After the cavalry team had more than 100 Mongolian horses, it was no longer the case that more than 100 people were trained with more than 20 horses, and even mules were used as war horses for training.
The main weapons of the cavalry are sabers and long-range weapons such as hatchets that are easy to throw.
Riding on horseback, you throw a hatchet from a distance of forty or fifty steps from the enemy. The speed of the horse will shorten the distance, and the horse power will act on the rider's arm. The hatchet thrown is more powerful than the bow and arrow. It is even more powerful, but its range is not as good as that of a bow and arrow.
Except for a few riders who stay at night and are good at riding and shooting, most of the horse team riders carry two or three short axes and a saber.
It's not that you can't afford a bow and arrow, but that riding and archery cannot be trained in a day or two. It's more convenient to equip yourself with some short axes, and it's easy to learn.
The riders who trained the cavalry team were either night warriors or former soldiers. Each horseman was very capable. It took less than three months to train more than a hundred riders, and they already looked like a cavalry team.
Of course, these trained riders also have some basic knowledge of riding skills, and they are not the ones who don't know anything. Before joining the horse team, there is no problem in riding a horse by themselves.
"Gather! Gather! Everyone assemble! Everyone dismounts and assembles!"
The cavalry team is training at the school ground on Hutouzhai Mountain, and Ma Yunjiu calls all the cavalry team riders to assemble.
The riders of the horse team who were training each got off their horses, took their horses to the hitching posts on the edge of the school field, and then trotted all the way back to the school field to line up.
After all the riders lined up, Ma Yunjiu said: "Haven't everyone been making noises about not having long-range weapons? This time I brought them to you. If anyone wants to cause trouble because of this in the future, be careful and I will deal with you."
"Matou, what weapon is it? Is it a bow and arrow?" Tan Zaiwang stood in front of the team and shouted, "I'm afraid it won't work if it's a bow and arrow. That thing can't be practiced in a day or two. It's not as useful as the hatchet on your body!"
Ma Yunjiu glared at him and said: "Shut up! You are the only one who talks a lot of nonsense. I usually ask you to practice shooting firecrackers. How are you doing?"
Tan Zaiwang said loudly: "Ma Tou, I'm not bragging to you. The level of our cavalry team is no worse than those serious gunmen."
"That's good." Ma Yunjiu did not scold Tan Zaiwang again this time, and continued, "The Ordnance Bureau's gun-making workshop produced a batch of handguns. These are the first batch of handguns for our Tiger Flag to be equipped to soldiers. Master. Priority was given to our cavalry team, which shows that the master attaches great importance to our cavalry team."
"Hand gun?" Tan Zaiwang was stunned for a moment and said, "Matou, is the hand gun the thing you wear on your waist?"
He raised his hand and pointed at Ma Yunjiu's belt.
Ma Yunjiu, who was standing opposite, subconsciously touched the gun on his waist.
There were not many handguns produced at the beginning, and they were only enough to distribute to people above the rank of captain. As the captain of the cavalry, he was at the level of captain, so he was issued handguns in advance.
The hand blunderbuss was much smaller than the fire blunderbuss of the fire blunderbuss team. There was no match rope and no need for a fire stick to light it, so he couldn't put it down as soon as he got it. He stuck it in his belt all day long, with half of it exposed, making the rest of the cavalry team envious. It's almost running down.
"Yes, they are all these guns." Ma Yunjiu patted the gun on his waist.
Tan Zaiwang stretched his neck and looked behind Ma Yunjiu.
When Ma Yunjiu saw it, he laughed and scolded: "What are you looking at? When you stretch it, your head falls off your shoulders."
"Hey, I want to see where the gun is." Tan Zaiwang scratched the back of his head and smiled.
Ma Yunjiu said angrily: "Looking at how anxious you are, don't worry, you will be indispensable."
Lao Wu next to him said at this time: "Ma Tou, don't interest everyone, look at them all scratching their heads."
"Yes, yes, yes, everyone is waiting impatiently." Tan Zaiwang nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Lao Wu's words.
Ma Yunjiu smiled and said to Lao Wu: "I don't think they are impatient, but you, the deputy captain, are impatient."
"Haha, to be honest with Ma Tou, I, Lao Wu, have long wanted to get a hand gun to wear on my waist. It will give me momentum." Lao Wu laughed, making no secret of his desire for a hand gun.
Ma Yunjiu smiled and tapped Lao Wu twice with his hand, and then ordered someone to carry the box.
A small team of cavalry riders went outside the school grounds, brought back five large wooden boxes, and placed them neatly in front of everyone in the cavalry team.
Ma Yunjiu walked over and opened the lids of the boxes one by one, revealing a handgun. The last two wooden boxes contained fixed gunpowder wrapped in paper.
"Line up and come over one team at a time. After receiving the gunpowder, everyone will go and receive the fixed gunpowder." Lao Wu said hello.
Tan Zaiwang, who was nearest, took a few steps to the wooden box, but he did not pick up the gun in the box. Instead, he said: "Everyone from the first team, come here."
The first group of riders, who had already lined up in formation, walked over and stopped in front of the wooden box.
Lao Wu took out a hand gun from the wooden box, handed it to the rider at the front, and then said: "Go over there and get the fixed gunpowder."
The rider held the blunderbuss with a look of joy on his face and couldn't put it down, playing with it in his hand.
"What are you still doing? Didn't you hear what the deputy captain said? Go over there and get the fixed gunpowder." As he said this, Tan Zaiwang raised his left leg as if to kick him over. The rider hurried forward and dodged. He smiled and came to the wooden box containing gunpowder.
Ma Yunjiu picked up three packs of fixed gunpowder and handed them to the rider. At the same time, he said: "Don't be in a hurry to use it. Go back to the school grounds first. I will teach you how to use the gun later."
"Yes." The rider put away his smile, took the paper bag containing the gunpowder, and returned to the school grounds.
One by one, the riders received the handguns and went to collect the fixed gunpowder. After receiving the guns, they all came to the school field. After the riders of one team finished receiving the guns, the second team started to receive them.
Soon everyone got muskets and fixed gunpowder.
The three boxes containing handguns were empty, and the box containing fixed gunpowder still had some fixed gunpowder left in it.
All the cavalry riders who had received their guns gathered on the school field and stood in line. Everyone put their guns on the left side of their belts.
Of course, Jack Ma was the first to do this, and others just thought it was more impressive.
Ma Yunjiu glanced at the cavalry riders on the school field and said solemnly: "The blunderbuss in your hands is different from the previous fire blunderbuss. It does not require a match rope. You only need to load the gunpowder and projectiles and pull the trigger on it to fire." , other than that, it is not much different from the fire guns we trained in the past, so I will give you half a month to get familiar with it. After half a month, every rider must be proficient in using hand guns. Can you do it? "
"able!"
Neat shouts came from the school field.
Every rider is full of energy, and being the first team equipped with handguns makes them even more excited.
"Okay, let's go to the shooting range to practice!" Ma Yunjiu waved his hand.
The cavalry riders marched one by one to the shooting range behind the school field.
After all the riders went to the shooting range, Lao Wu came to Ma Yunjiu and asked, "Is our horse team going to make any big move?"
Ma Yunjiu glanced at him and whispered: "In half a month, the cavalry will go north."
"North? Over there?" Lao Wu took a breath of air.
Ma Yunjiu nodded and whispered: "Don't spread this matter for now."
