Blessed Dynasty

Looking at the three men's eyes, Li Xiaofu instinctively took a step back, poking at the door frame and poking his head, but didn't move forward.

It's terrible, as if it's about to be eaten!

Seeing this, Lin Xiang was almost very angry, the emperor and General Qin couldn't help but smile, looking at Li Xiaofu who was a little scared, Lin Xiang deliberately said in a vicious voice, "Come in!"

Li Xiaofu trembled silently, and couldn't help but want to shrink back, but when he saw Lin Xiang's smiling eyes, Li Xiaofu blinked, and suddenly felt his frightened heart calm down instantly.

It turned out that the old man was scaring him!

Li Xiaofu gained strength in an instant, and he was no longer afraid, he ran into the palace, ready to run behind his father to seek shelter.

After all, he still remembers what happened to Lin Xiang last night!

Lin Xiang finally couldn't help his smile, the corners of his mouth curled up, looking at Li Xiaofu who was rushing towards the emperor, before he could get there, he was intercepted halfway, and grabbed him into his arms.

Li Xiaofu, who was caught by his arms, kept kicking his legs and struggling, didn't he struggle and wait for the old man to take revenge?

However, when he found that the more he struggled, the faster he fell, Li Xiaofu finally stopped moving.

God, he forgot how scumbag Lin Xiang's strength is, no matter how hard he struggles, he won't be able to pinch himself.

Lin Xiang obviously knew this too, and couldn't help pinching the soft flesh on Li Xiaofu's body, "Are you still running?"

"No, no, no, run away!" Li Xiaofu stuttered out of fear as he felt that a part of his body had been lost because of Lin Xiangyou's pinch.

Lin Xiang finally couldn't help laughing this time, looking at the trembling little fat baby, he finally came out in one breath, he was refreshed, couldn't help but patted Li Xiaofu's butt again, and then put him down.

But as soon as he was put down, Li Xiaofu scurried to his father's back, poking out a small head to look at Lin Xiang, his wrinkled little nose was so cute.

Lin Xiang couldn't help laughing again.

On the other hand, the Emperor and General Qin were much more relaxed and happy after watching a scene. Seeing his father's smile instead of helping him, Li Xiaofu was very dissatisfied with this father who turned his elbow outward, so he decided to make sure to I have to rely on my mother to sleep with her.

When the time comes, let this father who doesn't distinguish between the inside and the outside stay alone in the vacant room!

Li Wu never imagined that he could become a troubled pond fish just after watching a play, and he was happy to watch his son suffer. After all, who told him that his status in the family was not as good as that of his son, and he was bullied by his son every day?

His Majesty Li Wu is also very happy to make this little demon star deflated.

So this wave of anger is definitely not a loss.

After the atmosphere was relaxed, Lin Xiang looked at the fat baby behind the emperor, and of course started to ask himself the question that he had been struggling with all night last night.

"Fu Wang, the horse's clothes you mentioned last night...can you tell me in detail?"

Lin Xiang also thought about it for a long time last night. Horse clothes can fix people on horses, but no matter how she thinks, such clothes have all kinds of disadvantages.

If a person is to be fixed on a horse, then it must be firm enough, but if it is firm, the degree of freedom of the person becomes a problem.

After all, the battlefield is changing rapidly. If the arrows that could be dodged originally died because they were fixed on the horse and couldn't dodge, it would be very wronged.

But if it is not fixed in this way, then what kind of clothes can the horse wear to play the role that King Fu said?

The emperor and General Qin were also thinking about this question.

It's just that for this kind of thing that has never appeared before, maybe after it appears, they can comment on the advantages and disadvantages based on the real thing, and make improvements, but this kind of thing that doesn't even have a sample, let them imagine it out of thin air, so they can't imagine it. .

So the three pairs of eyes looked at Li Xiaofu eagerly.

Li Xiaofu is not afraid of being stared at by three pairs of eyes. He has almost gotten used to this kind of scene in the past few months. After organizing his words, he said, "I saw my sister and the others riding horses in the racecourse, and they sat directly on the horse's back. First, relying on the strength of the legs to control the horse, but this is not only extremely difficult to control, people are prone to fatigue, and it is not easy to use bows and weapons to fight back, because it is difficult to maintain the balance of the body."

Both General Qin and the Emperor nodded. The reason why the barbarians and Di people became a serious problem on the frontier is because their cavalry is too powerful. Having horses and not having horses are completely different concepts. Even if they have horses, the force of the cavalry Value is also an important watershed.

Obviously, the cavalry of the barbarians and the Di people came and went like the wind, rushing into the enemy's army was like entering no one's land, and their cavalry... Forget it or not, the cavalry also needs face!

It can only be said that it is completely incomparable with the barbarian Diren.

After all, barbarians and Di people have innate advantages. They occupy the most lush grasslands, and almost every household raises cattle, horses and sheep. Their children grow up on horseback, and they are almost integrated with horses. They know how to use them. The most powerful attack with the smallest strength, the herdsmen do not need to train, as long as they ride on horseback, they are cavalrymen, and they are as familiar with horses as they are with their own sons.

But what about them?

As people from the Central Plains, they have fertile land to grow food and various crops, but there are hardly many grasslands suitable for grazing, so those cavalry, seldom ride horses since they were young, and most of them discovered their potential in this area after joining the army. Just started training.

With such a gap, one can imagine how miserable their cavalry is.

Even at the beginning, their cavalry rushed in on horseback, then dismounted and started beating people with weapons. This is a magical setting.

Under such circumstances, suddenly hearing that there is a way to fix the bodies of the cavalry, not to mention Prime Minister Lin, how excited the emperor and General Qin are, okay?

If the bodies of the cavalry can be fixed, not to mention the physical strength retained during the ride, even the increase in balance can also free their hands, and the freed hands can use bows and arrows, use weapons, bows and arrows will not be mentioned, this Those barbarians are also using it, but how many things like spears and knives are comparable to the Dajin used by infantry?

So when Li Xiaofu pointed out the key point, the emperor, General Qin and Prime Minister Lin both sat up straight and listened to Li Xiaofu's continuation.

"So I was thinking, can I wear a piece of clothing on the horse to keep the balance of the person on the horse?"

Several people nodded again. Actually, not only Li Xiaofu thought about it, but everyone present thought about it. Even the matter of dressing horses, the Qin family has thought about it for generations, but what they came up with was using things. Connecting people and horses has even been tried, but the result is obviously a failure.

The disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Although the balance is guaranteed, it loses its flexibility. It is almost vulnerable to Di people and barbarians.

"So I thought, if I put a cushion on the horse, like this..." Li Xiaofu ran to the desk with his short legs, climbed up the chair and picked up a brush to draw, "Like this, isn't it?" Can it be better?"

What Li Xiaofu drew is a mat that is tilted back and forth.

It's just that when the emperor and General Qin saw each other, their eyes lit up slightly.

This kind of mat actually exists now, like in the palace, Princess Li Zhen and Zhao Xin will use it when they learn to ride horses with General Qin and the others.

Xin Zhao may not use it much, but although Li Zhen is born with strange strength, she is a girl after all. If she practices horse riding like everyone else, not to mention what the shape of the legs will become, even the inner thighs will continue to wear out. A thick scab forms.

So in order to take care of Li Zhen, General Qin put a layer of cushions on the horse to prevent Li Zhen from being unable to hold on and the inner thighs from being too worn.

Zhao Xiaoyi, who has the same preferential treatment, is seven years old this year and has just started to learn how to ride a horse. Because of his young age, he also has the same upholstered treatment.

It's just that the cushions they made are really cushions, the same cushions that are stuffed with soft fur on the chairs, but they never thought that the front and back of the cushions could be tilted up.

What are the benefits of doing this?

The battle-hardened emperors and generals of Qin can be listed almost immediately.

Not to mention the comfort of the cavalry, it is the front and rear cocking design, which can make it easier for the cavalry to maintain balance, and will not be dragged out because the horse speed is too fast and sharp turns, because the front and rear cocking will prevent people Leave the upholstery.

And with the upholstery, the cavalry can sit up!

Yes, sit up!

The cavalry of the Jin Dynasty has always been not very good. Compared with the barbarian Di people, they are like enlightened children. On the back, hold on to the mane and reins tightly to maintain balance.

Yes, it’s the one lying on the horse’s back. Sometimes the reins can’t be grasped tightly, and they will always hold the horse’s mane, so that they suffer, and the horse suffers even more.

And now?

If there is no need to worry about balance, then they can sit up on horseback like the Di people and barbarians. Even General Qin diverted his thinking. If the rein is combined with this mat, then he will no longer be afraid of the rein Shaking back and forth, their cavalry didn't have to grab the mane anymore.

This design is simply amazing!

And after adding cushions, their cavalry seems to be able to challenge difficult movements, because the cushions are not only comfortable, but also shock-absorbing!

When you think about it, there are so many benefits.

He immediately looked at Li Xiaofu with extremely kind eyes.

Sensing the gazes of grandpa and dad, Li Xiaofu's Xiaomi teeth quickly appeared on camera and smiled, and then drew several more strokes on the rice paper in front of him.

General Qin & Emperor: "...???"

what is this?

As if he knew the question of grandfather and father, Li Xiaofu said with a smile, "But this only solves a little balance problem. If the speed is too fast, there is still a risk of falling, and the horse's back is already wide enough. After putting on this mat, it becomes wider, which makes the driver's legs need to work harder to maintain balance on the horse's back, which is obviously not very wise for long-term combat."

"Don't worry about this. It's just a little more physical exertion. Compared with balance, this excess of physical strength is not a problem."

The cavalry don't lack physical strength, what they lack is a stronger fighting method.

After all, physical strength can be cultivated, but this kind of thing that can greatly improve combat effectiveness is very rare.

Li Xiaofu shook his head, "What can be avoided, why spend so much energy? And the balance can be further strengthened!"

General Qin became interested, "Is this what you drew?"

General Qin naturally saw what Li Xiaofu had just painted, but he couldn't see what it was. It looked like two ropes, but what's the use of the two ropes?Put it on a horse?This only needs to be combined with the rein.

"Yes, I call it a stirrup."

"Stirrups?" General Qin was puzzled.

Immediately, I heard Li Xiaofu explain, "This is not for horses, it's for people, it's used for mounting and fixing."

Get on the horse... General Qin once again focused his eyes on the small thing that looked like a rope, "Is it called a stirrup because you step on the rope to get on the horse?"

"Yes."

"Just why are there two?"

General Qin was puzzled, all he needed was a stirrup to mount a horse!

Li Xiaofu smiled, "Because it needs to be fixed!"

"When riding a horse, cavalry always use their legs to tightly clamp the horse's belly to maintain balance, right? But as long as both feet are fixed in the stirrups after riding the horse, then you don't need to use much force. It won’t fall down even if it is clamped in the belly of the horse, because there are also stirrups to fix the person on the horse!”

"Besides, the previous horse mat can only fix the front and back of the person, so that people will not fall off the horse from the front and back, but the stirrups can make people unable to fall from the left and right, so that they can't fall from the front, back, left, and right. Are the horses firmly together?"

General Qin looked at the picture in a daze, imagining what the effect would be if such a thing was added.

But no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of such a shortcoming. Instead, they were all good points.

As long as it is equipped with such a horse pad and stirrup, maybe the cavalry don't even need to hold the reins, and they can use bows and arrows directly with both hands, so that the combat effectiveness will not only increase by 01:30 points?

It's a leap forward!

General Qin's excited hands couldn't help shaking.

And the emperor looked at such a picture, also full of inconceivable.

It's actually...it's okay.

If the effect is really like this, then there is no need for three or four years of cavalry training, only one or two years, and they will have a large number of mature cavalry in the Great Jin Dynasty, and then the Di people in the north will no longer be from the Great Jin Dynasty. Threat, if carefully planned, then the states that the Di people had taken away from the previous dynasty will return to the territory of the Jin Dynasty again, and even if luck is good, it is not impossible to recover the Di people.

The emperor's breathing became short of breath.

Only Prime Minister Lin began to smile when he heard it. There was no way. Although he could understand, he was really not good at cavalry fighting and so on. Confused!

You can't expect a prime minister who is in charge of internal affairs to understand the training and composition of cavalry. It's good if he knows the benefits.

He doesn't know any more.

But even if he doesn't know, he must never admit it. He must remain calm and maintain his tall image that seems to know everything. He must not collapse, let alone admit that he doesn't know as much as King Fu?

Although I have known this fact for a long time, I can't show it. Absolutely, the majesty of my husband cannot be tarnished.

So Li Xiaofu just looked at the two extremely excited emperors and generals and the calm prime minister.

In comparison, Lin Xiang is still stable, he is worthy of being his husband, but he is well-informed.

Lin Xiang didn't know that he was secretly praised by King Fu, but facing the excited emperor and General Qin, he asked very calmly, "Why don't you make it out and have a look?"

"Yes, it should be like this, and the horse shoes also need to be made together to try the effect."

Just do what you say, with the support of a group of people at the top of the dynasty, it is still extremely fast to make a simple trial thing, but in the afternoon, it has already been done, because this was first proposed by Li Xiaofu, so a certain The little chubby baby just woke up from his afternoon nap when he was dragged to the martial arts arena with a blushing face.

It was afternoon at this time, which was the time when the prince's small class was having martial arts class, so not only Li Xiaofu, but Zhao Xiaoxin and the others were also there.

Li Xiaofu was still huddled in his father's arms, when he saw his little friend, he immediately left his father and ran to the little friend, winking at Zhao Xiaoxin and Zhao Xiaoyi and his sister Li Zhen next to him.

Zhao Xiaoxin has always been ignorant of some chubby kid's mischief, rubbed his head, then picked him up and put him next to him.

Li Xiaofu is used to this, and standing next to Zhao Xiaoxin is dishonest, either tugging on Zhao Xiaoyi's sleeve, or pulling on Zhao Xiaoxin's waist ornament, Zhao Xiaoxin has no choice but to grab a certain little fat baby's paw and fix it together, To save him from continuing to move around.

Then Li Xiaofu could only concentrate on grabbing his own hand, his hand was fleshy, Zhao Xiaoxin's hand was different, it was not only big and slender, but also had calluses in the palm, it felt a bit worn out, but it was very good touch.

After comparing it, Li Xiaofu can only have two hands as long as Zhao Xiaoxin's one hand, hey, I am so unconvinced.

When he grows up, he will have such big hands too!

And just when Li Xiaofu was distracted, General Qin and the emperor also equipped the horses with the first pair of horse pads, shoes and stirrups. For safety, the first batch of people who tested this were General Qin's best riding skills. Good guy, a young general named Feng Ling.

Sitting on the saddle, climbing into the stirrups, grabbing the reins, and pinching the horse's belly slightly, Feng Ling started running like this. At first, he was not used to it, after all, it was his first time using this thing.

The bottom of the buttocks is too soft. After getting used to the hard spine of a horse, it is really not used to sitting on such a soft horse cushion.

The thighs on both sides are no longer worn. Although there are already thick calluses that are no longer painful, the feeling of thick calluses is still there. It is to increase the friction with the horse’s back to prevent myself from slipping when sitting on the horse’s back. Now it is replaced by soft legs. After the pad, let alone friction, he couldn't feel anything except softness.

Even the legs don't have to work so hard.

Why are there stirrups on both sides? Under the action of the stirrups, even if no force is used, it will not come out of the horse's belly. After the legs are freed, the whole body is almost relaxed.

It just takes getting used to.

When the first lap started, Feng Ling was still in the adaptation stage.

When the second lap started, Feng Ling was already much faster.

However, when the third lap and the fourth lap started, Feng Ling's speed had already picked up, reaching his fastest speed.

But Feng Ling didn't stop there, feeling the horse under him, he couldn't help howling, because he had never felt so good before.

At such a moment, he almost thought that he and the horse had become one, and the horse had become one with the wind.

So the onlookers watched Feng Ling circle and circle like this. At the back, the speed was so fast that General Qin felt worried. Because of this speed, the rider would fly away from the horse anytime and anywhere, and he would not die or be injured if he fell.

But no, Feng Ling, who was sitting on the horse, showed no sign of getting rid of it at all, instead, he was like a beast that had been unsealed, releasing his speed to his heart's content.

After running the tenth lap, Feng Ling was no longer satisfied with pure speed. He began to practice riding over obstacles, using weapons on horseback, and performing various actions on horseback.

Seeing the horse's front hooves raised high and Feng Ling was almost level with the ground, General Qin squeezed the sweat out of his palms. Li Xiaofu and the others who were observing by the side were also dumbfounded and worried, but all of this, For Feng Ling, it was just a normal operation with ease.

Finally, after twenty laps, Feng Ling jumped off the horse even though Feng Ling was still not satisfied, the horse needed a rest.

As soon as he dismounted, Feng Ling couldn't hold back his excitement, and rushed to General Qin and said, "General, give me this set of harness. And Zhuifeng will be faster! And with this, I don't have to keep my balance at all, not to mention climbing over obstacles, I can even bend a bow and shoot arrows without any problem! If we are more familiar with each other, I believe our cooperation will be even better! "

General Qin didn't say whether to send it or not, but went to see the various instruments that Feng Ling had just experimented with.

As soon as the palace servants reported the results, General Qin couldn't help being stunned, not only General Qin, but also the emperor and everyone around him, even Feng Ling himself was stunned.

"None of the railings I climbed fell, and all the arrows I shot were bull's-eyes..."

There was a sudden silence all around.

General Qin was also in a daze. He remembered that just now Feng Ling said that the more familiar you are, the better your grades will be?

Suddenly I can't imagine.