After being stunned for a long time, Wang Jian slowly nodded.""What you said makes sense!”
" It makes sense." Meng Fan continued." Old Wang, think about it. Now that the Six Nations have been destroyed and the Central Plains has been taken over by Qin, what other enemies does Great Qin have?"”
"It's nothing more than the Yue in the south and the nomads in the north.”
"But regardless of north or south, the war chariots won't be able to play much of a role, right?”
That's right!
Wang Jian slapped his head when he heard this.
On the flat land of the Central Plains, there was no doubt about the war status of chariots. When they charged, no one could stop them unless the enemy responded with the same number of chariots.
Otherwise, they could only rely on the city to defend themselves.
But now that the world was settled, the flat land of the Central Plains belonged to Qin.
The terrain of the Baiyue in the south was rugged, with hills and swamps everywhere. It was difficult to drive chariots in such terrain, let alone charge. Therefore, most of the 500,000 troops sent by Tu Sui to the south were infantry.
In the north, the grassland was indeed flat, but the Hu people were born to be riders, and the army was basically made up of cavalry.
If they really fought, they couldn't use chariots to chase after the cavalry, right?
What kind of joke was this? Hu cavalry were definitely faster than chariots. If they couldn't even catch up, what use were chariots?
"Do you think knights can completely replace light chariots?”Wang Jian subconsciously asked Meng Fan this question.
He wanted to hear Meng Fan's thoughts on how the cavalry would develop in the future.
Meng Fan nodded." Definitely!"
"Once saddles and stirrels are popularized throughout the army, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be greatly increased!”Meng Fan confirmed." In terms of individual soldiers, knights can wield long-handled heavy weapons. They don't need to divert their attention to their legs like before. In terms of groups, cavalrymen in formation can sit more firmly on their horses. Their impact and power will definitely increase greatly."”
" At the same time, the cavalry's long-distance running ability can also be multiplied," Meng Fan continued." Without a saddle, the cavalry often can't last more than a few hours on a long-distance run before they have to stop and rest for a while. Otherwise, their legs can't take it, and their crotch can't take it either..."
"In wartime, it will affect their combat strength. But now that they have saddles, the cavalry can run even further. As long as the horses are good, it won't be a problem for them to travel a thousand miles a day!”Meng Fan swore.
After Great Qin unified the weights and measures, it was stipulated that six feet was one step, and 300 steps was one mile.
In other words, one mile was only about four to five hundred meters.
A thousand miles in a day, a thousand miles before the sun set, was something that a slightly better horse could do.
However, if he carried a person on his back, the horse might not be a big deal, but the person was different.
After all, his crotch was not made of iron.
With a saddle, it was different. It greatly reduced the friction between the crotch and the horse's back, thus increasing the endurance of the cavalry.
In this way, the number of breaks would be reduced, and the rider would be able to adapt to the maximum limit of the horse.
As the Great Qin's top general, Wang Jian naturally understood this logic.
Meng Fan continued." And with the saddle and stirrups, the cavalrymen can put on heavy armor and become heavy cavalrymen!"”
Wang Jian's eyes lit up when he heard that.
Heavy cavalry was something he had always envisioned.
Great Qin's Infantry had fully armored Heavy Infantry, and their defensive and offensive power were quite shocking.
With the heavy infantry, Wang Jian naturally wanted to apply it to the cavalry.
Just imagine a cavalryman wearing full armor, coupled with the impact of horses, and a certain number, it was enough to be comparable to a chariot!
Most cavalrymen wore light armor.
It was to reduce the pressure on the soldiers and make the knights 'crotch a little easier, so that they could have a longer battle strength.
Once fully equipped with heavy armor, the weight of the armor alone was enough to make a knight suffer.
Wang Jian had even tried to let the cavalry wear the armor of the heavy infantry, but the soldiers could not take it even after they had covered a dozen miles.
That was why he had no choice but to shelve this idea.
But Meng Fan's words reignited his hope!
With the saddle and stirrups, the cavalrymen could put on heavy armor! It would form the heavy cavalry that he had been looking forward to! Completely replacing the tank!
"Not only can knights wear heavy armor, horses can do the same too!”Meng Fan's words were shocking, and he continued to talk about his thoughts." The knights wear heavy armor, and the horses wear heavy armor too. They have all-round defense without blind spots and a strong impact force. This is a true heavy cavalry!"”
"Heavy armor on horses?" Wang Jian was somewhat in disbelief and hurriedly said," The horses won't be able to take it like this!”
To an army, horses were more valuable than ordinary soldiers.
A warhorse was equivalent to a cavalryman. Only with enough warhorses could a cavalryman be formed.
The heavy armor on the knights alone weighed dozens of kilograms. Adding on the weight of a human, it was almost the upper limit of the horse's endurance.
If a warhorse was covered with a layer of armor, the hoof of the horse would be further damaged.
For a warhorse, hooves were the most important. If the hooves were worn out, the horse would lose its ability to fight, which was equivalent to being crippled.
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