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Imagine what it would be like for an infantry member to stand on the battlefield with a weapon in his hand, and a group of war horses wrapped in armor rushing towards you? The huge body of the horse, the long lance in the hands of the cavalry, and the violent shaking of the earth against the iron hooves, do you have the courage to face this overwhelming charge?

No matter how calm he was in front of the soldiers, to be honest, the last time he faced the impact of the Jurchen kidnapping horse, he was still a little afraid in his heart.

Cavalry is a motorized unit and a heavily armored group army in the era of cold weapon warfare.

Because the Song Dynasty army lost its northern horse farms, it could only continue to strengthen its infantry armament. Their infantry is equipped with the strongest infantry armor weighing 60 catties in human history, holding the longest-range and most penetrating divine arm bow in the era of cold weapon warfare, and has the strictest discipline, but when facing the cavalry impact of the northern peoples, they still lose more and win less.

Even if he won two battles, he lacked the means of pursuit, and could only watch the enemy calmly retreat on fast horses.

Moreover, because the mobility was so poor, the Song army could not run fast at all when retreating, and was bitten by the enemy's cavalry, which would soon turn into a major collapse.

Without cavalry, many of the tactics of the Song army could not be used, and it was easy to become deaf and blind on the battlefield.

The original Western Army was not brave, but during the Jingkang period, the main force of the Western Army was sent to rescue Taiyuan, and so many elite soldiers encountered the cavalry of Yan Yinshuke, and they were divided little by little by others with a large detour and large depth interspersed with tactics, and they were eaten little by little.

Later, the bones of the Western Army filled the valley, and Xiao Chong was also martyred in Bear Ridge.

After the defense of Jiankang, he got 500 war horses, which is a huge fortune. With this cavalry in hand, south of the Yangtze River, it can be regarded as an assault force that can walk sideways.

Now I am only worried about whether the cavalry can be cultivated as soon as possible.

You must know that in the army, archers and cavalry are technical arms, and training requires a lot of material and money, not to mention, there are also certain requirements for the physical fitness of soldiers. In addition, it will take a long time, and until now, Wang Shen does not have a few qualified archers on hand anyway, so if he is unwilling, he really can't!

It is necessary that the White Army can form an army as soon as possible and catch up with this battle.

The barracks of the Tabai Army are located seven miles outside the city of Huanggang County, and there is a small river next to it, and the water quality is clear. There is a large playground by the river, and a large number of houses, which used to be the military camp of the local defenders of Huangzhou, and when the Jurchens came, it became the Chinese army of Wanyanchang. The place is very large, just for the cavalry army.

There were officers training soldiers on the playground, and I saw that there were many scarecrows standing in the distance, and one by one the cavalrymen were speeding past the scarecrows with a single knife in their hands, and then instantly slashed the single knife in their hands on the scarecrow.

Next to him, the officers roared again and again: "Be sharp, don't hesitate, be quick to get out of the knife!" ”

"No, no, no, you can't swing your knife like that, you have to put your waist knife next to the horse's neck and use the horsepower to cut at the enemy."

"Can't cut, can't cut, straight thief, how strong can you do with one hand, and you still want to swing a knife? When you slash your enemy's body, your wrist snaps. ”

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"Lined up in a straight line, leaning forward, the tip of the knife is at eye level, run, run!"

"Turn the knife, the knife edge forward, and drag it past the enemy's vest. Don't use your strength, you don't have the ball, you're a cavalryman, not a foot soldier, you're chasing and crushing the enemy, kill as many enemies as you can. Thief bird, you are so brutal, how many levels can you behead? ”

Some cavalrymen slammed to the ground, but one foot was still stuck in the stirrup, and they were dragged to the flesh, screaming and screaming.

The officer was shocked, hurriedly rode his horse to catch the horse, and scolded repeatedly: "It's over, you're done, you're dead on the battlefield." Damn, I've told you a million times that the strength of the body is on the feet and on the stirrups. Straight your mother, you patronize your ass hard, and you don't have a hook on your ass, can you still hook the saddle? ”

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Wang Shen shook his head: "It seems that this cavalry will have to be trained for a while, and I don't know if it can catch up with this battle...... Fang I Rong, Fang I Rong......"

I saw that Fang Irong next to him looked at the galloping war horse on the field with burning eyes, and he had a feeling of eagerness to try.

Wang Shen smiled, this scholar is afraid that he will enter the wrong profession when he goes to study, he should join the army. The army is the right place for him to stay.

"Military envoy."

Wang Shen: "How are you riding?" ”

Fang Wurong: "I used to ride a lot, but as long as I got on the horse, I couldn't fall on the ground." ”

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"I've seen the master, I don't know what the military envoy has to say?" Guo Ya was not on the school grounds, but stayed in the stable, and when he saw Wang Shen coming, he hurriedly greeted him and gave a salute.

Although Guo Ya couldn't use one hand, he still sat firmly on the war horse, showing excellent riding skills. Considering that he was a veteran of the cavalry of the Western Army, Wang Shen simply asked him to serve in the White Army.

But this old man didn't do it, saying that he was just a descendant of the Wang family. The master treats me with kindness, and I only want the master and the master and mother to live my life, but I don't care about fame and fortune at all. Besides, my right hand is useless, how can I go into battle?

Wang Shen persuaded him, saying, you can command a cavalry general in the back, and you don't necessarily have to charge into battle.

Lao Guo shook his head, in order not to rush to the forefront of the generals, who is willing to fight for you, brothers?

He was reasonable, Wang Shen had no choice but to give up, and said, "That's good, I don't force it, I'll bring this cavalry myself." However, you can be the head coach of the White Army and help me train them.

Lao Guo: The master entrusted, how dare the little one not obey? However, after that, once the cavalry is trained, I will come back to serve the masters of the royal family.

Wang Shen was very helpless: "Okay, it's up to you, once the cavalry is trained, come back if you want to come back!" ”

In this way, Guo Ya entered the White Army.

He was too old to fight, but he had a lot of experience. When he was in Jiankang, he helped Wang Shen select 500 veterans of the Western Army who could ride horses and had some experience in cavalry from the army, and enriched them into the white man.

It can be said that this cavalry army was created by him, and it also saved Wang Shen a lot of strength.

"Two things." Wang Shen pointed to Fang Wurong beside him: "Fang Irong, the new Marquis of the White Army, I don't know if you are willing to accept it." ”

"Fang Irong, is it the Fang Irong who repelled ten thieves by himself, beheaded two levels, and captured one person alive?" Seeing Wang Shen nodding, Lao Guo looked at Fang Shusheng up and down, and couldn't help nodding: "Very good, very good, courageous, short stature, circle legs, like a monkey, a natural cavalry blank." I can read and read again, a rare talent, I accepted. ”

Fang I was born very ugly, and I used to be called a monkey by people. If it had been someone else, he would have been furious by Lao Guo's words. But he is a simple scholar from a humble family, and his temperament is also excellent, so he only smiled shyly: "It is my long-cherished wish to cast a pen from Rong, although my subordinates ride fast horses, but they have never gone into battle to kill the enemy, and I also ask General Guo for more guidance in the future." ”

Lao Guo said: "Don't be a subordinate, I am a veteran of the Western Army, and now I am only the head of the White Army, not your boss." This cavalry army has its own master to bring it, and when the cavalry is trained, I will return to the house to serve the marquis. ”

The two of them exchanged a few words, and Wang Shen asked how well the old Guo cavalry was trained.

Lao Guo couldn't help but shake his head, saying that it still didn't work, only more than 100 of the five hundred cavalry had worked as cavalry in the Western Army and the Left-behind Division before, and the others had to learn from scratch, and now they can only line up in front of them, and they are still far from being pulled out to fight!

As he spoke, he said angrily that when the troops first began to line up, because the soldiers did not know how to control the war horses. Hundreds of horses huddled together with each other, jumping and barking, and there was no more confusion. In the past few days, everyone can line up and barely charge. There is no way to compare with the cavalry commanded by the eldest lady. In such a situation, if you meet a Jurchen, you don't know how you died.

The eldest lady in his mouth is naturally Li Chengjun's Chen Lanruo's cavalry army.

Wang Shen's heart moved, and asked, "What if you meet Kong Yanzhou?" Lao Guo, you are also from the Tokyo Left-behind Division, and you should also know the situation of the Confucian Thief Army. ”

Lao Guo nodded: "When I was in Tokyo before, everyone lived in one place, and the sergeants and soldiers also moved around every day, so I didn't know." Kong Yanzhou used to be a tycoon in Hebei, and many of his subordinates knew how to fight cavalry. Yan Zhao people, who didn't grow up on horses. However, after so many years of fighting, his soldiers have long been replaced, and there are only a few old soldiers who have died. When he was in the Tokyo Left-behind Division, although he had a lot of people on hand, he was all foot soldiers. ”

"Oh, it turns out that Kong Yanzhou doesn't have cavalry, so there's nothing to worry about, maybe our Tabai battle can really come in handy. We're dealing with rogues, not Jurchens, so don't worry too much. Wang Shen's heart moved, and he asked again: "Lao Guo, how long does it take for the troops to be trained before they can be pulled out?" ”

Guo Ya smiled: "If you go back to the master, if it is a punch thief, then there is nothing to be afraid of, you can set off at any time." Just ......"

Wang Shen: "Just what?" ”

Lao Guo: "The master's white army is all light cavalry, and it is mainly used to reconnoitre, disturb the enemy, and pursue on the battlefield, and there is no need to rush into battle." There is too much work, and the consumption of war horses is also large, so it is best to be able to have two horses for one person. However, we now have only 500 horses, which is not enough. Moreover, because of the negligent management of the war horses given by the Jiankang Left-behind Division, many of the horses have been scrapped by them, and now they have to be cleaned up again. ”

As he spoke, he patted a war horse in the horse pen next to him, and Wang Shen discovered something unusual. I saw that the horses were tied to the beams of the house with reins. Because the reins are short, this makes the head of the war horse unable to lower, and always maintains a head and limbs posture.

Those war horses were probably also irritable from the hanging, and they kept snorting and foaming at the mouth.

Wang Shen Daqi: "Lao Guo, what are you doing here?" ”

"Boiling a horse is like boiling an eagle." Lao Guo replied: "After the falcon is caught, because of the fierce habits of the eagle, the eagle is not allowed to sleep after it is caught, and the wild nature of the eagle can only be trained after it has been worn out for several days. Like the eagle, this war horse is also a beast, and it has to be sharpened. ”