Three days later, hundreds of cavalrymen from Qiuyu gathered to the New Army garrison outside Mingxiang City, which is more than 200 miles away from the capital. More than 40,000 soldiers collected this year were gathered here to receive training. At the beginning of the next year, they will be dispatched to various armies to replenish them as fresh blood.

The officials of the garrison's Ministry of War also knew that this young commander had a great background and was extraordinary. Not long ago, he sent Pan Yanzhao, the commander of the Western Route Army, tortured, tortured, so naturally he did not dare to neglect. As a third-rank official, he warmly received the other party and cooperated with all his strength.

According to the will of the King of Yan, Qiu Yu was able to select 3,000 new recruits. In order to build an elite army, he and his two deputy finally selected personnel after several days of selection, and all equipped with military horses. Then he took these people away from the base and traveled a long distance to the South Road Army to report.

As for the two deputy, Ouyang Lun and Zhong Mingzhu, Qiu Yu had previously submitted military achievements to the Ministry of War to report them to their position as Thousand General Secretary, and the remaining more than 400 officers and soldiers in the original cavalry battalion were also rewarded.

More than three thousand cavalrymen galloped on the dirt road, all wearing heavy armor and rolling dust, looking very majestic. Especially the young commander who rode on the golden-patterned horse in the front was quite proud and rode his horse wildly, just in response to the saying, the spring breeze was pride.

The journey is long, about 2,000 miles, and the Southern Route Army has not been transferred to the front line, but is just on standby in the area. So Qiu Yu and others don’t have to worry, and just regard this journey as a journey to train recruits.

On the next day, rolling mountains appeared on the west side of the road, as if a giant python was lying horizontally. Ouyang Lun, who was following behind, pointed at him and said, "Commander, this is the Yuanling Mountains. There are large areas of primeval forests, with many precious medicinal materials in it. Of course, it is also a rampant monster. It is a good place to temper new recruits."

Hearing this, Qiu Yu smiled, and the deer-skin boots knocked down, and the golden horse stopped immediately. He turned his head and looked at the mountain range and nodded, "Our idea coincides with each other, so let's go through this mountain range to report and leave some memories for the brothers."

Zhong Mingzhu on the other side smiled and said, "Heroes see each other very much."

Qiu Yu also ordered loudly: "Listen to everyone, let's enter the mountains, pass through and run to the destination."

The commander ordered that the 400 senior officers and soldiers who had long followed Qiu Yu were not surprised at all, because they had already realized the cruelty of the other party's military management. The 3,000 new recruits were stunned and couldn't help but look at each other. What's the point? They kept slipping through the road and insisted on hiking deep mountains and forests. Isn't this going to be far away? Are you wrong?

But the commander's instructions were not violated. Seeing a group of veterans riding their horses and whipping to the weeds under the dirt road and heading towards the mountains, the new recruits had to follow them as they did and hurriedly followed them.

The cavalry battalion galloped on the grass, with a strong momentum of charging into battle. However, when entering the mountains, it became difficult. The mountain road was rugged, and many places in the dark forest were covered with thorns. Only by dismounting and waving their waists and slashing can they move forward. Over time, the recruits were very tired and their faces showed dissatisfaction.

The difficulty of marching in the mountains is conceivable, especially the cavalry, which is also the measure taken by Qiu Yu to train his subordinates. Now that Yan and Chu are in frequent wars, all troops may be transferred to the front line, and bloodshed and sacrifice will inevitably occur. The strictness is to reduce casualties in the future.

The officers and soldiers were wearing heavy armor weighed dozens of kilograms and were leading horses. It was even more difficult to move in some special areas. Everyone had to work together to push and pull the horses up. After most of the day, they couldn't help but exhausted, their bodies were wet and panting.

A group of veterans who had fought bloody battles were already used to it, but they just moved forward hard. The key three thousand new recruits could not bear it and were pulled further and further away, and they could not help but complain. Some even sat on the ground and didn't want to move, and they complained excitedly.

"No, I can't walk anymore. I have never seen such a commander. If you don't let the road go, if you don't let the horse ride, you won't let the horse ride. I'm so exhausted."

"What are you doing? Isn't this intentional slandering us? It's too much."

"We won't leave, everyone should rest..."

Dozens of people really stopped and couldn't leave. They looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, which also led to more soldiers. Many people looked at each other and wanted to rest here.

At this time, the two Qianshe walked over with a gloomy face, followed by many powerful veterans, and did not speak in front of them. They swung their whip and beat the new recruits sitting on the ground, and used their spiritual power. Despite the heavy armor protection, the new recruits could not bear it and screamed in pain.

The new recruits who were waiting and watching hurriedly pulled the horses forward, forgetting the fatigue on their bodies, for fear of being punished, and the soldiers who were whipped could only bear the pain and continue moving forward. They couldn't help but feel annoyed and felt that their boss was too cruel.

It was already evening, and the roar of a heart-pounding beast came from the front, deafening, as if the earth was shaking, and a monster rushed out from the depths of the forest, as fast as the wind.

This beast is a giant ape, more than ten feet tall, with long hair all over, four eyes on its head, and looks extremely ferocious. Although he is not afraid of many officers and soldiers, he probably wants to capture one as a snack.

The appearance of the giant ape surprised many officers and soldiers, and the army was so scared that they neighed and desperately retreated. One of the military officers who had seen and had a wide range of knowledge said in a trembling voice: "Oh no, this is the fifth-level monster Tiandi Ape..."

At this moment, the veteran and the new recruits had different reactions. The former subconsciously took out the bow and arrow and aimed at the giant beast, while the latter took a breath of cold air and retreated involuntarily.

In fact, Qiu Yu had seen such monsters before. When he was in the Demon Realm, this kind of ape was extremely fierce and could be said to be a person who could not spit out bones. If he had not been able to successfully melt the soul, he would have been unable to fight against it.

Without rashly attacking the Heaven and Earth Ape, Qiu Yu ordered loudly: "All officers and soldiers obey orders and retreat." After all, they are fifth-level intermediate monsters, too domineering. In order to avoid damage from his subordinates, he decided to take action himself.

The military orders were like a mountain, and no one dared to refuse to obey. Many officers and soldiers hurriedly retreated. The gap once again reflected. The veterans were always well-trained. Even if they retreated, they aimed at the heaven and earth apes with bows and arrows, ready to attack at any time. The new soldiers ran back in panic, fearing that they would be eaten by the giant beast.

As everyone retreated, Qiu Yu stood alone in front of the Heaven and Earth Ape, looking up at the big guy opposite, with a serious expression.

The Ape of Heaven and Earth also aimed at his vicious eyes. As a fifth-level monster, it also had its own thoughts. It was really hateful that this tiny human was a little dissatisfied.
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