In the officer's compartment of the train, several officers heard the singing in the wind, and a young officer with a greater sense of justice exclaimed excitedly: "They are singing forbidden songs!" ”

"That's it!" Another old officer said disapprehantly: "The Cossacks control them so much, as long as they fight for the tsar!" ”

"These grey animals! The more you manage them, the more chaotic they become, you don't want to do much at all, just give them orders to 'charge' and 'retreat'! An officer said disdainfully!

"If you want to take care of them, you have to prepare vodka, and as soon as the Cossacks charge, they don't know where to run, you have to get them back with the aroma of vodka!" Another officer spoke out, and everyone laughed.

So they played their cards, ignoring the self-satisfaction of the grey animals.

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Budyonny's accordion flows all day long, including:

"Cossacks Fighting the Turks" is also about the Russian-Turkish war of 1877, when the Don Cossacks fought on the Danube front. The lyrics of this song are very earthy, but they were the life of the Cossacks at that time.

"Just on the other side of the Baltic" is precisely the song of the Don Cossacks who served in the Petrograd Imperial Guard, and is therefore not quite the same as the general Don Cossack folk song. This is a comical narrative song about the comical scene of the Cossacks of the Petrograd Imperial Guards celebrating the Meat Thanksgiving: on the day of the Meat Thanksgiving, the Guards Cossacks had a holiday, and the tsar rewarded them with three rubles each, so the soldiers went to drink. And the chief went shopping, but he was laughed at by the people in the city for bargaining.

The Don Cossack folk song "Riders" belongs to the cavalry march, or assembly song, which describes the scene of the Don Cossacks in full gear and departure. The whole piece is in a major key, vivid, lively and vigorous.

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In the midst of suffering, the music effectively drove everyone's emotions, everyone forgot their worries, and their morale was much higher than that of other carriages.

The sergeant Pilov secretly applauded, thanks to this kid, the optimistic troops had a higher chance of winning the battle than the lifeless troops.

The little cubs run fast when they are lively, how can the listless little cubs run!

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Although the journey is long, there will be a day when you arrive at the station, but how can the gray animals enter the platform to warm up or enter the city to watch the city scenery!

They didn't even get into the train station, so they unloaded their trucks and got off the ground in the snowy wilderness.

Later, I learned that the front railway station was very chaotic, the train scheduling was chaotic, I don't know where the freight train and passenger train came out of nowhere to crowd the train station, it couldn't be opened, people couldn't get down, scolded and scolded, noisy, and made a pot of porridge. . . Tsarist Russia seems to be terrifying on the outside, but the logistics inside are a mess, and when the war breaks out and the front line needs artillery shells the most, the troops receive a carload of idols!

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It is a good thing to get off the train in the field, Budyonny jumped into the snow with agility, heard the snow under his feet creaking, saw the train getting on and off people, unloading, the barracks set up in the snow, and people shouting horses neighing A scene of chaos, I couldn't help but say: "It's really Lao Maozi's style!" ”

He and Victor went first to the wagons to get their horses back, and the poor horse, whose ribs were out of his ribs, kept sticking out its head to its master for food.

The horses of the Cossacks were their treasures, so the masters did not care about anything and gave the horses something to eat.

The army logistics sent hay, but it could not replenish the consumption of the horses, so Budyonny picked up the last three bottles of vodka and went to the quartermaster.

The quartermaster set up a tent to work in, and when he entered, there was a strong smell of wine!

The fat-headed, big-eared quartermaster opened his mouth with a burst of wine, and also squinted his drunken eyes and asked, "Young Cossack, what are you doing here?" ”

Budyonny bowed and said, "Honorable sir, I need some beans to feed the horses, and here are some small gifts for you!" ”

Don't talk nonsense too much, just serve the wine.

The quartermaster unscrewed the lid of a bottle and sniffed, a choking smell of wine came to his nose, he poured it directly, smashed his smash, and said with a smile: "Country wine!" ”

The regular wineries in the city are well filtered, the color of the wine is clear, and the smell is fragrant, while the country wine is crudely made and vigorous, but the old drunkard knows the benefits of country wine, and it just so happens that the quartermaster is one of them.

"It's very hard, it's good, I accepted your gift!" He beckoned: "Peremetov, you get a bag of beans for this young man." ”

"Smack!" A sack of about five kilograms was thrown on the table to the side.

Budyonny took out five gold rubles from his bosom and held them with both hands: "Another pack!" ”

The quartermaster was not ambiguous, and quickly put away the gold ruble and said, "Give it to him!" ”

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Budyonny got the beans he wanted, but left the tent with a gloomy face.

The quartermaster did not embarrass him, but embarrassed the whole army!

These horse-fed beans were supposed to be supplied free of charge to all the cavalry from the West, but the quartermaster took advantage of the opportunity to make a profit!

There are still people in the Russian government and army who understand the situation and know that the long-distance war horses cannot go to the battlefield without replenishing their fat, so they allocate beans and wheat and other military supplies and supply them for free.

They had good intentions, but the people below were plucking their feathers.

Without the cavalry to supply him, he could only ride fattened horses into battle!

The horses will suffer even more, and the owner will be heartbroken.

Their suffering, Budyonny is a kind of thing, and if he doesn't have venture capital funding, he will also let his beloved horse suffer!

Budyonny was not a real Cossack in his bones, and he could not reach the point of loving horses like an idiot, but he knew very well that "there is a reward for paying", so he took great care of his horses, never pretending to others, and of course cherished his own horses.

Only when the "unity of men and horses" is reached, and the war horse is familiar with every instruction of the owner, will the chain not fall off on the battlefield, which is a big problem of life and death.

I was very indignant in my heart: it would be strange if such a Tsarist Russian government did not fall!

When the cannon of the October Revolution sounds, I will raise thousands of troops and take your dog's life!

Suddenly, he stopped.

Qing people!

At present, in the middle of winter, those Qing people with braids are in ragged clothes, like flowers, shivering in the cold wind, carrying supplies for the Russian army in the barracks.

The Russian army struts with its head held high, not knowing that the land under its feet does not belong to them!

There were also thickly dressed Qing people, with flattering faces, who followed the Russians to talk there, scolding their own people, who were some well-mixed translators and compradors.

Budyonny also found that there were still Qing people, who were even older and weaker, and could not afford to go to the barracks to help, so they stood on the road, and rushed forward when they saw the Russian army's livestock passing.

Do what?

Pick up manure!

The livestock fell down to the steaming Yoneda Gong, and after they grabbed it, they didn't care about the dirtiness and hurriedly searched for it with their hands.

Their eyes are wide open, lest a little slip is missed... They're looking for the undigested beans and wheat of the animals in Yonedako!

Pick it out, like a treasure.

What to do with it, it goes without saying.

Budyonny couldn't bear to see it and strode away!