The next day, Ma Chao carried his heavy sick body and went to the racecourse to see the horses in person.
Since Ma Teng took over Fufeng County, the original war stables in Fufeng County were moved to the outskirts of the county guard, and a new horse farm was opened.
There is no other reason than that Ma Teng's subordinates are all Xiliang cavalry and there are too many war horses.
Meng Ta was helpless, so he specially selected a place and used part of the county governor's surplus to build the Ma family ranch.
Ma Chao took a look at the horses in this large racecourse and asked the stewards here carefully.
He learned that Ma's ranch now has 23,651 horses, 5,426 foals, and oxen.
Six thousand four hundred and thirty-seven head, eleven thousand four hundred and forty-four sheep Most of those war horses were those brought back by Ma Teng from the Qiang tribe in Liangzhou.
They were tall and big, with long legs and strong strength.
Ma Chao walked back and forth and took a look.
Sure enough, he saw that these war horses were very powerful and wild, and he was very happy.
"Young Master, I heard that all the brave knights in the world are nothing but three types: Youzhou Wuwan, Bingzhou Xiongnu and Liangzhou Qiang."
Pang De saw Ma Chao being so elegant and couldn't help but talk eloquently: "Youzhou and Bingzhou are both The northern horse is short in size and has excellent endurance, so Karasuma and Xiongnu use their long strength on the battlefield.
They are mainly used for outflanking and light cavalry archery, and are flexible and stable, and can fight for a long time.
Our Liangzhou war horses are powerful and powerful, but they cannot last long and consume a lot of fodder.
Therefore, they are good at short-range charges and heavy armor breakthroughs on the battlefield.
The explosive power instantly speeds up the sprint, which is extremely powerful.”
"Oh, the weight of the Liangzhou war horses is quite astonishing."
When Ma Chao heard Pang De say this, a terrible thought suddenly arose in his mind.
"Well, yes, our Liangzhou war horses are tall and powerful.
Even if they carry two or three people on their backs, they can still run like flying."
Pang De didn't know why Ma Chao asked this question: These war horses are different from those pack horses. , if war horses are used as pack horses, it would be a waste of resources.
Of course Ma Chao did not want to use these war horses as pack horses, but after receiving Pang De's affirmative answer, the idea in his mind became more firm: heavy cavalry Heavy cavalry is a type of heavily armored horseback riding unit during the Cold War War.
Generally, the troops and horses in this unit are equipped with armor and shields with good protective properties.
The weapons are mainly spears.
They are famous for their powerful impact and excellent defense.
During the Cold War, heavy cavalry was almost the dominant force on the battlefield.
Any country with heavy cavalry does not use heavy cavalry to perform auxiliary tasks, but relies entirely on the power of heavy cavalry to kill, destroy, and conquer.
Heavy cavalry usually destroys opponents through quick and short group charges in battles, using lances as its main strike weapon, supplemented by various short weapons for melee combat.
After the emergence of metal double stirrups, the heavy cavalry completely used heavy impact tactics to destroy the enemies in front of them with an impeccable posture.
This terrifying weapon first appeared not in China, but in ancient Europe.
In China, records of heavy cavalry did not appear until after the Jin Dynasty.
In ancient Eurasian continent, there were famous cavalry such as the Macedonian Companion Cavalry, Parthian Noble Cavalry, Gothic Cavalry, Carolingian Cavalry, Norman Cavalry, etc.
These cavalry were invincible and left a great legacy. evil name Of course, the emergence of heavy cavalry is related to the general environment of the times.
For example, first of all, heavy cavalry requires extremely good horses, and secondly, metallurgy and armor technology must reach a certain level to create heavy armor with super strong defense.
According to the research of later generations, armor that can prevent heavy cast-iron military arrows from posing a threat at a distance of fifty meters can be regarded as heavy armor.
Secondly, the cost of heavy cavalry is also staggering.
In addition to the consumption and maintenance of horses and armor, the selection and training of heavy cavalry is also a huge expense.
In the Han Dynasty, the consumption of a light cavalry in one month was equivalent to the consumption of an infantry in a year.
It can be expected that the consumption of a heavy cavalry in one month was at least equivalent to the consumption of an infantry in three years.
Such an expensive unit naturally gave birth to corresponding cultural systems, such as the famous chivalry system and chivalry spirit in the European Middle Ages, which made heavy cavalry knights aristocrats with a high social status.
But even so, no one can restrain the unique charm of heavy cavalry.
Especially for the time traveling warriors, building an invincible and unstoppable heavy cavalry is simply an achievement that spans the ages.
Think about it, when the enemy army is on the vast battlefield and sees an army of knights and horses whose heads are covered with cold iron helmets, the entire army is made up of metal monsters, especially those metal monsters that are like a tide.
It swept over with a momentum that crushed everything, bringing fear, helplessness, and death to the enemy.
Even if that kind of cavalry gives you a sharp spear, you won't know where to stab it.
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Even if you want to fight for that kind of cavalry, you have no chance of defeating it.
At this point in his thoughts, Ma Chao almost started to wander: If he had a heavy cavalry force, he would be able to conquer the Three Kingdoms and sweep the world.
"Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong with you?"
Pang De saw Ma Chao's eyes blurred, as if he was in an illusion, and hurriedly called Ma Chao.
"Well, it doesn't matter."
Ma Chao suddenly came back to his senses, but sighed sadly in his heart: The idea of building heavy cavalry should be brewed for a while.
After all, with the land of Fufeng alone and the production technology of the Han Dynasty, it is simply impossible to have suitable horse breeds.
"By the way, Ling Ming, you, Brother Chou, and Han Feng all mentioned that there is a shortage of war horses.
However, the number of horses in the pasture at this moment is enough for the army.
How can there be a shortage?"
Recalling the original intention of coming here, Ma Chao couldn't help but ask Pang De road.
"Young Master, please look," Pound casually led a war horse over.
The war horse was psychic and seemed to be afraid of the murderous aura in Pound and Ma Chao.
It suddenly became obedient and allowed Pound to lift its front hooves: "This The hoofs of war horses have long been worn and cracked, and they can no longer be used in battle.
If such horses are used in battle, the horses' hoofs will be so painful that they cannot be driven.
The pain may even cause the horse to become irritable, lose control, and eventually overturn the knight and run away. ” Ma Chao looked at the broken and torn hoofs of the poor war horse with a strange expression on his face, and he didn't know what to think.
When Pang De saw Ma Chao like this, he continued to explain: "A certain war horse that accompanied the young master to conquer the Qiang tribe was no longer usable.
In the battle of Fufeng County in this battle, the war horses were all running on weapons and gravel, and their hooves were mostly The damage was serious, and the bandit's war horse was later captured, but it could not be used due to the long journey."
"That is to say, the reason why the war horses cannot be used is not because there are not enough war horses, but because of the horseshoes."
Ma Chao asked in astonishment, seeming to have an unbelievable look on his face.
"Of course."
Pang De nodded: This is a matter of course, why would the young master show such an expression?
Ma Chao slapped his forehead, looking very annoyed, and then said to Pang De: "I already have a solution to the war horse matter.
In three days, it will definitely open up Ling Ming's eyes."
Pang De looked at Ma Chao blankly, and finally reached out to touch Ma Chao's forehead: "Young Master, you don't have a fever, do you?"
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