Fu Su looked at it, and suddenly felt a little strange, so he said to Wang Qian: "Old general, can you tell them to stop, I have something to ask them!" Although Wang Jian was a little surprised, he still nodded, and gave an instruct to Wang Ben, who took the order and went straight to an officer who commanded at the scene. After a while, the officer who received the order waved the red flag in his hand, and the cavalry quickly stopped and gathered together. Although everyone looked solemnly, motionless, and staring ahead, there was some confusion in their eyes, obviously not knowing why they stopped!

Fusu stepped forward and began to circle around the hundred and ten cavalrymen, turning three or four times in a row, but he didn't say a word. Wang Jian couldn't help it: "What questions does Childe have?" Fusu pinched his nose and said a little strangely: "That's not right! Why aren't the cavalry of my Qin State equipped with stirrups? And the saddle used is not good! (It's not surprising that Fusu didn't know how to ride a horse because he was young and had been learning from the 'Old Man' of the Middle Hide, and he had never been to the army when he went out!) ）

Wang Jian was a little puzzled and said, "Childe, what is a stirrup?" The old man has never heard of it! Moreover, this saddle has been used by my Great Qin for many years, and it is also the best among the Seven Kingdoms. How could it be bad? ”

Fusu's eyes widened when he heard this, and he suddenly remembered: "Usually cavalry is not allowed to enter the palace, so I didn't pay attention." I remember that the stirrup was developed and matured during the period before the Han Dynasty and the Mongol army, but how can there be now! Moreover, the saddles used for horses now are low-bridge saddles with slightly upturned ends, which is not conducive to stable control of horses, and cannot well protect the crotch of the cavalry! It seems that the two-headed high Takahashi saddle was invented hundreds of years later! Hey! Fusu smiled secretly in his heart: "As long as you equip a cavalry with these two weapons, the stirrup and the Takahashi saddle, it is not invincible in the world!" ”

And Wang Jian and the others suddenly saw Fusu smirking there alone, and they couldn't help but be inexplicable for a while. Wang Fang stretched out his little hand and put it on Fusu's forehead with some worry: "Brother Fusu, what's wrong with you?" Fusu woke up suddenly, patted Wang Fang's little hand and said, "It's okay, I'm thinking about things!" ”

Turning his face to Wang Jian and said, "Old general, I am very, very interested in cavalry, can you give me a detailed introduction?" Wang Qian's face moved, and he smiled: "Okay! Childe, please see, my Great Qin cavalry is extremely strict in the selection of soldiers and horses. In the case of horses: there is an ancient saying that 'probing the front and back, the two seekers between the hooves are innumerable', which refers to the fact that when my Qin horse runs, the front hooves probe forward and the hind hooves kick backwards, and the length between the front hooves and the hind hooves can reach one zhang six miles away. And the height of the war horse is also strictly military regulations, Childe, please see, in order to maintain the rigor of the riding formation, all Qin horses are five feet eight inches (one meter three three) tall, and the difference is very small! ”

"Oh, that's the case?" The surprised Fusu couldn't help but circle around the cavalry formation again, and sure enough, he found that what Wang Jian said was true, and couldn't help but secretly exclaim: "Qin's choice of horses is so strict, I'm afraid that Zhao Ye, who is famous for his cavalry among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, is quite inferior!" So he said to Wang Jian: "Old general, the selection of war horses is so strict, what about the cavalry that controls the horses?" ”

Wang Jian smiled and didn't answer directly, but shouted to a group of cavalry: "Dismount, line up!" "Wow!" The cavalry ordered the ban, and jumped off their horses, and in a breath they were all in formation, well-trained and responsive!

Wang Jian smiled and pointed to the cavalry in the formation and said, "Son, please see, the cavalry selection of my Qin State is also extremely strict. The height is generally between 7 feet 9 inches and 8 feet 1 inch (about 1.8 meters), not more or less. And the body shape should be well-proportioned, not fat or thin, and the demeanor should be alert and flexible! Therefore, the cavalry of the Qin State can be called elite! They also have higher titles, all of them are hairpins, and they wear cowhide hats to ring their hair to facilitate battle! Speaking of this, all the solemn Qin soldiers couldn't help but show a proud smile on their faces!

Fusu took a closer look, and what Wang Jian said was indeed true, and he couldn't help nodding frequently, and said with a smile: "My Qin army is so strict in the selection of cavalry and war horses, no wonder it can be invincible!" Speaking of this, Wang Jian was a little ashamed and said: "Almost, if it is commanded by a general of the same level, the cavalry of my Qin State is not even afraid of the iron cavalry of Zhao State, which is dominated by cavalry!" But Li Mu of Zhao State is really a genius in cavalry warfare, although my Qin State has first-class cavalry but no first-class cavalry commander, so when fighting with Li Mu of Zhao State, it is a pity! ”

Speaking of this, I saw that all the Qin cavalry had indignant looks on their faces, obviously for the arrogant Qin army, this kind of undefeated shame was unbearable for them! But the generals of the unified army can't beat Li Mu, and these little soldiers are also helpless!

Fusu's heart moved: "Brothers, don't worry, just wait." I will build the strongest invincible elite cavalry in history, and then our Qin army will not dominate the world with infantry, but with cavalry! Fusu thought for a while and asked, "Old general, how do the cavalry of various countries fight now?" ”

Wang Jian replied: "Basically, there is no big difference in the methods of warfare between the cavalry of various countries except for their own quality and the quality of their war horses. They all use their bows or crossbows to launch a rain of arrows against the enemy with their superior mobility on horses. They can only be used for long-range assault combat, but when it comes to melee combat, due to the inconvenience of turning the ring immediately, the combat power of the self-defense swords they are equipped with can only be slightly stronger than that of ordinary foot soldiers! Therefore, countries generally only use cavalry for raiding and harassment, but rarely for melee combat, after all, the cost of training and equipment of cavalry is much higher than that of ordinary foot soldiers, so it is too cost-effective for them to fight hand-to-hand with foot soldiers! ”

Fusu thought for a while, pointed to a cavalryman and said, "You get on the horse, how will you control the war horse to show me?" Qin Bing didn't move when he heard this, just looked at Wang Qian, Wang Jian nodded, and the cavalry was ordered to come to the horse, because there was no stirrup, the cavalryman could only jump up hard according to the saddle, but it also showed his strong physical fitness and explosiveness.

The stern-faced cavalryman began to show Fusu his control skills on his horse: "If I want to turn right, I pull the reins to the right with my hands, and at the same time exert force on both legs, the left leg is heavy, the right leg is light, and the horse is controlled to turn sharply to the right." If I want to turn left, I pull the reins to the left with my hands, and at the same time exert force on both legs, the left leg is light, and the right leg is heavy, and the horse turns sharply to the left. If you want to destroy the horse to advance, you must use both legs together to exert force, and then lift the reins and whip fiercely. When encountering the enemy and preparing to attack, although the cavalry crossbow equipped by our army can be fired with one hand, for the sake of shooting accuracy, it is better to choose to control the horse with two legs and fire with both hands! ”

After the cavalry finished speaking, he came to the field and demonstrated it to Fusu according to the rules. After reading this, Fusu frowned and asked, "Then how do you control your body balance when you are running on a horse or when you are fighting?" Fusu was clearly puzzled by how a cavalry without stirrups could control the balance on his horse.

The cavalry replied respectfully: "My lord, when we gallop and fight on horseback, we need to rely on these legs to maintain balance. Childe, please see, when the horse is weak in the calf, he can only rely on the thigh to clamp the horse's belly, so that he can maintain balance when galloping and fighting. Because it is very hard to control the horse in this way, it is often after galloping for more than 100 miles, the inner thighs will be ground to blood! Therefore, although the cavalry of various countries is extremely mobile, they cannot last for a long time! ”

After hearing this, Fu Su said with admiration: "Such a war horse is by no means controlled by ordinary people, let alone fighting, my cavalry of Daqin can be called warriors with unique skills!" As soon as these words came out, all the cavalry showed a slight smile on their faces, and their good impression of Fusu was immediately greatly enhanced!

Fusu said to the demonstrators: "You return to the battle!" The cavalry nodded, and the prancing horses returned to the ranks! Fusu turned around in front of everyone for a few moments, thought for a while, and suddenly smiled and said: "You are the real pride of the sky, you are a group of warriors with unique skills, are you proud of yourself?" "Yes!" The cavalry replied without hesitation, showing their extremely strong self-confidence.

Fusu nodded and said, "Very good, but I found that the honor you have received does not match your actual ability, this is not only your shame, but also my Great Qin's shame!" At this point, the faces of the cavalry couldn't help but show a sense of shame, showing their strong self-esteem!

Fu Su smiled and said: "I know that this is because you don't have a qualified commander, and because of the limitations of the cavalry itself, you have fallen into this situation. But I can tell you that things are going to change from today onwards. From now on, the chariots will be out of sight, the infantry will stride back, and only you, the pride of the heavens, the iron-blooded cavalry, will be able to dominate the world! The cavalry couldn't help but be very excited when they heard this, but they were a little puzzled, obviously a little bit of confidence in Fusu to say that their future was so brilliant!

In fact, not only them, but also Wang Jian and Wang Ben and others were also surprised, you must know that now the cavalry due to the limitations of its own combat power, its status in the armies of various countries is not as good as that of infantry and chariots, but only belongs to the subordinate position. So Wang Jian couldn't help but ask, "What does Gongzi mean by this?" Could it be that Childe has any good training methods? ”

Fusu ignored Wang Jian and just smiled at the cavalry: "You don't have to worry, I will come back in a while, and I will regain the honor that should belong to you for you!" After Fusu finished speaking, he said to Wang Qian: "Old general, I want to take a look at our army's official wartime complete queue, can you arrange it?" Seeing that Fusu mysteriously refused to answer, Wang Jian had no choice but to give up, turned to Wang Ben and said, "Order the whole battalion to beat the drum and gather urgently!" ”