Since returning to the barracks, Huo Guang felt that the days had become calm again. Every day, he took these recruits on horseback and trained them to slash on horseback.

It stands to reason!

The cavalry charge should be based on the inertia of the horses rushing up, and they should charge with a weapon similar to a spear.

But in the equipment of the Weiqing military camp, there were no spears seen.

Their weapons were all hook inlays and ring-headed knives.

These.

None of them are long-range weapons, and their attack range is really limited.

The so-called one inch long and one inch strong is this truth.

However, as Huo Guang trained the hundred or so cavalry for a longer time, he slowly thought of the problem.

Why did the Han cavalry abandon the spear?

Very simple.

Because there is a hook for this weapon.

The hook is set with a hook on the top and bottom to jam the enemy's weapon, and a shield in the middle to block the enemy's attack. There is a thrust in front of you, which can deal a fatal blow to the enemy when you get close.

This is a good weapon that combines offense and defense.

The cavalry of the Han Dynasty did not develop stirrups, high-bridge saddles, and horseshoes.

For a cavalryman to ride a horse well, he had to hold the reins tightly.

Such!

One hand is occupied, and the other hand is still holding the hook, and there is no room for it.

In this case!

If you want to use a spear, you have to give up the hook inlay, which is a good weapon for attack and defense.

The spear is long, but its shortcomings are also obvious!

Like a ring knife, it can be carried around the waist. When the two armies engage in close combat, they can pull out the ring head knife at their waist at any time.

And the spear is too long, in the absence of a Takahashi saddle and stirrups.

When fighting, it is impossible to wield it at all, except for the thorn.

If you use a long weapon on the opposite side, the hook inlay of the Han army can also be a good way to jam the enemy's long weapon.

Because with long weapons, then it is doomed to have no defensive weapons.

Then.

Then you can pull out the ring knife at your waist, ride up on horseback, and cut off the enemy's head with a single sword.

And so it goes!

It is only reasonable that the Han army eliminated spears and used the ring-headed knife as a weapon of attack.

Of course, these are just Huo Guang's conjectures!

Another few days passed.

The No. 100 recruits led by Huo Guang also gradually adapted to the daily life in the barracks. Moreover, the three-piece cavalry sets that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty allowed mass production also began to be sent down one after another.

Of course.

At first, there were not many three-piece suits, only generals in the army could use them, and ordinary leather armor soldiers were not equipped.

Besides.

In order to facilitate the horseshoe pressing, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even built a large iron-striking factory in the northern and southern military camps, and brought a lot of blacksmiths over to make them responsible for the production of horseshoes in it.

Every time Huo Guang finished training recruits, he went to this "blacksmith shop" to chat with those blacksmith workers.

Objective.

It's to see if you can instigate these blacksmiths to make a pipe.

Pity.

These blacksmiths don't let Huo Guang see the iron, which is a state secret.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the ring head knife was made with the technology of 100 steelmaking.

But this kind of technology, which is extremely protected by the imperial court, absolutely prohibits external transmission, and belongs to the series of whoever spreads a little rumor will die.

Meantime.

When the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were discharged.

Weapons must also be handed in, and they are never allowed to be taken away.

Why is it said that since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there has been a saying that one Han is the five hus?

That's because the technology of the Han Dynasty was the most advanced in the same era, and many things were well protected.

But alas.

Since Emperor Xuan, the technology of 100 steelmaking has been spread, and various core things of the Han Dynasty have been stolen by the Hu people.

Gradually.

The gap between the Han Dynasty and the Hu people has been narrowed a lot, and there are problems with one Han and three Hu, let alone five Hu.

Huo Guang was talking with a blacksmith master at this time, and here, a soldier came to report: "Report!" ”

"Huo Dubo!"

"The hussar general has come to you, let me tell you about it."

Hussar generals?

The hussar generals of this period, wasn't it only his brother Hou Huo who was sick?

But my brother is in Beidaying!

It's a lot of road back and forth!

At this time, what did my brother come to do with him, didn't he want to let him go to his Beida camp?

Come to think of it.

Huo Guang asked the soldiers who came to report, "Did the hussar general tell you what he came to me for?" ”

"This hussar general didn't say anything, he just asked me to come to you!"

The soldier shook his head.

Huo Guang frowned slightly, then waved his hand to the soldier, and said, "Got it, I'll go back immediately."

The words fell.

Huo Guang said goodbye to the blacksmith master, returned to his tent, and met with the champion Hou Huo.

"Brother, what are you doing coming to me?" After Huo Guang met, he asked curiously.

Huo Quzhi smiled mysteriously and said, "I'll send you something good!" ”

The words fell.

Huo Quzhi clapped his hands, and some soldiers pulled Da Hei in.

The moment he saw Da Hei, Huo Guang's eyes were full of surprise, and he asked, "Brother pulled Da Hei here, what is this going on?" ”

Huo Quzhi smiled faintly and said, "Knowingly, of course I sent you a mount!" ”

"Anyway!"

"This horse is with me, no one can tame it, and it's useless to keep it. So my brother thought to himself that since you had already followed your uncle in Nandaying, I simply came over and gave you the horses. ”

Hear this.

Huo Guang frowned slightly, and said, "Although this big black is fierce, with my brother's ability, it shouldn't be difficult to tame it!" ”

Huo Quzhi smiled faintly and said, "I haven't tried it, and I don't know if I can tame it for my brother." ”

"But!"

"My methods of taming horses are fierce, and I already have mounts that are not inferior to this big black, so there is no need for another one, so I have sent it to you."

That's true.

But Huo Guang understands that the main reason why his brother said this is to take care of himself.

It's like when you usually eat, parents always leave the good things for their children to eat first. When you go out, your eldest brother is like a father, which is not a joke in ancient times.

Although he saw through this, he didn't twist it, and said directly: "Okay, then thank you brother!" ”

"Family, no thanks!" Huo Quzhi patted Huo Guang on the shoulder and said.

Subsequently.

Huo Quzhi asked Huo Guang again: "How is it to follow your uncle, do you feel hard?" ”

Huo Guang shook his head and said, "It's not hard, it's just that after I came to the barracks, I don't know if my sister-in-law is used to staying here." ”

Huo Quzhi smiled faintly and said, "What are you worried about this, don't worry, Brother Wei has already sent someone to bring her back to the General's Mansion, there will be nothing there, you don't need to worry about this." ”

After hearing this, Huo Guang nodded, and then asked, "Brother, have you ever thought about buying a mansion?" ”

"After all, my sister-in-law is also pregnant."

"You can't always live in the General's Mansion in the future, right?"

Hearing this, the smile on Huo Quzhi's face disappeared, and he said lightly: "I never thought about it, the Huns have not been destroyed, and the matter of buying a mansion is too lazy for my brother to think about it!" ”

Boy.

Champion Hou's only hobby seems to be fighting the Huns.

No wonder Sima Qian will leave a sentence in the "Historical Records" "The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home".

Huo Guang immediately nodded and said, "I understand, my brother's ambition is indeed higher than mine!" ”

Huo Quzhi laughed out loud after hearing this, and said: "There is no difference between high and low ambitions, don't praise indiscriminately." ”

Hear the words of the elder brother.

Huo Guang shrugged his shoulders slightly and smiled.

Subsequently.

I walked around the school yard with my brother a few times, during which he talked about a strange phenomenon.

"Brother, I want to ask, in the barracks, how do you feel that there are so many children of big families in it. This kind of person usually doesn't pay attention to training, and his uncle doesn't care, what's going on? Huo Guang asked.

Heard Huo Guang's question.

Huo Quzhi replied lightly: "Those who have mixed military merits, I also have them in the Beida camp." These people do not go to the battlefield, and when the war is over, these people will either use their military merits to become officials in the imperial court, or they will inherit the family business after returning. ”

The military exploits of the Han Dynasty are a good thing.

But it's also very hard to get it!

It is so difficult that an old general like Li Guang is difficult to be knighted as a marquis.

But with the outrageous records of Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi, there are more people who have come to rub off their military exploits.

The main reason.

It was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who gave Wei Qing's three sons the title of marquis, and that time, too many people were sealed, causing many people to follow Wei Huo and start to rub military exploits.

Hear the elder brother's explanation.

Huo Guang also understood why those families let their children come over. Feelings, I came here to rub off on military merits, Huo Guang was worried about these people before, they usually don't train, and when the time comes, they will play the role of pig teammates when they go to the battlefield.

But now that I hear it, the other party will not go to the battlefield at all!

And he understood.

Here, Huo Qubing chatted with Huo Guang: "Huo Guang, when the time comes, when the time comes, don't rush around!" ”

"The sword is merciless on the battlefield."

"Just stand by your uncle's side when the time comes, don't feel ashamed, you're still young, don't mind this."

Huo Guang smiled faintly: "Got it, brother!" ”

Wait until we're almost done.

Huo Guang personally sent his brother away, because His Majesty's order had not been lifted, so Huo Guang could not leave the barracks.

I can only stay in the barracks.

After the elder brother left, Huo Guang started playing with Da Hei.

Originally, Huo Guang wanted to use his own connections to equip Da Hei with three sets of cavalry. But the saddle and stirrups are easy to handle, and when it's time to get the horseshoe.

This big dark horse is like a "rebellious period", how can you not press this kind of thing.

Huo Guang originally wanted to forcibly let people hold Da Hei down, but Huo Guang was afraid that he would hurt Da Hei like this, so he stopped for the time being.

Stop, stop.

But this does not mean that Huo Guang has given up pressing the horseshoe on Da Hei.

Just now, he thought of a good idea.

The first is to order his subordinates and arrange for them to be sent to the horse pen where the horseshoe has been pressed.

Let it feel it.

What is called what other horses have, as far as it does not have a sense of loss.

Of course.

Huo Guang can't guarantee that this method will work, after all, people and horses are different, unless this horse really understands human nature.

In the afternoon.

Huo Guang instructed Lin Yaoqing to take people to the river to fish for a few carts of fine sand and come back, and at the same time asked the general Wei Qing to ask some veterans who had fought in the Xiongnu to come over.

And that's not all.

He also instructed someone to go to the carpenter's shop in Chang'an City, and asked the carpenter Li Hong to make a large wooden box that could be folded and easily moved.

Why is it called a wooden box?

Because it's long, it's wide, but it's not high.

In addition, the tailor shop also made a very small and delicate triangular flag with red and blue colors.

Wait until you're ready.

Huo Guang asked Lin Yaoqing and the others to pour the extremely fine and soft sand fished from the river into the wooden box, and at the same time began to ask the veterans about the situation in Mobei.

Wait until you finish asking.

Huo Guang began to tinker on this sand table.

On the side, Lin Yaoqing didn't understand Huo Guang's thoughts, so he asked, "Huo Dubo, what are you doing?" ”

"Drawing a sand table, a kind of three-dimensional drawing that is more intuitive than a map. Hey, don't ask, you don't understand. Huo Guang said lightly.

Lin Yaoqing was immediately unhappy and said, "Huo Dubo, what I don't understand about this, isn't it just a map!" ”

"Oh?" Huo Guang immediately stopped what he was doing, looked up at this guy, and asked with a smile: "If you know how to speak, then tell me, what is better than the traditional map?" ”

Heard Huo Guang's words.

Lin Yaoqing was dumbfounded, he was a rough man, how could he know this.

Thinking of what Huo Guang had just said, he said directly: "It's more intuitive than traditional maps!" ”

Huo Guang nodded and said, "Well, this is what I just said, what else?" ”

Lin Yaoqing immediately shook his head and smiled awkwardly: "How do I know this, Huo Dubo, you have to say it again, I can know!" ”

"You, you, say you don't understand, you still have to pretend!" Huo Guang immediately laughed, and then explained to him: "The greatest significance of my military sand table is that in addition to showing the terrain of the combat area, it can also indicate the composition of the enemy's position, the deployment of troops, and the configuration of weapons. ”

"Look!"

"This little red flag, I will represent the side of the Hun cavalry, just insert it here."

"This little blue flag, I will represent the cavalry side of the Han army, just plant it here."

"This way."

"You see, the deployment of troops on both sides is clear at a glance!"

Lin Yaoqing looked at the small banner that was planted by Huo Guang on the sand table, and suddenly asked suspiciously: "Eh, Huo Dubo, how do you know that the Hun cavalry will definitely be deployed like this?" ”

When Huo Guang heard this, he immediately shook his head helplessly, and said: "I'll make an analogy, when the time comes, if you really go to the battlefield, you will definitely send scouts to find out the enemy's situation!" ”

Lin Yaoqing still doesn't quite understand the meaning of this thing.

He thinks this sand table is very bulky!

Fighting with the Huns, those cavalry can't beat and run around the grassland, and they can't catch up, what's the use of this thing?

Over here.

It can be seen that the gap between the thinking of a soldier and a general is too big.

Huo Guang continued to pinch the terrain in the sand table, while Lin Yaoqing on the side asked, "Huo Dubo, although you said this sand table very well." But don't we have a hundred recruits with us? Who do you want this? ”

100 people make a sand table?

That's really useless!

But who said that Huo Guang was meant to use it himself?

I saw Huo Guang smile faintly and said, "I'm a Dubo, I definitely don't need to use this." Tomorrow is my uncle's birthday, because the army is busy with affairs, the general doesn't want to do anything, everything is simple and business as usual. ”

"Outsiders don't have to send anything!"

"But my nephew, who has been eating and drinking from other people's houses for the past two years, is not a good thing not to give gifts!"

"But if you give gifts normally, I'm afraid you won't have to be scolded back!"

"So."

When Lin Yaoqing heard this, he immediately rushed to say, "So Huo Dubo took this as a gift?" Well, Huo Dubo's gift is heartfelt, I think, it should be very appetizing to the general! ”

(End of chapter)