I am the empress, you still tell me to run away?

However, these are not important, the important thing is to bring Zhao Yuehan to see the finished product.

"Brother Lin, it's all here, can you tell me what the treasure you want to see is for?"

Zhao Yuehan walked aside and asked.

"It's nothing, it's just two treasures that solve the horse's hoof damage, consume too quickly and allow cavalry recruits to adapt to riding skills faster!"

Lin Xuan explained with a smile.

Horseshoes and saddles were listed by Lin Xuan as the first things that needed to be built when he arrived here to build Yaocheng and the arsenal.

After all, this is Yanzhou, and to the north is the Huan tribe in the grassland who will go south at any time.

At that time, the hospitable Huan tribe will definitely send him countless war horses. With war horses, he will definitely want to train an elite cavalry.

With the cavalry, the mobility of the Xiangzhou army will be greatly improved.

Why since ancient times, Wei State and Qian State have often been helpless to the various ministries of the grassland?

It's not that these elite tribes in the grassland just plundered on horseback. If they go to Yanzhou today, they may flee to Wei State tomorrow. There is no way to find them, and they can't chase them.

If things go on like this, those who consume national power will only be beaten.

Therefore, when he has cavalry, the effect is not the same.

You can enter the Dagan to plunder the states and counties, and I can also let the cavalry enter the grasslands, slaughtering tribes one by one, and they can even be more unscrupulous.

In addition, after the cavalry of the Xiangzhou Army are almost trained, will it be smoother to kill Chen Wang and others in the future?

Now, King Hunyu of the Suan nationality has presented 12000 war horses as a gift, and will probably give more in the future.

Surprisingly, Zhao Yuehan also sent 1500 horses.

There are war horses, but there are not many qualified cavalry.

The fundamental reason is that cavalry training is difficult, and the trainers are worried about the consumption of horseshoes.

It would be very ridiculous if the cavalry was trained and the horses were consumed later.

To use a modern analogy, it is like someone learning to drive a car, and the car has learned, but when it is time to use the car, it is very embarrassing to find that the car has been crashed.

Therefore, horseshoes and saddles are very important.

"General, is this really resolved?"

Takashi Aragaki, who has always been calm, was extremely excited.

You must know that the soldiers responsible for helping Lin Xuan train the cavalry are all his subordinates. They have complained more than once that the recruits do not know how to ride, do not love the horses, and are worried about the wear and tear of the horseshoes.

In addition, as the Imperial Army of Beiluo, each of them has a war horse, and these war horses are also their brothers.

After traveling long distances to Yanzhou, they were also worried about the wear and tear of these horses' hooves.

Unexpectedly, General Lin Xuan would solve it so quickly.

In addition, if it is really resolved, the brothers of the entire Beiluo Forbidden Army will express their gratitude to Lin Xuan.

"Here, here, just go in and have a look." Lin Xuan led a few people into the workshop, picked up the horseshoe on the stage in front of him and showed it to Zhao Yuehan, "This is it."

This……

Holding the horseshoe, Zhao Yuehan was puzzled.

Xin Yuanchong, Rao Shaoyuan, and Lu Xueyi also picked up a horseshoe each, and studied while watching.

Lu Xueyi is worthy of being a top student of the Imperial College with the title of "Northern Crouching Dragon". He quickly said, "Teacher, I understand!"

Zhao Yuehan glanced at the horseshoe again, and looked at Lin Xuan's student.

Xin Yuanchong, Rao Shaoyuan and others also looked over.

Lu Xueyi said: "When people wear shoes, their feet are not easy to be injured. Although war horses have hooves, there is always wear and tear. But if you put shoes on war horses, wouldn't it be easy to get hurt? The teacher made this one The treasure is the shoes of the war horse!"

It turned out to be the case.

Several people looked at each other, more and more surprised.

Zhao Yuehan's heart brightened. When this horseshoe was promoted, the generals would not have to worry about preparing horses every year, and the horses in service could be used for a longer period of time.

In a sense, the large cavalry can also become stronger because of this!

What a treasure!

Lu Xueyi added: "It's just that the students haven't figured out how to make the horse wear shoes."

Indeed, how can such a thin piece of horseshoe be the shoe of a war horse, and how can it be worn?

Everyone looked at Lin Xuan one after another, expecting Lin Xuan's answer.

Lin Xuan smiled: "Lu Xueyi is right. This treasure is called a horseshoe, or a horseshoe. It can be nailed to the horse's iron to protect the horse's hoof."

"In addition, this horseshoe can also make the horse grip the ground more firmly, which is very beneficial for riding and driving."

"In addition, horseshoes can also be used on animals such as mules."

"If one day the horseshoe breaks, just rebuild a pair and replace it with a new one."

Chapter 133 Saddles and Stirrups

Nailed to a horseshoe?

Although it needs to be nailed, how can it be nailed?

Lin Xuan saw everyone's doubts, and led them to the horseshoeing workshop, where there was a strange smell.

Considering the prudence of the Beiluo Forbidden Army, Lin Xuan did not allow the 500 Beiluo Forbidden Army to be shoed first, but the 3000 horses that had just been formed into cavalry came here one by one to be shoed here.

After all, at this stage, his arsenal can produce relatively little iron, and it will take some time before it can be supplied on a large scale.

Secondly, there are relatively few craftsmen who nail horseshoes, and newcomers are all in training.

What's more troublesome is that when the horseshoeing work started, several craftsmen were kicked by the horse and seriously injured, and even an older one died directly.

The news spread, resulting in fewer artisans willing to take over the horseshoeing work.

As a last resort, Lin Xuan could only temporarily increase the benefits of the horse shoe craftsmen to stabilize the situation.

Clinking in the workshop, the skilled craftsman shoed the four hooves of a war horse in a few strokes. The horse shoed came out and took a few steps. At first, it seemed a little uncomfortable, but after a few steps, it I am in a happy mood, and I look like I'm going to be happy.

It can be seen that whether it is a person or a war horse, they are very happy when they put on new shoes.

"This……"

The eyes of Takashi Aigaki and Yu Ran, two lieutenants of the Beiluo Forbidden Army, immediately lit up.

You know, as a member of the Northern Luo Imperial Army, no one knows the importance of a horse's hoof better than them.

In many cases, it was not the cavalry in their army that limited the combat power of the Beiluo Forbidden Army, but the war horses.

The battle legends of rushing eight hundred miles day and night rely on cavalry.

However, if they really run like this, it doesn't take a few battles, maybe after one battle, all the cavalry will have to be scrapped.

Because there are no horses to ride.

What kind of cavalry are cavalry without horses?

Now, with this horseshoe, everything is different.

In a battle that ran for eight hundred miles, as long as there were enough horses, they could continue to rotate and fight continuously until the physical strength of the people and the horses was exhausted.

Fighting like this is the real fighting!

Aragaki Takashi couldn't help getting close to the horseshoeed horse, stroking the horse up and down, just like looking at his new wife, his eyes were full of love.

At this moment, Zhao Yuehan couldn't help being moved when he looked at the war horse in front of him.

For a long time, Dagan has been very passive in the face of the invasion of the grassland.

Even if the Beiluo Forbidden Army was used occasionally, the opponent ran away as soon as the Beiluo Forbidden Army arrived.

Worried about the wear and tear of the horses and hooves, the Beiluo Imperial Army couldn't keep chasing them, so they were very aggrieved.

Now, with this horseshoe, it is completely possible to prepare a cavalry, enter the grassland with fifteen days of dry food, and make a circuitous attack of thousands of miles.

But if you encounter any tribes in the grassland, you will kill them, completely attacking the roots of the grassland, and preventing future troubles.

As for Chu State, Wei State, and Yu State, can they attack in all directions before they discover the horseshoe, and even unify the world?

Thinking of the goal of unifying the world, Zhao Yuehan felt a little excited.

However, the current national strengths of Wei, Chu, and Yu are relatively strong. If one of them is really destroyed, a little delay may cause a situation of siege by the three countries.

At this time, it is very important to control the war, especially if one of the battles is dragged into a stalemate, it will be a disaster for Dagan.

If you only have horseshoes, you have to think about it in the long run.

At this stage, the horseshoe will be promoted first.

In addition, some newly discovered iron ores in Dagan should also increase mining efforts.

"General, where is the treasure that can quickly let recruits ride horses?"

Takashi Aragaki couldn't wait to see the second one.

The same goes for Yu Ran, Rao Shaoyuan, and Lu Xueyi.

Zhao Yuehan's expression remained calm.

However, she had secretly decided that it was a very correct choice for Lin Xuan to be stationed in the Xiangzhou Army.

"This way!"

Lin Xuan brought several people to the second workshop.

Unlike the previous blacksmithing workshop, there are flying sawdust everywhere.

In addition, there is an extremely weird leather smell in the air, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

Ok……

Well, he was probably the one who didn't get used to the smell.

Lin Xuan glanced at the crowd, but did not show any discomfort.

"This is a saddle, which is what I call a treasure that allows recruits to quickly master riding skills."

saddle?

Everyone looked ahead.

I saw some carpenters processing wood, whittling wood into a seat, stuffing it with soft stuff, and then wrapping it with leather, with the shape protruding front and back.

This?

Several people looked a little puzzled.

However, they soon saw a war horse with horseshoes brought over, put a saddle on it, and immediately put stirrups on it, everyone understood.

"It turned out to be so!"

The lieutenant of the Beiluo Forbidden Army looked at the saddle and let out an exclamation.

He walked over, stroking the saddle, as if he was stroking a beautiful woman.

"With this saddle, the soldiers will be able to sit more stably on the horse without worrying about falling off, and they don't have to clamp the horse's belly with their legs all the time. On the contrary, it will be more comfortable and labor-saving, allowing us to fight longer!"

"When fighting, with this saddle, we will be able to use swords, spears, hacks, assassins, and parries as we like, without worrying about the risk of falling off the horse."

Under the influence of this colleague, Lieutenant Takaya Aragaki of the Beiluo Imperial Army walked over, staring at the saddle in front of him with bright eyes, and at this moment, he fantasized about riding a horse with a saddle and a horseshoe galloping on the battlefield.

Soon, his attention was drawn to the stirrup.

"General, what is this?"

"Stirrup." Lin Xuan replied with a smile, "As for the function, I believe I don't need to talk about it."

Takashi Aragaki wants to say that Yuran has already taken the lead in explaining: "This stirrup is a further step to allow people to ride safely on the horse. When riding a horse, we often have no focus on our feet, so that people cannot fight with all their strength. , but with this stirrup, it will complement the saddle and make people more stable on the horse!"

Rao Shaoyuan and Lu Xueyi admired him even more. How did the teacher do it?

When Zhao Yuehan saw this set of horseshoes, saddles, and stirrups, what he thought of was whether the Beiluo Imperial Army could be doubled in size?

In this way, half of the cavalry can be left to guard Beiluo, the capital of heaven, and the other half can be pulled out to fight on the grasslands, Wei, Chu, and Yu. Another batch, keep fighting!

This, seems to work!