The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 110 Pain

On a large piece of grass outside Beifu, more than 20 horses lined up and strolled slowly in a column. Sitting on them were teenagers from the personal guards. The leader was Captain Zhao Tong. They were taking the first lesson of riding training. It's just that their riding postures are not very good-looking, with their legs tightly clamped on the horse's belly, and their hands are holding the limp reins. They are all worried and frowning. If you look closely, you can find that they have no pedals under their feet, and no saddles under their buttocks. With both feet dangling in the air, they all ride barebacked horses.

"Don't grab the horse's mane. Sit up straight." Looking at the outer circle, there are still five or six people standing, but the clothes are different from them. They are dressed in the team uniform of the Thousand Riders Club. Just by looking at the posture, you can tell that these people are the coaches of the coaching staff.

The horse team walked slowly, but Zhao Tun's heart was beating 'thud-thump'. This kind of riding without stepping on the pedals is really frightening. If you don't pay attention, you will lose your balance and fall from the smooth horse's back. . "Go fast" the coaching team leader suddenly changed the password, and the coaches raised their hands and whipped the whip from behind. The horse immediately trotted and jolted, and Zhao Tang immediately felt that his hips were unstable. Something was wrong, he swayed left and right a few times, suddenly fell off the horse's back, and fell headlong into the grass. He rolled to the side in a hurry, so as not to be stepped on by the following horse.

"Plop..." Before Zhao Tang got up, the people behind him also fell down, like dumpling, and none of the more than 20 people was spared.

"My lord, are you okay?" Xiao Yu, the head of the coaching team, helped Zhao Tang up and asked, patting the foam on his body.

"Coach Xiao, it's okay," Zhao Tun stretched his arms and legs, and said with a smile as he straightened his scarf.

"Then please get back on the horse." Xiao Yu said after leading the prince's horse, Zhao Tun nodded, took the rein, grabbed the bridle with one hand, let the horse stand upright, then put his hand on the horse's back, suddenly stretched his body, and flew into the air But Qi Fei got on the horse, but he had nowhere to rely on, so he could only tighten the reins, and was almost thrown off by the horse again. After shaking a few times, he finally stabilized his body, but he didn't dare to move his buttocks again.

"Hurry up, get on the horses, don't pretend to be dead dogs" the coaches over there scolded loudly, asking those teenagers who fell off their horses to get back on their horses, and if they didn't climb themselves, the two coaches would lift them up and throw them into sacks unceremoniously Put it on the horse's back, otherwise it would be served by the whip, Zhao Tang looked at it and sighed, these instructors seemed to be polite to him, the prince, and gave enough face.

Get on the horse, fall off, get on the horse again... This scene was repeated on the playground. When the sun was setting in the west, the coaches ended their abuse, bid them farewell with satisfaction, and rode away.

Seeing everyone exhausted, with bruised noses and swollen faces, Zhao Tun also felt a burst of heartache. In fact, his appearance was not much better, but for his own plan, he had to persevere.After returning from suppressing the bandits in the racecourse, Zhao Tang put the cavalry training on the agenda. He knew that he could win this time. Apart from the sharp firearms, the other thing was the horse that destroyed the bandits. This made him see the power of the horse again. Powerful.

Now what they are doing is just the first lesson of riding training. The first thing to do as a cavalry is to get on and off the horse and ride firmly on the horse.A good knight mounts a horse without stepping on the stirrups, but rides it with one leap; Complete the transfer.As we all know, warriors on horseback are far less stable than on the ground. Once a horse walks or runs wildly, especially when "crossing the sky, climbing hills, taking risks, overcoming great swamps, galloping against powerful enemies, and disrupting the masses", it can still sit still. Right off the bat, you're a good knight.For this reason, it is quite necessary to master the exercise of balance on the horse, otherwise there is a danger of falling off the horse.

But these are just the beginning. The cavalry not only needs to ride steadily on the horse running wildly on the bumpy road, but also has to move freely on the horse, shoot arrows forward, backward, left, and right; Slashing and stabbing, being able to safely dodge or shift gears are all necessary skills for cavalry.

As far as these are concerned, it is much more difficult for cavalry to hold bows and fight than infantry.Because the infantry is standing on the ground, or kneeling halfway, or with their feet spread out, they can aim and draw their bows, the foundation is stable, it is easy to use their whole body strength, the shooting range is longer, and the accuracy is higher.However, the cavalry is sitting on the horse aiming at the bow, and the horse is walking or galloping, which is basically in motion. At the same time, the target being aimed at may also be in motion.This not only limits the strength of the whole body to a certain extent, especially the exertion of the strength of the arms, but also reduces the accuracy. Therefore, it is not a day's work to practice the riding and shooting skills of hitting the opponent accurately and powerfully. It can only be achieved after long-term and arduous practice under strict teaching.

Watching the 'hateful' trainers fly away, their work is not over yet, the teenagers took a short rest, and hurriedly led the horses to the main canal next to them, first drank the horses, and then fetched water for them The horse takes a bath and serves these grandpas who have fallen for them for a long time.

"Second Master, you rest, I'll brush the horse." Zhao Xin brought water and poured water on the horse's back, just picked up the brush and scrubbed it clumsily, Xin Zhao came over and said.

"No need," Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"How can you do this, go get a bucket of water, I'll do it" Xin Zhao said as he rolled up his sleeves and snatched the brush.

"Xin Zhao, we have fallen countless times in the past few days, but you have not fallen a few times. Are you born to ride a horse?" Zhao Tuo put the bucket aside, pulled the horse and asked Xin Zhao. Among people, speaking of horse riding, many people can run a few steps on it. Of course, with a complete set of saddles, Zhao Tong has also "hardly practiced" equestrianism, but it is only at the level of an amateur, but he has never seen Xin Zhao rode a horse.

"Hehe, actually I learned to ride a horse when I was young. Those instructors told us to ride barebacked horses, and they didn't let us step on the pedals. They deliberately punished us. At this time, people have nowhere to rely on their hands and feet, and they rely on their bodies to control their balance. Let alone a horse running. They can't stand it, I'm afraid even those who ride horses all the year round can't do it," Xin Zhao said with a smile.

"Oh" Zhao Tong said thoughtfully, no wonder in his previous life he saw American cowboys riding wild horses, and it was not easy for them to last for tens of seconds. Forget that Xin Zhao can do it.

"Second Lord, let's practice every day now. It won't take long. Once we feel our bodies, we won't fall so often, at least not as ugly as now." Xin Zhao thought he was happy when he saw the prince's appearance. Hurry up and solve it.

"What kind of feeling is that?" Zhao Tang asked again, he was a complete layman when it came to horses, let alone training cavalry, so he had no choice but to invite the few 'dandies' recruited by Qianqi Club to be instructors. Well, they are now professional members of the club. They spend every day in the club. It can be said that they regard the club as their home.

"Hmm... I can't tell, that feeling is similar to eating when hungry and drinking water when thirsty," Xin Zhao said while tilting his head and pondering for a while.

"Instinct, conditioned reflex." Two terms immediately popped into Zhao Tong's mind, but it takes a long time of training to develop, and Xin Zhao has been in the mansion since he was a teenager, and he has never seen him ride a horse in these years , How could there be such a reaction, this guy is getting more and more mysterious...

After brushing the horses, everyone tied the horses back to the stables in the mansion, quickly added hay to the troughs, arranged the horses properly, and then began to clean up their own hygiene, dragging their tired bodies to the cafeteria for dinner.

Taking care of horses is hard work, but everyone knows that in order to use a horse, you must first train the horse.Although Ma has human nature, he is a beast after all.In order to make it better accept the knight's intentions and make the power of the horse a cost-effective consumption, it should focus on humans, and try to communicate the relationship between humans and horses, resulting in the integration of humans and horses.In this regard, it is not easy, and it requires careful and patient training of the war horse to establish "aftereffect behavior".Under normal circumstances, the trainer must maintain a close and peaceful relationship with the war horse.Even fierce horses should be caressed to relieve itching, provide clean drinking water, add grass and feed, and wash them frequently, so as to relieve their fear and increase the relationship between humans and horses.

Some of the horses in the stables are the horses in the palace, and some are the horses captured by the bandits. These horses have been domesticated and have developed the habit of obedience to a certain extent. personally experienced

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After dinner, as usual, it is the training of basic cultural and military knowledge. Now they are still conducting comprehensive training every morning, and the afternoon is the time for riding training. Things like fighting, equipment, and physical fitness have not stopped. These things are very important to infantry. It is useful, and it is also applicable to cavalry. Through these trainings, physical strength, endurance, agility and the skill of using weapons can be enhanced. That is, learn new things and remember old ones.

After the evening class was over, the light-off whistle was blown, Zhao Tang checked the shop, finished his patrol, and went around the stables again. Although there was someone on duty there, he was still worried. Feeding the horses on duty at night was not an easy task. Fortunately, in the middle of the night, after a day of training, people tend to get sleepy in the middle of the night. Once they fall asleep, the horse may lie down.

When Zhao Tun finished everything, it was early in the morning, he poured a bowl of water, sat on the bed, took off his pants, dipped his hands in the water and applied it to his crotch, and kept sucking in his mouth, as if he was doing something. It's a very happy thing, "Second Master..." Just as Zhao Tun was concentrating on this task, Xin Zhao came in with a stack of washed clothes, and couldn't help exclaiming when he saw Wang Ye's '***'.

"Xin Zhao, come and help me." Zhao Tama looked up at him and said nonchalantly, but Xin Zhao blushed, hesitated for a moment and leaned over with gritted teeth.