"In the past, people walked barefoot, but when they knew it hurt, they made shoes to protect their feet."

Wang Xiao reached out and knocked on the horse's hoof, "But why no one could have thought of putting shoes on the horse."

Meng Tian smiled bitterly, "I guess there was no suitable thing before. If the cloth is not mentioned, it will be scrapped soon. If the copper is too soft, it will be easily damaged after running for a long time. Perhaps only this strong iron tool is the most suitable."

Wang Xiao scratched his forehead and felt a little embarrassed.

He wanted to rely on his knowledge to crush him, but he really didn't expect these details.

"This is indeed a good thing, a good thing."

Meng Tian was very excited and patted Wang Xiao on the shoulder hard. "With this horseshoe, you don't have to worry about the horses' hooves cracking in the future. You should know that more than 30% of the horses that cannot be used every year are because of the hooves."

Wang Xiao then explained that "it can also improve the endurance of horses, which is the endurance of running and the ability to pass through harsh terrain."

The grassland is not all full of grass. There are so many piles of rocks, mudflats, deserts, shrubs, etc.

Moreover, the Qin army would also go west in the future. When they arrived in the Western Regions and even crossed the Palacio Mountains, the terrain would definitely be a torture.

"Okay." Meng Tian nodded repeatedly, "What three magical artifacts did you just talk about, and what other good things are there?"

Wang Xiao reached out to the package.

Meng Tian stared at the package blankly, as if she was in some immortal artifact.

What Wang Xiao took out was a seat cushion that was raised front and back, with a sunken middle. "This is the saddle of the Takahashi."

At this time, the Great Qin cavalry used a saddle, which was simply a cushion.

This is a padded saddle sewn from leather with a filling inside. This thing is relatively smooth and is fixed to the horse's back with a belly strap.

The horse's spine is very high, so it will feel more uncomfortable when riding. An important part will hurt, and of course the horse will also feel uncomfortable.

Another thing is that it is unstable, which will cause left and right swing.

The saddle used now can relieve the feeling of discomfort to a certain extent, but it cannot solve the problem of instability.

The Takahashi saddle can effectively fix the body, thereby solving the problem of unstable shaking.

Meng Tian couldn't wait to take off his loving horse's saddle and directly installed the Gaoqiao saddle.

I turned over the horse again, and felt it shaking left and right while riding the horse.

He even asked the servants to hand him the iron sword and the crossbow, and tried the feeling of using weapons.

"That's great." He rode his horse over and Meng Tian turned over and got off the horse. "Riding on the horse, there was no longer the feeling that he might fall off at any time in the past. This thing is good."

Horseshoes are just a few pieces of iron, and the Takahashi saddle is just leather with support.

These things have no technology at all, but they are like only when they can see the sunshine by breaking the window paper. No one could have thought of them before.

Meng Tian stared at the package, and he couldn't wait to see what the third cavalry artifact was.

In his opinion, the Qin cavalry with the high bridge saddle and horseshoe was enough to sweep the opponent. I really couldn't think of anything else that could be compared with these two things, and even put them in the end and took them out.

The things Wang Xiao took out were a pair, still made of iron. They looked even simpler than the previous horseshoe.

Meng Tian was puzzled and didn't understand what these two things looked like.

Wang Xiao didn't waste his saliva, so he walked directly to Meng Tian's mount and installed the things himself.

After the installation, Wang Xiao didn't need to explain it. Meng Tian, ​​who had been experienced in battle formations, understood that this thing could help you get on the horse.

"It's that simple?"

Wang Xiao smiled and reached out and said, "Just try it."

The last cavalry artifact is naturally the stirrup.

Of course, this thing cannot be as simple as just getting on and off. Its biggest function is to free your hands.

More importantly, it supports the horse rider's feet when riding, so as to maximize the advantages of horse riding, while also effectively protecting the safety of horse riders.

Before the stirrups, cavalry need to be carefully selected and have strong equestrian skills.

Because when riding a war horse, you need to firmly control the war horse to prevent it from falling off.

With stirrups, it can make the war horse easier to control, connect people with horses, and free the hands of those riding on the horse.

The cavalry can ride and shoot on the speeding war horses, or swing heavily on the horse's back to complete the military movement of left and right chopping.

Stirrups also lowered the selection criteria for cavalry and cleared obstacles for large-scale violent cavalry.

This gap is equivalent to a qualitative leap.

Meng Tian rode a horse and drove away. Wang Xiao took a long spear from the weapon rack and threw it over.

Meng Tian, ​​who caught Changge, waved left and right and danced very skillfully.

Wang Xiao then threw the strong bow and quiver over.

Meng Tian shot arrows on the horse's back one after another, and shot seven out of ten arrows, showing a high level of technical and tactical skills.

Meng Tian, ​​who came back from riding a horse, turned over and got off the horse, and the first thing he did was to gather the craftsmen and servants.

"From now on, you are all recruited into the army. After entering the military camp, you will never be allowed to leak the news about these three magical artifacts. Those who violate the order will be killed!"

As a commander-in-chief, Meng Tian knew very well the role of these three artifacts.

Once the technology is spread to the grassland, the consequences are simply unimaginable.

The herders on the grassland have lived on horseback since childhood. Once these technologies have been improved, hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen are traveling together, which is terrible.

"The necessary precautions are necessary, but they are not so nervous."

Wang Xiao put forward his own opinion, "Even if the grassland tribe has obtained the technology, they don't have the iron."

There is not even a lot of wood on the grassland, let alone digging iron ore.

Or rather, they didn't light up the smelting technology tree at all.

Later, the power of the Huns was entirely due to their picking up the Great Qin Dynasty.

After Zulong died, the Qin Dynasty was in chaos. The Great Wall Legion was constantly drawn to the south to deal with the rebel army, and finally all of them even went out to fight Xiang Yu in Julu.

As a result, they were unable to come back after they went there.

Then the Huns crossed the river and occupied the Hetao, easily gaining the remnants and various craftsmen left by the Qin Dynasty. Of course, there were also a large number of workshops, including the blacksmith shop.

The Huns were able to rise in large part because they obtained the legacy of the Qin Dynasty.

As for now, whether it is the Donghu or the Yuezhi, they only have a small amount of iron tools seized and smuggled. It is far from being able to popularize the three cavalry artifacts on a large scale.

"Brother, you have to remember." Meng Tian looked at Wang Xiao seriously. "You must not underestimate your opponent at any time. Even if they are just a group of weak rabbits."

"I understand. Rabbits will bite people when they are anxious."

Although he was also a famous general who had been in charge of military command for many years, Wang Xiao still expressed his gratitude without hesitation in the face of Meng Tian's advice and advice.

This is a good old man who cares about his younger brother.

The strength of the Qin Dynasty is not because of its strong national strength. The prosperous Tang Dynasty is the real strong national strength.

The strength of the living Daqin lies in its execution ability.

With the order of Zulong, various workshops hosted by the Mo family began to produce three cavalry artifacts on a large scale.

At the same time, a large number of soldiers were selected and drawn out for cavalry training.

It is the Daqin, which raises horses for the Zhou family of Ji surname and also occupies the Hetao generation, and is not short of horses.

With the help of the three-piece set, the speed of training cavalry was greatly accelerated.

At least there is no need to carefully select elites who can control horses with their legs. With stirrups and Takahashi saddles, the training time of ordinary soldiers to cavalry is saved a lot.

The entire Daqin is like a sophisticated machine, running at high speed.

Countless convoys were like long dragons, sending various supplies through Qin straight road to the far north.

With the arrival of the high and fat season of autumn, Meng Tian got the tiger talisman from Zulong and set off for the far north to prepare for the challenge.

This time, Wang Xiao was also asked to follow him. He had no military achievements yet, so he went to fight as Meng Tian's personal soldier.

Before leaving, Wang Xiao needs to comfort his confidantes.

These days, wars cannot be completed just by just a few rounds of concentrated fire. The dispatch of troops is basically calculated in units of years.

It’s okay for the others to say, but only Lu Su is a little troublesome.

Because Wang Xiao promised her that he would take her back to Peixian to get married.

"I don't care about these." Lu Su hugged Wang Xiao from behind and pressed heavily on his back. "As long as you can be with you."

Today, Lu Zhi took the initiative to give in and left all the time to her sister.

Wang Xiao turned around and stayed in the rabbit, "When I come back, I will have to pay the ceremony even if I don't go to Pei County."

Lu Su looked at him with a blushing face, her eyes as if they could melt the ice.

Subconsciously nibbled the rabbit's eyes, Wang Xiao felt that it was necessary to do another radio gymnastics.

"I'll teach you now, the seventh set of radio gymnastics."

After more than a year of full-scale construction, Longcheng has changed from the previous adobe enclosure to a large city.
To be continued...