"This is my first time getting involved in the military, and there are still many things I don't understand. I hope the general will give me some advice when the time comes!"
After talking with Duan Zhixuan, Li Zexuan suddenly became enlightened. At least he already had a rough plan in mind for the future training of the Xuanjia Army. As for the details, he needed to combine Li Jing's "Mirror of the Sixth Army" and modern The military training methods have been supplemented and improved!
"Haha! It's easy to talk!"
Duan Zhixuan smiled knowingly and agreed.
"Huh? General, what are the soldiers of Camp A doing? Are they preparing for horseback shooting training?"
At this moment, the military formation of Camp A dispersed. The soldiers took out the horses one by one from the stables and came to the school field. One man and one horse. Soon, more than a thousand sergeants and more than a thousand horses The war horses once again formed a neat square formation. Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan couldn't help but ask in confusion.
Duan Zhixuan followed the reputation, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Haha! Yes and no!"
Li Zexuan's eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but ask: "General, what does this mean?"
Seeing Li Zexuan humbly asking for advice, Duan Zhixuan also patiently explained: "Xuanjia Army is a cavalry. In addition to physical training, soldiers also have equestrian training. However, in order to use horses, they must be tamed first. Although horses are humane, they must be trained first. After all, it is a beast. In order to make it better accept the intentions of the soldiers and make the horse's power be used effectively, the soldiers should be allowed to cultivate a tacit understanding and affection with the war horse, so that the man and the horse become one.
This is not an easy task and requires careful and patient training of the war horses. Therefore, under normal circumstances, before every riding and shooting training of the Xuanjia Army, the soldiers must have some intimate interactions with their horses, such as caressing, tickling, washing, providing clean drinking water, and feeding fresh and tender grass. In this way, the relationship between soldiers and horses can be increased. Only on the battlefield can the cavalry exert its greatest combat power! "
Hearing this, Li Zexuan suddenly realized, "That's it! Just now, the last general said that he would add content to cultivate the tacit understanding between soldiers and horses in future training. Unexpectedly, the Xuanjia Army has already adopted this training method. ! I’m so ashamed!”
At the same time, he also had to admire the wisdom of the ancients. The Tang Dynasty was able to have the most powerful cavalry in the world in this era. Although there were certain historical factors in it, the main reason was that in this era, there were so many famous generals!
"Haha! Li Canjun doesn't need to belittle himself~!"
Duan Zhixuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have never been involved in military affairs before. It is not easy to think of so many things. Moreover, you brought a batch of new armors to the Xuanjia Army today, which also contain vanadium steel. Horse armor, this kind of horse armor is very different from the horse armor used by the Xuanjia Army before. If you want the war horse to adapt to this new type of horse armor as soon as possible, you need to think more about the training methods!"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan felt a little better. He cupped his fists and said, "I will definitely go all out in the end!"
"okay!"
Duan Zhixuan nodded with satisfaction, and then he added: "In addition to cultivating the tacit understanding between soldiers and war horses, it is also necessary to train soldiers' riding skills. This is the basis for cavalry to survive on the battlefield. I don't know Li Shenjun's cavalry skills." How is your shooting ability?"
These words are a bit like taking a test for school.
Li Zexuan clasped his fists and replied: "People who practice martial arts have better physical fitness and coordination than ordinary people, so most of them are proficient in equestrian skills. Although I have never specifically learned equestrian skills, I will not lose to him in equestrian skills." Prairie people; as for archery, I have never dabbled in it before. If there are bows and arrows and shooting ranges in the army, I would be willing to give it a try!"
In his previous life, Li Zexuan could neither ride a horse nor shoot an arrow. After traveling to this world, since he was a martial arts practitioner and was surprisingly strong in martial arts, he was quite self-taught when it came to riding a horse. Well, when he first rode Dabai, he only got used to riding on the horse for less than a quarter of an hour before he found the skills of riding a horse. Later, as the number of rides increased, his equestrian skills naturally became more and more sophisticated. With his super flexible body, he can easily do some fancy things on horseback or do some difficult movements!
This is the advantage of martial arts practitioners!
As for archery, Li Zexuan only played with toy bows and arrows in his previous life, and he had never touched a bow and arrow in this life. Naturally, he couldn't say how superb his archery skills were, but he still wanted to try it. He had confidence in himself!
"Okay! Li Shenjun is so courageous!"
Duan Zhixuan's eyes lit up, he touched his palms and praised: "You are right. For those who practice martial arts, riding a horse is not a difficult thing, but archery is different. This bow and arrow is like a weapon. People who are used to using swords will not He must be used to using bows and arrows, and since Li Canjun is interested, I would like to see how good Li Canjun’s archery skills are!"
More than a month ago, Li Zexuan wore a new type of armor and dueled with Duan Zhixuan on the school field in Chang'an City. Duan Zhixuan lost that duel, and he lost very cleanly. Although Li Zexuan took advantage of the equipment advantage, Duan Zhixuan had to admit that, Li Zexuan's martial arts strength is definitely not inferior to his. But as for Li Zexuan's archery skills, he had never heard anyone talk about it before. Since Li Zexuan was willing to show it today, he naturally wanted to take a good look!
So, Duan Zhixuan turned around and ordered: "Go get a three-stone bow and an archery target!"
"Here~!"
The sergeants on the left and right took the order and left.
After a while, two sergeants came over to the school field with bows, arrows and arrow targets respectively. In order not to affect the normal training of the soldiers, Duan Zhixuan had people insert the arrow targets at the middle edge of the school field. At this time, Li Zexuan He took the bow from the soldier and started playing with it.
The bows of the Tang Dynasty were divided into four types: long bow, horn bow, slight bow, and grid bow. "Shi Ming" said: "Gong means the sky, and the sky is open when it is stretched. The last word is 'su', which means to ward off evil spirits; The bone is called '媛'. The center is called '掎', which means it is held. "Nowadays, the long bow is made of mulberry zhe, which is used by infantry; the horn bow is made of sinew horn, which is used by cavalry; the slightly bow is also a short bow, which is good for close range. Shooting; grid bow, colorfully decorated bow, held by Yu Yi.
The bow in Li Zexuan's hand is the horn bow. It is in the shape of an "M" and is slightly heavy. It is an exclusive equipment for the cavalry of this era. This is also the first time that Li Zexuan has seen the bow used by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. So he couldn't help but look at it a few more times!
"Li Junjun, the target is ready and it's time to start!"
At this time, Duan Zhixuan on the side spoke.
"good!"
Li Zexuan retracted his mind and prepared to bend his bow and try his archery skills.
"Haha! Li Shenjun actually wants to demonstrate his archery skills. How could Qiu miss such a thing?"
At this moment, an inappropriate voice suddenly came to mind. Following the sound, he saw Qiu Xinggong, an old fool, walking towards this side with two personal guards.
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