What did Xiong Wuliang in front of him say just now?

Let the riding skills of the people of Chu improve by leaps and bounds, not inferior to our grassland riders?

Ha?

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

Ge Suyi felt funny for a while, thinking that Xiong Wuliang might not have recognized the gap yet, so he coughed and reminded: "Master, our grassland tribe has grown up on horseback since childhood, and we have to migrate and live with the fertile land of water and grass, and everyone is good at riding......"

"To tell you the truth, when I was twelve years old, I was able to ride a fierce horse...... When it comes to horsemanship, the best rider in your cavalry is no match for me at the age of twelve. ”

“……”

In Ge Suyi's view, in terms of riding, it can only be cultivated and practiced from an early age...... For example, the Lianghu tribe, both men and women, can ride and shoot.

As for Xiong Wuliang's words, 'let the people of Chu compare their riding skills to the grassland people', it is simply a big joke in the world.

If it weren't for the fact that this Marquis of Quyang treated the Lianghu people well and kept them well fed and clothed, he would have been fully respected by Ge Suyi...... I'm afraid that at this time, Ge Suyi has already opened his mouth and started to laugh.

Even though Ge Suyi took Xiong Wuliang's face into account and did not openly refute the latter's wild words, the horizontal face with three scars still carried undisguised doubts.

Even Xiao Hei on the side obviously didn't believe Xiong Wuliang's words!

The lord of his own family is indeed very powerful, and the whimsical ideas in his head are endless...... It can often create some incredible miracles.

But how embarrassed the appearance of the cavalry of the Chu army was, Xiao Hei could still see it clearly!

Riding is such a thing as a thing that can only be honed by the riders day after day, and even requires a little talent to improve...... It is indeed unlikely that the lord just said anything about 'making the Chu people's riding skills improve by leaps and bounds'......

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Xiong Wuliang couldn't help but laugh when he saw that everyone was unimpressed.

In fact, if you want to improve the riding skills of the Chu people, it is really simple - just use a little foreign object to assist!

At this time, the saddle of later generations had not yet appeared - the cavalrymen rode on horseback, with only a thin cushion under the buttocks, and no footpegs at all. If you want to stay stable on the back of the horse, you can only rely on the familiarity of the horse and the control of the balance.

But with the pedals, it's all different – the riders have support under their feet and just clamp the belly firmly and don't have to worry about falling off the horse.

Even literati who had never ridden a horse could easily ride on horseback.

In this way, you can use your hands freely and fight with your hands without impunity - it is much easier to bend the bow and arrow on horseback.

This is Xiong Wuliang's technique of 'making riding skills improve by leaps and bounds'!

It is said that because there were no pedals in this era, even the grassland riders or Qin Zhaoyan cavalry with strong riding skills could not do it for a long time to free their hands on horseback - so the main melee weapons of the cavalry in the pre-Qin period were mainly one-handed swords.

It was not until after the Han Dynasty that cloth stirrups and iron stirrups gradually appeared, and then those fierce generals holding long-pole weapons during the Three Kingdoms period appeared.

In any case, as long as Xiong Wuliang took out the stirrup, a big killing weapon, the cavalry of the Chu army would immediately have combat effectiveness worthy of a battle.

Xiong Wuliang has not shown the stirrup for a long time, mainly because he still has doubts in his heart.

After all, it's incredibly simple to design and manufacture – just look at it from afar, and you can learn it.

At that time, he made stirrups, which admittedly greatly improved the strength of the cavalry of the Chu army...... But Yan, Zhao, Qin and other countries can also easily steal teachers.

No matter!

The state of Chu really urgently needs a cavalry unit worthy of a battle!

If the level of the cavalry of the Chu army is '0' now, the level of the cavalry of the Qin State is '6'...... Then with the saddle sheath, the level of cavalry on both sides will rise to '7'.

In this way, the cavalry level of the Chu army can also evolve from 'being beaten by the Qin people on the head' to 'comparable'.

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Xiong Wuliang smiled at Ge Suyi: "I know you don't believe it, it's okay, you'll understand in a few days." ”

"In the future, let the cavalry stop using the short bow...... I have a big killing weapon in my fief called 'Handheld Repeater', so that the Cavalry will fully distribute repeaters. ”

Ge Suyi was stunned - he also knew about the crossbow now.

But in Ge Suyi's opinion, this thing is not suitable for the cavalry of the Chu State at all!

Ge Suyi: "Please think twice, master......"

"The one who is armed with a repeater has seen it below...... Truly formidable. ”

"But the downside is that once it's launched, it takes at least 10 breaths to rewind it."

"And for ten breaths, the rider needs to operate the repeater with both hands!"

"Able to take your hands off the reins for more than ten breaths on horseback at high speeds...... IMHO: among the master's 10,000 cavalry troops, none of them can do it. ”

"Even in my Lianghu tribe, there are very few riders who can do this! It's like a rarity! ”

"In this way, the cavalry loses the ability to continue fighting—they can't fire a round of arrows, then dismount and reload the repeater, and then get on the horse to fight, right? The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the slightest delay can make a world of difference, and such an act is simply foolish! ”

Xiao Hei behind Xiong Wuliang widened his eyes and shouted at Ge Suyi: "Presumptuous!" ”

Ge Suyi was shocked to lose his words, and hurriedly lowered his head and stroked his chest to apologize: "Master...... Me, uh...... Didn't say you mean stupid, just said ......"

Xiong Wuliang laughed, disagreeing: "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

"Ben Hou has his own arrangements, you will understand in a few days!"

Ge Suyi's lips twitched slightly, obviously wanting to say something, but finally closed his mouth.

It's just that the rough face obviously doesn't think so.

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The design of the saddle is very simple - this kind of thing is like window paper that can be broken at the first stab, as long as you understand the principle, imitation is not a brainstorm at all.

Xiong Wuliang found a blank piece of paper, sketched it with charcoal a few times, and then called a few craftsmen and asked them to make things according to the drawings.

The craftsmen were confused, and they couldn't see what it was after looking at it for a long time...... Fortunately, the drawings drawn by Xiong Wuliang have always been detailed, and those craftsmen simply don't ask, and they are busy working according to the drawings.

After explaining the task, Xiong Wuliang had nothing to do, and he had long wanted to go to the commercial port for a walk, so he called Ji Yi, Ying Zhuo, Xiaobai and others, led dozens of personal soldiers, and went straight to Huaishui.

The weather is bright – the early spring season is long gone, and unlike the heat of July and August, it's a beautiful thing to travel in.

Ping'a Commercial Port, a giant port that was smashed out by Xiong Wuliang with a huge amount of money, has long surpassed the trade volume of Quyang Commercial Place.

There were a lot of ships coming and going—most of them bearing the names of merchants from all over the world.

On the edge of the harbor, there are mountains of all kinds of materials, bundled up and stacked properly.

The merchant ships docked at the shore one after another, and the merchants stepped off the boats, and had a brief conversation with the local merchants on the wharf, and after negotiating the price, the porters swarmed up and carried a large number of goods onto the ship.

Xiong Wuliang was quite pleased——

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