Moreover, it makes no sense to talk about cavalry without horses.

Zhao Wuxian drove his horse past the knights in the procession, and reprimanded him with a whip on his horse: "The second and third sons ride a good horse for galloping, and one horse can be exchanged for 300 or 400 stones of corn, and according to the taxes of the township, twenty families can afford to raise a horse!" All of you present are the most valuable ones or two under my command, and I hope that your effect will exceed this price. ”

The knights couldn't help but be stunned, except for Yu Xi, the others realized that the beasts riding under their crotches were even more valuable than themselves.

Although the pressure is not small, the motivation is also full, and it is an extremely honorable thing to be selected as a light knight, and it is the most popular and respected in Chengxiang. Coupled with the beautiful ambush battle at the foot of the mountain last time, which was praised by Zhao Wuxian, the knights couldn't wait to raise their heads to the sky.

Yu Xi, as a child in the lower palace, is naturally very clear about the habits and breeding of horses.

"The place where the feeding should be comfortable, the water and grass should be fed properly, and the hunger and satiety should be controlled. Keep the stables warm in winter and cool in summer. Brush your bristles often. Carefully shovel its hooves so that it is familiar with the sounds and colors so that it does not frighten. Practice the Mercedes chase, familiarize yourself with the forward and stop movements, and do the blind date before you can use it. ”

"The equipment for pulling and riding the horse, such as a saddle, a hitch, a chew, a bridle, and the like, shall make it whole and strong. The subordinate has instructed the second and third sons that the horses must be cherished and cared for. When it is late in the day, it is necessary to alternate the ride on horseback with the walk, preferring to fatigue the man rather than to make the horse too tired, and to keep the horse always strong in case of enemy attacks.

"It's good that you can understand these truths, remember." You are not one person, one horse, but one body. A cavalryman's mount is the equivalent of a foot soldier's legs! ”

When arranging the formation, five cavalrymen were set up in a length. Five riders are in a column, each column is twenty paces apart, and each rider is spaced four steps apart. As for weapons, he held a bow, two pots of arrows on his back, and a short sword at his waist.

The reason for this configuration is because after the night battle more than half a month ago, after discussing and summarizing the experience with Yu Xi. It was found that the excessively long Ge, halberd, and spear were not suitable for horses.

Yu Xi described: "When the people and horses pass by by by mistake, it is not easy to stab, and the spearhead is easy to get stuck on the corpse, and it is impossible to pull it out in a hurry, and sometimes the spear must be abandoned and the sword drawn." Moreover, this kind of long soldier is carried on a horse, which also makes the advance and retreat more inflexible, so it is more convenient to stand on the horse and shoot arrows. ”

Zhao Wuxian secretly thought, after all, his class only has a saddle, not a stirrup, and he can't charge with a spear like a European knight.

And the horse breed is not tall enough. They are also not dressed in hangers, and they are easily injured and frightened. This first batch of light knights was very expensive, allowing them to directly attack the dense phalanx of foot soldiers. Purely to die, Zhao Wuxian will also feel distressed.

He clapped his hands and said, "In that case, then the cavalry will be the main one, and the light knights will act as the protectors of the flanks of the scouts and foot soldiers, picking up the scavenges in battle, harassing and harassing, and charging the scattered stragglers when the enemy is scattered." ”

For the farming people who have been digging in the fields all their lives, riding and shooting is not easy. Fortunately, their Zhao family has always had a tradition of raising horses. A large number of people in the stable can be used as riding children, and they also found a Jia who is good at riding and shooting in Chengxiang.

The shirtless also allowed the archers to start selecting horse bows suitable for riding and shooting. Because in the Mercedes is about to drive to nine points full. If it is seven or eight points, it is difficult to hit. The bow used is slightly less powerful than the foot bow.

"As for the shock assault cavalry, heavy cavalry, etc., let's leave it for later......"

"Assault, reload?"

Zhao Wuxian's previous sentence made Yu Xi stunned, but the last sentence was completely beyond his common sense, so he could only continue to nod his head ignorantly, although he didn't know, but he felt powerful.

Zhao Wuxian also understood that if he wanted to form a qualified cavalry legion in his mind, in addition to finding a way to make a chopping iron knife like the Han Dynasty ring head knife, he also had to obtain a large number of horses of good breed.

In other words, he needs to take down a horse production land.

Zhao Wuxian's eyes were set on the far north, thousands of miles away, there was the newly built city of Jinyang, with a high crown in court clothes and a gray beard, Dong Anyu, a famous minister of the Zhao family, who was probably preparing to go south to Xinjiang. To the north of Jinyang City, is the towering Changshan, the sun of Changshan, named Daiguo.

The short hills are densely packed, and the rivers do not go south, but flow north, until they reach a vast grassland, where the well-bred Hetao daima, or later Mongolian horses, gallop through the green grass.

It is also the place where my sister Ji Huan was mottled with tears all the way in history, and it is also the place where "Mrs. Molu" died!

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Once busy, time flies, and when it comes to the "July Fire", the weather begins to gradually cool, from summer to autumn. Whenever the sun sets in the west, you can even see the "Great Mars" gradually falling towards the west with the naked eye.

And Zhao Wuxian has officially turned fourteen years old in the past few days.

However, no one remembered his specific birth date at all, because it was not until his mother gave birth to him in this life that Zhao Ying realized that he actually had another son-concubine.

Wuxian didn't plan to make a big deal, so Wei set up a table of Yan Fang and invited Zhao Guangde, Ji Qiao, Wang Sunqi, Yang Yurong, Cheng Wu, Dou Pengzu and others to have a banquet. Jing and Tian Ben were also called over, wearing soap clothes, and sat at the end of the seat with Mu Xia and Yu Xi, who had already put on the clothes of military officials.

Zhao Wuxian believes that there must be appropriate punishment for his subordinates, but the means of entrapment cannot be stopped.

The two of them were a little apprehensive when they were severely punished, but after this night, they felt that although they had been punished by the gentleman, it was completely out of public intentions and laws, and the feelings of the private monarch and ministers were not affected. They were immediately inspired, and it also gave them hope and determination to start again.

In addition, the vertical man Kuan sent the gold and silk silk given by Zhao Ying from the lower palace; the autumn clothes sewn by her sister Ji Huan herself; In addition, he also carried a mosquito repellent plaster made by Le Lingzi, which was fragrant and fragrant, and I don't know what herbs were made of.

Coupled with a new armor that Wei sewed for him, and a birthday gift filled a desk, Zhao Wuxian was stunned for a while, and felt a little family affection and warmth in his heart.

Everyone in Chengxiang also has their own expressions, but what pleases Zhao Wuxian the most is the "abacus" that he personally drew a graphic description and asked Ji Qiao and craftsmen to make.

"Bang la bang", the fingers were nimble, the big beads and small beads fell and moved up and down, the familiar sound of abacus sounded, and Zhao Wuxian showed a satisfied smile. (To be continued)

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