Liu Qi was misled by later novels, and originally wanted to use the simple but time-ahead technology of "inventing" the stirrup to create an elite cavalry whose combat power was far stronger than that of other princes, but now the dream is easily shattered like a soap bubble, and the cruel reality is still in front of him.

The reason why later generations believe that the invention of the stirrup was after 400 A.D. is based on the fact that there are no relevant archaeological discoveries 400 years ago, but if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand that there are not found and there are not completely two concepts, and the development of any kind of technology requires a certain process, and before the appearance of metal saddles, they were naturally made of wood or leather, how could wood and leather be preserved for thousands of years?

Liu Qi secretly scolded himself for being confused, and many historical records can prove that stirrups appeared at the latest during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he turned a blind eye to it.

Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han people were oppressed by the Xiongnu and other northern nomads for thousands of years, and no matter how elite the infantry faced the cavalry that came and went like the wind, they could only be dragged down by force, and the Han people who studied or farmed since childhood could not make up for the gap between the nomads who grew up on horseback in terms of riding and archery, so the Han people could only rely on the city to protect themselves, but in this way, the Han people were at an absolute disadvantage from the strategic point of view, and they were passively beaten everywhere and were tired of coping.

However, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, the offensive and defensive situation of the two sides was completely reversed, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent his general Wei Qing Yu Huo Qubing to take the initiative to attack the Huns many times, and won great victories one after another, expelling the Huns from the Yinshan Mountain Range, for which the Huns made a poem to express their sorrow and helplessness.

The loss of my Qilian Mountain has made my six animals have no rest.

The mountain that has lost itself has made my wife colorless.

Why did the Han people raise their eyebrows in the face of the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, including the following hundreds of years, and changed the situation of being passively beaten in the past?

In the period before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the cavalry has been used as an auxiliary force, mainly to carry out the tasks of transporting, reconnaissance or harassment and other tasks to respond to the main force, while the army of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to conquer the Xiongnu is completely or overwhelmingly composed of cavalry, which is a great change in tactics, when the infantry faces the cavalry, due to the disparity in mobility, people can come to fight you at any time, you can't run if you can't beat it, you can't catch up, and there is nowhere to go, either you don't return, or you keep chasing behind to consume food and energy, was cut by someone else's slow knife and eaten one by one.

But the Han people didn't learn to ride horses during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so why couldn't they beat the nomads for thousands of years?

The Huns and other nomadic peoples were born on horseback, grew up on horseback, and for decades like a day, they have long integrated themselves and horses, so they have a huge innate advantage over the Huns on horseback, which is designed by the Creator long ago, just as tigers are born with more strength and sharp claws than humans.

Without traps, bows, arrows, shotguns, etc., would humans be able to beat tigers?

Yes!

Wu Song can, but it seems that there are only single digits of fierce men who can really compete with tigers with bare hands in the history books, and these occasional exceptions are not representative, and it cannot be said that the entire human race is more powerful than tigers just because there is only one more powerful than tigers in hundreds of years.

But the success of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is by no means accidental, if he wins the Huns once or twice, it can be said that the Huns underestimate the enemy and have bad luck or something, but the overwhelming advantage of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty over the Huns lasted for decades, even after his death, Yu Wei also shocked the Huns for hundreds of years and did not dare to invade the Central Plains again, which fully shows that since this period, the strength of the cavalry troops of the Han people has completely defeated the Huns in this period.

So what is the reason why the Han cavalry seems to have exploded in a small universe, and its strength has become hundreds of times stronger in an instant?

Technology changes tactics, the source of cavalry's combat power is war horses, the use of horse technology directly determines the combat effectiveness of the cavalry troops, the Huns used to play horses with much stronger technology than the Han army, so they have been pressing the Han army to fight, and the Han army has been pressing the Huns when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, then it is obvious that the application technology of the Han army to horses at this time exceeded the Huns.

What technology allowed the Han army to catch up?

The equipment on the horses did not change much until the twentieth century when the cavalry withdrew from the war arena, so there is only one conclusion, that is, the concave saddle and stirrups!

Liu Qi smiled self-deprecatingly, hey, forget it, the victory or defeat of the war mainly depends on people, not one or two advanced weapons or technologies, besides, China is so big, it is impossible to calm down in a short time, and the Chinese are the best at learning, even if there are any advanced weapons or tactics, as long as they prove their power, they will be quickly imitated and improved, and it will not be long before they will appear in front of themselves in the same or even more advanced form.

Liu Qi, whose heart was dripping blood, sacrificed his self-comfort method, and quickly regained his composure, and the stroke view revealed a wry smile that penetrated people.

Cheng Guan took a horse and saluted Liu Qishi and said: "Please Mr. get on the horse, before returning from Jiangzhou, the villain will guard Mr. around, if you are sent, you will never give up!" ”

Liu Hong lowered his voice angrily to stop Cheng Guan: "Stupid! This confidential matter, how can people shout loudly in front of them! ”

Cheng Guan's temper was violent, and he had always only served Gao Hong, and he suddenly blushed when he was scolded in person, and he was about to get angry, but he remembered that Gao Hong repeatedly told him to obey Liu Qi's orders in the future, or to take care of Liu Qi in front of him, pointed to the people behind him, and explained stupidly: "Sir, don't worry, they are all people from the center of the Gao Sima clan, otherwise how dare they be sent here." Sima had already instructed us to know how to behave on the way. ”

Liu Hong's face softened at this time, and he gave a deep salute and said, "Please be more careful, Hong waits for good news." ”

Liu Qi took a few steps back, and solemnly returned the salute: "Mr. stay." After saying that, he turned his head and strode away.

Seeing that Liu Qi was only in a hurry, Cheng Guan didn't dare to ask more, so he had to beckon the rest of his entourage to lead the horse and follow closely.

After walking for several miles, Liu Qi stopped: "Brother Cheng, it's unbearably hot, how about we rest in the forest for a while?" ”

Cheng Guan was very depressed, of course it would be hot if he didn't ride the horse and had to walk under the scorching sun, but he didn't dare to be disrespectful in his mouth: "The villain doesn't dare to be called Mr. like that." ”

"Uh, does Brother Cheng have a table?"

"The villain has a long word." This guy turned out to be the same as the famous general Wei Yan's table.

"Brother Wen, I'm not good at being polite, you don't have to be so restrained, take out the boldness of you and me when we first met to my liking! Hahaha! ”

Cheng Guan has no city government, and he was worried about offending the new master with his words before, and when he heard this, he put down his heart that had been hanging for many days, and he also blushed and laughed, and introduced the rest of his entourage to Liu Qi.

The four people were also very happy to see Liu Qi so easy-going, and they all stepped forward to sign up for the salute, led by Gao Teng's character filial piety, who was actually Gao Hong's brother, and knew that he was a shrewd and capable person at a glance, and the other three were called Gao Jing, Zi Wen Gong, Gao Tan, Zi Wen Table, Gao Tai, and Zi Shi'an, all of whom were young and middle-aged children of the Gao Hong clan.

Hush the cold and ask for warmth plus reward and make a wish, Liu Qi quickly narrowed the relationship with the five subordinates, and chatted until the sun began to turn west.

Everyone was dazzled and eager to try, Gao Teng looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but say: "Sir, it's too late, and if you don't set off, I'm afraid that you won't be able to catch up with the ferry before dark, and we're not afraid of sleeping in the wilderness, but if Mr. is sick because of this, I can't afford it!" ”

Because he wanted to avoid people's eyes, he had to make a detour to the west to a ferry, but wasn't it less than 200 miles away? That is, less than 100 kilometers, if you drive for more than an hour in the future life, you used to see people riding horses not much slower than cars, even if it is half slow, it should be four hours, but now it is just past noon, it is still early before dark, what are they anxious about?

Looking carefully at the horse that was about to belong to him, this horse was obviously a lot taller than the short Mongolian horses that were often seen in the city, and it was also much stronger, which made Liu Qi, who had never liked horseback riding, feel eager to try.

Liu Qi patted its slender and sturdy limbs, touched the bright chestnut fur, circled it several times, and finally said embarrassedly: "Well, I'm not good at riding, please teach me." ”

Cheng Guan and the others looked at each other, in their hearts, Gao Hong and Liu Hong were very important people, but there was a university question, they didn't even know how to ride a horse? Looks like I won't be able to eat a hot meal today.

In this era, the practice of comprehensive quality education is absolutely comprehensive, and the "royal" in the basic "six arts-etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics" is horsemanship, so Liu Qi, who is regarded as a great intellectual, does not know how to ride a horse, which really makes them very surprised.

In fact, Liu Qi will ride a horse, due to the experience of a perennial scout, grandpa has an inseparable feeling for horses, after retirement, he has been to the grassland of Inner Mongolia many times to relive the boldness of riding a horse and indulging in galloping, of course, he will definitely take Liu Qi with him, but unfortunately, Liu Qi does not seem to inherit this hobby, maybe he was young at the time, maybe the horse he rode was too strong, in short, his rare experience of riding a horse was not pleasant.

But now there is no car to sit on, even a bicycle can't be built, horses are the only choice, and it is inevitable to march and fight in the future.

He already has a foundation, and the horse is a strictly trained war horse, so Liu Qi quickly mastered how to control the speed of the horse, how to exert force with the undulating rhythm of the body when it is bumpy, and what posture to use to ride a horse for a long time to maximize the physical strength......

"Drive! Drive! ……”

Finally understood the reluctance in his grandfather's eyes every time he left the grassland, and he dreamed of riding the field with armor and sword countless times when he was a child, and finally it was about to come true, Liu Qi felt that his blood was about to boil, and he galloped excitedly, and at this time he felt that the ferry was too close, and it would take less than two hours to arrive at the current speed, how could this time be enough for himself?

This made Cheng Guan and the others suffer, and it was not good to persuade Liu Qi to be interested, so he had to follow him closely at all costs.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, after riding for a while, Liu Qi found that riding a horse was far from being as easy as he imagined, the roads of this era were not as straight and flat as the asphalt roads of later generations, and the official roads built according to the topography were sometimes good and bad, especially in the mountainous Yizhou, the terrain was extremely undulating, sometimes potholes, sometimes muddy and difficult to walk, and it was not as good as the dirt roads in the countryside in later generations.

The dense streams and frequent steep slopes made Liu Qi have to slow down, and when crossing the river or going downhill, Cheng Guan tightly pulled Liu Qi's horse and walked slowly, because in these terrains, the horse must not go fast, otherwise the horse is very easy to stumble, and the horse will be injured at least and seriously by people.