Chapter 729： Help Poland to form wing cavalry (Part 2)

However, not all Polish nobles have given face. When Marin and Ziegmont I discussed the formation of the Polish wing cavalry, a Duke of Poland called Vanevsky expressed doubts:

"Duke Marin, your cavalry performance is certainly wonderful. However, this does not prove that the combat effectiveness of these cavalry is really strong. Therefore, I think that a knightly battle should be conducted in order to really see its combat ability!

Vanevsky's proposal has won the approval of most Polish nobility. After all, no matter how good the performance is, it does not mean that the combat effectiveness is really strong. Moreover, these big nobles like to watch contests ...

Marlin was a little depressed. He had always disliked the knightly combat. Because this is too dangerous. Infantry contests are better, and knight contests are prone to death and injury. For example, the famous French King Henry II accidentally died in a knightly contest.

Therefore, Marin never liked to participate in knight competitions, nor let his men perform knight competitions. In knights' competition, knights are not only easy to be killed by opponents, but also have great danger after being dismounted. For example, if the head touches the ground, there is a danger of breaking the neck.

However, at this moment Marin is also a bit difficult to ride a tiger. Moreover, the 1,000 cavalry recruited by his men all came from the cavalier family and valued honor more. When Marin hesitated, they asked for battle. So, Marin finally agreed that the knights competed. However, the scale was compressed by Marin to 100 people.

In addition, Marin does not advocate high-speed riding competition, but requires low-speed charge competition. In this way, the probability of casualties is smaller. In addition, on the competition ground, Marin let people put very thick hay on the ground. In this way, even if the comrades were accidentally knocked down, with thick hay bedding, the chance of injury is less.

After half a day of preparation, 100 Polish knights finally arrived at the school ground in the afternoon, responsible for the competition with 100 cavalry.

The Polish knight used a natural oak rifle with a length of 2.8 meters to 3 meters. The Marlin cavalrymen used spring cavalry. The length of the spring lance is four or five meters long, much longer than the hollow oak lance.

Because it is a vulgar charge battle, the cushioning function of the spring is naturally not used. Therefore, when launching the charge, the cavalrymen held their wooden poles with their right hands backwards. The left hand, holding the sleeve with the spring in front. As for the horse control, there is no problem at the moment of the battle. Moreover, because there is no horse armor, the cavalry can easily grip the horse's belly through the riding boots and control the direction of the war horse. Unlike when wearing horse armor, the horses do not feel the strength of the rider's riding boots or feel unclear, which is not so easy to use.

Originally, Marin was full of confidence, but the final result surprised him ...

Of course, it was n’t that the Lancers were defeated, but that the results were somewhat beyond Marin ’s expectations ...

It stands to reason that the cavalry's spring cavalry is much longer than the hollow oak cavalry, and it can be the first to encounter an opponent. Moreover, the plate armor is wearing full body plate armor, it is not easy to move on horseback, it will definitely be hit. In this way, it should be that those plate armoured knights were knocked down ...

That's right, the cavalrymen first hit those knights. But the final result was-most of the Polish knights were dismounted, and a small number of the knights, because they were too stable on the horseback, were not dismounted, and the cavalry who hit them was powerfully reacted. Get off the horse ...

The final result was-100 Polish knights, 69 were shot down. And the other 31 Polish knights, although all were first hit by the cavalry, but the cavalry fell off ...

"It shouldn't be ..." Marin was puzzled. You know, these 1,000 cavalrymen are all from the German knight family, and they are all masters of martial arts since childhood. They are no worse than these Polish knights, but why are they shocked to dismount?

While arranging the Mongolian doctors to treat the cavalry who had fallen off the horse to treat the fall, Marin found a cavalry who had fallen but was not injured to understand the situation. Faced with Marin's inquiry, the lancer thought for a while and said:

"Dagong, I think this is because-the other side is holding the gun in the right hand, and the left hand is still firmly holding the reins. But we are holding the rifle in both hands, and the other side is not stable. After colliding with each other, I only have my feet on the stirrup, and The other party has one more hand to grab the reins, which is more stable than me. So, in the end I lost my horse, and the other party barely did not lose my horse ... "

"It turns out that ..." Marin suddenly realized. Indeed, during this collision, one side was holding the reins with one hand, while the other side was holding the weapon in both hands. Fortunately, this is a low-speed confrontation. If it is a high-speed confrontation, the plate armoured knight has greater kinetic energy than the cavalry. Even if the cavalry pokes first to the opponent, the opponent has plate armor protection. As long as it is stable, it is easy to dismount the cavalry.

"So, should I let the cavalrymen hold the gun in one hand? However, if the speed is not fast, the contraction of the spring reduces the impact of the spring cavalry ..." Marin was in trouble ...

Of course, when Marin was distressed, Sigmund I and the great nobles of Poland and Lithuania were shocked there-Nima, really one inch long and one inch strong. Although the opponent was knocked down by 31 horses, 69 of the Polish knights were knocked down ... The most important thing is that the knight wearing a full-body plate armor is very inflexible on the horseback and can only watch the cavalry ride the spring The gun shot them first. Fortunately, there is a plate armor. If the light cavalry does not wear plate armor, it will definitely be stabbed to death ...

This result also strengthened Siegmont I's determination to form an army of cavalry. As for the goose feather wings, it is natural to be preserved. After all, that one is very windy, a bit like angel wings, and it also has a sound effect when rushing, it is very ...

But Marin ignored him for the time being, but thought for a night ...

When the morning came the next morning, Marlin's bloodshot eyes finally came up with a solution ...

The method is very simple, is to insert a small cork wedge between the iron sleeve of the spring lance and the barrel. This wooden wedge is inverted triangle, which is very convenient to insert and pull out.

After inserting this wooden wedge, the contraction of the spring lance was blocked by the wooden wedge. If the iron sleeve wants to compress the spring, it must first break this cork wedge. Only then can the buffer be compressed.

This principle is somewhat similar to the principle behind the rope tied to the naval gun. The naval gun fired backwards and broke the rope. And the rope broke, absorbing a lot of recoil of the naval gun ...

In the same way, after the head of the spring lance hits the enemy, the reaction force is transmitted. Between the gun barrel and the iron sleeve, there is a wooden wedge blocking it, and the spring cannot be compressed.

However, when the reaction force reached a certain level, the wooden wedge that had originally stuck to the iron sleeve would be broken. Then, absorb a lot of reaction force. Then, the spring began to do work.

Marin chose to insert a softwood wedge because he was afraid to insert a hardwood wedge, which would prevent the wood wedge from being broken. If the wooden wedge cannot be broken, the cavalryman holding the iron sleeve must be subjected to the huge reaction force from the tip of the spring cavalry gun. Then, the function of the spring is useless, and there is no difference between the spring lance and the ordinary spear.

However, using a cork wedge to block the iron sleeve connected to the spring is more likely to be broken by the iron sleeve. The moment the cork wedge is broken, it absorbs a lot of reaction force. At the same time, the spring also began to shrink and absorb the reaction force ... In this way, the breakage of the cork wedge and the contraction of the spring will greatly improve the ability of the spring lance to absorb the reaction ...

More importantly, the cork wedges early prevented the spring from contracting. Then, after the gun tip hits the target, it will not shrink as soon as it comes up. Before the cork wedge broke, the gunpoint stabbed the enemy forward. Even if the charge speed is slow, there will be no shortcomings of insufficient lethality. At least, before the cork wedge breaks, the tip of the spring lance does not pierce through the opponent's pledge.

In this way, the Lancers do not need to hold the wooden barrel with their right hand when they charge at low speed, and they also hold the iron sleeve with their left hand. The left hand can be freed to continue to grasp the reins to maintain its own stability. Even if he rushed with the plate armoured knight, he was not afraid to be dismounted easily.

Moreover, before the cork wedge breaks, the gun tip will give the enemy enough initial damage, without worrying that the spring will start to shrink immediately after the gun tip touches the opponent, resulting in a decrease in the power of the gun tip.

The breakage of the cork wedge can help the spring to share a lot of reaction force (somewhat similar to the fracture effect of the hollow oak lance), giving the cavalryman more protection. As for why use the inverted triangle cork wedges? The wedge made of cork is easy to break, and the inverted triangle shape makes it easier to install and pull out the broken part.

During combat, the cavalry can carry a bag of inverted cork wedges. After a round of charge, the cavalry can easily pull off the iron sleeve, pour out the broken part of the inverted triangle cork wedge (after all, the inverted triangle), and then quickly replace with a new inverted triangle cork wedge, you can continue Fight with a spring lance and launch a new round of charge. As long as you are skilled, replacing an inverted triangle cork wedge is still quick ...

The only trouble is how big this inverted triangular cork wedge is. Because the larger and thicker the cork wedges, the greater the recoil required for fracture. Although it can bring stronger initial damage, if the force required to break is too large, it is easy to hurt the cavalry. Therefore, this requires repeated experiments and arguments after going back, so that an accurate value is finally obtained. Then, in strict accordance with the specifications, we produced cork wedges and equipped the cavalry. Each round of the Lancer Charge will consume a cork wedge. However, it seems that cork needs to be imported from Portugal ...

Marin, who has come up with a solution, is very happy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ And Sigmund I also admired Marin's solution. Then, Siegmont proposed-let Marin help him train a 5,000-person wing cavalry, uniformly equipped with spring lances ...

Marin naturally promised. After all, in addition to the need for the support of the Polish wing cavalry in the future, Marin monopolized the spring steel technology. The Polish wing cavalry did not have the ability to produce springs for guns. In this way, his influence on the Polish wing cavalry is greater ...

So Marin left 50 instructors to help Siegmont I train the cavalry. And Siegmont I, directly recruiting the wing cavalry warriors from among the nobles, big and small, who attended the wedding ...

There are many non-eldest sons in these noble families who cannot inherit the title. Instead of letting them become wandering knights, it is better to join the king ’s wing cavalry, but they can also get some merit. Especially those non-eldest sons of the cavalier family, mixing with the king is almost the best choice. Therefore, the recruitment of 5,000 cavalry was very smooth. In this way, the first Polish wing cavalry team, with the financial support of the Jagiellon family and the technical support of Marin, began to form smoothly. However, unlike the original Polish wing cavalry, their weapons have changed-from ordinary spears to "high-tech" spring lances ...

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