"The officials are rebuilding the heavy armored cavalry, fearing that it will start a war after taking office..."
"This behavior cannot be tolerated..."
"With our joint efforts, the Song Dynasty has achieved the peaceful situation it has today. If the officials start a war, it will be okay..."
"I think your worries are a bit unnecessary... Two thousand heavy armored cavalry, on a real battlefield, require nearly 6,000 to 10,000 good horses for support... Nowadays, the horses supported by many horse prisons in the imperial court are no more than
Of the one hundred thousand, 60,000 horses are used by the Forbidden Army. The remaining 40,000 are either old horses or have been raised as useless horses. How can we get the good horses needed for heavy armor riding?
?
In my opinion, it’s probably because the Kou Ministry of Industry had to bring out heavy armored cavalry in order to win this match.”
"But the armor on the horse and the three layers of armor on the soldiers cannot be fake..."
"So what? The most important thing about heavy armor riding is the horse."
"The Ministry of Industry and Industry has five thousand fine horses in Baozhou..."
"Can you guarantee that the grooms in Baozhou can raise the horses well? Even if they can raise them well, how long will it take to get enough horses for heavy armor riding?
Even if they manage to collect enough horses for heavy armor, they still have to have a chance to go into battle.
Even if they have a chance to go out, we have to agree."
"..."
The civil servants stared at the Tiger-Charactered Army and discussed quietly.
The warriors stared at the Tiger Character Army, frowning and remaining silent.
The appearance of heavy armored cavalry on the battlefield means what the military officers mean far better than the civil servants.
As long as there are enough auxiliary soldiers to help, the heavy armored cavalry will dominate the battlefield.
Especially in the open space of the school grounds.
Once the heavy armored cavalry launches a charge, it will form an indestructible torrent of steel.
Anyone and anything that stands in front of them will be trampled to pieces by the horses' hooves, and cut in half by the knives in their hands.
It was only at this moment that the warriors understood why the Tiger Army insisted on sending auxiliary troops into battle when they faced off against the Dragon God Second Guards.
The reason why the Tiger Army did this was to prepare for the heavy armored cavalry attack.
After the soldiers of the Tianwu Army saw the soldiers of the Tiger Army wearing armor, a look of solemnity appeared on their faces.
If they still had some contempt for the Tiger Army before, then after seeing the Tiger Army put on heavy armor and transform into heavy armored cavalry, the contempt in their hearts disappeared.
Instead, there was a look of vigilance.
The commander of the three thousand Tianwu Army soldiers was a school captain.
A big man with big arms and round waist, covered with fat. The armor on his body was squeezed tightly by the fat, as if it was tied to his body.
It seemed that if he took a deep breath, his armor would burst.
There is no doubt that he is a strong player.
This person's name is Gao Fengcheng.
The adopted son of Gao Chugong.
Gao Fengcheng was sitting on horseback, holding a hook gun in his hand, half-squinting his eyes, staring at the tiger-shaped army opposite who was changing armor.
He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Something is not good..."
The deputy captain who was following him on horseback frowned and said solemnly: "If the heavy armored cavalry charges in this open land, we can't stop them."
Gao Fengcheng glared and glanced at the deputy captain, "So what? Can we still admit defeat?"
Seeing Gao Fengcheng's unhappy tone, the deputy captain hurriedly said with a smile: "Being humble doesn't mean that... Although the enemy is strong, it is not strong enough for our Tianwu Army to wave the flag and surrender."
Gao Fengcheng snorted coldly.
Seeing that Gao Fengcheng didn't care anymore, the deputy captain continued to smile and said: "The meaning of humble position is that since the enemy has brought out heavy armored cavalry, we have to find a way to deal with it.
Otherwise, even if we win, it will be a disastrous victory.
I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to the old general when the time comes.
What the old general meant was, let us defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
It’s best to have zero casualties.”
Seeing that the deputy captain had no intention of giving in, Gao Fengcheng brought up Gao Chuanggong to talk, and his expression softened a bit.
He stared at the Tiger Army on the opposite side who were changing their armor, and said in a deep voice: "The heavy-armored cavalry is certainly powerful, but it is not yet invincible. It can also be dealt with by relying on some large-scale ordnance and traps laid out in advance.
It's just that we don't have time to mobilize large-scale ordnance now, nor do we have time to lay traps.
If you want to deal with the heavily armored cavalry, there is only one way left."
"drag?"
After Gao Fengcheng finished speaking, the deputy captain said a word tentatively.
Gao Fengcheng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes... drag! The number of horses on the opposite side is limited, and the number of auxiliary troops is also limited, which is not enough to support their long-term battle. As long as we delay them until they are exhausted, we can easily win the victory."
"Pass my order. Among the crossbowmen, only bed crossbows and heavy crossbowmen are left. The rest abandon their bows and crossbows to help the sword and shield soldiers resist the impact of the heavy armored cavalry.
Soldiers with spears, swords and shields formed a fish scale formation to resist the enemy's heavy armored cavalry."
Gao Fengcheng shouted loudly.
The deputy captain immediately went down to deliver the order.
When facing troops like heavy armored cavalry, whose entire body is wrapped in steel, ordinary arrows have no effect at all.
Only bed crossbows and heavy crossbows can cause damage to heavy armored cavalry, but the rest cannot.
Instead of letting the crossbowmen carry out useless attacks with bows and arrows from behind, it would be better for them to abandon their crossbows and step forward to help the sword and shield soldiers.
The Tianwu Army's formation quickly changed following Gao Fengcheng's order.
The other side.
The war horses of the Tiger Army have been put on armor.
Di Qing and other soldiers also wore armor and chainmail.
After they got on their horses, the auxiliary soldiers held up the plate armor and put it on them.
After being possessed by three layers of armor, they completely turned into an iron lump.
The complete heavy armor cavalry appeared in front of people.
Everyone who looked at the heavy armored cavalry had a more solemn look in their eyes.
Di Qing held a heavy gun in his hand, with the tip of the gun pointed upward, staring at the Tianwu Army who had formed a fish scale array opposite him, and growled a few short words in his throat.
"Tiger Character Army!"
"charge!"
"..."
"Rumble..."
Two thousand heavily armored cavalry rushed out.
Like a river bursting its banks, it rushed towards the Tianwu Army with the momentum of flooding and destroying everything.
The soldiers of the Tianwu Army, facing the rolling Tiger Army, swallowed involuntarily and subconsciously clenched the hilts of their knives.
Even though they had experienced hundreds of battles, they still felt a little uneasy when faced with the iron lumps rushing towards them quickly.
In just a few breaths, the heavily armored cavalry of the Tiger Army rushed to the front of the Tianwu Army's formation.
Like a ferocious steel beast, the Tiger Character Army slammed into the fish scale array set up by the Tianwu Army.
The cry of killing echoed throughout the school grounds in an instant.
The people watching around looked on with excitement.
Everyone shouted and roared at the top of their lungs, cheering for the Tiger Army.
They felt that the heavy armaments and charging momentum of the Tiger Army gave them a sufficient sense of security.
"Bang!"
A dull and thick collision sounded when the two armies met.
The soldiers of the Tianwu Army who were blocking the front of the Tiger Army suffered a huge impact, and they were knocked away like kites.
He fell to the ground and let out bursts of wailing.
The sound of gold and iron clashing has never stopped since the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army rushed into the fish scale formation set up by the Tianwu Army.
The heavily armored cavalry of the Tiger Army smashed through the four layers of defense blocking them.
It wasn't until the fifth floor that things calmed down.
In just one charge, the Tianwu Army was eliminated by hundreds of soldiers.
It's not that the soldiers of the Tianwu Army are not strong enough, but that without sufficient armaments and the support of their geographical location, they can only passively defend against the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army.
If you take the initiative to meet him, you will only die faster.
The bed crossbows and heavy crossbows that the Tianwu Army soldiers had high hopes for could not cause enough damage to the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army.
The crossbow of the bed crossbow hit the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army, knocking the soldiers off their horses.
But the soldier rolled on the ground, trotted a few steps, and then got on his horse again.
Perhaps he had suffered considerable internal injuries, but there were no scars on his body.
There was only one pit in the plate armor.
The thick arrows fired by the heavy crossbow also knocked many soldiers of the Tiger Army off their horses.
But the soldiers rolled on the ground and mounted their horses to fight again as if nothing had happened.
There isn't even a single pit in their armor.
Of course, the bed crossbow and the heavy crossbow did not cause enough damage to the soldiers of the Tiger Army, which may be related to the removal of the sharp arrows.
After all, martial arts performance in the school field is not a life and death fight.
The imperial court has an express order not to allow the death of people.
Therefore, extremely lethal weapons such as bed crossbows and heavy crossbows are not allowed to be equipped with arrows.
But even so.
The defensive power displayed by the armor worn by the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army also attracted people's attention.
It's far more powerful than the infantry armor.
Even if the infantry armor is extremely thick and has amazing defensive power, it can hardly block the attacks of bed crossbows and heavy crossbows.
Even a crossbow without arrows and heavy arrows are enough to cause great damage to soldiers under armor.
"Good armor!"
Cao Yong, who had been thinking about it all this time, was also attracted by the martial arts performance on the school field.
There was a heavy gloom between his brows that could not be resolved.
But this did not prevent him from admiring the armor of the Tiger Army.
"If our soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty have such good armor and protection, why should we be afraid of the barbarians?!"
After Cao Li praised it, he still seemed not satisfied.
Added another sentence.
The martial arts warriors strongly agreed with Cao Lili's statement, but no one spoke.
On the contrary, after hearing Cao Li's words, the civil servants began to whisper.
Some people are discussing what impact the Tiger Character Army's armor and equipment will have on the Song Dynasty after it reaches the entire army of the Song Dynasty.
Some people are paying attention to the cost of the armor worn by the Tiger Soldier.
If the cost is too high, even if the armor's defensive power is incredible, they will not agree to the imperial court returning the armor.
But if the cost is low enough, it can be considered.
The thoughts of the civil and military ministers are not known to the two sides facing each other on the school field.
Seeing that the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Character Army was losing momentum, Di Qing was no longer willing to fight. He immediately led the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Character Army and withdrew from the battlefield.
Then the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army were organized again and launched a new round of charge.
So back and forth.
Protected by the armor on their bodies, they rushed into the Tianwu Army's fish scale formation several times and made gains every time.
The number of people in the Tianwu Army continues to decrease sharply.
After the tenth charge.
Of the three thousand soldiers of the Tianwu Army, about two thousand are left.
Only a dozen of the heavily armored cavalry of the Tiger Army withdrew from the battlefield.
After ten rounds of killing.
Some of the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army were tired and had to temporarily stop charging and returned to the place where the auxiliary soldiers were. With the help of the auxiliary soldiers, they replenished water and replenished their physical strength.
"I sacrificed the lives of a thousand soldiers just for this opportunity."
When Gao Fengcheng saw the heavy armored cavalry of the Tiger Army retreating to rest, he finally let out a sigh of relief and murmured something in a low voice.
Gao Fengcheng raised the hook gun in his hand and roared: "Brothers, when the opportunity comes, rush forward and teach these brats how to behave. Tell them that our Tianwu Army is not a vegetarian!
Tell them that our Tianwu Army is invincible!"
"kill!"
The Tianwu Army, which had been defending for an hour, finally showed its fangs and rushed towards the Tiger-Character Army.
Those at the forefront were the Tiaodang soldiers of the Tianwu Army.
Dancing soldiers.
They are a group of soldiers wearing leather armor, holding round shields and long swords.
Leather armor is much lighter than infantry armor, so the jumping soldiers can charge very quickly.
The buckler made up for the defensive deficiencies of the leather armor.
At critical moments, you can stand in front of you and block the arrows from coming.
Long knives and bucklers are their weapons to defeat the enemy.
Behind the jumping soldiers are the pikemen, and behind the pikemen are the sword and shield soldiers.
The soldiers of the Tianwu Army, who had been pressed and beaten for an hour, had a bad breath in their chests.
They have been waiting for a chance to fight back.
Now that the opportunity to counterattack appeared, they naturally rushed forward with roars.
Di Qing and other heavy-armored soldiers of the Tiger Army had just drank a few sips of water, replenished their fluids, and were about to rest when they saw the Tianwu Army taking the opportunity to rush over.
Di Qing dropped the water bag in his hand, dropped the heavy gun in his hand, gritted his teeth, and ordered in a deep voice: "Abandon the horse and change the knife."
After hearing Di Qing's instructions, the auxiliary soldiers quickly handed over thick swords to the heavy-armored soldiers of the Tiger Army, then led the exhausted horses and retreated quickly.
The heavily armored and cavalry soldiers of the Tiger Army, holding simple swords in their hands, quickly formed an infantry formation.
This time, the Tiger Character Army did not take the initiative to attack, but chose to stand still and wait for the soldiers of the Tianwu Army to rush over.
Since they were wearing heavy armor and had been fighting for an hour just now, they did not have enough physical strength to charge.
He could only stand there, recovering his strength and waiting for the Tianwu Army to approach.
"kill!"
When the soldiers of the Tianwu Army rushed in front of the soldiers of the Tiger Army, they burst out with a strong cry of killing.
They were like wild wolves running to the edge of the sheep, bursting out with a fierce aura that they had not seen before.
Facing the battle formation of Tiger Army soldiers that looked like a steel jungle, they showed no fear at all.
Di Qing led the soldiers of the Tiger Army, naturally not to be outdone.