Chapter 205: What a victory(2/3)
It turned out that Wang Jian and Qin Ju of the "Dunwu Army", as the two generals who followed Guo Mo this time, had already divided their work.
Each led a part of the fierce soldiers from the "Dunwu Army" to command the cavalry gathered from all over the two lakes.
Unfortunately, although the number of people is not too small, the training and combat readiness are far behind.
As for the war horses, they could only follow the Jin cavalry and eat dust.
Wang Jian moved south with a thousand cavalry, but Qin Ju followed Meng Zongzheng.
"Du Tong, after receiving the news that you defeated the Jin army in Jiangling City, the last general discovered another Jin army, abandoned the original route, and began to move west."
"Meng Dutong analyzed that they want to escape into Sichuan and Shaanxi, and they have received the latest information that Dengzhou has once again assembled more than 10,000 gold soldiers, 4,000 cavalry, and 8,000 infantry with the intention of going south."
"Therefore, Meng Dutong had no choice but to lead the 'Loyal and Shun Army' and returned to the original defense line."
"In other words, the only troops you can mobilize now are more than 6,000 miscellaneous cavalry drawn from all over the two lakes."
After Qin Ju finished speaking, he felt that things were a bit serious.
Guo Mo took out the march map and laid it directly on the table to read.
"Qin Ju, what is the quality of these six thousand cavalry horses?"
"Reporting to the capital, there are only more than 2,000 real war horses, and the rest are ordinary horses. It's okay to ride on people, but it's not enough to charge on the battlefield."
After Qin Ju finished speaking, his face turned red.
Guo Mo was not surprised. After all, the overall level of war horses in the Song Dynasty was not high, and most of the good war horses were concentrated in the hands of the border troops. It would be good to have one-third of the war horses.
"What is the combat strength of the six thousand cavalry?" Guo Mo asked again.
"General, I have not seen all the soldiers, but at least half of the cavalry are young and middle-aged."
Guo Mo thought for a while and said.
"Qin Ju, send all the messengers out, saying that it is the military order of His Highness the 'King of Yan', and all these cavalry must rush to the east of Jiangling City within seven days to meet up."
"We need to streamline our troops. If we can pick out 2,000 war horses, plus the more than 2,000 horses reserved by the officials at the Mengdu Office, and the 1,800 horses captured in this battle, we can probably make up the amount.
Six thousand war horses.”
"After screening all the cavalry, I only need to keep the strongest three thousand cavalry. One person and two horses will train for half a month before going to the battlefield."
Although it will take more than half a month to do this, but "if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools."
There is already a gap with the Jin Kingdom's cavalry, so sending a group of amateur cavalry up there will simply lead to death.
Qin Ju took the order and went down, and Guo Mo also walked out of the government office, wanting to see how the cavalry training was going at his elder brother's place.
When it comes to the generals under Guo Mo, none of them is Guo Jing's opponent when it comes to horseback riding and archery.
In just half a day, Guo Jing had already won everyone's respect and trust with his extraordinary riding skills and superb archery skills.
Especially the ten warriors transferred from the "Dunwu Army" to lead the army.
At first, they only respected Guo Jing's identity. After all, he was both the leader of the Beggar Clan and the eldest brother of their own leader.
When Guo Jing showed off his riding and shooting skills, the ten people were shocked.
Apart from Guo Dutong, probably no one in the entire "Dunwu Army" could achieve this level of cavalry and archery.
"Brother, how was your training?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Guo Mo greeted me from a distance.
"Second brother, whether it is the Beggar Clan or the Iron Palm Clan, the physical fitness of the members of these gangs is pretty good, but the foundation of horse riding and archery is too weak, and it will be difficult to improve in a short period of time."
There is nothing we can do about this. The demands of the people in the world and the army are completely in two directions.
Guo Mo told Guo Jing what Qin Ju had just said.
"Brother, as for these five hundred people, you should also practice hard. Don't be afraid of the intensity. However, you must also pay attention to diet, rest and injuries."
"We'll see the effect of their progress after seven days. When all the cavalry are gathered, we can then screen them."
"Among these five hundred people, those who really can't be cavalry can be trained as scouts."
Guo Mo actually wants to create an existence similar to "special forces", but the resources he can control now are still too few.
Seeing that Guo Jing was riding an ordinary war horse, Guo Mo couldn't help but think of his elder brother's bloody horse and the people of "Seven Sages Village" in the desert.
"Brother, more than half a year ago, I asked my second master to go to the "Seven Sages Manor" in the desert, hoping that my mother and the others would return to the Song Dynasty, but I never received any news."
Hearing his brother say this, Guo Jing was also a little confused.
"Second brother, in fact, since we separated four years ago, the eldest brother has only gone back once. That was when Ping'er was one year old. Later, I received a letter from Qi Gong, and I returned to the Song Dynasty again."
"Brother, there will be a battle between Song and Meng sooner or later. It is not a safe solution for Mom and the others to continue to stay there. If something happens here, I hope that eldest brother will go back in person."
Guo Mo lowered his voice and said.
Guo Jing was surprised when he heard this and looked at Guo Mo with an incredulous expression.
But then I thought about Guo Mo's identity and Mongolia's continuous expansion in recent years, and felt that a war between Song and Mongolia was really possible.
So, what should Huazheng do? Master Three and the others are still in the Mongolian army, and there are also Masters Niang, Master Five, and Master Seven in the "Qixian Village".
Guo Jing really felt that he had to go back, otherwise there would be trouble.
Regarding the dispute between Song and Meng, Guo Jing did not hesitate at all.
He himself is from the Song Dynasty, and now he is the leader of the Beggar Clan, and his younger brother has that status, so what is there to hesitate about?
Time passed very quickly, and just seven days was not enough for Guo Jing to train those 500 people into skilled cavalry.
However, after seven days, Guo Jing actually had a thousand decent riders under his command.
It turned out that Guo Mo asked people from the Beggar Clan to spread the news that Guo Mo, the champion of martial arts, was recruiting cavalry in Jiangling City.
Anyone who can ride a horse and shoot arrows, regardless of their status, can apply for the recruitment. Once recruited, it is equivalent to joining the "Dunwu Army".
In the unprecedented "martial arts competition" two years ago, the "martial arts" trend of the Song Dynasty was revived. Together with the 20,000 elite forbidden troops, the news that 5,000 "Dunwu troops" were screened out has already spread widely.
A thousand people were eliminated every day, and 5,000 qualified soldiers were selected in fifteen days.
In addition, the 15,000 people who were eliminated became the most powerful propagandists of the "Dunwu Army".
Such generous treatment, equality between officers and soldiers, the most advanced training methods, the strictest discipline, a completely transparent promotion system, even the most ordinary soldiers have learned the art of war...
It's a pity that the "Dunwu Army" is too strict in screening and still sticks to the number of five thousand. Many people who are late-minded, or people outside the Forbidden Army, have no chance at all.
Now, it is reported that the "Dunwu Army" is under the control of the capital. Guo Mo, the champion of martial arts, is selecting a cavalry army in Jiangling City. Of course, everyone who hears it is flocking to it.
Even in some nearby garrisons, many people who feel good about themselves have "asked for leave" to apply for jobs.
Seven days later, there was a large open space in the east of Jiangling City.
In recent days, Guo Jing's army and horses have been training here, and a simple school ground has gradually been built.
Guo Jing led a thousand riders under his command. The number of cavalry gathered from all over the two lakes reached more than 6,700, and they were temporarily controlled by Qin Ju.
With seven or eight thousand people, plus war horses, the whole school seemed a bit noisy.
A high platform measuring one foot square was built on the north side. Guo Mo stood on the high platform and looked at the dark cavalry below, feeling a little disappointed.
He had seen tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry. Even if the formations were not neat and the equipment was not neat, almost all of them were brave and skilled with bows and horses. However, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were overall weak.
"Brothers, my name is Guo Mo. I was the number one scholar in last year's 'Martial Arts Examination' and the commander-in-chief of the 'Dunwu Army'."
"Now, following the orders of the officials and the general orders of His Highness the 'King of Yan', we have come to the two lakes to resist the Jin soldiers."
"Someone should know that ten days ago, 2,400 Jin cavalrymen came just outside Jiangling City. In the end, our army beheaded more than 2,000 people and captured more than 300 people. The Jin army also
It’s nothing special!”
"Wansheng of the Great Song Dynasty——"
Some Jiangling County soldiers who had participated in the battle ten days ago actually shouted slogans that were only used in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
Not long after, someone also shouted "Wan Sheng" sparsely.
"Haha, Wan Sheng? How can I say Wan Sheng?"
"No, our current army in the Song Dynasty cannot do this. If we want to achieve 'Ten Thousand Victories', we must put in ten times or a hundred times the effort to train, fight, and use sweat and blood in exchange for 'Ten Thousand Victories'!"
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"There are nearly 7,000 of us here. During this screening, I will only keep 3,000 people. Those who can finally stay will have the same treatment in the army as the "Dunwu Army"——"
In such a noisy scene, Guo Mo's voice could clearly reach everyone's ears. This skill alone calmed everyone.
"Guo Jing, Qin Ju——"
"exist--"
Guo Jing and Qin Ju hurriedly rode out.
"We will use the 'Dunwu Army' training and elimination method for screening. The screening will start after three days, no new people will be added after five days, and the final three thousand people will be left after seven days."
"No!" The two of them responded and stepped back.
"Where is Song Ci?"
"exist--"
To be continued...