Someone may ask, there were only a hundred or so Tatars in the ruins at that time, but Luo Sansheng and others were almost wiped out, while Tu Yuan and his dozens of cavalry were able to stop the Tatar army of more than 300 cavalry, with less than ten The damage cost, is this gap too big?
Are the Tatars attacking the mountain not as ferocious as those in the abandoned fort, or are Luo Sansheng and others not as powerful as the Black Tiger Camp?
The combat effectiveness of the conventional troops is slightly inferior to that of the Black Tiger Camp. This is not enough, but it is not the main reason for such a huge loss!
The main reason is the equipment!
That’s right, it’s equipment!
Don’t be misled by later TV series and think that everyone in the conventional army has a horse and armor? To give a simple example, even the troops of later generations cannot provide everyone with body armor and bulletproof helmets. Even the rich and powerful like the United States cannot do it. The only ones who are truly armed to the teeth are the special elite troops.
The real equipment of the ancient conventional troops is simply not worth mentioning. It can be said to be quite shabby. It is quite good to have a pair of warm clothes in winter. Even if it is available, many of them are in tatters, and even most of the weapons are damaged. , either chipped or broken. You see in the TV series, everyone still has a scabbard. Nine out of ten of Mao's scabbards are bare swords. As for the armor...what are you thinking!
Even for border troops with relatively better conditions, it is quite enviable to be assigned a pair of leather armor. As for iron armor, helmets, etc., you can't even think about it. Most of them are equipped for the generals' personal soldiers. To put it bluntly, , when fighting, most of the soldiers really just wore big cotton-padded jackets and trousers and rushed over with their heads exposed...
This is still a frontier army, a regular army in the interior. It is very incense to have a complete set of clothes to survive the winter.
And this is still talking about the era when the country was prosperous and the people were strong. In the war-torn era when dynasties were changing, there was no food to eat, and even equipment... even barefoot!
Luosan Province and Guimenguan were regular troops in the frontier army. They only had a few pairs of leather armors and helmets, so they suffered heavy losses in the fierce battle!
But Tu Yuan's Black Tiger Camp was not much different. They were like the elite troops of later generations, armed to the teeth!
Ever since Chang Yu debuted, ever since he established the Gongzi Camp, he had been trying his best to get equipment. At that time, he had spent all his money on getting escape leather armor, hand crossbows, etc. for everyone in the Gongzi Camp. Later, he became big business. Qiang, deceived and swindled so much money, part of it was given to Emperor Chongzhen, part of it was used to fund the East Factory, and the rest was invested in military expenses. He used all the best equipment in the world to arm his troops, regular leather armor, and one set for each man. A set of regular iron armors, waist knives, simple knives, bows and arrows, even hand crossbows, muskets... and even hundreds of heavy armors were built for charging into the formation!
These equipment really make all the troops in the world jealous, but they are not all equipped by several battalions under Dongchang Wei, such as the Gongzi Battalion that has withdrawn from the front line of combat, such as the Eagle Battalion and the Xiong Battalion that were later established, that is, Ji Jikehe Hao Yaoqi's army had thousands of soldiers and horses, and the military expenditure was too high for Chang Yu to bear. He only allocated more than a hundred weapons, leaving them to rely on themselves for the rest.
Do you think that the imperial court did not want the Ming Dynasty soldiers to each have a suit of armor? Do you think that Chang Yu did not want to arm the Dongchang Guards battalions so that they would not appear to favor one over another?
Want it all!
But the premise is that you have to have so much money!
Not to mention whether there were so many armor-making materials at the time, the cost and construction period will make you despair.
We don’t say that the most expensive set of armor in the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to eight or nine million yuan today, nor do we say that the most common set of armor in the Song Dynasty cost the price of four oxen. Let’s just say that the cheapest cloth armor in the Dynasty The cost is more than ten taels of silver, and it only includes the helmet and waistcoat, not including the arms, arms and leg skirts.
If it's the kind of full-iron armor like the Mingguang Armor, good guy... you can figure out how much money it costs.
And the construction period can easily take three to five months...
How could Emperor Chongzhen, who was so poor and had nowhere to beg for food, do it?
Even Chang Yu, the swindler and swindler, doesn’t have the financial resources!
Although the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, there is always a piece of meat that is important to the heart, and the Dongchang Guard Tiger, Wolf and Leopard Third Battalion is full of them!
This is why the Dongchang Guards are so invincible. In addition to the unparalleled combat power of these warriors, this equipment also adds too much attack damage and protective power, which can be said to be indispensable!
You must know the importance of armor in the cold weapon era. How awesome is it?
Let’s put it this way, no knife can break armor!
Standing still, ordinary people can't cut it with a knife! Not to mention that in a fierce battle on the battlefield, it is impossible to give you the opportunity to continuously chop. Of course, the premise is that ordinary people, if they are extremely powerful or have particularly sharp weapons, can break armor!
But how can ordinary soldiers have swords and swords that can cut iron like clay? How many people are born with supernatural powers?
But even if you cut through the armor, so what, it's just a crack, you can't hurt the enemy, unless you can slash the neck with one precise stroke!
Now do you know why those brave generals on the ancient battlefield were invincible, and thousands of troops seemed to enter the uninhabited territory to take the enemy general's head? In addition to bravery, it was because of him and his soldiers. They are heavily armed, even the horses are armored. How can you let those ordinary soldiers wearing unprotected clothes and trousers resist it?
Of course, even if you have armor, you are not invincible. On the battlefield, there are only two ways to break armor and injure the enemy, stabbing with a knife or shooting with an arrow!
Yes, it is difficult to break armor by cutting, only by stabbing!
However, most of the soldiers on the battlefield use knives, and when fighting, they mainly chop and slash. Stabbing requires almost no force, and they are not used to it, and it is even too late...
Bows and arrows can only attack from a distance but not close combat. Although they can break armor, their damage to the enemy is limited.
If you want to break armor and injure the enemy at the same time, you need to use a different kind of weapon, a gun or a spear.
In fact, the two are considered weapons
Guns and spears can easily break through armor and bores. It can be said that there is almost no armor that guns cannot break!
Now you know why the gun is called the King of Soldiers!
There is a saying that everyone brags that they can defeat a gun with a single sword, but when they go to the battlefield, they all rush to use the gun!
Now we know why Ji Jike is so feared on the battlefield.
You can also imagine how desperate those unarmored enemy troops felt when facing the fully armed Ming army!
This is also the fundamental reason why Tu Yuan was able to block the Qing army of 300 with only a few dozen cavalry.
Most of the seven or eight of his men who died in the battle were killed by arrows.
The Qing army was not completely armor-less, but most of them were made of leather armor, which could be cut with a few knives. Moreover, the leather armor was just like the vests we wear, and its protective range was only the upper body.
And if he encounters someone with Tu Yuan's divine power, he can cut through iron armor, let alone leather armor, with one strike. Even if he can't cut through it, no one can withstand the force of that strike. The bones will be broken and the internal organs will be shattered. , it would be better to kill him with a knife.
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