The hooves of horses roared on the field of the Tiger Ben Military Academy, and a feather fluttered in the dust, like a reed blown by the wind. Guo Shao rode a black horse and rushed ahead, looking very athletic, followed by a large group of soldiers on horseback.

A group of hundreds of people were dressed in brand new armor, the armor was newly made in the armor workshop, and the helmets obviously had feathers on them, and the new batch of armor was all feathered as a celebration. Guo Shao felt much more comfortable on his body than the previous armor, and the shoulders and limbs were more convenient to move; The weight is also lighter than before, because instead of two layers of armor, the plate armor is riveted and inlaid with chain mail.

Directly in front of a slaughtered sheep hangs on a wooden rack with a cuirass hanging on the outside. Guo Shaoze's horse rushed in, and when he took more than 20 steps, he took a javelin about three feet long, threw it violently, and heard a "bang" sound, the javelin was in the middle of the plate armor, the speed of the war horse and the speed of the javelin shot, the javelin weighing three or four pounds directly pierced the armor and inserted it into the mutton.

"Hah!" Guo Shao shouted happily, and the horse turned in a direction and swept in front of the target. The knights who rushed behind threw their guns, most of them missed, but they were not yet skilled, so they only threw two or three times.

A group of horsemen followed Guo Shao and gradually stopped slowly, dismounted and rested. Dong Zunzhi and another tall reckless man came up, and the big man said: "Guo Du checks his martial arts, and he is more accurate than anyone else!" ”

The big man who spoke was called Zhang Jiankui, and he was very strong and good at using a big axe, and he was very brave in the battle of Shu to fight the military village on the cliff of Wushan Gorge; At that time, Guo Shao was at the foot of the mountain, so I remembered him.

Guo Shao smiled and slapped Dahan's shoulder, found that this guy was taller than himself, and said, "Don't pat yourself on the back, you need me, and I need you too." The Great Zhou army needed such a fierce general as Commander Zhang. ”

The crowd burst into laughter. Zhang Jiankui hurriedly said: "The last general will be directly promoted from the capital to command 500 people, all relying on Guo Du's inspection and cultivation!" ”

Guo Shao said: "If you don't vote, you don't need to care, practice diligently, and you will definitely learn in less than a month." It's simple, it's a hundred times easier than archery, and I tried it myself; I didn't shoot a gun before. ”

Dong Zunzhi said with a smile: "I still wondered how my uncle could practice throwing guns in the barracks. Uncle archery is superb and the three armies are beaten, how can he abandon the bow and learn the gun! ”

"Haha, archery and spear throwing, I'm useless, do I still have to go into battle to kill the enemy myself?" Guo Shao said, "I just want to try it, whether this thing is useless." The kind of iron gun used by Shi Yanchao can't be used by ordinary people. The rebuilt one, with a trembling cork pole, a thick head and thin feet, a moderate length and weight, is relatively easy to use. ”

Guo Shao recalled Dong Zunzhi and said: "The Third Army is a mounted infantry, how did you fight on horseback when you entered the battlefield before?" ”

Dong Zunzhi said: "If it is within 100 people, then ride a horse to approach the enemy army about 100 paces, dismount and quickly form a queue to fight." But if there is a large array of thousands, they can only abandon their horses in advance, set up a battle formation first, and enter the battlefield on foot; Otherwise, it will be too laborious to deploy a large array, and it may be attacked by enemy soldiers before it has even formed an army. ”

Guo Shao nodded and said, "That's right." The horseback infantry's equestrian skills and cavalry archery are not good, and everyone is an infantry, so it is no wonder that the soldiers are difficult to train into cavalry in a short time. However, after equipping war horses, the logistical pressure is increased, and the long-distance strategic maneuver is not greatly improved (the horse will lose weight if it goes too far, and then it will be damaged); Short-distance tactical maneuvers are also very limited, and this effect is not enough to eat so much food.

Therefore, we must have a certain ability to fight immediately, and we can immediately and quickly enter the battle formation when running or pursuing. This kind of javelin can replace mounted shooting at short distances, and the lethality is stronger; The most important thing is that it doesn't take too long to practice. ”

Zhang Jianxiong patted his chest and said: "Although Guo Du is inspected, the second commander of the last general will practice diligently, and let everyone learn to throw guns in a month." ”

"Very good." Guo Shaodao, "The former commander of the second commander of the Third Army raided the Shu army on the Qumen Fiber Road, and the commander and the entire general below were all killed. ”

Everyone was thrilled when they heard the commander of the forbidden army praise them in person.

Guo Shao said: "We are mounted infantry, and our martial arts are not as good as cavalry, but our combat power is not necessarily bad." After learning to throw a spear, you also have to practice the lancer charge, relying on the speed of the war horse, with a long spear to rush, you don't need any martial arts, just brave determination; The third way, with a saber side split, only one move. If you learn these three moves, you can sometimes barely use them as cavalrymen, so that you can easily seize the fighter. ”

Guo Shao said that he was going to perform a side splitting action again. At that moment, under the coaxing of the soldiers, he got on the horse again, took a saber, and galloped towards the stubble dummy on the school field, controlling the war horse to pass by the scarecrow, Guo Shao leaned over and slashed down, cutting the dummy to the ground.

There is no need for any martial arts, Guo Shao can't fight on his own, but the victory is that the movements just now are clean and neat, and the posture is very good-looking. Behind him, there was a shout: "Good! Good ......"

When Guo Shao returned from his horse, he heard a soldier say: "Guo Du is a martial artist, even if he doesn't become a general in the future, he can live well!" ”

The soldiers who were originally in high spirits suddenly fell cold, and Zhang Jianxiong suddenly scolded: "Dog|day|day|, Yao Erniu, don't say anything if you can't speak!" ”

Guo Shao turned his head to look and saw a young strong man standing there with a sad face, not daring to say anything. I thought that the guy might have wanted to pat the horse's ass, but this was slapped on the horse's leg...... Of course, he wouldn't bother with him about such a trivial matter, so he pretended not to hear.

The man named Yao Erniu is right, even if Guo Shao loses power, he can still live well in theory, after all, he is young, strong and literate, and he is very competitive in the quality of the population in this era...... The question is, how can he lose power now that he is in power, and who will replace him? Can you let him go after he is replaced? Guo Shao felt that when he really reached that point, that person would dig three feet into the ground and find himself out at any cost, otherwise there would be endless troubles.

But Guo Shao didn't think he would lose ground. He has analyzed the sources of the threat, mainly in two aspects: first, to prevent the overwhelming majority of the masses from revolting to completely overthrow him and the authority of a large group of people in power; The second is to beware of powerful careerists within in advance, such as Li Yun in Hedong and other powerful envoys.

Now Guo Shao feels that he is in good shape, as long as he does not go against the grain, these two people will not have a chance.

…… Therefore, Guo Shao did not affect his mood at all because of someone else's words, and immediately smiled: "Yao Erniu is right, what did Commander Zhang scold him for?" I'm not bragging, but the craft of striking iron hasn't fallen yet, where can't I eat? ”

When everyone saw him smiling, the atmosphere eased and they were in a commotion again.

At this moment, Lu Chengyong rode over and said next to Guo Shao: "Lord, Gao Yanyu has arrived at the barracks. ”

Guo Shao patted his head and said, "I almost forgot that there was this thing today." Dong Zunzhi, you can arrange the training of the cavalry infantry of the Third Army. ”

"Uncle, don't worry." Dong Zunzhi hugged his fists. He waited for Guo Shao to get on the horse and walked for a while, then rode his horse to catch up, and said, "My mother asked my uncle to go and sit when he has time." On her last birthday, she was really happy. ”

Guo Shao didn't say anything, and glanced at Dong Zunzhi, who was not much different from his age, although it was quiet, but he always felt a little embarrassed.

Dong Zunzhi said: "My mother has suffered a lot, and now as long as she is happy, I will try my best to fulfill my filial piety." ”

"If you have time, you will definitely go to my sister-in-law's place and walk around more." Guo Shaodao immediately rode away from the school grounds.

Guo Shao rode to the barracks lobby, turned over and dismounted, threw the reins of the horse to Lu Chengyong, and stepped into the threshold alone. Seeing a tall middle-aged man and a short, rough and dark man sitting on a chair talking, they noticed someone coming in, turned their heads to look, immediately stood up, and bowed to Guo Shao together. The tall person is Gao Yanyu, and the short person is Hou Mao.

The two said different things together, Hou Mao said: "Meet Guo Dashuai." Gao Yanyu said: "The sin general has seen Guo Du checked." ”

They were all dressed in sackcloth and wore hoods on their heads. At this time, men were more popular to wear hats, and people with a bit of status wore more hats, which were the same in both the north and the south. However, the general dressed up like this, and he did look a little down.

Guo Shao said: "No courtesy, sit down." ”

He sat down, and the two of them took their seats. Guo Shao spoke more simply, and said directly: "I am looking for you to meet here today, two things. The first thing is that the guards at General Gao's residence have been evacuated, and you are free. The second thing, more than 100,000 troops in Shu State, the guard division roughly selected more than 20,000 strong people to form the 'Jiannan Army', which is subordinate to the guard Ma Bu Division, and is also a forbidden soldier of the Zhou army; ”

Gao Yanyu was stunned: "The last general was originally a military general of the Shu State, and Guo Du made me the chief general of the Shu army?" ”

Guo Shao said: "Yes, there is also Hou Mao as your deputy general, and you will determine the position." After the Jiannan Army was formed, the Guards Division would appoint a part of the generals, and the rest would be selected by General Gao and submitted to the list of generals. ”

"Guo Du is so trustworthy to the general, dare not serve his life?" Gao Yanyan immediately responded.

Guo Shao stretched out his hand and said, "Welcome General Gao to join my Great Zhou Army." ”

Gao Yanyan glanced at it, thought about it, and reached out to hold Guo Shao's palm. Guo Shaojiong looked at his face with a fierce gaze: "I have pondered the achievements of General Gao and General Hou, and I believe that you are wise generals who judge the situation and assess the situation." ”

Gao Yanyan's face turned red: "I waited for General Guo's men to be defeated, and I could be so respected and praised by you." ”

Guo Shao said with a smile: "The main reason for victory and defeat is that the capital in your hand is different. No matter how strong a person in martial arts is, how can he fight with his bare hands and a person who is holding a bow and arrow? ”

Gao Yanyu also raised his head for a while.

Guo Shao said with a straight face: "From now on, we are all fighting for the unification of the world, the end of the war, the protection of the country and the people, and the people of the world!" ”

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