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Less than ten thousand rides.
Such a little force.
Raid on Liucheng, the base camp of Wuhuan?
Cao Cao was naturally taken aback.
This is too radical, the Wuhuan people are not easy to deal with!
"A quick blitz of cavalry can beat the enemy by a single blow, but there are hundreds of thousands of people near Liucheng. The Wuhuan people are all soldiers and are extremely good at horse fighting. I think it is too risky to go deep with only one cavalry."
Cao Ang insisted on his own opinion: "Soldiers are not expensive, but more expensive. This size of troops is enough. In fact, Zixiu Jing was not completely unprepared during this period of time. Next, he took his father to the barracks to have a look."
Cao Ang knew.
Dad doesn't allow himself to take risks.
In order to reassure this cheap old man.
Cao Ang had no choice but to take him to the Tiger and Leopard Camp to observe and investigate.
this time.
Cao Ang is not only building a navy.
Cao Cao found that the cavalry has undergone earth-shaking changes from weapons, to armor, to harness, and all have undergone a very amazing upgrade.
The Tiger and Leopard Battalion was Cao Wei's most elite cavalry.
The standard equipment is, one Ma Shuo, two sabers, one compound horn bow, two pot bows and arrows.
Shuo, knives, and bows are all excellent. Based on breakthroughs in smelting technology and manufacturing technology, they have been upgraded, and their performance is far better than that of the previous equipment.
In addition to these basic weapons.
Each tiger and leopard cavalry is also equipped with a powerful crossbow and ten arrows.
These crossbows were jointly built by Zhuge Liang, Huang Yueying, and Ma Jun.
Although the bow and arrow is the main long-range output on the battlefield.
But bows and arrows are mainly used for projectiles before hand-to-hand combat.
In fact, the accuracy during combat is very low.
Hundred Steps Piercing Yang Shen's archery skills are rare.
The new crossbow is powerful and accurate.
It can shoot directly, powerful enough to pierce shields.
It can be used in the charge process, it can be used in the battle process, and it can be used in the pursuit battle.
More stable and reliable than bows and arrows.
It is a weapon for reaping the enemy.
Cao Cao noticed a problem: "This kind of Ma Shuo is longer and heavier than Cao Tong's cavalry spear. Although it can greatly increase the power of charging, it will also increase the load on the horse. Adding the strong crossbow and extra crossbow bolts, I am afraid it will be harmful to the horse. The stamina of the war horse causes additional loss."
Cao Ang explained: "Don't worry, the weapons are a bit overweight, but Zixiu made adjustments in armor and rations."
talking room.
Cao Ang showed Cao Cao the latest cavalry armor.
Tiger and leopard riders have relatively complete protection, and a set of armor weighs dozens of catties. Cao Ang used the system to directly exchange thousands of sets of body armor, disassembled the materials of the body armor, and made thousands of sets of cavalry armor.
For cavalry.
The biggest threat is the bow and arrow.
Bulletproof vests are hard to shoot through.
Caotong bows and arrows, especially the arrows in the form of projectiles, are more difficult to shoot through, and the body armor composite material is very strong, and it can also play a very good protective effect against cutting attacks such as swords.
of course.
This protective gear.
Unable to resist bludgeoning.
But the cavalry is less threatened by weapons such as tomahawks and hammers.
Just in case, Cao Ang also prepared a small light shield for each cavalry, which can be put on the left arm when charging, specially used to resist attacks.
The weight of this set.
Much lighter than traditional Jiaxiao.
And will not affect the body, more flexible.
Cavalry, especially those who go deep behind enemy lines and prepare for long-distance raids, generally carry rations, such as dry food and drinking water.
Cao Ang specially prepared compressed biscuits, a small amount of dried meat, special water bags, bandages, antibiotics and other first aid supplies for the soldiers, as well as protective masks to protect their faces.
Although carry a lot of things.
But the overall load is not higher than before.
This level of load can only be regarded as light cavalry, but its combat capability, mobility, survivability, and flexibility are all greatly improved.
Cao Ang said: "Breakthroughs have been made in weapons and armor, and harnesses have also been greatly improved. Not only are all war horses more fully protected, but also epoch-making equipment, for example: all war horses are equipped with horseshoes and horse boring .”
Cao Cao was shocked!
A horseshoe is a U-shaped nail that is nailed to a horse's hoof.
The hooves of war horses are equivalent to human nails, and they have the ability to grow. However, long-distance running, especially in complex terrain, will cause a lot of wear and tear on the hooves, which can easily cause injuries to the horse's heels, thus affecting the strength of the war horse.
Cao Ang put shoes on the horse.
This is equivalent to putting protective gloves and boots on the warhorse.
In this case, the stability system of the war horse will be greatly improved, even on a complex battlefield, it can come and go freely and very flexibly.
As for the stirrups.
This thing is more of a cavalry combat artifact.