The wagons could also carry supplies and provisions.
The wagon-camp method was highly beneficial to the soldiers' survival.
This was especially true for recruits. Having something to rely on psychologically on the battlefield was an enormous advantage.
When defending a city, recruits could display nearly half the combat strength of veteran soldiers.
But in field battles, recruits often displayed negative combat strength—they held everyone back, not only failing to win.
They could even collapse from fear and cause the veteran soldiers to collapse with them... This happened often.
When cavalry circled in search of an opening, they would often look for formations of recruits and choose them as their point of breakthrough.
With wagons surrounding them, recruits could rely on the wagons and bring out fifty percent of their combat strength.
Wenren Sheng therefore summoned the Zhang family's blacksmiths and carpenters to build wagons.
After all, this was You Province.
You Province was largely plains, where cavalry reigned supreme.
They used timber and iron to make wagons, as well as throwing javelins and flying axes.
As for bows and crossbows, they were far too difficult.
Making a good bow took two or three years or more.
The craftsmanship required for crossbows was even more demanding.
But throwing spears could be made in great quantities in just half a day.
They could also be recovered and reused.
Though they required more effort to wield, they were better suited to recruits. Everyone simply had to throw together.
Under Wenren Sheng's guidance, the carpentry and blacksmithing workshops of Zhang Family Manor worked together and first produced ten wagons.
Fifty men, five to a wagon.
At first, they trained in pushing and pulling the wagons, rapidly lining them up and linking them into a circle.
Though crude, this allowed the soldiers to quickly become