Battle of the Third Reich

Charlottenburg Avenue is the main road that traverses the urban area of ​​Berlin, but it is not a very standard east-west direction. The entire main axis is slightly inclined to the north.

At this moment, the sun has climbed to the top of the tree in the southeast, the sun is passing over the withered branches of the roadside tree, and it is shining on the cold asphalt road. The morning frost quickly melts and evaporates, and the golden light spreads the horizon, making people feel that even the air seems All added a little warmth.

The citizens on the scene have fallen into a frenzy. To be honest, thousands of people have gathered together, and the sweat will be squeezed out, and there will be no chills at all.

Miss Vierdanti was a little unhappy. She was distracted by the noisy atmosphere at the scene, but the owner did not mean to leave at all, so she could only play with a small temper and gently kick the granite subgrade under her feet.

"Hush, be a lady." The soft lambskin gloves gently touched Weier Danti's neck, even though the leather layer was across, she could still feel the warmth in her palm, and she felt relieved.

Miss Vierdanti gently shook her beautiful head, black hair flying in the air, she glanced back at the young master, and then her eyes were attracted by the thing held in the other hand. , That's a little apple with only half a fist.

Apple can be bought all year round in Germany, which is not a very strange thing, but this apple is full of fatal temptation in the eyes of Miss Vierdanti.

Weier Danti sneezes crisply, and then blinks her big crystal eyes, staring at her master, the desire is even seen by the passers-by standing on the side, so people can't help but burst out Laughter.

"Good girl, be more elegant." The young second lieutenant rubbed Weier Danti's head, and then thrust the apple into her mouth.

With a bite of chewing, the sweet and sour juice filled the entire mouth, and Miss Vierdanti immediately became comfortable. She nodded happily in her head and raised her front hoof again to shave the rock under her feet.

Miss Weierdanti is four years old this year, you read right, she is a purebred Hanover horse.

Perhaps the term purebred to describe this horse breed is unscientific because Hanover horses are still undergoing continuous improvement at this time. In order to adapt to the rhythm of modern warfare, it is necessary to cultivate more excellent breeds.

All famous horses of German descent, whether Hannover or Holstein, were originally bred as civilian and agricultural horses.

There is a lack of cattle farming in the Germanic region. The main force of local farming and cart pulling is horses. At that time, people did not have much requirements for the speed of horses. The key is to be able to bear hardships. Therefore, early German horses were all heavy-duty horses with strong bones. Strong body is tall.

In the following decades, with the change of the war mode, the blood lineages of German horses have also been continuously improved. They have been mixed into the blood lines of famous horse breeds in Arabia, France, Britain, and Spain. In the end, two famous military and sports horse breeds of modern Hanover and Holstein were bred.

The slightly smaller Hanover horse is the first choice for the German cavalry, and the Holstein horse has become the best military horse. Its tall and vigorous figure is almost all over the entire National Defense Force.

As mentioned in the previous article, the Germans still retain a large number of horses. At least until the full mechanized dressing is completed, the troops cannot leave these elegant elves.

Nowadays, most of the field artillery in the German army still has to be pulled by pulling horses, and the carriage is allocated to each infantry platoon, becoming one of the army's iron fights.

At present, the German Army still maintains 600,000 horses of various types. Among them, except for a few excellent horse breeds such as Hanover and Holstein, most of them are ordinary farm horses with mixed blood lines.

At that time, because the monks had more porridge, the officer in charge of purchasing had been forced to hunger for food. As long as the four legs with hooves wanted to drag up, even the pregnant mare and the three-year-old pony had not let go.

Before the outbreak of the war, the Germans almost scavenged the domestically available livestock. Even the pure-blooded horses of the city were forcibly recruited into the army, and were even used as pack horses to tow the cannon.

In fact, it is completely understandable that the Germans thought at that time. If the war was defeated, then the efforts of the whole people for more than a decade will be turned into a fantasy dream. By then, who will control your noble blood.

However, the situation is now different. The Germans are beginning to phase out ordinary horses in the army and invest them in more important agricultural production. Germany cannot temporarily allocate too many resources to manufacture tractors. Large domestic farmland can still only be relied on Animal plowing.

It is already an irresistible trend for mechanization to replace animal power within the military, and now it only takes a while to make the transition.

Of course, it is impossible to completely eliminate horses. This animal has an advantage that humans cannot match. There are a large range of swamps and meadows on the east line, and there are endless wilderness and agricultural land. In these areas, horses can play better than diesel locomotives. Maneuverability. And compared to heavy gasoline, oats and black beans seem to be more portable supplies.

Xu Jun decided to retain the German cavalry troops, not just to satisfy the marshals' attachment to the military tradition, because cavalry did have retained value. Cavalry can complete important missions and reconnaissance missions. They have the maneuverability that infantry does not have. They can penetrate behind the enemy at high speed. They do not need high-standard road support, and are rarely restricted by wild terrain.

After all, the road system on the Eastern Front is too bad. Once in the silt season, the herald's two-wheeled motorcycle is often stuck only to reveal a fuel tank cap. If the order is sent to the destination, it can basically sing a cool song. It's cold.

Xu Jun’s decision to retain cavalry has some personal reasons, because all men always have a knightly feeling of jumping horses.

The riding of the head of state is actually very general, but the charm value of the people is high enough, even if riding a donkey, it can show the nine-point charm of "The Emperor Na Na" (the oil painting "Napoleon Over the Alps").

To say that Napoleon is one and seven meters tall, if he were to be a dwarf, what would be the one meter six and eight Mussolini, and the one meter six seven steel comrades. It is said that Hitler is 1.75 meters, which is a very standard size among the Germans, and Xu Jun is even taller than the former head of state, reaching about 1.8 meters.

Therefore, the imperial head of state firmly controlled the commanding heights. If Xu Jun had the opportunity to meet with Comrade Steel in the future, as long as Xu Jun wanted to, Stalin could only see two nostrils throughout the journey.

The infantry heavy units in front of the cavalry queue finally started. These heavy carriages and field cooking carriages were arranged in a neat military parade. The guys ignited the high-quality coal in the field stove and the chimney began to roll out. smoke.

These fuels will not be wasted, because the large pots on these cooking cars are stewing with sausage soup, and the side of the heating pot is still brewing fragrant coffee.

So the smell of food drifted all over the street, and it continued to stimulate the sense of smell of the cavalry, and the speed of saliva secretion was significantly accelerated.

If there is anything more tormenting than marching behind a cooking car cooking food, it is that such a car has a large group in front.

"The cavalry company! Follow me!" The company commander drove his maroon horse across the cavalry column, holding a knightly sword high in his hand.

This is a fairly old weapon, said to be the company's family heirloom. His ancestor who did not know which generation once held this sword against the Russians. Although he heard that he eventually drowned in an ice lake over there, his servant desperately sent the sword back to his master. 'S family, He Ran composed a loyal hymn.

"Go forward!" The German cavalry should drink loudly, and then use the riding boots and the belly of the knocking horse. The impatient horses who had been waiting for long snorted happily, taking an elegant dress-like pace, following the fragrance four The overflowing cooking car headed towards the Brandenburg Gate.

PS: Thank you for your support. To be honest, the jet lag has not been reversed, but the codeword should be ok, and I am working hard to restore the state.