Chapter 106: On the Eve of the Expedition
For the next nine days, they rode from inferior to superior, from the perimeter of the stables to the depths of the entire racecourse. Uncle Fang asked them to always remember that if something unforeseen happened, they would immediately abandon their horses and run away. Their skills and reactions at this time are not comparable to those of a year ago, and they can face any unexpected situation calmly.
On the 11th day, when they arrived at the racecourse, Instructor Liu was already waiting there. It turned out that today's training ground was not here, but they were asked to ride all the way to Beishan, and the distance was so far that they might not be able to arrive before noon, let alone rush back for dinner.
Instructor Liu had already prepared dry food and water for them, and went with them to the stable to choose a first-class horse. In the past ten days of training, Uncle Fang did not allow them to recognize the horses, and they rode different horses in the past ten days, and at this time they chose different horses from yesterday.
Everyone got on horseback, Instructor Liu was in front, a whistle sounded, the horses galloped, and forty-one horses followed, the momentum was quite huge, and everyone couldn't help but have a sense of generosity and heroism, which was completely different from in the racecourse. When they were about to enter the city, Instructor Liu turned around and warned them aloud that when they arrived at the street in the city, remember not to hurt pedestrians and vendors, otherwise they would bear the consequences.
When they were in the racecourse, it was empty, and they could gallop as they pleased. In the city, the streets were full of pedestrians and vendors, they could only slow down and avoid left and right, and only a few people could keep up with Instructor Liu's rhythm. Some people want to ride their horses to speed up from the moment they are competitive, and they don't dare to think about it because they will inevitably take on the responsibility of the boss if they accidentally injure pedestrians.
Zou Baoyi just crossed a congested section of the road, saw that there were fewer pedestrians in front of him, and moved forward at a slight speed, and after a while, there were still few obstacles on the road ahead, and patted the horse's back, and he was about to catch up with the front. Seeing that he was about to catch up, he didn't expect to reach a three-way intersection, and a tricycle on the left ran out of the way, and he had to collide with the distance and speed on both sides.
The three people on both sides screamed 'ah' at the same time, and the tricycle driver was so frightened that he stiffened on the spot, and a man in the car couldn't remember to jump out of the car in a panic, holding his head tightly with both hands, and leaning to the left.
Zou Baoyi was shocked, but still knew that he couldn't jump off the horse and escape at this time, otherwise the two people opposite would either die or be disabled. In a panic, he didn't have to think about it, and hurriedly pulled the reins with all his strength at the last moment.
The horse was running in a hurry, and was pulled by Zou Baoyi like this, making a long and deep horse roar, followed by madness, struggling left and right to throw Zou Baoyi off the horse. How dare Fu Baoyi let go, he could only pull the reins tighter.
At this time, Zou Baoyi had temporarily controlled the horse, but the two people in front were so frightened that they didn't know how to take the opportunity to dodge. The tighter Zou Baoyi pulled the reins, the more the horse under his crotch competed with him, shaking his head and tail, only to see Zou Baoyi shaking violently on the horse's back, unable to tame the horse.
At this moment, a horse in front of her came galloping, it was Li Chengjing, she was not very far away from them when she heard the scream, and immediately rushed to help. When they were still a few meters away, they saw her jump up directly from the horse's back, cross the tricycle, go directly to the horse's head, hold the horse's head with both hands, lean back slightly, and turn their head to tell them to go quickly.
The two of them had to drink from her, and then they remembered to run for their lives.
With the help of the two of them, the horse gradually settled down. Zou Baoyi only felt weak and weak all over his body, "Chengjing, thanks to your help, otherwise I really don't know what the consequences will be?" ”
Li Chengjing suddenly said urgently: "It's not good, my horse." When she looked to the side, she saw where her horse had gone.
A small half of their classmates were behind, and when danger occurred, they were also frightened and inexperienced, and they didn't know how to rescue them. When she thought of stepping forward to help, Li Chengjing had already arrived.
"Chengjing, your horse is here, don't worry, there is no chaos."
It was Xiang Haichuan who led Li Chengjing's horse. When Li Chengjing jumped up, the horse suddenly became free, and it was also galloping at will. Xiang Haichuan saw Li Chengjing's horse running by, turned around and led it back. Thanks to Li Chengjing who first pulled the reins when she jumped up, which slowed down the speed of the horse, because the horse did not run very quickly, otherwise there might be some chaos.
The crisis is gone, there is no danger, they continue to move forward, with the experience of the past, they are more looking left and right, and would rather arrive later than have any more accidents. They were advancing at this time, and the people in front of them were already far away, and Li Chengjing remembered the road to Beishan, so she took the lead.
By the time they reached Sunset Lake, the people in front had already arrived for half an hour. Instructor Liu asked the reason, and they exaggerated Li Chengjing's deeds of prancing on a horse to save people. The crowd cheered, and Instructor Liu just nodded lightly, and the more they talked, the more energetic they became.
It took two hours to get there, and it took them nearly three and a half hours to get there. Although it was not as tiring on horseback as running on the ground, the crowd was very tired after a few hours.
They dismounted, ate dry food, drank water, rested for an hour, and Instructor Liu ordered everyone to get on their horses and return home. Once again, I warn everyone to be careful when entering the city, and not to happen again. Everyone entered the city more cautiously, looking at the four roads in case of accidents.
In the next few days, the itinerary was the same, Beishan went for two days, and then rode to the pier of Doulong Island. When they returned to the racecourse on the afternoon of the fifth day, Instructor Liu told them to gather in the school playground early tomorrow morning.
They all knew that they had practiced equestrianism, and the content of the final test would be announced tomorrow, and they couldn't understand why they wanted to go to the big playground to gather, they just felt that the last level must be very difficult. But after these months of training, their abilities and mentality have matured day by day, and although they can feel difficult, they have no fear.
Their speculation on the lawn that night was not mentioned to anyone, and the training was still up to the instructor himself. They are just conjectures, and talking nonsense will only disturb people's hearts. For this reason, they also specially told Zou Baoer not to mention Zou Baoyi, so as not to punish them by the school.
The next morning, when they arrived at the big playground, the playground was full of students. The school is divided into several departments for training, and except for the classmates who train together, they basically don't know each other. But seeing that today, except for the girls in the foreign language department, the other boys are basically here, and this battle is a bit extraordinary.
Instructor Liu had already arrived at the playground before they arrived, and they stood in two columns next to Instructor Liu.
At eight o'clock, President Guo came from the opposite side, one behind him was Vice President Zhou and the other was Minister Xie, and the three of them walked straight up to the flag stand from the right side.
In addition to the two openings, this is the third time that President Guo has delivered a speech, and in front of a group of boys in the audience, President Guo once again said aloud: "Students, after two semesters of hard training, now is the time for you to show your ambitions. The headmaster's words were like the oath of a soldier before he set out to fight.
What President Guo said next made people unable to calm down for a long time, there was a rebellion in Ningxia, and the marshal Pan Chong wanted to support the army and stand on his own, and he had the intention of going east to Shaanxi. Marshal Zheng Boyuan is leading 20,000 troops west to quell the rebellion, and now the two armies are deadlocked in Yongning. The central government ordered all the male soldiers studying in military academies to rush to Yongning for reinforcements, which was also their last test before graduation.
After explaining the situation, President Guo asked them to go to the stage to sign the life and death certificates. At this time, they all understood what Instructor Liu meant, the one who passed the last hurdle was the one who came back alive and could graduate smoothly, and those who didn't pass were those who died in Ningxia, and everything was over, so there was no saying that he would not graduate.
When it comes to life and death, they are all afraid, but at this time, there is no turning back, so they can only sign their names on the life and death certificate.
Today is a day of rectification, and tomorrow morning they will come out of school, and they must be on the battlefield within three days.
After here, Instructor Liu asked them to wait for him at the training ground, and he had something to say to them. They knew that Instructor Liu was going to teach them the tricks of saving their lives, and they needed his encouragement and reminders when they were panicking.
They arrived at the training ground, and after fifteen minutes, Instructor Liu came over. Instructor Liu glanced around them, "Are you afraid now?" Their lives were at stake, no matter how they were not afraid, but they didn't dare to speak, they couldn't help but bow their heads.
Instructor Liu said softly: "It's normal for you to be afraid, if you insist on saying that you are not afraid, I can't believe it at all." But...... When you encounter a problem, the more life-threatening the problem, the more you should know that it is useless to be afraid.
You must be thinking that I called you here to tell you the key to saving your life as much as before, but it is a real battlefield, and how can I control it? I can only teach you one thing, unity is strength, and there are always more ways than difficulties. ”
The atmosphere in the cafeteria today was particularly dull, and everyone couldn't help but think about whether they would have a chance to come back alive in the future, and they all thought of their relatives, afraid that they would never see their relatives again, and the food in front of them was like chewing wax. Of course, there are also a small number of people who want to take this opportunity to show their talents and realize their ambitions.
For Li Chengjing, this is the way she will go sooner or later, except for worrying that she doesn't know how long she will go, she doesn't have to worry about the rest, and she talks and laughs with Leng Chuxian and others as usual. Asked when Leng Chuxian would graduate, Leng Chuxian bluntly said that she would graduate and leave school in another twenty days, Li Chengjing only thought that she would probably not come back at that time.
She asked Zou Baoer again if she wanted to stay in school, Zou Baoer only said that she hadn't thought about it, she could choose freely if she wanted to leave or stay, and the two knew what she was thinking, and they didn't reveal it.
That night, Li Chengjing took a piece of Xuanxi Pass from the baggage and handed it to Leng Chuxian, "If you have time to come to Ningzhou City, you can freely enter and exit the Marshal's Mansion with this token." Leng Chuxian immediately untied the token.
Li Chengjing said to Zou Bao'er again: "Bao'er, I can still see you when I go back to Guicheng, and you can go back to Ningzhou with me for a few days after graduation." ”
"Well, I'll be here waiting for your triumphant return."
Li Chengjing's expedition is imminent, and they only talk about ordinary gossip and do not add to their annoyance.