Chapter 602

The hands of the horse archers are equipped with strong leather gloves, and the thumbs are also wrapped with bone thumbs to protect the soldiers' hands in a more comprehensive way.

The armor on their bodies is black with red lining, and there are copper nails where the armor pieces are connected.

There is also a short cloak behind them. When they start galloping, the black cloak on one side and red on the other will make them look more heroic.

Their mounts were also equipped with armor of a similar color, but it mainly covered the horse's back and neck.

On the surface, these armors look like a mixture of leather and iron, but in fact, well...their armors are neither iron armor nor leather armor, but paper armor.

The total weight of the entire set of armor is about twenty-five kilograms, which is even almost ten kilograms lighter than standard leather armor.

It is only equivalent to a little more than one-third of the weight of the Mingguang armor commonly used by Sui cavalry.

As for the paper armor, it has already experienced the test of war, whether it was in the original Zhenfu Army or among the guards.

Many soldiers have also worn this kind of equipment that is extremely light in weight but very strong in texture, and its defensive power is no less than that of iron armor.

Therefore, when Yang Qian decided to form an elite horse archer, he put how to reduce the weight of the armor at the top of his priority list.

And paper armor, which has gone through the test of war, has naturally become the first choice.

The defensive power of leather armor is slightly lower, and leather armor requires a lot of leather tanning, so the production difficulty and process are relatively more cumbersome.

The defensive power of paper armor is comparable to that of iron armor. In addition, the source of materials is simple enough. Paper... this thing, Jiangnan had already built many papermaking workshops when Yang Qian was the county governor.

There is no shortage of raw materials, the production process is not complicated, and the most important thing is that it is extremely light in weight.

After many repeated tests, incorporating enough layers of silk into the paper armor sandwich can greatly improve the defense against arrows.

Therefore, even if this kind of composite paper nails is damaged, it is very convenient to repair. You only need to replace the nail pieces. The repair process is very simple, and it is also high quality and low price.

When the sample was obtained and after repeated testing, many civil and military personnel in the Zhenfu Army had to raise their thumbs and said: It smells really good.

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After Li Shimin reprimanded the hundreds of shooters, he asked them to disperse again and continue to train in groups of ten, and then they rushed over.

"Brother-in-law, why do you have time to come over and see my little brother?"

"I'm here to see your sister." Looking at Li Shimin, Yang Qian chuckled. A gentleman never likes to beat around the bush, although telling the truth would make Li Shimin heartbroken.

Li Shimin said helplessly, turning the head of the horse under him.

"...brother-in-law, you are really...my sister is over there, come on and I will take you there."

Yang Qian and a dozen other people followed Li Shimin and rode forward. While walking slowly, they saw a group of traditional Sui heavy cavalry chasing a group of horse archers.

Luo Shixin kept roaring. "Brothers, work harder and defeat them. Let's add vegetables! Add half a catty of meat to each person..."

With Luo Shixin's encouragement, the heavy cavalry could only use all their strength to continue chasing the group of horse archers.

Unfortunately, even though they speeded up in a short period of time, they were once again left behind by the horse archers wearing paper armor.

From time to time, the horse archers in front frequently fired back on their mounts, and the arrows that fell had no arrow tips.

However, the position of the arrow was covered with white ash, and any heavy cavalry who was hit by more than three arrows could only ride away from the team in frustration.

Yang Qian was watching the excitement, and when Luo Shixin saw Yang Qian, he threw down his robe and ran over.

Then he turned over and dismounted, bowed respectfully and said with a flattering smile.

"The general will finally meet my lord."

Changsun Wuji was so happy that he came forward and laughed.

"Hey, General Luo, it seems that it will be very enjoyable to leave Mo Dao Camp and continue to lead the cavalry, right?"

"Fat man, what do you mean?!" Luo Shixin frowned unhappily. Damn it, this fat man wearing Michelin tires is so annoying.

Changsun Wuji, who had long been accustomed to being called fat by others, laughed happily and said leisurely and contentedly while stroking his goatee.

"I'm just asking. If you're still not happy, fine, fine, then I won't ask."

Luo Shixin then approached Yang Qian, glanced at the flying horse archers with envy and jealousy, and the heavy cavalry following behind, and asked Yang Qian with a calm face.

"My lord, those horse archers are really powerful..."

Seeing this guy's hesitant expression, Yang Qian could guess from the hairs on his feet what this guy was thinking.

"That's natural, no worse than Mo Daoying."

"..." The flattering look on Luo Shixin's face froze for an instant, and then he could only watch helplessly as Yang Qian galloped his horse forward, while Changsun Wuji rode up to follow him with a mean smile on his face.

Behind, several old drivers also left with a look of joy on their misfortunes, leaving Luo Shixin, a rough guy, standing there dumbfounded and eating ashes...

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"It seems that General Xiao Luo is jealous of the cavalry archers again, and he is afraid that he wants to ask the lord to let him serve in the cavalry archers army." Yuchi Jingde said cheerfully.

Lai Hong laughed, winked and lowered his voice.

"He has a good idea. He begged hard before, and our lord had no choice but to let him enter Modao Camp.

As a result, it didn’t take long for this guy to realize that he had nothing to accomplish in Mo Dao Camp, and he started crying, making trouble, and hanging himself, which annoyed the Lord to no end.”

"In the end, he was thrown to the cavalry he wanted to go to. But now, seeing the cavalry acting so coquettishly, this guy's restless heart must be in turmoil again."

While they were talking, everyone felt that there seemed to be a strange commotion in front of them. They subconsciously raised their heads and saw Yang Qian speeding up. The civil and military officials did not dare to neglect and quickly accelerated to catch up.

I saw in front of me, at least a thousand riders seemed to form a huge circle, and from time to time, there would be deafening cheers.

When Yang Qian and others rushed forward and pulled away from the crowd, they noticed that there was a low-lying area ahead.

There, there were horse archers in front and behind, but there were more than a hundred horse archers in the front, while there were only less than twenty horse archers in the rear.

However, it happened that it was the twenty people at the rear who were chasing the hundreds of horse archers in the front.

Moreover, although the ratio of the number of people pursuing and escaping was very different, the pursuit battle was very exciting.

Although the horse archers in front were able to maintain roughly the same speed and direction with nearly a hundred horsemen.

However, it was extremely difficult for their bows and arrows to hit the pursuers who numbered less than twenty in the rear.

As for the twenty or so pursuers at the rear, every time they fired, they seemed to be able to grasp the precise advance, and the arrows would fall in the direction of the opponent's speed...
Chapter completed!