After saying goodbye to all the adults, Qin Guan walked in front of Zheng Da and the others, all of whom were his friends of the same year, and said goodbye one by one again.

In the end, Qin Guan said to his eldest brother Qin Wei: "Big brother, take care of grandma and mother, if there is something at home, you can send someone to inform me at any time." ”

Qin Wei said: "Second brother, go to work with peace of mind, and I will take care of my own family." ”

Qin Guan and Shen Yichen boarded the big ship and stood on the deck and waved to the people who saw them off. The big ship slowly left the dock, the figure became smaller and smaller, and after all, it was gone, and Qin Guan and Shen Yichen returned to the cabin.

In the days that followed, it was time to do and do again.

After traveling for about half a month, the boat finally came to Lingzhou.

Everyone got off the boat and stepped on the ground, there was a feeling of being reborn as a human being, and after everyone settled down at the inn, Qin Mao, Xiong Daxiong Er, Erbao and Shen Yichen's housekeeper and others came to the local Ya Shop, ready to buy horses and rent carriages.

The state of Dazhao stipulates that the trading of cattle, horses and livestock must go through the tooth shop, and the price of the tooth shop may be higher, but it is somewhat guaranteed.

The Great Zhao State is located in the Central Plains, and has been in a long-term melee with the Liao and Western Xia in the north, and there is no good horse grazing, so there is a shortage of horses, and there is a shortage of good war horses.

Yazi led everyone to the Niuma Market, patted one of the tall healthy horses and said: "The best Hequ horse, a horse of 80 yuan, just shipped from the north two days ago, is rare in other places, if you don't want it, it will be sent to the south in a few days." ”

Erbao exclaimed: "80 guan is too expensive, and other horses are thirty or forty guan each." ”

Yazi said: "Can this be compared, thirty or forty are Mongolian horses, and even short-legged southwest horses, look at these horses, but authentic Hequ high horses, such horses are only given by the imperial court above the level of generals." ”

"These horses came together, three or four years old, there are no injuries on the body, and they have been trained, and they can be ridden when they get started, at this price you are in the south, and you can't buy it without a hundred yuan."

Qin Mao circled around the horses, looked at them one by one, and finally said, "One 60 times, I want these 4 horses." ”

The tooth shook his head like a rattle.

"Too little, too little, 60 guan will never be sold, it is better to ship it to the south."

Qin Mao said: "Pull hands." ”

His teeth flickered, and then he smiled, "Connoisseur, then pull hands." ”

Erbao asked Xiong Er curiously next to him, "What are they doing here?" ”

Xiong Er said: "They are negotiating the price, the bull and horse markets are like this, holding hands to negotiate the price." ”

The big sleeves covered the hands of the two, and the two of them were tinkering in it for a while, and finally each horse was 72 times, which was not low, but it was not a pit either.

Then four more full sets of harness were bought.

After buying the horses, I rented ten carts in Yaxing, not because I couldn't afford them, but mainly because the carriages needed to be controlled, and so many carriages needed ten coachmen, and they couldn't make up for many women. Five wagons were used to pull people, and the remaining five were used to pull things.

Xiong Da Xiong Er touched the horse and couldn't put it down, and as soon as he put on the harness, the two of them turned over and got on the horse, shook the reins, and ran up on the dirt road next to them.

As soon as the smoke and dust slipped, the two disappeared away, and it took a while for the two to come back, both with excitement and joy, "It's really a good horse, and it's really exciting to run." ”

"Big brother, this will be our war horse from now on?"

"Of course."

"I'll go for another lap." Xiong Erdao.

"In the future, there will be time on the road, and we will go to the dock to unload our luggage, so it is important to do the right thing first."

Everyone came to the dock with the carriage, and there were still a few servants of Shen Yichen on the boat to guard the luggage, and the carriage was hired, and everyone began to unload the goods.

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A cart full of luggage.

After resting for a night, everyone set off again, in fact, in ancient times, rushing was the most tiring, and sometimes it could exhaust people to death.

Qin Guan said: "The boat is tired, but it is quite comfortable, and it is even more tiring to walk by land, we have walked half of the way for half a month, and the remaining half of the road, we will walk for about a month." ”

Everything was ready, and after breakfast at the inn, the team set off again.

This time, Qin Guan deliberately changed into a strong outfit, and instead of taking a car, he chose to ride a horse, four horses, one for Qin Guan, one for each of Xiong Daxiong Er, and Qin Guan also gave Shen Yichen one.

Qin Guan had learned to ride a horse before, but it was in an equestrian club, and he still had an annual card, but it was mostly leisure-oriented, and it would be good to simply trot and run, and he would ride a war horse and wield an overlord gun in the future, so he naturally had to step up his training.

Out of Lingzhou City, the convoy slowed down, but Qin Guan took Xiong Da Xiong Er Sahuan to run around, and when he came back, Xiong Da said: "Young Master, your riding skills are equivalent to just getting started, and there are still many places that need to be practiced in the future." ”

"From now on, you will be my equestrian instructor." Qin Guan Dao.

Xiong Dadao: "The Liao, Xixia, and Tubo people all grew up on horseback and have been in contact since childhood, but we Central Plains people drive boats and walk, so our equestrian skills have never been comparable to them." ”

"When we started to practice equestrianism, our family couldn't afford to buy horses, so my two brothers and I rode on wooden stakes to practice various movements, and sometimes the inside of our legs was red and swollen, and we usually had to stand on horseback."

"Later, the master paid for a horse, and our brothers took turns to practice, and we gradually gained some level, but later when the master died, we sold the horse and used the money to bury the master."

"My master told us that the key to riding a horse is: the body is straight and the shoulders are flat, the hands are cantilevered, the heels are low and the toes are high, the knees are weak and the waist is loose.

"When you practice to the point where you can freely control the horses without the reins, you will be considered small, but if you are truly successful, you must reach the realm of unity of man and horse. At that time, the mount under you will even be able to read your mind, and without any deliberate command, it will naturally be able to do the actions you want and accompany you on the battlefield. ”

Being able to control the horses freely without the reins, Qin Guan felt that it was already difficult, but this was Xiaocheng. Think about it, if you still use your hands to pull the reins to control the horse, how do you fight with a weapon, and what horse warrior have you ever seen with a long blade in one hand.

Since it doesn't work,

Then practice.

It's just this month, and I'm practicing equestrianism while walking, and I want to come faster.

From this day on, the team began to embark on the journey.

They travel during the day, and at night they take a break if they come across a town, and if they don't, they choose to camp outside.

These days, Qin Guan always rides a horse, and occasionally runs for a while.

He has super physical strength, as well as good coordination, and the foundation of horseback riding is not lacking, during this period of riding can be described as leaps and bounds, twenty days later, can already be able to hold the overlord gun in both hands, without the reins but can control the horse freely.

At this moment, Qin Guan imagined the feeling of holding the overlord gun and being invincible on the battlefield, and he was a little intoxicated for a while.