Day 7.

In an empty valley in the southwest of Jinming County, more than 1,000 soldiers lined up in two phalanxes of 500 people, standing quietly and quietly in the valley. The soldiers are still the original wild clan soldiers, the officers who lead the team are still the children of the nobles of each tribe, and even the outfits are still leather robes and leather boots, and the temperature in April, coupled with the wind and rain, everyone smells suffocating. The difference is that the temperament of these soldiers has changed somewhat after the seven-day march on foot. The irascible warriors were drained of every ounce of energy in their bodies at the moment by the high-intensity continuous march and those unpalatable foods, standing in the valley, this was the only opportunity to rest in seven days, and no one wanted to waste this opportunity - they were not familiar with the geography of Yanzhou, and they did not know how long they would have to walk.

In fact, in the past seven days, some people have been shaking and doubting whether there is really such a place as Yanzhou in the world.

Traveling southeast along the Toudao River and Luoshui all the way, until it reached a place more than forty miles away from the Luoshui Mu Bridge in Jincheng County, Xi Feng Minda began to turn around with the team.

A thousand people swam across the Luoshui, an operation that would have been impossible.

I don't know if the fine seal Minda deliberately released the water, but when the team arrived at the swimming point, there were a hundred logs on the tidal flats by the river, which were obviously freshly cut down.

Relying on these 100 logs, a thousand people finally managed to cross the opposite bank before drinking the water dry. There were ships patrolling in the distance, and the warriors who killed Niu Yeji and the two families knew that it was their fleet that had been following them. But no one glanced at the ships, and it was useless to look at what they couldn't eat.

However, the move of swimming across Luoshui caused the army to lose all the physical strength of the day, so after entering the mountainous area on the north bank of Luoshui, Xifeng Minda allowed everyone to camp for the first time. Only twenty miles were traveled on this day.

Then yesterday, after a long journey of eight hours and nearly a hundred miles of mountain roads in the endless barren mountains and mountains, I came to this valley.

Many of the warriors of the two tribes were amazed. Originally, I would have felt that it would be difficult to move my legs after walking for fifty miles, but yesterday I marched like that, climbing up and down and walking through the mountains, avoiding populated places as much as possible, and no one knew how far I had walked, until the stereotypical Dang Xiang Qiang told everyone that he had walked more than 90 miles on this day.

It's tired, but it's not as painful as the other day when both legs are like they are filled with lead and the joints of the bones are squeaking.

Many people find it amazing. Most of the roads I walked every day were very smooth, and I only walked fifty miles, but I felt too tired to do it; Now I have walked ninety miles of mountain roads in one day. But it feels much better.

If it's not that Minda is deceiving people, then it must be that there must be some subtle changes in his body......

Of the 1,000 people who set out, there were 938 people still standing in the valley at this moment, and only 62 people were left behind along the way. For this result, the fine seal Minda is quite satisfied. Generally, the untrained Han army does this kind of long-distance forced march, and at this moment, there are still two stops left in the ten stops, which is already a good result. Although the warriors of the Niu Killing Family and the Ye Ji Family were relatively stupid, they were still stronger than the Han army in this regard.

The more than 900 people standing in the valley now have lost the noisy spirit of the initial march, and every ounce of physical strength is precious when there is not enough food and high-intensity exercise every day. The strongmen who spent their first few days lavishly in wanton brawls quickly bowed their heads and succumbed to the harsh reality over the next few days. Not only do they not see the brawls when they march today, but they don't even hear the invective that they had in the first few days.

Everyone lowered their heads, stared at the road under their feet, walked with one mind, and walked attentively. Walk without distractions......

Standing in the valley basking in the sun at this moment, more than 900 people remained silent, and no one asked.

After six days of marching, these unruly alien warriors learned the simplest and most simple truth - talk less and walk more.

The road is walked with footboards. Not to come out with saliva and fists......

Look at the silent valley. Hosophon Minda smiled with satisfaction.

He was standing at the foot of the hill on a gentle slope, where he spread out a map made of silk silk. The map is rolled in a roll made of sheepskin. and all the time with him.

Around him, stood Kang Shi and seven Gyeongju officers, as well as the noble officers of the Ye Ji family and the Niu Killing family, such as Niu Killing Simo and Ye Jichuan Pheasant.

Because most people didn't understand Chinese, Xifeng Minda used the most common Qiang dialect in northern Guanzhong, and Kang Shishi was responsible for explaining orders to the seven Han officers, he didn't understand Qiang, but he knew what Xifeng Minda was going to do.

"After crossing the mountain beam in the northeast, you will enter the county border of Jinming County. To the southeast of Jinming County is Yanzhou City, and due east is Fenglin County. Fenglin Mountain is in the middle of the three counties, and the water flows from Saimen Mountain in the north, turning a bend in the direction of Yanzhou and joining the Yellow River in the east. To reach Fenglin Mountain, you must first cross the Jinshui, the river that the Han Chinese call the Yan River or the Qingshui River......"

“…… When you cross the river, you will find a wide road, a road smoother and more magnificent than any post road or official road, paved with stones, and constantly with horse-drawn carriages, which you will need to cross to the east side of the road. ”

Killing the ox Sima said in confusion: "Where does this road lead?" ”

Xifeng Minda glanced at him: "Go north through Jinming County to Luzi Pass, and go south to Yanzhou City!" ”

Killing the cow Simo asked, "Then why don't we take this big road to Yanzhou?" ”

Xifeng Minda smiled coldly: "This road is patrolled by the army, if you swagger along the road to Yanzhou, wouldn't this march be too easy?" ”

Killing the cow was puzzled, but Xifeng Minda didn't explain more, and pointed to the "Class A highway" marked on the map and said to everyone: "After crossing this road, you will enter the Fenglin Mountain area, but here is still more than 20 miles away from the Fenglin Mountain camp, and the mountain road of more than 20 miles is not easy to walk. Although the road is not rough, there are many people, many people are planting trees and hunting in the tuntian, and there are three homeless camps in the mountains. There are also army patrols, and if you are discovered, you will have to go up the mountain as prisoners......"

"We won't be captives—" Ye Jichuan stiffened.

Xifeng Minda raised his head and glanced at him: "The patrols on the mountain are all armed and armored, it is best not to let your sons and daughters die." Either don't be discovered, or obediently be a prisoner. ”

Killing the cow Simo became more and more confused, he frowned and asked, "Aren't we also fighting for General Li?" Why did the army of the mountains take us prisoner? Don't they belong to the Great General? ”

Xifeng Minda narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath and said, "Do you know how the general arranged our army?" ”

Everyone was puzzled.

A smile appeared at the corner of Thin Seal Minda's mouth: "We are the stones that sharpen the sword, and we are the most terrible enemy of that army on Fenglin Mountain when it is not fighting. As long as we exist, the proud infantrymen don't want to sleep well in the mountains. Our job is to stealth and harass. Just can't hurt anyone. Got it? ”

Killing the cow Sima was still a little confused.

"We want to make the infantrymen on the hill understand what a difficult and terrible experience it is to face a cavalry, even if this cavalry does not have a single horse. Not a single weapon, not a pair of armor, get it? Fine-sealed Minda snapped.

When these more than a thousand alien races suddenly appeared in the Fenglin Mountains, I didn't know how Shen Chen and Wei Xun's infantry generals who were about to go to the sky because of several big victories would be anxious, their faces would be very interesting when they thought about it.

Ye Jichuan Pheasant spoke: "Our soldiers don't speak Chinese, and their clothes and appearances are different from those of the Han people, so it's really difficult to sneak in without being discovered!" ”

Fine Feng Minda glanced at the general of the Ye Ji family with appreciation, and said lightly: "What you said is good. So if you want to sneak in without anyone knowing, the most direct way is not to let anyone see you. ”

"How is that possible? You said that the mountains there are not desolate, and we will meet many people along the way......" said Sima with a bitter face.

"It's hard—" Fineseal Minda nodded.

"So there must be a choice and sacrifice ......"

"It's impossible for everyone to sneak in, as long as we end up with a hundred people meeting at the designated meeting point, you will be considered qualified for this assessment. The vast majority of people will probably be found captive. But there were always some people who were able to avoid the mountain people and get to the assembly site. ”

His finger moved across the map as he spoke: "Our final rendezvous point is here, in the col at the northern foot of the main peak of Fenglin Mountain. I'll be waiting for you there, and as soon as a hundred men get there, our march will be over, or else. You can only start your cavalry training under the disdainful gaze of the infantry on the mountain......"

Hosophon Minda stood up. He said loudly: "I took you hundreds of miles to come here, not to make you comfortable to Yanzhou to eat meat and drink wine." You are all people who grew up on horseback. He is the bravest warrior in the tribe, the backbone of the future security cavalry regiment, and the elite ...... of the Eighth Route Army in Yanzhou."

"Let them see your skills, and let the infantry on the mountain know what cavalry is—"

Thin Seal Minda roared.

Ye Jichuan asked with a calm face, "What should they do if they hurt us?" We have no weapons, it's like we're fighting the enemy naked! ”

Xifeng Minda shook his head slightly: "Tell your soldiers that once they find out, you can escape, and if you are caught up, then be a prisoner!" Don't resist, they won't hurt you, the general's military discipline in this regard is very severe. ”

"What if they use bows and arrows against us?" Ye Jichuan asked after the pheasant.

Xifeng Minda smiled: "Don't worry, all the places you encounter are infantry, and there are no archers!" ”

He paused, and then said, "But don't take it lightly, although they don't have long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, but if you play hide and seek in Fenglin Mountain, you may not be able to outrun them." ”

The officers of the two places were silent.

After years of vendetta and fighting, the sergeants of the two families have a lot of combat experience, but it is the first time they have encountered such a strange combat mission.

Fighting friendly forces on your own turf, and having to run all over the mountains and be caught, is a very unpleasant task.

Ignoring everyone's thoughts, he slowly stood up. Walking to the outer edge of the gentle slope, he glanced at the warriors of the two clans lined up neatly at the bottom of the hillside.

"I want you to know—"

The sound of the seal drifted into the ears of every soldier with the gentle breeze blowing slowly.

"I brought you here to turn you into real soldiers......"

"You are brave. It's also tenacious, but I want you to know that bravery and tenacity alone can't make a soldier, a warrior can only defeat one enemy, and a soldier can defeat an enemy ten times his size with a hundred......"

"From this day on, you are no longer the enemies of the family vendetta, you share the same mission and honor! You are an army, a fearless army that terrifies the hearts of all who are enemies of you—

"One wins, one loses—that's the reality you're about to face—

"Honor for killing cattle. It is the honor of the Ye Ji family! In the same way, the shame of the cattle slaughtering family, that is, the shame of the Ye Ji family—"

The tone of the fine seal Minda is not high. His tone was much calmer than it had been in the pouring rain that day, but as he spoke, there was a deathly silence in the valley, which made his voice easily reach the ears of every soldier.

"From this day on—you are no longer one by one......" Thin Seal Minda had an indifferent look on her face, and the words in her mouth were resolute and clear.

"From this day on—you are an army......"

"The army must have ironclad military discipline ......"

"In the army, there is no Ye Ji family, and there is no cattle killing family, Ye Ji is killing cows. Killing the cow is Ye Ji! You are me, I am you. If you don't understand this, you're not qualified to join this army—

"The six-day march was hard - I am satisfied that you were able to follow along!"

A gentle smile appeared on Tina Minda's face.

Forthwith. His smile faded, "But—that's not enough!" ”

"Learning how to walk on your own feet is only the first step in becoming a cavalryman!"

"You are cavalry—a soldier who can defeat both enemies and opponents on and off horseback, not just a wasted man who can only ride and wield a saber......"

"Cavalry is invincible, cavalry is invincible, you must understand a truth. Whether the cavalry will be able to win or not - it has nothing to do with the horse! ”

Listening to the murderous and passionate speech of Minda in the fine seal. The eyes of the warriors of the two tribes in the valley began to shine. Six days of fatigue marching in a row had almost exhausted the arrogance of these warriors. For the first time, these invincible Han soldiers who had faced the Central Plains discovered that when they left their horses and stepped on the earth, they were not necessarily much stronger than those timid Han Chinese. Especially the Yeji soldiers, who were lucky enough to survive the Battle of Ten Trees, were full of fear and awe for the Yanzhou infantry who were charged with guns and guns all over their bodies.

It was only at this moment that these people understood why the hateful party Xiang Qiang of the fine seal Minda had been torturing them for days.

Cavalry is more than just a soldier on horseback.

A qualified cavalryman must first be a qualified infantryman.

It has nothing to do with weapons and equipment, it has nothing to do with the breed of horses, a cavalry is a cavalry, whether it is on a horse or standing on the ground, it is a cavalry.

A cavalry marching on foot remained cavalry.

He is not good at reasoning, but he knows very well what role the thousands of people in his hands play in Li Wenge's future plans.

The combat effectiveness and horse equipment of the Eighth Cavalry of the Party are far from being comparable to the motley army in front of them, and if they do not find a way to train them, it is impossible for this cavalry to confront the elite of the Tuoba family in two months.

Two months could not train a qualified cavalryman.

But two months was enough time for a ragtag army to have the temperament and spirit of cavalry.

On the battlefield of the Cold Weapon Age, cavalry was synonymous with attack.

A cavalry without a sense of honor and offensive spirit is not called a cavalry.

"I want you to understand—"

Thin Seal Minda shouted with all his strength.

"It doesn't matter if your surname is Slaughter Niu or Ye Ji, from now on, you will only have one name-"

"We are—"

"Security Cavalry Regiment—"

The furious and brutal voice of Fineseal Minda echoed through the valley......