"The car is here."
The old man who was chatting with the Huo Qubing brothers looked at the distance of the road and suddenly said.
The two brothers looked away at the same time.
From a distance, I saw a man coming with eight strong and ugly horses.
"Eight-horse chariot."
Almost everyone on Huo Qubing's side was stunned.
They had not yet recovered from the rule of the Han Dynasty, so they naturally felt a little pressure on a carriage of this size.
The same goes for Huo Qubing.
During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Che almost grew up under his control during his childhood. He was extremely familiar with the emperor's ceremonial guards.
As an old man from the Liao region, the old man was naturally aware of the obsession of people from the Han region with honor guards. He touched Huo Guang's head and chuckled.
"It's just an ordinary carriage. In the Liao region, there is no such thing as a guard of honor. And compared to the guard of honor, shouldn't you be more curious about the horses?"
The old man's voice made Huo Qubing and others wake up. Yes, this is not Han Dynasty.
Huo Guang was even more curious about those big horses. His brother was from the army. There was no shortage of horses in the Huo Mansion, but this was the first time he had seen such big horses.
Not only was he curious, but Huo Qubing, Huo's mother and the housekeeper's servants were also very curious.
"Yes, grandpa, why is this horse so big?"
"Taller than anyone else!"
"Hahaha."
The old man laughed heartily: "Your Majesty gave them a name for this kind of horses, called giant draft horses. They are all selected and eliminated in the selection of war horses."
"This is related to genetics, one of the branches of medicine. If Xiaoguang is interested, you can go to the library in Liaoning City and take a look for yourself."
"My father-in-law said these horses were eliminated from military horse selection?"
Huo Qubing asked in surprise.
In his opinion, such tall horses would be a powerful weapon if used on the battlefield. Why would the captain eliminate them?
The old man glanced at Huo Qubing with a smile and nodded.
"It is true that they have been eliminated. The horse administration in Liao is different from that in Han. Horses are not only classified into war horses and pack horses. Horses have different qualifications. Some focus on endurance, some focus on speed, some focus on character, etc. , and after the emergence of the prototype of the giant draft horse, another emphasis on body shape was added to the classification of Liao horses."
"In the beginning, horse officials who cultivated horses also thought about using large war horses to reproduce from generation to generation to create unrivaled behemoths. This was also an opportunity for the emergence of giant draft horses. However, they later discovered that the increase in the size of horses was not a complete improvement. It’s an advantage, but it also has flaws that can’t be filled.”
As he said that, a trace of regret appeared on the old man's expression.
"The prototype of the giant draft horse performed very well at the beginning. Whether it was speed, endurance, or even personality, it was the most suitable horse for a war horse. The person in charge of horse germplasm improvement even requested Jun in person. Use the Kingdom of God to cultivate.”
"Your Majesty agreed and asked the project leader to select two male stallions and eight female stallions to be sent to the Kingdom of God."
"But the person in charge once again asked the king to enter with the horses, because he is too deeply invested in these horses and wants to cultivate them himself."
The old man seemed to be telling a story, and Huo Qubing and the others were fascinated by it. Although they did not understand many things, this did not prevent them from being intoxicated by the story.
Jingle Bell--
The arriving carriage rang its bell.
The eight extremely strong giant draft horses snorted at the old man affectionately and neighed several times.
The old man shook his head with a chuckle, pushed aside the pushers on the side of the carriage and walked straight up.
After getting in the car, he did not forget to greet Huo Qubing and others: "Don't you want to hear the whole story?"
"Oh, grandpa, please wait for me."
Huo Guang was the fastest and quickly boarded the carriage. Huo Qubing saw this and also walked up. They had come to the city by bus and carriage.
A group of people got on the carriage, and the seats on the left and right were arranged so that they could quickly sit down.
As the bell rang again, the old man's voice spoke again.
"At first, your Majesty didn't want Ma Guan to enter the Kingdom of God, and he also dissuaded Ma Guan, saying that it would put an irreversible burden on him, but Ma Guan insisted on going."
"Reluctantly, your Majesty also agreed to Ma Guan's request, because Ma Guan is the person he has followed from the beginning, and your Majesty is very nostalgic."
"In this way, the horse officer got his wish. He went to the Kingdom of God and took good care of the ten giant draft horses he brought with him. He carefully selected these horses. From their two generations, they have The growth in size is documented, so the horseman is confident that these horses will give him what he wants.”
"And the situation was indeed as he expected. The first-generation offspring of these ten horses had increased in size again. It was already a year later. Your Majesty even specifically asked him if he wanted to return to reality. The horse officer refused because he believed that the current giant draft horses were still not big enough and they should be bigger."
The body swayed, and the rubber tires softened the bumps, making the people inside feel okay.
And everyone was already immersed in the old man's story.
They were extremely interested in what the kingdom of God was and what the king was.
The old man seemed to be immersed in his own story, his eyes were deep, as if he was missing something.
"Year after year passed like this. Although the first batch of giant draft horse offspring had reduced body size and individuals with personality defects, more giant draft horse offspring were moving in the direction designed by the horse officials. On."
"One year, two years, three years, ten years, twenty years, thirty years."
"Finally one day, the horse officer's hair was all white, and he finally completely cultivated the species of giant draft horse."
"The strong muscles, strong limbs, and tall bodies all reveal that these horses are war machines that can become giant beasts on the battlefield."
"But on this day, Ma Guan failed."
"The horse officer only cares about his own horse, and forgets that the composition of a cavalryman is not only horses, but also people."
"The giant draft horse is too big, and the rider cannot make any effective attack movements while riding on the horse."
"It is also because the giant draft horse is so big that its speed is greatly restricted. The only thing that excels is its strength and endurance. Correspondingly, its food intake is more than twice that of a normal horse."
The carriage drove to the city gate platform of Liaoning City.
The old man's story has also come to an end.
He stood up slowly and got out of the carriage. Several tall and huge draft horses wanted to rub his palms affectionately.
Huo Guang followed the old man.
He tugged at the hem of the old man's clothes, his eyes full of admiration: "Grandpa, you are the horse officer, right?"
"Hahaha"
The old man laughed heartily. He looked into Huo Guang's eyes and nodded.
"Well, my name is Ma San, and I am the horse officer that your Majesty rescued from the grassland."
(End of chapter)
