"General, you really want to leave Handan and lead your army to support General Wang?"

After Li Xin left, some of the generals under Meng Tian’s tent were happy and some were depressed.

It turned out that Li Xin came to discuss with Meng Tian, ​​and he and Meng Tian led the elite cavalry to fight with the army supporting Wang Jian. In this way, Meng Hu and Meng Bao, who were the personal soldiers, would have the chance to go to war, and Li Bi and Luo Jia would probably have to stay in Handan.

"The general left Handan. I wonder if Huan will come to cause trouble for me?"

Li Bi had a bitter face. Li Xin received the order from Wang Jian and brought Meng Tian to him. Meng Tian was not easy to refuse. However, when he captured Handan, Huan He brought people to seize the palace of Zhao Kingdom. Li Bi was not polite to Huan He. It is said that Huan He was not a broad-minded person with great care.

"This time I returned to the north to fight, Li Bi and Meng Bao went with me."

Seeing Li Bi's face full of bitterness, Meng Tian smiled and said, "Staying at Handan requires a steady and cautious person. Meng Hu and Luo Jia led their troops to station in Handan. Jing Su secretly eliminated the hidden resisters and prepared to welcome the arrival of the king."

After the selection of thirty-six palace maids, Meng Tian has sent someone back to Xianyang to report the good news to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng has a natural love for the number six, and Meng Tian has to meet his preferences.

"Will the king really come to Handan?"

Meng Hu and Luo Jia were shocked and looked at each other, and immediately understood that the burden on his shoulders was not light.

"The king was born in Handan. He left unforgettable memories here back then. Of course, he will come back to see it again."

After receiving Meng Tian's affirmative answer, Meng Hu and Luo Jia's depressed mood could not follow the battle, so he rose again.

Meng Tian sent them to stay in Handan and prepare to welcome Ying Zheng to reward the army. It seems that it is a sign of their great trust.

After Ying Zheng took power, his actions were quite heroic. Just say that this time, the mass destruction of Zhao was carried out, hundreds of thousands of troops were in the hands of Wang Jian, and the supply in Xianyang was not at all deficient. Wang Jian and Li Mu had a long confrontation, and Handan began to suspect Li Mu, but Wang Jian never had any worries.

"You two are responsible for giving the king a safe Handan. There is plenty of time, so there is no need to worry too much."

Meng Tianbi pointed to the direction of Wang Jian’s army at the distance between Handan and Xianyang: “The king came to work hard and waited for General Wang to pacify the remaining forces led by Li Mu and lead the troops back to Handan before the journey would be completed.”

No matter how outstanding the Great Wall Corps fought, the commander of the Zhao army was Wang Jian, and Meng Tian would not have taken the limelight from Wang Jian. Besides, without Wang Jian dragging Li Mu's army, Meng Tian could not successfully break into the hinterland of Zhao.

The winter sun, looking at the big one, the sun shone for a long time, but there was no trace of warmth.

The Qin army wore thick winter clothes and fluffy hats, turned over the war horses, lined up in neat rows, and slowly left Handan City.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains countries have had the tradition of not fighting in winter. When Bai Qi led his troops, he broke the custom of not being able to fight in winter, and the Qin army began to pay attention to winter training. The Great Wall Corps led by Meng Tian was stationed in Shangjun, practicing in summer, summer, winter, and is no stranger to winter combat.

"The Qin people are so good at fighting, and our Zhao State is defeated by the Qin people. Is it true that destiny is in conflict with the will of heaven!"

"The Qin army left Handan, and the city was empty. We took the opportunity to revive and conquer Handan. Responding to the land of the land, the Prince Jia, who was in charge of the land, should be able to restore Zhao State in one fell swoop."

On the streets of Handan, in the buildings on both sides, many people secretly looked at the Qin cavalry that was marching silently, and their hearts were filled with shock and thoughts.

"Meng Tian, ​​I, Li Xin, think I am the best at training and commanding cavalry, but after seeing the cavalry in your hands today, I will never dare to be frivolous again."

Li Xin held the reins tightly in his hand and saw the cavalry of the Great Wall Corps riding steadily on the war horses. On the contrary, many of his elite chariots and cavalry troops were tightly clamped with horse belly, cautious and trembling.

"Does these knights under your command have a lot to do with the small object on the horse's belly?"

On the belly of the Great Wall Corps' war horses, there were a small bronze stirrup on both sides. As someone who had been dealing with horses for a long time, Li Xin could see the trick at a glance.

"Yes, this thing is called stirrup, which can facilitate horse riders to maintain balance on the horse's back, free their hands, and greatly improve the impact and combat power of the cavalry."

Since stirrups have begun to be used on the battlefield, it is impossible to keep the secret forever. Meng Tian did not hide it in front of Li Xin. In such a large Qin State, he could not be the only general who is good at using cavalry.

"I didn't expect that a small object could change the tactical use of cavalry."

Li Xin frowned, his eyes showing thoughtful expressions, but he did not blame Meng Tian for hiding his own private matters. He seemed to see Meng Tian leading this cavalry that could be safely on the horse, heading south from Jingxing Pass, capturing Quliang, and attacking Handan in surprise.

Meng Tian led his army to assault lightning and transfer a large scale. Such a deep tactic could be realized lies in the small stirrups on the horse's belly.

Li Xin keenly foresaw that with the benefit of stirrups, the cavalry would play an increasingly important role in future wars. The impact cavalry he had imagined before became a reality under Meng Tian.

"There is better than the blue." Li Xin sighed in his heart.

Then I thought, I must have my teacher when I walked three people. The former students surpassed me, so there was no need to be so disappointed. Thinking of this, Li Xin completely let go of his prejudice and humbly asked Meng Tian for advice on the cavalry's combat.

Li Xin was already good at commanding the chariot and cavalry troops. After gaining the experience of Meng Tian in training cavalry, his doubts suddenly became clear.

"The country in Shandong, especially the people of Qi, is too obsessed with military tactics and hopes to win the game. The reform of the army only starts with personnel. Little do they know that changes in tactics often start with changes in weapons."

Meng Tian hooked his feet, took off the stirrups on the soles of his feet, handed them to Li Xin's hand, and continued to say: "The emergence of an advanced weapon is accompanied by new troops and new tactical methods. When the teacher fights in the future, he can also spend more time thinking about new weapons."

During the Spring and Autumn Period, chariot war became king. It was the chariot that King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang and ruled the battlefield in the Central Plains for nearly a thousand years. Sun Wu trained troops in Wu, improved the long halberds in the hands of the infantry, exerted the flexibility of the infantry, and overturned the chariot troops of the Chu State in one fell swoop.

After Wu Qi, the infantry ruled the war between the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. Even the Qin State, which rose in the West, gradually became a major infantry, and the cavalry became an auxiliary force for flanking harassment.

In his early years, when Li Xin was teaching Ying Zheng and Meng Tian’s swordsmanship in Xianyang Palace, he lamented that the cavalry did not play a full role. Now, holding this small cold bronze stirrup in his hand, Li Xin understood in his heart that he would never sigh like this again in the future.

Li Xin felt a little sad when he raised his head and faced Meng Tian’s enthusiastic gaze. After all, he decided to tell the truth: "Meng Tian, ​​there is something big, I think I can’t help but tell you..."
Chapter completed!