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Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were really two capable men, in just a day's time, they had brought over a hundred blacksmiths. In the morning of the second day, when Zhang Shiping came to Yang Lin's tent to talk, Yang Lin immediately followed Zhang Shiping and was about to leave, but was stopped by Kang Ying.

"Wait, I'll go with you."

"Just some artisans. What's there to look at?"

"I have nothing to do every day," he said. Didn't they hire a tailor? I'll ask the tailor to make some clothes for me. "

"Then let's go."

Yang Lin laughed. It was not a good thing for her to be sitting in the tent, so he brought her and walked towards the temporary stable. asked Zhang Shiping as they walked.

"Big Brother Zhang, what kind of craftsmen are they?"

"There are blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, tailors and medical worker s."

"Oh, and medical worker? Yang An, immediately inform Mr. Hua and have him bring him over. "

"Understood."

Yang Lin had arranged for She Yi, He Man, Liu Pi and Gong Dou to set up the thousand-man unit, and beside them were Yang An, Yang Shun, Yang Zhi, Yang Li, Yang Ye and Yang Nian from the Yang Family Villa. He had selected one hundred and fifty personal guards, all from the Yang Family Villa.

"Brother Zhang, didn't Liu Bei go to find craftsmen with you? Why didn't I see him? "

"Liu Bei was not with us. He said that he had already entrusted someone to recruit some blacksmiths for him, and he wanted to take a look."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

No wonder Liu Bei didn't come back last night. However, it would be best if he didn't come back. He would save himself the trouble of looking at him. If he failed to recruit anyone, he would be embarrassed to return, and everyone would be delighted.

As there were too many horses, many stables were built at the last minute. As for the people who kept horses, they were the low-class eunuchs who could not speak, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang's office space was also here. In these two days, whenever Yang Lin had time, he would stroll around the stable and think about the harness s. Seeing so many strong and big horses, Yang Lin liked them from the bottom of his heart.

If he could use these war horses to form a cavalry unit, then he could truly roam the world. Yang Lin had already had his own plans for the cavalry army. Relatively speaking, heavy cavalry soldiers were usually equipped with excellent armor and shields, and their weapons were mainly spears and spears. With their powerful impact and outstanding defensive capabilities, it would be even better to use them to charge into the enemy ranks.

However, Heavy Cavalry soldiers only had a single function, poor reflexes, weak continuous combat capability and low mobility. At the same time, they were very expensive, the armor that Heavy Cavalry soldiers wore was very expensive, and the heavy cavalry soldiers had high requirements in terms of choice of horses, equipment, nursing, logistics and transportation, etc.

The light cavalry soldiers were only equipped with light combat equipment and possessed better combat skills. They were fast, agile, fast and could fight continuously. They could also attack from a long distance and launch surprise attacks. It could be said that they were the most powerful soldiers in the era of cold weapons.

"Greetings Lord Commander."

More than a hundred blacksmiths bowed respectfully towards Yang Lin. Yang Lin waved his hands, allowing the blacksmiths to stand up. Upon closer inspection, they were all young and strong craftsmen with their own tools. He couldn't help but be impressed by the efficiency of Zhang Shiping and his work.

"Alright, alright, alright. Everyone, welcome to Youzhou Army. From now on, you will be our craftsmen. Now, I want you to make a few things and equip them onto your warhorses to improve their fighting capabilities. "

What Yang Lin wanted to do was to ride on the saddle, stirrup and on the horse's paw. He waved and called Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang and the blacksmiths to his side. For he himself would not have been a carpenter or a blacksmith or a cobbler, nor had he ever seen a real saddle or stirrup or a horseshoe, but he could have described it to them, told them what he thought, and let them do it.

"Our current cavalry, mainly riding on the bare backs of horses, rely solely on holding on to the reins or the manes of horses and holding onto the horse belly with their legs so that they do not fall while the horses are galloping. But this method is very unreliable. First of all, it is easy to get tired after a long ride, and it is also difficult to use the bow and arrow effectively on the running horses. In close combat, the rider is unable to use the saber and spear as he pleases, and will always be able to slip off the horse while slashing or stabbing at the air or colliding with the weapons of both sides. "

"Therefore, I would like to ask you to create three harness. The first was a Takahashi's saddle, the second was a stirrup, and the third was a horseshoe palm. I can only tell you what I think, and what I do depends on you. "

"The so called Takahashi's saddle, is to make a round and smooth middle, two tall wooden racks, which are placed on the back of a horse and fixed by leather goods on the horse. The knight was sitting in the middle of the circle, the front and back of the wooden bracket just in time to prevent the knight from sliding back and forth. This way, no matter how the horses run, the knights will be able to sit on the horses' back. "

"The so-called two-legged stirrup is even simpler. It is a frame made from iron bars that can be used to trample on. It is suspended on both sides of the horse belly, allowing the riders to step on it. It provides lateral stability by fixing its feet, while at the same time bringing the horse and the man together with the help of the saddle, making it possible for the cavalry to use the speed of the horses to make a frontal impact. "

"As for the horseshoe palm, it is to make a steel palm for the horse. We know that the contact between the horse's hooves and the ground, friction by the ground, water corrosion, will soon fall off, nailed to the horse's paw mainly to delay the wear of the horse's hooves. The use of horseshoes not only protects horses' hooves, but also strengthens their grip on the ground and is beneficial for both riding and driving. "

"The shape of the horseshoe palm is the same as the foot of a horse. After beating the horseshoe palm, place it under the horse's feet, and then use a hammer and nails to nail this piece of thick iron into the horse's feet. Then, use the reverse hooks of the nails to secure it to the horse's ankle to prevent it from falling off."

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang who had been selling horses for a long time were extremely smart, and understood immediately after hearing it, and immediately thought of the value of these things. If they had these harness s, then the cavalry would have reached a whole new level.

"Lord Commander, you are truly a genius. We have never seen these harness before.

Hearing Zhang Shiping's praise, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel a little awkward. This was not something he had thought of. It would not be long before these harness were created by others, he had only been ahead of time, and they were even more exquisite. Public ownership of intellectual property could not be considered a pirated version.

"Hehe, it was also someone else who taught me. Pay attention to secrecy. If someone else were to learn our techniques, I would ask for your opinion. "

"Brother Yang Lin, you are too cruel. You actually wanted to nail the nail to the horse's leg. "I was just thinking that it would be convenient for you all to ride horses, so I didn't feel sorry for the horses at all."

As Yang Lin was feeling proud, he suddenly heard a clear voice speaking coldly. He turned his head to look, to see that it was Hua Tuo's junior disciple Xiao Qing who had sneaked out at some point in time. Yang Lin purposely scrunched his face and said sternly.

"Why are you here? How dare you eavesdrop on us?"

"Didn't you ask us to come here to fetch the medical worker? I'm too lazy to listen to your crappy stuff. "

Xiao Qing rolled his eyes at Yang Lin, not at all afraid of his gaze, and instead retorted loudly. Yang Lin was helpless. He really couldn't do anything to this little disciple of Hua Tuo's, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"Hehe, Xiao Qing is really kind, but you might not understand. For a horse, it would be more comfortable to have its hooves nailed to it, so hard objects like pebbles wouldn't be able to harm it. If you don't believe me, you can go back and ask your master. "

Xiao Qing's eyes flickered a few times, but he did not say anything. Indeed, he did not know about the knowledge of horses. Adding on to what Yang Lin had said, it was just too new. He did not understand it at all.

"Do you understand?"

Yang Lin asked the artisans. To Yang Lin, these things were indeed simple, but he had never heard of those blacksmiths. They discussed together for a while, until the leading blacksmith drew a few pictures on the ground using a small wooden stick.

"That's right, that's right. It couldn't have been any worse."

The smiths were really clever, and quickly understood what Yang Lin meant. After drawing a few pictures, they became like a model, which Yang Lin immediately nodded at, he waved at the smiths and said.

"I've already said what I wanted to say. You guys hurry up and make the samples first, come look for me if you have any questions."

"Understood."

The smell in the horse shed was really unpleasant. When Yang Lin came out of the horse shed, he let out a long breath, as if he was exhaling the gloom from his chest. Only then did he feel more comfortable.

"Wow …"

Suddenly, Kang Ying squatted on the ground and vomited. When she saw him, her face turned white. Seeing that something was wrong, Xiao Qing immediately squatted down and patted Kang Ying's back a few times. Only then did Kang Ying feel better.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a little sick."

"Come." Let me give you a vein. "

Seeing that Xiao Qing had extended his hand over, Kang Ying's little face flushed red and she immediately retracted her hand. Unexpectedly, Xiao Qing rolled his eyes at her and said unhappily.

"I'm a doctor, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

"Let him see."

Yang Lin was a modern man, what was there to be afraid of about a doctor? Seeing that Kang Ying was still embarrassed, he immediately walked over, took Kang Ying's hand, and extended it out in front of Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing pulled Kang Ying's arm and held onto Kang Ying's wrist. After a while, he let go of Kang Ying's arm, and fiercely glared at Yang Lin, and shouted out angrily.

"She's pregnant, and you brought her to the stable? "The smell here is so bad!"

"Oh, really pregnant?"

"You suspect me? There are more than a dozen doctors here, so show them. "

"No need, I'll believe you."

Yang Lin laughed, his heart was as sweet as honey, he did not care that Xiao Qing was still staring at him, he waved at Xiao Qing and immediately pulled Kang Ying and walked out.

However, Yang Lin's plan to recruit soldiers was in trouble.

The Youzhou was located in the northern border, and often fought with the Hu people. The majority of the citizens would ride on horses, and many families even had their own horses. Therefore, there were still conditions for recruiting local people as cavalry. Moreover, the Chi County was the largest county in the Youzhou. It had seven counties under its jurisdiction and a population of over six hundred thousand.

In order to recruit qualified soldiers, Yang Lin had Yang Hu and Yang Bao carry a military recruitment notice and posted it everywhere in the three counties, namely the Shu County, Upper Valley County, and Dai County. As for Guangyang, fishing yang and the other counties to the east of Xiao County, because they were causing trouble for the xanthopanax, Yang Lin had no choice but to give up.

However, Yang Lin did not expect that, although there were not many people who registered to join the army, and instead went to the place where Yang Lin was recruiting to watch the show, there were only a few who signed up. In the end, three days had passed and only a little more than a thousand people had been recruited.

"What's going on?"

Looking at the deserted recruitment site, Yang Lin became anxious. He found a few young people and chatted with them for a while before he found out that the imperial government's army was usually acting arrogantly and bullying the people. The people did not have a good impression of the imperial government's army, and towards xanthopanax, the people did not have any deep hatred, or even some sympathy.

What Yang Lin could not understand, was that the refugees who were outside of Zhuozhou City would rather wander in the wilderness outside of the city than register as soldiers. After further questioning, they found out that the refugees were dragging their children away. Once the young and strong soldiers left, their families would not be able to survive.

"Lord Commander, how is the recruitment progressing?"

Just as Yang Lin was feeling anxious, Zheng Ping and his daughter, Zheng Wei, came over with a dozen or so fully armed girls. Right now, he was even more anxious than Yang Lin. He was waiting for Yang Lin to calm down Guang Yang yellow scarf and send him to the Leroy County. When they met, Zheng Ping asked immediately. Yang Lin led the father and daughter pair to the side as he shook his head with a bitter smile.

"That's not ideal. He only recruited more than a thousand people in three days. With this kind of move, when will he be able to set off for the battle?"

"You recruiting for cavalry, it should be more attractive. We just came from the Master Wei, and he went there to recruit people. The result was even worse than that, he hasn't managed to recruit five hundred people in three days. "

"Oh, then did Master Wei think of a way?"

There was no problem if Yang Lin could not recruit them, but if Wei You could not, then who was going to protect Zhuozhou City? With Cheng Yuanzhi by his side, even if Wei You didn't save Guangyang, he still had to think for his own county. With Cheng Yuanzhi here, his little life would be over.

"Master Wei has already given the order that the counties are to split the manpower recruitment according to the population. He will be able to fill it soon."

"He really does have a way. What should we do now?"

This was far beyond Yang Lin's expectations. If he only relied on his ten thousand guards, he could still defeat Guang Yang. But how would he be able to stand firm in the Youzhou if he did not have the young and strong Youzhou participating?

Just when Yang Lin and Zheng Ping were in a hurry, they did not expect that the number of young and strong Youzhou s who came to the registration area to watch the show was increasing. In a short period of time, they had surrounded the registration area until not even a drop of water could trickle through.

"Lord Commander, why are there so many registrations?"

Yang Lin was baffled as well. He turned his head and looked carefully for a while, before realizing the problem.

It turned out that although these young men who had rushed over were questioning the recruitment officer, their eyes were constantly glancing at the armored girls. How were they here to register? They were here purely to see these girls who didn't like red makeup and love to be armed. Suddenly, a plan surfaced in Yang Lin's mind.

"Mr. Zheng, I would like to ask Miss Zheng for a few days of help, is that possible?"

"How can she help?"

Zheng Ping looked at Yang Lin, and asked puzzledly. Zheng Wei was also confused. As a girl, how could he help Yang Lin? Yang Lin looked at Zheng Wei and all the blood in his body started to heat up. He quickly turned his head and pointed at the chaotic young men.

"Mr. Zheng, look. The reason why these robust youths are gathered here is because your dozen or so fully armed girls are standing here to attract them. I now have more than forty thousand fresh and inferior women. I would like to ask Miss Zheng to help me choose more than eighteen hundred of them to form a female cavalry unit and attract these young men to sign up for the Youzhou Army. "

"Ah …" You sure know how to think of something. "

Zheng Ping was obviously shocked, he did not expect Yang Lin to use a beauty's trick to recruit soldiers, so he pointed at Yang Lin and laughed. On the other hand, Zheng Wei's face was flushed red, but she quickly calmed himself down. He had always liked the way she brandished her blade, so if he could lead a team to kill the enemies, wouldn't he have a use for it? She glanced at Yang Lin and asked softly.

"Since we have formed the female cavalry unit, can we fight alongside them?"

"This …"

Yang Lin was speechless. He was really not planning to establish any female cavalry unit, it was just to recruit troops. If there was a female cavalry unit following the army, there would be no need to fight anymore. The soldiers would all go to see the female soldiers, how would they have the mood to fight? Wouldn't he have to send people to protect them? In the future, he would make all the other dukes in the world laugh at him!

"If you want the female cavalry unit to follow us into the war, I will help you. Otherwise, don't even think about it."

Seeing Yang Lin hesitate, Zheng Wei knew what Yang Lin was thinking and she immediately stated his conditions. Yang Lin laughed, it's just over a thousand female soldiers, even if it's for Zheng Wei's sake, I should agree. Doesn't this give you a reason to stay with me?

"Alright, I agree. However, those fresh and inferior women do not even know Chinese language. If you want to establish the female cavalry unit, you have to recruit at least a hundred Chinese women as generals.

"Of course. As long as you post a notice for the recruitment of female soldiers, I dare say that the number of male soldiers who have registered is at least ten times more than the number we have now. "

This was a good idea. In this era, women were rather open-minded and should be able to be recruited. It was so that in the future, they would go to war and put on armor, bringing along headgear s. Who would have thought that they were female soldiers?

"That makes sense. I'll do as you say."