Chapter 113: Miraculous
On the school ground, next to the strict cavalry formation, stood Li Yanzhao with a solemn face. At this time, he was staring intently at the galloping horse on the edge of the school field. I saw that the rider was slightly bent on the horse, holding the bow in his left hand and tugging on the reins of the horse in his right hand, and was engrossed in rushing towards the straw men in the school yard.
When the dust raised by the horses' hooves was only about thirty paces away from the straw men, the horsemen immediately shook the reins in their hands, and the horse's speed slowed down in an instant. At the same time, the rider firmly pressed the stirrup with his feet, and his legs firmly clamped the horse's belly, and with a slight force on his thighs, his buttocks were already sitting on the saddle.
The knight's right hand, which loosened the reins, went to the quiver hanging from his waist, and took out two arrows, and between the lightning and flint, one of the arrows was already on the string, and the knight drew the bow into a full moon with both hands.
Li Yanzhao looked at the neat movements of the horseman's hands, and his eyes were full of approval. I saw that the horseman's right hand was slightly loosened, and an arrow had already left the string, and in the blink of an eye, it had been inserted into the first straw man in the school field.
The knight's hand did not stop moving, and the first arrow was gone, and he had already wound the other arrow between the ring finger and the little finger of his right hand, and then drew the bow into a full moon.
The second arrow still lived up to expectations and hit the second target. For a while, there was silence in the cavalry formation. The more than 300 horsemen were all engrossed in staring at every movement of the knight, for fear of missing even a tiny detail.
After the knight released the second arrow, the bow-wielding left hand pulled the reins of the horse, and the horse turned slightly and charged straight towards the straw men.
After turning the horse's head, the knight's right hand reached into the quiver behind his waist. He shot like lightning. Everyone still felt a flower in front of them, and they didn't even see the knight's action of opening the bow, and the third arrow was already inserted into the third target on the school field. The shaft of the arrow had sunk into the strawman's body, and the white tail feathers on the tail of the arrow still swayed to itself.
More than twenty paces away, the knight was in front of the straw men in an instant. I saw that he had neatly thrust the bow into the bow pouch at his waist with his left hand, and with his right hand, he had removed the spear hanging diagonally from his shoulder and stretched it out to the straw man in front of him. With the momentum of the horse, the knight simply lifted the fourth straw man straight into the air!
Seeing his series of dazzling movements, everyone had already forgotten about everything else at this time, and most of them opened their mouths slightly, with a look of disbelief. The knight, however, did not pause, abandoned the spear in his hand, and in an instant, drew the sword at his waist, and with a barely audible whisper, the last straw man was already beheaded.
The knight killed the five straw men in one go, and trotted more than twenty paces before turning his horse's head and marching towards the middle of the formation.
Li Yanzhao saw the man's series of wonderful performances on the school field, and he couldn't help but be quite excited at this time, and took the lead in shouting: "Okay! ”
For a while, more than 300 horsemen who were impressed by the exquisite skills of this cavalry also came back to their senses at this time, and they raised their arms and shouted: "Mighty! Mighty! ”
The knight who had returned from his horse turned his face to the side of the formation, and a young countenance, but with a somewhat grim look on his eyebrows, was displayed in front of everyone. But it was Liu Jiwu's squadron rate, Cao Jian.
Cao Jian was already good at bows and arrows. He had watched Captain Ma's stunts before, which undoubtedly deeply shocked him, so after hard training day and night, he was now able to use his horse skills so freely. In addition, the army was equipped with stirrups, which improved the stability and reliability of using bows and arrows on horses, and over time, Cao Jian also practiced this excellent horse skill.
Cao Jian rode his horse, and heard the cavalry in the formation chanting in unison, he also raised the ring sword in his hand, pointed obliquely to the sky, and also shouted mighty, to greet these military robes. Seeing this miraculous skill, no one in the army was dissatisfied. Even Song Qing, the leader of the hundred, who thinks highly of himself on weekdays, has an unbelievable look at this time, staring at Cao Jian who returned on his horse with respect.
Cao Jian slowly walked to the side of Li Yanzhao, who was at the head of the team, and when Li Yanzhao saw this, he immediately stretched out his right hand and patted Cao Jian's shoulder to show encouragement. Cao Jian withdrew the ring head knife in his right hand from the scabbard, and then hugged Li Yanzhao as a salute, the two looked at each other and smiled, but Cao Jian read some appreciation in the eyes of the hundred generals, and then staggered over, and Cao Jian returned to the team on his own.
Seeing that Cao Jian was so superb, Li Yanzhao was both relieved and regretful in his heart. Looking at the phalanx in front of him composed of the cavalry under his command, Li Yanzhao thought to himself that if everyone could have this skill, then he would be able to have the confidence to fight against two or three times the enemy army.
However, even for a person like Cao Jian, who has a good foundation and a high comprehension, it took nearly a year to train these horse combat skills to such a level. Not to mention the rest of the soldiers. Each person's foundation is different, and their comprehension is different, so it is really not ordinary to be like this for everyone.
Even if it was true that in time, he had trained such a skilled cavalry in his hands, and he himself would definitely be reluctant to let them easily risk their lives. After all, behind the training of these elite soldiers, what kind of huge consumption of manpower and material resources does it mean?
Seeing that Cao Jianye had returned to the team, Li Yanzhao turned his horse to the front of the battle, and then pointed to Cao Jian in the team, and asked the soldiers below: "Seeing the skills of the Cao team with their own eyes, are you convinced?" ”
The cavalry in the formation were still silent, but Song Qing had already spoken: "Team Cao's rate is such a miraculous skill, which has opened our eyes and convinced. ”
Hearing Song Qing's convincing words, the rest of the team also echoed it.
Li Yanzhao raised the whip in his hand, pointed at Cao Jian, and said, "Do you know how long the Cao team has been practicing hard before today's results?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the captains, team leaders, and even the chiefs below, except for Liu Jiwu, had a clear look on their faces, and the rest of them were all at a loss. In their hearts, they thought that Cao Team's skills were so miraculous that they came from talent. Therefore, I heard that Li Yanzhao asked Cao Jian how long he had been practicing, but he felt like falling into the clouds. I don't know how to answer.
"Team Cao has worked hard to practice his skills, and he is nearly a year old. In addition to official duties, when there is no time to practice, they gallop back and forth every day, slashing and stabbing the bow hundreds of times a day. ”
After a pause, Li Yanzhao looked around at the generals and soldiers in the formation again, and then said: "Any skill can be obtained from hard work, and the armies are still incredible when they see Cao Team's rate such a miraculous skill today, but if everyone can make up their minds and practice their skills hard, today's Cao team rate will be tomorrow's everyone!" ”
As soon as Li Yanzhao said a word, the generals and soldiers below were all surprised and looked at each other. They never imagined that one day, they would be equipped with such a skill.
Superb combat skills have always been the pursuit and belief of the military. In the army, the strong and the capable are respected. Therefore, the prestige of the generals and soldiers with excellent combat skills in the army will never be low. This is still the case even among the soldiers and county soldiers of the world, who are integrated with the soldiers and the people.
Now that the Guangwu cavalry is formed, Xin Fujun has adopted Li Yanzhao's previous idea and selected some young and strong homeless people with good physical fitness and no only son in the family to fill the position. Not to mention the headquarters cavalry, and the selected headquarters foot soldiers. Now, the financial resources of the county government have grown, and maintaining a strong county soldier who is out of production has been put on the agenda by the government king.
Among each family, there are acres of land, which can be regarded as worry-free. So these cavalry in the army, after hearing the words of the hundred generals, each rose up to hope for themselves, and after a new pursuit, the expression of this cavalry general sergeant has added a point of self-confidence at this time.
Encouraging these soldiers to begin to pursue the refinement and improvement of their own skills was a top priority in Li Yanzhao's heart. Now not to mention anything else, Liu Zhao, a country formed by the Huns, is still eyeing from the sidelines, and the situation is simply urgent.
Only with a strong army in hand can we be a little more calm in the crises that may come in the future. Li Yanzhao faced an almost imminent crisis, looking at these subordinates with high morale in front of him, although he was relieved, he was still worried.