While speaking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the house, and Li Xuanba instructed, "These two horses came from Shanxi with me, and they were tired on the road, so you went to live and feed." ”

Li Mingyu agreed, and said, "Master, go and rest, I'll go mow the grass." ”

Li Xuanba hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Wait, this war horse is not like an ordinary cart-pulling horse, it is not enough to feed the forage, it needs to be mixed with bean feed, and the chickens can ensure their physical strength." ”

Li Mingyu stuck out his tongue and said, "Do you want to eat so well?" Aren't all horses grass-eating? ”

"War horses need to charge into battle to carry people, and they are the most physically demanding. Only eat forage, not enough fat, and the person wearing armor on the pack can't run a few steps and has no strength, how can he fight? Li Xuanba patiently explained.

Li Mingyu led the horses to the grass hut in the courtyard, which he and Xiao Hei used to feed their cows when they were young, and then they grew older and weaned, and the cows were given to the local villagers. However, the grass hut has been retained, and it is just right to raise horses at this time. Li Mingyu fed the war horse according to what the master said, and returned to the house. Seeing that the master had already put away the horizontal sword, hung up the bow and arrow, and was unarmouring, he went over to help.

took off his heavy armor, and Li Xuanba was also relaxed. Li Mingyu asked curiously, "Master, I heard what you said before, and you can be regarded as a general in the Second Uncle Army, why are you so ordinary that you don't even have a shoulder-swallowing beast head?" Aren't the generals wearing bright armor? ”

Li Xuanba replied: "The armor in the army is like this, ordinary ones are not eye-catching, and if they are too brightly dressed, they are live targets on the battlefield." ”

Li Mingyu said curiously: "I thought that the generals were all the plain white robes and bright silver armor mentioned in the romance book, standing out from the crowd, and rushing back and forth on the battlefield as if they were in a no-man's land." ”

Li Xuan said domineeringly, "Let you read more books and read less scripts, you just won't listen!" Then he added, "It's not that there are no people who wear different clothes on the battlefield, either they are strong in martial arts, have extraordinary self-confidence, or they are impatient to live." ”

Li Mingyu listened to his master's explanation, and only then did he understand that in ancient battles, even if he was a commander under the protection of the army, he might encounter accidents, and if he wore too gorgeous, he was a live target for arrows, and how many commanders in ancient times could be attacked by hidden arrows under the heavy protection of the army. However, there are also fierce generals who dress differently and have absolute confidence in their martial arts, sweeping everything, and using their bravery to erect a banner and boost morale. For example, Xue Rengui, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, often wears white robes and silver armor, holds halberds and guns, and carries double bows at his waist.

Li Mingyu saw that Master's armor was dirty and full of dust, so he took a rag and wiped it repeatedly, and asked, "Master, your armor is so strange, not like fish scale armor?" ”

Li Xuanba shook his head and said, "As the name suggests, the fish scale armor is naturally a piece of armor, like fish scales. You see that my armor is shaped like a book, so it is called a book. The size can be adjusted according to the height and body size, and it is also easy to repair, and the broken nail leaves can be replaced directly by removing the rope, which is the most widely used armor in the army. ”

"Then Master, which is better than the fish scale armor?" Li Mingyu asked.

"Naturally, the fish scale armor is better, the fish scale armor is layered to protect the unloading force, the armor is smaller and denser, and the protection is stronger. It is also flexible to wear, and the link rope of the fish scale armor is hidden under the armor and will not be easily cut. However, the production cost is high, and the cost of a set of fish scale armor can make five to ten sets of armor. Li Xuanba replied, seeing that Mingyu wanted to ask again, he said, "I know that you want to ask why your second uncle didn't get me a fish scale armor, how do you know that your second uncle's life is not very easy now, although he conquered Huoyi, but most of the armor and armaments were taken away by the Left Route Army, and a part of it was given to my father's army." At present, many soldiers in the right army are not even equipped with armor, although your second uncle will not send me this armor, but I have no intention of staying in the army for a long time, so I simply let other generals stop. ”

After listening to the master, Li Mingyu suddenly said, "It turns out that there are so many doorways in this armor." After that, he grinned and said, "Then the master will help me get a set of fish scale armor in the future." ”

Li Xuanba laughed and said, "When you become an adult, I'll help you get the top-notch Mingguang armor!" ”

Li Mingyu listened to the master's words, and was overjoyed, Mingguang armor, the pinnacle of ancient armor-making technology, from the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, it is the top armor, with the strongest protection, the best flexibility, and high cost, only the generals in the army and the commander of the first army can afford to use it. At that time, the second uncle Li Shimin became the emperor, and the master was the prince, with their energy, it would not be difficult to get me the top-level Mingguang armor, wouldn't it be like playing a game, just out of the novice village to wear the top-level equipment. Thinking of this, my heart is happy.

Li Xuanba rested for a while, and then began to check Li Mingyu's martial arts, and after watching him practice, Li Xuanba smiled and was very satisfied with his progress.

After checking the homework, it was already dark, and the two horses outside suddenly heard the "boom" screaming, Li Mingyu smiled and said to the master, "It's Xiao Hei who is back." ”

The master and apprentice went out, only to see Xiao Hei walking into the courtyard, and the war horse was so frightened that he couldn't stop jumping, screaming, the reins were straight, and the stump was "squeaking". The foal was so frightened that his legs trembled and trembled, but he did not dare to move.

It turned out that the two horses had already smelled the smell of the beast, and it was not obvious at first, and when Xiao Hei walked in, he couldn't stop struggling to escape, but the reins were tied tightly, and he had to scream uncontrollably.

Xiao Hei is now seven or eight feet long, and he is almost adult, and the power of the beastmaster is undoubtedly revealed. Today, after urging the children to practice martial arts, he caught a wild deer, ate dinner together, and walked back home. As soon as they arrived outside the door, the two horses were startled by its struggle and screamed, Xiao Hei was psychic, knowing that this horse was the horse that the master of the eldest brother came back to ride, and it was his own "person", and as the king of beasts, he didn't bother to deal with them. When they were about to walk into the house, the door curtain was lifted, and Li Mingyu and the others had already come out.

Li Xuanba, who Xiao Hei hasn't seen for many days, is also very affectionate, he was raised by Xuanba since he was a child, except for Li Mingyu, who is closest to Xuanba. Xiao Hei trotted in front of Li Xuanba in two steps, and rubbed his head to express his intimacy. Li Xuanba stroked the neck of the little black head with his hand, and said with a smile, "It's a good little black, but it's grown up again, and now it's even more majestic." ”

Xiao Hei likes to be touched and scratched the most, close his eyes and enjoy it, and hum comfortably.

Over there, Li Mingyu had already pacified the war horses, the war horses were all well-trained, and at this time, seeing that the beast had no malice, nor did it hurt people, it gradually quieted down.

Li Mingyu untied the reins of the foal, after all, the foal was young and untrained, and he had never seen such a fierce beast, so he was so frightened that he couldn't take a step. Li Mingyu had no choice but to half-drag and half-push it to Xiao Hei. said to Xiao Hei, "Xiao Hei, this is my mount from now on, its name is Telunsu, and it is also your little brother, don't bully it." If it scares me so much that I can't ride it, I'll have to ride you to the battlefield in the future. ”

Xiao Hei is psychic, although it carries Li Mingyu on his behalf from time to time, but the tiger is rebellious by nature and still does not like to be ridden very much. At this time, I was happy to see that I had finally gotten rid of my mount identity. With a twist of his head, he looked at the foal, stuck out his big rough tongue, and licked it.

The pony was almost stupid, and trembled uncontrollably, and when he saw the beast coming to lick it, he had to close his eyes and wait for death, and his hind legs trembled for a while, and he was actually scared to pee by the little black.

Li Mingyu had to hold the pony's neck with one hand, and kept stroking with one hand, and said comforting words in its ear, after a while, the pony still didn't see the beast come to eat it, opened his eyes, and saw the beast looking at him, his eyes were friendly, after all, the animal was the most sensitive, seeing that the beast didn't seem to want to eat it, and heard the owner's soothing voice, the uneasiness gradually disappeared, so he had the courage to rub Xiao Hei with his head, and Xiao Hei stretched out his tongue and licked it to show kindness. The pony was relieved and rolled on the ground, revealing his soft belly, and Hei walked over and rubbed the tip of his nose against the pony's belly, turned around and peed on the ground.

The pony couldn't wait to lie down and move into the urine, rolled around, and was covered in the smell of little black urine, then stood up and let out two flattering calls.

Xiao Hei squinted, as if he recognized this little brother, and with a swing of his body, he walked towards Li Mingyu, and the pony was behind him, bowing his head and following in unison.

Li Mingyu saw clearly from the sidelines, he had seen the animal world before, and knew that animals had their own way of communicating with each other, and that the softest and most fragile parts of the neck, such as the neck and abdomen, were a way for animals to show complete submission. The urine of the animal contains a lot of information, such as age, health, territory, physical state, etc., which is the unique smell of each animal. The pony was rolling in the urine, and his body was covered with the smell of Xiao Hei, which also meant that this little brother was covered by it, and others bullied it to mean that he couldn't get along with Xiao Hei.