Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 302
As for the stirrups that the coachmen equipped on their horses, although Meng Tian saw it, he didn't pay much attention to it.

It was obvious at first glance that this thing was used by the cavalry, and it was really inconspicuous hanging on both sides of the horse.And it is no less effective than a horseshoe, and Meng Tian has not noticed it yet.

But Ziying believes that Meng Tian will be shocked again after seeing the effect of cavalry training with the stirrups in these two days.

As for the saddle, now that the entire Jiuyuan City has slaughtered millions of livestock, the only thing that is not lacking is the fur of the livestock, and a primitive saddle can be laid on it casually.

The time was limited, and the number of horseshoes and stirrups made by Ziying was not too many. After all the horseshoes and stirrups were assembled, only more than [-] horses were installed.

However, Ziying does not intend to take four thousand cavalry to attack the Huns' rear. In order to ensure the speed of the attack and the maximum possible mobility of the cavalry, Ziying plans to take only two thousand of the most elite Chinese cavalry to go out together. .

On the vast prairie, a cavalry unit with two horses per person, well-trained and equipped with stirrups and saddles, if commanded properly, may not be weaker than a large army raid.

I think that when Huo Qubing was only 17 years old, he led 800 warriors and drove hundreds of miles to raid the rear of the Xiongnu. Apart from Huo Qubing's personal bravery, the main reason was that the main force of the Huns was being attracted by Wei Qing's army.

Huo Qubing relied on the flexibility of the cavalry to raid the relatively empty rear of the Huns, and then jumped out of the Huns' encirclement before the Huns encircled them.

What Ziying has to do now is to imitate Huo Qubing's tactics of later generations and carry them forward.

Although there is a certain similarity with Huo Qubing at this time, the main force of the Xiongnu was restrained.

But the war in Monan at that time was really incomparable to the scale of today's. Now in Touman City, the elite soldiers of the entire Xiongnu have been concentrated.

Furthermore, the main battle of that war at that time was still concentrated on Wei Qing, Huo Qubing just made a surprise attack and turned back.

But now, although the main forces of both sides will be stalemate in Jiuyuan City, Ziying's purpose is to raid the Huns' rear at the fastest speed, taking advantage of the emptiness of the Huns' rear forces, wandering around various tribes as much as possible for a long time caused damage to the Huns.

Relying on the destruction of the rear to force the Huns on the front line to retreat.

Although the strategy is somewhat similar to Huo Qubing, the difficulty of execution has increased linearly.

Just the distance of the attack is not on the same level.

In the next two days, the main task of the two thousand Chinese cavalry focused on familiarizing themselves with the use of the stirrups. After all, the horseshoes were nailed to the horseshoes of the horses, and their main function was to reduce the damage of the horses.

In the past two days, Meng Tian also went to Ziying's training ground outside the city to discuss with Ziying the possible situation and countermeasures of the next war.

However, Meng Tian, ​​who originally came to discuss the military situation with Ziying, was shocked by the rapid progress of the two thousand cavalry every time he came.

You must know that the main combat weapons of the current cavalry are weapons that are held with one hand such as swords.

Because in the era without stirrups, when the horse galloped, the feet had no leverage point and still had to rely on the hands to maintain stability.

Therefore, some one-handed weapons are used the most.

As for bows and arrows, spears and other weapons that require both hands, the horse needs to be stopped before using them, otherwise both hands will be separated from the horse, and only the legs will clamp the horse's belly, and it will fall off the horse if you are not careful. .

As for people who can ride horses and shoot arrows while galloping, it is not uncommon, but such people are really rare.

There are not many such masters among the ethnic groups that grew up on horseback like the Huns, and even fewer among the cavalry of the Qin Army who can ride and shoot.

However, with the stirrups, this phenomenon has been greatly improved, and the difficulty of riding and shooting has dropped geometrically.

When the feet are supported, the hands are naturally freed,

Most of these Shenzhou iron cavalry cavalry were trained by the cavalry master Sima Shang back then. Although it can be said that they represent the highest level of cavalry in Qin today.

After freeing their hands, the only problem with their horseback archery is that due to the lack of corresponding training, the accuracy of shooting arrows while moving is still somewhat insufficient.

But now there is really not so much time to carry out targeted training. We can only try our best to let the cavalry become familiar with the feeling of riding and shooting in these two days. Get acquainted with the battle.

So when Meng Tian arrived, he saw such a scene. The two thousand cavalry of the entire Shenzhou Iron Cavalry became one of the best cavalry and archery masters overnight, although the accuracy was still unbearable.

However, everyone can stand on a galloping horse, hold a bow and shoot arrows with both hands.

To be able to do this, as long as the follow-up training can keep up, the accuracy can be fully compensated by a lot of training.

Meng Tian who was amazed at first thought that these Shenzhou iron cavalry had hidden their abilities before. After understanding the reason for the change of the two thousand cavalry, Meng Tian held a pair of stirrups tightly with both hands and could not speak for a long time.

"It's really hard to imagine that a pair of copper rings can actually help the birth of an elite cavalry."

"It can only be said that these are relatively original designs. If there is enough time, both the shape and the material should be greatly improved." Ziying still behaved very calmly in the face of the unbelievable Meng Tian.

At this moment, Meng Tian even had a thought, what kind of heart did Lord Chang'an have? Could it be the heart of seven apertures that is the same as Bigan in the real legend.

Otherwise, how could he not only be able to predict the enemy ahead of him on the battlefield, but also have so many strange ideas.

The heart of the seven apertures, this is the heart of a sage!

Two days later, although the cavalry had initially become familiar with some skills of riding and shooting, there was still a long way to go before they became mature.

However, time waits for no one, Ziying must leave Jiuyuan City before the arrival of the Xiongnu army, and two thousand Shenzhou cavalry left Jiuyuan City two days later under the watchful eye of Meng Tian.

Every cavalryman can be said to be armed to the teeth, wearing leather armor with a sword across his waist, and carrying a bow and arrow on his back.

What Meng Tian couldn't figure out was that besides this, every cavalryman actually inserted a sharp spear with a bronze head obliquely into the horse's back.

But since it was arranged by Ziying, it must be useful.

After Ziying came up with such tools that could greatly enhance the combat power of the cavalry, Meng Tian, ​​who was already in awe of Ziying's resourcefulness, had an inexplicable trust in Ziying.

What Mr. Chang'an said must be right, every move of Mr. Chang'an must have a deep meaning.

Even Meng Tian at this moment didn't feel any changes in himself.

(End of this chapter)