In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 257 Without a system, let's still beat Mongolia

After leaving the Firearms Bureau, Zhao Yurui went directly to the Craftsmanship Bureau.

Liu Fu talked to him about the Battle of Zhangqiu along the way.

In the battle of Zhangqiu, the Song army used a horse-drawn cart to block the charge of the Mongolian cavalry.

At that time, in order to cover the carriage, the height of the carriage was only 1.4 meters.

Therefore, a large number of Song troops stood behind the front row, and the Mongolian troops in the distance could not see the carriage. When they saw the carriage, they had entered the final stage of the attack. At that time, the Mongolian troops did not have any way to avoid and rushed directly.

Some Mongolian troops jumped onto the carriage and jumped from the carriage into the Song army's formation.

Liu Fu said that there are still many carriages that have been smashed, and this time they will be remodeled.

In addition, the battle of Zhangqiu lasted longer than that of Linzhaofu and Tuo Lei, and the number of crossbows in the army decreased and the number of bows and arrows increased.

Many soldiers' fingers were red, swollen or even bleeding when they pulled back, especially those who used the divine arm bow.

So soon Zhao Yurui and others came to the playground.

There is a new four-wheeled carriage on the playground.

In addition, beside the carriage, there is a table with crossbows and new equipment.

The new equipment is very simple, leather finger cots and iron finger cots that go on the fingers.

Among them, in order to reduce the force of the god arm bow, there are two hooks in front of the iron finger sleeve.

Zhao Yurui found it very interesting, and he personally picked up a magic arm bow.

This thing requires a lot of power. Before Zhao Yurui became emperor, he trained his physical fitness with his subordinates every day. After becoming emperor, he has become more and more lazy in the past two years, with less training.

It seems that we still have to practice and maintain a good physical condition, Zhao Yurui thought to himself.

He then put the iron finger on his finger, as if wearing a ring. There were two iron hooks on it, which could hook the string of the bow of the god's arm.

The structure of the divine arm bow is like a crossbow, but it is called a "bow" because it is used firmly and requires fingers to hook the bowstring forcefully, unlike the strong crossbow that uses a trigger.

"With this iron hook, it will save a lot of effort, and it won't hurt your fingers." Liu Fu said happily at the side: "Now our army's crossbowmen, in addition to aiming, can shoot at least as many times as possible at the same time. doubled before."

The most difficult thing to persist in ancient archery is not arm pain and fatigue, but finger pain and finger fatigue.

But the emergence of finger cots perfectly solved the problem of finger pain and finger fatigue.

"Okay, okay, this thing is well invented." Zhao Yurui laughed loudly and asked, "Who invented it?"

"Carpenter Zhou Daqiu."

The head craftsman is still considered an official in the craftsmanship bureau.

Zhao Yurui immediately said: "For promotion, Zhou Daqiu will be promoted to Cong Jiupin, and you will be rewarded with two hundred coins each."

There was an uproar all around, and many craftsmen showed envy in their eyes.

Zhao Yurui tried to pull the leather finger cots used by archers again, and after thinking for a while, he said, "You can try to make the bow of the divine arm bigger, and put two or three fingers on it. The more fingers you have, the easier it is to pull it."

However, the magic arm bow does not have the original feeling when aiming with the fingertips. Fortunately, the magic arm bow is originally based on range and distance to strike, and it is used to deal with dense cavalry. This does not have a great impact.

Then Zhao Yurui saw the newly forged dagger on the table, or a dagger, a flying dagger.

Song Jun's flying knife is very simple, made of all iron, with two blades, the back of the handle has been polished, and there is no other material in the whole body.

This is because if the knife is thrown incorrectly, the handle will hit someone.

Without training and in a hurry on the battlefield, basically [-]% of the throws will miss. This point has been transmitted from the battle of Zhangqiu.

Song Jun's previous throwing knives weighed a catty, and unless they were thrown in the face, the chain armor would be extremely difficult to break through.

This time the flying knife weighed two kilograms.

Zhao Yurui's hand was very heavy.

The front is quite sharp, and the back of the handle is also sharpened. Usually, it is covered with a layer of cloth and stuffed in the scabbard. In wartime, it can be taken out and thrown directly. The layer of cloth thrown in the air will fall off by itself.

"Except for the heavy cavalry, most of the Mongolian army still wears leather armor. The Mongolian army returning from the western expedition has a relatively high rate of armor wearing, but the northern area is still dominated by leather armor."

Liu Fudao: "The swords of the soldiers are enough for the northern Mongolian army (Han army), but not enough for the formal Mongolian army. They must be strengthened."

"The key is to throw it accurately, almost in the face." Li Pingbao said from behind.

As long as it is thrown accurately, a throwing knife weighing a pound can be fatal.

But the battlefield is sometimes chaotic, so it would be best to throw it where the target is large.

Therefore, Song Jun's sword was changed to weigh two catties, and the armor penetration rate was greatly improved.

Zhao Yurui wasn't very interested in flying knives either, because Song Jun only used a small number of them.

Just like the Mongolian army, not all of them have Duan Ye and Gu Duo.

There are still a few who throw long-range weapons in hand-to-hand combat.

The Song army relied on bows and crossbows for long distances, and long spears and shields for close-range melee combat, so he didn't care about flying knives.

"Next." Zhao Yurui waved directly, and someone present immediately introduced him to the new carriage.

"In the past, the carriage with the wheels and the carriage weighed more than 200 catties, but now it weighs [-] catties with the wheels and the carriage."

The Craftsmanship Bureau is made of iron pear wood, which is heavy and heavy.

The wheels are as high as 1.4 meters, similar to the frame wheels of the cannon carriage, but slightly narrower.

The carriage is 1.2 meters wide, 1.6 meters long and [-] meters high. After being mounted on the wheels, the carriage is about [-] meters high, which is [-] centimeters higher than before.

"In the past, the maximum load was five hundred catties, but now it can be loaded to one thousand catties."

Of course, the carriage was heavy, heavy, and large, requiring more horses, mules, and people.

In the past, two horses could pull up with a full load, but when encountering a difficult road, two people behind could push it.

Now it takes four important horses to pull it up.

This means that the Song army needs more horses and mules in the formation, because the horses and mules pulling the carts need to be rotated.

However, as the load increases, the materials that can be carried with the army can also increase.

So in general, the speed of the Song army carriage was reduced, but the weight and defense were improved.

"Please look, Your Majesty." At this time, Liu Fu picked up a few thicker spears from the carriage.

These spears are all made of steel and are about one meter long.

When the carriage stopped and crossed to act as a wall to block the cavalry, these spears could be inserted into the sides of the carriage.

Iron round insert holes are installed on the side, and the tail of the spear fits into it.

Liu Fu inserted eight shots in one breath, all at 45 degrees upward.

In this way, the side of the carriage is like a hedgehog.

If the Mongolian army collided with them in the future, it would be almost the same as bumping into a horse.

But the carriage can not only be loaded on the side, but also on the top.

There are also six embedding holes on the top, which can insert six rods, two rods in one row, and a total of three rows.

In this way, even if the Mongolian army wants to jump to the top, it will be pierced.

After Liu Fu finished fucking, Zhao Yurui looked at the hedgehog-like carriage and couldn't help but smile.

The Song army originally wanted to bring Ju horses into the army, but it was difficult to bring Ju horses, and it was even more troublesome to build them temporarily.

In the end, Song Jun chose the iron gun and the carriage.

Now the carriage has been remodeled, and the iron gun on it has multiple functions.

Liu Fu then took an iron gun and handed it to Zhao Yurui.

The iron spear was about one meter long, five centimeters thick at the end, and slightly sharp at the front, but not as sharp as the spear tip of an infantry pikeman.

Because in addition to being installed on the carriage, it has to be nailed to the ground.

There was also a demonstration of nailing it to the ground.

One soldier held the gun tightly with both hands, and the other soldier held a sledgehammer and hammered it into the ground with a few blows.

After two consecutive hammers, connect them with a hemp rope, and a simple horse rope is successful.

"In the Battle of Zhangqiu, our army's iron nails were no more than ten inches (33 centimeters) long. After they were nailed to the ground, the Mongolian army's heavy cavalry rushed in. Basically, the horse fell and the iron nails fell."

"Fortunately, I made multiple layers, which has a slight effect."

Liu Fu was talking about the Battle of Zhangqiu. When the Bolihai heavy cavalry rushed to the Song army's formation, the iron nails used by the Song army were only more than 30 centimeters.

The tripping rope was not high enough and not strong enough.

If the heavy cavalry crashes into it, it will bring out the iron nails or knock them down.

At that time, the Song army made dozens of moves one by one, which limited the impact of heavy cavalry.

The one that has been reconstructed now is one meter long. If it can be nailed to the ground twenty or even thirty centimeters, it will be very strong.

Moreover, the trip ropes can be made relatively high, and only a few of them are enough to build an effective line of defense during wartime.

This kind of tying rope is very simple. Even if you encounter a large group of enemy cavalry on the grassland, you can nail it on the spot.

But I am afraid that it will be difficult to nail in if it encounters rocky ground or gravel ground.

Fortunately, the Song army had a horse-drawn carriage to cooperate with them. With the horse-drawn carriage as a team, the tripping horse was behind, equipped with shotguns and crossbowmen, Zhao and Rui could imagine a certain scene.

The opponent's cavalry rushed, and our infantry battalion gave way. As soon as the opponent rushed in, he saw that the ground was full of tripping ropes, the front was full of carriage walls, and behind the wall were shotguns, crossbowmen and pikemen.

As many as you rush in, as many as you die.

With the current configuration, defense is no problem.

Otherwise, a large amount of gunpowder could still be contained in the carriage. If the enemy attacked too fiercely, the first line of defense could not be defended, and the gunpowder in the carriage could be detonated.

In short, Zhao Yurui believes that in the current defensive battle, no one in this world can deal with the Song army, whether it is the Mongolian army or the Jin army.

The key to the Song Army is that there are too few cavalry to pursue and expand the results of the battle.

This has been the case since the founding of the country by Taizu. The Song army won ten battles and destroyed as many enemy troops as the number of people who died in one defeat.

With few cavalry and poor cavalry and shooting, they were quite powerless against the Mongols, Jin, and Liao.

The same is true for the Battle of Zhangqiu. Shi Tianlu brought [-] cavalry, and finally retreated with [-] cavalry.

If they can't beat Song Jun, they will run away.

At this time, Li Pingbao, who had been following Zhao Yurui, said in a deep voice: "If you want to win a big victory, or even wipe it out, you need cavalry."

After that, he looked up into the distance.

Zhao Yurui followed Li Pingbao's gaze, and it should be in the direction of Jeju.

That's where Zhao Yurui raised horses and trained cavalry.

In Li Pingbao's eyes, he will have to rely on cavalry to fight the Mongols in the wild in the future.

Zhao Yurui didn't think so.

Training cavalry is not something that can be done quickly in a few years. Perhaps improving firearms is more effective than training cavalry. In short, both hands must be grasped. While training cavalry, improve firearms at the same time.

At this time, Zhao Yurui thought about his limited knowledge, and couldn't help but wonder if he could say 'ding' now: Congratulations on your successful accession to the throne for three years, stabilizing the throne, opening the system, and rewarding you with an encyclopedia. You can create whatever you want. What.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty—" He was dreaming, when Liu Fu and others around him looked at him strangely.

It turned out that he had been standing there for a long time without speaking, and no one knew what happened.

"Oh." Zhao Yurui smiled awkwardly, and blurted out: "Everyone, don't panic, there is no system, let's hang on to Mongolia."

"." Everyone.

(End of this chapter)