The watch thing is finally settled, so you have to concentrate on training in the afternoon.
Next month's training will be in a mountainous area. The terrain is rugged and cannot be accessed by motorized vehicles. A full set of equipment and maintenance tools must be brought, and part of the training will be carried by manpower, mainly by pack horses. Even though castrated draft horses are docile and easy to ride, they still require specialized riding training.
With a stone in his heart, Shen Rusong devoted himself to training, riding his black-haired horse in circles. This was not an animal spinning in confusion, but holding the horse's belly and using the reins to control its steering, which was equivalent to Warm up your horse.
Shen Rusong stepped down to the ground in the stirrups and patted the gelding's back.
They are not cavalry, and they are not worthy of curved-horned war horses, but are worthy of work horses.
Including engineers, the infantry's stables were all filled with workhorses. The improved bloodline of the curved horse is too high with the shoulders, and its size is too large, making it difficult to control. Therefore, only cavalry can control the curved horse well. The curved horse that is not selected as a war horse essentially becomes a horse sled, replacing The role of trucks. In other words, most of the Renaissance Army troops are half mules and half motorized troops.
Therefore, the horse Shen Rusong rides is just a dwarf (package) horse used for transportation. Their height at the shoulder is less than 147 centimeters, their four hooves are short and thick, and their hair is thick. They are cold-resistant, hardworking, docile and not easily frightened. They are ideal working horses. They are in sharp contrast to the tall, hairless, curved-horned war horses on the side that spray hot steam from their huge nostrils. Compared
The breeding of military horses takes a long time, and the breeding speed of horses is much slower than that of pigs, cattle and sheep. Therefore, the number of bent-horned horses is far from enough to fully supply the entire army, and a large number of ordinary horses before the war must be used to supplement them.
In the south-central zone of the northeastern region of the Union, which is full of swamps, hills, and woodlands and has severe cold winters, the performance of the dwarf draft horse is better than that of the Hequ horse, which is native to the northwest of the Union, and the Jianshi horse, which is native to the southwest. Only the mountain horse breed originating from Longshan is slightly better. However, Longshan horses generally have a violent personality and are easily frightened when encountering difficulties. It is difficult for veterans to control them.
Coupled with the special requirements for fighting mutant beasts, the use of horses by personnel has become more stringent. Not all war horses can withstand the strong pungent smell of mutant beasts, whether it is bloodline deterrence or pheromone transmission, gelding pack horses It is indeed much calmer than a young stallion.
Shen Rusong drove the black horse around him for dozens of turns, winning applause from the surrounding team. He raised his hand and blew the whistle.
Just when Shen Rusong was feeling proud, a burst of rapid horse hoof sounds came from far and near like spring thunder. When everyone turned their heads, they saw a group of gray shadows and a cluster of flames flashing past. Everyone was stunned. The horse race was slowly set off. Chen Feng choked them.
Everyone coughed and waved their hands to fan away the ashes. I saw two tall and strong war horses running in the distance. The two cavalrymen stumbled. The slimmer cavalryman on the left leaned over and talked with his companions. The smaller roan horse was nearby. He kept biting the ear of the bent-horned horse, which was much stronger than it. After the owners laughed heartily, the gelding horse followed the rhythm a few times and raised its head proudly.
The slender cavalryman pulled the reins of the horse, and the horse raised its front hooves, turned on the spot with a slight hiss, and then stepped down hard.
"The squad leader wins!" There was a burst of cheers, and the cavalrymen ran to the racecourse, surrounded their squad leader, and surrounded her towards the stables.
Chen Xiaoxiang is riding a horse, her slender figure swaying with the pace of her war horse "Xunka", bouncing up and down rhythmically. She stooped to put away her riding crop, her cavalry carbine and her helmet hanging next to her maroon saddlebags.
She turned over and dismounted, Xunka still held his head high, much taller than its owner, but Chen Xiaoxiang only patted the horse's neck, and Xunka obediently lowered his head and let his owner caress him.
Across the crowd, Shen Rusong glanced at Chen Xiaoxiang, who had a bright smile. She took off her military cap, threw it away with a "Hey" and then reached out to catch it. She gave a cool two-finger salute to the soldiers surrounding her. , bowed slightly and made an old-fashioned thank you gift, and said happily: "I just said that Xunka runs fast!"
"Class equestrian champion!"
"If you lose the bet, the monitor will get beaten!"
"Long live the monitor!"
Chen Xiaoxiang led Xunka back to the stable, raising her lips and laughing continuously. The spring breeze picked up her short, ear-length hair and scattered it in strands. She punished the guys who lost the bet on her by bending their backs into piles and letting the big guys vault over.
When she breathed a sigh of relief and sprinted over, someone seemed to think that the vault was over and stood up halfway. However, Chen Xiaoxiang raised one hand with one hand, supported the person's shoulders and flew high, and actually made a jump in mid-air. Spin back and land firmly without even taking an extra step.
The stunned crowd burst into violent cheers, and the engineers and soldiers who came to their senses also applauded and cheered wildly. The excited cavalry squad leader Chen, who was accompanying him, was so awesome.
Chen Xiaoxiang did not blame the person who might have caused her to fall. Instead, she took out the flask she carried with her, handed it over with a smile, and said, "Be brave, don't be timid next time."
Everyone whistled, and Chen Xiaoxiang turned around and glared. The veterans bowed their heads obediently like her horses. She looked at it for a while with her hands on her hips, then raised her hands and said, "Why are you making the atmosphere so stuffy? My engineering and soldier comrades are here too, who can sing a song?" Active and active?”
People from the three classes immediately shouted, "Monitor, sing!" "Monitor, sing!"
Shen Rusong was also pushed by his team to sing a song, but before he could walk over, Zhao Haiqiang, the leader of the 1st team, stood in front of Chen Xiaoxiang generously and said provocatively: "It's boring to sing alone, let's sing in chorus ?”
"You start."
"You have to catch it."
Zhao Haiqiang raised the toes of his boots and shouted to Class 1: "What are you rapping about?!"
The onlookers booed and discussed for a while. Someone's voice was the loudest, causing everyone to shout together: "Horse racing on the mountain!"
"Kangding love song, right?"
Zhao Haiqiang looked like he was playing into his own hands, cleared his throat, and sang:
"On the mountain where horses are racing, there is a cloud."
Covered end to end
The beautiful city of Kangding
The woman who wanders around the world
Let me love you
The man who wanders around the world
You can beg as much as you want~"
Everyone thought that Chen Xiaoxiang would be annoyed, but he unscrewed the wine bottle and took a sip. He put one hand on his waist, raised his neck slightly, and opened his mouth like an oriole and a green willow;
"The moon is curved~bending~~
Kangding is a beautiful city~"
You can send and receive it freely, and your breath is as if you have been practicing for a long time. After two sentences, it is sung with a syncopated rhythm, and the rhythm is joyful and rigorous. The song shocked the audience as soon as she sang the second verse, and everyone cheered loudly and clapped vigorously again.
Chen Xiaoxiang tilted her waist, waved her hands lightly, blinked lightly, and continued to sing:
"The woman who wanders around the world
Let me love you
The man who wanders around the world
You can beg as much as you want~"
Chen Xiaoxiang suppressed his breath, exhaled it slowly, and sang the harmony all by himself. The long and graceful "Woo~~Woo~Woo~~Woo~Woo" made people forget how time flies.
"The woman who wanders around the world,
Let me love you
The man who wanders around the world
You can beg as much as you want~"
It was approaching April, and Fang Fei had already risen. The soft wind drifted by with the Mange, and blew onto Shen Rusong's face. He looked intently at the girl singing a cappella in the stable space, and seemed to feel a little. She turned her head and looked at her. , stained with the joy of winning today's horse race, her eyes no longer had the arrogance of ice and snow of the past few days, only the clear look of the Crescent Spring.
The spring breeze blew, and she was still singing:
"The moon is curved ~ curved ~
You can beg as you please
You can beg as much as you want~"
