The so-called heavy cavalry, whether it is the stupid cavalry that was popular in continental China in the Middle Ages, or the iron pagoda played by the Eastern Jurchens, they are actually all hot!

At least, in Zhang Yue's opinion, this is the case.

This kind of cavalry has slow movement speed and low support ability.

Except for the infantry phalanx used to attack the enemy, it has little effect.

Just like the German tiger and leopard tanks in the middle and late stages of World War II, they are expensive and stupid, and they are particularly prone to problems.

So he was drowned by the cheap t34 ocean.

Zhang Yue remembers that Germany's Guderian said that armored soldiers have three elements: firepower, speed and protection.

And cavalry also has three elements.

And it's almost the same.

But in Zhang Yue's opinion, speed is the most important, firepower is second to protection?

Considering that the main combat areas of the Han army were either the northern grasslands or the mountainous areas of the Western Regions.

Zhang Yue didn't think at all that the role of protection could be preferred!

After all, because of the climate in the northern part of the Sepia.

In fact, whether it is the Han army or the Huns, the one who can fight is from March to August every year.

As for after August?

In August, there is no army that can maintain combat effectiveness in the cold northern desert and heavy snow in the Western Regions.

Historically, the Huns rashly attacked Wusun in winter, and then became Napoleon and the predecessors of the Head of State. They were almost wiped out in the snowy Wusun country!

Therefore, during the combat season of the Han army, the temperature on the battlefield was relatively high.

Zhang Yue could not imagine that a group of cavalry with heavy armor would confront the enemy under the high temperature. If it was summer, the enemy would not need to launch an attack, and the cavalry under the heavy armor would have been shaved by the high temperature.

Therefore, Zhang Yue always thought that the heavy armored cavalry was a wrong way.

Of course, if technology continues to develop and can point out the scientific and technological tree of water conservancy forging hammers, you can try the invincible breastplate cavalry in the continental 18th century!

This kind of cavalry has speed, strength and firepower.

Wall-style charges, even in the era of queuing and shooting, are also well-known!

Napoleon's guards swept the world for a while.

In its heyday, the Chest-Packard Cavalry defeated almost all their opponents.

Ma Kemuliu, the local chicken, the Mongolian cavalry of our Qing Dynasty, and the Arab cavalry in the desert, all of them were defeated and sunk in front of them.

It was not until the continuous rifle and revolver were born that the breastplate cavalry was eliminated.

At present, Zhang Yue feels that archers and rangers are the kingly way.

The right choice is to maneuver at high speed, mobilize the enemy, thereby creating fighter jets, and encircle and annihilate the enemy's light cavalry.

However, this did not prevent him from using heavy armored cavalry to fool people.

Besides, this is also laying the foundation for future breastplate cavalry.

He did what he thought of, and Zhang Yue immediately took action.

He first summoned a piece of silk cloth and drew the heavy armored cavalry armor he wanted on it.

Due to technical limitations, it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to forge the Gothic armor of the continental medieval times, nor can it create the beautiful Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty.

But it doesn't matter, there are always more solutions than problems.

Moreover, there was a time when the Han Dynasty was particularly obsessed with heavy infantry.

It is the kind of heavy infantry wearing armor and holding a long halberd.

This is a unique army developed from the Warring States Period. This heavy infantry often formed into arrays and used long halberds to fight the impact of the Hun cavalry.

In an era without stirrups and horseshoes, the Hun cavalry had only impact but no long-range shooting ability or swim shooting ability.

Therefore, rely on the Great Wall fortress and the inside to fight.

Relying on the heavy armored infantry cluster, the Han army cooperated with the support of the bow and crossbow troops and some cavalry, they often repelled or even defeated the invading Hun cavalry.

For example, Guan Ying, the Hou of Yingyin, once led an army of 80,000, and relied on heavy armored infantry to completely expel the Huns from the Great Wall.

However, when the Han army began to go out of the frontier, the heavy armored infantry were immediately eliminated.

Now, thousands of heavy armors have been sealed in the Chang'an Arsenal.

The only problem is that this type of armor is a chain mail.

The appearance is not that good-looking, but the visual impact is insufficient.

But it doesn't matter, at least, it's still iron armor.

In today's era, no one can pick on the big shots.

After all, Wusun and the Huns had never seen a few pounds of iron armor!

In the entire known world, the only country that can produce iron armor is only one Han Empire!

The only country that can smelve iron on a large scale is the Han Empire!

Although the productivity and technical level of the Han Dynasty seemed to be terrible in the eyes of later generations.

But nowadays, it is arrogant all over the world!

The annual production of nearly three million kilograms of iron is equivalent to the annual pig iron output of the British Empire before the Industrial Revolution!

Even crude steel can now reach an annual output of three to five tons.

It's simply terrifying!

So, just make some fine adjustments and modifications to put the heavy infantry armor on and let the cavalry wear it.

Next is the highlight!

Since the visual impact of the armor is not enough, we can only make up for it with weapons!

The Han and the Hungarians fought for hegemony for a hundred years, which led to the Han army creating and inventing a bunch of monster weapons!

For example, a continuous crossbow that can be fired continuously.

For example, the ultimate single weapon of the Great Yellow Crossbow, which can shoot and kill enemies four hundred steps away and can penetrate five layers of cowhide within a distance of one hundred steps!

There is also the most terrifying long-range killing ordnance crossbow in the era of cold weapons!

In addition, there is also an object called the Mazha Sword that emerged from nowhere and once equipped a large number of Han infantry to fight against the Hun cavalry.

And this kind of horse-slaying sword is the ancestor of Mo Dao in the Tang Dynasty!

However, now, these weapons that were once made to deal with the Hun cavalry have no place to use, and most of them are thrown in the arsenal to eat ashes.

Because, in the era of cavalry, no one was willing to run around with a heavy weapon that was more than meter long.

However, this weapon is valued by the royal family because of its mighty shape, sharp and wide sword body. Based on it, it casts a Shangfang sword specially used by the royal family based on the guards.

In later generations, the so-called Shangfang Sword often mentioned is derived from the Shangfang Sword used by the Royal Guard of Honor in the Han Dynasty.

Over the past few decades, the Shangfang Administration of the Shaofu has cast about more than 100 Shangfang Swords.

Each handle is cast from fine iron or even steel. It has a powerful appearance and is full of cold light. It is the most ornamental weapon on contemporary earth!

In addition, because of the war, another terrifying weapon and horse lance appeared in the Han Dynasty!

This super cavalry weapon that was popular during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties has now shown its mark.

The Yulin Guard equipped about fifty original horse spears as the direction of training and research.

Although this kind of horse lance is not as powerful as the horse lances in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

But, it's scary enough!

The handle of the spear is made of sangtao wood, which is strong and durable and can withstand almost every possible impact.

The blade is also terrifying, three feet long and extremely sharp, and can pierce almost any enemy and skew them into a skewer.

However, because horseshoes have not been invented yet.

Therefore, the application prospects of this weapon are a bit pessimistic.
Chapter completed!