Liang Xiao is in the middle of it.Zhao Guang left Panyu quietly, he was about to inquire."
Okay, go now.Haha, it's very cramped in the city, and I'm trying to get out of the city to relax. ”Zheng Yan didn't want to have him, and was stimulated by the arrogance of the envoy of the great power in Liang Xiao's tone, so he simply confessed and went out of the city with Liang Xiao.When passing by Zhao Guang's camp, Liang Xiao asked intentionally or unintentionally: "General Zhao has moved his defense" and "I don't know." ”Zheng Yan replied casually: "I don't know what's going on these days, there are frequent transfers inside and outside the city, but no one knows why." ”The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart, Liang Xiao chuckled in his heart.He has always been wary of Lu Jia, and he came to Zheng Yan to inquire about Lu Jia's actions, but now that he has learned that there are army movements inside and outside the city, he naturally cannot ignore them.He remained silent, asked a few questions, and then closed his mouth.Zheng Yan once went to Chang'an as an envoy, and he must have been a cautious person, asking too many questions would arouse his suspicions.Liang Xiao and others followed Zheng Yan and Tian Jia to the camp in the east of the city.The battle flag fluttering in the camp, looking at the emblem on the flag, it should be the Praetorian Guard of South Vietnam, which is equivalent to the northern army of the Han army, that is, the main force directly under the central government stationed near the Beijing Division.Liang Xiao came as a private person, and it was inconvenient to enter the camp, so he waited outside with Zheng Yan, and Tian Jia entered the camp alone.Liang Xiao stood in the shade of the tree, looked at the camp in the distance, and chuckled: "I'm really curious." ”"What are you curious about" Zheng Yan asked rhetorically: "Curious that I also have cavalry in South Vietnam" Liang Xiao glanced at Zheng Yan and nodded.South Vietnam had horses, and the carts they rode in were horse-drawn.However, in general, there are not many South Vietnamese horses.Therefore, Liang Xiao always felt that it was impossible for South Vietnam to have formed cavalry.Now it seems that he misunderstood.South Vietnam may not have had a large number of cavalry, but cavalry certainly existed as a formal branch of the army.From this, a question came to his mind.During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the military system was reformed.The eighth lieutenant of the Northern Army, including the post of captain of the Yue cavalry.Historians of the past dynasties have always had questions about the captain of the Yue Cavalry, some people say that the Yue Riding refers to the attached Yue people to ride, and some people say.The more people are good at boating, not good at riding, and the more they ride, the more they have excellent ability.Now it seems that the more you ride, the more you should still refer to the more people, so it corresponds to the Hu of Hu riding.In this case, why is there such a controversy in the history books of later generations It stands to reason that such a thing should not exist in doubt at all, and the more cavalry battalions and more cavalry captains are not short-lived things.To put it bluntly, intellectuals, including those who record history, don't care much about these things.Sima Qian wrote a historical record, and South Vietnam was a contemporary event.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Yue cavalry camp is also a contemporary thing, and he has no records, let alone Ban Gu, who is already a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty.However, it is difficult to say, the present book in the historical records was not written by Sima Qian, maybe he wrote it, but it was just replaced.For a while, Liang Xiao thought of more, and couldn't help but think about it.The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Tian Jia rode out on horseback.Behind him were three knights, all with fierce expressions, tall and tall, even for Liang Xiao and the others, these people were not short.That's it.The horses under their crotches are too small, and there are not many donkeys, which is somewhat funny.Beta and Xia, who were accustomed to seeing Dawan horses, glanced at each other, "poof", and laughed in unison.Liang Xiao also smiled.Tian Jia probably didn't want him to look down on the South Vietnamese knights, so he specially picked a few big men.But.This is actually the wrong choice.Since the South Vietnamese horses were not tall and strong enough, the knights should also choose lighter ones in order to maintain their speed as much as possible.Tian Jia chose a few big men, which is actually a very heavy burden for war horses, and it will be even more difficult to gallop.In other words, these knights were very poor in mobility and simply could not fully play the role of a cavalry.Seeing Liang Xiao and the others laughing, Tian Jia was a little embarrassed.Zheng Yan also felt faceless."
Junhou, can you give advice" Liang Xiao put away his smile, turned his head to look at Zheng Yan, and then at the knights, and nodded."
That's it, you pick two people, shoot a few arrows first, and then I'll make a comment, how" "Why two" "We don't have horses, you have to let us have horses to ride, so that we can demonstrate riding and shooting" Zheng Yan suddenly realized, touched his head embarrassedly, and then relayed Liang Xiao's meaning to Tian Jia and others.Tian Jia was also a little ashamed when he heard this.He asked Zheng Yan to apologize to Liang Xiao, they were all ordinary soldiers, and they couldn't bring more war horses out of the camp except for their own war horses.Immediately, Tian Jia gave up two war horses, and Beta stepped forward and took them.Liang Xiao said: "You two get on the horse, try horse sex first." ”"Whoa."
Beta and Thea responded, turned over and kicked the horse's belly, and began to gallop slowly."
Junhou, you" Zheng Yan looked at Liang Xiao and stopped talking.The two South Vietnamese knights, who were preparing to perform mounted archery, also had black faces and looked very unhappy.Liang Xiao understood what they were thinking.He crooked his mouth."
That's right, I'm going to let these two maids test their riding and archery with you.Don't worry, my two maids are not ordinary people, and if you want to win, it's not that easy. ”"Yes," Zheng Yan was skeptical.Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows."
If you don't believe it, we might as well bet on a game, how" Zheng Yan exchanged glances with Tian Jia and the others."
How to bet" Liang Xiao took out two ivory arrows from his arms, which he bought from the South Vietnamese market, each worth about five hundred yuan.He took the arrow in the palm of his hand."
If I lose, these two ivory arrows will be given to the two warriors."
Five hundred dollars is not worth mentioning for Liang Xiao, but it is different for Tian Jia and others.The military salaries of the South Vietnamese soldiers were not much, and 500 yuan was a lot of money for them.What's more, there is also a question of honor here.Tian Jia and the others muttered for a while and accepted the bet.If they lose, they will pay the same value of the bet.Considering that they are not accustomed to money, they are willing to exchange it for a very rare feather.Liang Xiao accepted.The battlements stood up, a common distance, sixty paces away.Seeing this distance, Liang Xiao felt more sure in his heart.The training of the Liang family's tribe was originally higher than the standard of ordinary soldiers, and Beta and Xia were no exception, and their archery skills had a hit rate of about seventy percent at about eighty steps, if it was reduced to sixty steps.Their hit rate can be increased to more than 90%, the difference is only whether they can hit the bull's-eye.However, Liang Xiao is by no means a simple archery target, what he really wants to show is a riding archery that is close to actual combat.Before that.He needed to familiarize Beta and Thea with the horses.After leaving Yuzhang, they had not ridden for several months.After trotting two laps, Beta and Thea ran back, nodded to Liang Xiao, and signaled that they could start.Tian Jia was very polite.Beta is asked to shoot first.Beta glanced at Liang Xiao, and Liang Xiao smiled: "Let's let them shoot first, I'm afraid that after my maid finishes shooting, it will affect their performance." ”Although Zheng Yan felt that Liang Xiao's words were crazy, he was intimidated by Liang Xiao's prestige, so he didn't dare to be too provocative, so he let Tian Jia and another knight shoot first.After Zheng Yan's persuasion, Tian Jia and the others reluctantly agreed.They came at a trott from a distance, and they made ten trips back and forth, and shot ten arrows.The results are not bad.Tian Jia was hit by six arrows, and the other horse was hit by seven arrows.The two breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at each other, showing a bit of smugness.Liang Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for Beta and Xia to play.Beta came first, rode his horse for more than 100 steps, turned his head, and galloped.Although she has been riding this horse for a short time, it can still be seen that her riding skills are very exquisite, and the horse speed is much faster than Tian Jia and others.It is different from Tian Jia and others who shoot directly opposite the arrow target.She began to draw her bow and aim from a hundred paces away, and fired her arrows eighty paces away.The feathered arrow galloped, crossed a distance of eighty paces, and hit the target with one arrow."
Good," Zheng Yan couldn't help but praise.Tian Jia and the others met.I can't help but light up my eyes.Before the applause fell, Beta had already passed directly in front of the target and fired another arrow.Then she turned, bent her bow again, and shot another arrow diagonally behind her seventy paces.Then he put away his bow and galloped away.In a charge, Beta shot three arrows and hit two arrows.Although the last arrow missed, it was not far from the target.For a time, the audience was amazed.Zheng Yan, Tian Jia and others looked at each other.They understood the meaning of Liang Xiao's words just now, if Beta shot first, they would indeed be greatly affected.Not to mention anything else, Beta's gallop speed was faster than theirs, and he shot three arrows in a row in a short period of time, and the rate of fire was significantly faster than theirs.Two of the three arrows were hit, and the hit rate was no worse than theirs.If you take into account that Beta has not been riding this horse for a long time, and the cooperation between man and horse is not enough, in terms of riding, they are a lot worse than Beta.While the South Vietnamese hesitated, Xia followed Beta and began to gallop and shoot.She also drew her bow and aimed at a hundred paces away, shot eighty paces away, and shot three arrows in a gallop time.She missed the first arrow, and the other two were hit.The two of them galloped back and forth, and when it came to the third round, they consciously slowed down, galloped over the arrow target at a speed similar to Tian Jia and others, and shot four arrows.The final result was in, Beta shot eight out of ten and Xia hit seven out of ten for a landslide victory."
Or, let's fight again" Liang Xiao put his hand at Jian Jue and proposed with a smile.Zheng Yan's confidence was obviously insufficient, so he pulled Tian Jia aside and muttered.Liang Xiao was not in a hurry, and said to Beta and Xia with a smile: "How about this horse" Xia shook her head disapprehantly."
It's too slow, it's not as good as the Central Plains horse.But the temperament is docile. ”"Can it be used as a war horse" "War Horse" Xia looked at Liang Xiao in surprise."
This kind of horse can barely be ridden, how can it be a war horse that is not fast enough, and its strength is not strong enough, and the power of the charge is limited."
Liang Xiao smiled.In Dawan, which is rich in good horses, such horses undoubtedly belong to the category of inferior horses, and they are not qualified to pull carts.But in South Vietnam, it was not easy to have such horses.In his mind, the horses in the south were probably like this.However, the southern horse is not without its merits.As far as he knows, the Dian horse can not only carry heavy loads and have good endurance, but also be good at climbing mountains and wading through dangers, and adapt to the low pressure of the plateau, which is a good quality that other horses do not have.The main transportation force of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, known as the Silk Road, is the Yunnan horse.After Tian Jia and the others discussed, they rejected Liang Xiao's proposal.They are self-aware, and after watching Beta's and Thea's mounted shooting, they know that their level is limited and it is impossible for them to win in actual combat."
The prince is worthy of being a champion marquis, and even the maids around him have such strength."
Zheng Yan was full of praise."
They're no ordinary maids."
Liang Xiao laughed."
They are Amazonian women warriors who have been trained in combat skills since childhood.Riding and archery is as familiar to them as walking.There's no shame in losing to them. ”Zheng Yan and the others looked at each other and were very surprised.However, they didn't fully believe Liang Xiao's words, and felt that Liang Xiao saved face for them."
Please also ask the prince for advice, you see how we should practice in order to do better.""
How many cavalry do you have" Zheng Yan hesitated for a moment, and exchanged glances with Tian Jia."
About two thousand.""
That's not much.How many war horses are there" "War horses are not easy to get, about two thousand five hundred. ”"In this way, the cavalry is more dependent and is unlikely to have the opportunity to fight alone."
Liang Xiao groaned: "This may be a good thing.Otherwise, with your configuration, it's actually a mistake. ”Zheng Yan didn't understand, blinked his eyes, and stared at Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao explained.As a cavalryman, speed is a factor that must be considered.This speed includes two aspects: one is the sprint speed.The faster the charge, the stronger the impact, and the farther the arrow can be shot with the speed of the horse.One is the speed of the march.Long marches are about mobility.Whether it can be taken by surprise depends largely on the cavalry's ability to march quickly.Either way, the weight of the war horse is a key factor.In order to reduce the burden of the war horse and increase the speed, the weight should be reduced as much as possible, especially for the horse breed such as the Yunnan horse, which is relatively small.The physique of people like Tian Jia and others is too tall, and if they are added to the armor, it will increase the burden on the war horse, and the sprint speed and maneuverability will be greatly reduced.Of course, if it's just as a guard of honor, then there's no problem.Zheng Yan, Tian Jia and others listened and nodded again and again.There are few cavalry in South Vietnam, and compared with foot soldiers, they have obvious mobility advantages, but compared with Liang Xiao and others from the Central Plains, their understanding of cavalry is too complete.It can also be seen from the competition just now that Beta and Thea are obviously faster than them.Liang Xiao asked them to fight, in fact, he had already taken this factor into account.The difference between the two sides is not one or two points, or rather, there is no comparison at all."
Of course, it's better to have a horse than not to have a horse."
Liang Xiao smiled: "I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and I have fat on my thighs."
Wherever there are horses for sale, I will buy a few to travel. ”"The prince wants to buy a horse," Zheng Yan reminded: "That's not cheap, a better horse is nearly a gold." ”Liang Xiao smiled.One gold, in order to train the jungle tactics of the Lang officials, he lost nearly fifty gold to Zhao Guang."
Money is not an issue.As long as I can buy a really good horse, I'm willing to pay double the price. ”Liang Xiao paused, and said: "If it really doesn't work, it's okay to rent, a horse, I can pay a rent of two thousand yuan a month." ”To be continued mobile version yznn: