Before any seemingly casual habit was formed, especially when it was first tried, one would feel unexpected pain.
The 300 recruits did not expect that riding a horse was such a torturous thing. It seemed that it was not easy to be a general. He had only ridden for a day, and it was only 300 miles. Those generals must have suffered a lot.
"If you are unwilling, you can withdraw.”Duan Peng said with a smile.
The 300 recruits were stunned for a moment. They struggled internally for a while. Sure enough, four or five people stood up and wanted to withdraw.
"Good, very good." Duan Peng said with a cold smile," The five of you, go back and pack your things now and leave the Embroidered Guard Camp. In the future, you're no longer soldiers of my Embroidered Guard Camp."”
Duan Peng's tone was very calm, but the five soldiers jumped in fright and hurriedly knelt on the ground, begging Duan Peng to let them stay.
The remaining soldiers who did not stand up were incomparably glad in their hearts at this time. Fortunately, they did not stand up. Otherwise, the one kneeling in front of Duan Peng right now would be them.
"My Embroidered Guard Camp doesn't accept useless soldiers.”"As soldiers, you can't even stand a little bit of suffering," Duan Peng reprimanded. With such a weak will, which soldier would dare to go into battle with you to kill the enemy? Aren't they afraid of being betrayed by you?”
"We know we were wrong, please punish us!”The five of them cried loudly. It was not easy for them to enter the Embroidered Guard Camp. The neighbors on the street were all envious of them. If they went back now, they would be embarrassed.
"Alright, since you know your mistake, I will give you another chance.”Duan Peng sneered and said," Today, the others ride horses for 300 miles. The five of you ride for 500 miles. Do you have any objections?"”
"No!" The five of them answered in unison. As long as they could stay, it was fine. It was just a pain in the ass. What was the big deal?
The painful day began again. The 300 recruits gritted their teeth and sat on the saddles. Every step the horses took was a huge torture to their bodies and minds.
The recruits who were originally envious of these 300 people now began to rejoice that they were not selected. They worked even harder to train the recruits.
Riding a horse was the same as training muscles. It was a monotonous but very painful perseverance training. Regarding this, Duan Peng, who had lived two lives, had no better way. He had to admit that there were many things that could not be taken by shortcuts.
Half a month had passed, and the three hundred people were no longer in so much pain when riding horses. They had gradually gotten used to the life of riding horses.
"From tomorrow onwards, other than going on a pilgrimage, you will have to complete everything on horseback.”Duan Peng threatened coldly," If anyone dares to be lazy, I'll give them a hundred lashes!"”
The three hundred people only felt a pain on their backs, and none of them dared to raise any objections. According to Duan Peng's instructions, other than going to the toilet, training, eating, and sleeping, they were all on horseback.
After another month, the walking posture of the three hundred people had changed. They were now bow-legged.
Duan Peng was very satisfied with this result and knew that his goal was achieved.
They gave the 300 cavalrymen a day off and let them rest well for a day. They were served with good wine and meat. After eating and drinking, they felt that their beds were such a beautiful place for the first time. They immediately fell asleep.
Early the next morning, 300 cavalrymen gathered and distributed their equipment.
He only wore a plate armor on his chest and a hard iron helmet. There was a cotton lining inside to prevent the powerful vibrations from hurting his eardrums after a heavy blow, causing him to become dizzy and lose his combat ability.
Each person had two bows and two quivers hanging on the horse's back, which could hold 100 arrows.
There were also two types of bows and arrows. One was light, with a small and sharp arrowhead, used for long-range shooting. The other was heavier, with a large and wide arrowhead, used for close combat.
Each of them was also equipped with a horizontal knife, which was used to close in on the enemy to facilitate close combat.
After all the equipment was distributed, the 300 men dressed up neatly and mounted their warhorses. They looked majestic. No matter how powerful they were, they still looked quite decent.
"For the next few days, your daily training will be archery.”Duan Peng smiled and said," Just sit on the horse and shoot arrows. It doesn't matter if you're accurate or not, but you must be fast. Do you understand?!"”
"Understood!" The three hundred people answered loudly, their momentum like a rainbow.
Duan Peng nodded his head in satisfaction. He personally led the team with Li Zhen to a valley. The place was very large, and it was set as the training ground for the next step.
There were targets 120 steps away, and many straw puppets were tied up within 50 steps.
"Shoot the small arrows at the target and the big arrows at the grass doll.”Duan Peng smiled." The duration is one month. You guys stay here and train well. As for the military supplies, Lieutenant Li will take care of it."”
After Duan Peng gave a few more instructions to Li Zhen, he destroyed the Embroidered Guard Camp by himself and then called Cheng Chumo over.
"Big brother, you were looking for me." Cheng Chumo said respectfully.
"Yes." "Chumo, I heard that your martial arts are not bad, especially when it comes to heavy weapons," Duan Peng said with a smile.”
"Big brother, who did you hear that from?" Cheng Chumo blushed and said in embarrassment,""Compared to you, I'm just a piece of trash. How can I meet anyone with that crude martial arts?”
"Be a man, don't be so shy.”Duan Peng smiled and said," To be honest, General Cheng's spear technique is one of the best in the world. He's especially good at horse fighting." Your family is well-educated, so I'm sure you're not weak. I want you to help train the heavy cavalry. What do you think?”
"No problem." Cheng Chumo patted his chest and laughed."I don't dare to say that I'm invincible, but I can still train qualified heavy cavalry.”
Duan Peng also believed in Cheng Chumo's strength. He chose two hundred tall and strong recruits who had gone through nearly two months of training and charged into the ranks of the heavy cavalry.
He handed over the troops to Cheng Chumo. The first training for the two hundred heavy cavalrymen was carrying weights.
The main role of heavy cavalry on the battlefield was to break through the enemy's formation and disrupt the rhythm of the area, thus achieving victory for their side.
Such a simple yet practical combat method required a high requirement for the equipment. Toughness was the most important thing. In this hall with low technology, to achieve this goal, the armor worn was basically 70 to 80 pounds or even 100 pounds.
Without sufficient stamina and strength, not to mention fighting, even moving around was very inconvenient.
The treatment was different from the archers. The two hundred heavy cavalrymen were equipped as soon as they came up. Even their warhorses were the same. They were covered from head to toe.
Although it was not yet spring and the weather was still very cold, after a day of training, the heavy cavalrymen's armor was covered in sweat. It was obvious that they were exhausted.
The moves that Cheng Chumo taught them were also very simple. There were four moves: poke, pick, smash, and sweep.
This wasn't because Cheng Chumo was lazy, but because the heavy cavalrymen with this kind of equipment could only do a limited amount of things. The only things that could really be useful were these four.
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