Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Secret of the Horseshoe
Li Su proposed: "Lord, with so many livestock, we must not be able to transport them all back, and where is it convenient to graze in Jinan County, according to my meaning, we might as well let this tribe obey us." ”
"That's right."
The captured enemy troops were all escorted, thousands of elite soldiers surrounded them, and dozens of swordsmen and axemen were shirtless, ready to open the knife.
Lu Bu pointed at the captives and scolded: "You dare to kidnap my Qingzhou caravan and brutalize the people under my rule, the crime is unforgivable, and these tribal warriors are cut down." ”
"Yes."
The axe hand is in place, and he is about to cut it.
There is a man in the clan named Dadong, his eyes are closed, he is not afraid of death, but he is so dead.
In fact, when Dawu kidnapped the caravan, Dadong made it clear that he was against it, but Dawu didn't listen, thinking that the strong dragon didn't suppress the head snake, and Lu Bu was a cow, it was in Qingzhou, this is the grassland, how can you Lu Bu drop?
As a result, Dawu's insistence on going his own way caused the tribe to suffer a catastrophe.
Dadong came over and said: "Please also ask Wenhou Kaigen, this is all Dawu's decision to go his own way, and I have been affected." ”
Li Su shook his feather fan: "Lord, it's better to let them go like this and let them continue to graze for the lord." ”
Lu Bu beckoned and asked Dadong to come over.
"Would you like to surrender to the general?"
"Yes, the grassland has always been the law of the jungle, Dadong is convinced, the villain swears to the sky, if you dare to disobey, you will not die."
"Okay, that will give you the surname Lu, called Lu Dadong, and now the tribe has changed its name to Dadongluo. Ben would have taken only 5,000 good horses, and kept the rest for you, but the tribe had to surrender 8,000 horses, 2,000 cattle, 500 camels, and 30,000 sheep every year. ”
Dadong has a difficult color: "This is not easy, there is a lot of snow on the grassland in winter, and a large number of livestock will freeze to death." In addition, there is not enough forage in winter, and many people die of starvation. ”
Lu Bu looked at the simple enclosure in Dadongluo, this thing is too simple, at most it is a grass shed, the heavy snow has collapsed the grass shed, and it is strange that the sheep does not die.
"The problem of the enclosure should have been solved in the future, and if the forage is not enough, you can take someone to cut the grass, and then prepare some concentrate."
"Back to the lord, the villain tribe doesn't have a sickle."
It turned out that in order to prevent the grassland tribes from becoming too powerful, they had always banned the sale of iron tools to the grassland tribes, including kitchen knives and iron pots, so their lives were very difficult.
Lu Bu also didn't want to sell them iron tools, because these people were too skilled in horseback riding skills, and once they became strong, they would be very strong.
But the prohibition of one is not a solution, and now it is to be wooed.
"Ben will lend you a few thousand scythes and mow the grass."
The big eastern people from the strong men, the elderly, the children, and the women have all cut the grass, and the efficiency is also very slow. However, as long as there is not particularly heavy snow on the grassland, the livestock can still come out to eat.
The problem of the winter enclosure is better solved, take the mud and forage mixed together, make mud bricks, the wall is one and a half feet high, the wood is used as the beam, the thatch is covered, the thatch is covered with a tarpaulin, the snow and rain are prevented, and the horses, cattle and sheep provide warmth, there is no problem at all.
The people in the Great Eastern Settlement are stupid, it turns out that the enclosure can still be built like this.
But they just watched dryly, and they didn't have shovels, axes, saws, etc., and they didn't know how to work as carpenters.
In the past few days, the soldiers have been full of energy, eating meat with their hands every day, and everyone is on fire.
There was nothing to do that night, Zhao Yun got up at night, and saw dozens of blacksmith furnaces not far away, and some people pulled horses, and put red-hot soldering irons on the horses' hooves, and white smoke came out.
Zhao Yun likes horses the most, and he can't see such a thing, so he can't help but pass.
As a result, more than a dozen guards aimed at Zhao Yun with crossbow arrows: "You, say quickly, what are you doing here?" ”
"I just came to see if these people were abusing the horses."
The soldier also saw clearly, this was the guide sent by Gongsun Zhan, a celebrity that Lu Bu liked very much, and immediately reported it.
After a while, Lu Bu and Dian Wei came over.
Lu Bu asked the soldiers to retreat and led Zhao Yun to the front of the blacksmith shop.
"Zilong don't worry, this is the war horse of the Great Eastern Fall, they don't have horseshoes on this horse, and the soldiers are nailing them with horseshoes."
Zhao Yun was surprised, it was the first time he heard that a horse was going to nail a horseshoe when he lived so much.
"After having a farrier, horses are more suitable for long-distance running, fast speed, damage and burning, this is an important secret of our army, and it is strictly forbidden for outsiders to know about it."
Zhao Yun was embarrassed when he heard Lu Bu say this.
Dian Wei patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder: "Brother Zilong, just stay, don't go back, after all, this is the lord's big secret." ”
Zhao Yun was a little confused: "No, just such a farrier is so powerful, it needs to be kept so secret?" ”
"Conservative estimates, this farrier increases the combat effectiveness of the cavalry by fifty percent, the secret here is big, let's just say it, your war horse, if you ride to Qingzhou, not to mention the war, it will be abandoned when you get to the place, our war horse is alive and well, and Zilong will stay."
"It's not easy to say that Gongsun Taishou, besides, I still have a hundred brothers who have died."
"You can just agree, and I'll take care of the rest."
A few days later, when Daou returned with 3,000 cavalry, it had already become the Great Eastern Fall.
On the vast grassland, the two armies lined up, their horns sounded in unison, and their flags were unfurled.
The 3,000 cavalry of Daou were quite imposing, and all of them were strong tough guys.
There are all kinds of war horses, and the weapons are even more varied.
A man with a mace came out first: "I heard that there is a man named Lu Bu who is quite capable of fighting, do you dare to come up and make a few moves?" ”
On Lu Bu's battle, Zang Ba asked for battle: "Lord, I'll meet him." ”
"Okay, be careful."
"Yes."
Zang Ba shook the steel gun in his hand and flew out.
The two horses circled, and when they came up, they bumped hard.
This man's kung fu is very hard, and he worked back and forth with Zang Ba for more than a dozen rounds, and was stabbed in the chest by Zang Ba with a shot and picked under the horse.
rushed out again a man with a split head, called a wolf-haired warrior.
Zang Ba didn't fall in love with the war, so he retreated if he made meritorious service.
Hua Xiong couldn't bear it anymore, and there were too many brave generals under Lu Bu's account.
"My lord, I'll kill him."
Hua Xiong flew out as soon as he slashed his head, and he was suffocated these days, eating beef and mutton every day, and he was full of evil fire.
Wolf Mao is also a rare warrior, but today he was unlucky, he met Hua Xiong, and he still upgraded Hua Xiong, but in seven or eight rounds, he was cut by Hua Xiong with a knife.
Another general, but he couldn't fight Sanhe, so Huaxiong slashed it with one sword.
Dian Wei couldn't stand it anymore in the back: "Lord, I'll replace him, Lao Hua eats alone." ”
At this time, Dawu was already sweating on his forehead, and ordinary generals were killed in seconds when they went out.
With a wave of his spear, Daou flew out and headed straight for the battlefield.