Volume 1, Entering the Tang Dynasty for the First Time, Chapter 20, Horse Selection
"The military advisor is joking!" Fang Qi laughed when he heard Lu Chen's question, "As a general's guard, the first condition for selection is excellent equestrian skills! These people are all good rangers.
"Fang Qi introduced to Lu Chen with some pride.
"Can you take me to see the horses?" Lu Chen looked at Fang Qi and asked. After all, according to historical records, there were no metal stirrups and horseshoes in this era. Most of the saddles used at this time were wooden saddles and made of leather and hemp fiber.
The stirrup (or just a "tie"), as for the horseshoe, does not exist at all.
Therefore, generally, cavalry will ride three people per person for long-distance operations, with one horse carrying equipment and the other two horses swapping rides. If it is a short-distance operation, one person will ride two horses, and they will alternate riding for tasks such as assault, pursuit, and running.
"Of course you can!" Fang Qi replied, "This time the commander arranged for the best horses in the army for the military advisor!" Fang Qi couldn't help but sell it to Lu Chen on behalf of Li Xiuning.
Lu Chen didn't answer, but nodded. It would be strange if Fang Qi didn't speak for Li Xiuning!
Following Fang Qi and the others, Lu Chen arrived at the stables in the military camp.
You must know that Li Xiuning's first general, He Panren, was a Hu Shang before he followed Li Xiuning. Therefore, the war horses in Li Xiuning's army were all obtained from Turks, the Western Regions and other places. The stables Lu Chen saw contained Kangguo horses and Turkic horses.
They account for the majority, and there are also some Dawan horses and Khitan horses. Compared with the first three horses, Khitan horses are smaller in stature. For example, the legendary "referring to a deer as a horse" actually refers to Khitan horses, because Khitan horses are smaller in stature.
, especially suitable for jungle and mountain running.
Kangguo horses were donated by Kangguo in the Western Regions to Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, a total of 4,000 horses were donated. Li Shimin got 1,000 horses and used them in the Xuanjia Iron Guard. Li Xiuning also got 1,000 horses and used them in the Guards.
Among them, the remaining two thousand horses are fed in the royal stables.
Looking at these horses, Lu Chen's eyes were full of love, just like "if you are a man, you should drive a Gundam", in this case, "if you are a man, you should ride a war horse", especially when he saw one of them being fed in a separate stable
The white horse in the picture was all white, without any stray hairs, and it was shiny, like it was covered in silver. Lu Chen quickly came to the horse and looked at the Dawan horse carefully.
horse!
"What a good horse!" Lu Chen reached out and stroked the horse's mane. The horse had been washed and walked very well. Touching the mane was like touching brocade. Its character was also extremely docile, letting Lu
Chen stroked it, "Whose horse is this?" Lu Chen turned to look at Fang Qi and asked.
"The military advisor has really good eyesight!" Fang Qi saw Lu Chen's fondness for the white horse and said with a smile, "This is our commander's mount!"
"Oh! Forget it!" Lu Chen glanced at the white horse with some reluctance. It's no wonder that this extraordinary white horse is so well taken care of. It's no wonder that love is Li Xiuning's mount.
"Hey! This horse is not bad!" Lu Chen saw another white horse. This horse was in a separate stable just like Li Xiuning's mount. However, this white horse looked unruly and unruly at first glance.
Moreover, the sinews all over the body are bulging. From the outside, it looks better than Li Xiuning's mount in terms of appearance. However, the white horse looks restless, pawing the ground with its hooves, as if it wants to break free from the reins and get out of the stable.
Just rush out.
"Military advisor, this horse is not good!" As soon as he saw Lu Chen walking towards the white horse, Fang Qi hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "This horse has such a strong temper that no one has been able to subdue it. It has been locked up since it was sent to him.
In the stable!" Fang Qi said while stopping Lu Chen.
"I want it!" When Lu Chen heard that this horse was an ownerless thing, he immediately became interested. In his previous life, Lu Chen had also tamed a horse. After all, he had to complete the infiltration mission and no work should be disguised. "My military advisor will give you a gift today."
You guys show off your unique skills in horse training!"
"Don't! Military advisor, please don't be impulsive!" Upon hearing that Lu Chen wanted to train the horse, Meng Ji and Zhang You also came up to dissuade him, "This horse has already kicked and injured three or four horse trainers. Military advisor, you are of a delicate status.
This hurts you and we can't explain it to the commander!" Meng Ji and Zhang You stood in front of Lu Chen with embarrassed looks on their faces. If Lu Chen went forward, they would hug their waists and arms to stop Lu Chen.
mean.
"What's going on?" Just when the two parties were in a stalemate, a cold voice came over.
Several people turned around following the sound and saw Li Xiuning, Ye Zhu and Lu Qiuming walking from a short distance away. Beside the three of them stood a big man with a helmet and armor. The big man was also about 1.9 meters tall.
He was tall and round, but his face was different from that of the Han people. He had a beard, a round face, a hooked nose, and a pair of blue eyes. When Lu Chen saw this man's face, he knew that this man should be Li Xiuning's first general, who was born in Hu Shang.
He Panren.
Seeing Li Xiuning approaching, several people quickly turned around and greeted Li Xiuning.
"I was inspecting the military camp, and I heard you guys making noise here. What's the matter?" Li Xiuning was inspecting the military camp with three deputy generals, and someone reported that Fang Qi and Meng Ji were making noise here for unknown reasons.
Li Xiuning rushed over with three lieutenants, and saw that several people were blocking Lu Chen for some unknown reason.
"Commander Qi, the military advisor wants to tame the horse! We are stopping the military advisor!" Fang Qi hurriedly stepped forward and told Li Xiuning what happened.
"Oh?" When Li Xiuning heard that Lu Chen wanted to train a horse, she immediately looked at Lu Chen in disbelief, "Sir, do you still have the ability to train a horse?"
"Coming back to the Commander-in-Chief, my Mo family has learned a lot, and the art of horse training is also passed down. I saw such a divine horse, trapped in a cage, like a pearl covered in dust, so I wanted to give it a try!"
Lu Chen cupped his hands and saluted and said.
"Are you sure, sir? As far as I know, no one in the entire army has been able to subdue this horse. A horse is nothing, but if it hurts sir, the gain will outweigh the loss!" Li Xiuning looked at Lu Chen worriedly,
After all, this white horse kicked and injured three or four good horse tamers, so that no one in the army dared to try it now. Now that Lu Chen wanted to tame this horse, how could Li Xiuning not be worried.
"I have the means to protect myself. Even if I fail to tame the horse, I will not let it get hurt at all!" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Okay! Since the military advisor is so courageous, I will open my eyes today and see the Mo family's horse training methods!" Li Xiuning was full of confidence after hearing what Lu Chen said, and she didn't want to hurt Lu Chen's face, so she just
However, it is for individuals to prepare their bows and arrows, be alert, and be ready to shoot the white horse at any time. They would rather lose a war horse than let Lu Chen be harmed. This is Li Xiuning's bottom line.