How to train to make the cavalry invincible?
Zhao Yun glanced at the galloping cavalry and said calmly: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to make this cavalry invincible."
"Oh???" Liu Chan asked: "Teacher, please speak."
Zhao Yun is a famous general in the world, so he naturally has his own unique insights into how to train soldiers and horses. However, as a time traveler, Liu Chan's training of soldiers and horses is nothing more than a matter of paper.
"Your Majesty invented these equipment and weapons for cavalry;" Zhao Yun said with a smile: "As long as all cavalry are equipped with saddles, stirrups, sabers, and knight crossbows, and then through continuous training, this cavalry will naturally be invincible."
"Ah???"
Liu Chan was speechless. He originally thought that General Zhao had some unique training methods, but he didn't expect that this was what he said.
Who doesn’t understand this truth?
But Zhao Yun looked very serious, and Liu Chan could only smile and said: "Then please teacher, please hurry up and make these equipment, so that all the soldiers can be equipped with these equipment."
However, Zhao Yun said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I also want to speed up the production, but..."
"Is there any difficulty, teacher?" Liu Chan asked.
"Most of the equipment invented by His Majesty requires pig iron to be made of;" Zhao Yun sighed and said: "But Your Majesty is unwilling to inform the Prime Minister in advance that we are in urgent need of a large amount of pig iron."
As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Liu Chan seemed to understand what he meant.
"Teacher, but there is not enough pig iron?"
Zhao Yun nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the pig iron I applied to the Prime Minister before was used to make horseshoes, and stirrups and saddles for five hundred war horses..." As he spoke, he sighed: "There is not much pig iron left now.
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Don’t have much iron left?
Liu Chan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had previously proposed to the prime minister that he wanted to train these five thousand cavalry, and then asked him to prepare these cavalry weapons himself, so he applied for a lot of pig iron from the imperial court.
But——
Nowadays, the weapons used by normal cavalry are mainly swords. The original application for pig iron was based on the amount of swords required by the five thousand cavalry. However, Liu Chan is ingenious and needs to make a lot of new equipment. He needs a lot of pig iron now.<
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The bit of iron I applied for before has been almost used.
Also, pig iron in this era was a strategic resource. Whether it was Wei, Wu or Han Dynasty, the supervision of pig iron was very strict. Therefore, even the Han Emperor Liu Chan wanted to use pig iron, and he had to contact the prime minister and the imperial censor.
Go apply.
What should I do?
When Liu Chan was in trouble, Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, why not send the extra batch of horseshoes to the Prime Minister? If the Prime Minister sees these horseshoes, he will naturally be ecstatic, and I can talk to the Prime Minister again.
Request some pig iron."
Zhao Yun naturally knew that Liu Chan wanted to train this cavalry, and then let the prime minister know how powerful this cavalry is, and then inform the prime minister of these new equipment.
The purpose is simple.
He just wanted to impress the Prime Minister and make him think that he, the emperor, was still very smart. Although Liu Chan didn't say it directly, Zhao Yun felt that his guess must be right.
Anyway, he knew that Liu Chan had no intention of hiding it forever.
Because take horseshoes as an example, after making horseshoes for five thousand war horses, Liu Chan did not let the craftsmen stop there, but asked them to continue making them, saying that they would be used by the prime minister's cavalry later.
But——
Now Zhao Yun is really in a dilemma. He knows very well that if Liu Chan's cavalry is truly trained, its combat effectiveness will definitely be amazing, because their weapons and equipment are already ahead of any previous cavalry from Han, Wei, and Wu, even the nomads in the north.
The cavalry is also difficult to compete with.
In other words, the victory of Liu Chan's cavalry depends on their weapons and equipment.
It’s just that these five thousand cavalry are now equipped with not only all the new equipment, but also saddles and stirrups. As for the sabers and knights’ crossbows, only one hundred and eighty sets each have been made.
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"Your Majesty!" Zhao Yun naturally wanted to equip this cavalry with all the equipment quickly. Seeing Liu Chan in a daze, he smiled and said: "Anyway, your Majesty will give the horseshoes to the Prime Minister sooner or later. It is better to give them to the Prime Minister in advance, which can also improve the Prime Minister's performance."
The usage rate of war horses."
"Okay!" When Liu Chan heard this, he nodded immediately and said, "Then follow the teacher's wishes and send all the remaining horseshoes to the prime minister."
What Zhao Yun said is true. The purpose of the horseshoe was to increase the utilization rate of the Han cavalry, because with the horseshoe, the hoofs of the war horses would not be so easily damaged due to wear and tear.
His five thousand cavalry are Han cavalry, trained by the Prime Minister, and the cavalry led by Wei Yan and Zhang Bao in the Hetao area are also Han cavalry.
The horseshoes have been installed, and as the emperor of Han Dynasty, there is no need to hide them.
With Liu Chan's consent, Zhao Yun personally brought a cart of horseshoes to the Prime Minister's Mansion after coming out of the training ground to ask for a meeting with Zhuge Liang.
"Prime Minister!"
As soon as Zhao Yung entered the house, he smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Yun has sent something good to the prime minister today."
"Oh???" Zhuge Liang was surprised when he heard this and said, "What did Zilong give me?"
"Prime Minister, just follow me and take a look."
Zhao Yun dragged Zhuge Liang and walked out.
The front yard of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"What is this?" Zhuge Liang took a horseshoe and asked Zhao Yun with some confusion.
Zhao Yun did not answer directly, but asked the guards to bring his mount. Zhuge Liang was a little confused and wondered what the old general was selling.
Click, click, click.
Zhao Yun got on his horse, and then rode the horse for a walk in the yard. The horse didn't go very fast, but the crisp clatter of horse hooves could be heard.
"Prime Minister!"
Zhao Yun came to Zhuge Liang and asked with a smile: "Prime Minister, can you notice any difference?"
Zhuge Liang looked confused. He really didn't notice anything different.
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But at this moment, a woman's voice came from the corridor. The woman said with a smile: "The old general's horse has a different sound when it hits the ground. I guess there must be something wrong with the old general's horse's hooves."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but turn around to look.
They saw a plainly dressed middle-aged woman walking toward them with a smile on her face.
This woman is none other than Huang Yueying, the wife of Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Huang Yueying walked closer and looked at the horseshoe in Zhuge Liang's hand. Her eyes lit up and she said, "It turns out this is the thing causing trouble."
"What do you mean, madam?"
Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment and asked. Huang Yueying brought the horseshoe and said: "This thing is shaped like a crescent moon and is about the same size as a horse's hoof." After saying that, she looked at it carefully and said: "The old general's mount must have nailed this thing."<
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"Hahaha!" Zhao Yun turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "What Madam said is true, Yun's mount is indeed nailed with this thing. This is an object invented by your Majesty a few days ago, called a horseshoe;" Zhao Yun said, lifting the
He picked up the front hooves of his mount, pointed to the horseshoes on the horseshoes, and said: "Wearing horseshoes on the warhorse can not only protect the hooves of the warhorse, but also play an anti-slip role."
Listening to Zhao Yun's explanation, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying both looked at the horseshoes on the horses' hooves seriously.
This horseshoe is shaped like a half-moon. The bottom is not smooth, but has some textures. This is done to prevent slipping.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Zhuge Liang suddenly wondered: "Did your Majesty invent this thing again?"
"Exactly!" Zhao Yun's answer was very affirmative.
"No wonder -" Zhuge Liang said lightly: "No wonder His Majesty made an agreement with me the day before yesterday that he will use five thousand cavalry to challenge my ten thousand cavalry."
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Huang Yueying and Zhao Yun were stunned.
"Your Majesty challenges the Prime Minister?"
Zhao Yun asked in confusion, but Zhuge Liang nodded affirmatively: "His Majesty once said that in half a year, his five thousand cavalry will be better than my ten thousand cavalry."
"Hahaha!" At this time, Zhao Yun laughed loudly and said: "Prime Minister, if this is really the case, the Prime Minister will undoubtedly lose. Not to mention that your Majesty can defeat the Prime Minister's ten thousand cavalry with five thousand cavalry. In Yun's opinion, your Majesty only needs three
A thousand cavalry can defeat the prime minister's ten thousand cavalry."
The cavalry trained by Emperor Liu Chan, Zhao Yun now participates in almost the entire process.
He naturally knows very well the combat effectiveness of this cavalry after training.
Five thousand cavalry challenged 10,000 cavalry, and Liu Chan obviously took a big advantage.
"Do you really mean what the old general said?"
Zhuge Liang asked in shock. He didn't care when Liu Chan challenged him that day. After all, the emperor was now a young man in his twenties, training cavalry for the first time. As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
But now, Changshan Zhao Zilong, who has been a soldier all his life, actually said that Liu Chan only needed three thousand cavalry to defeat his ten thousand cavalry. Is this too exaggerated?
Zhao Yun nodded affirmatively.
Zhuge Liang still couldn't believe it, so he asked doubtfully: "Is it because your majesty's cavalry are all equipped with such horseshoes?"
It is known that Liu Chan challenged Zhuge Liang, and Zhao Yun now finally knows the reason why Liu Chan secretly prepared these weapons and equipment without directly giving these drawings to Zhuge Liang in advance.
Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Horseshoes are just one of them," he said with a smile, deliberately trying to hide the truth: "Since His Majesty and the Prime Minister have made an agreement, as for other reasons, please forgive Yun and not reveal the secret."
"However," Zhao Yun continued: "His Majesty asked Yun to send these horseshoes to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister can ask the craftsmen to make some. With the horseshoes, the service life of the horses will be extended."
Although it is just a small horseshoe, Zhuge Liang naturally knows how important this horseshoe is for the cavalry. Although the emperor is young, he still understands the priorities.
Do not dare to waste too much on horses without horseshoes, whether in training or combat, because the wear and tear of the horseshoes is too great.
Accepting the cart of horseshoes sent by Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun then said: "There are still horseshoes for two thousand horses in Yun Mansion. These are sent to the Prime Minister by Your Majesty. The Prime Minister can send people to Yun Mansion to get them for himself.
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"Thank you Zilong!"
"Prime Minister, you are not too polite." Zhao Yun waved his hand and said, "Prime Minister has a heavy responsibility. Yun is just doing his best according to His Majesty's will." After saying that, he said the purpose of his visit: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty, this time
The training of this cavalry and the weapons and equipment have been greatly improved, but the pig iron applied for previously has been used up."
As he spoke, Zhao Yun slightly bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang and said: "Please ask the Prime Minister to grant Yun some more pig iron. Yun promises that in half a year, the Prime Minister will see an invincible Han cavalry."
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