Chapter 304

Ying Zheng felt a bit embarrassed to ask.

Yet, without asking, he wouldn't know what these were.

Ying Ying Zi Ye pointed to an object that looked like a seat cushion.

"This is called a saddle, and the rings on both sides are called stirrups."

"And these four are called horseshoes."

Ying Ying Zi Ye spoke eloquently, popularizing some knowledge for the two of them.

But Ying Zheng and Zhang Han were left completely bewildered.

The two exchanged a glance.

Another set of unfamiliar, fresh terms.

Sometimes they truly wanted to pry open Ying Ying Zi Ye's head.

They wanted to see what kind of things were stored inside.

Why had they never heard of any of these?

Seeing the bewildered expressions on their faces,

Ying Ying Zi Ye felt it was somewhat amusing.

"Let's put it this way, to be more straightforward."

"This is called the 'three-piece warhorse set,' used for warhorses."

"The saddle is placed on the horse's back, the feet step into the stirrups, and once the horse is fitted with shoes, it can run even more recklessly."

"As long as our Great Qin Ruishi are equipped with these, they can achieve true unity of man and horse!"

"When that time comes, chasing the tiny Xiongnu until they are like stray dogs will be no problem at all."

The three-piece warhorse set?

Put this way, Ying Zheng and his companion could finally visualize it.

It was horse tack, worn on the warhorse to help the rider fix their body in place, and shoes for the horse to help it run fast.

These were things they had never even considered, yet now they had been conjured up by Ying Ying Zi Ye.

In their minds, they tried to imagine installing this three-piece set onto a warhorse.

But was this three-piece set truly as formidable as Ying Ying Zi Ye claimed?

Having never seen it, the two found it difficult to judge.

"Your Majesty, why not go outside and test it?"

Zhang Han suddenly spoke up.

He also wanted to see if this three-piece set was as formidable as the Young Master claimed.

It was common knowledge that the Great Qin Ruishi's horsemanship was inferior to that of the Xiongnu.

After all, the Xiongnu had many warhorses; it was no exaggeration to say they grew up on horseback.

Great Qin had few warhorses, and many people had never ridden a horse in their lives, so it was understandable that their combat effectiveness on horseback was inferior to the Xiongnu.

But if this three-piece warhorse set was truly as formidable as the Young Master claimed,

then when the Great Qin Ruishi sat on horseback, they could control the horse better without needing to grip it with their legs.

In this way, they could focus entirely on dealing with the enemy; this was undoubtedly a very formidable set of horse tack.

And as for the horseshoes, once the horse wore those shoes, could it run even on rugged, gravelly ground?

If that were truly the case, wouldn't chasing the Xiongnu be as easy as child's play?

"Good idea, I also want to see if this three-piece warhorse set is truly that formidable."

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement; if it were truly that formidable, conquering the Xiongnu would be just around the corner.

"Fine, let's test it then."

Ying Ying Zi Ye was not one to back down, and he followed the two of them out of the Imperial Study.

Under the arrangements of the Emperor,

a horse was brought over to the back garden by the guards.

Then, the remaining tasks had to be completed by Ying Ying Zi Ye.

None of them had used these things before and did not know how to install them on the horse.

"Young Master, once the horse wears those horseshoe shoes, can it walk on gravel as if it were flat ground?"

Zhang Han asked out of curiosity; truth be told, he even wanted to go and arrange some gravel to test it out.

Ying Ying Zi Ye glanced at Zhang Han.

"What is there to be curious about? Go ahead and arrange it; if anything goes wrong, it's on me."

Ying Ying Zi Ye was quite confident; the function of the horseshoe lay in the hoof, as it could prevent the hoof from being injured.

"Then this general will go and make the arrangements."

With Ying Zheng's consent, Zhang Han ordered people to go and arrange the gravel ground.

After Ying Ying Zi Ye helped the horse put on the three-piece warhorse set,

Zhang Han had also finished arranging the gravel ground.

They were just waiting for the horse equipped with the gear.

"General Zhang, take this divine crossbow as well to test its effect and see how powerful it is."

"Understood!"

Zhang Han took the divine crossbow and brought along the arrows.

"General Zhang, is it convenient for you?"

"How about I do it?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at Zhang Han with some concern, as his age was even greater than the Emperor's.

He didn't know how long it had been since Zhang Han last rode a horse; what if he fell off later?

"Young Master, rest assured; this general is still young. How could I dare trouble the Young Master with such a small matter?"

Zhang Han took the divine crossbow and mounted the horse.

Ying Ying Zi Ye gave a simple introduction to the divine crossbow.

Zhang Han grasped it very quickly.

Feeling it out on horseback, he found that with the saddle and stirrups, he felt much more secure sitting on the horse.

"Giddyap~~!"

Zhang Han grabbed the reins and galloped through the back garden on the warhorse.

Ying Ying Zi Ye didn't know how to evaluate this.

This back garden was truly large; one could actually gallop on horseback right here.

Zhang Han rode the warhorse, running along the path built in the garden.

He soon reached the gravel ground that had been prepared earlier.

At this moment, he was somewhat nervous, fearing that if the horseshoes were ineffective,

charging across like this might cause the horse's hooves to be injured, which would throw him off as well.

Therefore, he deliberately slowed the horse's speed.

If there were any sudden situation, he wouldn't fall too miserably.

At the same time, he prepared himself to jump off at any moment.

Clatter, clatter, clatter~~~

The horseshoes made contact with the gravel on the ground, and the warhorse was completely fine.

This made Zhang Han feel curious.

Just that little bit of iron, added to the hooves, actually made it so the horse didn't fear the gravel hurting its feet.

"Giddyap~~!"

Zhang Han's heart settled down.

The warhorse continuously increased its speed.

After running to the end of the back garden and making a turn, Zhang Han rode back.

He passed the gravel ground once more.

The warhorse was still completely fine!

Zhang Han held the divine crossbow and aimed it at a nearby corridor pillar before firing.

"Whoosh~!"