At the forefront of the parade was Dai Yun. The armor she wore was brand new. Although Dai Yun had always insisted on practicing martial arts and had been running around in the military, becoming a wife and a mother had inevitably changed her figure forever. And Ye Tao would naturally not overlook this change. When Dai Yun, as the chief officer of the parade, was to appear before everyone in armor, Ye Tao redesigned it for her. The new armor didn't use as many stamping techniques to make the armor plates and then polish them like Dai Yun's armor back then. At that time, stamping was still a very advanced technique, but now, stamping has become too common, even a relatively crude technique. When crafting armor for the "Matriarch" Dai Yun, the artisans were not very fond of stamping techniques. And the armor that Ye Tao began to design after communicating with the artisans became the best place for the artisans to show off their skills.

The shoulder armor, forged as a whole, presented a triangular shape both in the front and back, extending to the abdomen in the front and to the waist in the back. Strips of armor plates of various shapes were connected on both sides, with a certain amount of overlap between them, providing both protective properties not inferior to a fully formed piece and very good ventilation and heat dissipation. The layers of overlapping, elastic armor plates themselves had a very good effect of removing impact force, which was much lighter than filling the original double-layer armor with a flexible layer, but was more effective in combating blunt weapons and projectiles. The original armor did a good job in ensuring the flexibility of the knight's forward bending and chest-up movements, but lateral bending movements were hindered. The new armor was better in this regard. Although it was impossible to have no hindrance, knights who used swords, especially those officers, would move very smoothly when bending over to stab. The waist armor and leg armor were also like this, with the rigid parts formed as a whole and the flexible parts composed of armor plates complementing each other, providing excellent protection, flexibility, and lightness and coolness, minimizing the stuffiness of wearing armor.

However, since this set of armor was designed specifically for Dai Yun, considering aesthetics and Dai Yun's actual use, the tradition of integrating water bags and drinking tubes into the armor, as Yun Province armor did, was not continued. After all, to let Dai Yun be stuck in armor for a long time without being able to drink water, unable to access the water bag on the horse's saddle... this situation seemed too unlikely to everyone. Also because of aesthetic considerations, Dai Yun's helmet was no longer the full-coverage style with a visor, but more like a beautiful hat with helmet functions. The entire armor making process was quite repetitive, especially since each armor plate had to be formed separately. After the production was completed, the entire surface that had been formed as a whole was polished, and the patterns on it were all carved and made by Ye Tao himself. The patches of cloud patterns made the armor seem like exquisite works of art, without a trace of worldliness.

When this set of armor was completed, Dai Yun was naturally overjoyed. This woman, whose frown could make many officers uneasy, was now, after all, a wife and mother, and the gentleness and love of beauty in her heart had never faded because of the responsibilities she had shouldered. Dai Yun liked this armor so much that she couldn't wait to wear it all the time. And the outstanding design of this set of armor also made the generals of Yun Province yearn for it. The camp commanders of the main battle camps in Yun Province could customize their armor, but after the first set of armor, they had to pay for any additional armor themselves. However, being able to become the commander of thousands of people, enjoying high salaries and high combat allowances, officers were a relatively wealthy class. And among the camp commander-level officers, the atmosphere of collecting armor and weapons and competing with each other was still very strong. Everyone had always been changing armor set by set, enjoying it. It was conceivable that this new style of armor would become a trend among Yun Province officers in the future.

When Dai Yun, wearing such a bright and practical armor, issued orders on the small square, leading one camp after another to march neatly onto the central avenue, Gao Senqi sighed faintly. He roughly explained the function of this armor, but focused more on explaining the difficulty of this armor. Since the Western Route Army was fully preparing for war, investing a lot of manpower and material resources into the study of Yun Province and into the production and manufacture of military equipment, Gao Senqi also knew a lot about this kind of technical thing. At a glance, he could see that this kind of armor could allow knights to preserve their physical strength better, allow them to move more flexibly, and have stronger combat effectiveness without reducing protection. And this kind of armor, with the current technical strength of Northern Liao, was probably impossible to create. Fortunately, the cost of this armor was not low, and even Yun Province probably could not afford to equip the entire army with it, at most it would only be for the officers.

"Behind Dai Yun is the Imperial Guard Cavalry Camp..." Shaking his head, shaking off some reverie, Gao Senqi explained: "The Imperial Guard Cavalry Camp rarely participates in combat, and now it is mainly used as a ceremonial unit. But in fact, the Imperial Guard Cavalry Camp is not that simple. The soldiers of the Imperial Guard Cavalry and Imperial Guard Infantry camps are carefully selected. There are no recruits. They are all veterans who have served in the various armies for at least one year. And whether it is daily training, supplies, or equipment, they are given priority. The armor they are wearing now is too ostentatious. It is estimated that it will not work in combat, but once they put on the same equipment as the other cavalry camps, it is estimated that the combat power of such a camp is above two camps of ordinary Tieyun Cavalry."

"The Imperial Guard Infantry Camp that follows is probably not much stronger than ordinary infantry camps. After all, even if the infantry is strong, the regular army against the regular army is still a consuming force. But the Imperial Guard Infantry Camp can be used as both light infantry and heavy infantry at the same time. Just change the equipment. Moreover, everyone can draw a bow, and at least half of them are proficient in operating heavy machinery. As for the fact that every infantry camp in Yun Province can ride a horse, I think you know..." Speaking of this, Gao Senqi couldn't help but sigh. And Jiang Yan didn't know how to react. In Chunnan, cavalry was such an important and precious type of soldier, but in the north, for Yun Province, Benlang Plain, Zhenzhou and the northern grasslands, cavalry was not valuable at all. Everyone could ride a horse, and there were many who could ride and shoot. All the infantry camps in Yun Province could fight on horseback when needed. Although the tactical movements might be a little rusty, the combat power would not be much worse.

"Look at the back, there is nothing to say about the Tieyun Cavalry and Jingyun Cavalry. They are both main battle camps. ... Now here comes the mixed formation of the Shuanglang and Yinyi armies. These professional scout teams have made the Northern Liao patrol teams miserable in recent years. Don't look at them wearing leather armor. It's not ordinary leather armor. It's lined with wire mesh and silk, which ordinary arrows can't penetrate. All the equipment of the scouts of these two armies has been specially designed, including the horse gear and the tools for field activities, grain bags, and water bags. The whole set is half as light as the cavalry equipment of the Tieyun and Jingyun cavalry. Even if they are equipped with the same horses, ordinary cavalry can't run past them, and the horses of these two armies are especially fast. Not only that, these two armies are extremely slippery. They never fight battles they can't win, and they don't fight battles that will cause great losses even if they win. The Northern Liao border has been entangled with them for several years. Only the Feihu Army ambushed them once. The rest of the time, the best situation is that both sides have losses. Now it's even worse. They often come out with a small team with an airship on top. It's almost impossible to ambush them or intercept them. ... At least this is the case when the weather is good."

"The heavy equipment camp is here... Mr. Jiang should be more familiar with this than I am. After all, Chunnan has also obtained a lot of crossbow cannons and kerosene bombs from Dongping. However, they didn't bring out the big guys this time. These are all normal models of crossbow cannons. Now, the longest range crossbow cannons made by the Ye Clan Workshop can probably hit two thousand five hundred paces, using the gliding bombs used in Xiling. It's just that I don't know how they did it, but they are much more accurate than before. In fact, whether the range of two thousand five hundred paces is accurate or not doesn't matter at all. It's not used to hit people at all. It's better to scare people."

"Airships... sigh... airships..." Gao Senqi helplessly looked up at the airship group flying in the air. And on this issue, Jiang Yan had the same feelings as him.

When a team of simple carriages passed by, Jiang Yan asked suspiciously: "Is this also an army? Is it a logistics camp?"

Gao Senqi said lightly: "Yes... you are not a person who leads troops, so you don't know how terrible this logistics camp is. When the Yun Province army moves, their various consumptions are very alarming, but the logistics camp can always keep up with the supply. The logistics camp is not only strong in its own transportation capacity and escort capacity, but also stronger in that almost every team, and even every soldier, has the ability to calculate, can make full use of the resources of the logistics camp, and can also coordinate merchant groups and other civilian transportation forces to serve the battle. It is simple to train a reckless man into a warrior, but teaching thousands of people how to count and how to coordinate management, probably no one has this ability except Ye Tao and the monster Suo Zheng. ... Not to mention how powerful these soldiers and non-commissioned officers and officers are, almost when these people retire, there will be a bunch of merchant groups chasing after them to hire them. And in this way, in fact, once a battle breaks out, it is even easier for the logistics camp to obtain support."

"There's nothing good to see behind. The Veterans Camp is a very interesting unit, but they are all too young, and it is clear that the best of them hope to enter the main battle camp. Such a unit is very good at fighting wind battles, and it is also easy to escort supplies. It is a bit troublesome to really fight hard. Then the allied forces of the various tribes of Benlang Plain are the opposite. Most of them are veterans, and they have enough experience, but the explosiveness and toughness are not as good as those of the soldiers in their prime. There are also the cavalry of the northern tribes behind. I don't know much about them, but it will take one or two years to train this group of people..."

When the tribal cavalry passed by one after another, the parade also came to an end. The entire ceremony came to an end, and after that, there was a grand banquet. When the cheers subsided, Gao Senqi and Jiang Yan both had a strange feeling in their hearts. At this time, Jiang Yan suddenly said: "Brother Gao, are you not going to the Governor's Mansion banquet tonight?"

Gao Senqi's identity was indeed a bit too sensitive, but what kind of person was Gao Senqi, and what was his relationship with Yun Province? He smiled and said, "I wasn't going to go. I was afraid that if I showed up like this, Ye Tao would have a hard time. It is estimated that there would be a pile of impeachments, saying that he colluded with the enemy Northern Liao or something. But today he can be considered to have shown off enough. I have to go. By the way, I can also meet the people from the Tan family."