Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

I saw two burly teenagers each riding a maroon horse galloping towards Chen's residence from a distance. The turbulent air turned into whirling hurricanes around their bodies, causing the manes of the horses under them to fly around, like burning flames, very beautiful.

Chen Yin's eyes widened, and he said, "Isn't this the kid from the Cheng family and the Qin family?"

Li Xin nodded with a smile, and said, "Master Chen really has sharp eyes."

That's right, the ones sitting on the two horses were Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu. Li Xin had told them to ride a horse each to prepare at the other end of the long street outside the Chen Mansion, and when they heard Wang Gui's signal, they began galloping along the long street.

After all, Chen Yin didn't know what kind of tricks Li Xin was playing, so he didn't rush to speak, but just watched quietly.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu stood shoulder to shoulder, vigorously urging the horses under them, and the two horses spread their hooves, running evenly, and no one gave way to the other. As expected, after the two generals, the riding skills have not fallen at all, and they are so capable that they can be called art.

Looking at this scene, Li Xin couldn't help but also nodded in his heart.

Sure enough, the heroic posture on the horse can make people ignore the intellectual defects of Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu. If Li Xin was on horseback at this moment, he would have been knocked down, how could he be as heroic as these two?

After a while, the two of them and their horses had arrived at a place about two hundred steps away from the Chen residence.

Li Xin thought to himself that it was almost done, so he gave Wang Gui another wink.

Wang Gui understood immediately, raised his left hand high, and then lowered it heavily. Seeing this gesture, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu reined in together and forced the horses to slow down.

Finally, both horses stopped. Although they were in almost the same position during the running process, when they stopped, they stopped at different places. Cheng Chumo was the one closer to Chen Yin and Li Xin. And Qin Huaiyu stopped about fifty steps behind Cheng Chumo.

Chen Yin watched this scene without speaking. He roughly guessed what Li Xin meant, walked up to Cheng Chumo silently, and asked, "You don't have a horseshoe on your horse, do you?"

Cheng Chumo nodded with a smirk.

Without saying a word, Chen Yin visually measured the distance between Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu, then looked back at Li Xin, and asked, "Is that horse with a horseshoe?"

Li Xin nodded with a smile.

Playing with smart people saves energy. They can figure out many things by themselves without much explanation.

When Li Xin took out the horseshoe earlier, he said that it can prolong the service life of the horse, and it can also enhance the grip between the horseshoe and the ground, enhance stability, and so on.

The function of horseshoes to protect horseshoes and prolong the service life of horses is actually very clear at a glance. After reading it, everyone understands it. But grip or something is more abstract. In order to prove what he said was true, Li Xin specially arranged for Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu to gallop on horses together to demonstrate the role of horseshoes in enhancing grip.

To put it bluntly, it is a test of braking distance. Whoever has a shorter braking distance will have greater friction with the ground, in other words, that is, stronger grip.

But don't underestimate the concept of grip, which largely affects the power of cavalry.

When many people talk about cavalry, they immediately imagine the heroic appearance of cavalry on horseback, thinking that this is the strength of cavalry. actually not. The real power of cavalry lies in sprint and mobility.

Thousands of cavalry rushed forward at the same time. It is hard for those who have not seen it to imagine what a magnificent sight it is. The speed of the horse endowed the cavalry with potential energy. The greater the speed, the greater the potential energy. Anything in front of this huge energy will be crushed into powder. No matter how self-proclaimed a brave person is, in the face of such power and influence, I am afraid that his legs will be so weak that he will pee his pants.

With the horseshoe, the grip of the horse is improved, just like a barefoot sprinter who suddenly puts on a pair of top running shoes, no longer has to worry about slipping, and naturally can run more recklessly, and the speed is perfectly released. Although I have to admit that this kind of improvement is very small, no more than 10 to 20 percent at most, but if this level of improvement is placed on the cavalry, it is really incredible.

Under ideal conditions, for the same ten thousand cavalry, as long as one side is even 10% faster than the other, the slower side will inevitably end up being smashed into a mess and defeated. Of course, the actual war is very complicated, and there are many factors that affect the outcome, so it cannot be generalized in this way, but one thing is certain: fast speed is definitely not a bad thing for cavalry.

In addition to simply increasing the speed, the horseshoe also improves the stability and maneuverability of the horse. Whether it is turning or stopping, it is a bit faster than without the horseshoe. This also means that after Datang's cavalry is equipped with horseshoes, no matter whether they want to fight or leave, or fight and walk, they will have a little more opportunity than the enemy. On the ever-changing battlefield, a slight opportunity is likely to be a chance of survival, and it may even be transformed into a chance of victory in the hands of a skilled commander.

Although Chen Yin was a civil servant, he was also a counselor under Li Shimin's account in the early years, and he was also familiar with military affairs. How could he not understand what the nearly fifty steps gap between Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu meant.

It can be said that the horseshoe created by Li Xin abruptly improved the combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry!

Chen Yin couldn't help but want to laugh.

Li Xin said that he was going to send Chen Yin a Tang cavalry. At that time, Chen Yin thought that Li Xin was bragging, but unexpectedly, Li Xin really sent a Tang cavalry, a real Tang cavalry. cavalry.

Before Li Xin took out the horseshoe, who would have really thought that a bent iron bar could create a powerful cavalry? The subtle gap between the two made the smile on Chen Yin's lips bigger and bigger.

"How is it?" Li Xin laughed and asked, "Does Lord Chen think I have passed the test?"

Seeing Li Xin's childish demonstration and showing off, Chen Yin smiled even brighter. He laughed and scolded: "Your kid is a bit crooked."

"Then" Li Xin said slowly, "Should the younger generation be able to call him father-in-law instead? This is what the younger generation won with dignity."

Chen Yin's expression changed when he heard this, and his smile froze on the spot: What is this guy thinking about? Can you make a little profit? I don't need much, just a little

He glared at Li Xin, and said angrily: "No way. You and Youlan are not married yet, how can you scream? Also, you should pay attention to the influence when you hang out with Youlan. Knowing how you bullied You Lan, be careful, I only ask you!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Yin flicked his sleeves and left, but he was still tightly holding the horseshoe that Li Xin had thrown to him at the beginning, as if he was holding something more important than his life.

Li Xin looked at Chen Yin's back, and the smile on his face was even brighter than the sunlight at the moment.

What, the old man is also a wonderful person. Doesn’t this mean that as long as he doesn’t mess around, he will turn a blind eye to the relationship between Li Xin and Chen Youlan?