Chapter 0620 Ma Sheng is bleak
On the battlefield, horses are probably the ones that suffer the most. Whether they lose or win or win, they are killed by riding. During the war, they have to do the heaviest work, take the biggest risks, and always face the possibility of hunger.
What's worse is that if a soldier is injured, he may be treated, even if he has broken his hands and feet, he may not be dead. But he has never seen any war horse that can survive with a broken leg. It is better to be able to bleed with one knife and die with a happy life.
It may also turn into roasted horse meat and be stuffed into human belly.
Ma Sheng is so miserable!
"Jiying" was bombarded in the battle in the Winter Hall before, and Zhou Qingfeng could only ride an ordinary horse when he attacked Broken Bridge City. As he fought, the horse was killed by the enemy, forcing him to enter a violent state.
Whether it is labor or combat, the death rate of horses on the battlefield is higher than that of humans.
In the fourth year of Yuanshou of Emperor Wu of Han, General Wei Qing and General Huo Qubing led tens of thousands of troops to expedition to the north of the Mo. In this battle, the Han army defeated the Huns, made great achievements and suffered minor casualties, but the horses suffered huge losses.
When they went out of the frontier, there were 140,000 private horses, and a large number of Huns war horses were seized during the battle. However, the total number of horses returned was less than 30,000, which was a huge loss.
Horses are expensive and difficult to serve, and the casualty rate is particularly high. The family wealth accumulated by Emperor Wen and Jing was spent in the hands of Emperor Wu. This is a typical portrayal of the loss in war.
Zhou Qingfeng doesn't like cavalry at all, just because it's too expensive. He, a local tyrant, cannot withstand the loss and has been thinking about how to replace the noble cavalry with civilian infantry.
But the advantages of cavalry are so outstanding. Reconnaissance, cover, detour, and pursuit are impossible to rely on two-legged infantry to do these tasks, and can only use cavalry.
Only by truly commanding the battle can you understand how much impact modern mechanized vehicles have on war? It is not a war concept of the same dimension at all.
Zhou Qingfeng had never thought how good it would be to create a chariot in another world. But he was "slightly talented" and knew that he didn't have the ability until...
Back to Hanfeng City, the city is peaceful.
Ordinary citizens didn't even know that their lord had just beaten Broken Bridge City to the west. The Halton family was like an old dog with a broken back, and they would never turn over again.
The wounded soldiers and prisoners did not enter the city and went directly to the military camp. There were naturally people to deal with the aftermath, such as Rubio, who was a profiteer, was quite suitable.
When Zhou Qingfeng came back, Alci hurriedly pulled him into the alchemy laboratory of the Wizard Tower. Seven little fairies flew around their master happily, and even Sophia, who was always reserved, boasted.
They really made something special!
"Master, look at your new mount!" In order to increase the sense of ritual, Erin also deliberately covered Zhou Qingfeng's eyes and led him to the "new mount" before letting go.
Zhou Qingfeng opened his eyes and looked.
Damn it!
He jumped three steps away.
Opposite is a guy with four-hooves.
No, no, no, it can no longer be used to describe short and thick legs like stone pillars.
The high-spirited horse's neck was completely gone, and a big monster's head was directly installed on the torso of the mount.
The size of "Jiying" was originally very large, but now it is a circle bigger.
Its face is nearly one meter wide and shoulders are 1 meter five meters high. Its body has become a mechanical structure, like a giant lizard lying on the floor. Its body is five or six meters long and has a large metal tail interlocking.
Dragons on earth?
Mechanical construction version of the Earth Dragon.
"Jiying?" Zhou Qingfeng shouted tentatively, but he didn't dare to admit it.
This mechanical monster is much more powerful than the original skeleton war horse. The sharp angle on the forehead disappeared and replaced by a thick anvil. The fangs and teeth are still there, which are sharper and more ferocious than before.
The thick limbs are obviously accompanied by powerful power. There is also the long tail, which is flexible and fierce, and it is absolutely powerful when twitching.
Hearing the call, a red flame lit up in the eyes of the mechanical Dragon. White steam emerged from its huge mouth and nose, and sighed in a helpless tone:
"Master, it's me. Look at the good things Arce did, she's just doing it. I'm obviously a horse, but now I've become a stalker. This is really unappreciative and seriously affects my reputation."
"Forget it, you were originally a half-demon of the undead and had no reputation."
Aside from the surprise at first glance, Zhou Qingfeng felt that the modification was quite good. He asked Alci, "Have you tested it?"
"Tested." Mo Ji said: "'Jiying' is now twice as big as before, so I specially made an energy furnace for it and added a little uranium 235 to it to ensure that there is enough power.
The speed remains unchanged. Others, whether it is defense, impact or attack ability, are much stronger than in the past. The entire modification is very successful and is very suitable for rushing on the battlefield."
Arsey urged the owner to take a test ride, but Zhou Qingfeng asked thoughtfully: "How many more units can be built in this kind of structure?"
The demon girl was stunned and asked back, "Master, how much do you want?"
"Of course, the more the better."
The strange maids spent a lot of effort to modify the "Jiying". They looked at each other, but they all shook their heads at Zhou Qingfeng. Sophia floated forward and whispered, "Master, do you want to equip cavalry with a structural body?"
"Yes. A horse has at least fifty gold coins, and it has to eat supplies from at least five soldiers every day. But those who die on the battlefield are much faster than ordinary soldiers, and those who can't even save them.
What I hate most is that once horses are lost, they will be too slow to replenish. Even if I have money, I can't have a large number of horses immediately. A war will lead to a long period of gaps in strength."
I'm afraid that someone else wouldn't agree with this, but the strange maid followed Zhou Qingfeng to the real world. They have all seen the world and witnessed how the industrialized society quickly creates wealth.
A horse can be at least two years from pregnancy to training. But even with the technical level of "Sacred Light Machinery", three rounds are built in three digits a day.
But Sofia shook her head at Zhou Qingfeng, "In order to modify the 'Jiying', we spent nearly one million gold coins of magic materials.
Most of them were copied from the property of nobles and wizards in Hanfeng City, and many of them could not buy them even if they had money. Not to mention a hundred pieces, it would be impossible to build another one."
A component requires hundreds of parts and materials. Arsey also showed Zhou Qingfeng the material table, and there were a lot of them.
Zhou Qingfeng threw this material table to the abyss Medessy in the abyss. The other party said that he could satisfy it, but the offer was so high that it was scary. He spent all the coupons and made at most two or three more horses.
"What if the performance is simplified?" Zhou Qingfeng felt that there was no need to equip everyone under his command with majestic Dixinglong, just ordinary goods would be fine.
Arsey immediately said: "If you weaken some defenses, you can significantly reduce the weight. Using a lower-grade energy furnace can cost 10% less."
"It's only 10% cheaper, not enough." Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand, "As for riding a vehicle, it doesn't require any attack ability or a cool appearance. The simpler it is, the better."
The superiors in other worlds wished they could go out, the more majestic and domineering they were, the better. When the "Jiying" heard the master chopping the defense and attacking, he had a terrifying intuition, as if he was about to get a knife.
Arsey, Sophia and others gathered to discuss and reduce the cost by 20%.
But Zhou Qingfeng still shook his head, "It's not enough or not, it's still too expensive. It's too expensive. I want to popularize the type, with a minimum equipment of 100 pieces. The unit price cannot exceed 10,000 gold coins.
The parts should be standardized and can be coordinated and maintained if necessary. The daily use cost should be low, and it is impossible to build and cannot be used."
There are so many requirements for ten thousand?
It's more than this price to make a single component.
If you really want to create a mount worth ten thousand, how simple would it be?
Chapter completed!