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Chapter 40: I can explain

Chapter 40

Wu Kai took his weapon and mounted his horse without delay, and fought Wang Er head-on.

Both of them were very excited and in good condition. They wielded their spears vigorously, and dazzling sparks were emitted when the weapons collided.

But with such a strong force colliding, the two men were still able to sit firmly on the horses, and neither of them slipped off the horses.

The more the onlookers watched, the more excited they were.

At the end of the day, everyone present kept silent about what happened today, but quickly followed the process of making stirrups.

After making enough stirrups, Yuanli gathered his troops, equipped them with stirrups, and began to train them as cavalry.

The extra iron ore was made into black armor by Yuanli's order.

After Yuanli knew that the gift presented by Zhong Ji was an iron ore, he had an ambition.

He wanted to build a terrifying heavy cavalry.

Cavalry is divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. Heavy cavalry is a soldier covered with armor, which can effectively fight against the enemy's swords and spears. The requirements for heavy cavalry are also very high. First of all, the horses must be strong and tall. Secondly, the cavalry must also be strong and muscular, able to support heavy armor and wield hand axes and spears.

Heavy cavalry is slow and not very agile, but its lethality and impact are definitely the first.

When the war encounters a stalemate, sending heavy cavalry to break through the enemy's shield soldiers and military formations can often achieve unexpected results, or even a decisive victory. The Northern Zhou Dynasty does not have a real heavy cavalry corps now. First, the energy and money required to raise a heavy cavalry can support three light cavalry. Second, because there are no inherent conditions for stirrups, few soldiers can charge on horseback with armor covered from head to toe.

But now with stirrups, the second problem can be solved.

The more Yuan Li thought about it, the more excited he became.

But he still suppressed his excitement and started training from the most basic techniques.

All of Yuan Li's troops can ride horses, but because Yuan Li didn't get many horses in the past, they could only "ride" at most, and now they need to learn to fight on horseback.

During the training, Yuan Li found that the 300 troops he brought with him to Youzhou were still too few. He had sent one third of them to the seaside to purify fine salt, and now there were only about 200 people left.

Although the 200 people were all elites, they were still not enough. He looked at his troops in training and fell into deep thought. Liu Jixin asked curiously, "What are you thinking about, my lord?"

Yuanli said, "I'm thinking about recruiting soldiers."

Liu Jixin understood, and he stroked his beard, "It's time to recruit soldiers. Although the general has an army of 130,000, these 130,000 soldiers need to be stationed at the border after all. Youzhou needs its own garrison, otherwise distant water cannot save nearby fires. Once something happens, it will be too late to rush from the border."

"Yes," Yuanli sighed, "Youzhou's garrison needs to be built. Although Chu Hechao's 130,000 troops are large in number, they are actually very small. He also needs to recruit soldiers."

Liu Jixin nodded, "The various forces of the Wuhuan people combined have at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops. The Baimi people have more than 300,000 people who have rebelled overnight. The general should indeed recruit soldiers. Does the general have this intention?"