In less than half a month, other than bows and crossbows, the rest of the equipment began mass production, especially plate armor. Although the production method was simple, it had superior melee protection and was easy to mass produce equipment. It was the first choice for infantry equipment.
Chainmail and fish-scale armor could only be produced in small quantities due to the complicated manufacturing process. Chainmail was used to equip cavalry, while fish-scale armor was used by generals and light cavalry.
Seeing these new equipment, Gao Shun was the happiest. He finally saw the heavy armored cavalry that Liu Heng had told him about.
The heavily armored cavalry was equipped with stirrers and saddles. It could be said that they were the first true cavalry of this era.
The knights wore leather soft armor on the inside and chainmail armor on the outside. The outermost layer was plate armor. The comprehensive defense was equivalent to a 10-millimeter-thick uniform steel plate.
Heavy riding horses also had to wear a special vest, which was a combination of chain armor and scale armor. It was divided into back armor, belly armor, and neck armor, almost completely covering the horse.
The helmet was carefully designed by Liu Heng, and it covered the entire front of the horse, revealing only the eyes. There was also a thorn on the forehead. The helmet was fastened to the horse's head with a belt.
The knight helmet and the heavy armored infantry helmet were the masterpieces that Liu Heng was most satisfied with. Vader's helmet style, with scales hanging from the head and neck for protection.
From a distance, the heavily armored cavalrymen in black armor and red clothes were exceptionally eye-catching. Only a little white could be seen at the eyes of the helmet. They looked majestic and murderous, like an avalanche that was about to erupt or a flood that was about to break the dike. Even if they stood still, they would still make people feel fear and dare not look up.
There was no need to talk about the attack power of the heavy cavalry. The only shortcomings were their poor endurance, time-consuming preparation, and the fact that they could only charge two or three times effectively. Moreover, charging required a considerable distance to accelerate. In other words, once the heavy cavalry charged, they would be invincible. As for failing to charge and falling into the enemy's formation... they would only become huge clay figurines.
There were two types of heavy cavalry weapons. The first was the assault spear, which was divided into three sections: Spear handle, spear body, spear tip.
Usually, the three sections were disassembled and erected on the back of the horse. Before the battle, they were assembled. The inner side was a spiral structure, such as a nut and nut, and the outer side was fixed with a ring lock.
The other was a saber. Because heavy cavalry could only be used for charging, when the spear was damaged, they would immediately switch to a saber for close combat.
This saber was modified from the saber of the Mongolian cavalrymen to facilitate cutting during high-speed charges.
Light cavalry mainly emphasized mobility, so their armor was greatly simplified and lightweight. Its main function was to defend against arrows.
The light cavalry was also equipped with stirrups and saddles. The horses were also protected by leather armor. Some important parts such as the head, abdomen, and chest were inlaid with steel blocks to minimize damage.
The knights wore soft leather armor on the inside and scales on the outside. Their helmets were similar to those of heavy cavalrymen, but they were simplified. The masks only covered the part below the nose bridge. This could increase their vision and make it easier for them to turn their heads left and right.
This helmet was also the standard equipment for light infantry. The light cavalry's weapons were a strong bow, a foldable crossbow, and a saber that was good for hacking.
It also came with an oval-shaped shield that could block arrows and swords. The light cavalry's tactics were mainly to move, coordinate, and attack from a distance.
The light and heavy cavalrymen cooperated with each other. When the enemy's formation was loose, the heavy cavalrymen would charge forward.
wantonly destroying the enemy's effective strength and weakening the enemy's morale; When the enemy's formation was too dense for the heavy cavalry to attack, the light cavalry would use bows and crossbows to shoot from a distance, using a dense rain of arrows to break up the enemy's formation.
If the enemy was defeated or their numbers were relatively small, the light cavalry could also directly chase and charge to destroy the enemy.
The overall summary was: I shoot when the enemy is close, I kill when the enemy is scattered, I hunt around, I look for opportunities!
After the new equipment was installed, Liu Heng started the second step: It was to establish the various combat troops.
He gathered all the bows and crossbows in the three counties. Apart from equipping the light cavalry, he also set up a new crossbow regiment. At the same time, he added an artillery battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, and a special battalion.
The remaining soldiers were selected and formed the first independent army in this era, the Service Corps.
As such, the main force of the new army that Liu Heng had designed was complete. They were:
[Heavy Cavalry: Heavy-armored protection, used for assault, assault, and charge.] It emphasized the overall coordination of the battle, with the five cavalry scattered formation:
When the charge failed and they fell into the enemy's formation, they would form a five-horse formation with the squad leader as the unit. The squad leader would be in the middle, and the other four riders would be in four directions. The squad leader would be in the middle to command and coordinate the surrounding four riders.
Light Cavalry: Light armor protection, used for mobile combat, long-distance raids, encirclement, and harassment. It emphasized archery and killing techniques. The five cavalry scattered formation training was the main, and the overall coordination was the secondary.
[Heavy Infantry: Heavy-armored protection, used for frontal formation, powerful charge, and sudden assassination.] It emphasized overall synchronization and was divided into two formations.
[Spear Formation: Attacks are performed in a horizontal row, stabbing forward at the same time. Each horizontal row advances in turn. If it doesn't move, it will stop. If it moves, it will stop at the last spear thrust from the rear row, which is beneficial for assassinating scattered enemies.]
[Square Formation: Roman infantry square formation, mainly used for frontal battle against enemies.]
[Light Infantry: Medium armor protection, used for close-range combat assassination, strangulation formation, and mid-range javelin throwing.] It was equipped with a dagger, a steel knife, a round arm shield, and a javelin.
[Crossbowmen: Light armor protection, weapons are steel arm bows and continuous firing steel arm crossbows, long-range attacks, including: ] Indiscriminate Shooting and Rapid Shooting required a large number of arrows to be fired in a short period of time to completely suppress the enemy's group charge.
The salvo was to focus on a certain area to achieve the highest density of arrows per unit area.
Free Shooting. Crossbowmen will fire according to the situation. High accuracy is required.
Artillery: The weapon is a giant crossbow, used to attack and defend cities.
Scouts: Light armored cavalry, equipped with sabers and steel bows. It was used for reconnaissance, tracking, and also to assist in combat.
[Special Forces: No standard equipment, but individual equipment according to individual requirements.] The special forces had strong individual combat strength and were used to spy on and destroy the enemy's rear, create chaos, rescue hostages, or assist in sieging cities.
Orderly: responsible for providing food, arrows, wounded rescue, material delivery, cleaning the battlefield, retrieving weapons and arrows, etc. According to the arrangement of one battalion per regiment.
Scouts and Orderly Soldiers were auxiliary troops, and Orderly Soldiers were allocated according to each regiment and battalion. The scouts were arranged according to each regiment and company.
The term of service for ordinary soldiers was five years.
The new army and the original county soldiers coexisted internally. In order to unify the three counties 'armies, the Military Governor's Office was temporarily established, and the Commander-in-Chief was established. Under it:
Staff Department: Based on the intention of the battle and relevant information, formulate the battle plan and select the participating troops. He would formulate military training plans during normal times.
The Equipment Department was responsible for the production, purchase, improvement, and maintenance of military equipment.
The Logistics Department was responsible for recruiting and training soldiers, as well as the purchase and transportation of military food.
The Ministry of Supervision was in charge of military discipline inspection.
Intelligence Department: responsible for collecting and sorting out military intelligence.
In addition, preparations for the reserve duty system had begun. All healthy men between the ages of 14 and 45 had to participate in military training regularly, and weapons and equipment would be arranged by the prefecture.
Those over the age of 45 had to use their spare time to join the construction team to repair cities, roads, and other public facilities. Of course, this labor was paid.
The Official Part
In order to manage the government affairs of the three counties, a temporary government office was set up above the county government. It had the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Construction, and the Ministry of Police.
In addition to these five departments, there was also a tax bureau.
The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for the development of industry, agriculture, and commerce, formulating macro development plans, rationally allocating and utilizing resources, striving to establish a fair, orderly, and complete industrial and commercial order, perfecting a good competition mechanism, and encouraging the development of industry and commerce.
The Ministry of Education was responsible for all aspects of education.
Personnel Department: responsible for the inspection, review, change, and promotion of officials. The Ministry of Construction was responsible for the evaluation and review of all public facilities, roads, bridges, and the construction, reconstruction, and expansion of cities and towns. It was responsible for the reasonable development of the city and the construction plans of various facilities.
The Garrison Department was responsible for the security of the three counties.
A temporary circuit court was set up to accept all kinds of lawsuits from the three counties to make the judicial system independent.
The main purpose of a prosecutor's office was to sue officials who violated the law and discipline.
The change this time was to increase the upper level of the organization. It was only to straighten out the administrative relationship of the three counties and facilitate vertical management and unified command. It did not involve the original system of the county government.
Therefore, he was understood by everyone. Although Xun Yu was a little suspicious, he could not say anything when he saw that such changes had made the management of the three counties smoother and that the upper and lower levels were like arms and fingers.
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