"Hurry up, hold down!" Huo Guang pointed at Lin Yaoqing and shouted.
I had been dragging him along before, and I didn’t put a saddle, horseshoes or other horse equipment on Dahei.
Now I am forced to do nothing.
He had no choice but to take him to the horseshoe master and put a harness on him.
But this big black guy can't contain his fierce temper without a few people!
Lin Yaoqing listened to Huo Guang's words and stepped forward to hold Dahei down with everyone else.
At this moment!
He said with a little difficulty: "Uncle Huo Du, didn't you say before that you were afraid that if you hold it down forcibly, it would hurt it? Why, are you asking us to hold down this big dark horse again today?"
Huo Guang was pressing his front hooves. After hearing the words, he did not forget to explain: "There is nothing we can do. Who told me that my uncle is being fucked now? The South Camp is headed by those old generals. With the strict discipline of General Cheng, If you don’t shoe Dahei today, he will be taken away as a dirty horse by me.”
The two people here are talking.
The craftsman who was responsible for installing horseshoes said with a smile: "You officials, why are you so funny? Why do you need so many people to install horseshoes!"
"Go away, go away."
"I can shoe this horseshoe by myself."
The craftsman who installs horseshoes can basically be responsible for the installation by one person.
The process is generally to clamp the horse's hoof between the legs, lift the horse's hoof back, and then drive the horse's hoof into the cuticle with iron nails.
certainly.
There is also the process of putting the red-hot horseshoe on the horse's hoof to break it in, etc. Because it is quite complicated, I won't go into details.
Huo Guang looked at the confident craftsman at this moment, and did not choose to walk away, but warned: "You had a Master Liu here before, you know, right?"
Hearing this, the craftsman nodded and said: "I know, he took me with him for two days, but something happened and he went home to take care of me."
Huo Guang felt a look of guilt on his face when he heard that Master Liu had gone home to take care of him.
Then he sighed and said: "Master Liu had the same idea as you at the beginning, but he was defeated by me, a big black man."
"Fortunately, Master Liu is in good health and is fine."
"If you are like this, it will be very painful if you get hit by a hoof!"
Enough!
It refers to being kicked by a big dark horse. Whether you can survive is a key question.
When the master craftsman heard this, he immediately said: "You are bluffing me. Why didn't I hear Master Liu say that this was the reason why I went home to raise him?"
Regarding this question!
Huo Guang smiled noncommittally. Although he felt guilty, he did know the reason.
Because Master Liu loves face.
If a person who installs a horse's hoof is kicked by a horse, he will be laughed at by his peers.
With Master Liu's temperament, how could he tell the real reason?
It's like hunting eagles all day long, but being pecked out by the eagle.
Isn't this an industry shame?
Huo Guang didn't want to ridicule a craftsman, so he said calmly: "It's different. Other horses have a gentle temper. Of course you can do it alone. My horse has a fierce temper and can't do it alone!"
"master."
"Just try it like this!"
After hearing this, the craftsman had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Okay, then I will try it like this first!"
Said.
He then rubbed the red-hot horseshoe against the black horse's hoof, and thick smoke billowed up. Although only the cuticle of the horse's hoof was burned, Dahei was still frightened.
Huo Guang was almost thrown out several times.
At this moment.
Because of Dahei's violent movements, the craftsman who installed the horseshoes couldn't put the nails on Dahei.
This.
It also caused the craftsman's temper to explode.
"Hey, okay, okay, there is no such a strong horse, it's all your fault. I can do it alone, don't do it!"
In words!
The craftsman expressed disbelief in Huo Guang's words, and at the same time, he knocked off the horse's hoof that Huo Guang was holding on to.
"Hey, don't"
Huo Guang was helpless. The master craftsman was too stubborn.
I have good words to persuade you, so why don’t you believe me?
at this time!
The master craftsman picked up the horse's hoof and was about to use the power of his legs to clamp the horse's hoof. Dahei suddenly kicked his body, and the horseshoe master fell straight to the ground.
He was kicked by a horse.
This is a very serious matter.
"Good words can't persuade you to die." Huo Guang shook his head helplessly, and then ordered the soldiers beside him: "You guys, don't stand there in a daze, go and carry the person in to rest."
"promise."
The soldiers looked at each other and then carried the craftsman to rest.
At this time.
Huo Guang had no choice but to take the horseshoe himself and start installing it on Dahei.
The red-hot horseshoe is placed on the cuticle of the horse's hoof, and soon a burst of white smoke rises. Then, he rubbed it with a utility knife. After it was almost smooth, Huo Guang began to shoe Dahei.
The iron nails struck by the hammer.
Directly penetrates the stratum corneum.
The cuticle of a horse's hoof is just like a human's fingernail. It doesn't hurt to cut it off, let alone drive a few nails into it.
Although Huo Guang is not very skilled in the business of horseshoeing, the process is not difficult.
soon.
All four horseshoes are shoed.
"Okay, okay, everyone, you can let go of this big dark horse like me!" Huo Guang said to the soldiers.
"promise."
Lin Yaoqing and others took the lead in letting Dahei go.
at first.
Dahei, who had just let go and gained freedom, suddenly raised his front hooves in an anxious mood and let out a neighing sound.
It was like a tiger out of its cage, roaring its dissatisfaction and venting its anger.
"Uncle Huo Du, hold the reins quickly, be careful of the big black horse running away." Lin Yaoqing reminded kindly.
However, Huo Guang shook his head and said, "No need!"
Everyone held down Dahei just now, which was aggrieved to this guy.
I definitely need to vent my emotions now.
Seeing that Huo Guang, the owner of the big black horse, didn't care about this problem, Lin Yaoqing naturally didn't care either, but asked curiously: "Uncle Huo Du, since you want to keep this big black horse, what about the current mount?"
Huo Guang's current mount.
It is a maroon horse with a gentle personality.
Although it has a docile personality, it is also a good horse.
its bloodline.
It may be a crossbreed of Dawan horses from the countries in the Western Regions. The main characteristics of the Dawan horses are that they are relatively tall and have maroon fur all over their bodies.
It is much better than the native pony horses of the Han Dynasty.
this point.
It’s not a boast. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che saw that Dawan, a small country, had such good horses.
I immediately thought about it.
So he sent troops to destroy the Dawan Kingdom and took Dawan as his own.
But these are things for the future.
It's too early to say.
When Huo Guang saw Lin Yaoqing asking this, he said: "Send it in, what else can you do? The military camp is now controlled by the older generation generals, and it is stipulated that each person can only own one horse. There is nothing I can do."
After the big black horse finished its fun, Huo Guang took it to put on the high bridge saddle and stirrups.
These two things are very simple, unlike horseshoes, which require grinding and nailing, so they were done quickly.
It didn’t take long after that!
The big black horse's three-piece suit is installed.
"Okay, Deputy Uncle Lin, you take these subordinates who came with you and take a day off. Consider it the holiday I gave you!"
There were no places to eat inside or outside Nanda Camp, so Huo Guang could only take two days off to thank several people for their help.
If it were in Chang'an City.
Huo Guang was so proud that he invited them to have a meal and drink here.
After seeing that the big black horse had been equipped with a three-piece cavalry suit, Huo Guang couldn't wait to get on the horse and ride a few laps on the school grounds.
Because of the horseshoe.
Dahei will make a crisp sound like "thump" when he walks.
This was completely different from the previous experience of riding Dahei, but in the military camp, Huo Guang almost vomited while riding every day. So after riding for a few laps, I got off the horse and didn’t try any more.
A few days later.
When Huo Guang was about to ride it and train the hundred or so cavalry under his command.
Daheidi's left front hoof suddenly seemed to be sprained, and he could only walk with a limp.
Huo Guang checked Dahei's front hooves very worriedly, thinking that the nails on the horseshoe were driven too deep and pierced the flesh.
But upon inspection, it was found that this was not the reason.
The nails on the horseshoe protrude from the outside and cannot penetrate the flesh.
Then why is this big dark horse limping on one foot? Huo Guang was puzzled. For the rest of the training, Huo Guang had to ask Lin Yaoqing to lead his men. His original maroon mount had already been taken away.
Now Dahei is injured.
Huo Guang had no horse to ride, so he kept the horse first.
But keep it up.
One day, he felt something was wrong.
He found himself walking away, as was normal when Dahei was playing with the other horses. As he approached, he started to limp.
and.
During a surprise inspection by myself.
This guy immediately changed from his normal appearance to a lame appearance. Unfortunately, this guy lifted the wrong foot.
Usually my left leg is lame, but this time I was actually lame when I lifted my right leg.
"Good guy, you're still pretending, why don't you do it even after you become a semen!" Huo Guang immediately stepped forward and scolded him.
pity.
Dahei didn't understand people's words and continued to pretend to be lame. Huo Guang was angry and kicked his left foot and said: "Isn't the left leg lame? How can I pretend to be the right foot today? Oh, let's just say the left foot is good, and the right foot is fine." injured!"
Huo Guang's tone was very unpleasant.
Dahei can't understand human speech, but animals all have a characteristic, they can feel the owner's current mood from the tone of voice.
In addition, Huo Guang kicked its left foot.
This guy immediately understood that his secret was revealed, and he stopped pretending and nuzzled next to Huo Guang with a look of embarrassment.
"Who did you learn from? You already know how to please your master!" Huo Guang couldn't help but snorted, pretending that he no longer felt sorry for Dahei, and went directly to ride on it to train the cavalry.
This.
It's just a small episode.
Life in the military camp is boring and boring day after day.
this day.
Huo Guang, as usual, rode Dahei and led the soldiers to prepare for the drill.
Suddenly the messenger came to him and said, "Uncle Huo Dub, the general has an order for you to follow the messenger back to Chang'an."
General?
At this time, the great general of the Han Dynasty was Wei Qing!
Who else could it be?
Huo Guang was puzzled, but he didn't ask the messenger anything. He just nodded and said, "Where is the messenger?"
"Outside the gate of the military camp, Huo Dubo can take this token and leave the camp." After saying that, the messenger gave Huo Guang an iron plate with the word "order" engraved on it.
This iron plate has little effect.
It can only be used to enter and leave the military camp at will.
Huo Guang took the iron plate and saw the envoy after leaving the military camp.
This messenger was a stranger, and Huo Guang didn't recognize him.
However, Huo Guang didn't care. After following him back to Chang'an, he was taken into a large blacksmith shop that was closely guarded by Lin Jun.
it's here.
Not only did he meet Wei Qing, who was promoted to the head coach position of Nandaying, but he also met Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, Huo Guang, pay homage to your Majesty!" Huo Guang immediately saluted.
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, quickly pulled him up, and said directly, regardless of the number, "Look, as you said, I gathered outstanding blacksmiths from all over the country to build these flying thunders. Do you think it's feasible?"
The rush that just came in.
Huo Guang didn't even pay attention to it, but when he saw it now, he was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, the size of these tubes is enough, and the thickness seems to be OK. However, the inner wall is too rough. I suggest that the inner wall be made smoother. !”
"smooth?"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che immediately nodded and asked the blacksmiths to improve.
See this situation.
Huo Guang took the opportunity to ask: "Uncle, why are you here?"
"I have been here since I left the military camp." Wei Qing said lightly.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seemed to have heard Huo Guang and Wei Qing whispering, and immediately said: "Why, do you think I belittled him as punishment?"
Is not it?
Huo Guang frowned and said hesitantly: "How dare I guess His Majesty's thoughts?"
After hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che burst into laughter and said, "I'm afraid you are guessing my thoughts secretly, huh!"
"alright."
"Let me tell you, I sent Wei Qing to leave because I sensed that a traitor was leaking the news to the Huns in Mobei."
"The coach was demoted, which means that the Huns think that we are not going to attack them in the near future."
"That's not the case."
"I have decided to march to Mobei in the next few days and destroy those Huns!"
Attack Mobei?
Huo Guang was immediately shocked and asked: "Your Majesty, are you sure you want to attack at this time? Although the cold winter has passed and everything has begun to recover, it is cold in Mobei!"
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, immediately glanced at Huo Guang and said, "Why did you change the story? Didn't you tell me before that during this season, the Huns, or their horses, are mating and raising babies!"
"What else can you say?"
"After a bitter cold winter, their horses are in a period of weakness. At this time, it is perfect to attack them."
"how?"
"You don't even remember what you said before?"
Huo Guang was slightly startled when he heard this.
Have you ever said this yourself?
When did you say it?
Why don’t I remember much of it? I don’t even remember that I said this!
"Ahem, Your Majesty, it is indeed a good opportunity to attack now. However, maybe I didn't think carefully at that time. The weather is cold and the Mobei land is not as cold as the Central Plains. Keeping the soldiers warm is also a problem!" Huo Guang said seriously! analyzed.
However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did smile slightly and said: "I have naturally considered this issue."
"Since the Yantie official camp was established two years ago, I ordered the officials under the Da Nong Order to start collecting animal skins to make animal skin jackets. At the same time, I also made a lot of jackets stuffed with animal hair."
"In quantity!"
"It's enough to support the soldiers to attack Mobei."
To be honest.
Huo Guangzhi did not expect that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would hear his unintentional words. In particular, the idea of attacking the Huns while their cattle, sheep, and horses were pregnant was actually adopted.
I can’t believe it!
Although the strategy is definitely useful, it is actually vicious and not what Huo Guang wanted.
But this is ancient times.
This is a period where the strong survive and the weak are eliminated.
When a tiger hunts prey, can you say it is vicious?
No way!
It's also just about surviving.
If the Han Dynasty did not expel the Huns, they would be expelled by the Huns. The Wenjing period is the best example.
Huo Guang understood this truth, and immediately stopped thinking about it and said, "Since your Majesty has made up his mind, it is better to send the army out immediately and go north to attack the Hungarians!"
(End of chapter)
