它和人同受着战争的辛苦,同享着战斗的光荣;它和它的主人一样,具有无畏的精神,它眼看着危急,当前而慷慨以赴;它听惯了兵器捕击的声音……——法国作家布封自古以来,动物从军,时间最长、数量最多、贡献最大的当然是马。马既有猛兽的爆发力,又有食草动物的持久耐力,容易驯良,不讲究吃喝,又任劳任怨,那一双耐磨的蹄子适合奔跑于各种地势。种种得天独厚的优势,让马成为在冷兵器时代,甚至在热兵器还没有像现在这么发展成熟的时代里,对战争发挥了毋庸置疑的巨大作用。马的从军史 It shared the hardship of war with the glory of fighting; it, like its masters, was in a fearless spirit, seeing crisis, present and generosity; it was used to the sound of weapons hitting ... ... - The French writer Bu Feng since ancient times, animals from the army, the longest time, the largest number, of course, the most contribution to the horse. Horse both beast explosive, but also the herbivore endurance, easy to tame, do not pay attention to eating and drinking, but also hard working, that a pair of wear-resistant hoof for running in a variety of topography. All kinds of unique advantages make the horse an undoubtedly huge role in the war in the cold-weapon era and even in the era when the hot-weapons have not yet matured as they are now. History of the horse from the army