[It is a sunny day but the temperature has dropped sharply, everyone should be careful to catch cold^_^] The camp is set up, discipline is promulgated, and the only important thing left is to get the ordnance in place.
Yun Zheng had handed over Ying Yangwei's tents, armor, rice, grain and other materials to the two brothers Lin Dong and Lin Nan as early as when he was in Luoyang. These two brothers were indeed the giants of the Jianghuai trade road. As soon as Ying Yangwei arrived,
, they sent people to contact them and discuss when the supplies would be supplied.
Yunzheng said he needed it immediately, so the Lin brothers immediately dispatched all kinds of servants, helpers, etc. to transport the supplies ordered by Ying Yangwei to the foot of Gushan as quickly as possible.
However, when the supplies arrived, the Lin brothers told Yun Zheng something ashamed, which made Yun Zheng a little depressed. Although the large workshop under their name had already declared to the court the unilateral requirements for making Ying Yang Guard.
After two months of procrastination, the Ministry of Industry actually rejected the application of the Lin brothers, so that the more than 30,000 unilateral halberds that Yunzheng ordered in advance were not completed.
Yun Zheng was very annoyed. The unilateral halberd was the standard equipment of the Yun family army. The Yun family army had a set of halberd techniques specially compiled for soldiers to practice the unilateral halberd. This set of halberd techniques can basically be regarded as the "transformation" of the Yun family's unique skills.
A simplified version of the simplified version of "Shadow Halberd", that is, the second simplified version. Although it has been greatly simplified twice and the moves are no longer subtle, for an army, simplicity and effectiveness are very important, so the Yun Family Army's standard weapon is single
The side halberd, combined with this set of halberd techniques, can enable the Yun family's army to have higher combat effectiveness.
The sergeants, low-level officers, and mid-level generals of the Yun Family Army all use unilateral halberds. Only senior generals with closer bloodlines can use the Fangtian halberd (bilateral). Speaking of halberds, it is said that Xiang Yu used the Fangtian painted halberd. According to legend,
There are also soldiers who are good at defeating Tianwang, Lu Bu, Xue Rengui, etc. In fact, it is clearly recorded in the history books of Yunzheng's previous life that the only one who is good at using halberds is Xue Rengui. The arms are incompatible and the weapons are the same.
To deal with heavy soldiers such as hammers, they can give you a concussion through your helmet. To drive horses to kill, you naturally need to rely on spears, guns, etc., to attack the horses immediately. Knives, axes, etc. are best used, and two will fight.
, there are many changes, hooks and locks are very useful. However, a general cannot bring four or five long soldiers into battle, and it is impossible for him to choose what kind of opponent he will have. In this case, the advantage of Fang Tian's painted halberd is
Its advantage is that the front end can be stabbed, the sides can be cut, and the middle can be locked. Of course, with so many parts, it is definitely not light, so when turned sideways, it can be used as a heavy weapon to shoot people. It just has more functions, and there are more changes in tricks.
, if it can be used well, it is naturally very powerful. If it cannot be used well, it is better to use a spear. Besides, not everyone can use Fang Tian Hua Ji as flexibly as a spear, so there are very few people who use Fang Tian Hua Ji.
Anyone who dares to use it and can use it well is a master.
However, Yun Feng, the founder of the Wei Dynasty, was such a genius. Not only did he create thirty-six moves of the Shadow Halberd, but the first twenty-four of these thirty-six moves were applicable to both sides, and the last ten moves were used for both sides.
The second move is Fang Tianji's special move. In this way, the blood relationship can determine how many moves the descendants can learn. This principle later became the tradition of the Yun family. Then, the amazingly talented Yun Feng will turn into a shadow again.
The halberd has been greatly simplified, and in the end only seven simple but powerful moves are left: chop, stab, hook, cut, explore, hang, and knock. The battle formation and the footwork of the sergeants have been improved, so that these soldiers holding the halberd can perform at their best.
The power of the halberd
But there is a very critical question here, that is, the standard weapon of the Wei Dynasty was the sword, and why did the Yun family army finally choose to use the unilateral halberd as the main weapon?
Let’s start with the Mo Dao Team, the main force of the Central Army of the imperial court. The Mo Dao was the main battle weapon of the heavy infantry of the Tang Dynasty. It was powerful, but also very expensive. The Wei Dynasty was established after the Anshi Rebellion through conquests. Its Mo Dao
The Knife Army directly inherited the lineage of the Tang Dynasty. The Mo Dao Army was majestic and powerful, and could resist cavalry charges head-on. However, due to the high price, even the central army could only consider equipment, but the frontier army did not have that priority.
Therefore, as the core force to resist the Liao army, the Yun family army urgently needed a cheap main battle weapon that could resist the Liao army's cavalry. At this time, Yunfeng thought of his own weapon - a halberd. An ordinary single-sided halberd was made of iron.
The head of the halberd is made of hardwood, but the shaft is made of hardwood. This makes it much cheaper than the Mo Dao, which is at least a hundred times refined, but the effect is also good.
If you want to fight cavalry, you must first understand the cavalry. China's cavalry has a long history. Since entering the Warring States Period, war has shifted from the rigid frontal combat of chariot tactics in the early years to a more mobile and flexible combat method. The cavalry is an independent branch of arms.
At that time, all the major countries established cavalry troops. Countries such as Qin and Zhao were all known as "cavalry with thousands of chariots and ten thousand horses with cavalry". The army's combat gradually changed from mainly infantry to cavalry. King Wuling of Zhao "Hufu cavalry and archery"
After that, the status of cavalry in various countries in the Central Plains increased day by day, and large-scale cavalry operations began. Zhao State used infantry and cavalry to attack Linhu, and Loufan "covered a thousand miles of territory". Li Mu used more than ten thousand cavalry to cooperate with infantry and chariots to defeat the Huns and annihilate more than ten enemies.
Wan Qin is also known for its excellent cavalry. In the battle between Qin and Zhao Changping, Qin general Bai Qi used 5,000 fine cavalry to intercept the Zhao army, which played a key role in annihilating more than 400,000 Zhao troops in the Changping battle. During the Chu-Han war, Xiang Yu was in Pengcheng.
During the battle, he used 30,000 knights to defeat 560,000 Liu Bang and the allied forces of the princes, and killed nearly 300,000. This disastrous defeat made Liu Bang realize the combat effectiveness of cavalry. In order to fight against Xiang Yu's cavalry, he recruited Qin's surrendered generals Li Bi and Luo Jia.
He trained cavalry for the captain. Later, Han Xin also used two thousand light cavalry to sneak attack the enemy camp in the battle to defeat Zhao (that is, the time when he formed the backwater formation).
The cavalry of the Warring States and Qin Dynasties were equipped with complete saddles and shackles, but without stirrups, which was very disadvantageous for horse fighting. Therefore, the main weapons of the cavalry at that time were bows and arrows, and their combat was mainly mounted shooting. A small amount of bronze swords and halberds were used in combat (
Swords are easy to break when chopping, and halberds are the main ones) and special-purpose vests (armors used to protect war horses) appeared at this time. At that time, the Qin army had adopted a mixed formation of vehicles, infantry, and cavalry, and the pommel-horse figurines mainly held bows.
, wear a small hat, a tight-waisted robe with narrow sleeves, short armor, and short leather boots. The attire is convenient for riding and shooting. There is also a discussion on the use of cavalry in the art of war during this period. "Sun Bin's Art of War" once said, "Danger means more cavalry."
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After entering the Han Dynasty, China began to engage in large-scale wars with the northern nomads. The Xiongnu were nomadic people in the north at that time. The entire family were men who were good at riding and shooting. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were already known as "string-controllers" with 300,000 people.
, the northern Huns who are always threatening the Han Dynasty are typical Asian light cavalry. As nomadic people, they grew up on horseback and are good at riding and shooting. They have excellent equestrian skills and excellent shooting skills. They only wear light leather armor and are very capable.
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The cavalry developed in the Han Dynasty and became the main force of the army, replacing chariots. In the Han Dynasty, there were already light cavalry and heavy cavalry. The light cavalry was basically unarmored, and its weapons were mainly bows and arrows. It was equipped with smaller war horses and heavy cavalry.
Wearing armor, the weapons are halberds, spears, Huanshou Dao and other melee weapons, equipped with tall horses for charging into battle. In the Han Dynasty, with the improvement of smelting technology, long iron knives with ring handles (called Huanshou Dao) appeared that were more suitable for horseback combat.
The sword has a thick spine and a sharp edge suitable for chopping. It has become an important weapon for the cavalry. Generally speaking, the main weapons of the cavalry in the Han Dynasty include: spears, knives, halberds, bows, crossbows (arm-shaped crossbows), etc. During this period, the cavalry was used as a mobile force.
Tactics have also been developed. The Han army used a large number of long-distance raids, roundabouts and outflanking operations in its battles with the Xiongnu.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a large number of northern nomads entered the Central Plains, and the use of cavalry reached a higher peak. All warring parties (mainly the north) used cavalry on a large scale.
The Age of the Cavalry
An important development during this period was the invention of the stirrup. The stirrup can be said to be an epoch-making invention, which greatly promoted human civilization and military affairs. The emergence of the stirrup made it easier for cavalry to engage in close combat.
), and is conducive to the long-distance march of the cavalry, which can more effectively bring out the advantages of the cavalry's good mobility and strong impact. The cavalry in this period was mainly heavy cavalry.
It has great impact on infantry, and the protective power of this heavy cavalry is also very strong.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, especially after Tian Khan Li Shimin, the status of heavy cavalry gradually declined, and light cavalry became the mainstream, especially for the northern nomadic regimes such as the Liao Army. Their cavalry was very fierce, able to charge and kill, and also shoot at the Yun family's fortresses from a long distance.
To be able to fight them, you must have a magic weapon to restrain the cavalry.
Putting a halberd array outside and a powerful crossbow inside is Yunfeng's method
Fundamentally speaking, this method is the same as Li Ling's long spear raiding and long-distance shooting with fine bows. However, the Liao army also has some heavy cavalry, and when encountering them, halberds have more advantages than spears, because when encountering them, halberds are more advantageous than spears.
When the heavy cavalry rushes into battle, the infantry halberd can be lowered to hook and slash the horse's legs - this is how the Yun family's unique one-sided halberd army came about.
However, now I can't get a single-sided halberd! Of course Yun Zheng knows that Yanjing has a lot of single-sided halberds in stock. Not to mention thirty thousand, even one hundred thousand can be obtained, but that is secretly hidden from the court.
It is impossible for the stored gadgets to be used so blatantly now. If the Yun family's workshop in Hebei and Shanxi wants to make this batch of unilateral halberds, it must be approved by the Ministry of Industry and send a commissioner to supervise the production. So if Yun Zheng insists on certain
If you want a unilateral halberd, you have to wait at least another three to four months - which requires the Ministry of Industry to quickly agree and the Yun family workshop to start working at full capacity - but this possibility is almost zero
Yun Zheng was itching with hatred and said angrily: "Then you are going to let me, thirty-three thousand six hundred people, practice boxing here with empty hands?"
Lin Dong looked embarrassed and said sarcastically: "This is really a bit unexpected... But Marshal, the 3,600 longbows equipped for Ying Yangwei this time are good products that are difficult to buy on the market. In addition,
For each bow, I provided a free quiver with thirty arrows in it, and... Our brothers were very sorry about this incident and decided to provide Yingyangwei with another three hundred thousand free of charge within three months.
Look at the arrow..."
Yun Zheng also knew that they really couldn't blame them for this kind of thing. It was probably the imperial court's intention. Since he could earn 300,000 arrows, he could only accept it when it was good. It would be hard to blame him for having too many arrows, so he said: "
Well, I understand, Commander... But we can't stay without weapons. How can we train these soldiers if we don't even have weapons? Commander, I don't care so much. If you give money, you have to see the goods. As for what you guys think of, I
I don’t care about the command—Okay, you go first.”
The two brothers Lin Dong and Lin Nan looked at each other with a sad face and left with a sigh.
Yun Yi took a step forward, looked at Yun Zheng and said: "Young Marshal, why don't we ask the Marshal for it? I remember that the imperial court sent us a batch of ordnance to Yanjing not long ago. We fought well in this battle years ago.
The loss of weapons is not serious. I estimate that the commander-in-chief can squeeze out more than 30,000 single-sided halberds for us."
Yun Zheng glanced at Xu Shaoyang and asked, "What do you think of Lian Yi?"
Xu Shaoyang frowned: "Whether the commander-in-chief can squeeze out more than 30,000 unilateral halberds is not the key. The key is that if the commander-in-chief really gives them, I'm afraid there will be excuses in the future to say that we Yanjing wants to
10% of the ordnance can only be 70%, thus depriving us of our ordnance... What will happen to our army by then?"
"Yeah, I'm worried about this too." Yunzheng sighed: "But what does it mean if the court doesn't approve our Yingyangwei's weapons manufacturing?" He was so annoyed just now that he forgot about it, and only now did he remember to ask.
Yun Yi said: "Lin Dong told us about this matter when he met the young marshal. He said that the imperial court did not allow private workshops to make ordnance - I said marshal, does the Ministry of Industry want us to go find them?
Certainly?"
Yun Zheng slapped the table: "Damn it, I'm afraid that's what happened... Since the imperial court said that private manufacturing is not allowed, the implication is that only the government is allowed. If the government manufactures it, if our Yun family can make it ourselves,
We still have to apply again, and the Ministry of Works may find another reason to reject it. In this way, we Yingyangwei, the single-sided halberd with more than 30,000 people, can only get the goods the fastest by going to the workshop of the Ministry of Works... But
Well, hum, it must be the most expensive!"
When Yun Yi heard this, he immediately became angry: "What the hell, how many years have they not paid the military salary of our Yun family army? Now I'm training a new army, I'll do it, and I have to use some tricks to make weapons! They don't want to either
Think, if we don’t support Yanjing, those foodies can sit peacefully in Luoyang and enjoy their happiness?"
Yun Zheng didn't care about his dirty talk, and didn't even raise his eyelids. He didn't even mention the dirty thoughts of the court.
Xu Shaoyang also said in a deep voice: "The imperial court is robbing money openly... I don't understand. The imperial court is so rich, why does it insist on taking advantage of our small money? I'm not afraid of being full.
Are you panicking?"
Yun Yi suddenly said: "This is not a problem. Now our people have arrived, the camp has been set up, and the military rations and other supplies have been prepared, but the weapons only amount to 3,600 bows. How can we train them?"
Yun Zheng was no longer angry now. He knew that anger was useless, so he just said calmly: "Don't worry about training, I have a way."
Yun Yi was overjoyed: "Young Marshal, do you have a way? How about Ganqing...what way?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Just three words."
Yun Yi asked with admiration: "What three words?"
Yunzheng stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one: "The first is standing, the second is walking, and the third is running."
Now Yun Yi was surprised and asked doubtfully: "Stand, walk, run? What do you mean?...Who can't do this?"
Yun Zheng chuckled: "Not everyone can stand, walk, and run easily."
Yun Yi became interested: "Isn't there something special about this thing? Let's talk about it, you can see it even in a humble position?"
Yun Zheng laughed: "It will start in a moment. You first get the team in order... No, I have gathered the officers above the centurion. I will teach this station first today!"
