"The strategic layout that Brother Li mentioned is extremely dangerous, and the key point that determines whether this strategic layout can be achieved is the cavalry unit that was entrusted by Brother Li with high expectations and equipped with stirrups and horseshoes. Although our flying cavalry in Daqin has always been ranked first in the Warring States Period with the Hu-fu Iron Cavalry of Zhao State.

However, in the current situation, the cavalry can only do things like reconnaissance intelligence, harassing the rear, disrupting the formation of the two wings of the enemy, and quickly destroying a small number of infantry. Using a large number of cavalry units as the main force of the decisive battle has not been proven to be realized in various countries so far. Well, even if Brother Li had a surprise attack on tens of thousands of Yan's army with thousands of flying cavalry a few days ago and finally won the victory, this does not really prove that the cavalry units have replaced the chariot troops and become the protagonist of the war." Meng Yi put the wine cup in his hand aside and said to Li Xin with a serious look on his face.

Li Xinyi put a piece of cooked beef in front of him into his mouth with the chopsticks in his hand, and then he drank a cup of wine without any haste before smiling at Meng Yi: "Brother Meng may not know why I have equipment, and the cavalry troops designed by Fengxian have high hopes for the stirrups and horseshoes. Hehe, don't you want to see how powerful this improved cavalry is? Now I can take you to experience it."

"Hmm? What does Brother Li mean? Do you want to take me to the military camp outside the city now?" Meng Yi was a little confused.

Li Xin stood up and waved to Meng Yi: "Come on, I have a few war horses equipped with stirrups and horseshoes recently produced. When you try it yourself, you will know how much combat power these stirrups and horseshoes can increase to the sergeants on the horse's back."

Meng Yi looked at Li Xin's proud look and Lu Bu who was smiling and said nothing, "It seems that the stirrup and horseshoe's power have already made Brother Li taste the sweetness. Haha, maybe today I will try how useful the two little things, stirrup and horseshoe, are, so that Brother Li is so respectful that even the king is very happy."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Come with me, and you will understand why I dare to use 200,000 troops to destroy Chu's Haikou."

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"Is this the stirrup?" Meng Yi picked up the stirrup on the left side of the horse in front of him and played with it carefully.

Perhaps the sudden cold wind at night made Li Xin a little cold. Li Xin rubbed his hands and replied, "Stop watching, you can ride on it and try it."

Meng Yi nodded, jumped directly onto the horse's back, and stuffed his feet into the bronze stirrups hanging on both sides of the horse's abdomen according to Lu Bu's prompt.

"Ha!" Meng Yi controlled the horse under his crotch to do various high-end riding techniques such as flipping and maneuvering on Li Xin's spacious martial arts field. This shows that Meng Yi's own riding skills are superb.

"Brother Meng, let's draw a conclusion after having enough fun. How do you feel?" Li Xin looked at Meng Yi with disbelief and couldn't help but feel proud.

"Incredible, it's really incredible. In the past, I had to tightly clamp the horse's belly with my legs to perform these riding techniques after getting on the horse, but this would not only make the horse tired quickly, but also cause my body strength to be greatly damaged due to the bumps of the horse in the future.

Now this stirrup not only increases the balance of the knight on the horse's back, but also allows the legs to not need to be too in contact with the horse's body. This not only strengthens the horse's endurance but also makes the knight on the horse's back comfortable."

Li Xin took the reins handed over by Meng Yi, stepped on the stirrup and turned over the horse and smiled: "My brother Meng just said only part of it, and the biggest advantage of this stirrup is not only to make the knight's legs comfortable. One of the biggest advantages of the stirrup is that the knight on the horse can make his hands empty by trampling on his feet!"

Li Xin said as he rode his horse to the erected weapon stand. The moment the horse passed by the weapon stand, he quickly pulled out a bronze spear from the weapon stand, and danced the spear in his hand with both hands on the horse's back. The howling sound of breaking through the air was enough for everyone watching to know that if Li Xin's spear hits his body, the best result would be to break the bones. If the spear's spear is stabbed, it will inevitably lead to a piercing.

It was not until Li Xin stabbed a wooden stake in the center of the site that Meng Yi saw the real purpose of the stirrup!

"Hold soldiers in both hands! In this way, wouldn't the only advantage of the chariot be taken away by the cavalry? From then on..." Meng Yi became a little excited.

"From the future? Hahaha, in the future, the field battles should be dominated by cavalry! The chariots will inevitably be eliminated because of the rise of cavalry, and all this is Fengxian's credit." Li Xin turned over and got off the horse and walked over with a smile.

As the king of land warfare that has been rampant in the Central Plains for thousands of years, its biggest advantage is that it has both speed advantages comparable to cavalry and the advantage that infantry can hold long-handed weapons. The former cavalry units had to use their legs and one hand to balance their bodies because they did not have stirrups.

With the emergence and promotion of stirrups, cavalry can use long-handed weapons on horseback with both hands. Every cavalry equipped with stirrups can gallop on the battlefield like a small chariot. In this way, a chariot with too high cost will inevitably be replaced by new cavalry!

"By the way, I have already understood the function of stirrups. What is the use of horseshoes?" After Meng Yi calmed down his excitement, he remembered that in addition to stirrups, there was another horseshoe he didn't know what it was used for.

"Hehe, although this horseshoe is not as effective as a stirrup, this little thing is the most important part of my plan, because my plan is to divide the troops into two groups and ultimately realize the intention of attacking the Chu army. In addition to whether the combat power of the cavalry troops can be completed with less, there is another important part, that is, whether the entire cavalry unit can complete the long-distance mercedes." Li Xin took a bronze horseshoe from the side and handed it to Meng Yi.

"This curved little copper piece is a horseshoe?" Meng Yi curiously took the horseshoe handed over by Li Xin.

"Don't underestimate this little thing. Although it is inconspicuous, it can protect the four hooves of war horses. The Chu State's terrain is mountainous and not suitable for war horse racing. If it is not protected by this little thing, although I will still use the strategy of splitting the troops into two groups, the troops will use my Qin crossbow soldiers as the main force, so that the mobility of combat will be greatly reduced. With this horseshoe, even if the horses are stepped on the rivers and stones, the possibility of horses breaking their hooves will be greatly reduced."

Li Xin said that he took a look at Lu Bu standing by. Whether it is the stirrups that can help the cavalry replace the chariots, or the horseshoes that can help the horses to achieve long-distance raids and strengthen the load, these two small things were designed by the boy beside him. Sometimes Li Xin wondered where this boy came out and why he was able to design stirrups and horseshoes while carrying peerless martial arts.

At this time, Lu Bu didn't know that Li Xin was suspicious of him. He was very sleepy now. Today he had experienced too many things: he entered the Xianyang Palace, met Zhang Han, the largest general at the end of Qin, and saw the talented and powerful King Ying Zheng of Qin, and witnessed the demise of the Chu foreign relatives and the entire process of Li Xin and Wang Jian fighting for the power of the Chu army. He was now a little tired, and what he wanted most was to lie on the comfortable couch and sleep comfortably......

ps: I am sleepy even without tears, good night everyone (*^__^*)

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