Chapter 222: The Stirrup and the Saddle (I)
The next day, early in the morning.
Liu Fan asked people to pull everything in the mansion of the Marquis of the Western Qin Pavilion to the hussars.
Early in the morning, many people in the township came to visit Liu Fan, and Liu Fan received them very kindly.
After all, they have lived together for more than ten years.
Liu Fan asked them how the farming was last year? Do you have any food left at home? Are you doing well?
Liu Fan was very satisfied with the results.
During the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhang Jiao's forces spread all over the eight states in eastern China and the land east of the river, and they were not affected by the Yellow Turbans. Because there is the Fen Plain in the central part of Hedong, and the Yellow River in the west and south, the cities and townships are located according to the tributaries of the Yellow River.
After bidding farewell to his father and fellow villagers, Liu Fan left the township.
At this time, the hussars had already begun to set up camp.
To Liu Fan's disappointment, Cai Yong did not come to the hussars to find him.
That's it! Liu Fan sighed.
The departure time has arrived, and Liu Fan does not plan to stay any longer.
When the army was about to march north, several carriages ran out of the city of Anyi and rushed towards the hussars.
"I, Cai Yongye, come to meet the hussar general."
A man in the carriage in front of him lifted the curtain and shouted to the soldier who stopped him.
Cai Yong!
The soldier didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran to the front and told Liu Fan.
After Liu Fan got the news from the front army, he immediately rode his horse to the rear.
"I thought that the public would not come again, and with the help of the public, Yanmen County would definitely become the south of the Yangtze River."
Liu Fan turned over and dismounted, overjoyed, and said ecstatically.
"Sang Yu has passed away, and East Yu is not too late. The hussar general entrusted me with poetry, which made me regret the present and cherish the future. Cai Yong saluted Liu Fan and said with a red face.
At this time, Cai Yong was in good spirits, his face was ruddy, and his spirit was much better than when Liu Fan first saw him.
Lao Ji is in the woods, and his ambitions are thousands of miles. The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong.
When Cai Yong saw this poem, he seemed to have returned to his youth.
Because there are a lot of trivial matters at home, after Cai Yong dealt with the trivial matters at home, he hurried here, almost unable to keep up with Liu Fan's army.
"Today, I worship Cai Gong as the head of the Hussar General's Mansion, and govern Yanmen County together with Zhang Jun, the Cheng of Yanmen County." Liu Fan returned the salute to Cai Yong.
Most of the Taishou in the border are military generals, and most of the Taishou in the mainland are Lang officials.
Therefore, the county of Biansai is very important, acting as the Taishou position.
Cai Yong is in the long history, the long history of the Hussar General's Mansion, and his rank is higher than that of the county.
Yanmen County belongs to Biansaizhong County, and there is also a captain, also known as the county lieutenant.
The rank of the lieutenant is more than 2,000 stones, and he is in charge of the border guard. Directly belongs to the imperial court and fights against the Taishou.
As soon as Liu Fan arrived at Yanmen, the commander of Yanmen had to obey his dispatch.
The lieutenant is only in charge of military power, regardless of political affairs, and the military rations and baggage come from the county or the imperial court, so this position is very limited and cannot be bigger. Those who can do big are the Taishou who control the military and political power of one side.
I just don't know which side the Yanmen Commander's heart is towards?
Liu Fan is a man who has two mansions, and he will slowly give up the Yanmen Taishou, and focus on the Hussar General's Mansion and the military administration of the northern counties.
"Cai Yong will do his best to assist the hussar general in governing Yanmen County." Cai Yong bowed his hand and bowed.
From now on, they are no longer the relationship between elders and juniors, but between superiors and subordinates. Liu Fan is serious, and Cai Yong is also serious.
"It's been a long way, and it's been a bumpy ride. What's the inconvenience? Liu Fan asked Cai Yong with concern.
"Even the most bitter cold Wuyuan Wu has been there, let alone Yanmen. If I can't even walk this little distance, I should really go home and retire. Cai Yong said with his head held high. It seems to be not to be outdone.
"Good." Cai Yong's motivation is what Liu Fan wants to see the most.
"This time I went to Yanmen, the little girl followed me, and asked the hussar general to take care of me." Women have a lot of inconveniences in the march, and Cai Yong is still more worried.
Cai Yong has two daughters, the eldest daughter is married to Yang Xu's eldest son, Yang Xu. The little girl Cai Yan, the famous Cai Wenji.
Cai Yan can read the piano at the age of nine, and even Cai Yong is ashamed of this talent.
Liu Fan instinctively looked at the carriage not far from Cai Yong.
I saw a young girl staring at this side with autumn eyes from the carriage window.
When she made eye contact with Liu Fan, she hurriedly pulled the curtains.
She had a fateful life in history. Her fate may have changed in this way.
The remaining cars are full of books, and Cai Yong loves to collect books, with more than 10,000 volumes. This cart of books is more valuable than a cart of gold.
Although Cai Yong cherishes books, he is not stingy, and he personally welcomes anyone who comes to his home to watch.
Historically, Cao Cao also had special respect for him, and he was also a teacher and friend. In his later years, Cai Yong gave all the books he had in his collection to Wang Cang, a teenager who was only a teenager.
"The pearl in the palm of the palm will naturally take care of it properly. My maid and Cai Yan are of the same age and have talents, and they have a common topic to talk about. Liu Fan arranged Cai Yan and Yu Mi together, and there was also a response along the way.
After arranging Cai Yong's father and daughter. The army embarked on a journey north.
Hedong Anyi to Yanmen Yin Pavilion 1,300 miles. There is a huge Taiyuan County in the middle, and there are many mountains and rivers.
Liu Fan drew the route of the army on the map, and the army marched towards Yanmen according to the marching route.
On the same day, when he arrived in Wenxi County, he set up camp.
At this time, Shen Tugang, the blacksmith leader under Liu Fan, led a war horse to find Liu Fan.
"Meet the Hussar General!" In the night, Shen Tugang bowed to Liu Fan.
"After a day of traveling, you still don't want to rest?" Liu Fan said.
"Observe the cavalry under the command of the hussar general today, and there are few people who are skilled in horsemanship. The armor will be draped over the body of the body and the body of the horse. The horses are only eye-bared, their hooves are hanging on the ground, and the people are covered in heavy armor. This requires not only a strong war horse, but also a soldier with superb riding skills, otherwise when the war horse sprints, the soldier will definitely fall from the horse because he can't control the war horse. I suggest that the general do not use this kind of heavy cavalry for the time being, and let the soldiers practice their riding skills first. Shen Tugang said clearly.
Shentu Steel casts this thing, and everything is done according to Liu Fan's intentions. If the gains outweigh the losses, then this kind of heavy armor that can cover people and horses is meaningless.
After Liu Fan heard this, he came to the war horse, pointed to the saddle on the war horse and said, "How can people sit on the horse and not fall down?"
This saddle is only a saddle in the broad sense, not a saddle in the narrow sense.
It is a piece of leather, and its existence can only isolate the horse from the human body. Cannot cause a soldier to increase his horsemanship.
The only important harness on this horse is the bridles.
In this era, there was also a kind of horse harness called horse chewing.
Horse chewing is the chew of the lema, which is specially used to tame fiery horses.
Once the horse does not obey the call, it pulls in the reins fiercely, and the iron chew tightens the horse's cheeks, and the horse in pain helplessly obeys the man's command.
"How do you make a man sit on a horse and not fall off? In addition to superb riding, I can't figure it out. Shen Tugang thought for a while, sighed and shook his head.
Stirrups, the saddle is simple, but if you don't have a clue, you can't dream of it.
This was summed up thousands of years after people rode horses.
(End of chapter)