In addition to carbines and 9mm Nanyang revolvers, the cavalry units of the Republican Army were also equipped with standard sabers for melee combat.

Although after the First World War in modern times, the practical surname of cavalry on the battlefield was widely doubted, and many countries later reduced or even completely abolished their cavalry units. However, as far as the specific geographical conditions of Seris are concerned, the cavalry service will still play a non-negligible role in the vast battlefields of Central and North Asia in the future, especially in cavalry breaking diplomatic relations and roundabout operations, and its power is still irreplaceable, at least so far.

Chen Zeyu pulled out the standard saber in the sword bag beside him, and looked intently at the wavy roasted blue pattern produced by natural smelting on the blade.

At the beginning of its creation, the Seris cavalry was always modeled after the German cavalry of friendly countries, and directly used the yellow-handled single-edged saber made in active service by Germany. The total length of the blade is 101 cm, of which the handle is 25 cm, the blade is 77 cm, and the curve from the handle to the tip of the blade is about 5 inches.

By 1897, the Ordnance Factory of Seris improved this saber in accordance with the opinions of the troops, so that the handle part of the knife was extended by 7 centimeters, and the ability to cut the front was strengthened, and the standard saber after the finalization was called the ninety-seven style by the cavalry, with a total length of 99 centimeters, of which the handle was 32 centimeters, and the blade was 67 centimeters.

Trying to swing and chop a few times, he felt that the saber in his hand was indeed very suitable for the use of Orientals, Chen Zeyu nodded.

He also noticed that the ordnance engineer added a narrow blood groove on the left side of the blade, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, compared to the West, the Easterners can indeed be regarded as "grandfathers" in the use of cold weapons, and with a few design modifications, the Ninety-Seven Style in his hand has become a very terrifying close-range combat weapon.

Inserting the ninety-seven style back into the original steel scabbard, Chen Zeyu put the saber back into the saddle sword bag on the side.

Looking at the Yili horse in front of him, who was looking at him curiously, Chen Zeyu stared at its huge and clear eyes and smiled, slowly approaching a little, Chen Zeyu stroked the mane of the neck of the foal in front of him.

As if he could feel the kindness of the human in front of him, the Ilima that was specially designed for students to ride in the school snorted as if he was greeting.

"What's its name?" Gently stroking the face of the big horse that was about to come into his arms, Chen Zeyu asked the cavalry instructor on the side curiously.

The cavalry instructor looked at the horse in front of him lovingly and said, "Report to the Führer, this four-year-old male Elima is named 'Sabre', look here...... Isn't the snow-white pattern on the top of the head very much like a snow-bright saber in the hands of a cavalryman? ”

"Well, what a coincidence!"

Chen Zeyu looked at the white saber pattern on the horse's head with a little surprise, like the finishing touch, setting off the originally pure black foal more fierce and mysterious.

"Hehe, what a good horse......"

Stepping on the stirrup with his left foot and trying, Chen Zeyu skillfully stepped onto the good horse beside him.

The young Führer, seated in the saddle, trotted with the reins in his hand and the "saber".

When people ride on horses, their horizons become much broader......

Not only is it necessary for national defense, Chen Zeyu has always felt that exercising riding itself can cultivate a person's temperament, so much so that he himself now finds time to walk twice a week in the Summer Palace, and at the same time, he can also spend more time with his family. In fact, he is not the only one who thinks this way - although the majority of the cadets of the infantry section in the military academy are unwilling to admit it, even they themselves think that the classmates of the cavalry section have a domineering momentum.

Chen Zeyu didn't pull the reins of the horse, but only controlled the range, feeling the excitement of the horse under the seat, and let it gallop freely.

In order to prevent friction between the horse's back and the saddle, the school spread a blanket on the back of each foal, and the saddle bridge also hung standard rifle bags, saddlebags, and brigade bags, the former containing the usual weapons, coats, raincoats and other equipment used by cavalry, while the brigade bags were filled with the necessities of war horses.

In addition to rations of food and water bladders, most of the other supplies required by the cavalry in wartime, such as food, forage, ammunition, farriers, and small tents for cavalry camping in the open air, were generally carried by another Mongolian horse that was rationed to the cavalry. It can be said that except for the time when they were ridden during the battle, the Yili war horse was completely a super-national treatment like a "foreign uncle" in peacetime, and many cavalrymen even fed their own eggs to these "companions" in order to cultivate their feelings with these foals.

The Yili horse, together with the Hequ horse, the Bohai horse and the Mongolian horse, originally belonged to one of the four major native horse breeds in China, and was a high-quality riding horse breed bred by the Chinese ancestors based on the steppe horse breeds of Central Asia and bred with Western Arrof horses and Orlov horses.

Since the mid-90s, Seris has successively introduced Don hippos and Akhal-Tejin horses from West Asia to breed and improve several of his native horse breeds, including the original Ilima. The improved Ilima not only inherits all the advantages of the original horse breed, but also optimizes the muscle strength of its front chest and neck, so that the explosive power of the horse is also greatly improved, and the fastest Ilima in China now runs 1000 meters in 1 minute 03 seconds, which is only slightly inferior to the British thoroughbred horse that is the best at sprinting.

The improved Ili horse has a handsome appearance, a burly and strong body, disease resistance and adaptation, and is about 20~25 cm taller than the Mongolian horse in terms of physique. The average height of adult horses is 142~159 cm, the weight is 400~450 kg, the physique is tall and well-proportioned, the eyes are bright, the coat color is bright, the head and neck are high, the limbs are strong and powerful, the joints and tendons are extremely developed, whether it is a short sprint or a long-distance run, it is like walking on the ground, it is an excellent horse breed with both strength and speed. In addition, the new Ilima is not afraid of severe cold and frost, can adapt to the harshest climate and natural environment, and like the Mongolian horse, even in the winter snow depth of 40~50cm on the grass, it can also take the initiative to shave snow forage. In terms of endurance, the improved Erie horses can walk about 120 kilometers with weights every 8 hours, almost twice as many as British thoroughbreds.

As if he could feel the praise of the rider on his body, the "Sabre" trotted for a while and then accelerated again and again, and ran happily.

The grassland outside the military academy is quite vast, Chen Zeyu shook the reins lightly, his body was undulating and his chest was protruding, and he quickly adapted to the rhythm of the "saber" under the seat, and the people and horses gradually merged into one in the gallop.

"Rack! Frame! "As the horses galloped, the wind whistled in my ears.

Chen Zeyu could see that the horsehair of the "saber" was floating, and the grass that only hit between the four hooves was flying.

"Chilly!" It seemed that it had been a long time since he had been so indulgent, and the "saber" under the gallop let out a cheerful neighing sound of horses.

A man and a horse galloped on the grass, with only the sound of horses' hooves and the wind in his ears, and Chen Zeyu found that he seemed to enjoy the ease of this moment.

After running for a while, Chen Zeyu felt that the horse's breathing under him seemed to become heavier, so he grabbed the reins slightly and slowed down the horse......

The burden of war horses often increased with the equipment carried by cavalry, and in the era of cold weapons, generally speaking, the weight of the equipment carried by war horses would be strictly limited to less than one-third of their own weight.

However, since the introduction of gunpowder weapons in warfare, the weapons and equipment to be carried by cavalry have become more and more complex with the development of the times. Coupled with the rider's own weight, the weight of modern horses often exceeds 150 kilograms, which can seriously affect the horse's speed of movement and mobility.

In order to cope with this situation, the cavalry units of the Republic abolished all the armor worn by the cavalry, and in addition to retaining the standard helmet, the soldiers generally wore light stab-proof clothing made of barbed wire on the upper body. In addition to this, the army also improved the cavalry marching system in the past, and transferred most of the supplies originally borne by the war horses to the other two Mongolian horses that accompanied the army, so that these war horses could travel lightly in most of the pre-war operations and maintain a strong combat physical strength.

It can be said that in the reform of the modern cavalry service, the Republic is at the forefront of all countries in the world. Earlier, the German military attache in Seris noticed this novel change when he was invited to visit the Ulaanbaatar Military Region of the Republic. After he reported the situation to the General Staff of his country, these sharp-eyed Germans soon discovered the benefits of doing so, and almost at the same time applied this reform to their own cavalry units, the "Black Knights".

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Just as Chen Zeyu was still enjoying himself with the horses, in the school, a guard who was with him suddenly ran over and yelled at him, "Führer! Yanjing is calling! Madam...... Madame is born! ”

"What did you say?!" Chen Zeyu asked in disbelief.

The guard still repeated loudly, "Yanjing's call!" Madame is born! ”

Chen Zeyu, who was stunned and grabbed the reins of the horse, instantly fell into sluggishness and ecstasy......

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