"If the saddle is made into a wooden bracket with two ends high, so that the people and horses are firmly together, and then tie a hemp rope to the saddle and hang it on the horse's belly, and tie a pedal ring at the end of the rope, so that the feet will no longer be paralyzed by the long sagging, and the feet will have a strong support point, so as to free the hands." Liu Fan said excitedly.

Sun Bin of the Warring States period said that there are ten advantages with riding: one is to meet the enemy; Second, it is said to take advantage of the void and betray the enemy; The third is to chase and scatter the chaos; Fourth, after facing the enemy's attack; Fifth, it is said to cover its food and cut off its military path; Sixth, it is said that it will defeat its Guanjin and send its bridge; Seven said to cover up its unpreparedness, and attack its uninspiring brigade; Eight said to attack its slackness and surprise; Nine said to burn their savings, empty their city; Ten said that they plundered their fields and burdened their children. These ten are also the benefits of cavalry.

From these ten points, it can be read that cavalry is only an auxiliary class, which is used to assist infantry to complete the annihilation of enemy troops.

The advent of the Takahashi saddle and bilateral stirrups was a major blow to the infantry. In the future, cavalry will no longer be dominated by auxiliary infantry, and cavalry will be the main force to annihilate the enemy army. Play a leading role on the battlefield.

Few inventions are as simple as stirrups and saddles, and yet of such historical significance. The stirrup applied horsepower to hand-to-hand combat, allowing the cavalry and horses to become one.

In the days without stirrups, people had to ride on the back of a bare horse, and only by grasping the reins or mane and clamping the horse's belly with their legs to keep themselves from falling off while the horse was galloping.

However, this method is very unreliable, first of all, it is easy to get tired after a long time of riding, and at the same time, it is difficult to use a bow and arrow effectively on the back of a running horse, and in close combat, the rider cannot use the sword and spear as he pleases, and the slash or assassination misses, and the collision of the blades of both sides can cause the rider to slide off the horse at any time.

Imagine that two cavalry are fighting, one side can indulge in riding and shooting in the gallop, and the other can only slow down and shoot with superb riding skills. One side can hold a weapon in both hands while fighting, and one side can only hold a weapon in one hand.

On the battlefield, if there is a slight difference in strength, you may be defeated, let alone the difference.

"Although I have not seen this, as the hussar general said, it must have a miraculous effect." Shen Tugang said suddenly.

"During this time, you groped for the saddle and horse pedal I said, and when you arrived in Yuanping County, Taiyuan County, I would order the soldiers to stop and rest for half a month, and within half a month, three thousand seven hundred sets of stirrups and saddles must be built." Liu Fan said to Shen Tugang solemnly.

The stirrups and saddles are simple to make, and 3,700 sets of stirrups are made in half a month, which is more than enough for 500 craftsmen.

After arriving at Yuanping County, turn over the Juzhu Mountain, which is Yanmen County and Yinguan County.

Horseshoe is a bit more difficult than stirrups and saddles, and nailing horseshoes requires repeated experiments. Liu Fan plans to let Shen Tugang study the horseshoe after Yanmen is stabilized.

When everything is ready, the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves and sweeps the grassland.

Otherwise, after the Northland Hu people discover the secret of their cavalry, it will be difficult to regain the lost territory. Not to mention "not teaching Humadu Yinshan".

During the Western Han Dynasty, nine counties were annexed. That is, Taiyuan County, Shangdang County, Yanmen County, Xihe County, Shang County, Yunzhong County, Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, and Dingxiang County.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the only counties actually controlled were Taiyuan County, Shangdang County, Yanmen County, and Xihe County.

The other five counties were all under the hooves of the Xiongnu and Xianbei. What Liu Fan had to do was to recapture the counties of Hetao and save the Han people from the dire situation.

……

Half a month later, the wild goose gate was plugged outside.

Jia Xu and his entourage came out of the fortress and came to the outside of Yanmen County, which was only a stone's throw away from the Tuoba Xianbei Department.

Jia Xu held the order of the general He Jin, and the line was unimpeded, and no one dared to intercept it.

Xia Pei, the governor of Yanmen, was close to He Jin, so Jia Xu passed through the Yanmen Pass smoothly, the reason was to buy good fur from Xianbei.

Jia Xu and his party rode horses with a carriage. The carriage contained a box of gold.

This gold was only less than one-tenth of what He Jin gave him, and most of the gold was hidden by Jia Xu in the Yin Pavilion.

In Jia Xu's opinion, it is enough to give Tuoba Xianbei a little sweetness, and he is confident that Tuoba Xianbei will be persuaded and lead them into an ambush.

Tuoba Xianbei can only be regarded as a medium tribe at this time, during the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, Tuoba Xianbei is the main body of Xianbei, and has established Dai, Northern Wei, Southern Liang and other regimes.

Tuoba Xianbei is not as arrogant as the central Xianbei, he is left and right when he is weak, sometimes pro-Han, and sometimes obeys Shan Yu's orders. This is true of both Han, Cao Wei, and Jin, so after the Yongjia Rebellion, they successfully counterattacked.

Its tribe is not only descended from Donghu, but also some Huns. The vast desert wilderness, animal husbandry migration, shooting and hunting for a living, standard nomads.

The north of Yanmen is the homeland of the Xiongnu, after Tuoba Xianbei fused with the Xiongnu people, there are He Lai's clan, Xu Bu's clan, Qiulin's clan, Po Liuhan clan, Su Liujin clan and so on.

The Northern Xiongnu fled to the west, and the Southern Xiongnu lived in the Hetao. Those scattered Xiongnu have been Xianbei by the current grassland overlord, learn Xianbei language and writing, and no longer call themselves Xiongnu.

The Yellow Emperor took the king of Tude, and the northern common name is the soil as the support, and the latter is the ba, so he thinks it is the clan.

Xianbei people, also Donghu branch also, don't rely on Xianbei Mountain, so because of the number.

"Historical Records" records that in the east of the Xiongnu, it is called Donghu. Donghu is a general term for large and small tribes with the same origin, different dialects, and names.

Many tribes on the grassland are descendants of Donghu, living with water and grass, and living in impermanent places.

Xianbei also means auspicious and beautiful.

Jia Xu and others appeared on the grassland to Tuoba Xianbei's territory, and were soon discovered by Tuoba Xianbei's rangers.

After the team of rangers rushed over, Jia Xu took out the order and held it up, saying, "I am a Han envoy, and I want to see you and other leaders."

The Xianbei Ranger vaguely understood what Jia Xu said, and then looked at Jia Xu's actions, and understood what Jia Xu meant.

So he escorted Jia Xu and others to Tuoba Xianbei's tent.

After arriving at the Tuoba Xianbei tent, Jia Xu ordered someone to drag the box of gold into the tent.

The Xianbei chieftain's tent was luxurious, and the ground was covered with various animal skins.

The tent is like a small palace, dotted with all kinds of treasures.

A bearded man sat cross-legged in the deepest part of the tent, looking at Jia Xu and the others who came over.

Xianbei does not have coiled hair like the Han people, and most of them are bald. After the Xianbei woman gets married, she is also bald.

There are also some Xianbei people who will remove all hair except the top of the head and tie a small braid on the top of the head.

"Han envoy, who are you referring to? What's the point? The bearded man asked Jia Xu in a deep voice.

He is the current leader of Tuoba Xianbei, Tuoba Hindrance.

He spoke Chinese, a little stiff.

The Xianbei aristocracy all knew Chinese.

It can be seen from history that Xianbei is very keen on Han culture, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen launched a series of policies, Xianbei people must speak Chinese, abandon the Xianbei people, accelerate the Sinicization of Xianbei, after the Sui and Tang dynasties, the mainstream Xianbei and Han people are completely integrated, regardless of each other.

(End of chapter)