The meeting lasted until about three o'clock in the afternoon, after which Ouyang Yun, accompanied by Ouyang Stern, went to the camp of the Jewish Independent Brigade and inspected the troops.

The Jewish Independent Brigade consisted of three regiments and one battalion, and because of the support of the Jewish chaebols, it was the only military strength of the Cadet Corps that could be called a motorized unit. The officers and men of the brigade not only have vehicles for transportation, but are also equipped with a self-propelled artillery battalion, a self-propelled anti-aircraft combat vehicle battalion, and a tank battalion. In addition, there is a cavalry unit with a battalion formation. Among the three regiments, except for the third battalion commander Huang Huamin, who was a Han Chinese, the other two regiment commanders and one battalion commander were all Jews. The ratio of Jews to Han soldiers was three to one, with Jews making up the vast majority.

Because the situation in North China was very unpeaceful during this time, according to the spirit of the Cadet Army Command, the Jewish Independent Brigade strengthened the time for military training, and the military tuntian was handed over to the nearby peasants to take care of. When Ouyang Yun and Stern drove into the camp by car, the soldiers were practicing on the playground, among them, the 1st Regiment was shooting targets, the 2nd Regiment was carrying out civil engineering operations, and the 3rd Regiment was running a five-kilometer cross-country weight. As for the cavalry battalion, it was practicing the slashing technique.

The establishment of the cavalry unit of the Jewish Independent Brigade came from Ouyang Yun's suggestion. In the North China Plain, because of the topography, cavalry units were still able to play a specific role. Ouyang Yun himself can't ride a horse, and he once made jokes about it. But this did not make him ignore the importance of cavalry units. The reason why he wanted to set up a cavalry unit in the self-loving Jewish Independent Brigade was that Ouyang Yun considered the relationship between horses. The quality of the cavalry troops, horses played a very important role, and now the place where tall horses are produced is in Europe. All the horses of the Independence Brigade were bought by the Jews at great expense from Europe and the United States.

Ouyang Yun and his entourage first came to the training ground of the cavalry battalion, and watched the teams of cavalry wielding sabers and sweeping over those grass targets, silver light flashed, and the grass targets were split in half. There were also cavalrymen, with a knife in one hand and a pistol in one hand, who fired a shot first, and then slashed and slashed with a knife, and he couldn't help asking: "Cavalry training, is there no unified standard?" ”

Stern said, "Yes." Take the battalion commander Ma Kaishan as an example, he doesn't need to take the reins when he rides a horse, so he can hold a gun in both hands and accurately hit a target of about 300 meters while marching. ”

Cavalry units had specialized guns, which were shorter and lighter than those used by ordinary infantry.

Ouyang Yun didn't know how to ride a horse, and he naturally respected people who were good at riding, and said, "Is it really so amazing?" I'd like to see it. Stern nodded silently, called his guard, and asked him to go and call Ma Kaishan over.

Ma Kaishan is a short man, about thirty years old, and he is quite strong. He was now teaching a few horsemen how to shoot accurately on their horses, when he heard that the military seat was coming, he immediately jumped on his horse and ran over. From afar, he shouted in that strong accent: "The commander of the cavalry battalion of the Jewish Independent Brigade is Ma 'Kai' Mountain, and he has seen the military seat!" He raised his right hand on his horse and gave a military salute.

Ouyang Yun returned a military salute and said with a smile: "Ma Kaishan, I heard that you can shoot while running, can you demonstrate it to us?" ”

Ma Kaishan's face flashed with a red light, and he grinned happily: "I want it!" Then he shouted loudly: "Little Liuzi, quickly, let me hide in that cankan, and bring a few wine bottles." ”

Xiao Liuzi was his guard, and he should have often played this game with him, and when he heard this, he pulled five or six empty wine bottles and walked towards the ditch a hundred meters away.

Seeing this, Stern said softly: "Junzao, it seems that he wants to shoot a live target, this is more difficult than killing a target from 300 meters away." ”

Ouyang Yun chuckled: "Move the target." And he said, "Stern, let the brothers come and admire, just relax." The combination of work and rest makes training effective. ”

Stern frowned, obviously considering whether his suggestion was reasonable, but he still couldn't convince himself after the end, and asked, "Commander, is this an order or a suggestion?" ”

Ouyang Yun was surprised and asked, "Is there any difference?" ”

Stern saluted and said, "If it's an order, of course I have to carry it out, but if it's a suggestion, I don't think it's necessary." The duty of a soldier is to obey orders, and maintaining military discipline is the most important thing in military management, and there is such a provision in a certain chapter and article of the military regulations for military cadets -- the army's daily training must be unremitting, and training must not be suspended without reason, and during the training period, it must not be interrupted without reason. As the supreme commander of the Independent Brigade, I must follow this rule by example. ”

Ouyang Yun's heart moved, he looked at Stern, and for the first time felt the meticulous work style unique to German soldiers. Returning a military salute, he said solemnly: "Brigadier Stern, you are right. I would like to ask one more question, do your troops strictly implement the military regulations of our military army? ”

Stern's chest stood tall and he said proudly, "Yes." ”

"Then, the officers and soldiers must maintain a brotherly relationship, have you done this?"

Stern smiled slightly, as if he had expected him to ask this question, and immediately replied loudly, "We did a good job." ”

Ouyang Yun looked at several other training places and found that the relationship between officers and soldiers was indeed quite harmonious, and said sincerely: "Very good, it is not easy for you to do this." After thinking about it, he added: "As far as I know, the hierarchy in the German army is very harsh. ”

"Yes, but not all. Personally, I think that harmonious relations between officers and soldiers are beneficial to army building. ”

"Hehe, it's good, Battalion Commander Ma is running, let's watch him perform."

Just when Ouyang Yun and Stern were talking, Xiao Liuzi had already run to the designated place, he hid in the trench below, and after letting out a ready shout, Ma Kaishan urged the horse to run.

Ouyang Yun couldn't help but widen his eyes, and his heart lifted - originally, he thought that Ma Kaishan was going to shoot while running, and the horse speed would not be too fast, but now, seeing the raised tail of Ma Kaishan's mount, he realized that Ma Kaishan actually wanted to hit a "moving target" in a fast run, which was too difficult.

On the training ground of the cavalry battalion, perhaps because there were too many similar performances by Ma Kaishan, or because the soldiers knew too well the skills of their battalion commanders, or perhaps because the military discipline of the Jewish Independent Brigade was very strict, and no one stopped to watch, everyone was still chopping and chopping, even if it was not their turn to play for the time being, they did not squint, which made Ouyang Yun think more highly of Stern. He even wondered if Stern should be given the role of a higher-level officer, and perhaps the expansion of the Independent Brigade would be a good option.