Chapter 46 Armor Clothes are Difficult to Make, the Only Way to Procrastinate
Update time:2012-10-09
"Thirty armor?!" Shi Dayong's eyes widened with a look of disappointment. The speed at which the armor was made was far from his expectation. It was like a basin of cold water poured on his head, telling him to do what he said.
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"Yes, thirty-one."
Cao Bianjiao confirmed that he was also anxious, but there was no way. This armor was polished piece by piece by human hands, pulled out, and then sewn piece by piece. Finally, it had to be corrected according to the differences of each horse before it could be officially used. This man
Armor is the same, there is no rush at all. If you want to hurry up, the solution is simple, just reduce the number of armor pieces on the armor. But in that case, the resistance will be no different from ordinary chain mail, and it cannot be called a heavy armored cavalry at all.
Iron Buddha.
Shi Dayong spoke for a moment and sighed: "Too few. At this rate, won't my iron pagoda be out of use for a few months? If it is not used, tragedy will be inevitable..." [
What tragedy is inevitable?
Cao Bianjiao looked confused and didn't know what Shi Dayong was talking about. Lao Qin was even more surprised. However, seeing that the General was disappointed and fearing that he would blame him for sabotaging his work, he hurriedly interjected: "General Shi, this piece of armor is indeed difficult to control.
It needs to be precise and labor-intensive. The villain just keeps rushing. Thirty sets of double armor can be produced in half a month. If there are some mistakes in the process, he may not be able to get even 20 sets. The difficulty is still there.
I hope the general can see clearly, and it is really difficult for non-villainous people to sabotage their work."
"A set of double armor for men and horses costs more than 120 kilograms of iron. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Jinzhou allocates iron storage. Although the Liaodong Army has it, this fine iron is a rare commodity. How can they give it to us easily. Only the original governor's Yamen
The rest, Mr. Futai couldn't help but give it to me, so he gave it to me, otherwise we wouldn't even have the iron to make armor."
Cao Bianjiao had a look of helplessness on his face. He was also impatient. If the iron pagoda hadn't really suited his nature of advocating attack, and Shi Dayong was a hero, how could he have the patience to discuss how to build this armor with his helpers all day long?
Young people are very active. On ordinary days, if you have this kind of time, it is better to practice martial arts.
With General Cao Qian's help, Lao Qin hurriedly said: "Yes, General Shi, what General Cao Qian said is true. Making the armor is really time-consuming and labor-intensive. It's not a villain who doesn't want to speed up. I'm satisfied."
What you need can be obtained quickly."
What Cao and Qin said was true. Shi Dayong didn't understand. Just looking at the vest in front of him, he knew that making a set would definitely not be feasible in a day or two. Just imagine that it could be made by hammering a 180-pound iron block one by one.
How tedious and laborious it is to make the armor pieces into a vest. Without the help of machinery, it is all done by manpower. You can imagine how difficult it is.
No wonder the heavy armored cavalry was eliminated. It seems that not only was it too bulky, but it was also because it was difficult to make the armor, and it was difficult to form an army on a large scale, and it was impossible to replenish it in time.
Who among those who lead troops in war can spend so much money and energy to build some heavy armored cavalry that will not last long.
The Qingqi came faster and more powerfully.
I don’t know how Wanyan Zongbi built the Three Thousand Iron Pagodas. It is probably a legacy of the Liao Kingdom.
The wealth of a country can only be obtained by acquiring three thousand cavalry.
He Shi Dayong wanted to recreate the majesty of the Iron Pagoda, but how could he make a country rich?
But after boasting to Qiu Hejia that the Iron Pagoda could defeat the Eight Banners of Jiannu, Shi Dayong was unwilling to give up no matter what.
Whether you succeed or fail, you have to give it a try. Difficulties must be found and overcome, instead of shrinking back.
After thinking for a while, he came up with an idea and hurriedly said to Lao Qin: "If I give you some ready-made chain armor, you can dismantle it and use the armor pieces to save the effort of making new armor pieces, right?
Can the speed be greatly accelerated?"
Hearing this, Lao Qin was startled for a moment, then nodded affirmatively and said: "The way to make armor starts with the armor pieces. If there are ready-made armor pieces, the rest is seaming and running-in. This armor-making efficiency is naturally higher than
It was much higher before."
After a pause, he said with some doubts: "But this chain armor is very expensive. In our Ming army, only cavalry and generals have it. It is good for ordinary soldiers to have cotton armor, but I don't know where General Shi can get it."
Get some chain mail? How can you be willing to hand them over to villains to dismantle them one by one?"
Lao Qin's question was also what Cao Bianjiao wanted to say. He knew that Shi Dayong was only promoted to general today. Previously, he was only on defense. If he used ready-made chain armor to dismantle the armor, he would have to have at least five or six hundred pieces.
Okay, as soon as he is appointed as a new general, he has few troops and is newly disabled, how can he get so many chainmails?[
This matter can only be done unless the forward commander Zu Dashou supports him. But every time my uncle mentions Zu Dashou, he can't help but sigh. He has some bad qualities about him. I know that Zu Dashou will never support this person.
Shi Dayong, the direct descendant.
Shi Dayong said to Lao Qin: "The general will take responsibility for the chain armor. I only ask you, if I can give you ready-made armor, can you make 300 sets of double armor for both men and horses for me within half a month?"
Lao Qin thought for a while and replied: "If you give me another hundred skilled workers, I can barely guarantee it." He didn't dare to speak too fully. There were too many problems involved in making armor, so it was fair to say.
It's too full. If it can't be completed by the time, I'm afraid General Shi Shen will hold himself accountable.
With Lao Qin's words, Shi Dayong felt confident and nodded: "You don't have to feel pressure, just do it with confidence. No matter how much you do, I will not make things difficult for you."
"The little man will do his best!"
Lao Qin said that when he saw that nothing happened to him, he led several apprentices back to the craftsman's workshop.
After he left, Cao Bianjiao gave Shi Dayong a strange look and asked: "General, where did you get so many chainmails for Lao Qin?"
"As soon as I say it, I can naturally take it out."
Shi Dayong smiled and walked around the six riders. As he walked, he said to Cao Bianjiao: "In the battle of Daling River, there were more than two hundred corpses of Jiannu, and there were nearly a hundred Jiannu with chainmail on their bodies."
, our Songshan cavalry camp already has 300 pieces. After I discuss it with Xia and Li, I will remove the 500 pieces of armor he has. In this way, even if these pieces of armor are not enough, they must not be much different. But I
If you ask Mr. Futai for some fine iron, it will probably be enough."
"Will Xia and Li agree? I heard that they are Zu Dashou's people."
Cao Bianjiao heard from Guo Yi that Xia Desheng and Li Yizhong were assigned to him by Zu Dashou, so he always thought that these two people were not Shi Dayong's men, so he heard from Shi Dayong that he wanted to take off the chainmail armor from his subordinates.
I can't help but feel scared.
This chain armor is a talisman for the cavalry. Zu Dashou poured all his wealth into western Liaoning and had the full support of the imperial court. He only had five or six thousand cavalry at most, so he could barely keep one set of chain armor for each person.
How come my subordinates don’t know how valuable this chain mail is, so how can they donate all their armor to make this iron pagoda?
The more Cao Bianjiao thought about it, the more impossible he realized it was. His uncle Cao Wenzhao regarded this chain armor as a treasure and would not allow his subordinates to throw it away easily.
"I will discuss this with them. It all depends on people. You don't have to worry about it." Shi Dayong sighed in his heart. He really had no idea what the attitude of Xia Desheng and Li Yizhong was. He squatted under Yiqi's belly and tugged on the armor.
After taking off the piece of leather rope, he turned back to Cao Bianjiao and said: "By the way, Xiao Cao, there are three cavalrymen in Tiefutu. Why do you make it six cavalry and add this spear? Don't you think it is redundant?"
Cao Bianjiao had been waiting for Shi Dayong to ask him about this, and said hurriedly: "The general once told Xiao Cao that the iron pagoda is a rampage with heavily armored iron horses in order to defeat the enemy. If there are kidnappers and horses to cooperate, they will be invincible.
However, our Songshan army had only a handful of horses, and the iron pagoda could not be used to form an army. Therefore, the general thought that it would be better to build this iron pagoda to be used by soldiers who died in battle. He simply changed the three cavalry to six cavalry, equipped with long spears, and six cavalry.
Riding together and driving together, the momentum and power can be half as effective."
Shi Dayong shook his head and said: "If one ride falls to the ground, all six of them will be gone. There are only a small number of Iron Buddha Tu, so the loss will be great. I can only have three hundred at most. How can I withstand one fall and the six rides will be gone?"
Loss."
Changing three cavalry to six cavalry is more powerful, but it also has great disadvantages. Shi Dayong couldn't help but think of what Qiu Hejia said to him. There is also a way to solve the problem, which is to eliminate all three cavalry and charge into the formation with a single cavalry.
But in that case, the power will definitely not be as powerful as three cavalry rushing together.
I had a headache at first, but luckily, Xiao Cao came again with three cavalry and six cavalry. While the power was increased, the danger was also greater.
I didn't expect Cao Bianjiao to listen to his words, but he smiled, and then said with a stern face: "Since we are dead soldiers in the battle, then when the Tiefu Tu went into battle, everyone only wanted to die, how could they dare to survive. They fell down, what's the matter?
It's a pity that our generation only fights for the sake of gratification and revenge, to report to the country and to the ancestors. Life and death are just a matter of thought, just throw them away and kill them happily, so there is no room for heartache."
He is indeed a brave general! A fierce general who doesn’t care about life and death!
Shi Dayong secretly praised, and when he thought about it, it was true that the Three Hundred Iron Pagodas were not a decisive force. Once used, they would only seek the effect of surprise and rampage. As long as the friendly forces cooperate well, there is hope for success and survival. If the friendly forces cooperate well,
Unfortunately, facing tens of thousands of Eight Banners elites, only a few of them can fight back. No matter how many enemies they kill, they will only be exhausted. In this case, there is no need to worry about the casualties.
"When the armor is finished, these three hundred iron pagodas will become a camp of their own. Well, we also need to give it a more prestigious name. After all, this iron pagoda is the military name of a foreign race. It feels awkward to use it. We might as well call it
Wolf Cavalry Army, look, isn’t this sharp spear just like the wolf teeth?”[
"Wolf Cavalry Army?"
Cao Bianjiao clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, it sounds very majestic." After a moment, he thought of something and asked: "The general and Mr. Futai said that Jiannu was about to attack in a large scale, but there is no sign of our wolf cavalry army yet.
If Jiannu really comes and besieges Dalinghe City, what can we do to save it?"
Shi Dayong responded to this question, smiled bitterly, and said frankly: "To be honest with you, Xiao Cao, I don't know what to do. I can only take one step at a time, but the best way now is to delay. I hope Mr. Futai can
It would be very difficult to move the two generals of the Wu and Song dynasties. They also have 6,000 troops under their command. It would be a big problem to go to the rescue. If the two generals fail to rescue, we can only protect Jinzhou and wait for the imperial court to mobilize another army to rescue.
I am discouraged. With my current strength, it is impossible to protect myself except rescue."