The role of stirrups is not only to help people get on the horse, but also to help people fix their bodies on the horse.
Under Xiaobai's guidance, the red-maned Yanglie put his feet in the stirrups, exerting slight force, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.
Prairie knights have been riding horses since they were young, and they are not unfamiliar with riding horses at all. However, they have never considered the equipment problems when riding horses. The problem of riding a shaky horse can only be solved by relying on their own sense of balance.
But things are different now. With stirrups, they have a place to put their feet on the horse, and their body stability is better, which will undoubtedly allow them to make greater movements on the horse.
Don't underestimate these changes, such subtle changes can greatly increase the attack power of the knights.
Staggering to fight, on the one hand fighting, and on the other hand worrying about falling off the horse, compared to sitting firmly on the horse and fighting without any scruples, the difference is not the slightest bit different.
The appearance of saddles and stirrups will make the knights like Red Mane Yanglie even more powerful.
"Boss, the saddle and stirrups are so useful!" Red-maned Yanglie exclaimed.
In his heart, saddles and stirrups are more important than spears and swords. This is the foundation of knights.
"Well, it's up to you and the brothers to talk about it next." Xiaobai said happily. The process he just made was very simple. Hongmane Yanglie also observed the whole process, so it is not difficult to copy it.
As for what will happen next, it depends on them. Better improvement of saddles and stirrups has nothing to do with Xiao Bai, and he doesn't want to help with this matter.
The matter of horseshoes needs to be considered. It can be done, but who will install the horseshoes is a troublesome matter.
Horseshoeing and nailing horseshoes are also manual tasks. Not everyone can do it and it requires skilled craftsmen.
Horseshoes, also called U-shaped irons, are used to delay the wear of horseshoes. Not only can they delay the wear of horseshoes, they can also help horses grip the ground more firmly, making it easier for knights to ride.
Saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes may seem like small items that are simple and easily overlooked, but they actually play a huge role.
It is easy to make a rough horseshoe, but it is difficult to make a fine one. You need to be familiar with the size of the horse's hoof, work carefully, and then fit the horseshoe and the horse's hoof together, just like wearing shoes, you have to consider whether they fit the foot.
Xiaobai really didn't notice this problem before. He thought he was not that careful, so he made a horseshoe with a rough tone. It would be better to find a refined person to do it.
Thinking of this, he said to the red-maned Yanglie: "Do you know if there are any slaves who are that kind of careful?"
"Careful?" Red-maned Yang Lie, who was trying the saddle and stirrups, thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I'll call a few people over, boss, take a look."
After saying that, without waiting for Xiaobai to recover, he hit the horse and ran out.
Xiaobai looked at his anxious look and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
It didn't take much, and the red-maned Yang Lie came back with a dozen slaves.
These dozen wilderness slaves had no idea what Red Mane Yanglie was going to do, so they cowered and hid behind them.
"Boss, do you think they can do it?" Red-maned Yang Lie dismounted, came to Xiao Bai's side, pointed at the wilderness slave and said.
"You won't know until you try it." Xiaobai stepped forward and waved: "Everyone, come here."
The wilderness slaves looked at each other and walked over cautiously, their eyes a little dodgey.
"Don't be afraid." Xiaobai comforted him and then said, "Follow me."
Xiaobai led the slaves to the red-maned horse, stretched out his hand to hold a horse's hoof, and lifted the horse's hoof to show them.
The hoof of the red-maned horse was held, and it was a little uneasy. It struggled slightly. Red-maned Yanglie stepped forward and touched the horse's head to calm it down.
"Come and take a closer look." Xiaobai said to the dozen or so wilderness slaves.
The slaves stepped forward and looked at the horse's hooves blankly. They didn't know what Xiaobai asked them to look at, but it was just right.
Xiaobai drew a U-shape on the horse's hoof with his finger and said to the slaves: "See, I want you to make a curved object according to the size of the horse's hoof. The thickness of a finger is made from the bones there.
, can it be done?”
Only then did the slaves understand what they were going to do, and began to study the horse's hoof again, then looked at the piled bones, and nodded.
Xiaobai put down his horse's hooves and said, "Then let's get started."
A dozen slaves walked to the pile of bones obediently. Xiaobai didn't care about how they were going to make it. Anyway, as long as they could make it, everyone had their own way of making it.
Red-maned Yang Lie walked up to Xiao Bai and asked doubtfully: "Boss, what are you going to do, and you want these slaves to do it, can they do it?"
Red-maned Yanglie can let Xiaobai toss his horse, but he doesn't dare to let the slave torment his horse. He is reluctant. If Xiaobai does something to the red-maned horse, he has nothing to say, but if the slave has other intentions,
What if his horse is killed?
Xiaobai glanced at Hongmane Yanglie and said, "Don't be suspicious of the people you use. The things they make are very important. After they are made, you will naturally know the benefits of that thing."
"Can you reveal it a little bit?" Hongmane Yanglie asked carefully.
"What they are making now is to protect horses' hooves," Xiaobai said.
"What's there to protect the horse's hooves?" Red-maned Yanglie muttered, looking at the slaves who were turning over the materials.
"Then why don't you wear shoes?" Xiaobai said, rolling his eyes.
"You can't do it without wearing shoes. It's very cold, and your feet can be easily scratched if you step on the ground." Red-maned Yanglie shook his head repeatedly.
"Yes, then why don't you consider putting shoes on the horse?" Xiaobai asked back.
Eh?
Do horses also need to wear shoes?
Xiao Bai's point of view was very new to Red-maned Yanglie. In all these years, he had never seen anyone putting shoes on a horse. He couldn't help but turn around and look at the red-maned horse.
It happened that the red-maned horse also turned to look at him, its big eyes were watery. Red-maned Yanglie immediately felt that what Xiaobai said made sense. The horse was like a relative. It didn't make sense that he could live a good life, but let his relatives even have a pair of shoes.
None.
Xiaobai and Red-maned Yanglie were waiting here, watching the slaves making horseshoes, pounding and grinding them.
I have to say that although primitive people are not good at anything else, they are really patient. They don't rush, they do it little by little and carefully. Although the speed is not fast, it seems more precise.
Unlike the caravans, the wilderness people have so much metal and can make metal weapons. Their weapons are the same as those in the forest. Most of them are made of stone and bone. Such weapons are very brittle. If you want to make them, you need to be patient. A little.
If you polish a little bit and use a little more force, all your efforts may be wasted.
It wasn't until darkness fell and a bonfire was lit in the camp that these slaves roughly completed the production. They placed the horseshoes in front of Xiaobai one by one, waiting for Xiaobai's acceptance.