My whole family traveled across time with an encyclopedia

This kind of praise is unnecessary. Thinking of a saddle, is it something to be proud of?Ning Qingxi was speechless.

However, she grew up being praised, and her family had an encouraging education. Ning Qingxi developed a confident character since she was a child. Of course, confidence is not arrogance, nor is it foolish self-righteousness.

Ning Changrong asked excitedly, "Daughter, can you get the saddle out? It was so hard for me just to learn to ride a horse. If a soldier learns to ride a horse and has to fight the enemy flexibly on the horse, it will definitely be even harder. Now we The cavalry in the Central Plains are all about the same and no one is better than the other, but if the Beiqiong people enter the pass, we will not be able to compare with each other in terms of cavalry."

"No matter how we practice, we are definitely different from the people who grew up on horses, so we can start with equipment to minimize the gap between the two sides."

Ning Qing nodded, and then looked up the appearance of the saddle in the encyclopedia in his mind.

"Found it, Dad, take me to see what Beiqionma looks like first."

Ning Changrong took the person and walked out.

The height of ancient horses in this time and space is somewhat different from their modern counterparts. Ning Qingxi needs to confirm again before he can draw a more suitable saddle and stirrups.

"That's it." Ning Qingxi took a notebook, looked at the horse a few times, scribbled in the notebook, then put away the notebook and said to Ning Changrong.

Wang Hanting, who was training in the military camp, walked over curiously.

"What are you doing, Xixi, have you come up with anything good again?"

Ning Qingxi smiled and said hello to the other party and nodded.

This time it was Wang Hanting's turn to be surprised. He just asked casually, but he really came up with something good?
"This is at?"

Ning Changrong explained, "Aren't we going to train a cavalry? I thought the horse would be slippery and difficult to sit on, so I told my daughter, and she came up with a solution."

Ning Changrong signaled Ning Qingxi to continue speaking.

Ning Qingxi showed Wang Hanting the simple shape of a saddle and stirrup that he had scribbled on paper.

While the other party was watching, she introduced him, and even Ning Changrong also leaned his head towards her.

"If you put this thing on the horse, you will have a fulcrum when sitting on the horse and you will not be in a hurry. It can reduce the force on the waist and back, and let the legs help. If you are fighting on the horse, there will be the help of the saddle. It can also better assist soldiers, prevent them from falling off their horses easily, and at the same time free up their hands better."

Wang Hanting's eyes became brighter and brighter, his breathing became rapid, and he held the drawing in his hand tightly as if he was holding a priceless treasure.

No, it's not as if this is a priceless treasure for a general.

The Han people's cavalry and archery have always been weak to the Beiqiong people, so the Beiqiong people can come and go like the wind and plunder at will without paying attention to them. When they heard the news and rushed there, the other party had already robbed and ran away. .

"Xixi, can this thing really be made? Is it really as useful as you say?" Chang Yuan assigned Wang Hanting the task of forming a cavalry. Wang Hanting was under great pressure and was thinking about how to form the cavalry as quickly as possible every day. A troop of cavalry.

To this end, he also found many horse herders to come to the military camp to teach the soldiers the habits of the horses, and to cultivate a tacit understanding by eating and living with the horses.

Everything else was fine, except that the step of riding a horse was difficult, and the soldiers might have broken their legs during practice.

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, the effects I mentioned are absolutely true. You will know if there are any effects after thinking about it for yourself."

According to the other party's description, Wang Hanting briefly thought about how the saddle would look like after putting it on the horse. He often rode a horse during marches and battles, but he didn't say how good his riding skills were.If he really had a saddle, maybe he could actually fight the Beiqiong people on horseback without falling behind.

"Okay! When can this saddle be made?"

Ning Qingxi estimated the time in his mind and replied: "It won't take long. If you are in a hurry, it can be done in one day." The craftsman workshop has enough manpower, so it is easy to just make a few sets.

"Great! Xixi, after you get it out, you must deliver it to Uncle Wang first. You have helped Uncle Wang a lot!" He turned around and pulled Ning Changrong, and said impatiently: "Let's go, let's go, Let’s go and report the good news to the general as soon as possible.”

Ning Changrong stopped him helplessly: "Brother Wang, we haven't done anything yet. It would be inappropriate to report to the general right away. Anyway, we can't wait long. We will wait until the real thing comes out tomorrow and we have tested it ourselves and it is indeed effective." How about reporting to the general?"

After thinking about it, Wang Hanting gave up grabbing Ning Changrong's arm. He patted his forehead and said, "Brother Changrong has thought carefully. Okay, then we will report to the general tomorrow."

"There's another thing," Ning Qingxi added, "I heard from my father that the damage rate of horses on the battlefield is very high, all because of the cracked hoofs, right?"

Both men nodded at the same time.

"Isn't there any protection under the horse's hooves?"

Ning Qingxi accidentally saw something else while searching for saddle information in the encyclopedia.

Wang Hanting scratched his head and wondered, "Do you need any protective measures for the horse's hooves?"

"We humans need to wear shoes, otherwise our feet will be worn down by stones. Horses also need to wear shoes, otherwise their hooves will be worn down by stones and they will no longer be able to fight."

"Horse? What shoes does the horse wear? How does the horse wear shoes? Can it still run with shoes on?" Wang Hanting looked confused.

Ning Qingxi quickly scribbled on her notebook with the charcoal pen.

She pointed to the shape she drew, "This thing is called a horseshoe. Nail it on the horse's shoe and it will not come into direct contact with stones when running. It will not break the horse's hoof. It is equivalent to the horse's shoe." ”

Wang Hanting had never heard that horses had to wear shoes, but everyone inside Ning Qingxi's whims knew that he did not dare to refute the other party's ideas easily.

"Okay, in that case, Na Xixi, let the craftsmen work together to build it. We will try it tomorrow. We will know if it works."

Ning Qingxi and Ning Changrong left the military camp. Ning Changrong solved a big problem. He has been thinking about this matter for the past few days and has not dealt with the political affairs. This time, Ning Qing will take care of the rest. In the west, he went to the Yamen to work, while Ning Qingxi went to the craftsman's workshop.

The new drawings she took out like this were usually made in the secret workshop of Taoyuan Village on the mountain.

Someone sent her to the foot of the mountain, and Ning Qingxi was taken to the secret workshop by taking the shortest road.

"Miss Ning is here. Have you come up with something to build?" Lu Ji said happily.

Ning Qingxi usually doesn't come here to wander around when she has nothing to do, mainly because it's too far and she's lazy.

Either Lu Cui asked her to verify whether the thing was successfully made, or she had something that needed to be made by the craftsman's workshop.