The cavalry camp was located three miles southeast of Xudu. Because it was an important place for training troops, ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Therefore, although this place looked like a flat land, it had always been deserted and rarely visited. It was still early, and Cao Ang was being led by several guards to the cavalry camp. Looking at the figures of the Biao Army that were gradually becoming clearer in the distance, his heart could not help but surge.
"Greetings, Eldest Young Master." Before Cao Ang could dismount, he saw the seven hundred cavalry bowing to greet him. Their voices were deafening. Cao Ang nodded with a smile and said to the soldiers,""Good, as expected, all of you are valiant and brave warriors of my Great Han. As expected of the number one elite cavalry who followed Lord Sikong to sweep the world!”
Trees are afraid of being skinned, and people are afraid of being praised. Who in the world didn't like to listen to the good stuff? The seven hundred cavalry revealed happy expressions, but they didn't dare to be too proud. Who would have thought that before this group of people could have enough of their happiness, one of the people standing in the lead respectfully bowed to him and said,"We thank you for your praise, but the tiger and leopard elite cavalry under Lord Sikong are the best in the world. We really don't deserve the title of the number one elite cavalry.”
Cao Ang couldn't help but take a few more glances at this kid. He didn't lose his mind after hearing good words and even called him 'Lord' instead of 'Eldest Young Master'. Heh! This kid was interesting. "What's your name?" Cao Ang asked with a smile.”
The general bowed to Cao Ang in a neither servile nor overbearing manner and said in a deep voice,""This subordinate is Shi Huan, a hundred-man cavalry general.”Cao Ang touched his chin and said,"Who else is a hundred men? Come forward."”
As soon as he finished speaking, the seven hundred-man generals, including Shi Huan, walked out in an orderly manner. Cao Ang nodded in satisfaction and said,"Although I, Cao Ang, am a young master, this is also my first time taking up the position of a lieutenant. I have not studied much about training soldiers, so I still need your help. I have decided to choose a cavalry governor from the seven of you to help me train soldiers.”
"This subordinate is willing!" The seven of them actually volunteered at the same time. Cao Ang laughed out loud. Soldiers all liked to fight for credit. This was something that couldn't be helped. "Good! As expected, he had ambition. However, just having ambition was not enough. What the world believed in was strength! Only the truly strong were qualified to talk about ambition.”
"May I know how Eldest Young Master would like to choose?”Cao Ang gently raised his hand and said,"The seven of you, run ten laps around this camp."”The seven of them were stunned when they heard this. They didn't know what the Eldest Young Master was up to. Only Shi Huan received the order without changing his expression and turned around to run. Cao Ang nodded secretly. Military orders were given and carried out. This Shi Huan was not a simple person.
The army was stationed in ten circles, which was neither long nor short. Fortunately, the morning sun in early spring was not very hot, but the distance of ten miles was enough for these "horse generals" to catch their breath for a while. After running ten miles, Cao Ang gently nodded and said,"Good! Since he had persevered, then…He had to run another ten laps, but he had to add three more laps to the last place.”
"Eldest Young Master, this…" The last hundred generals couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this. Cao Ang shook his head lightly and said with a smile,"If you think it's unfair, then try not to fall behind this time.”The hundred generals hurriedly lowered their heads and said,""Yes, sir! Young Master."
After a short while, the seven hundred men ran another ten laps. The poor man who ran thirteen laps had exhausted all his strength and finally caught up with the others at the last moment and ran fifth place. This time, the breathing of the few people was obviously much heavier. It seemed that in order not to run to the last place, all of them began to get serious.
"Good!" Cao Ang smiled and nodded," Sit down. I'll give you some time to rest."”As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several people sitting on the ground one after another. Each of them opened their mouths and bared their fangs, greedily sucking in the air that was already stored in their chests. However, they did not expect Cao Ang's next sentence to almost make them pass out." After you get up, run another ten laps. The last one will get four laps."”
The spring breeze was exceptionally comfortable when it blew on their faces. However, these few hundred generals did not have the mood to feel it. They only used all their strength to run forward. After a few rounds, these few were already panting heavily. Clearly, they were extremely tired. Cao Ang quietly watched the last few people in the arena who were still persevering. The corner of his mouth already had a trace of a leisurely smile. From the beginning to the end, his gaze had always been on Shi Huan…"
After a few rounds, Shi Huan had never been first, but he had never been last either. He just lowered his head and ran steadily, calmly preserving every bit of strength. He did not use all his strength to get first place, but he would adjust his speed at the appropriate time, never falling behind. Cao Ang looked at him for a long time and nodded. Such a person was a talent that could be molded.
"Alright, that's enough." After the three of them finished their last step, Cao Ang walked up with a smile. Looking at the other hundred-man generals who had fallen to the ground and found it difficult to stand up, Cao Ang patted Shi Huan, who was still standing on the spot despite panting, and said,"Shi Huan, from today onwards, you will be the cavalry supervisor of the cavalry camp. The daily training of these seven hundred soldiers will be handed over to you!”
"Eldest Young Master, this... This subordinate is not convinced!" The hundred-man general who had won first place in the last round hurriedly propped himself up and complained to Cao Ang,"Shi Huan didn't do it before this subordinate. Why did Eldest Young Master make him a cavalry commander?”Cao Ang looked at him with a smile for a long time, then turned his head and continued,"Everyone, although Shi Huan wasn't able to run first, when have you ever seen him run last?”
As soon as Cao Ang finished speaking, everyone pondered carefully. It seemed that Shi Huan had indeed been in the middle, neither fast nor slow. Cao Ang suddenly continued with a serious expression," On the battlefield, it's not just about fighting. It's also about sharp judgment and calm decision-making. This is especially true for the generals in the army. Every word and action of the generals will affect the lives of the soldiers under their command. That's right! The purpose of joining the army was to kill the enemy and make contributions. Casualties were inevitable. However, as an outstanding leader, he had to be responsible for the lives of his soldiers. He could not let their sacrifices be in vain. Since he had brought them out, he had the obligation to not let them shed a drop of blood in vain. "Therefore, I feel that with Shi Huan's calmness and composure, there's nothing wrong with him being the commander!”
After a moment of silence, the seven hundred cavalry suddenly shouted in unison,""Eldest Young Master is heroic and benevolent! Eldest Young Master is heroic and benevolent!" The soldiers had heard a lot of words from the generals, but they had always been talking about " meritorious service, returning the corpses to their horses " and taking responsibility for the lives of the soldiers. This was the first time they had heard such words. Cao Ang smiled, but he shouted in his heart,""I'm ashamed. This is all copied from others…"
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"Eldest Young Master, my family's general has invited you.”Cao Ang looked at Xiahou Yuan's residence with some uneasiness and muttered in his heart,""Please don't torture me like you did to those hundred generals during the day.”
Cao Ang kept encouraging himself as he followed the guards into Xiahou Yuan's mansion. In the afternoon, they had just finished training. Xiahou Yuan sent someone to the cavalry camp to inform Cao Ang that he would come to the manor to learn some skills. Seeing that the guard still had an indifferent expression on his face when he saw the soldiers who had been tortured by him during the day, Cao Ang couldn't help but feel a little guilty for the first time.
Xiahou Yuan's mansion in Xu City was not luxurious. On the contrary, it was very simple, but there was still a hint of elegance in it. When he saw Cao Ang walking up to him, Xiahou Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He made up his mind that since he was the future successor of his brother, he would not show any mercy or courtesy.
Xiahou Yuan laughed." Zixiu, you have to think carefully. Learning martial arts from me is not like learning from others." Here, I will never treat you as my nephew, and I will never treat you as the lord's legitimate son. I have the final say. You either obey or leave. Have you thought it through?”
Xiahou Yuan's words aroused the stubbornness and arrogance in Cao Ang's bones." No matter how bad I am, I can't be worse than those hundred generals!" "I'll listen to Uncle's arrangements!" Xiahou Yuan's thick eyebrows showed a hint of a smile." Let's go!" Go to the training field!"
Arriving at the training field of Xiahou Manor, Cao Ang was stunned. This was indeed the training field of the famous general of Wei! This wasn't a martial arts field. It was clearly a football field. There were all kinds of weapons on the side of the field. There were also a few targets on the other side of the field, which were obviously used by Xiahou Yuan to practice archery.”
"Catch!" While Cao Ang was still in a daze, Xiahou Yuan suddenly threw a long stick at him. Cao Ang subconsciously reached out and caught the stick firmly. Xiahou Yuan nodded in admiration and said,"Good! Zixiu, let me test your skills!”
"Foundation?" Cao Ang was shocked. He was about to explain when he heard a loud shout from the other side."What are you staring at?" Xiahou Yuan swung his staff at Cao Ang's waist, and a strong gust of wind swept over. Cao Ang subconsciously jumped to the side and jumped several meters away, barely dodging Xiahou Yuan's staff. He rolled twice on the ground before he hurriedly stood up.
"Mm... His physique and reaction were not bad! However, why did he choose to dodge instead of blocking?”Xiahou Yuan was confused, but he didn't give Cao Ang any time to catch his breath. He swung his staff down and pointed it at Cao Ang's knee.
"F * ck!" Cao Ang couldn't help but curse in his heart. Master Miao Cai, you are a chicken. Can you listen to me before you fight? I will f * ck you! However, Cao Ang had no other choice. Seeing the long staff coming at him, he could only jump up high and dodge Xiahou Yuan's King General's Kick. However, Xiahou Yuan suddenly turned his rod and hit Cao Ang's lower abdomen.
"Ah!" Cao Ang instantly felt that the food in his stomach was about to be swept out by this stick. He could only lie on the ground and pant heavily. Xiahou Yuan put away the long staff in his hand and looked at Cao Ang who was squatting on the ground with an indifferent expression. How much longer do you want to lie down! Get up!"
Cao Ang rubbed his scorched abdomen and slowly stood up. He looked at Xiahou Yuan, who was standing opposite him with a cold expression. He gritted his teeth and stood up straight, trying his best not to make a sound.
Xiahou Yuan praised him in his heart, but his face remained cold."You can't even take three moves from me. Zixiu, you should also train yourself. However, your foundation is not bad. But I don't understand. You don't seem to know much about the Dao of Weapons. Why is that?”
Cao Ang cursed in his heart. How could I not understand? I don't understand at all! As for the speech, Cao Ang had already prepared it. He sighed at Xiahou Yuan and said,"To tell you the truth, Uncle, although Cao Ang had been taught martial arts by many martial artists since he was young, he was not good at it. He thought that the art of weapons was a vicious head that harmed the flames of war in the world, so he only trained his body and did not practice martial arts.”These words were very tactful. Even if Xiahou Yuan was suspicious, he wouldn't ask Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao had started off with martial arts. No matter what, Xiahou Yuan wouldn't use this matter to provoke the father and son.
"Then why are you practicing martial arts now?”Cao Ang sighed deeply." After the battle of Wancheng, Cao Ang realized that the spread of war in the world is not a crime of military strategy. It is the lack of wisdom of the higher-ups and the lack of virtue of the vassals. Now that the world is at war, it cannot be stabilized by military strategy. After the great stability, it can be pacified by civil politics. Therefore, Cao Ang decided to learn the art of weapons again. However, was it too late?”
Xiahou Yuan laughed loudly." War is born from chaos. It can't be solved by martial arts. If you can see through this point, then you are worthy of being Brother Meng De's son! As for you saying that it's too late to practice martial arts, I think your future is limitless.”
"Ah?" Cao Ang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. After a while, he chuckled and said,"Uncle, are you trying to comfort me?"
Xiahou Yuan shook his head slightly and said," No. Under normal circumstances, most martial artists start practicing martial arts when they are young. Although it is said that they learn early, the young son's mind is still not open. Whatever his master teaches him, he will follow suit. Every posture is exactly the same as his master. However, imparting strength like this, from mouth to ear, and from ear to mouth, was nothing more than imitating, without any comprehension of his own. Everyone's body was different, and it was inevitable that there would be mistakes in learning martial arts. However, if he waited until his mind was awakened before learning the saber and spear, his body's foundation would not be enough, and in the end, it would delay the disciple.”
Xiahou Yuan sized up Cao Ang with bright eyes and said,""But you, Zixiu, are different. Now that you're an adult, although you're white jade in terms of saber and spear martial arts, you'll be able to understand the three elements more deeply. Moreover, you have a deep foundation and a strong body! It's really rare!"
Cao Ang humbly smiled at him and thought,""Extremely rare? Cao Ang's body, Chen Qi's soul, I don't think you'll find another one like this in your lifetime.”
"Thank you, Uncle." Cao Ang hurriedly bowed.”Xiahou Yuan nodded gently and said,""The weapon that your uncle uses is a spear. The spear is the spirit of a hundred weapons. It is the most nimble and fickle. Every spear takes into account one's wrist strength, vision, speed, and weight. Are you willing to learn?"
Cao Ang looked at Xiahou Yuan, whose eyes were filled with hope, and his heart was burning." Cao Ang is willing to learn the art of spearmanship from uncle!”
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