In the expectant eyes of more than 10,000 people, the horse super long halberd was picked, and a well-made wooden leather Takahashi saddle with bilateral stirrups was displayed in front of everyone for the first time. Ma Chao shouted: "The reason why Ben will be able to do peerless riding and archery, in addition to practicing archery since childhood, most of the credit is because of this. This thing is called Takahashi Saddle, two pieces of fine iron called bilateral stirrups, cavalry charging on the battlefield If you are equipped with these two things, your combat effectiveness can be increased by at least two times, and it is easier to maintain your body balance, and you can save physical strength even more, even if the horse runs to death, people can maintain sufficient physical strength to continue fighting"

In Ma Chao's explanation, the 10,000 sergeants completely exploded, all of them looked excited, their eyes flashed with excitement, and at the same time, they finally understood why Ma Chao kept letting them practice mobile archery, which was originally intended for this. If you can shoot arrows while riding a horse against the Huns, and you can also ensure the accuracy and power of the head, what a terrible thing it would be? These elites of a hundred battles can naturally imagine the result, and they can't wait to equip the saddle immediately, and the stirrups will break the Huns and other steppe hurs.

After the army quieted down, Ma Chao took out a horseshoe and a set of armor similar to armor instead of armor vests. This vest is an anti-arrow vest designed by Brother Pony himself, and it really took him a lot of effort. There is not a single piece of linen in the whole vest, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an iron vest, because the whole vest is almost entirely composed of half a cent thick steel plate, and there are a total of forty-eight poker-sized steel plates behind the front heart, and there are dozens of soybean-sized holes on each steel plate, which are firmly embedded in a thick cowhide vest with rivets. These holes not only reduce weight, but also provide better cushioning and guidance, except for those perverted arrows, which ordinary wolf-tooth arrows can't shoot through the vest at all.

The weight of the whole vest is only about 30 catties, and the thickness is less than one point, which can completely offset the damage of arrows and knife slashes, and the defense ability of the soldiers will be greatly enhanced after being equipped. Unless you are particularly unlucky, the arrow just happens to go into the gap between the two steel plates, or is shot into the exposed neck, throat, face and other vital points, even if the arrow is shot, it will not die.

Amid the cheers, the main force of 7,000 cavalrymen had a vest, a saddle, stirrups and horseshoe. The 3,000 auxiliaries didn't intend to send them into battle, so they didn't have them for the time being. It's not that Brother Pony is stingy, it's really because of lack of money, in order to get these things, he has changed his ways to ask his father for money and materials. Ma Teng was not rich when he first started, and he had to feed another tens of thousands of troops, and his financial resources were also limited.

Thousands of sergeants then moved together, knocking down a war horse for every five, and then began to nail the horseshoe. At first, some soldiers were worried about hurting the horses' hooves, but a few were relieved as soon as they passed. It took only half a day for all the seven thousand horses to put on their iron shoes. After pressing the saddle stirrup and trying it, thousands of soldiers immediately regarded Brother Pony as a god, because the benefits brought by these three things are simply immeasurable, not only the war horse can run faster, the endurance is more sufficient, and the body can also make many difficult movements while standing on the bilateral stirrups, which was unimaginable before.

Originally, Ma Chao also wanted to improve the armor of the war horse, because the armor of the war horse in the Han Dynasty was too rough, although it was covered by armor such as the chest, neck, back hips, both sides and the door of the head, but the protective ability of the armor itself was really not complimentary. Arrows shot from a long distance can barely be resisted, and the protective effect within fifty paces is not obvious. However, due to financial reasons, the matter could only be put on hold for the time being, but fortunately, these horses were carefully selected horses, and they were no worse than the Hun iron cavalry in terms of endurance, weight and speed.

With the equipment out of the way, the next step is tactical training. In order to be able to enforce the order, Brother Xiao Ma not only formulated strict military laws, but also specially held a lecture similar to a training class. Every day, he practiced archery on horseback during the day, and at night, he gathered all the centurions and above middle and high-level generals to personally explain and formulate the tactical arrangements for the expedition.

In his previous life, Brother Pony admired Genghis Khan the most was Genghis Khan and his Mongolian iron horsemen, who were invincible across the Eurasian continent and won in tactics. The Mongol cavalry rarely had close contact with men, and their main weapon for killing the enemy was a strong bow and a crossbow, and only when most of the main force was eliminated and the enemy had an absolute advantage would they engage the enemy in short combat.

Brother Xiao Ma sat back and enjoyed the success, and directly transferred Genghis Khan's tactics a thousand years later to the present and accepted them all. Moreover, they were prepared to use this tactic to deal with the Huns, Xianbei and Wuheng who were not yet equipped with Takahashi saddles and stirrups, and the sinister intentions can be imagined. When nearly 100 middle and high-level generals understood the horror of this tactic, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and they were even more in awe of Ma Chao, and they no longer had the slightest contempt for them because of their young age.

The enthusiasm of the 7,000 sergeants was extremely high, and the training was even more diligent, and the nearly 100 generals in the whole army who had been personally trained by Brother Xiao Ma benefited a lot. Because Brother Xiao Ma not only explained the tactics of the Mongolian iron cavalry, but even took out the large-scale classic battles that had occurred in thousands of years to explain and analyze, of course, the name, age and location have been changed, and there is no mention of the battles in the Three Kingdoms period.

This evening, Brother Xiao Ma was dancing with his eyebrows dancing to explain the classic battle of Grandpa Mao's four crossings of Chishui, only to hear the ups and downs of the soldiers' hearts, as if they were fascinated, as if they were in it. After a long time, Pang De was the first to reminisce and sighed: "The young master said that this Mao senior really has unpredictable abilities, and his ability to use soldiers is better than Sun Wu, Sun Bin!" I don't know anything about such a person, it's a pity in my life! ”

Brother Xiao Ma said: "Grandpa Mao is the leader of the distant kingdom of heaven, and he has been famous for a long time, but he can't witness his demeanor" At this time, a personal soldier stepped into the big tent, bowed down and said: "General Qiqi, General Meng Da has been waiting outside the tent for a long time, and is asking to see him!" ”

"What? Zijing is back, please come soon! Brother Ma was surprised and apprehensive in his heart. Ten days ago, Brother Xiao Ma deliberately handed a letter to Meng Da, asking him to return to Fufeng County to hand over to his cousin Fa Zheng, the letter naturally greatly praised Fa Zheng's talent, and euphemistically proposed the meaning of intersection, hoping that he could come to serve in the army and discuss the Huns, and at the same time secretly instructed Meng Da and taught him a lot of rhetoric.

Meng Da was full of confidence when he heard this, and promised to invite his cousin to come, but there was no news for more than ten years, and he just returned today.

Not long after the soldiers went out, Meng Da, dressed in military uniform, strode into the big tent, followed by a thin man, with dark skin and a calm complexion, and a pair of deep eyes were also looking at Ma Chao.

After Meng Da approached, he knelt directly on one knee and said respectfully: "The last general will see the lord, fortunately, he has not failed in his mission, and he has invited his cousin!" Then he turned back to the young man and winked.

The young man was stunned, immediately clasped his fists and bowed to salute, and said respectfully: "Caomin Fazheng has seen General Shenwei, the general's name is like thunder, and it is better to meet when he sees it today, Fa Zheng admires it!" ”

Ma Chao hurriedly helped Meng Da up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have made a lot of contributions, and you will be rewarded in the future!" ”

Meng Da said: "The general's words are serious, this is a matter for the young general." Then he whispered in Ma Chao's ear: "Although my cousin is young but ambitious, after hearing that the general went out to fight against the Huns at the age of twelve, he often sighed, only hating himself for being young and no one to recommend him, regretful!" ”

Ma Chao nodded, things are as he expected, the Fazheng family can only be regarded as a declining small family, Fazheng's father Fa Yan is no more than a local official, although his grandfather Fa Zhen is a great Confucian in Kansai, but at the moment he is terminally ill and blind, and his life is short. It can be said that Legalism is going downhill, and if Fazheng's generation does not develop again, Legalism is likely to become a common people, so neither Fa Yan nor Fa Zheng will let go of this opportunity.

Looking at this ordinary-looking young man, Ma Chao was ecstatic in his heart, and said quietly: "Virtuous brother doesn't have to be polite, because my brother wanted to visit in person, but the affairs in the army are complicated and difficult to get out, so I sent Zijing to invite him, don't be surprised if you are rude!" After saying that, he took a few steps forward and grabbed Fazheng's hand, his face full of sincerity.

Fa Zheng was only a twelve-year-old boy at this time, where had he ever received such attention? Although he is conceited and talented, compared with Ma Chao, who is already famous in the West, it is tantamount to the light of fireflies than Haoyue. Immediately, his eyes were slightly red with emotion, and he bowed his head and said, "How can Fazheng be virtuous?" It's really flattering to let the general value it so much. ”

Ma Chao pulled Fa Zheng and knelt on his podium, and said with great joy: "Virtuous brother doesn't have to be humble, you and I are the same year, I learned from Meng Da that you want to be younger than a month, and after you don't give up, you will call me a big brother, and I will treat it as a brother." ”

Fa Zheng forcibly suppressed the excited emotions, and said: "This is absolutely unacceptable, as the saying goes: Zhu Cui Qiu Mound, the ceremony is not wasted!" If there are no rules, there will be no circle, and the general is a person who has achieved great things, how can he be abolished in courtesy! ”

Brother Xiao Ma was stunned, and then said: "What the virtuous brother said is very true, this will get carried away for a while, although the virtuous brother is young, but his talent is comparable to Pang Juan, Han Xin, I am willing to stay in the army to serve, help me break through the Hulu, a snow before the enemy!" ”

Fa Zheng glanced at Brother Xiao Ma deeply, and said, "How can the general's ambition stop at Hulu? Although the Huns are brutal, in the eyes of the general, they are tantamount to dry bones in the grave, and they are dogs, and it is an honor to follow the general! ”

Brother Xiao Ma laughed and said, "Can the virtuous brother have a table?" ”

Fa Zhengdao: "Before leaving home, my father gave me filial piety. As soon as these words came out, Meng Da on the side was immediately stunned, because Ma Chao had said the name of filial piety as early as a month ago, but his cousin's words had obviously just been taken.

Ma Chao nodded, and said: "Filial piety is a talented person, especially good at using soldiers, there is still a lack of one in our army who is engaged in the main thin, I don't know that filial piety is willing to bend and take responsibility." ”

"So I don't dare to ask for it!" Fa Zheng immediately bowed down, and said respectfully: "Fa Xiao directly worships the lord!" ”

Ma Chao is overjoyed, with the joining of Fazheng, his team is finally both civil and military, although they are still young, but in less than five years, earth-shaking changes will occur, and then they will initially have the strength to compete for the world. Hurriedly helped Fa Zheng up, and said with a smile: "I have to be filial piety like a tiger with wings, and I can win 100,000 male soldiers, and the great cause can be expected!" ”

Fa Zheng was grateful, and changed the topic: "The battle of the four crossings of Chishui that the lord said just now is really exciting, I have read a lot of books since I was a child, but I have never heard of the deeds of this Mao senior, and the talent of the lord is far away!" ”

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