The distant horizon seemed to be connected to the sky. Suddenly, a rumbling sound rang out from the horizon. Then, an earth dragon appeared at the end of the sky. When he zoomed in, he saw countless burly men in heavy armor and holding long spears in their hands. They were sweating profusely as they ran with all their might on the vast Dragon Head Plain.
The sweat on the faces of these soldiers was mixed with mud, and each of them had a big face. However, everyone was working hard. If they looked carefully, they could still see that although these heavily armored men were scattered, they were divided into groups. There was a mistake in the level.
The soldiers running in front of the group were all roaring and their faces were red. They took large strides and rushed to the front with all their might. From time to time, they would even turn their heads to urge the people behind them to follow.
The soldiers behind them were also shouting and gritting their teeth as they charged forward. The soldiers stationed on Dragonhead Plain, who came from the various military towns of the Great Tang, looked at these soldiers who were running with their lives on the line with envy and joy.
Only the prefecture soldiers who had just arrived from the distant military towns did not understand the situation. They looked at these crazy people in surprise. However, not long after, other prefecture soldiers would show off and answer the questions of these new prefecture soldiers.
Wang Sanshi was one such soldier from Jiannan Road. Although he was very young, he was very quick-witted.
Although he couldn't understand what those crazy soldiers were doing, he knew how to ask. He glanced around and saw a man who wasn't very tall. He had small eyes, a moustache, and thin lips. He looked like a soldier.
"Sigh, big brother, what's wrong with these people? Why do they look like they've gone crazy? "I, Wang Sanshi, am not as knowledgeable as you. Why don't you tell me a little?"”Wang Sanshi's attitude was very good and very humble. He realized that every time he asked others like this, those soldiers would always be very happy. They would always make fun of him first, then show off, and pour everything they knew and guessed to Wang Sanshi. Wang Sanshi had tried this kind of thing many times, and this time was no exception.
"Sigh, you're asking the right person. There's no one in this Dragon Head Plain that I don't know. I can tell that you're new here, right?”The short man with the moustache spoke in a very smug and official tone.
"Elder brother, how did you know? I just rushed over from Jiannan Road today. Elder brother, your eyes are really sharp.”Wang Sanshi's eyes were filled with confusion as he feigned ignorance.
"I've seen countless little soldiers like you. I know every single strand of hair down there. Do you want to know what these people are doing?”The short man looked at Wang Sanshi with disdain.
"Hehe, big brother saw through me.”Wang Sanshi became very shy.
"I've seen people like you every day for the past month. Let me tell you, this is an army personally led by the Crown Prince. It used to be the Hedong Border Guards, but now it's called the Dragon Knight Army.”Licking his tongue, the man with the mustache looked at the team with envy.
"Dragon Cavalry? Cavalry? The crown prince? Then how much salary could he get in a month?”Wang Sanshi was also shocked.
"Tsk tsk, this was personally requested by the Crown Prince to His Majesty, and His Majesty personally bestowed the name. I heard that everyone can get eight taels a month. Eight taels, eight taels.”This time, the mustached man did not hide his envy at all. After he finished speaking, he shook his head and repeated himself a few times.
"Eight…Eight taels, oh my god, this... My cousin is the head of the prison in our county. He can only make two taels of silver a month at most. Just this, the matchmaker has broken the door of the house.”Wang Sanshi was really frightened now. This was too much.
"Isn't that so? Moreover, he heard that every member of the Dragon Cavalry Army could eat meat for every meal, and they were full. Tsk tsk. As he spoke, the mustached man felt a little hungry and subconsciously touched his mouth with the back of his hand.
"You can eat meat for every meal? Was this a human life? This is simply impossible." Wang Sanshi was very envious. If he could also become a member of the Dragon Knight Army, he did not know if they would still accept him.
"Bullsh * t, kid, let me tell you, a person eats a meal like that. They eat well and get a lot of money. Moreover, they will be paid in the next month.”The mustached man attacked Wang Sanshi as if he could not bear to see Wang Sanshi have such thoughts.
"Why?" Wang Sanshi mumbled, but he was not convinced.
As if he had seen through Wang Sanshi's heart, the mustached man raised his finger and started mumbling to Wang Sanshi.
" The Dragon Cavalry Army got up at daybreak, donned in heavy armor, and ran with their long spears. They ran for at least ten miles. There were ten teams in total. The last team didn't have breakfast and could only watch others eat egg pancakes and drink porridge that was so thick that chopsticks could stand up.
After eating, they rested for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before training their riding skills.
The hard days had begun. After breakfast, one could forget about getting off the horse that day. It was said that the Dragon Cavalry had set up some obstacles, such as hills, natural moats, city walls, pits, and the ground covered with caltrops. They had even dug a large pit and poured water on it to make a small swamp.
It was said that the Crown Prince had gotten more than 30,000 horses for the Dragon Cavalry to practice hacking, assassination, spear throwing, and riding archery non-stop in the morning, noon, and afternoon. She was tired. Alright, she would lie down and sleep on her own.
There was a training plan every day anyway. If you couldn't finish it, someone would naturally not let you sleep at night and pull you up to continue training. It was said that he would shoot five hundred arrows every day, jump over a thousand obstacles, slash over ten thousand times, and sprint and assassinate over a thousand times.
And this was only training in riding. It was said that the Dragon Cavalry Army would use crossbows to shoot incense at night to train their eyesight. He even had to use the stone weights to train his arm strength.
Of course, humans were not made of iron. The Dragon Cavalry Army rested for a day every seven days. Usually, at night, there would be a teacher to teach them the art of war and raise their awareness. That was something that only generals could learn. Every night, they sang songs. It was said that they were military songs specially written by Taizi Ye for the Dragon Cavalry Army.
That's right, it's strange that the Dragon Cavalry Army would chant a few words and shout slogans every time they ate.”
"Sir? Shouting slogans? What do you mean?" Wang Sanshi, who had long been dumbfounded, was confused when he heard this. Also, this wasn't a school, where did the teacher come from?
" Sir is the member of the World Party in the Dragon Riders. As for the slogan, sigh, listen, it's starting again." The man with the small mustache suddenly stopped and his ears perked up.
For a moment, the people around them also fell silent. They could only hear fanatical roars coming from the military camp in the northwest corner,"We will firmly support all decisions that benefit the Great Tang Empire. We will follow all instructions that benefit the Great Tang Empire. We will firmly support all decisions that benefit the Great Tang Empire. Our Dragon Cavalry Army will never abandon or give up. We love the Great Tang and its people.”
The angry roar reverberated across the Dragon Head Plain, spreading further and further away. It also brought waves of echoes, and soon dissipated into the world.
"Now, I heard that the Dragon Riders only do four things every day: eat, train, sleep, go to class, and even have very little time to poop.”The man with the mustache was a little emotional and a little impressed.
"Then... Wouldn't that be rebellious?" Wang Sanshi muttered softly.
The man with the mustache stared at him, his moustache moving in an interesting manner."What nonsense are you talking about?”
Wang Sanshi also realized that he had said something wrong and smiled awkwardly.
"There's meat to eat every day and so much salary. Where can we find it? Tired? What's there to be afraid of? You can still give a large sum of money to your family every month. Young man, it's not that I want to criticize you, but your strength is like the water in the spring. It's endless. The more you use it, the more you use it. As a farmer, do you still cherish your strength?”
"Big Brother, don't be angry. I was just joking.”Wang Sanshi saw the mustached man blowing his beard and glaring at him. He hurriedly admitted his mistake.
Seeing that Wang Sanshi's attitude was not bad, the mustached man suddenly lowered his head and muttered,""I heard that the Dragon Cavalry Army is imprisoning those who disobey them? They would be locked in a small black room for six to seven days and be served with good food and drinks.”
"What kind of method is this? You can punish people like this?" Wang Sanshi was skeptical and his face was filled with disbelief.
Seeing Wang Sanshi's expression, the mustached man became a little anxious.""Believe it or not, I recently befriended a brother of the Dragon Riders. He's in charge of this. I heard that he's like this. He doesn't beat or scold anyone. However, ever since he was locked up, he trained desperately after coming out. He said that he wouldn't go to the dark room anymore.”
Wang Sanshi found it hard to imagine. Suddenly, there was an uproar of laughter. The mustached man jumped up and rubbed his hands. He said with great interest,"Let's go, let's go, let's go quickly. Today is the monthly Dragon Cavalry Army competition.”
"Grand competition? What competition?"
"Let's go, let's go, let's go over first, we'll talk as we watch. Sigh, Old Cang, save a seat for me.”After saying that, he didn't forget to pull Wang Sanshi into the crowd.
After flying with tremendous effort, the two of them finally found a good seat with the help of an old man.
Jiannan's camp was a little to the west. It was much higher than the Hedong border guard's camp. Of course, it was now the Dragon Cavalry's camp. At this moment, the three of them stood on the high slope, as if the competition was going on in front of their eyes. They could see it clearly. In front of him, to his left and below, about a thousand feet away, were three flags of the Dragon Cavalry Army. The entire flag was black, but in the middle were two bloody horizontal sabers, crisscrossing with each other.
On the northwest side of Longshou Plain, there were five cavalrymen of about 1,000 on each end of the flag. They were ready. Suddenly, a distant horn sounded. Ten cavalrymen in black heavy armor and red capes rolled over the Longshou Plain like a roaring tsunami. Their aura shook the world. Even Wang Sanshi, who was standing on a high hill a thousand meters away, felt the ground beneath his feet tremble.
When they were standing still, they could still see the black heavy armor. However, when they were galloping, the dragon knights on their horses were all leaning against the backs of their horses like sticky candy. Their red silk cloaks brought ten red torrents along with them. Each knight held a hand shield and a thick wooden stick in their right hand.
Wang Sanshi looked at the charging cavalry in shock. He said to the mustached man in a daze,"Big... Big brother, what's going on? They're fighting."
The mustached man rolled his eyes."What fight? This was a monthly competition, and there were three flags in total. Those who could win three flags would be the top three cavalry of the monthly evaluation. Moreover, only the top three cavalry would have flags, and the remaining seven cavalry teams would be the bottom seven cavalry without flags.
Moreover, their salary was double that of the Upper Three Knights. They ate, bathed, and even went to the toilet first. Even their smelly socks and shoes were given to the Lower Seven Knights. They had to wash them clean. There were special people to check.
This was already the fifth month. The Upper Three Cavalry would be replaced every month. Those who lost would go back and train with their lives. It was said that the lieutenant who lost last time was ruthless this time and insisted on taking the honor of the Upper Three Cavalry. He even asked the other Commanders of the Seven Cavalry to wash his socks for him. For this, he even asked someone to buy the current trend of underwear and wear more. He also asked them to wash it. That Wang Xiaowei was really a thief.”
At this moment, the torrents that were about to collide exclaimed,"Not good, big brother. Someone might die in this competition. If he falls off the horse, he will be trampled into meat paste.”
At this moment, Old Cang, who had been looking at Wang Sanshi without saying a word, glanced at him and snorted coldly,""Young man, I can tell that you haven't been a soldier for long. How can you not die if you want to train a strong soldier? The Dragon Cavalry were originally elite soldiers. After this training, look at their riding posture. Their legs tightly clamped onto the horse's back, and their bodies slightly tilted and lowered their heads. No matter how the horse ran, although their bodies fluctuated, they did not move at all. How many arrows could they dodge?
The weapon in his hand was also hidden behind him. If it was a lance or a horizontal saber, not only could it maintain his balance, but it would also be very convenient for him to stab or slash when he was caught off guard.
Just this riding posture was more abrupt than those... In fact, in my eyes, he's even better. It was said that this was specially requested by the Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince had never been on the battlefield, he was still a well-educated person.”Old Cang looked impressed. A veteran like him naturally understood how advantageous this riding posture was when charging.
With just a few words, the red torrent finally came into contact. They held wooden sticks in their hands and were wrapped in heavy armor, greatly reducing the damage. Even the number of people who fell off their horses was pitifully few. Ten teams of cavalrymen fought for the military flag. Each team had a flower embroidered on their chest, representing a different team. This competition was a test of the results of training and the wisdom of the commander.
The ten teams fought together. For the soldiers who managed to grab the flag, they sent people to protect them from the battlefield and hand over the flag to the command post in the north. As for those who did not manage to grab the flag, they used all sorts of methods to prevent the other party from breaking through the encirclement.
From time to time, the flag in the hands of the soldiers would be snatched away. As a result, the cavalry team would go crazy. Their eyes were red and they were panting heavily. They would immediately start to organize a counterattack from the guards. After the previous four competitions and the five months of training, they were getting more and more familiar with this series of tactics. In addition, the dragon cavalry used to be the Hedong border guards and had a good foundation. Now, this high-intensity scientific training had only been five months, but they had already defeated the prefecture troops, who were originally on par with the Hedong border guards. He was far behind.
One was that the commander and the ordinary soldiers were all thinking about how to fight and how to improve their combat strength. The other was that they were passive and slacking off. The results of the training between the two were worlds apart.
However, this kind of competition was not without a time limit. After the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn, one would immediately leave the battlefield. Violators would be punished.
"Big brother, people will die in this competition. Aren't there fewer and fewer dragon cavalrymen?”Wang Sanshi looked at the intense arena. People were thrown off their feet and horses were thrown off their feet. Roars were heard repeatedly. It was not inferior to a big battle.
"Let me tell you, His Highness the Crown Prince will not be happy even if there are too many people. His Highness the Crown Prince had said that the Dragon Cavalry would only accept nine thousand people at this stage, and there are still more now. If they were disabled, injured, or died during training, His Highness the Crown Prince would personally pay for their burial. For this reason, His Majesty has specially asked for permission to build a 'Hero's Tomb' in the northern suburbs of Mount Zhongnan. In the future, the royal family will have to pay respects to all the soldiers who died for the Tang Empire every year.”Speaking up to this point, the man with the mustache was also a little excited.
"Really?" Wang Sanshi felt that he had been shocked by too many things today.
This time, when he participated in the Liao War, he was most afraid of dying in a foreign land. He heard from the elders in his family that such people could not be reincarnated after death. They would become lonely ghosts.
Now that he heard this, his heart suddenly relaxed.
"Hero's Tomb. Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you're really not bad. You take care of us commoners. The Crown Prince is going to be the Emperor in the future.”Old Cang, who was in his forties, suddenly sighed.
The mustached man and Wang Sanshi nodded in agreement.
After the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn, three teams had taken the flag, and ten teams had quickly left.
Soon after, a large number of soldiers in white robes rushed onto the battlefield and bandaged the soldiers who had been knocked off their horses. Finally, they carried them away.
And the entire northwest side of the Dragon Head Plain was a mess.
After watching the competition, Wang Sanshi was still staring at the battlefield foolishly.
"Hey, it's over. Go back quickly. Tsk, tsk. It's only been a month since they last met, but those guys are actually so powerful. They're really amazing.”The man with the mustache said emotionally.
"I must join the Dragon Riders.”Thinking of the red torrent, Wang Sanshi was excited." I must."
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