A horseshoe, commonly known as a horseshoe, is an iron hoof that is nailed to the hoof. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although Zhang Jun does not know how to strike iron, fortunately, the Chinese army itself is equipped with a craftsman workshop, and a group of craftsmen are stationed there. They are subordinate to the Craftsman Supervisor and are mainly responsible for the repair of weapons and armor. As for the design and construction, it is the responsibility of the general, and the craftsmen of each army have absolutely no right to privately build weapons and armor. If you build it privately, once you find it, you will directly kill your head and abandon the market, which is very harsh.

Moreover, even if the weapons and equipment produced under supervision are not directly delivered to the army, they must also be included in the arsenal, and then the arsenal will be allocated in a unified manner.

However, when the craftsmen of the military craftsman office got the pattern drawn by Zhang Jun, they did not regard this strange thing as some great militaristic weapon. The craftsman asked what it was for, and he laughed when he heard it.

Shoe horses? Unheard of!

But this Liangzhou belongs to their Zhang family, not to mention that the young general just wants to put shoes on the horse, even if he wears pants!

Without saying a word, the craftsmen clanged and beat according to Zhang Jun's requirements, perhaps the object was too small, or the craftsmen wanted to show their exquisite skills in front of the onlookers, in short, in less than a stick of incense, four pieces of horseshoe were created.

The generals stepped forward one after another, and Han Pu, Chen Zhen, Zhao Majian, and Ha Chengsi each got a piece and held it in their hands to look at it.

This thing, which was called a horseshoe by the major general, was not heavy, and it was not made of fine iron, but scrap iron, and the cost was very low. It is also horseshoe-shaped, or the elegant point can also be seen as a crescent moon. About the width of an adult's finger, with a groove in the middle and a bulge on both sides. In the groove, there are two holes on the left and right, and a separate one in the middle. Someone asked suspiciously, saying that it was used to wear nails.

What followed was a very magical scene, Ha Chengsi found someone to bring a volunteer horse that was said to be the best temper in the whole army, and shouted generously: "Young General, you can dispose of it at will, as long as the method is easy to use." ”

Zhang Jun pulled his mouth, and said in his heart that you not only bullied honest people, but also bullied honest horses.

He instructed his soldiers to erect a simple shelf and fasten the horses in the middle of it. Then, Zhang Jun personally squatted down, picked up a horse's hoof, and bent it backwards with the soles of his feet facing up. When all this was done, he drew the dagger from his waist again, and in the amazed eyes of everyone, he gently shaved off the broken and corroded layer of the horse's shoe.

A horse's hooves are made up of two layers, one layer of hard keratin about half a finger thick and one layer of relatively soft living keratin. When the horse's hooves come into contact with the ground, they will fall off quickly due to the friction of the ground and the corrosion of stagnant water, and once this happens, the horse can only slowly repair itself, or simply give up.

Therefore, in the medieval society without the birth of horseshoes, war horses were a strategic material with high consumption and high cost. For example, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Wei Qing and Huo Quai, they went north to attack the Huns, and when they left the fortress, they had 100,000 cavalry and 140,000 accompanying horses, but they were less than 30,000 when they returned after a big victory. In the case of victory, it is necessary to bear such huge losses of war horses, and the pressure on the country's financial resources can be imagined.

At the same time, a large part of these horses and accompanying horses were left in the depths of the desert forever because they were overwhelmed by the horses' hooves, which became abandoned horses and were left in the depths of the desert forever.

Zhang Jun's movements were very light, and the sharp dagger quickly polished the horse's hooves very smoothly, revealing fresh. He took the horseshoe, gestured at it, then took out the nail and the hammer, and it was time for the final part, the nail of the horseshoe.

But no matter how docile the horse is, it can move, and Zhang Jun spent a long time trying to nail it.

He looked up and was looking for someone to help, but happened to see a familiar figure.

"Hey!" Zhang Jun beckoned.

"Me?" The man asked, pointing to his nose.

Zhang Jun nodded, and the man didn't twist, and walked over directly, it was the young officer on duty before that.

"How?" He asked, very roadwardly.

Zhang Jun handed him a hammer and nails, pointed to the small hole in the groove of the horseshoe, and said, "Nail in!" ”

The officer on duty took it and hesitated: "It's the first time you do it, it won't hurt, right?" ”

"No, you can just tap it, don't push too hard." Zhang Jun shook his head and said.

"Then I'm coming······"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up."

In this way, with the cooperation of the two, the horseshoe was smoothly put on the horse's shoes.

Pulling the war horse out, the horse also looked very excited, and he gently knocked the ground with his hooves, making a crisp "boom" sound.

Zhang Jun pulled the reins over, handed them to Ha Chengsi, and said with a smile: "General Ha, do you want to try?" ”

Ha Chengsi looked at Han Pu excitedly, and when he saw the latter nodding, he screamed excitedly, turned over his horse, galloped out, and circled around the school yard.

There was about a time for tea, and Ha Chengsi returned from a horse. He jumped down and hurriedly crouched down and turned over the horse's hooves. I saw that the horse's hooves were intact, except for a layer of floating ash sticked, not even a small pebble was clamped.

"God!" Ha Chengsi jumped up and shouted: "The young general's method is really useful, you see ······"

As he spoke, he dodged to the side and leaked his hooves out to the crowd.

"It's true······"

"Really, God!"

"yes, yes!"

Han Pu also came over to take a closer look, and only after making sure that it was correct, did he smile and say, "What the young general said is indeed true. ”

He turned his head and said to Zhao Majian: "Zhao Majian, how about it, I am willing to lose the bet, hahahahaha······"

"It's nature!" Although Zhao Majian lost the bet, he didn't like it at all, but said excitedly: "In this way, the loss of the war horse will be greatly reduced." Before, the subordinate officials could not deliver the war horses required by the general in full, taking into account the factor of the loss of war horses, after all, the horse supervisor could not have a reserve of war horses. ”

He bowed to Zhang Jun, bowed his hand and said: "Now that I have this thing, I don't know how many war horses I need to lose and how many iron horses I will increase, and the young general is really a god." ”

"Zhao Ma Jian praised it, and Jun was just a whim, but he didn't expect it to be crooked."

Zhao Majian shook his head and said solemnly: "Xia Guan is not a stingy person, just 3,000 war horses, and all of them will be delivered." The war horse will arrive soon, and it is inconvenient for the lower officials to stay for a long time, and this matter is very important, so I will go to tell the state pastor. ”

With that, he stepped forward and snatched the reins from Ha Chenghe's hand, and walked away quickly with his entourage's subordinates. There are no generals in the army who are not allowed to ride horses, even if they are anxious, they must go out and talk about it.

At this time, Han Pu's face suddenly changed, and he ordered, "Where is the patrol camp?" ”

"Mark it in!" The officer on duty knelt down on one knee and said.

I only heard Han Pu say in a deep voice: "I ordered you to personally lead the troops and surround the craftsman's office, without the general's military order, no one is allowed to enter or leave, and nothing can be taken away from here, let alone talk inside and outside, do you understand?" ”

"Mark it and get it!" The officer on duty clasped his fists and said: "Obey the generals with humility." ”

Han Pu nodded, and said to the generals present: "Today's matter, no one is allowed to spread it, if the news leaks, don't blame the general for being ruthless." ”

"Yes!" The generals said.

Zhang Jun felt Han Pu's gaze shooting at him, and immediately said: "General rest assured, Jun will definitely keep his mouth shut and never reveal half a word." ”

Han Pu nodded approvingly and said, "On the first day of entering the camp, the young general made a great contribution, not bad······ Nice······"

"General Xie praised falsely, Jun just happened to be at the right time, and he didn't dare to say anything." Zhang Jun said.

"Good! No arrogance, no impatience! ”

Han Pu said: "In this case, everyone will return to their place. ”

"Major General, you come with me." Let's go first.

Zhang Jun followed behind him, only to feel that someone was following him, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was the cavalry general Ha Chenghe.

Zhang Jun stopped and wondered: "General Ha, something?" ”

I saw that this tower-like man actually twisted himself, as if he had made a lot of determination, he bowed down and said: "Young General, I am easy to disobey people, but you are the great benefactor of our cavalry army, I can't be allowed to disobey you, please accept my worship." ”

"General Ha, please get up!" Zhang Jun hurriedly held the other party's arm and said, "General Ha is really tormented." ”

"Young General, in the future, as long as you say a word, I will never frown in the water."

"Don't do that." Zhang Jun refused: "The soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Army are loyal and brave, this is what Jun should do." ”

After that, Zhang Jun said goodbye to Ha Chenghe, quickly caught up with Han Pu, and went to the big tent.