After all, the training of cavalry is completely different from that of infantry. Cavalry must first be familiar with war horses, and can feed, wash and take care of war horses. War horses also have tempers. They need to find out their tempers and take care of them carefully. Only like partners can they be mastered by cavalry.

Then you have to be able to dress up, put on saddles and stirrups, and be able to replace Matthew's hoof palms and change the socks. It will take a lot of time and energy to do these things well.

Then, he can quickly complete the training of getting on and off the horse, master the speed of the horse, from walking in small steps to trotting, then running quickly, and finally sprinting. After nearly three months of training, he had only ridden a horse once or twice, or rode a mule or donkey cavalry, even if he selected very outstanding talents, he could only barely do these.

As for the long-distance marching subjects that are sleepless, they are just beginning to sway the knife to fix the target, use a cavalry knife to cut the head of the wooden target, or use the tip of the knife to cut the key points of the target's chest and abdomen, they are just beginning and are still far from passing the qualification.

After all, not everyone is as talented as Min Yuanzhi, who can risk falling off the horse and dizzy feeling when running fiercely. When the earth subverts and jumps, you must also look at the target, calculate the distance, swing a knife, chop or scratch, and accurately hit the target, and not hurt yourself...

When the new training subjects were launched, it was common for cavalry to hurt their wrists, and they returned in vain many times, and even fell from fiercely running war horses. Although no one died from training, many people have been seriously injured and countless minor injuries.

If you can train a team that remains in a regular order for several miles, and can use a rifle and a knife to kill the enemy cavalry, you are already qualified.

As for riding and shooting at the horse, shooting from left to right, standing on the horse and shooting heavy arrows, changing horses and galloping continuously for more than ten or twenty days, eating and sleeping on the horse, such cavalry can only be achieved by nomadic people on the horse's back. These cavalry in front of them may not be able to achieve this level even if they have been trained for ten years.

Besides, Min Yuanqi did not plan to train his subordinates in this way.

Nomadic cavalry may not be able to get the best in front of cavalry with better equipment, stricter training and more neat teams.

Classical cavalry had better tactics and better equipment. For example, Rouran, who could control strings in the Northern Wei Dynasty, could fight hundreds of thousands of times, and in the early Northern Zhou Dynasty, the early Sui Dynasty, and the early Tang Dynasty, these cavalry trained and equipped in the Central Plains dynasties could easily defeat the Turks. The Tang army fought against the Turks, Khitan, Tuyuhun, and Uighurs. When the country was strong, the logistics, equipment and training were excellent, they almost always had all the advantages.

As for the more advanced and scientific training methods, modern cavalry can even beat scattered nomadic cavalry to the ground for teeth.

Min Yuanqi also felt a little regretful. If it were half a year later, the new battalion would have two more cavalrymen from the 100th General Office, and the cavalry department would have been fully equipped with more than 400 cavalrymen.

The war horses purchased one after another should be able to initially meet the needs of the Cavalry Department, and the training subjects were basically completed. Min Yuanqi wanted to see what the situation would be like when the cavalry trained by himself and Min Yuanzhi fought with the traditional cavalry of this era.

"What a pity." Min Yuanqi said to Min Yuan directly: "I can only wait for the next opportunity."

"The first thing is to solve the cavalry." Yang Zhijin looked around and clasped his fists and said, "I have a clear idea that I want to find a way to use the advantages of the terrain so that the enemy cannot set up a rushing army to our front."

Min Yuanqi nodded and praised, and said with a smile: "Zhi Jin's words are almost done. If only cavalry come, my battalion of troops can stand up to resist, and even defeat them. If only infantry comes, I will set up a sharp formation and break it with one drum. But when infantry comes, it will inevitably lead our army to a dilemma of missing distance. Using the advantage of the geographical location, this idea is the right one, and you have to try it out."

Min Yuanjin frowned and said, "The ten hundred households in Yuntiguan are on the north and south sides of the Great River, but our 300th and 700th households, including three Beiwu Tucheng and Qianhusuocheng, are all on the south bank. This is also the core essence of our garrison. The invading enemy also comes from the direction of Huai'an Prefecture, and it is by land. This means that the invading enemy comes directly from the south. The geographical advantage is a bit difficult. If we divide our troops to defend Qianhusuo or Tucheng, the strength of the enemy will be greatly insufficient. If we fight against the city, it will be difficult to protect each other.

If there are hundreds of households and salt ponds, as long as the enemy generals are not too arrogant or change their tactics after being slightly frustrated, they will send a small number of elite cavalry and infantry to sweep away our households, burn my forbidden houses, and destroy my salt ponds, the morale of the army will be in chaos and our army will be defeated without fighting. If we do not care about Tucheng and Thousand Houses, the periphery will be removed one after another, and our army can only fight against the enemy on a plain of a few hundred households. At that time, the morale of the army will be unstable, and more than ten thousand infantry and cavalry will be attacked. With our army's training and equipment, we cannot say that there is no chance of victory, but the chance of victory is really not high."

Everyone frowned when they heard this. Although Min Yuanqi in front of him was not at all panic, he still looked calm, which gave everyone a lot of confidence. However, Min Yuanqi never restrained everyone when convening a meeting. He always said whatever he thought, so Min Yuanjin could also speak out loud, not afraid that what he said would anger Min Yuanqi.

Even without any scruples, Min Yuanjin's face looked extremely ugly after he finished speaking.

Gao Cuncheng hugged his fists and said, "I agree most of what Yuan Jin said, but I don't agree with it. Under the leadership of the adults, our army's training is ten times more difficult than these guest soldiers. When training, we can go back and forth for 200 miles and go back and forth. When we return to the camp, we can stagger, and even fall asleep while walking. Everyone is bound to go back and forth with will. When we encounter heavy rain, we will walk in the rain. When we rest, we will lie half in the mud and rain without any complaints. We usually walk, sit and lie down, and even wash and eat, and we will follow the rules.

Everything is under the constraints of military discipline. Whether it is the method of skill, array, military appearance, will and resilience, they are all within the training scope. Moreover, the salary is generous, and the various schools of the flag army in the camp are related to our careers, either in the salt pond, in workshops, or as guards. Everyone will prosper and lose. Moreover, once our army is defeated, the local area will suffer from war and fire, and everyone will know the cruelty of the guest soldiers. In this case, although our army cannot be said to be as unmoved by the wind and rain as a rock, it may collapse if there is any disadvantage. Yuan Jin's words are still too dangerous, and I don't agree."

This remark aroused unanimous agreement among the public, and everyone nodded greatly and expressed their approval.

After all, the training of Yuntiguan Banner Army is really not stopped every day, except for special things, such as the last victory against invading pirates and bandits, the Banner Army was allowed to rest for a day. In addition, the Banner Army was allowed to rest when they were sick.

Or it was Min Yuanqi said that you can adjust your rest during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chinese New Year.

In addition, even if there are elderly people at home for birthdays, weddings and funerals, they will be given a maximum of half a day off, and they will still have to train as usual after they come back.

Veterans can take half a day off after half a month, and the new army enters the camp for three months. Unless it is extremely special, they are absolutely not allowed to give off any leave.

Many new recruits have been in the battalion for nearly three months. Unless they go out to train, they have never even left the battalion gate.

The food supply in the camp is extremely rich, and there are some activities in daily life to alleviate the tension in training, and it is also a measure to strengthen unity among the teams.

For example, a series of competitions such as tug of war and wrestling can not only make the atmosphere more active, but also make the losers feel unwilling to be willing to exercise their physical fitness and fighting skills, which can be considered a killing of two birds with one stone.

Enough food, sufficient training, and even entertainment are related to martial arts and physical fitness. In addition, the number of products of the Weapons and Fireworks yards has gradually increased in the past two months. At least every new recruit has obtained his own combined weapons, and the array method has been trained. Gao Cuncheng's high evaluation of the flag army has also won the approval of all the military officers present.

These flag troops were all trained by everyone under the leadership of Min Yuanqi, saying that they would collapse easily, but everyone was unwilling to believe it, and they also believed that this was impossible.

"What our army lacks is the battlefield experience of large-scale warfare." Min Yuanzhong pondered for a long time before saying: "So at the beginning of the battle, it is best to limit the enemy cavalry and separate the enemy infantry and cavalry and attack at least to prevent the enemy cavalry from attacking our army. If we use the enemy's invasion, then our army should not be afraid of those miscellaneous soldiers. So what if we only have three times more than me? I am quite confident in our soldiers. But we just call the right geographical advantage, but we are just familiar with the road environment. If we want to say the right geographical advantage, we really can't say..."

Everyone smiled bitterly when they heard this.

Indeed, this is the sea near Yuntiguan. Moreover, after the Huaihe River was captured by the Yellow River more than 300 years ago, a large amount of water flow was not discharged smoothly. First, it flooded the old Sizhou and other places, forming Hongze Lake in low-lying places. Next, a large amount of mud and sand entered the sea every year, and then gradually formed a large area of ​​mud flat boundaries. In recent decades, most of the Huaihe River entered the sea through the tributaries, from the Yangtze River to the sea, and the small part was entered into the sea at the silted old sea outlet, which was where Yuntiguan was located.

Behind it is the sea and tidal flat boundary, there is no room for maneuvering. The Huai River to the north, the Guanhe River and Lixia River to the south, and there are several tributaries of small rivers.

These rivers irrigate the land from east to west, bring considerable convenience to water conservancy, and are also connected with the waters of the Grand Canal that connects north and south, and can also enter the Yangtze River directly, which is very convenient.

This is also part of what everyone calls a geographical advantage. After all, it is a water network area, and it is relatively difficult for the army to launch. The enemy's route and the battlefield that can be deployed can only be on the official road along the Huai River to Yunti Pass, that is, along the south bank of the Huai River in Andong, Guannan, and to Guanyun County, and along the official roads in the middle of the Huai River and Guanhe River all the way east.

There are no county towns or large market towns in the middle, so the road is just one, and there are no decent roads in many places. After all, there are no prefectures and counties in the offshore areas of this era, and the government has not even set up post stations, making it even more impossible to build official roads. Many roads are connected to each other in two hundred years, and are naturally formed by long-term trampling. Because of this, many roads have broken their heads as they walk, and can only pass through the Jiaqu, the fields and even the villages.

If you go south to Yancheng, you will detour for hundreds of miles, and there will be no decent official road from Yancheng to Yuntiguan.

At the beginning of the country, there should be roads between the thousand households and offices, but because of the dense river channels, for example, when the Dahewei was established, the command office of the guard command was located in Huai'an Prefecture City. Five thousand households were stationed in the south of Guanyun and Haizhou in Shuyang, Shanyang, and to Yuntiguan. There were originally official roads connected to it, but after a long time, the military was abandoned, and the thousand households and offices were mainly transported by the canal. The land was connected to war preparations, and they were abandoned for a long time.

These are barely considered favorable geographical advantages. According to the military discipline and logistics capabilities of the guest soldiers, it is almost enough to walk ten miles a day. Calculate the time, it will take at least ten days before the main force arrives. Such a long time is used to buffer combat preparations, which is also the benefit of the convenience of geographical advantages.

Of course, if these guest soldiers train for one or two hundred miles like the Yuntiguan Banner Army, it is a daily training, then even if the brigade comes, they should arrive at the battlefield within a few days.
Chapter completed!