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Chapter 262 Three Great Artifacts
Su Jiao's words hit the point, and he had to admit the fact that the country of Yue was located in the south, and the source of war horses was always a problem.Although I have brought back many excellent horse breeds from Guanzhong, the base is limited and cannot be developed on a large scale in a short period of time.

I only heard Su Jiao say: "It is okay to open up pastures by the lakeside to the east of Peng Lize for raising war horses. But there is a problem, the climate in the south is humid, and the quality of the war horses raised may be worse than in the north." Su Jiao is loyal, and now They are all talking about important matters related to the future strength of the Yue Kingdom, so it is natural to say what there is.

Yin Xu knew very well that what Su Jiao said was true. Although the weather conditions in the north were harsh, the vast grasslands were originally the most suitable land for raising horses.Wind, frost and severe cold can not only temper people's will, but also flattery.The climate in the south is warm and mild, and the horses raised will be somewhat inferior.Fortunately, all the horses I brought back were excellent horse breeds from the Northwest, which made up for some shortcomings, but this problem needs to be solved as soon as possible in the future.

Yin Xu said: "You should do it first, because there are so many constraints, the size of the cavalry regiment should not be too large, and start training 3000 people first. I will find a way to solve the problem of horses later..." On the lips Having said that, Yin Xu was at a loss for what to do for the time being.

Good war horses are produced in the north, and places like the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Loufan on the grasslands must be the best.The adjacent hometown of Yanzhao and Qin Dynasty is near the water and the towers are the first to get the moon, which is very good.Not to mention whether you can go to buy war horses, even if you can buy them, how can you transport them back to Yue?There are many vassal states in the middle, especially Xiang Yu's Western Chu State.If that old man Fan Zeng knew that he was developing cavalry on a large scale, he couldn't jump up, and he didn't know how many things would happen.

Therefore, it is very important to keep the formation of the Yue Kingdom Cavalry Legion secret, but Yin Xu is also very clear that there must be eyes and ears sent by Xiang Yu or other princes in the Yue Kingdom, and some things cannot be concealed.It can only be said to be as careful as possible, the appearance cannot be concealed, and the essence can only be protected as much as possible.

Now it was a last resort, Su Jiao nodded and agreed, this was the first thing the King of Yue entrusted to him, so he naturally had to do it well.

Yin Xu said again: "The quality of war horses cannot be improved in a short period of time. The quality of cavalry can indeed be improved, so we must pay close attention to training. If you are a first-class knight and warrior."

Su Jiao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely do my best."

Yin Xu took out a piece of white silk from his arms and showed it to everyone.The heads of several generals are all stretched out, and there are several figures drawn on the white silk between them.If you look closely, it looks like a half-moon arc, another one looks like a seat, and finally a weapon is drawn, which looks like a long sword but has an arc.

Yin Xu coughed lightly, and explained: "Let me explain, these three things are magic weapons for forming a cavalry army."

"Sacred weapon?" Several important ministers of the Yue Kingdom frowned after hearing this, although they haven't figured out what these things are and what their functions are.But their intuition told them that these three things must not be simple, not to mention that Yue Wang Yinxu has always had unexpected ideas, it seems that this is another surprise.

Yin Xu got up and explained carefully: "This thing is called a stirrup!"

"Stirrups?" Everyone was surprised, obviously they had never heard of this novel thing.

Stirrups are a pair of footrests hung on both sides of the saddle for the rider to step on when mounting and riding.The role of stirrups is not only to help people get on the horse, but more importantly, to support the rider's feet when riding, so as to maximize the advantages of riding a horse while effectively protecting the rider's safety.

Yin Xu has discovered this problem since he came to this era. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was inconvenient to mount and ride a horse because there were no stirrups.Riding a horse in this era can be said to be riding directly on the back of a horse, with your feet hanging down naturally, without any support at all, which is very inconvenient and hard.In this way, if you want to run and sit steadily while riding a horse, you need to hold the rein with both hands.It's not bad if the riding skills are a little better, otherwise riding a horse is directly suffering.

When it comes to cavalry, the lack of stirrups can be said to be a great defect. When riding a horse itself becomes an extremely physical effort, it will lose many cavalry advantages.Because both hands are used to control the horse, it is not very convenient to use weapons, and the strength used is very limited.So in this era, although the cavalry is very important, the most important role it plays is harassment.It seems that it is not common to really put cavalry into formal combat on a large scale.

According to the current archaeological findings, stirrups were found in the tombs of Xianbei people in the Northern Wei Dynasty.There are various indications that the stirrups were made by Xianbei people.The stirrup includes two important components, one is the part where the rider steps on the foot, that is, the stirrup ring; the other is the stirrup handle or stirrup that hangs the stirrup on both sides of the saddle.The extraordinary significance of the appearance of the stirrup is self-evident, why do you say that?
After the invention of stirrups, the horses were easier to control, and the people and horses were connected as one, so that the riders on the horses liberated their hands. Swing sharply to complete the military action of chopping left and chopping right.Especially when the soldiers are in close combat, the stirrup perfectly combines the horse and the cavalry.

As a time traveler and a military student, Yin Xu has studied many battle cases and weapons in the cold weapon era.It can be said that throughout the era of cold weapons, cavalry is undoubtedly the most powerful combat force, and stirrups are also the most critical treasure for cavalry to become the trump card of ancient warfare.

He had discovered this problem since the beginning of his time travel, and he used his expertise as a prophet to introduce stirrups and many other equipment.But at that time, he was weak, and he still had the intention of relying on others, and he would not benefit from any "invention and innovation".Yin Xu didn't want to give them the treasures that came hundreds of years in advance. This kind of artifact must be kept for himself.

So this matter has been dragged on until he became the king of Yue after the enfeoffment, and now he has returned to the fiefdom of Yue State.Finally able to dominate one side, all the troops of Yue State belong to him, so naturally he should unreservedly equip his own army.Let them become the world's first-class army, and become the sharp knife for them to compete in the world and win the Central Plains.

So now it's time for the stirrups to come on stage. Now there are astonishing generals like Su Jiao, as well as excellent soldiers from the original frontier army of the upper county of Qin.After the stirrup is put into use, it can make up for the lack of quality of the horse to a certain extent.Not only that, the cavalry corps of Yue State may be the cavalry with the highest combat efficiency and the strongest combat power.

Zhou Da looked at the stirrup pattern and asked suspiciously: "My lord, is this thing really that magical?" Obviously, this novel thing was so miraculous under Yin Xu's description that he couldn't believe it.

Yin Xu smiled lightly and did not answer directly. He turned to look at Su Jiao and asked, "What do you think?" Su Jiao will be the commander of the Yue Cavalry Corps, and he must have a clear understanding of this.

Su Jiao's background, knowledge, and rich experience make him look at problems more far-reaching than Zhou Da.After Yin Xu explained the principle and function of the stirrup, Su Jiao's eyes lit up. As a general who used cavalry to fight against the Huns many times, he clearly knew that Yin Xu's analysis was appropriate. When it came to the essence, he pointed out the flaws .Now that this little thing can make up for everything, he naturally knows the truth and possibility of what Yin Xu said, and he knows how this "artifact" will improve the combat power of the cavalry.

When Yin Xu proposed the population strategy and household registration for Qimin before, they were very impressed and surprised that their king had so many novel ideas.Now it seems that he has unparalleled talent and expertise in the invention and innovation of weapons.This person is too miraculous, Su Jiao seems to know Yin Xu again, and the feeling in his heart is very complicated.In addition to being surprised, he also knew that Yin Xu would bring them more surprises than these, and there might be many, many more in the days to come.Maybe at some point, they will see it and get used to it.

"What? What does Su Jiao think?" Yin Xu's question again awakened Su Jiao who was in deep thought.I only heard him reply: "This thing is very miraculous. With him, the cavalry of Yue Kingdom can be invincible and invincible in the world!"

"Ah?" Zhou Da couldn't help being taken aback, Su Jiao gave such an answer, it was really amazing.

Su Jiao said with a smile: "Zhou Da, if you don't believe me, you can try it yourself!"

Yin Xu also smiled and said: "I will order the craftsmen to build it. When the time comes, let you feel the equipment first, and then you will know the magic of this thing."

Both Pu Jun and Su An did not hesitate, because they had been with Yin Xu for a longer time, so they naturally knew the magic of their own King Yue.What's more, with their own observation skills, they can also see the magic of the stirrup.As for Gao Yi, who is a civil servant, he is not a professional in such things, and belongs to the ranks of laymen.Lu Ming vaguely saw some points, but he didn't grasp it very well!Only Zhou Xiang was pleasantly surprised by this, and he really wouldn't believe it if he hadn't experienced it himself.

Zhou Da grinned and said, "Okay, by the way, Your Majesty, what are the remaining two things?"

Yin Xu pointed to the pattern in the middle and said softly: "This thing is called Takahashi saddle!"

Everyone's surprise has become a habit, and they all pricked up their ears to listen to Yin Xu's explanation.

At the beginning, riding a horse was basically sitting directly on the horse's back, and at most it was just adding some east dike cushions, which did not play other roles.Without a saddle and stirrups, sitting on a horse is uncomfortable, and the biggest problem is instability.If you want to ride steadily, you must hold on to the reins tightly, and your legs clamp the horse's belly.You must know that such an action is very laborious, and the stabilization effect is also very limited, which greatly limits the mobility and combat flexibility of the cavalry.

The emergence of Takahashi saddle and stirrups solved this stability. Before, it was only a layer of cushions added to the horse’s back. Now the Takahashi saddle and stirrups are used together and fixed on the horse as a whole.The biggest advantage of the Takahashi saddle is the cocking of the two ends, which effectively prevents the back and forth shaking during riding.The stirrups make the feet stable and avoid horizontal movement, so the stability of riding can be said to be doubled.

With these two things, riding a horse will no longer be so hard, allowing the cavalry to retain more physical strength for combat.After the stability on horseback is increased, weapons can be used more conveniently and stably, such as bows and arrows can be used at a long distance.Swords can be used to cut and chop in short combat, which greatly improves the effect of cavalry in frontal charge.

It can be said that the use of Takahashi saddles and stirrups is a milestone innovation in the history of horse riding.It is precisely because of these two treasures that the cavalry entered the stage of war.And became the protagonist of the battlefield in the cold weapon era for thousands of years, and staged wonderful scenes.

Gaoqiao saddles and stirrups did not appear in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and some clues can be seen from the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang.Although there have been many fine harnesses, Takahashi saddles and stirrups are not among them.It can be seen from the arrangement of the terracotta warriors that the cavalry at that time were not large in scale, and the arrangement was mainly on the side or even the corner of the army formation.Because the main role of the cavalry in this era is still the tasks of scouting, harassing, outflanking, chasing and so on, and it is not yet possible to make them the main force on the battlefield.

Nowadays, Yin Xu's "invention" makes it possible for the cavalry to be used in frontal main battles, and it is conceivable that it will have extraordinary effects in future battles.Yin Xu is looking forward to this, and hopes that his design and hard work will be of great use, otherwise it will be a bit shameful to be a time traveler who has not served the prophet.

Looking at the patterns of these two artifacts, Su Jiao and the others imagined in their hearts what their perfect combination would be like.The king of Yue is really great. It can be said that the significance of his two inventions is no more than that of Zhao Guowu Ling Wang Hufu riding and shooting.Even worse than worse, after all, this is an epoch-making, extraordinary breakthrough.

It is conceivable how powerful these things will be when they are put into actual combat. At this moment, Su Jiao is very eager to make things as soon as possible, so as to truly feel the magic.How lucky and delighted he was at this time to become Bi Mawen of the Yue Kingdom and the commander of the Yue Kingdom's Cavalry Corps.It is conceivable that in the future, the army under his command will be invincible and powerful.This kind of excitement and joy is self-evident for a military general. For a while, Su Jiao didn't know what words to use to express his inner excitement.

Seeing everyone's stunned and surprised expressions, Yin Xu smiled thoughtfully. This is his potential advantage and resource, which Xiang Yu and Liu Bang cannot match.

After Takahashi's saddle and stirrups brought surprises to everyone, the eyes of several important officials of the Yue Kingdom fell on the remaining patterns. They were eager to know, what kind of artifact would it be?

(End of this chapter)