The last three kingdoms

Chapter 334 Takahashi Saddle and Bilateral Stirrup

That's right!Liu Yin's trump card is the Takahashi saddle and double-sided stirrups!
The war horses of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty were also equipped with saddles and stirrups, but the so-called saddle was just a small cloth pad on the horse's back to make the rider sit up more comfortably.The stirrup is only one side, very long, hanging on the left side of the horse, and its function is only to provide a convenience for the rider to get on and off the horse. When the rider rides on the horse's back, the stirrup loses any function.When the rider is on the horseback, he must hold the reins tightly and clamp the horse's belly tightly with his legs so that he can sit firmly on the horseback.

Therefore, the current cavalry must go through long-term and intensive training before they can be trained. It is definitely a technical job to be able to charge into battle on a smooth horseback. Liu Yin has a deep understanding of the bumps on the horseback. Especially when the horse is galloping at high speed, it is necessary to concentrate on it, relying entirely on the strength of the waist, abdomen and legs, and cannot leave the rein even for a moment, so as to avoid falling from the horse's back.

The design of the high bridge saddle with high front and middle depressions limits the rider’s forward and backward sliding and provides the rider with longitudinal stability. When the rider sits on the saddle, it is like being stuck in it. Unless the horse is overturned, it is not easy to fall off. .The design of the bilateral stirrups provides the rider with lateral stability. The rider's feet stepping in the stirrups can also greatly reduce the fatigue of riding and provide the possibility for the cavalry to run long distances.

The organic combination of Takahashi saddle and bilateral stirrups makes the horse and the rider truly integrated, and the rider can do more things when his hands are freed, such as using weapons with both hands and shooting arrows on the horse’s back—this Of course, strict training must be carried out, otherwise the accuracy will definitely be far away.

Historically, the appearance of the Takahashi saddle and double-sided stirrups was the most significant technological breakthrough, allowing the cavalry to make a qualitative leap.And Liu Yin's time travel made this invention at least one or two hundred years earlier.

In fact, when he was in Shu, Liu Yin hoped to make saddles and stirrups to improve the combat strength of the cavalry of the Shu army. Cavalry has always been an auxiliary unit. Even if saddles and stirrups were created at that time, it would have limited help in improving the overall combat strength of the Shu army.

Moreover, saddles and stirrups are different from gunpowder. Even ordinary people will understand its principle and structure after a glance, and it is not difficult to copy and imitate.Liu Yin created the saddle and stirrup in advance, and it is very likely that the spies of Wei State would steal it and then imitate similar things. In this way, it is tantamount to an act of capitalizing on the enemy.

So Liu Yin has been hiding and riding a war horse for two years "uncomfortably". Now that he has arrived in Longyou, he has a large number of cavalry and horses, and is facing the pressure of fighting against the powerful cavalry of Cao Wei. In order to improve the cavalry combat ability of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion in a short period of time, it is necessary to sacrifice these two big killers.

Despite the risk of leaking secrets, no matter how strict the secrecy work is, the cavalry equipped with Takahashi saddles and bilateral stirrups will eventually go to the battlefield, and sooner or later they will face off against Cao Wei's cavalry, so this secret cannot be hidden.Perhaps in the near future, all the cavalry in the world will be equipped with Takahashi saddles and double-sided stirrups, but Liu Yin will not regret it. If any technological progress is afraid of being copied or copied, then human civilization may never move forward. To be one step ahead and stand at the forefront of the times is already a remarkable thing.

What's more, if Liu Yin didn't take the lead in making saddles and stirrups at this time, the combat power of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion would never be able to improve. Facing the powerful cavalry of Cao Wei, it would be a crushing defeat. This result was something Liu Yin could not bear. The battle of Long will be a decisive cavalry battle in the true sense. Whoever cavalry can win will be able to dominate the victory of this battle.

Of course, the early confidentiality work must also be done in place, and it is inevitable that it will be seen by the opponent during the battle, but if Wei's spies grasp the information in the early stage of research and development, let Wei Guo develop it simultaneously , then for the Shu army, it will lose the benefit of the first battle, and it will be a disaster.

In view of the rampant espionage activities of Wei State, Liu Yin had to act cautiously and chose Duan Gu as the training base of the Tiger Riding Battalion.

Duangu is a branch of Qinling in the southeast of Tianshui. The mountains here are high and steep, and the valley is wide. As long as the entrance of the valley is sealed off, the traffic inside and outside can be cut off, which can effectively prevent the spying of the Wei State. The valley is flat and long. , It is also more suitable for cavalry training.

Liu Yin imprisoned all the 1 horses in the left and right battalions of Huqi in Duangu, and the blacksmiths, carpenters, and cobblers collected with a lot of money were placed in another valley not far from Duangu——Baisha Valley.

To make a stirrup requires a blacksmith, and to make a saddle requires a carpenter and a cobbler, and to complete the task in a short period of time, the number of craftsmen required is naturally quite a lot. Luckily, Liu Yin does not need high-level craftsmen, as long as he can blacksmith Yes, those who know carpentry, those who can sew leather goods, even those who are skilled in two-handed knives, Liu Yin will not spend a lot of money to hire them.

Liu Yin's price was right, and he was doing work for the government. Most of the craftsmen did not dare to refuse, so hundreds of craftsmen were quickly recruited, and Liu Yin settled them in Baisha Valley.

Compared with Duan Valley, Baisha Valley is much narrower, with cliffs on both sides, and the environment is more hidden.Regardless of whether it is Duangu or Baishagu, unless they are authorized personnel, other people are not allowed to enter.After Deng Ai was assassinated in Longxi, Liu Yin took extremely strict precautions against the spies of the State of Wei. The matter of building saddles and stirrups had to escape the eyes and ears of the spies of the State of Wei.

A large number of iron ingots, wood and furs were continuously sent to Baisha Valley, and Liu Yin also appeared here in person, drawing the design drawings of Gaoqiao saddle and double-sided stirrups, and these craftsmen made them according to the drawings.

The all-metal stirrup is made of iron, and the style is relatively simple. The two sides hang down and are placed on the two sides of the horse. There is a foot ring on each side. The rider sits on the horse and his legs can step into the ring.Compared with making armor and weapons, stirrups are not difficult, and blacksmiths can operate them skillfully.

The process of the saddle is more complicated. First, the carpenter makes the frame, and then the cobbler wraps it with leather.Regardless of whether it is a saddle or a stirrup, Liu Yin did not require too much precision. First, he recruited a few senior industrialists to make samples, and then mass-produce them according to the samples.

(End of this chapter)