In addition to the cottage of Jinding Mountain, the cavalry team of Jinding Mountain began their daily compulsory homework on the tidy horse farm. Jindingshan Racecourse is mainly divided into several training areas, and the most used are the riding and archery training area, the obstacle training area and the splitting training area.

Due to design issues, the obstacle training area and the chopping training area are closely connected. The cavalry trained by Jindingshan will often combine the two to train together.

Zhang Mengcheng rode a horse and first crossed the first two low walls of the obstacle crossing training area, and then crossed two ditches one wide and one narrow. After that, he turned around and rode into the stabbing training area.

On a runway about one hundred and fifty paces long, a total of eight targets were set. At the front of the runway are three wooden stakes about half a person high on each side, placed on the left and right sides of the runway. Some wheat stalks or hay were tied to it. The seventh target was a wooden shelf made at the height of the cavalry, on which was placed a lump of dirt. The last remaining target, which was not required to be completed by everyone, was an iron ring hanging from a wooden pole, which was also set according to the height of the cavalry.

Zhang Mengcheng rode his horse to sprint at speed, and used his saber to cut off the six targets representing the infantry in front. Then he slashed the lump of the seventh cavalry, and stabbed the iron ring of the eighth cavalry.

Because of Zhang Mengcheng's knife habits, his saber design is relatively modest, and it can be both cut and stabbed. In his usual training, Zhang Mengcheng has always asked himself to complete the attack on all eight targets.

After Zhang Mengcheng completed all the objectives, he rode back to the cavalry. Another cavalryman, after seeing the replacement of the broken target in the field, also rode through the obstacle area, and successfully completed the attack on five targets in the splitting area. Then another cavalryman rode out, and this person was Xi Gui, who was already quite skilled in cavalry skills.

Although Kikatsura successfully crossed the low wall on his horse, the horse stopped in front of the ditch when he was about to cross the first wide trench. It's not the horses that are the factor, it's that the spirit of Xigui is not concentrated.

"Xigui, what the hell is you again. Did you use all your strength to ride your aunt last night, what kind of bullshit riding a horse today, all three times went wrong. Zhang Mengguang, who was supervising the training on the side, saw that Xigui failed in the third training, and was so angry that he scolded his mother directly.

Xigui could only run back on a horse with a red face, dismounted and stood in the queue obediently without daring to say anything. It seems that Zhang Mengguang's scolding did touch the truth of some facts. Although the other cavalrymen standing on the side also thought it was a bit funny, no one dared to make fun of it at this time. Zhang Mengguang is very strict with discipline, even if his younger brother Zhang Mengcheng makes a mistake, he will also give severe punishment.

Xigui finally had her own mother-in-law last month, and she was not a woman who was kidnapped by the cottage. is the daughter of a hungry family who took refuge in the cottage, and this hungry family is also a distant relative of Yu Baocheng. Last year, the family went up the mountain, and Xigui fell in love with the girl at first sight, but she kept holding it in her heart and didn't dare to say it. Zhang Mengcheng also saw it, but he was happy to see the jokes.

also knows Xigui's thoughts, and there are a few friends of Xigui. Last month, they made a joke together, lying to Xigui that Zhang Zhaoen had a crush on that girl, and he planned to find a big boss to come forward next month to say goodbye. It's such a simple joke, the honest man Xigui actually believed it directly. He didn't sleep in the house all night, and the next day, with red eyes, he directly found Zhang Mengcheng and asked the only talent in the cottage to be a matchmaker.

After Zhang Mengcheng figured out what happened, he agreed with a smile. After that, he directly dragged Yu Baocheng to the house, and after giving ten taels of silver, this thing was done. It didn't take long for the news to spread, and many people laughed at it. Xigui successfully hugged his wife, and didn't care about other people's ridicule.

And in the midst of all this, there is another hiccup. Zhang Zhaoen later learned the details of this incident, so he beat up Xigui's friends, and then gave Xigui a gift. Xigui's newlywed life began quite nourishingly in the cottage.

The training of the cavalry team continued, and several people failed to pass the training project, and they were also reprimanded by Zhang Mengguang. Now the cavalry team of the Chinese army has expanded to more than 80 people, and the cavalry in the cottage has reached more than 300 people. The food consumption of the horses has caused great pressure on the cottage. Fortunately, a lot of grain has been harvested in the village recently, and there is also a lot of pasture around Jinding Mountain. In the sphere of influence of Jindingshan, with the diligent efforts of all the dependent personnel, the food and grass consumption of the Jindingshan cavalry can barely be supported.

Although Jindingshan has not had any major transfers for most of the past six months, he still sends a small number of cavalry out from time to time to destroy the short-sighted guys, and he can also grab some materials to subsidize the expenses of the cottage.

"Third child, you watch here first, and I'll come back when I go." The second brother Zhang Mengguang's voice was a little anxious.

When Zhang Mengcheng heard the greeting of his second brother, he turned his head to look at his second brother. He saw his second brother Zhang Mengguang tethering his mount to a pillar on the side, and hurriedly ran to the thatched house in the distance. Zhang Mengcheng smiled and turned his head to stare at the trained cavalry.

If you eat too many sweet potatoes, you will always want to run to the thatched house. Fortunately, everyone doesn't eat this all the time, and as a cavalry trained daily in the cottage, they will eat meat once a month to improve their lives. The bumper harvest of agriculture has led to the construction of many pigsties in the cottage.

Out of the corner of his eye, seeing that the second brother's horse seemed to be doing something, Zhang Mengcheng hurriedly turned his head to look over. It may be that the second brother Zhang Mengguang left too quickly, and the reins tied to the pillar were not tied properly. The second brother's horse was using his own mouth, constantly rummaging the reins, as if trying to loosen the tie for himself.

When the horse saw Zhang Mengcheng find its movements, he immediately neighed and turned the horse's head to one side in embarrassment. After that, like a weak-hearted child, he turned his head from time to time and secretly glanced at Zhang Mengcheng a few times.

Zhang Mengcheng handed over the reins of his horse to someone else, and he walked over to re-tie the reins on the post. After seeing Zhang Mengcheng's movements, the horse snorted a few times, and also used his hooves to dig the soil to express his dissatisfaction. Zhang Mengcheng, who was familiar with its temperament, calmed it with his hand, and when the horse finally became honest, Zhang Mengcheng returned to his mount.

What breed the second brother's horse is, Zhang Mengcheng can't tell, but it is very likely to be mixed-breed. As a mare, this horse has the highest shoulder height among the many horses in the cottage, and a simple visual inspection can show that its shoulder height is definitely more than 140 centimeters. The second brother fell in love with it at the market five years ago, and without much thought, he bought it back directly from the foal at the time, named it Honghua, and took good care of it.

Although the second brother's name is not good, his eyesight is very good, and after a few years, the safflower has grown into the current appearance of the divine horse. Safflower has good stamina and is also very good in weight. The sprint speed of the short distance is the fastest of all the horses in the cottage, and Ma Xiangzhong's handsome and extraordinary mouth horse is not comparable.

Although it is not as good as Ma Xiangzhong's mount in terms of stamina, it is not very far behind. And the age of the safflower is less than six years old. Generally, horses do not reach their peak until they are about eight years old, and their physical strength and endurance are at their peak, and this state will continue until they are fourteen or five years old. Therefore, the future of safflower is worth looking forward to, and all the leaders of the cottage are greedy for safflower.

After Zhang Mengcheng finished dealing with the matter of Honghua, he shifted his gaze back to the training ground. These cavalry training projects were discussed by a group of cavalry leaders about half a year ago, and Zhang Mengcheng also sorted out the sword skills learned from Cai Xiaozi and some of his own experiences and moved them to the training ground.

The second brother Zhang Mengguang and another master, Ma Xiangzhong, also followed Zhang Mengcheng's advice, removed some flashy and complicated tricks, and sorted out a set of relatively simple and practical lancer training methods.

At the same time, Zhang Mengcheng also made improvements to the horse harness of Jindingshan according to the experience of later generations. After some practice and experiments, many cavalry in Jindingshan chose Zhang Mengcheng's improved harness.

A while ago, everyone saw the strength of the imperial court's military might, and saw that the leaders such as Prince Shun who surrendered were also pardoned for their crimes. At the same time, because the life of Jindingshan is getting better and better, the brothers of Jindingshan began to feel that it is also a good choice to live like this. Therefore, many leaders said that they simply chose to surrender directly to the imperial court, and they no longer cared so much about whether they could get an official body.

But before the contact person who asked for surrender from the cottage left, the leaders received the news. In August of this year, Li Yingzhi and Hong Chengchou killed Wang Zishun, who had surrendered, and Miao Mei's uncle Miao Dengyun, and other leaders on charges of intending to start a rebellion again.

Killing and surrendering is enough to make people scruples, not to mention that Li Yingqi, a sensitive person from Jinding Mountain, is involved. The brothers of Jindingshan, who recalled the reason why everyone fell into the grass, could only dispel their idea of surrendering directly and observed the situation again. At the same time, Zhang Mengjin also discussed with the leaders again the opinions he put forward by the third uncle a few years ago.

After the discussion, a group of leaders in Jindingshan formulated a plan. There was an adjustment in the staffing, and He Zongwei was transferred from the cavalry to the infantry. However, before the main plan can be implemented, the core combat force of Jindingshan cavalry needs to be strengthened. So all the leaders are busy training the adjusted cavalry team for a while. Zhang Mengcheng also temporarily appointed several student captains to the teaching work of Jinding Mountain Reading Micro Cottage.

The second brother Zhang Mengguang finally came back conveniently, looking at his stretched brows, presumably there was a lot of movement just now. It happened that the cavalry team's obstacle crossing training and stabbing training had been completed, so Zhang Mengguang and Zhang Mengcheng organized combat training again.

The cavalry team replaced with wooden knives and scored by the marks of lime powder on the opponent's armor. First, the two caught each other and began to fight, and then the two began to fight. After that, they divided into four teams, each with a group of twenty people, and began to attack each other.

At present, the basic squad formation of the Jindingshan cavalry has the traditional formation learned from the border army. Among them, the four armies are divided into four columns of cavalry small phalanx, which is a relatively used formation.

Under the consultation of the leaders of the cottages, there was also a new formation that was different from the border army. It is roughly divided into two columns of twenty cavalry, usually by two platoons in a row, and the two platoon commanders are each on the outermost side of the queue. The four captains were all on the left and right sides of the two formations, supervising their own team members to keep the line intact as they marched.

At this time, the squad leader is on the central axis in front of the team, guiding the team forward. At the back of the team, the vice-captain is behind the team to monitor whether there are deserters. THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE CAVALRY AND THE CAVALRY WAS GENERALLY BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE FEET (I.E. 96 CM TO 160 CM) ACCORDING TO THE WARTIME SITUATION.

After the cavalry squad has formed different tactical formations according to the battle situation, several squads will be combined into a brigade. The cavalry in the formation of a large group will follow the traditional Ming army's three-fold battle method, and take turns to kill and defeat the opponent in three batches.

Although it seems simple, there are still many problems in implementation. One of the most difficult things was to keep the cavalry in order. Because the horses riding in the team are not at the same speed, and the courage of the soldiers is also different, whether it is actual combat or daily training, it is inevitable that there will be problems.

At first, the leaders only punished the team severely. However, problems continued to arise, and later Zhang Mengguang saw Zhang Mengcheng's students practicing walking in unison, so he also put forward the idea of unifying the advance pace of the cavalry horses.

Everyone thought they could give it a try, so they first made a small hourglass and found a few horses with average speed in the cavalry. After that, according to the time spent at the four speeds of slow walking, regular walking, fast walking, and charging, all the horses need to follow the pace speed.

Just after practicing day after day, over and over again. The cavalry of Jindingshan became more and more orderly, closer and closer to everyone's ideas, and the plans formulated by the brothers of Jindingshan gradually began to be carried out.