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Chapter six hundred and fifteen

The alliance was simple, and there was no more intersection between the two sides. The two camps, one or two miles apart, didn't even say goodbye to each other early the next morning, so they went their separate ways.

In the future, letters will no longer be connected from the grassland line. The Gubei Pass is the closest path between the Jurchens and Yanyun.

The Great Jin Kingdom was still immersed in the joy of destroying the Liao Kingdom, and was also in the joy of obtaining countless spoils. Whether it was Aguda or Wu Qimai, for the Battle of Goryeo, he only thought about obtaining countless spoils and slave populations.

It seems that we have not thought about what these slaves and population should be used to support them. Nomadic fishing and hunting have never been able to support a large population. Only farming can solve the problem of food for a large population. How many acres of arable land is there in Liaodong in this era?

Zheng Zhi was obviously foresighted and saw the problem. The consequence of not being able to survive is external expansion. There is no other way. The direction of Dajin's external expansion is no longer a choice except Yan Yun.

Countless Korean slaves who put down their hoes and picked up swords and guns will be the enemies Zheng Zhi faced on the battlefield. Even if the Jurchens gathered countless war horses, these Korean slaves could not immediately be able to gallop on the horse's back.

As a great slave owner, the Jurchens probably hadn't expected what would be the battlefield at that time.

Zheng Zhi returned to Yanjing, stayed in Yanjing for a short time, and then returned to Hejian, but Wu Yong stayed in Yanjing.

The pace of summer is approaching. The iron armor is particularly hot when worn on the body. When the sun shines, it is unbearable. To say, iron armor is frozen in winter and can fry eggs after being roasted in summer. It is really not a good thing.

More than 20,000 men from the grassland and more than 10,000 newly-engraved Dangxiang Qingqiang, were wearing armor and standing straight under the scorching sun outside Hejian City.

The instructor was patrolling back and forth with a horse whip. The whip was whipping on the back of his hands or legs without armor behind his legs, and then he was wailing, and he stood even more straight as he wailed.

The healthy horses brought back from the grassland were constantly sent to the south along the official road, with as many as 30,000.

Lu Da even supervised the school grounds every day. One by one, Cangzhou infantry began to climb onto the horse's back, trembling, gently patting the horse's belly, signaling the horse to try to walk slowly.

Fang Shitou saw his own horse for the first time, and finally had a strong horse of his own. He no longer had to envy others. The excitement and joy on his face were uncontrollable.

Although the horse in front of him looked a little shorter and not as tall as the Dangxiang horse, looking at the thighs of the strong horse, the muscles were more developed, and we also knew that the horse was bound to be more endurance than the tall Dangxiang horse.

Fang Shitou led the horse that belonged to him and stood in line. There were dozens of people passing by in a row, all of which were like this.

The instructor in front of him began to slowly introduce some basic points of horses, how to install the saddle, to ensure that the saddle cannot slide, and to ensure that the saddle cannot be too tight, so as not to make the horse feel uncomfortable.

How to check the situation under which horseshoes should be replaced in time, how to pay attention to your horse’s running habits, and instantly find that one leg is more stressed, so you should also pay more attention to the condition of the horse’s sole to avoid the height of the four legs of the horse.

How to feed, how to match things, how to discover bad situations of horses, and what manifestations of horses are sick.

How to wash horses and build relationships with horses.

After saying the basics, the instructor personally got on the horse, galloped back and forth twice, and then pointed to the stirrups before the crowd and said loudly: "Please note that your feet are in the stirrups, and you should not be too far ahead, nor should you be the queen mother. It is most suitable to step on the stirrups before, so it is mainly to avoid being stuck in the stirrups when you fall down. If your feet are stuck in the stirrups, you will be dragged by a horse. When you fall down, the first thing you do is to get away from the horse, avoid being dragged, and even avoid being trampled. It is understandable."

"I understand!" Fang Shitou answered loudly with everyone, constantly remembering the knowledge taught by the instructor in his mind.

"Remember, when a horse goes uphill, you must lean forward on the horse's back. Only in this way can the horse stance be steady and save the horse's effort. When a horse goes downhill, you should lean slightly back and so that the center of gravity will be backward to prevent the horse from falling and slipping..."

"When riding a horse, use your legs to tighten the horse's belly, lean your body forward slightly, and keep your waist balanced. If the horse is out of control at a critical moment, you should lower your posture and even grab your mane. Don't just pull the reins vigorously, and pull the reins slightly lighter. This will also prevent the horse from running faster after suffering."

The instructors were very particular and slowly taught these Han cavalrymen who would be on the battlefield in the future to practice riding. They could ride first, then run, then ride horses and draw bows, and then fight immediately. Finally, they were array assembly and charge.

For a generation of Chinese farming, riding horses is really difficult. Scientific training is also essential.

The manpower and material resources required to form a large-scale Han cavalry was too great. However, Zheng Zhi knew that Han cavalry must be vigorously developed and must be developed at no matter how much the price.

Fang Shitou also slowly climbed onto the horse's back and tried to control the horses to walk around.

A fast horse ran towards the distance, until Fang Shitou, and stopped the horse quickly. Fang Shitou was so scared that he hugged the horse's neck tightly, for fear that the horse under his seat would be frightened. Fortunately, the horse was skillful and stopped its steps steadily.

"Are you Fang Shitou?" asked the visitor.

"The humble position is Fang Shitou." Fang Shitou replied with a puzzled look on his face.

The visitor nodded, looked at Fang Shitou, and said, "I am a personal soldier from the General's Mansion. You have passed the exam. I will gather at the General's Mansion early tomorrow morning and go north to Hejian Martial Arts School to enter the school."

Fang Shitou was overjoyed when he heard this. He waved his hands unconsciously in the air and shouted: "Thank you, haha... I thought there was no chance this time, but I didn't expect to pass the exam..."

Even if Fang Shitou said a few words, the horse's hooves moved left and right a few times, the person had fallen down from the horse's back.

Seeing Luda's personal soldiers smiled and said with a smile: "Your riding skills are too far behind. You have to practice well. Get up quickly, and you will give the documents."

After saying that, the man took out a document from his arms.

Fang Shitou quickly got up with an awkward look, wiped the soil on his face, reached out to pick it up, and said, "I laugh at you when you see me..."

The man on the horse nodded and turned to the horse: "I'll leave first, and I'll inform others."

"Walk slowly..." Fang Shitou still looked embarrassed and slowly opened the document and read it word by word. Five of the ten words were not recognized. However, Fang Shitou was able to recognize some of them because he had spent a lot of effort in his spare time in Daming Mansion recently.

Fang Shitou looked around, picked up the reins, pulled the horse with one hand and raised the document with the other, and ran up, shouting: "Haha... When I come back, you will be all your heads, maybe your commander..."

The soldiers on both sides were trembling with horses. After hearing this, they trembled off the horse and surrounded him.

"Read it quickly... hurry up..."

"If I had known, I would have gone to learn calligraphy with you..."

"Let's read it and listen to everyone..."

Fang Shitou smiled and raised his head, unfolded the document, with the bright red seal on it, so he heard Fang Shitou read it: "This... Fang Shitou, the fourth team of the eighth battalion of the front army in the back wing..."

Fang Shitou read this place and was already stuck. His eyes turned, and then he continued to read: "After passing the exam...... you can go to Hejian Mansion to attend the martial arts school... you can be promoted after graduation... a big happy event... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations... a happy congratulations..."

When Fang Shitou heard that he had made up the matter, most of the military men beside him looked at each other. The military men did not recognize the words, but they had also heard of things like reading military orders and documents. How could this kind of promotion be achieved? It is a joyful and celebrating all the world.

"Fang Shitou, do you know it or not? I'll just talk nonsense."

"Yes, that's how it is written in the document?"

Then Fang Shitou pointed to the end of the document and said, "It's not that what it was written. You see, there is a sign at the end. The Yan King's Mansion Order. Look, look at these two words, Yan, the King, and the last word is the military order."

The people around him were half-believing and half-doubted when they heard this, but nodded. It seemed that this was the case. Everyone didn't recognize other words, but they knew the word "Yan". There was this word on the flagpole, which could be seen every day.

Fang Shitou saw that the people around him nodded repeatedly, and then he relaxed, and he was fooled.

At this time, a man shouted: "Fang Shitou, I heard you are going to the martial arts school? Take the documents to me."

When everyone heard the sound, they turned around. One person beat the horse outside the crowd. It was the battalion commander.

After everyone greeted, Fang Shitou handed over the document with excitement.

A man seemed to not believe Fang Shitou and shouted: "Commander, please read it to everyone."

Then he followed the commander from the Western Army to look at everyone and read: "The martial arts lecture school is opened again, and General Lu Da of Huaihua, Fang Shitou, the eighth battalion and four teams of the front army in the back, made three military achievements, passed the written test, and was specially transferred to Hejian Prefecture on time on May 21st, and there must be no mistakes. The Yan Prince's Mansion Order!"

Even as soon as he finished speaking, everyone was laughing, and they were pointing at each other's stones, laughing so hard that they were falling back and forth.

The commander handed over the documents and looked at everyone laughing, not sure why.

Then he saw Fang Shitou take the document, lead the horse and leave, his face flushed, and he turned around and said angrily: "Everyone laughs so much. I still recognize many words. You don't know any of them, but you still laugh. I won't invite you to drink at night..."

After saying that, Fang Shitou speeded up and left.

Then I heard someone shouting behind me: "Haha... I'll just not invite you to drink, I'll just treat you to eat..."

Fang Shitou didn't look back and said, "If you don't eat, don't eat, I will eat it alone."

Everyone chased after him, and even lifted Fang Shitou up with all his hands and feet. While laughing out loud, he laughed and laughed at Fang Shitou.
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