"I'm afraid that the god general in the queen's picture, even if he is willing to fight, he may not be able to make His Majesty feel at ease."

Zhang Liang stroked his long beard and said leisurely.

"The lesser of two evils, when the battle was fought in the lower part of the year, Your Majesty was so troubled and entangled, didn't you figure it out in the end?"

Lu Pheasant calculated that Liu Ji's obsession with leading the army to personally conquer was about three feet frozen, and its formation was not a day's work.

Viewers of history, including her, often have the illusion that the founding emperor of Qin, Yingzheng, and Liu Ji, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, are two generations apart, and their thoughts and methods of governing the country are about a world apart.

But she was immersed in this life, and she deeply realized that the heroes of the late Qin and early Han dynasties had actually experienced the two eras of the Warring States and the Qin Empire, and the world they first came into contact with was the Warring States world.

The growth trajectory shaped the mindset, and the habits, experiences, and knowledge accumulated by this group of people in the past came not so much from the short-lived dynasty that lasted only fifteen years, but from the strife of the last years of the Warring States period.

Not to mention, since the army began in the prime of life, Liu Ji, who has not stopped saddle horses for a day, speaking of which, Liu Ji himself is three years older than the first emperor.

As the head of the pavilion, he rose with a three-foot sword, led a group of veterans, won the country in a hundred battles, first broke Qin, and then destroyed Chu, with brilliant achievements.

However, there are two crucial uniqueness in this proud record:

First of all, when fighting, a large corps is preferred for decisive battles.

Just like the battle of Qixia that decided the ownership of the world, the generals at this time tried to complete their achievements in one battle, and once defeated, the soldiers under their command were scattered, and various forces quickly divided and reorganized, and spun up and down.

Secondly, the heroes basically do not seek to fight together, everyone is in all directions, advocating personal bravery, and the leaders often go to the battlefield in person, and do not pretend to others.

The combat habits cultivated in the pile of dead men later accompanied Liu Ji for the rest of his life, and he was obsessed with driving the expedition in person, also because he was suspicious, and also with the help of his personal virtue, in the name of the Son of Heaven to crusade against those enemies who were in trouble.

"To deal with the princes and kings, he knows himself and the other, and he has to conquer it in person.

Even the Xiongnu were rashly pro-conquest, which was really a big support. ”

Lu Pheasant thought to herself, no matter what method she used, she must also make the emperor get rid of her love for the pro-Zheng, so as not to miss her big event.

And, fighting against the agile and swift steppe peoples, if you continue to use the method of overwhelming the territory with large soldiers, it is tantamount to carving a boat for a sword and a wood for a fish.

Moreover, in terms of current national strength, it cannot afford to raise a huge army, it can only be elite cavalry, the more elite the better.

***

"Well, the section of 'will', how to convince Your Majesty, this is all an afterthought, leave it alone.

We also have three weaknesses: horses, bows, and knives. ”

She retrieved the subject of the conversation.

The Xiongnu were similar to the Turkic customs hundreds of years later, and they fought in the east and west, and they were nothing more than good bows and fast horses.

And the Tang Empire, whose riding and archery skills are far inferior to those of the Turks, why can they block the iron cavalry of the steppe people going south?

In addition to the art of war, the Tang army's chances of victory were in advanced weapons, only the Mo sword and the Tang crossbow were the same, and the Turks were terrified, leaving no armor behind.

This Mo knife has a long history, and according to legend, it evolved from the Han Dynasty's horse sword, so at this time, in the craftsman's workshop somewhere in the Central Plains, you should be able to find the prototype of the horse sword, right?

As for crossbows, it's the same thing.

Tang crossbow inherited from the Han crossbow, she vaguely remembered that Li Ling, the grandson of the famous general Li Guang in the Han Dynasty, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant because of his superb riding and archery skills, and taught riding and archery in Jiuquan, Zhangye and other border areas, and Li Ling's army used to use crossbows.

It's just that the time has not yet come to propose a large-scale production of horse-cutting swords and repeating crossbows, and these suggestions can't be directly said by a queen who doesn't know martial arts, right?

"And horses." She murmured.

Or the truth of Tian Ji horse racing, with me on the horse, the enemy is among the horses-

The Tang army's swords and crossbows can defeat the Turks, but even if they practice hard, they still lose half of the opponent's skills.

Fortunately, the horses of the Tang army can be on par with the enemy's horses, on par.

Because, the horses used by the Tang Army at that time were originally good horses from the Western Regions.

***

Zhang Liang didn't know about her complicated memories, and when he heard the word "horse", he continued with feeling,

"The horse is the foundation of the armor and the great use of the country.

Tranquility is not to respect and humble the order, and if there is change, it is difficult to help the near and far.

The world says that Xiang Yu's cavalry is invincible, but the overlord of Western Chu has never been able to gather enough horsemen to ride in his life.

The reason for this is, in fact, that there are not so many good horses. ”

"I see that most of the war horses ridden by the soldiers in the army were retrained from the folk horses pulling carts in the countryside.

It's just a matter of fighting with the Chu army, and against the Huns, I'm afraid it's not slower than their cattle. ”

Lu Pheasant came back to her senses and said helplessly, she realized that Taifu also had the same worries.

"The queen even sees this?

This horse is a proud and memorable animal, once it gets used to pulling the cart, it will only jog steadily in this life, and will not be able to gallop again. ”

Zhang Liang sighed, the meaning of his words was obvious.

Their opponents, the Huns, had the fastest horses in the world, and they ran as fast as the wind and maneuvered like ghosts, and whoever rode on them was like a tiger.

"No matter how reckless the Huns are, as long as they still have a trace of sanity, they will never sell their good horses to us."

"So, Taifu Ji will be released?"

Zhang Liang was silent for a long time, but suddenly threw out a strange question,

"Does the queen know, what is the origin of Qin Zhiying's surname?"

"I don't know, I hope to teach."

"According to legend, the ancestor surnamed Ying is not a son, a good horse and livestock, good at raising horses, good at horses, because of the merit of raising horses for Zhou, so King Xiao of Zhou gave the surname Ying, so that his generation is a horse for Zhou."

"After being taught, it turns out that the ancestors of Qin have already herded horses for the Zhou Dynasty, so it is no wonder that the horse politics of the Qin State is also particularly developed."

Since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, Qin has been heavy on farming and warfare, so it attaches great importance to the management and breeding of horses, and specially set up the "Stable Yuan Order", which incorporated horse administration into the management system of the imperial court in the form of national laws.

After the unification of the six countries, Qin set up a large number of stables throughout the country, the so-called stables, which were exclusively operated by the state.

These stables include both the palace stables in Xianyang, Guanzhong, and many pastures in the border counties.

"Qin's stable in Guanzhong, after several years of war, is probably empty, but it's okay.

It's just that I don't know, what is the situation of the many stables located in the border counties?

How many usable horses are left, and how many stables and handymen are left? ”

Zhang Liang was slightly stunned, and then sighed,

"The intelligence of the queen is rare in the world.

Qinzhibian County Stables, mainly in Tianshui, Longxi, Anding, Beidi and other counties, the location is excellent, all of them are rich in water and grass, unique above the pasture.

If you want to raise a war horse that is comparable to the Huns, these border pastures are the key. ”

To raise a horse, you have to start from scratch, starting with a mare.

From the moment the foal is born, let it gallop through the grasslands and mountains, so that it is familiar with the grass and the river, the wind and sand and the blizzard, and the future battlefield.

"The old minister is going to go to Longxi to turn around and find out the background of our military horses."

Lu Pheasant raised his eyebrows,

"I thought that Taifu was dedicated to cultivating immortals, if you want to go, when are you going to leave?"

"It's soon, it's almost over, when the eldest princess and King Zhao's family affairs are finished, the old minister eats this cup of wine and leaves immediately."