What Zhao Yinhua took out, Huo Guang is no stranger, it is a very ordinary horseshoe. But it's a pity that Huo Guang really forgot about this matter before.

"Does the teacher recognize this?" Zhao Yinhua looked at Huo Guang curiously, she was also confused when she got this thing, and she didn't know what it was until now, but she didn't expect that Huo Guang, who had never left Dahan, seemed to know this thing very well.

"The old gentleman I once met in Binh Duong once described this thing to me, but unfortunately I forgot about him!" Huo Guang also pretended to regret and said, once again pulling out the old man who was nothing.

"Show me it." Huo Guang got up and walked towards Zhao Yinhua, and at the same time stretched out his hand to take the horseshoe.

Zhao Yinhua handed the horseshoe to Huo Guang. This semi-circular iron ring is cold in the hand, and it feels that the weight is not light, and Huo Guang can conclude that this is a horseshoe.

"This is a kind of equipment nailed to the horse's hooves, which has a very large effect, which can delay the wear and tear of the hard skin of the horse's hooves, so that the horse can have more endurance and can last longer in some difficult terrain." Huo Guang took the horseshoe and explained to everyone in the hall.

Although the horseshoe is a very simple thing, it does become an indispensable piece of equipment for horses, and there is obviously a huge difference between a horse without a horseshoe and a horse with a horseshoes.

When everyone was still amazed at this horseshoe, Huo Guang's next words once again made everyone in the hall gasp.

"Judging from this horseshoe, the kind of ironclad cavalry that Yin Hua said should be real. Did you find any? Is the shape of this horseshoe much larger than the horseshoes we usually see? This shows that the horses used by the ironclad cavalry are taller than ours! Huo Guang had already determined the authenticity of Zhao Yinhua's words in his heart, and even the image of a heavy-armored cavalry with a tall head and a horse covered in iron armor had already appeared in his mind.

The war horses used in the Han Dynasty and even the war horses of the Xiongnu were at the height of the shoulders of normal men.

And the rest of the war horses, the adult horses can reach about one meter eight in height on horseback, and the war horses of such a size can naturally withstand the heavy armor, and even their physical endurance itself is higher.

"The Ironclad Cavalry are already so powerful? How powerful is the Great Qin who is at war with Anxi? Is there really such a powerful empire in the world? Dongfang Shuo didn't pay much attention to horseshoes and ironclad cavalry, but he looked farther and deeper, and a country that could fight against an empire with 600,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of ironclad cavalry would definitely not be weak.

Huo Guang glanced at Zhao Yinhua and motioned for her to continue.

"It's a pity that all we know about Great Qin is only indirectly from resting. I only know that it is not the soldiers of Great Qin who are fighting on the Western Front with the Rest Empire, but only a legion led by one of their young commanders, whose status in Great Qin should be similar to that of our Grand Governor. Because of several consecutive translations, his name is a little strange. Zhao Yinhua also said helplessly, and finally said a strange and long name.

"Lukius Cornelius Sulla"

"What the hell is this name" Everyone, including Huo Guang, had a ghostly expression. Not to mention understanding such a long name, it is difficult to even memorize it.

"Find a way to arrange someone to go to Daqin! If this rest defeats Great Qin, they will definitely set their sights on the Western Regions and even the Great Han, now that we already know, we must plan early. This matter should be sooner rather than later, and in addition, all these contents will be sorted out and forwarded to Chang'an. Huo Guang has already learned from these news that this era is not only the two empires of Han and Rome that he knows, but there is also a powerful rest between the two.

And for all this, Emperor Wu of Han has the right to know, and must know. If you need to face this rest in a short period of time, Huo Guang's Western Regions Metropolitan Governor's Mansion alone is not enough, and you must mobilize the power of the country at that time.

"Okay, let's not face this rest and Daqin yet, let's talk about the next plan." Huo Guang saw that everyone was still thinking about the huge amount of information just now, so he spoke.

"I respectfully ask the Metropolitan Governor to give me instructions." Everyone in the hall came back to their senses and stood up to salute Huo Guang. They knew that Huo Guang was going to issue a new order next.

"The first thing is to build a large number of horseshoes and equip them to our Hexi Army as soon as possible. The second thing is to reorganize the army for war, as long as we reach a consensus with Xutuomi, our army will go out of Yumen to capture Wusun. Even if we can't win over Xutuomi, we must send troops to capture Wusun within a year, because we need war horses" Huo Guang said categorically, he wanted to capture Wusun not because of the territory or what Wusun wanted to be a princess of the Han Dynasty and relatives, but simply needed war horses.

The most abundant in Wusun is the horses, and it is said that the top aristocratic and wealthy families in Wusun have three or four thousand horses.

Even if not all of these horses can be used as combat horses, their numbers are quite considerable under the huge base.

Huo Guang wants to develop Hexi, and then attack the Western Regions, the population and war horses are indispensable, and when the population is transformed into the three oases, there are naturally countless people who come here, and the current population of Hexi has begun to grow rapidly.

With a population comes soldiers, and then the most urgent thing to need next is war horses. With the advent of horseshoes, the iron furnaces in the four counties of Hexi were fully fired, fortunately, the iron ingots needed to build horseshoes were not particularly large, but the horseshoes that had to equip nearly 40,000 cavalry of the Hexi Army still almost exhausted all the iron ingot reserves in Hexi.

Hexi originally had 30,000 cavalry of Zhao Ponu, and after this year's development, Huo Guang made up another 10,000 cavalry, and now the number of cavalry has reached 40,000, and there are about 30,000 infantry auxiliaries of various kinds, and this is already the maximum number of soldiers that Hexi can bear at present.

In this snowy winter, the merchants who traveled to and from Hexi found that the army in the entire four counties was frequently mobilized, and a large number of cavalry gathered in the direction of Yumen Pass.

In Chang'an, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gradually came out of the grief of Mrs. Li's death. However, his longing for Mrs. Li has not faded with time, and he not only named Liu Ji, who was only three years old, the king of Changyi, but also named Li Yannian as the lieutenant of Xieyu, and Li Guangli as the lieutenant of Shuiheng, who managed Shanglin Yuan and coin minting.

It's like the rise of another family of relatives. Huo Guang didn't care much about the appointment of Li Yan's two brothers, but the appointment of another official position at the same time made Huo Guang feel a little tricky.

Almost at the same time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again set up a new official position, named Fengche Duwei, who was in charge of the emperor's imperial carriage full-time, and this official position that was originally added for Huo Guang in history was now the first fourteen-year-old Huo Huan.

"Your Majesty, there are documents of the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions today, and some of them still need to be decided by Your Majesty personally." At the court meeting, Prime Minister Shi Qing held a document in his hand and reported to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Huo Guang can directly go directly to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but since he became the governor of the capital, he has never given Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a performance in the name of the governor, and the contact with Chang'an is in the name of the governor's mansion and the prime minister's mansion.

"What's going on?" As soon as he heard that it was the matter of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the Western Regions, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also much more serious than before.

Shi Qing knew that the matter was serious, so he got up and left his seat, stood in the main hall and bowed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said: "The Dadu Governor's Mansion requests Your Majesty to canonize Wusun Dalu Xutuo as the king of Wusun, and accept Wusun as a vassal state. At the same time, the Dadu Governor's Mansion has gathered 30,000 cavalry, scheduled to leave the Yumen Pass on the third day of the first month of March, capture Pu, Cheshi and other countries, and then converge with the Xutuo Misuo Department at Yilishui (Ili River) to capture the Wusun Wangcheng Chigu. Shi Qing's words stirred up a thousand waves, and the courtiers in the Xuanshu Hall talked about it one after another.

Huo Guang has been dormant in Hexi for a long time, and many people have gradually forgotten him, but after this long hibernation, he shot again, and the world is still shocked.

"Bring up the map of the Western Regions." Emperor Wu of Han hurriedly instructed the chamberlain, and his heart was once again filled with a long-lost passion.

In the past year, he has spent most of his grief and sadness, and his favorite Mrs. Li Xiang Xiaoyu died, and Zhang Qian, the Marquis of Bowang, who made him understand the world, also passed away.

Soon, the chamberlain presented a more detailed map of the Western Regions to the palace. Many courtiers actually didn't know much about the Western Regions, and when they saw this map of the Western Regions, and then linked to the names of the places that the prime minister just mentioned, everyone found that once Huo Guang captured Chigu City, a large area of the entire northern part of the Western Regions would be incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

"What do you want?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had long been interested in sweeping away the Western Regions, and he was also looking forward to Huo Guang's plan to include the territory north of the Western Regions into the territory, but he still had another place of concern now, that is, what would Huo Guang ask for such an expeditionary war?

"The Governor didn't ask for anything!" Prime Minister Shi Qing also said with some embarrassment. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was slightly stunned, but when he thought that Huo Guang led his troops to be able to surprise repeatedly, and the examples of winning more with less abounded, although only 30,000 cavalry came out of Yumen Pass this time, but since Huo Guang had reached a consensus with that Xutuomi, he should have a great deal of confidence.

"Spread the decree to crown Xutuo Mi as the king of Wusun, and create gold seals, crowns, scepters and other things, and send them to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the Western Regions on the same day, so that the Metropolitan Governor can canonize it on his behalf. In addition, the soldiers and horses belonging to Beidi County were ordered to immediately feint in the direction of Lady Fan's city, creating the illusion of looking for the headquarters of the Xiongnu Youxian King. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an order on the spot, he was not a monarch who dragged his courtiers back, not only supported Huo Guang's military operations, but also ordered Beidi County to feint against the Xiongnu Youxian King, and contain the Youxian King for Huo Guang in the grasslands north of Hexi.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had just walked out of Chang'an City, Huo Guang had already personally led the 30,000 Hexi Army, and followed by Zhao Ponu, Shangguan Ji, and Li Ling, three generals, out of Yumen Pass.

Zhuang Buqi said that the real horseshoe appeared in Roman ruins in the first century BC, and the earliest Chinese literature record appeared in the "Treatise on Salt and Iron", that is, the salt and iron conference organized by Huo Guang during the Zhao Emperor period, the purpose was to oppose Sang Hongyang.

Whether it was the earliest Roman invention of the horseshoe or the invention of the Han Dynasty, it should probably have begun to appear during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because at that time large-scale cavalry expeditions had already begun to appear, and it was almost impossible without horseshoes.

Because the plot required me to design the horseshoe to be introduced into the Han Dynasty from outside. Also welcome to discuss with the party!

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