After a five-kilometer cross-country run, there must be a certain amount of rest time, but then again, if you want to find better soldiers, you must shorten your rest time. Human potential is unlimited. If your ability is better than those around you, then you should get better treatment. Therefore, even in the rapid reaction force, there must be a distinction between high and low. If everyone eats from the same pot, it will kill the enthusiasm of many people.
After hearing Cheng Chuliang's order, although many people had some complaints in their hearts, they also knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been ordered to inspect them today and to streamline them. Just now, at the first level, five soldiers withdrew forever.
Cheng Chuliang has given the order before the break. It depends on your physical fitness and your fighting spirit. Even if your body cannot keep up with some things, if you can grit your teeth, you will definitely succeed. It depends on whether your teeth are strong enough.
Nearly five thousand soldiers quickly gathered their luggage and quickly mounted their war horses.
They were originally cavalrymen, and it was important to improve their physical fitness, but if they neglected the important things, Li Xiang would not allow it.
"Wujia Town, fifty miles south of Chang'an... a long-distance raid."
After Cheng Chuliang's order was issued, everyone immediately formed small teams and quickly headed south. Many people believed that riding a horse was not strenuous for cavalry, so even though they had just run five kilometers, riding on a warhorse now might be a kind of rest.
But if they have ridden a horse before, they probably wouldn't say that, especially with so much equipment on their bodies, which could almost make them tired to death. However, the order has been given from above, so they have to listen obediently.
When this army was first formed, the generals who trained them told them very clearly that they had to shoulder more responsibilities than previous armies, so they must also have stronger strength than previous armies. Only in this way could the Tang Dynasty become more prosperous and powerful.
Li Xiang stood on a high place and watched all this. Although time was tight, all the troops set out in an orderly manner. This must have been due to many trainings. If there was no such order, the mobilization of 5,000 cavalrymen would most likely result in several people being trampled to death. At that time, let alone going to the battlefield to fight, it would take a lot of effort just to mobilize them. This was definitely not the army that Li Xiang needed.
"Could you give me an evaluation?"
Li Xiang poked Su Dingfang with his horsewhip. Su Dingfang had said this when he came just now. He believed that except for the 1,500 veterans, the rest of the troops in Chang'an City would definitely not be able to catch up with the veterans on the front line. Now after seeing this scene, Su Dingfang also gave a thumbs up in his heart.
"Of course, the more than a thousand veterans were well-trained during their time in Xueyantuo. What surprised me was the 3,500 new recruits. They were either farmers or small craftsmen, but I didn't expect them to improve so quickly after joining the army."
Su Dingfang is also a man with very high standards. If he met a good young man in the army, he would never praise him like this. It seems that these people really caught his eye.
"assault."
Cheng Chuliang couldn't just let Li Xiang watch the marching formation. If he only let Li Xiang watch this, it would mean that his training would be ineffective. So during the march, the big flag beside Cheng Chuliang kept waving. Outsiders might not be able to see what was going on, but the people inside could see it very clearly. Every time the flag was waved in a different way, it represented a different command.
It only took a moment for the 5,000 cavalrymen to go from slowly advancing to quickly charging. Sometimes they would immediately split into two teams and then merge into one. Sometimes they would advance forward on the left and right wings and then surround the target in front. It can be said that all of them were useful tactics in actual combat.
"The training outline Your Highness wrote back then should have been learned by these people by now. If it weren't for the one Your Highness wrote, I don't think they would have been able to train the troops. Your Highness has devoted all his energy to the army's current state."
Su Dingfang said with some sigh that five years ago, he would never have believed that there would be such an elite army. However, after Li Xiang compiled the outline of military training for a while, almost all the generals in the country were slowly moving closer to this book. Although they had experienced many hardships in the middle, judging from the army in front of them, the success rate was still very high.
"The recovery of a country and a nation cannot be achieved by myself. It must rely on the joint efforts of all people. I am just one link in the process."
Li Xiang is a person who traveled through time, and it is easy for him to use some terms from modern society when speaking. However, Li Xiang's words made the people around him dumbfounded. Do we need to be revived?
"Your Highness, are you mistaken? We were the strongest before. Although we suffered some losses against the Turks, General Li Jing quickly led us back. There is no such thing as a resurgence, right?"
When Su Dingfang said this, Li Xiang realized that he was wrong. It was indeed as he said. The current Tang Dynasty was the most powerful country in the world. Li Xiang's arrival only magnified this power, so there was no such thing as a revival.
"You are right. Let our empire continue to be strong."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, he also whipped the horse's butt hard with the whip. The warhorse under Li Xiang's crotch ran forward quickly. Now the training team is almost running to the south of the city, and they can't walk so slowly. There are more exciting training programs to come.
After a whole day of testing, Li Xiang's army was allowed to pass. Except for 62 soldiers who were eliminated, the rest were all qualified. Two days later, they will go to the eastern capital Luoyang. At the same time, more than 30,000 soldiers stationed in the eastern capital Luoyang will be dispatched northward to the outside of the Great Wall to replace the army stationed in the Turks.
The troops on the Turkic steppes will continue to move north and replace the Xueyantuo troops. The Xueyantuo troops will go to Gaochang, the Gaochang troops will go to Tuyuhun, the Tuyuhun troops will go to Nanzhao, and the Nanzhao troops will go to...
