Chapter 40 Mounted Infantry
Early in the morning, in the county town, the Wang family compound occupied by the rebels was already crowded with people.
The young warriors, who had just woken up and washed up, were fully armed and trotting from their respective homes to gather in the front yard.
Under the command of the four captains Ai Nengqi, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier who had arrived earlier, they quickly formed four teams.
Just a moment later, nearly ten large horse-drawn carriages driven by a dozen cooks entered the Wang family compound through the gate that had just been opened.
Today's breakfast time is half an hour earlier than usual.
There is no need to explain the reason. Today is the day when these young warriors and soldiers will have their first actual combat experience in their lives.
For these new recruits, it is very important and can be regarded as a milestone in their lives.
Including Li Dingguo, these young warriors were all a little nervous.
This can be clearly seen from the tense expressions on their little faces.
The king had specifically said yesterday morning that their opponents this time would be a group of low-level monsters.
As a junior warrior, if you fail to perform properly in a battle with a monster, there is a high possibility that you will die on the spot.
Even though Li Dingguo had an extraordinary mind, it was the first time he was prepared to experience real fighting and killing, the kind of life-and-death struggle.
It is impossible for these young warriors who are just starting out to not be nervous at all.
Led by the four team leaders Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi and others, everyone was silent, with serious expressions on their faces.
Seeing the army cook bringing breakfast, everyone lined up in turn to receive their own portion of spiritual rice and qi and blood soup, walked aside silently, and finished their meal quickly.
When everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they returned their bowls and chopsticks to the cook. Then, from the direction of the gate, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
This time, the sound of horse hooves was much more frequent than before.
Li Dingguo and other new warrior recruits looked up and saw a large convoy driving in from the gate of the compound at a moderate speed.
There were not many warriors riding spirit beast horses in this caravan, only four knights.
The leader was Zhang Xianzhong, who came with three trusted generals.
There were quite a few horse-drawn carriages behind them, more than a dozen large ones, driven by soldiers from the rebel logistics battalion.
Obviously, they brought some logistical supplies and were also preparing to bring back various spoils.
These orphan boys formed a team of soldiers who went out of the city for actual combat experience, and they must complete their first combat kill before they can be considered to have completed their mission.
The monsters found and killed by the soldiers are no less valuable than spiritual herbs and roots of the same level, so of course all the spoils must be brought back.
There are not many monsters around human gathering places, so you can't find them just by looking.
The vast majority of monsters of all levels basically live in spiritual places such as deep mountains and forests, wilderness and swamps, rivers, lakes and seas.
In this vast world, there are pristine landforms everywhere that have never been set foot by humans.
Most of the ecological environment has not been affected by humans, and the number of wild animals of all sizes is much greater than in the history of the earth in Li Dingguo's previous life.
The various tribes of monsters basically feed on different kinds of wild beasts, and most of them will not appear around human gatherings.
No, because they have enough food and have no shortage of food and drink.
Those precious lands inhabited by a large number of monsters are basically restricted areas for ordinary humans. Once you enter them without permission, there is a high probability that you will never return.
In order to prepare for the youth camp's first actual combat experience, Zhang Xianzhong personally went out of the city twice and spent two and a half days exploring before he found a suitable target near the county town.
There are two targets: one is a mountain range where a small number of low-level monsters live.
Another target is a village that was destroyed and occupied by ghosts. Zhang Xianzhong intends to let these new recruits of the Orphan Youth Camp see the two different kinds of human enemies, monsters and ghosts, and complete the two trainings he personally led.
From then on, he would no longer personally lead the team to the actual combat training of the Youth Camp.
As the leader of a rebel army, he has too many things to worry about every day and it is impossible for him to accompany these young recruits every day.
Only by allowing these newly minted young soldiers to experience bloody battles can they truly grow up.
Otherwise, no matter how well you protect these young warriors, it will be useless as they will be of no use in the future.
Those who are not lucky enough will just die in the process of growing up and are not worthy of sympathy.
He, Zhang Xianzhong, has done what he can.
Seeing these heroic young warriors already lined up and ready, Zhang Xianzhong rode his spirit beast warhorse and slowly came to the front of the group to face everyone.
He waved his hand and shouted, "Without further ado, everyone go to the stable and bring out your horses!"
"Then line up and set off immediately!"
The soldiers in this youth camp are all equipped with horses so that they can practice riding skills.
The difference is that only four captains, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier, each have a low-grade spirit beast warhorse.
The rest of the young warriors were ordinary horses that were selected.
The physical strength and speed of these ordinary horses are stronger than the horses in Li Dingguo's previous life, but in this world, they cannot be used as war horses and can only be used as a means of transportation.
Following Zhang Xianzhong's order, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier hurriedly led their respective team members and trotted towards the Damalang at the edge of the compound.
After their initial practice, they were able to maintain neat formation even when they were running.
Zhang Xianzhong, who was standing aside, was quite pleased and nodded.
This shows that his huge amount of energy and resources spent on educating these orphaned teenagers is very worthwhile.
Once these young warriors have gone through several rounds of battle, they will grow up quickly and become stronger than the 300 old camp soldiers under his command.
This does not just refer to the use of force.
In terms of loyalty, he is not comparable to the other rebel soldiers.
In just a moment, one after another young warriors came out of the stable with the horses they usually used for riding training, saddled them, and rode them into the courtyard.
"Mount!"
"Line up and get ready to go!"...
Following the loud orders from the four captains Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu and Zhang Huier, everyone jumped on their horses, holding their main weapons and carrying bows and arrows, and quickly began to line up.
They moved quickly, and after just a moment, they had formed into four cavalry squads.
A faint bloody aura invisibly emanated from the cavalry formation of the young camp's soldiers.
Compared with the previous infantry column, they were simply two completely different teams.
Although this cavalry unit cannot be called true cavalry at present, it can only be said to be mounted infantry.
But its momentum is far from comparable to the previous infantry formation.
(End of this chapter)
