Cavalry training is higher than infantry, which is proven by history.

Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, it illustrates the importance of cavalry training for agricultural ethnic groups in the Central Plains.

The farming peoples of the Central Plains do not have the experience of the children of the steppe nomads who first rode sheep and then horses, and the growth of cavalry is even more difficult.

However, the agricultural peoples of the Central Plains can develop the cavalry and avoid the weaknesses through the hard training of the day after tomorrow and the equipping of swords and arrows; It not only made up for the congenital shortcomings, but also far suppressed the iron hooves of the northern nomads.

The light cavalry and heavy cavalry of the Han Dynasty have entered a new historical stage, and their measures and means of training cavalry are also quite typical.

In the third year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), Liu Bang established a capable cavalry to meet the needs of war.

This cavalry team was led by Qin Dynasty knights Li Bi and Luo Jia, who had combat experience, and was led by Guan Ying, who was quite familiar with the cavalry battle array.

Among them, many members had been trained in cavalry and tested in cavalry as early as the Qin Dynasty; Therefore, it can immediately enter the war.

In the battles of Xingyang and Xiangyi, this cavalry unit played an irreplaceable and important role.

Subsequently, Guan Ying led this cavalry team to track and pursue Xiang Yu under the wall, and besieged Xiang Yu; The invincible Xiang Yu had no choice but to sing "Song of the Fall":

Pull out the mountains and cover the world,

The times are not good, and the smos will not pass.

If you don't die, you can't help it,

Yu Xi Yu Xi Nao!

The tragic and desolate melody of "Song of the Fall" echoed for a long time by the Wujiang River, and the murderous generation of heroes also cut themselves off from the world.

The huge cavalry corps of the Western Han Dynasty was developed in war, but strict training in peacetime was the minimum foundation for strength.

After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, 36 horse gardens were placed in the west and north; With "30,000 officials, slaves and maids, and 300,000 horses".

At the same time, the Son of Heaven set up "six stables", that is, 6 horse farms; The county state office purchases horse breeding institutions.

The horse breeding agency is not only responsible for the production and reproduction of horses, but also undertakes the training of war horses; Some officials, especially the tens of thousands of "official slaves" in the northwestern provinces, are very familiar with the habits, domestication, and control of horses.

"Official slaves" are good horse trainers who can subdue fierce horses; The horses that have been trained are far different from the "raw horses" in the stable herd.

After domestication, horses have "bid farewell" to many animal natures and wildness, and have become tame, sensitive, able to approach people, and withstand many stimuli; Easy to play the ride function.

After the horses that have undergone preliminary training are assigned to the cavalry, they can be used freely with a little familiarity; Therefore, the training of war horses also belongs to the content of cavalry training in a certain sense.

Light cavalry combat, generally five or ten cavalry in a team.

Each cavalry is about 5 steps apart, each team is about 20 steps apart, and each battalion (regiment, box, array) is about 200 steps apart.

Charge at the enemy, watch the command flag, listen to the sound of drums, gold, trumpets, and horns, such as one drum and two horns, and go out in a team; One team at a time to attack.

First pacing, then trotting, then starting to accelerate when there are still a few hundred paces away from the enemy, and when you are about to touch the enemy, you ride sideways, shoot arrows with a bow, and turn back. Reincarnation in turn.

Only the heavy cavalry would wear armor, saddle the horses, and armor.

After Liu Min studied and analyzed the horses, training, and riding skills of the Han cavalry in detail, it seemed that Liang Ding, Chen Yiyun, Tu Youmei, and Lai Zhenyue's master and apprentice would run through the experience of training cavalry in the first dynasty throughout the entire training process.

Liang Ding's master and apprentice are masters of horse training in Qingshichuan Horse Husbandry, and they are handy as horse skills instructors in the Tianxiang Army.

As various training methods matured, Liu Min suggested that Lu Chengyu ask the imperial court to arm 200 heavily armored cavalry.

It also deduced the strategy and tactics of heavy cavalry and light cavalry.

The strategy of the Tianxiang Army was to outflank and suppress the strong enemy from a long distance, and its tactics were to shoot arrows in hand-to-hand combat at close range, and it also practiced the "pig breakthrough formation" and "inverted triangle" charging formation, directly tearing apart the enemy's formation.

Tianxiang Army 800 cavalry athletes, 600 knights light cavalry; 200 knights heavily armoured; In the hustle and bustle of firearms, he walked out of the barracks on Tsuro Street.

Behind the 800 cavalry were 100 three-horse-drawn carts, loaded with Chinese herbs and bows and arrows, weapons and several firearms that Liu Min had asked Hongyun to procure.

Liu Min was not in the baggage convoy at the moment, but rode a green horse mixed with 200 heavy armored cavalry.

Look at how she was dressed: a long black robe, with gold chain mail underneath it, long boots facing the sky, and a black and brown helmet with a red tassel hanging from it.

Danfeng eyes, dropped eyebrows, slender body, delicate skin, moist as warm jade, soft and greasy; The cherry mouth is red and delicate; With a little seductive style, the eyes are smart and flexible, a little naughty, a little naughty; But he does not lose his sassy and heroic posture, and his gentle and elegant general complexion.

So the question is, Liu Min is a "fugitive" wanted by Song Taizong; Although Song Taizong believed that she had died in the chaos after listening to Lu Chengyu's report, but today Song Taizong was going to review the 800 cavalry generals of the Tianxiang Army at Wanshengmen, what if Liu Min was so dignified and beautiful if Song Taizong recognized him?

This question is equivalent to not mentioning it, first of all, Song Taizong has never met Liu Min's face; Even if he had seen him standing on the high city gate tower when he inspected the troops, how could Liu Min be able to identify him in armor? What's more, Liu Min has "died"!

secondly, Liu Min asked Lu Chengyu to equip each of the 200 heavily armored soldiers with a pair of masks, which was not only a decoration for the heavily armored cavalry; It also prevents enemy arrows from damaging the face on the battlefield.

Liu Min is fully armed, and even those who know her are difficult to distinguish between authenticity and falsehood; Song Taizong would not believe that Liu Min, who was already "dead", would be mixed with the Tianxiang army.

Of course, there is also Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Song Taizong, in the Tianxiang army, and Song Taizong would never have dreamed of it; His eldest son, who was deposed as a concubine and "crazy", would pass under his nose, and the Sui army would go to conquer Li Jiqian.

The 800 Tianxiang army marched towards Wanshengmen, hunting with flags; Majestic.

The 100,000 forbidden troops in front of Wanshengmen also gathered from all directions.

The army came to a standstill when it was still a mile away from Wansheng Gate, and after a cannon salute, the commander-in-chief gave an order; Lu Chengyu's 800 Tianxiang army took the lead and slowly advanced towards Wanshengmen.

The unhurried sound of horses' hooves resounded rhythmically on the spacious Bianliang Street, and the people standing on both sides of the street cheered.

For more than ten years, it is the first time that the people of Bianliang have seen such a majestic and majestic imperial army; When I saw it today, patriotism was born slowly; And so they rejoiced.

The 800 Tianxiang army walked through the Wansheng Gate with high spirits, and Song Taizong, who was standing on the city tower, frequently waved to the 800 horse army.

Song Taizong seems to have seen the powerful Great Song army when he destroyed Liu Zhiyuan of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the fierce army that destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty was like a bamboo and conquered Taiyuan; But in the Gaoliang River, there was a defeat, and the Liao army beat a Buddha born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.

The 800 Tianxiang army horses are strong, the soldiers are majestic, and the flags are lined up in all directions; The steel gun cloth shines all over the field; The scimitar is full of murderous energy; Whips and sticks are crossed, and the two reflect each other; Strong bow and hard crossbow, murderous.

Walking in front of the 800 Tianxiang Army were Lu Chengyu, the envoy of the Northwest Recruitment, and Wen Tongxiao, the deputy envoy of the Expedition.

The soldiers who followed Lu Chengyu and Wen Tongxiao were all in black military robes and black armor.

The 600 hussars in front each boasted a bow and a pot of arrows on their backs; There was a Mo knife hanging from his waist, and a long spear was straight in his hand.

600 heavy cavalry followed by 200 heavy cavalry, all in armor and helmets; The shiny armor shone brightly in all directions under the reflection of the sunlight.

Song Taizong, who was standing on the tower of the city gate, shouted: "Okay, good! The horse is really good, and it can polish the Tianxiang army into such a mighty and majestic; It's really my blessing! ”

The prime minister, privy envoy, and three officials around Song Taizong all commanded the envoys to see that the emperor was happy, and they all expressed their merits.

What is the full support for the supply of horses for the Tianxiang Army! What kind of order armory workshop should meet all the requirements of the Tianxiang Army! What do you want money to give money to give things to things......

Song Taizong praised the prime minister, the privy envoy, the commander of the three ya, and the palace all Yu Hou, and these ministers of the humerus were all upset.

Since Song Taizong ascended the throne, he has successively eliminated Taizu's two sons, Dezhao and Defang; Immediately afterwards, he took away the post of Yin Zhao Tingmei of Kaifeng Mansion, sent him to Huguang, Fangzhou, and died of depression, and after lifting up the old prime minister Zhao Pu, he kicked him down; The current ministers around him are all he believes in, and from this level, Song Taizong's political methods are quite stable; His brother Zhao Kuangyin was the founder of the dynasty and did not play with him.

When the ministers saw that the emperor was praising them, they couldn't help but shout, "Long live the emperor!" Hooray! The scream.

After the 800 Tianxiang army led by Lu Chengyu and Wen Tongxiao passed through the tower of Wanshengmen, the honor guard of the forbidden army came over closely.

At the forefront is the flag army, holding 500 gold medals and 500 silver medals.

The gold medal and silver medal are written in a big book: "Heroes go out, return triumphantly, step on the ground and wash the ground, and finish destroying the Tartars".

Behind the 1,000 gold medals and silver medals is the flag team, hundreds of flags are all played by palace maids dressed in colorful costumes, including dragon flags, tiger flags, lion flags, leopard flags, unicorn flags, Pixiu flags, and pig flags.

The flag team was followed by the imperial wine team, and the sergeants holding the imperial wine were in a row of 10 people, a group of 30 people, holding 500 bottles of imperial wine.

500 bottles of imperial wine are all packed in the dragon and phoenix to pick up, the dragon and phoenix on the tree yellow flag, the flag in italics, "the emperor of the Song Dynasty imperial wine, for the soldiers to go out".

50 sergeants carried the dragon and phoenix in a flash, walking in unison and acting neatly.

Behind the dragon and phoenix is a flag and a card, the flag is torn open on the left, and the four words "Edict to the West" are carried by the flag officer.

The sign is set up on the right, and the words "Expelling the Tartars" are held by the flag officer.

Behind the flag is a group of gongs and drums, the head of the drum is wrapped in a red scarf, and the head of the gong is wrapped in a yellow scarf; The head of the cymbals is wrapped in a purple scarf; The head of the waving is wrapped in a green scarf.

Behind the gong and drum team are 100 red brocades, 100 green brocades, and 100 gold, silver and jewelry.

The guard of honor passed under the tower of Wansheng Gate, followed by the forbidden army, horse army, infantry, and naval army through the city tower in turn to be inspected by Song Taizong, and the troops who were reviewed finally had to assemble on the colonel field on the shore of Jinming Lake......