Chapter 24 The artifact is in the world, galloping on the battlefield, invincible
Chapter 24: The artifact appears in the world, galloping on the battlefield, invincible
Chenliu County, Yamen Office.
Now, Cao Cao has identified the thieves who robbed the Cao family's motorcade.
Indeed, it was not sent by Tao Qian, the Mu of Xuzhou. It was more of a temporary decision and a temporary motive.
After looting and killing, most of them took refuge with Yuan Shu, which illustrates the problem...
certainly.
Tao Qian couldn't completely ignore this.
After all, it was the Cao family's convoy that was killed in his Xuzhou territory, or his old subordinate from Tao Xuzhou...
For this reason, Tao Qian sent three waves of envoys to Chen Liu to explain, and even proposed to bury the Cao family members generously and pay a large amount of gold to understand the matter. Cao Cao ignored this at all.
On the contrary, his father Cao Song often wanted to thank his benefactor, and even asked in detail about his benefactor's identity and residence, and would visit him and kneel down to thank him!
Cao Cao only said that the time had not come yet and asked his father to wait peacefully.
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"Mengde!"
On this day, the government affairs had just begun when Xiahou Dun's roaring voice was heard.
It seems that today, he is very excited.
"This object brought by Zixiao (Cao Ren) is truly a divine weapon!"
As he spoke, Xiahou Dun held up an iron pedal and showed it to all the civil servants and generals in the government office.
Cao Cao looked carefully and saw that this was the wine shop he and Cao Ren visited a few days ago.
Quietly asked Cao Ren to pick up the iron tool from the blacksmith shop?
It seems like the name is "Iron Stirrup"?
Cao Cao especially remembered that on that day, he specially ordered Cao Ren.
After coming back, let Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan try this iron tool to see how it is used?
After all, it is an object designed by Yi Xiaotian. If it is not kept intact, it will have miraculous effects.
Originally, Cao Cao cared about this matter.
Unexpectedly, the Cao family's motorcade was robbed, causing trouble. Cao Cao focused entirely on the safety of his father, Cao Song...
If Xiahou Dun hadn't brought it up today, Cao Cao would have probably forgotten it.
"Yuan Rang? The magic weapon you talk about? Is it this iron stirrup?"
Cao Cao asked...
"So? This artifact is called an iron stirrup?"
Xiahou Dun stood up and seemed to be extremely excited because he learned the name of this iron stirrup. "Mengde, you don't know what this thing can bring to our cavalry."
What he said here was stern...
The civil servants and generals in the government office looked confused.
They don't seem to know yet, what is this thing for?
Speaking of which, it's just an iron rope strung horizontally with iron plates on both ends? Call it a weapon, it's too clumsy. Call it equipment? Which part does this thing protect? That's it? It can be called it
Artifact?
For a moment, everyone looked at each other with questions on their faces.
"Yuan Rang, let's not talk about the cavalry. First, please tell me how to use this iron thing?"
Cao Hong on the side couldn't help but ask...
Xiahou Dun had a bad temper, while Cao Hong was impatient.
He didn't know anything about a new gadget, but he didn't want to listen to Xiahou Dun's nonsense.
"Zi Lian (Cao Hong), don't panic."
Xia Houyuan on the side also stood up.
This iron stirrup was tested by him and Xiahou Dun together. Xiahou Yuan knew its effect best.
"Just an explanation? I'm afraid the explanation is not clear." Xia Houyuan pointed to the iron stirrup, and then pointed to the school field outside the government office. "Well, bring a horse over here, and I will get on the horse and give it a try. You will know it as soon as you see it.
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Xiahou Dun nodded repeatedly. He was not good at words and was thinking about how to explain.
Fortunately, Xia Houyuan came to the rescue...
This is good, let’s give it a try in the school field.
"Come here, get your horses quickly!" Cao Cao ordered, leading everyone in a hurry towards the school grounds outside the gate.
In fact, he is more curious than everyone else.
This is an artifact designed by Yi Xiaotian.
Reminiscent of Yi Xiaotian's plan to make a fool of himself, with pearls and jade at the forefront, there must be something magical about this iron stirrup?
However, where is this magical place that Xiahou Dun calls an artifact?
Cao Cao was extremely curious for a moment.
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"Whoosh..."
"Whoosh..."
"Whoosh..."
Three crisp beeps…
The three arrows drew a beautiful straight line in the air, and then they were inserted into the center of the target as if they were cutting through the sky.
The arrows are as sharp as the dawn, and the arrows are in vain...
call out…
It was a cry of surprise, and everyone took a breath.
For a moment, the entire school fell into indescribable shock!
Everyone looked at the saddle target in disbelief, at the three arrows that were trembling...
Da da da.
Horse hooves rumbled, and a majestic general rode up. He was Xia Houyuan who had just shot three arrows...
Xia Houyuan was very good at bow and horse, and his ability in riding and shooting was unrivaled by anyone in Cao's camp.
Logically speaking, even if the three arrows hit the bull's-eye, it was amazing, but to him, it was just a routine operation, and it definitely shouldn't cause the slightest disturbance...
But this time, his three arrows shocked everyone.
As for the reason, this time he was riding and shooting from a hundred steps away.
Far...too far!
Hitting a saddle target a hundred paces away? Or shooting from a mount...
If it were a flat shot, it might be possible for someone with infinite strength to reach this distance.
But shooting from a horse is much more difficult than shooting from a flat position. On horseback, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to be able to shoot an arrow a hundred paces...
As for the reason, everyone who rides a horse knows it.
When galloping on a horse, the whole body relies on the legs under the horse to clamp the horse's belly to support the whole body...
In other words, the point of contact between the lower step and the horse's back is the only point of support for the knight on the horse.
One support point simply cannot support all the strength of the knight...
The knight must not only control the balance of the body, but also bend the bow and draw the arrow.
It is not easy to exert 50% of the original strength.
For this reason, in the process of riding and shooting, those who can shoot sixty steps are already outstanding enough;
Those who can shoot at seventy paces can be said to be the best mounted archers in the military camp;
If someone can shoot eighty steps, unless they are the Qiang, Xianbei, Wuhuan people who have lived on horseback since childhood... at least, no Han people can do it.
But now, while Xia Houyuan was riding and shooting, he bent his bow and set an arrow, and at a distance of a hundred steps, three arrows hit the target!
This power and accuracy are unprecedented and unparalleled, and can't help but shock people.
"Good arrow!"
Cao Hong shouted, with great admiration in his heart.
Let alone a hundred steps, he could barely reach it at sixty steps.
The other generals all shouted, "Good arrows!"
Only Cao Cao and Xun Yu opened his eyes, and a flash of light flashed out of them.
Because, in addition to noticing Xia Houyuan's miraculous bow and horse skills, they both noticed one thing...
When riding and shooting, Xia Houyuan's feet stood on the iron stirrups.
It seemed that the iron stirrups were like flat ground, giving Xia Houyuan enough support.
Cao Cao and Xun Yu understood at that time that the function of iron stirrups was actually this——
——Help the knight obtain two other support points besides the lower step, so that the knight's power can be used to the greatest extent.
this…
"Sacred weapon, it is indeed a sacred weapon!"
Cao Cao didn't understand the principle of stability of a triangle, and he even didn't understand how this little iron stirrup could support his whole body on a horse.
But even so, he couldn't help but call out the word "artifact" repeatedly, his eyes widened in vain, and his expression was very exaggerated.
No wonder...
During the Three Kingdoms period, let alone iron stirrups, there were not even cloth stirrups.
Cavalry charges often require more strength to be dispersed to maintain the balance and stability of the body. However, the strength of the human body is only so much. If it is scattered on balance, then the strength of wielding a halberd, bending a bow and setting an arrow will be weaker!
This is the difficulty and insurmountable weakness of building a cavalry formation...
However, such a difficulty and pain point that plagued the development of cavalry was easily solved by this small iron stirrup.
On a war horse?
Should we choose balance? Or choose strength?
Haha, children only take multiple choice questions, of course adults take all of them.
When I think of this...
Cao Cao's heart became filled with passion. No one knew better than him what this meant...
Perhaps, because of Yi Xiaotian's inconspicuous invention of the "iron stirrup", the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's cavalry troops can increase exponentially. From then on, they can gallop on the battlefield with a look of disdain!
