Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 162 The wise men of Yingchuan are coming
Liu Ming looked at Lu Bu's riding posture and couldn't help laughing.

This posture felt awkward to Lu Bu himself, and Liu Ming, a bystander, also found it awkward.

Lu Bu was still habitually holding the horse's belly between his legs, and his two stirrups were just hanging there, swinging back and forth.

"Fengxian, try putting both feet in the stirrups." Liu Ming said with a smile.

Lu Bu was dubious. It felt like I was already on the platform, so why should I step on the steps?

But His Majesty gave him a try, and he didn't dare not try, so he put both feet in the stirrups and pushed hard.

Huh? !

As a general who is good at fighting immediately, he immediately felt something different. This... was indeed much more stable.

He let go of the reins and intentionally swayed his body a few times on the horse. This small amount of swaying allowed him to easily adjust his body posture through the strength of his feet in the stirrups.

Lu Bu was overjoyed. He took off his painted halberd and danced a few halberds on his horse. He felt that sitting down smoothly would allow him to exert more power. In excitement, he urged his horse to gallop twice, using various halberds while galloping. The waterfall-like halberd technique was dazzling, attracting bursts of cheers from many soldiers.

Lu Bu became even more excited, and suddenly felt something in his heart. He held his chest and pulled up his back, exerting force on his waist, back, shoulders and arms. At the same time, he stood up with his feet in the stirrups, gathered all his strength and struck out with a halberd as thick as a calf. The big tree was cut into two pieces with a click, and the huge tree head fell to the ground with a roar.

"it is good!"

All the sergeants cheered together.

Lu Bu was also shocked. It was also a halberd. Compared with the force exerted while riding, it was more than 20% larger when compared with the force exerted while standing.

A small stirrup can actually increase the general's combat power so much?
"Does it feel like walking on flat ground?" Liu Ming walked up and smiled.

Lu Bu jumped off the horse in a hurry, with an uncontrollable excited smile on his face, "Your Majesty is a true god. With the help of these bilateral stirrups, the cavalry's combat effectiveness can be greatly improved, and the horse-falling accidents that cause headaches for the soldiers will also be greatly reduced. "

"Bilateral stirrups are indeed a wonderful idea." Liu Ming also said sincerely. He was not boasting, but lamenting that he was the first genius in history to discover the use of stirrups bilaterally.

Liu Ming patted the saddle of Lu Bu's mount and said with some helplessness: "In fact, the saddle needs to be improved to match the bilateral stirrups. I also have horseshoes, which can also improve the cavalry's combat effectiveness. It's a pity that time is too tight and there is no time to make and Equipment can only be fully implemented after this southern expedition is over."

Lu Bu's eyes were filled with brilliance when he heard this. He didn't expect that His Majesty actually has so many treasures that can improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. In Lu Bu's opinion, these are treasures more valuable than gold, silver, and silk.

"This... the Southern Expedition may not end so soon." Lu Bu rubbed his hands and said with a smile on his face, "These equipment do not necessarily need to be fully implemented. Now we can use a two-pronged approach. The cavalry fights in the front, and the rear seizes the time to build it. Once the saddles and horseshoes are made, they will be transported to the front line, so that our cavalry will become stronger as they fight, and the thieves will become weaker as they fight."

"Fengxian's plan is very good." Liu Ming praised, "I will draw the pattern of the new saddle and horseshoes. After the blacksmiths finish hammering the stirrups, they will start making them immediately. Collect the stirrups, select strong horses and put them on both sides of the stirrups first, and seize the time to let the cavalry take turns to practice, so that when the stirrups are completed, they have formed combat effectiveness and can mount their horses to fight directly."

"According to the order, the general will do it now." Lu Bu agreed, turned around happily and said loudly: "The cavalry camp is assembled! The cavalry camp is assembled! Your Majesty has given a miracle!"

"Hey, what's the air? My dark horse Yi Cong can also practice like this!" A buzzing voice came from behind Liu Ming, and he knew it was Zhang Fei without turning around.

Liu Ming looked back and saw Zhang Fei looking at Lu Bu's back with disdain. When he saw Liu Ming turning around, he hurriedly smiled again and said, "I didn't expect that your Majesty is also a good soldier."

"Yide is smart and has learned to draw inferences from one instance to another. He immediately thought of how to practice black horse righteous obedience." Liu Ming said with a smile, "Why are you giggling? Why don't you go and train troops as soon as the sun has not set?"

"According to the order! Don't worry, Your Majesty, I, Lao Zhang, will definitely train Black Horse Yi Cong into the most powerful cavalry in the world!" Zhang Fei beat his chest loudly and walked away with high spirits.

Liu Ming nodded with satisfaction. The army must cultivate this kind of momentum of not admitting defeat.

Then he waved to He Man who was not far away. He Man quickly ran over and said, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"Personally urge the blacksmith to set up the blacksmith furnace as soon as possible. First, use the fine iron currently carried by the army to make stirrups. Work must be done overnight." Liu Ming ordered.

He Man agreed and turned around.

Liu Ming returned to his tent, recalled the information about horse gear in his previous life, and soon drew a sketch of Gao Tao's saddle and horseshoes.

War horses of this era also had saddles, commonly known as soft saddles, which could only protect the backbone of the war horse to a certain extent, but were unable to secure the rider and were less stable.

The high saddle can better protect the war horse and further improve the stability of the rider. The requirements for riding skills are relatively low, which also increases the speed of the growth of the cavalry.

Unfortunately, time does not allow him to equip all the cavalry with new harnesses, so he can only upgrade the equipment while fighting.

Liu Ming put down his pen, but his brows furrowed even more tightly.

The cavalry can temporarily solve the combat power problem through bilateral stirrups, but what should the infantry do?
Strictly speaking, he currently does not have a suitable general who can lead the infantry. Of course, this is also related to the fact that he has too few generals for this expedition.

He Man was an infantry general, but he could only fight by himself and could not lead an army.

Liu Ming thought hard about the various methods of improving infantry combat effectiveness in the past dynasties, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Yes, maybe this method can be used. First, draw a schematic diagram.

Just as he was preparing to write, Shi A came in to report that Huang Wan, the great Sima Cheng, had led his troops from Yuzhou, accompanied by the eunuchs sent to Yingchuan.

"Invite me quickly!" Liu Ming was overjoyed and stood up in a hurry.

Before Luoyang sent troops, Liu Ming issued an appointment letter to Huang Wan as Great Sima Cheng, and also ordered him to lead Yuzhou soldiers and horses to join the southern expedition.

Yingchuan County in Yuzhou is close to Nanyang, so whether Huang Wan leads his troops or people from Yingchuan come, it is very convenient to go to Yaoshan in Nanyang.

As soon as Shi A left the tent, he brought in five people, two old men in front, two young men in the back, and one eunuch who was sent to Yuzhou to deliver the decree. "Your Majesty Huang Wan has met!"

"Xunshuang, a grass-roots citizen, comes to pay homage to Your Majesty!"

"It is only when the common people show their ambitions that they come to see His Majesty!"

"Xunyu, a common man, comes to see Your Majesty!"

Everyone bowed one by one, and Liu Ming helped them up one by one, "My beloved, please get up quickly. I have been thinking about you day and night, and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Although Liu Ming said this, he also had doubts in his heart. He did not recruit Xun Shuang because he was a bit old, already sixty-one years old. It is not easy to live to more than sixty in this era. What can be expected? What does he do? If I remember correctly, he was going to die of illness in another year, so summoning him would be of little use, but he didn't expect him to come instead.

Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu are here, but where are Xun You, Guo Jia and Xu Shu?

Thinking of this, Liu Ming looked at the eunuch who was delivering the order.

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu came in response to the imperial edict. Xun You said that he was writing a book and could not serve as an official. Guo Jia said that he was ill and was studying at a young age. He was too embarrassed to take on such a big job. As for Xu Shu, I have inquired many times, but no one knows anything about it. I only heard that there was a man named Xu, named Xu Fu, who killed someone not long ago and was rescued from prison by his accomplices, and his whereabouts were missing."

Liu Ming nodded and did not blame the eunuch. Xun You and Guo Jia found excuses not to serve as officials. They probably still did not think highly of the emperor. After all, Emperor Ling was notorious before and hurt the hearts of many knowledgeable people. Many famous people abandoned their official positions. There are also some capable people who would rather live in seclusion than serve as officials, mainly because they are extremely disappointed with the court.

Xun You is also considered a famous figure in the country. Guo Jia is already nineteen years old, how can he still be considered young? These two people are both arrogant and arrogant people, and naturally they are not willing to assist a foolish emperor. At least in their eyes, the current emperor is not worthy of their lifelong trust.

Xu Fu was Xu Shu, and Liu Ming knew that this murder was a turning point in his life. From then on, he abandoned martial arts and followed literature, and finally became a top strategist.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't come, let him slowly study and grow. If he comes at this time, it may destroy him.

"You did a good job, go down." Liu Ming said.

The eunuch thanked him and walked out of the tent. Liu Ming looked at Xun Shuang.

Xun Shuang's reputation is indeed very high. He is called a great scholar in the world and a master of Confucian classics. He can be said to be famous all over the world, but he is not interested in powerful people. I once summoned him, but he didn't respond. Now I don't even summon him, but I don't know why I came here on my own.

"So that your majesty will know that Ciming (characterized by Xun Shuang) was forced to come here by a humble minister." Huang Wan explained, "Your majesty summoned two people from the Xun family in Yingchuan, but only this young man Xun Yu came. Unable to explain it, Wei Chen took matters into his own hands and roped in Xun Ciming, the head of the Xun clan, to make up for it."

"The Eight Dragons of the Xun family are unparalleled in Ci Ming. How can Mr. Ci Ming be a great talent?" Liu Ming said with a smile, "I have heard of Mr. Ci Ming's name for a long time. He has repeatedly ordered the ministers of the five palaces to collect imperial edicts, but Mr. Ci Ming is busy with his studies. , had never responded to the imperial edict, and now he is happy to serve as an official, which is indeed a blessing for the country and all the people."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary, I am so ashamed of myself." Xun Shuang couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that His Majesty spoke so highly of him, but he didn't show any expression on the surface and was just slightly humble.

Liu Ming immediately opened a banquet to welcome everyone, and Lu Bu, Zhang Fei and others also attended.

When Huang Wan came here, he not only brought five thousand men and horses, but also a group of blacksmiths and fine iron. For a time, the sound of clanging iron was heard one after another in the camp, and even reached the Chinese army's tent.

"I wonder what your Majesty wants to make when he recruits blacksmiths and collects fine iron during the march?" Xi Zhicai asked in confusion during the dinner.

He also asked the doubts of the others who came here. They also discussed this matter along the way, but this group of wise men couldn't figure out what His Majesty was suddenly going to build. In the end, they all thought of a bad idea. direction——

Could it be that His Majesty had a sudden idea to create something for entertainment and games?
Thinking of this, the people from Yingchuan wanted to retreat, and Huang Wan also had doubts in his heart. If this was true, it would definitely make the wise men in the world feel sad and desperate.

But after all, he was an important minister in the court, and he had just been appointed Sima Cheng. It was difficult to make a direct evaluation, so he advised a few people to go out and see what happened before making a decision.

Now, Xi Zhicai finally asked.

"Let Fengxian explain this to everyone." Liu Ming said, "Fengxian is brave and good at fighting, especially good at commanding cavalry. When I personally conquered Hanoi, the Black Mountain bandits, Baibo bandits and even the Xiongnu Great Chanyu heard that Fengxian I was so scared that I didn't dare to challenge him."

When everyone heard that His Majesty spoke so highly of this handsome general, they couldn't help but focus their attention.

Lu Bu was overjoyed and said: "The newly formed cavalry has been trained for a short period of time and has insufficient combat power. Many of them even fell off their horses. Your Majesty is wise, powerful and intelligent. He came up with the wonderful idea of ​​bilateral stirrups. The cavalry's combat power can be increased by 30%. This time The southern expedition will definitely defeat the two thieves Sun Jian and Yuan Shu."

Everyone took a breath when they heard it. Are double stirrups so powerful?
Although they are all well-educated men, they may be able to come up with a variety of strategies, but when it comes to actually riding horses to fight in battle, they are not as powerful as ordinary cavalry, so they have no intuitive concept of the difference between the effects of single-sided stirrups and double-sided stirrups.

But I still find it unbelievable. If the unilateral stirrups are replaced by bilateral stirrups, the cavalry's combat effectiveness will be increased by 30%? Is this too exaggerated? Or is it that the general in front of him, who is highly favored by His Majesty, is deliberately flattering His Majesty?
If both the government and the public are such sycophants, then it is undoubtedly the wrong choice for them to become officials this time.

"Your Majesty not only invented the double-sided stirrup, but also invented a new type of high equipment, namely the high saddle and horseshoe. You must have never heard of it. Only a long-time cavalry general like me can understand its true value. "

As Lu Bu said this, he showed the diagram of Gao Hao's saddle and horseshoes that Liu Ming had drawn to everyone.

Everyone read it again, and their doubts did not diminish at all. From these pictures, they could not understand the true significance of this to improving the cavalry's combat effectiveness. Only by experiencing this kind of thing in person can they know its value.

"It's really a wonderful idea." Huang Wan praised.

When he was in Yuzhou, he once led troops to exterminate bandits in the territory and gained his reputation. However, he led only infantry and no cavalry. Although he also rode horses, he was not deeply impressed by the things on this map, but now it is not good. In silence, I could only give a casual compliment.

Liu Ming understood the confusion from their expressions and was too lazy to explain to them in detail. The best answer was to speak with facts.

Liu Ming sighed and said: "The cavalry can quickly increase their combat effectiveness with these small items, but it is difficult for the infantry to quickly increase their combat effectiveness. Fortunately, I already have a strategy, but I still lack a general who can effectively command the soldiers."

At this moment, soldiers suddenly came in and reported: "The officials who went to Chenliu to collect the imperial edict came to deliver the order and return their orders."

(End of this chapter)