Emperor Liu Hong

Duan Jiong and the others don't care about the matter of protecting fine breeds. When they look at these hard-earned horses, they can't move.

Liu Hong knows that the status of sweat-blooded BMWs in the hearts of ancient men is similar to that of sports cars in later generations, and even more important.

No matter how stupid Liu Hong is about winning people's hearts, it is impossible for him not to know, so he said directly: "Duan Aiqing, I don't ride these horses very much, so it's a pity to let them go. Although there are not many of them, but It's enough to give you a few responsible points in the military aircraft department, so why don't you be polite, and pick one horse for each person?"

"Ah, Your Majesty, are these bloody horses really given to us?"

"Of course, these blood-sweat horses are wasted if I ride them. It's you generals who ride them to gallop across the battlefield. However, these horses are **. Be careful when you use them, so as not to affect their breeding."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. The last general will surely live up to His Majesty's high expectations." After speaking, Duan Jiong and Liu Fu began to step forward to pick horses.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor is located in the West Garden, and the Military Aircraft Office is in the Nangong, not a few steps away.So when everyone in the Military Aircraft Department heard that the emperor rewarded them with the hard-earned BMW that they had just obtained yesterday, they all ran over to pick the horse.

The Military Aircraft Department was in charge of only five of them, Duan Jiong, Zhang Huan, Huangfugui, Li Ying, and Liu Fu, but there were ten bloody horses, even if each of them took away one horse, Liu Hong would still have half of it left.

The five people finished picking the horse, but they didn't bring it back. They all knew that it was a horse, and it was used as a seed for future use.So they left all the horses in the Yuma Prison, and only waited for them to lead them when they were riding well.

Seeing that everyone had chosen their favorite horse, Liu Hong said: "Since all the generals are here, let's study the matter of the cavalry."

Everyone also felt that it was time to discuss cavalry.In the past, there was a shortage of horses, and it was impossible to set up a cavalry, but now it is different. Su Shuang has just sent [-] horses, plus the previous ones, there are almost [-] horses. A strong cavalry.

"Yes, now that we have horses, we need to form cavalry as soon as possible. After all, cavalry is not easy to train. It will take two years for them to form combat effectiveness, which is impossible."

After hearing Zhang Huan's words, the others also nodded in agreement.

"Does it take two years for the cavalry to form combat effectiveness?"

Seeing that Liu Hong thought it was taking too long, Duan Jiong hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, this is fast enough. If you hadn't made the high bridge saddle and double-sided stirrups, this time would have been extended a lot."

"Can't it be shortened?" Liu Hong was very impatient, wishing he could form cavalry immediately, sweep across the grassland, and snatch all those places.

"Your Majesty, the general knows that you are impatient. But our soldiers are different from those of the nomads. They grew up on horseback since they were young, and riding a horse has almost become an instinct. Our soldiers must go through a lot of practice. , to barely reach their level."

"Then it won't take two years?" Liu Hong was still quite skeptical, and said, "Horseback riding is just a matter of proficiency, and it's enough to reach a certain level. As long as the soldiers keep practicing, it shouldn't take much to reach this level." a long time."

"Your Majesty, how is it possible for us to train soldiers to ride horses non-stop. Even if people can bear it, horses can't bear it." Zhang Huan explained: "If a horse rides too many times, its hooves will wear out quickly. If If you don’t use it carefully, these horses will be scrapped before the cavalry can form an army.”

"The horse's hoof is worn out, why not put a horseshoe on it?" Liu Hong asked curiously.

"Horse shoeing? What is a horse shoe?" Now, everyone except Liu Hong was puzzled.

Liu Hong didn't know exactly when the horseshoe was invented, but once he heard what they said, he knew that it must not have been invented yet.

"Horseshoes are what I read from a book, which says that people wear shoes on their feet in order not to hurt their feet. The same is true for horseshoes. You can also put shoes on them and put them on to protect the hoof. So, after research, he made a horseshoe."

"It's a great way to put shoes on the horse's hoof." After admiring, Duan Jiong asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of horseshoe did that man invent?"

"In this way, everyone doesn't have an intuitive impression. It's better to call a blacksmith directly and let him slap a horseshoe directly."

It was quite fast to do business for the emperor. It didn't take long for someone to send a few freshly made horseshoes.

Several people came to look at this inconspicuous little thing, but Liu Fu asked directly: "Your Majesty, how to bring this thing to the horse."

"This is easy, just use small nails to nail it on, or how can it be called horseshoeing."

"With a nail, the horse won't hurt?" Liu Fu asked curiously.

"It shouldn't hurt." Liu Hong was not sure about this question, after all, he was not a horse, so he couldn't feel whether the horse hurt or not.But according to common sense, the horse should not hurt.But looking at the appearance of other people, they are also suspicious, but they are not ashamed to ask.So in order to dispel their worries, Liu Hong said directly: "If it hurts or not, just find a horse and try it out."

After hearing this sentence, the others nodded in agreement.

Horseshoeing is very simple. Even if it is the first time nailing, and you are not familiar with it, it doesn't take long to shoe the horse.At this time, Liu Fu got on the horse directly and rode it for a long circle.

"Your Majesty, the horse is the same as usual and should not hurt."

Now that the test is successful, everyone is relieved.With such a baby, Duan Jiong directly guarantees that he will train a powerful cavalry for the big man within one year.

"One year is not short. It seems that in order to ensure a continuous supply of cavalry in the future, I have to popularize equestrian training among the people as soon as possible." Thinking of this, Liu Hong made up his mind. Those horse betting, horse racing, polo games and so on have been started, and it is still possible to increase the interest of the people in equestrianism.

After making up his mind, Liu Hong began to ponder.There is no classification of cavalry in the Han Dynasty, just a kind of light cavalry.But he knew that there was another type of cavalry, which was heavy cavalry.

Although heavy cavalry has many shortcomings, it is an indisputable fact that heavy cavalry is good for charging.In ancient times, this thing was almost like a tank of later generations, so a batch of this thing also needed to be assembled.

The heavy cavalry first appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the most famous one was the Iron Buddha in the Kingdom of Jin during the Song Dynasty.Now this thing is a brand new concept, so as soon as Liu Hong mentioned it, everyone has a strong interest in him.

Heavy cavalry has strict requirements on horses, and they must be good horses.Otherwise, he would not be able to bear the burden. Even though Liu Hong now has a lot of horses, after selection, he only formed a heavy cavalry of 2000 men.

Compared with the heavy cavalry, the light cavalry is simpler. As long as enough manpower is recruited, a cavalry team of 2 people will be formed.

When the light cavalry formed an army, Liu Hong found Gongsun Zan and asked him to take charge of the cavalry with his hundred men.Originally Gongsun Zan was still young, Liu Hong didn't want to put him in such a high position directly.However, Liu Hong didn't have any suitable candidates in his hands, and considering that his Baima Yicong was so famous in history, he was put in charge.

After the formation of the light and heavy cavalry, there were still a lot of war horses left. After thinking about it, Liu Hong formed the chariot convoy that was popular in history.On the battlefield, with the addition of heavy crossbows and small steel cannons, it is definitely a sharp weapon.

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