Lord of Rot

Chapter 242 The establishment of the cavalry

The sound of excited horse hooves came from the castle, as well as people's exclamations.

Then Li Qi heard the sound of rapid running.

He put down the cup of hot milk in his hand and looked towards the door.

I saw the weathered Crow Camel running in. After not seeing each other for a while, Crow's skin became a bit darker, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Qi was sure that it was still the same Crow. The long journey did not change his temperament: "Sir, I'm back! I've fulfilled my mission!"

The horse was bought back!

Li Qi put down the cup and stood up happily.

Unexpectedly, Crowe actually brought the horse back this year.

Li Qi said: "Thank you for your hard work, Crow! I guess your experience on the road must be very interesting."

Crowe smiled: "But it's definitely not as good as you."

This year, there have been three major events in the entire East Gorge. One is that the bastards from Shuijian Land have mobilized tens of thousands of rebels to attack Longship Castle.

One thing is that a black king suddenly came to Iron Valley and wanted to overthrow the rule of Bol II.

Another thing is that the young lady of the Leopold family was kidnapped, but Baron Porcupine led his team to turn the tide.

Two of them are related to Li Qi.

"I would rather those things have nothing to do with me," Li Qi said. "A quiet life is more suitable for me."

They chatted and came to the castle yard.

Dozens of horses with bright coats were led by horse dealers.

"There are 54 good horses in total," Crow Camel introduced beside Li Qi: "Among them are 50 fast horses, 4 desert war horses, one stallion in the desert war horse, and the other three are mares."

"Very good" Li Qi nodded with satisfaction.

Li Qi walked to the desert war horses and looked at them. These three mares were Rocket's future wives.

Stallions will be more expensive and difficult to buy.

Li Qi plans to use desert war horses to improve the breed. All he needs is light cavalry. For example, the cost of charging heavy cavalry is too high at present. Not only is the price high, but the training cost is also high.

Of course, if we just talk about power, as long as Li Qi can train 5000 armored cavalry, he can directly sweep across the entire Lulea continent, and there is no need to worry about whether the enemy has dozens or twenty extraordinary beings.

Under the iron heel, all living beings are equal.

Of course, this is just a thought.

5000 pieces of equipment, how much does it cost if you don’t fight for a day?

Eating horse chews can kill a person.

"Take the horse to the racecourse first." Li Qi ordered: "By the way, send someone to tell Sir Swift Blade that the cavalry will be selected this afternoon."

Good news comes like a gust of wind.

The porcupine soldiers learned that the selection of cavalry had finally begun today, and they were all eager to try.

Long before this, the lords often used cavalry to beat people, and they beat people a hundred times.

I was beaten every time, and I never had the chance to become a cavalry, but now I am finally seeing the benefits.

50 fast horses, probably paired with 30 cavalry,

When the soldiers came to the horse farm, they saw the Hippogriff following the Baron almost at the first sight.

The Hippogriff Rockets have grown a lot larger over this period of time. Li Qi visually estimated that it wouldn't be long before he could ride a rocket into the sky.

There are more than 50 equine cousins ​​who are new to the racecourse, and Rocket’s little expression is full of curiosity.

The eagle kept tilting its head to look around.

As for Li Qi's fierce-maned horse, Rocket's uncle, he dismissed those fast horses. His noble war horse bloodline made him only care about the group of desert war horses.

Li Qi grabbed a finger-thick meat stick and threw it into the sky. With his arm strength, the thrown meat stick could fly at least several stories high.

"Gu Gu!" The rocket spread its wings, stirred up strong winds, and flew into the sky to bite the meat strips.

Wings spread, gliding down.

After the soles of his feet landed, Rocket raised his head and swallowed the strip of meat into his mouth, then came to Li Qi's side with a "coo" and circled around him.

The soldiers who saw this scene were amazed.

Although rockets have often been seen flying over the Porcupine Territory in recent times, and everyone knows that this is the Lord's mount, this is the first time for such a close encounter like today.

They also didn't forget that their goal today was to become cavalry.

Pegasus belongs to adults, so I can't ride it myself, but I should be fine riding a horse.

The selection training was conducted entirely by Li Qi alone.

Because he has rich cavalry experience among those present.

"My lord seems to know everything."

Kuai Jian didn't know that Li Qi could train cavalry. There was no outstanding cavalry in the Porcupine Territory.

There was a swordsman teacher Warg Killer before, and his equestrian skills were not very good, so the origin of Baron Li Qi's superb skills can only be attributed to the identity of the divine scroller.

God's favored ones, how could it be possible for God to know so much if it weren't for God!

The whole selection and training process is very fast.

And there is also the help of Beast Whisperer Pitts on the side.

Which horse is in what condition, who it wants to partner with more, etc.

The inspector can be said to be not only Li Qi, but also every horse present.

A total of 30 cavalrymen were selected this time.

The Porcupine Cavalry was officially formed.

In the next few days, Li Qi put aside all his work and made a special trip to the racecourse to watch the cavalry training.

Unexpectedly, Little Joel's performance was pretty good. After being stripped of his status as a knight's retinue, Little Joel became much calmer. He worked very hard in training, so Li Qi gave him the status of cavalry captain.

After the training was on track, what Li Qi had to consider was the cavalry equipment.

The equipment of the horse cavalry is definitely different from that of the infantry, and what he wants is light cavalry that is both flexible and survivable.

Blacksmith factory.

"Light cavalry usually wear leather armor, sir." A blacksmith said in front of Richie.

They are working together on the issue of equipment for the Porcupine Cavalry team.

Because the main weapon used by this cavalry team in the future is muskets, there will also be swords but they do not include charges.

Mainly wandering, harassing, and chasing.

Therefore, the weapons on his body cannot be a bulky full set of equipment.

"No, the defensive power of leather armor is too low." Li Qi shook his head and rejected the proposal: "At least ensure that the cavalry's torso and head are protected."

"Then dismantle part of the armor and keep only the breastplate and helmet?" the blacksmith said: "For example, the arms and legs can be replaced with light leather armor, and the removed part will not be wasted, and can be combined to make New armor.”

It sounds very cost-effective.

Li Qi nodded: "It's okay, then let's try to modify the armor of these 30 people first."

It wasn't much trouble to just dismantle the armor on the arms and legs. A group of blacksmiths took matters into their own hands and quickly dismantled 30 sets.

After receiving the armor, the cavalry mounted their horses and began training in the horse farm.

It really doesn't have much impact.

All problems are solved, only hard training remains.

Just when Reach was temporarily busy with the cavalry, another good news came. The number of muskets he had recently requested to produce was enough.

There are dozens of them, maybe two or three soldiers can use one.

When the output increases in the future, it will be possible to make one per person, or even two per person.

The gun stock is made of wood, and the barrel is made of two layers of iron sheets and has rifling carved into it.

The overall workmanship was so good that Li Qi couldn't tell that it was hammered, as if it was machine-made.

The traces after forge welding are also almost invisible.

They were all made after research by Betty and the blacksmiths.

With the cavalry now in place, musketry training should also be put on the agenda.