After Lin Ziran and Cheng Hongbin had lunch, they both rode horses and led their respective guards to follow the transport troops.
But now in the afternoon, the transport convoy of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment is only more than 5,000 meters away from Qingshan Town.
When Lin Ziran watched the horses dragging a heavy mortar with a caliber of 300 mm behind them under the instructions of the groom, they tried to climb the hillside and over the top of the mountain, but they could not pull it no matter how hard the groom tried to push.
stunned.
No wonder he knew why the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment expected to spend five full days plowing through this hilly and mountainous area of only ten kilometers.
Lin Ziran said: "Brother Cheng, according to the current situation, let alone five days, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive for half a month!"
Cheng Hongbin was used to this kind of situation, so he didn't take it seriously and said: "It's not that exaggerated. My engineers have already surveyed the terrain ahead in detail. Although the mountain road is a bit difficult to walk, it is not impossible, and our preparations
It’s also very sufficient, five days should be enough!”
Next, Lin Ziran knew what preparation Cheng Hongbin was talking about!
Seeing that the original horses could not pull the heavy artillery forward, a sergeant in command waved his hand, and more than ten horses were immediately brought from behind!
It’s just that there’s something special about these horses!
They are all huge!
These huge horses are completely different from ordinary horses. The horses have short and thick bodies, extremely thick legs, and the most important thing is that they are extremely large. The height at the shoulders is more than two meters, and the total height should be more than two or five meters. Such a giant horse estimates itself.
It must weigh more than a ton!
Cheng Hongbin said: "How is this horse? It's not bad!"
Lin Ziran said: "What kind of horse is this? It's so huge!"
Cheng Hongbin said: "This is the Larma we purchased from the northern states. This kind of Larma is the largest heavy-duty draft horse in the world. Compared with the Larma, our Shayang
Horses are just toys!"
Lin Ziran agreed with his statement!
And this is indeed the case. When the Shayang horses dragged the artillery up the hill before, they couldn't climb it at all. But after they were replaced by these Larma horses, the grooms shouted and raised their whips, and pulled the heavy artillery slowly up.
Already.
However, after going up, the groom took off these Lar horses and hitched the Shayang horses again and moved forward.
Lin Ziran wondered: "Why are you changing horses again? This road is not easy to walk on. If you use these heavy-duty draft horses, the speed should be much faster!"
Cheng Hongbin said: "There is nothing we can do about it. Although the traction of this Larma is quite good, these Larma are not suitable for the climate in our southern state. They cannot be used too frequently, otherwise they will easily get sick!"
After that, he showed a helpless look: "This emergency response is okay, but if you keep using it, all these Larmas will be useless in less than a day!"
"So, except for these special circumstances, most of the time we have to rely on Shayang horses, who are hardworking and hardworking. Whether it is the northern plains in the north or the jungles further south, Shayang horses can go there and are extremely adaptable."
Cheng Hongbin just said that Shayang Horse is just a toy, but now Que is lamenting how good Shayang Horse is.
Lin Ziran also understood why he said that.
There is a reason why Shayang horses are widely used by troops and even civilians in various vassal towns in Daheng, especially in the central and southern states.
The average shoulder height of Shayang horses is about 1.55 meters, and the best ones can reach more than 1.6 meters. Their limbs are relatively thick, they have excellent endurance and are very adaptable.
However, its explosive power is relatively poor and its speed is not fast. If used as a cavalry horse, the Shayang horse is very unqualified. Even though it seems to have a good shoulder height, it is still not good.
These characteristics of the Shayang horse make it an excellent draft horse, rather than a riding horse.
Therefore, throughout Daheng, especially in the central and southern vassal towns, Shayang horses are the main draft horses, playing roles such as transporting supplies and artillery. Not only in the military, Shayang horses are also the most popular among the people, and they are also the most popular.
Important agricultural draft horses and transportation horses.
Basically, the carriages you see on the roads in several states in the central and southern states, then the horses pulling these carriages are most likely Shayang horses!
Even Lin Ziran's Qingshan patrol camp, artillery company and baggage company were equipped with more than a hundred Shayang horses.
If there are any shortcomings of the Shayang Horse, it is that the traction force is still a bit small. Although its pulling force is slightly more than its own weight, it is good in terms of proportion.
However, due to its shoulder height and weight, the pulling force is relatively small. When hauling heavier goods, it is still slightly worse than those draft horses with a shoulder height of more than 1.6 meters.
The main draft horses used by today's Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment are naturally Shayang horses, and they are quite large in number.
They originally had hundreds of Shayang horses, but this time they went north to strengthen their transport troops, so they added hundreds more Shayang horses.
However, even with so many draft horses dragging the vehicles forward, the hills and mountains in the north of Qingshan Town still made their progress very slow.
It was a little better a few kilometers near Qingshan Town. Although it was still hilly, it was still a relatively gentle terrain. Even the giant 300mm mortar, with a little effort, if replaced by Larma,
It can also be dragged reluctantly.
But after going five kilometers north, the terrain becomes more complicated. All you can see are hills. Although these hills are not too high, the roads are not easy to walk.
You have to climb up or down the mountain along the winding mountain road.
For those ordinary four-wheeled carriages, these roads can be traversed by adding a few more horses and people to help push them.
But for those dozen heavy artillery pieces, these mountain roads were very difficult to navigate.
If it's a normal place, you can just hitch a dozen or more horses and force them to pull you along. However, these mountain roads are all on the mountainside, with mountains on one side and steep slopes on the other. The road is only two or three meters long.
It's only wide, so it's difficult to harness so many horses.
Even if the transport troops tried their best, they could only use the only and stupidest method, a tug-of-war-like method. Although the control was very troublesome, they could still pull it away.
When walking on these mountain roads, sometimes you can only climb one hill in a day!
Heavy artillery, which can easily weigh four to five tons, or even seven or eight tons, is not so easy to cross mountains and ridges. The only way is to rely on death and the horse-drawn men to retreat.
Even when encountering some roads that are difficult to pass or climb, the transport troops will directly gather soldiers to use engineering shovels, hoes to dig roads, and even explosives!
Looking at the mountain road after the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment passed, Lin Ziran felt that the people in the nearby villages and towns had to thank the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment.
Because this road will be much easier to walk in the future!
Thinking about it this way, Cheng Hongbin and the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment are really good people. They came all the way to Qingshan Town to build roads!