Chapter 624 Horseshoe
"Well, Jin must be prepared, and I ask you to stay and help me. If something happens here, I will recommend you to the general. With your great talent, he will definitely be reused. At least he is worth two thousand stones." Yu Jin said something to persuade him to stay.
"Haha, I have to thank General Yu for that." Shan Fu smiled and said: "To be honest with the general, I have dismissed the inns in the city. If General Yu is not willing to keep Shan Fu, then I will have to leave today. .”
Yu Jin had noticed Cao Jun's intention to increase troops in the past few days, but although he was good at military strategy, he was not good at planning, so he naturally welcomed Xu Shu.
"Haha, I thought your husband was a libertine at first." Yu Jin said with a smile: "I originally wanted to write a letter to send my husband to Xun Lingjun in Luoyang, but I almost missed the horse."
"But why did you come to Puyang Pianpian?" Yu Jin asked curiously: "The general is in Yecheng, and your talents can be put to full use under the general."
"Haha, it's true." Shan Fu said honestly: "The ghost fox Guo Fengxiao, the poisonous scholar Jia Wenhe, and Huainan Liu Ziyang are all mature people who seek the country. Even if they go down, they will not be reused. And General Zhang in Nanyang We also have the grandson of Fazhen, Fa Xiaozhi, who is good at making ingenious plans, and after much thought, only General Yu can find a place for Shan Fu."
"Hahaha, sir, you are sincere. Yu likes to deal with people like him."
Hearing Shan Fu tell the truth like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, Yu couldn't help but laugh. Shan Fu also laughed, and the two of them laughed heartily.
"Okay, in that case, please stay in Puyang for now, sir, and recommend me to the general in the future."
"Okay, so there will be a lot of trouble."
At this time, there was a clanking sound in a large area enclosed to the west of Yecheng.
I saw Liu Ye, Ma Chao, Ma Dai and a group of Xiliang cavalry army lieutenant generals, as well as Zhao Yun who had recently defected, gathered together to watch a bare-chested blacksmith who was hammering away. A bright red object, the hammer fell heavily on it, and countless sparks splashed out.
Ma Chao frowned, glanced at the groups of war horses not far away, and said: "General, can these horseshoes be used? It is understandable that soldiers wear iron armor, but I have never heard of nailing iron on the horseshoes. Yes, isn’t this the same as putting a pair of iron boots on someone?”
"Why are you so anxious?" Liu Ye on the side stared closely at the red-burned horseshoe prototype and replied: "We'll find out later if we try to fit it on the war horse?"
"Oh, horse, horse, it's all your fault for your misfortune." Ma Chao sighed, reaching out and caressing the head of the horse tied to the side, showing a look of regret.
Seeing Ma Chao's expression, Liu Ye snorted and didn't bother to talk to him, but continued to look at Horseshoe.
Horse's hoof is mainly composed of two layers, one layer of hard cutin and one layer of living cutin. After being in contact with the ground, it is easy to fall off due to friction and corrosion from accumulated water. Horseshoes are a good solution to this problem and extend the service life of the war horse.
Horseshoes first appeared in Rome in the 1st century BC, and the earliest record of their appearance in China was during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
The role of horseshoes is not only to protect the horseshoes, but also to enhance the grip, making the horseshoes grip the ground more effectively, somewhat similar to the pattern structure on car tires. If the horseshoe test can be successful, it will be very helpful for Liu Ye's next plan.
"Hey! Generals, it's done." The blacksmith suddenly shouted, and Liu Ye suddenly became energetic.
"Bring the war horse over and put it on the ground."
Liu Ye shouted loudly, and seven or eight Liangzhou Army warriors surrounded a war horse and pushed it over. The war horse felt the high temperature of the iron furnace and seemed to realize what was going to happen next, so it raised its head and neighed in resistance. stand up.
"Push it to the ground."
Liu Ye gave an order, and the eight Liangzhou soldiers roared in unison, and then grabbed their necks and hugged their waists. The eight of them together had a strength of at least a thousand kilograms. Even though the war horse was fat and strong, it was also forcibly defeated by the eight soldiers. The Liangzhou Army was pinned to the ground and could not move. They could only scream loudly and swing their four hooves to express their dissatisfaction.
The blacksmith clamped the red-hot horseshoe with iron tongs, hissing and steaming, and the horse screamed even more panicked.
"Hold its hooves and don't move them."
The two Liangzhou soldiers shouted loudly, stretched out their hands, and firmly grasped the four hooves of the war horse, which could only tremble slightly.
The blacksmith aimed the horseshoe at the horse's hoof, and then stamped it on it.
Bah!
The red-hot horseshoe was nailed to the horse's shoe, and the red-hot heat was instantly released. The horse raised its head and neighed, but in fact it didn't feel much pain. Because the cuticle of the horseshoe is very thick, the temperature cannot be transmitted to the meat at all, and there are no nerves in the cuticle.
Hearing the "shrill" long neigh of the war horses, all the Liangzhou troops gathered in a circle were horrified. They thought that it was thanks to the war horses that one day the general suddenly wanted all the soldiers to wear a pair of iron boots. What to do?
Although the war horse struggled violently, it was naturally unable to move under the pressure of eight Liangzhou Army soldiers. When the first horseshoe was installed, the blacksmith's hands were still slightly trembling, but with experience, the installation of the next three horseshoes was quite smooth.
After nailing four horseshoes, the blacksmith drove a few more iron nails into the gaps between the horseshoe strips. The iron nails fixed the horseshoes and it was considered secure.
After the war horse screamed desperately for a while, it suddenly realized that it didn't hurt, so it stopped struggling and shook its four hooves.
Eh? It doesn't seem to hurt.
Zhao Yun stared at the horseshoe curiously and thought to himself: The general is invincible, and now he can come up with such an artifact, he is really a genius.
"Let go of the war horse." Liu Ye waved his hand, and eight Liangzhou troops stood up bravely and sent the war horse away. The horse took advantage of the situation and stood up. Because it was a little uncomfortable, it kicked the ground a few times angrily, as if it wanted to shake off the horseshoe nailed to the horse's shoe.
"Meng Qi, how are you?" Liu Ye smiled and said, "Do you dare to go up and give it a try?"
Ma Chao has a bold personality. When he heard Liu Ye provoking him in this way, he stood up and said, "Why don't you dare?"
After that, Ma Chao took off his helmet, walked towards the war horse, held the reins with one hand, held the horse's back with the other, and jumped on.
The shoed war horse raised its head and neighed wildly, galloping out. Ma Chao looked excited and clamped his legs tightly around the horse's belly. He had to tame this fierce horse today!