Chapter 6: Build the world's first iron horse
The envoy looked nervous, but he still threatened: "I am the First Emperor..."
"Smack~"
Before he finished speaking, a big mouth fanned over, and it flew out directly, and he fell to the ground.
Half of the messenger's cheeks were swollen and dizzy, and his eyes were full of stars.
"Wow~"
He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, which was also mixed with several large molars.
"Take it away!" With a cold shout, it sounded.
A burly, tower-like man in black stepped forward and grabbed the messenger and carried it away like a chicken.
……
In the middle of the night, dark clouds filled the sky, and the stars and moon were not visible.
Upper County Battalion, Barracks.
Zhao Fusu sat cross-legged on the bed, running the Great Dao Emperor, absorbing the thin energy between heaven and earth into the dantian, transforming it into wisps of true qi and improving cultivation.
With his cultivation breaking through to the Xuanmai Realm, coupled with the possession of the Heaven and Earth Creation Secret Book such as the Great Dao Emperor Codex, Zhao Fusu basically didn't need to sleep.
Cultivation is the best rest.
"Eldest son, Kui Qing is back."
Suddenly, a man's voice came from the door.
Eyelashes fluttered, Zhao Fusu opened his eyes, the brilliance in his eyes flashed, and said, "Come in." ”
Squeak~
The door of the barracks opened, and a young man dressed in black, with thin cheeks, sharp eyes, and hair combed into a bun, walked in.
"Kuiqing, meet the eldest son." The young man in black saluted.
"No courtesy." Zhao Fusu said: "How are things going?" ”
Kui Qing was Fusu's henchman and had been sent to intercept the edict messenger.
"Eldest son, if the messenger has been captured, this is a fake edict." Kui Qing presented an edict in both hands.
Zhao Fusu's eyes were shining, he took the edict and opened it to take a look.
Sure enough, it is exactly the same as recorded in the history books.
Zhao Gao, Li Si, and Hu Hai conspired to falsely pass on the edict of Qin Shi Huang and execute themselves and Meng Tian.
Zhao Fusu grabbed the edict and patted Kui Qing's shoulder: "Well done!" ”
Then, he changed his words and said to the guard at the door: "Let General Meng Tian come to see me immediately." ”
"No!" The guards took the order and left.
Suddenly, there was a cold mechanical sound.
"Congratulations to the master for completing the task of capturing the edict messenger and hijacking the fake edict.
Obtain design drawings and models of horseshoes, stirrups, and Takahashi saddles.
Obtain a ring head knife forging drawings, materials and samples.
All of the above items have been stored in your carry-on space.
Gain another 200 experience points. ”
A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Fusu's mouth.
He knew that later generations would call the horseshoe, stirrup, and Takahashi saddle the "Three Treasures of Horses", and if they were equipped with the Great Qin cavalry in large quantities, they would definitely increase the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin cavalry.
The Qin Dynasty did not have these three things.
Without horseshoes, horseshoes became a key factor limiting the combat radius of cavalry.
If the horse runs for a long time and over a long distance, the horse's hooves are very easy to break and even fall off, and the horse will be scrapped.
Equipped with horseshoes, cavalrymen no longer have to worry about their horses becoming lame due to the hoofs falling off.
The cavalry could safely and boldly charge.
Without stirrups, the cavalry relied mainly on archery to kill the enemy, relying on the legs to clamp the horse's belly to maintain balance.
If the heavy cavalry rushes to kill without stirrups, it is a fool's dream, because of the strong reaction force brought by hitting the target, the cavalry will be overturned off the horse at the first time.
Equipped with stirrups, the upper body of the cavalry is fully liberated, and the stirrups can counteract the reaction force of the rush.
Thus, the cavalry and horses are closely combined, and the men and horses are integrated, so as to achieve a heavy cavalry charge like a sea of mountains and sweep everything.
The Takahashi saddle greatly improves the comfort of riding, and it is not easy to get tired after long journeys.
It was the horseshoe and stirrup that made the cavalry brilliant, and it was not a lie.
Zhao Fusu decided to let the Great Qin cavalry equip the Three Treasures of the Horse as quickly as possible.
Meng Tian hadn't come yet, Zhao Fusu walked to the side of the couch and sat down, his mind moved, he took out an atlas of information and flipped through it, it was about the ring head knife.
Kui Qing stood respectfully to the side and did not disturb the eldest son.
The ring head knife forging atlas and information, there is a detailed description of this knife, including the origin.
The ring head knife is known as "the first knife in China".
In the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the rule of Jingzhi recuperated, and the national strength of the Western Han Dynasty gradually became stronger.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to change his humiliating policy of peace and proximity and strive to build a cavalry capable of fighting against the Xiongnu.
However, the Han sword used by the Han army has always been a weakness, and the Han sword is forged with pig iron, because the double-sided blade is not conducive to immediate chopping, and it is easy to break.
With the development of iron-smelting technology, the craftsmen of the Western Han Dynasty developed the technology of 100 steel-making and forging, so that iron was transformed into tough steel.
Relying on the technology of 100 steelmaking, the craftsmen of the Western Han Dynasty forged an epoch-making weapon, the ring head knife.
A high-quality ring-head knife usually has to go through dozens of folds and forging, and the surface of the blade has a double snake entanglement or feather-like texture, all of which are of the highest grade.
The ring-headed knife can cut seven rolls of straw mats with one knife, which is equivalent to the torsos of two adults.
The new knife was successfully developed, and revenge against the Xiongnu began.
In 129 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Wei Qing, a chariot cavalry general, to Shanggu.
Wei Qing led 10,000 cavalry to attack the rear of the Huns, and the ring head knife showed its power for the first time, cutting the Huns with straight knives and short spears like clay.
The Han army smashed the Xiongnu sacrifice to the heavens and the holy land - Longcheng, captured nearly 1,000 Xiongnu soldiers, and achieved the famous "Battle of Longcheng".
After Zhao Fusu read the forging atlas and materials, he decided to equip the Qin army with the ring head sword as soon as possible.
Let the Qin cavalry be equipped with the Three Treasures in the Horse and the Ring Head Sword, and they will definitely become the first iron cavalry in the Megatron world.
However, what made Zhao Fusu feel annoyed was that he did not have the forging technology of 100 steel, nor did he have a large amount of iron ore.
If the Qin army wanted to popularize the horseshoe, stirrups, and ring-headed knife, these two prerequisites were indispensable.
"See the eldest son!"
A middle-aged man's voice sounded, pulling Zhao Fusu's thoughts back to reality.
It was the general Meng Tian who came.
Zhao Fusu waved his hand and said, "General Meng, don't be polite." ”
Only then did Meng Tian straighten up and said, "I don't know what the eldest son summoned the last general late at night, what is the so-called matter?" ”
Zhao Fusu handed the edict in his hand to the other party and said, "Take a look." ”
Meng Tian took the edict, opened it, and saw the contents on it and the jade seal of the country, his face became extremely ugly, and his fists clenched unconsciously.
"Zhao Gao and Li Si, who are bold and reckless and deserve death, really dare to usurp the throne!" Meng Tian gritted his teeth.
Puff~
Then, Meng Tian knelt on the ground, clasped his hands into fists and said, "Eldest son, we must not let Zhao Gao and Li Si's thieves' tricks succeed." ”
Zhao Fusu nodded, picked up Meng Tian, and said, "General Meng, we will take a long-term view of this matter. Now, let's go and try the false messenger first. ”
"No!" Meng Tian bowed his head.
When Zhao Fusu and the others came to the place where the false envoy was being held, they saw half of his cheeks high and swollen, his hair scattered, and the edict envoy who was quite embarrassed was bound to the torture rack by chains.
"Fusu, Meng Tian, this envoy is a special envoy of His Majesty, how dare you arrest me and seize the edict? Hurry up and let go of the messenger! When the messenger saw the comer, he immediately cried out.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhao Fusu's mouth and said:
"Humph! Your Majesty's special envoy? It's just a lie!
You are sent by Zhao Gao and Li Szt, and the edict you passed on is simply a false edict.
If you confess everything honestly, my son can give you a happy death.
Otherwise, you will be given a taste of life that is worse than death! ”