C54 (1/2)
Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were really two capable men, in just a day's time, they had brought over a hundred blacksmiths. In the morning of the second day, when Zhang Shiping came to Yang Lin's tent to talk, Yang Lin immediately followed Zhang Shiping and was about to leave, but was stopped by Kang Ying.
”Wait, I'll go with you.”
”Just some artisans. What's there to look at?”
”I have nothing to do every day,” he said. Didn't they hire a tailor? I'll ask the tailor to make some clothes for me. ”
”Then let's go.”
Yang Lin laughed. It was not a good thing for her to be sitting in the tent, so he brought her and walked towards the temporary stable. asked Zhang Shiping as they walked.
”Big Brother Zhang, what kind of craftsmen are they?”
”There are blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, tailors and medical worker s.”
”Oh, and medical worker? Yang An, immediately inform Mr. Hua and have him bring him over. ”
”Understood.”
Yang Lin had arranged for She Yi, He Man, Liu Pi and Gong Dou to set up the thousand-man unit, and beside them were Yang An, Yang Shun, Yang Zhi, Yang Li, Yang Ye and Yang Nian from the Yang Family Villa. He had selected one hundred and fifty personal guards, all from the Yang Family Villa.
”Brother Zhang, didn't Liu Bei go to find craftsmen with you? Why didn't I see him? ”
”Liu Bei was not with us. He said that he had already entrusted someone to recruit some blacksmiths for him, and he wanted to take a look.”
”Oh, so that's how it is.”
No wonder Liu Bei didn't come back last night. However, it would be best if he didn't come back. He would save himself the trouble of looking at him. If he failed to recruit anyone, he would be embarrassed to return, and everyone would be delighted.
As there were too many horses, many stables were built at the last minute. As for the people who kept horses, they were the low-class eunuchs who could not speak, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang's office space was also here. In these two days, whenever Yang Lin had time, he would stroll around the stable and think about the harness s. Seeing so many strong and big horses, Yang Lin liked them from the bottom of his heart.
If he could use these war horses to form a cavalry unit, then he could truly roam the world. Yang Lin had already had his own plans for the cavalry army. Relatively speaking, heavy cavalry soldiers were usually equipped with excellent armor and shields, and their weapons were mainly spears and spears. With their powerful impact and outstanding defensive capabilities, it would be even better to use them to charge into the enemy ranks.
However, Heavy Cavalry soldiers only had a single function, poor reflexes, weak continuous combat capability and low mobility. At the same time, they were very expensive, the armor that Heavy Cavalry soldiers wore was very expensive, and the heavy cavalry soldiers had high requirements in terms of choice of horses, equipment, nursing, logistics and transportation, etc.
The light cavalry soldiers were only equipped with light combat equipment and possessed better combat skills. They were fast, agile, fast and could fight continuously. They could also attack from a long distance and launch surprise attacks. It could be said that they were the most powerful soldiers in the era of cold weapons.
”Greetings Lord Commander.”
More than a hundred blacksmiths bowed respectfully towards Yang Lin. Yang Lin waved his hands, allowing the blacksmiths to stand up. Upon closer inspection, they were all young and strong craftsmen with their own tools. He couldn't help but be impressed by the efficiency of Zhang Shiping and his work.
”Alright, alright, alright. Everyone, welcome to Youzhou Army. From now on, you will be our craftsmen. Now, I want you to make a few things and equip them onto your warhorses to improve their fighting capabilities. ”
What Yang Lin wanted to do was to ride on the saddle, stirrup and on the horse's paw. He waved and called Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang and the blacksmiths to his side. For he himself would not have been a carpenter or a blacksmith or a cobbler, nor had he ever seen a real saddle or stirrup or a horseshoe, but he could have described it to them, told them what he thought, and let them do it.
”Our current cavalry, mainly riding on the bare backs of horses, rely solely on holding on to the reins or the manes of horses and holding onto the horse belly with their legs so that they do not fall while the horses are galloping. But this method is very unreliable. First of all, it is easy to get tired after a long ride, and it is also difficult to use the bow and arrow effectively on the running horses. In close combat, the rider is unable to use the saber and spear as he pleases, and will always be able to slip off the horse while slashing or stabbing at the air or colliding with the weapons of both sides. ”
”Therefore, I would like to ask you to create three harness. The first was a Takahashi's saddle, the second was a stirrup, and the third was a horseshoe palm. I can only tell you what I think, and what I do depends on you. ”
”The so called Takahashi's saddle, is to make a round and smooth middle, two tall wooden racks, which are placed on the back of a horse and fixed by leather goods on the horse. The knight was sitting in the middle of the circle, the front and back of the wooden bracket just in time to prevent the knight from sliding back and forth. This way, no matter how the horses run, the knights will be able to sit on the horses' back. ”
”The so-called two-legged stirrup is even simpler. It is a frame made from iron bars that can be used to trample on. It is suspended on both sides of the horse belly, allowing the riders to step on it. It provides lateral stability by fixing its feet, while at the same time bringing the horse and the man together with the help of the saddle, making it possible for the cavalry to use the speed of the horses to make a frontal impact. ”
”As for the horseshoe palm, it is to make a steel palm for the horse. We know that the contact between the horse's hooves and the ground, friction by the ground, water corrosion, will soon fall off, nailed to the horse's paw mainly to delay the wear of the horse's hooves. The use of horseshoes not only protects horses' hooves, but also strengthens their grip on the ground and is beneficial for both riding and driving. ”
”The shape of the horseshoe palm is the same as the foot of a horse. After beating the horseshoe palm, place it under the horse's feet, and then use a hammer and nails to nail this piece of thick iron into the horse's feet. Then, use the reverse hooks of the nails to secure it to the horse's ankle to prevent it from falling off.”
Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang who had been selling horses for a long time were extremely smart, and understood immediately after hearing it, and immediately thought of the value of these things. If they had these harness s, then the cavalry would have reached a whole new level.
”Lord Commander, you are truly a genius. We have never seen these harness before.
Hearing Zhang Shiping's praise, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel a little awkward. This was not something he had thought of. It would not be long before these harness were created by others, he had only been ahead of time, and they were even more exquisite. Public ownership of intellectual property could not be considered a pirated version.
”Hehe, it was also someone else who taught me. Pay attention to secrecy. If someone else were to learn our techniques, I would ask for your opinion. ”
”Brother Yang Lin, you are too cruel. You actually wanted to nail the nail to the horse's leg. ”I was just thinking that it would be convenient for you all to ride horses, so I didn't feel sorry for the horses at all.”
As Yang Lin was feeling proud, he suddenly heard a clear voice speaking coldly. He turned his head to look, to see that it was Hua Tuo's junior disciple Xiao Qing who had sneaked out at some point in time. Yang Lin purposely scrunched his face and said sternly.
”Why are you here? How dare you eavesdrop on us?”
”Didn't you ask us to come here to fetch the medical worker? I'm too lazy to listen to your crappy stuff. ”
Xiao Qing rolled his eyes at Yang Lin, not at all afraid of his gaze, and instead retorted loudly. Yang Lin was helpless. He really couldn't do anything to this little disciple of Hua Tuo's, and he couldn't help but laugh.
”Hehe, Xiao Qing is really kind, but you might not understand. For a horse, it would be more comfortable to have its hooves nailed to it, so hard objects like pebbles wouldn't be able to harm it. If you don't believe me, you can go back and ask your master. ”
Xiao Qing's eyes flickered a few times, but he did not say anything. Indeed, he did not know about the knowledge of horses. Adding on to what Yang Lin had said, it was just too new. He did not understand it at all.
”Do you understand?”
Yang Lin asked the artisans. To Yang Lin, these things were indeed simple, but he had never heard of those blacksmiths. They discussed together for a while, until the leading blacksmith drew a few pictures on the ground using a small wooden stick.
”That's right, that's right. It couldn't have been any worse.”
The smiths were really clever, and quickly understood what Yang Lin meant. After drawing a few pictures, they became like a model, which Yang Lin immediately nodded at, he waved at the smiths and said.
”I've already said what I wanted to say. You guys hurry up and make the samples first, come look for me if you have any questions.”
”Understood.”
The smell in the horse shed was really unpleasant. When Yang Lin came out of the horse shed, he let out a long breath, as if he was exhaling the gloom from his chest. Only then did he feel more comfortable.
”Wow …”
Suddenly, Kang Ying squatted on the ground and vomited. When she saw him, her face turned white. Seeing that something was wrong, Xiao Qing immediately squatted down and patted Kang Ying's back a few times. Only then did Kang Ying feel better.