Chapter 69: The Supplement of the War Horse
From Lingyang Town to the Yangtze River, it is hundreds of miles away. Fortunately www.biquge.info the farther west you go, the flatter the terrain becomes, and the marching speed is much faster. The scout troops were also released by Li Yu, but they only patrolled within a radius of twenty miles.
In this way, I walked for two days before I arrived in Chizhou City, and I saw that I needed to cross the river, so I had to find a way to find a boat.
In later generations, Chizhou City is still a township-level unit, once subordinate to Lingyang County, and is now included in the jurisdiction of Jing County. After all, it is also an important port of the Yangtze River. The imperial court did not intend to allow the autonomous region to occupy any ports, lest it secretly train a naval army in the future, and then cross the river to the north.
Fortunately, most of the people in the township are engaged in fishing and ferrying, and it is not difficult to transport Li Yu and them. Not to mention that the troops of 1,000 people are all infantry, not a single cavalry, and even generals like Li Yu are on foot.
"In two days, in two days, the war horse will be enough!" Li Yu silently looked at the prestige value and muttered.
Ordinary war horses in the Han Dynasty only need 50,000 prestige points to be exchanged, 70,000 war horses used by middle-level officers can be exchanged, and horses of senior generals are 100,000 points, which is very close to the 150,000 points of historical horses, and 250,000 points of historical horses.
Earlier, everyone stayed in the mountains, so Li Yu didn't think about buying horses. But now that I have come to react, since everyone will not be able to fight in the east and west in the future, how can we do it without horses?
However, it is not easy for horses from the north to be transported to the south, and I don't know how many families are jealous in the middle. As for the state-run horse farms in the south, in fact, most of the good horses have been sold privately by officials, and the means are nothing more than falsely reporting the number of sick deaths, underreporting the number of births, and exchanging them for good ones.
Momen said that he could find a way to help Li Yu buy some, but there was not much hope, most of the good war horses were regarded by the family as dead, and they had even been booked for a long time, and they didn't know how long it would take their turn.
Earlier, Li Yu had already purchased a 250,000-level war horse, with stirrups and horseshoes, and even a Takahashi saddle, which was almost 300,000 prestige points. The harness part itself has no technical content, mainly because the predecessors did not expect it, and now as long as you see these things, you can build them directly, so the system also charges a technical purchase fee.
Li Yu's prestige ceiling is only 300,000 points, and after buying his war horse the day before yesterday, he had to continue to wait for the accumulation of prestige points. The system allows you to buy things first, store them in a dedicated space for no more than a month, and then pick them up together. This is a compensatory function for the 300,000-point cap, which he has only recently discovered.
As the number of people in the autonomous region increased, his daily income reached an average of 200,000 prestige points. There is no need to prepare too high-level war horses for these guys, it is good for generals to prepare 100,000 points, and soldiers to prepare 70,000 points for soldiers is considered a luxury.
The thousand-person level ferry took almost a day, especially the baggage part, a large amount of grain and the 2,000 people who were requisitioned also needed to eat, and the follow-up grain also needed to be transported through the ferry, and the poor supply line was the real culprit that restricted Li Yu from crossing the river.
Fortunately, in these years, there are wilderness everywhere, and if you go to the mountains and hang around, the firehead army can always bring back a lot of wild fruits, wild vegetables and prey. These things effectively make up for the shortage of food, and at least slow down the rate of consumption.
"Twenty miles ahead is Zongyang, and a certain has already traded a batch of horses with others, so you can get them as soon as possible!" While eating, Li Yu pointed ahead and said to Yang Lang.
"Whoa!" Yang Lang received the order and quickly left the camp with fifty scouts.
After half an hour, they saw five horses tied up in the jungle. The main body of the horse is black, but the four hooves are white, and the name is dark clouds and snow, but it is a rare steed. The other four are also rare good horses!
Yang Lang was born in the Hongnong Yang family, and the northern transportation mainly relied on horses, so he also dabbled in the horses. This surprised him, you must know that ordinary war horses are treasures in the hands of the family, let alone good horses of this level.
If the family is allowed to bid, the four ordinary horses are worth hundreds of gold, not to mention that the horses of this divine horse are definitely the majesty of the horses, and even if there are thousands of gold, they may not be able to buy it.
He is in trouble, what is the origin of this Li Yu, who is behind him to help him? Could it be that the Li clan in Longxi is really secretly helping him behind his back? You must know that this grade of horse, if you don't have enough identity, you may not be able to get it, let alone transport it here without knowing it!
For a while, Li Yu's identity became a lot more mysterious in his opinion. It was this mystery that even made him a little scared! As for the equipment on the horse, after he tried to ride it, he found that it was all useful, and he couldn't help but be even more surprised!
The best of the dark clouds and snow, he really wants, just like there is no man who doesn't want a mighty airline. It's a pity that the best war horse can definitely only be used exclusively by Li Yu, which is a basic truth in class society. But there's nothing to be frustrated about, there's no Weihang or Mercedes-Benz, it's not as good as Ferrari or Maserati, but it's also a rare grade.
Just a simple ride, Yang Lang found that this war horse has good endurance and a very uniform running speed, which is a rare good horse. I tried the explosiveness again, and found that the charge also has a good speed. A war horse of this level can be used as a special mount for a general, whether it is a fighting general or a hurry.
If you want to say that the only drawback, it is probably that the food must be good, and you have to eat one or two catties of black beans every day to replenish your strength. The maintenance cost of a good car is expensive, which is also a matter of course.
"Senior brother, where did you get a good horse?" Two quarters of an hour later, Yang Lang returned to the barracks and asked with a laugh.
"It's a bit of a secret channel, so I won't say much about it for the sake of exposure, how about the horses?" Li Yu replied mysteriously, and then asked.
"Good horse, rare good horse!" Yang Lang didn't mean to continue asking, but just patted the mount next to him and replied.
"Since you like it, then this horse is yours!" Li Yu said with a smile, this was originally for them.
"Really?!" Yang Lang didn't expect Li Yu to be so generous, and he would send it when he said that he would send it.
"You don't want me to give it to someone else?" Li Yu immediately teased.
"Yes, don't do it in vain!" How could Yang Lang allow this kind of thing to happen, and immediately led the horse and ran.
"Pick one of you, too!" Li Yu looked at Huang Gai and the three of them and said, at this moment, the three of them all had pink eye, but after hearing this, they also recovered immediately, and after arching their hands to thank them, they quickly pounced towards the war horse.
Liu Xing wanted the dark cloud to step on the snow at first, but unfortunately he was quickly stopped by Huang Gai and gave him a horse casually. The dark clouds and snow are much more powerful than other war horses, and at a glance, you can tell that Li Yu left it for his own use. If you don't have any eyes, then don't expect anything to happen.
But if you want Li Yu's war horse in public, even if you change it in the future, Li Yu will have no thorns in his heart? When the time comes, deliberately suppress or hide, watching others soar, but they have to be assigned to the frontier, that is the most bitter thing.
Fortunately, Liu Xing was not stupid, he reacted quickly, and immediately led the horse to test ride.
"Wait for your good service, and you won't have your share in the future!" Li Yu smiled and turned back to the other senior officers.
"Thank you, sir!" These military commanders and military marquis thanked one after another when they heard this.
Most of Li Yu's troops were composed of mountain people, and they were used to running in the mountains, so they had good mobility even on flat ground, which was the main reason why Li Yu was able to form foot scouts.
However, war horses are a man's romance, looking at those officials riding high-headed horses, in fact, the mountain people are also very envious.
Li Yu promised to give them war horses, and immediately the officers were so happy that they couldn't stop talking. As for those middle- and low-ranking officers, and even ordinary non-commissioned officers, they could only look at them with envy. Maybe some people will make up their minds to do the same in the future?
"Senior brother, there seems to be a mystery on the sides and soles of these war horses!" Yang Lang had already groped the war horse clearly, and stepped forward to ask.
"This northbound saddle is called Takahashi Saddle, which can improve the comfort of riding; The sides are called stirrups, which allow soldiers to fix their bodies and even shoot on horseback in a running state, which is also a great help for new recruits to quickly become cavalry; The soles of the feet are called horseshoes, which are equivalent to putting boots on the horses, which can prolong the life of the horses, and there is no need to worry about the enemy stabbing the horse with thistles or other sharp objects! Li Yu didn't hide it, in fact, Yang Lang couldn't see these things.
"I see, I didn't expect that just three small things are so significant. Senior brother, don't let these things leak out, otherwise if they fall into the hands of foreigners, I am afraid that it will be very unfavorable to my big man! Yang Lang admonished.
"What I'm most worried about right now is that it will fall into the hands of those people from the family, and then God knows what they will do with it!" Li Yu was worried about something else.
In the era when tanks did not exist, cavalry charges were a very formidable existence. But to train a cavalryman, it often takes a year or even more. This is just an ordinary cavalry, and if you want to become an elite cavalry, I am afraid that you will not be able to pick out one out of five hundred.
With stirrups and horseshoes, not only will the power of the cavalry increase, but the training time will also quickly decrease. The family's discipline has not been very good, whether it will fall into the hands of foreign races, not to mention, it is impossible to say that it will arm its own family soldiers in large numbers. When the troubled times come, I am afraid that the cavalry of various forces will increase rapidly, and it will be much more difficult to fight in this way.
"Okay, we're getting closer and closer to the front line here, don't play too high, keep your stamina ready to fight! If nothing happens, the soldiers on duty will start patrolling, so let's rest! Seeing that it was already dark, Li Yu announced.
When the three Huang Gai, who were still on the rise, heard this, they immediately dismounted with a smile, handed the reins to their relatives, and then went back to their tents to rest.
"You'll follow me from now on!" Li Yu came to the dark clouds and gently stroked its neck.
Perhaps it is produced by the system, and the dark clouds and snow have a natural affinity for Li Yu. Or he is full of spirituality, but at this moment, he rubbed his head sideways on Li Yu to show his intimacy.
Li Yu smiled, turned over on the horse, and briefly ran in with it. The dark clouds and snow are very cooperative with Li Yu, and he also takes care of the fact that he can't ride a horse at all, and after trying for more than ten minutes, he basically runs in.
The rest is basically dermabrasion. When to grind the legs into a slight O-shape, and the skin on the inside of the legs into calluses, then you can be considered a qualified knight. Li Yu knows that his day of suffering has actually just begun!