Xiong Wuliang, Xiaohei and the rest of the soldiers all showed expectant expressions.
Throughout China's thousand-year war history, the only thing that can check and balance the cavalry is the cavalry.
The victory over the Qin army last time was a fluke... I may not have such good luck next time. If you want to have the ability to defeat the Qin army's cavalry in an honest and fair manner, this 10,000-strong cavalry army is very important.
The cavalry formation slowly began to move - 10,000 cavalry were divided into three waves and began to charge across the mountains and plains.
The horses' hooves hit the ground and splashed with flying sand and rocks - the cavalry in the first wave could barely see clearly, but the two rows of cavalry behind were completely submerged in the smoke and dust and could not be seen clearly at all.
The intensive sound of horse hooves was like a drumbeat, stepping heavily on the ground, making the earth tremble. The pebbles under Xiong Wuliang's feet seemed to come alive and beat constantly.
The sight of ten thousand cavalry charging at the same time was truly overwhelming!
"You are truly the master of Xiong and Tiger!" Xiong Wuliang clapped his hands and laughed.
Now Xiong Wuliang finally understands why infantry often cannot resist cavalry attacks.
Even now on the high platform, Xiong Wuliang could clearly feel the pressure of the cavalry charge... If he were to face the cavalry charge below, as long as he didn't turn around and run away, he would probably be considered an elite division.
Xiong Wuliang and all the soldiers all looked happy, but Ge Suyi on the side looked ugly.
"There's an archery target ahead!" Xiao Hei pointed down and said.
Xiong Wuliang looked at it intently, full of expectation.
It is said that Xiong Wuliang originally wanted to train 10,000 heavy cavalry. When the time comes, the troops and horses will be armored and charge like a copper wall. They will definitely defeat the Qin cavalry.
But then I did some math.
Xiong Wuliang's wishful thinking was immediately dispelled...
If you want to maintain 10,000 heavy cavalry, you will need to spend enough money and supplies to support 100,000 heavy infantry like the Quyang New Army!
That's outrageous!
Even with Xiong Wuliang's current wealth, he can't afford ten thousand heavy cavalry!
Just the armor required for heavy cavalry requires an astronomical amount of iron... Not to mention that heavy cavalry has extremely high requirements for the quality of horses. It also requires auxiliary troops for the cavalry masters and ensures that one person has two horses... …
Nonsense!
I can’t afford it, I can’t afford it at all!
In the end, Xiong Wuliang had to give up his dream of heavy cavalry and train a group of horse archers - compared to the expensive heavy cavalry, the horse archers could at least be affordable.
Moreover, training archers has another advantage - the barbarian "instructors" like Ge Suyi are very skilled in riding and archery techniques and tactics, and it is easier to teach them.
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In a moment, the first wave of cavalry was approaching within a hundred steps of the target... Behind Xiong Wuliang, Ge Suyi closed his eyes unbearably.
Arrows flew out!
call out!
Xiong Wuliang's eyes widened... The 10,000 cavalrymen who were so impressive just now were immediately exposed.
Just now, the riders were holding the reins tightly with both hands, but they were still able to see through it... Now they were about to loosen the reins and bend their bows to draw arrows, which immediately revealed the prototype of a rabble.
Quite a few riders were swaying on their horses, and the arrows shot from their hands flew to nowhere. There were even some riders whose legs were not clamped tightly. As soon as their hands took off the reins, they fell off the horse. They fell to pieces and were unable to get up for a long time.
Xiong Wuliang's face turned dark.
Gesuyi sighed and said with a dark face: "Master, Gesuyi is incompetent..."
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand, indicating that he should read the school martial arts first.
After a comical mounted shooting performance, the riders pulled out the swords from their waists and chopped the wooden stakes in the middle of the school field - this was much more effective than the mounted shooting just now, but overall it was still terrible to watch.
After the school martial arts, the flag waved a few times... The sergeants of the Knight Cavalry Army seemed to know that they had performed poorly, and left one by one with their heads down.
Xiong Wuliang, Gesuyi and others walked down the high platform for watching martial arts and came to Gesuyi's room - the decoration here was very prairie style.
Various furs such as sheepskin and wolf skin were hung on the wall, and a bronze scimitar hung on the wall. At the door, a bright white sheep skull hangs.
Apparently, this room had been decorated by Gsuyi himself.
Xiong Wuliang sat on the main seat without hesitation, his face extremely gloomy. Ge Suyi, a two-meter-tall strong man, stood honestly in front of Xiong Wuliang like a child who had made a mistake.
After a moment of silence, Ge Suyi lowered his head and said: "Master... I... the southerner's riding skills are too bad. I have devoted myself to teaching you, but there is nothing I can do..."
Xiong Wuliang nodded, not blaming Ge Suyi.
According to Qingyuwei, Ge Suyi had indeed put all his efforts into training the knights... but the Chu people's horseback skills were really poor.
Ge Suyi: "The master doesn't know something - many soldiers of the Knight Cavalry Army have never even touched horses before coming to the camp... They don't understand the habits of horses at all, and they don't know how to take care of horses."
"This is unimaginable among our grassland tribes!"
"What these recruits know about how to take care of war horses is not as good as the three-year-old children of my Lianghu tribe..."
"I ordered them to eat and live with the horses, and asked the tribesmen to repeatedly instruct them on how to take care of the horses... This alone took nearly two months."
Xiong Wuliang nodded again and sighed helplessly.
There is no way, the Chu people are indeed deficient in training cavalry.
Luo Guanzhong also said that people from the north are not good at riding boats, while people from the south are not good at riding and fighting.
Ge Suyi added: "Master, you have seen it just now. Those soldiers could hardly sit on the back of the galloping horse as long as they took their hands off the reins... Gesu Yi is incompetent, there is really nothing he can do!"
At this moment, Ge Suyi's ferocious face was filled with helplessness.
It is said that after three months of contact with Ge Suyi and other Hu people, the new recruits of the heroic cavalry army have long lost their initial contempt for the Hu people - because these Hu people's skills on horseback have indeed surpassed the Chu people. many.
The military is a place where strength is competed. The prerequisite for looking down on the Rong people is that you must be able to defeat the Rong people.
Otherwise, isn’t it just incompetence and oral pleasure?
But even if these Chu people put down their posture and try their best to learn riding skills from these Rong people... they are still far behind.
Xiong Wuliang thought for a moment and seemed to be making a difficult decision... Ge Suyi was still chattering here, as if he wanted to pour out all his complaints in one breath.
"When it comes to bow skills...the soldiers were fine when they were standing on the ground, but once they sat on the horse, they immediately lost their accuracy!"
"These new recruits have a good attitude towards learning and are quite tenacious...but they are really not good at riding horses!"
"Master, please forgive me - even if you put in all your efforts and finally train a cavalry capable of fighting, it will collapse in front of an equal number of cavalry from Qin, Zhaoyan and other countries!"
"In short - the Chu people are inherently deficient! It is impossible to train them into elite cavalry! Ge Suyi has let his master down... he is willing to accept his master's punishment..."
Xiong Wuliang let out a long breath, as if he had made up his mind, and actually smiled——
"I can use some tricks to make the Chu people's riding skills improve by leaps and bounds, making them comparable to your prairie riders..."
Ge Suyi choked and his face turned red!
ha? What?
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