After saying goodbye to all the adults, Qin Guan walked up to Zheng Da and others, who were all his friends in the same year, and said goodbye again one by one.

Finally, Qin Guan said to his eldest brother Qin Wei: "Brother, take good care of your grandma and mother. If anything happens at home, you can send someone to inform me at any time."

Qin Weidao: "Second brother, please go to work with peace of mind. I will take care of the family."

Qin Guan and Shen Yichen boarded the ship and stood on the deck waving to everyone who was seeing them off. The ship slowly left the dock, and the figures became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared. Qin Guan and Shen Yichen returned to the cabin.

The days that followed were just walking, walking, walking.

After traveling for about half a month, the boat finally arrived in Lingzhou.

Everyone got off the boat and stepped on the ground, feeling like they were reborn as human beings. After everyone settled in the inn, Qin Mao, Xiong Daxiong Er, Er Bao, Shen Yichen's housekeeper and others came to the local tooth shop to prepare to buy horses and rent them. carriage.

According to the regulations of the State of Zhao, cattle and horse livestock transactions must go through Yaxing. The price of Yaxing may be higher, but there is some guarantee.

The Zhao Kingdom was located in the Central Plains, and had been at war with Liao and Xixia in the north for a long time. There was no good land for horse herding, so there was a shortage of horses, and even better war horses.

Yazi led everyone to the cattle and horse market, patted one of the tall and strong horses and said: "The best Hequ horses cost 80 yuan each. They were just shipped from the north two days ago. They are very rare in other places. If If you don’t want it, it will be sent to the south in a few days.”

Erbao exclaimed: "Eighty guan is too expensive. Other horses cost 30 or 40 guan each."

Yazi said: "Can this be compared? There are Mongolian horses in their thirties and forties, and there are even short-footed southwest horses. Look at these horses, but they are authentic Hequ high horses. Only the imperial court gives horses like this to generals and above." Give it to me."

"These horses come together. They are three or four years old. They have no injuries on their bodies and have been trained. They are ready to be ridden. You can't buy them at this price in the south for less than a hundred dollars."

Qin Mao walked around the horses, looked at them one by one, and finally said: "One horse has 60 pieces, and I want all four of them."

Yazi shook his head like a rattle.

"Too little, too little. I won't sell 60 pieces. It's better to ship them to the south."

Qin Mao said: "Hold hands."

His teeth froze, then he smiled, "Experts, let's hold hands."

Er Bao curiously asked Xiong Er in a low voice: "What are they doing?"

Xiong Erdao: "They are discussing the price. It is like this in cattle and horse markets. They hold hands and negotiate the price."

The big sleeves covered their hands, and they were tinkering inside for a while. Finally, each horse was sold at 72 guan. The price was not low, but it was not a scam either.

Then I bought four more complete sets of harness.

After buying the horses, I rented ten large carriages in Yahang. It’s not that I can’t afford them, but the main reason is that the carriages need people to drive them. With so many carriages, ten carriage drivers are needed. They have many women and they can’t make them together. Five carriages can be used. To pull people, the remaining five vehicles are used to pull things.

Xiong Daxiong Er couldn't put it down while touching the horse. As soon as he put on the harness, the two of them jumped onto the horse, shook the reins, and started running on the dirt road next to them.

In a flash of smoke, the two of them disappeared into the distance. It took a while for them to come back, both with excitement and joy, "What a good horse, it runs so energetically."

"Brother, will this be our war horse from now on?"

"of course."

"I'll go for another ride," Xiong Er said.

"There will be plenty of time on the road from now on, and we have to go to the pier to unload our luggage. It's important to do business first."

Everyone brought the carriage to the dock. There were still a few servants of Shen Yichen on the boat to guard the luggage. The carriage was hired and everyone began to unload the cargo.

good guy,

Five cars full of luggage.

After resting for a night, everyone set out again. In fact, traveling in ancient times was the most tiring thing, and sometimes it could kill people.

Qin Guan said: "The boat trip is tiring, but it is still comfortable. The land journey is even more tiring. After half a month of boat trip, we have walked half the way, and the remaining half of the way will take us about a month."

After everything was ready, after breakfast at the inn, the team set off again.

This time Qin Guan specially changed into a fancy outfit and chose to ride a horse instead of riding in a car. There were four horses, one for Qin Guan and one for Xiong Daxiong and the other two. Qin Guan also gave one to Shen Yichen.

Qin Guan has learned to ride horses before, but it was at an equestrian club. He still has an annual pass, but the place is mostly for leisure. It would be good if he can simply trot and run fast. In the future, he will ride a war horse and wave. Those who are masters of the Overlord Spear will naturally need to intensify their training.

After leaving Lingzhou City, the convoy moved slowly, but Qin Guan took Xiong Da and Xiong Er Sahuan for a lap. After returning, Xiong Da said: "Master, your riding skills are just beginning, and you need to practice in the future. There’s still a lot of room.”

"You will be my equestrian coach from now on." Qin Guandao.

Xiong Da Dao: "People from Liao, Xixia, and Tubo all grew up on horses and have been in contact with each other since childhood. But we people from the Central Plains drive, sail, and walk, so our equestrian skills have never been as good as theirs."

"When I started practicing equestrian, my family was too poor to afford horses, so the two brothers and I would ride on wooden posts to practice various movements. Sometimes the insides of both legs would become red and swollen, and we usually had to stand on horseback."

"Later, the master paid for a horse, and we brothers took turns to practice it, and gradually got to a certain level. However, when the master passed away, we sold the horse and used the money to bury him."

"My master told us that the key to riding a horse is: body straight, shoulders level, hands hanging on arms, heels low, toes high, knees weak and waist loose, taking advantage of the situation and using force to maintain a consistent flow of energy."

"When you can control the horse freely without using the reins, it will be considered a small success, but the real success is to reach the state where man and horse become one. By that time, the horse under you will even be able to read your mind without using anything. If you give careful command, you will naturally be able to make the movements you want and accompany you on the battlefield."

Being able to control the horse freely without using the reins, Qin Guan feels that this is already very difficult, but this is a small achievement. Think about it, if you still use your hands to control the horse by pulling the reins, how can you fight with a weapon? Have you ever seen it?

Which warrior on horseback holds a long sword in one hand?

Since that doesn’t work,

Then practice.

I just have this month to practice equestrian skills while walking, hoping to make it faster.

From this day on, the team began their journey.

While traveling during the day, I would take a break if I encountered a town at night. If not, I would choose to camp out.

On the road these days, Qin Guan always rides a horse and occasionally runs for a while.

He has super physical strength, good coordination, and the basics of horse riding. During this period, his riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds. Twenty days later, he can already hold the Overlord Gun with both hands and control the horse freely without the need for reins.

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Chapter completed!