One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422

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With a loud roar, Zhang Liao shot a Hun soldier standing in front of him off his horse.Then, like a sharp arrow, he pierced straight into the formation of the Huns.

A thousand cavalry followed Zhang Liao closely, formed a conical charging formation, and slammed into the formation of the Huns!

At this time, the Xiongnu army had been shot randomly by Zhao Yun's troops, disrupting the formation, and the advantage of charging had slowed down.This increased their combat power by several percent.

Although, most of the time, the soldiers of Zhang Liao's army still held the rein in one hand and the weapon in the other, but occasionally, they also switched to holding weapons in two hands from time to time.What's even more outrageous is that the soldiers of Zhang Liao's army seem to be growing on horseback, and their figures are extremely stable.

Upstairs above the city gate, everyone saw Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao cooperating tacitly, one leading the army to swim around and shoot arrows, and the other leading the army to charge in the enemy's formation, their mouths were wide open in shock.

"This, this... the army of the envoy really deserves its reputation. Their riding skills are even more exquisite than that of the Huns, and they all seem to grow on the back of a horse." Nie Yan said in surprise and admiration.

Qin Yi only answered with a smile, but remained silent.

Li Zhen observed Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's troops for a while, and suddenly slapped his forehead: "Master, Zhao Bingcao and Zhang Xiaowei's subordinates... Is there something new in their horses?"

Hey, he actually saw it!
Qin Yi was slightly taken aback, then asked Li Zhen: "Lieutenant Li, how did you see it?"

Li Zhendao: "I saw that the legs of Zhao Bingcao and Zhang Xiaowei's soldiers were all wrapped in cloth. As I expected, they must have intentionally covered some kind of inconvenient harness. The function of this harness can be Let the soldiers stabilize their bodies on the horse, and control the reins with their legs so that they can fight with both hands. I wonder if Li has guessed correctly?"

This time it was Qin Yi who was surprised. Li Zhen had seen through the secret of his cavalry!

Li Zhen was right. Qin Yi's cavalry did use a distinctive harness, that is, double-sided stirrups.

As mentioned earlier, the war horses of this era have neither horseshoes nor double-sided stirrups.Most cavalry use one-sided stirrups, which are only good for soldiers to step on the horse, but they do not have the effect of stabilizing the body.

Moreover, many of the so-called one-sided stirrups are tied to the saddle with a straw rope, and the end of the straw rope is tied into a ring knot.This is very different from a real stirrup.

The stirrups assembled by Qin Yi's cavalry are made of wood and wrought iron.The connection part with the saddle is also equipped with a roller skating device.This is the real stirrup.Only such stirrups can maximize the combat power of cavalry.

These stirrups were made by Qin Yi before he led his troops to Hebei.By the time he returned from Hebei, the craftsmen had already produced more than two thousand stirrups.This time leading troops to reinforce Yanmen Pass, Qin Yi used all these stirrups.

After starting from Zhangzi County, the cavalrymen were familiar with the use of stirrups on the way to Yanmen Pass. After a few days, they became familiar with the use of stirrups.

Today, relying on his cavalry equipped with stirrups, Qin Yi boldly ordered Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to lead their troops out of the pass to fight.

Zhao Yun's troops adopted gushing tactics.They don't make contact with the enemy at all, and just swim around the enemy's formation while shooting arrows.This method of warfare is the embryonic form of the Qingqi roaming tactics of the Mongolian army in later generations.The reason why it is called the prototype is because the training time of Qin Yi's soldiers is too short, and they can just start shooting arrows on horseback, which is far from the requirements of a qualified light cavalry archer.

Fortunately, this was the first time this kind of warfare had appeared, and it was difficult for the Xiongnu soldiers to adapt to it. As long as the soldiers under Zhao Yun could free their hands and could not fall off the horse, they could just shoot their arrows without worrying about the accuracy.

Zhang Liao's soldiers adopted the traditional cavalry charge tactics.Although they had just assembled the stirrups, they could not fully display their combat effectiveness of charging with weapons in both hands, but with the help of the stirrups, the soldiers could ride steadily on the horses and concentrate on fighting more when charging. The combat power of Zhang Liao's troops increased greatly.What's more, some soldiers with strong comprehension ability can already fight with two hands holding weapons on horseback.

In order to hide the secret of the stirrups, Qin Yi usually asked the soldiers to remove the stirrups, and only put them on when fighting.Moreover, a piece of cloth was wrapped around the legs to wrap the legs and stirrups together.

This is a cover-up, and Qin Yi didn't expect to use this method to completely cover up the secret of the stirrup.As long as those who are willing to observe carefully and think about it carefully, they will be able to see through the secret of the bilateral stirrups.However, even if others saw that Qin Yi's soldiers used double-sided stirrups, they had never seen the real thing, and it was impossible to make real stirrups in a short time.Qin Yi's cavalry still had the advantage.

The advancement of science and technology, all inventions and creations are sometimes just a layer of window paper.Before you see the real thing, even if you want to break your head and try countless times, you can't pierce this layer of window paper.But once you see someone else make a real thing, you will suddenly realize that this thing is so simple, why didn't I think of it!
The same is true for bilateral stirrups.I haven't seen the real thing, even if others know that Qin Yi's cavalry used double-sided stirrups, they probably just tied a grass rope on the other side of the saddle like the previous single-sided stirrups.

This approach is not to say that it is completely ineffective, but it is far from the effect of using a real stirrup.

It is a very simple reason. There is a big difference in the stability and balance of the body when standing on a soft rope and standing on a hard block of wood or iron.What's more, the real stirrup has many other small parts that make the stirrup more durable and more convenient to use.

Let’s get back to the point.When Qin Yi heard Li Zhen's analysis, he smiled and asked, "Let Captain Li guess again, what kind of horse equipment does my cavalry have?"

Li Zhendao: "Obviously, Shi Jun's cavalry has changed the one-sided mounting rope to two-sided one. However, I am still a little puzzled, just adding one more horse rope, can the cavalry's riding skills become so superb? "

"Hahaha, Lieutenant Li has sharp eyes!" Qin Yi laughed, "That's right, Qin's cavalry used double-sided horse ropes. However, their horse ropes are completely different from the ones Li Xiaowei has seen. When there is an opportunity in the future, Qin Yi will tell you the specific secret."

Have a chance?Does this still require another opportunity?Just let me take a look at it.Li Zhen was a little puzzled.Afterwards, he was relieved. Qin Yi's so-called opportunity was nothing more than wanting to be completely loyal to him.Only in this way can he reveal the secret to me with confidence.

At this moment, Nie Yan shouted: "Your Majesty, look, the Huns have retreated!"

(End of this chapter)