It took more than an hour, and Lin Yi finally had a rough understanding of Xifeng Hongqi's current "family background."
What surprised him was that the composition of Xifeng Hongqi's army was almost the same as that of the Southern Dynasty or Northern Wei. Except for the Zhenyuan heavy armored army that Lin Yi wanted to return to command under Xifeng Yingshan,
The main force of Xifeng Hongqi actually consisted of more than 10,000 cavalry and more than 20,000 ordinary heavy-armored infantry, as well as a large number of ordnance such as siege crossbows.
On the contrary, the unique ordnance equipped by Xifeng Yingshan's army, as well as the firearms that the Dangxiang people were good at, accounted for very little, or even negligible, in Xifeng Hongqi's army.
"You people from the Southern Dynasties also have many limitations in your understanding of our party."
Facing Lin Yi's puzzlement, Xi Feng Hong Qi had an expression that he had expected. He smiled and explained, "Most of the powerful people in the Southern Dynasties think that the most feared thing in our Dangxiang army is firearms. In fact, in Dangxiang,
Only the Tuoba clan and the Xiaba clan spend a lot of effort on firearms, and in the past ten years or so, the Tuoba clan's focus has shifted, and only the Xiaba clan is dedicated to the study of firearms."
"Actually, most firearms are like venomous snakes." Xi Feng Hongqi poured a glass of wine for Lin Yi and continued, "Poisonous snakes always scare people, but in fact they pose a limited threat to people.
I'm afraid the number of people killed by bites is not as high as the number of people who died of cold and cold diseases accidentally. Firearms have huge limitations in many aspects."
"What limitations?"
Lin Yi held the emerald green glass wine glass and looked at the liquid in it curiously.
The dignitaries of the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei also liked to drink, but the wines of the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei were made from grains, and most of them were spicy spirits. However, the Dangxiang people liked to use fruits to make wine, and they liked to add honey and horseradish to the wine.
Milk or goat milk.
The wine in the wine glass he was holding at this time was said to be brewed from a certain kind of mountain pear. Now it was added with goat's milk and honey, exuding a strong sweet aroma.
This kind of expensive colored glass cup comes from the Western Regions. I heard from Xi Feng Yingshan that this kind of colored glass cup was not available in Dangxiang before the large-scale trade between the Xiaba people and other countries in the Western Regions. However, in recent years, in the summer
After some of the beads made by the Ba people even became the currency of various countries in the Western Regions, these colored glaze cups, although very expensive, have become popular among the royal family of Dangxiang and there are already a certain number of them.
Naturally, these cannot be seen in the books of the Southern Dynasty. Although Lin Yi has read a lot of books, of course he would not be able to imagine the true appearance of Dangxiang if he had not seen it with his own eyes, so he increasingly felt that the Southern Dynasty had no regard for these original features.
The relatively closed understanding of the dynasty has great limitations.
"The manufacturing process, storage, and transportation of firearms are very dangerous. Even if many firearms are completed, they are still explosive materials that will ignite when exposed to fire. This is no different from grain and grass. Even if grain and grass are raided by the enemy, even if they are set on fire, they will still be burned.
It took a long time to burn it clean, but if the warehouse where the firearms are stored is attacked by the enemy, it will be a disaster in an instant. And even if the enemy does not deliberately destroy it, a slight negligence on your part can easily lead to bad consequences. As far as I know, even if
It’s the Xiaba tribe, and many of their workshops disappear every year due to their own negligence.”
Xifeng Hongqi slowly drank the milk wine and said meaningfully, "The use of firearms in battle formations also has great limitations. Most firearms cannot be used in the rain. In some places with extremely high humidity, they cannot burn at all."
Can't get up. Except for a few productions of extremely
Exquisite firearms, many of which are carried with you, require constant care. Of course, the Xiaba people have also been constantly improving these firearms over the years. Compared with accidents during manufacturing and transportation, after being equipped to sergeants, there have been many fewer accidents.
, but I always believe that under the current limitations of the level of craftsmen, the main body of the army in the Southern Dynasties and Northern Wei Dynasty is a better choice. Spending a large amount of money on the manufacture and hoarding of firearms cannot obtain equivalent value.
"
After a pause, he looked at Lin Yi who was listening very seriously, and then said, "First of all, the accumulated firearms can easily be burned by a fire. Secondly, even if you equip a large number of them, they will be very lethal.
Firearms, as long as the opposing army knows you very well, they don’t need much time and only need to spend a small amount of money to create many weapons that are enough to restrain these firearms. This can make the firearms you have worked so hard to accumulate lose their value in an instant.”
After saying these words, he gave instructions to a general and at the same time motioned Lin Yi to look out the window.
Only a few orders were heard in the dark city, and then there was a burst of chaotic footsteps. With Lin Yi's eyesight, he could only vaguely see that there were many sergeants who seemed to have launched some chariot-like ordnance, but next
In an instant, there was a continuous sound of water, and a stream of crystal water jets shot out from the alley, shooting straight into the sky, reaching a height of six or seven feet.
The water column collapsed at a very high point and fell down, like a heavy rain, making the ground crackle.
Lin Yi's eyes flashed, and he had just understood the meaning of Xi Feng Hongqi's previous words. Xi Feng Hong Qi had already continued, "These are waterwheels, which were modified from your Southern Dynasty's fire-fighting waterwheels. This
If this kind of special waterwheel is positioned from a high position and sprays forward, it will be enough to spray out more than ten feet. Ordinary firearms will be completely useless. If there are some firearms that cannot be extinguished by this waterwheel, we also have other means of dust fire extinguishing."
"This water dragon truck is cheap to build. Some firearms cost as much as one water dragon truck. What's more, these firearms can only be used once."
Yi took a look and said, "It's not difficult to make this kind of water dragon. The craftsmen in our city can do it with a little learning. It's not as dangerous as making firearms. I'm afraid only the Xiaba people think that being the first in the firearms category is arrogant."
, it seems that I, the Xifeng clan, must ally with the Xiaba clan."
At this time, the place where Xi Feng Hong Qi and Lin Yi were chatting happily was in the meeting hall where he and Xia Bayi had talked before. It was one of the highest halls in the whole city. However, Xia Bayi was a guest before, but now he is
Prisoner.
The party members probably don't treat prisoners of war very favorably, as can be seen from Xia Bayi, who is currently being held on one side awaiting trial.
Xia Bayi's entire body was imprisoned on an iron rack. Not only was all his true energy drained out by some means, but he had also obviously taken some kind of medicine. Not only did his whole body feel soft, but even his eyes looked a little strange.
blurred.
Even so, a torture instrument made of camel bone was forced into Xia Bayi's mouth. As a result, when he was not allowed to speak, he could not even make any sound.
"I can accept your statement, and most of your territory is surrounded by flat land. If you fight in this area, it would be an excellent choice for you to spend your main financial resources on heavy armor and heavy cavalry." Lin Yixiang
After thinking about it, he said.
Xifeng Hongqi looked like he had met a close friend, and his eyes were bright.
He stood up, pointed at the dark frozen soil wasteland in the distance, and said, "The surrounding frozen soil wasteland, then to the Lanzhi Plain, and some areas where our Xifeng clan mainly produces food, although it looks like a plain, there are many small rivers in it."
, the land is also uneven, the fast light cavalry is of no use at all, and it cannot charge quickly. However, these heavy cavalry and heavy armor, which are advancing steadily and do not rely on speed, are most suitable for fighting here. Coupled with a large number of heavy ordnance, it is not
I brag to myself that unless it is a coalition of royal families, even if the Tuoba clan’s army wants to defeat me in these areas alone, it will be impossible.”
"This is also limited by the level of craftsmen's manufacturing. When the previous dynasty began, the Zhenyuan Heavy Armor was not valued and had many flaws. However, within a few decades, the manufacturing technology of the Zhenyuan Heavy Armor made astonishing achievements in the Northern Wei and Southern Dynasties.
With his progress, he soon became the decisive force in the armies of the Northern Wei Dynasty and our Dynasty." Lin Yi first saw Dang Xiang's firearms in Meishan. He thought of the Southern Dynasty Zhenyuan heavy armor sergeant who was killed by Dang Xiang's firearms.
Still fresh in his memory, he said very pertinently, "The Sherba people have devoted themselves to the research of firearms. If they develop some firearms that are safe to use in terms of storage and transportation, it may be able to double the strength of an army. And now
It seems to me that many firearms were originally used as surprise weapons. They can be struck unexpectedly and their lethality is also astonishing."
"Eat meat and don't raise your own pigs."
Xifeng Hongqi was not just flattering. He looked at Lin Yi and laughed, saying, "The Xiaba people have been businessmen from the beginning. What they know best is doing business with people, but they are not the ruling royal family, so they
They have a set of skills in producing exciting goods, but in other aspects they are very average. They should not be a royal family like me. For me, dangerous and groundbreaking things should be done well by them. We
We just need to always pay attention and know what they can make, and we can use it. As for their current firearms, I still evaluate it this way. At least in this era, it is still impossible for the heavily armed Xiaba people to defeat the Southern Dynasties and Northern Wei Dynasties.
Elite army. If you can give them a few more decades, then just use their things after a few decades."
Lin Yi couldn't help but shook his head.
He can hardly stand the inherent sense of superiority of the Dangxiang royal family, but this is the fact. Even though the Xiaba people have accumulated amazing strength in Dangxiang over the years, for the Dangxiang royal family who control most of the territories, they still
They are craftsmen in the eyes of these royal families, just objects that can be enslaved.
This is probably the point where the Xiaba people themselves feel most humiliated and angry, so the conflict between the Xiaba people and these royal families is fundamentally irreconcilable.
Even in the previous conversation with Xi Feng Yingshan, Lin Yi could deeply feel this.
Because even Xifeng Yingshan does not have much real power among the Xifeng clan, but when he talks about the Xiaba people, he feels like the powerful people in Jiankang City talk about their relatives from the countryside.
"These wings are quite interesting."
Luo Jilian's voice rang out at this time.
She looked at the pile of things not far from Xia Bayi with interest.
On top of that pile of things were the two metal wings removed from Xia Bayi's body.