The 3rd Battalion of the Left Guard was stationed.

Mo Cong was riding a wooden horse to practice swordsmanship, and Lei Leopard led over two war horses, one red and one black.

"Brother, I see that you have almost practiced well, from today onwards, you can ride a horse and start practicing!" Lei Leopard handed the reins of the jujube red horse to Mo Cong and said with a smile.

"Really, can I finally ride a horse?" Mo Cong excited.

He has been riding a wooden bench every day to practice knives in the past few days, and he wants to vomit when he practiced, but now Lei Leopard has brought him a real horse, Mo Cong's mood is like guarding the clouds to see the sunrise, and after the sunrise, he also saw the rainbow, which is really double joy and excitement.

"That's it. However, for the sake of insurance, you will practice with a wooden knife for the first few days, and then change to a saber when you are proficient. Thunder Leopard nodded. He patted the back of the jujube red horse and said, "This is a good horse specially selected by Lord Chen for you, the divine horse is extraordinary, you have to take good care of it." When it comes to the battlefield, it is your best comrade. ”

"Oh, since it was picked by Brother Chen, it must not be wrong. I will definitely take good care of it in the future!" Mo Cong looked at the tall horse and nodded.

The horse's head was high and handsome, his ears were compact and short, the muscles of his chest were angular, and his legs were as strong as stakes. In particular, a pair of horse eyes, black and large, exude a warm look. Although Mo Cong can't distinguish between good and bad horses, he knows that the horse in front of him is not a crooked melon and a cracked date.

After looking at it for a while, Mo Cong asked, "By the way, Brother Lei, your horse is called Black Panther, what is the name of my horse?"

"This is a new horse that was brought back from Ryoma County a few days ago, and it hasn't been named yet. It's your warhorse, you name it. Lei Bao said.

This stumped Mo Cong. Since he was a child, only someone else has given him a name, and it is the first time that he has been asked to come up with a name for himself.

"The horse of Longma County, then call it Tianlongma!" Mo Cong couldn't think of any good name after thinking for a while, so he directly named this war horse after his true qi. There is no way, in terms of choosing a name, Mo Cong really does not have the skills that the old man can easily come by.

"Tianlong? No, no, no, this name is unacceptable. Lei Bao didn't want to veto it directly.

"What, Tenryu... Doesn't it sound good?" Mo Cong was surprised. Their Lingyun Mountain's cultivation heart method is called the Heavenly Dragon Heart Method, and the true qi is called the Heavenly Dragon True Qi. After listening to it for so many years, Mo Cong has always felt that the word "Tianlong" is very good and powerful, why does Lei Leopard say that this name is unacceptable?

"It's not that it doesn't sound good, it's... Committing taboos. Looking at Mo Congzhang's appearance of King Kong, Lei Leopard patiently explained: "The word Tianlong has a very special meaning in our country, and no one can use it like this except for the emperor." If you give such a name to the war horse, if it is known, you will be punished for a big disrespectful crime. Brother, change your name, change your name, let's try to keep a low profile. ”

"Okay, if the Celestial Dragon can't do it, then let's call it the Flying Dragon. Mo Cong heard Lei Bao say so solemnly, so he casually changed his name, but he still didn't bypass the word "dragon".

There is no way, the word that the people of Lingyun Mountain are most exposed to is dragon, their mental method has dragons, their true qi has dragons, and even the three kinds of kung fu have dragons. At this time, let the war horse also have a dragon word, what a common and consistent thing in Mo Cong's heart.

"Brother, do you like dragons so much?" He originally wanted to say a joke, but after he finished speaking, his heart moved. The imperial court is sending personnel to investigate whether Mo Cong is Ding Long's person, but Mo Cong himself insists on giving the war horse the word "dragon", is such a name appropriate? Will it arouse suspicion?

It stands to reason that not to mention the name of the war horse, even if it is a person's name with "dragon", there are many people, and under normal circumstances, the imperial court will not be so blind. But now it was an eventful time, and the court was already rumored to be full of soldiers, and Mo Cong was really asking for trouble by giving such a name to the war horse.

Thinking of this, Lei Bao said: "Brother, this name is still a bit high-profile, let's take a more low-key one." Well, we are a leopard battalion, and leopards are also very powerful. Leopards are not only smarter than tigers, but they can also run faster than tigers, they can climb trees, they can swim, and they are extremely versatile. You see that my brother's war horse is called a black panther, and what kind of leopard is there on your war horse, how energetic is that. ”

"Oh, that's called the Flying Leopard. Mo Cong didn't really care too much about the name or anything, and it didn't have to be a dragon to name the war horse, and he said like this when he heard Lei Leopard's bitter persuasion.

After choosing a good name for the war horse, Lei Leopard began to teach Mo Cong equestrianism. The first lesson in equestrianism is not how to ride a horse, but how to take care of a war horse. According to Lei Leopard, war horses are the most important equipment of cavalry and need to be carefully cared for. If it is not well cared for, it will be unenergetic to look at, it will not be comfortable to ride, and the horse itself will suffer. To learn to take care of war horses is to learn to feed the horses, brush the horses, wash the horses' faces, check their teeth, tie the horse's leggings and hang armor, wear riding gear and hangers, and so on.

Among them, feeding horses is a very important science. First of all, what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten, what can be eaten to enhance nutrition, what to eat will reduce fat and diarrhea, and so on. Then there are when to feed and when not to feed, and how to determine how much and how little to feed according to the specific situation. Finally, there is how to make the horse grass, how to make the horse material finely and evenly, how to remove foreign objects and debris, and so on.

This knowledge is still the first time Mo Cong has come into contact with it, and he is very attentive when he listens to it. Seeing that he was a good listener, Lei Bao talked more and more endlessly, and kept talking until noon, and feeding the horses had just been finished.

The two hurriedly ate a few bites of food, and Lei Bao continued to teach Mo Cong other knowledge, sometimes demonstrating while explaining, and letting Mo Cong follow along. Mo Cong's war horse named Flying Leopard is not very familiar with Mo Cong, and he does not cooperate many times, such as checking his mouth, putting on his halters, tying leggings, hanging armor and other things, Mo Cong is very annoyed when he does it. When I first started tying the leggings, I don't know if it was Mo Cong's improper operation or what's going on, the horse actually flew up and kicked Mo Cong its hind legs. Fortunately, Mo Cong was covered in steel and iron bones and was resistant to kicking and beating, and he didn't do anything when he was kicked, which scared Lei Leopard.

After three or two days of making up for it and being kicked seven or eight times, Mo Cong finally mastered a complete set of techniques for taking care of war horses. During the period of brushing the horse, Long Wu had to rush to brush Mo Cong, Mo Cong said that I am learning, and it is not too late for you to help me brush when I learn. Long Wu was very stubborn, saying that such a simple thing as brushing horses, what is there to learn about this, is to pick up the brush and brush it, and since he promised to brush the horse for Mo Cong, he must do what he says, otherwise how will he mix in the Central Army in the future? Mo Cong saw that he was so persistent, so he let him go. However, after Long Wu finished brushing, Mo Cong still had to brush and practice his hands again, so that the war horse and flying leopard were very clean every day.