"The combination of stirrups and saddles can enhance the combat effectiveness of cavalry."
"Not only that, but more importantly, it reduces the investment and time in training cavalry."
"Horseshoes can reduce the wear and tear of war horses, which is very important."
"Good things like this must be properly kept secret and must not be leaked."
"The Zhao people always say that their cavalry and archery are unparalleled in the world. From my point of view, they are far inferior to the new army!"
"..."
"Everyone." Wang Jian greeted everyone in the main hall of the military camp, "Although the things are good, the most important thing is to train them properly."
Having said this, he turned to look at Li Yunze, his eyes full of admiration, "The cavalry trained by the Grand Tutor are as unpredictable as their arms and fingers. Only in this way can the advantages of the equipment be fully utilized."
All the generals nodded their heads one after another and repeatedly praised Tai Fu for his awesomeness~~~
Li Yunze smiled and said nothing, but took a pile of papers from the side that had recently become popular in Xianyang City and handed them to Ying Zheng who was smiling.
"Your Majesty, here is the cavalry training manual. How to train cavalry is clearly written on it."
The eyes of the generals all lit up.
Most of the generals in the late Ming Dynasty relied on brave charges to fight their battles.
Take the lead and charge forward. If you can win, you will win. If you can't win, you will be defeated. This is called the swarm tactic.
The generals of this era basically focused on the art of war.
From troop selection and training to marching and setting up camp, from troop formation to battlefield planning, everything is based on the art of war.
Among them, soldier selection and training are definitely the top priority.
If you have strong soldiers and strong horses, you will naturally have a greater chance of winning.
Each martial arts family basically has its own records related to military selection and training. These are the heirlooms of each family, the guarantee of power and wealth, and are the real secrets that are not passed down.
The power of the innovative cavalry has been vividly displayed in front of everyone through the previous two rounds of military exercises.
The generals who were able to enter this main hall naturally did not pretend to be fake. They could all see how bright the future of the revolutionary cavalry was, and they naturally wanted to take advantage of it.
In this case, Li Yunze, who has already proven himself, produced training routines that naturally made everyone jealous.
Faced with the self-recommendations of the generals, Ying Zheng turned his eyes and stated, "I don't bother the two masters. It is better for the Taifu to continue to do the training of the new army."
Before Li Yunze could speak, Wang Jian spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Our Qin Dynasty's tens of thousands of cavalry should be trained to become such a strong army."
"There are tens of thousands of cavalry."
Here Li Yunze finally turned to the topic, "But there are not that many horses, especially excellent war horses that can go on the battlefield. If you want to fully utilize the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, you need at least three horses per person."
"This is too much."
Yang Duanhe shouted in shock, "It's not enough to gather all the horses in Da Qin."
"If it's not enough, then think of a way." Li Yunze winked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng, who was holding his throat, coughed, stepped forward and said, "Since Da Qin has made a breakthrough, it will naturally develop vigorously. If we don't have enough horses, we will find a way to get enough."
Huan Jue saluted and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, what should I do?"
"Of course I'll go and grab them." Ying Zheng said with a smile on his face, "Da Qin doesn't have enough horses, so go and grab them elsewhere."
All the generals nodded, saying that this was indeed a good idea.
"Your Majesty," Wang Jian asked, "Except for Zhao, the other countries do not have a large number of horses. However, if we attack Zhao again, it may lead to interference from other countries."
During the Battle of Changping, Qin and Zhao were the two most powerful countries in the world. No one supported the war, thinking that they would both lose.
By the time the Battle of Changping ended, Zhao Guo's backbone was broken, and the attitudes of various countries also changed.
The previous Battle of Handan to rescue Zhao State is an example.
"It's not just Zhao who has a lot of horses in the world."
Li Yunze pulled over a map and placed his finger on the westernmost part of the Qin Kingdom. "Before this was the territory of Xirong. Going west from here is the territory of the Qiang and Yuezhi people. It is a long corridor under the Qilian Mountains."
, located to the west of the river, can be called the Hexi Corridor."
"There are many nomadic tribes here who raise a large number of horses, cattle and sheep. The most important thing is that the land here is fertile, with abundant water and grass, and is very suitable for horse farms."
"Horses are very expensive to raise. In normal times, the cost of one horse is enough to cover the cost of five soldiers. In wartime, the cost will only be even greater."
“If you want to raise horses, a horse farm with good conditions is essential.”
The Hexi Corridor is indeed a good place to raise horses, and the famous Shandan Horse Farm is located here.
As for what Li Yunze said about the huge cost of raising horses, the generals all agreed.
Raising horses requires pasture, but the cultivated land in Daqin is used to grow food. Where can I find good pastures to raise horses?
If there are indeed horses and pastures in the Hexi Corridor, it is certainly worth sending troops.
Seeing that the generals all agreed, Ying Zheng smiled brightly and looked at Zhao Ji, who was half lying on the couch not far away with her eyes closed and resting. "Mother, do you think the Binghexi Corridor thing is feasible?"
Zhao Ji doesn't understand military matters, but after listening to it for so long, she knows that she wants to fight.
She asked slightly worriedly, "Can we win?"
The generals had different expressions. In the end, Yang Duanhe stepped forward and saluted and said, "Queen Mother, if we send troops to the Guandong countries, once the countries unite, we will naturally not dare to say that we will win."
"It's just a barbarian land...Rong Chen said something big, I only need one hundred thousand troops to pacify this place!"
"You don't need that much. A certain Huanjue only needs 50,000!"
"I am willing to lead troops to open up territory for the Qin Dynasty!"
"Let me go! I only need 30,000 troops~~~"
The generals of the Qin State are all happy when they hear a war. When they hear that a war is about to begin, they all rush to the front.
After a dispute, no one could convince anyone, and they all finally turned their attention to Ying Zheng.
It was also the first time for Ying Zheng to experience this kind of thing. He was a little hard to choose, and then looked at Li Yunze with questioning eyes.
Li Yunze smiled slightly and asked first, "Your Majesty, do you trust them?"
Ying Zheng understood this and nodded immediately, "I naturally trust you generals."
Li Yunze then asked, "Among the generals, who has more experience and who has won more battles?"
"This..." Ying Zheng couldn't say it in front of everyone, so he could only say, "They are all famous generals of Great Qin."
Li Yunze said with a smile, "In that case, the king will order the generals to write a combat strategy, and finally it will be judged by all the generals. The one with the most supporters will naturally be the leading general."
Ying Zheng nodded first, and then blurted out, "Master, don't you want to go?"
"Marching and fighting is not Director X's forte." Li Yunze responded with a smile that never faded. "He is a disciple of Taoism. He is good at cultivating one's moral character and refining elixirs."
Perhaps only Zhao Ji in the main hall of the military camp would believe such words.
Apart from anything else, if you can single-handedly train such a powerful revolutionary cavalry, why do you say that you are not good at marching and fighting? Who are you fooling!
However, the generals breathed a sigh of relief. It was a good thing that there was one less person to compete with them for military glory.
The generals left the military camp one after another and returned to Xianyang City to write their own battle plans.
When Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji left together, he still held Li Yunze's hand reluctantly and said, "Master, everything here has been done, and the matter of sending troops to the Western Region has been approved, why do you still want to stay?"
"yes."
Zhao Ji, whose eyes were full of resentment, also said, "Just go back with us."
"There are still some things unfinished."
Li Yunze sincerely promised, "When everything is done, I will return to Xianyang City as soon as possible."
After Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji's team left the military camp in a grand manner, Li Yunze turned around and went to the warehouse.
The military laws of the Qin Army were strict. Even if Li Yunze, the commander-in-chief of this military camp, came over, he would have to go through a series of procedures before he could enter the important military area.
If the soldier guarding the warehouse lets Li Yunze pass without going through the procedures and procedures because he is the commander-in-chief, then according to the military law of the Qin army, he will be punished by cutting off his nose.
This is really, really cruel!
The warehouse is a huge camp area, divided into many areas. Each area has a varying number of warehouses, storing a variety of military supplies from weapons to food.
Qin is a country where the military is supreme, and everything is for the military.
So even if it's just an ordinary military camp, the variety and quantity of supplies here is mind-numbing.
Li Yunze walked into the warehouse where the armor was stored. The place was densely packed with various types of leather armor, bronze armor, iron armor and many other armors used by the Qin army.
What attracts the most attention among them is naturally the leather armor made of rhinoceros skin.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, rhinos were still widely distributed everywhere.
It's a pity that their leather is too useful, and their amazing defense power does not bring them a chance of survival, but the endless slaughter of humans.
By the Warring States Period, rhinos were almost becoming an endangered species.
The same thing happened to elephants.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many elephants outside the capital of Emperor Zhou. They were very numerous.
Just look at the province abbreviation "Yu" and you will know that it means a man leading an elephant.
Li Yunze's eyes only stayed for a moment before moving away, finally landing on a set of armor that the Mo family had just sent a few days ago.
This set of iron armor is a one-piece armor that is not available in any country in this era. The front and back are connected by shoulder armor, forming a set of breastplate with amazing defensive power.
"Only archers can't do it."
Li Yunze stepped forward and stretched out his hand to caress the armor in front of him. "We also need the cooperation of the armored cavalry."
With the technological level of this era, it is impossible to make armor of this level.
It's not impossible to make it purely by hand, but after investing time, energy and materials, what you get is just a superficial product.
If you really want to produce on a large scale, you must use a hydraulic punch.
Li Yunze looked into the distance through the breathable window of the warehouse, "We must end the troubled times here as soon as possible, and concentrate the power of the whole world to push Ying Zheng to become the captain of the ball."
"With cavalry archers and cuirassiers, there is no problem in field battles, but if you want to attack a city..."
He touched his nose and said, "It seems that we really need to refine the elixir. We need to refine the black gunpowder."