The two caravan guards each picked up a long knife, and then erected two targets in the distance. The targets were covered with a layer of damaged cowhide armor. This was the main armor of the nomadic peoples such as the Turkic Tuyuhun. I directly lassoed two sheep that had been slaughtered and had their hair removed but not molted.
After being tied up, the two guards directly mounted their horses and charged towards the target using the knife-drag method. When they approached the target, they slightly stretched out their right hands to the right, and there was a muffled "chi" sound, the impact of the wildly running horses. The force directly caused the scimitar to cut a long gash in the leather armor.
Raw cowhide leather armor actually has good protection ability if it prevents hacking. Even a very strong soldier wants to use a light knife like the Tang Dao to split the tanned raw cowhide armor with one hand on his horse. It is also very difficult to reach the soldiers inside.
Because when fighting, no one will chop with all their strength.
But this kind of damage is only caused by the impact of the galloping horse. When the scimitar is dragged through the hole in the leather armor, it forms a cutting force, which can easily cause an extremely long wound. And such a wound cannot be said to cause any damage. The opponent has completely lost its combat effectiveness, but has suffered losses of at least 50% to 60%.
Of course, there are also disadvantages. This damage ability is definitely not as good as active chopping, which can cause greater damage to the enemy. Although the rider can control the horse to actively approach the enemy, it is definitely not possible if the distance is too far, which is a bit like Jiang Taigong fishing.
Many people have a misunderstanding about cavalry combat, including Li Ke himself, who had a misunderstanding before he came to the Tang Dynasty. At least Li Ke felt that cavalry charges were similar to the long cavalry rifles of Western knights, but now In the Tang Dynasty, Li Ke knew...why there were so few knights in the West.
Without him, I can't afford it.
Let's not talk about the knight's armor, etc., just say it is similar to Western lances. Li Ke doesn't know what the so-called Western lances are made of, but as far as the Tang Dynasty is concerned, there are only two types that can meet this condition, one is , a long gun, or spear, used by infantry, with a wooden body and an iron head. But if the gun body of this thing is not treated, there will be a big problem when the cavalry charges, it will burst directly!
There are two reasons for this. First, if there is no horizontal gun blade and there is only one gun head, it will directly pass through the enemy's body. With the high-speed impact capability of the war horse, it cannot be drawn out after passing through the enemy's body, and the spear will swing directly sideways. It may even break off and fly out. In a dense cavalry charge, a spear thrown horizontally will directly cause the horse to stumble, and the entire cavalry formation will instantly flip over. This thing is seeking death.
If a horizontal gun blade is added, the gun head cannot pass through the enemy's body and will be blocked. However, the huge force and speed still prevent the long gun from being drawn out. The gun body bends instantly and explodes. It is still the same reason as before, the gun body bends and explodes. It will cause huge damage to the war horses below.
Is there a perfect long gun? Yes! Ma Shu!
Generals such as Cheng Yaojin used horse spears. The two-foot-long spear blade had a blocking ball behind it to prevent it from penetrating the enemy. It was also extremely elastic, ensuring that it would not burst.
But this thing also has another reason, it’s expensive! Can't afford it! Moreover, the production of its stem is extremely time-consuming. It takes up to two or three years to make a good stem! This kind of thing can only be played by generals or a small number of heavy cavalry.
In fact, the cavalry weapons of the Tang Dynasty were mainly Tang knives, mainly bows and arrows, such as lacquer guns, wooden spears, white-steel guns, etc., which were mostly used by infantry to prevent cavalry from fighting, including the famous Mo Dao of the Tang Dynasty. It is aimed at cavalry, but the melee weapons of cavalry are still mainly Tang knives, accompanied by bows and arrows.
The arrow-holding instrument is called Hulu, which is made of wood and hollow. It is placed under the head when sleeping at night. The sound of large-scale cavalry operations can be heard twenty or thirty miles away.
Therefore, Li Ke once imagined that the entire three-meter-long lance, like the Western cavalry, could charge directly to kill the enemy... did not exist at all. This was one of the reasons why he eliminated the Mongolian scimitar, which could make the Tang Dynasty The fewer soldiers sacrificed, the fewer sacrifices they made.
After the two guards came back, they charged directly for the second time. This time they aimed at the sheep's heads. After the first charge, relying solely on the impact of the charge, the sheep's heads on the two wooden stakes were almost directly chopped off.
After the demonstration, Li Ke and Li Jing, who looked serious, went to the target area. Li Jing did not look at the sheep head, but first looked at the leather armor made of cut rawhide. When he saw the leather armor and the inside The mutton had a long opening cut into it.
Li Jing's expression instantly became serious. He once again wanted to pass a scimitar, then placed it on his waist, then pulled it out and inserted it back. After several tests, Li Jing took a deep breath and said: "Your Highness, was this scimitar developed by Your Highness? Are there other Turkic tribes that use this scimitar?"
"No, what's wrong?" Li Ke asked curiously.
"It has a great impact." Li Jing thought about it and said.
"Oh? Let me tell you, Duke Dai, I don't understand this, but I also figured it out on a whim." Li Ke said immediately. He knew the Mongolian scimitar and the dragging method, but what are the benefits of this thing? , he really doesn’t know much.
"Your Highness is indeed sharp." Li Jing praised first, and then continued: "I can see several advantages of this scimitar so far. First, it is very convenient to draw out for combat, and it is more powerful than the Tang Dao we use. It saves effort and requires a smaller arc for the arm.”
While talking, Li Jing put it on his waist for Li Ke to test it. Li Jing had a Tang knife hanging on his waist, and Li Ke could feel it as soon as he tested it.
Because the Tang Dao is a straight knife and the Tang Dao is relatively long, when you draw the knife, you have to reach farther away from your body to pull the knife out.
Because the curve of the scimitar is larger and the overall length is slightly shorter, the distance it draws the knife is shorter and the speed is faster. In an emergency, life or death may be determined in such a short time.
"Second, it saves effort. The attack method they just demonstrated almost only requires the arm to be fixed. It relies entirely on the impact of the horse. It does not require chopping or direct thrusting. It is also very low-risk, because when impacting each other, this kind of As for the attack method, you only need to focus on avoiding the enemy's sword."
"Third, when targeting light armor such as leather armor, the lethality is better than chopping. Although the wound may not be fatal, in fact, on the battlefield, such injuries will quickly become fatal, and such a charging method, One advantage is that after a charge, you can directly turn around and regroup to continue the charge."
Li Jing probably listed several benefits.
"But his damage to armor like ours seems to be lower." Li Ke thought for a while and said.
"Any sword does not do much damage to the Mingguang Armor. It is difficult to directly split the Mingguang Armor with a sword. It can only be stabbed, but even the direct thrust of the Tang Sword cannot pierce through every time, and on the battlefield, , direct stabbing is very dangerous, because once the sword enters the body, it can easily get stuck by armor, etc., and the enemy will take the opportunity to kill you." Li Jing shook his head.
"Furthermore, when facing heavily armored enemies like us, we can actually drag the sword to attack the horses as we did just now, but with the Tang sword, it would be more dangerous to chop the horses." Li Jing gave another example.
"Is that useful?" Li Ke was a little happy, but he didn't do useless work.
