There was no established cavalry army in the Song Dynasty army.
Without him, it's too expensive.
Song Jun couldn't afford it.
The important horse-raising areas were all in Daliao and Daxia, and there were no suitable horse-raising grasslands in the Song Dynasty.
A good horse from the North cost about 2,050 yuan in Liao Dynasty, but it cost at least twice as much to be transported to Song Dynasty.
Selling it to the south costs 120,200 yuan.
In addition to the high price of horses, daily maintenance costs are also considerable expenses.
Therefore, it is too expensive and difficult to form a cavalry army.
Among the Song army, only generals and above had war horses, and most of them were composed of rogue horses, while the rest were infantry.
Now Yang Zhi saw that there was a cavalry team in Shijiazhuang, and he couldn't help but be surprised.
Cavalry, this is the cavalry Although there are only a dozen people, this cavalry team is not the kind that is built with horses.
It is a cavalry team made up of good horses from the North.
It is not a concept at all to use the horse and the good horse from the north as a cavalry team of war horses.
A hundred miles a day, a thousand miles running.
These are all the specialties of the cavalry, but in order to do these things, you need the support of excellent horses to be able to do it.
The horse's horsepower, impact, maneuverability, and carrying capacity are simply incomparable to that of a good horse.
Just like a horse that travels hundreds of miles in a day, I am afraid that the horse will be useless.
But good horses can do it.
Yang Zhi's eyes lit up when he looked at this cavalry team, "Master of the village, these are the cavalry of our village."
Shi Jin nodded and said, "Of course, Brother Yang, what do you think of this cavalry?"
When Yang Zhi heard this, he turned to look at Shi Jin and said, "I don't know if the owner of the village wants to hear the truth or lies."
Shi Jin was stunned for a moment and asked: "It doesn't matter if it's the truth or a lie."
Yang Zhi immediately replied: "This cavalry under the owner of the village is indeed a strong soldier.
If there is not ten times the strength in the Song Dynasty, I am afraid it will not be their opponent."
Of course Shi Jin heard something in Yang Zhi's words and said: "Brother Yang in the Song Dynasty doesn't need to hide anything he has to say, but please tell him directly."
Yang Zhi saw that Shi Jin was not dissatisfied with his innuendo, and continued with satisfaction, "But if they encounter the Liao Army and Xia Army, the owner's cavalry will definitely die."
When Shi Jin heard this, he was shocked and said, "Why?"
Yang Zhi immediately said, "Let's not talk about the cavalry and equestrian skills.
The cavalry of the village owner is not properly trained.
The leader of the army does not understand the method of cavalry combat at all.
He is practicing blindly.
If he encounters the Song Army who lacks cavalry, the owner of the village will This cavalry team can still gain the upper hand with its superior horses, but when faced with Liao and Xia troops whose horses are equally excellent, this cavalry team will not be able to escape the danger of destruction."
The ancestor of Yang Zhi, the golden sword is invincible.
Yang Ye was a famous general in the Northern Han Dynasty.
He commanded the cavalry army and defeated the Liao army.
There are also many family military books in the Yang family about cavalry leading troops in battle.
Seeing Shi Jin's cavalry, Yang Zhi could tell at a glance that they were just good-looking and useless.
When Shi Jin heard that Yang Zhi said unceremoniously that the cavalry team he formed was practicing blindly, he was very angry at first, but Shi Jin soon came to his senses.
Before he was reborn, he was a student at a third-rate university.
He had never even ridden a horse, so he knew nothing about cavalry combat.
Li Zhong Forget it, three generations of his ancestors have been entertainers, how can he be expected to understand cavalry?
Shi Jin knew the importance of cavalry, but no one in Shijiazhuang understood cavalry.
With no other choice, Shi Jin could only train the cavalry through some knowledge he had tried to recall.
Now it seems that this professional matter really needs to be handled by professionals.
Otherwise, you will be like Cao Cao, who does not understand water warfare.
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Even though he was a famous general of the generation, commanding 800,000 troops, he was eventually set on fire by Zhou Yu in Chibi and suffered a huge defeat, losing the best opportunity to unify the country.
I will face the Liao and Xia Kingdoms in the future, and I must not ignore loyal advice just because it offends my ears.
Otherwise, there is no guarantee that one day he will be defeated as miserably as Cao Cao, and it will be a lifelong regret.
It seems that he made the right decision in recruiting Yang Zhi.
It doesn't matter if I don't understand the cavalry, there is one right in front of me.
Professional matters should be left to professionals Shi Jin clasped his fists and said, "Brother Yang, the Sa family doesn't understand this cavalry, so the pearl will fall into dust.
Please also ask Brother Yang to help train this cavalry team.
We must train them into a truly strong army."
Yang Zhi also clasped his fists and said, "I don't dare to invite you as I wish."
Shi Jin said, "If you need anything, Brother Yang, just ask."
Yang Zhi said unceremoniously, "The cavalry's weapons need to be remade.
This spear is not suitable and must be replaced by a saber."
"Saber" Shi Jin asked.
"Yes, it's not impossible to use sabers and spears, but when it comes to using spears, heavy cavalry is more suitable.
There are only a dozen cavalry in the village, and Yang Zhi feels that it is more suitable to use them as light cavalry.
Rely on the mobility of the cavalry to kill the enemy. , so training with sabers, bows and arrows is enough.”
Listen, this professional is different Shi Jin hurriedly said, "Okay, Shi Jin will ask someone to build it."
According to Yang Zhi's request, Shi Jin asked the blacksmith in the village to make a curved saber.
While making sabers, Yang Zhi also began to train cavalry.
Yang Zhi changed Shi Jin's previous training program.
Cavalry training emphasizes the "integration of man and horse" Yang Zhi guided the cavalry one by one from basic movements and practiced them one by one.
Yang Zhi stood in front of 14 cavalry and shouted loudly, "What is the most important thing for a cavalry?"
The 14 dealers heard this, thought for a while and said.
"speed" "saber" "courage" The answers are mixed and varied.
Yang Zhi shouted loudly, "Idiot, it's a war horse without a war horse.
What's the difference between you and infantry?
With a war horse, you are the most powerful and fierce warrior.
So for a cavalry, the war horse is the most important thing."
Yang Zhi looked at the cavalry team in front of him and shouted: "The cavalry horses are not animals, and they are not charged with strength.
They are your close and silent comrades.
They are your partners who fight side by side.
You must treat them as Treat him like a brother and care for him like a wife, do you understand?"
The cavalry shouted in unison, "Yes, Master!"
Yang Zhi shouted with satisfaction, "Very good.
From today on, you must perform "horse diligence" three times a day, which is to ride a horse for a walk, feed the horse at night, comb and shave the horse, and enhance blood circulation.
Who dares to be lazy and fail to take good care of the horse?
War horses will be severely punished without mercy."
In addition to letting the cavalry and war horses develop a relationship, the riding skills of these cavalry are not up to par.
When cavalry fights, they are not like infantry.
When the cavalry attacks, the best formation is to advance in a cone to fully utilize the huge impact of the cavalry.
This requires the cavalry to have sufficient "horse control" capabilities and to be able to control the horses to maintain formation at all times.
In the initial equestrian formation training, in order to master the ability to control the horse even in combat, you first need to stand on the pedals.
With both feet on the stirrups, the cavalryman stood up, or half-crouched.
From slow trot to fast trot, from plain to complex terrain, if you are not careful, the horse will stumble, and the person will fall from the horse to the ground.
In addition to the basic stance, taking off the gaze is also essential for cavalry.
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Taking off the stirrups is the most difficult subject in basic training.
Riders are required to remove the stirrups and only rely on the muscles of their inner thighs to clamp the horse's belly.
After a few days, the inner thighs will be bruised and bloody.
Not to mention taking off clothes to take a shower, even walking became a problem.
After taking off the pedals, it is time to train more difficult to hide under the pedals A war horse came galloping in the distance, but only the war horse could be seen but no cavalry.
When it got closer, suddenly, cavalry appeared on the horse's back.
Hiding in the pedals can reduce the range of arrows and reduce casualties.
It is a unique trick for cavalry to win unexpectedly on the battlefield.
It took nearly two months to barely complete the basic riding skills alone, and then it was time to train on cavalry sword and gun skills.
On the training ground, flags are flying, swords are shining, horses are galloping, and the wind is blowing from their hooves.
The mighty horses neighed on the training ground.
On the open ground, 7 straw dolls of different heights are erected at a distance of 150 meters.
Following Yang Zhi's order, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and the rider came forward on horseback.
He drew his knife sideways while running at high speed, approached the target, raised the knife and dropped it.
In an instant, the "head" rolled away into dust.
The most shocking thing was the collective impact of the cavalry.
Even though there are only 14 horses, when the cavalry charges forward at high speed, the horses are galloping, the shining sabers are raised, and a forest of white steel, flying manes, lightning speed, and devastating momentum makes people feel frightened when they see it.
Can't afford the will to resist.
Ride a horse to attack, ride a horse to overcome obstacles, ride a horse to chop Each of the mighty and splendid equestrian movements requires hard work and sweat that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Under Yang Zhi's training, this cavalry gradually grew stronger and became more and more elite
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