Chapter 11 The Outer Horse
Just after noon, the city of Jiangzhou became noisy. The troops stationed outside the city hurried out to the outside of the city with weapons, food, felt tents, pots and stoves and other military supplies.
The soldiers stationed in the city held swords and guns, divided into hundreds of squads, and began patrol day and night.
The atmosphere in Jiangzhou City suddenly became tense. In addition to the necessary business and production, those who usually play around stayed in their houses honestly, and even the brothels and alleys in the city became much quieter.
Everyone felt something big was going to happen, but they didn't dare to inquire, so some people hid in the house and guessed, and from time to time, absurd remarks spread everywhere.
Some of them said that there were powerful assassins, robbers, and flower thieves sneaked into the city, and the government's army was arresting them. Some even said that the King of Han wanted to be a relative of the King of Wu, and the King of Wu was going to give a betrothal gift in person. In short, the frequent mobilization in the city aroused gossip of the people.
Although the guess is so far off the topic, it also shows that as long as there is any abnormal movement in the city, the speed of the news spread is amazingly fast.
Chen Li has been so busy these days that he doesn’t even have time to sleep. He needs so many things to be familiar with quickly, and he also needs to make decisions on many important personnel adjustments. He has no time to spend a moment of idleness.
The two teams stationed outside the city followed the orders on the surface, but the training was delayed and the results were very little.
After inspecting, Chen Li was furious and hung hundreds of soldiers who could not even keep up with running, bask in the sun for three hours, and more than a dozen died of dehydration, which shocked the rest of the soldiers.
Although the soldiers trained by Hua Xiaoyun are very good, they are also quite thorny. This guy is cruel and ruthless, and he directly peels a few human skins, which scares those naughty people.
The so-called righteousness and kindness do not control the army. Patiently persuading this group of violent people and loving them is just a joke. Only by making them afraid and giving them confidence is the true essence of leading soldiers.
Chen Li inspected the stables in the army that day and felt a little cold.
Most of these military horses are second-generation horses from the north. They are small in size, poor in endurance, and the expected running speed is really not high, so there are only limited numbers.
Except for the three thousand iron horses and horses, almost all the rest were infantry. Chen Li understood the importance of cavalry. Not only was he powerful in mobility, but he was even more powerful when charged, and ten thousand infantry could not match one thousand cavalry.
He looked at all the horse farms, and even he could not choose a good horse himself, which was really a headache. Thanks to the descendants of Temujin were corroded by the good days in the Central Plains, otherwise their long swords of the horses, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng and others would be all over the clouds.
Zou Pusheng saw Chen Li's worries and couldn't help but sigh and said, "If one day the second prince wants to seize the world, powerful cavalry is an indispensable military, otherwise how can he fight against the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty?"
Chen Li said helplessly: "The Grand Master really respects his nephew. I can't even choose a good mount now, so how can I talk about dominating the world?"
Zou Pusheng touched his chin and said, "There is a good horse in Jiangzhou City. It was a foreign merchant who sold it from a faraway place on the sea to offer it to the King of Han. However, the horse was too naughty and no one could surrender. Why don't the second prince go and take a look?"
Chen Li's eyes lit up. Since he came from the sea, there must be something magical. Could it be the famous sweat-blooded BMW? This thing was not only a rare item in ancient times, but also more expensive than a luxury car in modern times.
Thinking of this, he said excitedly: "Then please let the Grand Master take his nephew to see how it is."
Zou Pusheng smiled and said, "Of course, this is your father's thing, and of course it is your thing."
The two walked and talked, and in two minutes, they arrived at the stable for Chen Youliang.
This private stable is quite built, with more than a dozen good horses tied inside. There are green horses, bay red horses, white-haired black-maned horses, black-haired red-tailed horses, and several ponies for viewing and playing. Children aged seven or eight can ride.
These horses are strong, with their tails stumbled and lowered their heads to eat the finest feed in the wooden trough. In ancient times, rich people loved horses just like modern people loved cars. They couldn't use them, but they liked to collect them, so they wanted to feel satisfied.
The groom who manages the stables is also a small official. He is wearing a low-level official uniform and stands beside him with his head down and bows his head, not even dares to raise his head.
Zou Pusheng said to him: "The second prince is coming to choose a horse, so you can bring the tall and fierce horse to the second prince."
The horse official looked at Chen Li and said in panic: "This horse is too violent and no one can control it, and the villains dare not get close to you. It is better to change the second prince's golden body and jade body."
Chen Li smiled and said, "It's okay, just take me there, don't worry about other things."
Official Ma looked at Zou Pusheng in embarrassment.
Although he did not recognize the second prince, if he hurt anyone, regardless of whether he was the second prince or not, his future would be ruined.
Zou Pusheng said: "The second prince is extraordinary, can a small fierce horse do anything to him? Go quickly, don't be too long-winded."
Only then did the horse officer take Chen Li to a separate stable.
The stable is not big, only one horse is locked, and this horse is indeed different from the horses from the north and south.
It is one head taller than the horses in the stables, and the horse's body is longer than other horses. It has no extra meat on its body and is very symmetrical.
The four long legs are strong and powerful. The white hair on the whole body is lined with black spots, just like the body of a snow leopard, but its head is black without a single hair.
The strangest thing is that this horse has no reins and no iron rings are seen, so I don’t know how the horse seller took it over.
Zou Pusheng pointed to the horse and said, "Take it out."
The horse official was shocked and said hurriedly: "The horse has no reins when it is pulled. No matter how brave the person is, he cannot ride on his back. As long as someone approaches, he will dig forward and kick backward. Isn't it amazing?"
Zou Pusheng said strangely: "Since there are no reins, how did the horse send the person here?"
Ma Guan said, "It was a red-haired and green-eyed foreigner. He didn't know what to let the horse smell it. The horse followed him obediently. The servant didn't expect to ask him for that thing. Now he must have deliberately cheated people."
Zou Pusheng frowned and said, "What should I do if there is no reins?"
Chen Li walked to the horse and was about to touch it with his hands when the horse's nose was squirting thick air. He raised his head and moved his four hooves back.
Yes, this beast is quite unique.
Chen Li became competitive and said, "Open the door, I want to try how powerful it is."
Official Ma looked at Zou Pusheng and dared not make decisions.
Zou Pusheng was a little worried and said to Chen Li: "Is the second prince confident? If this beast is hurt, I will be really uneasy."
Chen Li said: "This is a rare good horse. Isn't it a pity that I can't surrender? I don't believe in evil when I open the door."
The horse officer had to carefully pave the door and hurriedly retreated far away. It seemed that he knew the horse was so powerful.
The gate was open, but the horse stayed in place and didn't move.
Chen Li reached into the stable with a wooden stick and hit it hard. The horse turned around for a few times before he stepped out of it.
Chapter completed!