It dawns quite early in summer, and not long after the ugly time, I can see the white color of fish belly in the east sky.
To the east of Beiyang City, in the newly established Zuolu Army Cavalry Camp, everything was quiet inside and outside the camp. Except for the scraping of armor pages when the guards on duty moved around, no sound could be heard.
In the horse pen, many horses snorted uneasily and were restless.
There had been no fighting for several days, and the horses were unable to run and were a little restless.
When Su Lu left the camp, it was just getting bright. Zhang Lu had also put on his armor and was inspecting the camp.
"Master Hou, you got up so early."
Zhang Lu cupped his fists and saluted Su Lu, and said with a smile.
Now Zhang Lu is completely convinced of Su Lu. He can consider his subordinates and stand up for Paoze's widow. Such a good boss is hard to find anywhere.
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions: "Gather the troops, let's test a new battle formation today. I'll see how the cavalry camp's military skills are. If it's not good, it will take some training."
Zhang Lu laughed and said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Those who have gathered in our left army are all soldiers who have survived hundreds of battles. If we say they are strong, they are average, but their martial arts are not bad."
Soon, the guard on duty blew the horn, and the sound of whining spread throughout the entire cavalry camp, and the originally quiet cavalry camp instantly became excited.
The golden drum gathers troops, the three drums gather together.
It wasn't until the drum beat fell for half an hour that the last cavalry soldier rode a military horse into the school grounds where the trees were standing.
Su Lu stood on the general stage and said nothing.
Su Ping, Li Kun, Fatty Zhao, and Zheng Kai, the four of them looked at me, and I looked at you, they all looked defeated, they were careless, and they created a scene like this the first time they gathered together.
Zhang Lu stepped up to the general station and said in a cold voice: "Everyone, today is the first time that our left army has gathered troops since it was formed. The commander-in-chief is very dissatisfied with you, and I am very dissatisfied with you."
"After the Golden Drum, only two thousand and two soldiers arrived, and the rest were too late."
Su Lu waved his hand, and Zhang Lu took a step back, bowing and standing behind Su Lu.
Su Lu said: "All the sergeants who are late, dismount, turn around, leave the camp, east three miles, stage a sprint of ten men and horses. Those who fail to pass will not have food to eat today, and there will be enough water pipes."
"Su Ping, Fatty Zhao, you two have the largest number of people in the guard camp and are responsible for supervision. If there is any fraud, don't blame me for being unkind."
Su Ping got off his horse, pulled the horse and walked out, roaring at the top of his voice.
"Are they all fucking dead? The Commander-in-Chief ordered us to dismount immediately and leave the camp."
Seeing that the guards still didn't move, Su Ping picked up the horse whip and started whipping. The guards who were slow to dismount were whipped several times in an instant.
Fatty Zhao struck even harder, and a guard with a stern look was immediately knocked off his horse by his whip.
Both of them are young generals who have risen rapidly following Su Lu's footsteps, but they are not as invincible in battles as Su Lu.
The ability of two people to command a guard camp's arrogant soldiers must be ruthless and ruthless enough, otherwise they would not be able to hold the position of captain of a guard camp.
Amid the neighing of the horses, more than two thousand guardsmen were pulled out of the camp, stepped on a trail of sand, and ran towards the east.
Su Lu glanced at Zheng Kai, who looked thoughtful and nodded secretly. Zheng Kai had a good mind and was worth cultivating.
"I'm not going to do anything else today. I'm going to practice military formations. Commander Zhang, come on."
Su Lu gave up his position to Zhang Lu.
To test the martial arts of the cavalry, first try using conical formations and square formations. If ordinary military formations cannot run well, there is no need to consider the more complicated cavalry formations.
Su Lu studied the square formations and cone formations used by the Han cavalry camp last night, and also prepared two military formation cards.
Level 1 square array card.
Level 1 cone array card.
Su Lu also wanted to make some adjustments to these two military formations through this drill to maximize the power of the military formations.
Zhang Lu stood in front of the general stage and raised the booklet in his hand.
"Jiawei camp, conical formation, charge three times in front of the general stage."
"The second guard camp, square formation, point general Taitung to charge three times."
"The rest of the soldiers will be mixed together. Lieutenant Zheng Kai, you will take command. We will run into the square formation and charge Taixi three times."
The men and horses started to move.
Su Lu stood on the general stage, looked at the cavalry camp that was running slowly, and threw out the formation card.
Level 1 cone-shaped array card, which targets the Jiawei camp.
Attack power increased by 180%, formation breaking attribute +1.
Level 1 square array card, which targets the B Guards Camp.
The attack power is increased by 120% and the defense power is increased by 150%.
Level 1 square array card, used for mixed guard camps.
The attack power is increased by 220% and the defense power is increased by 280%.
Su Lu recreated a Level 1 square array card and threw it at the head of the guard camp commanded by Zheng Kai. Looking at the improved data, Su Lu was a little surprised. The temporarily mixed guard camp not only lacked attack power, but also
Even the defense is very poor. In the future, we should try to avoid mixed guard camps in battles.
With the blessing of array cards, the charge of the guard camp began to become more decent. Even the mixed guard camp under Zheng Kaitong's command was gradually declining in terms of attack power and defense.
After the training in the morning, while the commander was eating, Zhang Lu asked Su Lu with a smile: "Commander, how are you doing? Is the combat strength of our cavalry camp acceptable?"
Su Lu swallowed a mouthful of dry biscuits and glanced at Zhang Lu helplessly: "It's just okay. It's far behind the Thule cavalry. I don't have the courage to challenge the Thule people like this."
Zhang Lu looked confused. Is my cavalry camp so bad? Even the victorious general, the governor, didn't dare to pull him out.
Su Lu finished eating the dry biscuits and drank the gruel, and then ordered Zhang Lu.
"If I don't do anything else today, the A-guard battalion will run in the cone formation, the B-guard battalion will run in the square formation, the mixed guard battalion will also continue to run in the square formation, and those guys who are late to gather generals will continue to run in the combination of man and horse.
First, if they don’t lie down when they are tired, they probably won’t remember it long.”
Zhang Lu agreed and looked at the gruel in the bowl with some hesitation: "Master Marquis, is this kind of training without regard for horsepower effective?"
Su Lu thought about the last sprint before eating. The attack power of the mixed guard camp had been reduced to 200%, which meant that the attack power of the mixed guard camp itself had increased a lot.
"The effect is good, just keep running. Don't you still believe in my ability?"
Su Lu said, pushing a pile of military affairs brochures on the desk in front of Zhang Lu.
"Old Zhang, these brochures are up to you. I will go to the Central Route Army. Our departure will have to be postponed for a few more days. If we attack rashly, we will only suffer a disastrous defeat."
Zhang Lu looked at the pile of military affairs books on the commander's case, and his mind was full of questions. Now I have to lead the army training and review the military affairs books. I am also the only commander-in-chief of the left army. Does the Marquis think that he is a left army?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Army has no future, so he wants to throw the position of Commander-in-Chief to me.
Damn it, I have to do a better job for the Left Route Army, which the Marquis thinks is hopeless. I can't let the Marquis find fault and throw the position of Governor over my head.
Su Lu entered the city, and as soon as he turned the corner, he saw a crowd gathering in front of his house. Su Yun and Su Ge were standing on the steps, talking anxiously.
Tudun'er pushed away the crowd and yelled, "What are you talking about in front of the Hou Mansion? Get out of the way."
"The Marquis is here, let's go and beg him."
"Wow"
The crowd turned around and knelt in front of Sulu Gate.
Su Lu, who was riding on the horse, looked confused. Su Yun quickly came over and explained.
"Brother, these are the widows and parents of the dead Guardsmen. I want to ask you to find a way to make money."