Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

"Before determining the purpose of these iron blocks, I would like to ask, how many war horses in your army are eliminated every year because of the abrasion of horseshoes?"

Chen Yang didn't answer their questions first, but raised such a question.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, who immediately understood and said, "Last year, there were more than 200 horses that were eliminated due to hoof wear."

With the strength of Cao Cao today, it was not when he was at its peak. Most of the army was dominated by infantry. The number of cavalry, which wasted money, was not too many, but the elimination of more than 1000 war horses every year was enough to make them feel bad. .

The money to buy these war horses can allow them to train more infantry, but the two armies cannot fight without cavalry.

"From now on, you don't have to worry about this matter anymore." Chen Yang said.

"Shopkeeper Chen, are you saying that these things can solve the problem of horseshoes?" Guo Jia asked, pointing to those iron hooves.

Xun Yu still didn't quite believe it, he shook his head and said, "These things are so-so, I don't think they are very useful, right?"

Chen Yang said with a smile: "This is equivalent to a horse's shoes. If you don't believe it, you can bring an eliminated horse and try it out."

Cao Cao said curiously: "The horse's shoes sound very interesting, come here, bring the horse!"

After a while, a tall war horse stood in front of Chen Yang, but its four hooves were extremely worn out, and it was a bit difficult to walk.

Under Chen Yang's guidance, several soldiers quickly put iron hooves on the horse's hooves, as if they were wearing shoes.

"Shopkeeper Chen, what's the use of this thing?" Xun Yu asked while picking up a stirrup.

"Hang it on the saddle, hang it up first, this thing is more useful. First find someone to ride on the horse's back to try the effect of the iron hoof, and then you will know what I said is true." Chen Yang said confidently.

Immediately, according to Chen Yang's instructions, soldiers also equipped the stirrups.

Horses with iron hooves don't look very good, so Cao Cao asked, "Who wants to try?"

"I come!"

At this time, a tall figure came out from behind Cao Cao, this was the first time Chen Yang saw this person.

"Okay, Lao Xu, try it first." Cao Cao nodded and said.

This old Xu is one of Cao Cao's guards, Xu Chu, named Zhongkang.

Xu Chu didn't need to rely on the stirrups, he landed on the horse's back with a light jump, and with his whip whipped hard, the war horse let go of its four hooves and ran straight away, not slow at all.

The war horse, which was difficult to walk before, could gallop, and the four hooves did not show any signs of abrasion.

"This……"

When Cao Cao and the others saw it, they all opened their mouths but didn't know how to close them, and they didn't even know how to describe the shock at the moment.

This war horse can really run again, and it still runs with people on its back. There is no problem at all with the worn out hooves.

"This horseshoe is really good, haha... With this thing, all the war horses we have eliminated can continue to be used, and we don't have to worry about the shortage of war horses anymore."

At this time, Xu Chu had already come back from a lap, and he said excitedly.

Xun Yu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay! In the future, we can have a sum of money left over to buy war horses from our military expenses. It's really great."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, your shoes for horses are really wonderful!"

Cao Cao first laughed, and he said with satisfaction: "Not bad, really good. With this thing, we can expand the cavalry team on a large scale in the future and build the strongest cavalry in the world. That's great!"

Chen Yang said suddenly: "Old Cao, your thinking is still too simple. I said that the combat effectiveness of cavalry can be improved, but iron hoofs can't do it. The real improvement is here!"

With that said, Chen Yang pointed to the stirrup.

"This thing looks quite ordinary, does it really have such a big effect?" Cao Cao asked curiously.

"That's right, old Xu, let me ask you a question. If you are riding a horse and rushing to kill the enemy, or suddenly want to bend your bow and shoot an arrow while riding a horse, do you have to worry about the danger of falling off the horse?" Chen Yang looked at Xu Chu and asked.

Xu Chu nodded and said: "A cavalryman must clamp his legs tightly to the horse's belly to stabilize himself when charging, and to do riding and shooting, ordinary cavalrymen must stop their horses and then bend their bows. , Only a brave man like me can do it."

When he said that, he praised himself and smiled triumphantly.

Chen Yang continued: "Then, Lao Xu, put your feet on the stirrups and show everyone a charging horse-shooting."

Xu Chu got Cao Cao's consent, and he was unambiguous. He picked up the bow and arrow and galloped his horse. When the horse's speed reached its peak, Xu Chu bent his bow and set his arrow, and easily hit a tree pole a hundred steps away.

At this time, Xu Chu reined in the reins, and after the horse stopped, he was stunned.

He is very aware of his own strength. In the state of charging at this speed, he would never be able to hit a target a hundred steps away before. When he was riding and shooting just now, it was very easy for him to free his hands, and he didn't need to clamp the horse at all. belly, and there is no need to worry about falling off the horse.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu lowered his head and glanced at the stirrup, then continued to charge and shoot, and shot three arrows in a row, all of which hit the target.

"Okay! Haha... that's great!"

Xu Chu rode his horse back and said excitedly, "With this thing, riding a horse is really effortless."

Dian Wei also knew Xu Chu's strength. Seeing this scene, he quickly said: "Old Xu, is it really that good? No, I want to try it too."

After all, he jumped directly onto the horse's back, just like Xu Chu just now, riding and shooting with a hundred shots.

Cao Cao was also from the army. Seeing that the equestrian skills of the two generals beside him were better than before, he was stunned for a while, and then he was ecstatic.

"Immediately order to build such horseshoes and stirrups in large quantities. Before conquering Yuan Shu, all cavalry must be equipped with these things." Cao Cao shouted excitedly.

With this kind of thing, even ordinary infantry can become cavalry as long as they know a little about horsemanship.

Originally, Cao Cao didn't have much confidence in the battle against Yuan Shu's cavalry. Now he was thinking that after defeating Yuan Shu, he could even directly fight Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao said again: "Stirrups can really increase the combat effectiveness of cavalry by more than ten times. This time, shopkeeper Chen, you have made a great contribution!"

Chen Yang said modestly: "It's enough to satisfy the Prime Minister. Besides, isn't my contribution to you, Lao Cao? As long as you remember to reward me."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "This reward must be given, why don't shopkeeper Chen come directly to our army?"

Chen Yang waved his hands hastily: "I'll forget it, marching and fighting is not suitable for me."

Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ning, and said again: "Since you don't want to fight, then Ning'er... can you think about it again?"

At this moment, Cao Ning finally realized how powerful Chen Yang was, but after hearing what his father said, he raised his head pretending to be proud, and didn't even want to look at Chen Yang again.

Chen Yang said helplessly: "Old Cao, this is really not good. With our relationship, you don't need to use this method to bind me with you, do you?"

Cao Cao was shocked. It turned out that shopkeeper Chen had seen through his little idea, so he smiled awkwardly and stopped worrying about this issue.

"However, Lao Cao, I have something else I want to discuss with you. How about letting Lao Dian fight with my subordinates?"

Chen Yang waved his hand, and said again: "Wang Yue, come up!"

Then, he looked at Wang Yue and Dian Wei with fiery eyes, wondering which of them was stronger.

Chen Yang has seen Lao Dian's strength.

Chen Yang has also seen Wang Yue's swordsmanship.

One is a great swordsman and the other is a warrior in the army. The fight should be shocking, right?