Yu Zhilong nodded: "I also felt this way on the way here." The Tartars were defeated, and it is said that they would not easily attack from the land, but if our army crossed the river and attacked, it would lose its geographical advantage, and as long as there was a considerable part of the Tartars, they would hide behind the shore and suddenly ambush, and our army would be out of shape, and it would be difficult for them to be sharp. ”

"If it is a radical general, I am afraid that there are actually a lot of Tartars on the other side, the former scout reported that there are thousands of households on the other side, and there are no less than five or six flag tents in one hundred households, and looking at the enemy's camp tents, it is estimated that there are no more than five or six hundred, which is obviously not enough to ambush our army, and there should be no less than a thousand soldiers and horses behind the shore. As long as our army does not cross the river easily, what if he always has thousands of troops? Zhao Shi said angrily.

Fighting across rivers has been a challenging operation since ancient times, especially when the other side is on guard. As long as the Shuntian army is not fooled, the Yuan army has nothing to do, and if the Yuan army crosses the river to attack, the difficulty is also not small. Zhao Shi estimated that the strength of the Shuntian army was based on the existing strength, and if the Yuan army did not have the strategy of the Yuan army from the north and south, it would be difficult to cross the river successfully without more than 10,000 people.

"Now that the Tartars are preparing to build a high platform, it is not only to prevent me, but also to tempt, it is better for us to build a high platform here to respond to it, it is always good to be more prepared." Yu Zhilong thought for a while and said.

"You can make the cavalry strengthen the vigilance at night, and once there is a police, I will be used in the first battle." Zhao Shi then added that the cavalry of the Shuntian Army recovered too slowly after the war, and the army's morale was unstable, and it was taken back by the generals to repair and replenish, and its strength was not as good as before. Although the Jing'an army suffered heavy losses, it had begun to replenish to 300 men after the war, because it had a strong grasp of the cavalry and could concentrate on drills, and its strength was far from that of other cavalry troops.

"In this case, I will first write a letter to Liu Tianwang, asking him to pay more attention to the movements of the enemy army on the riverbank, deal with it calmly, and then ask Liu Qi and Qin Zhanshan to strictly guard the riverbank; Wu Side was ordered to leave a hundred horsemen every day at night, and the people did not untie their armor and horses, and they were always on standby. Yu Zhilong had a plan and ordered them one by one.

The two walked and talked, and gradually walked into the Jing'an army camp.

At this time, the planning of the battalion was significantly more neat than before the war. The ministries were reorganized and the accounts were issued. Based on the 100 households, it is spread out layer by layer around the big tent of the Chinese army, and each tent is horizontal and vertical, and is laid out one by one according to the terrain. Then set up the fence chest wall in the left and right directions of the front and back, and reject the horse and other intervals.

Basically, every 100-household camp has a place to go to the toilet, and there are special people to clean it every day.

Before the war, Yu Zhilong and others were dedicated to building the army and training troops, but the matter was not grasped very tightly, which led to some soldiers to solve it nearby. After reading the art of war, I learned that the ancients had wisdom about it, and then Mingxiong added that more toilets were set up away from water sources, and they were cleared every day, and there was no peculiar smell in the barracks. At the same time, the excrement that is removed every day must be buried in a distant ravine outside the camp, and it must be avoided from water sources.

At the beginning, some soldiers did not respect the military order, but still urinated at will, and were found by pickets, Zhao Shi showed them to the public and whipped them, and the ghosts cried wolf, and no one dared to offend after that.

In addition, the toilet should also avoid the food storage and sleeping places in the camp. This is not only the case for foot soldiers, but also for Wu Side's cavalry, and the same is true for human and animal feces.

In fact, there have been special places for defecation in the army since ancient times, and the Jing'an Army was not effective in the early stage, and there were too few toilets, so Yu Zhilong had deep reflection and rectified them one by one. For example, before the celebration party, the whole camp was specially cleaned up, the camp tent was re-established, the military discipline was affirmed, and it was forbidden to go out of the camp to defecate at night, and Zhao Shi and Ji Xiancheng were strictly ordered to be responsible for supervision.

Nowadays, the responsibility for cleaning up defecation places is mostly the responsibility of the last part of the daily school examination. Every day, the legs and feet that have been trained are sore, and the whole body is weak, and no one wants to spend rest time cleaning the toilet after the exercise, transferring and dumping these yellow and white things. Besides, in front of the whole army, it was embarrassing to show that he was the last class in today's drill and examination!

Ma Rulong made it clear to his subordinates earlier: They are all raised by their parents and fathers, and if anyone embarrasses Lao Tzu and arrives home, he must peel his skin!

Ma Rulong is unwilling to fall behind, and Ji Xiancheng, Mu Chun, Qian Zheng, Luo Cheng, etc., all blow their beards and stare at their subordinates, and they will never be the last. Although it greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the various departments, but there was a person at the end of this matter, and in each subsequent school examination, Ma Rulong's two hundred household teams were still rated as the last, and they honestly went to brush the toilet.

Wu Side's cavalry training and examination school were carried out separately, and his troops had three hundred households, and one of them must be selected each time. The reason why he took the school separately was mainly due to the fact that the cavalry soldiers and soldiers were all elite in the army, both in terms of physique and technical skills, and if they were compared with the foot soldiers, it would be unfair to the infantry army.

For this reason, Wu Side also ran with a shy face to ask to compete with the infantry army, Yu Zhilong squinted at him for a long time, and said: "Captain Wu is enthusiastic and fair to take the school examination is a good thing, and now the cavalry is the iron fist of the Jing'an army, and both soldiers are the elite of the army." This is good, if the cavalry is defeated, not only will it also be on duty in the camp, but if it is defeated twice, the main general will be replaced? ”

Wu Side was taken aback, he originally wanted to rely on the elite of his subordinates to show his face in the infantry army, kill the momentum of Ma Rulong, Mu Chun, Ji Xiancheng, etc., and by the way, he also saved the work of cleaning up the smelly things every night, but Yu Zhilong threw such a big killing weapon!

This often walks by the river, it is inevitable not to get your shoes wet, and Ma Rulong and others are staring at the position of the cavalry captain.

Although Wu Side is not good at counting, the number of these two times is still understood, as soon as Yu Zhilong's words came out, Wu Side immediately straightened his chest and bulged his belly, and said righteously: "General Mingjian, the little stupid one almost missed a major event in the army!" My cavalry is the bull's ear in the army, how can I be as idle as the infantry army! At the end of the year, I will go back to practice strictly, and I must restrain my subordinates, and I must not arbitrarily take private examinations with other departments, so as not to hurt my riding and being peaceful! Although the general can rest assured, the internal competition in the cavalry army is the fairest, if anyone does not respect the military order, Lao Wu will not let him go! ”

Seeing that Wu Side's style of speech changed so quickly, Yu Zhilong couldn't help but be stunned: "And give you six days, the cavalry must meet the pre-war preparations, otherwise, military law will be engaged!" ”

When Wu Side heard this, he swallowed a rough breath, held back a black face, and said roughly: "No! ”

This matter was soon learned by Ma Rulong, Chang Zhi, Qian Zheng and others from Sun Xing's mouth, and on a whim, they ran to Zhilong and Zhao Shi, knocking on the side, hoping to participate in the assessment with the cavalry. However, after careful consideration, Yu and Zhao still felt that it was not easy to implement, so why not? In addition to the above, because the cavalry is the pillar of the Jing'an army, it is not easy to change the main general, not to mention Wu Side's great military achievements, and he has begun to adapt to the command of the cavalry, at this time the war is still tight, and the timing is not right.

Yu Zhilong rejected the generals' proposals, this matter must not be discussed! Wu Side later learned that he was even more worried in his heart, and at the same time he was very happy. Since then, the training has become more and more diligent.

As for the soldiers' column drills, Yu Zhilong's requirement was that the platoon must be horizontal and vertical, and it was a straight line when looking around. Whether the soldiers are walking inside and outside the should or queuing up to eat, they must achieve the effect of two people in a row and three people in a row. Sitting like a clock, standing like a pine, and walking like the wind are all basic standards in the army.

Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi continued to walk and watch, and most of the infantry drills at the scene were seen, and it was Wu Side's cavalry training in the distance.

The drill of cavalry was far more complex and sophisticated than that of an infantry army. Not any horse can be used as a war horse, the first choice for military horses is tall and strong, strong endurance horses, but Yu Zhilong is now in urgent need of horses, if it is not for the sake of agriculture, some inferior horses have been eliminated, and I can't wait to form a cavalry army of 700 people first.

In terms of the training ability of the cavalry, Mingxiong was the most in the Jing'an army, and before the war, Mingxiong proposed to train horses and train soldiers. But in terms of riding skills, Wu Side has his own practical experience.

To use a horse, you must first train the horse. Although horses are human, they are beasts after all, and if they want to figure out the intentions of men and horses, they need to have more contact with the horses, such as caressing, drinking water, adding grass and materials, and washing and scrubbing from time to time; The taming of war horses is also inseparable from horse harnesses, especially the titles, bridles, bridles, etc., which should be checked from time to time. The war horse recognized the rider, and Fang Hao began the follow-up training.

As soon as the rider pulls the reins on one side, the horse immediately understands how to move. Turning left, turning right, moving forward, retreating, accelerating, slowing down, etc., are achieved through harness or special movements of the rider, and even language. Xi its relaxation, close its progress and stop, people and horses go on a blind date, and then you can make it. ”

Horse training should not be urgent, but the rider's drill can be increased as appropriate, one is the training of getting on and off the horse and riding steadily. A good rider, who does not step on the stirrup on the horse, jumps up; Dismount without stepping on the horse, - leap down; The two horses are transferred, do not need to get off the horse and then get on, as long as you jump. Even if you cross the moat, climb the hills, risk obstacles, gallop strong enemies, and mess with the public, you can still sit firmly on the horse.

The second is mounted archery. Because the cavalry is aiming and opening the bow immediately, the war horses are mostly running, and at the same time, the target may also be moving, so it is extremely difficult to shoot. Not only do riders have to practice strength, but they also have to improve their shooting percentage, which is not a one-day effort.

At present, Yu Zhilong naturally cannot ask the cavalry to pass through Yang in 100 steps, but try to achieve two shots out of ten, and when encountering the enemy, he still adopts the method of concentrated shooting to make up for the shooting rate with quantity.

The third is the technique of immediate attack. After all, bows and arrows are limited, and in the end, most of the battles are mainly melee attacks.

In the last cavalry battle, almost all the soldiers who were poor in equestrian skills and technical skills were killed, and most of the soldiers who survived in the Jing'an army were experienced veterans. This is the treasure of the Jing'an army, Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi regard it as the spark of the cavalry, and they will be counted on for the growth of the cavalry in the future.

The two watched from a distance for a while, and saw the cavalry sergeants galloping horses and archery, or changing formations in galloping, and some of the soldiers were constantly practicing getting on and off their horses on the fixed saddles next to them.

Seeing that the cavalry practice was like fire, Yu Zhilong nodded with satisfaction, no longer went over to take a closer look, and entered the camp with Zhao Shi.

After entering the Chinese military tent, he sat down to rest for a while, and after the main bookkeeper Fang Xue learned about it, he came to pay homage.

"Meet your lordship." Fang Xue has been very excited these days, no less than Wu Side's strength in the first two days, when he was always grinning and straight.

After he was captured by Bianliang and Mu Chun, he was escorted to Linqu quarrying, and felt that there was no hope of freedom in the future generations, coupled with the burden of quarrying, his thin body was simply unbearable, and then fled with Mu Chun at night, and he was forced by hunger and cold and fever, and almost died in the wild mountains and forests.

Hope for the future was shattered, but I didn't expect Yu Zhilong and others to defeat the Yuan army all the way, and finally defeated the Yidu official army, and finally gained a foothold. Fang Xue only felt like he was in a dream these days, in just one month, his life had changed dramatically, and this change seemed to be able to continue.

Every day, watching the barracks live like a dragon and a tiger in the exercises, drills, flowing water-like all kinds of clothes, shoes and socks, grain and grass, flag tents, weapons, etc., by their own hands to check, and then distributed to all departments of the Jing'an Army, especially after receiving and measuring acres of fields and mountains, and then approved and distributed to all kinds of smiling soldiers one by one, Fang Xue felt that the days had a big rush, even if his feet did not touch the ground every day, he was willing to go to bed for three or four hours every day!