As the wake-up horn sounded in the cavalry barracks, these officers and men, who usually complained that the horn was too disturbing and clear, were looking forward to the sound of the horn today.

After getting dressed, they followed the military attache who led the team into the school field, but they were informed that today's morning training was changed to queue training, instead of the usual thunderous 10-kilometer morning run.

But thinking of the end of the morning meal and the upcoming comprehensive assessment, these soldiers also understand. Presumably, this is to preserve their physical strength and wait for the assessment in the best condition. After a while of team training, he was taken back to the barracks by the military attachés of each team and waited for the time for dinner.

Zhao Hyo-seok, who had not slept all night and was interrupted by the wake-up call, looked at the detailed rules for preparing for the war made overnight, and also felt that he wanted to be a successful commander. He still has a long way to go, and he needs time to learn in this kind of thing!

Remembering the promise of the two daughters yesterday, Zhao Xiaoxi asked Zhao Da to bring a cup of cold water, wash up briefly and go to the palace. After having breakfast with the two girls, I told the two girls that if they wanted to go out today, they could let Yahuan and the guards accompany them.

As for the things he still has in the barracks, it may take three days to be busy. When the affairs of the military camp are over, he will send them back to Dali to meet their mothers. As for the end, they will also stay in Dali and wait for him to return from the expedition.

Why did you deliberately set up an itinerary to Dali before setting out on the expedition? It was Zhao Xiaoxi who planned to cooperate with the Emperor of Baoding. Let Dali make a move to Tubo when he started a war with Western Xia.

Contain the Tibetan forces, so that they dare not be too presumptuous to join in this battle that may turn into a big war.

If Jing Chu didn't go to Dali in person, I was afraid that it would be difficult for Zhao Xiaoxi, who asked Emperor Baoding to send troops with just a letter, could only go out in person.

Even if it's for show, I don't dare to guarantee that Tubo will really do something to send troops to Dali. Therefore. The degree of containment must be well grasped.

Since the last time Dali traveled, and Baoding Emperor reached a cooperation, now from Chengdu Road into Dali's materials. It is also much richer than before, opened in Chengdu Roadsmith Workshop, and has created a lot of weapons and armor for Dali. So that Dali's current army is much stronger than before.

Emperor Baoding, who has the strength at hand. Naturally, I will feel that Dali is much safer. And with the increase in the import of salt and iron, those ethnic minority tribes who usually need to buy salt and iron at a high price are now grateful to this Baoding Emperor. The recognition of the Duan family dynasty is also a little more than before.

Who got this kind of thriving national momentum, and Emperor Baoding naturally carried it in his heart. In addition, Dali sold good horses to the cavalry, and also earned a lot of wealth. With so many benefits, it is reasonable that some should be given in return.

What's more, Tubo itself has always wanted to annex Dali, and if it weren't for the help of the powerful neighbor of the Great Song Dynasty, the life of his Duan dynasty would not be easy. Now Zhao Xiaoxi has plans to clean up Western Xia. There are also Tibetan cavalry who will also habitually enter and plunder.

For Dali, it is also beneficial and harmless. Zhao Xiaoxi couldn't think of so many benefits, and Emperor Baoding would not be able to see them. He would rather risk losing these many benefits than agree to his request for a border to contain Western Xia.

It's just that no matter how good you think, you must get the personal commitment of Emperor Baoding. If he doesn't go in person, Zhao Xiaoxi is not at ease, and Emperor Baoding will also feel that Zhao Xiaoxi does not respect him very much.

understands that men are still career-oriented two women, and they are also very considerate of Zhao Xiaoxi's arrangements for them. Even when leaving the palace. Mu Wanqing told him that if the barracks were too busy. You don't have to rush back to eat with them.

This understanding and tolerance made Zhao Xiaoxi feel that if he could find such a woman, would he need to ask for more? He hugged the two women, and soon rode to the barracks, ready to preside over the comprehensive assessment that began today.

When Zhao Xiaoxi returned to the barracks, he removed the Wuwei cavalry that he brought back last night. Took over the defensive guard of the camp. The rest of the cavalry officers and soldiers gathered at the school ground, waiting for Zhao Xiaoxi, the commander, to order the start of the assessment.

Because it is a cavalry army, this comprehensive assessment focuses more on riding skills in addition to personal physical fitness assessment. In particular, archery in riding is a direct reflection of evaluating the survivability of a cavalry on the battlefield.

When Zhao Xiaoxi came to Dianjiangtai. After giving the order to start the assessment. There are more than 6,000 people in the whole army, with a war horse of one person and one horse. Once again, the cavalry camp was dusty.

The projects that I usually train countless times have also been assessed one by one. Those with good grades are naturally full of joy, while those who are out of shape are depressed.

Zhao Xiaoxi said earlier that each of the usual training items of all cavalry has only one chance. Even if you don't perform well, you won't have a second chance.

Because Zhao Xiaoxi knows that when this kind of abnormality reaches the battlefield, it will not only make him pay the price of his life. It is also possible that because of their disorders, the lives of other comrades-in-arms are threatened.

In every assessment, there will be people who have been dismissed, and some of these people have unsatisfactory results in their usual times, and some of them have indeed performed abnormally. But it didn't matter, the important thing was that they missed the opportunity to go with the army.

In this kind of competitive cavalry, being one step slower than others means being slower. Many of the soldiers who were eliminated looked very lost. Only the few unsuccessful cavalry soldiers are still cheering for their comrades-in-arms who usually get along day and night.

The 100-man teams that were selected in advance for assessment will have someone from each team eliminated. This kind of elimination without the slightest hesitation made the rest of the cavalry soldiers who watched continue to cheer up in their hearts, hoping that it would be their turn to conduct the assessment. There won't be a knockout like these, otherwise they will be very disappointed.

Today, the selection of a qualified cavalryman is carried out on an individual basis. Tomorrow, there will be a cavalry drill on the scale of 100 people. Those cavalry who can't cooperate with their teammates will also be eliminated.

On the third day, it was the selection of cavalry officers on a larger scale of more than 100 cavalry officers. In this kind of officer selection, priority is given to officers who are currently temporarily holding relevant military posts, and secondly, those who have the courage can also put forward a trial selection.

In short, becoming a qualified cavalryman in the cavalry is the most basic requirement. And if you want to become a cavalry officer, it means that in addition to being qualified in personal cavalry tactics, you must also know how to command and cooperate in combat.

The greater the number of cavalry commanded, the stricter the requirements for the commanding officer. If you don't have some level of military command, you can't get this kind of military position casually. And in this regard, the children of martial arts officials are undoubtedly more advantageous.

Although there are also courses in the cavalry to teach literacy and hyphenation, compared to the children of this martial arts officer, they have already received a good military and cultural education.

The elite soldiers who were selected from all over the country had not read much. If you want to participate in the selection of military attachés with more than 100 people, the difficulty can be imagined. But this kind of thing, even Zhao Xiaoxi can only acquiesce. After all, in any era, there is no way to be truly fair and just.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who personally observed the cavalry assessment, looked at these cavalry riding skills and was already exquisite. But in archery while riding, many people can only achieve qualified targets. In terms of speed and accuracy, there are not many who can really be called elite.

This also means that the cavalry army in front of us that has yet to grow is still too far to go if it wants to really grow. However, Zhao Xiaoxi believes that as long as the cavalry officers and soldiers who go out this time can survive.

They will understand that they think they are good at riding and archery. When you meet those nomadic cavalry who live on horseback all year round, they still have a long way to go!

Now qualified cavalrymen, perhaps, will feel that they are lucky. But on the battlefield, they may envy the cavalry left behind. At least they still have a chance to continue to train more solidly in the battalion cavalry tactics.

But the cavalry that is not pulled to the battlefield to see blood in Kaifeng will never be a real cavalry. Only by letting them go into battle in person and experience the brutality of cavalry duels will they really understand.

From the beginning of the founding of the army, why did Zhao Hyo-seok formulate such a cruel training plan. This is all to ensure that they can walk off the battlefield alive after they go out on the battlefield.

Looking at the cavalry that was eliminated from time to time, he gradually turned from frustration to suffocation, cheering for those comrades. Zhao Xiaoxi also felt that being able to be brave and brave proved that they still had a chance to become a real member of the cavalry.

At least Zhao Xiaoxi knew that this cavalry force that he was going to expand to 50,000 people would be able to guarantee the appearance of a full-fledged 10,000-person team in three years. As for expanding to 50,000 people, he gave him five to six years.

In this process, he not only had to temper batches of selected cavalry seedlings, but also sent these cavalry seedlings to the battlefield to Kaifeng to see blood. Those who survived meant that they were not far from a truly mature cavalry.

Using this method of continuous rotation and selection, and continuous training by battle, a cavalry that can really compete with the nomadic cavalry is created.

And in order to create this cavalry army that can compete with the nomads. Cho Hyo-seok had already prepared a lot of good things to make up for the disparity in strength between the two armies in a short period of time.

In many cases, these things cannot be compared with the Great Song Dynasty by nomads. What Zhao Xiaoxi has to do is that these cavalrymen who are selected to join the cavalry must first have the strength to protect themselves.

If you don't even learn the ability to save your life, you will only be slaughtered when you send it to the battlefield. Naturally, he didn't want to see that kind of ending, otherwise wouldn't his hard work in forming this cavalry army be in vain?

With the end of the first day of assessment, looking at the more than 500 cavalrymen who were eliminated, although there was a sense of loss on their faces. But he felt more ashamed, Zhao Xiaoxi didn't say much, and ordered these cavalrymen who were eliminated from the game to be responsible for patrolling the camp from tomorrow.

After the expedition, the officers who stayed in the camp would increase the amount of training for them. In the hope that they will not be eliminated in the next possible selection! (To be continued......)