The Rise of the European Emperor

Watching the team competition is very exciting. Marin watched hundreds of thousands of armored warriors stab each other with spears without spears. in the time of the scene.

But, to be honest, although the scene of Young and Dangerous was intense, it was completely incoherent. It was a fight between middle school students, and it was more intense at most.

Unlike the group fights of Marin's veterans, they were more cautious. Moreover, they use spears, and the action is not slashing, but stabbing. At most, add some plucking actions, mainly used to block the spears pierced by the enemy.

But when it comes to lethality, a stab is far more deadly than a slash. Knocking and hacking are two completely different concepts. Killing people is scary and bloody. However, if the fatal part is not cut, that is, the injury is hospitalized. But stabbing people is different. Even if the heart is not stabbed, it will cause excessive blood loss and death if it stabs the aorta.

So gangsters cut people with machetes, while killers stab people with daggers. Therefore, killers kill, also known as assassination, not hacking.

If Hong Xing's gang of young and dangerous come over, even if they come to a thousand, they will not be able to beat the spearmen of this company. First of all, the spears of Marin's veteran soldiers, which are used to stab the enemy, not to hurt. Moreover, the 6-meter spear is much longer than the machetes of the Hongxing gangsters. Before the other party approached, there were a few more blood holes on his body. How could he fight?

Of course, this is on a field battlefield. The spear is long, which is good for head-to-head confrontation. But if it is in the city alleys of Xiangjiang, then it is another situation. In a small space, the 6-meter spear is difficult to turn, and it may not be able to win in the face of a machete. Of course, if you replace it with a sword and shield soldier, you can still beat the gangster out.

The duel of the spearmen is the most exciting, and the duel of the musketeers is much less interesting. After all, it was more like a target practice than a fight, and there was no blood at all. But on the real battlefield, the barrels of these muskets spray death, and the armor doesn't work...

In the cavalry arena, because there is no duel, it looks more like a fancy equestrian competition. Unlike equestrian competitions, riders need grass balls dangling through spears...

Because Marin himself doesn't like heavy lances, Marin's cavalry basically use spears when charging, which is somewhat similar to the eastern cavalry.

The downside of using a spear, though, is that the cavalry can't charge too fast. Because, if the cavalry rushes too fast, the impact force is too strong, and the reaction force is even greater. If you use a hollow lance, you can also release recoil by breaking the lance. With a spear, it is not easy to break like a hollow lance. Therefore, when the Asian cavalry uses spears to charge, there are two solutions - one is to reduce the speed of the horse to avoid too huge recoil;

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Eastern cavalry, although they also liked to use spears when charging. But they are generally equipped with cavalry swords such as machetes, so that after discarding the spears, they can draw the cavalry swords to continue fighting.

Right now, the cavalry of the Crimean Khanate also used this method-the first to charge with spears. However, if the recoil force is too great, the Crimean cavalry will abandon their spears and use their machetes to continue the fight.

Later, the Polish lancers in Napoleon's army mainly used two weapons: spears and sabres. The spear is mainly used when the first charge and assault infantry are used. When assaulting the infantry, the lancer can completely slow down. Because, even at a slower pace, the cavalry is very punchy against the infantry. Moreover, with full speed, the spear is not easy to let go.

Now, the cavalry under Marin is using spears temporarily and slowing down to charge as a whole.

Marin now also understands why the Wall Charge slows down. In addition to the need to maintain a neat formation, the fear of rushing too fast and causing excessive recoil is also an important reason.

However, after slowing down, the impact of the cavalry really dropped a lot...

In the face of plate armor knights, the impact of the Lancers is not enough. Moreover, because the plate knight's protection is too high, the spear is difficult to pierce. What's more, the plate knight itself has a strong impact. After the collision, the lancers' spears could not be guaranteed not to let go. And if you let go, the lancers will definitely be unable to beat the knights...

That's why Marin so hoped to go to the east and find the way to make the eastern horse lance to make up for the weakness of the lancer's weapons. Horse lance can be used repeatedly because it can release energy by bending. Unlike the hollow lance of the lancer, it is easy to break when it is charged, and it is useless when it is broken. You need to go back and change the lance.

And if Marin's lancers have lances that are not easy to break, that's great. The opponent's lance is broken and he has to go back and change his weapon, but the horse lance of the Marlin cavalry is not broken, then, it is completely possible to follow the knights who chase and kill the opponent...

However, Marin is still not sure that the craftsmanship of horse lance can be found in the east. And, even if they were found, many of those materials were not available in Europe. In addition, the cost of Ma Leng is very high...

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, Ma Lan was generally owned by a family of generals. Ordinary people can't afford horse lances at all. Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, the commanders of the most powerful Xuanjia Army under Li Shimin, were good at using horse lances. Moreover, they have a common identity - after the former government officials...

As for the other commander of the Xuanjia Army, Yu Chigong, although he was from an ordinary family, he came from a family of blacksmiths and was a blacksmith in his early years. Ma Lin believes that when Yuchigong was blacksmithing in his early years, he should have come into contact with Ma Lan, who may be a blacksmith who specializes in making weapons. Otherwise, he will not be proficient in horse warfare and become an important general of the Xuanjia Army.

However, the production cost of horse lance is too high. Not only are the materials expensive and hard to find, but also the production skills are very demanding and time-consuming. According to records, a horse lance not only consumes a lot of precious materials, but also has a production cycle of three years, and the qualified rate of finished products is low, and the cost is very staggering. Powerful feudal dynasties such as the Sui Dynasty formed a total of 5,000 Youzhou Iron Cavalry using horse lances. Its commander is Luo Yi. And Luo Yi, relying on these 5,000 armored cavalry, stably defended the northern border and hindered the southward movement of the Turkic cavalry. During the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he also took the initiative to attack the Turkic cavalry. In the early Tang Dynasty, the black armored cavalry was actually only one or two thousand people.

It can be seen that the production cost of Ma Leng is too high and the production cycle is too long. In the future wars, it will definitely be a large group battle. The elite cavalry with a small amount of horses may have a great effect or a small effect. It is difficult to say clearly. Therefore, Marin has begun to doubt the correctness of his decision to go to Daming to find the method of making horse lance and form an elite cavalry unit using horse lance...

Just as Marin fell into deep thought, beside him, the number one general, Kahn, the head of the bodyguard who was modeled after Dian Wei, suddenly jumped up and shouted loudly. It seems that I saw a wonderful performance of a certain cavalry...

"Okay!" Kahn jumped up on the carriage, and when he fell, the heavy weight pushed the carriage down a few centimeters...

However, all four wheels of the carriage have springs on their support shafts. So, although the carriage was pressed down by Kahn's jumping a few centimeters, it quickly bounced back...

However, this kind of vibration still woke up Marin, making Marin startled...

But soon, Marin's eyes lit up...

"I really want to find the inspiration for a new lance to replace the horse lance..."

What's the inspiration for Marlin? From the deformation and recovery of the carriage just now, he thought about whether it is possible to install a spring on the barrel of the lance to buffer the recoil force of the collision...

Tell the cavalry of Mercedes-Benz, the impact must be amazing. If the lance tip hits the target, it will definitely bring a huge recoil.

However, if a spring is installed on the barrel, most of the recoil can be removed sufficiently to prevent the rider from breaking his arm.

For specific methods, you can refer to the spring on the axle. Marin intends to install a spring with good elasticity on the handle of the gun and put it on the gun barrel. The front section of the spring is provided with a joint that clamps the spring.

Then, the knight's handle position is covered with an iron pipe. Between the iron tube and the joint, there is a spring that covers the barrel of the gun...

And the front part of the lance, imitating the eastern horse lance, uses a model of a half-cut sword. This makes the lance not only can be used to stab the enemy, but also can be used as a saber if it fails to stab, swipe it and make a cameo role as a sabre.

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When charging, the lance-shaped spear tip of the lance touches the enemy first. Because of the high-speed charge of the cavalry, coupled with the heavy spear tip itself, its kinetic energy must be very powerful. Even if no one is holding a lance, the inertial impact of such a heavy horse lance's head alone is enough to knock down or knock an enemy off the horse when the tip of the spear comes into contact with it.

But such a powerful kinetic energy will also bring a huge recoil force...

If there is no buffering method, the knight's arm will definitely be scrapped by the recoil force.

However, in this spring lance designed by Marin, the rider holds the steel sleeve behind the spring, and there is a strong spring between the lance and the lance.

When the huge recoil force comes, it reaches the joint part first, and then transmits the recoil force to the spring. It is then transmitted to the steel casing by the spring.

However, most of the recoil force can be removed because of the contraction of the spring. When the power is transmitted to the knight's arm, there is not much left, and the knight's arm cannot be abolished...

After repeated thinking, Marin believes that this design is very reasonable. The only problem is that the spring connecting the steel sleeve and the lance is very demanding.

At least, the craftsmen of this era cannot make it. But Marin is different. Before, he had asked Ada and other craftsmen to fiddle with the material except carbon spring steel to create such a high-energy spring. Then, tinning the surface of the spring can ensure that the spring has both strong performance and can fully ensure that it does not rust.

Of course, tin plating is not the best option. Because, if the tin plating layer is worn, the spring will rust as well. But Marin is now sending men to find the Bakens lead-zinc mine on Newfoundland. When zinc ore is found and zinc is smelted, the galvanized spring will have stronger rust resistance and more durability.

Moreover, because only Marin has professional spring steel in the world at present, although it is the lowest carbon spring steel in the later industrial era, others can't come up with it. In this way, Marin not only solved the problem of the huge recoil of the lance, but also achieved a monopoly on technology and materials. Even if others want to copy the spring lance, there is no qualified spring...

Thinking of this, Marin laughed complacently. After laughing, find a messenger and let him return to the country to convey Marin's order - strictly keep the secret of the manufacture of spring steel. At the same time, the development of a high-energy spring for the shaft of the spear began to develop...

Once researched, Marin's cavalry can completely use spring cavalry to launch an impact on the enemy at high speed. And when the speed is low, they can also hold the part other than the spring system and use the spring lance as a normal spear...

The most important thing is that this lance is not a one-time use, and the cavalry can use this lance to continue fighting. Moreover, the spear point similar to the horse lance allows the cavalry to use the lance as a saber with a long handle, and use the lance to slash left and right to chop the enemy...