Zhao Qingyu took off his coat for training uniforms, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped his horse with a dry towel very carefully.

The war horse kept carrying a person plus 50 pounds of luggage all the way, running a full 60 kilometers away, and he was already tired and sweating.

The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the Ranger unsaddled their horses as soon as they dismounted, and wiped the sweat of the horses, but after resting for a while and drinking a lot of water, the horses sweated a second time.

It's about to be night, the weather is starting to get cooler, and the Ranger Gate, which is distressed about the war horse, has started a new round of wiping again.

After wiping off the sweat, cleaning the sweat towel for the war horse, and hanging it aside to dry, Zhao Qingyu began to comb the war horse.

After smoothing the hair, he tied the harness back to the warhorse, and then he began to arrange the rest of the work.

He first walked to the artilleryman around the 40mm rifled infantry gun that was still in transport and ordered, "Assemble the infantry gun as soon as possible, and attack for a while, you have to sing the leading role, don't drop the chain for me." ”

The gunners replied solemnly, "Yes." The head of the regiment is relieved and ready at all times. ”

After nodding, Zhao Qingyu turned his head to the gun commander and said, "They are all veterans, just let them assemble the artillery, you go and choose the firing position to use for a while, and I will let the idle people in the battalion go to help dig the gun position." ”

"Understood."

The Ranger troops rode the second-generation dragon horse, although the physique of this war horse was not as large as the pure-blooded dragon horse, but it was far more than the ordinary Mongolian horse, so although the dragon horse was not much more than the original Houjin army here, the horse shed of the original Houjin army was completely insufficient.

So the war horses of the 1502 battalion were arranged in the original Houjin military horse shed, and the rest found another shelter.

Zhao Qingyu handed over the pre-war preparations and inspection work at the horse shed to the battalion deputy, and he went to the outdoor shelter to find the remaining subordinates and explain the work.

"Hurry up."

"After feeding the war horses, help clean up the dishes."

"If you have finished wiping the body of the war horse, hurry up and put the harness away."

"After all the work is done, hurry up and check your weapons, we are using new weapons, the performance is not stable, all the way around, maybe it will be broken somewhere, check it carefully, if there is a problem, quickly find a mechanic to see, don't wait until you go to the battlefield to find that the guy in your hand can't be used."

After a lap of explanation, Zhao Qingyu came to his horse's side again, took out a palm-sized alarm clock from his bag, and set the time.

Then he unloaded his rifle from his combat backpack and began to disassemble it, and after checking that it was correct and reloading it, he checked the revolver and saber again.

The pistol is encased in a thick leather holster, and nothing can go wrong under normal circumstances.

Moreover, this kind of weapon, which was considered very sophisticated in this era, was not as stupid and thick as a pump-action rifle, and it was impossible to take it apart and inspect it in the field.

Not to mention whether the wind and sand in the north will enter the firearms mechanism. Even the gun oil that the Ranger had just wiped after yesterday's battle, and because it was a mixture of primary models, it still had the problem of absorbing dust.

This also made the Rangers a little jealous, and they did not dare to disassemble the pistols at will.

It can only be a little fiddling to test whether the safety is effective, whether the hammer can be wrenched in place under the empty gun, and whether the trigger can be fired accurately.

Then, the ammunition was reloaded and the holster was tucked back in.

And the sabre, there is no need to check.

As a cavalry company that became famous in the first battle in the second year of the fire, that is, the first cavalry unit in the Kingdom Army, and also a member of the first meritorious unit in the entire Kingdom Army, Zhao Qingyu has always been honored by this.

Until the development of revolvers and pump-action rifles, the saber was the home weapon of the cavalry.

Zhao Qingyu, who is proud of his background in the cavalry company, always keeps the saber in his hand in the best condition, and can unsheath and kill the enemy at any time.

Holding the hilt in his right hand and the scabbard in his left, he pulled out a little bit of the blade, which shone in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Looking at the sharp blade, Zhao Qingyu couldn't help but fall into memory.

After several battles in the army, we captured about 100 variegated horses from the elbows of the Koreans.

The first cavalry company of the whole army was formed with the help of these miscellaneous horses.

At that time, the monarch had not officially raised troops against the Jin, and then the Jin Tartars were extremely strict with the Han people, and the Han army was not allowed to form cavalry at all.

Therefore, the cavalry company at that time was sneaking, relying on the first generation of infantry step by step, and slowly smoothed out the preliminary training outline from the beating.

Because they were all novices who had transferred from the infantry, until they participated in the tragic stone bridge blockade, basically no one in the whole company had completed complete cavalry training.

And because of the unqualified training, I was afraid that when I chopped, I would hurt the war horse under the crotch, and until everyone participated in the battle, the sabers in the hands of the soldiers had not been sharpened.

Now in the cavalry units of the kingdom, there is still this tradition of training that is not up to standard and the saber is not sharpened, which has been handed down from the first cavalry meritorious unit.

Although the saber in Zhao Qingyu's hand was opened, he still missed the recruit years when the saber was not opened.

In Zhao Qingyu's memories, a piercing alarm suddenly rang, Zhao Qingyu ignored the alarm, which was originally intended for other people in the camp.

When the alarm bell sounded, both the 1601 Battalion, which had been guarding against the enemy in the position, and the 1502 Battalion, which had come to reinforce them, were all running and busy.

After a burst of reports from the whole team, several officers came to Zhao Qingyu's side.

"According to the report, the 1601 battalion originally had 159 people, but 42 people were killed or wounded in this battle, and the remaining 117 people were all prepared."

"Report, the entire 1602 Company of the 1st Battalion is ready for battle, please instruct."

"Report, all the personnel of the 2nd Company of the 1602nd Battalion are ready and ready to go into battle, please instruct."

"Report, the entire 3rd Company of the 1602nd Battalion is ready to charge, please instruct."

"Report, all the personnel of the 1602 battalion headquarters company are ready, please instruct."

"Report, the Marine Corps is seconded to the 15th Ranger Regiment to temporarily reinforce the infantry artillery group, ready for instructions."

Zhao Qingyu put the knife into the sheath and shouted loudly, "Take a break." ”

"Yes."

After hanging the saber on the saddle, Zhao Qingyu ordered loudly, "Infantry artillery group, start firing freely, give me all the strength you have to eat, and smash the chest wall bunker of the Houjin Army raised by the bitch on the opposite side to pieces." Repeat. ”

"Yes. Use all the strength of the milk to smash the position of the Houjin Army raised by the son of a bitch completely. ”

Zhao Qingyu nodded with satisfaction: "Go ahead." ”

"Yes."

Turning his head, Zhao Qingyu ordered the commander of the 1601 battalion again, "The 1601 battalion stays in the trenches, and after the infantry artillery fires, once the enemy charges, you will be responsible for beating the enemy back." Are you having trouble with your camp? ”

"Yes, our battalion did not have any difficulties, resolutely carried out the order, and beat the enemy back."

"Okay, Third Company Commander."

"Here."

"Leave the grenades your company is carrying, and give them to the 1601 battalion."

"Yes."

"The others, all leading their horses to the valley on the southern flank, waited for the infantry artillery to smash the enemy's breastwork, and then attacked with the sound of the group's charge."

"Yes."

Zhao Qingyu finally asked again as if confirmed, "Who has any questions?" ”

Everyone replied in unison, "No." ”

"Then let's do it."