An hour later.
The iron sheet of the horseshoe wrapped around the horseshoe.
The tied up warhorse was put down.
The horse seemed to be a little unhappy. From time to time, two wisps of white gas would come out of its bell-sized nostrils. Its hooves rubbed against the ground restlessly, as if it was still not used to these 'new shoes'.
The surrounding armored soldiers looked over curiously. Even the usually cold and indifferent Anu stared curiously at the warhorse with his dark eyes.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his black cloak and mounted his horse.
He wanted to test the effect of this horseshoe.
With a long wave of the horsewhip, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty returned to the arrogant Major General of the Feather Forest Army and shouted,"
The horses were running on the winding path of Upper Forest Park, from the muddy snow to the rocky ground.
From flat to bumpy, from muddy to swamp.
The maroon warhorses seemed to have gradually adapted to the horseshoes on their hooves, galloping faster and faster.
The sound of footsteps echoed in Upper Forest Park.
The armored soldiers 'gazes never left the heroic figure of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
A moment later, the horse turned around and returned.
The sound of hooves was like thunder, stirring up waves of snowflakes.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty turned around and looked at the horse hooves. Then, he stared at Liu Jin with a complicated gaze for a long time…
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty slowly raised his hand and heavily patted Liu Jin's shoulder.
The palm-leaf-fan-sized slap made Liu Jin lose his balance. He didn't know why he used so much force.
Liu Jin could clearly see that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's eyes were already red. It seemed that he had a thousand words of grievance, but he suppressed it and did not say it.
A thousand words converged into one sentence,"Okay…"
Liu Jin did not know why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had such a pained expression. He asked in confusion,"What's wrong?"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked up at the sky and tried his best to blink his reddened eyes. He sighed for a long time before he calmed down.
"The Great Han Empire has always been at war with the outside world. The cavalry looks down on the world, but the horses can't keep up.”
"The Great Han Dynasty requires too many warhorses every year, but the horses wear out even more each year.”
"If we had this earlier, the Great Han cavalry would have been stronger…stronger…"
"Li Guangli wouldn't have lost tens of thousands of men when he conquered Dawan…"
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finished speaking, the eyes of the soldiers in Upper Forest Park turned red.
Some of the brothers who had fought together returned. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not mistreat them. He promoted them with military merits, conferred them with official titles, and conferred them with marquises.
However, some people would never come back, and their bones would be buried forever beyond the Great Wall.
Their wives, their parents, could only lean against the door and hope year after year, hoping that their Langjun and their son would appear in front of them, but they would never be able to wait…
War was always so cruel.
"You should thank him."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at the soldiers around him.
Swoosh!
In unison, the soldiers of Upper Forest Park knelt on one knee, and the sound of armor touching could be heard.
"Your Highness, accept our bow!"
The armored soldiers cupped their fists and kneeled on the ground, giving the highest respect to the young man in front of them.
These were the elite soldiers of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. They had all retired from the northern battlefield. They were all iron-blooded generals who had experienced death and life, and their hands were stained with blood!
Liu Jin felt that he couldn't stand their worship and was about to move aside, but he was held down by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"You can take it!"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said heavily.
Liu Jin didn't speak, but he could clearly feel the heavy atmosphere.
"Get up and leave." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his hand, and the armored soldiers stood up and dispersed in one go.
……
It was almost noon.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Liu Jin walked side by side, each of them leading a horse behind them.
" Horseshoes is a good idea," Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said earnestly." It will allow more soldiers to own horses. You have saved many lives."”
Liu Jin did not understand why a small horseshoe could save so many people's lives.
He still didn't know about the configuration of the Western Han army. It wasn't that many soldiers couldn't have warhorses, but that warhorses were too expensive and the elimination rate was high. Ordinary soldiers didn't have the right to have them. Only specialized cavalry teams were qualified to have them.
However, there were not many cavalrymen in the Great Han Dynasty. The reason was that the rate of warhorses being eliminated was too high. After the horseshoes were produced, it was conservatively estimated that warhorses that would be eliminated in a year could now be extended to five years.
The warhorses that were bred now could be used by more soldiers.
The death rate of cavalry on the battlefield was indeed lower than that of infantry.
That was why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said that Liu Jin had saved the lives of many soldiers.
In ancient times, Liu Jin did not know about the war on the cold weapon battlefield. Although he yearned for it, he had never seen it before, so he did not know how cruel a real war was.
It was already noon when they left Upper Grove Park.
Chang 'an Avenue was full of people. Although it was still snowing, the people still had to live.
The prosperity of this capital city with a population of 500,000 was self-evident.
There were merchants and monks coming and going, peddlers on both sides, and a chaotic crowd rushing about.
Liu Jin followed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to a restaurant. The restaurant was very simple and crude. It was just a low flat tiled house.
Liu Jin and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stepped in while Anu tied up the horse outside and found a remote corner in the restaurant to stand with her sword.
She was always inconspicuous and always hid in the most remote place among the crowd.
Liu Jin thought that she was doing this to better observe the assassin and protect Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"Grandfather, when I went to Xiahou Manor with Miss Anu last time, I discovered that she was extremely skilled in martial arts.”
After Liu Jin helped Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sit down, he said,""I only communicated with her a few times, but she ignored me.”
"Is there something wrong with her?”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Liu Jin and said in confusion,""What flaw?"
"That's right, can't you hear or speak?" Liu Jin said.”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was speechless.
"Yes."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded slyly.
As expected.
Liu Jin confirmed his thoughts and did not continue to say anything.
At this moment.
Suddenly, a few literati and advisors sat on the ground and spoke with fervor.
"Have you heard?"
"What?"
"His Majesty has started to build new houses in the outskirts of Xianyang.”
"What's so strange about that? After winter, the imperial court built batches after batches of houses, but they still couldn't stop the snowstorm.”
"It's different this time. The houses are a bit special. The houses in the outskirts of Xianyang have been built for a few days, but none of them were crushed by the snow.”
Everyone exclaimed and asked curiously,"Why is this happening? Could it be that the imperial court used tiles to build buildings in the suburbs?”
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