Chapter 22 Accumulating Power

  Under the sunlight, the charging green armored war riders were like rapidly moving metal fortresses. The sharp angles and cold, stern gunheads of the war riders pointed straight ahead, as if they would pierce through all obstacles!

  Bronze-colored armor with a metallic luster, perfectly matching the title of Qing Jia Warrior Knight.

  The light cavalry with dark yellow armor then quickly divided into two groups after the charge, each on one side, like a pair of wings, closely following the blue armored war horses on both sides!

  The thundering sound of horseshoes broke the tranquility of the pasture. The nearby red jade birds and thorny skin rabbits were frightened and scattered, while the family slaves who were watching these livestock from a distance were all attracted by the sight, their eyes fixed on the galloping knights, each one dazed and bewildered.

  Seventeen riders galloped on the grassland, and in each of their hearts, a fearless and invincible aura rose!

  Hahaha...

  Li Zhong burst out laughing, laughing without restraint.

  A sense of openness and comfort rose up in my heart like never before.

  From that day on, Li Zhēn focused on training the war riders' combat skills and coordinating the light cavalry and heavy cavalry, spending at least three hours every day!

  Of course, there is a plan for new recruits training, and Li Zhong also took the time to put it in writing. Combining the basic training methods of this era with some of Li Zhong's own insights, a relatively systematic military drill manual was formed.

  In the future, just follow the guidance of the military training manual, step by step, and under sufficient resource supply conditions, it is more than enough to train ordinary elite troops.

  While training in cavalry tactics and integrating light and heavy cavalry, Li Jing also gained a lot of insights, experiencing many things he had never thought of before.

  For example, coordination issues between different branches of the military.

  Now Li Ding's real combat strength is only seventeen riders. Because of the small number, issuing orders is very simple, just a few shouts will do.

  But Li Zhong considered that after the army expanded in scale, relying solely on shouting would be absolutely impossible.

  At this point, Wang Lao Hu and others made suggestions.

  In the Han army, there were two ways to convey orders. The first was by using flag signals, where a signal soldier would wave a flag to express the commander's commands.

  The second is to convey military orders through music. For example, drums and bells use different tunes to represent different commands, achieving the effect of quickly conveying military orders.

  These were things Li Zhuo had never considered before.

  But now that I think about it, it's not too late. Of course, Li Zhēn doesn't understand these things and can only rely on people like Wáng Lǎohǔ to handle them. However, Li Zhēn thinks that the way the military orders are transmitted in the Divine State Grasslands, although they can be learned from the imperial army, still need to have their own characteristics.

  Secondly, it is about the way of intelligence transmission.

  In this era, the strongest and most important way to transmit military information is by using fast horses. Of course, the nomadic tribes on the grasslands also use birds to deliver messages.

  In comparison, the transmission of messages through flying birds is naturally faster and more efficient, but it does not have universality. Even among the nomadic tribes, those who can tame flying birds are only a handful, and even then, it is occasional.

  Through these events, Li Zhēng had a new idea.

  If there is a choice, no matter what it is, nature always chooses the best.

  Li Zhong thought of the warhorse system, thought of the fusion of warhorses, and suddenly had an idea. For the Hu people, flying birds conveying messages was not universal, but for Li Zhong, it could be made universal!

  In the taming arena, all kinds of flying and walking beasts are available, and it's too difficult to choose a special war ride for information transmission.

  Having made up his mind, Li Zhēng didn't hesitate and immediately ordered the beast tamer's arena to prepare the main body and secondary bodies, directly heading to the War Rider Hall for synthesis.

  Based on eagles, wild geese and wild pigeons, after repeated synthesis experiments, a relatively satisfactory special warhorse was finally obtained.

  This special warhorse is gray-blue all over, and when flying in the sky, it has a strong concealment. Its head is smaller than an eagle's, just about the same as a wild pigeon's, but its ferocity and overall quality are stronger than eagles. Moreover, its speed is extremely fast, and its ability to fly continuously also exceeds that of geese, with a significant increase in agility.

  This warhorse was named Blue Soaring Bird by Li Jing - after the naming, Li Jing suddenly thought of a sentence - Which family is strong in delivering messages? Find Blue Soaring in Shen Zhou Ranch!

  Li Zhong believes that with the strong comprehensive quality and spirituality of the Blue Bird, as long as there is a system in place to guarantee it, after a certain degree of training, it can absolutely complete the transmission of information outstandingly!

  The Blue Ranger has only one weakness - too few in number. Due to the difficulty of capturing eagles, there are too few eagles raised in the taming field. Excluding those that failed and were consumed during the process, only four Blue Rangers were formed.

  But for now, it's more than enough. Besides, these guys can still reproduce, right?

  The training of main forces and the messaging system were indeed important to Li Zhong, but he would not neglect other soldiers and new recruits in the training camps.

  Although the war ride is sharp, it has not yet formed a scale.

  According to Li Zhong's prediction, the situation in Liangzhou will definitely change this year. In this change, Li Zhong is determined to gain some benefits.

  The war riders are the main combat force, but the soldiers in the new recruit training camp also play a big role. If Li Zhēn's idea is realized, then the grassland territory will expand. With territory comes the need for power to defend it, and this responsibility will fall on these soldiers.

  Another month has passed.

  This month, with various resources being transported to the ranch in an endless stream, the forging center has also produced a batch of first-class armor, totaling over 40 sets.

  Although there is no suitable mount, the war ride cannot be equipped completely, but it can be split. The mount equipment is placed on one side, and the cavalry equipment can be taken to equip soldiers - they cannot become cavalry, but they can first become infantry.

  Thus, in April, two more forces took shape under Li Zhen's command.

  A heavy gunner equipped with fish-scale armor, holding a long spear. A light infantry archer mainly using a longbow and supplemented by a cavalry saber, equipped with leather armor.

  The two teams each had more than 20 people, plus the light and heavy cavalry before, adding up to a total of sixty men's combat scale.

  In early May, the 40 mu of common wheat sown at the end of last year was ripe.

  Due to the careful cultivation, these 40 mu of wheat can be considered a bumper harvest. On average, each mu yielded eight dan of fine wheat, with a total output of over 300 dan!

  It doesn't look like much, but the household slaves knew deep down that this was already a miracle. They were all from commoner farming families, who wouldn't know about grain yields?

  So everyone was overjoyed and at the same time, the concept of diligence and meticulousness also began to take root in people's minds.

  In May, the hunting team brought Li Zhuang a good news.

  They caught a group of rhinos!

  Rhinoceros and Tapir were classified as one kind in this era, often referred to together as Rhinotapir. However, in the system, these two species with very similar body shape and appearance are divided into two kinds.

  This made Li Zhēng slightly regretful. After all, if it wasn't for the Azure Roar, he wouldn't be able to rapidly expand the scale of his Azure Armor Warhorses.

  But for the pasture, it's also a good thing.

  Whether it's mining and transporting ore or transporting grain, the power used during this period has been mostly human and animal. However, in Li Zhong's view, its efficiency is still very low.

  Li Zhuang had long wanted to synthesize a special warhorse specifically for engineering construction and transportation, which must have tremendous strength, strong physique, huge workload and long endurance, and the speed cannot be too slow.

  It's just an idea, but there is no basis for it.

  Neither cows nor horses are suitable in Li Zhuo's eyes. The only ones that can catch Li Zhuo's eye are the strong species like the green horned beast.

  Now that they had captured a rhinoceros, Li Zhēn decided to use the rhinoceros as the base and synthesize a special war steed species for transportation.

  Although it is said that through rhinoceros, other main war riders can also be synthesized. However, Li Zhēng still feels that the grassland stage has enough green armor war riders, and having too many types is not good for serving. Besides, this group of rhinoceros is not large in number, if luck is bad, it's possible to not get a war rider with outstanding attributes.

  On the contrary, requiring a slightly inferior civilian special war horse, with much more room for synthetic selection.

  No need to say more, let's merge.

  The next day, a transport warhorse named Giant Power Beast was born.

  Inheriting most of the advantages of rhinoceros, Gigantor inherited and carried forward the physique and strength of rhinoceros, with a height of over 2 meters and a body length of over 4 meters, looking extremely large, but its agility and spirituality were much worse. In addition, it was not outstanding in terms of speed and failed to meet Li Zhēn's requirements.

  But that's not the problem, because of the system synthesis, even if the giant beast is completely stupid and can't be more obedient, it can still fully obey orders and do so flawlessly. This also explains one thing: the smarter you are, the less likely you are to listen.

  As for flexibility, Li Zhong does not make demands.

  Only in terms of speed, it's a bit disappointing, but compared to ordinary cattle and horses, it's not much different.

  Apart from its strength and physique, the Gigas also has a certain amount of attacking power. Although the Gigas does not have an active attack**, it is very gentle in nature. But Li Zhēn believes that if it were to be provoked or given orders, relying on the sharp horns inherited from the rhinoceros, it would be extremely terrifying when it goes crazy!

  Although so, Li Zhēn's definition of the Giant Power Beast is still a transport-type war steed. At least for a very long time, this war steed will not be used in warfare - its speed is far inferior to that of the Qingjia War Steed, and its consumption is huge, with it eating more than five times as much fodder as the Qingjia War Steed every day!

  With such a huge consumption, it is difficult for the grassland to supply more giant beasts in a short period of time. Now there are only five giant beasts, and Zhao Wu already feels the pressure.

  If more powerful beasts are raised, should the Qingjia Cavalry still be developed?