"Junhou," Fang Shaoqun said solemnly: "Buying horses from afar, I'm afraid that I will die a lot along the way, so I have to be lenient." In addition, when you first arrive, you are not accustomed to the water and soil, and the war horse is quite a squeamish big animal, and it is too common for one to be taken care of and dozens of horses to die. To say that the group of officials of the Herd Division, although there are many who are not careful, who doesn't want to raise horses successfully and be appreciated by the imperial court? It is really a matter of raising horses, and the subtleties must be carefully considered, and the slightest carelessness will be completely wasted, so you must be careful in this matter. ”

"What advice does Feng Qi have?" Xu Zixian was not annoyed, but appreciated the other party Shaoqun's frank reminder and thoughtful character.

"The first thing to win souls is." Fang Shaoqun said eloquently, very confidently: "There are many horse pastures in the north, and there are many experienced players. He did nothing under the faint officials, and he was not without his strengths. I think it is best for the prince to send people to the horse farms on the two roads of Shandong and Henan to find the horse breeders who are recognized by everyone. At the same time, before buying a horse, it is necessary to carefully plan the pasture, and the water source of poisonous insects needs to be carefully sorted out to prevent unnecessary loss, and the corresponding medicinal materials must be prepared, which can be used by both people and horses. I have heard that there are many poisonous insects, mosquitoes and snakes on the Eastern Domain, and many people die of the plague, and most of this epidemic is transmitted by mosquitoes, so we must be careful to be careful. ”

"Feng Qi really knows everything?" Li Yi praised on the side: "This is really a detailed plan and quite appropriate." ”

"Just ......do what Fengqi said," Xu Zixian said in a deep voice: "The imperial court used to raise horses on Fujian Road, but of course it ended in failure. This time, when I went to the political office, many people thought that I was not ashamed to speak up, but I was determined to do it well...... Great Wei is known for its bows and arrows, but bows and arrows are only suitable for defending, not attacking. is to defend, without the help of cavalry, the infantry is too much to suffer from a large number of cavalry. Therefore, if you want to fight against Donghu, it is naturally impossible to rely on only foot soldiers and a small number of cavalry, if the Eastern Domain can raise a large number of qualified war horses, it will be of great help to the Great Wei and my Nan'an Hou Mansion, you must regard this matter as a top priority, and you should not take it lightly. ”

"I'll get ......"

Fang Shaoqun, Li Yi, Kong and everyone stood up together, clenched their fists in response, and agreed.

……

When Luo Fangbo sent someone to ask for a meeting, Xu Zixian and the others had just come out of the new camp.

After the meeting, thinking about many important events, the participants all had a sense of hard work, Xu Zi first wanted to patrol the camp, Fang Shaoqun and Li Yi and others also followed, and met Qin Dongyang and Zhang Huchen and others in the camp, everyone looked at each other and smiled, and did not feel hard, but had a sense of excitement.

Fang Shaoqun watched coldly and felt a lot.

This is what a new force looked like when it first emerged, full of vigor and vigor, and everyone worked hard to move forward, without urging and too many legal constraints, purely spontaneously.

The barracks began to expand a few years ago, and it occupied dozens of acres of land, and a large number of houses were built under the leadership of the master craftsman Lin Jiusi, in addition to more than 300 dormitories for the new military guards, there were also newly built arsenals, grain depots, kitchens, thatched houses and other auxiliary buildings.

On the east side of the annex, a huge camp with more than 1,000 houses has been formed, plus facilities such as a nursing home and a regimental training medical center.

As if someone had used magic, he randomly pointed and swiped at the riverside on the east side of the Hou Mansion, and more than a thousand houses appeared on the flat ground.

Xu Zixian asked Qin Dongyang, "How is the new martial artist?" ”

"I have plenty of energy." Qin Dongyang said with a smile: "There are still a lot of people who haven't slept now, talking and laughing, and after we made an inspection, we all fell asleep." ”

Zhang Huchen said: "They are afraid that they will eat too much, and they add meat to the dinner at night, and one by one hungry ghosts are reincarnated, and one of them eats nineteen meat steamed buns in one go, and lies on the bed and hums." ”

Everyone laughed, and it was normal for the recruits to enter the camp and shake off their cheeks and eat violently. Ordinary Zhuang households, most of the year to eat grains, especially the man who has a family, the burden is heavy, the work is also heavy, and the food is not very full, don't look at a meal to eat more than a pound of grain, this year is not enough oil and water, and there is no snack, a man in the prime of life to eat two or three pounds of staple food at a meal is not a problem, just an ordinary thing.

When we arrived at the camp, the oil and water gradually replenished, and the amount of food gradually decreased.

As a result of the liberalization of the diet, many recruits will quickly gain weight, and after the hard training begins, they will lose weight again, and finally the diet and training will be balanced, and they will become well-proportioned veterans with a military taste in every move.

"There's no hurry." Xu Zixian smiled and said: "Everything is according to the prepared training plan, what's wrong, Dongyang, Huchen, you bring it up, and we'll discuss it ......."

The two military attachés both gave a military salute, they knew that Xu Zi had this measure first, if there was really something inappropriate, of course they had to bring it up in person, and not mentioning it would make Mr. Xu Zi angry.

"Fu Muzhi went to tinker with artillery again...... Qin Dongyang followed Xu Zixian's side and whispered: "The spinning wheel is waiting for the acceptance of the prince, Fu Muzhi said that the prince is heavy firearms, but the firearms are really difficult to handle, but the artillery can be combined with molds as the prince envisioned, cast in one go, and see how the effect is......"

At that time, firearms in the world have begun to take shape, but all countries are still basically cold weapons, not only the Great Wei, including Tianfang, Mughal, Timur, and the various khanates of the Northern Captives, all of which are mainly cold weapons.

Tianfang has a small number of firearms, but it is not very important, Taixi countries are said to use firearms more, but the quality is uneven, and it is difficult to be of great use, so it is still mainly used with swords, spears, giant axes, long swords and iron armor.

The Great Wei once had the Taixi people come by boat, so they are not too unfamiliar with the Taixi people, knowing that it is also a continent, divided into dozens of countries of different sizes, and the standing armies of various countries are very small, the scale is very small, and the war mainly depends on the military nobles...... This is similar to the situation in the Spring and Autumn Period in China, fighting a war is the business of the nobles, such as the monarch, the nobles, the doctors, and the scholars, and the common people are at most miscellaneous as auxiliaries, born and died, and sacrificed their lives for the country, which is the responsibility and obligation of the nobles.

Due to the small size of the army, most of them are professional soldiers with aristocratic status, so most of the Taixi warriors who came to Great Wei were wearing heavy armor weighing dozens of catties, and the iron helmets on their heads were connected by masks, wrapping the entire head inside, and only revealing two eyes.

Iron armor is also full body armor, from the shoulders to the legs, hands, and feet, all of which are guarded by iron armor, and the weapons are mainly flails, large axes, long heavy swords, and riding spears.

These knights are actually good at the battlefield, even against the Great Wei Forbidden Army, they can easily defeat one against five, but the kingdom of the Taixi people is of different sizes, the strength is not equal, the army size is too small, and it is quite difficult to deal with the huge Heavenly Kingdom, even if many countries join forces, it is quite difficult to fight in the war with the Heavenly Kingdom, and they have been pressed and beaten by the Heavenly Kingdom.

Due to the numerous countries, the constant wars, and the pressure from the heavens, the Taixi people are ahead of the major powers in the construction of new warships, as well as the investment and testing of new weapons, according to the latest intelligence, the Taixi people have been widely using firearms, of course, they are still inferior early manufactured products, and for a country like Great Wei, which is stronger than a bow and crossbow, those crude firearms are not attractive.

Xu Zixian originally wanted to transform the musket, and used a large-scale musketeer to line up and shoot the rolling Donghu cavalry in a row, which is a laughing scene.

But the facts told him that it would take at least a few decades to develop the musket to the point of fighting cavalry.

Even if Xu Zi opens the golden finger first, he must have land, financial resources, and a large number of craftsmen, and he will not succeed without twenty years.

It was a pipe dream to use a few craftsmen to make a musket with a range and power that exceeded the Divine Arm Bow.

It is quite difficult to improve muskets, and many people think that small instruments are easy to make, which is a misconception.

A wall watch is more difficult to make than a table clock, and a musket is more difficult to make than an artillery, which is the correct understanding.

Xu Zixian's plan is to ask someone to try casting artillery first, and he doesn't know too much, so he knows the clay mold method, using copper instead of iron, and casting cannons with iron is more complicated in process and material, Xu Zixian has no concept at all.

Even if it is an artillery, it will be a long process, and it is estimated that it will be a good result to be able to prototype a finished product in a few years.

Forget about the musket, at least ten years to start, with this time, the Donghu people have already swept the Great Wei several times, and they don't wait for a hurry.

The surroundings gradually quieted down, but it was actually only about nine o'clock, which was the prescribed bedtime and rest time in the camp.

Because the recruits are in a state of high spirits because they have just arrived, they may not be able to sleep peacefully at this time, but it doesn't matter, at most two or three days, they will fall asleep next to each other.

In the past few days, a large number of recruits will be placed in the camp, most of whom are men with a height of about 1.7 to 1.8 meters, and some are slightly shorter, but because they were born in a forbidden army or a family of van soldiers, they have learned to ride archery on bows and horses since childhood, and their physical fitness is excellent, and they have a foundation in technical attack and riding and archery.

There are also a small number of big people, such as the stupid big man who is more than 1.9 meters tall, and he is quite eye-catching when he walks in the ranks.

Xu Zixian finally instructed: "The important thing is that the hierarchy is clear, the instructions are clear, so that the soldiers understand that loyalty and courage are the foundation of the foothold, and then the logistics, equipment, and all are guaranteed, so it is not difficult to get strong soldiers." ”

Qin Dongyang understood and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely train the recruits well and live up to the trust of the prince." ”

The training period of more than 3,000 recruits is at least half a year, and they can train good soldiers in two or three months, but they are still far from being elite soldiers.

In addition to physical training, queue formation training, back and forth drills with bows and arrows, there are also skills in water warfare, boat skills, horse riding, riding and archery, long-distance training, training in various tactics, frontal assault, defensive counterattack, pinzi array, inverted pinzi array, round array, square formation, square circle formation, cooperation between various formations, cooperation between various arms, the distance between each battalion, each city, each post, the drill of the herald system, and the familiarity of the flag and golden drum...... It would take at least half a year for every soldier to hear the drum beat and know what pace to move forward.

In addition, the skillful use of bows and arrows, the use of various weapons such as barrier knives, long guns, giant axes and other weapons to kill the enemy, cavalry to use long guns or even longer riding spears, as well as the use of barrier knives to slash on horses, calculate the distance to kill the enemy, protect yourself, half a year is far from enough.

There is also armor and weight, the physical distribution of long-distance marches, and even the test of logistics auxiliaries is not small.

An army, the warrior is the skeleton, and the logistics is the soul.

It can be said that the Nan'an regimental training during the Battle of Jiangtan was a strong army, and the queue, technical attack, bow and arrow, all passed. But don't forget, it is to wait for work at leisure, waiting for the enemy to attack on the back on the river beach, and behind him is the hometown father, and the effectiveness of the home battle is not low.

If the 1,600 regiments of training soldiers are pulled out, and those Pu family's generals and bandits are replaced, it is difficult to say what the soldiers can become.

All kinds of training, plus generous salaries, and many battles, can temper the real elite of a hundred battles, and a small number of people in Nan'an have reached this standard, such as the subordinates who went north with Xu Zixian, what they lack is better equipment and more experience.

Most of the rest of the soldiers still need to work hard.

This is also the reason why Xu Zixian repeatedly explained that the training of martial arts soldiers could not be relaxed, and a literacy class should be opened.