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Chapter 156: The Art of Raising Horses

Originally, when Wang Quanbin was ordered to train the Great Chu cavalry, he was extremely happy. To be honest, among the first-line generals of Da Chu, he is at the bottom. Don't say that compared with Zhu Yuan, Ma Guangmeng, Lin Renzhao, Ding Sijin, Cao Yun and other commanders, and Zhou Xingfeng, Zhang Wenbiao, Shentu Congjian and other brave generals, even Cao Bin and Pan Mei, who are younger, he can't compare. If it weren't for the Battle of Bianjing, he would have performed well, and with the death of Qian Qing and others in the Battle of the Border, it would not have been his turn to be on the front line.

However, these generals have no experience in training cavalry, and they are in heavy positions and cannot get rid of them, such as Cao Bin, who has always been responsible for cavalry training, but he is now in the defense of Xuhai, and is actually responsible for the defense of the eastern front and the four states north of the Huai River. Of course, Ma Yun now admires Cao Bin a lot, and has the intention of cultivating him as a senior member, and simply training cavalry is a bit overkill for Cao Bin.

The senior generals of Dachu know that Ma Yun's intention to unify the world has never been broken, and if he wants to be promoted to official wealth and glorify his ancestors, he must participate in the Northern Expedition and make contributions in the Northern Expedition. As soon as the news of the formation of cavalry spread, the generals of the first level of defense became active, whether they were looking for a way in private, Ma Yun did not know, but Ma Yun was clear that a letter of invitation flew to his royal table like a snowflake, the content was the same, requesting the training of cavalry. The competition is so fierce that no one is 100% sure. When the edict of appointment came into Wang Quanbin's hands, even he himself was in disbelief for a while.

However, when Wang Quanbin happily ran to Fangzhou to receive the horses, his heart suddenly became cold. Wang Quanbin is a northerner, and he has seen a lot of high-headed horses in the cavalry, and when he suddenly saw Da Chu's mini horse, he was deflated in his heart. However, when the king's order came, he would not be allowed to turn back; Second, he is well aware of Da Chu's current difficulties, and it is not easy to have these tens of thousands of horses or "mules"; Thirdly, it was Ding Sijin, the commander of the middle line, who accompanied him to accept the horses, and from this detail, Wang Quanbin also understood in his heart that Da Chu attached great importance to these tens of thousands of horses, so that he could not help but harden his head and strive to turn passive into active.

On the one hand, Wang Quanbin accepted the horses, and on the other hand, the Privy Council also adhered to the emperor's holy decree, and selected some sergeants who could ride and shoot among the more than 200,000 troops on the central and eastern fronts, and a total of 8ooo people were handed over to Wang Quanbin, which was the birth of the first division-level cavalry unit in Dachu.

As a commander, Wang Quanbin could not only ride his own northern horse, but also ride the indigenous hybrid horse of the Chu State. I don't know if I don't ride, after this ride, Wang Quanbin has more or less points in his heart. Why? This Chu horse is short but a little shorter, but the endurance is good, and it seems to be better than the tall and big northland horse, but the shortcomings are also very obvious, and the most important thing is that the weight-bearing capacity is not good. If the sergeant brought more weapons, the Chu State horse would not be able to run, and the explosive power of the charge would not be enough. The most important thing that made Wang Quanbin a headache was that these Chu horses had never seen the world, and the sound of war drums, or the noise was loud, and these horses were a little frightened.

In addition, these 8ooo sergeants are all people who have ridden horses, even if they have never ridden the precious northland horses, they have finally seen the tallness of the northern horses, and when they saw these "little mules" in their hands, they were all discouraged at once. These days, Wang Quanbin did not seize the time to train them, but spent a lot of effort to educate these soldiers to "love their horses more than their own lives". In short, during this period of time, Wang Quanbin worked hard to make this cavalry unit look a little bit.

Ma Yun has led his troops to fight for many years, and he has held many military parades. This time, he glanced at the group of future rangers in front of him, and the smile on his face gradually stiffened. **What his old man said: There is no right to speak without investigation. After discussing in the court for a few days, Ma Yun, who felt full of confidence in the formation of cavalry, felt a little heavy in his heart when he saw these cavalry and the "mules" who might shine on the battlefield in the future.

Horses were collected by the Ministry of War, but sergeants were selected by the Privy Council. There was obviously not enough communication between the two military departments of the imperial court. At least, the Privy Council did not know much about the actual situation of the horse, and he chose a man who could ride a horse, in addition to being able to ride a horse, was required to be tall. It's a pity that the tall people, after arriving at this "mule and horse team", become a little unsuitable, a bit of a tiger is not an anti-dog, and they don't want to ride a horse, like a dog.

Seeing that Ma Yun's face was gloomy, Wang Quanbin hurriedly complained. Even if Ma Yun doesn't say it, Wang Quanbin himself will explain and explain it in the chapter.

"Your Majesty, most of these sergeants have ridden horses in the past troops, and they have some equestrian skills, and their archery skills are not bad. But... Wang Quanbin was organizing words in his heart. He is in the army system, and he knows that this must be a little unsuitable for the two parties that have not been negotiated in advance, and it is a bit unmatched, and there are at least a few hundred people among these 8ooo people who are not suitable. But this question cannot be said explicitly, otherwise one mouth will offend people.

Ma Yun didn't seem to understand what Wang Quanbin meant, and when he saw him talking heavily, he waved his hand and said, "I came this time to listen to your opinions and see what you want." You have requirements, and I will do my best to satisfy you, but if you can't train the army well, and you can't meet my requirements, then... But that's your responsibility. ”

The emperor's words were soft and steely, which made Wang Quanbin's heart shocked, and he no longer dared to hide anything, and said: "Your Majesty, minister... The minister thought that there were already a lot of horses, and it was enough to form a force of 8ooo people. However, the sergeant was not very qualified. Our Dachu is located in the south, and the opportunities for sergeants to contact horses are too few after all, and it is still very difficult to form an army in a short time and come out with results soon. ”

Ma Yun nodded and said, "The sergeant can't ride a horse, but he is a big enemy." Wang Aiqing," Ma Yun pointed to the cavalry troops with his hand and said: "Wang Aiqing, in such a short period of time, it is not easy for you to train the troops like this!" ”

Wang Quanbin was a little moved in his heart, and he said, "Your Majesty." The predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade. It has only been half a month since the minister took over the army, and it is a credit for Ding Dashuai and Zhu Dashuai to have such results. ”

Ma Yun smiled, pointed to the tall "dog riders" and said, "Wang Aiqing, those sergeants are probably not in line with our requirements when they ride like this." I've heard that this Fangzhou horse has good endurance, but its weight capacity is average. Do you have any training plans for these sergeants? ”

Wang Quanbin secretly praised Ma Yun's knowledge of the soldiers in his heart, and he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is really a person who knows the soldiers, and he pointed out the key to the problem at once. These sergeants were battle-hardened, battle-savvy, and skilled in horsemanship, so it stands to reason that they were good blanks for cavalry. However, it does not correspond to our current cavalry unit. ”

"Oh? Why is that? The privy envoy on the side, Li Xiang, asked. Li Xiang is good at strategy and tactics, but he is not very good at details, but he just feels that it is a little awkward for a master to ride a short horse, seeing Wang Quanbin so cautious, he can't help but ask curiously.

"Lord Li, these military personnel are not a matter of being taller. As soon as he was tall, he weighed heavily and his armor was heavy, and his whole weight was much heavier than that of ordinary people, and he had a large amount of food, and if he traveled long distances, he might fall behind if he ran out of horsepower. The task of our cavalry is to be flexible and light, and to harass the enemy's rear, not to be used as a vanguard to charge into battle. For a sergeant, whether he can fight or not, whether he is good at fighting or not, is not the first thing, the first thing is whether he is familiar with horsemanship, whether he can run, whether he is good at running, and whether he is good at running. Therefore, Xia Guan thinks that these military forces are of little use in our cavalry team. Wang Quanbin explained.

Li Xiang nodded and said, "I see." Your Majesty, Weichen pleads guilty to Your Majesty. This matter is really an improper selection of people in my Privy Council, and it has caused trouble for General Wang. ”

When Li Xiang said this openly, Wang Quanbin breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Yun on the side also smiled: "The Privy Council is not well considered for this matter. However, our formation of cavalry is just beginning, and the formation of such a cavalry with special purposes is the first time in the world, and some mistakes are inevitable. Li Aiqing doesn't have to mind. Wang Aiqing, apart from these hundreds of sergeants, are there any difficulties? ”

"Your Majesty, please send more grooms. Most of our 8ooo sergeants can only ride horses, and they don't know much about horse breeding and horse management. What's more, there are still some differences between our horses and northern horses. The minister thought that it was not only necessary to train the equestrian skills of the sergeants, but also to raise horses! Wang Quanbin said.

Ma Yun nodded with a smile: "Wang Aiqing is reasonable, our Da Chu's horses are not easy to get, they are all gold ingots, you must know how to cherish them." Well, Li Aiqing, you will draft an edict for me later, and ask the military department to send someone who knows horses to Qizhou as soon as possible to explain the art of horse breeding to the sergeants. ”

Ma Yun and his entourage watched the training of the cavalry while discussing. Then, he went to the makeshift barracks and summoned the generals above the commander of the cavalry battalions. This main matter has been discussed, and the gathering of generals is nothing more than to let His Majesty the Emperor meet them, and then let Ma Yun say some words of encouragement to reward the army. There are procedures that can be followed in order of these, so I won't go into details here. However, when Ma Yun was parading in Qizhou, he heard bad news: Caizhou Jiedu made Wang Yin was taken by Guo Rong.

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