Chapter 910

When Su Xuan went out to sea, he did not expect that the Xiongnu would invade the Central Plains during this period, and he did not expect that Seeing Ying Zheng would invite Li Mu to come out of the mountain.

Although he didn't know how Seeing Ying Zheng persuaded Li Mu, he had to say that this choice was very correct.

Li Mu was the person who achieved the greatest results in the war against the Xiongnu in this generation. When he was in the State of Zhao, he was stationed in Yanmen for many years and knew the Xiongnu, Donghu, and other alien races very well.

It stands to reason that with Li Mu coming out, even if the Xiongnu were stronger, they should have been destroyed.

As a result, according to Seeing 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, it might have fallen into a disadvantage.

Although the Xiongnu in this era are also very strong, they are not as strong as imagined. Then, why did this situation occur?

Su Xuan was very curious.

Seeing 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 in the world, but the number of war horses in the Central Plains is ultimately not as good as the Xiongnu. At the same time, the way of fighting of the cavalry in the Central Plains is also 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 since childhood, each of them is good at riding, and can even draw a bow with both hands."

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

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

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

Seeing Ying Zheng told the whole story 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 invading the border, the Qin army could easily do it.

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

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

The grassland is vast and boundless. It is not an easy thing to fight deep in the grassland.

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

"Sitting on the back of a war horse, drawing a bow with both hands, and using both feet to stabilize the body, I have to say that the Xiongnu people can roam the north and gallop on the desert grassland, and they do have their unique features!" Su Xuan praised the Xiongnu.

Although Seeing Ying Zheng didn't know why Su Xuan praised the enemy, he nodded slightly.

He also had to admit that although the Xiongnu were alien races, they had merits.

No wonder the Zhao Wuling King of the State of Zhao back then would overcome all opinions and imitate the Hu people in riding and shooting. Although this move was once ridiculed by the world at the beginning, as a person of the Central Plains and a descendant of Huaxia, he actually ran to learn from that group of barbarians, but the result was good.

Riding and shooting in Hu clothes trained a powerful cavalry for the State of Zhao.

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

It is a pity that Li Mu was later transferred to Handan, and there was no one to train troops at the border.

After the destruction of the State of Zhao, the cavalry of the State of Zhao, which was famous in the world, also withered away.

As for the Qin Guo, it did not have a place close to the Xiongnu, Donghu, and other alien races like the Yan and Zhao states. Although there were cavalry, they were ultimately different from the cavalry on the grassland. Now, after meeting the Xiongnu, they found the gap between the two.

The riding skills of the cavalry are not as good as the Xiongnu. It becomes difficult to defeat the Xiongnu on 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.

Seeing Ying Zheng's pupils dilated slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Su Xuan, "What is the Imperial Preceptor's wonderful strategy?"

Su Xuan did not directly state his strategy, but asked Seeing Ying Zheng, "In Your Majesty's opinion, what is a tool?"

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

"Over the years, the Mohist School has created many instruments, greatly liberating 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 people. 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 bows with both hands on horseback!"

After saying these words, Su Xuan stated his conception.

After hearing Su Xuan's idea, Seeing 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 pedals on the saddle, when riding a horse, hooking both feet on the pedals, can stabilize the body on the back of the horse and realize drawing a bow with both hands?