Became a prodigy in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 11 Can I Reward Some Money
Cheng Chuli came out and said: "Your Majesty, the reason we were able to win is entirely because my horse is equipped with stirrups, saddle and horseshoes."

"Oh? What are stirrups, saddles and horseshoes?" Li Er asked.

The others also looked at Cheng Chuli with piercing eyes.

"Well, I can't explain it clearly, please let the emperor bring my horse to the hall."

Soon, Cheng Chuli's horse was led up to the hall.Listening to the sound of the horse walking is different.Jingling sounded, very crisp and sweet.

Cheng Chuli pointed to the equipment on the horse's back and said, "Your Majesty, these are stirrups and saddles."

Li Er came down, stood beside the horse and looked carefully.

Li Jing, Changsun Wuji and other important officials also came up to watch.

Everyone looked at it for a long time, and found that besides the saddle, there were two more pedals on the horse's back.There is nothing special about the rest.

Li Er saw that he had only a half-knowledge, so he couldn't help asking: "Chu Li, just such a small thing, has such a great power?"

Cheng Chuli introduced in his immature voice: "Your Majesty, generals, I won't go into details about the saddle, the biggest function of the saddle is stability, so that people can sit more comfortably and stably on the horse.

What I want to focus on is this stirrup, don't underestimate this thing.As the saying goes, "strength comes from the roots, strength comes from the legs", the dangling legs can't add auxiliary power to the upper limbs, and can't make the cavalry truly let go of their hands. No matter how high your combat effectiveness is, you can't show it. Let me ask, you sit on a horse How can you kill the enemy if you can't even sit on your back?"

All the generals nodded one after another, and those civil servants were also listening with great interest.

Cheng Chuli continued: "After being equipped with this stirrup, people riding on the horse can keep their feet firmly on the ground, making people sit firmly on the horse's back, turn flexibly on the horse's back, swing their hands freely, and easily complete various difficult movements. .The combat power can be increased by at least five times. This is the reason why my brother and my father can easily defeat the Tubo warriors."

It's like standing on a boat by the lake and fighting people on the shore.You are staggering on the boat, and you can't even stand firmly. No matter how good your kung fu is, you will only lose.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the doorway. Some civil officials may not be able to see anything, but those military officers are all blindfolded.Excited.

Li Er was also very excited when he heard the words, and asked, "Is it really so powerful? Pharmacist, tell me."

Li Jing nodded and said: "Your Majesty, what Chu Li said is correct, if our entire army is equipped with this stirrup, the cavalry's feet will have a strong support point, and the cavalry's hands will no longer have to hold the reins to control the horse. , the legs no longer need to clamp the horse's belly tightly to maintain stability as before.

In this way, the cavalry can make various difficult movements on the galloping horse.Easily complete left and right slash or dodge and other actions without worrying about falling.The combat effectiveness has been increased by at least ten times.

This is not me talking nonsense, we can see it in Cheng Chusi's previous battle.If Cheng Chusi rode the same horse as the opponent, and ten Cheng Chusi rode together, even if they could win, it would be a miserable victory.

But just equipped with such a few small things, Cheng Chusi can kill the opponent back.How much more than ten times the combat power has been increased? "

"So that's how it is, that's how it is. This is the blessing of our Great Tang cavalry!"

The ministers nodded their heads one after another.

"Good good..."

Li Er shouted excitedly: "Chu Li, you can do such a good thing, you are really a child prodigy! I must reward you well."

Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, making this stirrup all at once is absolutely a feat! My Tang Dynasty's one hundred thousand cavalry soldiers instantly became a million-strong army. Hahahaha..."

Li Er was overjoyed, and said: "Well, well, reward him heavily, definitely reward him heavily. Let me tell you, all my lovers, what's good about rewarding him?"

Cheng Chuli quickly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. This stirrup is nothing. Boy, I know that my Tang Dynasty has few war horses, and the cavalry troops are incomparable with those Turkic troops. So I tried a way to make horseshoes. "

besides?Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Cheng Chuli again.

Cheng Chuli raised one of his horse's hooves and said, "Look, everyone, this is a horseshoe. As we all know, when a war horse runs for a long time, it will encounter various roads, such as stone roads on mountain roads. The cuticle on the horse's hoof cannot withstand long-term wear and tear, and it will even crack and shatter when it hits a hard ground, and the horse will be scrapped.

But after installing this horseshoe, it is like putting a pair of iron shoes on the horse, and the situation on it will be effectively alleviated.A war horse that can be used for five years can be used for more than ten years or even longer after it has a horseshoe.

Moreover, with this horseshoe installed, our war horse can do many actions that we dare not do at ordinary times, without worrying that the horseshoe will be damaged.Greatly increased the odds of winning the battle.

We also saw just now that my brother was able to defeat Niang Xipi Mengzan so quickly because his horse could quickly stop and turn around, seized the opportunity, and then kept chasing and beating Niang Xipi Mengzan until he beat him. He has no power to fight back even if he is dead, which is entirely due to the advantage of the horse. "

"Okay, great."

Li Jing said excitedly again: "Your Majesty, although this method is simple, it is very effective. This small horseshoe can save my Tang Dynasty millions of horses!"

Fang Xuanling also said excitedly: "That's right, it's just four small pieces of iron, and our Tang Dynasty can definitely afford them. This alone has increased the combat effectiveness of my Great Tang cavalry several times."

"Not only that, our cavalry can also expand two or three times." Li Jing said happily.

Before there were no horseshoes, each cavalry was equipped with two to three war horses. Without horseshoes, a horse could not make long-distance raids.

Without a horseshoe, the horse's hoof will be damaged at any time. If this damage occurs, the horse must be replaced.

But now, that's all settled.One cavalry with one horse is enough.

Datang's cavalry can really expand its army.Triple the army!You don't even have to buy a horse.

Later, the Tang cavalry dared to confront the Turkic cavalry head-on.It is even possible to completely defeat them.

Li Er is really excited. From now on, all Tubo, Turks, and Tuyuhun will tremble under the iron hooves of my Tang Dynasty.

This horseshoe is very useful. Not only will the combat effectiveness of Datang's cavalry improve in the future.Even the transmission of letters has been accelerated a lot.

"Good good..."

Li Er said happily: "Dear dears, Chuli not only helped Tang Dynasty win the match against Tubo, but also made great contributions by donating stirrups, saddles and horseshoes. This contribution is too great, and I don't know what to reward him for." Yes. Let’s talk about it, what do you think of him?”

However, the next moment, Cheng Chuli's words stunned everyone.

Cheng Chuli said, "Your Majesty, can you give me some money?"

(End of this chapter)