Chapter 60: The Pigeon

After listening to the stories about righteous dogs and Tibetan mastiffs told by Gao Huaiyuan, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

Gao Huaiyuan didn't tell too much, but just told you some of the stories he knew about the Tubo war mastiff and some real stories of righteous dogs, but the impact on these teenagers was not small.

"Alas! In fact, if you think about it, many times, people may not even be as good as a dog, and the dog still knows to be loyal to its owner, but in fact, some people don't know what loyalty is! I don't care about others, if someone among us dares to betray the young master, I, Li Ergou, will never let him go! After listening to these stories told by Gao Huaiyuan, Li Ergou clenched his fists, waved it vigorously and said loudly.

The other people also nodded their heads, and inadvertently, Gao Huaiyuan used the story of the dog to teach the teenagers around him another lesson, which was also an unexpected gain.

"If the story of the war mastiff that the young master said is true, then if we also get such a war mastiff army, wouldn't it be invincible in the world? Otherwise, the young master will also find a way to get a batch of war mastiffs back! Zhou Hao was very interested in the story that Gao Huaiyuan said about the war mastiffs of the Tibetan tribes, so he continued.

"Huh! How can a war mastiff be bought if you buy it? You must know that Tibetans regard their Tibetan mastiffs as their relatives, not to mention the war mastiffs they have worked so hard to train! If you want to train a group of Tibetan mastiffs in the short term, let alone be impossible, even if you really get it, we don't know how to domesticate it, so we don't have to think about it now!

Although these big dogs we got at the moment are nothing compared to the Tibetan mastiffs in Tibet, if they are trained strictly, they are also good guys, and once they are used, they can be regarded as a miracle soldier! You don't have to think about the Tibetan mastiff first, just train the guys in our hands first, and as for letting them go into battle, I'm afraid it will take time to train more!

You guys who are responsible for raising dogs have to worry more about this matter, I know all the ways to train military dogs, and you have to explore slowly in the next step, and treat these guys as your friends, and you must remember that dogs that bite people don't bark! If you want to win by surprise, you must not only be obedient, but also can't scream when you're fine, otherwise if you alarm the enemy, you won't be a surprise soldier! ”

Gao Huaiyuan reached out and patted the head of the big black dog sitting at his feet, and the big black dog comfortably burrowed its head into Gao Huaiyuan's arms to invite pets, making Gao Huaiyuan scratch its chin.

Zhao Tong, who was sitting on the side listening to Gao Huaiyuan's words, suddenly stood up and said to Gao Huaiyuan: "Young master! Leave this matter to the little one! The little ones can't compare to the other brothers, but they like to deal with dogs since they were children, and they know the temper of some dogs. ”

After Zhao Tong was rescued from Ezhou Prison by Gao Huaiyuan this time, the injuries on his body have been completely recovered after a period of recuperation, and now it can be said that the dragon is fierce and fierce, and he is even more grateful to Dade for Gao Huaiyuan's grace, after Gao Huaiyuan got these big dogs this time, he also followed Gao Huaiyuan to raise dogs, especially after listening to Gao Huaiyuan say so many stories about military dogs, he also felt that dog training was not bad, at least he could repay Gao Huaiyuan for his kindness! That's why I patted my chest and stood up and asked for my life.

"Oh? Zhao Tong, are you really so confident? Gao Huaiyuan looked at Zhao Tong with a smile and asked.

"The young master told us before that there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there are people with hearts! Little thought, as long as we put our hearts into it, it is impossible to even raise a dog badly! This little one will definitely do his best to do it! Zhao Tong replied to Gao Huaiyuan with a serious face.

"Good! As long as you have such determination, I think you will be able to do this well! If it's okay, you can also go around and take a look, try to collect some good dogs back, it doesn't matter how much it costs, the key is to screen out a batch of good dog breeds, the real military dog is not only fierce and abnormal, but also good at understanding people's will, obey the owner's instructions!

Once it comes in handy, these dogs can not only go into battle to kill the enemy, but also can be used as a camp, reconnaissance, sneak attack, arson, etc., you can according to the characteristics of some dogs, specifically subdivide their use, each has its own specially trained dogs, which are more useful than ordinary trained dogs! I'll leave this matter to you Zhao Tong! Don't live up to my expectations! ”

Gao Huaiyuan patted Zhao Tong on the shoulder and said earnestly to these teenagers who were in charge of raising dogs.

Zhao Tong and the others immediately stood up, knocked their feet, came to a standard upright posture, and agreed loudly: "Young master, don't worry, the little ones will work hard!" ”

Gao Huaiyuan laughed loudly, originally this incident was just unintentional, he wanted to get a few dogs to guard the home, but now that he is doing this, it is actually very likely to make a military dog army, this matter can be regarded as an accident!

Gao Huaiyuan looked at Zhao Tong and when they began to train these big dogs, his heart suddenly moved slightly, and he remembered one thing again, this time when he went out with the army, Gao Huaiyuan felt a headache for the inconvenience of communication, most of the communications in the army had to rely on manpower to transmit, the speed was not only slow, but also easy to go wrong, the last time in the battle of Qifang Town, it was because the messenger sent by Meng Zongzheng did not pass the news to them in time, so he almost caused his baggage battalion to be wiped out in Qifang Town.

In addition, it is estimated that he is likely to go out a lot in the future, and his industry will get bigger and bigger, and eventually it will spread all over the country, if he still relies on manpower to deliver news, it will not only delay time, but also be prone to problems, how to solve this communication problem?

Gao Huanyuan was suddenly inspired by this dog incident, if he could establish a military dog army, why not establish a carrier pigeon army?

"Judge, come here!" Gao Huaiyuan stretched out his hand to greet Li Ergou who passed by him.

"What does the young master command?" Jia Qi immediately ran over in response, and asked Gao Huaiyuan after standing still.

"Judge, you're relatively familiar with this area, have you ever heard of pigeons in nearby counties?" Gao Huanyuan asked Li Ergou casually.

Since the death of his parents, Jia Qi has been wandering around the streets, and he has seen a lot, and he is quite familiar with the area around Daye, and after listening to Gao Huaiyuan's question, he thought for a while and scratched his head and said, "Pigeons? It must be a bird similar to a turtle dove! The young master really asked the right person! The little one has really seen someone raise this thing! I remember a few years ago, when I wandered to Tongshan County, I saw a person who raised a lot of this thing, and the small one once teased two with corn, and burned them to eat, and the taste was really good! The young master doesn't want to taste this thing! Do you want to get a few for the young master to come back and try them? ”

Gao Huaiyuan almost burst out laughing, Judge is delicious, usually not many hobbies, most of the time either like to drill in the house to read, or like to drummer and steal some game, for this kung fu although not good, but he has practiced a pretty good archery, just to satisfy the appetite, when it comes to eating, this guy is generally more energetic.

"You guy, you know how to eat! Be careful, people should not pursue one thing too much, otherwise, it is likely that because of this habit, it will become a weakness in you, and it will be taken advantage of by others! You remember that!

And I ask you about pigeons, not to eat them, but for other purposes, if you know, give me a trip to Tongshan County, find that family * a few pairs of good pigeon breeds back, we will raise a batch in the future, I have a lot of use! Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but teach Judge a few words and told him to get a few pairs of pigeons.

When Jia Qi heard that Gao Huaiyuan didn't want to eat pigeons, he was taught a lesson by Gao Huaiyuan, so he scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "The little one remembers the young master's words, the little one is just a little greedy, but he can also distinguish the importance of the matter, and he will never make a mistake because of his delicious mouth!" If the young master wants pigeons, the little one will go to Tongshan County and buy some for the young master! The small family still remembers very clearly, the pigeon is a lame man, no wife and no children, a person planted a few acres of thin fields, just like to raise pigeons, the little one heard that after stealing a few pigeons from him, the lame man has been wandering around all day long outside, blowing bamboo whistles everywhere to find his few pigeons, and I also heard that this lame pigeon no matter how far it flies, can fly home by itself! Later, the little one saw that the lame man was pitiful, and never stole his pigeon again! But the little one remembers that this cripple never wanted to sell his pigeons, and once anyone tried to buy his pigeons, but he drove them out! I just don't know if he will be able to sell his pigeons for money if he goes this time! I'm afraid it's a little hard! ”

When Gao Huaiyuan heard this, he was interested in this lame pigeon breeder, so he hurriedly said, "Oh? Is there such a thing? It seems that this cripple you are talking about is really a pigeon idiot! In this case, you prepare more money to bring with you, and I will go to Tongshan County with you! I'd love to meet this pigeon idiot! ”

Jia Qi didn't know why Gao Huaiyuan was suddenly so interested in pigeons, scratched his head and said, "Why is the young master suddenly so interested in pigeons?" Now that Zhuangzi is so busy, it's better to go to Tongshan County! If the cripple refuses to sell it to me, I'll try to steal a few more pigeons from him!" Can the young master make a trip himself? ”

"No, no, no! This is a very important matter, so I'll go with you! You must know that pigeons are different from other birds, they are all in pairs, if you steal a few at will, you may not be able to breed successfully, and how many pairs of good pigeons will be ruined? If it's a good pigeon, if it's not good, if you steal a single pigeon, the rest will die without eating or drinking! That's a pity! Although things in Zhuangzi are busy now, they are basically ready! I'll go with you! You go pack up and we'll be off in the afternoon! Gao Huaiyuan shook his head and said.

Jia Qi saw Gao Huaiyuan's resolute attitude, so he nodded and agreed, ran to Liu'er, took some money, and after eating, after Gao Huaiyuan arranged the things in Zhuangzi, he followed Gao Huaiyuan out of Crouching Tiger Village and headed towards Tongshan County.

Tongshan County is more than 100 miles south of Daye County, Gao Huaiyuan took Jia Qi and Li Ergou two people, drove a donkey cart all the way to the mountains and rivers and slowly rushed towards Tongshan County, taking the opportunity to relax mentally and physically, this period of time, every day and night of busy work, Gao Huaiyuan really felt a little tired, this trip to Tongshan can be regarded as lazy!

When he came back from Xiangyang some time ago, Gao Huaiyuan actually wanted to bring back the war horses in his camp, but because the war horses were extremely valuable things in the army, they were and were marked at the beginning, and they couldn't be taken home casually, so he asked Huang Yan and others to give Meng Hui by the way, and the right to give Meng Hui a gift, and now after returning to Daye County, he can only continue to use his mules and donkeys, such a big livestock is used to pull goods and do some farm work, and if you are in a hurry, it will be a little unhappy!

However, even this kind of large livestock, after the Song and Jin wars, has become a scarce thing, and many livestock have been conscripted into the army.

Gao Huaiyuan really can't wait to raise some horses by himself, but the water and soil in the south are not conducive to raising horses, and stallions are even more difficult to find now, so he can only rely on these things to get around!

Although the three of them were in a car, they all followed the car on foot, which is a habit that Gao Huaiyuan has developed for a long time, now because he is too busy, usually entangled in many complicated affairs, the time for practicing martial arts has to be reduced by half, so in order to maintain the training of physical fitness, Gao Huaiyuan braved the scorching heat, wearing his iron sand vest on his body at any time, and helping the iron sand bag on his legs, and conducting physical training at any time, even if he came out to be lazy, but he still did not relax the exercise of the body.

This is deeply admired by the people around them, so these teenagers are now also consciously learning to look high, never lazy when they can walk, and their bodies are quite strong.

Looking at the donkey slowly pulling the cart, Gao Huaiyuan's thoughts unconsciously slipped to the top of the Mongolian army, and he felt a little worried when he thought about it, since ancient times, the Central Plains regime has been repeatedly invaded by the northern nomads, although from the perspective of modern people's thinking, these ethnic minorities are also part of Greater China, and he himself does not have any ideas that discriminate against ethnic minorities, but as a Han person, he has to consider for the Han people in this era, Although there is still a period of time before the complete destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty, it can even be said that there are still decades of time to survive, even if he does not die of old age, I am afraid that he will already be in his last years!

Maybe he shouldn't be so worried about this matter, but since he arrived in this era, he began to have more and more concerns, and the people and affairs he needed to protect, although the Southern Song Dynasty was weak, but it was the most prosperous era in Chinese history, whether it was science and technology, culture, and economy, it can be called the pinnacle of the world, but only because of the mistakes of a group of people in the imperial court, it was finally wiped out, so that since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, China's peak era has been completely lost in the long river of history, Since then, it has been in recession.

When he used to study history, he also had a lot of complaints about the two Song dynasties, and felt that the two Song dynasties were the most cowardly among the Han dynasties in Chinese history, but when he traveled to this era, he found that in fact, there was a big difference with the history he studied, and this era can be said to be an era that the Han people should be proud of.

When Gao Huaiyuan was in his previous life, he heard a friend who knew a little history say one thing, although in the history of the Chinese, the Han and Tang dynasties are indeed proud dynasties, but the Song Dynasty is by no means to be underestimated, the Han and Tang dynasties are surprisingly different from the Song Dynasty in history, if you think about it, you will find that the two dynasties of the Han and Tang dynasties are very similar: both dynasties are built on another unified dynasty, Han Cheng Qin Zuo, Tang Cheng Sui Zuo, and at the beginning of the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it seemed that it was not so good, before the Northern Song Dynasty, During the period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, Song Taizu can be said to have unified the Central Plains with one knife and one gun, and did not inherit the political legacy of the previous dynasty at all, and when the Northern Song Dynasty was established, the north had already established a behemoth, that is, the Liao State.

When the Han Dynasty was established, there was only one Xiongnu as the main enemy, but after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, there was only one Turk, and the Qin and Sui dynasties before the establishment of the two dynasties were all two dead, the country was in turmoil for a short time, did not experience too long of turmoil, the country's economy was not damaged much, and the main enemy faced was not a country in the full sense, it could only be regarded as a huge tribal alliance.

When the Song Dynasty was established, the war in the country had already lasted for a long time, both economically and militarily damaged, and it was faced with a huge enemy country like Liao, which was a long time earlier than their founding, so it was unlucky to be able to defeat them, and later coupled with the wrong military thinking of the Song Dynasty, it would gradually lose the Central Plains, because he had to face too many enemies, and the Song State lost the land of horses before it was first built, so that in the war, it was always because of the lack of cavalry, unable to be invincible, So the Song Dynasty as a whole is not weak, but it is just a little untimely!

The current situation is even more severe for the Southern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty compared to the Northern Song Dynasty, war horses can be said to be more scarce, in addition to Dali a small country can now send war horses to the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is also the kind of Dali horse that is not good in size and physical strength, if the Southern Song Dynasty wants to make a difference in the military, it is really not easy, especially in the future, when facing Mongolia such a beast that can almost be called a war machine, it will be much inferior.