"Boom!"

Outside Chengshui Town, in a deafening roar, teams of black-armored cavalry were galloping on the grassland of Chengshui Lake, and the dense horse's hooves knocked on the ground to bring a light tremble. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Outside the south of Chengshui Town, the military camp that originally housed 500 garrison battalions has been expanded several times, and this camp is where the headquarters of the newly established Xiaocai Battalion is located.

In front of the camp, in an area guarded by brocade guards, Sima Yu stood in front of him surrounded by Huang Jingtian, Wu Song, Wutu Gu, Zhao Yun and other cadres, watching the drill of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion.

The black-armored cavalry in the distance was divided into four phalanxes, with a total of 2,400 people, consisting of the two remaining teams of guards cavalry and more than 1,300 new recruits recruited in the past month, and was conducting the exercise under the leadership of four military marquis.

The expansion of the battalions has proceeded very smoothly, and with the support of a sufficient base of troops and a favorable conscription policy, the conscription work of the battalions has been completed in less than a month, and large-scale training is in full swing.

The only fly in the ointment is that the recruitment of the cavalry battalion did not go very smoothly.

At the recruitment point of the Xiaocai Battalion set up outside Chengshui Town, a large number of people also enthusiastically join the army around the recruitment point every day.

However, the cavalry battalion is a cavalry, and the selection of soldiers naturally cannot only assess martial arts and physical fitness like other battalions, and being able to ride a horse is the most important one.

Compared with the ancient region, the current entire Yangwu General's Mansion is located in the Sichuan and Shu wilderness area, and most of the people who come to this area in this world are from the ancient Sichuan and Shu and the southwest region, whether it is the Han people or other barbarian tribes, there are few people who can ride and shoot.

In the past, the reason why Sima Yu was able to form two teams of guards so quickly was mainly because he had the existence of northern border people such as Chen Bei under his command.

However, after all, the number of this group of people is too small, and in the continuous war, with the continuous consumption of the guard cavalry, this group of border people has also been almost recruited.

That's why the recruitment of the cavalry battalion is so difficult.

At the beginning of recruitment, in a few consecutive days, there were less than 100 young men who came to recruit who could meet the requirements of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and after waiting for a few days, Huang Jingtian, who found that the situation was getting worse and worse, had to lower the recruitment standards and relax them to anyone who could ride a horse could join the recruitment.

But even so, in more than half a month, a total of more than 1,300 new people were recruited, plus the original remaining more than 1,000 guards and cavalry, just enough to make up 2,400 people.

After nearly half a month of training, today is the first official appearance of the Xiao Riding Battalion.

Sima Yu, who had already recovered from his injuries, immediately pulled Zhao Yun, who stayed in Qilin City, to the Xiao Cavalry Camp after receiving Huang Jingtian's report.

After all, he had been in the famous White Horse under Gongsun Zhan, and he had more experience in leading cavalry than Huang Jingtian.

The White Horse Yicong, a light cavalry composed of men who could ride and shoot under the command of Gongsun Zhan, was named after the fact that the entire army used all white horses.

This is also one of the most powerful cavalry in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, which created a great prestige in the war with the border nomads, and has a strong mobility and range advantage, which can be used as an archer to harass and contain the enemy, and can launch a cluster attack on the enemy's military formation, and finally perished in the battle of the boundary bridge due to Gongsun Zhan's light enemy and improper use.

Therefore, Zhao Yun, who was born in Baima Yi, is also best at leading cavalry.

It's a pity that later, after following Liu Bei, he traveled all the way, and finally gained a firm foothold in Shudi, which lacked war horses, and Zhao Yun's skills had no place to play.

Moreover, now Zhao Yunke is still holding the position of honorary teacher of the Xiao Riding Battalion.

After knowing Zhao Yun's identity, Sima Yu had been turning his head, wanting to dig him up as his cavalry commander.

Therefore, after returning to Qilin City, Sima Yu has been dragging Zhao Yun for nearly half a month on the grounds of recuperating from his injuries and being busy with government affairs.

During this period, although Sima Yu avoided Zhao Yun as much as possible, the generals under his command were not idle at all under his instructions, and fierce generals such as Wang Yanzhang and Wang Yantong either came to Zhao Yun from time to time to learn from Zhao Yun, or invited Zhao Yun to go to the army to observe and guide.

Between coming and going, in just half a month, Zhao Yun became familiar with the generals of the various battalions stationed in Qilin City.

Moreover, when Zhao Yun was busy competing with the generals and exploring the reality of each battalion, his sons Zhao Guang and Zhao Rong were also quickly corroded.

Under the prodding of Li Manxin and Chen Meiyi, the originally quiet Zhao Rong also became popular, and the three girls relied on the support of Liu Yunling to privately unite various officials and wealthy merchants in Qilin City to form a so-called Luanwei Battalion, which was composed of 300 delicate girls, and Zhao Guang was also forced to become their thug.

At this time, some of the children of wealthy merchants and wealthy families in Qilin City suffered, and the three daughters who had experienced the abduction could be said to hate the deceitful style of these people, and once they encountered it, they beat them mercilessly. In the face of such a group of fierce women's army, they couldn't beat it, and there was Liu Yunling, a great god, standing behind them, and they had to admit it when they suffered losses, and they were all a lot more honest all of a sudden.

With a little partner, Zhao Guang and Zhao Rong, who were having a good time, naturally would not urge Zhao Yun.

In this way, it dragged on for half a month, and after Zhao Yun had some understanding of Yangwujun, Sima Yu officially negotiated with Zhao Yun, and finally agreed to the request to form an alliance with Liu Bei. However, he also put forward a request to secondment Zhao Yun to help train cavalry.

In this regard, Zhao Yun naturally said that he could not call the shots, and Sima Yu immediately sent an envoy to Shu to discuss the alliance while the iron was hot, while Zhao Yun was dissuaded by Sima Yu to stay in Qilin City, and inexplicably became the honorary instructor of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, responsible for assisting Huang Jingtian in training the Xiao Cavalry Battalion.

"Zilong, what do you think of this riding camp?"

In the vast momentum, Sima Yu pointed to the four cavalry phalanxes in the distance and said to Zhao Yundao, and there was no lack of pride in his tone.

I saw that the four cavalry phalanxes in the distance were galloping on the grassland in a conical formation, and although the queue was slightly uneven, there was no turmoil in the process.

This is already very good for a cavalry that has only been trained for half a month, and nearly half of the soldiers in the army are all new recruits.

"The effect of the general's training method is really remarkable, but even if it continues to be trained like this, it will be difficult for the cavalry battalion to compete with the elite iron cavalry in the north!"

Looking at the black-armored cavalry in the distance, who had been able to basically meet the marching requirements, Zhao Yun was secretly shocked in his heart, and then said with regret.

"Oh? Why? ”

Zhao Yun's pouring of cold water instantly extinguished the arrogance in Sima Yu's heart, and he looked at Zhao Yundao with a slight frown.

With his understanding of Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun said this sentence not for grandstanding, but for the truth!

The surrounding generals on the side couldn't help frowning and looking at Zhao Yun when they heard this, in their opinion, the previous guards cavalry was not necessarily much stronger than the current cavalry battalion, but under the leadership of Sima Yu, they were able to sweep all the forces all the way.

Therefore, Zhao Yun's words made them somewhat unconvinced.

Among the generals, only Cherrigi and Hu Chuquan did not question this.

One of them was born in the northern Qiang tribe, and the other was born in the northern Xiongnu, both of whom had led tens of thousands of large-scale cavalry in battle, and knew the power of the northern nomadic cavalry.

In their eyes, even the previous guards cavalry was just well-equipped, and it was okay to bully and bully the infantry on the frontal battlefield, but if they encountered the same number of highly mobile nomadic cavalry in the north, they could only become the target of the opponent's hunting.

"General Sima, it's not that Zilong is ignorant, all the elite iron cavalry in the world have always come from the north, but there are few cavalry troops that can be used in the south.

The north is mostly plain and open areas, with a large number of high-quality pastures, and there are many people who can ride and shoot well. A large number of high-quality war horses and excellent soldiers laid the foundation for the development of cavalry, coupled with the perennial invasion of nomads on the northern border, which allowed for the training of elite cavalry.

Under the general's rule, although there are enough war horses to develop cavalry, there are not enough soldiers and battlefields for large-scale cavalry battles, and it is too difficult to develop an elite cavalry! ”

Zhao Yun didn't care about the questioning looks of the generals, but looked at the sophisticated equipment of the Xiaocai Battalion in the distance and sighed.

If he could have so many high-quality horses and excellent equipment in the north, he would definitely be able to train a fine horseman.

Pity!

After listening to Zhao Yun's words, Sima Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he already had a better idea of forming a cavalry in his heart.

"If I have enough soldiers and a battlefield for cavalry training, I wonder if General Zilong is willing to train a strong army for me!"

Turning his head and seeing Zhao Yunzheng looking ahead with a look of regret and regret, Sima Yu couldn't help but move in his heart and asked out loud.

"The general's good intentions, Yun Xin has received it!"

With such a straightforward solicitation, how could Zhao Yun not understand, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, and he refused.

"Haha, joking, General Zilong don't take it seriously! However, Sima Yu believes that we will have a day together! ”

Sima Yu was not discouraged when he heard this, he waved his hand indifferently, turned his head to look in the direction of the Xiao Cavalry Camp, and said confidently and slowly.

If Zhao Yun was poached so simply, he would not be the loyal and righteous Zhao Zilong.

However, Sima Yu is confident in this matter, in the current Shu Kingdom, Zhao Yun, who was not reused, is at the lowest point in his life.

Sima Yu could feel that Liu Bei's suspicion and Zhuge Liang's betrayal in Shu had made Zhao Yun, who was nearly 40 years old, retreat.