Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

"You're quite right, but don't you see any difference in this horse?"

"different?"

Hearing Zhao Che's inquiry, everyone began to observe.

"What's on the horse's back? And what's hanging in the belly!"

It was Wang Jian who had a vicious eye and saw the point of what Zhao Che said at a glance.

Although they had never seen the stirrup and saddle, they could roughly guess its function just by looking at the shape of the thing.

"Old Uncle Wang has a good eye, he can see the point at a glance!"

Zhao Che gave Wang Jian a thumbs up, and then began to introduce it to everyone.

"As you can see, as I said before, the things that can enhance the combat effectiveness of an army are the stirrups and saddles!"

"Stirrups? Saddles? What's the use of that?"

Although everyone had guesses, they couldn't be sure, so they asked Zhao Che about it.

"I think you can probably guess that this thing is used to fix the body shape when people are galloping."

"With the assistance of stirrups and saddles, soldiers can stabilize their bodies and free their hands when fighting on horseback. Doesn't the combat effectiveness naturally increase?"

Just listening to Zhao Che's narration, most of the people basically believed it, but the specific effect would have to be tested by themselves.

"Young master, can I go up and try it myself?"

As a representative among the crowd, Zhang Han stood up without hesitation.

"Of course!"

Zhao Che didn't stop him, stepped aside, and taught Zhang Han how to use the stirrup and saddle.

After Zhang Han listened to the precautions, he turned over and stepped on the horse, and then began to gallop on the horse.

Even in the process of running wildly, Zhang Han deliberately let go of his hands, drew out the long sword at his waist, and made various slashing movements.

"Shut up!"

After a while, Zhang Han stopped the horse, and then got off the horse with a look of reluctance.

"How does it feel?"

Just as Zhang Han stopped, Meng Yi asked impatiently.

The eyes of Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were also full of hope.

"If our cavalry can be equipped with these stirrups and saddles, their strength will be at least several times higher!"

"With stirrups and saddles to stabilize the body, our soldiers can completely free their hands when riding a horse, and the body is still very stable, so there is no need to worry about the risk of falling."

"Moreover, these two things can also greatly reduce the difficulty of riding. With just a little training, you can train a large number of cavalry, and you don't have to worry about distracting your energy to stabilize your body during battle."

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Zhang Han expressed his evaluation very pertinently.

These stirrups and saddles may seem inconspicuous, but in fact they are hidden inside, and they can play a great role in actual combat.

Although Meng Yi is a civil servant, he was born in a family of generals, so he naturally understands how important cavalry is to an army.

Why did the Xiongnu dare to invade Daqin repeatedly, and every time they could inflict serious casualties on Daqin?

Is it because the fighting power of the Daqin army is not strong enough?Obviously impossible, Meng Tian was ordered to attack the Xiongnu in the north, so that they would not dare to go south for several years, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army is absolutely sufficient.

The reason why the Huns dared to be so arrogant was because their cavalry was too troublesome.

The Xiongnu were originally nomadic people. It can be said that everyone grew up on horseback. Their mastery of riding skills far surpassed that of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Therefore, every time Daqin faced cavalry battles, it could only rely on its superiority in numbers to crush it.

However, relying on the high mobility of the cavalry, the Xiongnu could take advantage of their unpreparedness, go south to plunder and then run away, and the Qin army could not stop them at all.

And the stirrups and saddle just made up for the gap in riding skills between the soldiers of the Great Qin and the cavalry of the Huns. This is what Yingzheng urgently needs now.

After the previous warning, the Xiongnu settled down for a while, but as Ying Zheng got old and lost the sharpness of the past, these Huns began to move around again.

Yingzheng came here this time to see if he could get something from Zhao Che to deal with the Xiongnu, and he unexpectedly encountered this surprise.

"Actually, besides the stirrup and the saddle, there is another piece of equipment on the horse that is not inferior at all. Don't you guys guess what it is?"

"Anything else?"

Hearing this, even Wang Jian moved closer to the horse and began to observe it carefully.

Unfortunately, after looking at it for a long time, apart from the stirrups and saddle, there is nothing too special about this horse.

Just when Wang Jian was about to tell Zhao Che not to play tricks, suddenly the horse moved, raised a hoof, and met Wang Jian's gaze.

"What is this on the horse's hoof?"

Wang Jian was keenly aware that the thing on the horse's hoof was probably the equipment that Zhao Che said was not inferior to the stirrup and saddle.

"Hahaha, Old Uncle Wang really has a discerning eye. This is another great piece of equipment for cavalry, the horseshoe."

"Horseshoes? What's the use of that?"

Seeing that everyone was begging for information, Zhao Che didn't hold back, and started to explain to them.

"Actually, the function of this horseshoe is also very simple. It is the same as people wearing shoes."

"My lord, you mean that this horseshoe is a horse's shoe?"

"Not bad!"

Zhao Che nodded.

"As we all know, things like horses are still very precious to Daqin, because in daily training or battles, horseshoes are easy to wear and tear. Once they are too worn, they may have to retire. Every year, Daqin alone has this problem. Retired horses account for more than [-]%!"

"And this horseshoe is like a shoe. It can protect the horse's hoof from wear and tear. Even if it wears out, it's just a worn horseshoe. If it breaks, you can change it at any time, instead of directly retiring the whole horse."

"In addition, there are various patterns on the bottom of the horseshoe. These patterns are not small. They can increase the friction between the horseshoe and the ground. This kind of horse is also more stable to ride, so you don't have to worry about slipping. kind of problem."

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Listening to Zhao Che's words, Zhang Han nodded subconsciously.

When he was riding a horse just now, he discovered that this war horse ran very steadily, without any sign of slipping.

At first, I thought it was due to the horse itself, or the stirrup and saddle, but the real hero was actually such a small piece of iron.

"A divine tool, this horseshoe is simply a divine tool. Although this thing is small, it has a great effect on us. If it can be used, it will save a lot of money just by changing the horses every year."