Chapter 562: The Power of Tools!

Hearing that Ying Zheng had invited Li Mu out, Su Xuan’s eyes flickered slightly. If Ying Zheng hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten this former Martial Lord of the State of Zhao. Oh, almost forgot, in this space-time, Li Mu was not titled Martial Lord.

In original history, he was titled Martial Lord because he achieved a huge victory against Fan Fan Yuqi and destroyed the 200,000-strong Qin army.

And in this space-time, because of Su Xuan, Fan Fan Yuqi’s true face was exposed from the beginning, so Li Mu did not achieve victory in this war, nor was he titled Martial Lord.

But even so, Li Mu was a famous general of the State of Zhao.

He was the biggest enemy of Qin when attacking Zhao, and because of his threat, before attacking Zhao, Su Xuan and Ying Zheng calculated a bit and used some means, finally making the State of Zhao lose Li Mu.

And because Li Mu had excellent ability, Ying Zheng also had the intention to subdue him.

After bringing Li Mu to Xianyang, he did not kill him but secretly imprisoned him.

This imprisonment had lasted for many years.

When Su Xuan went to sea, he did not expect that the Xiongnu would invade the Central Plains during this period, nor did he expect that Ying Zheng would invite Li Mu to come out of the mountains.

Although he did not know how Ying Zheng persuaded Li Mu, it had to be said that this choice was very correct.

Li Mu was the person who had achieved the greatest results in the war against the Xiongnu in the current age. When he was in the State of Zhao, he was stationed in the Yanmen area all year round and knew the Xiongnu, Donghu, and other foreign tribes very well.

Logically speaking, with Li Mu coming out, even if the Xiongnu were strong, they should have been destroyed.

As a result, according to Ying Zheng, the Qin army and the Xiongnu were deadlocked.

This was still the case with Li Mu assisting Meng Tian. If there was no Li Mu assisting on the side, relying on Meng Tian alone, they might have fallen into a disadvantage.

Although the Xiongnu of this era were also very strong, they were not as strong as imagined. So, why did this situation occur?

Su Xuan was very curious.

Ying Zheng then gave the answer.

"In the Central Plains, although there are cavalry, the cavalry of the State of Zhao in the past was famous throughout the world, but the number of warhorses in the Central Plains is ultimately not as good as the Xiongnu. At the same time, the way the cavalry of the Central Plains fights is completely different from that of the Xiongnu."

"In the Central Plains, cavalry is used in coordination with infantry, while the Xiongnu people grow up on horseback from childhood, each of them has excellent riding skills and can draw a bow with both hands."

"Fighting on horseback, even I have to admit that the soldiers of our State of Qin are not as good as the Xiongnu!"

"Because of this, even with famous generals like Li Mu assisting Meng Tian, the war is still in a stalemate."

"In Jiuyuan, Lord Yunzhong, and other places, our Qin army defends the cities and can naturally repel the Xiongnu, but if we try to pursue the Xiongnu, because the grassland is vast and the Xiongnu people all ride fast horses and come and go like the wind, it is not an easy thing to catch up with them and annihilate them all."

Ying Zheng explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Su Xuan then knew that it was not that the Qin army was not as good as the Xiongnu.

If it was just to repel the Xiongnu who invaded the border, the Qin army could easily do it.

But this was not Ying Zheng’s main purpose. His main purpose was to destroy the Xiongnu.

And to destroy the Xiongnu, one must go deep into the depths of the grassland.

The grassland is vast and boundless, and fighting in the depths of the grassland is not an easy thing.

Firstly, the Xiongnu people are good at riding and come and go without a trace. Secondly, they are good at horseback and can draw a bow with both hands. Fighting on horseback is much more powerful than the cavalry of the Qin army.

"Sitting on the back of a warhorse, drawing a bow with both hands, and using both feet to stabilize the body—it must be said that the Xiongnu people can roam the north and gallop on the desert grassland, and they indeed have their unique points!" Su Xuan praised the Xiongnu.

Although Ying Zheng did not know why Su Xuan would praise the enemy, he nodded gently.

He also had to admit that although the Xiongnu were a foreign tribe, they had merits.

No wonder the King King Wuling of Zhao in the past would defy public opinion and imitate the Hu people in Hu clothing and riding and shooting. Although this move was initially ridiculed by the world, as a person of the Central Plains and a descendant of Huaxia, he actually went to learn from that group of barbarians, but the result was good.

Hu clothing and riding and shooting trained a powerful cavalry for the State of Zhao.

Li Mu was able to defeat the 200,000-strong Xiongnu army in the Yanmen area in the past, partly because the cavalry of the State of Zhao was very powerful. In addition, Li Mu had been stationed on the border of the State of Zhao for many years and was training troops all the time. The Zhao army stationed in the Yanmen area was actually not weaker than the Xiongnu army.

Unfortunately, later Li Mu was transferred to Handan, and no one trained troops on the border anymore.

After the State of Zhao perished, the cavalry of the State of Zhao, which was famous throughout the world, withered away.

As for the State of Qin, it was not as close to the Xiongnu, Donghu, and other foreign tribes as the States of Yan and Zhao. Although there was cavalry, it was ultimately different from the cavalry on the grassland. Now, after meeting the Xiongnu, they finally discovered the gap between the two.

The riding skills of the cavalry were not as good as the Xiongnu, so it became a bit difficult to defeat the Xiongnu in the grassland with cavalry.

"However, it is not that there is no way to make up for the gap between our cavalry and the Xiongnu cavalry!"

Su Xuan’s tone changed again.

Ying Zheng’s pupils dilated slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Su Xuan: "What wonderful strategy does the Imperial Advisor have?"

Su Xuan did not say his strategy directly but asked Ying Zheng: "In Your Majesty’s opinion, what is a tool?"

Without waiting for Ying Zheng to answer, he added: "A tool is something created by humans to facilitate doing things!"

"Over the years, the Mohist school has created many machines, which have greatly liberated productivity, allowing the people to harvest more food without being so tired."

"Our cavalry is not like the Xiongnu people who grew up on horseback, so their riding skills are naturally not as good as the Xiongnu. Even if we start training their riding skills now, it is a bit too late. But we can manufacture some tools to make up for the gap during this period, allowing our cavalry to also be able to draw a bow with both hands on horseback!"

After saying these words, Su Xuan stated his conception.

After hearing Su Xuan’s idea, Ying Zheng was stunned again, not because the tools Su Xuan mentioned were too mysterious, but because they were too simple.

Equipping a saddle on the back of a horse, and then hanging two foot pedals on the saddle—when riding a horse, hooking both feet on the foot pedals can stabilize the body on the back of the horse, realizing drawing a bow with both hands?