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Chapter 34 Formation of the Heavy Cavalry Legion

Stirrups are located on both sides of the saddle, with which the upper body of the cavalry will be liberated.

And the stirrups can be used to offset the reaction force brought by the impact on the enemy's formation. The cavalry and horses are closely integrated, and the two are integrated into one.

In this way, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will increase several times and become a terrifying battlefield killing machine.

If thousands of heavy cavalry equipped with stirrups charged the enemy's formation, it would be a terrible catastrophe.

Even [-] heavy infantry cannot resist.

Similarly, a dozen gods and demons in the Xuanwu realm could not resist.

"Your Majesty, this stirrup will change the battlefield pattern!"

Bai Qi praised sincerely: "I don't know who invented it, but he is really a god!"

Ying Zheng said: "The stirrups were discovered by chance by someone looking through some ancient books. The exact inventor is unknown!"

"Your Majesty, the secret of the stirrup must not be leaked before Daqin has his own heavy cavalry regiment. Otherwise, Daqin will suffer disaster!"

Bai Qi said worriedly.

Sima Yi and Meng Yu, who were on the side, nodded secretly.

They also looked at the stirrup drawings and were as worried as Bai Qi.

Ying Zheng knew what Bai Qi was worried about.

The geographical location of Qin State is special. The western plateau is home to nomadic dog Rong people. They are good at raising horses, are good at riding and shooting, and have many cavalry.

If the dog army is able to exert all its strength, it can form a terrible cavalry army of more than 10 people.

In the past, because the cavalry had no stirrups and could not charge, the dog cavalry used arrow attacks as their main means of attack.

The Qin army could resist the dog soldiers and even defeat the dog soldiers with the help of the army array and shields.

It would be a nightmare for the soldiers of Daqin if the Inurong people knew about the stirrups, manufactured them in large quantities, and provided them to the cavalry.

Wei and Zhao also had thousands of cavalry, several times the number of Qin.

If the cavalry of Wei and Zhao were also equipped with stirrups, it would also pose a major threat to Qin.

King Qin looked at Bai Qi and said solemnly:

"General, don't worry, before we form a heavy cavalry regiment in the Qin Kingdom, I will never let the secret of the stirrups leak out.

There are a few other things you can look at. "

The first roll of parchment gave Bai Qi such a big surprise.

With anticipation and excitement, he opened the second roll of parchment.

Inside it is a drawing of a horseshoe.

After watching it, Bai Qi clapped his hands and praised:
"Wonderful, what a fantastic idea! A small horseshoe will greatly extend the service life of the horse!"

The hooves of horses and mules are composed of two layers.

The layer in contact with the ground is about an inch thick of hard cutin.

The upper layer is live cutin.

The horseshoe is in contact with the ground, and will fall off quickly due to the friction of the ground and the corrosion of stagnant water.

If the horse runs for a long time, the horse's hooves are easy to crack or even fall off, and a horse is basically useless.

A horse without a horseshoe will completely lose the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

Therefore, the horseshoe is a key factor limiting the combat radius of cavalry.

However, once the horseshoe is put on the horseshoe, all this will change.

The use of horseshoes not only protects the horseshoes, but also makes the horseshoes grip the ground more firmly, which is very beneficial for riding and driving a horse-drawn carriage.

Then, Bai Qi opened the third roll of parchment.

On it are the design drawings of the saddle.

Takahashi saddles to be exact.

This, too, is a great invention.

The Takahashi saddle is different from the saddles used by the countries in the east of Shenhuang now...

Bai Qi excitedly said: "Your Majesty, there are stirrups, horseshoes and Takahashi saddles, these three treasures of horses, the combat effectiveness of cavalry will be raised to a terrifying height!"

Ying Zheng nodded: "What General Bai said is very true, look at the remaining two rolls of parchment!"

With strong curiosity, Bai Qi opened the fourth roll of parchment.

The book in it is the famous Cossack cavalry sword.

Bai Qi was naturally shocked.

The fifth volume of parchment is the method of smelting steel.

After a long time, Bai Qi controlled his emotions and looked at King Qin:

"Your Majesty, you showed these five treasures to me today. Could it be that you want to form Daqin's heavy cavalry regiment?!"

Bai Qi hoped to get a positive answer from King Qin.

If Daqin can really form a [-]-thousand heavy cavalry army, he will lead them to fight fiercely in the world in vain!

Invincible and invincible!

Ying Zheng didn't answer Bai Qi, but looked at the prime minister.

Sima Yi understood King Qin's meaning and asked himself to say it.

The prime minister expressed a thrilling strategic intention:
"General, Your Majesty not only wants to form a heavy cavalry regiment, but also wants to annex the dog army!"

After discussing with Sima Yi and Meng Yu, Yingzheng decided to change the strategic focus from eastward to westward.

And to the west is where the Quanrong Kingdom is located.

"Annex Quan Rong?" Bai Qi said to himself.

Sima Yi nodded:

"Yes, go west and annex the Quanrong country.

This strategy has many benefits.

First, the most direct is Qin's annexation of Quanrong, which can provide Qin with a large number of high-quality war horses, which is like a godsend for the development of cavalry.

Second, it can eliminate the vigilance of Wei, Chu, and Qi, the powerful countries in Shandong, and prevent the Shandong states from uniting to fight against Qin.

If Qin continues to focus its strategy on the east, it will surely arouse the vigilance of the Shandong countries. As Qin grows stronger, they will unite to fight against Qin.

At that time, Qin Dingran was powerless to resist the coalition forces of various countries, and suffered a catastrophe.

However, General Qin's strategic focus was changed to Quan Rong, which had no interest in the Shandong countries, so that their guards could be eliminated.

Powerful countries such as Wei, Qi and Chu didn't pay much attention to the dog army, and regarded them as barbaric natives who drank blood.

Cavalry without stirrups and horseshoes has limited effect.

Compared with the orthodox powers of the Central Plains, Quan Rong is simply not on the table.

Not only will I not attract the attention of the Shandong powers, but I will even be ridiculed by them.

Third, it can provide a stable domestic environment for the development of Daqin.

When my Great Qin annexes the dog army, develops a large number of heavy cavalry, and the national power increases greatly, it will be the time when the Great Qin soldiers leave Yucheng Pass. "

Bai Qi heard the prime minister's explanation and nodded: "The prime minister is right!"

The King of Qin stood up and said solemnly: "The general obeys the order!"

"Chen is here!"

Ying Zheng Road:
"The widow ordered you to start immediately to form the heavy cavalry regiment.

Within half a year, at least [-] heavy cavalry must be trained.

The widow will allocate 600 million taels of silver to you, which will be used to buy war horses, build camps, forge weapons and armor, etc.

This is to be done in secret.

In addition, the widow gave Tianlufeng to the general as a training place for heavy cavalry. "

The King of Qin knew that it was not easy to form a heavy cavalry army, and he couldn't become a fat man with one bite, so he set a small goal first, starting with the formation of [-] heavy cavalry.

If Lu Zong, the heavenly confiscator, had not obtained a large amount of gold, silver and supplies to form a heavy cavalry army, Ying Zheng would have never even thought about it.

"No, Your Majesty!" Bai Qi knelt down on one knee, his blood boiling.

Excitement is excitement, but he is still a little worried:

"Your Majesty, if you want to form [-] heavy cavalry, you need nearly [-] high-quality war horses. But my Great Qin basically does not produce horses.

The minister is worried that the purchase of horses will hinder the progress of forming a heavy cavalry regiment. "

Ying Zheng heard the words and knew that what Bai Qi said was true.

When cavalrymen wanted to fight long distances, according to the practice of the Quan Rong people, each man was usually equipped with six war horses.

Speed ​​is the most important thing in soldiers, so that cavalry can rush on the road day and night without exhausting the horses.

As Bai Qi said, [-] heavy cavalry are equipped with [-] horses, and the per capita horse possession is only a little over three, which is already the minimum requirement.

Considering that the horses are injured, sick, or recuperating, the horses need to be used in rotation. There are no fewer than 3000 people and [-] horses.

However, Qin State hardly produced horses, so even if it had money, it would be very difficult to buy [-] high-quality war horses.

Once other countries know that Qin bought horses to form cavalry, they will definitely try to prevent the flow of horses into Qin.

However, Ying Zheng and Sima Yi had already considered this point.

Qin Wang smiled and said: "General, don't worry, I have my own way."

　The next chapter is still being written, update at night~
　　
　
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