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Chapter 266 - Elite Cavalry

June had arrived, and the weather was exceptionally hot.

At this moment, on a large piece of flat ground between Wu Gong County and herself, a cavalry unit was training.

Under the bright red sun, everyone was sweating profusely.

They galloped on their horses for a full hour before they suddenly split into two.

The two teams had roughly five thousand people each. At this moment, the two teams suddenly clashed.

All the soldiers had spears in their hands, but the point had been removed.

The two teams drew closer and closer. The soldiers in front of them had already raised their spears, stabbing towards the soldiers in front of them.

The two squads battled intensely for a full hour before they finally came to a stop.

There were already many people lying on the ground. They had been stabbed down with spears by their comrades. Some of them were fine and had already flipped over and sat up, while others were suffering from severe pain. There were also some who were injured, as if their ribs were broken.

"Are you guys alright?" A high-ranking officer dismounted from his horse and strode in front of the injured soldiers, asking anxiously.

"General, we are fine, we can continue to train!" One of the soldiers had blood on his chest. He was clearly quite injured, but he still said that.

"You're injured. You need some time to rest." The high-ranking officer said.

"But, General, we're all training. I can't stay here alone." The soldier hurriedly said.

"If you are injured, you must rest. Wait until your body is well before you can continue with your training. "Rest assured, you are still warriors of our new army, we will not leave you behind." the general said.

"But …" The soldier wanted to say more, but the general was already shaking his hand, not allowing him to continue.

The rest of the soldiers were also exhausted. They sat on the ground to rest.

"Are you very tired?" The general walked in front of everyone and said.

"I'm not tired!" Countless soldiers shouted together.

"I know it must be tiring! What you just said was a lie. " The general laughed and said.

He had never smiled before, but now he suddenly laughed, looking somewhat stiff. However, the soldiers below all had a funny look on their faces. They did not expect their commander to laugh.

"But even if we are ten times more tired, we still need to train! The last time we went to the north, Shanbei Forbidden Army, Jingyuan Army and the others all made great contributions. As the army that His Majesty valued the most, we, the Forbidden Army, stayed behind instead! There will definitely be people who will say that we are inferior to them. In the future, we will also need to establish a meritorious service, so we can't be worse than them! Therefore, in our daily training, we have to strictly discipline ourselves and never slack off! " the general said.

"The commander is right!" A soldier said.

"This time, the General Yue has drawn fifty thousand people from the Imperial Guards to form a cavalry unit. And all the troops that could be drawn out were, without exception, those who had made great contributions in the war, and were the most outstanding ones in the army. Our new First Army will be formed less than two years ago, but we can still be selected as the cavalry. This shows how much importance the General Yue has placed on us, we cannot let them down. " the general said again.

The soldiers nodded.

"Moreover, His Majesty attaches great importance to the cavalry! His Majesty had said, I hope that in the future, we will be the first ones to enter the Central Plains and fight against the Jin Army! In the future, we will be the main force that annihilates all women! How much does His Majesty value us? For His Majesty's sake, we should train hard and never stop. " the general said again.

Many of the soldiers had excited expressions on their faces, and they nodded in succession.

They rested for half an hour, then began their training again.

This time around, they were practicing their archery, and continued to shoot forward with bows in their hands. They rode on their horses and kept moving forward, moving towards their target.

All afternoon they had been training.

At dusk, they ate dinner and rested.

At night, they trained again. This time, they were training in the art of sabresmanship.

All the cavalrymen had four types of weapons, one was a spear, one was a broadsword, the other two were bows and arrows, one was used for long range and the other for close range.

What they did not know was that these four weapons were exactly the same weapons used by the Mongolian troops and horses in history. When Cheng Jisihan was fighting everywhere, all the Warriors had these four weapons in their hands.

At that time, the Mongol army was standard light cavalry, and the Mongolian grassland was abnormally barren. The only defense of the Mongol army was the helmet on their heads. Although the light cavalry's defense was low, they had the highest mobility in the world. Under the command of Cheng Jisihan's "Great detour strategy", the Mongolian troops obtained victory after victory. Zhao Chen obviously wanted to replicate this kind of cavalry right now. He hoped that in the future, this cavalry would be able to move unhindered through the Central Plains and destroy the Fairies.

The night was getting darker, and the soldiers were still training.

The soldiers only stopped when the moon reached its zenith. Only then did they start to rest.

The soldiers were already asleep, but the generals of this army were still awake.

On top of a small hill, three high-ranking officers stood there.

One of them was the one who was training during the day, the commander of the new army, Wang Ying.

The two people at the side were Yang Zheng and Liang Hao.

"His Majesty had said, 'Give us one year's time. Hopefully, we can train a strong cavalry!' I hope we won't need to use one year's time, we will only use half a year's time! In half a year's time, I want to see an invincible cavalry army appearing in front of me. " Wang Ying said.

"General, the training of the soldiers is too hard!" There are a total of twelve hours per day, and they train for eight to eight hours. Yang Zheng said.

"If you cannot withstand it, then you will be eliminated! We are a steel-like army, and only iron warriors can survive! If it doesn't work, we can only send someone from the other armies to join our new army! "Right now, there are still countless people who want to join the cavalry!" Wang Ying said.

Yang Zheng and Liang Hao nodded.

"In October, we will have a large-scale military performance. Then it would be time to consider the results. We may have to attack the Fu Feng County area from the Wu Gong County. The Second Army, Fifth Army, and Eighth Army were defending there. How do you all propose to achieve a breakthrough? " Wang Ying said.

"Army Commander, I think we should do this. You lead half of your troops to directly attract their attention. I will lead some men to climb over the Martial Arts Mountain and surround them from behind." Yang Zheng said.

"Climb over Martial Arts Mountain? People can pass, but can horses? " Wang Ying said.

"I don't think there's a problem! Although the road ahead is a bit more difficult, the horses can still get through! " Yang Zheng said.

"What if they find out?" Liang Hao said.

Wang Ying nodded.

Although the three of them were all important generals of the military, their faces were now covered in dust. They had trained for a whole day and it was impossible for them to do so. After discussing tomorrow's training, they returned to the barracks to rest.

In the martial arts field, the Windraiser field, all the cavalrymen were training without food or sleep.

However, the cavalry army was still training. They had already received strict orders from Zhao Chen and the others, and wanted them to become a powerful cavalry team in a short period of time, so that they could not be delayed even for a single second a day. Other than training, Zhao Chen and Yue Fei would not entrust anything else to them.

Just like that, they continued to train. Each day was the equivalent of two days of training for others!

Those nomads on the prairie had grown up on horseback. Their riding and shooting skills were all exceptionally high. The soldiers of the Imperial Guard didn't have such an advantage, but they had the diligence that no one else had. They relied on their sweat to chase up to those foreign races on the grassland. They believed that in the future, their riders would definitely not be inferior to those non-humankind beings.

They trained like this day after day, month after month, never resting!

Regardless of the scorching sun, the pouring rain, or the sand filling the air, they were all training, training endlessly.

It was already August, and the weather had finally turned cold.

The sorghum grown in the Production and Construction Corps began to mature rapidly, and countless of youths threw themselves into the intense work and began harvesting it.

However, there was still not enough manpower.

Just on this afternoon, Zhao Chen brought the officials of the Managed into the fields and helped the young man harvest the sorghum.

Zhao Chen had already worked for the entire afternoon, and only when the sun had set did he exit the fields.

He was covered in sweat, and his clothes were filthy.

A young man brought a bucket of water to the side. Zhao Chen washed his face and then went with the young man and the group of Managed to a nearby village.

Here, a young man had already prepared food and was entertaining Zhao Chen and the others.

"This sorghum still needs about ten days to be harvested." Waiting until after they finished eating, Zhao Chen gathered the youths together as he smiled and said.

The young men beside him nodded.

"After harvesting the sorghum, you all still cannot be idle. You all must build the Guan Shan's roads. By then, you'll all be in trouble again. All of you have been busy throughout the year, and you don't have much time to rest. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. The soldiers in the Imperial Guard are the ones who have to work hard in their training."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Countless other armies have died on the battlefield. Compared to them, we are nothing. "

The young man said.

"As I said before, this is an era of ups and downs. This is an era of total and eternal rise and fall of the Chinese people. In this era, everyone is giving their all and everyone is working hard. The country will remember your contribution, and history will remember your contribution. This country, this people, will change dramatically in our hands, and we are working hard now, but in the future we will be proud of it, and we will feel that it is all worth it. We can tell our descendants that we did not live for nothing and that we used our best efforts to do the most meaningful thing in the world. " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, we understand!" The youth next to him nodded as he showed an excited expression.

"I'm not lying, I'm lying. What I'm saying are the words in my heart." Zhao Chen said.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, the people at the side all started laughing.

"It's not just you that are trying, I'm also trying. All these years, I hardly ever get a day's rest. "I hope that when this country becomes prosperous in the future, we can put down the burden on our shoulders and enjoy it as much as we want, what do you say?" Zhao Chen said.

Immediately, applause sounded out in the surroundings.

That night, Zhao Chen rested here.

However, the lights in his room were still on. Political affairs from various places were constantly being brought to him. He was dealing with political affairs at night.

After he was done with the political affairs, Zhao Chen finally extinguished the lights. He sat on the bed and meditated for a long time before he finally laid down.

On the fifteenth of the eighth month, Wu Gong County and all the villages in the Fu Feng County held grand celebrations. This time, they were celebrating the harvest! This year, the harvest was bountiful, and all the youths were extremely excited.

After that, these young people would be thrown into the construction of the Guan Shan Road.

They might not be able to rest all winter.

At this moment, Zhao Chen had already returned to the city of Wu Gong County.

He spent most of his time dealing with politics and public affairs.

On this night, Wang De came to Zhao Chen's room, and placed an intelligence report that he had just obtained in front of Zhao Chen.

"Your Majesty, those martial artists in Jiangnan are ready to make a move again!" They wanted to help Zhao Gou take out some treasure! They said that they would be able to obtain the treasures of the world! "It's just that our intelligence personnel don't have the specific information yet." Wang De said.

"Treasure trove?" Ridiculous! Governing the country and invading the world depended on diligence. It relied on the knowledge of the people and the use of the people. It relied on the determination of the masses. Do you think it's possible to rely on treasures to get the world? " Zhao Chen laughed.

"That is naturally impossible. However, your Imperial Majesty, it seems that this treasure trove is no small matter. We still have to be careful." Wang De said.

"Pay close attention!" Send me any news. " Zhao Chen said.

Wang De nodded, then took his leave.

Zhao Chen stood at the window and looked eastward, thinking about the movements of the Jiangnan Martial Lam s, but feeling that this might not be related to the treasure. No matter what, he still felt that it was a bit strange.