After Wang Meng returned to the mansion, he immediately issued an order to Song Cheng, who was guarding Liangzhou, to immediately organize 10,000 camel cavalry, for the purpose of deterring the countries of the Western Regions in the future, and asked his henchmen to immediately convey the order to Liangzhou.

His henchmen accepted the order, and with the order in their arms, they left Luoyang City on horseback and ran in the direction of Liangzhou, thousands of miles away.

After the departure of his henchmen, Wang Meng, in accordance with Hua'an's orders, immediately dispatched men to collect 100 good camels in Luoyang City, and recruited people from the Western Regions who had served as camel soldiers, so as to form a 100-person camel cavalry.

In order to complete this task, Wang Meng offered generous conditions, the purchase price of camels was twice as high as the market price, and the price of hiring camel riders in the Western Regions was also very generous, even more generous than Hua'an's personal guards, of course, the premise was that the camels must be the best camels, and the hired camel riders must also be the best.

Under Wang Meng's order, the soldiers immediately posted notices in Luoyang City, especially on the streets where merchants from the Western Regions gathered, and posted many notices so that more merchants from the Western Regions could see this notice.

After giving a generous promise, many people from the Western Regions who had participated in the camel cavalry began to sign up, and asked to join this hundred-person camel cavalry, and many merchants from the Western Regions who made a living by selling camels led the best camels in their hands to sell in front of the barracks.

Under the guidance of several experts in the Western Regions, the soldiers responsible for selecting camels selected a hundred strong camels from among the many camels and put them in the camp, while the nearly 1,000 people who signed up to participate in the camel cavalry had to go through careful selection.

Of course, in order to assemble the best camel cavalry, Wang Meng first conducted a physical examination of these people from the Western Regions who signed up. All those who are weak and not tall are all eliminated, and those who are too young and too old are not hired, so that only more than 300 people remain, and among these 300 people, choose 100 camel cavalry, and choose one of the three. There's still a lot of room for selection.

The selection process is also very simple, that is, let them show their talents, such as archery, assassination, riding, etc., all those who are proficient in action, martial arts, and proficient in riding and archery are all left, and the rest are eliminated.

After this round of careful screening, one hundred excellent camel cavalry finally stood out and officially joined the ranks of the Luoyang Army, becoming a special soldier and horse under the command of Hua'an.

After the camel cavalry was officially formed, Wang Meng singled out a few of the best soldiers. Let them serve as officers of the whole team and be responsible for the training of the whole team, so that this special army of soldiers and horses can form a fighting force as much as possible.

After a few days of brief training, the camel cavalry at the team level finally formed a preliminary combat effectiveness and was stationed in the large camp of Luoyang City, which was the same level as the pro-guard army.

The camel cavalry has now been formed. Naturally, he wanted to report to Hua'an, and Wang Meng went to the palace. He reported to Hua'an the news that the camel cavalry had initially formed combat effectiveness and asked for instructions on the next step.

As soon as Hua'an heard that the camel cavalry had formed a combat effectiveness, he immediately decided to go to inspect it himself, but in order to have a clearer understanding of the strength of the camel cavalry, Hua'an deliberately withdrew a hundred cavalry from the personal guards. Prepare for a battle with the camel cavalry to determine how capable the camel cavalry really is.

Of course, the space in Luoyang City is limited, and neither the cavalry nor the camel cavalry can be deployed well, for this reason. Hua'an decided to start a contest in the hilly area outside the west gate of Luoyang City.

Half an hour later, one hundred camel cavalry and one hundred cavalry of the personal guards were all assembled in the hilly area outside the west gate of Luoyang, and Hua An, Wang Meng and other people had all arrived, and were ready to conduct a combat strength assessment of these newly formed camel cavalry.

"Look, your lord, this is the hundred camel cavalry that the last general has just assembled." Wang Meng pointed to the neatly arranged hundred camel cavalry, and said.

Hua An looked at the camel cavalry in front of him and nodded with satisfaction, these camel cavalry looked very tall, much stronger than ordinary cavalry, but whether the combat power was as strong as it looked can only be known by a competition.

"The camel cavalry looks mighty, but I don't know what it will be like in a real battle!" Hua An said softly.

Obviously, Hua'an did not know much about the real strength of the camel cavalry, and was curious to know how the camel cavalry fought.

"The king's intention is to let these camel cavalry have a good test with the cavalry of the personal guard, so as to check the combat strength of the camel cavalry." Wang Meng whispered.

Hua An nodded and said: "That's right, that's what this king meant, let them compare well, but just point to the end, don't hurt people's lives." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Meng replied loudly, and immediately gave an order for the two teams to start a competition.

After receiving the order to confront, the newly formed camel cavalry and the cavalry of the pro-guard army immediately launched a comprehensive competition, first of all, they conducted a shooting test between the marches.

This kind of competition is very simple, that is, set up a row of arrow targets in the distance, let the soldiers ride on camels and war horses, and at the same time march quickly, they will release arrows at the arrow targets to test their archery skills.

"Whoosh...... With the sound of a bowstring, the two teams each shot the arrows in their hands, and filled all the arrow targets.

After all the arrows were fired, several soldiers immediately ran to the target and immediately evaluated the results of both sides.

"Report, Your Majesty, none of the officers and men of the Pro-Guard Army missed the target, and the 30 camel cavalry missed the target, and the Pro-Guard Army won a complete victory." After the results were evaluated, the soldier immediately reported to Hua'an.

Hearing this, Hua An looked at Wang Meng beside him, and said softly: "The cavalry of the pro-guard army has completely defeated the camel cavalry, General Wang thinks that this is a problem with the mount or a problem with the soldiers!" ”

Obviously, Hua'an could not think that the camel cavalry was at a disadvantage just because the cavalry of the Pro-Guard Army had achieved victory, after all, the shooting level of the soldiers on the march may have a greater impact on the results, of course, if the mount shook badly, it would also severely affect the shooting performance.

Wang Meng pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the last general, this should be more of a problem for soldiers, after all, the king's personal guards are well-trained. However, the newly formed camel cavalry of the last general has just formed its combat effectiveness, and if it is hard to train for several months, there will definitely be no more shooting misses. After speaking, he looked at Hua'an.

Hua An nodded with a smile, and said, "General Wang is right, when he shot just now, this king also looked at it carefully." The bumpy distance of a camel is similar to that of a war horse, so the reason why these camel cavalry miss the target is entirely due to lack of training, and has little to do with the mount itself. ”

"Your Majesty, the next round is to split the stab immediately, do you still need to compete?" Wang Meng asked.

Hua An Zhengse said: "Compare, then compare, why not compare?" ”

Obviously, even if this camel cavalry is not well trained. But Hua'an still plans to watch them compete, after all, only by watching carefully can he understand more about the strength of the camel cavalry, so as to know it in his heart.

Soon, the camel cavalry galloped down a narrow road lined up with scarecrows, and slashed the scarecrows with their weapons, after a burst of chopping. All the scarecrows were chopped up, and not a single thing was missing.

"Not bad. The chopping ability of the camel cavalry is really not weak! Hua An said happily.

"Your Majesty, the chopping ability of the guards will not be lost to the camel cavalry." Wang Meng said.

Soon, the cavalry of the Guards also completed the splitting, and also smashed all the scarecrows without missing a beat.

"In this round of competition, both sides will smash the scarecrow. It looks like it's a tie! Wang Meng said softly.

Hua An personally stepped forward, carefully observed the scarecrow that was chopped, and after making a comparison, Zhengse said: "This round is the camel cavalry that won, you see." Although all of these scarecrows were smashed, the camel cavalry was even more severe, and if they were on the battlefield, they would have done more damage to the enemy. ”

Wang Meng and other generals heard this, and took a closer look, the scarecrow that the camel cavalry split was indeed more powerful, no wonder, after all, the camel is taller, and it is easier to exert its power when it is condescendingly stabbed, and these soldiers from the Western Regions are also taller than the soldiers of the pro-guard army, and the strength of the attack will naturally not be weak.

"What the king said is that this one is indeed a camel cavalry victory, and the next one is a long-distance attack, which requires more than ten miles of galloping back and forth, I don't know which team will win!" Wang Shang Zhengse said.

Hua An looked at the relatively bulky camel and said softly: "The camel is larger and the soles of the feet are wider, such a size is very unfavorable for fast galloping, it seems that the camel cavalry is doomed!" After speaking, he looked at Wang Meng and other generals.

When the generals heard this, they all nodded approvingly, and thought that the camel cavalry would definitely not be able to outrun the cavalry of the pro-guard army.

Soon, both teams were ordered to start running towards the designated position, and were asked to return immediately after bypassing the designated position.

After the two teams set off, Hua An and several generals under his command rode their horses and stood in a relatively high position, looking at the cavalry of the Pro-Guard Army and the camel cavalry who were galloping.

As expected, not long after the departure, the cavalry of the Pro-Guard Army left the camel cavalry far behind, and threw it farther and farther away.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the speed of the camel cavalry is still too slow, and the rushing battle is far inferior to the cavalry!" Wang Meng said.

"Your Majesty, camels are larger and more suitable for transporting baggage, but if they are used as cavalry, it is difficult to play to their advantage!" One of the generals whispered.

When Hua An heard this, he smiled and said: "The camel cavalry does not look very good, but since there are zài camel cavalry in the Western Regions, there must be a reason for the existence of zài, I think the camel cavalry must have its special advantages!" And this advantage is beyond the reach of war horses. After speaking, he looked at the generals under his command.

When all the generals heard this, they all nodded approvingly, obviously, it is reasonable to save zài, and there are zài camel cavalry in the Western Regions, which is enough to show that the camel cavalry has a unique advantage, and this advantage is unattainable by other arms.

Soon, the cavalry of the Guards returned and lined up in the starting position, while the hundred camel cavalry were still miles away, and only a trace of smoke and dust could be seen.

"The speed of a camel is really much slower than that of a war horse!" Looking at the billowing smoke and dust in the distance, Hua An said with emotion.

When Wang Meng heard this, he said softly: "Your Majesty, this is not a desert, if you run in the soft desert, the camel may not lose to the war horse. After speaking, he looked at Hua'an.

Hua An nodded, and said with a straight face: "General Wang is right, if you gallop in the hot and sandy desert, it is really difficult to say which of the war horses and camels will win or lose!" ”

It did not take long for a hundred camel cavalry to return one after another and regroup at the starting point.

Seeing that the camel cavalry had regrouped, Hua An hurriedly ran over with several generals under his command, pointed to a leading team, and asked loudly, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to the king, the villain's name is Abdul? Avatar, the king can call the villain Avatar. "The leader of the team is positive, and the color is correct.

"Avatar, what a domineering name!" Hua An was slightly surprised, paused, and asked softly, "Avatar, did you ever be a camel cavalry when you were in the Western Regions?" Also, as a native of the Western Regions, why do you want to join this king's team. ”

When Avatar heard this, he bowed his head and said: "Back to the king, the villain has been a camel cavalry for three years in the country of Qiuzi, and he has also become a thousand-commander, but later the team was broken up, and the villain followed a camel caravan to the Central Plains, intending to eat in the Central Plains, but the villain, a person born in martial arts, except for fighting, is not easy to do, a few days ago I saw a notice on the street, and saw that the king was going to recruit camel cavalry, and the villain felt that this was a good opportunity, so he came. After speaking, he looked at Hua'an.

Seeing the sincerity of Avatar's face, Hua An nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Good job, Avatar, follow this king in the future, and you will definitely have a bright future, by the way, camels run slower than war horses, and they don't seem to have any special advantages, so why do you countries in the Western Regions want to form a large number of camel cavalry?" What is the reason for this. After speaking, he looked at Avatar.

Avatar smiled slightly, and said: "King Qiqi, the biggest advantage of camel cavalry can only be reflected in the desert, on flat land, camels are indeed inferior to war horses, which is also the fundamental reason why there are no camel cavalry in the Central Plains, if it is in the desert, especially in the position where the sand is relatively soft, the hooves of the war horse are easy to fall into the sand, and the hooves of the camel are relatively wide, and it is not easy to fall into the sand, so, in the desert, the camel can run much faster than the war horse, and the endurance of the camel is far more than that of the war horse, Even if you don't drink water for three or five days, you won't die of thirst, and war horses don't have this advantage, and camels can carry 500 catties of heavy goods for 100 miles a day, and war horses obviously can't carry so much. (To be continued......)