Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 125
Stiffly lying in a lonely village, I do not mourn myself, but still think for the country to defend the wheel.

Listening to the wind and rain at night, the iron horse glares into a dream.

……

Zhu Youtang looked at the heavy cavalry built by himself in front of him. Although this army hadn't been baptized with iron and blood, the current battle has exceeded his psychological expectations.

I am undoubtedly lucky, after all, the current Beijing camp has not completely degenerated, especially the [-]th camp was once controlled by Wang Zhi and other eunuchs, so it has not been wiped out by the civil official group.

Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with the military appearance shown by the Aegis Battalion, so he nodded in approval and said, "I'm so relieved that you will put on heavy armor and defend the capital for me. Let's start practicing!"

"Observe the order!" A thousand heavy cavalry responded loudly immediately, looking murderous.

Zhang Yong specially made a hideous ghost mask for himself, and after quickly putting on his mask, he ordered to his followers: "Get on the horse!"

After two months of getting along day and night, he has gradually let most of the people get rid of the prejudice that he is a eunuch, and now he can obey orders in this heavy cavalry.

clap la la...

A thousand heavy cavalry quickly remounted their horses, and then patted their horses and headed for the north of the competition field, starting this extraordinary drill.

As early as last year when it was founded, the sergeants of the Aegis Battalion had already practiced without armor, and now they only need to practice as usual.

Although the most important core training of the army is battle formation, the two basic trainings of walking horse and riding and archery should not be underestimated.

Take horse walking as an example. This seems to be a very basic training, but it is also very important because it is related to the army's marching speed and maneuverability during combat.

There are a large number of obstacles on the north side of the large school field of this new camp. Wearing heavy armor, if you want to pass through without accidents such as falling off your horse, you need to go through a lot of training and have relatively high riding skills.

It's just that nothing can be accomplished overnight, and if the Aegis Battalion wants to become an iron-blooded army, it cannot do without the usual rigorous training.

The monthly salary of the Aegis Battalion is jealous of the [-]th Battalion, but in terms of the current training intensity, this hard-working heavy cavalry is indeed worthy of this monthly salary.

Especially after they wore heavy armor for training, the risk factor of horseback riding and battle formation drills increased, and the number of casualties every day was above double digits.

"Fast forward!" Zhang Yong pulled out his knife and pointed at the obstacle in front of Senior Colonel Yang Bei.

Zhang Yong has a strong voice in personnel affairs in the Aegis Camp, so the Aegis Camp has completely abandoned the blood line theory, and no longer talks about the background with the soldiers.

If you can't even pass the hurdle of running a horse, then you can obediently abdicate and let the virtuous, or return to the original twelve battalions. The current threshold for generals is a qualified cavalryman.

The money offensive that has been tried and tested before has no effect at all. If anyone dares to send money in private, Zhang Yong will take the person who gave the money to the stage and announce it to the whole army.

That's why Zhang Yong not only has a high reputation in the army, but also this heavy cavalry has demonstrated stronger combat effectiveness and execution ability.

"Obey!" The thousand heavy cavalry immediately increased their speed and responded.

For a moment, the army rushed towards the obstacle in front of them like a tide, as if they really wanted to go to suppress the enemy at the fastest speed.

The obstacle area in the north is very ingenious. Not only are different obstacles set up on the road, but the road will suddenly narrow, which is a great test for the cavalry team to march.

This……

Li Si, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Jia Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and other officials always thought that the Shield Battalion was a toy spent by Emperor Hongzhi, but they couldn't help being dumbfounded when they saw the figures walking through the obstacles.

Ordinarily, this kind of channel that is narrow and wide at times can easily cause people to turn their backs on their backs, so they try to slow down the speed or reduce the number of people, but this heavy cavalry was not affected.

This is still the undisciplined Beijing army they are familiar with. Judging from the marching ability displayed, the current cavalry army is clearly a regular cavalry army.

"Your Majesty is here in person today. We must show our best condition and prove that we are worthy of such a high monthly salary and the court's provisions!" All the leaders have already known about the quarrel of the Twelve Battalion's wages, and now they see the emperor sitting high. On the viewing stage, the morale was also boosted one after another.

"That's right, there are no cowards in our Aegis Battalion!"

"Your Majesty wants to revive the glory of Mingqi, we must not lose face!"

"Yes, we must let the world know the glory of the Aegis Battalion. The [-]th Battalion deserves such preferential treatment!"

……

Many of the cavalrymen of the Aegis Battalion were like-minded people, and they had already resented the [-]th Battalion's pay, and responded immediately.

As the last heavy cavalry passed safely, none of the thousand heavy cavalry lost their chains, and it seemed that they had successfully demonstrated the results of their usual training, proving that they already possessed excellent mobility.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Many of the accompanying personnel were military-savvy, and they were secretly amazed to see that the Aegis Battalion had such excellent maneuverability despite wearing heavy armor.

"rush!"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

……

Just as the thousand heavy cavalry had just passed through the obstacle zone, Tie Xiangshan and Zhao Kai led a thousand light cavalry to charge out from the south and west respectively, and charged directly at the long snake formation of heavy cavalry.

Although the Ministry of Industry has worked overtime to catch up, the number of heavy armor is still insufficient, and the sergeants of the [-] Aegis Battalion can only serve as light cavalry for training.

Of course, a sparring partner who doesn't want to be the protagonist is not a good sparring partner, and Two Thousand Qingqi also wants to win, especially today's Da Mingzi is on the stage.

"kill!"

Tie Xiangshan and Zhao Kai took the positions of Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu through their actual ability and leadership, and now they are leading a thousand Qingqi respectively, and they seem to be leading the way.

The strength of two thousand Qingqi being selected into the Aegis Battalion is already not weak, and they also train unrelentingly on weekdays, and now they have shown good mobility this time.

Except for the lack of heavy armor, their configuration is not much different from that of heavy cavalry.

When they suddenly appeared from the bunker, Jia Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Li Qi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, were so frightened that they mistakenly thought that the Mongolian cavalry were lurking here, and even shouted loudly: "Guard!".

Zhu Youtang was also taken aback at first, but when he saw the two light cavalry also carrying the "Aegis" banner, he knew that he was completely scaring himself.

Liu Jin, who was accompanying the driver, had already yelled out a word, but after all, she had a little sharp eyesight, but swallowed the last word abruptly.

Fan Jinling was peeling grapes, and seemed to have no interest in the following military exercises. The button had been undone at some point, and she was kneeling beside Zhu Youtang to feed grapes to Zhu Youtang.

"Combine!"

Zhang Yong did not expect Tie Xiangshan and Zhao Kai to be so aggressive that they would choose to surprise his heavy cavalry from the very beginning, and Dang even hurriedly ordered to defend.

Although it has been stated in advance that as long as they complete the training of walking horses, Qingqi can launch the march, but many people did not expect Tie Xiangshan and Zhao Kai to be so radical.

Facing the sudden attack of light cavalry, the thousand heavy cavalry quickly formed a square formation, and they did not dare to take this group of old opponents lightly.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The two armies quickly fought together. During the actual combat drills, everyone switched to wooden sticks similar to long or short knives, and even fought together.

To be fair, shorter sticks are stronger.Although wooden sticks can't kill people, but if you really want to get hit with a sap stick, it will make people doubt life in pain.

Not to mention that Zhu Youtang was watching from above, no one dared to take it lightly even in the usual training.Now the various camps are also secretly competing with each other, and even have formed hatred among each other, and they all want to find their place in the training.

The strongest part of the Aegis Battalion is not the military equipment, but the blood and self-motivation of each soldier, and they are serious about fighting every drill.

"To capture the thief, first capture the king, kill!" Tie Xiangshan was a typical Shandong man, but relying on his own stature and natural power, he immediately led his team to kill Zhang Yongdao.

The reason why they chose to make an immediate raid this time was precisely because they wanted to use Qingqi's maneuverability to carry out the beheading plan when Zhang Yonghe and Heavy Cavalry hadn't taken precautions.

(End of this chapter)