After Li Shimin galloped wildly, everyone waited anxiously. Only Luo Tong looked like he was winning. For the native-born ancients it was an experiment with unknown results, but for him it was an unchangeable fact.

The appearance of the Takahashi saddle, bilateral stirrups, and horseshoes was an inevitable weapon for the rise of cavalry.

After a while, everyone was a little impatient.

That's when it happened!

"Grab, grab, grab, snatch ......" sounded like the hooves of a drum.

Before the figure arrived, Li Shimin's hearty laughter had already reached everyone's ears.

Li Shimin threw the stirrup off the horse with a happy face, and laughed loudly: "This little horseshoe is really good, I rode it into the mud and gravel, rushed into the sea of fire, and rushed for ten miles, and the horse's hooves were not damaged, which was enough to be of great use." You see......"

Li Shimin personally lifted the horse's hoof, and the horsehoe was as bright as new, without the slightest damage. He let go of the war horse and said happily: "The appearance of this horseshoe is good news to my cavalry soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!" In the past, our Tang cavalry fought with the enemy, and the most lost thing was the war horse. After a big battle, at least eighty percent of the horses were wounded, and thirty percent died. According to statistics, most of the war horses were injured due to damage to the horse's hooves. My Datang is no better than those nomads, their horses are endless, and if they are injured, they will be replaced immediately. And if my Tang cavalry war horse is damaged, it can only be replaced by two, and if two horses are also injured, they can only be injured on the field. This is a great danger to horses and people. With this horseshoe, my Datang soldiers can avoid this suffering, and they don't have to worry about this matter! ”

In the battle of cavalry, the knights not only had to gallop long distances, but also had to charge at close range, and they had to rush back and forth in the mud full of swords, fire, and fire. The layer of keratin skin on the surface of the horse's hooves is the easiest to fall off when it encounters this situation, and once it falls off, the horse's hooves are immediately damaged and can no longer fight.

Datang is now seriously short of war horses, so it is not uncommon to suffer losses, so Li Shimin has a different feeling. In his opinion, the credit of Luo Tong's "invention" of this small horseshoe is no less than a victory.

Li Shimin thought for a while, and said to the officials of Zhongshu Province who followed: "Proposed purpose: Li Jing, the governor of Fengling Prefecture, is the secretary of the military department, and Keri will enter Beijing to take up his post. As for the governor of Lingzhou, Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, served as the governor! ”

Previously, Li Shimin also served as the secretary of the military department, but recently, all the officials in the world have worked hard to strive for the honor of the best of the year, so that Li Shimin has no skills and has no time to take care of the military department with heavy responsibilities!

For Li Jing to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of War, Luo Tong also wholeheartedly supported. With Li Jing's fame and merits, he is enough to be competent! As for Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, who can fight well, he can also be regarded as returning to his hometown, although he is much inferior to Li Jing, but the Turkic civil war is in full swing, how can he have the strength to invade the Tang Dynasty, even if there is a sudden change, Li Daozong can deal with it easily.

After the officials of Zhongshu Province prepared the holy decree, Li Shimin said: "Immediately send an order to the military department, so that the hooves of all the war horses of my Tang Dynasty must be nailed with this horseshoe." In addition, I also want to tell the world that the wonderful use of this horseshoe will flow into thousands of households! Li Shimin acted vigorously and resolutely, and immediately ordered to spread the wonders of this horseshoe to the world, so that the people of the world could avoid the pain of falling off the skin of horses.

"Wait!" Luo Tong stopped: "It's okay to nail the horseshoe on the war horse, but it's not time to spread the world, I think it's not too late to tell the world after the Turks are defeated!" ”

What kind of character Li Shimin is, how could he not understand Luo Tong's meaning, and said in a deep voice: "It makes sense, use it in the army first." "The horseshoe has no technical content, if the Turks, the overlord of the world, learn it, it will not be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing that the officials of Zhongshu Province were about to write again, Luo Tong hurriedly stopped: "In addition to the horseshoe, there are also horse pedals and saddles that should also be transformed." ”

Luo Tong was not polite, snatched the command from Li Shimin, and commanded the craftsman to make the Takahashi saddle and bilateral horse shoes.

But the arrow was so domineering that the craftsman flew up his hind feet and kicked him into a somersault with a look of disdain.

Luo Tong couldn't cry or laugh, and under his constant comfort, the craftsman trembled and put the reins on it, the high bridge saddle, and the horseshoe! When the horseshoe was first installed, the horse seemed to be a little uncomfortable, and kept kicking the ground with all four hooves.

Luo Tong jumped on the horse and felt much more comfortable than before! After trying the saddle, he stepped on the horses on both sides and stood up straight, then bent down slightly, and while controlling the horse to gallop, he let go of the reins, and danced wildly with his broken sword in both hands, and did a series of difficult movements.

Li Shimin looked at Luo Tong, who was playing with various fancy styles on horseback, and his eyes lit up and said: "With this bilateral horse pedal, anyone who knows a little bit of riding skills can release his hands to fight." This has an extra hand, and the lethality is doubled! ”

Luo Tong ran back, dismounted and said, "More than that! With the Takahashi saddle and bilateral horse pedals, it is more conducive to long-distance running. ”

Although from the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, there is an extra saddle on the horse's back to make the riding more comfortable object, but because there is no fixed thing in the footsteps, the legs are still slightly numb after sitting on it for a long time, if it is a long-term ride, not only the blood is not smooth, but also the leg skin will be worn out, but with these two things it is different, as long as it is uncomfortable, you can move freely on the back of the horse.

"These three little objects are amazing!" Li Shimin rode the war horse used for the test a few laps, Fang Yi reluctantly returned to Luo Tong's side, turned over and dismounted, and said arrogantly: "Now that we have such a sharp weapon, we can completely cultivate a cavalry archers who ride ** Zhan in a short period of time. The virtuous son-in-law said that the Turks were afraid of them, and they were nothing but cavalry shooting. This is true at all, the appearance of the three treasures of the cavalry, we only need a few months, we can surpass the Turkic elite cavalry who have lived on horseback for decades, plus our strong bows, crossbows, and hard armor, I see what the Turks and other nomads will fight with us! ”

"This is the charm of the department, the technique. That's why I asked for a secret technique to cherish myself. Luo Tong said with a smile!

Li Shimin sighed and said: "Virtuous son-in-law, you have made a great contribution to my Tang Dynasty again, how do you say I should reward you?" ”

Luo Tong smiled indifferently and said, "It's good that my father-in-law has this heart, this merit can't be rewarded!" ”

In a sense, the Three Treasures of the Cavalry is indeed a great achievement, which can reduce the disadvantage of the Tang Dynasty in horses. But to put it bluntly, it is just a piece of iron on the horse's hooves, adding a horse pedal, and raising the saddle, which has no practical meaning.

"You figured it out!" Li Shimin is quite appreciative of Luo Tong's knowledge of current affairs! Looking into the distance, he said leisurely: "But I'm not the kind of faint king who has unknown rewards and punishments, I don't feel comfortable with this merit or not." ”

Luo Tong said with a smile: "If my father-in-law doesn't want to go, then give priority to equipping the war horses of the Modao Army!" The Mo Dao Army is already proficient in the Mo Dao Tactics, hehe......"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, nodded knowingly, and then ordered to the Shaofu Supervisor: "Mobilize all the forces of the Ministry of Labor, make every effort to build this cavalry three treasures in the near future, and give priority to equipping the war horses of the Modao Army." ”

The Shaofu Supervisor was saying yes and leaving.

Luo Tong originally planned to retire, but Li Shimin stopped him.

The two walked on the way back to the palace one after the other.

Li Shimin smiled: "You kid doesn't know how to grow up, the whole thing is weird, full of ideas, but quite useful!" I can't wait for you to become a few, and hold important positions in the six departments! Someday, I'm going to crack your head open and see! ”

Luo Tong hurriedly made a scared expression.

"Alright, don't be a good man! Let's talk about serious things, as we expected, Tuli is arrogant, but in fact, it is a lump of mud that does not support the wall, and he has the upper hand in vain, but he has a light army to advance, so that Jieli has eaten nearly 100,000 fine horsemen. After this battle, the forces on both sides were even again. If the dozen or so tribes that were frightened away by your actions had stopped, and when their army of more than 100,000 returned to Jieli's tent to obey orders, Tuli would have died without a place to be buried. Once Tuli fails, Jieli's prestige will be even greater than it was at the beginning. Li Shimin's face was quite depressed, and he attached great importance to the outcome of the Turkic war.

Luo Tong smiled calmly: "Then the father-in-law will let the son-in-law help him again!" ”

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "How can there be such a cheap thing in this world. You don't know how arrogant this turgy is? ”

Luo Tong is busy.

Li Shimin mocked: "Tuli is a short-sighted white-eyed wolf, and some time ago, he only had a slight upper hand, and he became self-righteous. Find this excuse and that excuse to increase the proportion of material exchange, and also reduce the amount of war horses traded for us. is obviously worried that after my Tang cavalry is strong, it will be unfavorable to him in the future. ”

It turned out that after the Turks overwhelmed Jieli, they were in full swing in the Turks, and they got the effect of many wall grasses, and the momentum was overwhelming.

Tuli is also a little invincible because of this, he feels that his wings are stiff, he can overwhelm Jieli, and he doesn't need Datang's help. Slowly changed his attitude towards Datang, no longer so respectful, no longer so flattering, and even shirked the transaction with each other.

Luo Tong chuckled and said, "This person's normal feelings, why should my father-in-law be angry?" ”

Li Shimin pouted and said, "I'm not angry!" ”

Li Shimin just disdains Tuli's behavior, playing scheming and playing with his belly, in his Li Er's eyes, Tuli is just a doll with a big fart, and he is not afraid at all.

Luo Tong pondered: "As my father-in-law said, this Tuli is arrogant and arrogant, and forgets his righteousness. It is only a slight upper hand, and the situation is not yet clear, and he will not be able to hold the back road, and in my opinion, he will be defeated by Jieli one day. It's just that if he loses too quickly, it won't be good for us, even if he is unhappy, we have to help him, and then just sit back and wait for them to kill each other and fend for themselves. ”

"Heroes see the same thing! The vision of a virtuous son-in-law is much more long-term than that of more than ninety percent of the ministers in the DPRK! I decided to help him again. Li Shimin's eyes looked at Luo Tong, and his appreciation was self-evident. He pulled Luo Tong and said, "There are many people here, it's not a place to talk, let's go, go to the Manna Hall and say!" You can see it so clearly, I'm going to test you for a good student. ”

Luo Tong smiled slightly and followed quickly.