Chapter 926: You dare to hurt my horse?

Gai Nie's eyes were solemn, and in his mind, he thought of some words that the Imperial Preceptor had said to him before he came.

Because these things came from the Imperial Preceptor's hands, before His Majesty the Emperor appointed him as the escort to send these things to Jiuyuan Commandery, he had to go and seek advice from the Imperial Preceptor, both for reason and emotion.

His conversation with the Imperial Preceptor was not long.

But the Imperial Preceptor gave him a warning, telling him to be careful of a certain person.

At this moment, upon hearing Meng Tian's words, Gai Nie immediately gave birth to a guess in his heart.

'Does this matter have anything to do with you?'

'Because you were banished to Jiuyuan Commandery and lost Luo Wang, you are dissatisfied and thus colluded with the Xiongnu?'

'Colluding with barbarians, you deserve to die!'

A wisp of murderous intent appeared in Gai Nie's heart. Meng Tian stood in front of Gai Nie and suddenly felt a chill. He looked at Gai Nie in front of him in surprise.

Very quickly, this wisp of murderous intent dissipated, and the chill also disappeared.

But Meng Tian kept that feeling of that instant in his heart and was suddenly somewhat curious about what had happened to Gai Nie.

Gai Nie did not directly tell Meng Tian that he had already guessed who was colluding with the Xiongnu.

For Meng Tian, perhaps there were multiple suspicious targets, but for Gai Nie, combining the things that had happened in the past and the reminder from Su Xuan, he had determined who the mastermind was at the first opportunity.

As for guessing wrong?

It didn't matter; even if he guessed wrong, it didn't matter. After all, that guy himself was not a good person, so even if he was killed by mistake, he would not be worth pitying.

Burying many thoughts in his heart, he said to Meng Tian: "General Meng, rest assured, the people I brought are absolutely reliable!"

Meng Tian nodded. He had only asked this question.

Gai Nie was a person sent by His Majesty the Emperor. Since His Majesty the Emperor valued those things so much, the accompanying people who escorted them must also be reliable.

According to Gai Nie's request, Meng Tian quickly let his personal soldiers clear out an open space. A personal soldier led over a fine horse; this was Meng Tian's mount. Meng Tian and an old man stood quietly, watching Gai Nie directing several people to take out some things opposite them.

They were very curious about what kind of object it was that was called a sharp weapon that could defeat the enemy and win victory by His Majesty the Emperor.

Very soon, they saw it.

And upon seeing it, Meng Tian and Li Mu were stunned.

It was truly because these things were too simple.

Under Gai Nie's direction, the accompanying people installed the saddles and stirrups on the back of Meng Tian's mount.

Seeing this thing, Meng Tian could not say he was disappointed, only feeling it was somewhat childish. However, he still commented on it slightly.

"Adding a cushion to the horse's back can indeed make people more comfortable, but what is the significance of this?"

After evaluating the saddle, he looked at the stirrups hanging on both sides of the saddle.

Meng Tian originally wanted to say that this thing was meaningless, but when the words reached his lips, he froze again.

After he slightly simulated the scene of using stirrups in his mind, he immediately realized the unusualness.

"This thing..."

For a time, he did not know how to evaluate the stirrups.

"You see it too, right!" Li Mu's voice rang in Meng Tian's ear, "It is truly a wonderful idea. Just by adding two places to step on both sides of the horse's back, one can make the body more stable on the horse's back. With the help of this thing called stirrups, perhaps we can also achieve shooting with both hands!"

Li Mu was indeed Li Mu; he saw the extraordinary nature of the stirrups at the first opportunity.

Meng Tian's eyes flickered, and then, without a second word, he immediately stepped forward and rode the horse installed with the saddle and stirrups. After adapting slightly, he found that it was indeed different.

With the help of the stirrups, not only was it easier for him to mount the horse, but his body was also easier to fix on the horse's back. Aside from this, the stirrups, which he had looked down upon and thought were useless, also made his buttocks slightly more comfortable. One must know that in the past, when riding a horse, the most uncomfortable part was the buttocks.

Now, with the saddle, it meant that they could persist on the horse's back for a longer time.

After coming down from the horse's back, Meng Tian could not help but praise: "The Imperial Preceptor is indeed the Imperial Preceptor. Even though these two things are simple in construction, no one had ever thought of such things before. With these two items, our cavalry can narrow the gap in riding skills with the Xiongnu cavalry, thereby transforming the balance of power into a winning advantage. Annihilating the Xiongnu will be a matter of course!"

Meng Tian truly admired Su Xuan.

A long time ago, he had had contact with Su Xuan and knew Su Xuan's weight in front of Ying Zheng.

And what influenced him most was that trip to Loulan. In that battle, he led three thousand Golden Fire Cavalry to Loulan and witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Su Xuan riding a dragon and fighting Chi You.

That kind of powerful collision of strength made him extremely shocked.

It was also since then that he gradually understood why His Majesty the Emperor respected Su Xuan so much.

It was truly because the Imperial Preceptor was not an ordinary person, but a true Daoist immortal.

Li Mu nodded in approval from the side, and then commented: "No wonder your Emperor wants us to annihilate the Xiongnu in a single battle. Although these two things have some ingenuity and can help us gain some advantages, their construction is simple. If we fail to succeed in a single battle and let the war drag on, it is very likely that they will be learned by the Xiongnu, and then our advantage will vanish."

Meng Tian also 437 realized this, and his eyes immediately became solemn.

Gai Nie stood quietly on the side, listening to the conversation between Meng Tian and Li Mu. After they finished their conversation, he continued: "Aside from these two things, this time, I brought one more thing."

"Oh?"

Meng Tian and Li Mu looked at Gai Nie curiously.

Gai Nie passed down the order, and immediately a craftsman took out four small iron pieces, their appearance somewhat similar to a horse's hoof. Immediately after, several people stepped forward and knocked Meng Tian's mount down.

Meng Tian did not understand what it meant at first.

When the other party took out tools and prepared to nail the iron pieces onto his mount's hooves, Meng Tian was suddenly furious.

"Presumptuous! You actually dare to hurt my horse?"

This horse had accompanied Meng Tian for many years and was Meng Tian's best combat partner. At this moment, seeing these people preparing to hurt his horse, Meng Tian was suddenly furious.

He immediately stepped forward, preparing to stop this matter.

Gai Nie flashed and blocked in front of him.

"Mr. Gai, what do you mean by this?" Meng Tian's voice was slightly cold.

Gai Nie's tone was calm: "General Meng, do not be angry, just watch and you will know!"

Because of Gai Nie's words, Meng Tian could only forcibly suppress the anger in his heart and continue to watch. ===== CHAPTER 928 =====