"The Xiongnu and Donghu are all cavalry. They come and go like the wind and are extremely fast!”
"However, our Meng family army is mainly infantry. When the two armies fought, even though we were in formation, the Xiongnu only needed to charge and we were defeated!”
"Last month, we ambushed a Xiongnu army. Although we succeeded, we still let most of them escape!”
"There's no choice. They're all cavalry. Once they encounter a strong enemy, they'll immediately retreat. We can't catch up at all!”
"Half a year ago, we still had twenty thousand cavalrymen. Now, we don't even have five thousand!”
"The warhorses are being worn out so quickly that they can't keep up with the supplies!”
"Therefore, this time, the Xiongnu and Donghu are invading the south. General Meng can only defend the city and wait for reinforcements!”
The general covered in blood recounted the details of the battle in Mobei.
His words contained a lot of helplessness!
The Meng family's army was hot-blooded and not afraid of death, but they couldn't make unnecessary sacrifices!
"How could my Great Qin be tied up by a mere warhorse?”
Hearing what he said, Ying Zheng's frown deepened. With his hands behind his back, he paced back and forth angrily and unwillingly.
At this moment, not only him, Internal Secretary Zhi Su, Fu Su, and all the officials present lowered their heads and did not say anything. They were helpless!
"Zhang Han, Wang Ben, how many warhorses are left?”
Just as everyone was at a loss, Ying Ziye suddenly spoke.
"Reporting to the Crown Prince, there are about twenty thousand in Xianyang!”
"Moreover, this number is still increasing!”
"In two months at most, I'm afraid all of my warhorses will be eliminated!”
Wang Ben cupped his hands and reported.
"This year, more than 80,000 warhorses have been eliminated and tens of thousands have been slaughtered. The remaining 20,000 will soon be slaughtered for meat!”
"Although these warhorses followed the soldiers to battle, everyone was reluctant to part with them.”
"But we have to feed a lot of fodder every day!”
"In order to save some fodder, I could only bear the pain and kill the horse. Sigh…!”
Zhang Han sighed and said with a pained expression.
"Sigh, who says so!"
"My Meng army has eliminated seventy thousand warhorses. Even if the soldiers are hungry, we won't let them be slaughtered!”
"To an ordinary person, it's just a beast.”
"But to them, they are life-and-death comrades, life-and-death brothers. They have gone through life and death with their steeds. Killing a warhorse is worse than killing them!”
"Now, seeing that the fodder is being consumed day by day, the soldiers are still reluctant to kill the horses!”
"Sigh…!"
The general, who was covered in blood, let out a long sigh. His tiger-like eyes were misty.
This time, his warhorse had died on the way back.
He, who had never shed tears even when he was seriously injured, shed tears for the first time!
"That's great!"
Just as he was secretly feeling sad and secretly wiping away his tears, Ying Ziye suddenly shouted,
This made everyone slightly stunned.
The soldiers were suffering and were reluctant to kill their warhorses. They were immersed in sorrow. What did you mean by saying that it was great?
Wasn't this too inappropriate?
At this moment, even Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
"This prince has a way to make warhorses whose hooves are worn out and eliminated return to the battlefield!”
"Moreover, this method can also solve the problem of the hoofs being worn out!”
Just when everyone was puzzled, Ying Ziye said excitedly.
"Ye 'er, do you have any good ideas?"
Hearing his words, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
He stopped and asked impatiently.
Currently, Xianyang City had 20,000 warhorses that had been eliminated, and Mobei had 70,000 warhorses. This added up to 90,000 warhorses!
If these warhorses could return to the battlefield, Great Qin would have an additional 90,000 Cavalry!
"Imperial Father, please wait!"
Ying Ziye grabbed the brush that his father used on the dragon table and started to draw on the paper.
Now, the Imperial Palace and the various government offices were all using Xuan paper, completely eliminating bamboo slips.
It was much more convenient to write!
Not long after, a round object appeared on the paper.
"What is this?"
Looking at the drawing on the paper, Ying Zheng was somewhat puzzled.
"Father, this is called a horseshoe!"
"It's also called horseshoes!"
"As long as we nail this on the horse's hoof, we can solve the problem of hoof wear!”
"You can extend the use of the warhorse!”
"Unless the warhorses die of old age, they will never be eliminated because of the wear and tear of their hooves!”
Ying Ziye held the blueprint and gave a simple explanation, which made Ying Zheng blink his eyes.
"This thing…will it work?”
Looking at the blueprint, Ying Zheng shook his head suspiciously.
How could a piece of metal be nailed to a horse's hoof?
It could even solve the problem of the hoof's wear and tear?
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan, Fu Su, Zhang Han, Wang Ben, and the others didn't have any hope either.
If a piece of metal could solve this problem, Great Qin would be able to save a lot of money on buying warhorses!
"Imperial Father, we'll know if it works or not when we try!”
Ying Ziye handed over the blueprint and said with a confident smile.
"Men, go and get an eliminated warhorse!”
"Also, quickly forge this horseshoe!”
"No mistakes!"
Ying Zheng took the map and studied it carefully for a moment, then gave the eunuch an order.
"Yes!"
The eunuch did not dare to delay and ran out with the blueprint.
Not long after, a warhorse whose hooves had been worn out was brought in from outside Xianyang Palace.
The warhorse trembled as it walked. It seemed to be unable to stand steadily, let alone carry people!
Everyone looked at the eliminated warhorse, feeling both heartache and helplessness.
Many of the warhorses were fat and very strong!
It was because the hooves of the horses were worn out that they were eliminated from the army and were about to be slaughtered for meat.
What a pity!
"Coming, coming…!"
At this moment, a shirtless blacksmith ran over with four pieces of horseshoes.
"Hurry up and nail the horseshoes on this horse!”
In order to verify the effect, Ying Zheng urged impatiently.
"Yes, sir!"
The bare-chested blacksmith didn't pay his respects and quickly tied up the warhorse with the others.
Then, according to Ying Ziye's instructions, he nailed all four iron hooves onto the ground.
Although it was a little chaotic, everything went smoothly.
"Hulu…!"
When the ropes binding the horses 'hooves were untied, the warhorses stood up shakily.
Then, under everyone's astonished gazes, this eliminated warhorse first took a few steps, then it started galloping wildly, as if it was running happily outside Xianyang Palace.
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