He raises his head to catch the flying scorpion and scatters the horse's hooves. Agile as an ape, brave as a leopard. -----Cao Zhi's "White Horse"
In the afternoon, the sun was warm and bright. Chen Long, Huang Gai, and Pan Jun led their soldiers and rode straight to the cavalry division camp on a plain outside the east gate of the city. The terrain here is relatively open and flat, suitable for horse running and training. It was the horse army training center designated by Huang Gai himself. Chen Long rode the flying dragon horse, spreading its hooves and galloping all the way. He felt the shadows of the trees around him move back like phantoms, and the sound of wind in his ears sounded like a whistle. However, the wide back of the flying dragon was extremely stable, and he couldn't help but fall in love with the flying dragon even more.
The flying dragon horse left Huang Gai and Pan Jun far behind. Suddenly, the field of vision opened up. In the large paddock, some horses were peacefully gnawing on the grass on the ground, and some horses were chasing each other and playing. It was a harmonious and natural scenery of the racecourse. Chen Long slowed down and slowly admired the beautiful scene of the horse playing on the grass. The flying dragon sneezed restlessly, obviously expressing his dissatisfaction with not letting it run.
Huang Gai and Pan Jun were riding newly purchased Xiongnu horses, but it took them a long time to catch up. Obviously, the speed of the horses was far different from that of Huang Fei. Huang Gai walked up to Chen Long and panted: "The paddock covers an area of more than 200 acres and extends to the bottom of the hill over there. It was originally a forest. I asked the sergeants to cut them down to free up the space. , and secondly, hundreds of horse pens were built using cut trees.”
Chen Long nodded in approval. The cavalry army in this era was equivalent to the tank army in later generations. The mixed use of light and heavy cavalry added many horse warfare tactics and was an extremely powerful weapon to compete in the world. That's why Chen Long attached so much importance to the cavalry army and appointed Huang Gai had the important task of being the division commander of the Ma Army. Now it seems that Huang Gai should be quite competent.
The military camp is far away, and groups of horse soldiers can already be seen practicing on the playground. Chen Long was very interested. He pointed at the training formation and said to the second general: "The main advantages of the cavalry are collision and speed. When facing the enemy, collision can form an absolute advantage in strength. At the same time, the speed advantage can allow the cavalry to attack after attacking." Quickly break away from local confrontations and entanglements to prevent falling into siege." Seeing the second general nodding frequently, Chen Long continued: "If you encounter the enemy's infantry square formation, spearmen or antlers will often be deployed in front to effectively resist the impact of the cavalry. At this time, the commander needs to promptly adjust the attack status of the cavalry and use the speed advantage to detour to the side to attack. If the infantry is not mobilized well, it will be easily overwhelmed by the cavalry."
At this time, several cavalry commanders had already come out to welcome him, and when they saw Chen Long, they all dismounted and saluted. Chen Long sat firmly on the carved saddle and returned the salute, and ordered: "Gather the first, second and third regiments immediately. Do not ride horses or bring any weapons." The regiment leaders got on their horses one after another.
The three rode into the military camp. Wherever they passed, the soldiers saluted and military discipline was maintained. Chen Long returned the military salute one by one and felt very relieved to know that Huang Gai was leading the troops well. The three people dismounted and stood on the side of the empty field. They saw the regiment leaders shouting and shouting, and the soldiers gradually lined up. When Chen Long saw that the team had finished, he marched to the front of the team with great force. Huang Gai and Pan Jun lined up on both sides and ordered everyone to keep an arm's distance apart. For a while, the soldiers scrambled and started to regroup. The scene was a bit chaotic, which showed the lack of training in the formation.
Chen Long said to Huang Gai: "You are the commander of the cavalry. The military posture and formation training of this team are also indispensable. They can increase the morale and confidence of the soldiers." Huang Gai nodded hurriedly and accepted the instruction. Chen Long mobilized his inner strength and shouted to the reorganized team: "Brothers of the cavalry, your division commander and deputy division commander and I are here today to select members of my special division to join my special division. You must be the elite among the elite, an arrow to fight against the enemy, a dagger to behead enemy chiefs, a surprise soldier to penetrate behind enemy lines, and the highest honor of being a soldier! So, whatever skills you have today, you have to do your best to use them for me. Did you hear that clearly?"
There was a sparse response from the soldiers. Chen Long was dissatisfied and roared again with a voice like a lion's roar: "Do you hear it clearly!" This time the soldiers responded, and the voice sounded like thunder: "Do you hear it clearly! "
Chen Long nodded with satisfaction and slowly walked into the ranks of soldiers with the second general. The tall ones were tall, the short ones were short, the fat ones were fat, and the thin ones were thin. Chen Long specially eliminated some fat guys who looked tall and let them train on their own. Suddenly, a tall and powerful fat soldier appeared out of the crowd. , said dissatisfied: "Prefect, although I, Zhu Ting, am fat, I have extraordinary physical strength. Three or five ordinary soldiers are no match for me. Why did you eliminate me like this?"
When Pan Jun saw that he was about to reprimand, Chen Long waved his hand and smiled at the soldier: "Since you are not convinced, then I will give you a question. If you can do it, I will not only recruit you into the special forces, but also let you join the special forces." How about you becoming the squad leader?" Then he shouted to the fat soldiers who were eliminated: "Zhu Ting is not convinced, I can give him a chance to take the exam. Is there anyone else who is not convinced? Come up together." Sure enough, there were a few more The fat man came to the front of the line. Chen Long ordered people to move thick wooden piles, and erected a wooden wall more than two feet high in the middle of the field. He also used wooden fences to build a low shed only one foot above the ground at the back. Then he shouted to all the soldiers: "Special A soldier must be able to jump high and lie down as if walking on flat ground. Unless someone with a bloated body has excellent qinggong, it will be difficult for him to do so. Zhu Ting, you are the first one to be able to scale this high wall with your bare hands and crawl over it in one stick of incense. I will accept you in this low shed." He said and looked at Zhu Ting with a smile.
Zhu Ting had already been roasted on the pan and had no choice but to agree. Chen Long ordered to light a piece of incense, stuck it on the ground, and said: "Start!" Zhu Ting started running a few feet away from the high wall. He ran under the high wall and tried to reach the wall, but he was too fat. , less than halfway, it had lost its upward momentum. I had no choice but to reach out and grab it, but there was nowhere to use it. It hit the ground with a thud, and the soldiers burst into laughter, and the fat men who came out quietly retreated back.
Seeing his funny fall, Chen Long laughed and said: "Those who are fat and strong, don't be discouraged. I am trying to adjust the attributes of the soldiers. You can apply to go to the Infantry Division, which is in need of talents like you." Then Zhu Ting He stood up with a red face and followed the team down with his hands in despair.
When Huang Gai heard that Chen Long said that he wanted to adjust the attributes of the soldiers, he was overjoyed and said: "What the elder brother said is in line with my thoughts. I will start this matter immediately and discuss the exchange of soldiers with several division commanders."
Chen Long nodded in agreement and saw that the remaining soldiers had rearranged their ranks and once again eliminated some soldiers who were too tall, too old or too young, leaving only those in their prime who were about 1.85 meters tall or below. The soldiers on the playground were streamlined again. Chen Long asked the remaining people to form a team to take the test of climbing over the high wall. He also eliminated some soldiers who were too thin. In the end, only about a thousand people were eliminated.
Chen Long saw that the remaining soldiers were all strong men of medium height and well-proportioned figures. He nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "Special soldiers must be naturally agile and have quick reactions. Next, I will ask the second question to test it. Your reaction ability." He asked people to prepare black cloth and arrows with the arrowheads removed. Everyone was vaguely aware that they were going to cover their eyes to hide from arrows, and they all started talking. Chen Long heard the discussion, raised his hands and shouted loudly: "Special Forces, the most basic requirement is to follow the command in all actions. I won't ask you to talk. No one is allowed to open their mouths! Anyone who disobeys will be disobeyed and dealt with according to military law."
The soldiers originally thought that the prefect was very easy-going, but now they felt the harsh side of Chen Long's military management. They did not dare to talk anymore and straightened their bodies like javelins. Chen Long ordered: "All soldiers, counting from left to right, come one by one according to the order of the queue." The first soldier came forward, and Chen Long personally took him a hundred steps away and blindfolded him. Said: "You just listen to the sound of my bow string, and then you can dodge by listening to the wind. I will shoot two arrows from the front. If you dodge them both, you turn around and dodge two arrows from the back, and you are considered qualified. Remember, both feet cannot leave the ground at the same time. , only one foot is allowed to leave the ground." The soldier nodded in agreement.
Chen Long returned to the place where the arrow was fired and reiterated the rules again. The first soldier stood there like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered and did not dare to move. His heart was beating a little drum.
Chen Long finally recognized the arrow and shouted, "Look at the arrow!" He used three of his power and shot the arrow. The soldier heard the wind and argued his position, dodged to the left, and the bow and arrow grazed his body. Just as he was dodging, he suddenly heard the sound of the bowstring again. The second arrow was already in front of him, and he could no longer dodge. It hit his right arm. Up, the soldier went down dejected.
In this way, more than a hundred people were tested. Chen Long and the three of them took turns firing arrows, and 70% of the candidates were eliminated. When it was a soldier's turn, he saw him doing several kung fu jumps and showing off his good Qinggong skills. Chen Long saw that he was about 1.8 meters tall, with maroon skin, a well-proportioned figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dignified appearance. He was delighted. "What's your name?" The soldier stood at attention and saluted and replied, "The villain Lu Chang has been learning from a teacher since he was a child." The soldiers tied him up with a black cloth, and Chen Long didn't say a word. He cocked the arrow and shot it. The expert Lu Changyi was so bold that he actually didn't move his feet, twisted his body slightly, and the arrow flew past his body, followed by another iron plate bridge, and he dodged the second arrow without even a moment's notice. Seeing that he was hiding quickly, Chen Long nodded slightly. When he turned his back, he shot an arrow towards his left leg. He used five successes. As expected, Lu Chang was really surprised. His upper body did not move, and his left leg suddenly shrank. , kicked upwards, and came a horse. The arrow flew straight past his right leg, and the soldiers cheered loudly.
When Chen Long saw that he had dodged another arrow in an easy manner, he nodded slightly, but did not recognize the arrow. He pulled the open string with a bang. Lu Chang's body tensed slightly, but he did not dodge. Chen Long laughed loudly, threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, and shouted: "Lü Chang, you really have extraordinary abilities.
You are now appointed as the captain of the first detachment of the special forces, commanding fifty people and directly under my jurisdiction. "Lü Chang didn't know how big an official the squad leader was. Hearing that he was directly under the jurisdiction of the prefect, he smiled and thanked him without mentioning it.
After this round, there were only about three hundred people left, all of whom were agile and quick-responsive soldiers, and all of them had some martial arts skills. Chen Longming brought horses to each of them and competed in another round of riding and shooting. Finally, he selected the 200 people with the best results. The rest had Huang Gai sign certificates and were dismissed as the first reserve of the special forces and returned to the camp. . Among those with the highest martial arts skills, Chen Long named four squad leaders, namely:
Captain of the First Special Forces Detachment: Lu Chang;
Captain of the Second Special Forces Detachment: Hu Ji;
Captain of the Third Special Forces Detachment: Hao Pu;
Captain of the Fourth Special Forces Detachment: Zu Lang.
Suddenly, more than half a month later, Chen Long chose a secret place between Xiaoshui and Niushan, about 30 kilometers away from Lingling, and set up a special forces camp. Chen Long personally guided the training and rode horses back and forth every day, which gave Fei Long an advantage. He ran willfully every day, swaying his head and tail, jumping high and low, and became closer and closer to Chen Long. Chen Long customized strict training rules for the special forces: in the morning, each person first ran five kilometers with heavy weights, did 300 upside-down sit-ups, walked through a 30-meter low shed 200 times, and lifted weights 100 times while lying down. Then, under the sun, a large stone is tied to the head of the gun, and the gun is held level for an hour without moving. In the afternoon, I practiced martial arts, bare-handed fighting, and hard Qigong for two hours, and then swam across the Xiaoshui River in full gear for a round trip. After returning from swimming training, I practiced cutting my throat with a dagger for half an hour before I could eat. Chen Long personally taught everyone the key points of freestyle swimming, and the swimming speed became more and more enjoyable. Fortunately, everyone was an elite. Even though the training was extremely devilish, no one fell behind in half a month. Chen Long also found a few good military doctors to treat and massage everyone.
Time flies, and it is already the end of June. On this day, Chen Long completed his training and hurried back to the prefect's mansion. The guards at his door reported that there was a messenger from Chang'an, saying that he must present the letter to the prefect in person. Chen Long was moved in his heart and asked the messenger to come up. Seeing that his face was dusty, he took the letter and told him to go down and rest. When I opened the letter to read, the handwriting was beautiful, and Zhang Ning's pretty face seemed to appear on the page. Chen Long thought that he had finally received a letter. When he saw the letter, he expressed his longing tactfully and finally said that he and Ma Yuanyi had arrived in Luoyang, Kyoto. Chen Long became anxious. In the official history, in June 184 AD, the demise of the Yellow Turbans was imminent, and Ma Yuanyi was captured in Luoyang by Tang Zhou's informant, and his car was broken up in the city. Now Zhang Ning followed him to Luoyang to engage in espionage work. It was really... Too dangerous. He immediately wrote a letter in which he expressed his worries and asked the messenger to return quickly with him.
Watching the messenger hurried away, Chen Long felt anxious and restless. Zhang Ning's beautiful image lingered in his heart. Thinking of her deep love for him, he must not let this beauty make any mistakes. How should I help Zhang Ning? Chen Long wished he could turn into a bird and immediately flew to Zhang Ning's side. He bit his lower lip and secretly made up his mind.
