Chapter 674 Baoyin's Change
When Luo Chong was halfway through his words, Baoyin was very disappointed. He thought he would get a position like Yili, where he could lead a nomadic cavalry armed by the Han tribe alone, but no, the leader only promised to give him a training officer. He knew what that meant, because that would only be training, without any real power.
But when Luo Chong stated the reason for doing so, Baoyin was a little happy again. The leader said that he would learn and learn the management system of the army. At this time, Baoyin suddenly realized that the leader was right, because he really knew nothing about the structure and management of the professional army of the Han tribe. If the leader asked him to form a team in this situation, it would mean that his future achievements would be limited. The leader would not give him more power, and letting him study would mean more possibilities.
Although his status and strength would not be very high for the time being, such an arrangement made him more hopeful, so Baoyin agreed without hesitation.
After that, Baoyin was not sent back to the grassland immediately, but went around the Han tribe under Luo Chong's arrangement. Of course, secret places were not allowed.
He traveled from Weishan County to Liuyang County by land, and then from Liuyang County to the west to Sitong County, then to Ruyang County, and finally to Hanyang County. He had no chance to visit several counties under Hanyang County because he found that the leader had already arrived in Hanyang County waiting for him.
Hanyang County was the first city built by the Han tribe. It was not very big, but it was the residence of the leader. It had the most complete supporting facilities. There was a construction site in the city, which was said to be the leader's new home.
Baoyin saw the house under construction on the street. The house was very tall, about three floors. In addition to a few bricks and stones, the amount of wood used made him feel a little distressed.
"The Han tribe always likes to make some big things on their houses. If we were herdsmen, we would never waste so much material on building houses. With so much good wood, it would be better to make a few more carriages and bows and arrows instead of using them on building houses."
"But this is the charming feature of the Han tribe. Although the houses they build cannot be moved, they are very exquisite and make them feel comfortable because it is the place they call home."
"Herdsmen have no homes and they wander all their lives, but am I still a herdsman now? Maybe it won't be long before I have a home like that."
"The Han people always say that a home is a place to live comfortably, and that they can return to their own nest to relax and rest after a busy day, so they are always willing to spend a lot of money to continuously improve their homes. Today they dig a well, tomorrow they build a grape trellis, and from time to time they buy some things to put in the house, and they never get tired of it every day."
Thinking of this, Baoyin suddenly felt a little envious. The nomadic life on the grassland is very hard. They have no fixed place to live, and they don't know when they will be forced to move because the water and grass are eaten up, or they will be attacked by other tribes and flee. But the people of the Han tribe don't need to do that. They have homes, they have land, they have a stable source of food, and even if they are attacked by the enemy, they can rely on the tall walls to keep the enemy out.
No, perhaps there is no idea of daring to attack the Han tribe, because the Han tribe is too powerful.
Along the way, from the layout of the many cities of the Han tribe, Baoyin deduced that no enemy could defeat the Han tribe, because it was already very difficult to just surround or attack a city. It might take at least tens of thousands of soldiers to surround a city at a time, while the Han tribe only needed to close the city gates and hold on for a few days, and reinforcements from other cities would come from all directions to support, so no one could defeat the Han tribe, at least not yet.
"Baoyin, this time the army is fully converted into cavalry, and a large number of weapons and supplies are needed. You have to go back to Kaiyuan City with these supplies, and there is also an elder of the Xin tribe with you. I want you to ensure the safety of these supplies and hand them over to the army smoothly. Can you do it?"
Luo Chong asked Baoyin on the fifth floor of the Hanyang County Government Office Building.
"Yes, I will definitely send the things to Kaiyuan County, please rest assured, leader." Baoyin is now full of fighting spirit, because he has a vision for the future in his heart, that is hope, given to him by the leader.
"Well, take these things. These are the waist badge, seal, official uniform, armor, appointment letter, and a weapon that I made for you these days. Well, I heard that you like the swords of the Han tribe, so I asked someone to make one for you." Luo Chong sat behind his desk and pointed at the things on the coffee table by the window.
Baoyin was immediately excited, not because of the cumbersome official uniforms and seals, but because of the armor and long swords there, which were all things he had dreamed of. The
reason why he was willing to take the initiative to come and join the Han tribe was first because the grassland was too chaotic recently, especially near the sphere of influence of Maodun. Many small tribes were forcibly annexed or looted. In order to protect himself and seek the protection of the Han tribe, Baoyin joined the Han tribe.
Another reason why he did not choose to join other large nomadic tribes was that the Han tribe had stable supplies. Following the Han tribe, he would not worry about the embarrassment of lacking this or that due to the war, because the Han tribe itself produced those things, and no one could cut off the supply of the Han tribe, unless the Han tribe collapsed, which was impossible.
Of course, the most important reason was that Baoyin himself had ambitions. He felt that Yili was not much stronger than himself. Even compared with the tribes before the two joined the Han tribe, Baoyin felt that he was not inferior to Yili in terms of population or livestock. Since Yili could be reused in the Han tribe and had the power to lead an armored cavalry, why couldn't he? So he wanted to try, so he came.
Resisting the excitement and joy in his heart, he saluted Luo Chong with poor etiquette and said "Thank you, chief", and then he couldn't wait to come to the pile of rewards.
The silver-white armor flashed with cold light. Its color was no different from that of ordinary soldiers. It was not the fish-scale armor worn by military chiefs, nor was it the same as the plate armor worn by ordinary soldiers. Instead, it was the mountain-pattern armor that low-ranking officers were equipped with. However, as a difference between recruits and ordinary officers, his armor was equipped with a round guard on the front and back, the so-called heart guard, while the military chief had two in front and one on the back.
In addition to the arm guards, his armor also had an additional animal head to protect the shoulders, which ordinary officers did not have.
After all, joining the army means he can be ranked fourth in a regular army of a Han tribe. He shouldn't be too cold.
The sword placed aside doesn't seem to be much different from the standard waist sword. In fact, Baoyin himself doesn't understand it very well. He can only see that the scabbard of this sword is made of black wood, which is very hard. There is a silver hollow scabbard ring on it. As for the whole sword, it is longer than those standard swords, and the blade is narrower. It has a certain upward arc, but it is not an exaggerated scimitar.
The same as the standard waist sword is that this sword also has a scabbard (the hand guard between the blade and the handle), and the handle is not very long. It is still in the category of a one-handed sword. It is not a heavy sword used to charge into battle, but it is very suitable for the slashing of light cavalry. It is a style he likes very much.
"This sword is more suitable for cavalry sabers, and is different from the infantry swords used by sword and shield soldiers." This was Baoyin's evaluation after a careful look.
Of course, he didn't say it out loud, because the leader's reward didn't allow him to be picky, and he was actually very satisfied with it.
After accepting Baoyin's thanks again, Luo Chong took him to the material warehouse and explained to him the materials that needed to be transported this time. At the same time, he also asked him, a professional cavalryman, to evaluate the performance of the weapons and equipment. After all, whether the things were good or not had to be inspected by the first-class riders on the front line, and Baoyin happened to be that first-class rider.
The door opened, and the warehouse was full of supplies, mainly four kinds of things: horse equipment, mainly stirrups and saddles, which were the basic equipment indispensable for forming cavalry; then there were iron ingots, which were the raw materials sent to logistics, mainly used for repairing equipment and horseshoeing. Yes, cavalrymen may not have many useless shoes, but horseshoes need to be replaced frequently, at least this is the case on the Han tribe.
Others include armor and parts of armor, which are some armor plates and ropes, used to repair damaged armor.
What surprised Baoyin the most was the thousands of composite recurve short bows made of tendons and horns. They were made last winter, but they had never been used because they were not used by everyone. This kind of short bow is most suitable for cavalry, and of course infantry, but the infantry of the Han tribe already has the divine arm crossbow, so these bows have been stored. Now they are finally going to be used. Along with these bows, there are also a large number of arrows in stock, which have been accumulated for a long time.
Baoyin picked up a standard recurve short bow and began to examine it carefully. It felt like a blind date with a strange girl
. Riding and shooting is a tradition imprinted in the bones of nomadic people. They have their own bows and arrows since they were born, because they are toys prepared by their fathers for them. Every child on the grassland grew up riding sheep and playing with small bows. When they grow taller, the mounts under their crotch become horses, and the toys in their hands become weapons that can easily kill prey and enemies.
No one knows riding and shooting better than nomadic people, which is why Luo Chong chose him to join the army.
"How about this bow, if it is used for horseback archery?" Luo Chong asked Baoyin.
"I don't know yet. This is the first time I have seen such a bow, but it looks very well made. Chief, can I hang the bowstring and try it?" Baoyin asked while holding a bow.
"Of course." Luo Chong nodded.
People who know bows and arrows know that those bows and arrows are hung with strings before use. If they need to be sealed for a long time, it is best to remove the strings so that the elasticity of the bow can be maintained.
As Baoyin grew up playing with bows, he naturally knew what was going on. At the same time, he also gave the Han tribe a new evaluation. It seems that they are not completely ignorant of bows and arrows. Well, I am proud again. Just based on the exquisite design of the Shenbi crossbow, it can be seen that the Han tribe is not bad in bow making.
Taking the accessory package handed over by others, after opening it, I found that there were three bowstrings and a block-shaped object wrapped in paper. Baoyin secretly said that the Han tribe was really extravagant. There were so many spare bowstrings for a bow, but what is this thing next to it? Does every bow have it?
He first looked at the bow tip carefully, then strung the bow skillfully, and picked up the white thing next to it and asked, "What is this for?"
"This is a wax block. Use it to apply to the bowstring. It can be used for maintenance to prevent the bowstring and the arrow tail from rubbing against each other for a long time." The clerk next to him introduced.
Baoyin's eyes widened immediately. Is there such a thing? They herdsmen use grease, butter or sheep oil to maintain the bowstring because it is easy to get. If the bowstring is really not good, just change the string directly. I didn't expect that the Han tribe also has its own things in this regard. It seems that the Han tribe's research on bows and arrows is more powerful than I thought.
Holding the bow body to test the feel, and pulling the bowstring twice to test the pulling force, Baoyin suddenly felt a very smooth feeling, which made him evaluate this standard bow and arrow highly.
Without asking Luo Chong's opinion, he took out five arrows from the box next to him, and sighed in his heart that it was the first time he used such good arrows.
Unlike the archery method of the Han tribe, Baoyin used a pure nomadic shooting method. If there is any difference between the two, it is probably in the way of holding the bow.
Baoyin's way of holding the bow made the Han tribe people around him feel very novel, but Luo Chong was not too surprised, because he had seen this on TV in his previous life.
Baoyin held the bow with his left hand, but the hand holding the bow did not clench it tightly, but held the bow in a loose grip. At the same time, he held the five arrows in his left hand.
When Luo Chong saw this, he already knew that this was a special shooting method of horse archery. Holding the bow and arrow with the same hand, and concentrating on pulling the string with the other hand, this is the rapid shooting technique of horse archery. He knew it, but he couldn't do it.
Baoyin held the bow and arrow horizontally with his left hand and raised it to the side and back of his body, instead of the side of the Han tribe archery, and then the other hand instantly clamped an arrow against the bowstring, pulled the bow, and released it. There was a slight sound of the bowstring vibrating, and then a sound of "Dou" was heard. The arrow had already been firmly stuck on a wooden box fifty meters away. Arrows flew out continuously,
and
all five arrows were shot out in a short period of time. The sound of arrows hitting the boxes 50 meters away rang out one after another, which immediately attracted applause from the surroundings.
"
Great archery!" someone shouted excitedly.
(End of this chapter)
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