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Chapter 208 1st Cavalry Battalion

After leaving everyone, Liu Huai and others hummed a song and walked on the country road. The sun had already set in the west, and the cool breeze was blowing on their bodies, which was particularly comfortable. The wheat in the fields next to them turned yellow, and some had been harvested, and a hare jumped out of the fields from time to time.

In the evening, when I returned to the town, I just arrived at the gate of the barracks. The guard guard at the door sang a promise with his hands and whispered: "Instruction, I don't know what urgent matters today. The military leader came to the barracks and waited for you to wait for you, and was angry inside!"

Liu Huai was so scared that he woke up immediately. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to return to the barracks as soon as possible. He and He Sanlang arrived at the guard tent.

Shisanlang sat at a table in the tent, pouring tea alone. Seeing Liu Huai come in, he looked up at him coldly.

Liu Huai was nervous, and hurriedly stepped forward and crossed his hands to sing, asking carefully: "Why is the military leader who has free time today and comes to my camp?"

Shisanlang looked at Liu Huai up and down and said coldly: "When is it now? Do you still dare to take people out for drinking? I sent someone to go, but I can't find you in the town. To be honest, where did you go?!"

Liu Huai said: "The army leader is back, today is the last birthday of the general. A familiar person invites him to have two glasses of wine."

Hearing that it was his birthday, Shisanlang's expression calmed down and said, "A man from the south, named Nong Zhigao, was rebelled. Tiju intends to give us a seal and take us to destroy him and make some military achievements. From today on, each army will recruit subordinates to the camp, select soldiers, and make up for the organization. After all the people are all here, we will train day and night, and we must do everything like wartime. I will come to your camp today to see horses, armor, etc. The officials who are in short supply of life and food will go to the yamen to collect the damaged ones, and repair them in time. In a few days, Tiju will send people to check it. If there is any mistake, I will not spare you!"

Liu Huai said: "The army leader, armor, crossbows, guns and cannons are all short of them, but there are not enough horses, you know that-"

Shisanlang waved his hand: "There is no horse in the army, and I have no choice! After the soldiers have finished selecting the horses, they will divide the horses into each team and set up several people and one horse. Each person must be skilled and can fight immediately after having a horse!"

Liu Huai stood solemnly, singing a promise with his hands crossed.

Shisanlang asked about the situation in the army again and finally said, "I just went to the battalions to see it, so that there would be no trouble. These days, the sect is very strict with the military. I tell you, be cautious! If you are caught, you will definitely be punished severely! - By the way, the two days of the army have gathered and discussed, and all the commander and above officials must be all. For the affairs of the military, you should first hand over to Deputy Commander Wen and follow me to the yamen. The military envoys below will take turns to participate in the meeting. You can arrange it."

Seeing Shisanlang's expression calmed down, Liu Huai asked in a low voice: "Military leader, what big thing should all generals gather to discuss?"

Shisanlang said: "Although the Yingtianxiang Army has been organized for several years, the organization has been untidy. The promotion is to let the discussion be discussed and organized in the army."

Liu Huai was a little confused: "Why aren't it orderly? Now from the army to the camp, the generals and officials are all in place, the staff are neat, and they are very complete."

Shisanlang waved his hand impatiently: "What do you know? Can you fight now? Speaking of this, I have a headache. What military branches should be used for cavalry wars, how to organize and how to fight, there is a lot of knowledge inside! Go, arrange the affairs in the camp quickly and follow me back to the yamen!"

Liu Huai did not dare to neglect, so he and He Sanlang made arrangements. Liu Huai was the commander of the camp, and his subordinates were divided into five capitals. According to the organization of the imperial guards at this time, there were 500 infantrymen and 400 cavalrymen. There were slight differences between the camp and Tianxiang Army, and there were 500 cavalrymen, of which 100 were various auxiliary personnel, such as grooms, logistics, kids, guards, commanders and other soldiers.

The commanders of the capital, the infantry, the deputy head of the capital, the cavalry were called military envoys, and the deputy army envoys, all followed the conventions of the previous dynasty.

Liu Huai called the officers from each capital, conveyed Shisanlang's words to them, arranged military affairs, and returned to the commander's tent.

Seeing that the sun had not set yet, Shisanlang ordered Liu Huai to sit down and drink tea and talk about gossip. Speaking of this discussion, Shisanlang said, "I have seen Tiju in the past few days. It can be seen that he has made up his mind to make achievements in the quelling chaos in the south. We have been practicing for a few years, and the soldiers and generals have been trained, but they have really had many shortcomings in combat. I thought that after I followed the quenching for many years, I had fought in the volcanic army, and I have also let go of artillery in Beizhou City. I have never seen any scenes? It is no problem to lead troops to fight. But when I was asked by Shisan, I realized that my knowledge was very shallow and it was still far from it."

Liu Huai had a cup of tea and whispered: "Military leader, in fact, he has never fought much in the war with the stern stern—"

Shisanlang glared: "Is that the same? He was a Jinshi, and the Volcanic Army had trained troops. Tang Long Town defeated the Khitan in one battle. How many people from Lao Yu's army did it? To put it bluntly, how many generals in the world can compare with Tang Long Town's achievements?"

Speaking of this, Shisanlang sighed: "When he was around him, Shisan told me repeatedly that in all aspects of marching and fighting, it is not about the encounter between two armies, or the killing of the entire array of military formations. For example, pre-war intelligence, marching movements, camps and camps, and knowledge everywhere. As long as you are not careful, you will be defeated and killed. I didn't care about it before, but now I have to act seriously, and I have no idea in my heart."

Liu Huai said: "The military leader has no idea, what should we do?"

Shisanlang said: "You are the commander of the battalion now, as long as you think about how to fight the first battalion. I am in charge of the entire cavalry, and there are too many things to think about. Not only do you want to manage the army and fight against the enemy, but you also want to cooperate with infantry and artillery, in all aspects."

Speaking of this, Shisanlang said seriously to Liu Huai: "Before leaving, I will give you a few words to avoid showing off your bad luck. How do you manage your soldiers and horses in peacetime and how to use them in wartime? From camping, marching, setting up formations, how to organize soldiers, which officers are needed, what they do, you must have ideas in your mind. What should you do when the two armies are in the face of the battle, what should you do when fighting against the enemy, and what should you gain the upper hand. How to retreat when the battle is unfavorable, and how to chase when the victory is successful, everything must be organized. If you perform well this time, you will be rewarded. You are the first battalion of my cavalry and the face of our cavalry. If you do well, I will also have face on my face."

Liu Huai shook his head repeatedly: "Military Master, forgot, this time everyone said that I was the first cavalry battalion, but it was so ugly! Look at the other cavalry battalions, the most powerful third battalion is all iron armored, and the other battalions also have iron armored soldiers, only our battalion has no iron armor!"

Shisanlang said: "I asked Tiju this matter, but I can tell you a little bit. According to Tiju, all the first battalions of each army must be the most standard army, from officers to soldiers. Iron armor is not the standard configuration in the army now. When fighting, they may be drawn and used on the spot. However, your army is different, and it will not be used in dispersed manner unless it is absolutely necessary. The first battalion is the Dinghai Shen Needle in the army, and it will not be used at critical moments. When using it, if necessary, iron armored cavalry will be drawn from other battalions to you. Do you understand?"

Liu Huai seemed to understand but didn't understand, and shook his head.

Shisanlang smiled and shook his head: "To make it clear, the first battalion is the last force of your superior commander. If there is an accident, you will take over his position. So you do not have iron armor in your army, but you have participated in the training and use of iron armored cavalry. When the iron armored cavalry is fighting, it is a sharp knife arrow, and of course it will not be worthy of your army. Do you understand?"

The first battalion is not only a reserve team at the upper level, but also a protective force for the main general. This is also the reason why Thirteen Lang came here specially. Not only does the training requirements for officers and soldiers, the lineup and morale are particularly important. Once dispatched, the situation of the battle must be determined.
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