Lu Bu, the god of war in the rebirth of the Three Kingdoms

Double stirrups!

Lu Bu patted his head, and finally remembered what he thought of just now—yes, it was the double stirrup that was often mentioned in the historical novels of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.

Double stirrups, high bridge saddles and horseshoes, these seem to be called "Three Treasures of Horses" or something in a novel of the Three Kingdoms that I read. Of course, Lu Bu checked the information in his previous life and knew the difference between these three. There is no necessary connection between them, on the contrary, the order of appearance is different, and there is no so-called "Three Treasures of the Horse", probably just the author's statement, but he was deeply impressed by these three because of the novel he liked to read Write it down, and even remember the information you checked.

The stirrups were actually invented by the Huns. At the same time, their cavalry still wore long boots, and the people on horseback seemed to have innate talent for riding. The combination was seamless, and the cavalry charge was even more powerful.

As for the appearance of the stirrup, it was probably in the Western Jin Dynasty at the earliest. Of course, it is also said that it existed earlier in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At first, the single-sided stirrup appeared, and then the double stirrup appeared. It was widely used on a large scale in the Tang Dynasty. After the dynasty, at least in the current late Han era, the stirrups are rare even if there are any, and that's why Lu Bu didn't see the stirrups on the red rabbit horse just now - he had been staring at the red rabbit horse's belly at that time, Probably also taking this factor into consideration.

The second is the saddle. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was actually evidence of the appearance of the saddle, and just now Lu Bu also found a simple saddle on the back of the red rabbit horse, or it was not called a saddle, because it was similar to the front and back that he knew. The Takahashi saddle, which is raised and recessed in the middle just to "accommodate" the buttocks, is naturally not the same. It is almost a simple slightly undulating meat pad, but it is clear that the ancients realized early on that it is necessary to sit on a horse. In order to prevent the skin of the buttocks from being worn, the stability and cushioning of such a similar "seat" is needed.

You know, in the era when there were no saddle stirrups, people needed to ride on the back of a naked horse, only by grasping the reins or mane and clamping the horse's belly with their legs so that they would not fall when the horse was galloping. Easy, riding a horse is difficult, and it is even more difficult to run on a horse. Most of the time, people living on horseback or Han cavalry who have undergone special riding training can do it. Of course, this is at least in the It was only during or after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who specially trained cavalry to deal with the Huns.

In fact, Lu Bu was an otaku in his previous life, but because of his family environment, he also learned to ride a horse. Of course, he rode a "modern horse" with double stirrups and high bridge saddles, but he felt like he was running like that. When I got up, my hips were bouncing and bouncing for a long time, and it was a bit uncomfortable. It was even more difficult to imagine what kind of torture it would be to ride a horse without the stability and cushioning of the saddle.

The last horseshoe is also a very important link. In fact, the horseshoe (also known as the horseshoe) was invented by the Western Gauls in the 5th century BC. Running barefoot, one can imagine how much damage this will do to the horse.

In fact, animals similar to this kind of running athletes have soft tissues for special protection on their hooves. Horse nails, that is, sprinkling sharp nails on the road passing by the cavalry. When passing by, the horse's hoof, which is only protected by the surface soft tissue, cannot withstand such damage. The most important thing for a horse to run is the horse's hoof. The damage is naturally equivalent to being abolished, and the cavalry is also abolished. This is a classic example of dealing with cavalry; The protection of war horses is not so much the indirect and actual protection of cavalry.

Of course, you may have noticed that whether it is double stirrups, high bridge saddles or horseshoes, one very interesting thing in common is that they are all made of iron, which means that the basis of their appearance is at least iron utensils The emergence and even widespread use of iron, that is, after the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods at the earliest, but even in the late Han Dynasty, or in the later Three Kingdoms and even the Wei and Jin Dynasties, although the use of iron is widespread, it is not endless. After all It also takes a certain amount of time and cost to make iron and pig iron, which is the price of productivity development, and of course it is a powerful cycle - although in fact copper is much rarer than iron now, and the use of iron is naturally more Prudent and conservative, so the emergence of these doubts may have something to do with this factor.

When Lu Bu flashed these messages in his mind, he didn't realize that he had finished his bowl of tea long ago, but the cup was still in his hand, and the maid Jian Hua who looked at him strangely called him several times in succession, and he no response.

Maybe it's because Lu Bu's performance in the past half a day is very different from what the girl Jian Hua imagined, which made her attitude towards him change from a simple awe and even fear at the beginning to a little admiration and even admiration now. So I paid more attention and worry, seeing him in a daze, although I felt like this and wanted to watch it, but I couldn't help but interrupt, after all, she had heard others talk about "Lost Soul". This kind of anecdote, although it is hearsay, but the little girl's pure heart also has a certain degree of belief.

"Huh?" Then Lu Bu finally came back to his senses, but he wasn't woken up by Jian Hua, but he suddenly felt a headache, thinking that the damn "sequelae" had come again, so he naturally broke away from his thoughts just now When she came back to her senses, she immediately saw Jian Hua's small and delicate face a little closer to her, looking at her eyes full of nervousness, a little touched and a little funny, she couldn't help but quickly scratched her little nose, and teased: "What's the matter, is this general thinking of spring?"

"How could..." Simplified quickly retracted his neck, his small hands were still nervously covering his nose, as if he was afraid that Lu Bu would come again, but he seemed to be tempting him to come again, and his big eyes were watching Lu Bu vigilantly, as if in front of him. The man suddenly degenerated from the image of a tall and heroic general to a dangerous playboy.

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In this way, a few more days of peace passed. Apart from self-cultivation, Lu Bu did not think about any war or political issues. The plainness made him feel comfortable.

During this period, Li Ru's wife, Dong Zhuo's second daughter, Dong Yuan, also visited Lu Bu and expressed her kind condolences and care to him. Then she visited his bedroom with her hands behind her back like a leader, and finally encouraged him to take a good rest. , and strive to serve the lord (her father) after she recovers.

Only then did Lu Bu realize that Dong Yuan was not as miserable as he had imagined. Now he was even more troubled by Dong Zhuo's body and appearance. How could he give birth to such a handsome daughter as Dong Yuan? It's still quite wild, you can tell from the fact that she is carrying a whip with her--well, forgive Lu Bu for thinking about it the first time he saw the whip.

As for Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, two characters who should have appeared a long time ago, they haven't shown their face during this period of time, so Li Ru didn't return home even once, and he doesn't know what conspiracy and tricks this pair of Weng and son-in-law are planning now.

Of course, everything in the outside world has nothing to do with Lu Bu now, although he also knows that this kind of calm is only a rare temporary, and the storm will come soon, it is now July, and Dong Zhuo's abolition of the establishment in September will not be mentioned However, a few months later, either at the end of this year or at the beginning of the next year, the Hulaoguan battle that really impressed Lu Bu will be the real test for him, and it can also be said to be a part of the entire scene of troubled times. A small prelude, and the next countless joys and sorrows, and bloodbaths on the battlefield are waiting for him. What he has to do during this period is to work hard to make himself stronger, at least to restore the original strength of this body.

Strength is the most fundamental thing in fighting for hegemony in troubled times, and Lu Bu can't think of that far now, but he must be enough to protect himself if he wants to survive.

On a certain day in the middle and late July of the first year of Guangxi, Emperor Shaodi of the Han Dynasty (that is, the sixth year of Zhongping), Lu Bu received a strange news. It is said that the person who came to the news was an iron shop in a certain place in Luoyang, and the content of the news was as follows: Your Fang Tian Painting Halberd has been rebuilt, please accept it...

(2012.3.23. Modification completed)