"Set off!"
Helian Chen was completely unaware that after his triumphant return, he would receive a thorny mission.
At this moment, he sat majestically on his horse, his red cloak fluttering in the summer breeze.
He drew his sword from his waist, raised it high in the air, and shouted, which was echoed by his soldiers.
For a time, shouts filled the air in the military camp.
Then, 30,000 troops marched out of the north city in a grand procession.
The horses' hooves pounded, kicking up layers of yellow sand.
Through the blurry vision, squads of valiant knights galloped past.
In addition to the cavalry, Helian Chen also brought a box of small porcelain bottles.
The Empress once said that "bombs" are the best weapon against cavalry.
The Turkic cavalry were indeed brave and skilled in battle, swift as lightning and unstoppable.
But no matter how fast the warhorse or how sharp the scimitar, it couldn't withstand the "boom" of the explosion.
To be honest, Xie Yuan knew after he replicated the horseshoe that this technology would further enhance the cavalry's combat effectiveness.
The reason is simple: the biggest problem with warhorses is the wear and tear on their hooves.
Once the horse's hooves are worn out, the entire warhorse is ruined.
However, with horseshoes, the attrition rate of warhorses was greatly reduced.
With more warhorses, there will be more cavalry, who will be able to unleash the full power of the cavalry.
Logically speaking, horseshoes were a secret of the Zhou Dynasty.
Even though Dugu Xiong was suspected of "raising bandits to enhance his own power," he might have had some "deals" with the Turks in secret, but he wasn't stupid enough to leak the secret of horseshoes.
However, this kind of thing cannot be kept secret for long.
The Turks didn't even need to try to "steal"; they only needed to fight the Zhou army to find out—
Warriors will die in battle, and so will their warhorses.
On the hoof of the dead warhorse, there was a gleaming piece of iron.
The Turks may not have known at first, but after seeing it more often, and noticing the decline in the number of warhorses being replaced and replaced by the Zhou soldiers, they were able to guess the truth.
At most, they haven't yet mastered the technique of nailing horseshoes properly.
However, this is not difficult at all. Just find a dead horse left behind by the Zhou cavalry on the battlefield and recreate it one-to-one according to the original design.
If it doesn't work the first time, then try a few more times.
The Turks may not have as many skilled craftsmen as the Great Zhou, but they were not without any talent.
If you want to, you can always find a way to achieve it.
So, after these three or four years of events, horseshoes had spread to the grasslands.
The rapid recovery of the Turks was undoubtedly aided by the horseshoes.
However, horseshoes are not a panacea.
Or rather, it's not that cavalry is invincible.
Firearms were a powerful tool against cavalry.
Xie Yuan was limited by the times and was unable to produce better firearms.
There was only one black powder, and the "bomb" derived from it.
Based on the example of last year's battle against the Turkic prince, the power of the small porcelain bottle is quite considerable.
It might not kill too many people, but the sheer force and noise of it, like a thunderbolt from the sky, is enough to throw the enemy into disarray.
The men were frightened, the horses were startled, and the Turkic cavalry's fearless and indomitable spirit was shattered.
Furthermore, the small porcelain bottle isn't truly invincible; at most, its power isn't that incredible.
Overall, the destructive power of small porcelain bottles is still greater than that of cold weapons.
That's why Xie Yuan said, "'Bombs' are a magic weapon against Turkic cavalry!"
Holding a small porcelain bottle and with more troops than the enemy, Helian Chen was full of confidence.
And the subsequent battle unfolded exactly as Helian Chen had imagined—
The Zhou army practically "descended from the sky."
The Left Wise King's troops never expected that their well-hidden hiding place would still be discovered by the Great Zhou army.
Helian Chen launched a surprise attack, sweeping across the entire camp like lightning.
Before the Left Wise King's troops could even assemble, they were slaughtered by the swiftly passing Zhou cavalry.
Of course, the Turkic cavalry also had high reaction speed and combat effectiveness.
After a brief period of panic, the commander began to give orders to his subordinates.
He grabbed his weapon, whistled to summon his warhorse, and with a somersault, the disheveled knight leaped onto his mount.
Then, they began to fight back.
Helian Chen led his army to sweep across the area. Seeing that the other Turkic cavalry were beginning to assemble and counterattack, he did not rush to charge. Instead, he sent someone to throw out small porcelain bottles.
Boom!
Rumble!
The violent explosions sounded like thunderbolts crashing down from the sky.
The Turkic cavalry, who had just realized what was happening and were about to launch a counterattack, were so terrified that they lost their minds.
"Father! What is this?"
"Could it be that you have become angry and have unleashed divine punishment?"
The Left Wise King was, after all, a king. Although he was afraid, he was still able to control himself.
However, while the Left Wise King managed to maintain a semblance of composure, his magnificent steed was startled.
It hissed and cried out, trying desperately to escape.
The Left Wise King could only pull the reins tighter and whip them fiercely.
The Akhal-Teke horse was both shocked and in pain, and was completely enraged.
Its forelegs took flight, and the whole horse seemed to stand up.
The Left Wise King was nearly thrown off his horse.
He could only hurriedly grab the horse's neck, pressing his entire body tightly against the horse's body.
Even though the horse was no longer whipped, it did not calm down.
It landed on its front hooves with a thud, and then began to run away aimlessly.
In the camp, the other warhorses were also frightened and ran around wildly.
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