the skin could be soft, but Yang Qian's bones were hard and his spine was straight.
Therefore, Yang Qian needs one that can face the Turkic cavalry, has the same mobility, but has strong defensive capabilities.
The cavalry can use the powerful recurve compound bow in their hands and the mobility of their mounts to harass the enemy, engage in guerrilla attacks, and deal fatal blows to the enemy, thereby achieving victory.
This is the light cavalry envisioned by Yang Qian. As for the chief instructor of this cavalry, Yang Qian had already had a candidate in mind a long time ago.
Yang Qian will always remember that in Goguryeo, in order to rescue her defeated cavalry, she did not hesitate to ride alone, and then led the elites of the Duke of Tang.
Using extremely beautiful tactics, galloping back and firing accurate and deadly arrows, the Goguryeo cavalry did not dare to pursue them.
That kind of scene was the cavalry archer tactic that Yang Qian was most looking forward to.
Now, she has finally arrived. Thinking of this, Yang Qian couldn't help but urge the horse under him to speed up.
Without much time for the meeting, we came to a special horse archer training ground. Here, a thousand horse archers were divided into ten teams.
The horses are riding in a row, and all the riders have high bridge saddles and their feet are in stirrups.
In their hands, they were holding recurve compound bows. Following the sound of orders, they turned back in unison, then raised their bows diagonally toward the sky...
Immediately afterwards, a rapid whistle sounded, followed by Li Shimin's extremely angry shouts.
"Stop, stop, you, I'm talking about you!
Why did you swing the horse's reins with your hands just now? And you, why are you laughing?
Just now you turned around and opened your bow, why did you raise your bow so high? Why didn't you raise it diagonally upward at a forty-five-degree angle like everyone else?!"
Yang Qian looked in that direction and saw Li Shimin, a personal soldier general, who was now taking on the job of coaching the light cavalry.
Not far away, Su Dingfang was also leading more than a hundred cavalry to practice reflexive riding and shooting.
Archers, they must strive to achieve the unity of man and horse, relying only on their legs to control the mount beneath them, freeing their hands.
You can use the long-range weapons in your hands to deal fatal blows to the enemy again and again.
"Without the lord, I am afraid that such an archer with excellent offensive and defensive capabilities would be nothing more than a dream..."
Changsun Wuji, who came here with Yang Qian for inspection, stroked his goatee and said with admiration.
Changsun Wuji's words made the civil and military personnel who came with him deeply agree...