The Tao Te Ching is a philosophical book, but it also contains the content of war: "There is no way in the world, and Rong Ma was born in the suburbs". It means that when the world is in turmoil, the war horses and cubs are next to the battlefield.

The gestation period is 11 months, and the lactation period is 6 months after the birth, which means that the mare can continue to conceive after 18 months. In general, mares on horse farms spend their lives giving birth to cubs and breastfeeding. Feeding, giving birth. The Liberation Army adopted the modern method of artificial insemination by sperm retrieval. Because of the lack of low-temperature jingzi storage technology, conception can only be carried out with relatively strict time control to improve the reproduction efficiency of improved varieties.

After the surrender of the Twist Army, they brought a large number of war horses, and there were as many as 3,000 mares with relatively large sizes. Hebei seized a large number of Huangzhuang, part of which was used to grow alfalfa, which is a good fodder, so these horses are in the horse farm in Hebei.

The Guangfu army used 50,000 troops in the siege of Shenyang this time, which required a large number of transportation, and the stallion was used as a war horse, and the mare was not able to run violently, so it was used as a pack horse.

As soon as the artillery was unloaded, the logistics department demanded that the horse team return to the racecourse. Many of the mares in this batch were nine months pregnant, and given the situation, the logistics department felt sorry for the horses. If something happens, it's one corpse and two lives. From an efficiency point of view, the loss of a pony is 18 months at most, and the loss of a mare means that there are three or four or more fewer ponies. From the perspective of "infinite scarcity of children and grandchildren", if these generations are multiplied, twenty years will not only be a matter of two horses, but may be expanded to thirty or fifty horses.

The troops should let the comrades know the worries of Comrade Baba, and the weather outside the gate is indeed much colder than inside the pass. The comrades in the south spent a winter in the north, and many comrades in the south who had been in the army for a short time saw the legendary heavy snow for the first time, and near Shenyang at the end of October, there was a chill in Beijing before the snow was about to fall. Therefore, the troops agreed to return the horses that had been urgently allocated to the racecourse. Finally avoided the occurrence of "Rong Ma was born in the suburbs".

For the horses of the troops, the comrades of the troops naturally have enough love and cherishment. But for the enemy, this kind of affection does not exist. Although the previous intelligence work was not very good, I inquired about some news when I bought and sold wood, and now the total number of people in Shengjing is about 250,000 to 300,000. The 50,000 Guangfu army attacked such a city, and everyone still held back their strength.

Fight a clean and thorough war of annihilation, pay tribute to the governor, and report the good news to the central government. is the slogan of this battle. There was no echelon defense outside Shengjing City, which made the commanders breathe a sigh of relief. The tactics of the Manchu Qing were still so backward that if the Guangfu army was to defend such a city, there were more than 100,000 soldiers in the city, and a defense system centered on the city would definitely extend to a range of at least 20 kilometers outside the city. Not to mention that the Manchus have been in Shengjing for more than a year, and no matter how slow the speed is, they should be able to complete the defensive position. However, the Manchus still adopted the tactics of fortifying the city and defending themselves, although it was extremely stupid from the perspective of war, but from the perspective of the Liberation Army, it really saved too much effort.

50,000 troops easily surrounded Shenyang, and the first to go into battle was naturally artillery. Even before the balloon was fully inflated, the artillerymen began to fire in a step-by-step manner. The shells were fired unhurriedly, and the artillery firing was determined one by one. By the time the balloon troop was raised, it was already dark. The night also seems to come earlier in the north than in the south. Looking at the stones and other garrison materials piled up at the head of the city in the telescope, the observers shivered a few times in the cold wind, but everyone laughed: "Why don't they boil hot water and oil and other things?" ”

Everyone's joke actually came from when the Guangfu Army went south to Guangdong, in the battle of Ganzhou, the defenders of Ganzhou prepared hot water and hot oil These traditional tools to defend the city. But it was swept away by the artillery in one fell swoop. Some of the unlucky ones had a lot of hot oil splashed on their bodies and were burned to the ground. Although the current observers have only heard of such a thing, it is too easy to imagine in everyone's minds, and this joke has been passed down to this day.

After it got dark, the Guangfu Army laid barbed wire and minefields to cut off the escape routes in Shenyang. The Northern Command conveyed a strict order that "this time it must be completely annihilated, and those who resist will not be killed." No one wants those emperors and princes to surrender, but they must not be allowed to escape. Serving them in a pot is an order that cadres and soldiers know.

After it got dark, a eunuch came to Prince Gong's Yixin Mansion. In the afternoon, the sound of artillery rumbled, and Prince Gong Yixin was frightened, and in the evening the shelling stopped for a long time before he began to go home for dinner. He simply didn't talk about any decency, and met him while eating. As soon as the door curtain was lifted, it turned out to be Cixi's henchman eunuch Xiao Dezhang who came in, and Prince Gong Yixin knew that it was the Empress Dowager Cixi who had something to say. Xiaode Zhang's words were to invite Prince Gong Yixin to the palace to talk about things, and Prince Gong Yixin could only agree.

After entering the palace, Ci'an was not there, Cixi invited Prince Gong Yixin to her study, and the palace maid and eunuch withdrew at Cixi's signal. Prince Gong Yixin frowned slightly, in fact, Cixi also had the intention of seducing Prince Gong Yixin recently. However, Prince Gong Yixin has always disliked Cixi, and the object of respect in his heart, and even a little bit of affection, is the dignified and calm Ci'an. Although Cixi's appearance is not bad, Prince Gong Yixin doesn't like it.

Prince Gong Yixin thought that Cixi wanted to do something, but when he saw Cixi, he suddenly knelt down for Prince Gong Yixin. Although I don't like Cixi, Cixi is the Queen Mother of the West after all, and it is a big deal to let the Queen Mother kneel to herself! Prince Gong Yixin hurriedly wanted to help Cixi up, but Cixi grabbed Prince Gong Yixin's arm, she already had tears in her eyes at this time, "Sixth uncle, I beg you something!" Escape from Shengjing with the emperor! ”

"Huh?" Prince Gong Yixin was stunned. He thought that Cixi was going to make some kind of moth, but the Cixi in front of him was not as ruthless as before, the face that was a little pale because of despair, and the tears in his eyes were sincere at this time. Seeing such a Cixi, Prince Gong Yixin suddenly felt that Cixi also looked more pleasing to the eye.

If it was Cixi in the past, with her calculating personality, she would definitely be able to see the difference between Prince Gong and Yixin. At this time, Cixi didn't think about these at all, she choked up and said, "Sixth Uncle, we all know that the Guangfu Army will never take it lightly. This time, they came in a big way, but I am afraid that it will not be good. The emperor is just a child, what is the use of keeping him in the city, why not send the emperor to leave Shengjing first. It is enough for us adults to defend the city. If we can hold the city, we will naturally invite the emperor to return to Beijing. But in case there are three long and two short, the Qing Dynasty will really be over! ”

In fact, there is no truth at all, if the emperor is not in the capital, it can only make people's hearts float. However, Cixi did not beg Prince Gong Yixin as the empress dowager at this time, she begged Prince Gong Yixin as a mother facing a desperate situation. What was said was what the Queen Mother had to say, but Prince Gong Yixin could obviously feel Cixi's despair.

Although moved by Cixi's attitude, Prince Gong Yixin could only say that as a prince and an important minister of the court. "Empress Dowager Xi, this matter has to be decreed by Empress Dowager Ci'an!"

Cixi's voice was completely choked, "Sixth uncle, the Empress Dowager Dong just said a word, Chongzhen is still willing to commit suicide in the coal mountain." How could the emperor of my Qing Dynasty escape so quickly. But, didn't the first emperor also go to Rehe? Sixth uncle, you are the only one who can do this at this time. Sixth uncle, I beg you! ”