Chapter 10 The Prince and Beauty Hunt the Eastern Suburbs
Huang Feihu took a look and saw that His Highness the Crown Prince was wearing a pair of leather cushions. Unexpectedly, this "ornament" that he thought was for decoration could actually have such a function. The Crown Prince's feet were also covered with a pair of small bronze objects. These two things
The combination of things will undoubtedly enable the knight to control the horse more firmly and freely.
The original saddle was invented by the Assyrians, but it was relatively simple, just a soft pad. The improved and more practical one is the wooden high bridge saddle, which was first invented by the nomadic people of Central Asia. When there was no saddle, it was very useful to shoot arrows on a galloping horse.
It is difficult because the rider has to clamp the horse's belly with his legs to maintain balance, and at the same time he has to pull the bow with both arms and try to make the arrow hit the target. Even for nomadic people who have lived on horseback since childhood, this
The combat method is also very inefficient and difficult to implement. At this time, the best way is to stop the horse and shoot the arrow or simply dismount and shoot; when the high bridge saddle is put into use, it gives the rider a longitudinal stabilizing effect, allowing him to fly while galloping.
It is very dangerous to shoot an arrow forward, but since there is no effective horizontal support, it is still easy to fall when shooting an arrow in the left or right direction or even when turning backward. It was not until the emergence of stirrups that this situation changed.
Stirrups, a device for stepping on the feet when riding a horse, are hung on the belts on both sides of the saddle. With them, the cavalry can free their hands and perform various actions on the horse more easily. The history of human war has truly ushered in an era when the cavalry is invincible. According to According to research, the earliest stirrups were discovered in the Northern Wei Dynasty in my country in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The only dynasties that can be verified as saddles in my country are the late Eastern Han Dynasty. For the Shang Dynasty, saddles and stirrups were definitely an "invention" that transcended the times. When Zhang Zixing made the saddle stirrups, he did it on a whim, but when he brought it out to show Huang Feihu today, he did it deliberately.
Huang Feihu came from a family of generals. He had been in the army since he was a child and was proficient in military affairs. After a brief explanation, he understood the principle and function of saddle stirrups. An expression of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. He turned down the five-color sacred cow and knelt down towards him: "This is made by Your Highness.
If the treasure is popularized among our merchant army, it will more than double the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. In the future, our army will have a great upper hand against the dog soldiers who are good at riding and guerrilla warfare. Please give me your permission."
Zhang Zixing originally wanted to win over Huang Feihu, so he quickly dismounted and helped him up, and readily agreed. Looking at Huang Feihu's expression as if he had found a treasure, he secretly smiled in his heart: Brother-in-law, there are still many "treasures" that will surprise you!
After this incident, the relationship between Zhang Zixing and Huang Feihu became much closer. The two of them got back on their horses and walked slowly. They were talking happily. Suddenly, someone from the general behind Huang Feihu interrupted and said: "Your Highness is unparalleled in bravery, but not
How do you know about archery? Today I can witness His Highness’s magical skills!”
"Be bold! Don't be rude!" Huang Feihu was shocked and hurriedly shouted back. When he saw this person clearly, his expression changed drastically: "You... please stand down!"
With sharp eyes, Zhang Zixing saw that the person speaking was a white-faced young general covered in armor. He was slender, with red lips and white teeth, and a very handsome appearance. There was even a hint of charm in his eyebrows that a man should not have. Zhang Zixing glanced down and found that
As expected, there was no Adam's apple, so he knew that she must be a woman disguised as a man. Seeing the way the woman didn't care about Huang Feihu's reproachful eyes, he vaguely guessed her identity.
At this time, a general who was scouting in front rode his horse to report: "Your Highness, a herd of deer has been spotted ahead!"
Soon, they saw the hounds released by the generals driving a herd of elk over, and the woman urged the Crown Prince to display his archery skills. Zhang Zixing knew that his archery skills were poor and would not be able to do anything in front of a famous general like Huang Feihu, so he pretended to smile profoundly.
He said: "I don't know anything about archery. I have heard for a long time that General Huang has excellent archery skills. This is an eye-opener!"
Huang Feihu gave in a few words, but seeing that he could not refuse, he took out his bow, drew it to the full moon, and shot an arrow. A deer fell to the ground with a cry. The young general who was disguised as a man did not show any weakness, and fired two arrows at a time.
, all hits the target, Zhang Zixing cheered loudly: "Miss, you are good at archery!"
As soon as these words came out, the woman immediately knew that her identity had been discovered by the prince, her face turned red, and she rode her horse and retreated behind Huang Feihu.
In this era, women were not allowed to meet their husbands before getting married, and they were not allowed to show off at will. Miss Huang's behavior was extremely bold. Of course, even if she was bold, under the constraints of the moral etiquette of this era, she could not
He couldn't help but feel ashamed. Huang Feihu secretly scolded his sister for disgracing the family, but now that things had come to a point, he could only ask the prince for forgiveness.
If it had been anyone else, his impression of Miss Huang's family would have been greatly reduced, but Zhang Zixing came from thousands of years later, so how could he care about this? He stopped Huang Feihu, who was about to dismount and was about to apologize, and saluted the woman: "I have heard for a long time that Miss is a female
"Zhong Yingjie, I got to see the young lady today, she is truly worthy of her reputation and is admirable."
"Alas, my sister-in-law Feiyan has been pampered by her father since she was a child. She doesn't understand etiquette and makes His Highness laugh." Huang Feihu sighed. He had no idea about his sister sneaking into the team in advance. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince was very open-minded and
No blame.
"It doesn't matter, you have such a true temperament, how can I be surprised!" Zhang Zixing said while taking a peek at the appearance of his fiancée Huang Feiyan. Huang Feiyan, dressed in men's clothing, looked more heroic than ordinary women, with a tall figure.
, her facial features are small and delicate, and the blush on her face adds a bit of charm. In terms of appearance, she is still above Jiang and Yang, which is completely opposite to the "strong and fierce woman" he was worried about before. I really don't know what happened to King Zhou later.
He was willing to throw her down from the Zhaixing Tower, what an idiot who didn't know how to show mercy to her!
In fact, Zhang Zixing didn't know that before he returned to the Shang Dynasty, the "former" Prince Shou and Wei Ziqi met Huang Feiyan by chance. At that time, both of them were shocked and started a fierce competition. Unfortunately, Huang Feiyan
She didn't like the two princes, and she refused to see them since then, until she was granted marriage by the emperor. Knowing that she couldn't escape, she felt depressed, so she boldly took advantage of her brother's invitation to the prince to sneak into the team, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity.
It was an opportunity for the prince to make a fool of himself and vent his anger.
Huang Feiyan found out that Zhang Zixing was peeping at her beauty. She felt embarrassed and blushed even more, but she still refused to relax: "Your Highness, please show off your skills. Feiyan will wait and see."
This little girl has not forgotten this matter... Fortunately, His Highness has saved a hand! Zhang Zixing smiled slightly, deliberately showing off in front of the beautiful woman, and ordered the family to release the hunting dogs to drive the deer here again, and then took the
Something strange comes out.
He folded the rectangular thing in his hand several times and unfolded it, and it turned into a huge and strange bow. This bronze "bow" had a handle and a row of five long grooves in the middle.
Huang Feiyan watched in amazement as His Highness the Prince took out three special arrows, put them into the slot, and then pulled a mechanism backwards. The strange aiming posture of holding the "bow" horizontally was completely different from the ordinary shooting posture, and she couldn't help but be curious.
Get up big.
The herd of deer was driven here again, and the bow in Zhang Zixing's hand trembled slightly. With three soft sounds in the air, three deer fell down in the distance. Everyone saw this and cheered in unison.
Huang Feiyan had never seen such fast and accurate "archery skills" before, and was shocked. Huang Feihu also noticed that all three arrows passed through the body and penetrated directly into the soil. He couldn't help but change his color: "Your Highness can actually shoot like this."
Technique! Feihu surrenders!"
"There must be something weird about that strange bow..." Huang Feiyan muttered, staring directly at the "bow" in Zhang Zixing's hand.
"Miss, you are really smart as ice and snow, but because Xiao Wang's shooting skills are mediocre, you specially made this three-link sword to cover up his shortcomings." Zi Xing admitted openly.
"Is this thing made by His Highness? Your Highness is truly an uncanny talent!" Huang Feihu blurted out and praised: "If you are brave enough, could you please borrow the magical bow in your Highness's hand to take a look?"
Zhang Zixing nodded and handed over the Liannu in his hand. This was originally one of the "treasures" he wanted to show Huang Feihu today. Although there were also simple machine-crossbows in the Shang Dynasty, their structure was simple and their range and power were not satisfactory.
, it can only be used for hunting at most, and it cannot be equipped to the army.
In fact, Zhang Zixing originally wanted to make a more powerful ten-gun crossbow, but because the drawings were too complicated, they used to be stored in the super brain as entertainment materials. How can he recall them all now? Coupled with the limitations of materials and craftsmanship,
Therefore, we can only produce the most common three-arrow salvo crossbow from the Warring States Period to the Jin Dynasty. Of course, this three-shot crossbow also incorporates some principles of firearms and can control single or continuous shots. The design and aiming are more scientific than the continuous crossbows in the cold weapon era.
, the lethality is also more powerful. Although he once boasted of creating modern weapons, due to limitations in materials, processes and technology, he could not do it in one step and could only do it step by step.
Huang Feihu respectfully took the bow with both hands from the five-color sacred cow. He felt that it was much heavier than the ordinary bow. Zhang Zixing explained the aiming and launching methods to Huang Feihu in detail. Huang Feiyan on the side also listened carefully. Huang Feihu
According to Professor Zixing's "three-point-one-line" aiming method, he pulled the trigger and shot at the big tree on the side. The three arrows were fired in unison, "grab, swoop, swoop," and all of them were deeply engulfed in the trunk of the tree. The power was so strong that
The rapid launch speed amazed Huang Feihu.
Huang Feihu suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up: "The dogs are good at riding, and the Dongyi are good at shooting. Although our officers and soldiers are brave and unparalleled in the world, they are always unable to win in these two things. In the past battles, even if we win, we still have to pay for it."
There were quite a lot of casualties. The two treasures made by Your Highness now, the saddle and stirrup, and the company of the slave, are truly the most precious treasures of our army. From now on, the Eastern and Western frontiers can rest easy."
Huang Feiyan heard this and looked at Zhang Zixing with a strange look - I heard that after the prince recovered from his strange illness, his temperament changed drastically. He was diligent, studious, humble and polite. Now it seems that he is really different from before. Could it be that the saint ancestor really has a spirit?
, turned the frivolous and aggressive Shou Wang into the knowledgeable, mature and steady Crown Prince he is now?
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