Brothers Si Linwang and Si Linmao heard Hou Er's notice and quickly got off the kang.
"Boss, second brother, you have to be careful! Don't rush forward foolishly, and pay attention to protect yourselves. Our family depends on you two." The old lady ordered while wiping away tears.
"Okay, old lady, stop nagging. You two should pay attention to your safety. I'm not asking you to make any meritorious deeds. Just come back in one piece." Si Beigou explained.
"Don't worry, dad, we know what to do," Si Linwang comforted the old couple.
Their wives quickly came over to help them put on their armor.
Armor and weapons were bought with loans. This is a frontier fortress, so everyone must be armed. The strong men in the family must have weapons and armor.
These armors were designed by Yang Fan in modern times. The material is aluminum alloy. The weight of aluminum alloy is only one-third of steel, but the strength is more than six or seven times that of steel.
Aluminum alloy is the best material for making armor. The reason why aluminum alloy armor did not appear in ancient times is because when the aluminum smelting technology matured, mankind had already entered the era of thermal weapons.
A set of full-body armor from the Ming Dynasty weighed more than forty kilograms, and some even weighed sixty kilograms.
This set of full-body aluminum alloy plate armor weighs only fifteen kilograms.
Although it is already very light, Yang Fan still asked the designer to add a metal exoskeleton structure so that the armor can bear its own weight instead of putting the weight on the human body.
This kind of design can turn armor from a cumbersome and dead weight that takes up a person's physical strength into a tool that can transport materials and increase the carrying capacity of the human body.
While protecting the human body, it can also help people carry more equipment and supplies.
This full-body plate armor designed with a metal exoskeleton can carry a load of forty pounds while maintaining freedom of movement without being affected.
Forty pounds is basically enough for the infantry to carry weapons, food, medicine, and other items.
The outside of the armor is painted matte, frosted, or spray gray to facilitate concealment.
Because the daughters-in-law were not tall enough to wear helmets, the brothers had to wear beak helmets on each other.
Yang Fan's beak helmets are all Bassanet-style helmets with a pointed face guard. They are also translated as pig-faced helmets and dog-faced helmets. The distinctive feature is that there is a pointed beak protruding forward in front of the mask.
The main function of this sharp mouth is to deflect frontal attacks. Generally, holes are made on it to expand the breathing space and improve comfort. Some also have observation holes on the bottom to observe the situation below.
This structure is mainly designed for fighting on horseback. Closing the visor can resist leakage or other frontal impacts. However, in infantry combat, users often choose to open the visor to obtain a larger field of view.
The beak helmet has a very good defensive effect against hammers, maces, bones, iron whips, maces, flails and other smashing weapons, because the head is not in contact with the iron sheet, which can prevent blunt injuries.
The two brothers dressed up, hung up their scimitars, and picked up their Swiss halberds. After saying goodbye to their parents angrily, they touched Si Xiaosong and Si Xiaobai's heads and walked out of the house.
The Swiss halberd is a variant of a spear with an ax added to the right and a hook added to the left under the spear head.
This weapon has been tested countless times during hundreds of years of war in the European Middle Ages. It is a very brutal weapon for infantry to deal with cavalry.
Spears are used for assassination and can penetrate heavily armored cavalry and war horses.
The ax is used to chop down heavy armor, causing blunt injuries and fractures.
The hook was used to catch the armor plates and the armor silk ribbon, drag the knight from his horse, and kill him with an axe.
Hooks have many wonderful uses, and they can also be used to hook horses' legs.
The hook is like a bird's beak. When pecking, under the gravity of the ax behind it, it can penetrate armor like a pickaxe.
The wooden handle of the Swiss halberd is about three meters long. After all, the gun head is relatively heavy and it is difficult to use if it is too long.
These farmers usually have a lot of strength when doing farm work. They have great arm and waist strength, and good physical endurance. Wearing armor and picking up a Swiss halberd, they can fight for a long time.
Their usual training is a group formation, forming teams according to each company. The production team leader is the militia team leader. The militia's fighting method is to fight collectively, and individuals are strictly prohibited from leaving the team. Each team is an integral unit.
Because there were 25 households in one community, each family had a different number of strong men, so the number of troops sent by each community was also different. For example, the Si family gave birth to two brothers today.
However, in order to facilitate management, these militia teams are still organized according to communities. Ten communities form a district, which is a square.
A farm consists of ten communities and has 250 households. The strong men in a farm basically have a battalion. The production brigade captain also serves as the military leader.
Lao Zhong is fifty-three years old this year. Although he has a head of gray hair, he is very strong and has a very hot temper. Because he is fair in dealing with things and has won the hearts of the people, he was elected as the production team leader of Xingfu Club.
"Everyone, please line up in four columns, hurry up." Old Zhong shouted loudly.
"Check each other's back and forth to see if the armor is on and whether the weapon belts are on. Don't be careless. When you leave the city and start a fight, the Mongols won't let you go home to get it. There will be no place to cry.
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Everyone burst into laughter, Lao Zhong was always so humorous.
Each strong man wears plate armor, a Swiss halberd, a wild goose feather knife hanging on his waist, and a ratchet-strung steel crossbow on his back. There are also thirty crossbow arrows in the quiver.
The reason why they are equipped with crossbows is because these farmers do not have time to train bows and arrows. Crossbows are direct-fire weapons. They are quick to use. As long as the crosshairs are aligned, they can basically hit the target.
There was a metallic clanking sound, and everyone checked each other and said there was nothing wrong.
"Now count the numbers!" Old Zhong shouted.
"One, two,...seventy-eight"
Today, Xingfu Society dispatched a total of seventy-nine people, and all of them arrived.
"Okay, everyone, follow me to the square to meet up." Old Zhong said, leading the strong men of the Xingfu Society to run towards the square in the center of the city.
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An Sanxi, Huang San and others stood on the stage, looking at the three cavalry regiments and the densely gathered militiamen gathered below.
After the leaders of each community found their positions with their people, they first formed a team and stood up. The team leaders were responsible for restraining the team and waiting for orders. The team leaders went to the stage to hold a meeting and listened to An Sanxi and Huang San assign tasks.
On the stage, the lights were bright, illuminated by more than a dozen carbide lamps, it was as bright as day.
A map hangs on the north wall of the stage.
The attack arrows have been marked on it, very clearly.
Twenty-four brigade captains and officers of battalion and above levels from three cavalry regiments were listening to An Sanxi's assignment.
Huang San's infantry was responsible for defense to prevent the Mongols from sneak attacks and did not participate in this counterattack.
"Everyone, after three months of war of attrition, the enemy has suffered very serious losses. However, the main losses are the troops of Haraqin and Duoyan. After all, they are the conveners of this alliance. They are also the most active in attacking. Tumut
The intensity of the attack with the Ordos Department is not high, and they are relatively lax. Our counterattack this time is from sheep attacks in three directions, and the main direction of attack is the Ordos Department. They basically did not participate in the siege and were the most lax."
Everyone looked at the wooden stick in An Sanxi's hand with burning eyes, indicating the route of attack. An Sanxi immediately made arrangements for the attack. All the generals took orders one by one.
"Everyone, it is better to cut off one of their ten fingers. The Ordos people are here to join in the fun. They want to take advantage of the city's destruction, but they are not willing to contribute. They are the most lax and unprepared. Tonight, we will concentrate our forces to annihilate them.
It will definitely shock Zhu Taiji greatly and further reverse the unfavorable situation."
