In order to eat meat, the soldiers worked very hard during training in the afternoon.
Lin Xuan was very satisfied. He thought it was worth a little meat in exchange for their obedience.
In the afternoon, he would repeat the training in the morning. He planned to wait until these trainings were completed before teaching other things.
After the morning training, the soldiers have adapted a lot.
Because of the meat, they felt less resentful towards Lin Xuan.
They usually march and fight, relying on their legs to travel and so on, so their physical strength is still very good.
Putting aside the resentment in their hearts, they found that training like this was actually not that tiring.
When they had dinner in the evening, they were happy to find that there was even meat.
At first, they thought that when Lin Xuan said there was meat every day, it was one meal a day, but they did not expect that it was all day long.
What surprised them even more was that the next morning, not only was there breakfast, but there was also an egg for each person.
Such good food made them put all their grievances away.
During training, he worked very hard, which made Lin Xuan very satisfied.
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Lin Xuan looked at the fifty soldiers standing neatly and straight, and felt very proud. This was the result of more than ten days of hard work.
"Tomorrow is winter hunting. There will be no training today. You guys have a good rest and don't embarrass me tomorrow." Lin Xuan said.
"Yes!" everyone shouted.
Lin Xuan asked them to disperse, called Liu Da over, and said: "The horses have been bought, fifty in total. You will help them get familiar with them later."
The imperial court will only give weapons, armor and military pay to the lord's personal soldiers. If you want horses, you can only buy them with your own money. The court's own horses are not enough, so how can they be provided to the lord's personal soldiers.
Lin Xuan was not short of money, so of course he wanted to equip his soldiers with horses. He spent about a thousand guan and bought fifty horses.
Liu Da was very excited when he heard that Lin Xuan assigned horses to them. He would be considered a cavalryman in the future.
Of course they can ride a horse, but their riding skills are not as good as those of regular cavalry.
"I wonder how many personal soldiers your lord is planning to bring?" Liu Da asked.
"Of course they all go," Lin Xuan said.
He only has fifty personal soldiers, unlike those princes and princes who have five hundred personal soldiers.
Liu Da said: "Sire, if all fifty horses are taken away, it is not enough, how about half? One person and two horses are barely enough."
"It's just hunting, not fighting. One horse per person is not enough?" Lin Xuan asked in confusion.
Lin Xuan knew that normal cavalry had one person and two horses, and some had three horses.
But that was in order to maintain the speed of the cavalry, and they would change the riding position during the march.
I'm just going hunting, it's not far, there's no need at all.
"Sir, if you go out into the wild, your horse's hooves may be injured. It's definitely not possible without a spare horse. Sir, you need to bring more horses." Liu Da said.
"The horse's hoof is injured? Isn't there a horseshoe?" Lin Xuan asked.
Liu Da asked in confusion: "Sir, what is a horseshoe?"
Lin Xuan was stunned and said, "Have you never heard of it?"
Liu Da shook his head and said that he had never heard of horseshoes.
When were horseshoes invented?
After thinking for a while, Lin Xuan couldn't think of anything.
Alas, the books will become less useful when they are used.
"Then let's go half way. You pick twenty-five and accompany me to the winter hunt tomorrow." Lin Xuan said.
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Early the next morning, Lin Xuan got up early and practiced marksmanship in the yard.
Ever since he knew that he might go to the battlefield, Lin Xuan would practice his marksmanship every day.
He is still young and does not want to die on the battlefield.
After practicing his marksmanship, he wiped his sweat with the handkerchief Chunyue handed him.
Passing the handkerchief to Chunyue, Lin Xuan came to the front yard with a gun in hand.
Liu Da and the others are busy at work. They will stay in the wilderness for three days, so they must bring tents, stoves and other things.
When Lin Xuan arrived, Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing were already there, checking to see if there was anything missing.
Zhang Qing saw Lin Xuan coming and asked, "Xuan'er, are you about to leave?"
"Yes, mother!" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Zhang Qing said worriedly: "Xuan'er, our family is not short of meat, you must pay attention to safety."
"Mom, I'm just going hunting, not fighting. Liu Da and the others will not be in danger as long as they are here." Lin Xuan consoled her.
Even though he said this, he still enjoyed Zhang Qing's concern very much.
"Is there no danger in hunting? Xuan'er, mother doesn't ask you to make any achievements, I just hope you can return safely." Zhang Qing said.
Lin Dongyang said angrily: "Xuan'er goes hunting with His Majesty in the winter. That is an honor. Why are you talking about this?"
Zhang Qing glared at Lin Dongyang and ignored him.
Lin Xuan smiled. He knew that Lin Dongyang was also worried about him. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were full of concern.
"Mom and Dad, it's getting late. I have to go to the palace gate to wait for Your Majesty." Lin Xuan said.
Zhang Qing nodded and said, "Go ahead."
Lin Xuan saluted Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing, then walked out the door with his gun in hand.
Lin Xuan led twenty soldiers on horseback to the palace, and the remaining five people drove two cars filled with supplies to the outside of the city. They would wait outside the city gate.
When Lin Xuan arrived at the palace gate, many lords were already waiting with their own soldiers.
Lin Xuan looked around and found Cheng Chumo and others. He handed the horse to Liu Da and others and walked towards Cheng Chumo and others.
"Lin Xuan, you're here, it's up to you." Cheng Chumo said with a smile.
After Lin Xuan, Yuchi Baolin and the others said hello, they asked, "Why didn't you see Uncle Cheng and the others?"
"My dad and the others want to accompany the driver, so of course they won't come with us," Cheng Chumo said.
Lin Xuan suddenly realized, that's it. Those princes and others should follow Li Shimin's carriage, and people like them can only follow behind the imperial army.
"Lin Xuan, let's compete to see who can catch more prey this time!" Cheng Chumo said with a smile.
He couldn't compare to Lin Xuan's martial arts skills. He was very confident in his archery skills and wanted to outdo Lin Xuan and regain his face.
Lin Xuan glanced at Cheng Chumo with a half-smile and said, "Okay, how about winning or losing?"
"Whoever loses will invite everyone to play in Mingyue Pavilion for a month." Cheng Chumo said loudly.
Lin Xuan was speechless. How dare you think about it after playing for a month? Aren't you afraid that your father will break your legs?
"Then it's settled." Lin Xuan responded.
"Add me one."
"And I!"
When Yuchi Baolin and others heard this, they all shouted to participate.
After everyone chatted for a while, the palace door opened wide and a large number of forbidden troops walked out.
Li Shimin rode his horse out of the palace gate under the protection of the imperial army.
Cheng Yaojin and others followed Li Shimin on horseback.
To Lin Xuan's surprise, Qin Qiong was also inside.
"Brother Huai Dao, Uncle Qin is also going hunting?" Lin Xuan asked in surprise.
Winter hunting requires three days in the wild. How did Qin Qiong's body endure it?
Qin Huaidao said gratefully: "Thanks to Brother Lin, my father's health has improved a lot after taking Brother Lin's medicine."
"Even if Uncle Qin's health is better, I'm afraid he won't be able to bend a bow and shoot an arrow, right?" Lin Xuan asked.
Even if Wuji Baifeng Pill is useful for Qin Qiong's body, it is not a miracle drug after all, and it is impossible for Qin Qiong's body to recover as before.
Qin Huaidao said sadly: "My father said that if he doesn't go and take a look this time, he may never have another chance in the future."
Qin Qiong knew that his body would have no chance on the battlefield.
Although winter hunting was not a battlefield, the battles were quite large and gave him the feeling of marching. He wanted to experience it.
He knew that if he didn't go this time, he would never have another chance and could only stay at home and wait for death.
Lin Xuan sighed softly, heroes grow old and beauties grow old, and there is nothing he can do about it.