"Aihua, have you ever made that tractor?" Dong Shuheng asked, pointing to the tractor parked nearby.
"Well, I have ridden on it, President. He can't run as fast as a horse, but he is very powerful." Na Aihua replied.
"Oh, yes, you are still a cavalryman! Then you say that if I can make it run faster, I can put an iron shell on the outside, and the driver can drive the tractor inside, and the carriage can also be covered with steel.
, leave a shooting hole, install a rotating machine gun inside, and then install a cannon on the top."
Dong Shuheng first described the appearance of the armored tractor to Na Aihua, and then continued to ask: "If this is the case, if you lead the cavalry to confront him, can you still defeat him?"
Then Aihua imagined the strange look that Dong Shuheng described.
He scratched his head and said: "President, that tractor belongs to us, so I will definitely choose to sit in that tractor. No matter how powerful the war horse is, it is still flesh and blood like a human being. How can it fight against steel."
"Hahaha, what a smart kid. Then Aihua, when you go back to Xinjing Army School, go directly to the Special Cavalry Section. I will go and teach you in person."
With that said, Dong Shuheng was worried that he would forget this matter, so he mentioned it to Wei Yuxiang, the chief secretary next to him, and asked Wei Yuxiang to make arrangements.
"Oh, you brat, why don't you thank the president yet." The forest director knew that Dong Shuheng was trying to support Aihua, so he quickly reminded him to thank him.
Then Epworth is still thinking about what the Special Cavalry Division is.
In fact, this is an alternative term that Dong Shuheng came up with temporarily.
With tractors, "water tanks" will definitely appear. In order to keep it secret, Dong Shuheng could only call this special unit special cavalry.
Although the physical object has not been manufactured yet, talents must be cultivated first.
Even if we really get a few tractors equipped with iron armor by then.
It's nothing more than a diesel engine with armor and means of attack.
When fighting, just use your speed, armor and firepower.
"Oh, thank you, President. I would like to ask the President, I was originally going to the Cavalry Division. What is this Special Cavalry Division?"
The forest director on the other side was so angry that he was so angry. Did he talk to the president like this?
This guy is usually very smart, why is he always acting stupid today?
Dong Shuheng didn't care. Aihua was only sixteen or seventeen years old. He was still a simple child with a mind that didn't have so many tricks.
He smiled and joked: "This is a military secret. You will know it when the time comes."
The ranch was very large, covering an area of more than 100,000 acres. Dong Shuheng just took a look around the field.
The surrounding areas are mainly pasture and farmland.
Dong Shuheng went to the military horse farm again and found that each ranch would be forced to keep a certain number of war horses to meet the needs of the army's war horses.
Although the Renaissance Army now controls a large amount of grassland, there is no shortage of sources of horses.
But ordinary war horses can no longer meet the needs of the army.
The Renaissance Army urgently needs to breed higher-quality war horses in large quantities.
The Don horses captured from Tsarist Russia, the Dawan horses captured from Kazakhstan, and the sweat horses paid tribute by Bukhara can now be seen at the military horse farm of the Renaissance Army.
Ever since the Bukhara Khanate was defeated and surrendered by the Ba'ath Army, it has clung to the thigh of the Ba'ath Army.
Because they found a country that was more powerful than Tsarist Russia, and this country could also be their backer.
It is better to be a vassal state of China than to be destroyed by Tsarist Russia.
There is nothing good about the country of Bukhara. The only thing it is famous for is its bloody horses.
It seems that the name "Sweat-blooded BMW" was still given to it by us Chinese people.
Of course, there is actually a treasure there, which is oil, but no one is interested in this stuff yet.
Although Dong Shuheng knows that this stuff is good, he currently has a few large oil fields that are easy to exploit and that is enough.
After all, his tractor had just been developed, and the fuel consumption required was not as good as that of a small county town in later generations.
As for the kerosene that ordinary people burn in their homes, it is even drizzle. How much can it burn?
The current Ba'ath Army is engaged in trade with the Kingdom of Oman and has acquired many Arabian horses.
It can be said that the variety and number of war horses currently controlled by the Renaissance Army are more complete than at any time in history.
Dong Shuheng allowed various pastures to raise war horses, which would help cultivate higher war horse breeds.
Because war horses are easier to manage in state-owned pastures.
"President, you see, the stallion's name is Red Rabbit, and it is a sweat horse. Haha, it has the same name as Lu Bu's horse. This year we have bred it with more than 40 mares, including Arabian horses.
There are Dawan horses, and most of them are Mongolian horses, but they haven’t given birth yet. When they do, we will look at the effects of crossbreeding.”
Dong Shuheng saw a separate horse pen in a corner of the racecourse.
There is a handsome and handsome horse inside.
Its figure is proud and independent, and its eyes look at everything.
What a "happy" stallion!
Dong Shuheng sighed in his heart.
Dong Shuheng had no urge to ride it. After all, he was a full-time horse rider.
It seems that Dong Shuheng would feel a little awkward if he rode with others again.
Dong Shuheng didn't stay in a ranch for long. The weather suddenly turned cold and he had to leave here as soon as possible.
Back at Nerchinsk, the Black Dragon Navy was already waiting here, followed by a series of troop transport ships.
After all, Dong Shuheng was followed by a large number of bodyguards.
After boarding the troop transport ship, his speed became much faster.
"Mom, I'm back." Aihua returned home, and his mother had already prepared dinner.
Some people on the ranch eat in the canteen, and some eat at home.
In order to avoid waste, part of your salary will be deducted to offset food expenses when eating in the canteen.
Therefore, many herdsmen with families still choose to start their own restaurants, and most of the people who eat in the canteen are single.
There are many hills and forests around Nerchinsk. There are not many trees on them.
Therefore, most of the houses built on the ranch are wooden houses.
There are two wooden houses in Epworth's home, and there is a smaller kitchen and utility room outside.
It was enough for mother and son to live there. Aihua's mother was a dull woman.
After the ranch was established, some single-parent families reunited.
But Aihua's mother didn't communicate much with others, and the cruel life made her look a bit old, so she still lived with her son.
But Aihua is going to the military academy now, and he plans to help his mother arrange a marriage.
"Chi Na is back, let's have dinner." Aihua's mother was a little stupid and couldn't speak Mandarin, so she called Chi Na by his original name.
"Mom, you have to learn Mandarin quickly!" Aihua said.
"My grandma works with cows every day. These cows can all understand the prairie dialect, and they can't teach me to speak Mandarin," Aihua's mother said.
She now works in a dairy farm. There are basically female workers there. On the grassland, women do all the milking work.
Milking is an essential skill for every prairie woman.
"Mom, are you having a hard time working on the dairy farm now?" Maybe it was because he was about to leave home, so Aihua suddenly wanted to pay more attention to his mother.
"It's better than grazing on the grassland before. At that time, my mother and I worked hard every day and didn't have enough to eat."
"I still have to be whipped by those old men. Although the stewards of the ranch still curse, no one beats us anymore. Chi Na, you have become so powerful again, and my mother is already satisfied."
Aihua's mother likes to recall the previous hardships in front of him.
It seems that this can give her a greater sense of satisfaction. The so-called remembering the bitter and thinking of the sweet is nothing more than that.
"Mom, our life will be better in the future. After graduating from the military academy, I will be a real officer."
"Really? China, that's great. I heard from Pearl and the others that the emperor is here today?"
"Yes, grandma, he is not an emperor, but a president, but he is almost the same as an emperor. The president stood outside your dairy farm for a long time. He also asked the farm director to raise more cows in the future. He also said that he would be a different person in the future.
A cow can feed one more child. Many children are born without milk, and they survive because they eat the milk produced here," Na Aihua said.
"Did he really say that? Then what grandma did was a matter of great merit." Aihua's mother is a Buddhist. They believe that accumulating merit in this life will bring blessings in the future and can also benefit future generations.
brings advantages.
"Come on, Aihua, you have to eat more of this steamed bun. If you want to be a general in the future, you can't be so skinny." Aihua has been thin since he was a child, maybe because of long-term malnutrition that made him miss out.
puberty.
Although life has gotten better now, Aihua has only become stronger and stronger, but his height has not become taller.
"Mom, you don't have to worry. We don't fight with spears and swords now. As long as I practice my marksmanship and horsemanship well, the enemy won't be able to get close to me."
"Those Tsarist Russians are all tall and powerful, but they still can't beat us. The bigger they are, the easier they are to be hit by bullets. In the battle at Yuehu Lake, I specifically picked out the bigger Tsarist Russians to fight."
Aihua smiled and said to his mother.
Prairie people all worship the strong and like those who are tall and mighty.
A thin and skinny person like Aihua can only do the hardest and most tiring work among the tribe.
So his mother used to try her best to give food to Aihua when she was grazing in the tribe.
Now that the conditions are better, he can eat more.
However, Aihua has grown stronger, but still not taller.
This made her blame herself very much, feeling that she had not raised Chi Na well.
"Well, you always have a point." Aihua's mother also smiled slightly. She is relatively stupid, but fortunately Chi Na is not as stupid as her, he is a smart child.
Now China has become the little hero of the dairy farm. She is very proud and the women who work together on the dairy farm are envious of her.
"Mom, I'm going to the military school soon. I won't have much time to come back. If I join the army in the future, I'll rarely come back. You have to find yourself a companion." Aihua said in a solemn tone, staring at her mother.
, just like an adult.
Hearing her son suddenly say this, Aihua's mother was stunned for a moment, with a mix of shyness and sadness on her face.
I am shy because I am a woman, and this question was raised by my son.
What is sad is that the son who has been by his side will soon leave him.
For women on the grassland, only their sons are the closest people to them, and they don't even know who the father is.
Because in such a living environment, anyone can get into their tent.
Aihua was born like that. Fortunately, Aihua grew up in that environment and understood these principles, so he never asked his mother who his father was.
Now Aihua proposed that mother find a companion without any psychological burden.
"Mom, I see that Lao Wang from the planting team often visits our house. He is Han, has a good personality, doesn't drink, doesn't know how to hit people, and is alone. Why don't you stay with him?"
Hua didn't know how to say this politely, after all, he was just a big boy.
"China, you don't have to worry about grandma. I go to the dairy farm every day and I'm not alone. I'll just wait until you marry a daughter-in-law to accompany me." Aihua's mother's eyes were slightly red. She lowered her head and didn't want to
She let her son see it, but continued to comfort her because she didn't want her son to worry about her.