The Yunnan horse and the Mongolian horse are two excellent horse breeds in China.

All of them are resistant to long-distance and rough feeding.

It's just that one is for transportation and the other is for riding.

Dian horses can carry things on rugged mountain roads for half a month, walking 60 miles a day.

In the case of Mongolian horses, which are ridden by people, can travel an average of 150 miles a day in the grassland area, and can also be ridden continuously for about half a month.

Even if you change to another place, the speed will drop somewhat, but it can reach about 100 miles.

Note that this is in the context of a severe degraded Mongolian horse breed.

There is a view on the Internet in later generations that human endurance is better than horses, so in terms of long-distance running, infantry is better than war horses.

At the same time, it also takes great pains to use various observational data as a theoretical basis.

The source of this data should be the so-called noble bloodline horses used by foreign lords for entertainment and appreciation.

Then someone just applied the data to China, and finally formed this view.

Later, he also deceived many people who didn't know the details.

In the history of warfare in the West, it may indeed be somewhat rare for a large corps of cavalry to fight in a roundabout battle.

But that doesn't mean it's the same in China.

All kinds of theories that are popular in the world are common things when it comes to China, but there are still people who are happy to be slapped in the face.

From the Han Dynasty, when there were large-scale cavalry battles, to the Qing Dynasty, large-scale cavalry raided more than 1,000 li in a few days, more than ten days, and it was not uncommon to see war records of two or three thousand li.

So that argument doesn't explain this phenomenon either—unless Chinese historians have worked tirelessly to falsify cavalry warfare for more than a thousand years.

In the era when the Mongols swept across the Eurasian continent, the Mongol army attacked the city of Hualazi Moguo, and in the battle of the city, it ran 500 kilometers in one day and one night, that is, 1,000 miles, and it was even more in Hanli.

You told the infantry to run?

Even if there is no one person riding two or three horses, just one person and one horse, the Mongolian horse, which has been seriously degraded in later generations, is enough to beat the speed of the infantry.

The degraded Mongolian horse, when ridden, traveled 1,500 miles in half a month, and it was about 1,800 miles in Hanli during the Three Kingdoms period.

In this era, running 1,800 miles in half a month, Feng Yong's Nanxiang soldiers should barely be able to do it if they are desperate, but the premise is to travel lightly.

In this process, there may be people who will run to death or run and vomit blood, less than half or even less of the people who can really get there, and they can't stand up, this is not called running, this is called food delivery.

Then other soldiers of the same era, when they were a big difference in nutrition, organization, discipline, etc., dared to do this, and they would have escaped halfway through.

Therefore, even if it is an infantry on a horse, riding a Mongolian horse is much stronger than an infantry running on two legs.

It is true that the tall horses of the West have an advantage in short sprints, but when it comes to long runs, they are younger brothers in front of the dwarf Mongolian horses, and they are little brothers.

In terms of breeding, it is even more far away.

Compared with Mongolian horses that are not afraid of the cold, can adapt to extremely extensive breeding management, have strong vitality, and can survive in difficult and harsh conditions.

Horses of noble blood in the West must be served carefully, otherwise they will fall ill and lose their vitality.

As a war horse, both have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The high-headed horses in the West have strong short-distance sprint ability, which is suitable for assembling heavy cavalry and attacking the enemy head-on.

The Mongolian horse is suitable for long-distance running, and in the case of one person riding two and three horses, it can launch a surprise attack from a distance where the enemy cannot see it.

In the first battle of Jieting, the cavalry part of the Wei Central Army led by Zhang He was a considerable part of one person, two horsemen or even three horsemen, and after running for nearly 2,000 miles in more than ten days, they could still cross Longshan and sneak attack Jieting.

This allowed Feng Yong to learn for the first time the power of the Mongolian horse as a light cavalry war horse.

Even if a large number of war horses are scrapped, it is a kind of victory to be able to throw soldiers thousands of miles away in a short period of time, in the battlefield where every minute is racing.

After all, it is not a strange thing for cavalry in this era to dismount and fight.

Therefore, the war horse used by Zhang He, even if it is not a Mongolian horse, should be a close relative of the Mongolian horse, or have some kind of connection.

The Han finally got the land of Longyou, a place where horses are produced, and the most important thing at present is to carefully select and train the horses suitable for war horses in this land.

Rather than singled out to be a pull horse or pack horse or anything like that.

If Feng Yong really dared to do that, it was estimated that when the prime minister of the Han Dynasty spoke, Old Man Zhao would come over with a leather whip and a spear to talk to him.

Wu Ming cautiously glanced at Guan Ji, who was following Feng Yong, and said tentatively, "Why don't you use a mule?" ”

Feng Yong glanced at Wu Ming, and said angrily, "Where are so many mules?" ”

The mule is a good thing, a cross between a donkey and a horse, and with the best of both worlds, it is a typical hybrid dominant species.

Roughage-resistant, hard-working, disease-resistant and adaptable, and with large pulling force and long-lasting, it is most suitable for pulling carts and packs.

Although he is a little impatient, he is very intelligent and very empathetic.

In later generations, from the great northeast to the great northwest, and even the mountainous areas in the southwest, there are traces of it, and there is no such regional restriction of Yunnan horse at all.

It can be said that in addition to being inferior to Yunnan horses on rugged mountain roads, mules are much easier to use than horses in terms of transportation.

But how to get such good animal power is a big problem.

Because it simply can't reproduce on its own.

It needs to be crossed between a male donkey and a mare.

As a big rancher, Feng Yong still knows some things.

Summer/spring mares are in heat.

At this time, the big stallion, which has been carefully selected as a stallion in the pasture, will be very cooperative and excited when he notices the pheromones emitted by the mare.

And then it's all about rocking together......

However, the male donkey, as another species, is likely to be indifferent to the mare in heat.

However, the heat period of the mare is five to seven days.

It is very likely that by the time the donkey reacts, or becomes interested, the mare has already passed the estrus period.

So how can mules be so easy to get?

It was still a rarity in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was only used by princes and nobles to enjoy it, which was a kind of auspiciousness.

Today, although it is no longer a rare animal, it has not yet become a common animal.

And if you want to get a good breed of mule, you have to have a good breed of male donkey and mare.

The male donkey is good to say, after all, it is only used to breed donkeys, and the number does not need to be too much, as long as there is a heart, even in Shudi, you can always find a few dozen heads.

What's more, it can also be traded abroad through Fuxian, Nanxiang, Yongan and other places.

But it's hard to say about the mare, just how good a mule can a small horse be?

This thing is not easy to do, not to mention that the mare breed is not good, plus Feng Yong's underestimation of the adaptation of Yunnan horses to the northern climate, so he has not had the heart to do any horse mules in the past few years.

This wrong decision made Feng Yong begin to taste the bitterness.

I saw that he sighed with some regret, "If I had known that there was today, even if it was difficult for the mare to give birth to mules, I would have asked the ranch to save some mules to come down." ”

After saving for a few years, no matter how bad the breed is, it is much better than the current situation of directly consuming the number of Yunnan horses.

Wu Ming listened to Feng Yong's words, his lips moved, he glanced at Guan Ji again, and finally closed his mouth.

Feng Yong noticed his action, and the boss was a little unhappy in his heart, you guy, Lao Tzu is talking to you about business, you have already peeked at my Xijun twice, what do you mean? Think you're living too long?

So Feng Yong said to Guan Ji, "Xijun, is there someone arguing over there?" Let's go and have a look. ”

Guan Ji's eyes were clear, and he glanced at Feng Yong and then Wu Ming with some inquiry in his eyes, but he didn't ask why, nodded, and walked away.

"Okay, Madame is gone, you can say anything directly."

Wu Ming smiled a little embarrassedly, "Forgive me, the things that the villain wants to say are a little dirty and obscene, and I am afraid that it will stain my wife's ears, so I didn't dare to say it just now." ”

This remark made Feng Yong a little strange, "What is it, can't you say it in front of your wife?" ”

Wu Ming looked around again to confirm that there were no women, and then he came up and said softly, "If the prince wants to have more mules, among the villain's unsuccessful apprentices, someone has proposed a method." ”

"Oh?" When Feng Yong heard this, he immediately became interested, "What method?" ”

Wu Ming turned around and shouted into the horse ring, "Zhou Lu, Zhou Lu, come here." ”

I saw a young Lang Jun quickly trotting over to Feng Yong, he first glanced at Wu Ming in confusion, obviously not knowing what his master had asked him to do.

But when he saw Feng Yong, his face showed excitement and admiration that could not be concealed.

"What are you still doing? Hurry up and give the prince a salute! ”

Wu Ming hated the young man who looked a little stupid.

"Villain...... Zhou, Zhou Lu, I've seen Feng Langjun! ”

Zhou Lu looked overly nervous, and his speech was a little stuttering.

At this time, those who were accustomed to calling Feng Yong Feng Langjun were basically early residents of Nanxiang.

Especially young Langjun like Zhou Lu, nine and a half out of ten, are all admirers of Feng Yong, and they are Feng Yong's staunchest supporters.

Feng Yong smiled gently and understandingly, as if he were at home, trying to let him relax, "Zhou Lu? How did the name come about? ”

"Yes, it was taken by the gentleman in the school." Zhou Lu's face was red, his chest was a little undulating, and he still couldn't suppress his excitement, "The villain's family is a craftsman, and thanks to Feng Langjun's great kindness, he changed it to a good one." ”

"Later, the villain was elected to the school again, and he had to have an official name, and the gentleman in the school knew that the villain was born next to the stove, so he took a furnace."

Damn, these poor and sour literati, no matter how undisciplined they are, at the very beginning, they still looked down on Qianshou in their hearts, otherwise they wouldn't have given people this kind of name so perfunctorily.

The smile on Feng Yong's face remained unchanged and nodded, "I see." So how did you become a veterinarian? ”

There are two ways out of the school, one is medical school, and the other is to come out to practice.

If you become a veterinarian, that should be considered an example.

"The villain studied in the academy for two years, and then entered medical school to start working. Because there are not enough patients, and the villain prefers livestock, he often goes to see the livestock on the pasture and practice his hands. ”

Feng Yong: ......

"Why do you like livestock?"

Feng Yong couldn't resist the desire to complain? Wang, asked again.

"When I was a child, my family was too poor, and I dreamed of having a big animal......

This dream of yours is really ......

Feng Yong suddenly found that he didn't know how to complain about this.

"And then?"

"Then Master saw that I was studious, so he taught me a lot of things."

Zhou Lu glanced at Wu Ming gratefully.

Wu Ming smiled kindly.

What a simple and good boy!

Feng Yong sighed, and then asked, "Master Wu just said, do you have a way to produce more mules?" ”

Zhou Lu glanced at Wu Ming with some surprise, and after receiving Wu Ming's encouragement, his face that had just returned to normal began to turn red again, and he said with some shyness, "It's just random speculation." ”

"It's good to have ideas." Feng Yong encouraged, "Let's hear it." ”

"That's it...... It's just ......" Zhou Luchen pinched for a long time, but he couldn't say why, and his face became more and more red.

However, Feng Yong noticed that his right hand, which was held into a tube, was subconsciously moving up and down.

it!

Young man, this is a familiar move!

Feng Tu's eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he looked at Zhou Lu's hand.

Wu Ming was anxious, plus he was older and thick-skinned, so he coughed dryly at the moment, "Junhou, what this Zhou furnace means is that when the mare is in heat, if someone talks about the donkey......

Wu Ming said, paused, and then glanced at Zhou Lu's movements, "That's easy." ”

Zhou Lu woke up in shock, and hurriedly "swished", hid his hands behind his back, and even his neck turned red.

Feng Yong looked at the helpless young man in front of him, and was speechless for a long time, and in the end, a thousand words in his heart could only be combined into one sentence: You kid is really a talent!

Ordinary people masturbate and masturbate, all to satisfy themselves, you can still think of giving a donkey......

Lao Tzu's Nanxiang School is really talented!

"How did you come up with it?"

Feng Yong really couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

"Villain, when the villain castrates the livestock, he finds that if he accidentally touches that thing, he will ......"

Well, you don't have to go on.

You're really observing.

Feng Yong pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you tried this method?" ”

"The donkey hasn't tried it, but the horse has tried."

Wu Ming nodded hurriedly, "There is one stallion on the other side of the ranch, somehow, it didn't stick to the mare like before, and then it used this method, and it got better quickly." ”

Got better?

Feng Yong really couldn't complain about Wu Ming's words in his heart, and sure enough, the broad masses of the people are the real creators of productive forces!