Section 36 Special Transport Tasks
"Now I'm the squad leader, they all listen to me, if you don't listen to me, I'll whip you with a whip!" Standing in front of nine members of the team who were older than him (Viktor was two months older than him, he still regarded him as the big brother in the lead, and the oldest Cossack in the squad was about the same age as his father), Budyonny said viciously.
Now he is also a small commander, and he is not in charge of the army, and he must not be gentle with the Cossacks!
As he had previously thought, he was not like a Cossack, but he had a commendable record, and all nine Cossacks obeyed him and obeyed his orders.
"Practice guns every day from today!"
Raise the gun to aim, disassemble the rifle, maintain the rifle, everything has to come.
The nine team members watched as Budyonny blindfolded himself before proceeding to disassemble the rifles.
Three times five divided by two, and the rifle becomes a pile of parts!
And with dazzling action, the rifle is restored!
For some of them, it was a magical scene, but I didn't expect Budyonny to play with guns to such an extent!
"I spend everyone's time drinking and playing cards practicing and practicing knives." Budyonny is an understatement, and everyone admires him.
"Guns and sabers are both good things, and they should not be wasted!" Budyonny preached.
If you didn't say it, then practice!
As long as he was not on a mission, Budyonny would gather everyone to practice guns, and the guns continued to sound all day long.
Victor had a little pride, his marksmanship was nowhere near as good as Budyonny's, but much better than the others, so Budyonny appointed him to assist in the management, and the boy taught people like a dog.
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"You're doing well!" Former squad leader Valentin came over to eat and fight for the team, and he knew that Budyonny had the best food here!
The Northeast is rich, there are many birds and beasts, Budyonny has good eyesight, fast movements, bring a bow and arrows into the forest, what you want, and the bow and arrow can be made by yourself, not afraid of waste.
He came with a bow and arrows and made money, and others were reluctant to waste bullets when hunting with guns... (Bullets can at least be sold for alcohol)
"It's okay!" Budyonny shouted, "Szepan, let the captain see your marksmanship." ”
A Cossack picked up his rifle and raised his hand into the distance for a shot!
Bang!
An eyeless bird has fallen from the tree!
Yes, Valentin was surprised and delighted, he knew that Szepan had never touched a gun before, and now it took Budyonny a short time to train!
Valentin, who was in a happy mood, had a meal at Budyonny's squad, went to Yelizaveta, the captain of the hundreds, and told him what he had seen and heard with Budyonny, and proposed: "Let Budyonny train two or three more squads!" ”
There was no shortage of sober people among the Cossacks who knew that guns were a good thing, and the Cossacks charged with sabers, brave and brave, but lost too much.
To a certain extent, because the Cossacks were brave and good at war, the tsar used them to fight and cut their population!
It's different with a gun, which can kill a lot of people.
"Can't!" Yelizaveta shook her head.
"What's going on?" Valentin asked.
"There are too few bullets!" Elizaveta replied.
Marksmanship is practiced and piled up with bullet casings!
The damned Russian logistics department clearly discriminated against the Cossacks, almost as if they could fight the world with only one sword and one horse, and gave less guns and ammunition.
There is giving, but not too much, controlling a degree, let the Cossacks use guns is a last resort, but Tsarist Russia will definitely not like the Cossacks to have a large number of sharpshooters!
Valentin was silent.
Don't look at the Cossacks singing about wine and dancing merrily under the moonlit night, but the Cossacks are difficult!
They had no other way out, agriculture, industry and commerce were not easy for the Cossacks, and most of the Cossacks had to serve as soldiers, serve the Tsar, or die.
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Budyonny's training was effective, their rifles beat the bandits to scream, and they threw their guns when they met, and the bandits didn't even have a chance to get close, so it's no wonder if they didn't succeed!
So this important escort mission was handed over to their team... When Budyonny led his team to meet the carriage, he thought it was important mail, but soon he found that the "mail" in the carriage was a living person, and there were two living people sitting in it, they were all army uniforms, both of them were colonel-level officers, dressed in elaborate coats, and wearing tall hats made of lambskin, which looked swaggering.
No one told him what was going on, and he was ordered to join the other two squads to send the carriage and people safely into Liaoyang City.
There were few such orders, and in general, the main task of the 46 regiment was to escort military mail, and no one was escorted.
One way or another, an order is an order, and Budyonny executes it meticulously.
"Kavanov, you and Viktor are the top soldiers!"
"Valiev, your squad is at the front."
"Our squad is in the middle, Loban, your squad is following."
"Disperse, you four guys, what are you doing walking together, lining up for a review?"
So the two officers in the carriage looked at a Cossack soldier shouting, ordering three Cossacks in full squads, scolding them bitterly, and those unruly Cossacks obeyed their orders one by one!
This little young hair hasn't even grown! (Actually, Budyonny has hair, but less than those guys who are covered in body hair)
One of the officers in the carriage asked: "Chekhov, it is really rare for a Cossack to produce such an energetic little fellow." ”
"Leonid, the Cossacks have no shortage of heroes!" The second officer replied.
"I heard that bandits are rampant on the road, so it's okay to hand over our safety to this little guy?" Leonid asked.
"Don't you see that the veterans listen to him?" Chekhov said with a keen eye.
"You're right!"
The two officers were reading books and drinking in the carriage, very leisurely.
The first day of the journey was uneventful, and when they had to camp for the night, Budyonny came to them and said, "Two sir, we have prepared food, and we would like to invite you to join us." ”
There was a huge disparity in the ranks of the two sides, and Leony said disdainfully: "What can you eat!" ”
Before leaving, he and Chekhov prepared baguettes, pickled cucumbers, grilled fish, meatballs, saro, etc., as well as various sauces, vodkas, and wines for a pleasant trip.
"We hunted a rock sheep and a deer and were roasting." Budyonny explained.
"So what are you waiting for!" Chekhov's index finger moved, and he immediately took the lead.
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In the firelight, the sheep and deer in the rich northeast land were roasted and delicious, which softened the eyes of the two colonel-level officers.
They gladly took the wine out and invited everyone to drink it.
Barely qualified to eat meat with them were the three squad leaders Budyonny, Valiev and Loban, but the two fierce Cossacks did not dare to take the bottle and looked at Budyonny.
Budyonny allowed them to drink wine, which for the Cossacks was a drink that was drunk as sugar water, and did not make a mistake.
This made a great impression on the two colonel-level officers, who had never seen a Cossack who did not like to drink!
They came interested and asked about Budyonny!
"Budyonny is our spear god, and his knife skills have almost no opponents in our team!" Loban Road.
I see!
Chekhov introduced himself: "The two of us are artillerymen, coming from Moscow to Liaoyang in the Qing State to participate in the war!" ”