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"Yes." Niu Si nodded, turned and left.
"Clang clang..."
The old blacksmith opened up his posture, and the hammer danced like a tiger. He was as fierce as a tiger in one operation, and a horseshoe was made in two minutes. After eight minutes, the four horseshoes were aligned, and then two stirrups took 8 minutes.
"Hoohoo..." Panting, the old blacksmith brought the soaked horseshoe and stirrup in front of Liu Feng, and shouted, "My lord, the thing is finished."
"Very good." Liu Feng took over. Although the workmanship is rough, it is already very good to be able to make it so quickly.
"Tap..."
Niu Si also came in to report, "Master, the horse is ready, it's in the yard."
"Go." Liu Feng nodded, and said to the old blacksmith before leaving, "Take a hammer."
"Yes."
A group of people followed Liu Feng to the yard, and saw a war horse walking around, snorting from time to time, not very satisfied with the sound of iron striking.
This made Liu Feng raise his eyebrows, and he just remembered that the adaptive training of the war horse must also be carried out, otherwise he would be frightened by some voices, but the camp would be blown up.
"Master, how do you put shoes on the horse?" An Li shook her fox ears and asked curiously, "These two things don't look like shoes."
"Just watch." Liu Feng put aside the horse training and told Niu Si, "Let someone show the horse's hooves."
"Yes." Niu Si stepped forward and nimbly pushed the horse to the ground, revealing all four horseshoes.
"Old blacksmith, you straightened the horseshoe and nailed this horseshoe under the horseshoe." Liu Feng said and handed the horseshoe over.
"Ah?" Everyone looked at Liu Feng in astonishment.
"Young master, if you nail the horse's hoof, won't the horse hurt?" An Li stared at her brown eyes and said in shock, "Will it hurt? The horse can't walk at all."
"Really?" Liu Feng raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Let me ask you a question."
"Young master, you ask." The cat-eared lady asked curiously.
Eliza and Fu stared at Liu Feng, waiting for his question.
"Will it hurt to cut off your nails?" Liu Feng asked calmly, a smile flashed in his eyes.
"This..." Everyone was stunned again, looking down at their nails.
"Ah, I see." An Li's brown eyes lit up, and she raised her hand excitedly and shouted, "The horse's hooves of war horses are the same thing as our fingernails."
"So that's how it is." Mina, Elisa, Niu Si and the others suddenly realized.
"Yes, the reason why the horse's hoof is damaged is that the horse's hoof is not as hard as a stone. If a horseshoe that is harder than a stone is installed on the horse's hoof, there will be no worries about this at all, and the horse can run faster." Liu Feng said calmly.
For war horses that run frequently, the cuticle of the horseshoe will be damaged very quickly, and the growth rate cannot keep up with the speed of wear and tear, so the unprotected horseshoe will become full of blood, and soon completely lose the ability to move, while the horseshoe Just a pair of iron soles.
"Master, you are so smart." An Li stared at Liu Feng with wide brown eyes, admiringly, and the joke of letting the horse put on shoes actually completed the counterattack.
Eliza's emerald green eyes flickered, why no one could have thought of such a simple matter, but the city lord thought it easily.
"Sister is really stupid." Fleur muttered softly.
When Mina heard the girl's words, she couldn't help smiling, the young master didn't seem to let them down.
Chapter 0403 Alien version of the human stamping machine.
"Hiss..."
The war horse neighed, watching the old blacksmith beating on its hooves, which made it feel uneasy.
"Okay." The old blacksmith quickly nailed the four horseshoes, got up and left the horse. He knew that the hammer in his hand made the horse very uneasy.
"Get up." Niu Si let go of the horse, patted the horse's neck, and stroked it to calm its emotions.
"hiss~~"
The war horse neighed, and immediately struggled to stand up, and walked around the yard. After a while, the war horse stopped suddenly, lowered its head and shook it, and soon there was another long hiss, and it started to walk happily.
"It seems that the horse likes it very much." An Li said with a chuckle, flicking her fox tail, "These horse shoes are really good."
"Master, this horseshoe is a great joy for the knight." Niu Si said seriously.
"Well, arrange a military workshop to start batch-making horseshoes, put horseshoes on all the horses in five days, and do it secretly." Liu Feng's black eyes flickered, and he said seriously, "Remember to keep it secret, I don't want the function of the horseshoes to be spread. "
The horseshoe must not be spread out for the time being. In fact, the secrecy cannot be kept for a long time, but it is better to delay it. How to say, the advantage in the early stage should be maintained for a period of time.
"Yes, I will tell everyone." Niu Si said seriously.
"An Li, give Niu Da the same order. The army does not allow news of the horseshoe." Liu Feng said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Enli took out a notepad and wrote the order.
"Master, what is this for?" Mina asked with blue eyes staring at the stirrup in Liu Feng's hand, "Is it also for war horses?"
"This is called a stirrup. It is installed on both sides of the saddle. It can help people get on and off the horse, and it is used to step on things when riding." Liu Feng handed the stirrup to Niu Si, and pointed out how to install the stirrup.
The role of stirrups is not only to help people get on the horse, but more importantly, to support the rider's feet when riding, so as to maximize the advantages of riding.
At the same time, it can effectively protect the safety of the rider, and can further liberate the rider's hands, which is a great auxiliary weapon for the cavalry; the cavalry who liberates their hands can fight more flexibly, like archery, avoiding the enemy's attack will not fall and so on.
While the knight was still worried about falling, with his legs tightly clamping the horse's belly, one hand holding the horse's reins, and sitting honestly on the horse's back, the cavalry with stirrups had already easily killed the opponent by freeing his hands.
Liu Feng thought that at a certain period on the earth, it was because of the appearance of stirrups that some knights were brought into full play and became the mainstream combat force to sweep one side.
"This..." Everyone was stunned, and none of the people present were idiots, and they quickly figured out the benefits of stirrups.
"Master, the stirrup can double the combat power of the knight." Niu Si exclaimed, he can do many actions on the horseback, and the combat power can be more than doubled.
"Master, the stirrups are easily known to others." An Li worried, how could someone secretly learn the stirrups that her young master finally invented.
"Let's use it in the army for the time being." Liu Feng said helplessly. There is nothing to do if the stirrup is leaked. As long as it is seen, if the other party is not stupid, one will be made soon.
"The animal skin on both sides of the saddle can be extended so that it can cover the stirrups." Eliza suddenly suggested, "Or put a covering cloth on the saddle so that it just covers the stirrups."
"Huh?" Liu Feng raised his eyebrows. Although this suggestion would waste some materials, it might as well be a good way. He told Niu Si, "The method Elisa said, let someone try it, and it won't affect the cavalry. Go up and down quickly and get a few samples out."
"Yes." Niu Si nodded, took out a notepad and began to write.
I don't know when, some high-level personnel in Xiyang City, everyone will carry a notebook with them.
"Old blacksmith, how is the stamping machine?" Liu Feng suddenly remembered, turned his head and asked, "Have you tested the weight of the stamping?"
"My lord, the trial production has already started, do you want to have a look?" the old blacksmith said cautiously.