Chapter 262: Warmth
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“Crossbow Cavalry?”
In the main camp at Cangzhou, when Xiao Ming shared his idea, everyone looked confused—even Niu Ben shook his head a little.
That’s because in the history of Great Yu, there had never been crossbow cavalry. People believed it was impossible to use a crossbow while riding a horse.
Xiao Ming knew they would react like this.
So he explained, “Back in the Qin dynasty, the Qin army had a unit of crossbow cavalry. That cavalry helped defeat the Xiongnu. So it’s not impossible.”
In the tech archive, there were notes about Qin crossbow cavalry. The records weren’t very detailed, but they gave Xiao Ming some ideas.
He continued, “Crossbows are powerful and accurate. That’s their strength. The only problem on horseback is that it’s hard to reload. But I will give you a new kind of crossbow that is easy to pull. With this, the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry won’t need to fear the barbarian horse archers. Also, when they dismount, they can form a crossbow formation. Each soldier will also carry a saber for close combat. Even in face-to-face battle, the barbarians won’t have the upper hand.”
“A new kind of crossbow?” Niu Ben nodded in realization. “I knew Your Highness wouldn’t speak without preparation. So you’ve planned this already. If it works, this is a great idea for now.”
Lu Fei laughed and said, “Haha! Then our army is getting another powerful weapon.”
The soldiers of the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry were excited. They were tired of always being attacked from a distance by the barbarian archers.