Xu Daizhuo is 14 years old this year, and even in the 7th grade, he is considered a relatively young one.

However, he has not lacked nutrition since he was a child, and there have always been Tartar soldiers who taught him to ride horses, field veterans who taught him to shoot, Xu Shiyang would personally hand him some simple knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry, and even someone taught him how to survive in the wild.

Xu Daizhuo's education is very comprehensive, but because of his young age, except for a slightly better foundation than others, his actual grades are actually not very good.

That's why he just said that he wanted to be the first in a military school - it's not easy to get the first place in a military school.

Xu Daizhuo felt that as long as he could win the first place once, at least it would not be a shame for his invincible father.

For this exam, Xu Daizhuo made full preparations in advance:

He consulted veteran cavalrymen with rich experience in long-distance marching for the key points that cavalry needed to pay attention to in strategic marching.

He even asked the old cavalry to run around the assessment route first, and then specially explained to him the topography of the assessment route, and helped him draw the optimal route ...... on the map.

If you really want to talk about it, it's actually cheating.

However, none of the military school rules prohibit this level of cheating (this is a loophole, and he is currently the only one in the empire who has the ability to cheat).

"We only have one horse each, and the horses are of different quality."

Xu Daizhuo explained to his companions:

"The requirement is that no one person or one horse is allowed to be left behind, and only the pursuit of speed will definitely be problematic!"

Before the exam, Xu Daizhuo consulted the former Mengwu soldiers of the Blue Army Brigade who once instructed him: Don't run wild at any cost, ride a horse for a maximum of 30 miles a day, try to average the horsepower as much as possible, and try to find a clean water source for the horse along the way - I would rather people don't drink than horses drink enough.

Veterans of the field army also told him that the military academy equipped them with horses, which seemed to save their physical strength, but in fact it was a burden, and if they wanted to leave no one behind, the speed would not be fast at all.

If you think about it, it's really like this, it's only 220 miles back and forth, but it gives you six days, and you can complete the task with an average of less than 37 miles a day, which sounds easy for cavalry, right?

But Xu Daizhuo felt that this was the instructor taking advantage of everyone's competitive heart to deliberately dig a hole for everyone.

Therefore, as the team leader, Xu Daizhuo walked a maximum of fifty miles a day, and after riding a horse for twenty miles, he walked thirty miles, and the rest of the time was used to prepare horse feed, water and everyone's food, and then rested, striving to complete the assessment in four and a half days.

It's just that his arrangement, in the eyes of the young soldiers, seems to be a little too stable, it is no problem to pass, and it is basically impossible to compete for the first place, it is really anxious.

It's time for a walk again.

"Can't we run twenty miles more?" It was still the same kid who complained at the beginning, and he began to be dissatisfied again: "I think the horsepower is fine...... ”

"Okay, Zhang Ning, don't complain, according to what I said, let's walk thirty miles, we can reach Yangwu before evening, and then let's find a comfortable place to rest, walk for a day tomorrow, and arrive at the destination before noon in a hurry."

Xu Daizhuo emphasized:

"I'd like to think we can run a little longer, but I know the professionals should listen, I've consulted a lot of old cavalry and old Tartars!"

Xu Shiyang has always been fierce to outsiders, so much so that the young soldiers who regard him as their "father" also follow suit.

It's just that Xu Shiyang also called on everyone to learn foreign knowledge - as long as it is useful, knowledge should be eclectic.

Therefore, Xu Daizhuo did not think that it was a bad thing to listen to the advice of the Mughal people about horses, and those herders who had worked with horses since childhood were really much more professional than themselves in this regard.

"I hope that Tartar didn't lie to you." Zhang Ning muttered.

The friends dismounted helplessly and led their horses (Xu Daizhuo and Zhang Ning each led two, which were the spare horses of their team)

"He wouldn't dare lie to me." Xu Daizhuo replied: "Unless he doesn't want to die, he won't dare to lie to me." ”

……

Ten children led 12 horses and walked 30 miles, which was not an easy task, and in order to regain the horses' strength as much as possible, they had to carry on their backs equipment such as dry rations, weapons, and camping equipment.

"I'm so hungry......."

When it was almost dusk, Zhang Ning began to complain again:

"If there were wolves, let's beat two of them and set up a pot to stew a big pot ......."

"Don't complain, you foodie, how can there be so many wild wolves in our country now? Yes, I was scared away by you. ”

Xu Daizhuo pointed to the map and said helplessly:

"Let's go to the front and rest, there's an inn there."

"Shall we go to the inn to rest? Won't you be deducted points by the instructor? Someone asked worriedly, "Let's take a training exam." ”

"There is no requirement in the exam requirements that we should not be allowed to stay at the inn." Xu Daizhuo smiled slyly: "Besides, I'm afraid they don't know that there is a wild shop here." ”

The route he chose was specially run by someone before, and the road was not easy to walk, and it was not marked on the simple map provided by the instructor.

However, it is very close, and there is a field shop in the middle of the way, so you can replenish your food and drink.

"Wild shop?" Wang Ning said in surprise: "Is it safe?" ”

"Of course...... Insecurity! ”

Xu Dai bared his teeth and smiled proudly:

"Do you think this wild shop in the barren mountains can be safe? This was originally a smuggling road, and that shop used to be a resting place for merchants from the south of the Yangtze River to smuggle salt, iron, and tea to the Mengwu grassland, but we were from east to west, and they were from south to north, and we just happened to meet. ”

"Isn't it better to be insecure, though? There are still such ghost places in our country, which is a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions! ”

Hearing this, the teenagers became excited, and the eyes of these real middle two teenagers lit up, and some of them unconsciously stretched out their hands to their waists and held the flintlock pistol tightly.

Even the mounts they were holding felt strange emotions and began to dig the ground with their front hooves in excitement.

It's not that there are no bandits in the Chinese Empire, it's just that all bandits, smugglers or other dark sides of society, but they can't get on the stage - once they show up, nearby garrisons and armed residents will go out to exterminate them, and these people can't survive long under this kind of blow.

But because of this, it is not easy to find this kind of person and earn some military merits.

"I tell you, those people I entrusted can actually exterminate them, but for my sake, they took a detour."

Xu Daizhuo said triumphantly:

"This is reserved for me, there is a lot of horse fodder, grain, meat and wine, and there are often smugglers, horses and mules! If they dare to provoke us, not to mention the credit, we can also capture some horses and mules! ”

"I really want to know what the instructors' expressions will be when they see that our horses are not only the same, but also many more!"