When I arrived at the school grounds, I saw rows of soldiers standing together neatly to form a small square formation. The five dark cannons placed next to them were very conspicuous. Two of the cannons were significantly larger than the other three cannons.

Not only the thickness, but also the length is obviously much longer.

"These two artillery pieces should be the siege artillery pieces that Lu Su mentioned!" Yang Song thought to himself, "What big guys! I just don't know how powerful they are."

When Yang Song and others walked to the front of the queue and stood facing the queue, Di Qing took the lead and saluted with fists in his hands: "Subordinate Di Qing, please see the lord! There are ten teams of various teams with one hundred and twenty people. They have been assembled. Please give me your instructions!"

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Seeing this standard military appearance, Yang Song was also familiar with it. He waved his hand and replied: "General, no courtesy, show them in order!"

"Yes!" He turned around and ordered: "The first column on the left turn left, walk in unison, and start the battle drill!"

The first column on the left can be seen at a glance as sword and shield soldiers, holding a shield in the left hand and a sword in the right hand. Lu Su, who was beside Yang Song, explained: "Lord! Everyone! This is a team of twelve sword and shield soldiers.

There is one captain and one deputy captain each. They have an iron round shield in their left hand, a sharp sword in their right hand, and a spare short sword at their waist. They wear steel half-armor, a skirt sewn from steel sheets below the waist, and a steel helmet on their head.

There is a horizontal brim on the lower edge, similar to a straw hat. This horizontal brim can protect the shoulders and defend against arrows falling from the sky. Because it is made of steel, it can be made thinner, light and at the same time very defensive. Generally

It is simply impossible to shoot through this kind of armor."

Watching the team of sword and shield soldiers practicing tactics in front of them, they sometimes raised their shields to defend, sometimes they slashed with their swords, and they even lay on the ground while attacking the lower part in front with their right hands while holding their left hands across their bodies to defend against attacks. Finally, they came to a row.

In front of the target of the wooden dummy, he held a shield in his left hand and held a sword in his right hand. He roared and slashed forward. There was a row of crisp sounds, and the wooden dummy's body and head had been separated!

"Good!" Yang Song applauded! "The defense and attack are very good, the warrior is very powerful, and the sword is also very sharp." Several people behind him also agreed.

"Lord, this kind of sword is a horizontal sword with a straight back and one edge. It is one meter long and four fingers wide. It is made of steel. It has an improved design and a moderate center of gravity and weight. It is very practical!"

After the demonstration, under the command of the team leader, the team of sword and shield soldiers put away their swords and walked back in unison, standing next to the rightmost column, becoming the last column of the small square array. Then it was the turn of the second column just now, and now the

In the first row, a group of pikemen holding long spears began to drill!

The team of pikemen faced the target, and with the command "Raise the gun!", the twelve men simultaneously raised their spears pointed at the blue sky forward, stepped forward with one foot, leaned forward, and were ready to charge and assassinate.

"Stab!" The command is concise and powerful!

"Drink!" they shouted in unison, and at the same time they took a step forward and thrust out the spears in their hands!

"Hold it!" The pikemen squad obeyed the order and stood up straight with their guns back.

"Divide, alternate the front and back groups!" Continue to give the order!

The team of twelve people alternately took one step forward and back in tacit agreement, forming two rows of six people in each row.

"Go forward and prepare for alternate attacks!"

I saw two rows of spearmen, raising their guns at the same time in an attack posture. Under the command of "attack", the first row took a step forward and thrust out. At the same time, the second row began to move forward. When the first row thrust out their spears, they pulled back.

At that time, the second row happened to be in the front row, and before the first row had confiscated their guns and finished playing, they thrust forward. In this way, the two rows advanced forward and backward alternately slowly but steadily, and each step forward simultaneously thrust out a gun.

There are not many people, and the speed is not fast, but there is an unstoppable momentum, as if nothing can stop them in front, even if there is, they will be destroyed!

Lu Su introduced dutifully on the side: "This is a small group of spearmen, equipped with two-handed spears. The spear head is made of steel and has a blood groove; the body of the spear is a hollow steel tube, and there is a four-diamond cone at the end of the spear.

The steel cone is used as a counterweight, and the entire gun is 3.8 meters long. It is more accurately called a spear than a spear."

"Each spearman is also equipped with a short sword, which is used as a backup in case the spear is lost on the battlefield or is approached by the enemy; the spearman, like the sword and shield soldier, is a medium-armored infantryman with an arm shield on his left arm and wears a

There are three types of sword and shield soldiers. Although the defense is not as strong as the sword and shield soldiers, the attack range is longer and much sharper!"

Yang Song nodded. He looked at these soldiers. They were dressed in three types. One was a sword and shield soldier and a spear soldier. There was also a kind of armor that covered the whole body. The last one was very light and looked like leather.

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The alternating attack demonstration of the spearmen team in the martial arts field was completed, and a collective charge was finally practiced. The charge in the drill was not a swarm of swarms, but a formation that was maintained at a certain speed and coordinated with each other, which looked more impactful.

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After the spearmen team returned, the next person to perform a demonstration was a small team of soldiers whose entire bodies were wrapped in armor. Even the faces of this team of soldiers were obscured by a visor.

"Lord, this squad is heavy infantry, the most elite infantry. It is equipped with steel full body armor, steel helmet with face armor, steel shoulder armor, steel skirt armor, and thick-soled combat boots with steel plates. The defense is

In all aspects, plus the main weapon of the two-handed halberd and the secondary weapon of the one-handed sword, it can be said that he is armed to the teeth." Lu Su seemed to be hesitant to say this.

"What else? Tell me, what are the shortcomings?" Yang Song probably guessed it when he saw his look. Looking at the halberds in his hands, they were only a little shorter than a spear and more than two meters long, but they were also longer.

Thick and thick, coupled with the sword on the waist, the weight of this equipment is quite heavy!

"Yes, Lord. These heavily armored elite heavy infantry have sharp attacks and stronger defenses, but! Weight is a problem. Although it is because the steel armor only has a thin layer, it is not as heavy as it seems, but there are four

More than ten kilograms are not something ordinary soldiers can equip. They require people with strong physiques. Moreover, this set of equipment is extremely expensive. Therefore, it is not easy to replenish this heavy infantry. In the future, the lord wants to expand these elite infantry and equip them.

Not only is it expensive, but the most important thing is that soldiers are hard to find!" Seeing that Yang Song had guessed it, Lu Su pointed out all the shortcomings of this unit.

"Well, I probably guessed it, but I didn't expect it to be so harsh!" Yang Song thought it was just a matter of the weight of the equipment. He didn't expect to replenish the battle damage in the future, let alone the issue of expansion! A wise man deserves to be a wise man! I thought so.

Very comprehensive!

"More than that, in fact, from a practical point of view, this unit is a bit impractical. It is also because of the weight problem. It is not suitable for long-distance marches and will only drag down the army. Prolonged battlefield battles are also troublesome. These heavy infantry are very suitable for defense, not very suitable for offense.

, Therefore! In order to allow these elite soldiers to play their role on the battlefield, each of their squads is equipped with a carriage. They usually rest on the carriage while marching, and then get off to form an array after fighting! Including the carriage, the cost of each heavy infantryman is

But it's very high." Lu Su was still adding, he was afraid that all the lords would see the shortcomings and despise this unit, so he hurriedly said.

"Although they have these shortcomings, their role is more important." Just when Yang Song was thinking about the practicality of this unit, he heard Lu Su introduce the importance of heavy infantry, and he listened intently.

"As long as they appear on the battlefield, it is a symbol of victory. It can not only improve the morale of our own soldiers, but also give the enemy a fatal blow. The solid defense is not afraid of any arrows. In close combat, the enemy will not be able to form a battle formation.

Any chance!"

Yang Song looked at the heavy infantry rampaging on the martial arts field. Really, the dense rows of dummies in front of them were flying. Under the attack of the heavy infantry, debris flew everywhere. With a casual halberd, several dummies in front of him were divided.

Corpse. Watching the waist-high wooden pile shattered under the impact of the infantry, it was simply a humanoid tank! Watching a group of three heavy armored infantry clearing a large open space with the cooperation of each other,

It's just like opening Wushuang, there is no defensive posture, it's all offense, offense!

Looking at the scene in front of him, Yang Song was almost dumbfounded. What kind of killing efficiency was this! Although the target of the exercise was a wooden dummy that could not move, one can also imagine the behavior of these soldiers on the battlefield.

Performance! Fortunately, these are all dummies. If you really encounter real enemies, your performance may not be as good as these dummies! These dummies have no senses or feelings, and real enemies see their own people being killed piece by piece.

He cleared the place like he was chopping melons and vegetables, and he was not so frightened that he immediately turned around and ran for his life!

"Awesome! Really awesome!" Yang Song praised repeatedly, "If there were no conditions, I would really want to change the entire army into soldiers like this!"

"Heavy infantry are not only called heavy infantry because of the heavy weight of their equipment, they are also called heavy infantry because of their status and their important role on the battlefield!" Lu Su heard Yang Song's praise,

He also gives you a sigh of relief in his heart. He is really afraid that the lord will cancel this unit just because he doesn't understand.

"Lord, there is actually no need to convert the entire army into heavy infantry." When Lu Su heard Yang Song's sigh, he was worried at first, and immediately persuaded him. Without waiting for Yang Song to ask questions, he said, "Heavy infantry."

The high requirements are not the reason, the coordination of the arms is the most important! It is unnecessary for the crossbowmen to wear heavy armor! Moreover, the army's philosophy is to defend the enemy from outside, and it can attack from a distance and never engage in close combat!"

Next is the heavy shield soldier: "The drill of the heavy shield soldier is different from the previous arms. The heavy shield soldier pays more attention to defense. Defense is the responsibility of the heavy shield soldier. Only under forced circumstances will he use the knife on his waist to enter."

Hand-to-hand combat.”

The drill of the heavy shield troop squad is that a group of soldiers hold heavy shields in both hands and line up in a row. There are wedges between the heavy shields to fit together, making the entire squad a shield wall. Behind each heavy shield there is a shield for standing.

Support rod.

"Lord, this diagonal support on the ground can guide the enemy's impact to the ground, so the soldiers behind are very safe. After forming a shield wall, they are not afraid of impact!" Lu Su explained the defense method of the heavy shield soldiers very proudly.

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Chapter completed!