When he got out of the barracks, he noticed that the ground nest on the side of the road was rough and tattered, and the old and young masters of the Qing Kingdom who were infested in it were hungry, and many people described them as haggard and skinny!

Budyonny only felt panicked in his heart!

This is my suffering motherland!

The Russians and the little devils are about to fight on this land, but the Qing State shamelessly declares neutrality, destroying its own country in the flames of war and the lives of its people.

And the level of governance of the Qing State is not good, few of the Qing people I see have a good image, obviously life is hard, this is the Northeast, where the black soil is fertile and thick!

Alas!

He let out a long sigh, and now he couldn't do anything.

……

Found Viktor, who was waiting, and without waiting for Budyonny to say anything, Viktor shouted: "Just now the sergeant came and said that we will replenish the 46th Don Cossack Regiment!" Sergeant Pilov went to another regiment and was not with us! ”

"Roger!" Budyonny unloaded two bags of things from his horse, placed them on one of the two horses led by Victor, and explained: "This is a bean, look, don't let people rob it!" ”

"Okay!" Victor smiled, cut one of the packets with a knife, took out the beans and added a little salt to feed the horses.

The Budyonny horse has been renewed, it is a good horse given to him by the great merchant Yatskin, nothing unfamiliar, this horse is what he has fed before.

The original horses are used as horses and backups, and their equipment/luggage is checked, otherwise it would be difficult for the horses to carry many things with them.

Compared to the Cossacks, they had armor plates and ammunition, medicine (not very heavy), beans, and a lot of jerky.

……

"Assemble, everyone!" A cheerful non-commissioned officer shouted at the reinforcements who had been notified to go to the 46th Cossack regiment on the Don.

About a hundred Cossacks went, and they lazily stood in line, and the non-commissioned officer knew what the Cossacks were, and did not expect them to line up well, as long as they could fight.

"My name is Constanta, I'm a sergeant, and I'm going to take you to the 46th regiment!"

"Now, listen to my orders and go!"

Constanta didn't talk much nonsense at all and went straight out.

Everyone is a cavalry, and the team of more than 100 people has a lot of momentum, riding on the road, there is a little excitement in my heart, we are rushing to kill the enemy on the road.

The person leading the way sensed that they were a little loud, and immediately poured a basin of cold water on them and said, "...... No, no, we are not a front-line combat force, we are stationed in the rear of the Qing 'Liaoyang City', mainly to ensure the lines of communication of our troops. ”

"Liaoyang City? Traffic? Most of the Cossacks did not understand the meaning of the toponym, nor did they understand what a "line of communication" was.

"It's to protect our rear, well, ass!" As soon as Constanta said it, everyone understood.

However, the army made the best use of it, and the Liaoyang where the Russian army was stationed had a long distance to the east to Vladivostok or to the west to the interior of Siberia, and it was unrealistic to rely on fortifications everywhere, so the 46th Regiment of the Don Cossacks and the 46th Regiment as a mobile force had a place to play, and they were mainly cavalry, which could quickly maneuver and protect the smooth flow of communication lines.

Hearing that it was not a big chopping man, many young Cossacks showed a look of disappointment.

The veteran of Constanta, who still didn't see their emotions, laughed and said, "You don't know the benefits of protecting your butt!" ”

After saying this, he didn't say anything more, but just urged everyone to hurry.

Others didn't think much about it, and Budyonny analyzed: "For veterans, it's a good thing not to directly fight the enemy, and the battlefield is chaotic, and the chance of dying is great; Field warfare is the most conducive to cavalry, whether it is a chicken butt or a cow butt, it is a lot of oil and water......"

……

They ran for three days and arrived at the Don Cossack 46th Regiment station, which was a Qing village, which was already dilapidated, the broken windows of the demolished houses along the road, peeking out from behind the trees like black holes, the dead horses that had not been buried, even in winter, emitted a foul smell, the streets were full of soldiers, and there were piles of hay everywhere along the streets... The supply is chaotic, and now in winter, what is needed most is beans and wheat, but all that is sent is forage, and the horses can only not die after eating, and it is difficult to run fast without being able to help!

There are almost no trees near the village, and no matter how many roads you walk in the village or town, there is not a single chicken, not a single pig, not even a cat or a dog in the streets, yards, or even cats and dogs.

Needless to say, the chickens and pigs were all reimbursed, under normal circumstances, the Cossacks did not eat cats and dogs, but people were so hungry that even rats were eaten, and besides, cats and dogs, and some meat.

The supplementary detachment stopped at the regimental headquarters, which was supposed to be a mansion of a wealthy Qing state, and it should have been heavily guarded. But there was only one guard guarding the door, leaning lazily on the door, and when he saw them coming, he didn't even ask more, and at the foot of the wall on the side of the road, Budyonny saw the national characteristics of Lao Maozi... Two shirtless drunks snored like thunder in the snow in broad daylight, and a strong smell of alcohol came from afar.

To tell the truth, Budyonny admires such old hairy people

The brothers who were with him were envious of the fact that those two guys could have so much wine to drink!

Constance observed that everyone was waiting outside, and entered the regimental headquarters himself.

Soon after, he came out with a piece of paper and read out the names, specifying which unit each person was assigned to.

It should be noted here that Budyonny's 46 regiment was an irregular unit, consisting mainly of cavalry, which was distinguished as follows:

The Don Cossacks ----- 56 regiments, each with 6 centurs (centurions, i.e. a company with 100 cavalry), and the 46th regiment was one of the 56 Don Cossack regiments, and the entire Don Cossacks totaled 336 centurians and 13 artillery batteries.

Black Sea Cossacks----- 72 centurions, 9 battalions, 3 artillery batteries,

The Cossacks of the Caucasian defense zone (stationed in the area of the Kuban and Terek rivers) had 120 centurians and 3 artillery batteries.

And what Ural Cossacks, Bashkiri troops, Orenburg Cossacks, and so on.

Therefore, Budyonny is not a regular worker, but a temporary worker, and both he and Victor are assigned to the 600th team.

Constanta disappeared after the announcement was completed, and the detachment was disbanded, waiting for the various centurians to send someone to collect it.

Budyonny pondered: "The 46th Regiment only had 600 men, and it was replenished more than 100 at once, which is equal to one-fifth of the replacement of sergeants, among which there were killed, non-combat attrition, and those sent to the front to participate in the war, as Constanta said. ”

While no one from the 6th team came to take them, Budyonny went straight to the regimental headquarters, and the sentry who guarded the door saw how he looked, and let him enter the regimental headquarters unhindered.

……

The so-called headquarters, in fact, is not very good, but there are more office supplies, and the sound of the typewriter Dada is coming, which is considered high-tech, but it is a pity that it is not a beautiful female soldier who operates it, if.

A quarter of an hour later, Budyonny was in front of the regimental chief of staff in charge of personnel!