However, just when Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu and Cao Zhen, leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, were preparing to directly defeat the main force of Liu Bei's army in one fell swoop - finally, Liu Bei's main infantry led by Zhuge Liang crossed the danger and came back.
When the soldiers are sure to win, Zhuge Liang will definitely inspire the army.
After several impassioned speeches, and taking advantage of the favorable terrain, Liu Bei's army won an unprecedented victory in half a month of fighting with Cao's army.
However, because Cao's army's combat effectiveness was not overwhelming, a small victory did not cause a serious blow to Cao's army's strength.
There was only one thing that satisfied Zhuge Liang.
——War horse.
In this battle, Zhuge Liang finally relied on various calculations to successfully capture nearly a hundred war horses mounted by Cao Jun's tigers and leopards.
Based on this alone, Zhuge Liang felt that even if he won a tragic victory, his situation would be far from the worrying situation it was yesterday.
"military adviser!"
"Strategist! Sure enough, the strategist is back!"
After the war, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei excitedly led the team to meet Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others on the hillside.
Huang Zhong, on the other hand, led his team to analyze the captured horses in detail according to Zhuge Liang's instructions.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei were obviously a little overwhelmed before, but after meeting Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, their beliefs were greatly strengthened.
"Well - thank you all for your hard work during this period - but it is a pity that we failed to capture Dingjun Mountain. Cao Jun seemed to have expected it. This... was my mistake."
Zhuge Liang is not an arrogant person. If he made a mistake and failed to complete his plan, he would personally apologize to everyone.
"Oh, Kong Ming, look at you, this is not your fault, it can only be blamed on Cao Jun being too cunning! Today we met Yide, fought back from a desperate position, and repelled Cao Jun. As the saying goes, if we are not able to survive in peace, we will not be able to defeat the army.
We still have a chance to compete with Cao Jun!"
Liu Bei jumped out at this time, relaxed the atmosphere, and exchanged greetings with Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and others. He was really confused and worried.
However, Zhuge Liang seemed to have forgotten something because of the joy of this short-term victory. Time was tight, and the report from Huang Zhong quickly attracted Zhuge Liang's attention, making him forget about his primary goal of returning to the army.
"Strategic Advisor! It's just as you expected! Xia Houyuan had been wary of us in every possible way to capture their war horses because the other party's horses had other tricks!"
Huang Zhong came excitedly, his white beard fluttering in the wind, looking very cool.
Upon hearing Huang Zhong shouting like this, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, who had been unconscious before, came towards Zhuge Liang in confusion.
"Military advisor, Old General Huang, what exactly is the fame you are talking about?"
Even Huo Jun was a little curious now.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhuge Liang chuckled and asked Huang Zhong to quickly bring the captured war horse to him.
Following a commotion, several tall and well-armed war horses were led to the crowd.
The stature of this war horse alone formed a sharp contrast with our own war horses that could be seen everywhere in the camp.
Zhang Fei compared Cao Jun's horses and then looked at his own shabby horses, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
"Military advisor... what you are saying is that Cao Jun's horses are stronger and more powerful than ours? If so, there is really nothing to say - I, Zhang Fei, have been leading this group of brothers and have never been afraid.
Compared with Cao Jun's cavalry, the gap in this aspect alone is not worth mentioning!"
"General Yide, I know that you lead troops well, and I have never questioned the strength of you and Zilong, but just wait and see——"
Zhuge Liang and Huang Zhong looked at each other, and Huang Zhong quickly sent someone to lift the horse's front legs.
At first glance, there were not many doubts, but soon, under Huang Zhong's guidance, everyone's eyes focused on the front hooves of the war horse.
Zhuge Liang's eyes became sharp. Probably out of instinct, he noticed the abnormality of the half-moon-shaped iron piece on the horse's hoof at the first sight.
Then Zhuge Lian said to the generals:
"You may not have realized it before - but I realized that General Yide's defeat in the first battle with Cao Jun was really unexpected -"
"Although this matter was due to Yide going deep alone and being ambushed by Cao Jun, after asking many cavalrymen who survived that battle, they all said that Cao Jun's horses were surprisingly fast, so I followed him.
This is Cao Jun’s war horse.”
"Look at this horse's hooves and feet -"
"General Han Sheng, have any of Cao's soldiers told the truth?"
In order to confirm his conjecture, Zhuge Liang asked Huang Zhongdao.
Huang Zhong shook his head:
"The captured Cao soldiers were very tight-lipped. However, during the battle, I heard someone in Cao's formation shouting - saying that this thing is called a horseshoe. They must keep it a secret no matter what. It seems that the other party has done their best.
Don’t let our army know his true appearance.”
"horseshoe?"
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei both said in confusion.
"as expected…"
Zhuge Liang walked leisurely in front of the horse. He didn't care about the mud on the horse's feet. He gently turned it over with his hands and kept beating it. Of course, his eyes were not focused on just one place. Under his instructions,
The soldiers under his command intend to release some of the captured war horses——
In front of everyone's eyes, the horse seemed to be out of common sense, without soldiers on it, and in addition, it had removed its heavy armor. On the flat ground, its figure flashed past like light and lightning.
This speed has already exceeded everyone's expectations.
All the generals, including Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, were surprised by this speed.
Only Zhuge Liang slowly closed his eyes——
Da da da da——
When the horse's hooves hit the ground, the weird but crisp sound stimulated his eardrums and stimulated his thinking.
Suddenly, with a flash of inspiration, Zhuge Liang suddenly realized what role this small iron piece nailed to the horse's feet could play.
"It turns out...it turns out to be like this..."
Zhuge Liang said excitedly. Regardless of the eyes of others, he put his head directly on the horse's front feet. When he observed it again, his eyes were full of light as if he had discovered a treasure.
"I see, that's it! The person who invented this thing, even if he's not a genius... is definitely someone who knows war horses well!"
"Yi Xiaotian? Is it Yi Xiaotian? Did he really make this thing again?"
Everyone looked at Zhuge Liang's crazy look in amazement, sometimes happy, sometimes angry. With this look, no one dared to disturb Zhuge Liang easily.
Soon, Zhuge Liang himself came to his senses.
He did not forget to explain to everyone.
"I'm not afraid of your ridicule. I was once a farmer, and naturally I also helped the horse farmers in the village. For a long time, those people with extremely rich experience in raising horses have complained to me. They
I complain that the horse's hooves and feet cannot be abused at will...if it is accidentally injured, such as being stuck in a wooden thorn, or just walking through a dangerous mountain road in a gorge, it will be lame due to the injury."
"In that case, once a horse's hoofs and feet are injured, it will probably be useless, let alone go to the battlefield."
"This thing called a horseshoe! This thing called a horseshoe! It was made to solve this problem!"
"I...why didn't I think of it? Ah? Why didn't I think of it?"
Zhuge Liang was shouting, but he didn't know whether he was envious, jealous, or angry...
