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The sound of war drums and shouts came and went, and it was endless. Since then, the four Ma brothers have become famous in one fell swoop, and everyone in the whole army knows about it, especially Ma Chao has also won the title of "Shenwei General". At the same time, Ma Mengqi's martial arts and the great names of General Shenwei also quickly spread throughout Fufeng County and spread to the entire Liangzhou.

Later, some people saw that Ma Chao's face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like a meteor, his tiger body and ape arms, his belly was wolf's waist, and his voice was strong, so he called him "Jin Ma Chao", of course, this is a later story, not to mention it for the time being! But through this incident, Xiao Ma Ge can be regarded as emerging in Xiliang, which is a third of an acre, and he is beginning to show his grandeur.

A day later, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie woke up one after another, and the three of them only felt pain all over their bodies, as if they were about to fall apart. Ma Chao is not much better, you must know that his opponent is Pang De, although he won a surprisingly narrow victory, but because of his young relationship, his body almost collapsed, and he was only a step better than Ma Dai and the others.

Ma Teng did not break his promise, and immediately announced that Ma Chao was Sima of the other department, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, and Ma Tie were temporarily lieutenants, and they stayed under Ma Chao to listen to orders. Although they are all small officials with a big sesame seed, the four brothers are still excited, of course, after the four of them return home, they will inevitably be scolded by the Zou family and the Zhao family. The four of them were submissive, listening completely with their left ear and their right ear, and the next day they packed up their things and moved to the barracks.

The four of them left, and Ma Yunlu, who was only six years old and was practicing martial arts, quit, and the four brothers who doted on her suddenly made her a little overwhelmed, and immediately cried and made a fuss, making the chickens and dogs jump up and down the Ma Mansion.

Although the four of them successfully joined the army as they wished, they did not have any military power in their hands, and they could only be regarded as generals under Ma Teng's account. Brother Xiao Ma didn't plan for Ma Teng to let him lead the troops, and since then, in addition to practicing martial arts, he has fooled around with some soldiers, and after more than two months of observation and inquiry, he can be regarded as having a general understanding of the Xiliang Army.

At this time, the regular army of Xiliang was indeed elite, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was the first elite soldier in the world, which was created by the rebellion of the Qiang people on the border of Xiliang for decades. Because of the geographical location, the cavalry of the Xiliang Army was the majority, and 30,000 of Ma Teng's 70,000 troops were cavalry. Moreover, almost everyone in the Xiliang soldiers knows how to ride horses, and the infantry army can be transformed into an elite cavalry with a little training.

Speaking of this, I have to talk about the problem of war horses, Dahan has three states to produce good horses, one is Youzhou, the second is Merge State, and the third is Liangzhou. These three states not only have good pastures in their territory, but also are bordered by nomads in the north, so it is very convenient to exchange money and grain, cloth, fine iron and other materials for good horses with the grassland peoples. It is precisely because of this that Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, and Youzhou Gongsun Zhan's White Horse Yicong are famous all over the world.

At this time, the saddle and stirrups of the cavalry were only limited to the rudimentary shape, and there were no obvious high bridges or protrusions before and after the saddle, simply put, it was a cushion sewn of fur, which was filled with linen, soft grass and other materials, and its main role was to reduce and cushion the friction and bump between the horse's hips and the horse's back.

The fur cushion was fastened to the horse's belly with a strip of leather, and the left end of the horse's belly drooped down to a triangular wooden stirrup, which apparently had no practical purpose other than to facilitate getting on and off the horse. In addition, at this time, the war horses of the Han Dynasty were all "barefoot", and it is no wonder that the horseshoe was invented by the Romans, and it has not been transmitted to the territory of the Han Dynasty at this time.

The saddle and stirrup are the most important inventions of the harness after the horse's chew and bridle. In the era when there were no stirrups, cavalrymen were required 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 could keep the cavalry 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 the 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.

This is not the case with the Takahashi saddle, which is made of a leather-wrapped wooden frame, and the ends of the saddle turn from flat to high, limiting the rider's tendency to slide back and forth, providing longitudinal stability while also saving physical strength.

The stirrup looks simple, but its role is anything but simple, it provides lateral stability by fixing the feet, and at the same time, with the assistance of the saddle, unites the man and the horse, making it possible for the cavalry to use the speed of the horse to make a frontal impact. It also prevents the legs from getting tired after a long horseback ride, makes it easier to maintain balance, and also allows the cavalry to stand up on the horse and turn in all directions, making it easy to shoot arrows in all directions while riding.

The horseshoe is a U-shaped piece of iron, which is nailed to the cuticle of the horse's hoof. First of all, it can protect the horse's hooves, delay the wear and tear of the horse's hooves due to contact with the ground and the corrosion of stagnant water, and even avoid injuries to the horse's hooves on gravel ground. In addition, the horseshoe can also make the horse's hooves grip the ground more firmly, which is very beneficial for riding and driving, and horses with nailed horseshoe can even walk and even run on ice, which is not the ability of barefoot horses. To put it simply, a horseshoe is equivalent to a horse's shoes, and the presence or absence of a horseshoe is equivalent to the difference between a person wearing shoes and being barefoot.

The role of these three things is naturally clear to Brother Pony, but he didn't say it. Because these things are not difficult to make, in this era without intellectual property rights, it is better to be cautious, and making a fortune in silence is the last word, at least before others learn it.

This day, Ma Chao practiced martial arts as usual, and during the lunch break, he came to Ma Teng's Chinese army tent alone.

Ma Teng was worried about the problem of grain and grass at this time, and the grain and grass plundered by the army could last for four or five months at most. Now that spring has just begun, and there are at least seven months left before the autumn harvest, if we do not find a way to solve the problem of grain and grass now, I am afraid that the army will face the possibility of disarmament. These 70,000 soldiers are all elites of a hundred battles, so how can Ma Teng be willing to disarm?

"Father is worried about the food and grass of the army?" After the greetings, Ma Chao went straight to the point and hit Ma Teng's sore spot.

Ma Teng nodded and sighed: "The land of Xiliang has experienced decades of war, sparsely populated, and barren land, and it is difficult to feed an army of 100,000 people in these counties. ”

Ma Chao had already seen this, and said with a slight smile: "It's easy to solve the problem of grain and grass, but before that, the child has a few questions that he wants to ask his father for." ”

Ma Teng was overjoyed, and asked with some disbelief: "Wu'er really has a way to solve the grain and grass used by the 100,000 army?" ”

Ma Chao nodded, and asked instead of answering: "What does my father think about the situation today?" ”

Ma Teng sighed deeply again and said: "The imperial court [***], the son of heaven is mediocre, the dictatorship of foreign relatives, the dictatorship of eunuchs, and the division of princes, if this goes on like this, within twenty years, the world will be in flames, repeating the Warring States era." ”

Brother Xiao Ma was stunned, he didn't expect Ma Teng to have such insight, and nodded: "What my father said is good, but it seems that the child will not need twenty years, and the world will be in chaos within three years. ”

Ma Teng shook his head when he heard the words and said: "Although the Han family is dangerous, but there is still some vitality, as long as the Son of Heaven works hard, slowly and slowly, all the candidates may not be able to sweep away, only hate the Son of Heaven to favor the eunuchs, after my Ma family is a famous general, there is no way to serve the country, sad and lamentable!" ”

"What if the Son of Heaven dies suddenly?" Ma Chao suddenly asked, and then regardless of Ma Teng's stunned expression, he continued: "Now that the struggle between relatives and eunuchs for power and profit has already reached a point where water and fire are incompatible, the existing Son of Heaven suppresses, and the contradictions between the two parties can still be reconciled. ”

Ma Teng's face was pale, and he was naturally clear about the struggle for power and profit between his relatives represented by the general He Jin and the eunuch Shichang Servants, but he didn't expect the Son of Heaven to die suddenly, and said with some disbelief: "How could the Son of Heaven suddenly die in his prime?" If any princes dare to covet the Han family and have a heart of disobedience, I, Ma Teng, will definitely support the Han family and raise troops to fight for it! ”

Brother Xiao Ma shook his head secretly, this cheap dad is really a diehard member of the Han family, no wonder in history he traveled thousands of miles to crusade against Dong Zhuo, although he is just a soy sauce player, but his spirit is commendable. Sighing, Ma Chao immediately changed his tone and said: "My Xiliang is sparsely populated, the people are poor, there are Qiang, Di, Xiongnu, Xianbei outside, and warlords are constantly fighting inside. ”

Ma Teng's face darkened when he heard this, and then he said with a firm face: "Where the righteousness lies, although tens of millions of people are gone!" Then he glanced at Ma Chao with deep meaning, and said: "After the famous family of my Ma family, the duke of the generation, by the great grace of the Han family, was forced to raise troops for his father before, and now he has been recruited by the imperial court, he should take it as his responsibility to serve the country with loyalty, my son remember!" ”

Ma Chao was extremely disappointed in his heart, the truth was as he expected, but because of this, it made him make up his mind, and said with a respectful face at the moment: "The child understands, my Ma family is a man of the Han Dynasty, and death is also a ghost of the Han Dynasty." ”

"Well said!" Ma Teng nodded with satisfaction, and said earnestly: "My son is still young, and many truths are not yet clear, but the outline of the monarch and the minister must not be understood. ”

Ma Chao pretended to respond seriously, but his heart was disdainful, the world is the world of the people of the world, and those who are capable rely on it, the Han family has exhausted its strength, and it is the general trend to change the dynasty. I wanted to persuade Ma Teng to raise obscurity in Xiliang Taoguang, first collect Guanxi, and then map Xichuan, and after winning the two places, he will have the capital to compete for the world, as long as the conditions are ripe, the Central Plains and Jiangdong may not be able to win.

But now Ma Teng has no heart to compete for the world at all, and I am afraid that there will be no one in the future, unless the bloodline of the Han family surnamed Liu is cut off. In this case, it is better to give up Xiliang completely and go out to fish in troubled waters by yourself. Is Liu Bei not the same as self-made in history? As a result, the people were defeated and fought repeatedly, and finally achieved a great cause, and single-handedly established the Shu Kingdom!

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