Dayu controlled the flood and passed by his house nine times without entering. ( .)

In the few months after his daughter was born, Song Biao also spent too much time outside the country. During this period, he was actively mobilizing and training the entire army to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

Song Biao also wanted to take his wife Shu Xuan to the grasslands in western Liaoning to take a look, but he failed to get what he wanted several times. This time, because his daughter was too young, Song Biao could only continue to inspect the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau alone.

The expansion of the Governor's Office in the three eastern provinces in the jurisdiction changed with the scale of the development of the new army. By setting up three major military and pastoral bureaus in Liaoxi, Xing'an League and Hulunbuir, relying on their strength and strategies to clear Mongolian banner owners and nobles, as well as land purchase, leasing, etc.

The methods control the Zhelim League, Zhaowuda League and Zhuosotou League among the six Mongolian alliances in the southern desert, and basically control the eastern part of Inner Mongolia. Even the railway was built to the Xilingol League.

Among these areas controlled by the Governor's Office of the Three East Provinces by virtue of their strength, except for Chifeng County, which was officially transferred to Jinzhou Prefecture, the Qing government neither recognized nor dared to deny other places.

Similarly, the Governor's Office of the three eastern provinces also adopts semi-public strategies to manage the eastern part of the Nansha Desert. For example, the headquarters of the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau is located in Heichengzi in the Daling River Basin. This is actually an agricultural reclamation area to grow corn.

, mainly soybeans and buckwheat, the real military and pastoral bureau headquarters is in Aohan Banner, and the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Northeast New Army is also stationed in Aohan Banner. The railway from Jinzhou to Chifeng and the railway from Xing'an League to Chengde are also here.

There is also a dedicated railway from Fuxin to Aohan.

Song Biao took the train directly to Aohan Banner. Then he rode a horse to the garrison of the Second Cavalry Division for inspection.

Xiao Kaigui, the commander of the Second Cavalry Division of the Northeast New Army, and Jiang Zhaojian, the head of the instructor, accompanied Song Biao on a horse around the division headquarters to patrol. Both of them were from the second cavalry department of Japanese mainland Chinese students. They were also from the second cavalry department of Japanese mainlanders.

People from Wuhan, Hubei, were not allowed to use cavalry in Hubei's new army. At the invitation of their classmates in the infantry department, they transferred to the New Army in the Northeast to serve very early and were responsible for the establishment of the Second Cavalry Regiment. From 1907 to 1908, they successively entered the group.

Go to the French Cavalry Officer's School for further studies and internships. After returning to China, he continued to serve as the chief and deputy brigade commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade. While he was promoted to the division, Lieutenant Colonel Kalipochiv, the teaching commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade, was transferred to the Far East Land Cavalry Division.

Director of the teaching, Jiang Zhaojian served as the position of director and staff officer, and French Major Pangoli Army served as consultant to the division headquarters.

Xiao Kaigui and Jiang Zhaojian were both smart people and had a relatively obvious revolutionary tendency during the Japanese period. Under the recommendation of Jiang Fangzhen, the two also joined the Chinese Revolutionary Association and the Xinhua Association very early, and strictly studied French according to Song Biao's requirements.

, took turns to train in French cavalry command and military staff courses.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

During the New Year, there was still snow on the grassland of Aohan Banner, and the mountains and fields in the distance were still covered with snow. The river was filled with clear snow, rolling up the shattered ice and snow, and the grass was already green.

In the distance, herders were driving herds and cattle to herd. About thousands of livestock were on the vast grassland, looking as small as a boat in the sea.

The Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau has an advisory group from the United States and Russia. It involves many fields such as animal husbandry, agriculture, botany, and military horse cultivation. In recent years, the military reclamation system has implemented a large-scale custom pastoral system and scientific pasture management mechanism.

, introduce new types of forage and pasture artificial cultivation and improvement, implement strict rotational grazing and mixed sowing systems for each pastoral area, uniformly allocate feed from the three eastern provinces, and also introduce a large number of new pastoral livestock, milk sheep, fur sheep, semi-fine wool sheep, and fine wool sheep

The large-scale introduction of velvet goats, milk-used cattle and new beef cattle is gradually changing the animal husbandry structure and total output value in the eastern and eastern provinces of Mongolia.

The large-scale introduction of new pasture seeds, new grasses and feed is more obvious in its role. The more scientific pasture management mechanism is to prevent the sandy pastures.

Climbing on the vast green grassland, Song Biao could feel an unprecedented self-release, all the pressure on his body and those heavy thoughts seemed to be left behind.

The vision is infinitely far away, and the mind becomes clear, as broad as it can tolerate the world.

At this moment, he thought leisurely, who said that China is not a good place?

Song Biao rode a new medium-sized war horse that was being cultivated by the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau. In order to cultivate it as soon as possible, he took a shortcut and directly cultivated it on the basis of the Xindun hippo and the Wuzhumuqin horse.

The first generation of Liaoxi horses was then improved in different directions by Orlov fast-paced horses, Hanover horses, Anglo Arab horses, and Anglo Normandy horses. This is the second generation of Liaoxi horses. By selecting the second generation

The best part is then used for the first generation of Liaoxi horses to mating and reproduction, and the selection of excellent horse breeds with relatively stable genetic conditions is selected as stallions, so as to quickly form a stable new horse breed in ten to twenty years.

Song Biao rode the first generation of Liaoxi horses, with a total of more than 60,000 horses. The average height of this generation of Liaoxi horses is between 130 cm and 155 cm. Due to the instability of genetic factors, they are different from each other.

It is extremely large, so it is not suitable for a stable military horse. Currently, only the Second Cavalry Division is used in the selection part.

Since the Russian Far East Army had previously inherited an astonishing number of new and old Don hippos, Orlov horses and other Russian horses, most of the military horses currently used by the New Army in the Northeast are still mainly Don hippos, Mongolian horses and Eastern Ocean horses.

Among the Mongolian horses, the main choice is Wuzhumuqin horse.

Riding on the grasslands around the division headquarters, Song Biao felt very good about this Liaoxi horse. His horse stance was very coordinated and he was a horse. The riding feeling was very comfortable, and he was relaxed. The height of the horse.

Very good size, speed and sensitivity.

He actually knew that this was a good horse selected by the Second Cavalry Division and the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau. After strict training, it can be regarded as one of the local breeds of horses. It is very good if you have such results.

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After walking around the grassland, Song Biao took his horse back to the division headquarters, and everyone continued to return with him with a rush.

The three cavalry divisions of the Northeast New Army each have six regiments under their jurisdiction. They are three cavalry regiments, one reserve cavalry regiment, one baggage regiment, and one cavalry artillery regiment. Each cavalry regiment has 3,135 men, 2,890 horses, and 5,282 baggage regiments.

, 4922 horses, 3885 sets of baggage and 3130 cavalry artillery regiments, 3110 horses...36 87mm cavalry field cannons, and 12 other cannons.

In addition to the command battalion of the division headquarters, the logistics battalion, the division headquarters hospital, the health team, etc., the total division has a total of 22,500 people.

Such a large-scale cavalry division is lying on the Aohan Banner, which has a great deterrence to the entire eastern Mongolian region. It is absolutely unimaginable that this division can go north to support the Fourth Cavalry Brigade, advance to Outer Mongolia, or go south.

Going straight to the capital, advancing westward will threaten the entire Inner Mongolia, and you can take a detour and enter Shanxi directly.

Back at the division headquarters, Song Biao went directly to the animal husbandry base of the Military and Animal Husbandry Bureau to inspect. The more than 10,000 horses retained here were carefully selected among the first generation. The rest of the Xindun hippos, Wuzhumuqin

There are 12,000 horses, Orlov fast-paced horses, Hanover horses, Anglo Arab horses, and Anglo Normandy horses in total. They are currently the largest stallion breeding center among the three major military and pastoral bureaus.

This is the second time that Song Biao visited the Aohan Banner Military Horse Cultivation Farm of the Western Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau. The last time he came here was two years ago. The scale was definitely not that big. In the director of the Military and Pastoral Bureau Qi Hao and the commander of the Second Cavalry Division Xiao Kaigui

Accompanied by her, Song Biao was very interested in re-inspecting.

Seeing so many excellent war horses, Song Biao was filled with joy of harvest. In order to cultivate excellent war horses that could adapt to the three eastern provinces, Mongolian grasslands, and northern China, he invested a lot of money here. He also risked a lot of politics and

Military risks occupy this place, and now we have finally seen some results.

The twelve branches of the entire Liaoxi Military Horse Cultivation Farm are densely distributed along the Laoha River, Mengke River and Jiaolai River in Aohan Banner. They also have sheep, cattle and grass cultivation stations to provide local herdsmen with excellent herdsmen.

, Forage, also has a military farm in Laoha River, responsible for providing good grain varieties to the surrounding areas and promoting agricultural production management experience. The local area mainly focuses on corn, soybeans, potatoes, alfalfa, and black forage, and the animal husbandry and grain industry are mutually beneficial.

In combination, some feed is provided on site.

The military horse cultivation ground that Song Biao inspected was close to the headquarters of the Second Cavalry Division, and was also the headquarters, with more than 3,000 excellent horses.

These are all gratifying results.

Song Biao watched these thousands of excellent horses move freely in multiple fenced grass areas with separate horse breeds. At first glance, they were all famous horses from various countries. The first generation of Liaoxi horses carefully selected 1,200.

As a stallion here, it generally has a height of 1.4 meters to 1.5 meters. Compared with Western military horses, it is relatively short, moderate and slightly wider. It has the appearance characteristics of Wuzhumuqin horses and Mongolian horses, compared with Mongolian horses.

The horse has a relatively more symmetrical body shape. The coat colors are mainly chestnut, maroon, chestnut, black and yellow. There are few other colors. In order to distinguish between the Don hippos, the dark black color is mainly used in the selection of colors.

, chestnut, chestnut, and maroon red continue to accompany them.

The horse's hair is moderate, not as long as the Mongolian horse, and is comparable to the horse's hair of the Don hippo, but it is thicker. Its beauty is still very good at the horse's hair.

Qi Hao, director of the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau, is the first person in charge of the cultivation of horses in western Liaoxi. He has a rich research and investigation on this. He was previously assigned to study at the military horse cultivation bases in Japan and Russia for a year.

This is not the first time Song Biao went to the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau. He has a good understanding of the entire cultivation of Liaoxi Horses. This type of Liaoxi Horse, which is neither tall nor beautiful, is a really good military horse that suits China, and has strong adaptability.

It is resistant to rough and cold, has a high horse-drawn ride rate, is gentle and agile, has good endurance and speed, and is moderate in weight-bearing ability. It is a medium-sized and excellent military horse that uses both scrambling and riding.

Song Biao looked at this and felt very happy. Twenty years later, he believed that the entire army would formally adopt Liaoxi Horse on a large scale, sweep the entire Mongolian Plateau, and even approach Siberia in the north and sweep Central Asia.

Seeing that Song Biao was in a good mood, Xiao Kaigui couldn't wait to step forward and exclaimed to Song Biao: "General, our new army's current military horses are really good, but fortunately Director Qi of our Military and Pastoral Bureau

If we continue to develop like this for more than ten years, our Northeast cavalry will definitely be the most powerful cavalry, and it is no worse than the Cossack cavalry at all."

Song Biao rarely smiled for a moment, and praised Qi Hao, director of the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau, with satisfaction: "You have done a good job in the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau over the years. It is obvious to all."

Qi Hao was of course very happy to hear such praise. He and Cai E both came from the third Japanese Land and Cavalry Department. They were also recommended by Cai E. Everyone's fate was very strange. Because Song Biao was from the time of the time. The Russian army received hundreds of thousands of military horses at a low price, so he was appointed to take charge of the matter first, and the handling was very good. Later, he was responsible for the military horse work of the New Army in the Northeast. He then went to Japan to study military horse cultivation. Go to France and Germany to investigate this matter.

After Qi Hao returned from the French and German investigation, he gave Song Biao a lot of very good suggestions, including the scattered cultivation of horses and other matters in various military reclamation bureaus. Later, when the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau was in charge of the Liaoxi Army and Pastoral Bureau, Song Biao's first choice was to let Qi Hao be responsible for the western Liaoxi. The Military and Pastoral Bureau also placed the military and horse cultivation work of the Northeast New Army in this bureau and was led by Qi Hao.

The cultivation of horse breeds in the Northeast is mainly responsible for the military reclamation system. The three major military and pastoral bureaus in western Liaoning, Xing'an League and Hulunbuir are the main tasks, while the tasks in western Liaoning are the heaviest and most urgent, and the achievements are also the most significant.

It should be said that Qi Hao did a good job as the director of the Liaoxi Military and Pastoral Bureau, and Song Biao was also very satisfied.

Song Biao was also satisfied with Xiao Kaigui and Jiang Zhaojian's work performance. The difference was that he had different responsibilities and pressures. After praising Qi Hao, Song Biao said to Xiao Kaigui very seriously: "Can it be comparable to the Cossack cavalry? I'm afraid it's not. Just say a few words, but it is not enough to make a conclusion with good military horses. You should continue to work hard and not be complacent."

Xiao Kaigui was really the kind of person who was easily complacent. He immediately smiled and said, "General, it's hard to say whether our Second Cavalry Division can compete with the Cossack Cavalry, but if it's a sweeping pass, there must be no problem. ”

Song Biao raised his eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Kaigui coldly, and asked in a stinging tone: "Is that true?"

Xiao Kaigui was shocked and dared not speak.

Song Biao was a little regretful. He gently whipped Xiao Kaigui's shoulder with the horse whip in his hand and said, "It turns out that you don't have real confidence, and since you don't have such confidence, why bother to be self-confidence!"

"The chief seat..."

Xiao Kaigui's face turned red and he didn't know how to answer.

The adjutant of the staff accompanies Song Biao is Chen Qicai. Since Shu Fangde was promoted to the director of the Defense Department, Chen Qicai has always served as the director of the New Army Secretariat. There are many Japanese mainland graduates from all over the New Army, and Chen Qicai is the first. A group of top-notch squad leaders were also the first class leader when they studied in the first Staff Department of Lu Shi in Far East. They could not take advantage of Jiang Yanxing and Cai E, but they were authentic in front of Xiao Kaigui and others. high qualifications and seniors.

Chen Qicai is a more gloomy person, unlike Shu Fangde, who is known for his integrity and elegance. He watched Xiao Kaigui suffer a loss but did not speak, and was respectfully and bowed his head behind Song Biao. If Shu Fangde was here, he would definitely be I want to excuse Xiao Kaigui.

Jiang Zhaojian and Song Biao persuaded: "Master, we respect the Chief, so how dare we speak too much, because we are too confident, so we will be conceited."

Song Biao actually had a good evaluation of Xiao Kaigui and Jiang Zhaojian. He always thought that Xiao Kaigui was a man who could fight and had a very strict military governance, so he stood out in a system like Song Biao, which always pursued strict military governance. Jiang Zhaojian was A steady and careful person.

Song Biao always wanted to be suitable for the attacks and enlighten his subordinates. He hoped that all the troops under his command could become good generals, so he commented lightly: "Kai Gui, the general's confidence comes from his understanding of himself and the army.

, The more you know yourself and the troops, you will have a lot of confidence. If you lack confidence or be too conceited, it means that you don’t understand your troops and are far from the soldiers in the army. The division commander, the division commander, has just begun.

Ah, we must adhere to the principle of our army. Generals should be able to respect the wise and politely rituals. They should advance and retreat with the soldiers, eat the same bowl of rice, sleep on the same kang, work hard together, and work together."

Xiao Kaigui lowered his head and admitted his mistake and replied: "What the chief taught me is that my subordinates must continue to adhere to this principle."

Song Biao actually didn't know whether Xiao Kaigui could accept his training. The final test could only be on the battlefield. He just sighed and pointed at the front, saying, "Go to the cavalry artillery regiment and the baggage regiment to see,

Your cavalry regiment has watched too many times, so I must have prepared for me very well."

Just after being taught by Song Biao, Xiao Kaigui tried his best to appear modest and honest and said, "General, our entire division is well prepared, and there is no omission. If there is any omission, I will serve the soldiers below.
To be continued...