my wonderful zoo

Chapter 46 Sincere Cooperation
The cavalry of this era is equivalent to the flying soldiers of later generations. Not only is the training cost expensive, but the training time is also very long. This is one of the reasons why the cavalry of the agricultural country rarely beat the prairie cavalry.

To train a qualified cavalry, the time unit is measured in years.And training an elite cavalry takes even longer time.

Of course, Chenjiazhuang does not have any elite cavalry, and even the riding instructor is just a retired cavalry captain hired from the north.

In terms of infantry training, Chen Xun can still understand a little bit because his later generations participated in military training and watched TV series and movies.But when it comes to cavalry training, I know nine out of ten and know nothing, so I can only listen to the professionals of this era.

All the guards in Chenjiazhuang have riding training subjects. However, because raising horses is too expensive, horseback combat training has not been normalized. It is only a small number of supplementary lessons for a small number of guards with horseback riding talents.

After a day of screening, Lu Hui finally managed to scrape together 300 people as the main force for this battle. Chen Xun released 270 horses from the zoo space, plus the [-] horses released before, Make sure you have one per person.

All the saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes accumulated in the warehouse were extracted, and there were still more than 100 sets left. The craftsmen in the village began to work around the clock.

In this battle, it was impossible to armor the war horses. Time was too tight, so the women in the village could only sew some skins to protect the chests of the war horses.

In addition to vests, the bodyguards also lacked armor. The extra 200 strong pirates were all without armor, and there were still more than [-] pieces needed to clear the warehouse.

Everything can only focus on the needs of the cavalry unit first.

If the cavalry wins, Chenjiazhuang will win. If the cavalry loses, it will be difficult for the remaining infantry to win.

Seeing three hundred horses galloping on the temporarily designated racecourse outside the village, Chen Xun couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

These horses are his seeds. He wants to rely on these horses to multiply in the zoo space and provide enough horses for his future horse army. Now that they are taken out in advance for battle, it would be heartbreaking if one of them dies.

"Arrange stallions for the elite in the front row, and try to put mares in the back." Chen Xun ordered Sun Zheng.

Sun Zheng has been promoted to deputy commander of the Chenjiazhuang Guards Cavalry Army. The commander is temporarily appointed by a cavalry instructor recruited from the north. However, he is old. After this war, Sun Zheng will be promoted.

"It is spring now, and the horses are all in estrus. The stallions must be castrated, otherwise it will be easy to cause trouble on the battlefield." Sun Zheng first nodded and accepted Chen Xun's order, and then continued to suggest: "But it is definitely too late now. We can only make arrangements after the war."

Stallions have a fierce personality, and stallions in estrus are very dangerous. They are prone to fights with other horses, and they can even hurt people when they lose their temper.Moreover, it is genetically determined that the stallion will particularly want to be the leader, and then want to control the rider, which is difficult to control.

The mare has a docile personality, but like a woman, her personality is ever-changing and she may fall out in an instant. The rider must constantly try to figure out her thoughts and be very gentle.

The gelding has many advantages. It has a very docile personality. Once it understands what you ask it to do, it will obediently follow your instructions.There will be no other distracting thoughts.

Moreover, geldings also tend to gain weight and get stronger.

However, Chen Xun later read a point of view, gelding seems to affect the inheritance of excellent genes of the horse population, I don't know whether it is true or not.But this is all a story for later. I also have a magical zoo to strengthen the population, so I don’t need to think about it for the time being.

"The horse's tail also needs to be trimmed. If it's too long, it's easy to catch things. This can be done now." Sun Zheng continued.

"I didn't expect you to learn so quickly." Chen Xun praised.

"Lang Jun entrusted the horse army to me, and I will definitely not let down Lang Jun's expectations." Sun Zhengzheng replied firmly: "Besides, the horse army is the key to dealing with the encirclement and suppression by the army this time, and I don't dare to take it lightly." "Okay." Like that." He had already said a lot of compliments, and Chen Xun could only pat him on the shoulder to show encouragement.

In fact, in terms of ability, Sun Zheng may be slightly less experienced than Lu Hui, and he is much younger than Lu Hui, but overall the gap is not big.But Sun Zheng has deep potential and is a quick learner. I believe it won't be long before Sun Zheng can surpass Lu Hui and become Chen Xunxin's right-hand man.

"Are you sure you want to take the lead this time?" Chen Xun asked.

Whether it is cavalry or infantry, the casualties in the front row will be far greater than those in the rear row.

"I have to take the lead. I am young. If I don't take the lead, it will be difficult to convince the crowd." Sun Zheng replied.

"Okay, I'll ask the craftsman to make a suit of horse armor for your horse as soon as possible, and put an iron plate on the chest. You have to take care. When you return in triumph, I will serve you a celebratory wine." Chen Xun said.

"Thank you, Mr. Lang." Sun Zheng did not refuse.

Shoot people first shoot horses!
With horse armor, the chance of survival of the cavalry will be greatly increased. Sun Zheng takes the lead in charging into the battle. If he can survive, it will also have a positive impact on the overall battle situation.

Chen Xun had already made up his mind to give him his chain armor. By then, Sun Zheng would be wearing three layers of armor on the battlefield. He believed that the bows and arrows of the officers and soldiers could no longer break through the defense.

Fortunately, the invading enemy this time did not have the Imperial Guards. Otherwise, the divine arm bows equipped by the Imperial Guards would be useless regardless of the armor they wore.

At this time, Lu Hui came over from a distance.

"I will transfer a batch of small crossbows from the infantry to you. When the charge is close to eighty steps, fire a wave of crossbow bolts to disrupt the enemy's formation. The damage to our cavalry should be It’ll be a lot less.”

"What a good idea." Chen Xun praised. He didn't expect Lu Hui to be so selfless. After all, the importance of the crossbow to the infantry is self-evident.

"No need, our cavalry army is not trained enough. We use crossbows before charging into the formation, then hang the crossbows back on the saddles, and then replace them with spears. It may not be possible to convert them." But Sun Zheng did not agree: "Small crossbows are better for horses. For the army, the size is still too large. If you throw it away after use, it will affect the movement of the horses in the back row. If the horses trip, it will mess up the overall formation."

"That's a pity. The most important thing for the cavalry army to charge this time is the surprise attack. Otherwise, it would be better to wait for the infantry troops to shoot a few waves with their crossbows first." Lu Hui said regretfully.

"No, the effect will be much worse if the officers and soldiers see that we have so many cavalry troops and are prepared to attack the formation without suddenness." Sun Zheng shook his head.

"Okay, then you guys have been training hard these days. If you need anything, if we have any infantry troops, just ask, and I'll stick with you first," Lu Hui said.

This is the main reason why Chen Xun chose Lu Hui as the captain of his personal guard. Compared with the up-and-comers he personally trained since childhood, Lu Hui's ability may be slightly lacking, but his overall view is definitely stronger.

Very atmospheric!
"With the sincere cooperation of these two people, I believe that the invading officers and soldiers will be defeated by us and flee."

"As Lang Jun said, we will definitely repay Lang Jun's kindness with a big victory." Lu Hui and Sun Zheng replied at the same time.

(End of this chapter)