Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 5 Huo Qubing figured it out
In an instant, the entire tent where Li Huan was waiting for the wind and dust was completely silent, and everyone's eyes fell on Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing subconsciously touched the wine bottle hanging on his waist:
"Sir, how can we make the cavalry in our army the best in the world?"

Li Huan smiled slightly, touched his stubbled chin, and said in a deep voice:
"Since I dare to boast like this, I am absolutely confident, but I don't know General..."

In Li Huan's view, this is definitely an interview.

I have already mentioned my value, so how much salary can the interviewer offer and what kind of treatment can I give?

Huo Qubing was obviously a very qualified interviewer and answered immediately:

"As what you said is true, I will recommend you to be the general's staff. I wonder what your opinion is?"

Li Huan suddenly felt uninterested. It was like me telling you that I graduated from graduate school and you said that I had a monthly salary of [-], and that I was always on call.

Huo Qubing is a qualified interviewer, but not a smart interviewer.

But in his opinion, it was easy to become an aide to the cavalry general Wei Qing, not to say he would become a general, but to serve as an official.

"What do you want, sir?"

Huo Qubing immediately changed his attitude and asked Li Huan to make the request himself.

Li Huan smiled happily: "I would like to have a hundred acres of fertile land, two or three servants, no worries about food and clothing, three poles in the sun, and still be able to sleep soundly."

Huo Qubing somewhat despised such ideals.

A real man should charge into battle, bleed and die, and have his head cut off and his body destroyed on the battlefield.

"Yes, I just don't know what the method sir said is..."

Li Huan felt happy and knew that this matter would be easy to handle.

"Before answering the general's question, let me first ask the general, what role can the cavalry in your army play?"

Huo Qubing was already a little impatient, but he still said loudly:
“The cavalry is flexible and can serve as scouts and the eyes and ears of the army; when facing battle, it can also rely on the advantages of the cavalry to shoot bows and crossbows from a distance to kill the enemy.

You can also take them by surprise, attack the flanks, kill the enemy by throwing short spears, and disrupt the enemy's formation..."

"To put it simply, cavalry cannot be used in frontal battles to break formations?"

Li Huan weakly interrupted Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing frowned and said, "How can cavalry be used for charging into battle? Soldiers on horseback must undergo excellent training.

When the war horse is running, it is necessary to hook the horse's belly with both feet. If it rushes into the formation, the soldier will fall off the horse directly. "

Li Huan narrowed his eyes and smiled: "General Huo, why don't you try to hang stirrups on the left and right sides of the saddle?
In this way, when the soldier is on horseback, his feet have a point of contact, and naturally he does not need to hook his legs around the horse's belly, making it impossible to kill the enemy as on flat ground. "

"What did you say?"

Huo Qubing stood up in a flash, staring at Li Huan with scarlet eyes, breathing heavily and panting like a mad bison.

"Whether it can be done, general, go and try it, and you will know?"

Li Huan's scalp was numb. How could Huo Qubing feel that he was humiliating him?
However, a 14-year-old precocious child seems to be at his most perverse and rebellious in character, so that can't be said to be bad.

"Hmph! Just wait for me!"

Huo Qubing angrily led two centurions and four camp chiefs away.

The big tent suddenly seemed extremely empty, except for Li Huan himself.

No one believed what Li Huan said. Hanging a stirrup on the side of the saddle would allow the Han cavalry to become a powerful force that can break through the enemy's formation and fight with guns like a synchronized army?

The role of cavalry has been fixed since the emergence of cavalry to the present.

Li Huan silently grabbed the brush on one side and looked at the dried ink on the table. After adding some water, he began to paint on a piece of gray linen on the table.

All the way from the border of the Han Empire to the prosperous Chang'an.The horse he rode changed several times, not because the horse was bad, but because the horses of this era did not have horseshoes.

Walking with heavy loads for a long time causes a lot of wear and tear on the soles of the feet, making horses a valuable form of labor.

However, what Li Huan couldn't understand the most was that cavalry had appeared since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Among the many military geniuses, looking at the badly worn horseshoes and the rising military expenditures, no one thought of putting a pair of shoes on the war horses?
"Sir! Sir!"

The horseshoes had just been drawn when Huo Qubing's excited roar could already be heard from outside the tent.

Li Huanan could not sit still, watching Huo Qubing, whose face was glowing red, appear in front of him with a gust of wind:

"Sir, you are a great talent, please take me to Qubing!"

Li Huan touched the tip of his nose: "How about it, how effective are the double-sided stirrups?"

"It can definitely greatly increase the combat power of our army!" Huo Qubing's excited eyes were scarlet, and his face had a somewhat twisted and weird look:
"It is possible to charge head-on. If the war horse is equipped with protection, it will be invincible across the battlefield!"

Seeing Huo Qubing's excitement, Li Huan had no intention of popularizing the Macedonian Phalanx to him.

Anyway, the Huns definitely wouldn't play the Macedonian phalanx.

"Then what I said..."

Li Huan touched his chin.

Huo Qubing said hurriedly: "Sir, you are so talented, why should you embarrass yourself? I am willing to take you with me immediately to see the General of Chariots and Cavalry..."

"Why did General Huo break his trust with me?"

Li Huan's face was calm, but there was already a trace of fear emerging in his heart.

In this era, there is a principle that if it is not used by me, it will be killed by me.

Huo Qubing smiled and said: "Sir, you have misunderstood. The location of the farm and house is inevitable, but you can follow me to see my uncle.

If by that time, my husband still longs for a hundred acres of farmland and a life of idle clouds and wild cranes with two or three servants, how could Qu Bing dare to force him to stay in my uncle's house? "

Li Huan looked at Huo Qubing's sincere face and secretly felt that he might be a little too nervous. Why did he think Huo Qubing was so bad?
"Forget it, let the general lead the way, and I will go to pay homage to the generals of one or two chariots and cavalry."

"Please!"

Huo Qubing cupped his fists and saluted, completely different from the way he had brought Li Huan out of the post house.

Li Huan is of course willing to make the best efforts he can for this era.

But during the period of losing his freedom, he wanted to slowly change this era after regaining his freedom.

Especially don't face more powerful people too directly, such as the emperor who is ambitious in military strategy.

He was more willing to look at the majestic and mysterious palace from a distance than to actually serve the emperor personally.

As for charging into battle, Li Huan didn't have so many ideas.

After all, a living Li Huan is definitely more valuable than a dead Li Huan.

The residence of General Chariot and Cavalry is right in front of you.

Huo Qubing had already gone in through the side door to report, about a quarter of an hour later.

The closed door on the side opened with a roar from the inside.

An iron-blooded middle-aged man exuding a murderous aura walked out of the front door like a dragon and a tiger, and greeted Li Huan's arrival.

After seeing this scene, Li Huan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that freedom could only make it farther and farther away from him...

(End of this chapter)