The Guards were numerous and were mainly stationed in four large battalions.

The general orientation is in the southeast, northwest, and northwest directions of Luoyang, each with its own defense area and tasks, and Zhao Yun is in the general battalion, which has the largest training ground and is often responsible for training new soldiers.

The military system of the Wei army has not changed, the identities of the battalion soldiers and the local garrisons are not fixed, and they can be changed at any time, and the guards also belong to the category of battalion soldiers.

Therefore, anyone can be a battalion soldier stationed in the center and become a member of the guards, and they will also become garrisons stationed in places and frontiers, and become border soldiers.

Therefore, the major battalions of the Wei army have a quota for recruiting new soldiers every year, and the large battalion of the Wei army of course also has a quota for recruiting new soldiers.

There are often recruits who enter the guard camp, that is, recruit training is carried out under Zhao Yun's nose, and then incorporated into the sequence of the guards.

In this Northern Expedition, the requirements for cavalry were particularly high, and the number of cavalry was also particularly large.

The three major military horse farms of the Wei army will provide a large number of war horses into the military camps in the Gyeonggi area for the Wei army to train cavalry, master riding skills, and comprehensively increase the proportion of cavalry in the guard.

Guo Peng's plan was to strive to bring the army to the level of the Northwest Corps before the official expedition, and to fully or at least 80 percent of the mules and horses in advance.

When the time comes, when the army goes out to fight and assembles in Bingzhou and Youzhou, it will become a sea of mules and horses.

Both mobility and staying power will far exceed the imagination of Xianbei people.

The Wei army will crush the Xianbei people with an unprecedented momentum and a crushing level of strength.

And this time, taking advantage of the information gap between the two sides, Guo Peng also plans to invest a certain number of heavy cavalry, and use heavy cavalry to deal with the Xianbei archers, which must be a very good strike mode.

Destroy the cavalry group of the Xianbei people head-on, and then achieve a great detour to outflank and wipe out the cavalry of the Xianbei people.

After the Wei army took full control of the entire Central Plains, the heavy cavalry had only a few chances to appear.

While every opportunity did bring victory to the Wei army, the heavy cavalry was not suited to gallop through the dense water network and broken plains south of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, the heavy cavalry has been stabilized at the quota of 1,000 by Guo Peng so far, and it is still handed over to Wei Yan to command and stationed near the camp in Luoyang.

Although the number was only 1,000, the number of heavy cavalry training was more than that.

All soldiers who met the height and weight requirements were trained and selected as heavy cavalry in the heavy cavalry battalion.

There are really not many people who have successfully passed.

But as long as it passes, even if the number of soldiers in the heavy cavalry battalion is full, it will be recorded, become a part of the heavy cavalry battalion, live in the camp of the heavy cavalry battalion, enjoy the treatment of the soldiers in the heavy cavalry battalion, and become the most envied elite.

Since the founding of the country, there have not been more than 3,000 such people, and the current number is 2,963, and there are still 37 people left to reach the number of 3,000.

Over the years, the selection test has been carried out, and the Wei army of hundreds of thousands of people has been collected, and the number of qualified heavy knights is still less than 3,000.

One can prove that the population of the Wei Empire is not of high physical fitness, and the per capita population is extremely deficient in protein diet, even in the army.

The two can prove that the selection requirements of the heavy cavalry battalion are high, and the limit of the level of participation is high.

The requirements of the heavy cavalry, of course, were high.

Wearing heavy iron armor, riding a tall horse, holding a mace, galloping on the battlefield with his comrades, crushing the enemy on the opposite side, crushing them, tearing them apart, and creating the best opportunity for the follow-up main force to encircle and annihilate the enemy army.

This is the powerful heavy cavalry.

This is the strategic significance of the heavy cavalry.

The demands on people, horses, and empires are very high.

When Guo Peng came to the heavy cavalry camp to inspect Wei Yan's heavy cavalry training, Wei Yan was instructing a group of about 300 soldiers to receive heavy cavalry training.

The soldiers in that group were tall and strong, and at first glance they were the absolute elite selected by the battalions.

Because of the overall rotation garrison system of the Wei army, soldiers stationed in any place could come to the central government to become a guard, and then accept Wei Yan's selection.

Each battalion also selects the most elite and strongest fighters to go to the heavy cavalry battalion for selection.

Over the past few years, the ruthless selection mode of the heavy cavalry battalion has spread throughout the army, and all the soldiers of the army are proud to accept the selection, and those who successfully pass the selection and enter the heavy cavalry battalion are the strongest of the strong, and can boast for a lifetime.

Soldiers selected according to such physical strength can be used not only as heavy cavalry, but also as heavy infantry.

For example, the Tang Army's powerful troops swept the world, that is, the strong heavy infantry.

Mo swordsman has great requirements for height and weight, wears heavy armor all over his body, and will be transported by special chariots and horses to maintain physical strength before going to the battlefield to fight, and when he goes to the battlefield, he will raise his knife to line up, such as the wall to enter, or stab, or cut, or split, which is extremely powerful.

[Two people dance with a giant knife, kill several people with one wave, there is no strong pair in front of them, if they encounter the enemy ride, everyone and horses are broken, so that the enemy is angry. 】

This is the formidable heavy infantry, the Mo Sword Soldier.

Both heavy cavalry and heavy infantry are very strong troops, and their lethality on the battlefield far exceeds that of ordinary normal troops.

However, because of its particularity and strength, the cost is extremely high and the loss is extremely high, and if it is not for the prosperous dynasty, it cannot be owned.

Only the prosperous dynasty has the financial and manpower resources to train a strong [special forces].

With the Wei Empire's current strong financial and material resources, Guo still thinks that it is not easy to maintain a heavy cavalry force, but it is conceivable how strong the financial resources of the Tang Dynasty army need to maintain a Mo sword soldier of that size.

Everyone often only says that the Song Dynasty was rich, and the Song Dynasty was indeed rich, but the strong financial resources of the early and middle Tang Dynasty were not weaker than those of the Song Dynasty.

Guo Peng asked people to keep quiet, and he watched with great interest how Wei Yan trained his troops.

At this moment, Wei Yan was showing them how to put on heavy armor, and then get on their horses and prepare for battle.

"Remember, heavy riding is different from ordinary light riding, our armor is far heavier than theirs, and we can't wear it without help, and we can't get on the horse without help after putting it on.

Therefore, when you go to the battlefield, you will have auxiliary soldiers around you who will help you wear armor, mount your horse and carry weapons, according to the standard, one person is equipped with at least two auxiliary soldiers, and if there is a surplus in numbers, a heavy cavalry can be equipped with three auxiliary soldiers.

Can this kind of treatment be achieved by ordinary light riders? Look at this iron armor, the knife can't go in, the arrow can't shoot, the spear can't pierce, if you want to stop the heavy horse, there are only two ways, either attack his horse and make him break his neck, or, use this big stick and hit him in the head! ”

Wei Yan held a heavy mace in both hands and showed it to the veterans who had never touched a mace.

"See? The front part of the mace stick is an iron block, there are sharp and sharp iron thorns on the iron block, you are lucky to rub it without bloodshed, when we ride a war horse and run, you don't need to move at all, as long as you hold the stick and stretch it forward, no matter who touches it, you will definitely die! ”

Saying this, Wei Yan roared, his arms were forced, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and he swung the mace and smashed it fiercely on the wooden stake next to him.

The wooden stake as thick as a thigh's thigh was smashed by Wei Yan's violent waist.

Wei Yan took a breath.

"See? That's it! This is the mace! ”

The veterans' eyes were full of brilliance, and they applauded again and again, which made Wei Yan very satisfied.

"Let me tell you, those who can join the heavy cavalry battalion are all elites in a thousand, the elite of the elite, if you can join the heavy cavalry battalion, the food is the best, you can eat meat every day, and you can use the best, and there are people to serve, and you get more military pay than ordinary people, do you want to join?"

"Yes!"

The eyes of a group of strong veterans were red at the thought of it.

"Think beautifully!"

Wei Yan sneered: "You all think that you are all elites selected from each battalion, so you can join the heavy cavalry battalion?" Think beautifully! If you can't pass the selection of the heavy cavalry battalion, where do you come from, where do you go back, don't set foot in the door of my heavy cavalry battalion again, my heavy cavalry battalion only needs to be elite, don't waste! ”

"We're not trash!"

A group of elite veterans was very dissatisfied.

Anyway, everyone has also fought all the way, and the veterans of the Wei Army who have survived to the present, which one does not have dozens of lives in his hands?

That's embarrassing to say he's a veteran.

"Not waste? Whether it's a waste or not, you don't count, I say it! Give me a test now, do you see this big circle? Give me twenty laps and meet up here! If you can't run down, go back as soon as possible! ”

Wei Yan gave an order, and the red-faced elites who were excited immediately began to run quickly.

Guo Peng looked at such a large circle and estimated it slightly, twenty laps, at least 10,000 meters.

Not to mention, let's have a 10,000-meter run to warm up, well, this is a heavy riding camp.

So Guo Peng stepped forward with a smile.

"Wen Chang, you are too ruthless, after running down these twenty laps, can any of these soldiers still stand?"

Hearing a somewhat familiar voice, Wei Yan turned his head suspiciously, and when he saw the smiling emperor Guo Peng, he was taken aback, and immediately knelt down to give a military salute.

"The last general, Wei Yan, meet Your Majesty! The last general does not know that His Majesty is coming, and he is far away, please ask Your Majesty to surrender! ”

"Okay, okay, what kind of sin to give, just say something superfluous."

Guo Peng smiled and helped Wei Yan up, patted him on the shoulder, and looked Wei Yan up and down: "Well, yes, the bones of the body are stronger, not bad!" ”

Wei Yan laughed hesitantly.

"It's all promoted by Your Majesty, and the last general can have today, if it weren't for Your Majesty's promotion, the last general wouldn't know where to do the work of licking blood from the knife edge."

"Hahahaha."

Guo Peng laughed for a while, and after laughing, he slowly spoke: "It's not enough to lick blood from the knife edge, you are naturally suitable for joining the army, no matter where you are, you can get ahead, don't be arrogant, look down on yourself, if you don't have enough talent, I will hand over the heavy cavalry battalion to you to command?" ”

"Your Majesty......"

Wei Yan's face was full of excitement.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about this, every time you select a newcomer, do you let them run twenty laps first?"

Guo Peng looked at the veterans who were humming and running in circles.

"That's a must, but if you can't run down, there's no need to continue training, our heavy cavalry battalion wants the most durable soldiers, and the physical strength must be the strongest, and you can't hold on to this amount, so let's go back honestly, don't waste the military budget of the heavy cavalry battalion."

Wei Yan's face was full of flattery: "The last general also wants to save a little military expenditure for Wei, and the cost of this heavy cavalry battalion is indeed very large." ”

"Hahaha, you're still thinking about this?"

Guo Peng laughed: "Don't worry, if you don't worry, if you don't have anything, you won't lose your military spending, and if you don't have military spending, won't Wei have a big problem?" ”

Smiling like this, Guo Peng looked at the group of soldiers who were humming and running again.

"How many of these people do you think will stay and join the Heavy Cavalry Battalion?"

"Ten at most."

Wei Yan looked at it for a while and shook his head: "This wave of people is not elite, the most elite group of people, thirty out of three hundred people have been selected, one out of every ten people has entered the heavy cavalry camp, this wave, ten out of thirty people can be considered powerful." ”

"So sure?"

"Your Majesty, the last general has been doing this for several years, whoever is really able to endure and has strong staying power, who is just talking about it, and his body is weak, and he can see it at a glance."

Wei Yan was a little complacent: "Those who can't persevere, don't want all, and those who can persevere can receive further training, this is the first test, and the last general hasn't let them run with a mace and iron rod." ”

“……”

Guo Peng felt a little speechless: "Wen Chang, I know that you may want to make the heavy cavalry battalion more powerful, but, we people, there is a limit, you can't let people do something they can't do, good people, you can't train them to be disabled." ”

Guo Peng persuaded Wei Yan earnestly.

Wei Yan immediately said that he knew, and if he wanted to change it, he would say two things.

Looking at his appearance, Guo Peng knew that Wei Yan was a good subordinate, but by no means a good boss.

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