Tang Dynasty: What! My mother is actually Empress Zhangsun

"Horseshoes! Horseshoes!"

Li Nian frowned and looked at them in confusion.

Seeing their confused faces, he finally reacted.

There were no horseshoes at that time!

Horseshoes were only found by nomadic peoples, and they did not appear in the Central Plains until the Yuan Dynasty.

How could I have forgotten this?

Wait!

I think I have discovered something amazing again!

Horseshoes, this thing is a good thing.

The horse's hoof is in contact with the ground, and it will fall off quickly due to the friction of the ground and the corrosion of accumulated water.

Once the horse's hoof falls off, even the best horse will stop running. This is even more true for war horses.

The loss of war horses is largely due to damage to the horse's hoof.

If the horseshoe is nailed on, it will not only protect the horse's hoof, but also make the horse's hoof grip the ground more firmly, and the war horse can charge unscrupulously!

Thinking of this, Li Nian was a little excited.

This thing is different from a musket!

No matter how advanced the musket is, it is impossible to popularize it all at once, but horseshoes can!

Thinking of this, Li Nian hurriedly grabbed Qin Huaiyu and asked,"Where is the ordnance officer?"

Everyone was a little surprised to see Li Nian like this.

However, when they thought about how he was always like this, they didn't find it strange.

"Come with me!"

When they arrived at the stable, Qin Huaiyu felt a little distressed when he saw the horses standing restlessly.

These were all his treasures.

"Armourer, put the horseshoe on the warhorse!"The armourer on the side did not doubt him and started to work with the newly made horseshoe.

Qin Huaiyu and others on the side were a little confused.

"Brother Li, what does this mean?"

Li Nian asked with a smile:"Brother Qin, how far can you run barefoot?"

"......"

Who would run barefoot for no reason? But he still answered honestly:"I can only run three or five miles barefoot at most."

"What if you wear shoes?"

"Then you can run however you want!"

Qin Huaiyu thought Li Nian was talking nonsense.

Suddenly, Li Nian said again:"What if the horse wears shoes?"

！！！！

"Yes! This horseshoe is to put shoes on the horse?"

Qin Huaiyu widened his eyes and took a breath, looking at Li Nian in horror.

After a while, the horseshoe was nailed, and the warhorse, which was a little sluggish just now, suddenly neighed, as if it wanted to rush out and run wildly.

""Brother Chumo, I see this horse is a little impatient, why don't you ride it out for a ride?"

Cheng Chumo laughed loudly and immediately jumped on the horse. Without whipping the horse, the warhorse neighed and rushed out like an arrow from a bow.

Dadada.

The warhorse, which had set its sights on the horseshoe, swept away its slump and galloped wildly on the battlefield like a meteor chasing the moon.

A moment later, Cheng Chumo returned on his warhorse, his face full of excitement.

"This horse runs faster and more steadily!"

Everyone was delighted to hear this.

"Brother Li, you are such a lucky guy!"

Looking at Li Nian excitedly, Qin Huaiyu said with emotion.

"This is something I just thought of suddenly.

Li Nian said shamelessly

"No!"

Everyone shook their heads and said seriously:"You are the lucky general, a lucky general sent by God to our Tang Dynasty!"

"I, Lao Qin, am lucky to be your brother in this life!"

The rest of the people nodded heavily.

Seeing that these excellent war horses could not participate in the battle, their hearts were bleeding.

However, as soon as Li Nian came, he only used a small horseshoe to solve the problem.

How could they not admire him?

"All right, all right, if you keep praising me, I won’t be able to find my way home!"

Qin Huaiyu laughed and said,"Why should I go home? Today is a happy event for my Flying Tiger Camp, and I won’t go home until I’m drunk tonight!"

""Don't go home until you are drunk!"

The other generals shouted.

Seeing the shining eyes of these young men, Li Nian couldn't help shrinking his neck.

He didn't dare to drink with them again, and got drunk every time. He said,"It's more important to do business!"

"These horseshoes must be made as soon as possible and nailed on the war horses!"

Nodding, Qin Huaiyu said:"Okay!"

"This is a powerful weapon. Not only my Flying Tiger Battalion, but other Tang troops must also be equipped with it!"

"Damn it, the Turks rely on the fact that their horses are better than ours and can run faster. Now we have installed this thing, I'll catch up with them and chop these bastards into pieces."

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard it.

These young generals, talking about fighting on the battlefield, showed no fear, but showed greedy eyes like wolves!

The horseshoe was quickly ordered. Daytime was training time. The Flying Tiger Camp had strict military discipline. Even the commander of the army was not allowed to drink during the day.

In the afternoon, after a quick lunch in the camp, Qin Huaiyu and others continued to train the soldiers. Li Nian brought Su Yang and the ordnance officer to the side to test the gun alone.

After setting up the target, Su Yang stood beside Li Nian. (To read the violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

He had seen the power of this thing, and he didn't dare to be arrogant, so he stood aside honestly.

Li Nian loaded the gunpowder bullet and aimed at the first target in front of him.

The target was already covered with armor.

What he wanted to test was whether this musket could penetrate the armor.

"Bang!"[]

After a dull explosion, a stream of black smoke gushed out of the gun barrel, and then the target not far away fell to the ground.

Li Nian rushed over to check and found that the solid armor had been penetrated by the bullet, and the iron steel ball was directly embedded in the target.

""Within thirty steps, the power can penetrate armor."

Li Nian murmured, touching his chin, and continued to test the gun.

After a cup of tea, Li Nian finished testing the gun and squatted on the ground to check one by one.

Within fifty steps, the bullet can still penetrate the armor. Within seventy steps, the bullet got stuck on the armor.

On the target at a hundred steps, the bullet left only a trace.

This first generation of fire gun, it seems that the power can only have absolute lethality within fifty steps.

Li Nian was not very satisfied with this effect.

Seventy steps, that is, thirty meters, this fire gun can only have an armor-piercing effect within thirty meters.

This effect is very average.

In the army Archers can also achieve the same effect, and the shooting speed is faster and more accurate.

This musket lost its accuracy at a distance of fifty steps, and he fired several shots before it hit the target.

However, the ordnance officer on the side was horrified.

This thing is too scary!

It has absolute lethality within thirty meters, what kind of concept is this!

If every soldier in the army is equipped with one, they can be invincible when facing twice as many enemies.

Ignoring the shock of the ordnance officer, Li Nian came to him with the musket and asked,"I want to improve this thing, do you have any idea?"

Holding the musket as if it were a treasure, the ordnance officer carefully examined it and replied:

"I wonder how the general wants to change it?"

As he spoke, Li Nian got a pen and paper and drew a second sketch.

"Just change it like this!"

The ordnance officer took a look and said,"This is not difficult. I can give it a try."

After a moment's silence, Li Nian said,"What if this thing is enlarged, it will be about this size."

He gestured and asked,"Can this thing be made?"

Li Nian was talking about artillery.

He was a little disappointed with the power of the musket, so he wanted to tinker with the artillery.

Not many, just a dozen or twenty of them, the formation alone would be enough to scare the enemy.

As for individual muskets, we should develop them slowly.

The military officer hesitated for a long time, then shook his head and said,"I can't make this thing."

"The Flying Tiger Battalion is only two battalions in strength. If the general wants to build one, he can go to the Ordnance Department to ask. There are many skilled craftsmen there."

Li Nian felt a little regretful. It seems that he still thought too simply.

"Where is the Ordnance Department?"

The Ordnance Officer said,"The Ordnance Department is a key military location. I don't know where it is."

""Forget it, just make the things I give you, and I'll figure out the rest!"

Li Nian waved his hand and sent the ordnance officer away, and began to ponder.

The gunpowder ratio has not yet reached perfection, and the power is average, so I have to find a capable person to help.

The improvement of the musket and the development of the cannon must be found in the Ordnance Department, and I will ask my father if there is any way.

Cannon, musket!

If these two powerful weapons are really made, this Flying Tiger Battalion of more than a thousand people can be as powerful as a hundred thousand soldiers!......